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Ekiti guber aspirants risk disqualification over disrupted primary – APC

Ï Crisis rocks party as protesters sack State Exco, appoint caretaker committee Tom Okpe, Abuja, Gbenga Sodehinde, Ado–Ekiti and Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Seven months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented a draft Continued on page 5

President okays new security measures to curb killings in Birnin Gwari 5 Buhari returns to London for medical treatment 7 Heritage Bank restates B4 commitment to agric development

L-R: Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and President Muhammadu Buhari, during a meeting between the President and the leadership of the National Assembly in Abuja... on Monday

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Oro festival: Police, Ikorodu monarch allay fears, says female free to move about ÏÏÏ The

Lagos State Police Command on Monday evening allayed fears of residents following apprehension making rounds on social media that females around Ikorodu area should stay indoors and refrain from moving around town on Tuesday, May 8 for the Oro Day festival. In a statement jointly signed by the State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal and the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi shortly after a meeting, the Command assured the women folk of their safety and right of freedom of movement blaming the report that went viral on mischief makers. “The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to the news making the rounds

on the social media that the female gender is forbidden to be seen outside their homes or move around the town with effect from tomorrow 8/05/2018 being the day set aside as ORO DAY. “In view of the above, the CP Lagos called for a meeting attended by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, Palace Chiefs and the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Alhaji Muslim Folami. “The Oba stated during the meeting that it is unthinkable for a man with his level of exposure to do or say anything that would be seen as discriminatory against the female gender. He however, acknowledged that the festival is an age long tradition of Ikorodu

people which had been even before he was born. He added that the festival would hold without denying the female folks their right of freedom of movement,” the statement said. The statement also quoted the Commissioner of Police as saying that the Command will not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender, warning that the Command would deal ruthlessly with anybody who hides under the guise of custom or tradition to forment trouble in the state. Imohimi, therefore, enjoined women to go about their lawful business without let or hindrance. The meeting ended with a joint press statement assuring the people of Ikorodu that the festival would be peaceful.

Ekiti guber aspirants risk disqualification over disrupted primary – APC Continued from page 1 have produced the party’s flag bearer in the state. The party also disclosed that some of the printed ballot papers were in police custody in the state explaining that the exercise will not be disqualified but continued from where it was disrupted last Saturday. More than any other party, the APC has 33 aspirants vying for the governorship ticket in Ekiti State. Speaking to newsmen after the Chairman of the election committee and Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura submitted his report and findings during the disrupted exercise to the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Monday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said: “We just received report from the chairman of the committee that we sent to Ekiti to conduct the governorship primary, the Governor of Nasarawa state, Tanko Al-Makura. He gave us a full report orally and submitted a written report of what transpired in Ekiti. They also made specific recommendations which gave the National Working Committee (NWC) a couple of options on how to proceed”. The party spokesman said that the NWC is meet-

ing Monday night to consider the report and tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, take a suitable decision. He said, “We will be able to make our decision clear on how to proceed. But what I can assure you is that the individuals that took part in disrupting the exercise in Ekiti had been fully identified and we know the people that they represented at the event. If we find them to be culpable accordingly, the principal they represent will be disqualified from the exercise and the individuals that participated in disrupting the exercise will be fully prosecuted. That is what I can tell you at the moment. But tonight (Monday), we will meet to consider the report and we will make our decision known and send the team back to Ekiti as part of the way forward. “If we consider the report and find anything that may have contributed to the disruption of the process of course, we will take appropriate decision. At the moment, we don’t have anything to suggest that it was part of what disrupted the exercise”. When asked if the committee will be changed for a newly appointed team, Bolaji said it is unlikely to happen. “It is unlikely to happen. Don’t forget that we have

only one week to submit a candidate’s name to INEC. So, we don’t have sufficient time to begin to set up a new committee. In essence, there is nothing available to us to suggest that the current committee is incapable of carrying out the assignment. So, there will be no reason to change it”. On how many aspirants will be disqualified, the spokesman said he cannot say for now, adding that, “I have with me a full list of the individuals that disrupted the exercise and their photographs and we are going to review this later tonight when we meet. After our meeting, if I am cleared to release their names, I will”. He said that the five local government already conducted are intact and with the police and no one tempering with them. He agreed that the report of the Saturday congress received so far indicates that there are disruptions across the country, saying that: “In the conduct of the overall exercises, we have situations in a number of places. But we cannot take decision in them until the committee’s that were sent to conduct those exercise report back officially about what transpired and the report of the appeals commitContinued on page 6

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L-R: Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, President Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker, House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari when the president hosted Saraki and Dogara at the presidential villa, Abuja...on Monday

R-L: Representative of Lagos State Governor, Senator Olamilekan Solomon Adeola; winner of the IBILE Comedy Challenge 2018, Gift Igbomgbo ‘Aproko’; Minister of Information & Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde during the Lagos Laughs Season 2 at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Sunday

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); Diocesan Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Ephraim Adebola Ademowo (second right); his wife, Mrs Oluranti Ademowo (right); Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (second left) and Chancellor, Diocese of Lagos, Hon. Justice Adedayo Oyebanji (left) during the 33rd Synod of the Diocese of Lagos at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos... on Monday.

Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN(second right), Managing Director/CEO Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Gur Mohammed(left), Head Transmission Service Provider, Engr. Victor Adewunmi (right) and Managing Director/CEO LAGA CE Power Ltd, Mrs Rhoda Afolabi during the commissioning of the New 2X60MVA, 132/33KV Odogunyan Transmission Sub station,Ikorodu, Lagos State... on Monday

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7 months after, NASS sets to pass N8.612trn 2018 Budget Continued from page 1 copy of the N8.612 trillion 2018 budget estimates to a joint session on the National Assembly, both the Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to pass the budget next week. Both the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara had, at different times last week, hinted that the 2018 budget would be passed this week. As planned, the Budget document as approved by the Senate would be laid today (Tuesday), while the final process of passage

would be perfected before the close of legislative week on Thursday. Saraki, while playing host to some elder statesmen from four geo-political zones, led by Pa Edwin Clark, last Thursday, said emphatically that the Senate would pass the budget eventually. He told elderstatesmen that “the Senate will revisit the issue of devolution of powers the moment we finished with the passage of the 2018 budget, already fixed for next week (this week)”. The 2018 Budget had suffered months of delay amid perceived stand-off be-

tween the Executive arm of government and the Federal Parliament, occasioned by some political considerations. The leadership of the National Assembly and the Presidency had had occasions to disagree on the content of the Budget, which both the Senate and the House complained against severally. The lawmakers had also complained against the little co-operation they said came from representatives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) during the period of budget defence. The Chairman, Sen-

ate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC Niger North), had last Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the Committee on Appropriation would lay the considered estimates of the budget today (Tuesday) for final consideration. Nigerians across the board had protested against the long delay in passage of the 2018 budget, even as some civil society groups had staged protests to that effect, a development said to have prodded the immediate reaction of the legislature on passage. By implication, the 2018 budget estimates has been

L-R: Registrar Lagos State University (LASU) Mr Akunwumi Lewis, Vice Chancellor, Prof Olanrewaju Fagbohun and the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof Olumuyiwa Noah during the pre- convocation press conference held at the Faculty of Education... on Monday.

Buhari okays new security measures to curb killings in Birnin Gwari Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, as well as a new Police Area Command, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State as part of measures to scale up the security response to the banditry affecting the area. A statement made available on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, also quoted Buhari as condemning the latest massacre of innocent Nigerians

in the area. Buhari said, “I am deeply outraged by this unwarranted, unprovoked and reckless destruction of lives by bandits who belong to the lowest level of civilization. I feel the pains and devastation of the families of the victims, and this administration will do everything possible to ensure we defeat these enemies of humanity.” The new Army Battalion and the Police Area Command are the latest in a series of law enforcement measures to ensure more effective protection of lives and property, in and around Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and Nasarawa

states. Last week, the Nigerian Air Force took delivery of two new helicopter gunships, for deployment to parts of the country affected by banditry. A Quick Response Wing has also been established by the Nigerian Air Force in Taraba State, while a Joint Military Intervention Force is fully on ground in Benue State. Buhari further assures that security remains a priority for his government, saying that his administration will not tolerate the persistent killing of innocent people in order to set Nigerians against one another. According to the Presi-

dent, “These persistent killings are not spontaneous; there are subterranean forces with a sinister agenda to instigate war in the country for selfish purposes. Although unconventional war is particularly complicated, our security forces are making rigorous efforts to better understand these enemies with a view to decisively checkmating their evil attacks.” Buhari also extends his condolences to the families of the victims, the government and “the people of Kaduna State over this unfortunate tragedy,” assuring that his government would never abandon them to their fate.

the first to undergo a long process and period of passage since year 2000 when a full fledged yearly budget was first presented to it. To hasten the process of passage, however, the Senate on February 14 this year read a riot act to heads of the agencies who, notwithstanding, hesitated in heeding the summons on them for budget defence. The ultimatum was sequel to complaint made to that effect by the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan through a point of order. Senator Lawan through the order, drew the attention of the Senate to the fact that out of 64 government agencies, only the National Communications Commission (NCC) had submitted details of its 2018 budget proposal three months after presentation of estimates by the President. He said, “I want this Senate to give an ultimatum of one week to all the agencies to submit the details of their budget to our committees to consider for appropriation”. Also, the Senate President had expressed disappointment that the MDAs disregarded due process by failing to submit details of their budget proposals, saying that “This has been a matter we have been talking about for a very long time and these agencies continue to have total disregard for due process. “I think it is very clear that the mandate we give to them is one week. Our cooperation should not be misread as weakness or not knowing what to do. Definitely, we can mandate the Ministry of Finance to ensure that they do not further order releases because they are breaking the law”. In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, met behind closed doors with the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The meeting came shortly after Buhari returned from his party’s Ward congress at the weekend in his hometown, Daura in Katsina State. Both leaders of the National Assembly at the end of the meeting, told State House correspondents that

they reported the InspectorGeneral of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to the President over his handling of the case involving Senator Dino Melaye and his disdain for the National Assembly. Saraki and Dogara also said that the meeting which was at the instance of the President discussed the issue of the 2018 Appropriation Bill still before the National Assembly, the recent invasion of the Senate during which the mace was taken away and Buhari’s recent visit to the United States of America during which he met the US President, Donald Trump. They, however, said the issue of the impeachment process being contemplated in the National Assembly over Buhari’s approval for the payment of $496m for fighter jets before he sought the approval of the Federal lawmakers was not discussed at the meeting. “We came on the invitation of Mr. President. He wanted to brief us on his trip to the United States and also the issue of the budget. “We also talked on the issue of concerns to us: the invasion of the National Assembly, which he showed great concern and he said action will be taken to investigate that,” Saraki said. When asked when the budget will be ready, Saraki said: “Hopefully, it should be laid this week. It can be laid this week and passed early next week. We are hoping it will be laid this week.” The Senate President said the President saw the invasion of the Senate as an embarrassment to the country and promised that the incident would be properly investigated because it was not just about the National Assembly but about the country. When asked what was being done to improve the relationship between the executive and the legislature, Saraki said that the National Assembly had always been ready to support the Executive. He said: “Our being here was the initiative of Mr. President to brief us on his visit to America and to engage in discussions and I think that is a good sign. We, at the National Assembly, have always been ready to give all our support to the executive and we will continue to work along those lines.

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Ekiti guber aspirants risk disqualification over disrupted primary – APC Continued from page 4 tee that started sitting today (Monday). It is one when we receive these reports that we will be able to know how to progress. “We have not received any report from any state until the committees we sent to the states come back with reports. That is when we will be able to react on individual cases. The statement we issued is just a general over view of what has been coming in. But in order to be able to deal with each case, we will have to wait for the committees that was sent to each state”. Meanwhile, the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State was on Monday in turmoil as those sympathetic to the cause of for-

mer governor and Minister of Mines and Steel, Kayode Fayemi, allegedly besieged the party’s office to register their disapproval over the conduct of the members of the State Working Committee. The protesters, who brandished placards of various inscriptions, also passed vote of no confidence on the State Chairman of the party, Chief Jide Awe and Publicity Secretary, Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun, for allegedly supporting one of the aspirants in the race. The protesters under the auspices of Concerned APC stakeholders, comprising mostly delegates and party leaders from the local government and ward levels, accused Awe of working in cahoots with Governor Ayo Fayose to destabilise

the party ahead of July 14 governorship election and alleged that he had been offered N75million to carry out the sinister job. Relying on Article 21 (7) of the party’s constitution, they disbanded the State Working Committee (SWC) and set up a Caretaker Committee, headed by APC Chairman in Ise/Orun Council, Mr. Michael Eegunjobi, locking the premises of the party secretariat with fetish objects. The embattled party chairman, Awe, narrowly escaped being lynched by irate party members and was said to have been sneaked out of the secretariat by mobile policemen while police vans have been stationed at the Secretariat locked up. The Coordinator of the

group, Barrister Adeoye Aribasoye, said that they are concerned APC members in Ekiti who had it on good authority that the peaceful election held on Saturday would have been successful, but for alleged connivance between Awe and Governor Fayose. “We are hereby passing vote of no confidence in Awe and SWC members for taking sides. It was Awe and Olatunbosun that allowed those thugs to enter and disrupt the poll. The same Jide Awe now going around to say the election should be cancelled. He even met with Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura and APC National Vice Chairman, Pius Akinyelure on Sunday to ask for consensus in favour of Segun Oni”, he said.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle), flanked by his two Special Assistants, Mr Williams Adeleye (left) and Mr Segun Adeyemi (right), during a press briefing on Nigeria’s hosting of the UNWTO/CAF meeting in Lagos... on Monday.

According to him, “it is against the tenets of democracy and APC statute for SWC to be showing open bias. As a result of this, we held a congress on Monday (Yesterday), where it was agreed that a caretaker committee be set up; led by Hon Kayode Eegunjobi as Chairman and Michael Akinleye as Secretary. Other members are Bose Yakubu from Ijero Local Government, Akinlabi Idowu from Ikole and Abiodun Fawekun from Ido/Osi. When asked whether the congress has the power to remove a state SWC members, Aribasoye retorted: “Anybody can convene the congress and it is the most powerful organ of the party, so our decision is binding on the party”. But some aspirants led by former governor, Segun Oni and 26 others have tackled the position of the NWC that the committee that conducted the disrupted election should return to the state and continue the exercise. At a meeting in Ado Ekiti in reaction to the statement credited to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Ekiti crisis, the aspirants maintained that the ballot cast on Saturday in five local governments before the violence had been rendered invalid. Spokesperson of the aspirant, Dr. Yaya-Kolade, said the fact that the results were not counted, collated and announced at the venue, had vitiated the process, pointing out that the whole world could see how they smashed the ballot boxes and displayed it on swampy ground that day, the ballot papers were not counted and its credibility has been

vitiated. Former Governor Segun Oni in his reaction, blasted the protesters, who purportedly removed the State Chairman of the party, Chief Jide Awe on account of alleged compromise of the primary, describing them as misguided party members. Oni, in his reaction to the formation of a caretaker committee to replace the SWC, said: “This is a political party and nobody can just wake up and say he wants to remove party leaders without following due process. There are processes spelt out for the removal of a State Chairman and other members of his council. Unfortunately, these people are getting desperate and they continue to get desperate and this will lead us nowhere. “We can’t be coerced, intimidated or repressed by anybody; this party belongs to all of us. They should be careful, so that they won’t lead us into chaos. We beg those propelling them, those behind them to take caution in the interest of our party”, he stated. In his reaction, the embattled state chairman Awe, denied ever working with Fayose to rock the APC’s boat in the governorship poll, saying he remains Fayose’s number one political enemy in the state. ‘Enugu APC congress peaceful’ In another development, contrary to allegation by some aggrieved members of the APC that they were sidelined in the recently concluded Ward Congress Continued on page 7

Court lifts injunction restraining LASG from enforcing consumption tax law Peter Fowoyo

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Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday lifted its interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Government from enforcing the provisions of Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Tax Law, 2015. Justice Rilwan Aikawa had in a ruling on a motion filed by the Registered Trustees of Hotel Owners and Managers Association of Lagos, restrained the Lagos State Government from further enforcing the law, pending the determination of the substantive suit. The plaintiff also named

the Attorney General of Lagos State and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as co-defendants to the suit. The plaintiff is urging the court to strike out the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Law, Cap H8, Laws of Lagos State 2015. The plaintiff also sought the court for an order restraining the State Government from enforcing the provisions of its new Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption (Fiscalisation) Regulations 2017. At the last adjournment on April 17, lawyer to the first defendant, Mr Lawal

Pedro (SAN), had informed the court of his motion, seeking a variation of the court’s interim orders made on March 21. Pedro, in the motion, argued that the interim order was made following misrepresentations and concealment of material facts by the plaintiff. He had specifically argued that the interim injunction was irregular for not being within the scope of the relief sought by the plaintiff (hotel operators) in the suit. “Not discharging the interim injunction will cause greater hardship, damages and injustice to the Lagos

State Government which cannot be compensated by the plaintiff,” Pedro had argued. At the resumed hearing of the matter on Monday, Mr Olasupo Shasore (SAN), announced appearance for the plaintiff and informed the court that he had reached an agreement with the defence lawyer for a variation of the existing orders, pending determination of the suit. He added that it was also agreed that no new measures would be introduced by the defendants until determination of the substantive suit. Responding, Pedro con-

firmed the position, saying that the restraining orders should be lifted on the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Law, Cap H8, Laws of Lagos State 2015 which has been in force in the State. According to him, the restraining orders on the Regulation 2017 can be allowed to subsist pending determination of the suit. He, then, moved his motion, seeking variation of the interim orders. The court consequently ruled: “An Order is hereby made, varying the orders made on March 21, 2018. “The variation shall be to the extent that the re-

straining orders against the first defendant from implementing the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Laws of Lagos State, be expunged from the said order, while retaining the restraining orders on Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption (Fiscalisation) Regulations 2017.” While ordering the plaintiff to comply with the laws of the State, the Court added that no new measures should be introduced by the first defendant pending the determination of the suit. The case has been adjourned till June 4, 2018 for accelerated hearing.

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Uneasy calm in CCB over reabsorption of retired Acting Secretary without board’s approval Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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easy calm at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over the re-absorption of former Acting Executive Secretary of the Bureau, Mrs. A.F Kolawole who voluntarily retired from service in April 2017 after she was suspended by the board on the ground of alleged “serious misconduct and abuse of office.” She however resurfaced in her office this year few months ago and reportedly claimed that she has been recalled without due processes. Her letter of retirement dated April 12, 2017 reads in part: “This is to most graciously notify you of my voluntary retirement from the services of Code of Conduct Bureau with effect from July 12, 2017, having served the Bureau for 32 years and four months at various levels up to my current position of Acting Secretary, CCB. ”Accordingly, I wish to proceed on my three months pre-retirement leave with effect from today, April 12, 2017.” In a response to her letter, the Board through its then Chairman, Sam Saba, decried Kolawole’s unrepentant posture and reiterated that it has “magnanimously approved your voluntary retirement from service with effect from April 12, 2017. Sequel to Mrs. Kolawole resignation and retirement from the Bureau, her allowance of N873,860.60 was said to have been prepared and paid to her. Some aggrieved

Ï I was reinstated by the SGF, says Kolawole officials of the Bureau disclosed that Mrs. Kolawole returned to her former office immediately the board that earlier suspended her over her alleged role against the constituted Standard Operational Procedure (SOP), which was introduced in February 2017, completed its tenure and left. Consequently, there was no board in place to approve her recall as at the time she returned to her former office, even though she was advised to wait pending the constitution of a new board. Meanwhile, the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has queried the appointment of Kolawole as the Acting Secretary with same consolidated condition of service as that of a Permanent Secretary. According to a letter dated April 16 and received by the Bureau on April 18, the appointment has led to a monthly salary difference of N620,929.96, culminating into a loss of N14.9million to the government. “The enabling act of the Bureau did not provide for the position of Acting Secretary or Secretary for the Bureau to be equal to the Permanent Secretary without proper authority of the Presidency. “It is therefore inappropriate for someone to claim salary of a Permanent Secretary. It is illegal, improper, unjust and absence of integrity for the Bureau that was established as a watch-dog on public officers in the Public Service to engage in this questionable act”, the letter read’s in part.

Buhari returns to London for medical treatment Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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du Buhari will today travel to the United Kingdom on a four-day medical trip at the instance of his doctor. In the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the President had a meeting with his doctor and the physician requested the President to return for a meeting which he agreed to do, the Presidency said on Monday.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, further disclosed that the President would return to Nigeria on Saturday. On his return, the President will embark on twoday state visit to Jigawa, which was postponed due to the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) Ward Congresses held last Saturday nationwide. The President’s visit to Jigawa will now take place on Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15.

The return of Mrs. Kolawole to the Bureau was reported to have been endorsed by some powerful civil servant from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). According to the source, a letter purportedly signed by the Permanent Secretary (GSO), Office of the SGF was addressed to the most senior director after Kolawole, directing him to officially recall the

retired Acting Secretary. In his reply dated August 30, the erstwhile Director, Reforms Coordination and Service Improvement Department, Mr. N. Agom-Tor, who was handed over the helm of affairs at the Bureau, emphasized that he constitutionally lacked the legitimate power to recall a retired staff. Her alleged smuggle back to office led to a legal action by a Non-governmental Or-

ganization - Royal Integrity and Accountability Organization. The group had approached the National Industrial Court, seeking an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents (OSGF, CCB and Mrs. Kolawole), from reinstating the former Acting Secretary. While union protest looms at the Bureau, some concerned Nigerians have called on President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the leadership of the National Assembly to intervene in the matter to fore-

stall another case of Abdulrasheed Maina. When contacted on Monday Mrs. Kolawole said she was recalled by the office of the SGF. Asked whether the SGF can unilaterally recalled her to same office without recourse to the Board, she said that she is a public servant and an employee of the Federal Government, and as such, further explanation on the legality or otherwise of her recall should be directed at the office of the SGF.

Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (second right); President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo (left); Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (middle) and Chairman, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Hon. Malachy Agbo (right), during the civic reception for the Governor by Aku community in the council area at the weekend.

Ekiti guber aspirants risk disqualification over disrupted primary – APC Continued from page 1 of the party in Enugu State, the APC in the state has dismissed the allegation, insisting that the congresses were the most peaceful in the country. This is even as the Appeal Panel for the congress led by Charles Babagbale has commenced sitting to look into petitions and complaints by aggrieved members of the party. Addressing journalists at the APC secretariat in Enugu, Babagbale said the panel commenced sitting on Moday and so far has received only one petition. He called on aggrieved members of the party to formally come forward with their complaints to enable them look into such

complaints, adding that the panel will round up on Wednesday this week. According to him, reports reaching the panel indicate that congresses actually took place across the states contrary to allegations by some aggrieved members that the exercise did not hold. Babagbale, further disclosed that for now, the three man panel was not in a position to ascertain whether there was parallel congress or not as alleged by some aggrieved members. Also speaking during the media briefing, the APC Chairman, Dr, Ben Nwoye, posited that the congresses were very successful in the 260 wards across the seventeen local government

of the state, adding that for the first time in the history of congress in Enugu State, people en-masse from the grassroots to vote for candidates of their choice without inducement. He, however, regretted that the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyema, was allegedly being economical with the truth on the congress, insisting that he failed to follow laid rules and regulation guiding the conduct of the congress. Nwoye said it was unfortunate the Minister rather than coming to the state party secretariat to get necessary information from the congress committee that came from National Headquarters of the party in Abuja, chose to hold his own meeting in a hotel.

He accused him of instigating crisis as well as to create impression that there were parallel congress whereas there were none, stressing that “you don’t create parallel structure through wishful thinking”. The APC Chairman, however, expressed happiness that chieftains of the party in the state such as Ex-Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo, immediate past governor of the state, Sullivan Chime, and National Vice Chairman of the party in the South East, Chief Emma Enekwu among others have adjudged the congress as peaceful and hitch free.

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Appeal Court stops Okonkwo bid for Anambra Senatorial seat, dismisses appeal By Andrew Orolua, Abuja Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who claimed to have won 2015 Anambra Central Senatorial seat election , on Monday failed woefully in his bid to claim the seat as the Court of Appeal Abuja division dismissed his appeal for being incompetent. Court of Appeal in its judgment delivered Monday dismissed Okonkwo’s appeal for being incompetent. The court also John Tsoho, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, who set aside its own consent judgment delivered on December 13, 2017. Justice Tsoho, had in the consent judgment ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to issue a Okonkwo as the legitimate candidate for the Anambra Central Senatorial seat. This was

In the notice of appeal which was rooted on 13 grounds, Okonkwo had prayed the Court of Appeal to set aside the January 12, 2018, ruling of Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court which vacated the said consent judgment of December 13, 2017. He also asked the appellate court for an order directing INEC to immediately comply with the consent judgment of Justice Tsoho delivered on December 13, 2017, by issuing as the winner of the disputed senatorial seat. But delivering judgment yesterday on Okonkwo’s appeal, the appellate court held that the aside the consent judgment it delivered on December, 13, 2017. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Frederick Oho, the Court of Appeal held that the lower court was in order because the judgment was a nullity.

He said the court has the inherent powers to set the the consent judgment once it is discovered that there are a lot of infractions leading to the judgment. The court while noting that a court cannot sit as an appeal on its own case however held that if it was discovered that the judgment was obtained by fraud, or that the court was misled as in this case, the court would be right to set aside the judgment. Oho stated that the appellant who is the candidate of the PDP is not oblivious of the decisions of the Court of Appeal which ordered that a fresh election be conducted within 90 days with the exclusion of the PDP and its candidate. of the appellant as a clear disobedience to the orders of the Court of Appeal, adding that his counsel was duty bound to have furnished the court with all relevant facts in the case

including the three judgments by the Court of Appeal. The court also held that the lower court must always give way to the appellate court on the same issue. The court, accordingly held that, “The appeal is lacking merit and accordingly dismissed” lower court which set aside its consent judgment. The court earlier dismissed the preliminary objections of the 3rd, 5th and 6th respondent for lacking in merit. Senator Umeh and his political party who were joined as 5th and 6th respondents in the appeal had asked the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit and a gross abuse of court process, while Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has in its notice of preliminary objection, challenged the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the appeal. The Court of Appeal had

on February 26, granted the application by Senator Victor Umeh and his All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) political platform to participate in the proceedings. The court granted the application after it was not opposed to by counsel to Okonkwo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Mrs. Uche Ekwunife. Both counsel to the People’s Democratic Party and Senator Uche Ekwunife, Ifeanyi Umeji any brief of arguments. But counsel to Senator Umeh and APGA, Patrick Ikwueto (SAN), urged the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit and allow his preliminary Ikwueto argued that a consent judgment can be set aside if it turns out that it was made by a court without jurisdiction or it was obtained by fraud.

after Senator Uche Ekwunife who won the election in 2015 resigned. Okonkwo had claimed he won the PDP primary and he got INEC, PDP to enter into a consent judgement. However, the court on January 12, 2018 in a judgement on a motion by INEC set aside the consent judgment that had ordered INEC to issue Okonkwo

Femi Solomon, a suspect being arraigned by men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) after he was arrested for stealing a Samsung handset at Iyana Oworo, Lagos. He confessed that he has stolen 12,000 handsets from commuters.

Senator Abe’s supporters set to challenge outcome of APC Congress

Supporters of Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, have vowed to challenge the authenticity and legality of last Saturday’s controversial ward Progressives Congress, APC. This is just as they called on President Muhammadu Buhari to step in and redress what they described as the injustice meted out to them in the ward Congresses they claimed never held. In a joint press conference held at the Freedom House, the stakeholders also appealed to the president to call to order State, including the Minister of

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere was on Monday informed Maximum Prisons, are allegedly maltreating suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, C h u k w u d u m e m e Onwuamadike, otherwise known as Evans. This development was made known by Evans before he was arraigned on of kidnapping. The kidnap suspect who broke down in tears while informing the judge had refused to step out from the prison van in protest. But he was eventually brought into the courtroom by warders on the order of Justice Adedoye Akintoye. Evans who was sighted

with sand stain on the back, had immediately indicated to the judge that he had something to say. According to ‘Evans’, “I have an explanation to make. “Since I have been in the maximum prison, they have been maltreating me; no visit, they don’t feed me well, I have eye problem and I cannot see afar.”

Tsoho, accordingly aligned himself with the judgment of three Courts of Appeal which ordered INEC to conduct a fresh

By Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

By Peter Fowoyo

pair of shorts and a green

Tsoho held that he was misled

vacant senatorial seat. Displeased with the decision of the trial court, Okonkwo approached the Court of Appeal to upturn Tsoho’s decision and ordered INEC to swear him in as the representative of the Senatorial District.

