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e-Tax Clearance Certificate jumps to 59,350 from 9,574

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Executive Chairman of FIRS, Tunde Fowler, disclosed this on Monday at a retreat in Lagos tagged: “Parliamentary Support for Effective Taxation of the Digital Economy”.

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Continued from page 1 is targeting to generate N8 trillion for 2019.

According to the chairman, FIRS’ generation of N5.3 trillion is significant as it was at a period when oil prices averaged $70 per barrel.

Oil price was at an average of $100 to $120 per barrel between 2010 and 2013, Fowler noted.

Oil component of the N5.320 trillion is N2.467 trillion (46.38 per cent), while the non-oil component of the collection is N2.852 trillion (53.62 per cent).

From audit alone, the FIRS collected N212, 792 billion from 2278 cases with a huge reduction in audit circle.

“While we have been steadily increasing revenue collection over the years, our cost of collection has actually been going down.

In 2016 we collected N3, 307 trillion, in 2017 we collected N4, 027 trillion and in 2018 we collected N5, 320 trillion.

Meanwhile, the cost of collection as a percentage of actual taxes collected has been reducing; in 2016 it was 2.6%, in 2017 it was 2.49% while in 2018 it was 2.14%.”

“The Service has been making tremendous efforts in also increasing the amount of non-oil revenue it collects. Non-oil collection has contributed 64.99% in 2016, in 2017 it contributed 62.25% and in 2018 it contributed 53.62%. This represents the government’s focus on increasing nonoil sources of revenue and the diversification of the

Nigerian economy,” Fowler said.

He reiterated the fact that only companies that made a profit are obliged to pay taxes. According to him, if a company is situated in Nigeria it is only fair that it pays its fair share of tax for the benefit of all Nigerians.

The Executive Chairman also stated that various initiatives were implemented

by FIRS to enhance tax administration and make taxation as easy as possible.

“FIRS deployed ICT initiatives that enable a taxpayer to pay taxes from anywhere in the world, at any time. With the e-payment channel one can pay taxes with the click of a button and one can also download their receipts. Other e-Services are the e-Registration, e-Filing, -Stamp Duty and e-Tax Clearance Certificate.

“Taxpayers can now also choose the tax office where they would like to conduct their tax transactions. Before now, if one was registered with a particular tax office, one had to conduct all of their tax transactions in that office. However, to make it more convenient for the taxpayer, they can now choose which ever office they wish to conduct their transactions with”.

He noted that Nigerian taxpayers are embracing the modern way of tax collection, introduced by the FIRS through the 6-e Solutions.

Said Fowler: “We are automating the collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, in key

sectors which will facilitate reduction in compliance cost in the long term. We are doing System to system integration between banks and FIRS. And I am happy to announce to you that we had a 31% increase year on year in VAT collection in the banks that have gone live between January 2017December 2018 and collected N25 billion so far.

“Amongst others, there is also the Government Information Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), which links FIRS to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation OAGF for real-time exchange of information and data. We are also automating the payment of VAT by states through the State Offices of Accountant General Platform (SAG). This will ensure that we automate and deduct at source and remittance of VAT and WHT from State governments contract payments directly to FIRS’s account and so far, collected N13 billion”.

He noted that taxpayers requested for and processed their Tax Clearance Certificate, TCC, through tcc. firs.gov.ng, from the comfort of their homes.

“Tax clearance on the platform grew from 9,574 – 59,350 within a year of introducing the platform.

“Auto VAT collection in key sectors has also facilitated in reducing the cost of compliance. Between January, 2017 and December,

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President Muhammadu Buhari in a group photograph with Borno Elders after their meeting with the President on the State of Security in Borno State, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja...on Monday.

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar acknowledging cheers from the crowd at the PDP’s presidential campaign rally in Lokoja, Kogi State...on Monday.

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Amaechi, Abe lose out as Court nullifies direct, indirect primaries of Rivers APC Stops INEC from accepting any Rivers APC list Rivers APC reacts, heads for Appeal Court

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising any candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections in Rivers State.

The court, presided over by Justice Kolawole Omotosho, also nullified all nominations of the APC in Rivers State for the forthcoming elections in 2019.

The court ruled specifically that the APC could not participate in the governorship, Senate, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly elections

during the 2019 polls in Rivers State.

Justice Omotosho, in his judgment in the suit filed by Senator Magnus Abe and others versus Rivers APC and others, declared that the APC for failing to respect the law, must bear the consequences of her disobedience of the law.

The High Court judge stated that the direct and indirect primaries of the Rivers State APC were illegal, null, and void.

The court further declared that both the direct and indirect primaries were held during the pendency of the suit at the Rivers State High Court.

According to the court, the APC conducted the indirect primaries in gross disrespect

of the pending suit before Justice Chinwendu Nwogu of the Rivers State High Court.

He noted that the judgment of Justice Chinwendu Nwogu nullifying the primaries of the APC in Rivers State was yet to be set aside by an appellate court, hence it remained valid.

The court, therefore, held that the names sent by the Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi faction and the National Working Committee of the APC to INEC for the 2019 General elections were illegal and should be disregarded.

He posited that the direct primaries conducted by the Senator Magnus Abe faction were illegal because the National Working Committee of APC did not monitor or

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L-R: Vice President, Good Consulting Group, Mr Pilsoon Han; Deputy Director, Head Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Emomotimi Agama; Acting Director General SEC, Ms Mary Uduk and Head of the Repulic of Korea Delegates to Nigeria, Dr Choonglyol Lee during a Meeting between SEC and Republic of Korea Delegates in Abuja...on Monday.

L-R: Presidential Candidate, Independent Democrat, Mr. Edozie Madu; Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and INEC Commissioner, Prof. Anthonia OkoosiSimbine, during the presentation of breakdown of voting population to political parties in Abuja... on Monday Photo: Temitope Balogun

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Exposed: Disquiet trails role of ex-MTN CEO Wood in 9mobile Motolani Oseni, Lagos

Following crisis that recently rocked ownership of 9mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria, emerging news from the network operator is that Adrian Wood, the erstwhile CEO of MTN Nigeria, has started fighting the team that took over the helm of affairs in an acting capacity while the new owners embarked on developing the long-term strategy of the company.

The third largest mobile network operator in Nigeria was recently acquired by Teleology Nigeria Limited, after $251.1 million was paid recently to complete the total sum of $301 million to perfect the full takeover of Etisalat Nigeria.

An insider source informed The Daily Times that Adrian Wood and a few of his colleagues who formed Teleology in Europe to acquire telecom assets are being boxed into a corner by the majority owners of Teleology Nigeria for failing to meet up to their part of the deal.

The source revealed that Adrian Wood’s issues border on loyalty by him building a camp within a camp; integrity and the ghost from his past haunting him arising from circumstances surrounding his departure from MTN. But in just over a month from taking over 9mobile, the team has increased subscriber base by over one million subscribers; cut costs; improved network efficiency to compete effectively with competitors in the Nigerian market, and embarked on aggressive product development while saving hundreds of Nigerian jobs.

All these have attracted the attention and admiration of telecom industry watchers but has been met with jealousy and envy by Mr. Wood.

The Daily Times gathered that while Mr. Wood did not put any funds towards the project, he wanted to coerce the board to giving management contract and all executive authority to his European group, leaving them at liberty to fire the Nigerian employees.

“The man is stuck in the 1990s and seems to be taking the huge experience and expertise of Nigerians in the telecoms sector for granted”, stated another insider.

It would be recalled that immediately before the Australian telecom guru was axed by MTN, rumours emerged of his illicit affairs with two female staff who were embroiled in a clash over contracts irregularly awarded to them by Adrian Wood, the then CEO of the company.

While this matter was handled in a hushed manner leading to his wellorchestrated exit from MTN owing to the fact that one of the staff members was a married woman, it appears that blemish has stayed to haunt the man over ten years down the line.

“He is undoubtedly one of the finest commercial and technical minds in telecoms. His shortcomings largely arise from his inability to honour his word and this other weakness that has been known to bring down men of power. A detailed report on the matter will hit the headlines if the infighting continues”, said the source.

Meanwhile, the new owner of 9mobile after the takeover had stated that: “Teleology is pleased to announce the constitution of a new Board of Directors for Nigeria’s multi-awardwinning telecommunication company, 9mobile, following the successful completion of the tenure of the former Board appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and in fulfillment of the consequential transfer of final ownership to the new investors, Teleology Nigeria Limited.”

participate in the processes.

Justice Omotosho added that Justice Chinwendu Nwogu was clear when he nullified all primaries and congresses held during the pendency of the suit, which included the direct primaries conducted by the Abe faction.

He said that both the Senator Magnus Abe and the Amaechi factions had no leg to stand in view of the judgment, hence both factions were disqualified from participating in the elections.

The court held that the APC in Rivers State had no power to nominate and sponsor any candidates for the 2019 general elections.

Justice Omotosho condemned the invasion of the Rivers State High Court during the hearing of the suit, saying that actions must be taken to check the excesses of persons interested in destroying the rule of law.

Meanwhile, the major opposition party in Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed mixed reactions following the judgement of the Port Harcourt Federal High Court which nullified both the direct and the indirect primaries for the 2019 general elections of the two factions in the state.

The APC in a press statement signed by its Publicity Secretariat, Mr. Chris Finebone, said that the party had received excerpts of the judgements delivered by Hon. Justice Omotosho in two separate suits.

It said that one was filed by Senator Magnus Abe and 49 others seeking the court to declare them candidates of the APC in 2019 general election in

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Wood The document, which was signed by a new Non-Executive Director, Mohammed Edewor, stated further: “We thank all out-going members of the Board for helping to shepherd 9mobile through the critical transition phase it has passed through since July 2017 and wishes them the very best in their future assignments.

“For us, the composition of the new Board of Directors is another significant milestone, and this follows the issuance of final approval of no objection by the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the effect that the technical and financial bids Teleology submitted for 9mobile met and satisfied all the regulatory requirements. This is indeed the dawn of a new era in the evolution of the 9mobile brand in the Nigerian market”, it added.

The new Board of Directors of the telecommunication company are

Nasiru Ado Bayero, Chairman; Asega Aliga, Non-Executive Director; Adrian Wood, Non-Executive Director; Mohammed Edewor, Non-Executive Director; Winston Ndubueze Udeh, Non-Executive Director; Abdulrahman Ado, Executive Director and Stephane Beuvelet, Acting Managing Director.

The new Chairman of the Board, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero welcomed the appointment, stating, “As we begin this new epochal phase, we wish to thank all the employees who built this viable business. Our debt of gratitude also goes to our subscribers even as we assure them to get ready for real best-in-class additional value for their relationship with the 9mobile brand. Without you, there could not have been a 9mobile business for us to invest in today. We will justify your confidence in our brand by making significant investments that will improve the value you get for using 9mobile.”

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Rivers State, and another filed by the PDP seeking the court to declare that the APC had no candidates for the election.

Rivers APC said: “We strongly feel that the Trial Court missed the mark in some of its decisions.

“In the case of Senator Magnus Abe and 48 others, firstly, we totally agree with the Court that Senator Magnus Abe and the 48 other members of the Party who claimed to have emerged through an alleged direct primary election, were not and therefore could not be declared candidates of the APC in the 2019 General Election in Rivers State.

“This was because the National Body of the APC never authorized or conducted the alleged direct primary as required by its constitution and guidelines neither did INEC monitor same.

“However, we do not agree with the court that the Davies Ibiamu Ikanya and Peter Odike led Executive Committee of the party in Rivers State was still subsisting. The APC has the powers to dissolve its Executive Committee and that power was exercised on 21st of May, 2018. The APC having dissolved that Exco, it ceased to exist and could not be resurrected, even if the Court finds, albeit wrongly, that there was no valid congress to replace the dissolved EXCO. “We know, as it is the law in Nigeria today, that APC as a Political Party has the absolute powers to schedule, reschedule or even cancel any of its congresses. The Party effectively terminated the ward, LGA and State Congresses of 5th, 12th and 19th May 2018 respectively. The APC Primary Election based on the unchallenged results and outcome of subsequent APC Congresses were lawful and valid,” the statement continued.

On the PDP versus APC case, the party recalled that the PDP brought a suit seeking the court to declare that the candidates of the APC were not validly nominated, stating that the trial court agreed with that position and made order in that regard, adding that the party totally disagreed with its reasoning.

The statement continued: “As the laws remain today, the issue of nomination of candidates of a political party remains the exclusive right and preserve of that political party, and any dispute arising thereto also remains within that political party and its aggrieved members.

“Under the Electoral Act 2010, a third party (PDP) can only challenge the nomination of the APC candidates as prescribed in Section 31(5) & (6), or challenge the return of APC candidates in accordance with Section 138(1) of the Electoral Act. Nothing more imaginary can fit into the contemplation of the Nigerian Electoral laws.

“The PDP’s case did not satisfy any of these conditions or circumstances. It is on this note that we strongly believe that APC will get victory in the superior court,” according to the statement.

The party said that it had, accordingly, instructed our lawyers to review the case and file the appeals immediately, in order not to temper or jeopardise with the already existing legal rights of the candidates before INEC. The Rivers APC, therefore, called on all members of the party in Rivers State to remain calm, focused, undaunted, and go about their electioneering business with equanimity.

“We believe that at the end victory will be served,” the party concluded in the statement.

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PPCO) said that President Muhammadu Buhari has handed his re-election campaign over to a set of politicians that have looted the nation’s treasury.

The PPCO challenged the President to display his highlytouted integrity by handing over the list of his campaign council members to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation.

The PDP absolved members of its Presidential Campaign Council from corruption charges while insisting that the Buhari Presidential Campaign Council list is a catalog of ‘who is who’ in corruption.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by PPCO’s Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan.

The PPCO noted that the fact that President Buhari selected, inaugurated and sits as the Chairman of the council, with persons with corruption cases, shows that he approves and perhaps have hugely benefited from the corrupt practices for which they were indicted.

“There are already allegations that such individuals are being spared because part of their loots have been diverted to fund President Buhari’s re-election bid.

“This development justifies the opinion held by most Nigerians that President Buhari is not fighting corruption and that his much-hyped anti-corruption crusade is just an oppressive scheme against the opposition”, he said.

The PDP campaign council further alleged that President Buhari himself has huge corruption allegations hanging directly on his neck, particularly the over N11 trillion stolen from the Petroleum sector as well as the 9mobile and Keystone bank saga, the APC factional National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, is also facing corruption allegations.

The party urged the EFCC to get a copy of the list and commence investigation, particularly as some of the individuals who currently enjoy one immunity or the other under President Buhari’s cover will lose such immunity, come May 29, 2019.

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Buhari to focus on governance as Tinubu takes charge of presidential campaign

Says APC in 3 years reversed 16 years downward slide of PDP misrule PDP won’t have peace till they return all they stole in 16 years – Amaechi

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that despite the commencement of political campaign for his second term bid, he would continue to do his part without making governance or his work suffer.

The president said that his co-chairman, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is the national leader of the party, will be fully in-charge and “is going to be on 24-hour vigil.”

Buhari said this on Monday during the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

He said, “Even though we have only 40 days, this campaign is going to tax us all, because we intend to touch all corners of our great and vast country.”

However, the president said that the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council, Rotimi Amaechi, will have overall responsibility for all aspects of the campaign, including field operations; while the Secretary will be responsible for all administrative and treasury-related activities of the council.

He admonished the leadership and members of his party to resist being provoked, remain focused and civil in their campaigns.

“Let us engage our citizens on issues and ask for reflection on the comparative difference between 2015 and 2019 on security, economy and corruption and abuse by those entrusted with leadership in Nigeria.

“As we embark on the campaign to secure mandate for the next level, I want to acknowledge the sacrifices and contributions of all stakeholders who have endeavored to keep our party united, and our governance successful.

“I urge members of this formidable team to always keep their eyes on the ball, which is the success of our party at the polls.

“I wish to appeal to all members to be guided by the enduring vision behind the formation and sustenance of our party, which is anchored, on sacrifice and imperative to salvage and stabilize our great and promising nation,” the president added.

President Buhari further appealed to all party members, and especially those who are in the campaign council, to unite and cooperate and ensure a smooth operation.

He thanked Nigerians for their hard work, long suffering, yet resolutely committed fellow citizens, for the continued investment of their trust in his

administration’s commitment and competence to redirect the country and its governance towards sustainable and wholesome development.

According to him, a victory for APC is a victory for all wellmeaning Nigerians, who are committed to ‘change’ from an inglorious past; where those in positions of public trust willfully took for themselves what belongs to us all; where the security of our citizens was second place to their acquisition of unwholesome wealth; where our economic growth was sacrificed for the fleeting ease of import dependency.

The president further noted that his government has in the last 3 years and 6 months reversed the downward slide that the PDP took the nation in its 16 years of misrule.

“We have restored the territorial integrity of our nation, thanks to our gallant men and women of our armed forces. We are systematically engaged in all the remaining corridors of insurgency, kidnappings, robberies, herdsmen and farmers clashes.

“We have reset our national values: corruption is no longer condoned and is no longer seen as normal for public office holders. The agencies of government are no longer equivocal in dealing with anyone who flouts our laws.”

President Buhari said that under the APC-led government, the high and low are receiving jail terms, loots are being recovered, and Nigerians are increasingly displaying the “timeless values of honesty, honour and decency.”

He, therefore, congratulated every Nigerian for making these changes possible.

“Our economy has become a prudently managed enterprise.

Our resources are now working for us, as we ensure the delivery of key national infrastructure, which were left unattended over these past 15 years. The direct impact of our policies on improvements in roads railways, and power supply are evident.

There is greater evidence of economic diversification seen in growing local production of agricultural produce and solid minerals.

“Our government has succeeded in the last four years in halting national drift, removing the shadow of insecurity and fear dominating our life and reviving our economy from decline to stability and growth.

The macroeconomic health of our economy, indicated by several measurable factors such as a stable exchange rate, lower inflation, growing foreign reserves, has been applauded by independent local and international rating agencies.

“In addition, the quality

of elections since 2015 has continued to improve with declining levels of problems that have defined elections in the past. Free, fair and credible elections are the foundation of political stability and peace in any nation. We have insisted that votes must count and have maintained a policy of noninterference in elections,” the president said.

According to him, INEC has so far since 2015, conducted fair and credible elections in 195 constituencies nationwide, which have been attested nationwide to be qualitatively better than previous elections.

Buhari further reiterated his commitment to free and fair elections, saying “If there is one legacy I want to leave, it is the enthronement of democracy as a system of government.”

He added that for democracy to be enthroned, elections must be free and fair in which citizens have a right to vote for candidates of their choice without intimidation in any form.

“I have warned INEC and security agencies to that effect,” the president disclosed.

Buhari restated that he will keep insisting that votes must count, assuring that their campaigns will be anchored on their performance in the last four years.

“There is no doubt that our party has succeeded in taking Nigeria to a new level of enduring peace, economic growth political stability, justice and progress. This is the new level we are promising Nigerians, the details of which we will take to Nigerians as we embark on our campaigns,” the president stated.

Earlier, the Director General of the Campaign, Rotimi Amaechi, said that there is no longer stealing since the ruling party came on board but stressed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not have peace until they returned all the stolen funds in their 16 years misrule.

He said: “We are no longer stealing money. PDP stole the money meant to feed Nigerians and until they return it, they will not have peace.

“PDP has nothing to say to Nigerians. Our campaign is going to be issues based. We are determined to save Nigerians.

“The President said he will fight corruption that is what he is doing. The promised to create employment, improve the economy. We met a tattered economy that if we did nothing Nigeria will be at a mess but today the economy has been growing.

“In fixing the economy, we promised infrastructural development. When I took over as minister of transportation, GE approached me and said

Buhari we have approached different governments for 11 years to allow us take over rail with our own money but nobody agreed, this government agreed. Before March we will sign a formal agreement of concession to a consortium that will take over the entire narrow gauge and run it. :The change that we promised we cannot complete in four years, anybody that says we can do so in four years must be a magician. What we are pleading with Nigerians for is another four years to consolidate on what we have started.

“We assure Nigerians that by the end of our next four years it will be different from the kind of 16 years that the PDP brought.

“I was in the PDP, the slogan was share the money but here we are not sharing money. And because we are not sharing money they are saying vote buying. Because they ran election with government money, eating, buying cars with government money and nobody cared. This is a government and a party that cares and in another four years when Nigerians see public funds they will work pass.

“I appeal to Nigerians don’t give one vote to the PDP, they are hungry, they can’t stand poverty, they can’t stand not touching government money.

Where money is given for prayers in Nigeria, I can pray in my church nobody is giving me money to go and pray.

“So as a team we must pass this message of the things we have done in government and the result is there for all to see, that is why I personally supervise the rail project in my ministry because we want to take a ride before the elections.

“So we must pass that message that we are not only talking about corruption but we are talking about what we have done that is different from PDP. What makes us different from the PDP is that we are not stealing public funds and the moment you pass this message one, we will win the elections.”

Court upholds Sen. Enoh’s emergence as C’River APC guber candidate Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Apo, on Monday, upheld the election of Senator John Enoh as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for 2 March governorship election in Cross Rivers State.

Mr. Uguru Usani, Minister of Niger Delta Development, who was defeated by Enoh in the governorship primary, had headed to court to seek redress on the grounds that he was manipulated out of the process.

He instituted the suit against the APC, INEC and Enoh.

Specifically, the plaintiff challenged the outcome of the exercise, and urged the court to declare him the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Cross River State.

Usani had averred before the court that the APC party primary was conducted solely by the state executives contrary to the provisions of Paragraph 14 and 20 of the APC Guidelines.

He insisted that he participated in the process, adding that he scored the highest number of votes.

But he expressed shock that his name was replaced with that of Enoh.

“I was shocked to find out that my name was fraudulently replaced with that of Enoh,’’ he stated in court processes filed before Justice Adeniyi.

In view of the foregoing, Usani therefore prayed the court to grant an order

declaring him as the validly elected governorship candidate of the APC in Cross Rivers State.

He also prayed amongst other reliefs for a declaration that forwarding Enoh’s name by APC to INEC as its candidate in Cross River was illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.

However, delivering judgment on the pre-election suit, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, held that the plaintiff had failed to adduce substantial evidence to prove his case.

The judge said he was minded to dismiss the suit of the plaintiff because the court was satisfied with evidence that showed that APC conducted governorship primaries in collaboration with the state executives of the party.

The court also admitted in evidence a proof that officials of the INEC were on ground to monitor the exercise.

According to Justice Adeniyi, documentary evidence before the court showed that the APC governorship primary was conducted on September 30, 2018.

The court, therefore, said the suit should not have been filed as the party had satisfied all requirements as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act in the conduct of the exercise.

“In the final analysis, the judgment of this court is that the case lacks merit and the court lacks the jurisdiction to undo what has been done rightly.

“The suit is hereby dismissed,’’ the court declared.

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2018 VAT collection increased by 31% which translates to a collection of N25 billion.

Overall, in 2019 VAT crossed the N1 trillion mark. Indeed, VAT is the fastest growing tax type in the world and even rich countries that did not depend on taxation have now introduced VAT, like the United Arab Emirates.

“In 2016 FIRS initiated a tax amnesty programme which attracted over 3000 applications for waiver of interest and penalties. The programme resulted in payment of over N68 billion out of about N96.2 billion liability established by the exercise.

“The Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Finance and the FIRS received over 5122 applications under the Scheme. The Scheme resulted

in voluntary declarations of over N92 billion, with over N54 billion paid so far by companies,” he added.

Fowler further explained how FIRS ascertained whether those companies with banking turnover of N1 billion are tax compliant or not.

He said: “FIRS wrote to all commercial banks in May 2018, requesting for a list of companies, partnerships and enterprises with a banking turnover of N1 billion and above. This activity was aimed at ascertaining those companies that are compliant with the tax laws and those that are not compliant. So far, non-compliant organisations have paid about N21.75 billion.

“Companies that had a Tax Identification Number (TIN) and were paying were 45261, those that had a TIN but were not paying were 40611 and those without a TIN and who were not paying were 34504.”

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We doubt INEC’s sincerity to conduct Short News credible polls - A’Ibom Leaders Magu charges journalists on investigative Isaac Job, Uyo A group of eminent elders of Akwa Ibom under the aegis of Akwa Ibom Leaders Vanguard has expressed doubts over the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible polls next month.

They have also warned of dire consequences if the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris would go ahead to establish anti terrorism unit in the state, saying there is no justification for such a unit in a state widely adjudged by security agencies to be one of the most peaceful in the country.

Addressing a press conference in Uyo yesterday, the spokesperson for the group, Senator Anietie Okon said actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) - appointment of Mrs Amina Zakari, a relative of President Muhammadu Buhari as national collation officer have shown that the electoral umpire lacks the capacity to withstand

pressures from vested interests.

“INEC said that they want to conduct a free, fair and credible election. We have been waiting patiently to see the actions of the federal might as far as this election is concerned.

“We have seen that there is no way the INEC can conduct free, fair and credible election. We are anticipating that the election cannot be free, fair and credible.

“Recently, we have been told that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has recruited APC members to be NYSC corpers, changing corpers’ uniform with APC members. So how can such election be credible? We the elders of Akwa Ibom are worried.”

He maintained that terrorism in the country has been constrained to the north east and more recently to Katsina state and accused the police authorities of acting a script to assist the APC wield their much vaunted federal might on the state.

“Recent security challenges in Zamfara

and Kaduna states had necessitated the call for help by the Governors of those states to our security forces to help forestall and curb the wild fire of insurgency rapidly spreading across these states.

“The most embarrassing affront being the invasion of the President’s home sate by these marauding terrorists.

“The above named states are the main theatres of war of insurgency. It is therefore shocking and most appalling that our security resources are being wrongly allocated through the ironic proposal to set up an anti-terrorism Unit in Akwa Ibom state, several thousand miles away from the insurgency and terrorism prone locations mentioned above”.

They recalled that four years ago when the federal government wanted to set up Nuclear power plant unit in the state, they resisted it and it died a natural death, adding that they would do everything possible to resist the antibomb unit the state.

journalism

Andrew Orolua, Abuja Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has charged journalists to devote more time to investigative journalism as it forms a crucial aspect of the fight against corruption.

He gave the charge on Monday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of 3-day Training on Investigative Journalism for Anti Corruption and Accountability Campaign in Local Languages, organised by Wadata Communications Nigeria Limited with support from the MacArthur Foundation.

“The media plays a hugely invaluable role in exposing corrupt practices in the society, and investigative journalism serves as the conscience of any nation,” he said.

Magu, who was represented by Tony Orilade, EFCC’s Acting Spokesperson, called on the participants, to do away with “armchair journalism” and channel their energies to “exposing corruption on the society”.

He said: “An investigative journalist is the one that stands out among other journalists; one who does not engage in armchair journalism – cut and paste journalism, or brown envelope journalism, but instead, engages in deep, extensive, in-depth and serious research into issues of corruption.”

Buhari extols Safiya Maradun as woman of principle Mathew Dadoya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences over the death of Hajiya Safiya Maradun, the mother of the Emir of Maradun in Zamfara State.

Reacting to the news of the death, President said he was personally touched “by the demise of this principled and ardent supporter.”

According to Buhari, “this septuagenarian and revered woman stood by me politically, despite the fact that her son is a PDP gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara State. She had demonstrated that principles are thicker than blood.”

He said her political convictions “are rare and extraordinary, especially in our kind of society where principles are traded for a mess of pottage.”

President Buhari explained that, “I am proud of this decent and remarkable woman for standing by me without wavering at any point because her convictions were deep and sincere.”

The President added: “May Allah bless her gentle soul and reward her good deeds with aljanna (paradise). May God comfort her children and other family members and give them the emotional strength to overcome this great loss.”

Atiku condemns invasion of Daily Trust newspaper Says it’s attack on freedom of Press, Nigerians

L-R: All Progressives Congress Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Deputy Governorship Candidate, Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat receiving a recognition certificate from the President, Lagos State League of Muslims Leaders, Prof.

Tajudeen Gbadamosi, during their consultative meeting with Muslim Leaders, at Lagos Central Mosques…on Monday.

INEC guideline doctored, premeditated to rig 2019 elections, alleges IPAC We are committed to conducting credible polls, not increase polling units - INEC chairman Says 84,004,084 voters registered for 2019 polls

With 39 days to the 2019 general elections, the sincerity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct widely acceptable and credible elections was yesterday questioned by the Inter- Party Advisory Council (IPAC).

The umbrella body of registered political parties in Nigeria picked holes in the 2019 Election Guidelines and Regulations presented by INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu accusing the Commission of importing into the document items that do not reflect agreement reached between IPAC and INEC. The Publicity Secretary of IPAC, Barrister Imo Ikenga Ugochinyere raised this alarm while addressing the media at the National Electoral Institute venue of Regular Quarterly Consultative meeting of INEC

with political parties and presentation of voters registers for the elections.

The INEC chairman, Prof Yakubu in his address after presenting the electronic version of the voters register to representatives of the 91 registered political parties said the 2019 Guideline have been sent electronically to the parties.

The parties accused INEC of doctoring the guideline for 2019 election on accreditation procedures, demanded list of Collected PVC before election as well as calling for the sack of Idris Ibrahim as Inspector General of Police.

IPAC accused the leadership of INEC led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and of producing the Guideline without the consultation and notification of the chairmen of political parties, alleging that obnoxious clauses and strange inclusion

were made to massive rig the 2019 election.

The National Chairman of the Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Spokesperson of IPAC, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, had interjected the meeting to raise the alarm over the release of the guideline without the input of the chairmen and tampering with the clauses which led to applause from chairmen who supported his views.

The issues raised was the tampering with the 2015 accreditation method which allowed accreditation separately and voting separate and the rejection of the new clause which provides for simultaneous accreditation and voting which the parties said will give room for a scanty polling unit that will aid rigging instead of the accreditation and voting separate which will keep the people behind as shield to resist rigging.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has condemned the military invasion of the offices of Media Trust Limited, Publishers of Daily Trust as well as the arrest of their Regional Editor, Uthman Abubakar and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab.

The former vice President in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately caution the security forces and end their attack on the media and the freedom of the press.

He described the invasion as “a travesty, the likes of which we have not seen since the heinous days of military rule. Atiku Abubakar and other prodemocrats did not risk their lives fighting for democracy for this to happen.

“This is unacceptable. The media is not only a partner in progress to the government, but they are also a quasi-arm of government being, as Edmund Burke propounded, the Fourth Estate of the Realm.

“The particular use of heavily armed soldiers also shows the abuse of scarce resources which has exacerbated the insecurity currently plaguing Nigeria.

ANCOPS Northwest wins national essay competition Haruna Aliyu Usman, Birnin Kebbi The national essay competition organised and held in Kebbi state by the Confederation of All Principals of Nigeria has been won by the student of Nagari Science College, Birnin Kebbi, Ibrahim Yalli Kamba.

The contest was fully participated by all the qualified students short listed by the organisers after through screening and moderation by the judges.

Speaking on behalf of other principals, the State President, Aliyu Mustapha Gwandu said what happened was a demonstration of sound teaching and the intellect of the student, which couldn’t have been achieved without encouragement and counselling from all principals in different schools of Kebbi State.

Parents of the winner expressed joy over the success of their son, adding that the victory is not theirs alone but for the entire ANCOPS North west.

They noted that good training and the knowledge that was given to their son and other children was the vehicle used to attain success during the competition.

At the end of occasion prizes were issued to winners from the first, second and third.

Gwandu urged the winner to see his victory as encouragement for him to tighten his belt for further contest.

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, January 8, 2019

2019 polls, intellectuals and matters arising

Simbo Olorunfemi

The 2019 presidential election is turning out to be unlike any other before it. A few weeks to the poll, there is some feeling of fait accompli in the air. There is this queer quiet in the camp of the ‘the main opposition party’, as a section of the Nigerian media has labelled it, but for punctuations of disjointed, ridiculous press statements issued more to amuse than raise any issue of serious concern.

When you obsess with power and moneybags as the formula for success, insisting on building from the roof rather than the bottom, strange things happen. Who knows, it just might be a part of the ‘Dubai strategy’ to confuse the opponent with a lacklustre start to the campaign, only to launch out with force towards the end of the game. Whatever it is they are articulating, we can only wish them well.

As for the ‘Third Force’, the different variants of which we’ve seen, it has turned out to be exactly what we called it – mere smoke, founded on nothing but paltry wishes. Some of the most vociferous voices of the version cooked in Abeokuta have predictably moved into more prosperous alliances. The spokesperson of the third force yesterday now speaks for the old force today. It is that easy. The idealists are all over the place, as we predicted. With the proponents unable to die to self, it was inevitable that the PACT would fall apart. The umpire for the day is now the presidential candidate of a party, which makes the pretence at presiding over the process of forging a common front even more laughable.

In 2016, I argued that “… the problem with Nigeria is not an insufficiency of political platforms or parties through which one can ventilate one’s political philosophy or actualise the ambition for power; our problem, in fact, is the ease with which we take to charting our own course, seeking to singularly take on a new path rather than joining hands to build one house and not dissipating energy in different directions.” Looking at what has become of the effort of the ‘progressives’ outside the dominant parties to make impact, again, I have been proved right. The inability to coalesce, to die to self and forge a consensus has made nonsense of the desire, genuine on the part of some, to cause a paradigm shift. Sadly, each one has taken it as if it is as simple as about going it alone, not realising that only weakens the collective and the overall objective. Easily, we lose sight of the value that can only come from working together as one. Àgbájọ ọwọ́ la fí nsọ̀yà, ọwọ́ kan kò gbẹ́rù d’órí.

For the overriding knowledge about every subject, governance and politics inclusive, that a section of Nigeria’s intellectuals likes to arrogate to itself, looking down on every other group in the process, is it not ironic to see how often it runs short of achieving anything tangible, as a collective? In spite of the huffing and puffing that we see in the media space, in the name of public intellection, is it not stunning how it is that the intelligentsia has hardly been able to translate that into thinking and positioning itself onto gaining more foothold in the arena of power? One might ask: Of what use is this knowledge often professed, if it does not energise action into delivering value for the community? Of what use if it cannot be deployed with the aid of the necessary emotional intelligence to initiate change?

It is easy to criticise from afar, but it is in putting in the necessary shift to strategise and organise that the questions challenge us. In

place of strategic thinking, these ‘totalitarian intellectuals’ will rather embrace with chronic cynicism, in the strange assumption that patriotism is all about criticism, even when there is inadequate or no knowledge of the subject at hand. In their minds, to suggest pragmatism in thought and engagement, to analyse outside the narrow framework of beating up Nigeria, is to be ‘providing talking points for the oppressors’, as one of them put it. For the ‘intellectuals’ to get involved in the governance process, in their closed minds, is a betrayal of the ‘cause’, when, in fact, some of them not only scout, behind the scene, for opportunities to ‘serve,’ but had indeed serviced other governments in the past, to no better outcomes than the ones they routinely criticise.

Some of the lead actors in the unrelenting demonisation exercise of anyone not seen to echo them are, in fact, still giddy with the stale wine of 2015. They are only able to see through the corrupt lens of yesterday and every action of today is mandatorily processed through the mill around their necks, with only one possible outcome. In their words, ‘there is evil in the land on account of the acquiescence of the South-West intellectuals, who are only looking out for their own serving in government’. Cheap shots from a coterie of ‘totalitarian intellectuals’ unable to overcome the disappointment of 2015 in which they invested themselves in a choice that did not resonate with majority. They have now taken refuge under the tattered umbrella of ethnocentrism, in pretendpatriotism.