Alleged kidnapping: Prison officials maltreating me - Evans

ward congresses did not take place in any of the 319 wards in the 23 local government areas of the state. one of the speakers at the conference, Hon. Marcus Nlei Eji in conjunction with members of the group made up of former commissioners, former lawmakers of the National and State Assemblies and some members of the party’s State among others urged President Buhari to cause the national secretariat of the party to conduct a free, fair, peaceful, and credible ward congress in the state. Hon. Eji claimed that the trend witnessed last Saturday was alien to the APC as a family, describing last Saturday’s ward Congresses as exercise in futility.

He alleged: “This trend is new. Even during the military regime, soldiers were never used for elections. But here police,

election that did not hold. “About 16, 000 APC members paid for forms but, strangely, none of them was given a form

harass our supporters for mere congress.” Also speaking was Elder Chidi Nwiyoka, representing Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency in the House of

stipulate that contestants should collect their nomination forms and proceed to their wards to get the signatures of their guarantors and return to the party secretariat to submit the forms within 24 hours,” he said. Elder Wiyoka asked: “Since no contestant collected any form, what nomination forms did Amaechi and his cohorts use in participating at the ward congress? None of the contestants saw the members

16, 000 party members had paid in the bank but were not given the nomination forms to enable them contest for the respective positions available in the ward congress. He explained: “There is a standard procedure for every election. There were no nomination forms. There were no result sheets. The ward congress did not take place. Therefore, no one can arrive at a result for an

from the national secretariat at Abuja to conduct the elections. “They became so desperate they began making public

announcements on radio, at about 12noon to 2pm, on Saturday, May 5, asking contestants who had paid for nomination forms to go to their wards with evidence of payment to pick up their nomination forms. “We heard on radio stations this morning, that the ward congress, Josiah Dogo, is saying that he conducted ward did, then, where are the result sheets? he queried. The stakeholders who took turns to speak alleged that their supporters who went to collect nomination forms where intimidated, harassed, brutalised, and arrested by security agents and appealed to the President to wade into

of the prison refuted the claims saying, “We have been treating him very well; he is well fed and people have been visiting him. “A doctor has been checking him; the doctor came to check him yesterday (Sunday) and even this morning, before coming to court; because he was saying he can’t be in court, that he is not “But when the doctor checked him yesterday (Sunday) and this morning, the doctor said he was healthy and that he saw no reason why he shouldn’t be in court.” In reacting after seeking the opinion of counsel to the Lagos State government, Justice Akintoye held should ensure that Evans alongside other defendants are well treated in prison like other inmates. The judge noted that they were still presumed innocent until proven otherwise. adjourned until May 25, 2018 for trial to commence.

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Congress: Oyegun plotting civilian coup against APC, Buhari - Senator Ucha By Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki outcome of last Saturday’s ward congress, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator who represented Ebonyi Central zone, Senator Julius Ucha has alleged that the activities of the of the party led by its national Chairman, Chief John OdigieOyegun which fueled up crises during the concluded ward congress were tantamount to a civilian coup against the teeming supporters of the party and its leader, President Muhammadu Buhari. Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, the 2015 APC governorship candidate in the state alleged that the crises and violence that engulfed the last Saturday ward congress across the country were “illegal and unethical” actions of NWC members which have endangered the democratic process. He said that the actions have thrown the party into anarchy, resulting to violence and lawlessness all over the place

because people were not given the freedom to choose who would be their party leaders. The senator said that the crisis in the party was perpetrated by the Oyegun’s led NWC as they were bent in destroying the party since they were no longer wanted instead of leaving the party, just to satisfy their own interest. Ucha accused Oyegun for orchestrating the crisis in the party in all the states of the federation especially Ebonyi state, where factional executives had emerged since the congresses in 2014 which the national chairman reportedly adopted as the best congress in the state. He further described the

and it came eventually. Last Saturday in Ebonyi state, we were expecting an unbiased Fundamentally, congressional election is anchored on quick sand. I say this because when you give your trust on illegality, there is a tendency that any trust founded on illegality will eventually collapse”. “When is happening today, is like a civilian coup against the teeming supporters of APC in Nigeria and also against the leader of the party, President Muhamammdu Buhari. I say this and am serious about it. We have a NWC that will expire in June, 2018 and these members

of NWC want to contest. The

conducted any congress in the

was put in place and members of NWC who are also going to

put the structure in place to conduct the ward congresses, stressing that the inclusion of a

are now driving the process, to why I called it a civilian coup against the system. These secretariat are now judges in their own courts. They are the people who have put in place the structures that are called delegates that will elect them”, he said. He noted that the Ajayi Nicholas led seven-man

of the party, Mr Anyagh Memorial, as secretary of Ebonyi state ward congress He alleged that instead of congresses,

they

relocated

the party to allocate wards indiscriminately to some stakeholders. According to Ucha, “that’s why on our own seeing that

conduct congresses, but to call some people to say look I allocate four wards to you, I allocate three wards for you, I said look, this is to disenfranchise the teeming supporters of APC and create an impression that these our supporters are idiot who have no rights to vote. So what we did was that we have the three people we nominated as them to conduct congresses all over the wards in the state. INEC visited them and saw our men conducting congresses. They monitored it. We are going to present our results to the national leadership of our part”.

and in contravention of the electoral act, party constitution and constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as it was like being a judge in their own courts since most of them that put of the congress structure are also interested contestants. The Senator said: “Our great party, the APC slated our party ward congress all over the country. This is what we had expected over the years

Gov. Okowa swears-in 9 new perm secs By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has sworn in nine new Permanent Secretaries with a charge to public servants to see their appointment as an opportunity to contribute to the growth and sustainable development of the state. Governor Okowa who spoke at the swearing in ceremony in Asaba on Monday said that the clock in- clock out exercise has ensured punctuality and public service. The newly sworn-in Permanent Secretaries are

Mr. Lucky Olumami Kekema. Others are Mrs. Angelere Mrs. Gladys Puegeren and Dr. Akpufuoma Pemu. “I urge you to see your appointment as a call to service and an opportunity to contribute to the growth and sustainable development of the state, you should be team players who should make honesty, and dedication to duty, your guiding principle”, he said. “I charged every Ministry/ Department and agency to make use of the vast human base of the service by involving the junior and middle management cadres in the implementation of government policies and programmes, this is the best way to build a crop of competent and knowledgeable

leadership to work towards an available manpower in such a way that no civil servant is illinformed of the mission and vision of government”, the governor added. The ceremony which was

Dr. Isaac Thompson Amos, Managing Director, Thompson and Grace Investment Limited, promoters of Thompson and Grace Medical University, Afaha Obong, Uyo; Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Uwe Koch-Gromus, Executive Dean of the Medical Faculty of University Medical Center, Eppendorf (UKE), Germany; and Mr. Moses Frank Ekpo, Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, at the foundation laying ceremony of the Community Primary Healthcare Hospital of the Thompson and Grace Medical University in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, recently

top government functionaries and traditional rulers including Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.

Oyo APC ward congress peaceful, credible –Committee

Member representing AmuwoLagos State, Hon. Dr. Oghene Egoh. Senator Okowa stressed that their appointment was a demonstration of the government commitment to energise the machinery of governance through the worthy persons form the pool of skilled manpower in the state public service. He commended civil servants for their continued loyalty, understanding and support especially since “we introduced the clock in and clock out process. There is no doubt that the exercise has been productive as there have been noticeable improvements in punctuality and service delivery”. Responding on behalf of his colleagues, Engr. Fred Okowa for their appointment and assured him of their unalloyed commitment to the developmental strides of the state government.

The Chairman, All Progressives Congress Ward Congress Musa Halilu-Ahmed, has adjudged the ward congresses held on Sunday across the state as peaceful, free and fair. He gave the verdict while with other members of his secretariat, in Ibadan, on Monday. The chairman said that reports from all the 351 wards where the congresses were held indicated that the exercises were conducted under a peaceful atmosphere. chairman said that all the steps taken towards the conduct of the congresses were backed by the regulations set by the party for the exercise. He called on any candidate or party member who felt aggrieved with the outcome of the exercise to seek redress constituted by the party for the exercise. He said: ``Let me begin by

informing you all that the Oyo State chapter of our great party, the All Progressives Congress had its ward congresses across the state yesterday (Sunday). “According to the reports that I got from all the 351 wards in the state, the congresses were successful. As the Chairman inform you that in the conduct of the exercise, all our actions were backed by the rules and regulations of our great party. “In politics generally, there are bound to be winners and losers. And there are some that will naturally feel they must have their ways or else, hell must let loose. “The very day we arrived here (Ibadan), my life and those threatened. In fact, two of my members got injured, but we stood our ground, knowing full well that we would not allow ourselves to be intimidated by anybody in the discharge of our assignment.’’ Halilu-Ahmed expressed appreciation to the state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and the state party

Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, for creating a peaceful atmosphere which led to the smooth conduct of the congresses. Meanwhile, the Appeal Chairperson, Mrs. Binta Muazu, has promised to ensure that members of the party who felt aggrieved by the outcome of the ward congress were given fair hearing. Other members are Hon. Nze ChidiDuru (Secretary) and Mr. Moses Biddah. Muazu, who gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen at the state party secretariat in Ibadan on Monday, said that her diligent in handling any appeal that might be brought before it. She applauded the Ward smooth conduct of the exercise, saying the work done by the the state. She said: ``We are here (in Ibadan) from the national headquarters of our party to see to any grievance that

might arise from the last ward congresses in the state and we are happy to have heard from the exercise was free and fair. “We will be here till Wednesday to entertain petitions from members who conduct and outcome of the ward congress. We promise to be fair to all concerned. “Depending on the outcome of our discussion with the party’s leadership here in Ibadan, we may use this secretariat as our meeting point or elsewhere. We will communicate this to all the stakeholders after our discussions.” Governor Ajimobi, while responding to questions from to bring together the splinter group in order to further enhance peace within the party. The governor said: ``I am naturally a man of peace. I am a father to all. Therefore, I will do everything possible to bring the aggrieved members back so that together, we can move the party forward.

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Demolition: Lagos earmarks N6bn compensation for 2,000 property owners By Patrick Okohue The Lagos State government has set aside the sum N6billion for the compensation of the demolition to pave way for various infrastructural development projects across the state and has called on all property owners to present relevant document for adequate compensation. Special Adviser, Urban Development, Mrs. Yetunde Onabule and the Permanent Secretary Lagos Lands Bureau, Mr. Bode Agoro made the call at the weekend, during the commencement of validation process of

with owners and developers whose structures were or reconstruction of road projects and other forms of infrastructural development in the state. Onabule said, “Through his benevolence, Governor Ambode has set aside the sum of N6 billion for the to victims. About 2,000 property owners have been and the exercise is ongoing. “As part of state government’s unwavering

determination to transform Lagos State and deliver dividends of democracy to the good people of the state, the government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, has continued to embark on sustained full well that planning is the pathway to improved standard of living, economic vibrancy, social stability, tourist and investor-friendly environment. “The state government

will continue to “Plan for all with all”- developers, owners, occupiers and professionals in the built environment to show that In this wise, I wish to solicit for the cooperation of all to adhere strictly to planning and building laws, by following the simple steps to planning and constructing “I hereby advise property owners and developers who are yet to submit their documents to do so,

necessary action.” Earlier, Agoro explained that the payment of compensation which continuous process is being done according to the provisions of the Land Use Act. The act provides that when government acquires land for public use, it has the obligation to pay compensation to those relocation. He also urged claimants to come forward with their

BVN as a pre-requisite for the collection of compensation. According to Agoro, “Such compensation is calculated also according to the Act which also provides that if the land is clear, government is liable to pay only the ground rent payable on the property. But if there is a structure on the land, payment will be made according to the value of the structure through the formula of the Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers.”

for compensation at the Ministry of Lands Bureau, Alausa, Ikeja. According to Onabule, processing of the payment of compensation which is a priority of the present government, followed detailed inventory, enumeration, evaluation exercises and analysis of for compensation of house owners whose structures were demolished for construction of infrastructure. listed, includes: Orile/ Badagry road expansion, Agric-Ishawo Road in Ikorodu, Epe Road expansion project, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road, Free Trade Adiyan Waterworks Phase II, Otingbo, Irede, Igbogbo, among others. She stressed that the administration of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has been benevolent in dealing

L-R: First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu and outgoing President, Nigerian Medical Association(NMA), Prof. Mike Ozovehe Ogirima, during the presentation of Distinguished Service Merit Award to Bagudu at the 58th Annual General Meeting of NMA in Abuja...on Monday.

Solomon Lar died poor, leaving me with message of uniting Nigeria — Wife By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos Late Chief Solomon Lar, the pioneer National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Plateau State, died as a poor man and only left me with the message of keeping Nigeria as one, his wife, Professor Mary Lar, has said. She made the statement recently during an interview with our correspondent in Jos, recounting the life of her he died. “Baba died helping others and did not acquire wealth for himself. He left a legacy of a philanthropist, living his nothing for himself; I am not even sure he has up to N1 million in his account before he died. “At the hospital bed, his doctor told us to ask baba to give us his last words and

all baba could say is going and my country men to unite themselves and live as one entity”, she said. She said that she had always asked the late politician why he did not amass wealth and build houses like other politicians but that the reply she got from him was on how he was educated on other people’s sweat. “They contributed their sweat to send me to school; I cannot forget that,” she quoted Mr. Lar as saying to her. She said that rather than telling her why he remained poor, the deceased stressed the need for his children to strive for good name, adding that the late politician said: “a good name will always open doors for you.” She said that her husband was also a very good Christian and a lover of the people even at the point of his demise. “He never ceased expressing faith in God and his love for

the people while on his sick bed, even when he knew his end had come,” she said. The wife of the late politician said because of the love her late husband had for the country he took a bold step to deliver State, General Sani Abacha, seeking an end to his military dictatorship. “If all the leaders in this country had his kind of heart, Nigeria would have been a purpose. “Baba Lar was our pillar and we miss him so much. Baba was a friend of the downtrodden; he did not discriminate. Baba took care of his citizens; he was there for the needy. To demonstrate that he does not discriminate, he appointed a Yoruba man as commissioner during his time as Governor of Plateau”, Lar’s wife said. Our correspondent however

reports that Solomon Lar’s political antecedent cannot be During the Nigerian Third Republic, Lar was a supporter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was appointed Minister government of General Sani Abacha, later resigning when he realized Abacha was not serious about restoring democracy. In the transition to the Nigerian Fourth Republic, Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998, holding this position until 2002 when he handed over to Chief Barnabas Gemade. During the primaries of 2003, Lar ensured that Joshua Dariye, again became the worked to return Dariye after the general elections. This was in spite of protests by people as a result of Dariye’s

alleged leadership failure and inglorious roles in the 2001 religious crisis that destabilized Jos. Solomon Lar remained a power in the PDP until 2005, when he supported Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his falling out with President Olusegun Obasanjo, and later supported Atiku’s bid for the Presidency in 2007. In April 2006, Lar also welcomed the decision of former Military president, General Ibrahim Babangida to vie for President in the 2007 elections, saying that in a democracy anyone was entitled to run. Solomon Lar’s daughter, Beni Lar contested and won a seat Langtang North/ Langtang south federal constituency in the Federal House of Representatives in 2007 and remains a federal representative till today. However, on what the PDP has become, his wife said,

“young ones are asking me ‘where is the PDP Baba teamed up with others to establish?, what is lacking today is that people don’t want to dialogue, they want things done from their point of view and we don’t consider others. “When people are full of selves, things cannot move as expected. We need to bow down and listen. My husband listened to people a lot and know how to blend their views into whatever views he had so that it will be acceptable to the people and to him. young once, they don’t even know where to go: the PDP need retrace it’s steep and come back as a strong political party that it use to be, a party that has love for people not be president or leaders for themselves. We want people who will consider the citizens and work for them rather than

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I am not ashamed to be only man standing for PDP in Lagos Assembly – Olorunrinu In 2015, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had a good political run in Lagos State, with eight of its members elected into the state House of Assembly, the best performance of the party since 1999. But today, only Hon. Oladipupo Olorunrinu is left in the House as a PDP member, as his seven other colleagues have all defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with PATRICK OKOHUE, the lawmaker, representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency 1 speaks on how he resisted temptations to follow the footsteps of his colleagues. He also speaks on the chances of the PDP in future elections and the impact Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is making in his constituency. Your party, the PDP had been at war with itself, but peace seems to have returned to it and the party looks united now. Would you say the party has recovered enough to be ready for the next general elections in the country? Let me quickly correct the impression of the people about the notion that the PDP had some kind

been recovered from past public

You got into the Lagos State House of Assembly with seven other people as members of the PDP, now you are the only one remaining in the party. Why are you still in the PDP, why didn’t you go with them?

are here to protect the interest of your people. You must ensure that

has one issue or the other. So that the notion that the party did not come to understand that ‘this is our is part of democracy. party has a lot of educated criminals. They use education to bamboozle tell you that the party has more

if it has failed before it tells you that

still in the minority.

Hon Olorunrinu Do you see your party going far in 2019 as it lost the presidency in 2015 despite being in power then though you still have governors

administration, they keep talking about what the PDP has done wrong. Don’t you think that will further damage the image of the party as another election approaches?

government has done well in the

There are alliances going on toward the 2019 general elections, there are news of PDP going into alliance with some parties. Do you see these alliances bringing something good for Nigeria?

So, how are you coping? People ask me that question often.

represent the interest of the people

should understand that they are all delay tactics. They are still You cannot take out structure in

that the PDP had done so much

Maybe be they were not aware of the damages then defense mechanism. This is not the

the only plan they had before 2015

Talking

about

this

a kind of confusion to reduce the

make problems or create rancour or cause issues. You are here to ensure

What of the money that have

present administration of the All

shed any human blood for his ambition. The PDP is a party that

Is that not a way of saying the PDP accommodated corrupt people?

media should be part of decision

Would you say the present

“

To start with, we came here individually. You should ask them why they left the PDP, not me. It doesn’t matter if they asked me to follow them or not, and I didn’t. You are representing your people. I am representing my people, who put me here. Majority voted for me to be here. It doesn’t stop my performance. The Lagos State House of Assembly is not about political parties, you are here to protect the interest of your people. You must ensure that their interest is well protected. The majority of the people put me here. For me, the governor has been good to my people

”

As the only PDP lawmaker in the Assembly, does that give you more advantage or disadvantage as other lawmakers are in the APC of the Speaker. For instance, does it not bother you if you are not given some privileges such as traveling abroad and others?

I don’t want to ask if you want to come back here or go higher as

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APC Ward congress: Lagos Island members disagree on consensus arrangement By Patrick Okohue While the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives is still basking in the euphoria of what it terms a hitch free ward congress on Saturday, the Lagos Island Ward C1 of the party has disagreed, as its members deny existing preliminary arrangements to elect its

By Tunde Opalana, Abuja Baring last minute hitch, a total of 2,132 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), across the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State will participate in the party’s primaries today to pick its

The congress, which saw hundreds of party stalwarts converge on a primary school facility in the area became rowdy and it culminated in assaults from security personnel on some of the This came following a heated friction that ensued between some of the key One of the party stalwart and member of Igba Laani faction, Ms Ola Williams popularly known as Iron Lady with some of her supporters was physically assaulted by soldiers contracted by opposition factions to provide security at According to a source, four factions within the ward: the Igba Laani group, Atare Ajanakun, Atayese and Lukman Ajose group, Toluwalase, had earlier met the meeting was deadlock as members Recall that APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had two weeks ago at the state party secretariat at Acme, Ikeja instructed members at ward level that those who had spent eight years and above should not recontest “Asiwaju, our leader had said members in this category who have spent more than eight years or more should allow new breed to contest and that we should all go back to our local governments and wards to see if we can harmonise to dialogue and if there is no conclusion in the dialogue we can go for congress to elect our leaders,” a member of the Igba Laani group, Oka told our Following the impasse, a congress was resolved to be held to elect the executive However, the election did not

This however did not turn out well following a mix up in one of the The Woman Leader position which was earmarked for the Igba Laani group to be occupied by Ms Ola Williams aka Iron Lady was replaced by one Ms This development led to disapproval of the consensus arrangement as Ms

Ekiti PDP guber primaries: 2,132 delegates to pick candidate today

Lagos Island Ward C1 protesting at the scene of the congress all the approvals she and her supporters “We don’t want this; this is a breach of trust and agreement,” Ms Williams “The Woman Leader’s position is for Igba Laani and I am the one that

development, headed to the residence of the National Leader, Asiwaju Tinubu to

the 37 positions and we said no that; it The leader of the group, Ms Williams who felt betrayed and cheated lamented that other faction were oppressing her

Following the protest staged by William and her group, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the outcome of the congress as INEC delegate Habeeb Onikoyi, who had earlier reeled out the names

occupying the executive positions for too have been a chairman of board and I have

Williams, will not accept the arrangement any longer because the agreement has been

and the delegates so we sat down for about two days and we were unable to

who

was

allegedly “Kazeem

with some members of her group at the congress venue, urged Tinubu to Meanwhile, our correspondent gathered that following the call on Tinubu, the National Leader has directed that the Woman Leader position should “Asiwaju has spoken; he said the position should be given to me,” William

Adeniji,

Lagos

State

General is our leader while Wasiu Eshinlokun is leader of other three

Some of the names and positions include: chairman, Alh Shina Onilegbale; Olarewaju Lucas, vice chairman; Olawale Onibudo, general secretary; Ganiyu Adewale, legal adviser; Akiya Kabir, publicity secretary; Ismaila Oyeleke, youth leader; Yussuf Rukayat, woman leader and Aleshiloye Wasiu, welfare Others are Adedeji Babatunde, organizing secretary; Arolu Lukma, secretary; Owolabi Jinadu, treasurer, Igba Laani group approved all the post of Woman Leader, a development Meanwhile, after further deliberations at the local government secretariat to resolve the issue, the Igba Laani

In his reaction, Oka, a member of Igba Laani and a supervisor for agriculture in the local government, said the three other factions teamed up against his group to

He said, “we promise not

which Wasiu Eshinlokun belongs to; we have Koro faction (Atayese) and we have Lukman Ajose group the former

We don’t have 37 desperate

“What caused all these frictions is that when we met on Wednesday they gave my group two slots and also gave themselves two slots each, beside the Deputy Speaker’s faction which was is not added to the 18 they had earlier

He said the Igba Laani group which is and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, had never held any executive Oka maintained that Atare Ajanakun Eshinlokun, Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House Assembly; Atayese group, sponsored by Musiliu Obanikoro, the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos who recently defected to APC; and Lukman Ajose group (Toluwalase) led by former chairman Lagos Island LG, had been dominating executive positions of the

The party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said all the three aspirants were in high spirit and that the party is ready to demonstrate to the world that the party is a father of democracy by conducting a successful

“The three groups teamed up against

gathering, said his announcement of the “There has been a compromise in the arrangement; it is no longer valid because the agreement has been breached, so the

The state deputy governor, Olusola Eleka, former national publicity secretary, Dayo Adeyeye and former deputy governor, Senator Biodun Olujinmi are participating in the primaries to be conducted by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led

But it was further gathered that the Eshinlokun faction is making a peaceful Oka, who hinted to our correspondent about Eshinlokun’s move, said the DPO of Adeniji Adele police division called to According to him, Eshinlokun and his group have decided to negotiate with Igba Laani, adding that a deadlock of the “The Adeniji Adele DPO called me this morning (yesterday) to tell me that Eshinlokun and his group want to

aspirants and they’ve assured us of “The process leading to the He said 1,583 delegates who are statutory delegates were council chairmen, vice chairmen, members, members of the National and states assemblies from the state, serving and former NEC members from the state, former and serving Ologbondiyan added that all must still be members of the The 547 ad-hoc delegates were made up of three delegates each The

primaries

Appeal

party’s national chairman, Prince “Here in our side the other factions want to go with all the executive posts

‘I am not ashamed to be only man standing for PDP in Lagos Assembly’ Continued from page 11

come back... is to do Assembly once, House of Reps once, Senate once and

Representatives in 2019, but don’t forget that there are constituted authorities in the party, who decides

First and foremost, I give God Almighty all the glory because there are 1001 people that can do

promotion, coming back here is like

that glory, I also want to thank

because it is human beings that change human beings the way you

that still remains in the party and it does not copy the autocracy in other parties, the party would even

Constituency 1 that gave me the

there too as you have played your the glory of God, I don’t play party 2019? I wish to go to the House of

to the PDP, APC, APGA, Labour

The PDP is not like other parties, it gives everybody opportunity to

The PDP can win Lagos State governorship seat, it is very

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Time to revamp the textile industry

ecent news report that the Kaduna Textile Mills, the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC), in partnership with a Turkish firm and in collaboration with the federal government will invest $15 million to reactivate the collapsed Kaduna Textile Company is a welcomed development. The move is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy of resuscitating the textile industry, among others, to provide more job opportunities in the country. The textile company was started in 1956 in Kaduna to process the cotton being produced in the northern part of the country. Many other textile companies soon sprang up in Lagos and between Kaduna and Kano axis. By the 1970s and the early 1980s, the Nigerian textile industry had grown to become the third largest in Africa and employed well over 400,000 Nigerians across the country. The oil boom of the 1970s and the early 1980s which increased the purchasing power of the government and the citizens led to the neglect of agriculture and many vital industries, particularly the textile industry, thus crippling other sectors of the economy and putting the economic viability of the country in serious jeopardy. Thereafter, the textile industry suffered

neglect and by 2002 the Kaduna Textile Mill closed with more than 7,000 of its workers sent home. Today, the textile industry employs less than 30,000 workers with the factories operating either below capacity or totally closed and most of their plants in operational distress. The first attempt to revive the industry was in 2010 when the Bank of Industry (BoI) approved N10 billion textile revival fund. The fund increased capacity utilisation in the industry from 29.14 per cent to the current 50 per cent. In reviving the industry this time around the government must also focus on the production of cotton, kenaf and other raw materials that are associated with the textile industry. It is a good thing that in revitalising the textile industry, government has put in place the cotton, textile and garment policy. Towards this end, it has directed that uniforms of military and para-military personnel as well as uniforms for many public schools students should, henceforth, be produced and purchased locally. With this policy in place and, if the prices are right, governments in the ECOWAS sub-regional market will patronise Nigerian textile industry. In addition, governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current intervention in the industry must be effective and sustained so that the local textile industry can thrive and flourish again.

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In the past, poor power supply and high interest rates on borrowed funds escalated the cost of production of local textile mills. This time around, the government must ensure improved power supply across the country so as to lower the cost of production for the textile mills, while the government should create intervention funds through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as alternative to loans from commercial banks which attract high interest rates. Furthermore, the Department of Customs must also address the smuggling of cheap textile goods and second hand clothing by Nigerians and Asians, particularly Indians and Chinese into the country. There must also be frequent access to long-term finance by the BoI and other investment banks in the country to enable the textile mills stock raw materials and change their machinery as and when due. There is no doubt that if this new tempo is maintained and sustained, the Cotton, Textile and Garment industry will thrive and blossom again. We believe that with such strategic revamping and repositioning, the Cotton, Textile and Garment industry promises to be one of the effective ways of providing employment for the teeming youth, thus promoting economic growth and stability of the country.

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President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government’s efforts in fighting corruption and deepening good governance in the country are being applauded across the globe. Osinbajo, who described corruption as a threat to the nation’s existence, insisted that the scourge was the reason the nation had no savings and invested only very little in infrastructure and jobs in spite of record oil revenues from 2011 to 2014. The Vice President said this on Monday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a five-day Open Government Partnership Week 2018. He said that within the period, despite the billions of dollars reportedly invested in security, the Boko Haram insurgency did not abate. Osinbajo has recently come under criticisms

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by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for dwelling too much on the corruption under the previous administration. While speaking on the topic, ‘The impact of Open Government Partnership to Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Efforts’, Osinbajo said, “For too long, the resources meant for the majority have been sadly cornered by a greedy minority.” He also said, “Our government came into office on the back of a threepronged agenda: ensuring security, rebuilding the economy, and vigorously prosecuting the fight against corruption. “This last issue, corruption, has been an existential issue for Nigeria, threatening the very fundamentals of our existence. “It has ensured that, for too long, the resources meant for the majority have been sadly cornered by a greedy minority. “This issue of corrup-

tion underlines every aspect of our national life, from our security situation to the state of our economy. “It was the reason why, in spite of record oil revenues between 2011 and 2013/14, we saw no savings, and very little investment in infrastructure and jobs and, in spite of the billions of dollars reportedly invested in security, the Boko Haram insurgency did not abate.” In his remarks, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said that the government was waging an unprecedented fight against corruption through asset recovery, prosecution of acts of corruption, instituting new socio-economic systems and culture as well as rebuilding anti-corruption institutions to prevent future recurrence. Mustapha also warned public servants in the country against embez-

zling public funds, overinvoicing of contracts and other forms of diversion of public resources to desist from such, as they are being watched by all stakeholders. He added that the present administration has introduced policies and legislations that would help achieve goals set out in our OGP Commitments. He said, “Already the whistle-blower policy introduced in 2017 has now taken root as part of our system for prevention, detection and minimising corruption. Government has given assurances that all information received will be treated with utmost confidentiality. The SGF commended the partnership between government and civil society in fighting this scourge adding that “efforts such as what we have witnessed under this partnership go a long way in reassuring citizens of the commitment of

the government.” “In the past few weeks, some statistics have been bandied by many international organisations about the extent of corruption in Nigeria. Many of these figures are useful and serve as a wakeup call for us to strengthen our institutions to confront the monster of corruption. However, and regrettably, many of the institutions that produced these figures do not understand the contextual contours and the peculiarities of the corruption problem in Nigeria. Often, they are hasty to arrive at conclusions and make generalizations which paint a picture of perception that is far from reality,” he added. The SGF urged the forum to evolve a reliable indigenous professional and objective mechanism for measuring impact and disseminating information on the state of corruption in Nigeria. “Through this mechanism, we will be able to generate reliable figures

upon which we can craft our policy interventions. It is trite to say that our story is best told by us and we should never expect foreign eyes to see our corruption problems better than ourselves. For the first time in Nigeria, secret ownership of companies and properties will be history when a public register of beneficial owners of companies will become open and operational. Government has also received assurances from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) that in the immediate future, necessary dossier of persons with significant control over incorporated companies will be generated and made available on demand. With all these complimentary efforts in place, I am confident that investigation of individuals involved in companies used for acts of corruption will become easier,” the SGF added.