Some of them, tucked away in the safety of the diaspora, spend their time preaching hate online, fiddling with our fault lines, in desperation to rewrite 2015 and muddy 2019, seeing that the outcome is beyond the pedestrian analysis they generously hawked only yesterday. They feed on fiction as basis for stifling and polluting reality.

They have worn themselves the garb of a higher form of patriotism and to not endorse their choices or fly with their fake wings is to be not patriotic, it is to be acting out of bigotry, or how else do you explain this demonisation of so-called South-West intellectuals?. One of our diaspora ‘professors’, at his morbid worst, pronounces Professor Wole Soyinka ‘dead’, on the strength of his “The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny,” since according to him, the 84 year old Nobel laureate has been silent “in the midst of Buhari’s current asphyxiating tyranny”.

If we humour ‘professor’ with the garb of locus, of which he is most unqualified for, it must then be that the gentleman has been in deep slumber to have missed out on the series of intervention on the part of this statesman, who doesn’t owes him or any person any explanation on when to speak or hold his silence.

How ironic that the same ones who profess to be intellectuals can so easily forget that there is a plurality to thought and that the fact that they claim to be minded by their own convictions should make them extend such benefit to others as well, who might just be acting out their convictions, rather than engage in petty tyranny, dictating to others when and what to write or not write, even how to write it. In the case of our ‘professor’, he does not stop at dictating to others what they should write, it extends to what they wear. He declares Minister Solomon Dalung an “unhinged, empty-brained charlatan” for his

ceremonial attire to a Tarok event in Plateau state.

That is the new face of tyranny by a Social Media Elite (SME) drunk on the wine of adulation from an audience unable to dig deeper beyond the few words fed them.

No-one says President Buhari has gotten everything right. He has not done as well as he could have. He missed an opportunity, at the beginning, to take firm charge, but for his aloofness with the nitty-gritty of party politics which inevitably led to the emergence of the takeover of the legislature by amphibians, which has impacted negatively on the pursuit of his agenda.

He also was unmindful of the mechanics of the reward system in politics which left many of those who served as foot-soldiers in his emergence in the cold, while old hands remained in charge of some agencies of government, with telling effects on governance and performance.

In spite of the missteps and lapses, what the president has going for him is an army of supporters and believers who see what he is doing, where he is headed and have sworn to support him achieve these. They have not said he has no faults or that in many instances, things could not have been done differently. To demonise people, simply for their political choice and label them as stupid does not speak of good upbringing, which is the hallmark of an ‘Omoluabi’, which one would expect will come with proper education.

To highlight gains and wins here and there with infrastructure projects, some of which had been long abandoned, is to be deemed unpatriotic. To acknowledge that pensioners, such as those of the defunct Nigerian Airways, who had been owed pensions since the Obasanjo era have now been paid N22 billion by the Buhari administration is to utter heresy. To say that the situation in 2015 was such that about two-thirds of the states had not paid their workers for many months and that through the bail-out fund and Paris Club refund from the federal government, the grim situation was remedied, is to be anti-intellectual. We must dismiss the N-Power programme that we might be able to retain our badge of honour. It has to always be doom and gloom, otherwise they would not be pleased.

That haughtiness runs through, not just in the manner this section of the elite dismiss the essence and impact of the SIP and the Anchor Borrowers Programme by the Central Bank of Nigeria, it is evident in the snide remarks they make about the person of President Muhammadu Buhari. He apparently does not fit their perverted understanding of who qualifies to lead the country, given his ascetic outlook on life and an unwillingness to cater to the indulgences of those who believe they matter. There are different elements and variants to the disdain, with different caricatures created of the man, to make of him what he is not. The vilest of them publicly wished for his death, while the most gullible believe the lie that the man who occupies the office as Muhammadu Buhari is, in fact, a clone or body-double from Sudan.

The confusion within their rank is evident in their muddled understanding of the legs upon which the cult-following Muhammadu Buhari enjoys among the people at the bottom of the pyramid rests. They struggle to understand how, in spite of the resources and energy invested in rewriting history and demonising the man,

he continues to stand on a firm ground, with his base largely intact, even when he does not deploy resources like others to oil the structure.

If the section of the elite that has been restive on account of the emergence of President Buhari was more introspective, they would have invested themselves in a sober interrogation of the phenomenon but arrogance and lack of rigour won’t let them. They will rather remain consumed by the desire for power, unmindful of the fact that their lack of emotional intelligence, inability to see that the times have changed, and thus failing to connect the dots, will continue to do them in, reinforcing their frustration.

That this category of intellectuals cannot properly read the Buhari phenomenon in Nigerian politics for what it is, reading themselves into their analyses in the most subjective manner, is not as strange as the fact that they are unable to gracefully accept the failure of their hypotheses.

That there is a fanatical belief in Muhammadu Buhari by a large section of those at the bottom, especially in the North, should be easy to see.

That confers on him an advantage, given the demographics and the higher level of political consciousness and participation in the region.

One would think that the intellectual would be more invested in seeking an understanding of this, rather than resorting to habitual tantrums and insults, as has been the case. I doubt that any Nigerian leader has been able to directly connect with the minds and souls of Nigerians at the bottom of the pyramid as Muhammadu Buhari has been able to, since the days of Obafemi Awolowo, Aminu Kano and the phenomenal M.K.O Abiola. That should interest the analytical mind.

As had been argued here over a year ago, barring a case of force majeure and/ or unprecedented developments that can dramatically impact the election, the incumbent president is set to be returned for a second term in office. He would, in fact do better across the six regions than he did in 2015, except for the NorthCentral. His performance will be better in both the South-East and South-South, where he did not do that well in the 2015 elections. That is something to say, given the vociferous campaign mounted to discredit his person and the administration he leads in the last three years. But it would appear that a lot of what used to fabricate at the top, that would so easily percolate to the bottom, no longer do so, as in time past. That must be reason for the panic and frustration in the circle of these ones who lay claim to a superior form of patriotism.

But 2019 will send the men of yesterday, rattled by the loss of influence which they used to have, into a most needed retirement. If they have not taken a cue from the nothing that became of the Third Force, the result of the 2019 presidential election should help them. However, it would be foolhardy to expect same for the ‘intellectual wing’. If as at now, some are yet to get over 2015, what do we expect? They are already in the process of building up an alibi for that which, in their mind, they know to be inevitable. Even then, they never accept defeat. They don’t take the majority speaking a different language well. They always find a way to rationalise their loss, blaming everyone else but themselves. Totalitarian intellectuals are never wrong. That must be reason for their unending frustration.

It’s time to leave Keystone Bank, 9mobile out of politics

Banjo Ogunleye

There have been interesting events in the political terrain in the past few weeks, but the one that has gained unnecessary attention was this allegation by Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, presidential flag-bearer of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) that the president, Mohammadu Buhari and his family owned shares in Etisalat and Keystone Bank.

He also called for probe into the substantial shares in Etisalat now known as 9mobile which has an estimated $2b (about N727b at 360 per dollar) of its estimated $20b global net worth.

No doubt, all that have transpired in the political circles do not spring any surprise to many a political watcher, because we know it is all politics, going by the fact that 2019 elections are just few weeks away and this has elicited desperations from desperate politicians. However, the masses, nay the electorate will end up getting more confused as a direct product of spurious allegations like the aforementioned.

Luckily, a group of investors in Lagos have

put things in the right perspectives, declaring that the sale of the two companies followed due processes with the involvements of industry regulators. They affirmed that neither President Muhammadu Buhari nor his family members owned shares in either Etisalat or Keystone Bank.

The above explanation should have put paid to further grumbling over who owns either 9mobile or Keystone Bank.

But it is so unfortunate that Nigerian politics have been reduced to this appalling dimension where an aspiring leader or leaders would leave issue-based discussions and campaigns to embark on mud-slinging and false claims.

We as Nigerians expect our politicians to tell us what they have in stock for us when they claim the mantle of leadership, instead of beating about the bush just to hoodwink us.

In recent times, careless talks and spurious allegations have had telling effects on businesses, Nigerians and it is high time we exercised restraints to save the nation. Are our

youths truly lazy? Succumbing to the carrots dangled by these politicians and helping them to spread their lies, peddling unfounded stories? Nigerian youths, this is a clarion call to put on your thinking caps ahead of the election.

In a saner clime, the miraculous transformation experienced by Keystone Bank which was almost a dying entity a few years ago, would have attracted kudos and commendations from both the general public and politicians alike. It would be recalled that after many years in the doldrum and following its most recent acquisition by Sigma Golf-Riverbank consortium, Keystone Bank, for the half-year ended June 30, 2018, recorded a Profit Before Tax of N5.9billion compared with a loss of N7.1billion over the same period in 2017 while deposits have grown from N209billion in August 2017 (when the new management came on board) to N358billion as at November 2018.

On the part of 9mobile, the Investor Group had said after about a year of back-and-forth

process of selecting a preferred bidder for the sale of 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) jointly, in their roles as regulators opted for an innovative approach to deal with a distressed company operated by Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (EMTS) which its predecessor, Mubadala Group, Etisalat International brand pulled out of the country due to massive debt.

At this point in Nigerian history, politicians are expected to show maturity in their chase for political positions rather than heat up the polity in a way that would further damage an already dented economy.

Nigerians should be asking the candidates to present their manifesto/ plans to reenergize the economy rather than falling for their cheap tricks to distract us from the real issues.

Hopefully, 2019 will not be the usual tea party.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, January 8, 2019

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Editorial Commentary Your right to vote and to vote wisely

Times Guest Columnist Dr. Jumai Ahmadu

Election is defined as a formal and organised way of choosing people for a political office or other positions. In Nigeria, elective democracy was introduced in May 1919, when the Township Ordinance gave right to vote for three members of Lagos Town Council to some men. The first election to the council was held on 29 March 1920.

The first national election to be held in Nigeria was in 1959, and in 1965. Elections were held in the southern region of Nigeria.

After a long period of military rule, the 1983 general election took place. This was however cut short by the December 1983 coup that brought Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State.

In 1993, the country witnessed another general election that was adjudged as the most free, fair and credible elections by both local and international observers. The said election was presumably won by Chief MKO Abiola, but sadly the results were annulled by the then Military President General Ibrahim Babangida.

From 1999 till date, the country has enjoyed uninterrupted democratic dispensation witnessing four successive elections and the fifth coming up in February 2019.

Election makes a fundamental contribution to democratic governance as it enables voters and citizens to choose leaders and representatives and to hold them responsible and accountable for their actions in office as they are only elected to serve the people for a defined period of time as allowed by the country’s constitution.

In a developed democracy, because those in elective positions are conscious of the fact that they are required to submit themselves for periodic elections, they tend to put in their best to serve the people knowing full well that their performance will be the determining factor for their re-election.

This is why we have high rate of fulfilling election campaign promises; it also go beyond individual candidates vying for various elective positions to the general political ideology. Moreover, where the electoral processes is competitive and forces parties and candidates to expose their records and future performances to proper scrutiny, election serves as a platform for the discussions and debates on public issues and policies. It also serves as facilitator of public expressions.

Election thus provides political education for citizens and ensures the responsiveness of democratic governments to the yearnings of the people. It also serves as acts to legitimise the acts of those who wields power. Elections seem to facilitate social and political integrations and it is also a tool to actualize a selfactualising purpose by confirming the worth and dignity of individual citizens as human beings. Whatever other needs, participations in an elections serves to reinforce the worth and self esteem of individual voters.

As 2019 general elections draw nearer, voting gives the citizenry an opportunity to have a say in issues pertaining to their lives and through expressing partisanship, to satisfy their needs to have a sense of belonging. Seeing the importance of elections and the powers of the electorate, it is therefore important for the electorate to know those characteristics an individual possess before casting their votes.

In that case, the electorate can be glad with the choice of the candidate he or she made to

represent them at all level since the aim is to bring development to their communities.

Whether held under authoritarian or democratic regimes, election has ritualistic aspects. Campaigns that precede elections are dramatic events occasioned by rallies, posters, banners, and television coverage, all of which draw attention to the importance of participations on the events. Candidates, groups and political parties and others representing diverse opinions and objectives combine to invoke the spirit of nationalism.

Whatever the peculiar national or regional or local variations, elections are events that arouse emotions, and channelling these emotions and passions into collective symbols help in breaking the monotony of national life and focus attentions on the common fate.

Most elections do not determine public policies but instead confer on a small group of officials the authority to determine public policies through the instrumentality of laws and other devices on behalf of the whole.

Political parties are central to the elections of public officers, the selections and nominations of candidates, a central and vital first stage in the electoral processes, generally lies in the hands of political parties:, an election only serves as the final process in the recruitments of public officials. The party systems can thus be regarded as an extension of the electoral processes.

In Nigeria today, we have repeated cases of vote buying which has made the electorate to deprive themselves of the right to question the performance of their elected representatives.

This is so because the officials believe they bought the conscious of the people they are representing hence making them act as lords when in the real sense reverse should have been the case.

For instance, an average Briton see himself as very busy, that is why he will tell you boldly that the Prime Minister is there to serve and they can hold her accountable for any slightest wrong committed and ultimately remove her from office if need be. This is why you have all elected officers performing based on their campaign promises. It is no longer news that in developed democracies politicians are removed from office for failure to account for just £1,000 or he can be made to explain why the state funds was used to pay for his utility bills. What do we have in Africa? Leaders feeding fat on our commonwealth and at the same time depriving us from questioning their actions because they believe with the state resources in their disposal they can have their way during any election period.

This could have been avoided if credible individuals were voted in from the onset of the current democratic dispensation. However, it is not late to remedy the situation if we can collectively look at individual track records and vote wisely and not along party lines, but based on what we think they can offer and reject whatever the obviously morally bankrupt politicians are offering which will continue to make our collective development a mirage .

Voting for the right candidates give us the latitude to call them to order whenever we feel they are not representing us well. This will no doubt lead to appreciable development of our country and we will all be glad to have lived a good legacy for the future generations.

OUR POSITION Out-of-school children and future leaders

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igeria with the current figure of 13.2million out-of-school children occupies first position on the table of countries with the highest number of out-of-school children in the world certainly calls for sober reflection.

More worrisome is the fact that the figure instead of decreasing in the last few years is rather increasing. This statistics which represent approximately 20 per cent of the world’s population of such children is an alarming and ticking time bomb that will spell doom for the country if urgent steps are not taken by relevant authorities to address the situation.

We observe that governance in Nigeria has become a circle of family business where politicians secure the future of their children to the detriment of poor Nigerians.

Also, inadequacy of funding, lack of teaching tools and modern classrooms, poor numerations and the acute shortage of qualified teachers are some of the factors leading to the fall in the standard of education in Nigeria.

Recently, the Multiple Indication Cluster Survey report for 2016 (MICS 2016) revealed that out of the 11.5 million of out-of-school children in Nigeria, Northern states have the highest rate with an average of 69%.

The latest data MICS 2016 showed that out of the 11.5 million out-of-school children in Nigeria, 7.5.million (69%) are from the Northern part of the country while the North East has the largest number of out-of-school children followed by the North West.

With this number, Nigeria accounts for more than 1 in 5 number of out-of-school children globally and 45% of this number are from West Africa. Within the huge number of the out-ofschool children, girls are the majority especially in Northern Nigeria.

Education indicators for Northern Nigeria are however different from the Southern part of the country.

Nigeria’s future prosperity depends on producing children who are well prepared to take their right place in the society but unfortunately, a large number of Nigerian children are at risk of deprivations of the basic social amenities.

Most of these children are situated in the rural areas and hard to reach communities. Majority of them are living in conflict and communities under emergencies, and it has been difficult taking basic amenities to them. All children have the right to better life, an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potentials without discrimination, bias or favouritism which cannot be over emphasised.

We also observe that the rising number of children engaged in street trading in our major cities is becoming a worsening menace. The problem is further exacerbated by rising poverty and general insecurity in the country. In the North, the ravaging insurgency has added to the problem.

If drastic measures are not taken to correct the situation, things would only get worse. Let us learn from France, Britain, Canada and other advanced countries which built the foundation of their countries and rapid technological advancement on good and quality education. It must be pointed out also that in these countries, teachers are amongst

the best paid workers. Unfortunately, the reverse is the case in Nigeria.

Having failed to fund public education, the children of the poor are roaming the streets, hawking goods while the rich are educating their children in private schools at home and abroad. But to the detriment of the society, the abandoned children of the poor are being recruited to criminality by terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal gangs. The irony of the crisis is that a government, which claims that it lacks money to fund education is spending several billions of naira to fight insurgency, kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry.

We believe that an uneducated population will be locked in a cycle of poverty for their entire lives.

Additionally, these children could constitute the next generation of suicide bombers and militants.

We are of the opinion that it is high time the government and relevant stakeholders address the problem frontally. It is sad that government’s free education for all pupils up to the first nine years of schooling has not been fully implemented. There is the need to increase the percentage of the annual national budget that goes to education. Schools should be adequately funded and the enabling environment provided for teachers and support staff to deliver functional and effective education to the children.

We submit that the improvement of the classroom environment is key to lowering the growing figures of out-of-school children in the country. We also wish to state that teachers must not only be well trained, their welfare must be prioritised while the Federal Government should muster the political will to adequately fund education.

S I G N AT U R E Publisher

Folio Communications Plc

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, January 8, 2019

I’ll do more to secure Nigeria, Buhari assures Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to secure the country from any form of crimes.

Buhari gave the assurance on Monday when he hosted a delegation from Borno State, during which he reasserted his administration’s unwavering support to equip the military to overcome the insurgency in the North-East.