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Presidency faults PDP’s letter to UN By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Troops rescue over 1,000 Boko Haram hostages in Borno The Nigerian Army said it has rescued more than 1,000 people held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, revealed this in a statement on Monday. According to him, the hostages were rescued

from the terrorists’ enclave during an operation by troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation East. Brigadier General Chukwu said that the operation was conducted in conjunction with allies of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

He disclosed that the victims were rescued from Malamkari, Amchaka, Walasa and Gora villages in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. “The hostages consisted mainly of women, children, as well as some young men who were forced to become “Speaking with one of

the rescued victims, Alhaji Gambo Gulumba from Amchaka village, thanked the Nigerian military for showing them love and care,” the statement read. Brigadier General Chukwu noted further that the Army the region and the country of the insurgents, as well as rescuing all hostages in their

captivity. He also urged the public to report any strange movement or character in the surroundings to the appropriate authority for prompt action. The Army spokesman, however, disclosed that the rescued persons are being medical facility.

Again, Sen Sani attacks el – Rufai, queries Paris Club, foreign loans performance By Idu Jude and agency report The political supremacy between Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna State and the State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has taken a new twist as the probing senator, has challenged the Governor on the recent request for another foreign loan amounting to $350 million. Senator Shehu Sani, local and foreign debt, while probing the expenditure of the state, advised the Governor of Kaduna, to use the “meagre” resources available to run the state. The Senator in an interview with journalists Monday wondered why governors could not use distributions from the excess crude account and Paris Club Refund to execute projects. He said the senate rejected the Kaduna government’s request for a $350 million loan due to the

L-R: Lagos State Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Fola Adeyemi; Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Aramide Giwanson; Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde; his counterpart for Information & Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information & Strategy, Mrs. Kofoworola Awobamise during the on-going Y2018 ministerial press briefing as part of activities to commemorate the third Year in Office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, May 7, 2018.

Ambode’s re-election, a done deal - Bishop Ademowo Bishop of Lagos Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Ephraim Ademowo on Monday lauded Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for result-oriented policies and massive infrastructural renewal drive across the State, saying his reelection come 2019 is already a done deal. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the third session of the 33rd Synod of the Diocese held at Our Saviours Church, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Ademowo said the excellent achievements of the Governor were visible to all, adding that his second term was already a foregone conclusion. The respected clergyman, who is retiring soon, said: “We have talked about your (Governor’s) endorsement for second term last year and so it is a faith accompli; it is a done deal; it is not negotiable; it is not debatable. “We are enthused, happy and excited. We want to appreciate you; we want to celebrate you; we want to thank God for the way God is using

you in this State and beyond. “We could see things for ourselves; the whole State has been opened up. Even where we have our retirement house, anytime I am in the vehicle, sometimes I don’t even know when we would get there because the road is now something else. I want to thank you for the great work that you are doing in this State and I want to assure you of our prayers,” Ademowo said. The Bishop described Governor Ambode as a workaholic, trailblazer and an indefatigable personality whose life of humility, doggedness and commitment to the growth of Lagos was unrivaled. While urging members of the church to go all out to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), he said it was important for them to do so in order to participate in the forthcoming general elections and elect the leaders of their choice. “We know who we are voting for and so there is no perambulation; we know where we are going but we need to have our PVCs.

Mummy and I will vote so all of us must ensure we get our PVCs to vote,” Ademowo said. In his remarks, Governor Ambode said the country was at a critical time when all hands must be on deck to ensure the process of choosing leaders in 2019 resulted in sustainable growth and good governance for the people. He said the season called for every stakeholder in the future of the Nigerian project, religious leaders inclusive, to rise up to be counted and make their voices heard especially on the need for people to get their PVCs and shun any act inimical to peace. “We need to educate Nigerians on the need to participate in the political process through registration for the Permanent Voters Card (PVC). Your PVC is the instrument and the power every eligible citizen has to express themselves in choosing the leaders in whose hands they wish to entrust the resources and the future of our country. “The Church and indeed all our religious leaders have a critical role to play especially at this point in time

to place special emphasis on the message of hope, peace, brotherliness, unity, integrity and tolerance. “We must shun all tendencies that could aggravate whatever challenges we might be experiencing at the moment because these are only temporary. We shall surmount them and our nation shall become great again, by the Grace of God and through our own hard work and prayers,” Governor Ambode said. He said as a government, his administration would continue to promote an atmosphere for everyone to practice his or her religion in the State without any fear of discrimination, just as he pledged commitment to the mission of making the economy work for all, creating opportunities for everyone to fully actualise their potentials and ensuring security of lives and property of all Lagosians. “Every one of us has a stake in this country. Every one of us has a voice. Let us stand up and join hands to make our country and our State great. We owe it to ourselves and generations coming after us,” he said. Besides, Governor Ambode

thanked Ademowo for the positive impact which his tenure in the last 17 years as Bishop of Lagos Diocese had on the church and the State, saying it was on record the Bishop contributed immensely to the peace and tranquility being enjoyed in the State. “Under Dr. Ademowo’s leadership, the State Government has received immense support and prayers from the Church. This robust relationship has contributed immensely to the peace and tranquility being enjoyed in our State with people of diverse faiths living in harmony and mutual understanding. “Though you will be retiring soon, I have no doubt that a new chapter is set to be opened for you in the service of God. My prayer for you is in the book of Hebrews 6:10 which says “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” As you have laboured in His vineyard, He will surely reward you abundantly,” Governor Ambode said.

NAN however, reported that the senate rejected the request on March 29, following a strong opposition from the three lawmakers representing the state at the upper legislative chamber. Last week, el-Rufai described the senators as enemies of the state, saying their action showed that they are “useless”. “The senators from the state who worked against the World Bank loan are useless; they came out and said this loan should not be given. What is their reason for rejecting the loan? It is because they are haters of the masses in Kaduna state,” he had said. He added that senators from the state were not privy to the loan, and that contributed to its unanimous rejection. “How can you be governor of a state and all your three senators, including the one from PDP, are opposed to it?” he asked. “I have never heard of it. I have treated cases of loan here on local and foreign debt. There were cases where one senator is opposed to it but two are for it or the other way round. As a governor of a state, if you people you should consult are the legislators; he did not do that. of consistent insult on us and the institution of the national assembly will be of value. If you need loan, you do not go insulting a bank manager; you have to convince him that you are worth it.” Sani said approving the loan for a state with a high debt on future generations.

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Ward congress didn’t hold in C/River - Senator Eno By Tom Okpe, Abuja Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Senator John Owan Eno, has lamented efforts by some individuals within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state, to hijack its structure, adding that last Saturday’s ward congress never took place in the state. The Senator representing Cross River Central, however, warned the Party National Leadership to disregard any attempt by some persons to tell them the contrary. Also, some protester from Kaduna state took protest to the national secretariat of

APC, saying the party was dying in the state. Some of the placards carried by the protesters read: ‘Baba, please call Kiriku to order’, ‘APC is dying in Kaduna’, ‘EFCC, investigate Oyegun and return our money’, and ‘EFCC come to our aid, the Kaduna people’. Others reads: ‘Democracy is about people and not committee of friends’, ‘say no to kiriku in 2019’, ‘Congress must hold in Kaduna’, ‘affirmation is undemocratic’, ‘Oyegun should go’, ‘no APC Ward congress in Kaduna’, ‘we stand with Baba Buhari for 2019’, among others. Speaking at a news

conference on Monday in Abuja, Senator Eno, said the committee sent to his state had been compromised, calling on the National Secretarial to appoint another congress panel who will conduct a credible, free and fair ward congress in the state. According to him, when it was obvious that the ward congress could not hold on Saturday, all the stakeholders including him drove to the office of the Commissioner of Police in the state where they signed to keep the materials sent from the national secretariat with the police. When asked what his next step of action will be,

the lawmaker said: “It will be shameful that any list of delegates and elected people comes out of the last Saturday’s exercise in the state when the result sheets and other materials from the national headquarters are in the safe custody of the Nigerian police, I don’t think it will happen but if it does happen I believe the entire stakeholders will meet to agree on the next line of action”. In his speech titled ‘shame of a congress committee panel,’ the lawmaker explained that: “When we expected that the congress panel had left Cross River yesterday (Sunday), we

later got another story that the congresses were going on. “Now there are lot of report about the fact that they have tried to organize what they called congresses in the cause of yesterday (Saturday) and we are just wondering where they are getting the result or whatever, so those are the issues we need to prepare our minds for, that today or tomorrow if the result of congresses from Cross River comes to the National Secretariat, there will be a lot of pertinent questions that will be answered; where they got those results, Where the congress was held and so on”, he said.

Anglican synod urges FG to intensify security, search for kidnapped girls By Saka Bolaji, Minna Rising from its four-day synod, the Diocese of Minna, Anglican Communion on Sunday called on the federal government to intensify the search for the remaining abducted Dapchi and Chibok girls. In a communique issued at 10th synod held at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Minna, Niger state and signed by Bishop Daniel Yisa, the synod expressed grave concern about the siege on communities, particularly in Benue, Nassarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Enugu, Zamfara and Adamawa states by armed groups. leading to needless loss of innocent lives, wanton destruction of properties and creation of more internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and other problems so related must come to an end. According to the Communique “the federal government must the release of Leah Sharibu and the remaining Chibok girls. “The government need to be proactive and apply strategies for early warning and interventions particularly in areas known to be

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), with Diocesan Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Ephraim Adebola Ademowo (second right); Chancellor, Diocese of Lagos, Hon. Justice Adedayo Oyebanji (right); Bishop Co-Auditor, Diocese of Lagos, Rt. Rev. Humphrey Olumakaye (second left) and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (left) during the 33rd Synod of the Diocese of Lagos at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos... on Monday

Spiritual tourism captured in Lagos tourism masterplan - Ayorinde By Benjamin Omoike Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Lagos state, Steve Ayorinde, on Monday, said the Lagos State Tourism Masterplan expected to be ready at the end of May, and which is geared towards showcasing and promoting the state in terms of ideas, long term investment, top notch infrastructure and human capacity development; necessary for the expected competition among tourism destinations all over the world, would be all encompassing, and would include ‘spiritual’ or religious tourism. According to Ayorinde, who made the assertion at the yearly Ministerial Press long term strategic master plan, which is being prepared

by Messrs. Ernst & Young, and which will be delivered at the end of May 2018, will focus on six sectors that include: and entertainment; business tourism; nature and adventure; medical and wellness; beach and leisure. The Commissioner said spiritual or religious tourism is not left out, even though it isn’t explicitly mentioned in the plan, stressing that a thorough look at the breakdown proves that all covered. He said when tourists come into Lagos, they would use facilities such as hotels, they would also use places of worship - depending on how long they were staying in town. He said such tourists would eat food in Lagos, buy products and do other related businesses in the city.

He was of the opinion that all of these, would in no small the economy and increase the overall income of Lagos. Ayorinde said the state’s proposal to UNESCO to be the global ‘Jazz Capital’ in 2020 was receiving favourable consideration, according to the Regional Director of the global body. He added that the state was ready for the hosting of three major literary festivals scheduled to hold in Lagos this year. The three major literary festivals are Ake Arts and Books festival, which will make its debut in Lagos in 2018 after in Abeokuta; Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Convention which is to take place this year in Lagos, and the Lagos Books and Arts Festival,

which is the longest running literary festival in Lagos. He noted that Lagos had the world over, because of its huge commercial activities and tourism potentials. “Recently, John Gboyega, a British-born Nigerian, made his in Lagos, which is to gulp nine billion naira. This is massive considering the amount of money involved and the lives that would be touched by such huge investment coming into Lagos. Also, Lupita Nyong’o, a Kenyan-born Hollywood star, Adichie’s ‘Americanah’ in Lagos. All these are coming at a time when the Lagos state governor, Mr Akinwumi Ambode, is doing everything possible to improve on the development of Tourism,

Hospitality, Entertainment and Sporting excellence in the state,” he said. Ayorinde said the state’s Censors board was enjoying a good working relationship with the national video and censors board, especially as regards showcasing indecent exposures. He said the presence of such contents and materials wasn’t limited to Lagos alone, but that it was indeed, a nationwide challenge, due largely to piracy. He stressed that such materials were pirated copies which remain banned. According to him, not allowed and those who patronise them are also guilty. the Federal Government set

federal government in curbing insurgency by dislodging terrorist elements from the Sambisa forest. However, we enjoin government to do more in curbing rising cases of abuse of drugs and substances as well as the rehabilitation of addicts”. The communique also called on the federal government to pursue with renewed vigour the in self-contained permanent ranches without infringing on the farmlands of the native communities in the country. The synod also commended the government for instituting programmes such as N- power and the ban on manufacturing and importation of codeineladen syrups all geared towards improving the lives of the youth. The Synod further urged government to invest massively in areas of common good for all Nigerians by improving access to opportunities, roads, health institution, elimination of corrupt practices, timely payment of pensioners and clearance of salary arrears among others which will further improve the lives of Nigerians”. The synod also appreciated the ongoing negotiation between government and the labour unions in revisiting the minimum wage issue and particularly commended the Niger state government for prompt payment of salaries of workers. “All parties in the negotiation should be Godly, considerate and realistic and consider the impact on all Nigerians.”

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Police nab four-man gang of drug peddlers By Joy Anyim & Daniel Ojukwu

Civil Defence tortures suspect to death in Kogi By Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, (SAN) (right) and other dignitaries, during the commissioning of a new 2X60 MVA, 132/33KV Transmission Substation, in Odongunyan, Ikorodu. Lagos State... on Monday.

Diamond Estate murder: Action premeditated, as suspect also tried to abscond - Police By Joy Anyim & Daniel Ojukwu

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Gov. Ugwuanyi okays N8.5m monthly for free maternal, child health programme By Moses Oyediran, Enugu The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved the monthly contribution of N8.5 million as counterpart fund for the Free Maternal and Child Health programme designed to provide primary healthcare to pregnant women at the grassroots and children under The programme, which has been in existence since the past government, according to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Fintan Ekochin, who briefed newsmen after the meeting of the State Executive Council (EXCO) was being funded by the local governments in Enugu State through a monthly contribution of N8.5 million. Dr. Ekochin said that the council noted that the amount being contributed by local governments to fund the

to provide treatment to all the pregnant women and children health centres, and decided to approve additional N8.5 million monthly, totaling N17 million the rural areas. Describing the council’s N8.5 million approval as “one of the greatest approvals in the history of Enugu State”, the Health Commissioner disclosed that the counterpart fund will provide succor to “our teeming young mothers, when pregnant and also all the children in the rural areas of childhood challenges in the health area”. He stated that the new approved funding was a come in the primary healthcare delivery in the state, saying: “With this funding approved,

the Enugu State Primary Healthcare Development Agency in line with federal guidelines, is going to commence repositioning, refurbishing and reactivation of primary healthcare centres”. Dr. Ekochin further stated that the programme implementation will come in three phases, explaining primary health centres in the three senatorial districts of the state, while the second and third phases will be focused on having one and two healthcare centres in ten local governments, respectively. “Now with all these primary healthcare centres repositioned, you can imagine the ease and comfort women who are pregnant and children under free maternal and child health programme. “This is why EXCO approval of counterpart funding is

really a big deal. This funding puts Enugu State in a very World Health mandate of universal health coverage, and kudos must therefore, go to His Excellency, our dear Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for this positive step towards qualitative and in Enugu State”, the Health Commissioner said. In a related development, Dr. Ekochin also told newsmen that following the mandate given to the Federal Ministry of Health to set up a National Steering implementation of the Disease Surveillance (REDIS) Project, Enugu State was selected to represent the South East geoHe equally added that accreditation has been granted and restored to the School of Basic Midwifery, Awgu, Awgu L.G.A and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bishop

Shanahan Hospital Nsukka, Nsukka L.G.A, respectively, by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The commissioner explained that Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration in its concerted midwifery school in Awgu was accredited approved the sum of N35 million in the third quarter of 2017 for the accreditation exercise. Dr. Ekochin also disclosed that the state government has been regular in the payment of counterpart bill for the Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka, which contributed highly to the restoration of accreditation to the health institution’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. of the achievement, the commissioner stated that it will increase the number of state, especially in rural areas and lead to further decline in maternal death during delivery.

L-R: Commissioner for Youths and Special Duties, Hon. Mika Amanokha; Secretary to the State Government and representative of the governor, Osarodion Ogie Esq.; Commissioner for Budget, Hon. Maryam Abubakar; Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Hon. Edorodion Oye Erimona; Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora; Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero; and Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas, Hon. Joseph Ugheoke, during the First Quarterly Review of Donor Agencies’ projects in the state, at the Government House in Benin city. . . on Monday

Fayemi’s desperation, not Ojudu caused disruption of Ekiti APC primary - Campaign team By Patrick Okohue A political group, Ekiti Rebirth Organisation (ERO), the campaign group of leading aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Ekiti State governorship election, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has described as “wicked lies from a tormented soul,” the statement by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, alleging that Ojudu masterminded the crisis that marred the APC primary election in Ekiti State on Saturday. The Director General of ERO, Chief Ranti Adebisi, said that Fayemi’s statement was nothing but “another tantrum from Fayemi whose political

fortune has taken a deep slide in recent times and whose entire campaign strategy was built on lies, orchestrated violence and cheap antidemocratic tricks.” A statement signed by Fayemi’s Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode had alleged that Ojudu and another aspirant, Bimbo Daramola masterminded the violence and destruction of ballot boxes, having realised that the former governor was already in a clear lead in the four local councils that had cast their votes. However, reacting in a statement signed by Gboyega Adeoye, the Campaign Coordinator, Adebisi pointed out that “The entire incident that happened at the stadium

was caught on camera and broadcast on National Television. We implore the security agents who made several arrests at the scene to make public the identities of the people arrested and their sponsors. I can tell you 100 percent that they have no link whatsoever to the Ojudu campaign.” Adebisi continued: “Fayemi has been the candidate threatening violence since he joined the race last month. He threatened to cripple the state if not given the party ticket. He deployed security agents to intimidate delegates even during the conduct of the primaries. “He is the aspirant that has been avoiding democratic test of popularity, the chronology

of events that culminated into the stampede at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, is known to the public, as some of them were also captured on camera. Those videos are everywhere on the social media for everybody to see. “Clearly, if there is anyone desperate, that person is Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the stakes are high for him as a former governor who lost his seat wholesale and has wobbled as a serving Minister. It is his degree of desperation that has caused the latest show of shame in Ekiti. “Ojudu has no reason whatsoever to want the voting disrupted since we were projected to win. But we are appealing to our delegates and supporters across the state to

remain calm. “Fayemi came late into this very contest to realise that the boat has left the shore. He is now looking for any straw to hang unto. He was shocked to realise that his much advertised hold on the state executive that Ojudu was coasting home with a landslide, so he has to haphazardly change from one rigging strategy to the other, but Ekiti people are not fools. “We don’t support violence; our campaign does not use thugs. We don’t use self-help. However, Ekiti people have made the statement loud and clear that they no longer want Fayemi. We are sure of our support base. If this election is conducted ten times Ojudu will win.”

2019 Guber: Alhassan indicates in Taraba seat By Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo The

Minister

for

Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan has indicated her intention to re-contest the Governorship Seat of Taraba State come 2019. Senator Alhassan made her intention known to the people of the State while answering questions from Journalists in Jalingo, the State capital. She said her inability to capture the number one Seat in 2015 does not deter her from contesting in 2019. A Journalist asked, “Are you coming again for Governorship Seat of Taraba in 2019”? Her response, “I have said it One Thousand and fora. According to her, “Mr. President tried it three times and got it the fourth time. If I am alive and well, 2019, I am going to contest again”. The Minister also debunked insinuations by some Politicians that she has hijacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) structures for her own interest. “Well, anybody can insinuate anything but I can tell you categorically that it is not true”, she said. She opined that anybody can make insinuations but one has the right to his or her opinions explaining that if she has hijacked the Party structures, the Ward Congress couldn’t have taken place at the State Secretariat in Jalingo. Daily Times gathered that the Taraba State Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which commenced in earnest on Saturday was inconclusive and postponed to a later date because of internal Party wrangling. It could be recalled that Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan contested the number one Seat of Taraba State in 2015 general elections under the banner of APC with the incumbent Governor, Darius Ishaku who contested under the umbrella of PDP.

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Police arraign 13 cult members over murder in Anambra By Alphonsus Nweze, Awka An Awka Magistrate Court in Anambra State presided over by Senior Magistrate Mike Anyadiegwu, has remanded 13 alleged cult members in prison custody on a three count charge of conspiracy, murder and cultism. When the case came up for mention, the counsel to the accused, Mr. A.R. Nzekwe applied for their bail which the Prosecuting Police Sergeant Ikemefuna Nnamani, objected to it on the ground that the nature of the case does not warrant bail. But after listening to the submissions both the prosecutor and defence counsels, the Magistrate remanded them in prison custody and ordered that the Director of Public Prosecution. Those remanded included: Abuchi Nnamani, Precious Obriki, Ikechukwu

Agumadu, Chima Nweke, Chinonso Anakweze, Ofubuike Mkpume, Nkemjika Egbunike and Chubuzor Efobi. Others were: Chizoba Emmanuel, Uchenna Okoye, Chukwudi Amachukwu and Arinze Uchendu. In a related development, the Special Anti-Cultism Squad, (SPACS) of Anambra State Command has arrested seven suspected cultists with gun, charms, axe, cocaine at Umuezeagu village, Anaku community, Ayamelu Local Government Area of the State. Those arrested: were Ogugua Igwebuike, the leader of a cult group known as Senior Vikings Confraternity, (SVC) and six others. The arrival and arrest of the cultists by SPACS, it was gathered was greeted with jubilation by the people in the community as the cultists were said to have been terrorising the community and its environs.

Among the items recovered from the cultists were: one cutto- size locally made gun, one axe, one expended cartridge, charms, one knife, pieces of clothes, liquid substance in be cocaine/heroine and a box of matches. Others arrested were: Ebuka Paul Chidukwe, Kosolu Ifene, Onwune Onuorah. Ewele Okeke, Oloh Chike, Ogugua Maduka and Odemenam Chinedu. Commander of SPACS, Mr. Christopher Bassey, (CSP) advised parents to always monitor the type of company their children keep stressing that they would not be spared when caught as they be made to face the wrath of the law. He urged anyone with useful information on criminals to always come forward stating that the identity of such informants would be protected.

No parallel APC congress in Enugu - Nwoye By Moses Oyediran, Enugu Contrary to allegation by some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that they were sidelined in the just concluded Ward Congress of the party in Enugu State, the APC in the state has dismissed the allegation, insisting that the congresses were the most peaceful in the country. This is even as the Appeal Panel for the congress led by Charles Babagbale has into petitions and complaints by aggrieved members of the party. Addressing journalists at the APC Party secretariat in Enugu, Babagbale said the Monday and so far has received only one petition. He called on aggrieved members on the party to formally come forward with their complaints to enable them look into such complaints, adding that the panel will round up on Wednesday this week.

According to him, reports reaching the panel indicate that congresses actually took place across the state contrary to allegations by some aggrieved members that the exercise did not take place. Babagbale, further disclosed that for now, the three-man panel was not in a position to ascertain whether there was parallel congress or not as alleged by some aggrieved members. Also speaking during the Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye posited that the congresses were very successful in the 260 wards across the seventeen local government areas of the state, adding history of congress in Enugu State, people enmasse from the grassroots came to vote for candidates of their choice without inducement.

was allegedly being economical with the truth on the congress, insisting that he failed to follow laid rules

and regulation guiding the conduct of the congress. Nwoye said it was unfortunate the minister rather than coming to the state party secretariat to get necessary information from that came from National Headquarters of the party in Abuja, choose to hold his own meeting in a hotel. He accused him of instigating crisis as well as to create impression that there was parallel congress whereas there were none, stressing that “you don’t create parallel structure through wishful thinking”. The APC Chairman, however, expressed happiness that Chieftains of party in the state such as ExSenate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, Former governor of Old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo, Immediate past governor of the state Sullivan Chime, National Vice Chairman of the party in the South East, Chief Emma Enekwu among others have adjured the congress as peaceful and hitch free.

President Muhammadu Buhari (right); Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari (second right) and others welcoming President Buhari to Daura, Katsina State ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC )Ward Congresses...on Friday.

Glo wins power brand support award at The Headies Awards Honour once again came the way of national telecommunication company, Globacom when it won the Power Brand Support Award at the 2018 edition of the Headies Awards held at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Lagos, on Saturday. This, it was said lent credence to the company’s massive support for the nation’s entertainment industry over the years. Popularly called Nigerian

Headies Award was held 12 years ago and it recognize and rewards entertainment icons, who have contributed to the growth and development of the nation’s entertainment industry. According to organisers of the Awards, Globacom emerged the number one choice for the Power Brand Support Award because the company has been “relentless and unapologetic in its support for entertainment, as well as

in leveraging on the music and entertainment industry relationship through sponsorship, endorsement, VAS, tours, concerts, event partnerships, patronage and many other creative ways of opening the ‘eyes’ of many other corporate companies to join the party”. Receiving the award on behalf of company, Senior Manager, Events and Sponsorship, Mr. Sola Mogaji, described the award

as a worthy recognition of Globacom’s immense contributions to Nigeria’s entertainment industry. Mogaji added that “this award is a great testimonial to our modest contributions to the growth of the nation’s entertainment industry and we are delighted that Nigerians who voted Globacom for this award are at promoting, projecting and developing the music industry and entertainment

generally in Nigeria”. Since it rolled out services in 2003, Globacom has been supporting Nigeria entertainment industry through corporate endorsement for entertainment practitioners of all genres. It has single –handedly sponsored series of shows and concerts including Glo Campus Storm, Glo Rock ‘n’ Rule’; Glo Slide ‘n’ Mega

Music

Nationwide

Tour, Dance with Peter, Glo x Factor, Glo Naija Sings and TV comedy, Professor Johnbull which has provided massive platforms for practice their trade. The Headies Awards winners emerged from the votes of music industry practitioners such as label executives, artiste managers, on-air personalities, producers, event agencies and the result collated and audited by Alexander Forbes.

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OBAZEE KATE FORMERLY KNOWN AS OTOKITI KATE NOW WISH TO BE KNOW AND ADDRESSED AS OBAZEE KATE ENIOMO ORHONA ORHONA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OTUNLA DAMILOLA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS TIJANI DAMILOLA BILQEES. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OTUNLA DAMILOLA BILQEES . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

IKEGBUNA OLIVIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZE OLIVIA OGONNA , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IKEGBUNA OLIVIA OGONNA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEPARUSI TOSIN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEPARUSI OLUWATOSIN GBEMIGA. WRONG DATE OF BIRTH IS 06/02/1986, MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH : 06/02/1984. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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ORJIUDE ESTHER

SARAH AYINKE

OKPARA ADA

EMETONJOR NKECHI

UKONU OGBONNE

OGUEBURU VIVIAN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ESTHER SUNDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORJIUDE ESTHER IFEANYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS SARAH AYINKE OJO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SARAH AYINKE OYENIRAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. NWABUEZE ADA SANDRA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OKPARA ADA SANDRA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMETONJOR NKEM. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMETONJOR NKECHI BENEDICTA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKONU OGBONNE KALU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKONU OGBONNE KATE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORJIUKWU VIVIAN OGECHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUEBURU VIVIAN OGECHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEBAYO MORUFAT

APO KATHERINE

IDOWU MUTIAT

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS GANIU MORUFAT OLABISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS.ADEBAYO MORUFAT OLABISI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGOSSU KETOHOUN KETHERINE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS APO KATHERINE AWADAGBE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAUDEEN MUTIAT ABIOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDOWU MUTIAT ABIOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS MY NAME WAS WRITTEN AS SHITTU TAOFEEK ADIGUN WHILE IN SOME OTHER DOCUMENTS IT WAS WRITTEN AS SHITTU TAOFEEK OLANREWAJU. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHITTU TAOFEEK ADIGUN. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING THE NAMES ARE VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BABATUNDE OPEYEMI

TAIWO LATEEFAT

ISHOLA KEHINDE

OKUWOBI OMOLARA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEMOLA OPEYEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BABATUNDE OPEYEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TAIWO LATIFAT AMODU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TAIWO LATEEFAT OKEOWO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISHOLA KEHINDE FOLABAMIRE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISHOLA KEHINDE KAFILA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWAL OMOLARA OLADUNNI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUWOBI OMOLARA OLADUNNI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME

KORGBA FAVOUR

IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN ON MY BVN AS AGBOJULE OLAETO DAN INSTEAD OF AGBOJULE OLA DANIEL. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGBOJULE OLA DANIEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAVOUR REJOICE SEEMBER NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KORGBA FAVOUR SEEMBER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FABULOUS DELE

OKAFOR GEORGE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL BAMIDELE BODUNDE FABULE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FABULOUS ‘DELE EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MAKOLO GEORGE ISIOMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR GEORGE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME

OJO EBUN

EWUOSO-DECKER

SANGODINA ABIOLA

YUSUFF-ADEMOLA

MY NAME IS OGUNRANTI WAHEED BUT WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS OGUNRANTI WAIDI. NOW TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNRANTI WAHEED. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ADEEKO EBUN ELIZABETH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OJO EBUN ELIZABETH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS DECKER MARY MOTOLANI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS EWUOSODECKER MARY MOTOLANI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS SALAM ABIOLA MARIAM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SANGODINA ABIOLA MARIAM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NIKE ABIBA ABIMBOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YUSUFF-ADEMOLA ADENIKE ABIMBOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CHUKWU ROSELINE

IBIWALTER KALADA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MICHAEL BUSAYO

ALEX CHUKWUEBUKA

VICTORIA IFEOMA

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AJA ROSELINE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. CHUKWU ROSELINE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, CALEB IBIWALTER SIKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, IBIWALTER KALADA SIKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I, INYAMA ANTHONY INYAMA, AND INYAMA ANTHONY IKECHI, REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON, BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, INYAMA ANTHONY IKECHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I,FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MICHEAL TITILAYO FISAYO ,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MICHAEL BUSAYO VICTORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I,FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEKE CHUKWUEBUKA ALEXANDER ,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALEXANDER ALEX CHUKWUEBUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VICTORIA IFEOMA IGBO ,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VICTORIA IFEOMA JOHNSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

POPOOLA CECILIA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEKOYA CECILIA ADENIKE ,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS POPOOLA CECILIA ADENIKE . ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHIGOZIRI ADA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AMAECHI CHIGOZIRI ADA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. CHIGOZIRI ADA EMEKA-VICTOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KUPOLATI FOLAKEMI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FADIPE FOLAKEMI ELIZABETH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS KUPOLATI FOLAKEMI ELIZABETH ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. BANKS, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SOLEDOYE ABIOLA I FORMALLY KNOWN AS OYEBISI ABIOLA TEMILOLUWA NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SOLEDOYE ABIOLA TEMILOLUWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ONAEMOR IFEANYI

OYELOPO ADEMOLA

EMUZE LOPEZ

ONYILO PEACE

ESTHER UDUGBOE

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OSIEGBU IFEANYI GLORY . NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ONAEMOR IFEANYI GLORY. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I OYELOPO ADEMOLA WISDOM WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYELOPO ADEMOLA OLUWAFEMI ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ARNOLD LOPEZ PATRAL. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS EMUZE LOPEZ PATRAL. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. ABADE PEACE OMEWOMANO. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ONYILO PEACE OMEWOMANO. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS FEMI ESTHER UBO. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ESTHER UDUGBOE CARO. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THE PATRONS CLUB

IRIOWEN JOY I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IYOHA IRIOWEN JOY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ANIGBERE IRIOWEN JOY ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. BANKS, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINTOYE LOVETH OLUWASEFUNMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ADERELE LOVETH OLUWASEFUNMI ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. BANKS, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SHALLOM FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVENAMED FOUNDATION 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 HRM IGWE KINGSLEY CHIME - CHAIRMAN 2. DR EDAK EZEANOSIKE - SECRETARY AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1) TO RENDER MEDICAL CARE TO INDIGENT PATIENTS. 2) TO CARRY OUT HEALTH OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED AREAS. 3) TO CARRY OUT HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO PERSONS IN NEED. 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: HRM IGWE KINGSLEY CHIME CHAIRMAN

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ILOZIONWU EVARISTUS 2. AKAELUE MACDONALD 3. ADELEYE ADENIKE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. TO PROMOTE CATHOLIC VALUES AND ETHICS. 2. TO FOSTER UNITY AND INTERACTION AMONGST MEMBERS. 3. TO HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY IN SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION(CAC)PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

LEGACY SOCIAL CLUB OF ENUGU NIGERIA

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED CLUB 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 COMRADE EYONG NKANGY - PRESIDENT 2. COMRADE GODWIN NWAGBOGWU 3. COMRADE LINU NWEJI 4. COMRADE EBUKA OKONKWO 5. COMRADE ADENUGA ADEYEMI AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1) TO WORK TOWARDS SOLVING PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 2) TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY ,TRUST, REALITY AMONG MEMBERS. 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: COMRADE EYONG NKANGY PRESIDENT

UDEZE EBELECHUKWU

ROSELINE CHINYERE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OFOMA EBELECHUKWU MARY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. UDEZE EBELECHUKWU MARY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ROSELINE CHINYERE OKONKWO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ROSELINE CHINYERE IZUAGHA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SALIMON NOJEEM

OBI EDNA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, NOJIMU OJO OLAYINKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, SALIMON NOJEEM OLAYINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IJEURU EDNA OLEBUNNE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBI EDNA IJEURU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

NOSAKHARE JANEZ FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1,DR. MISS EGUAKUN GOLDEN OMOSEFE - CHAIRMAN /PRESIDENT 2, DR.MRS.BEMIGHO-ODONMETA PRECIOUS AMENAGHAWON-SECRETARY 3.DR.ODONMETA AYO BEMIGHO 4, DR. OSAZUWA AGBONGIARUOYI UYIOSA. 5. DR. EGUAKUN COLLINS ESEOSA 6. MISS. EGUAKUN BLESSING OSAKPOLOR 7. MISS. EGUAKUN BEST OSASUMWEN. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH HYDROCEPHALUS AND OTHER BRAIN DEFECTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION. 2. TO FURTHER CATER FOR THE POST SURGICAL NEEDS/ REHABILITATION FOR SUCH PATIENTS. 3.TO ORGANISE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS CREATING AWARENESS OF HYDROCEPHALUS AND OTHER BRAIN DEFECTS. ALSO TO INCREASE PARENTS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TOWARDS MANAGING HYDROCEPHALUS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA,ABUJA.WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED DR. EGUAKUN GOLDEN OMOSEFE 08062341750

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PRINCE LAZ OKEBALAMA FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES 1. OKEBALAMA PRINCE NWAKANMA LAZARUS 2. IKPENDU NICHOLAS ARIWODO 3. EHUMADU NKEIRUKA AUGUSTINA 4. ANOZIE EMEKA AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO RENDER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

MONA MACH FOUNDATION THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT N0. 1 OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MS. MONA OMOROVBIYE UGIAGBE 2. PRINCE OMOREGBE EREDIAUWA 3. MS. ANITA .UHUNOMA UGIAGBE THE AIMS & OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT HEALTH SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE MORTALITY RATES. 2. TO PROVIDE HEALTH FACILITIES (HOSPITAL BUILDINGS, HEALTH CENTRES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND DRUGS) TO IMPROVE THE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN AT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCIES AND CHILDBIRTHS. 3. TO ENCOURAGE FINANCIALLY, MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND ASSIST IN THE SOCIAL WELL BEING OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. 4. TO PROVIDE UP TO DATE EVIDENCE BASED TRAINING FROM EXCEPTIONALLY TRAINED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL WITH OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON MANAGING HEALTH CRISES OR EMERGENCIES FOR A MOTHER AND CHILD. 5. TO INCREASE AWARENESS, ESTABLISH PROVIDE TRAINING CENTRES FOR IMPARTATION OF KNOWLEDGE, VOCATIONAL SKILL, SUPPLY ADVICE ON ACCESSIBILITY TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO REDUCE NEONATAL AND CHILD MORTALITY. ANY OBJECTION THERETO SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, WUSE ZONE 5, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

DIVINE CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH INT’L MERCY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES 1. RAPHAEL TINUAYE 2. MEDINAT YUSUF OLOHIMAI 3. REBECCA FOLORUNSO TINUAYE 4. GBENGA ONILAMO 5. DAVID OLANREWAJU AWONIYI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PRECH THE GOSPEL OF OUR GOD JESUS CHRIST AND WIN SOULS ON TO THE LORD 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. BARR. OLAWOYIN BAYO

GLORIOUS ALTAR OF GOD BIBLE CHURCH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR EMEKA OKO UCHE - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS CHIOMA ANGELA UCHE 3. MR INNOCENT AGBATA - SECRETARY 4. MR EDE PETER OKEKE 5. MRS ELIZABETH OMELEBELE PAUL AIMS AND OBJECTIVE TO PREACH 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ILERIOLUWA DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. OYETOLA KAFAYAT OLAITAN 2. OYETOLA OLUFEMI 3. AKANDE KUNLE MOSHOOD AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE 1 TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TRAINING, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 3 TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION AT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI-IRONSI ST. PMB 198 MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN THREE DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED; TRUSTEES

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. MICHAEL BLESSING CHIENYE 2. MADUKWE FELIX CHUKUEMEKA 3. AMAJOYI FRANCISCA KELECHI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED TRUSTEES

WORLD CONQUEROR’S EVANGELICAL MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. NWAJIRI MONDAY ONWUBIKO GENERAL OVERSEER(G.O) 2. NWAJIRI BLESSED MONDAY 3. AGBI DAVID AFEKHIKU 4. ANI EMEKA CHRISTIAN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD 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. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 91426 YOUTH INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES 1. DR EMMAN UDE AKPEH 2. DR. DAN AJAWARA. 3. SAM UKO 4. NNAEMEKA CHUKWUEMEKA ODOGBOM 5. GRACE OKARO. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ORGANIZE YOUTH PROGRAMMES AND INVITE PARTICIPANTS FROM ROTARY DISTRICTS WITHIN NIGERIA AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA 2. TO RECEIVE AND HOST YOUTH PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS FROM OTHER ROTARY DISTRICTS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. IFEANYI ONWUANYI

ZAMIRAH BEULAH FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAME ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. VICTORIA OLAYINKA LADELE 2. BUKUNOLA MORAYO AKINMOLADUN 3. BAYO MICHEAL AKINMOLADUN 4. ADEMOLA ADEBOWALE RICHARDS 5. OLUWASOLA CHRISTIANA BAJOMO 6. JANET ADERIKE GBELEYI 7. OLASUKANMI OLOWO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO REACH OUT AND RESCUE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL TRADE WHO WILLINGLY GIVE UP FOR THE PURPOSE OF REHABILITATING THEM. 2) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND TRAINING TO EX PROSTITUTES OR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL TRADE 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

UMUIFE FRIENDS CLUB OF NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. METUH CHINONSO MICHAEL 2. CHUKWUEMEKA HILARYONYEKA 3. NWANGWU MARTIN AMARA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG AND SMART MINDS TO COME TOGETHER AND BE USEFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ONE ANOTHER. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED TRUSTEES

AL-NUR ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE 1-ABDULLAHI USMAN-CHAIRMAN. 2-ADEBAYO TAJUDEEN ADEKUNLE--SECRETARY 3-HUSSAINI MOHAMMED 4-MUHAMMED HASSAN NASIR 5-YAAHUZA SANI M. 6-YUSUF ISMAIL ADEBAYO 7-MUHAMMED SAIDU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND UNITY OF PURPOSE 2. TO COORDINATE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SALAMATU O.ABUBAKAR-AKOSILE ESQ.

THE WORD OF REPENTANCE GOSPEL CHURCH

MILD HEART ORGANISATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ORGANISATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ELIJAH ADEBAYO ADEGUNLE 2. EVANGELIST OWOEYE KAYODE. O. 3. EVANGELIST OLAJIDE RUFUS OLUWAFEMI 4. EVANGELIST DAVID ADEWALE ADEBAYO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 2. TO PREACH THE WORD OF REPENTANCE TO THE LOST SOULS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR -GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT DISTRICT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. MISS. PEACE MILDRED EHIGUESE - CHAIRPERSON 2. MR.KEVIN PETER 3. MR. ISAIAH DAVID BALAMI 4. MR. ANDA PAUL DAMISA - SECRETARY 5. OCHEHO THANKGOD UGBEDE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO CATER FOR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS 2. CATER FOR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SICKLE CELL

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AI-AMAL CHARITY FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UTHMON ABDULATEEF AKE 2. POPOOLA GANIYU MOBOLAJI 3. BALOGUN OLORUNGBEBE WALIU 4. JOHNSON ALANI ADEOLU 5. OGUNGBAYI KAMORUDEEN ADEYANJU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE A WELFARE SCHEME FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED, THE HOMELESS, ORPHANS, WIDOWS, INDIGENT AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS ACROSS NIGERIA AND AFRICA. 2. TO ERADICATE POVERTY AND ILLITERACY BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, INCULCATING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR AND ENHANCING MORAL VALUES IN NIGERIA AND THE WORLD. 3. TO CATER FOR, SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE HOSPITALISED, CRITICALLY ILL AND INCAPACITATED PERSONS AND TO VISIT THE PRISONERS, REHABILITATION HOMES AND REFUGEE CAMPS TO GIVE THEM HOPE. 4. TO CARRYOUT TRAININGS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT WILL INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM SURVIVE, ADAPT AND THRIVE IN A FAST CHANGING WORLD. 5. TO COLLABORATE WITH GOVERNMENTAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER GROW AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA AS WELL AS INCREASE THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF PEOPLE. 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 BARR. OLUWASEYI OLAOYE.

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.

WONDER WAYS INTIATIVE

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) MR ADEDIJI OLUYINKA SOLOMON 2) MR. DAUDA MOHAMMED 3) MR. DELE-OLADEJO EMMANUEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: 1) TO HELP DEVELOP ECONOMIC POTENTIALS OF LESS PRIVILEGE 2) TO ERADICATE POVERTY THROUGH CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT TO THE UNEMPLOYED. 3) TO ESTABLISH SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL CENTER. 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

Change of Names 24 MRS CHUKWUEMEKA ROSEMARY NNEKA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZIEHI ROSEMARY NNEKA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWUEMEKA ROSEMARY NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and the general public take note.

OWOICHO JOHN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AUDU JOHN NOW KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OWOICHO JOHN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID; AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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

ELIJAH ADENIYI AKOREDE

I, formerly known and addressed as OLABISI ADENIYI AKOREDE now wish to be known and addressed as ELIJAH ADENIYI AKOREDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KALU AGWU UCHE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KALU AGWU UCHE , NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS CARING KALU AGWU UCHE . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

OYERINDE JELILAT NIKE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO VICTORIA NIKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, ADDRESSED AND CALLED OYERINDE JELILAT NIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

BOSCO HEART FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES NAME: 1. EDOBOR PATIENCE EDAMWEN (CHAIRPERSON) 2. YOUNG-EDO HANSEL AISOSA (SECRETARY) 3. EDO EDWIN 4. YOUNG-EDO ERONMWON AMY DIANA 5. EDO AUSTIN YOUNG AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY TO PERSONS OF HEART RELATED DISEASES IN NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGN: BARR. SIMON OBAJE

EMANCIPATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. YISA RAIMI OLADIMEJI. 2. DARAMOLA OLUSHOLA OYERINDE 3. OLUWATIMILEHIN OLUWASEUN OKEOWO 4. OWOYOMI JOSHUA OLAWALE 5. ABIODUN OLORUNTOBA SAMUEL 6. AMUDA SAHEED ADEKUNLE 7. MURTHADA OLADELE ADEWOLE 8. MS CHINAGOROM AKWAUGO DURU 9. ABDULRASHEED BOLAJI SHOYEMI 10. AKINNAWO OLUWASEUN. AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO CREATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AWARENESS AMONG YOUTHS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. ANNOUNCER: BARR. I. S. OLOLA. 08032113524 SIRMUEL96@YAHOO.COM

ASSOCIATION OF GREAT NOBLE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES 1. IREM, MICHEAL AGHA- CHAIRMAN 2. NKAMA, LINUS IKWUO 3. EWA, JOHN AMASECRETARY 4. UKPAI, ERNEST OKO 5. NKAMA, RAPHEAL OKO 6. ENI, CHIMA JOEL_ AGWU 7. UKPAI EBENEZER AMAH 8. NKAMA, EKE CHIMA 9. CLEMENT AGHA ORJI 10. OKORO, OKORO VINCENT. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG ALL MEMBERS 2. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AZEEZ FUNMILAYO I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHUIAB FUNMILAYO FATIMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AZEEZ FUNMILAYO FATIMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC/ AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

ABBEY OVOMA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYIBOGARE OVOMA SARAH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABBEY OVOMA SARAH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC/ AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

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EHIZELE LILIAN IBHADE

EKECHUKWU PRINCESS ADAEZE

I formerly known and addressed as ISIBOR LILIAN ABHADE now wish to be known called and addressed as EHIZELE LILIAN IBHADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EKECHUKWU PRINCESS NELLY now wish to be called known and addressed EKECHUKWU PRINCESS ADAEZE. All former documents remain valid. That I was born on the 06/09/1996.General public take note.

AWAJI-IRO-ISO HELPING HANDS ASSOCIATION The General public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission,Abuja for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. JAMES UGBANA NOAH 3. BLESSING BLESSING GAD

2. AUGUSTUS SAMUEL 4. JACKSON ICHERENE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1. ASSISTING MEMBERS FINANCIALLY. 2. LOOKING FOR GOOD BUSINESS OBJECTIVES FOR MEMBERS. 3. FIGHTING FOR THE UNITY OF THE MEMBERS. Any Objection to this Registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral,Corporate Affairs Commission,Plot 420,Tigris Crescent,Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,Maitama,PMB.198,Garki,Abuja within Twenty Eight (28) days from the date of this Publication. SIGNED: JOHN C.MARCUS ESQ & CO.

YUSUF OLUSEGUN MOSES

.I formerly known and addressed as YUSUF OLUSEGUN EKUNDAYO now wish to be known called and addressed as YUSUF OLUSEGUN MOSES. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE MEMBERS OF NEW HOPE FARMS & POULTRY NIGERIA LIMITED RC: 1432928 SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO WIND UP AND APPOINT LIQUIDATOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 457(B) OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004

AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF NEW HOPE FARM & POULTRY NIGERIA LIMITED (THE “COMPANY”) DULY CONVENED AND HELD ON 26TH DAY OF APRIL 2018 AT BLOCK G1 ROYAL ESTATE, NO 2, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO WAY, ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED: 1. THAT NEW HOPE FARMS & POULTRY NIGERIA LIMITED BE WOUND UP VOLUNTARILY; 2. THAT ADEWUNMI OBAKOYA OF LEGAL INN BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, NO 29B, RAMOTU OLUWAKEMI STREET MEDINA ESTATE GBAGADA LAGOS, NIGERIA BE AND IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS LIQUIDATOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF WINDING UP THE COMPANY; 3. THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY BE AND IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO EFFECT THE REQUIRED STATUTORY FILINGS AT THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, AND MAKE THE NECESSARY PUBLICATIONS. DATED THIS …………………………………..DAY OF ……………………………………………………2018

OGANE NZE JOY

UNYIME FLORENCE

EMMANUEL RAMOT TITILOPE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HOGAN NSEOBONG , NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS OGANE NZE JOY . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE .

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UDOH UNYIME FLORENCE NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS BAKARE UNYIME FLORENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SOLANKE RAMOT TITILOPE NOW KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL RAMOT TITILOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AUDU DOGWO

OMOYIOLA ADEDAYO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FOLASHADE ANIKE KUDIRAT OGUNDE, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS OMOYIOLA ADEDAYO OLUYEMISI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE .

BENAA ORGANISATION FOR ISLAMIC PROPAGATION AND DEVELOPMENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SHEHU MOHAMMED YUSUF 2. HAMMAN ABDULMALIK 3. MUHAMMAD ALHASSAN YAHAYA 4. BELLO IBRAHIM AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. DEALING WITH THE WELFARE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED MUSLIMS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ATTAIN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND POPULARIZE VOLUNTARY WORK. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF OGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

PEOPLE OF INFLUENCE REVIVAL NETWORK THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT. 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR IGENEGBA ISIBHAKHOMEN BENEDICTA 2. MR. IGENEGBA ADOLPHUS BOBBY 3. MRS. AGBONKHESE BENEDICTA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 2. TO RAISE LEADERS AND MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL FOR END-TIME EXPLOIT. 3. TO RAISE MEN WHO ARE PASSIONATE TO GROW IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. 4. TO GATHER FOR THE SPIRITUAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELFARE OF THE LESS-PRIVILEGED PERSONS IN THE SOCIETY. 5. TO ORGANISE CRUSADES/CONFERENCES GEARED TOWARDS SPIRITUAL AND OVERALL WELFARE OF PEOPLE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: FRANKBELL CONSULTING (07036845520)

IJEOMA ANGELA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IJEOMA ANGELA ANULIGO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IJEOMA ANGELA ANETO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

ADEMOLA TAIWO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISHAU TAIWO OLUWASEUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEMOLA TAIWO OLUWASEUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as YAKUBU. JANET FUNKE now wish to be known called and addressed as YAKUBU JANET MARIAM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NEW HOPE FARM & POULTRY NIGERIA LIMITED

LI PENG

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUSA ADAMU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AUDU DOGWO ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

YAKUBU JANET MARIAM

ZHAO XIN

ESTHER ABIMBOLA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OJEBIYI ESTHER ABIMBOLA NOW KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. OLOKODANA ESTHER ABIMBOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

YOUNG FOUNDATION LINE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. BELLO IRENE ADETUTU 2. OSEMWEGIE OSAZE JOSHUA 3. ODETUNDE RILWAN ADEMOLA 4. ONYENE-ALUBAKA HENRY AZUBIKE 5. AUDU JAMES ENEMONA 6. ADO AMINU BAYERO 7. MOHAMMED ZAINAB SALLAH 8. GHAJIGA GIDEON SIMON 9. AGBONIFO-OBASEKI OSARO PEDRO 10. MAHMOUD NANA AISHA AIM AND OBJECIVE: TO EDUCATE, SANITIZE AND DEVELOP THE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE OF NIGERIANS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH IN VIEW TO EMPOWER THEM. 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. UNYIME FLORENCE

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIGERIANS INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR CHRISTOPHER O. FALADE PRESIDENT 2. DR CHRISTIANAH FALADE 3. PROF MATHEW SADIKU 4. PROF TIMOTHY AJANI 5. MR JAMES OLIVER 6. PASTOR JOSEPH ADEWUNMI OJO 7. PASTOR OLUWAGBEMIGA AKILAPA 8. MR LYNNE T. MC GARRY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIGERIA’S MOST PROMISING STUDENTS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 2. PROMOTING PUBLIC LIBRARIES 3. GRANTING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: EMMANUEL O. NDUBUISI, ESQ.

POTENTIAL ELITE FRIENDS CLUB OF NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1) EZE OBINNA KENNETH 2) UBAGU ANTHONY CHEKWUBE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF UNITY AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE IN THE CLUB. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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ROYAL QUAKERS CLUB

25 Companies Registration

ETCHE ROAD CANAL MARKET TRADERS ASSOCIATION ABA

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

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. OGOLO IBIM SUNDAY 3. OWUNNA KINGSLEY

THE TRUSTEES ARE; (1) ARISA SUNNY UCHECHUKWU ---------- CHAIRMAN (2) ODUNZE CELESTINA CHIDIEBERE ---- SECRETARY (3) MMONU CHUKWUEBUKA (4) ONYEGIRI SYLVESTER OBASIKWE (5) OGUDO IKECHUKWU MOSES (6) OKECHUKWU ONYEALI

2. JAJA ISAAC DANDESON 4. COOKEY-GAM ENYIADA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO FOSTER GOOD RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO RENDER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS. 3. TO BE YOUR BROTHERS KEEPER. 4. TO MEET FROM TIME TO TIME TO DISCUSS THE PROGRESS OF MEMBERS AND CLUB. 5. TO READE HELP TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED

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Makarfi condemns Kaduna

Codeine Syrup crisis: NAFDAC shuts Massacre down Emzor Pharmaceuticals, 2 others Tunde Opalana, Abuja

Angela Onwuzoo

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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has disclosed that it has shut down three pharmaceutical companies, Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited; Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited and Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd., who were implicated in the codeine syrup crisis in the country. According a statement made available on Monday night by the Director General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the decision was taken following findings from investigations and inspections at the companies. The statement reads in

part,: “Due to insufficient evidence gathered and apparent resistance to provide needed documents during our inspection on May 2, 2018 at the respective companies in Ilorin and Lagos, respectively, it has become necessary to shut down all product lines of the three companies – Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited. Plots 3 & 8, Adewole Industrial Estate, Lubcon Avenue, Ilorin, Kwara State; Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited. No 405 Kaima Road, Ilorin, Kwara State and Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd., Ajao Estate, Lagos. This is to allow for a full and comprehensive investigation. The three companies therefore remain closed.

“The reopening of the manufacturing companies will depend on the level of cooperation that is shown during the comprehensive investigation.” Adeyeye in the statement stated that she had constituted a Task Force comprising NAFDAC Directors- Registration and Regulatory Affairs; Narcotics and Controlled Substances; and Drug Evaluation and Research. Members of PMG-MAN in the Committee included the Executive Secretary of PMG-MAN, Fidson Healthcare; May & Baker PLC; and Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries. It was stated that on May 2-3, 2018 “A team of nine NAFDAC officers (2 from Drug and Evaluation Research – DER and 7 from In-

vestigation & Enforcement – I&E) and 10 mobile police officers were sent to Ilorin, Kwara state on May 2 2018 to carry out investigational inspection at the companies of the two different pharmaceutical companies that are licensed to manufacture codeine-containing syrup, and which were implicated in the BBC documentary. “The same investigational inspection by a different NAFDAC team took place on the same day and time as the Ilorin companies at the manufacturing facility of Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd., Ajao Estate, Lagos “The focus of the assignment was to access and monitor from records the utilization, sales and effective distribution of the codeine containing cough syrups to the end users”, the statement added.

Ekiti PDP guber primaries: 2132 delegates to pick candidate today

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

Makarfi has condemned the weekend massacre of over 45 people in Gwaska, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He described the attack as heinous and cowardly act while he called on the federal government to deploy more personnel, equipment as well other logistical resources to reassure the people that they are not abandoned. The immediate former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) also conveyed his heart felt condolences to the people of Gwaska, the Emir and Emirate of Birnin Gwari, the government and people of Kaduna State over this unfortunate incidents and prays to God for a quick return to normalcy. In a statement signed by Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo, Makarfi was grieved by the seeming absence and or helplessness of the authorities and security agencies in the face of this callous assault on humanity. “The frequency, impotence as well as impunity with which bandits raid communities in some

parts of the country and leave unchallenged is a source of worry for all patriotic Nigerians”, he said. He said the latest of such brazen violations of the peace and security of the people, which was the second time in under a week certainly is becoming one too many. Senator Makarfi believes that government exists principally to provide security to the people; failure to rise up to this responsibility is therefore a recipe for anarchy which we can Ill afford now. He said “governments at all levels as well as agencies responsible must therefore restore people’s confidence by doing all it takes to not only secure the area and others so afflicted, but also ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book”. The senator also commends the efforts of the community, especiallymembers of the vigilante groups for the bravery they have exhibited in rising to the occasion but observes that where communities resort to self help on such issues the prognosis doesn’t look so good, as it is a blow on the legitimacy of authorities.

LASISI ISMAILA OPEYEMI

OLOWOOKERE ADEYINKA OLUBUKOLA

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last minute hitch, 2132 delegates of the People’s Democratic Party across 16 local governments of Ekiti State will participate in the party’s primaries Monday to pick its governorship candidate. The state deputy governor, Olusola Eleka, former national publicity secretary, Dayo Adeyeye and former deputy governor,

Senator Biodun Olujinmi are participating in the primaries to be conducted by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led committee. The party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said all the three aspirants were in high spirit and that the party is ready to demonstrate to the world that the party is a father of democracy by conducting a successful primaries. He said: “we promise not to have the APC experi-

ence. We don’t have 37 desperate aspirants. We have just three aspirants and they’ve assured us of their maximum cooperation. “The process leading to the primaries is so transparent”. He said 1583 delegates are statutory delegates were drawn from party officials, elected council chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors, all state committee members, members of the National and states assemblies from the state,

serving and former NEC members from the state, former and serving governors and deputy governors. Ologbondiyan added that all muststill be members of the party. The 547 ad-hoc delegates were made up of three delegates each from the 16 local governments. The primaries Appeal Committee will be chaired by the party’s national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.