He also told the delegation led

by Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State that the collective safety and security of civilians would continue to remain paramount in the administration’s strategy to restore peace and stability in the region. ‘‘Having been a former Governor in the North East, a GOC in the region and very familiar with the terrain, I assure you that as Commander-inChief, I’ll raise the standard of the Nigerian Armed Forces and get the resources to encourage them to do better than what they are doing, ’’ he said.

The President told the delegation

comprising political, traditional, religious, women and media leaders in the State that he was impressed by their leadership roles and participation in helping the government deal with the insurgency in the North East.

The President commended the contributions of the stakeholders from Borno State particularly the need for more air support for troops on the ground and coordination among different security agencies. ‘‘I am getting at least a weekly situation report from the services and of course from other sources.

I encourage the commanders to remain committed,’’ he said.

President Buhari thanked Governor Shettima for demonstrating leadership in the State during these difficult times. ‘‘I have an idea how much you are doing and I very much appreciate it.

I’m sure that has earned you more respect from the people,’’ he said.

Earlier in his remarks, Governor Shettima recounted that before 2015, Boko Haram had almost completely overrun the State, occupying many local government areas because the

state government did not receive the necessary support and succour from the then Federal Government.

He told the President: ‘‘we are here as a people who worked, prayed and waited for your presidency in the firm belief that with you as Commander-in-Chief, Boko Haram will become history. ‘‘We are here because you have demonstrated empathy for Borno people and the overriding commitment to end Boko Haram. ‘‘We are here because we knew you would welcome us without any suspicion or contempt.’’

Other stakeholders from the State who made comments included Bishop Mohammed Naga, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Borno State, Dr Bulama Mali Gubio, Secretary, Borno Elders’ Forum, Maina Ma’aji Lawal, former Governor of the State, HRH Muhammad Masta II bn AlAmin El-Kanemi, Emir of Dikwa, representing the Shehu of Borno, Senator representing Borno North, Abubakar Kyari and Senator Ali Ndume, Leader, Borno Caucus, National Assembly.

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Short News Ondo athletes protest non-payment of 16 months allowance

Shut down sport council

Adewale Momoh, Akure For the members of staff of the Ondo State Ministry of Sports working at the state’s sports council who had envisaged resuming for the day’s business after the weekend, their plan was truncated due to the shutting of the complex gate.

No thanks to the protest embarked upon by athletes in the state who accused the state government of allegedly owing them 16 months allowances.

The athletes who prevented workers from gaining access into the complex as well as their colleagues who had arrived as early as 6am for their trainings, disclosed that aside the non payment of their allowances, they are being paid ridiculous stipend, which according them is as low as N3,000 monthly per athlete.

Armed with placards, the athletes maintained that “All We Are Saying Pay Our Six Months Stipend, Enough of Suffering”; No More Scoping We Need Our 16 Months Allowances, Enough Is Enough”; “ No Alert No Opening of Gate.”

According to a weight lifter, Bankole Michael who lamented that Ondo athletes are languishing in penury due to the insensitivity of the state government to the welfare of athletes, maintained that they were promised to be paid during the just concluded National Sports Festival held in Abuja but all to no avail.

“It’s quite unfortunate what we are going through in our state as athletes.

“During the festival at Abuja, we went through hell, we agitated before the meagre stipend of N2,000 was paid to us out of the N75 million naira released for the festival.

“After the crisis in Abuja where we (athletes) were subjected to untold hardship, the officials promised that all the allowances would be paid before the yuletide, but none of that came to fruition.

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N132m alleged fraud: EFCC arraigns Ex-Sec, Short News Adamawa Pilgrim Welfare Board, 3 others Buhari appoints Tukur as Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe zonal office, on Monday, arraigned Lucious Mayo, Elisie Yaduwa, Elisha Yahaya and Rhoda Samson before Justice Nathan Musa of an Adamawa State High Court.

They were arraigned on a nine-count charge bordering on “conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, diversion, inflation of contract price, forgery and refusal to make full disclosure of assets” to the EFCC. Mayo is alleged to have, as Executive Secretary of the state’s Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, connived with Yaduwa, the Director of Finance and Account; Yahaya, Accountant, and Samson, cashier, to divert to personal use, about N132 million out of N347, 848,220 only released in 2016 by the Adamawa State government to cater for the pilgrimage exercise of Christians from the state.

They are also alleged to have collected and diverted about N2.54 million from four “selfsponsored” pilgrims, who paid the money into the Board’s account.

Further investigations also revealed that in 2016, Mayo sold registration forms to 1,569 intending pilgrims at N10, 000 each, amounting to N15,690,000 million only.

This was in spite of the fact that many pilgrims were sponsored by the Adamawa State Government. The money was also never remitted neither to the Board’s account, nor the state’s Revenue Board account.

It was also revealed that the Head of Medicals received the sum of N3, 5000, 000 for drugs procurement, but was expressly instructed to return N1, 5000, 000 to the Director of Finance, without being given treasury receipt. A fictitious payment voucher for N3, 500, 000 was later raised by the accountant to cover up the fraudulent diversion.

Another N26.34 million was obtained by the first defendant from the intending pilgrims under the false pretence that the money was to be used for upgrading their Basic Travelling Allowance, BTA from minimum seat of $500 to maximum seat of $750 each, but instead, diverted to his personal use.

Investigation also showed that the Board issued a contract for the supply of wrappers

(uniforms) at N2, 500 to each pilgrim. But Mayo inflated the price by N1, 000 each, generating N1 million and diverted same to his personal use.

One of the counts reads: “That you, DR. LUCIOUS JINGA MAYO in your capacity as Executive Secretary, Christian Pilgrim Welfare Board, Adamawa State, sometimes between August and December 2016, or thereabout at Yola, Adamawa State within the Jurisdiction Of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain monies in the sum of Eighty Four Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Naira (N84,948,600) from the Government of Adamawa State under the false pretence that, the money be used for the expenses of Local Government sponsored Christians Pilgrims for the 2016 Pilgrimage which sum you diverted to your own use, thereby committed an offence contrary to the provision of Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, LFN and Punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

They pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to them.

Prosecuting counsel, A.Y. Muntaka, thereafter asked for a date for commencement of trial.

NFIU Director

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Modibbo Hamman Tukur as a Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Monday, stated that the appointment, which is subject to the senate confirmation, was in accordance with the provision of Section 5(1) of the NFIU Act 2018.

Tukur’s nomination was contained in a letter dated January 7, 2019 to the Senate President seeking the confirmation of the nominee by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly.

Tukur, from Adamama State, is a holder of Master of Science (MSc) degree in International Business.

He is currently an Assistant Director in the NFIU, and has vast international experience in illegal assets recovery.

The Daily Times recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had in July 2018, signed the NFIU Bill into law.

Okowa tasks INEC, security agencies on credible elections

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.

Okowa made the call on Monday in Asaba when the management of Silverbird Communications led by its Chairman, Editorial Board, Mr. Jacob AkinyemiJohnson, paid him a courtesy visit.

The visit was to present a letter of nomination to Okowa as the 2018 Silverbird Man of the Year Award.

Okowa said that the award would spur people of the state to work in unity and achieve more developmental successes.

“Nigerians expect that we will have free and fair general elections in February and March 2019.

Lagos Assembly resumes from 3-week recess, silent on 2019 budget

Wife of the President, Dr Aisha Buhari (middle) kick-starts the Women and Youth 2019 Presidential Campaign Rally in Kano on Saturday.

Stakeholders charge private sector, others to join fight against HIV/AIDS Mutiat Alli, Lagos Owing up to the fact that HIV/AIDS is an unprecedented crisis that demands an exceptional response, stakeholders have charged private sector organisations, dedicated researchers, health care professionals, clinical trial participants and members of the global community not to relent in ensuring that the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria is reduced to the barest minimum.

This charge was made over the weekend at the Nigerian Business Coalition against AIDS [NiBUCCA] high impact CEO partnership Dinner.

While addressing newsmen, Executive Secretary, NiBUCCA, Gbenga Alabi, noted that it is important for the private sector to partner with NIBUCAA in its drive to eradicate HIV/AIDS from Nigeria, quoting Juan Somavia, a former Director General of the International Labour Organisation, who said two out of three people living with HIV/ AIDS go to work every day, making the workplace

a vital entry point for tackling the menace.

Alabi said NIBUCAA which currently comprises of 36 leading businesses across the country and committed to fighting the menace at all levels, represents the voice of Nigerian private sector response to HIV/AIDS, hence, the coalition which seeks to build a public-private partnership with government, civil society organisation and international donor community, among other objectives, will promote activities encouraging demand for HIV voluntary confidential counselling and testing in the workplace.

“Nigeria’s greatest assets and investment opportunity is its human capital, therefore, all hands must be on deck at ensuring that the human capital, which is the country’s source of economic growth and development is be protected and enlightened about the menace of AIDS/HIV,” Alabi added.

To further buttress his point, Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, in the same vein, urged operators in the private sector to join hands in the fight against the spread of HIV/

AIDS. Wigwe, who is a Co-Chair of the board of NIBUCAA, said that the scourge of HIV/AIDS still persists in the country with Nigeria having the second largest AIDS population in the world.

“We have to realise that HIV/AIDS is not just a health problem, it is a developmental challenge.

Therefore, the private sector cannot afford to be complacent with regards to the scourge. It is eminently desirable that private sector supports all efforts geared towards the realisation of the goal of the multi-sectoral response to HIV pandemic in particular under the Sustainable Development Goals,” he added.

In his own comment at the dinner party, Nicolas Terras, Managing Director of Total E&P Nigeria and a Co-chair of NIBUCAA board, said the fight against HIV/AIDS is too big for the government to handle alone.

According to him, captains of industries have collective leadership roles to play in the multisectoral response to HIV and AIDS, adding that the scourge is one that must be won at all costs.

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday resumed plenary without deliberations on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s 2019 budget proposal.

The lawmakers commenced a three-week recess on December 18, 2018 for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

The House which resumed on Monday, failed to discuss any issue before adjourning to Thursday, January 10, due to its inability to form a quorum.

The session was presided over by the Majority Leader, Mr. Sanai Agunbiade, representing Ikorodu Constituency I. The Lagos State Government on January 3 said it had already presented to the house an N852. 317 billion budget proposal for 2019.

The government had been criticised for not keeping to its tradition of presenting its annual budget before the beginning of a new year.

General elections: Mrs. Bagudu urges youths to shun thuggery

The wife of Kebbi State governor, Dr. Zainab Bagudu, has urged youths in the North West to shun thuggery during the 2019 general election.

Bagudu, who is the Coordinator of Presidential Campaign Team (PCT) for the North West, gave the advice while speaking at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.

She said youths should not allow themselves to be used by politicians to carry out such acts or engage in violence of any kind before, during and after the upcoming general election.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has come up with numerous projects in order to encourage youths and women to be self -reliant and become productive members of the society.

“Among these projects, we have the school feeding programme for primary school pupils, the N-Power programme, under which some unemployed graduates are being gainfully engaged and are earning N30,000 monthly.

“There is also conditional cash transfer scheme, which is being executed through the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, ” she said.

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Short News Minimum wage: Organised corpse found opposite labour holds mass mobilisation Decomposed Obowo police station Denies embarking on strike today

Idu Jude, Abuja Leadership of the organised labour Monday said it will today, (Tuesday) stage a nationwide mobilisation rally to sensitise members against federal government’s action and not embarking on strike as being misrepresented in the media.

The Secretary General of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Peter Eso, in a press statement said that the labour union is fully mobilising its member associations nationwide to raise the people’s consciousness before locking down the nation.

According to the scribe, “the NLC would like to use this opportunity to clarify some issues regarding the proposed strike action.

Let me state here that the Organised Labour,

has noticed in some section of the news media, information about the proposed strike action, which largely misrepresented our action plan in reaction to the delay in transmitting the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on a new National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly

by President Mohammadu Buhari”.

The labour union noted that the National Executive Council of NLC met on 17th of December last year and directed that it holds nationwide mobilisation of workers and allies if by 31st December 2018 the bill on the National Minimum Wage was not transmitted to the National Assembly.

“This is because the recommendation has yet to be sent to the National Assembly to be passed as an Act of Parliament. We immediately announced then that on

Tuesday, 8th January 2019, there will be a nationwide mass mobilisation and protests simultaneously across all states in Nigeria.

This does not translate to a strike.

“It is on record that each time we had cause to embark on a national strike, we say so publicly without any equivocation. We still don’t understand where the story about a strike commencing tomorrow came from.

“Already, all our State Councils, affiliate unions and allies in other pro people mass organisations now popularly referred to as Civil Society Organisations have been fully informed and mobilised to ensure the success of tomorrow’s mass protests in all the states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“When a date is decided for the commencement of the strike subsequently, we will inform the public appropriately”.

Prince Nwankwo, Owerri

A decomposing corpse was found last week in a gutter opposite Obowo Police station, Otoko, by passersby who perceived the odour of the corpse.

The corpse of the young man likely to be in his late 20s shows that he was burnt and dropped in the gutter by unknown people.

The corpse, which might have stayed not less than one week started emitting bad odour, disturbing the people in that area, especially the Obowo Police station and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC), Obowo branch, whose office are directly opposite the place.

At the time of this report Daily Times met some Health workers from Obowo Local Government Area, who were preparing a shallow grave to bury the corpse, in a nearby bush.

The Health workers who came with a policeman said they formally informed the police before taking action.

Labour party govt will set up factories in 16 Kwara LGs – Aremu Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

Governorship candidate of Labour Party in Kwara state, Comrade Isaa Aremu Monday, said his government if elected in 2019, will create factories in the 16 local councils in the state.

He also promised to raise literacy level in the state at 90 per cent even as he pledged that elderly person of 60 years of age and above will enjoy special cash grant The governorship candidate spoke at the 23rd media interactive session organised by the Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), for candidates seeking political offices in the state ahead of 2019 general elections.

Aremu, an economic expert, said there was the need to resuscitate the moribund industries in the state if the economy of the 51 year old state must pick up a gain.

He said the rationale behind the revival of industries and companies by his government was a calculated attempt to generate massive employment opportunities and increase the state Gross Domestic Products (GDP) for better living of all and sundry.

Man steals 4-year old child in Lagos Chioma Joseph, Lagos

R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari receiving the Leader of the Delegation, His Most Eminence Prophet Dr Solomon Alao, His Eminence Reuben O. Basorun, Special Apostle Dr T. J Odedele, Supt Apostle Emmanuel Owomoyela and Her Eminence Dr Marian Adeleye and others during a courtesy visit at the State House Abuja.

Akpugo people endorse Gov Ugwuanyi for second term Moses Oyediran, Enugu The people of Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State comprising 12 autonomous communities have unanimously endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for a second term in office.

Rising from a well attended meeting of the leadership of the town union of the autonomous communities, constituent villages, major markets and all the kindred families, the Akpugo people commended Governor Ugwuanyi for his uncommon leadership style and giant development strides across the state, especially in their area.

The people applauded Governor Ugwuanyi for the construction of Ndiagu-Akpugo road, which they noted was the first state government’s road project in their land. They also lauded the governor for the rehabilitation of Ameze Water Scheme and appointments of their sons and daughters into sensitive positions, such as Commissioner, Chairman of Local Government Service Commission, and Executive Secretary of Local Government Pensions Board, among other appointments too numerous to mention.

Moving the motion for the endorsement, a former Federal Commissioner with the Public Complaints Commission, Hon Afam Nnaji, after

highlighting the good works of the governor, his penchant for peace and special love for the people of Nkanuland, stated that his re-election “will ensure continuity and consolidation of the developmental strides and positive economic expansion of the state”.

He also moved for the endorsement of the candidature of their son, Hon. Nnoli Nnaji for Nkanu West/East Federal Constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as other candidates of the Party in the Senatorial District.

Seconding the motion, the President General of Ndiuno Uwani Autonomous Community, Chief Moses Aniemeka, opined that “the unparalleled peace that exists in Enugu State needs to continue”, stressing that “this cannot happen if the Governor is not reelected in office”.

Consequently, the meeting adopted the motion as moved and unanimously endorsed the re-election of Gov. Ugwuanyi and the election of their son, Chief Nnaji and other PDP candidates, including Senator Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani and Hon. Iloabuchi Aniagu.

In his remark, the Royal father of the day, His Royal Majesty, Igwe John Ideyi, prayed fervently for the unity and Progress of Akpugo and for God to grant of the people their wish for Gov. Ugwuanyi, Hon. Nnaji and other PDP candidates at the polls.

Speaking earlier, while welcoming participants, the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, an illustrious son of the town, Hon. Sam Ogbu-Nwobodo, explained that the essence of the gathering was to bring the leaders of the people together in unity, to continue to forge a common front for sociopolitical and economic development of their area in particular and the state in general.

Hon. Ogbu-Nwobodo thanked the people for their unceasing prayers, solidarity, goodwill and support for Gov. Ugwuanyi and the emergence of their illustrious son, Hon. Nnaji as the PDP candidate for Nkanu West/East Federal Constituency, and solicited more support for their landslide victory at the forthcoming general election.

Also speaking, Hon. Nnaji while thanking the governor for his love for Akpugo, called on the people to “imbibe the spirit of love for one another to move Akpugo, Nkanu West LGA and Enugu State forward”. He promised that if elected he will give them quality representation.

An elder statesman and the Deputy President General, Ihunekwagu Autonomous Community, Chief Paul Igweshi, thanked the participants and the entire people of Akpugo for their cooperation and sense of direction towards the progress of the area and the state.

Eagle eyed operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Sikiru Tanimowo for allegedly kidnapping a fouryear old boy at the Okokomaiko area of Lagos.

Narrating how the suspect was arrested, the Lagos State Police Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal said information was received from a credible source that a man was seen moving around Otun Market Square in a suspicious manner, holding the little boy in his hand.