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Congresses: ‘We didn’t sideline Sen Mafara’s supporters’ By Ifeanyichukwu Nwannah, Gusau

Wife of the Inspector General of Police Mrs Asmau Idris (left) handing over award to Abia CP, Anthony Ogbizi (centre) while Mrs Catherine Ogbizi looks on

Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has denied allegation by Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, that his supporters were sidelined from the Ward Congresses that took place last weekend. Addressing newsmen at the party’s secretariat in Gusau, the state capital Monday, delegates from the party’s national secretariat led by Ambassador Dauda Danladi, the were guided by the party’s principle justice, fairness, and transparency. Danladi, said that the congress was not

only peaceful but met the expectations of all the party’s supporters in the state, noting that members were given level playing field to actualize their aspirations for elective offices. He added that all the 3,969 participants that contested for various party positions in the 147 wards were given equal opportunities without fear or favour. It would be recalled that Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, had complained that Governor Abdulaziz Yari, and his team did not allow his supporters to participate in the recent congress election.

Make a difference in politics, Okogie, Martins, others tell youths By Ladesope Ladelokun In line with the tradition on every May Day, workers in Nigeria and beyond held rallies and their plight. Beyond opportunity

the ample May Day

deal from employers, political leaders, rights activists, religious leaders seized the opportunity the day presents to comment on burning national issues of unemployment, insecurity ,leadership recruitment etc. Such was not in short supply during the annual anniversary of Young Christian Workers (YCW) held at the Catholic Church of Ascension, Lagos. Coincidentally, May 1, 2018, marked the 60th

anniversary of YCW in Nigeria. With thousands of members that spread across 115 countries across the world, it has one vision: ‘To create a world where young enable the transformation needed in order for everyone to live a life of dignity, worthy of the creator.’ While speaking on the strides made by YCW in its sixty years of existence in Nigeria, President of YCW Nigeria, Prince Paul Mary-Williams, said the movement’s engagements are engineered into various entrepreneurial fairs through its various directorates. His words: “ The YCW Nigeria’s achievements these 60

years have helped young people to grow in ideologies, shaping their enlightened future, spiritual growth and wisdom of God in Evangelism… Our development skills and various workshops, seminars and sponsorship movement to yield most of its desired aims.’’ Meanwhile, the Archbishop of the Metropolitan SEE of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins called on governments at all levels to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. He said: “ In Nigeria today, for anybody to have work is a feat and so we want to say congratulations to workers.

Of course, we must know too that the government is not the only employer but we expect government to be able to provide an enabling environment so that wherever a person is working, whether in a private sector or personal business would be able to still break even and carry on with the work without too much stress and have hope for retirement.’’ For his part, Archbishop Emeritus of the Metropolitan SEE of Lagos, Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, urged youths to embrace politics the political space. “ Man is a political animal as such he has right to participate in political activities to help their fatherland by being patriotic. It depends on your education leaning too. Find

the area to focus in politics. Generally, the youth should in any political position they are entering.’’ Commenting on the security challenges in Nigeria, Okogie said, “ My latest article titled: “ We are watching and waiting’’ and the most recent where I reprimanded Buhari not to listen to whistleblowers himself into second term because he has performed poorly on security with frequent herdsmen killings, Boko Haram bombings and random abductions. The security system is poor and our borders are porous.’’ He added: “ Our borders are made porous during election period to enable foreigners come in and vote.

Minister seeks adequate media coverage for UNWTO/CAF meeting By Tom Okpe, Abuja Ahead of Nigeria’s hosting of the 61st U N W T O / C A F meeting in Abuja next month, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has solicited the support of tourism writers (Journalists) in the country with a view to giving adequate coverage to the upcoming event. Mohammed, described tourism writers as Nigeria’s foremost brand ambassadors, whose

writings go far beyond the shores of the opinions of foreign tourists, adding that ‘‘with that tag of brand ambassadors, a lot of responsibility is placed on you’’. The Minister who spoke in Lagos on Monday, during a meeting with members of the Association of Nigeria Journalists and Writers of Tourism said: ‘’We are keenly aware that we cannot host a successful UNWTO/CAF Meeting without you, I am therefore using this occasion to

solicit your support for the success of the 61st Meeting of the UNWTO/CAF’’. He noted that the Meeting is a great opportunity for Nigeria, ‘’in that, apart from the socio-economic gains, the event will put Nigeria and the nation’s tourism industry in particular, on foreign research experts and promote the necessary network that will form the basis for future cooperation”. The Minister described as apt the theme of

the Meeting, which is: ‘’Tourism Statistics: A Catalyst for Development,’’ because ‘’it will give us the opportunity of strengthening our tourism data gathering and analysis, which is an area in which we have been relatively weak”. He said that participants expected from the 51 African countries that are members of the UNWTO, representatives of the UN agency, other international organisations, international journalists, experts as well as stakeholders from the

public and private sector. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also said that Lagos State will host the Technical Visit aspect of the meeting, which will be used to showcase Eko Atlantic City. When completed, city will boast of the largest shopping mall in sub-Saharan Africa, vast amenities for entertainment, such as cinemas, playgrounds, and a canal that can be used for water transportation and water sports, food court amongst others.

There should be recruitment of sincere and patriotic Nigerians across the nation and not from a particular insecurity should be sincere and not used to score cheap political goals.’’ But the Chaplain of Young Christian Workers, Lagos, Very Rev. MSGR. Livinus Ukah, believes Nigeria has not done enough for its youths in terms of job opportunities and participation in governance. He said, “Those in power should follow the legacies of the founding fathers, especially equal distribution of national cake. The youth Nigerian establishments.’’ He continued: “ People are always re-informed by this statement, “ the young are the future leaders.’’ The time is here. Macron of France has shown that the time has come for the youth to take up the mantle of leadership. Time will come when the youth will make time, justice and peace will be born in Nigerian polity.’’ One of the highlights of the 60th anniversary celebration was the presentation of awards to Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers. Among those honoured was former Features Editor of The Daily Times, Mr Gbubemi God’s Covenant. Gbubemi won the 2018 YCW Pressman of the year award. This year’s four -day YCW anniversary climaxed with draw and award presentation.

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‘NYSC will empower corps members interested in entrepreneurship after service’ National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun State has said on Monday that corps members interested in entrepreneurship would get between N200,000 and N2 million interest free loans to start businesses after service. Coordinator of NYSC in Osun, said this during the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneur Development (SAED) inter-platoon competition/exhibition at the corps’ orientation camp in Ede. programme including the supporting loan, was put in place after the corps observed that youths, after the service year, ended up being unemployed. He said the skill acquisition programme was designed to make the corps members selfemployed and subsequently employers of labour. He said that the NYSC was collaborating with Bank of

Industry (BOI), the Central Bank and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to empower the interested ones. The state coordinator said that the loans would be made available to the corps members after the SAED programme. He however said that only the the interested corps members would be used as collateral. The state coordinator said be returned to them after repayment of the loans, which had no time limit for repayment. be loaned an individual corps member, would depend on the kind of skill acquired and the business proposal Explaining the structure of the loan, Mr Emmanuel Ojoowuro, BOI head in Osun, said that they would

be in form of business item Ojoowuro explained that the items and materials for the business would be provided to each business setup and that the loan could be up to N2 million or as low as N200,000. He also said the aim of the NYSC/ BOI partnership was to turn the youths into entrepreneurs. He said that the loan programme had been running for three years, with positive feedback and commitment from In her remarks, Mrs Olutayo Samuel, the Deputy Director of NYSC in Osun and Head of SAED, said the skill acqusition programme had been running since March 2012. Samuel said that about 600,000 corps members had participated in it, with 100,000 surviving on the skills acquired from the programme.

Convocation: 26 LASU students to receive first class degrees Lagos State University (LASU) has said that 26 out of the 26,637 students to graduates during its 22nd convocation would receive First Class Honours. Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Vice -Chancellor of the institution, announced this at

while 13 ended with pass division.

the university’s convocation on Monday in Lagos. Fagbohun said the best graduating student for the 2017/2018 academic session, whose name and the department was still withheld, recorded a Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate (CGPA) of 4.7. He said out of the 21,637 students, 201 were diploma

the VC said. For the higher degrees, he noted that the university would award postgraduate diploma on 1,589, academic master’s degree on 299 students and professional masters’ degree on 3,022 while 45 would be awarded the doctoral degree. Fagbohun explained that the university produced such a large number of graduates this year because those students on its External System Programme, which was closed in 2017, were included. “We were also able to produce

degree on both part-time and full-time while 4,955 were higher degree students, whose results have been approved by the University Senate. “For the diploma level, two graduates made a distinction, 39 made upper credit, 147

1,084 students bag second class upper division, 17,323 class lower division, 2,940 third class honours and 108

our assessment process is processes of quality assurance

L-R: Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Prof. Muhammed Auwal, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his personal physician, Dr. Azu Ndukwe, at the visit of Atiku to victims of Mubi bomb blast at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State on Monday.

at faculty and department levels.’’ The VC also told newsmen that the university awarded scholarships to 220 the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic sessions with a CGPA of 4.5 and above. He said that LASU was also state universities in the 2018 maiden National Universities Commission’s Open Education Resources (OER) ranking. He also unveiled the new university anthem, which according to him, would further entrench the essence and value of the university students. Speaking on some key projects going on in the university, Fagbohun said the Faculty of Dentistry Research and service centre had been completed and furnished with the state of art equipment. He said the centre would complement the dental facility at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Fagbohun also said the Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies Building, funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) among other projects have been completed. He commended Governor of Lagos State, Akimwunmi Ambode and other stakeholders for their contributions towards making the university a pride for all. The VC said former President Olusegun Obasanjo would be the chairman of the convocation lecture scheduled for May 22. The convocation lecture would be delivered by Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC). The lecture is titled: “Role of Education in Promoting Social Cohesion and Peace: Opportunities and Challenges for Nigeria’’. faculties hold May 23 while that of higher degrees and honorary doctorate degrees holds on May 24. NAN

Ekiti Varsity students kick over high internet fee Students of the Ekiti State University on Monday protested the alleged high fee being charged by the management of the institution. NAN reports that at as early as 7.30 a.m., the students had converged at the only entrance into the campus and locked the main gate of the university to prevent human and vehicular movement into the institution. The students wielded

placards with inscriptions such as “Enough is Enough, we do not need wireless Internet connection in the university,’’ “We don’t need your internet connection anymore,’’ and “We are not ready to pay heavy charges anymore.’’ The students, who were singing anti-management songs, however, did not vandalise any of the institution’s properties. Some of the students, who spoke with NAN correspondent, accused the management of

exploitation, saying that all students were charged N13,500 for internet connection for two semesters, although some were not subscribing The students further alleged that the management did not consider the current economic challenges facing them and their parents who are largely civil servants and being owed salaries. One of the students, Miss Anjorin Kemisola, expressed regrets gaining

admission into the university, saying tuition fee had been on the upward swing. “I wish to say that I am not happy with the way the management of Ekiti State University has been hiking tuition fee, departmental fees are exorbitant and presently the wireless internet connection that we do not use at all,’’ she said. Another student, Ogundipe Gbenga, said the peaceful protest was to inform the management

of the institution that they would no longer pay for internet connection that had not been useful to them. “Most of us use phone with various communication data, so, we don’t use the school internet connection because it is not useful to us. “We therefore want to appeal to the management to remove the wireless internet connection from the school charges because it is not convenient for us

and our parents,’’ he said. But the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information and Ajibade Olubunmi, told NAN on telephone that he was not aware of the protest. ” I am not aware of any protest on this campus because when I was coming to work, I did not see anyone protesting individually or in groups, but I will investigate and get back to you,’’ he said.

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Presidency faults PDP’s letter to UN By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Uche Secondus to accusing President Muhammadu Buhari

loser, desperate for another chance after they were kicked out for failing the nation and its people,’ the Presidency said. Senior Special Assistant to the no less ‘preposterous and comical,’ as democracy.” Shehu said: “PDP’s lecture on democracy and the rule of law coming from a party with a tradition of justice. The sermon, is both trite and

hollow, coming from a party with intolerance for dissent as its hallmark. A party that humiliated opposition parties and stunted their growth. This was the atmosphere that nurtured the birth of the

pay for the grief their mismanagement of the past has caused, and is still causing

The war against corruption, for which many more politicians may soon be docked, cannot be misrepresented

President Buhari and the anti-corruption agencies are, they would understand the

Secondus should not try to mislead the

how big or important you think you are; the law must come against you...” That is not something they are used to at all. For the PDP, as has now emerged, national security was the major source of their funding.

the poison sowed by the PDP.”

nail these callous men and stop them in their corrupt tracks. Regarding the accusation that President Buhari is behind the spate of herdsmen and farmer clashes in the is that it as an embarrassing charge an allegation from the beer parlours of The PDP certainly has no shred of

of the PDP. President Buhari has gone to end the spate of killings, such as mobilising

Again, Putin tips Medvedev for prime minister Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday put

areas, and the recruitment of thousands into the police and other arms of steps taken which a more reasonable opposition will acknowledge. What can President Buhari possibly gain from the killings? There is no intelligent angle from which you

for the post of prime minister, the Kremlin said in a statement on its website. REUTERS report that, minister since 2012, resigned earlier yesterday along with the

destruction of life and property going on. For the “new” PDP leadership on the other hand, incapable of thinking big about the nation, they see and treat the unfortunate spate of killing of innocent

with procedure. Putin was also sworn in for a fourth term the same day. Duma, or the lower house of parliament.

politicians against whom the country’s

and that age-old trick of balkanisation in a bid to score political points. This

for a return to power. They feel bad at

catches up with them, and makes them

polarisation that are the stock-in-trade

is beyond comprehension. They should bury their heads in shame,” he stated.

Ahead of May 14 opening: ‘US Embassy’ road signs appear in Jerusalem the entire region and threaten the

‘US Embassy’ road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday ahead of next week’s opening of the mission in the city. The signs, in English, Hebrew and Arabic, were installed by workmen close to the south Jerusalem location of a US consulate building that will be repurposed as the embassy when it is

Mahmoud Abbas, said to Palestine TV in February. international consensus on Jerusalem, a highly contested city, half of which was occupied and annexed by Israel following the 1967 War. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its “united” capital, and its annexation

May 14, Reuters news agency reported. In December, US President Donald Trump called Jerusalem the capital of Israel and launched the process to transfer his country’s embassy to the city.

entire city under de-facto Israeli East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. The international community, including the US, does not recognise Israel’s jurisdiction and ownership of the city.

of protests in the occupied Palestinian territories. During his election campaign in 2016, Trump repeatedly promised

the embassy would prejudge one

Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. predecessors, Trump signed a six-

The sign post February, Trump reiterated that the

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The White House said at the time happens, but only when”. Speaking to Israeli media

table. wanted to make it clear that Jerusalem

both sides agreed to,” Trump told newspaper Israel Hayom. The international community, the Arab League and other groups urged the US president to reconsider. “If US President Donald Trump

boundaries, I would support what

undermine the US’ status as an honest mediator. President Abbas has warned that impact on the peace process, on the two-state solution and on the stability and security of the entire region”. Source: Al Jazeera and News Agencies

Saudi efforts to promote education excites UNESCO Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its

of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon

strengthening of the Arabic language.

said that Saudi Arabia had been

opportunities people.

displaced

Kingdom’s delegation was led by Dr. Ibrahim bin Yusuf Al-Balawi,

issued on Saturday acknowledged the Kingdom’s support for its projects of intercultural dialogue,

the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the

for a long time, as the two sides were working together on the dissemination of the culture of peace and dialogue between religions and the promotion of the Arabic language and sports. Source: ARABNEWS

the

and education. meeting of this partnership, the two sides discussed future plans.

KSA introduces energy consumption classification cards for cars The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced a car energy

Zambia Varsity library warns ‘half-naked’ female students the capital, Lusaka - has stuck up notices around its library telling them to dress more modestly. The southern African country is tend to dress more fashionably, “It has come to our attention that some female students dress half-naked as they use the library, a situation which is disturbing the male students,” the notice in the library reads. students to dress modestly as you the way to go!” ‘Look at books, not legs’ Some female students disagreed “If your mission of going to the library is to study, why should you start looking at other things like a female’s legs?” third-year “Just concentrate on your books, that’s all,” she said.

and model and its consumption,

including rentals and commercial

needed. Each card is barcoded for

contain essential information related to the car like the manufacturer, make

agencies. Source: ARABNEWS

“How can you concentrate on studying when someone walks in a mini-skirt or a tight dress? You’ll start thinking about other things and you won’t concentrate.”

all the necessary information related to fuel consumption and energy The card, which was jointly produced by Saudi Arabia’s energy

compulsory for cars registered in 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin

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World Cup: Ogenyi Onazi delighted Eagles trainer gets him back to full fitness Ogenyi Onazi has said he is now delighted to be “100% after the Super Eagles trainer his Turkish club Trabzonspor. “I wish to thank coach Eagles physical trainer to come and work with me at my

The

hard

He has scored two goals in 20 appearances for Trabzonspor and said his most immediate is to help his Turkish club clinch a Europa League spot. the table with 49 points from 32 matches.

working

will go with a mentality to win their games so as to go beyond a tough group stage and Iceland. “It’s most

important

mentality we will take to the

World Cup: With discipline we can succeed in Russia – Gernot Rohr Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr listed that he doesn’t have star players who can turn a game on its head, but with team and tactical discipline, the Eagles can make a head way at the FIFA World Cup tournament starting next month. Rohr who has played three top notched friendlies with Argentina, Poland and Serbia said those matches have

helped a lot in improving the team. ‘’In the team we are working on improving all segments of the game, only if you have everything you need, you can succeed in today’s football. ‘’I said already, today I do not have a lot of stars, but we want to have a big team with a winning mentality, great discipline in the field and

beyond, and a great deal of mutual solidarity and communion. This is the way to success.’’ The Super Eagles came from two goals down to beat Argentina 4-2 in Krasnodar last November before a hard-fought 1-0 win over Poland followed by a 2-0 loss to Serbia in London in March. ‘’Friendlies are completely different

from the matches at the mundial. Friendly games are like an experiment in the lab, while matches in the World Cup are realistic, real life,’’ Rohr explained to Sportske Novosti. ‘’I do not bother too much of the victories and defeats in the preparatory games, we are focused on building the best teams for the World Cup.’’

Official: Wilfred Ndidi will be ready for World Cup ready for the World Cup even

medical team (of the Super Eagles) and he is recovering faster than they had even

season with Leicester City is Toyin Ibitoye has disclosed. Ndidi is nursing a hamstring out for several weeks. the

highly-rated

radio programme. “He may not play again for friendly against Czech Republic

defensive

Enyimba are top of Group C of the CAF Confederation Cup after Williamsville of Cote d’Ivoire pipped Congo’s CARA Brazzaville 1-0 in a late game. Enyimba and Williamsville have three points apiece but the

Harcourt (May 28) and against England at Wembley (June 2).

The top two teams will qualify the annual competition.

AC 2-0 in their opening game in Calabar on Sunday. Enyimba will next travel to CARA Brazzaville on May 16 same day.

Josep Bartomeu: Neymar won’t return to Barca Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says there is no chance the club will allow Ousmane

“The option of selling him is the season and then there will be

Catalans won’t be in the running to re-sign Neymar.

station RAC 1. “He’s an investment for the future. He is very young and we

August. The winger was left on the bench for Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Real Madrid and there have been

Saint-Germain in a €222 million

with his performances and record of two goals and six assists in all competitions. Liverpool are said to be eyeing

He is therefore ruled out for the World Cup warm-up

for Russia 2018 in June. I have been in contact with the

Enyimba top CAF Confederation Cup Group C after Djoliba win

Bartomeu maintains he is going nowhere and is seen as a long-term investment.

international is already being linked with leaving the Ligue 1 side for Real Madrid. Barca will not be entering a which led to the club taking legal action against the Brazilian . “I was surprised how Neymar he had long since decided it.

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Lobi Stars sign MFM FC stars Monsuru Bashiru, Ospino Egbe

Officials of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) have expressed satisfaction after inspecting facilities being put in place ahead of the 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, Delta State. Olukayode Thomas, the Head of Media and Publicity for the championships tagged “Asaba 2018’’, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the officials inspected the warm-up area, main tracks, media area, the

technical, VIP and the VVIP rooms. “Vivian Gerard, the VicePresident of the CAA, and Lamine Faty, the confederation’s Chief Executive Officer, were both on ground to ascertain Nigeria’s readiness for the biennial championships scheduled for August 1 to 5.’’ According to him “the inspection team also visited the equipment room to see the apparatus acquired by the hosts, and it also expressed satisfaction that the

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equipment were of standard.’’ The statement added that Solomon Ogba, the LOC Chairman, thanked the CAA officials for the visit and assured that the Delta Government was leaving no stone unturned in making Asaba 2018 a memorable one. “I must say that Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is personally interested in this project and he has been giving us all the support needed. Asaba 2018 will bring lasting legacies to Delta,” he said.

Zverev wins Munich Open final Alexander Zverev warmed up for this month’s French Open by winning his first title of the year at the Munich Open, where he beat compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-3 in the final on Sunday. World No 3 Zverev will be eager to improve on his first round exit at last year’s French Open after a composed display earned him back-to-back Munich trophies, and his seventh ATP title. Three-time champion Kohlschreiber took a 3-2 lead in the opening set in Munich but an energetic Zverev was quick to level the scores and won three straight games to clinch the set. The second set was played out

Arsenal want Massimiliano Allegri or Luis Enrique to be their next manager but both have concerns about taking the job because of the club’s management structure, according to Sky Sports. Arsene Wenger bid an emotional farewell to the Emirates on Sunday ahead of his departure this summer and the search to find his replacement is well underway. Arsenal appointed a head of football relations (Raul Sanllehi) and a head of recruitment (Sven Mislintat) last year and the new manager would have to work closely with both. Allegri, who has two years

in similar

fashion as Zverev outplayed his 34-year-old opponent with the score at 3-3 to win the remaining games and retain an ATP title for the first time in his career. “(I feel) quite good, obviously winning a title here (in Munich) helps,” Zverev said. “I played well in Monte Carlo so (I am) very confident and hopefully I can continue to play like I (have) played.” The 21-year-old, who reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters in April, will continue his preparations for the second grand slam of the year at the Madrid Open.

left on his contract at Juventus, looks set to lead the club to a fourth successive Serie A title this season. The Italian is the favourite to succeed Wenger, while Carlo Ancelotti and Liverpool assistant coach Zeljko Buvac are also still among the frontrunners. Former Barcelona manager Enrique is ready to return to the game after taking a year off following his departure from the Nou Camp last summer. Mikel Arteta has also been linked to the job. The former Gunners midfielder is working as an assistant to Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola.

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How FG recovers N7.8bn, $378m, £27,800 through whistle blowing policy –Buhari

Mathew Dadiya

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday explained how Whistle Blowing Policy has been able to recover huge sums of monies in different currencies amounting to N7.8bn, $378million, £27, 800 as at March 2018. President Buhari, who reeled out these figures at a keynote address at the Opening Ceremony of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Week 2018 in Abuja, also disclosed that the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit established by his administration through the ministry of Finance to clean up the federal payroll and Pension system across all the Ministries, departments and agencies has helped the federal government to save about N200 billion by eliminating ghost workers. “Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit has helped the federal government save more than N200 billion by eliminating ghost workers. Like the TSA, we are also aggressively expanding the rollout of the government Integrated Personal Payroll Information System (IPPIS), to ensure that the loopholes to enable payroll fraud are permanently blocked. The whistle blowing programme which we launched in December 2016, the programme has seen recovery of N7.8 billion, $378 million, and £27, 800 as at March 2018,” stated the President. Buhari, who was represented at the occasion by Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President, said that the fight against corruption became necessary because the Buhari administration realized that for too long the resources meant for the majority have been cornered by a greedy minority, stressing that the issue of corruption underlies every other aspects of the country’s national life. He reiterated that the government focuses on three basic areas including ensuring security, rebuilding the economy and prosecuting the fight against corruption, which he stressed had become an existential issue for Nigeria threatening the very foundation of the country. According to him, corruption is the reason why despite the record revenue of the country over the years there is little to show in terms of infrastructural development,

adding that the billions of dollars invested in fighting insecurity the Boko Haram and other forms of insecurity did not abate because of corruption. He said his government has adopted steps to deal with the issue of corruption including creating a system that encourages transparency and accountability, stressing that one of the things he established is Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, which he noted has help in pushing the frontiers

of the fight against the scourge. He noted that at the he came on board three years ago, the Single Treasury Account otherwise known as TSA he inherited was one without any committed implementation but existed mainly as an idea, his President order in August 2015 has expanded the reach of the TSA to the extent that there is almost a 100 per cent compliance “Today, we have almost 100 percent compliance,” he said. He noted that one of things that

OGP has brought is that it is possible to build coalition of likeminded people drawn from government and non-state actors to fight corruption, adding that government alone cannot fight the scourge as the skills, knowledge, recourses and technology that the private sector brings to the table are always invaluable. The Federal Government also established Presidential initiative on continuous audit through the ministry of Finance to clean the government bills and treasury sys-

tem across all the Ministries, departments and agencies, which has helped to government save about N200 billion while eliminating ghost workers in the federal civil service. Also speaking at the occasion, Boss Mustafa, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, noted that federal government will in the next two weeks open a website that will convey detailed CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN(2nd right), Managing Director/CEO Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Gur Mohammed(left), Head Transmission Service Provider, Engr. Victor Adewunmi (right) and Managing Director/CEO LAGA CE Power Ltd, Mrs Rhoda Afolabi during the commissioning of the New 2X60MVA, 132/33KV Odogunyan Transmission Sub station,Ikorodu, Lagos...on Monday

Lafarge records N81bn sales in Q1, anticipate better half year Motolani Oseni Lafarge Africa Plc, for the first quarter of 2018, has recorded net sales of N81 billion. Despite sales slightly lower than the corresponding period in 2017 by one percent due to volume in Nigeria and South Africa, the company has projected a turnaround for the first half, having considered the fundamentals. The Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge Africa Plc Mr Michel Puchercos, while giving accounts

of the results in lieu with the operation in the country and South Africa explained to a journalist at a press conference said the recurring EBITDA in Nigeria maintained margins at 29 percent and delivered strong operational performance. Speaking on the financial outcome of the South Africa business, Puchercos said the results were affected by the timing of inventory movements and performance in South Africa while attributing the strong margins in

the Nigerian business to the commercial and energy strategies that were implemented. The Lafarge Africa CEO said the South African operations are more stable following turnaround measures like price adjustment and cost reduction initiatives. “For South Africa, the economy is expected to grow in 2018. The turnaround plan of the South African operations is focused on cost containment, commercial transformation and industrial stabilisation. The overall goal is

to create value for shareholders through an attractive growth profile and good margins,” he said. Mr Puchercos disclosed that Lafarge Africa Plc’s commercial, logistic and industrial operations in Q1 2018 continued to improve strongly despite inflation while noting that the energy improvement plan continued to outperform with increased use of Alternative Fuel and Coal while logistic and commercial initiatives helped to sustain market share during the quarter.

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FirstNation boss asks court to quash N1. 7bn theft charge Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Managing Director of FirstNation Airways, Mr. Kayode Odukoya, on Monday, filed a notice of preliminary objection, asking the High Court in Ikeja to quash the N1. 7 billion theft charge preferred against him by Skye Bank through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He made the request was filed by his counsel, Mr Olawale Akoni (SAN), before the court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada. The EFCC is prosecuting Odukoya alongside FirstNation Airways and BellView Airlines on a four- count charge bordering on forgery, use of false document, perjury and stealing. The defendants had however pleaded not guilty to the charges. During Monday’s proceedings, Akoni informed the court that the defence had filed a no-

tice of preliminary objection which had been served on the prosecution. Akoni urged the court to give priority to the determination of the application which is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the charges against the defendants. Responding, the EFCC counsel, Mrs Zainab Etuh, confirmed that the prosecution had been served with the application but was yet to file its reply. Consequently, the judge adjourned the matter to May 21, 2018 for hearing of the application. In the application dated April 30,2018 and supported by an 11-paragraph affidavit deposed

to by one Kerry Anakwenze, the defendants are asking for an Order quashing and/or striking out the Information dated Dec. 11, 2017 , for want of jurisdiction. The defendants also asked the court for an Order discharging them of the Information filed against them by the EFCC for want of jurisdiction. The application said: “Take further notice that the grounds upon which this preliminary objection is brought are that: This Honourable Court lacks the jurisdiction and/or competence to entertain the Information/ Charge No. ID/239C/2012 as presently constituted. “The Information/Charge No. ID/239C/2012 contravenes the

provisions of Sections 249, 252 and 77 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law No. 10 2011. “Section 249 of the ACJL stipulates that prosecutorial authority before the High Court of Lagos State shall be exercised only in the name of “The State of Lagos”. “The Information/Charge No. ID/239C/2012 filed against the Applicants does not comply with Section 249 of the ACJL as stated above. “This Honourable Court cannot countenance the Information comprised in Information/ Charge No. ID/239C/2012, as same is incompetent.”

They added that the charge, as presently filed by the EFCC , was therefore an abuse of court process. However, in the charge sheet, the EFCC had alleged that Odukoya committed the offences of forgery, use of false document and perjury on March 21, 2013. The EFCC alleged that the accused forged the Memorandum of Loss of Lagos State Certificate of Occupancy registered as No. 33 at page 33 volume 1011 at the Lagos State Land Registry, Alausa, Lagos, in order that the document is acted upon as genuine. The forged document was in respect of a property located at No. 29, Oduduwa St., Ikeja GRA, Lagos.

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and updated information and data about its achievements and progress in different sectors of the economy. The SGF also noted that government is considering a mechanism that would help measure the country’s corruption index to avoid relying on indices from foreign organizations. Mr. Mustafa said the new website would be linked to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in an effort to make government activities more open and transparent to Nigerians. “Our story is best told by us. We should never expect third parties to see our corruption problems better than us,” he said. “More than at any time in history, this government is waging an unprecedented war against corruption through: Asset recovery, prosecution of acts of corruption, instituting new culture and rebuilding anti-corruption institutions.” Those in attendance at the event include the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, as well as the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zanaib Ahmed, Mr. Paul Arkwright, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, W. Stuart Symington, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, among others. The week-long event will end on Friday with a rally in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Guest Lecturer at the 2018 Gold Medal of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), Prof. Emevwo Biakolo; flanked by PRCAN President, John Ehiguese (right) and Vice President, Muyiwa Akintunde; at the 2018 PRCAN Gold Medal Lecture in Lagos

Refineries: Reps accuses oil industry stakeholders of sabotaging efforts Henry Omunu, Abuja The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the state of the nation’s four refineries on Monday, accused stakeholders in the oil industry of colluding to frustrate its intention to know why the refineries are not functioning at optimal capacity, just as it accused the stakeholders of sabotage. The House ad hoc committee made the allegation even as it refused to take submissions from the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Anibor Kragha, and the representative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for failing to submit to the committee information requested for regarding the state of the refiner-

ies and the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) carried out on them. Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Rep. Garba Datti Mohammed (APC/Kaduna) lamented that most individuals, groups and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) summoned by the committee were withholding useful information from it with the intent of “frustrating the committee”. Dismissing the NNPC’s chief operating officer, Rep. Mohammed stated that “I think the way you treat us here is with maximum contempt. Since you don’t take this parliament serious, we will not ask further questions until all the information we are looking for is provided by you.” Earlier, Mr. Anibor Kragha while reading from the memorandum presented to the ad hoc com-

mittee, said that the NNPC was not carrying out Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the four refineries as held by the legislators but that the corporation was instead “doing a comprehensive rehabilitation”. Also, a director with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Ganiyu Amoo, who represented the apex bank at the hearing, informed the lawmakers that what is required of the four refineries is not Turn Around Maintenance but a total overhaul. He said that even if the four refineries were working at full capacity, he doubts if they would be able to satisfy local consumption, adding that “to completely rid Nigeria of its economic woes, the proposed modular refineries must come under operations.

“Because apart from Dangote who is building his refinery, other licensed holders are not ready to do anything. There is need to revalidate licences of holders, including those of modular refineries.” However, the committee chairman asked Mr. Amoo to suspend his submission until he supplies the information required by the committee because he was unable to confirm how much the nation has voted for the repair of the refineries, just as he couldn’t confirm whether there was proper valuation before the repair work was carried out. Both representative of the NNPC and the CBN were therefore asked to reappear before the committee today with all the relevant information.

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Group commends $2.5bn currency swap deal with China Tom Okpe, Abuja

A group, Buhari Media Organization, (BMO) has described the currency exchange deal just signed by Nigeria and China as a new road to foster economic recovery for Nigeria. The group noted that the initiative could not have come at a better time as the government of President Muhammadu Buhari places diversification agenda to foster growth of National Economy on the front burner.

The National coordinator of the Group, Austine Braimoh and Secretary Cassidy Madueke spoke to newsmen in Abuja on Monday describing the development as part of the successful outcome of a visit by President Buhari to China in April 2016. President Buhari had, during his last visit to China, secured the commitment of the Republic of China to invest $6 billion in the Nigerian economy. “We are happy that currency exchange between the two countries will attract huge investments into our

country as projected”. Cassidy expressed delight that the new deal will not only promote smooth business relationship between Nigeria and China saying, “it will also assist in rebranding the Nigerian economy by strengthening its foreign exchange to handle a large trade volume. “The existing bilateral agreement between Nigeria and China, covering multiple sectors of the economy, including power, solid minerals, agriculture, housing and rail transportation, would be better served and brought to fulfillment

through the new deal”. The group also applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its relentless efforts in sealing the deal, two years after President Buhari’s fruitful visit to China, advising the apex bank to ensure attaining maximum results from the currency deal with thorough supervision calling on Nigerian businessmen with interest in trade with China to take full advantage of the new development while assisting to strike an international trade balance between the two countries.

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (2nd left) inspecting facilities at the Weppa Farm run by Leventis Foundation; he is flanked by his Chief of Staff, Chief Taiwo Akerele (2nd right); Chairman, Leventis Foundation, Alhaji Ahmed Martey (right); and Chief Executive Officer, Weppa Farm, Kayode Simeon (left), during the foundation laying/groundbreaking ceremony of Agricultural Management Training Institute, in Weppawanno, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government, Edo State...recently

Mobile Money signs ‘Klint da Drunk’ as Brand ambassador Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Fortis Mobile Money (FMM) had signed a popular Nigerian actor and comedian, Afamefuna Klint Igwemba known as Klint da Drunk its brand ambassador to further promote the activities of the company across the country. The Managing Director/ CEO of Fortis Mobile Money Mr Samuel Oladimeji, said the signing of the contract between the FMM and the renowned actor cum comedian will greatly increase acceptability, awareness and improve the fortune of the company. Oladimeji described the deal as a very important engagement in the history of Fortis Mobile Money adding “we have known the industry for a while; we have been operating for seven years majorly facilitating mobile money services to companies, individual through our platform.” Klint Da Drunk is a famous Nigerian stand-up comedian, musician, comic actor, and dancer, master of ceremony and television personality. He has featured in several international comedy shows both home and abroad. The MD said over the years, the company has demonstrated capacity and strength; and has made Fortis Mobile Money to win a global brand award and some recognition from international organisations. “Recently, we have also signed other contractual agreement with some reputable organisations and we have signed similar thing with the Federal Government of Nigeria which show that we have the capacity to deliver even the last man

cash to the most vulnerable in the society. Having looked at our history, we felt the need to push our brand further and we have checked the industry, we have seen people who have come and gone but we have seen a particular brand name called Klint da Drunk that have stayed for a long time over 15 years. We have seen his prowess in acts, we have seen his engagements, we have seen his intellectual capacity and we have seen what he can do beyond all expectations. So we feel honoured for him to accept to be our brand ambassador. Today, we signed this contract and tell the world that Fortis Mobile Money and Kint da Drunk is getting engage to do some bigger things.” Mr. Dimeji described Klint da Drunk as a grassroots man who can resonate with the high and mighty and the low in the society, so he is strategically place to be our further broaden our brand. He said “We are one of the standard mobile money companies in Nigeria, from our operations and our history, we have taken up tasks that look challenging but we have surmounted. This is an exciting time for us. In the country, we operate in about 32 states with over 3000 agents who are actively in transaction on our platform. On a monthly basis, we process billions in our transaction; our income is substantially growing every day. We operate even in the most vulnerable states like Maiduguri, Adamawa, Yobe, and Benue to drive our business. We have offices in Niger, Kaduna, Calabar, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Kano, Lagos and many other states.

FG spent $36.3bn on fuel importation in 5 years –CBN

Motolani Oseni

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said Nigeria spent 36.3 billion dollars on the importation of petroleum products between 2013 and 2017. The apex bank made the disclosure at a public hearing organised by House of Representatives’ Ad hoc Committee investigating the state of the nation’s refineries, their turn-around maintenance to date and regular/modular licensed refineries. Mr Ganiyu Amao, Director of Research, CBN,

who represented the bank, said the fuel importation figure was part of 119.41 billion dollars the Federal Government spent on importation of commodities during the period. Amao said that efforts by the bank to intervene in foreign exchange market were usually curtailed by excessive outflow of foreign exchange. According to him, the trend had exerted undue pressure on the nation’s external reserve and induced depreciation of the naira. “Data from CBN shows that from 2013 to 2017, total foreign exchange

committed to imports in the country stood at 119.41 billion dollars, while total foreign exchange committed to imports in oil sector stood at 36.37 billion dollars. “This represents 13.5 per cent of all imports made by the country. “It greatly exerts serious pressure on our external reserve and depreciates the value of our local currency,” he said. Amao also disclosed that domestic consumption of fuel rose from 4.5 million metric tonnes to 23.9 million metric tonnes in 2013 and dropped to 2.6 million

metric tonnes in 2016. He said that the CBN favoured a policy that compelled International Oil Companies (IOCs) to refine at least half of the crude that they produced for domestic consumption. Earlier, the committee had directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide relevant information on the turnaround maintenance of refineries in the country. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Datti Muhammad (Kaduna-APC), expressed dismay that some stakeholders at-

tempted to frustrate the investigation by refusing to avail the committee of information needed to aid the probe. He said, “only a few organisations and individuals have complied with the committee’s request for documents and memoranda as many are bent on frustrating the investigation. “The committee derives its authority to conduct this probe from the resolution referred to it in line with the provisions of the Constitution. “And, this committee will not hesitate to evoke

relevant provisions of our laws with a view to obtaining compliance from parties required to make inputs and providing information,’’ Muhammed said. In his submission, Chief Operating Officer, NNPC, Mr Anibor Kragha, said that instead of turn-around maintenance, the refineries required comprehensive rehabilitation. According to him, while the turn-around maintenance is supposed to take place every two years, many of the refineries have seen irregular maintenance.

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Foreign reserves hit $47.57bn amid continuous forex injections Stories by Motolani Oseni Amidst continuous Foreign Exchange injections by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into the inter-bank forex market, the nation’s external reserves appreciated to $47.57 billion as at May 3, 2018. The foreign reserves continued on a steady increase in 2018, attributable to increased global oil prices and stable production that continued to shore up the reserves and support the CBN’s interventions in the market. The foreign reserves gained $1.24 billion or 2.67 per cent in April to close at $47.49 billion from $46.26 billion it opened in April. The foreign reserves monitored by CBN appreciated by $7.44 billion in first quarter of 2018.

The foreign reserves opened this year at $38.77 billion to close March 28, 2018 at $46.21 billion, an increase of 19.2 per cent this year. In February, the foreign reserves added $1.8 billion or 4.44 per cent to $42.92 billion from $40.69 billion it opened while in January, it gained $1.9 billion or 4.95 per cent to $40.69 billion from $38.77 billion it opened in 2018. According to our correspondent checks, the price of Organization of Exporting Countries (OPEC) daily basket price stood at $70.66 a barrel on May 03, 2018. Global Oil prices continued to rally above $60 per barrel extended to new heights in 2017 with Brent crude climbing to a level last seen in mid-2015, stoking hopes in the industry that the market has finally turned a corner following a three-year slump.

An oil price recovery has been under way since June last year as crude demand finally starts to outpace supply, with Brent rallying by almost 40 per cent to $61 a barrel, as the global oil glut that had built up over the previous three years starts to draw down. The CBN spokesman, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, had noted the increase in foreign reserves can be attributable to peace in the oil-rich Niger-Delta region of the country, which resulted into increased oil output and earnings. He had said with the sustained interventions, the apex bank has been able to push foreign exchange demand away from the parallel market into the formal regulated market. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, had projected that the nation may

achieve $60 billion foreign reserves in 2019, should this trend persist. He said increases in the price and shipment of oil, Nigeria’s biggest foreign-currency earner, and improved investor confidence mean the CBN can build its reserves to $60 billion in the next 12 to 18 months, from $40 billion currently. “Things are looking up. No one ever thought the price of crude would hit $70 in such a short period of time”, he said during an interview with Bloomberg. The foreign reserves monitored by CBN opened 2017 at $25.84 billion and grew to $38.73 billion as at December 28, 2017. In September 2008, Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves hit $62 billion, with federal government spending $12 billion to settle external

debts. Meanwhile, analysts at Cordros Capital in its monthly report said, “the naira remained stable despite significant decline in the apex bank’s intervention in the FX market by 44.02per cent to $816.18 million, against $1.18 billion in the previous month. However, the Naira on Monday weakened marginally against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Nigerian currency lost one point to exchange at N361.7, weaker than N361.6 on Friday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N502 and N430, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the naira traded at N362 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged at N502 and N430, respectively.

L-R: Divisional Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Keystone Bank, Mrs. Omobolanle Osotule, Chief Risk Officer, Keystone Bank, Mr. Tijjani Aliyu, Miss Tomisin Ogunnubi, Mr. Yinka Ogunnubi, Head CSR/Sustainability, Keystone Bank, Ms. Izore Bamawo, at the cheque presentation to Miss Oluwatomisin Ogunnubi, the ICT Whizkid In support of her trip to Yale Young Global Scholars Program for outstanding high school students in USA ...recently

Heritage Bank restates commitment to agric development Heritage Bank Plc, has said it is committed to the sustenance, growth and development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Divisional Head of Corporate Communications, Heritage Bank, Mr. Fela Ibidapo, who disclosed this in a statement at yesterday, said the bank is committed to leading the way in agricultural financing in the country. Ibidapo explained that Heritage Bank, in its determination to deliver on this promise, is currently funding various agricultural projects in several states of the country, especially in Oyo, Kaduna and Zamfara states. He said Heritage Bank has entered into a partnership with the Oyo State Government to support the multi-billion Oyo State Agricultural Initiative

(OYSAI), a programme designed to revive agriculture, boost agro-allied businesses and empower the youth and women across the state through the creation of thousands of jobs in the sector. According to him, Heritage Bank is also supporting an agro-investor, Triton Aqua Africa Limited (TAAL), with a N2 billion facility in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS). The facility will enable TAAL to set up a fishery production chain in Lagos, Oyo and Osun states. Ibidapo said this support to the agro-investor became imperative after research showed that Nigerians consume about 2.7 million metric tonnes of fish yearly compared to the

paltry 800,000 metric tonnes of fish that is produced locally every year. Consequently, the country has had to rely on importation to augment the shortfall with an estimated cost implication of about $700 million yearly in foreign exchange. He said the partnership between Heritage Bank and TAAL would help reverse the trend, adding that the firm will use the facility to expand its aquaculture businesses by setting up a nursery/hatchery for the production of fingerlings and brood stock as well as earthen ponds for catfish and tilapia in the three states. Under the arrangement, TAAL is expected to assist small-scale farms in the three states to increase their fish production by making fingerlings available to them. In the short

term, the loan is expected to help the group double its current production capacity of 25,000 metric tonnes with a projection to scale it up to 100,000 metric tonnes in five years. Ultimately, the partnership between Heritage Bank and TAAL will help to boost local production, conserve scarce foreign exchange and enhance food security, and ultimately result in the creation of hundreds of new jobs. Heritage Bank is also supporting thousands of smallholder farms in Kaduna and Zamfara states. The smallholder farmers stand to benefit from the bank’s financial support for rice and soya beans production under the CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP).

Currency in circulation hits N1.96trn in April The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that currency in circulation dropped by 4.02 per cent to N1.96 trillion in April. The apex bank on its official website said currency in circulation in March was N2 trillion in March, the highest so far this year. The apex bank for last month, February said currency in circulation was at N1.94 trillion while in January, it opened at N1.945 trillion from N2.15 trillion in December 2017. Findings by correspondent revealed that, N2.15 trillion reported by CBN was the highest naira in circulation reported in 2017. The CBN’s economic report for fourth quarter of 2017 had disclosed that, “at N2.15 trillion, currency-in-circulation rose by 21.1 per cent, above the level in the third quarter of 2017. The development reflected the growth in currency outside banks. “Total deposits at the CBN amounted to N13.17 trillion, indicating 7.5 per cent increase over the level at the end of the third quarter of 2017. The development was as a result of the rise in the deposits of banks, Federal Government and the “Others” in the review quarter. “Of the total deposits at the CBN, the shares of the Federal Government, Banks and „Others were N6,018.10 billion (45.7 per cent), N4,320.37 billion (32.8 per cent) and N2,834.02 billion (21.5 per cent), respectively. Currency in circulation between November and December 2017 was at N1.79 trillion and N1.89 trillion respectively, the CBN revealed on its website CBN disclosed that the currency in circulation, which is the physical money used for transactions between consumers and businesses, open this year at N1.99 trillion and closed in February at N1.97 trillion. Currency analysts at Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Kunle Ezun, had hinted that excess liquidity in the economy is due to Yuletide celebration that has leveraged growth in currency in circulation, stressing that Nigerians are finding it difficult to embrace the cash policy of the CBN. “The market is liquid and it is due to current season of the year. We have seen a lot of Treasury Bills that have matured which the CBN has not rolled over. Market is awash with liquidity coming from CBN suspension of Open Market Operation (OMO) and slow down in the foreign exchange sales.”

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Exchanges unite to foster seamless security listing across West Africa The West African Securities Regulatory Authorities (WASRA) has agreed to converge existing rules of Capital Market regulatory agencies within the region in a bid to ensure that cross border listing is carried out with little or no hindrances. This is to allow foreign companies carry out their businesses within the region and assist in deepening capital markets within the West African sub region. Already, the body is rounding up work on guidelines on cross border trading and settlement of securities. These were some of the high points of the meeting of the body held in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday on the sidelines of the 43rd Conference/ meeting of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Chairman of WASRA and Executive Secretary of Le Conseil Regional de l’Epargne Publique et des Marches Financiers (CREPMF), Abidjan, Mr. Mory Soumahoro, who stated these, also said that on the planned establishment of a regional bond issuing framework for infrastructure financing, issuance will be done across borders. He also confirmed that work has commenced on the modalities, including the rules that will guide the issuance. Also, the body is working towards building relationship between WASRA and ECOWAS Commission; the integrated supervision model needed for the establishment of cross border transaction and issuers; the development of the WASRA website and the monitoring framework and review and recommendation of appropriate risk management framework for the supervision in the region (issuance of cross border). In her remarks, the Acting Director General, SEC Nigeria, Ms. Mary Uduk commended WAS-

RA members on their determination to building a strong and competitive regional market that will rank at par with the markets of other regions of the world, and more importantly, in the areas of transparency, disclosure, efficiency, accountability and indeed, investor protection. Uduk who also expressed the commitment of the SEC Nigeria in assisting to achieve the objectives of WASRA. She noted the imperative of a cohesive collaboration between the relevant regulators, operators and other stakeholders in West Africa, and the need to ensure that adequate resources are devoted. The attendees at the meeting include the Ag. Executive Commissioner Operations of the SEC, Mr. Isyaku Tilde, DG SEC-Ghana, Rev. Daniel Obgarmey Tetteh and Mr. Mory Soumahoro, the Secretary General of CEPMF (Chairman WASRA). Others are the Board Chairman SEC Ghana, Dr. Yeboa Amoa, Members of the Technical Committee (TC) from SEC Ghana Mr. Jacob Aidoo, Mr. Emmanuel Appiah, the Secretariat, Mr. Harouna Ouedraogo and three observers from SEC Nigeria, Mr. Tony Iloka, Mrs Efe Ebelo & Ms Nneka Okonkwo. WASRA is a regional organization for West African countries that aims to fashion out modalities and to establish an umbrella body as mutually acceptable basis for cooperation and consultations aimed at fostering market integration in the region. WASRA, established in 2015, is the recognized forum for capital markets regulators in the West African Sub Region Capital market regulators in the West African sub region came together to establish a mutually acceptable basis for cooperation and consultations in a bid to foster market integration in the region.

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Positive outlook maintained as ASI drop by 0.11% Stories by Adesola Afolabi

Gains recorded during the previous trading session at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, were reversed after Monday’s session as the All Share Index (ASI) fell by 0.11 per cent. Monday’s performance was largely due to sell offs recorded in two of the five major sectoral indices. “Despite the loss in today’s session, we reiterate our bullish bias for equities in the medium to long term, as still-

positive macroeconomic fundamentals continue to make a case for positive returns.” Says Cordros research analysts in an investor’s note late Monday evening. The NSE Banking and the NSE Consumer Goods indices depreciated 0.31 percent and 0.18 percent respectively as a result of reduction in share price value of Zenith, Access, Guaranty Banks as well as Nigerian Breweries and Honeywell Flourmills. Conversely, the NSE industrial, Oil&Gas and Insurance indices ap-

preciated 0.15, and 0.09 percent respectively. Accordingly, market capitalisation dropped N16.6 trillion to settle at N14.914 trillion and the NSEASI fell 0.11 percent to close at 41,172.82 basis points as against 0.27 percent appreciation recorded previously, bringing Year-to-Date (YTD) returns to 7.66 percent. Market breadth remained positive, with 21 gainers and 18 losers. The day’s gainers were led by Eterna Plc, CILEASING, and Oando that gained 9.76, 5.00

and 4.79 percent respectively. Unity Bank, UACProp and Nigerian Police Force Micro finance bank fell 5.00, 4.88 and 4.74 percent each to lead the day’s losers. Market turnover closed negative, as volume traded decreased by 21.94 percent to 221.40 million units as against 11.48 percent decline recorded in the previous session. The stocks were valued at N257 billion, representing a 39.25 percent decline from previous session’s trading and exchanged in 5,629 deals.

L-R: Ag. Executive Commissioner Operations, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Mr. Isyaku Tilde, Board Chairman SEC Ghana, Dr. Yeboa Amoa, Chairman WASRA and Executive Secretary of Le Conseil Regional de l’Epargne Publique et des Marches Financiers (CREPMF), Abidjan, Mr. Mory Soumahoro and DG SEC-Ghana, Rev. Daniel Obgarmey Tetteh at the meeting of WASRA in Budapest, Hungary…recently

May savings bonds offer now open, says DMO

The Federal Government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday said that its May savings bonds’ offer now opened. According to the offer circular obtained from DMO’s website, it offered the two-year

bonds at 9.48 per cent and the three-year bonds at 10.48 per cent. The two-year bonds would be due in May 2020, while the threeyear bonds would mature in May 2021. The Debt office, however, did not state how much was offered, but

the maximum subscription was N50 million at N1, 000 per unit, subject to minimum subscription of N5, 000 in multiples of N1, 000. According to the DMO, the bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the Federal Government, with

quarterly coupon payments to bondholders. Savings bonds are issued to help finance the nation’s budget deficit. They are targeted at encouraging lowincome earners to save and earn more interests than the regular bank savings.

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Why companies don’t take CSR serious Mortein, State ministries of health partner for a Malaria Free Nigeria Stories by Godwin Anyebe

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an integral part of business all over the world. As a matter of fact, it is one of the standards for business practices. For companies committed to CSR it means kudos and an enhanced overall reputation – a powerful statement of what they stand for in an often cynical business world. However, checks show that companies often develop a CSR agenda not because of an altruistic desire to assist in curing the ills of society, but for reasons more akin to a box ticking exercise. Whatever the consensus, some organisations either implement their CSR programme with a distinct lack of heart or resist adopting a CSR policy altogether. Report further revealed that, if a resistance to CSR

policies does exist, it usually stems from the notion of allowing external stakeholders to directly influence corporate policies and strategies, an idea that is largely antithetical to the basic mindset under which many, if not most, corporations operate. An honest adoption of CSR often requires a serious reformulation of corporate purpose and decision-making structures. The Daily Times gathered that, companies in the developing world may respond to civil society and investors’ pressure to take social responsibility more seriously by adopting CSR frameworks, but only to appease their critics and without any attention to actual changes in their practices.” In other words, voluntary CSR commitments may just be a way for corporations in the developing world to forestall real regulation.

Speaking on this issue, a brand and marketing analyst, Samuel Ajayi told Daily times that; “every company’s situation is unique, with many different models in existence which can help organisations to achieve their CSR aims. In turn, this preponderance of choice has led to many companies recognising that they are defined by what they do, not just what they give. “Companies are not solely providing a financial contribution but are increasingly unlocking their intellectual assets and the power of their people to achieve a positive impact. Ultimately, coherency comes from clear purpose, programmes of work which are authentic to and valued in the business and an acceptance that it is critical to business performance.” He added According to him, it is clear what a CSR programme, or a sustainability strategy, should accomplish. It com-

prises re-evaluating how the company thinks about its impact, engaging stakeholders beyond shareholders and coming up with a plan to improve the impact of the business on society and seize business opportunities and make cost savings as a result,” he attests. “This would involve a lot of planning and engagement with employees, managers, suppliers, NGOs, perhaps academics and others, to figure out where and how this is best done.” While commenting on how to ensure companies take CSR seriously, the national secretary general of the committee for the defense of human rights (CDHR), comrade Deji Adebowale said; “making social and environmental reporting mandatory and public would help. And more importantly, the public needs to hold companies accountable when they fail to keep their promises.

L-R: Agboola Sunday, President of Nigeria Chapter, Dr. TemiAbimbola Lead Advisor to the Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank and Bamidele Obende, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), during the breakfast session held in Lagos…recently

Dentists float foundation, crave implementation of oral health care policy Worried by the low level of low oral health care awareness, dental practitioners across the country have set up a Dental Support Foundation, DSF to galvanise efforts towards the promotion, encouragement and advancement of Dental practice in Nigeria. President of the Foundation, Dr. Bidemi Dawodu explained to journalists in Lagos recently that the current high prevalence of oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontal disease should be seen as a major source of concern to professionals in the health sector,

the government and the Nigerian people. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole raised the alarm recently when he said the burden of dental disease has risen to an epidemic proportion. Dawodu submitted that the DSF therefore seeks to encourage the government to implement the Nigerian Oral Health Care Policy aimed at ensuring the creation of at least one dental care center in each local government with a view to improving the oral health of Nigerians. The support foundation which was incorporated

three years ago, will equally strive to encourage dental practitioners undertake measures to improve public oral health and dental education; maintain the dignity of the dental profession; protect the rights/interests of young dentists; and create job opportunity for young dentists. Other objectives, according to Dawodu, include reducing the burden of equipment acquisition to the barest minimum and fostering of friendship, co-operation and coexistence amongst the members of the profession both young and old. “The starting point is to

create the awareness among the people about dental health care. It is so bad today that people don’t go the dentist until there have serious pains in their mount. But what is crucial is the implementation of the oral health policy passed by the National Assembly a long time ago,” he said. Dawodu emphasised that the implementation of the policy will galvanise the oral health care and create employment for dentists, because the cardinal point is the setting up of dental clinic in all the Local Government Areas in the country.

In its continued effort to increase awareness and drastically reduce malaria morbidity and mortality rates, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Nigeria, makers of Mortein insecticide Brand partnered with State ministries of health for a malaria free Nigeria. The insecticide brand reaffirmed its commitment with stakeholders in Lagos, Ogun and Abia State Government Ministries of Health as well as the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) Abuja, to upscale action and sustain their commitment for the elimination of malaria in Nigeria through community press briefings, community sensitization and health quiz competitions in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja states simultaneously, continued investment and sustained efforts. Commemorating the drudgery that has gone into fighting the disease and raising awareness in Nigeria, with this year theme: “I stand with Mortein, Ready To Beat Malaria.” Speaking at the press briefing in Abuja recently to commemorate the 2018 WMD, The Marketing Director, RB West Africa, Aliza Leferink revealed that according to the latest WHO World Malaria Report, released in November 2017, there were 216 million cases of malaria in 2016, up from 211 million cases in 2015. The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 445 000 in 2016, a similar number to the previous year of 446 000. An estimated 445,000 pregnant women and children aged below five die every year from malaria with Africa accounting for over 90 per cent of global malaria cases and deaths. ‘‘As I speak to you, millions of people are suffering from malaria all over Nigeria and every minute a child reportedly dies from malaria’’, She said. “According to the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBMP), Nigeria is the highest malaria-burden country, accounting for 26 percent of global malaria cases and almost a third

of related deaths. There are millions of people who remain without access to malaria prevention or even treatment resulting in preventable deaths. Most of these cases and even deaths go unreported because of lack of proper documentation. This puts a strain on health systems and national malaria program budgets, hence calling for sophisticated intervention adaptable in combating and eliminating malaria and malaria transmission to its barest minimum.” The National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP), Dr. Audu Bala Mohammed stated that “the fight against malaria is an ongoing one and it is a fight to the finish in the country. There have been consistent results because we have not backed down in our efforts ensuring adequate performance from all quarters. We have also tackled the emergence of drug and insecticide resistance. It is our firm belief that Nigeria will join countries that have eliminated malaria in the world.” he added Marketing Manager, Home and Hygiene, Reckitt Benckiser, West Africa, Mrs. Bamigbaiye-Elatuyi Omotola explained that, “Mortein brand has continuously put structures in place, that will drastically reduce the intensity of malaria transmission in the country through sustainable initiatives. We don’t talk about malaria prevention once a year.” Mortein’s vision is to have a malaria free Nigeria and efforts towards elimination of malaria is taken further yearly through our infomercial on the WHO 3 step integrated approach as well as several other initiatives such as community sensitization, free malaria tests in markets, education and distribution of LLIn’s to the most vulnerable in partnership with the State Malaria Program officers which promotes good health and wellbeing while imploring all to take a stand with Mortein in the fight to beat malaria..