Based on the information, operatives of the command attached to Okokomaiko Division, moved swiftly to the location and arrested the 37 year old suspect.

Edgal said, “ After his arrest, the suspect later led detectives to the location where he picked the child, thus, the police were able to locate his parents who said that they have been looking for the child and have never met the suspect before.”

The Police Commissioner said the case is currently under investigation with a view to prosecuting the suspect in the court of law. Meanwhile, the child has been reunited with his parents.

Gov Bindo flags off gubernatorial campaign Tom Garba, Yola Thousands of prospective voters thronged Mahmud Ribadu square, venue of the flagg-off campaign ceremony of Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindo of Adamawa state.

This is coming a day before the fixed date of January 8th, (today) where Nollywood and Kannywood celebrities across the country are in Yola for the flagging.

Popular singers, actors and actress like Aminu Rara, Ali Nuhu, Tony Adams Zango and host of many others are in Ribadu square entertaining people before tomorrow.

Jimeta and Yola are wearing a radiant look, the Yola int’l airport seems to be busy with prominent sons and daughters coming in from all works of life to witness the occasion.

The preparation of 2019 general elections is making many people to be optimistic that Sen Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindo is a candidate to beat in the coming gubernatorial polls.

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Recipient of security votes must account for it Andrew Orolua, Abuja This appeal was against the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory at Abuja, in charge No FCT/ ABJ/CR/ 82/2007 convicting the appellant of 16 counts of Criminal breach of trust, nine counts of criminal misappropriation, one count of gratification and one count of accepting a valuable thing without consideration and sentencing him to varying custodial sentences, the longest of which is 14 years,the sentences which are without option of fine run concurrently.

The appeal contains 35 grounds of appeal and raised 11 issues upon which it was determined.

ISSUES 1.Whether the learned trial judge rightly assumed and exercised territorial jurisdiction and entertained the offences charged in Counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17, 19,21,23 and 25 of the charge preferred against the Appellant. (Distilled from Ground1) 2. Whether the learned trial judge rightly assumed jurisdiction and entertained the offences charged in Counts 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26, 27,28,39,30,31,32,33,343536,37,38,39,40 and 41of the charge and consequently convicted and sentenced the Appellant on counts 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20,,25,27,29,30,31,33 and 36 thereof when the Sections of the written law which created and defined the offences of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation charged in the said Counts were not set out/ stated in the charge.(Distilled from Grounds 3 and 4).

3. Whither the learned trial judge was right when he held that the Appellant is a public servant by virtue of the provisions of Section 10 of the Panel Code Act ,Part 10 the Schedule to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), Exhibit RR1 to RR3 (Defendants Code of Conduct Forms) and Exhibit SS (Zenith International Bank Ltd Account opening forms dated 1st August 2001) for the purpose of establishing one of the ingredients of the offences contained in Counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,1,1 5,16,17,18,19, 20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,39,30,31,33,and 36 of the information filed against the Appellant (Distilled from Ground 2) 4. Whether the learned trial judge was right when he relied on the Appellant’s claim of being a public servant in Exhibits SS (Zenith International Bank Ltd Account opening forms dated 1st August 2001) and a public officer in Exhibits RR1 to RR2 (Defendant’s Code of Conduct Form) and held that the Appellant is a public servant in arriving at the guilt,conviction and sentencing of the Appellant with respect to offences in counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,1 5,16,17,18,19, 20,25,,27,28,39,30,31, 32,33 and 34 of the charge without having regards to the statutory definition of the Public Officer (Distilled from Ground 33) 5. Whether the Appellant stood at fair trial and consequently afforded a fair hearing, when the trial Court placed on him the burden of proving his innocence, contrary to the constitutional guaranteed presumption of innocence which ought to enure in his favour.(Distilled from Grounds 7, 8, 11, 15, 17, 24,32) 6. Having regard to the penal consequences of a criminal proceeding, the presumption of innocence which enures in favour of the accused person and the impartial role of judex, whether it was right for the learned trial Judge to admit himself to speculation and extraneous materials which did not form part of the Respondent’s case in convicting the Appellant. (Distilled from Grounds 6,9,10,12 &13) 7.Whether the Respondent’s failure to call vital witnesses in proof of the allegations against the Appellant in Counts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, & 8 of charge dated 13th July, 2007 did not render the Appellant’s conviction in respect of the said counts of offences unproved (Grounds 18 & 30) 8. Whether the lower Court’s reliance on Exhibits VV1 & VV2, being documentary hearsay, as well as the testimonies of Pw5 & PW 7, being oral hearsay, to convict the Appellant did not render the lower Court’s decision perverse.

(Grounds 22,23 & 29)

9. Whether the learned trial judge was right in finding the Appellant guilty of the offences in counts 1,2 ,3,6,8,10,12, 14, 16, 18,20, 27 ,29,30,31 and 36, having regard to the evidence before the Court, Distilled from Grounds 5, 14 & 34) 10. Whether the learned trial Judge wrongly relied on evidence in finding the Appellant guilty of the offences in counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,25,27, 28,39,30,31, 33 and 36. (Distilled from Grounds 16, 19, 20, 2125,26,27,28 &31) 11. Whether by allowing himself to be overwhelmed by personal and sentimental reservations, the learned trial Judge judiciously and judicially exercised his discretionary power when he sentenced the Appellant to the maximum terms of imprisonment on every count of offence for which he was convicted. (Ground 35 in the Additional Notice of Appeal).

DECISION I have calmly read and considered the arguments of both sides . The appellant argument that offences 1 to 17,19, 21, 23 and 25 occurred in Jalingo in Taraba State ,outside the territorial jurisdiction of the trial court is discountenanced because the Supreme Court had resolved same issue on appeal filed by the appellant on same matter.

It is noteworthy that the notion that certain Public Funds meant to be used for the security of the State are not accounted for and therefore cannot to be stolen is not correct. Security votes being Government Funds to be used

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he pleased without any responsibility to explain how he used same and that since it is his entitlement, he cannot be said to have stolen same. This belief is completely wrong.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON FRIDAY THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2018 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ABDU ABOKI - JUSTICE ,COURT OF APPEAL ADAMU JAURO- JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEAL EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM- JUSTICE,COURT OF APPEAL APPEAL No, CA/A/658c/ 2018 BETWEEN REV.JOLLY TEVORU NYAME- APPELLANT AND FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA- RESPONDENT JUDGMENT Delivered by EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM,JCA

for the security of the State must be accounted for by the recipient .

The recipient accounts for it by showing that every bit of it was used for the purpose it was meant. In the face of the case of the prosecution that the appellant received such funds and diverted same to his personal use, it is no defence for the appellant to say that such funds are not accounted for, so cannot be stolen. Such a defence suggests that the appellant believed that as Governor, the Security Votes were his personal entitlement to be used as

Security votes being Government Funds to be used for the security of the State must be accounted for by the recipient

.........If the recipient of such funds cannot account for the use of such funds for the purpose it was meant and has not returned same to the Government treasury, then that is a clear case of stealing of public funds. In our country, Nigeria , there is a pervasive proclivity of public officers to regard or treat Security Votes given to them for the security of the State as their personal entitlement or funds, the expenditure of which they are not accountable to the government that gave them the funds to be used for the public purpose or the citizens for whose security it was meant.

It is glaring from the totality of the forgoing that the trial court’s conviction of the appellant for the offences in Counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20,25,,27,28,39,30,31, 33 and 36 was based on its belief of the prosecution’s evidence and disbelief of the defence evidence. By this appeal the appellant has invited this court to set aside the convictions on the ground that they are not justified by the evidence before the trial court.

I have held that the trial courts belief of the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses are supported by the evidence before it and that such belief is reasonable. Therefore this court cannot interfere with the trial Court’s belief of the prosecution’s evidence and disbelief of the defence evidence and the interferences of facts arising from such belief.........

After convicting the appellant for the offences in counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,25,,27,28,3 9,30,31, 33 and 36 and after considering the allocutus of the appellant and before pronouncing the sentence for each offence, the trial court stated thusly “I am morally outraged with the facts of this case. The citizens of Taraba State elected Reverend Jolly Tevoru Nyame ,a clergyman as Governor on three separate occasions which showed a consistent level of trust in him, Their expectations were so high and as a Reverend, he must have been seen as an Epitome of Morality, piety Honesty and everything Good.......

This is the first case of its kind where a Governor is found to have committed such impunity . The court must therefore impose a sentence that would hopefully serve as a deterrent to such other public officers, who may be similarly inclined to deep their hands into public Till. Accordingly, this court would be failing in its responsibilities ,if it fails to throw the book at the defendant.

Having found the defendant guilty as charged in regard to these counts of the offences under criminal breach of trust ,the court hereby sentenced the defendant ,Rev. Jolly Tevoru Nyame to terms of imprisonment in each of these offences as follows.

The above considerations of the trial court before it pronounced the sentences for each of the offences it found that the appellant committed substantially comply with the guiding principles prescribed in S. 311(2) and (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.

It is obvious that the trial court did not consider the appropriateness of non custodial sentence as an option to a custodial sentence as required by S.311(2)(c) of ACJA. The trial Court was right to have punished the commission of the offences if criminal breach of trust by Public servant or agent with imprisonment without consideration of the appropriateness of a fine as an option. It has no discretion to make such consideration because S.315 of the Panel Code that provide for the punishment of such an offence requires the trial court to impose both an imprisonment term and fine and does not give the court the discretion to choose to impose a term of imprison or fine but both imprisonment and fine........

The trial court did not impose the additional punishment of fine it was bound by S.315 Panel Code Act to impose for criminal breach of trust . Accordingly, this court orders that in addition to the term of imprisonment imposed for each count of criminal breach of trust , the appellant shall pay fine of N100m for each of the offences in counts 1,2,6, fine of N50m for the offences in counts 10, 12,14, fine of N10m for each of offences in counts 16, 18,20,27,29,30,31and 33, fine of N5m for the offences in count 36.

In the light if above issue No 11 was resolved in favour of the appellant in part.

On the whole the appeal fails, except as regard the sentences imposed by the trial court. Therefore the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Criminal Case No FCT/ ABJ/ CR/ 82/2007delivered on 30/5/2018 by A.A.I.Banjoko J. is affirmed and upheld except with regards to the sentences imposed therein. The said sentences are set aside and replaced with the following sentences: Counts 1, 2, 6 twelve years imprisonment each and in addition fine of N100m each Count 8, twelve years imprisonment each and in addition fine of N50m ,counts 10, 12, 14, twelve years imprisonment each and in addition fine of N20m , Counts 16, 18, 20, 27, 29,30,31,33, twelve years imprisonment each and in addition fine of N10m each, count 36 twelve years imprisonment and in addition fine of N5m .

While Count 3,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25, one year nine months with no option of fine. Count 4 five years imprisonment and count 5 four years imprisonment without option of fine.

All sentences on each count to run concurrently.

Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justice, Court of Appeal Counsel: Ahmed Raji (SAN), with Adeola Adedipe Esq,Victor Okwudiri Esq, Peter Nwatu Esq, W.A. Adenran Esq, Abiola Olaitan Esq, Dolapo Kehinde Esq, for Appellant Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), with H.O.P. Ejiga ESq. for the Respondent.

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Egina FPSO: Samsung targets future opportunities in Nigeria With the successful completion of the Egina Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit and the achievement of First Oil in the facility, Samsung Heavy Industries, together with partners, could be justified in spending time looking back with pride.

The completion of the largest floating oil platform in the world, Egina, would be an achievement for any yard.

It is all the more extraordinary given this is the first ship fabricated by the $300 million fabrication and integration facility, which itself was created to build this ship.

“A number of records were broken during construction. This is the first ever project to meet Nigeria’s demanding new standards for ‘local content’, which in simple terms means Nigerian-owned business delivering work in Nigeria. This project went further than just that: Nigerian parts and expertise were even flown to Samsung’s headquarters in Korea to be installed in the early stages of construction of the Egina before it was sailed to Lagos for final construction,” the statement explained.

“This success story has been made possible through Samsung Heavy Industries’ belief in the potential of Nigerian companies and workers to deliver to their tough, exacting standards. Over 9.7 million hours of time have been spent by the Nigerian workforce, with over 6,000 Nigerians in employment on the project at its peak via Samsung and its partners and subcontractors,” the statement added.

“Perhaps even more exciting than this direct opportunity for the best companies and workers is the potential it opens up for the country as a whole.

As we all know, the oil and gas industry is growing across the whole of Africa, and that means many more floating oil platforms and other pieces of large equipment need to be repaired, maintained and built,” the company said.

Before Samsung’s fabrication and integration yard (known as the SHI-MCI yard) was completed, the only choice was to complete this work outside of Africa, removing opportunity and investment from Nigeria’s shores.

“Now, the choice is clear: Nigeria is home to a world-class yard and is standing ready to take on the next challenge. Is this the end of Samsung’s ambitions for Nigeria? Not at all. Their vision is a future of extraordinary growth and opportunity, building on their now-proven model for heavy involvement of local companies and local workforce talent. The combination of Korean efficiency and expertise, fused with Nigerian talent and passion, presents limitless possibilities for a future repairing,

Engr. Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC); Mr Nicolas Terraz, MD/CEO, Total Exploration & Production Nigeria Ltd and Co-Chair NiBUCCA, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, MD/CEO Access Bank Plc. Co-Chair NiBUCCA at the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCCA) High Impact CEO Dinner held in Lagos ...on Saturday

Minimum wage: “It is only a mass protest and not strike”, labour clarifies Motolani Oseni The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has confirmed plans to embark on a mass mobilisation of workers for a protest on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, to express displeasure over the delay in transmitting the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on a new National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly by President Mohammadu Buhari.

The union, in a statement on Monday, by the General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, clarified misinterpreted reports which said that the actions for today is strike action. Stating that, the National Executive Council of the NLC had directed that a nationwide protest be observed, if by 31st December 2018 the bill on the National

Minimum Wage is yet to be sent to the National Assembly to be passed as an Act of Parliament.

The statement read in part: “It has come to our attention that some sections of the news media have misrepresented mainly our action plan in reaction to the delay in transmitting the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on a new national minimum wage to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“It should be recalled that the National Executive Council of the NLC met on December 17 last year and directed that we hold nationwide mobilisation of workers and our allies if, by December 31, 2018, the bill on the national minimum wage has yet to be sent to the National Assembly to be passed as an Act of Parliament.

“We immediately announced then that

on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, there will be a nationwide mass mobilisation and protests simultaneously across all states in Nigeria. This does not translate to a strike.”

“When a date is decided for the commencement of a strike subsequently, we will inform the public appropriately”.

Meanwhile, in solidarity for the mass protest, allies of the labour union like the Joint Action Front (JAF), has instructed its affiliates to mobilise their members across the country to join forces with organised Labour today.

In a statement jointly signed by Dr. Dipo Fashina, JAF chairperson and Comrade Abiodun Aremu, JAF Secretary, they urged the NLC to immediately announce a date for the resumption of the indefinite strike, adding that the battle had just begun.

“The Joint Action Front [JAF] declares its

support for the nationwide mass mobilisation and mass protests being organised by organised Labour tomorrow January 8, 2019 in furtherance of the struggle for the actualisation of the of N30,000 as the new Minimum Wage, which was agreed and endorsed by all parties in the Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee”.

“JAF takes serious note of the deceptive and manipulative acts of the presidency, minister of labour and the forum of state governors since the presentation of the Tripartite Committee Report to the Presidency in November 2018, to undermine the actualisation of the N30,000 Minimum Wage, and therefore call on organised Labour, to without further hesitation, give a date for the commencement of the indefinite general strike, in order to compel the actualisation of the New Minimum Wage of N30,000.”

ICT in 2018: Fintechs, Telecoms operators count gains, losses Ladesope Ladelokun 2018 may have come and gone, but some stakeholders in the Information and Communication sector (ICT) agree that events in the year would shape the future of the sector industry experts describe as a contributor of two-digit Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the economy.

While some experts are of the opinion that the year was just another year of colourless activities with harsh government policies taking its toll on the sector, other experts believe the gains recorded in the sector are worth celebrating and can form the foundation

for more remarkable feats in the yearshead.

Baring his mind on the developments in the telecoms sector, for example, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria(ALTON), Mr. Olugbenga Adebayo, in an interview with The Daily Times says despite the challenges confronting the sector,remarkable achievements were recorded.

He says the high moment for the sector was hitting the 30 percent broadband penetration mark while he identified the lowest moment as the shut down of 150 base transceiver stations belonging to mobile telecoms operators due to issues arising from multiple taxation.

He said, “ The high moment is,we’ve

achieved 30 percent broadband penetration.

We also have some positive in the area of payment service banking. You are also aware that the CBN now allows some operators to participate in payment service for financial inclusion.We’ve started having conversation around 5G.We hope that in 2019,we should be able to determine the direction of plan.’’

He continued,” In terms of policy environment,policy environment was quit stable.Regulatory environment was also stable. We hope that the industry will continue to be one of the major drivers of our economy,contributing more to our GDP and attracting more Foreign Direct Investments to the economy.

“In 2019,we hope that having achieved 30

percent broadband penetration,we can now have our economy tending towards more of digital economy by way of availability of e-services across the various sectors of the economy.’’

Dismissing insinuations in some quarters that the 30 percent broadband penetration claim is far from reality and only political to impress Nigerians almost on the eve of an election year , Adebayo said, “ I disagree because the number by middle of 2018 was 28 percent.For me, that we could ramp up to 30 percent by the end 2018 was achievable so I don’t think it is political. And you know that these things are measurable. I know a lot was done in the area of broadband penetration in 2018. The end justifies the means.”