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Active mobile lines hike by 892,547 in one month Stories by Ladesope Ladelokun Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that active mobile phone lines in Nigeria now 149 million, representing an increase of 892,547 in just one month when compared 147,961,791 stood in February from 148,854,338 recorded in March.

Information obtained from the monthly Subscriber Operator Data on the regulator’s website ,also showed that number of Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) increased from 81,498 in February to 85, 185 in March. However, The Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), for active mobile lines stays steady at 217,566 in March - Just as recorded in February. According to the report,

teledensity rose marginally from 106.00 in February to 106.64 in March. The NCC also said the number of connected mobile lines in March rose from 237,621,583 in February to 238,116, 977. The Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) for connected lines for March was 3,586.095, the same figure with January, the subscribers’ data revealed. The report said the number of fixed wired/wireless

for connected lines in March increased from 345.195 in February to 355,485 as at March. The report also revealed that Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) for connected lines increased from 515,231 in February to 542,063 in March, noting that the number of fixed wired/wireless for active mobile lines decreased from the 137,570 recorded in February to 136,781 in March.

L-R: Manager Director, Tellco,Europe Nigeria, Mr Victor Fodeke; CEO Tellco Europe,Rudolph Fielder; Chairman, Catch Energy, David Collette; Chairman, Tellco Europe, Nigeria, Prof. Wale Omole,and Co-Founder,Tellco SOL,Switzerland, Dr.Omar Fisher, during the World Press Conference of the official unveiling of TellCo Europe Nigeria and inauguration of off-grid solar power solutions for MSMES in Nigeria held in Lagos...on Monday. PHOTO: OLATUNJI WALE

World Cup: MultiChoice promises bumper coverage, slashes DStv, GOtv decoder prices MultiChoice Nigeria has promised football fans the best offerings on SuperSport, exclusively on DStv and GOtv. The company also announced that all 64 games of the FIFA World Cup in Russia will be available live in HD to DStv and GOtv viewers, with viewers getting the best of expert commentary and analyses. It equally announced decoder price slashes, with the DStv HD decoder, which includes a dish kit plus onemonth subscription on the Compact bouquet available at N8,500, a 14 per cent reduction from the previous price of N9,900. Also, the GOtv decoder, which comes with the antenna and one-month subscription on GOtv Max will be available for only N5,900. The announcements were made in Lagos yesterday at the launch of “Connect with Greatness”, the company’s World Cup campaign. Speaking at the event, Mr. Martin

Mabutho, General Manager, Marketing and Sales for MultiChoice Nigeria, said: “The FIFA World Cup is football’s biggest event, featuring the best players and national teams all fighting for one ultimate prize. We are proud to say that we have been broadcasting the football tournaments since 2006 and this edition won’t be any different as we will be showing all 64 matches of the World Cup LIVE and in HD on DStv and GOtv. “Nigerians can enjoy all the games from the comfort of their homes and on the go with up to five mobile devices via the DStv Now app. We will also be providing exclusive live coverage from Russia with expert analyses from the biggest football professionals among other benefits. All you have to do to get in on the excitement is purchase a DStv HD decoder for as low as N8, 500 and a GOtv decoder for N5,900.” Subscribers will have access to the

World Cup on six dedicated SuperSport channels broadcasting all 64 games on all DStv packages. GOtv subscribers will also enjoy all 64 World Cup games on GOtv Max and GOtv Plus packages, while GOtv Value customers can view a total of 56 World Cup games. Customers can also expect pre and post-match analysis from world class football experts, curated magazine shows on SuperSport and for the first time, pidgin commentary from seasoned local commentators. Meanwhile, the World Cup pop-up channel, SuperSport 14 (SS14), has been live on DStv and GOtv ahead of the soccer feast with an assortment of exciting content including great legacy footage, highlights, documentaries, FIFA films, classic matches and interviews. The channel also features exclusive and rare archive footage of football’s best moments and matches on channel 36.

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iPhone X remains Apple’s best-selling device in Q1 2018 –CEO While rumours of the next generation of iPhones continue to proliferate, it was Apple’s current lineup, including the $1,000 iPhone X has continued to attract reactions. Last week, Apple’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Cook, announced that Apple earned nearly $150 billion in revenue and $34 billion in earnings for the first half of the company’s fiscal year. Apple generates about two-thirds of its revenue -- and, most likely, much of its profits -- from the iPhone portfolio. The company sold 52.2 million of its phones in the first three months of 2018, and Cook noted that the iPhone X was Apple’s best-selling device every week of the quarter. Against the predictions of many analysts, the iPhone X claimed the title of best-selling smartphone overall for the first quarter of 2018. Apple shipped 16 million iPhone X units between January and March, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics. Apple also nabbed the next two spots on the

list with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus, which sold 12.5 million units and 8.3 million units, respectively. In the weeks leading up to Apple’s announcement, numerous analysts cut their earnings estimates, warning that it could mark the end of an era of staggering growth. They based their fears on results from Apple’s component suppliers, including Samsung, which warned about weakness in the mobile market. Apple’s share of the global smartphone market increased in the first quarter of 2018 in the midst of an overall downturn. Global shipments in the quarter fell 2 percent year over year to 345 million units, according to Strategy Analytics. Despite the success of its premium, Apple plans to make only 8 million iPhone X units in its second quarter of the year lukewarm sales for its most expensive model ever, and that the company may focus on selling off an accumulated inventory of unsold.

Google brings core features of Newsstand, Youtube to Google News Google is working on a new version of Google News that will incorporate elements of Newsstand and YouTube, sources have revealed. Sources reportedly familiar with Big G’s plans told digital outlet AdAge that it’s aware there are a number of Google services where news is hosted, and it’s looking to bring them under the same umbrella with the updated build of Google News. The sources say that Google will bake the core features from Newsstand into Google News, later scrapping the standalone application, while also integrating the dedicated News section of YouTube into the new version of the News client. YouTube will emerge

unscathed, with the service continuing to function the exact same as it does now – no sections will be added or removed. And that makes a lot of sense seeing as it’s one of the firm’s most popular products, a source revealed Google has already briefed some of its largest publishers on the impending changes and is expected to tell the world about them at its Google I/O 2018 Developer Conference, which commences on May 8 and runs through May 10. “It’s a consolidation of all the ways you can interact with news on Google. There are a lot of Google services where you find news, and what they’re trying to do is bring it all under one brand,” a publishing executive revealed.

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Any hope to secure Nigeria’s billion dollar entertainment industry?

“Which day my hustle go pay and my pepper finally rest?” This question which means “when will I finally be financially secure?, probably rings at least once a day in the minds of the average Nigerian, the pop stars, celebrities and movie stars inclusive. ADESOLA AFOLABI takes financial radar into the entertainment industry with focus on Nollywood and its women, discovers challenges and brings excerpts on navigation techniques adopted to deliver the vibrant sector to a much desired global leading position. Superstars and their responsibilities The glitz and glamour shrouded by paparazzi and perfectly rich display of lifestyles on social media platform and TV screens is enough to deceive the un-assuming onlooker or fan to believe “ALL IS WELL” with our screen goddesses but for a clarion call heeded by First Bank Nigeria Ltd to demystify wealth management techniques for the implementation of sustainable business structures in the entertainment industry. PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) projects that the Nigerian entertainment and media market revenue, which rose to $3.6 billion in 2016 would increase at a compound annual growth rate of 12.2 percent to $6.4 billion in 2021. $6.4 billion dollars is about N2.3 trillion, using N360 as the exchange rate. N2.3 trillion is approximately 27 percent of Nigeria’s 2018 budget, an amount almost tantamount to what Nigeria has budgeted for servicing its debt in 2018. A larger portion of this revenue is expected to be generated from the movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood, but the women in Nollywood entertain-

ment has complained that the difficulty created from cyclical/irregular income has made business sustenance difficult, thereby casting doubts on the realisation of PWC’s desired projections. The challenge: The worries of entertainers, actors and producers were made known at a maiden discussion event hosted by First Bank in April. The event exclusively for female entertainers was tagged “The Women in Entertainment Wealth Management Series.” A resounding struggle revealed by most of the participants at the event was the difficulty in identifying the ability to save and become financially secure. Questions such as, “I can hardly track my profit and I will like to know what to do”, “How can I build my savings with a fluctuating income, and an income that is not regular?”, “I can’t save from my profit because there is always a great idea to plunge money into for expansion, what should I do?” “How can I make my profit work for me when I am not there?”, “How can I maintain the expensive lifestyle of a celebrity and still be able to save?” poured from the lips of these entertainers to the day’s panellists headed by Mrs Ibukun Awosika, Chairman of First Bank Nigeria Plc. Hope for Growth Calling from her 30 years of being a business mogul, the first advice Mrs. Awosika had for the participants was the documentation of earnings, expenses and future financial expectations. Mrs. Awosika elaborated on a practical session earlier taken by Dr Remi Banjoko, the CEO

industry because I’ve always wanted to sing, and I still make money from the songs I was able to sing them” Although she acknowledged the struggle to save and invest, Omotola implored Mrs Awosika and the first bankers to ease the struggle by further investing in creating a product like the “FIRSTGEM” for the creative industry.

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of dkbMarkets Limited, who meticulously described how records could be kept by manually writing it down or by using an excel sheet which he demonstrated for the understanding of the participants. Dr. Remi said there is no reason why Nigerian entertainers will not end up like a startling result from the survey carried out by Wyatt investment research analysts in USA suggesting that 60 percent of NBA players and 78 percent of NFL players file bankruptcy within five years of retirement. He explained the reason behind the stunning survey findings, sprung from habits such as, overspending, career duration, a lack of finance knowledge, poor investment decisions and hanging with a bad crowd. Noting that these habits and worse were prevalent in the Nigerian entertainment industry, Dr. Remi cautioned against them and shared essential steps to make, on the road to wealth. These steps were de-

scribed in how to value, control, save, invest, make, shield and share money. Dr. Remi also advised that saving at least 6months of emergency money, opening a savings account, and apportioning 50 percent of the savings into Long term investment will create the desired funds needed to effortlessly grow individual businesses in the creative sector. Elaborating further, Mrs. Awosika explained that the difficulty experienced by most of the entertainers towards saving could be easily overcome. She said “The only reason you don’t see how much profit you make from what you earn is because you never put your entire income and your expenses down. Once you begin spending what you are receiving in trickles, you will never know what you are worth. How do you determine what is available to you to spend if you are not fully aware on what you earn. If you have a certain amount that comes in from a job, you can estimate for how long you

may need to wait till the next job comes along, and plan accordingly. Plan on what you can see, don’t plan on what you are expecting.” Challenge Accepted One of the panellists who represented the entertainers was Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. According to her, there is deep understanding in the industry of the task ahead. “Cutting down on some certain expenses is like cutting out our skin” she said. Omotola gave a personal example of her life to inspire her peers. “A lot of people notice I don’t go out much, the realistic reason is because I can’t afford it. I can’t afford the time. I can afford the expenses. I can’t buy a dress for an event knowing I can only wear it once. But we way you can make that valuable as an actor is not to appear in too many places. Describing her belief in side hustles, Omotola reminded of how she got banned from the movie industry for two years. “I went into the music

We are our own stars Whether it be the Women in Nollywood Entertainment (W.I.N.E) or the male players in the English premiership league, one fact synonymous to the majority of us is the desire to work and transform our earnings into sustainable wealth that can be leveraged on by a future generation. For Mrs. Awosika, this dream was obtained through these words she left with the W.I N.E. “Find yourself in a way that you are self-assured and comfortable in your own skin. Don’t forget what your long term goals are. Don’t let others define you. I know it’s tough and it’s difficult when people consistently judge you but if you impress them and end up broke they will still laugh at you. So, let them laugh at you while you build your wealth. When you get to the point when your block has been moulded you will buy one clothe per day and nobody will be able to stop you. Have a heart for a season and a time, define the odds and expectations of your goal and do what you need to do for you and not for anybody else.” Following these principles may be hard, but I believe it is the starting point towards building a financially literate, stable and secure generation.

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Regulatory framework in oil and gas sector ineffective - Okwuosa Chief Emeka Okwuosa, an oil and gas lawyer, is the Managing Partner, The Chancery Associates, Lagos. In this interview with PETER FOWOYO, Okwuosa speaks on the legal aspects and emerging global issues surrounding the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), corruption and other sundry issues. How would you rate the issues of transparency, accountability and corruption in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, especially under the Buhari administration where anti-graft war is a major agenda? In my own opinion, the issue of corruption in the Oil and Gas sector in Nigeria has become systemic and the scourge cannot be dealt with easily. It is not possible for the issue of corruption to be dealt with in one full fell swoop and trying to deal with it is certainly not a walk in the park. However, under President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration, the issue of corruption has been substantially dealt with. The whole essence of PIB and the procurement process in PIGB and other parts of PIB are geared towards curbing corruption to an extent. I would advise that the Federal Government should work very hard to strengthen due process in the oil and gas sector. The whole essence of PIGB, Tender and Procurement Process is aimed at trying to solve corruption and block all the holes and leakages issues of Transparency and accountability. A provision under the Act provides that Agencies and Companies in performing their functions and achieving their objectives shall be bound by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Act (NEITI). The NEITI is mandated by law to promote transparency and accountability in the management of Nigeria oil, gas and mining reserves, a laudable novel initiative in the PIB There seems to be good news on the state of the Petroleum Industry Bill with the governance your expectations? Do you think that the reform canvassed would eventually become feasible? I will start by commending the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for having adopted the approach of unbundling the PIB into the following bite-sized bills to enable timely engagement, review and facilitate expeditious passage by the National Assembly. They include; Petroleum Industry (Governance & Institutional Reforms) Bill; Petroleum Industry (Downstream Petroleum Administration Reforms) Bill; Petroleum Industry (Upstream Petroleum Administration Reforms) Bill; Petroleum Industry (Fiscal Framework & Reforms) Bill and Petroleum Industry (revenue Management Reforms) Bill. It is worth noting that the Petroleum Industry piece of Legislation known as Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to pass through the National Assembly and is awaiting the assent of President of Nigeria to become a law. It is imperative to note that the PIGB is less robust and has less scope than the original PIB gas framework, host community issues, etc. The Petroleum Industry Bill debated over a decade was created into sections to help pass it into law more easily. Both houses have approved the PIGB which is a component part of PIB and all it requires now is the signature of the president for it to become Law. The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill creates four (4) new entities whose power will include the power to conduct Bid Rounds, Award Expiration Licenses and make recommendations to the petroleum Minister on Upstream Licenses. The President of Nigeria is predicted to append his signature sometime this year. Furthermore, the PIGB deals mainly with governance and institutional framework for the petroleum industry, and seeks to establish bright lines between policy making, regulation and commercial activities. Similarly, it also seeks to engender value addition, transparency, accountability and a shift

be disclosed. However, this goes beyond the security of the government but more on what is trending in the global economy. I would conclusively say that one of the cardinal aims of PIB is to make for more accountability and transparency and one big problem with NNPC is that its operations is opaque and the blockchains will bring about more openness, transparency and accountability in NNPC operations. The aggressive push for green economy by several countries is projected to have grave consequences for governments and operators in the oil and gas sector, how can Nigeria prepare for this? before delving into the question. The term “Green Economy” means an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities as well as sustainable development without degrading the environment. It is basically about sustaining and advancing Economic, Environmental and Social wellbeing. The whole essence of Green Economy trend will entail far reaching changes that will pervade the whole gamut of the oil and gas industry and beyond and will include inter alia; zero tolerance for gas diesel cars, introduction of electric cars, total ban on cars that use diesel and all these will culminate to a collapse/reduction of our income from oil which is Nigeria’s main export earner. I think Nigeria can cope with the above-mentioned the Economy thereby making it less reliant on oil earnings. I would strongly recommend that the federal government take bold proactive steps to diversify the economy and make it less reliant on income from oil to be able to survive and absorb the inevitable shocks of a green economy. the Nigeria’s oil and gas sector? In response to the question, regulatory Framework is a system of regulations and the means to enforce them is usually established by a government to

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to allocate roles and responsibilities to the various institutions regulating the industry. It basically does this by clarifying the role of the Minister of petroleum, creating a new one-stop regulator (Even though some industry stakeholders believe that we need two regulators, one for upstream and one for downstream, and that the new single regulator will create a monster and a behemoth which will be detrimental to the into limited liability companies. I think the passing of the PIGB is the way forward and a step in the right direction. However, the Federal Government has to pass the other components of the PIB to complete the picture and set the oil industry on the part of sustainable growth and progressive future. Should the PIB become law, do you think Nigeria is prepared to handle all the emerging issues that may come with it, especially from the Legal point of view? I strongly canvass that the PIB should without delay be passed into law due to the fact that it addresses and provides solutions to several issues militating against the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. I think Nigeria is prepared to handle all the emerging issues that may come with it, this is akin to the fact that the new PIB will be a single, all embracing, and comprehensive document that will change the whole gamut of the petroleum industry of laws by consolidating all laws and statues into one, it restructures and creates new regulatory agencies, it addresses the issue of accountability and

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companies, it addresses Environmental issues and

providing for Petroleum Host Communities Fund (PHCF) amongst several advantages. I would advise the Federal Government to pass the PIB expeditiously. It is estimated that the federal government has lost $235,000,000,000.00 (Two in passing the PIB. The federal government should now walk the talk by speedy passage of the PIB. How should Oil and gas players in Nigeria engage in emerging Technologies such as blockchain, which are projected to disrupt the oil and gas sector? First of all, Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two way, provides a singular network, with a constantly increasing list of records that are referred to as “blocks”. The block is considered very secured since every record is time-stamped and encrypted. As regards to the energy sector, blockchain technology can assist in reducing transaction cost by maintaining a single logical copy of transaction records which would help the sector avoid the need game-changer for the energy sector. Blockchain could improving transparency and compliance, addressing cyber threats and even improving the supply chain, through more seamless contract management. Moreover, the Nigeria Oil and Gas sector is plagued with issues of accountability, transparency, technology. There is a tendency for the government of Nigeria to drag its feet in embracing the new technology due to the fact that a lot of issues that borders on transparency and accuracy of record, honesty and sincerity in terms of keeping records will

I would advise that the Federal Government should work very hard to strengthen due process in the oil and gas sector. The whole essence of PIGB, Tender and Procurement Process is aimed at trying to solve corruption and block all the holes and leakages which significantly improve transparency

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necessary infrastructure which supports the control, direction or implementation of a proposed or adopted course of action, rule, principle or law. My take on the regulatory framework in Nigeria’s and needs to be strengthened and enforced. The regulatory framework is in need of structural and institutional changes. One plausible explanation for the lax regulatory framework in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is the relationship between the government as both a regulator and player in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Also, a major impediment in the regulatory framework is the lack of political will by the regulatory agencies to enforce the laws and regulations in the oil and gas sector. enforcement of the regulatory framework by the government and its regulatory agencies will be a panacea to the inherent weakness in the present regulatory regime in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Under the new PIB, all laws, statutes and regulations will be consolidated into one document/statute to ensure that information become more accessible and provide the much needed clarity to all stakeholders. Gas is said to be a major lead as the Federal

investment? I believe that Nigeria has a friendly and favorable On June 28 2017, the Federal government ushered and approved the new National Gas Policy which ownership by prescribing full legal separation of gas infrastructure ownership, operations and trading. The policy is geared towards harnessing Nigeria’s investment and development in the gas sector. If properly implemented, it will drive the institutional reforms and regulatory changes necessary to evolve into a gas based industrialized nation. I would like to say that the federal government CONTINUE ON THE NEXT PAGE

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Lawyer seeks ‘no chargeable fees’ on fundamental rights cases Stories By Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Human rights activist and Legal Practitioner, Hameed Ajibola Jimoh has appealed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen to make Fundamental Human Rights cases free to enable every one whose right is infringed upon to access the court. Jimoh, an Abuja based lawyer said an introduction of ‘no chargeable fees’ on enforcement of fundamental rights actions will curb rampant abuses of citizen rights. He made the appeal in a letter titled “Re: Fundamental Human Rights (Enforcement Procedure)Rules, 2009” he sent to CJN in March this year over the increasing incidence of rights abuses in the country . He said the request was made pursuant to Section 46(3) of the Constitution of

the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). The appeal also include establishment of special panel in High Courts in Nigeria and establishment of a Fundamental Rights Enforcement Monitoring Committee. Jimoh said that as a human rights activist, and based on his experiences in the field of human rights defence, the economic hardship in the country has greatly eroded powers of victims of human rights violations to seek redress in High Court . He lamented that even with token fees prescribed by the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009, it is still a great challenge for victims of human rights violation to seek to enforce their fundamental human rights due to economic hardship. Same economic challenges have also limited the capacity of human rights activists to put up a defence for victims

whose rights are fragrantly abused on daily basis. Jimoh stated that the appeal is compelling in cognisance of Section 14(2) (c) of the Constitution which provides that ‘the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.’ “It is therefore my humble submission that where there is ‘no chargeable fees’ for making application for enforcement of fundamental rights including service charge, it will encourage every Nigeria citizen who allege that any of the provisions of Chapter IV of the Constitution has been, is being or likely to be contravened in any state in relation to him to apply to a High Court in that State for redress as well as strengthen human rights activists to defend such victims”. Jimoh also pleaded that the causes of delay in the hearing Fundamental human rights

cases should be addressed. He said that considering the continuous course of delay in human rights enforcement trials in High Courts in Nigeria particularly in the Federal High Court ,Abuja Judicial Division where trials are delayed either at the point of assignment of cases to a court or by long adjournments due to crowded court’s dairies that makes such cases to last for up to one year or more, is important the CJN utilize the power conferred by Section 46(3) of the Constitution to establish Courts of Special Panels in each Judicial Division to give human rights cases expeditious trial. The activist also called on CJN to utilize power conferred by Section 46 (3) of the Constitution to establishment a Human Rights Enforcement Monitoring Committee to monitor the level of enforcement of human rights in Nigerian Court.

Judiciary to make e-proficiency pre-requisite for elevation, says CJN The Chief Justice of Nigeria,(CJN) and, Chairman, Board of Governors, National Judicial Institute, Justice Walter Onnoghen has said that e-proficiency will soon be pre-requisite for career advancement within our Judiciary especially as reforms being introduced take root. He gave the hint during the 2018 Refresher Course for Magistrates, organised by the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. “Indeed, I must inform you that the e-proficiency will become a veritable prerequisite for career advancement within our Judiciary in no distant future. Therefore, it will be in your own interest to key in these reforms, in order not to be left behind like a fossil, while the rest of the Judiciary make the evolutionary leap into an automated Judiciary”, he told the magistrates. The Course was designed by the Education Committee of the National Judicial Institute to strengthen the capacity of Magistrate Courts in Nigeria. Emphasising the import of the course theme: ‘PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN THE LOWER COURTS’, CJN Onnoghen stated that it was deliberately embedded to capture the essence of the course, which is the renewal of the culture of excellence. The course was also meant to create avenue for Magistrates from different jurisdictions to exchange ideas and enhance their professional skills, he added. “Let me begin by commending our distinguished participants for their commitment and hard work. No doubt, the

Magistracy occupies an important position in the architecture of the Nigerian Judiciary as it plays a significant role in the administration of justice. As such, it is imperative to sustain constant improvement of the Magistracy. “Your Worships entertain the majority of criminal and civil cases and to many, you are the face of justice. With the expandable access to the grass root, your courts are the entry points to the judiciary and therefore crucial to the justice system. Consequently, he further stated the magistrates are expected to hear dispassionately, consider soberly and adjudicate appropriately. He reminded the distinguished participants, that with the rapid growth of our population and advancement in technologies, the challenges of dispute resolution in the 21st Century are enormous. He said the judiciary is therefore faced with an ever present clamour and demand for speedy, affordable and efficient administration of justice. “Our ability to respond to the growing demands of judicial services goes a long way in determining our credibility and integrity.” Therefore, we must all that “we must continuously rise to the occasion in order to justify public confidence reposed in the Judiciary.” CJN observed that technology has gradually transformed the manner in which activities in our courts are carried out, such as service of court processes, record keeping and retrieval of data and other operations. He employed the magistrates to embrace technology in discharging their judicial

responsibilities within the ambit of the law. He said that in response to the need for efficient justice delivery and case management, the Judiciary has adopted the use of new technology through the introduction of the Nigeria Case Management System (NCMS). “This is an innovative case management system that is being piloted by the Supreme Court for subsequent roll out to the strata of courts in the earliest possible time.” He noted that Technology has further afforded us the opportunity to have virtual libraries and law reports at our finger tips. He added that Case management tools can now be accessed 24 hours a day from the comfort of our homes and hearing notices will in the nearest future be e-mailed to lawyers once enrolment on the Judiciarys Nigerian Legal E-Mail System (NILES), is fully achieved in conjunction with the Nigerian Bar Association. “As we speak, the deadline for paper court processes in the Supreme Court has been fixed for July 2018,” he reminded the magistrates. Sequel to these and other strides to automate aspects of our Procedure and Rules, I urge you to ensure that you are proficient in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Indeed, I must inform you that the e-proficiency will become a veritable prerequisite for career advancement within our Judiciary in no distant future. Therefore, it will be in your own interest to key in these reforms, in order not to be left behind like a fossil, while the rest of the Judiciary make the evolutionary leap into an automated Judiciary.

He said that continuing judicial education is a mandatory requirement for every Judicial Officer who sits on the Bench for adjudication. Thus, regular research will further improve your competence, sharpen your skills and enhance your diligence in maintaining high standard of justice administration in our courts. It is therefore advisable for the worships to keep abreast with recent developments in law and judicial precedents of Superior Courts, so that you will not be found wanting in the performance of your duties. It is pertinent also to remind Magistrates, to be mindful of their professional duties as well as the ethical content of our Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers. It is an indispensable guide to the proper conduct and performance of your duties. The Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers embodies the best ethical practices that we must adopt if we are to uphold our independence and respect for the Rule of Law. At this juncture, I urge you to always take charge of your courts in the discharge of your judicial functions. You must remain diligent, conscientious and imbibe the fear of the Almighty God in the discharge of your duties. He expressed gratitude to the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, Hon. Mr. Justice R.P.I. Bozimo, OFR, under whose leadership the Institute has experienced tremendous growth. He also thanked the Chairman and members of the Education Committee of the National Judicial Institute, the Management and staff of the Institute for their industry in putting this Course together.

S’Court affirms Peter’s death sentence by hanging The Supreme Court has affirms the death sentence passed on Mr. Ogundare Peter by the Ekiti State, High Court. Apex court, Friday last week dismissed the convict appeal. The Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment said the appeal lacked merit and consequently dismissed the seven grounds of appeal. In the judgment prepared by Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad but read by Justice Sidi Dauda Bage the apex court said that it found no reason to temper with the concurrent decisions of the Court of Appeal and Ekiti State, High Court on the matter. The apex court said that the trial court finding that the defendant Ogundare Peters took part in the murder of the robbery victim can not be faulted. He took part in the armed robbery and he can not claim that the death of the victim was not intentional. Justices Olukayode Ariwoola, Kumai Bayang Akaahs, Amina Adamu-Augie and justice Paul Adamu Galinje all agreed with the Justice Ibrahim Muhammadu.