Keystone Bank introduces first Zero Data Mobile Banking feature Motolani Oseni Customers of Keystone Bank Limited, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, can now transact banking services at their convenience on the new ‘Keystone Bank Mobile App’ with Zero Data.

The feature which is another first from the Bank and in the Nigerian banking sector, enables customers enjoy banking services on their mobile phones without data.

According to the Group Managing

Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, Dr. Obeahon Ohiwerei, the development is in demonstration of the bank’s commitment to deliver superior and innovative banking solutions to its customers.

“In our fast-paced and evolving digital world, service literally has to be at the speed of thought; the rules of engagement are changing so fast that customer expectations are as diverse as our lifestyles and choices.

“It is no longer a question of stepping out to the bank but about the convergence of innovative services, digital technology and Omni-channel platforms coming to us at

breakneck speed.

“Mobile Banking for one isn’t entirely new in the industry, but there is no end to innovation in delivering customer convenience; at Keystone Bank that’s what sets us apart and that shall continue to be our strength.

“We are determined to be your preferred bank; dependable, responsive and always within reach,” Ohiwerei stated.

Other notable features of the mobile App are, easy account opening, convenient selfbooking and liquidation of fixed deposits, an expanded list of bill-payment options and

easy activation of standing instructions & recurrent future payments.

Others include, a “Switch Card ON/OFF option” which allows users to disable their cards temporarily if missing & re-enable at the click of a button, the “Hide Balance Feature” which is an additional safeguard against third-party viewing and the “Meet Your Relationship Manager Option” which allows users to call or email their account officers right within the app.

Keystone Bank is a technology and servicedriven commercial bank offering convenient and reliable solutions to its customers.

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FirstBank supports schools, parents with financial educational solutions First Bank of Nigeria Limited has restated its determinatins in supporting schools with their business requirements to promote preparations for the school year, through its array of educational based products and solutions.

The lender said through its collections of products are targeted at enabling schools to acquire their required educational facilities to boost the continued expansion of their schools whilst empowering parents and guardians to seamlessly send their wards back to school.

The Bank explained that its educational products and solutions include the FirstEdu Loan, Operational Vehicle Loan, Term Loans for constructing new sites and extension of existing sites, Personal Loan against Salary (PLAS) and Salary Overdraft (SODA) which enhances parents’ capacity to pay their

children’s school fees.

The FirstEdu loan is targeted at private Nursery, Secondary and A-Levels schools.

The product offers an opportunity for private schools to access flexible funding to meet urgent cash flow needs, replace old furniture and equipment, as well as refurbish dilapidated buildings and classroom blocks.

With this product, school owners/ proprietors can stay ahead of the competition in providing educational services and support to the target population by maintaining an acceptable standard infrastructure at all times.

This product allows the customer access up to N10 million with no tangible collateral required apart from the domiciliation of school account with the Bank. This reduces the cost of borrowing to the customer and eliminates the challenges posed by the provision of

additional demanding collaterals.

The Operational Vehicle Loan is targeted at registered businesses. It allows the entrepreneur to acquire brand new vehicles for the day to day operation of the business.

Organisations can take advantage of this facility to purchase school buses in the case of school proprietors and even upscale their staff welfare schemes through the provision of staff buses. The product terms and conditions are competitive.

Personal Loan against Salary (PLAS) offers customers in paid employment access to cash to meet immediate financial needs such as payment of school fees, medical treatment, holiday expenses, etc. PLAS has a flexible repayment plan spread up to 48 months for our customers’ convenience. There is no equity contribution or collateral requirement.

The Salary Overdraft Account (SODA) is also available to customers who want short tenured overdraft to meet immediate financial needs.

SODA can be dispensed as a one-off overdraft for 30 days with up to 40% net salary and a revolving overdraft for 90 days with 25% of applicant’s average previous 3 months net salary. Only a salary account will qualify one to access PLAS and SODA if one works with any of FirstBank’s approved list of employers.

FirstBank’s educational facilities are offered without collaterals. So as the new school term resumes, the Bank has the right products just for you and is poised to constantly provide the platform to support the life styles of its teeming customers. Customers and stakeholders are enjoined to visit any FirstBank branch for further information about its school solutions.

Vitafoam Nigeria announces N260.51m dividend, bonus shares Temitope Adebayo Vitafoam Nigeria Plc has announced that it has recommended payment of N260.51 million dividend and distribution of bonus shares to shareholders for the financial year ended September 30, 2018.

The Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, Mr. Lekan Sanni, disclsed this in a statement that the cash dividend, representing a dividend per share of 25 kobo is subject to shareholders’ approval and withholding tax.

Besides, shareholders will receive bonus share of one new ordinary share of 50 kobo each for every five ordinary shares of 50 kobo each held as at the close of business

on the qualification date.

Specifically, the new shares shall rank equally in all respects with the existing ordinary shares except that they shall not rank for the dividend recommended for the year ended 30th September, 2018.

Vitafoam Nigeria’s share price closed at N4.50 on the floor of the NSE during the last day of trading.

The foam-manufacturing company audited report and accounts for the year ended September 30, 2018 recorded an impressive growth in sales and profitability.

The company’s revenue rose to N19.53 billion in 2018 from N17.69 billion in 2017, an increase of 10.7 per cent. Profit before tax leaped from N18.13 million in 2017 to

N793.85 million in 2018.

The company made a profit after tax of N601.92 million compared to a loss after tax of N127.69 million recorded in the comparative period of 2017. Earnings per share thus improved from a loss of 15 kobo in 2017 to a gain of 57 kobo in 2018.

Vitafoam Nigeria Plc is Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of flexible, reconstituted and rigid foam products, which has the largest foam manufacturing and distribution network and facilitates just in time delivery of finished products throughout West African Sub region.

Incorporated on 4th August 1962 and listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1978, and remain household names in the Country.

The Company’s commitment to quality

in its production process has earned it several quality awards including the Gold Certificate Award for most of its products.

Vitafoam was the first Foam Manufacturing Company in Nigeria to subject its quality system to the Quality Management System championed by the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON).

The Company’s policy is determined by a competent and dynamic Board, a mix of executive and non-executive directors who are experts in their own fields.

The Company is consolidating its core business by the introduction of innovative value-added products and services and has carved a niche for itself in the industry by its offer of a vast array of high and superior quality products that present the customers with multiple unique choices.

World Bank President, Kim to step down February 1st The World Bank Group president, Jim Yong Kim, on Monday announced he would be stepping down from his position effective February 1, 2019.

Mr. Kim’s announcement is coming more than three years ahead of the end of his tenure in 2022.

“It has been a great honour to serve as President of this remarkable institution, full of passionate individuals dedicated to the mission of ending extreme poverty in our lifetime,” Kim said his statement on Monday.

In his place, the World Bank Group

CEO, Kristalina Georgieva, will assume the role of interim president effective February 1.

Mr. Kim said the work of the World Bank Group is more important now than ever as the aspirations of the poor rise all over the world.

He said problems like climate change, pandemics, famine and refugees continue to grow in both their scale and complexity.

“Serving as President and helping position the institution squarely in the middle of all these challenges has been a great privilege,” Kim said.

As World Bank President since July 2012, the outgoing World Bank Group head noted infrastructure finance as one of the greatest needs in the developing world.

He said he led the Group to mobilize its financing by working with private sector partners to build sustainable, climatesmart infrastructure in developing nations.

Immediately after his exit, Mr. Kim said he would join a firm focussing on increasing infrastructure investments in developing countries. He said details of his new position would be made public later.

Under his Presidency of the Group, Mr.

Kim said the World Bank set the target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and to grow shared prosperity, by focusing on the 40 percent of the population in developing countries.

Besides, he said the Bank enjoyed strong support from shareholders to better position it to respond to the development needs, particularly its Fund for the poorest, the International Development Agency (IDA), which achieved record replenishments that enabled it to increase its work in areas suffering from fragility, conflict, and violence.

L-R: SON Coordinator, Kano/Jigawa States Alhaji Yunusa Muhammad (1st left) with other members of the high table during the training program.

Meat entrepreneur challenges FG on improving power Patrick Okohue A call has gone out to the Federal Government to do more in improving the power infrastructure in the country to help small-scale businesses in its capacity to create employment and do some Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Giving the advise in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer of Meat Embassy, a first-class meat distribution company in Lagos, Mr. Babatunde Wilkey, said that besides the challenge of generating his own electricity to power his operation, his organsiation would have been able to do more in generating employment and reaching out to the less privileged in the society.

Wilkey who spoke while briefing the media on activities lined up to celebrate the organisation’s 10 years of operation said within the period, they have been able to carve a niche for themselves in the hospitality industry and today a force to reckon with in the meat supply chain in most first-class hotels and other such places.

According to Wilkey, “for the past ten years, The Meat Embassy has lived up to its credo, an organisation which was started with less than two hundred thousand naira (200,000) with two staff, a husband and a wife that worked their fingers to their bones, resulting in the organisation growing in leaps and bounds like a mustard seed with over thirty staff (30), with branches in five locations across the country.”

He noted that his organization which has been recognized as the pre-eminent African beef supplier, providing superior brands and freshly packed beef, pork, lamb and goats meat to homes, hotels, resorts and hospitality businesses, does so with no form of chemicals or other preservatives added.

He added that his organsiation which has contact with many animal breeders in the country, while also having its own moderate ranch, has started the first online meat supply business in the country, with free delivery to customers anywhere in Lagos and also added the Smoke House, which is a relaxation spot for well prepared meat culinary.

“Our cutting edge is that we provide unrivalled quality meat, because veterinary doctors from the Ministry of Agriculture make sure all animals to be slaughtered are not diseased or hold no potential threat to human health, this we do in collaboration with NAFDAC. Again it is compulsory that all persons coming in and out of The Meat Embassy premises must get sanitized at the first point of entry to prevent any contact with or spread of disease.

“Therefore as one decade is down, we believe as a mark of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS), I dare say come 5th – 12th January, 2019, The Meat Embassy shall be giving back to the society as a way of saying thank you.

The lineup of activities include going to the orphanage homes to put smile on their faces, and will be followed by a raffle draw at the headquarter of The Meat Embassy on the 12th January, 2019 where, customers that buy goods worth three thousand and above (N3,000) stand a chance to win the 1st Prize of A Ram, 2nd Prize, A Goat, 3rd Prize A Turkey, 4th Price A Bag of Caprice Gold flour with gifts and other consolation prizes”, he said.

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Cross River guber: Alleged adoption of APC candidate, John Enoh, a scam – CNPP The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties in Cross River State has denied the alleged adoption of Senator John Owan-Enoh of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a consensus governorship candidate, describing the report as a scam.

Addressing a world press conference at Transcorp Hotel in Calabar on Monday, the Chairman of the group, Sunday Michael said “As a matter of fact, the said adoption, which in truth was nothing but a scam, with all the ingredients of fraud spiced around it, was attended by 12 political parties and not 15 as it was so claimed.

“The Chairmen of the misrepresented parties are here to refute all claims with same ready to suspend their governorship candidates for adopting an unsellable candidate and for anti party activities.

Who is fooling who?”

The group dissociated its members made up of 43 political parties from such charade, saying “Indeed, we are flummoxed and aghast beyond comprehension as to why a politician in the Class of Senator Owan-Enoh will be so gullible and or perhaps out of desperation to govern the state be so deceived by inconsequential political scavengers, impersonators and desperados.”

The group queried, “On what basis was Sen. Owan Enoh adopted as a consensus candidate when he and Dr Usani Usani are laying claims to the same ticket? Who authorised the eight governorship candidates to carry out the adoption when chairmen of the said parties have since denied their involvement in the said adoption?

Owan-Enoh “The fact of the matter is that we cannot throw our weight behind someone who lacks a distinguished track record of performance or selfless service. How many people oriented bills can Owan Enoh boasts of having initiated?

“Until recently, the road from Calabar through Ikom to Obaanliku was a death trap, yet Owan Enoh has been an elected representative for 20

years now. So how does he justify the office he is seeking to occupy?

“We are putting finishing touches on our planned adoption of one of our candidates on the 20th January 2019 by 4pm here at Transcorp, the event will be attended by all political parties and their exco, the national executive of the CNPP, civil society groups among other dignitaries,” Michael stated.

Olujimi wants Atiku’s Campaign Council in Ekiti dissolved The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has petitioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus, calling on the National Working Committee (NWC) to disband and reconstitute the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Council in Ekiti State.

Olujimi accused former Governor Ayodele Fayose of hijacking the council and injecting his cronies in all strategic positions with the sinister intention to sideline other members of the party from participating in mobilising for the PDP presidential candidate during this year’s election.

The senator told Secondus to compel Fayose to adhere strictly to the resolution reached by stakeholders on how the council should be composed at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Ado Ekiti on December 28, 2018, to forestall cracks and crisis in the party ahead of the much awaited polls.

In a petition dated January 6, 2018 and signed by the PDP senator, she said only immediate dissolution of the highly ‘lopsided’ campaign council can avert unnecessary cleavages in Ekiti PDP, warning that failure to accede

to the request could dim the party’s chances in the state.

Of particular reference, she alluded to a publication in the newspapers wherein changes were made to members of Atiku/Obi Campaign Council for Ekiti State without notifying the stakeholders, describing such as “demeaning and mischievous”.

“The original composition had Prof. Olusola Kolapo as the chairman, Otunba Yinka Akerele as Director General, and Chief Sanya Atofarati as spokesperson/director of media among others while the position of secretary did not exist in the original composition by the national directorate.

“But the publication, which I am rejecting, has Prof. Olusola as chairman, Chief Dipo Anisulowo as DG, Chief Gboyega Oguntuase as Secretary, Jackson Adebayo as spokesperson, and Lere Olayinka as Director, Media and Publicity,” she said.

Olujimi warned that the PDP may lose the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite people’s resolve to vote against the ruling party in the presidential poll if urgent remedial action is not taken to rectify this perceived injustice.

It reads: “It has become imperative to swiftly alert the National Campaign Council of our great party, PDP, and the general public to kindly disregard the misleading publication as to the actual composition of the Campaign Council. The purported publication is not only untrue but also contravenes the prescribed provisions of our party’s guidelines and directive.

“It should be understood that this is another orchestrated plan of former Governor Ayo Fayose to convert the party’s resources and fortunes to his personal enterprise as usual.

“He did it during the last governorship election and our party paid dearly for it in spite of my advice, warnings and outcry. Once beaten is twice shy.

“The publication reportedly cited the cronies and stooges of Mr Ayo Fayose as Chairman, Secretary, Director General, Spokesperson, Director of Media & Publicity among others.

“This is most unacceptable as Ekiti people and Nigerians cannot afford to lose this golden opportunity to change the APC-led maladministration both at the national and state levels for one person’s self-centredness,” she said.

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Zakari speaks on why security threat persists in the north The chairman, Arewa community in Eti-Osa area of Lagos State, Alhaji Zakari Mohammed has charged Northerners not to waver in their support for President Muhammadu Buhari, citing the fact that he has tackled Boko Haram 95 percent contrary to what obtains years back, when the insurgent group laid siege on 19 local governments in the northern parts of the country.

According to Zakari who is also the chairman of Adamawa Youth Association, his community four years ago was under the firm grip of Boko Haram and this scuttled the economic advancement of the people, but that thanks to Buhari, normalcy is now restored and people have their life restored in Adamawa and many other parts of the northern parts of the state.

“Now we are saying Boko Haram this and that, before Buhari came to power, they were holding hostage 19 local governments.

“Buhari has tackled the Boko Haram issue 95 percent, the remaining are barely due to those still trading with the misfortune.

“If I am Buhari I don’t need to campaign, the actions speaks for me, what he has done will speak for him. If Buhari has 80million votes before now it should be double the number. I don’t believe any Arewa person will vote for any other body but Buhari.

“I am from Adamawa like I mentioned earlier and for the past 16 years chairman of Adamawa Youths Association, it is we that know Atiku very well, we know what he can do, so please we are not going to criticise Atiku, but let him go and rest and let Buhari finish what he had started.

“Boko Haram took over my community for two years, they rule and do everything they want there but today, it is unbelievable

Zakari

that our farmers now go to farm, they can sleep outside in the house without fear of attack, they can go to church and mosque, it is a big improvement.

“So for that we will vote Buhari in because of security and peace.”

Zakari also cited the fact that the war against insurgency has been politicised to an extent that men of the Nigerian Army, do more of business than prosecution of war against the insurgent Boko Haram.

“What I observe is that there are political interests responsible for the sustenance of the security threats in the North East, there are some people that have interest in this Boko Haram issue, they have turned to business.

“We have seen it physically, you can send somebody to go and fight war and that person turns to become a business man there.

“You find out that it is the Army selling yam, clothes, meat in the market, they are even the ones buying things from the farms, how do you succeed in prosecuting such war when you are making money? You don’t want the war to end.

“It is not that Boko Haram has overpowered out Army no!

They have turned this thing into business, in times past when they deploy Army to the North East, some will want to resign but now they pay money to go there.

Knowing they will make money, once this cease the war will come to an end,” Zakari asserts.

Zakari however, noted that the chairman of the Lagos State Arewa United Political Forum, Alhaji Dandamma Yabo deserves to be given the recognition by the state government, having been a selfless leader that rallies all the Arewa people in Lagos from the 57 local governments.

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POWER FROM ABOVE INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CENTRE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORM THAT THE ABOVE NAMED 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. DAVID ITODO. - PRESIDENT 2. KINGSLEY UWEH. - SECRETARY 3. ITODO GIDEON ITODO AIM TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

EMPOWER HER INITIATIVE

RHEMA DELIVERANCE MISSION

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

BETA LIFE FOR ALL INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORM THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MISSION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEE NAME UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORM THAT THE ABOVE NAMED 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) CHIZOBAM IKECHI CHILAKA 2) DR OBICHI OBIAJUNWA 3) PHARM. NDIDI ONYEDEBELU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1) TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SKILL 2) TO PROVIDE LIFE COACHING AND PERSONAL BRAND DEVELOPMENT FOR FEMALES ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEE REMOVED ARE: 1. FRAN OGBUEFI. - REMOVED 2. PETER ONYEKWELU. - REMOVED 3. AZIKE MBAH. - REMOVED 4. SYVANUS OFILI - REMOVED NEW TRUSTEE MEMBER 1. PROPHET DR. CHIDOZIE NWACHUKWU. - APPOINTED 2. PASTOR ANENE NWACHUKWU. - APPOINTED 3. BARR. DR. P. C. NWEKE. APPOINTED

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE LONG-LASTING SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES, INCLUDING WOMEN THEREBY EASING THEIR SELF SUFFICIENCY 2. TO ENABLE DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH LOW INCOME, INCLUDING WOMEN TO DEPEND LESS ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT 3. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF A VIBRANT SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE SECTOR IN NIGERIA TO MOVE TO A MARKET ECONOMY

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

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

RETAINED TRUSTEE MEMBER 1. BISHOP ARTHUR NWACHUKWU NWEKE

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ROSEMARY JOHNSON FOUNDATION

IN OUR HANDS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. ROSEMARY CHIZOROM JOHNSON - CHAIRMAN 2. CHIKEZIE WILSON EZE - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED 2. ASSIST THE HOMELESS WITH A DECENT PLACE TO ALWAYS LAY THEIR HEAD TO SLEEP 3. HEALTH CARE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED 4. PROVISION OF GOOD MEAL FOR THE HUNGRY ON THE STREETS 5. ORGANIZING OF SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMS FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED 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 BY SECRETARY

LOSS OF DOCUMENTS THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF LAND DOCUMENTS IN RESPECT OF NO 151D MEASURING 600 SQUARE METERS IN DAWAKI EXTENSION ,RELOCATION, LAYOUT, FCT, ABUJA, CUSTOMARY RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY DATED 1/10/2001 AND REGULARIZATION OF LAND TITLES AND DOCUMENTS OF FCT AREA COUNCIL, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DATED 11/09/13 WITH NEW FILE NUMBER EB45408, BELONGING TO LATE MRS .RITA IKPO. ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND PLEASE KINDLY RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION . GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

THE COVENANT LIVING FAITH MISSION

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLUDOTUN ADEWUNMI - SECRETARY 2. CLARA OLONINIYI 3. TOPE OLONINIYI - CHAIRMAN 4. JIDE DIYA

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AJAYI GLORY OREJESU - CHAIRMAN 2. LAWAL SAKEENAH DEMILADE - SECRETARY 3. POPOOLA EBENEZER OLUFUNSO - BOARD MEMBER 4. BALOGUN OLUFEMI SAMSON - “ 5. AJAYI OLUMIDE ABIMBOLA - “ 6. YEMI-MAKINDE OLUWAKEMI - LEGAL ADVISER

TRUSTEES ARE 1. CHIKA DIBIA. 2. CHUKWU UCHENNA EMMANUEL

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND ERADICATING GENDER BASED ON VIOLENCE. 2) TO ADVANCE QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGH POLICY AND DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OUTREACH AND EMPOWERMENT TO WINDOWS, WIDOWERS, ORPHANAGE, EGED PERSONS HOME

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

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

SIGNED: LAWAL SAKEENAH DEMILADE (SECRETARY)

THE UNITERS’ HUB INITIATIVE

SIGHED:- DIBIA CHIKA

CHRIST AGLOW MINISTRY

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY 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. PAMELA DANIEL ADEBARA 2. ATOYEBI OYERONKE FUNMI 3. IMIEMOHON NAOMI 4. IZE LADELE 5. PEMIDA EDWARD ONIMISI.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR WILSON I O UWHOKORI 2. ALEXANDER A UWHOKORI 3. UWHOKORI O ABIADE 4. OLUWABIYI EMMANUEL KAYODE. 5. KAYODE. O .OJUYENUM.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO RESCUE NEGLECTED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN THEREBY GIVEN THEM A HOPE AND BRIGHT FUTURE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. 2. TO ENGAGE IN HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES INLINE WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

NIVANS INITIATIVE FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

YOUNG PATRIOTS’ ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

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

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 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)OLADOKUN DAMILOLA 2)OLADOKUN PATRICIA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UWUBA NICHOLAS EVANS - PRESIDENT 2. OMOTEINSE GAIUS OLUWATOYIN - TREASURER 3. OJEDIRAN TEMINIJESU AYOB - SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ORJIAKOR HARRISON BEN - PRESIDENT. 2. ADEPEGBA ABAYOMI - TREASURER 3. IBRAHIM MUAZZAM SHEHU - SECRETARY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENCE AND THROUGH PEACE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. 2. TO ENHANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATE AVENUES FOR LUCRATIVE AND REWARDING CAREERS FOR YOUTHS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE SELFLESS SERVICES AMONG PEOPLE OF THE YONGER GENERATION. 2. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND NATIONAL UNITY AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT TRIBAL ORIGINS.

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

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BE DEVOTED IN THE COVENANT WORSHIP OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO BE MISSIONARIES AND SOUL WINNERS. 3. TO PROMOTE AND EXECUTE LIVING HUMAN CAPACITY PROGRAMS FOR BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL BODY.

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HIGHLIFE ADVOCACY FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: OSEZUA STEPHEN-IMOBHIO JAHMAN OLADEJO ANIKULAPO TAIWO AJAI LYCETT PETER SUNDAY IGHO JAMES NII NOI MENSAH JOSEPH AGBURUWHUO NWOBIKE ADEOLUWA AYOKUNLE OKUNADE

- PRESIDENT - SECRETARY - MEMBER ” ” ” “

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: TO REPOSITION HIGHLIFE MUSIC AS A HERITAGE RESOURCE CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING TO NATIONAL REVENUE DRIVE, EARNING FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR THE NATION AND ARTISTES, WHO ARE WORTHY BRAND AND CULTURAL AMBASSADORS FOR NIGERIA, THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND ITS DESCENDANTS IN THE DIASPORA. TO ORGANIZE AND/OR SPONSOR HIGHLIFE MUSIC SHOWS, EVENTS, SYMPOSIA, RENAISSANCE DOCUMENTARIES, AWARDS, ETC. FROM TIME TO TIME WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA. TO EMBARK ON TRAINING AND RETRAINING ON MEMBERS’ RIGHTS TO THE PROTECTION OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. 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: BARRISTER OKENNA NNEBEDUM

AJEGUNLE YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

19 Classified

ABUNDANCY OF CHRIST CHURCH RC: 94618

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. CHIGOROM JUDE GREAT 2. CHIGOROM IFEYINWA BENEDINE 3. CHUKWUEZE AMAKA ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED CHIGOROM JUDE GREAT DREAMVILLE ESTATE LANDLORDS & RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. ASIEMO JOHN ODAFE 2. SIAWE ISAAC EBIOWEI 3. UBOGU MICHEAL OROBOSA

TRUSTEE MEMBERS: 1. ADELEKAN ADEYEMI. - SECRETARY 2. BALOGUN CLEMENT MORAKINYO 3. OLASUNKANMI, ADEGORITE 4. ATEWOGBOLA ADEDEJI ABIMBOLA - CHAIRMAN 5. OGUNDARE GBENGA JAMES

AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEDGE IN TGE SOCIETY AND HELP IN DEVELOPING TALENT THAT WILL HELP THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

SIGNED SECRETARY

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

TRUSTEES 1. ADENMOSUN OLURANTI OLADIMEJI --PRESIDENT 2. ADENMOSUN DAVID OLASODUN --VISE PRESIDENT 3. ADENMOSUN SARIAN OLUBUKUNOLA ---SECRETAY 4. AIYELAGDE RAMOTA MOTUNRAYO --ASSIST SECRETAY 5. AKINDUTIRE JANET IWARE --TREASURER 6.FABUNMI SEMIU OLANREWAJU -- FINANCIAL SECRETARY 7. ADENMOSUN YETUNDE PHEBEAN -- PUBLICITY/WELFARE SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROVIDE A WELL BALANCE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION THAT WILL PROTECT THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE NATION THROUGH PROVISION OF SCHOOLS TO UNIVERSITY LEVEL FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH 2. TO PROVIDE PUBLICITY SOCIAL WELFARE TO THE MEMBERS, THE DISTITUTE AND REFUGEES TO GET SHELTERS SUCCOR AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND TO BUILD HOSPITAL AND CLINIC, E.T.C IN OUR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTS 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

AMANAH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. SILBA IFEANYICHUKWU UZOCHUKWU 2. MR. CHUKWUNWIKE ERNEST OKOYE 3. MR. SUNDAY PAUL EFANIMJOR

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

LOSS OF DOCUMENT/ CHANGE OF TRUSTEES:

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH AND A CHANGE OF THE FORMER TRUSTEES WHO ARE NO MORE WITH THE CHURCH. THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IKECHUKWU FRANCIS UCHE 2. NELSON EFFIONA EZEKIEL 3. AKPAN HENRY LOUIS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

THE NEW TRUSTEE IS: 1. IKECHUKWU FRANCIS UCHE

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

ERIKE ETCHIE FOUNDATION

- (CHAIRMAN) - (SECRETARY)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPORTS FOR THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF MEMBERS’ SOCIO-ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING. 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND ENSURE THAT MEMBERS PROVIDE QUALITY PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE EXPECTATION AND SATISFACTION OF THE CONSUMERS AT ALL TIMES AND IN THE PROCESS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADEBISI AHMAD KAMALDEEN. 2. RAZI SHAFEEK FAKIH 3. AMINULAHI IBRAHEEM ADIO 4. ADEBISI IBROHIM ADEFOWOPE 5. AMINULLAHI ABDULKABIR IDOWU.

TO ESTABLISH, RUN, PROMOTE, SUPPORT, GRANT AID OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PREMARY, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ANY BRANCH AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO SUPPORT BY GIVING DONATIONS OR FINANCIAL AID, THE INITIATIVE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANISATION OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING EDUCATION.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD 2. TO HELP RESTORE THE LOST GLORY OF MAN 3. TO BRING HOPE TO THE HOPELESS 4. TO ORGANIZE SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOP, FAITH SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF PEOPLE IN THE LORD 5. TO ESTABLISHED A BIBLE COLLEGE, TRAINING, LICENSE AND ORDAIN MINISTERS WITH THE COLLABORATION OF INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SCHOOL. SIGNED: IKECHUKWU FRANCIS UCHE.

SCAM DIVORCE

THIS IS TO NOTIFY 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 1 OF 1990.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT ANY

BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS ARE: 1. ERIKE DAVID UKUNORITSE - CHAIRMAN 2. ERIKE ETCHIE DAVID EYEWU - TREASURER 3. ERIKE ETCHIE ALFRED ORITSUWA O, - SECRETARY

AND ENGR (MRS) ADIOGU PERPETUA CHIZOBA IS

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO THE NEEDY FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION LEVEL. 2. TO PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL EMPOWERMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR GROWING POPULATION 3. TO PROMOTE HEALTH FACILITIES IN THE RURAL AREA COMMUNITIES.

NO RECOGNITION SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO IT AS WE

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

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. SANUSI ABUBAKAR ISMAIL - PRESIDENT 2. SOKUNBI AREMU JAMIU - VICE PRESIDENT 3.OLAWALE JELILI OLANIYI - GENERAL SECRETARY 4. OYAYOMI BASHIR MORAKINYO -TREASURER 5. IKUMAPAYI TAOFEEQ AJANI - MEMBER 6. SALAU TAIWO JELILI - MEMBER 7.ABDULSALAM ABUDULLAHI - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : TO PREACH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC RELIGION AS LAID DOWN BY THE HOLY QURAN AND HADITH OF HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMED (S. A. W) ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

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

TRUSTEES 1.KAREEM OLAYIWOLA KAMARUDEEN___CHAIRMAN. 2. ALAGBE OLUWATOSIN KAYODE.__MEMBER 3. AZEEZ OLAYIWOLA MUSBAU___MEMBER 4.ODOFIN BABATUNDE FRANK___MEMBER 5. JIMOH AZEEZ OLABODE.___MEMBER 6.ADEBOWALE ADEBARE TIMOTHY---SECRETARY AIMS 1, TO ASSIST EACH OTHER WHERE NECESSARY. 2.TO ACT AS A UNITED FONT IN ANY ACTION TAKEN. TO PROMOTE RULE OF LAW EQUITY AND JUSTICE ASSOCIATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED TRUSTEES

SIGNED TRUSTEES

SIGNED TRUSTEES

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.

SHABAB IJITIADI ISLAMIYAH SOCIETY OF NIG. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR LOSS OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C

DIVORCE NOTICE BETWEEN CHIEF EZE DUKE GODWIN FORGED AND FRAUD. ARE STILL LEGALLY MARRIED AND I AM TAKING CARE OF OUR SIX CHILDREN. THIS IS FOR OFFICIAL AND RECORD PURPOSES. SIGNED- ENGR (MRS) ADIOGU PERPETUA CHIZOBA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 OLAGOKE OSENI ATANDA -CHAIRMAN 2 YUSUF MUKAILA OLAWOLE-SECRETARY 3 KOLAWOLE ADEBAYO FOLORUNSO 4 SHITTU ABDUL RASAKI 5 LAWAL ADAMA AYIKI 6 SUBERU BUSARI SARUMI 7 RAIMI MUYIBAT MOROLAHUN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG SONS DAUGHTERS AND ENTIRE PEOPLE OF MODEKE, IGBOHO COMMUNITY 2. TO RENDER SELFLESS SERVICE FOR THE UNITY PROGRESS AND PEACE OF MODEKE IGBOHO COMMUNITY 3. TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE MOTIVATION OF THE PEOPLE OF MODEKE IGBOHO COMMUNITY FOR THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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WE, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS 1).

OKOLO ANGELA IFEOMA 2) OBI-ONWUACHU CHISOM JENIFFER 3) OBI-ONWUACHU KOSISOCHUKWU STEPHANIE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS 1) OKAFOR ANGELA IFEOMA CHRIS 2) OKAFOR CHISOM JENIFFER 3) OKAFOR KOSISOCHUKWU STEPHANIE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EBIERE WOMEN FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1.BIOKO GABRIEL TARELA PRESIDENT 2.BIOKO RUTH BULUNBELE SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH ORGANIZING OF WORKSHOP AND SKILL ANY OBJECTION TO THE ABOVE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI STREET MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED-PRESIDENT

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DADA SAHEED

TOMMY FRIDAY

ADDITION OF NAME

MISS SOLOLA BOLUWATIFE

FORMALY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLATUNJI BOLUWATIFE VICTORIA NOW MISS SOLOLA BOLUWATIFE VICTORIA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IGE MARIAM OMOLARA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS DADA MARIAM OMOLARA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ADEYEMI KEHINDE BISOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADEKOYA KEHINDE BISOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLOLADE SAHEED ABIMBOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DADA SAHEED OLOLADE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I,TOMMY FRIDAY E, TOMMY EKERETTE FRIDAY AND TOMMY FRIDAY EKERETTE IS ONE PERSON BEARING THE NAMES BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOMMY FRIDAY EKERETTE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AMIRA RAPHEAL OLABODE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLABODE RAPHEAL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMIRA RAPHEAL OLABODE . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID .BANKS, GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OYEYEMI OLUSOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OYEYEMI OLUSOLA OKUSAMI . NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS OYEYEMI OLUSOLA OKUSAMI -TEMIRO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

IDEMUDIA LISA I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OBIRE LISA ESE NOW WISH TO BE CALLED NOW WISH TO BE CALLED IDEMUDIA LISA ESE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEKACHI IKEGBULAM, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKON FELICIA ONYEKACHUKWU . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIAN MACBETH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIAN MACBETH CHIBUIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEMUO AMBROSE OBIDI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OPARAUGO PRECIOUS CHUKWUEBUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

NWAEBO GINIKA

MRS. DIKE OLUCHI

ADDITION OF NAME

ALIU SEKINAT I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ARIJE SEKINOTU ADUNNI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ALIU SEKINAT ADUNNI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLAOYE BALIKISS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BABAJIDE BALIKISS OLAMIDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OLAOYE BALIKISS OLAMIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS SEUN OGUNBEKUN I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS SAKA SEUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS SEUN OGUNBEKUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MUTIU OLAMIDE FORMERLY KNOWN AS OLALEYE MUTIU OLAYINKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MUTIU OLAMIDE OLALEYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

EPHRAIM VICTORIA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS EDIYEA EPHRAIM VICTORIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS EPHRAIM VICTORIA ETIM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS ALOBA OLUWAKEMI OLUWABUSOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS BANKOLE OLUWAKEMI OLUWABUSOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANNE GINIKA CATHERINE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAEBO GINIKA CATHERINE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ANOSIKE OLUCHI LORITA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. DIKE OLUCHI LORITA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWU URENNA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWU URENNA PRECIOUS . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABDULLAHI KUDIRAT I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AKINTUNDE FATIMA ATOKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ABDULLAHI KUDIRAT AMOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ODETUNDE-KING BLESSING I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ODETUNDE BLESSING ABIGAIL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ODETUNDE-KING BLESSING ABIGAIL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ABASS YUSUF I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BADEJO YUSSUF TOHA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ABASS YUSUF TOHA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OMOGUNLOYE FUMILAYO

OKHANI BRYAN

MRS NWADIKE JESSICA

OKON FELICIA

MRS BECKLEY OLUWAKEMI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FUMI TAIWO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OMOGUNLOYE FUMILAYO YINKA. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 14/02/1991. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PATRICK MICHAEL BRYAN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OKHANI BRYAN DANIEL. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 31/05/1993. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS MMADU JESSICA CHINOMSO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS NWADIKE JESSICA CHINOMSO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS ADEYANJU OLUWAKEMI ALICE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS BECKLEY OLUWAKEMI ALICE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

AJAO JOY I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AKANDE JOY MARY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS AJAO JOY MARY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OGECHI JULIET I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OGECHI EZEOGU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OGECHI JULIET NDUNERI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ABANA AMOS I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABANA BULUS ZAKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ABANA

SALAUDEEN ISHAQ FORMERLY KNOWN AS SALAWU ISIAKA ABOLORE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS SALAUDEEN ISHAQ ABOLORE . ALL FORMER

MRS. ADETOYINBO

AFATCHAO DAYO

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEOWO OLUWATOBILOBA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADETOYINBO OLUWATOBILOBA DORCAS. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

OGUNLEYE OLAWUNMI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FRACIS TOSIN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AFATCHAO DAYO TOSIN. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

UYI PEREWARI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UYI PEREWARI TONY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UYI PEREWARI PETER. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

ONYEMA PAUL

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSHIOKPU ONYEMA PAUL ON DOCUMENTS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEMA PAUL. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME

MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ALADE - YUSUFF ABDULHAKEEM ADEYENI. INSTEAD OF ALADE YUSUFF HAKEEM ADEYENI IN MY DRIVERS LICENSE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

OLABISI THEREZA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABOSEDE KIKELOMO OLABISI SOYEBI, NOW TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLABISI THEREZA KIKELOMO ABOSEDE ADENIREGUN. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MRS BANKOLE OLUWAKEMI

AIZENABOR ANASTASIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AIZENABOR ANASTASIA EMMANUELLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS AIZENABOR ANASTASIA EMMANUELLA OBAFEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

REMOVAL OF NAME

THAT ON SOME OF MY DOCUMENT ,MY NAME APPEARS AS AYINDE OYINLADE RACHAEL. THAT I WISH TO REMOVE OYINLADE FROM MY NAME THAT HENCEFORTH I WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS AYINDE RACHAEL, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

SANNI MARIAM

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SANNI MARIAM ADETOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SANNI MARIAM ABIMBOLA. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEWALE AKEEM ADEKUNLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEWALE JOSEPH ADEKUNLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MAMMUD AISHAT SHOLA AND MAHMUD AYISHAT KUBURAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MAMMUD KOBURAT AISHAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AMINAGHO OKAH I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWUKA JOY AND LEWU AYOMIDE JOY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMINAGHO OKAH JOY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IREWOLE OLAYINKA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAYINKA ABIODUN OGUNWOLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IREWOLE OLAYINKA ABIODUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

USMAN YAKUBU FORMERLY USMAN ANDREW NOW USMAN YAKUBU. DATE OF BIRTH 3RD JUNE 1996.

FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABDULSALAM KHAOLAT FORMERLY IBIYEYE KHAOLAT RONKE NOW ABDULSALAM KHAOLAT RONKE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

RASAK IFEOLUWA FORMERLY AKINFENWA COMFORT OLUWASEUN NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS RASAK IFEOLUWA ABIBAT. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AKINFENWA COMFORT FORMERLY AKINLOTAN OLADUNNI BUKOLA NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS AKINFENWA COMFORT. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY ALAGLO YAOVI TOUSSINT NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS ALAGLO ERIC YAOVI . CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH: 1ST NOVEMBER, 1990. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ALAGLO ERIC

ABDULLAHI GBEMISOLA FORMERLY LAWAL GBEMISOLA RASHIDAT NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS ABDULLAHI GBEMISOLA RASHIDAT. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEOBA ADEYENI

ANI JAMES I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANI JAMES ABUCHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANI JAMES TALENT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MANDA I. F NWAEFULU I FORMERLY KNOWN AS IFEAYINACHUKWU FELICIA NWAEFULU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MANDA I. F NWAEFULU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

ADELEKE ADEOLA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSINAKE GRACE ANUOLUWAPO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADELEKE ADEOLA DEBORAH . ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IJONGO BLESSING I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UCHEAWAJI UGBANA BLESSING, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IJONGO BLESSING UCHEAWAJI ..

ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEDOKUN MONSURU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNDEPO OLALEKAN MONSURU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDOKUN MONSURU OLALEKAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MAMMUD KOBURAT

AYANSIJI OLUWATOBI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ISAJIMI OLUWATOBI ELIZABETH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS AYANSIJI OLUWATOBI ELIZABETH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OPARAUGO PRECIOUS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FASHORO MOTURAYO OYINLOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKEREDOLU OLUWABUNMI OYINLOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMODIYAH ADEYENI EMMANUEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEOBA ADEYENI EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OYEWALE JOSEPH

DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

CHRISTIAN MACBETH

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ESAN OLAWUNMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNLEYE OLAWUNMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OCHAYI GRACE FORMERLY AGADA GRACE ENEH NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS OCHAYI GRACE ENEH. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AKEREDOLU OLUWABUNMI

AMOS ZAKA . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISMAEEL BARIKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GBADEGESIN ISMAEEL BARIKA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEDOKUN MONSURU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNDEPO OLALEKAN MONSURU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDOKUN MONSURU OLALEKAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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21 Classified ABIDU MUSA I FORMERLY KNOW AND ADDRESSED AS ABDUL MUSA ABDUL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOW AND ADDRESSED AS ABIDU MUSA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VAILD. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, MISS ANGELA UBAKU NWANKWO, WISH TO BE NOW KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. UBAKU ANGELA EMMANUEL NNEJI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. MY BANKS, AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC, TAKE NOTE.

JOSHUA OLABAMIDELE I FORMERLY KNOW AND ADDRESSED AS JOSHUA AIYEDIPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOW AND ADDRESSED AS JOSHUA OLABAMIDELE OLORUNTOBA ALL FORMAL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VAILD GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS AKPA CHINWE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS KAMEN CHINWE SCHOLASTICA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AKPA CHINWE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IGWILO CHIAMAKA JENNIFER NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OKOLO CHIAMAKA JENNIFER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANI EMMANUEL OKECHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNAMANI EMMANUEL OKECHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR CHINYERE DORATHY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OUNOHA IJEAMAKA HARRIETH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANI GIFT OKECHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANICHUKWU GIFT OKECHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VICTOR NZE IBEKWE-UCHE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHIBUEZE IBEKWE-UCHE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OGUJI IFEANYI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANI EMEKA JOHN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUJI IFEANYI EMEKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKONKWO STELLA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWOBI STELLA CHIKODILI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKONKWO STELLA CHIKODILI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ONAH HANNAH I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AGBO HANNAH NDIDIAMAKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ONAH HANNAH NDIDIAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGBODOANI REBECCA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BECKY OGBAJE SEYI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGBODOANI REBECCA SEYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS MBONU VICTORIA CHIOMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NSONWU-DURU VICTORIA CHIOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS NSONWU-DURU VICTORIA

OBI GLORIA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBIADIEWE NKIRUKA GLORIA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBI GLORIA NKIRUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ELECHI CHIGOZIE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELECHI DANIEL CHIGOZIE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELECHI CHIGOZIE CHARLES. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ILOABUCHI ANAYO I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABIREH ANAYO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ILOABUCHI ANAYO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LINDA CHINEDU NWACHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLIVIA CHINEDU NWACHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLIVIA CHINEDU

IGWE IFEANYI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOSEPH IGWE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGWE IFEANYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBONNA HYCINTH GODWIN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBONNA CHUKWU HYCINTH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAOZURU ONYEKACHI FAMOUS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAOZURU ONYEKACHI GODSWILL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OGECHI PHILOMINA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGODO PHILOMINA CHUKWUMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGECHI PHILOMINA OJON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EGEDE ALOYSIUS I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGEDE DANIEL ALOYSIUS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGEDE ALOYSIUS AWOKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBODO CLEMENT IGWE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBODO CLEMENT IGWE. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 14TH JUNE 1978. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OGBODO CLEMENT

NNEKA MARIA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNEKA MARIA AGU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNEKA MARIA OGBAGA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWOKE BENJAMIN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAKUMA BENJAMIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

NWAKUMA BENJAMIN

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Inaugural ATP Cup for men holds in Sydney next January

The inaugural edition of the $15 million ATP Cup men’s team event will be hosted in Sydney, Brisbane and one other city in the lead-up to the Australian Open next January, Tennis Australia announced on Monday.

Sydney, which will host the knockout rounds and final, announced a A$50.5 million ($36 million) upgrade of the Olympic Tennis Center venue on Friday, which includes putting a roof on the main showcourt.

Perth, which has hosted the mixed team Hopman Cup for the last 30 years, and Adelaide are the other cities likely to be in the running to host the group stage of the event along with Brisbane.

The 24-team tournament is seen as a threat to the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) revamped 18-nation Davis Cup competition starting in Madrid in November.

The new ATP event also has major implications for the other men’s and mixed events in Australia and further afield that have traditionally been used by

players to prepare for the year’s first grand slam at Melbourne Park.

Brisbane will host ATP Cup matches along with the existing WTA event for women but there is likely to be no men’s draw at the Brisbane International from next year.

Sydney also currently hosts men and women’s draws at the Sydney International — a tournament with a history dating back to 1885 — in the week before the Australian Open.

No details were given about how the hosting of the Jan. 3-12 ATP Cup would affect the men’s event but Tennis Australia said there could potentially be a new women’s tournament in Australia.

The most contentious potential casualty of the restructuring is the Hopman Cup, which was won by Swiss pairing Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic at the weekend.

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rather than the tours, the event has been played out in front of healthy crowds in Perth since 1989 but is unlikely to survive without any top male players.

Tennis Australia is contracted to host the tournament until 2022 and are on record as having said they “planned to honour” that agreement with the local government in Western Australia.

Craig Tiley, who is chief executive of Tennis Australia as well as co-organizer of the ATP Cup, said the time was right to expand the sport’s offering to Australian tennis fans.

“We want more players rewarded, more opportunities for them, more opportunities for fans to get to see them … more global exposure for the sport,” he added.

“A major step toward achieving that vision is to deliver world-class tennis to cities across Australia, which is what the ATP Cup will do.

“It is the next piece in a vision that will ultimately grow tennis and provide inspiration for future generations.”

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to test new, regular players against Egypt

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he would be testing some new players when the Eagles clash with the Pharaohs of Egypt in the much anticipated international friendly match slated for Late Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, in March.

Shortly after the 2018 World Cup held in Russia, Rohr extended invitations to these four players namely Samuel Kalu, Samuel Chukwueze, Semi Ajayi and Jamilu Collins and the players have since proved to be quality addition to the Eagles by seamlessly blending into the

first team of the senior National football team.

That has impressed and also motivated the Franco-German football tactician who is now planning to test fresh legs against the Egyptians.

The Eagles gaffer had told newsmen late December 2018 that he had been moving across Europe to personally watch some of the matches involving Super Eagles’ players in their various clubs in Europe and has also discovered few quality players that he may like to test against the Egyptian national team.

Besides that Rohr has

concluded plans with his assistants to watch live some of the matches of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in order to get fresh legs to be included in the pools of talents needed by the Eagles to succeed this year and beyond.

“We are using the friendly against strong Egypt National team to test some players.

“I and my assistants are not taking the friendly match against Egypt lightly. In fact we are planning to win the friendly match in preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations this year”, Rohr disclosed.

Guinea accepts to host Amaju Pinnick: CAF will pick the best 2025 Africa Cup of Nations candidate to host 2019 Nations Cup Guinea has accepted to stage the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations instead of the 2023 edition, a move that confirms Cameroon as the 2021 hosts, the Confederation of African Football president said Monday.

“I am delighted with this change in the organisation of the calendar that will see the Nations Cup take place in Guinea in 2025 and I am proud that the president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has himself accepted,” Ahmad Ahmad said.

Ahmad, who held talks with Conde on Sunday, told reporters it was a similar situation to Cameroon, which will stage the 2021 tournament having been stripped of hosting this year’s edition.

In 2014, CAF awarded hosting rights to Cameroon (2019), Ivory Coast (2021) and Guinea (2023).

Following the decision to remove this year’s edition from Cameroon because of severe delays in building stadiums and

security concerns, Egypt and South Africa have bid to step in as hosts.

CAF will announce on Wednesday which of the two countries has won the right to host the tournament, with the clock ticking to the June 15 kickoff.

Ivory Coast will now host the tournament in 2023.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation and the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football, Amaju Pinnick has pledged that the African football –ruling body will vote for the best –qualified candidate between Egypt and South Africa to host this year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Pinnick, who is also President of the AFCON Organizing Committee, told thenff .com that his committee has analysed the strengths of the two bidding nations and would advise CAF on the better option ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the CAF Executive Committee that will select the host country.

“The AFCON committee of which I am the chairman has done a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) on both bidding countries and we will meet on the sideline of the CAF Football Awards to finally decide on the best option and present same to CAF before Wednesday’s meeting,” Pinnick told the thenff .com.

“The interest of African football is paramount in this. It is important that we get this right so that the selected country can quickly put structures in place for the championship which is only about five months away.”

CAF had in November 2018 stripped designated host, Cameroon, of the right to host the 2019 AFCON as a result of delays in construction and security threats.

Egypt and South Africa have differing strengths with regards to their individual bids to host the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals holding this summer. This year’s edition will be the first to entertain 24 teams.

South Africa hosted and won the 1996 finals that was taken away from Kenya for ill-preparedness, and then also hosted the 2013 finals (that Nigeria won) after civil strife

broke out in the designated host nation, Libya, in 2011.

In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup – a 30 –day, 32 –nation extravaganza that was widely seen as a magnificent success. A year earlier, the nation also hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup. Egypt has hosted the continent’s top football house party three times previously, including hosting and winning the 1986 and 2006 finals. The country also hosted the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in 1997 and the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in 2009.

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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to earn N20m salary The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has rewarded Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr with an improved salary after his contract renewal.

This much was disclosed to newsmen by the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick.

The CAF first vice president stated that the German coach’s contract was recently renewed and part of the clause in the new contract was $10,000 addition to his salary.

“We recently renewed the contract of Rohr and in the new contract is an addition of $10,000 to his monthly salary. His new salary is $55,000 (about N2 million),” Pinnick said.

The NFF boss also dispelled reports that the Super Eagles coach is being owed backlog of salaries, stressing that the federation has been up to date with the coach’s salary.

“We’re not owing Rohr or any of the national team coaches,” Pinnick said frankly.

Cardiff City set to battle Crystal Palace for Chelsea’s Victor Moses

Paul Aigbogun: No training tour for Flying Eagles Flying Eagles head coach Paul Aigbogun has stressed that they are looking at training the invited players to knock them into shape before embarking on some friendly matches ahead of their trip to Niger Republic for the CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations starting from February 2 to 17.

Aigbogun noted that with the fact that they already have a crowded programme, it will be difficult for them to embark on a training tour as they have about 30 players to work with before trimming them down to the required number for the championship in Niger Republic.

He said he would have loved to have as many Nigerian players as possible that are eligible to play in his squad but that some foreign-based players they pencilled down are having the challenge of not getting the nod of their teams

to come for it since the competition is not captured in the FIFA free window.

“We don’t have that much time to prepare for the competition again and to say that we are going on a training tour may not be to our advantage,” Aigbogun said.

“We are expecting 30 players in camp on Monday (today) in Abuja and the preparation will be very intense to ensure we get the best players for the competition. We are going to play some friendly games after we have been able to train for some days to bring the players back into shape.

“We are optimistic of our chances and are going to Niger Republic with high hope that we can compete and can grab one of the tickets to the World Cup. We want to train very well here and then proceed to Niger from here.”

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English Premier League strugglers Cardiff City have reportedly entered the race to sign Victor Moses from Chelsea this month ahead of Crystal Palace.

The Nigerian international has been linked with several clubs in recent times as his future at Stamford Bridge continues to be placed under scrutiny.

Following Maurizio Sarri’s appointment as the club’s first-team manager, the versatile right-back has struggled to secure regular gametime, with Cesar Azpilicueta and Davide Zappacosta ahead of him in the pecking order.

NNL: The four promoted team won’t be push overs The Chairman of the Nigeria National League, Chidi Offor Okenwa has hailed the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick for his timely intervention after NNL Super Eight play-off finally kick-off in Aba on Sunday.

After several crisis the tournament that will determine the four teams that will secure promotion tickets to the NPFL did kickoff today at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba with four matches played.

Chidi Offor Okenwa, however, thanked the CAF first Vice president for the role he played in making the play-off sees the light of the day after several misunderstanding because of the eight teams, NFF and LMC. “I want to start by thanking the Nigeria Football Federation headed by the President, Amaju Pinnick and others for

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This has led to speculation regarding a potential move away from West London in the January transfer window.

Crystal Palace had been previously linked with a swoop to sign Moses but according to fresh claims from Wales Online, Neil Warnock’s Cardiff side have expressed an interest.

It is reported that after missing out on a loan deal for Nathaniel Clyne recently, the Bluebirds have turned their attention towards securing a move for the Chelsea star on a temporary basis until the end of the season.

making it possible for us to be here doing this very beautiful business,” he told the media.

“I take exception to the controversies.

All those involved in this sport are youth irrespective of their age. You know what happens to youth, they agree to disagree and vice versa. There were family issues they were teething but they had been resolved. We have done what we are supposed to do in terms of organization of the tournament.

He, however, added that the four teams that will be promoted to the NPFL next won’t be pushovers , As the aim of the super eight is to make sure the NNL produce perfect representatives to the NPFL. “We are looking forward to the gladiators-the players to do the very needful which is the delivery of the best teams to the NPFL. We expect them to compete in the NPFL and not just to participate.”

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