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from oil produced in their areas. The new PIB will also provide employment and educational opportunities for host communities. Furthermore, under the new PIB, oil companies will ensure and encourage developmental programs and

to repair petroleum facilities damaged by any act of vandalism, sabotage or any other civil unrest will act as an more proactive steps in ensuring pipeline vandalization and theft is substantially reduced in their communities, a welcome novel innovation introduced by the new PIB. The host community reform will substantially reduce /curb restiveness by militants in the Niger Delta region. help address the challenges in the Nigeria oil and gas sector? Our clients are predominantly multinational and international oil

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Tax payer to bear the brunt of N45.9m for police impunity By Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Twenty one years after police authorities seized his Honda Accord Car in a circumstances described as the height of an impunity , reprieves came the way of the former Director of Public Prosecution Federal Ministry of Justice for the Northern Zone Mr. Inalegwu Adoga. Adoga who served also as the Liaison officer to the Minister of Justice between 1996 and 1997 under the military Head of State General Sank Abacha was power had his private car seized by the police who wanted him to withdraw a criminal case he had filed before the Miscellaneous Offences Tribunal Kano. The reprieve came in form of award on March 15, 2018 as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja awarded a total sum of N45,900,000.00 to Adoga . The cost however will be paid by the Nigeria Police whose budget is funded by tax payers sweat. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja handed down the judgment after the defendants: the Minister of Police Affairs, the Inspector General of Police, A.C.P. Peter Gana, ASP Godiri, Inspector Onu and Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF), refused to defended the plaintiff suit marked as No. FHC/ CS/ 265/ 2003 . Though, the suit was filed in 2003 by Adoga who now resides in Jikwoyi Phase 2, of the Federal Capital Territory, the defendants including the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).never show any appearance in court ,neither were they represented in Court even for once during the whole 18 years pendency of the case. Needless to state that they did not file any process on the case that went through several judges’ court. It arrived in Justice Dimgba’s Court in 2014. According to the plaintiff ’s affidavit in support of the application that asked for judgment, the “defendants

refused to enter appearance neither did they file their statement of defence since 2003 up till this moment.” He further stated that since the case was transfered to this present Court the defendants has as usual refused to appear in Court to defend this suit. “That there are five adjournments of this case in this present Court and the defendants have refused to appear in court” He also averred that the amended statement of claim of the Plaintiff / Applicant contains the suit of the Plaintiff which was a demand of a Honda accord car held in detinue by the 2nd to 5th defendants. And that all annexure were front loaded and were attached to this affidavit as exhibits annexures ‘A’ to ‘M’. Plaintiff said in the document that the current cost of the said Honda Accord Car is ( N 3, 700, 000.00) Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand Naira only, “That detinue of the said car for 18 years at the time of amendment as at 20th June 2014 was N36,550,000.00 as special damages as line of car for 18 years as the suit of the plaintiff is that “ special damages of N5,000.00 per day for loss of use of Honda Accord car up to the date the said car will be released to the plaintiff but as at today the cost of detinue is N39, 150,000.00.” The plaintiff also claim the cost of the action which include cost of services for 18 years since filing of suit is(N3,000,000.00) Three million Naira . According to the court document, since the plaintiff amended the relief in 2014 , four years had passed which accrued more damages in detinue to the tune of Seven Million Naira. That the total claim of the Plaintiff as at now is as follows: (a) N 3,700.000 Three million ,Seven Hundred Thousands Naira being the cost of Honda Accord Car. (b) N39, 150, 000 being the cost of daily car hire for 22 years of detinue. (C) A sum of N3,000,000.00 being the cost services for 18 years since suit was

filed in 2003. (d) A sum of N50,000 being filing fee. Total sum of N45,900,000.00 The court entered judgment for the plaintiff to the total sum of N45,900,000.00 (Forty five million nine Hundred Thousands Naira) According to the documents, and the fact of the matter as contained in annexture ‘B’ , the Nigeria Police SHB Kano vide a letter No. AB. 3514/ KSX/ vol.27/SI dated 4th June 1996 signed by Labaran DSP sent the a case involving Alhaji Babale IIa as contained in exhibit B for prosecution. As the Director of Public Prosecution, he filed a fourteen count charge of Advance Fee Fraud against Alhaji Babale IIa, Alhaji Kamilu IIa, Alhaji Nasiru IIa, Arewa Tanneries Company Limited , IIa Industries Limited ,Chief Jonathan Adelaja Olubi, Lola Olubi and Corporate Services Limited before the Miscellaneous Offences Tribunal Kano for having allegedly conspired and induced Akkad tanning Company limited to pay to the defendants N35,000,000.00 by false pretences to purchase shares Arewa tanneries Limited knowing that their presentation to be false. On 26th August 1996 after he had filed the charge against the Alhaji Babale IIa and others the Police authority wrote him to withdraw the suit from the Tribunal and he replied to their letter informing them that “ if he accepted their request without any reason he would be taking the first step at dismantling justice”. He also informed that only the Attorney General of the Federation could terminate cases and not the Police. Adoga stated that his stand angered the Police who was bend on using crude force to block the trial . Determined to block the case, on 10, December 1996, on his way to Church , the 2nd defendant caused the 4th and 5th defendants acting on the instructions of the 2nd, 3rd and 5th defendants with another man accosted him by drawing their pistols to kill him if he did not follow them to withdraw the suit

AGF, Abubakar Malami

against Alhaji IIa and other before the Miscellaneous Offences Tribunal. “The 3rd and 4th defendants detained him without any reason at Kano Police cell and seized his Honda accord car with registration number LA 110G 1994 model and kept it without reason from that date till today” That the 3rd and 4th defendants later took him to 2nd and 3rd defendants in Abuja where he was further detained for 16 days for disobeying them. That the defendants insisted that the case file be withdrawn before he be released. That when he demanded for his car the 4th defendant wrote a handwritten note to him informing him that he would released the car as

soon as he was permitted. That till date the car has not been released. The case was a bitter example of how the suits are unnecessarily delayed in our courts either because of external interference , fear of intimidation from power that be or control from people in the corridors of power. There should be a mean to hold officials whose conducts earns tax payers unnecessary burden liable for their actions and impunity. High handy officials cannot continue to pass the cost of their misdeeds to the public to fund. I think that even where such officials are out of service through retirement ,such officials should be made to pay for their misdeeds through deduction of their retirement benefits like pension.

Ex-banker, Nsa Ayi, bags 7 years jail term for N700m fraud The Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, last week Friday sentenced former Relationship Officer, Coronation Merchant Bank,Nsa Ayi to seven years imprisonment for fraudulently using customers instruction to move N700m from account and converting same into personal use. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos High Court convicted the defendant who was first arraigned on February 26, 2018, on an 11-count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal office. Count one of the anti- graft agency read thus: “That you, Nsa Ayi, on or about 4th day of February, 2015, being an employee of Coronation Merchant Bank, in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division with intent to defraud, falsified account No. 1990000158 belonging to African

Alliance Insurance Plc in possession of your employer by debiting the said account to the tune of N172, 076, 712.33, using an instruction which you purported to have been issued by the said African Alliance Insurance Plc.” And count two thus: “That you, Nsa Ayi, on or about 13th day of January, 2014, being an employee of Coronation Merchant Bank, in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division with intent to defraud, falsified account No. 2990001176 belonging to Ogunjemiyo E. Mascot in possession of your employer by debiting the said account to the tune of N4, 277, 000.00, using an instruction which you purported to have been issued by Ogunjemiyo E. Mascot.” A statement signed by the Head, Media & Publicity Wilson Uwujaren stated that when the convict was arraigned on 26 February , 2018 and

the 11-count charge read to him, he pleaded not guilty, thereby setting the stage for his full trial. Counsel to the defendant, Robert Clarke (SAN), had pleaded with the court to grant the defendant bail on the grounds that he needed to take his son abroad for surgery. The prosecution vehemently opposed the bail application, saying that “he is a flight-risk who had plans to relocate with his entire family to the United States of America last year, if not for the timely response in arresting him by the EFCC.” The prosecution had further said that there was no document showing that the defendant’s son was critically ill to warrant him being flown abroad for treatment. The judge, while denying him bail, had said that if the defendant’s son was truly ill and needed medical treatment

abroad, he should not be pleading with the court to allow him travel out with his entire family only to treat his son. The judge, therefore, remanded the defendant in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos . When the trial resumed on March 6, 2018, the defendant changed his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’. From his admission of guilt the court was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that Ayi connived with unknown parties to move N700m using customers’ electronic instructions meant for investment in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds, Treasury Bills and Fixed Deposits. The defendant had altered instructions and falsified signatures of customers that enable the transfer of the money into various accounts outside the bank. The money was transferred in

tranches into the convict Guaranty Trust Bank account No. 0001600855 as well as his Zenith Bank account No. 1002771899. In view of the plea of guilty , the prosecution reviewed the facts of the case and tendered documents that were admitted in evidence. The judge subsequently convicted Ayi on all the charges and deferred sentencing to Friday 4 May 2018 when he was sentenced. Delivering her judgment, the judge sentenced Ayi to seven years imprisonment on each count of the charge.The sentences are to run concurrently from the day of arrest. The Judge further held that all properties traced to the defendant be confiscated till it amounts to the sum of N700million and should be restituted to the plaintiff, Coronation Merchant Bank.

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‘Reforms in place to improve Criminal Justice System’ By Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen

building for Judges and court employees in order to meet the information technology needs

I am glad to be invited to deliver a goodwill message on this occasion of the Nigerian Bar Association’s 5th Criminal Reform Conference here in the beautiful city of Asaba, Delta State, with the theme: ‘Criminal Reforms in Nigeria: the Journey So Far’. The Nigerian Bar Association has been in

evident in the increased introduction of ICT based programmes to ensure that participants at the Institutes workshops understand the need to speed up the judicial process by making use delivery. Allied to this is the Legal Email Project that is being developed in collaboration with the Nigeria Bar Association. This project enables Legal Practitioners to register and be embedded with the software that provides them with a unique, secure individual email address through

investments in the Nigerian economy. The this initiative. It is always useful to stop for stock-taking or review when you embark on initiatives with far-reaching outcomes. This year’s theme is therefore apt, especially, at this critical time of our nation’s democracy. Prior to the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), the Judiciary had embarked upon a modest reform initiative to enhance Justice delivery in our Courts. The Judiciary, therefore, has not been left behind in the journey to reform criminal justice in the country despite Institutional challenges facing it. Following my directive, some major reforms have taken place to improve the Criminal Justice System, a few of which I will elaborate hereafter. 1. Court Automation Processes Prior to the enactment and implementation of the recent automation of Nigerian Courts, there had been a piece-meal introduction of technologies to various jurisdictions in Nigeria. Unfortunately, these reforms were introduced without an overhanging policy, capacity building strategy, or a plan for synergies to be entered into with stakeholders in the justice delivery system in Nigeria. As such, several courts were replete with audio transcribers embedded into the structure and practice of our courts in an appreciable manner. By the year 2010, it had become abundantly clear to the leadership of the Nigerian Judiciary that enhancing the administration of justice required a multifaceted approach that would conclusively resolve the vexed issues of delay, system. Thus, the Nigerian Judiciary began to chart a plan to evolve from a largely paper-based system into one that was resilient and also responsive to the need for justice not to be delayed or indeed denied. A key part of this drive was the initiative to modernize the case management system and infuse Information and Communications Technology into the processes. These imperatives led the National Judicial Council to inaugurate the Judicial Information

hearing notices sent and received. The email will also allow for secure communications between the Court and the Parties on the one hand, and between parties. These will reduce delays occasioned by non-service of processes and nonreceipt of processes among other ills that the software will address. 2. Removal of Stay of Proceedings With the enactment of the Administration of

jurisdictions and serve as a blue print to integrate, propel and mainstream IT in the Nigerian Information Technology Policy Document,

implemented at both the Federal and State Judiciaries, so as to strengthen judicial integrity and capacity through the implementation of the comprehensive strategy that the policy outlines. The expectation is that, when fully implemented, it will lead to reduction in case backlog, increase transparency and enhance performance. As a service-based Institution, the Judiciary has also begun to install the infrastructure that will enable it make use of innovations such

also sentence a defendant to serve the sentence at a Rehabilitation and Correctional Centre established by the Federal Government in lieu of imprisonment. 5. Administration of Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) There have been recent developments in various stakeholders in our justice system as Judiciary is proposing the introduction of an Administration of Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), which is statutorily provided for, so as

perennial source of delay in the dispensation of in our Courts. By that provision, An application for stay of proceedings in respect of a criminal

CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen

communication systems, among other things, in order to improve the speed of justice delivery A key aspect of this is the Nigerian Case Management System (NCMS). This system is building a solid foundation for tomorrow’s fully automated courts; transforming from the current predominantly manual court processes solutions ‘tailor-made’ for the Nigerian judiciary. The tailor-made system, when fully implemented, will certainly eliminate the delay occasioned by lawyers denying services of court processes on them. It is already operational at the Supreme Court, having been launched February of this year, 2018. The Nigerian Case Management System operates the use of a Multi User interface, which the main screen of Nigerian Case Management user based on the person logging in and what role they play. The System also allows online

in multiple copies. Judge, Borno State, was mandated to design and develop a comprehensive, pragmatic Information and Technology (IT) Policy,

imprisonment through the introduction of some alternatives to imprisonment. These include the introduction of suspended sentence, community service, parole and probation. It also provides that the court, in exercising its power shall have regard to the need to: (a) Reduce congestion in prisons; (b) Rehabilitate prisoners by making them to undertake productive work; and (c) Prevent convicts who commit simple

to track proceedings from the Court of First Instance up to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. More instructively, it gives the Registrars instant information as to what documents had whether mail, courier or email; the steps taken in compliance with the established Rules of is also availed of this information, as well as being given the tools to set a case management calendar for parties so that all persons involved in the conduct of proceedings will receive timely or what proceedings are pending. This allows being dominis litis, as it were. There is no point having advanced automated case management software if there is a dearth of capacity to utilize same. That is why the National Judicial Institute (NJI), in furtherance of its statutory mandate, has adapted its training curriculum towards improving capacity

No doubt you will agree that in criminal proceedings where the liberty of persons is an issue, the delay of proceedings constitutes one of the most absurd yet cruel peculiarities of our system of justice. Indeed, most of the Appeals heard at the Apex Court are of an interlocutory nature, most often brought as a delay tactic and of justice. However, I urge us all, as servants in the Temple of Justice, to be mindful that Justice delayed is justice denied. Thus we must shun all dilatory strategies that tend to delay the operation of the law and the administration of justice.

to the criminal justice system. We urgently need the resources to make the Commission a reality. Reforms The Judiciary is exploring means for greater justice sector cooperation with the to examine Institutional reforms to laws and procedures presently utilized within the criminal justice sector. The National Judicial Council under my watch has constituted the Corruption and Financial Mr. Justice Suleiman Galadima, CFR, JSC (Rtd).

3. Day-To-Day Trials A major source of delay in the dispensation of justice is a staggered trial which often takes a long time to complete due, in large part to interminable motions for adjournment by Counsel or the non-availability of witnesses or failure to produce the Defendant in court as and when due. This is why an oft-touted reform initiative of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act is the introduction of a day-to-day trial procedure. Under the Act, following the arraignment of a Defendant, his or her trial shall proceed from day-to-day until the conclusion of the trial. Furthermore, where a day-to-day conduct of the trial is impracticable, parties shall be entitled judgment with a further proviso that the interval between each adjournment shall not exceed 14 working days. Where it is impracticable to conclude a criminal proceeding after the each, the interval between adjournments shall not exceed seven days inclusive of weekends. In all circumstances, the court may award reasonable costs in order to discourage frivolous adjournments. To further ensure that trials are concluded in good time, the Act empowers our Judges to make sure that objections are not entertained during the conduct of proceedings on the ground of a and plea taken, any objection against the charge raised by the defendant shall only be considered along with the substantive issues and a ruling thereon made at the time of delivery of judgment. 4. Concept of Restorative Justice Under the Administration of Criminal Justice addressing the problem of excessive use of

excesses of some bad eggs in the legal profession engaged in the Criminal Justice sector. It is my profession of questionable persons shall yield results. 8. Designation of Special Courts for Corruption Cases The designation of Courts to handle corruption cases is a major step in the administration of criminal justice. With this policy, lingering corruption cases will be expeditiously dispensed with and it will no longer be business as usual. I believe the stream of justice must be kept pure and free at all times from poisonous contamination. Conclusion The 21st Century has thrown up an increased range of sophisticated crimes ranging from the violence and political thuggery to terrorism and money laundering using electronic channels. In response thereto, the Judiciary under my leadership, has positioned itself to meet the challenges of modern day crimes. The introduction of increased automation in our court processes and the fast tracking of criminal cases using the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and the Practice Directions which the Judiciary is deploying to ensure fast, shall do more. Thank you all and may God bless Nigeria and all of us! AMEN. Being goodwill message of the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Hon. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen delivered at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 5th Criminal Justice Reform Conference in Asaba, Delta State on 24th, April, 2018.

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Culture/Art

Asibelua Foundation donates book on art to institutions

By Chris Onuoha

As a way of imparting knowledge and creating art awareness on higher institutions in Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation Nero Asibelua Foundation has donated books to 100 universities in Nigeria that have arts department The book entitled Collecting Art: A handbook, by Fabian Ajogwu (SAN) and renowned art collector and Jess Castellote, art critics and writer aims to empower young student artists on how to practice the In his welcome address, Chief Executive said; ‘We are not here to celebrate ourselves

all the universities, polytechnics, colleges I have taken arts very seriously but it is unfortunate in this clime that most people

outlives you and becomes a piece of artwork

Speaking on what informed his love for arts, Asibelua had this to say, “ My father gave me a piece of the late Ben Enwonwu’s artwork some decades ago and had the desire to sell the artwork for N600,000, but a buyer told me, he was going to pay

dollars’ worth of space and people do not

the practice of any profession and the

lot of artists have poor intellectual property I was naïve at that time and didn’t know the value of the artwork with me and today, I don’t want people to make the same mistake that I did, hence, that’s why am donating these books to the ivory towers for young people to know and understand the value of “The foundation has a passion for the arts and we want to encourage people, artistes and that was why we took particular interest in this book because we want to extend the reading culture of Nigerians has gone down tremendously and all the universities we can reach out to can include it in their curriculum teaching them about basic arts

learn the rudiments and make good use of Ajiogwu, an arts collector further stated, Collecting Art: A handbook, is essentially a work that my co-author Jess Castellote, put out to provide knowledge to everyone, artists, collectors, gallery owners and everyone who is connected with the arts to understand the intricacies of a propriety rights for artistes, intellectual property guiding them properly the wealth that they have created, preserve artworks, how to sell it, insurance use, sales and resale of the We also looked on how to preserve rights, how to pass artworks from one generation to the other, inheritance, tax issues, it is

best practices from other countries where art has essentially been taken to higher levels, to educate the citizens about the collection depth of talents in Nigeria, but then, issues of artworks tie with pricing as these artistes Jess Castellote in his remarks said, “It is true that collectors play an important role people know the practice of collecting art of collectors and we want them do what documentation, strategy, relationship with galleries, storage, insurance and all the good Notable personalities in the art sector that

Adeyemi, Dean, School of Art, Design and Printing, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos,

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Encomium galore as National Gallery documents Pa Fasuyi

Rauf explores art beyond the normal

By Chris Onuoha

In what one may describe as a different foray into art appreciation, an art scholar, painter and advertising practitioner Pa Rauf Thompson took art lovers and collectors into a journey of art sphere to explore lines, strokes and rhythms as he holds an art show of his latest works. After a successful display of his previous collections of both old and new paintings held last year at National Art Theater, Iganmu, Lagos, Thompson, a veteran visual artist in this new exhibition titled ‘Beyond drawing and paintings” that took place at same venue April, showcased the other side of art beyond what eyes can see. In attendance were collectors, art enthusiasts and friends of Rauf Thompson. Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, a great art lover and collector was physically present to declare the exhibition open alongside another collector, Tunde Anifowose, his former classmates and business associates. Meanwhile, Rauf ’s exhibition that has over 30 pieces of painting is an artistic expression of life around us as seen by the painter. Done in oil on canvas with few pencil drawing, Rauf extended his use of natural and cool colours to vibrant and raw colours as a protest and a reflection of evolving situation in the country. In one of the works that tell the story of fuel crises in the country, the

vibrant colours depicts the intensity of the situation connecting it to the danger of fire outbreaks that emanates from such mad rush for fuel scooping by some indigents in a country of abundance. Other works that has similar connotations were paintings of local drummers that depict the flamboyance and merrymaking that has been part of our lifestyle. In summary, Rauf exhibited some measure of consistency in style with a bit introduction of new approach in colour usage to show a blending flow with the current contemporaries. According to the artist, “Often times, people see art or appreciate it for the art sake, but the intrinsic attitude towards art is one spiritual aspect of it that is beyond general perception. What I intend to achieve in this current art exhibition is to bring to fore an art beyond aesthetics – using drawings and colours to pass a message about life around us” Rauf stated. Pa Rauf Thompson in his late 70s is one of the pioneer students of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos under the tutelage of Professor Adebayo Yusuf Grillo, the foremost art teacher and one of the founding fathers of modern contemporary art in Nigeria. He has consistently been vibrant in the art scene spanning for decades. Having transited from teaching career to studio practice, he had a stint in advertising practice and finally back to art. He said that his urge to paint all the time

supersedes the rest. According to him, “Beyond Drawing and Painting” is a body work that speaks and connects to everyone in a particular a situation of life.” For Tunde Anifowose, a longtime friend of Pa Rauf said, “Pa Rauf has come a long way. When he came to my house and saw artworks, he now realized that he has been sleeping. I advised him to quit advertising and concentrate on art practice. And he also realizes that there’s money in art. In my collection, I have over 2000 pieces in my house and I don’t sell them. Today’s exhibition shows a man that has never got tired. I salute his courage,” says Anifowose. “I am highly impressed with what Rauf Thompson has done creatively, but unfortunately, we live in a society that doesn’t show appreciation on our art and it bothers on our orientation about the work of arts,” says Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, the chairman of the occasion. According to him, “There’s a need to reorientate our mind. Just like I am moving round, I saw a piece that depicts the fuel crises and I told myself that this is a piece of history. Evidently this situation will not last forever. A time will come when we will have it good in the country. And the art piece is a reflection of the situation then. “Without reading a book that tells you about events, in the work of arts, you must have gone

through a history of one or two generations explaining to you where we were and how we were able to come of such situation. We must also realize that some of the experience we had before came from artistic expression. It’s something that we should all pick interest in, and again businesswise, it is a value added venture. It is a win win situation no matter how you want to look at it, either as a story teller, as a form of decoration, form of expression or investment. “For Rauf, to be honest with you, I must give it to him. I don’t know how to describe his efforts and consistency in art practice and delivery given that the situation of the country is tough now. I will salute him at his age and vigour. “If it’s for an ordinary person, he should have been so depleted to the point of given up judging from the things you have to go through to survive every day. The old man is going about it as if there is nothing wrong anywhere. I just want to commend him for his courage, steadfastness and commitment for the work of art. I picked about four of his works that have cogent message and valuable to encourage him. For some art enthusiasts who not only admired his courage but also get connected to events they were familiar with says, “This is like another history book in visual representation. All the pieces has one story or another to tell.”

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By Chris Onuoha The Omo-Egbe Group social organisation last week marked their 2018 cultural festival with special prayers for Nigeria as the country is passing In their 5th Annual World Egbe Festival held at Gberefu Seaside, in Badagry, the entire group comprising members from all walks of life celebrated their special day amidst fanfares, with special prayers for peace in the land, good farming season and also saw a display of the group’s special

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Omo-Egbe celebrates anniversary with prayers for the country

their religious tradition, traditional music of Egbe society, traditional religious worshippers from various Yoruba extracts were cultural performance of the Egun speaking people of Gberefun community in The special highlights of the festival include a ritual performance at the bank of the sea to appease the god of the water who controls all activities in the sea including a special dance parade by various female groups of Egbe members who colourfully displayed the symbol of Egbe strength and values round the arena to the admiration high sea for the god’s acceptance for their condition, if the swimmer returns according accepted, but if doesn’t, the reverse is the In his remarks at the ceremony, the

“Today is a special prayer day for all the Thursday in the month April is marked praying for the people of Nigeria and the entire Omo Egbes in dispora including the

Egbe festival

We also pray for ourselves to see the good of the land while appeasing the god of the

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“For every nation or society to survive, economic and political stability are important including social and infrastructural needs essential all these are to a society, one vital cord that binds them is prayer which This is why we are here today to mark the Egbe cultural Festival and to pray for the

further

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man’s formation from heaven, there’s a place called ‘Orita ni’ meaning ‘Junction

we initiated the festival to celebrate ‘Egbe-

in life thinking that it is the handwork of your destiny in time and adhere to its instructions, your challenges in life will be an ‘Egbe’ which means ‘spiritual mate’ in

forget his destiny and will eventually begin source for information and revelations, he will succeed but if he seeks information from the wrong place, challenges will

Spiritually, ‘Egbe Society’ is not an evil

traditional rulers in the land are members because they are custodians of people’s spiritual eye through which society sees important because, we spiritually see the

wise for one to discover his destiny and

2018 Nobel Prize for literature on hold as sex scandal rocks academy By Chris Onuoha and Agency report Swedish Academy last Friday announced that awarding a Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 would not hold due to sex scandal. However, the announcement according to readers of Swedish papers was a foregone conclusion. After five months of slow-moving scandal and one month of accelerated decline, the Academy likely would not have been able to name a winner if they tried. It was observed that the behindthe-scenes drama at the Swedish Academy has a connection to the #MeToo movement. The scandal has revealed fundamental division on the role of women in the Academy, and an existential crisis for the institution responsible for the world’s most prestigious, 117-year-old literary prize. Recall that the scandal started in November 2017, when the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter published allegations by 18 women against a man Jean-Claude Arnault referred to

only as someone with close ties to the Academy. Some of this harassment was said to have occurred in apartments owned by the Swedish Academy and at Nobel Prize banquets themselves. Though his identity was not made public, but the Academy announced he would be uninvited from that year’s banquet, and hired a law firm to investigate the claims. In early April the law firm announced their findings, confirming the reports of sexual harassment, finding evidence of tax evasion, and also reports that Arnault was responsible for leaking the names of seven award winners to the press before they were announced, including Harold Pinter in 2005, Patrick Modiano in 2014, and Svetlana Alexievich in 2015. Arnault has denied the allegations, and Frostenson has declined to comment on the allegations and the report. In the original bylaws for the Swedish Academy, founded by the will of Alfred Nobel, members

were appointed for life, and there is no process for replacing them until they die, regardless of their participation. By 2017, the group was down to 16 members, after two resigned in 1989 and 2016 for various political or temperamental differences. Only nine women have ever been elected as members of the Academy—and by the time of Friday’s announcement, five of them had been ejected or had resigned. Of the 10 remaining members of the Swedish Academy, only two are women, and one is under the age of 50. Even if bylaw changes are proposed to appoint more members, they cannot be adopted—12 votes are required to alter them. This week, King Carl XVI Gustaf, whose role as the Academy patron is supposed to be ceremonial, intervened to create a resignation process. How they will refill the ranks is still an open question. Theoretically, they could have chosen a winner for 2018, because they only need eight votes to name one. But the scandal has fundamentally derailed

the process for an organization that had long faced charges of being aesthetically conservative, whether failing to honor James Joyce or Gertrude Stein in their time or making Bob Dylan only the second American to win since 1978. “The historic opportunity for change in the Academy that occurred in November—and which, personally, offered me hope—had slowly closed by the spring,” wrote Stridsberg, a writer and translator known for bringing some famous feminist texts to Sweden, after she resigned from the Academy. According to Matilda Gustavsson, the reporter who first wrote about the accusations against Arnault, the Swedish public has little support for the remaining members of the Academy. “They’re public figures and are treated very much like royals—they’re not used to being questioned like this,” Gustavsson said over the phone on Friday. Since they refuse to resign, only the King can determine what will happen next. “It’s hard to say that one year will be enough.”

Culture/Art L8

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Ojih Odutola’s artwork among Mississippi Museum of Art new acquisitions The Mississippi Museum of Art has added several new works to its permanent collection. Among the acquisitions are pieces by Benny Gibson, Titus Kaphar, Glenn Ligon, Deborah Luster, Noah Saterstrom, Hank Willis Thomas and Nigerian born Toyin Ojih Odutola. These acquisitions were made possible through the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which is funding a new initiative at the museum, called theCenter for Art and Public Exchange. This initiative aims to use original artworks, exhibitions, programs, and engagements with artists to increase understanding and inspire new narratives in contemporary Mississippi. Toyin Ojih Odutola, who hails from Ife, Osun State Nigeria but resides in the United States creates drawings utilizing diverse mediums to emphasize the striated terrain of an image and its rigid representations. Ojih Odutola has participated in exhibitions at various institutions, including Brooklyn Museum, New York in 2016, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis in 2015, Studio Museum Harlem, New York in 2015, among others. Her other permanent collections include works in Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Princeton University Art Museum, Spencer Museum of Art, and the National Museum of African Art in Smithsonian. Mississippi’s new acquisitions include Andrews’s Mississippi River Bank, 2005;

Gibson’s Sharecropper, 2015; Binion’s DNA: Black Painting: IV, 2015; and Saterstrom’s Road to Shubuta, 2016, that are currently on view in “Picturing Mississippi, 1817–2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise” through July 8.

“It is not enough for museums to simply recognize societal inequities and gaps in representation,” said Julian Rankin, managing director of the museum’s Center for Art and Public Exchange. “Acquiring thought-provoking artworks, employing

them in accessible and innovative programming and involving communities in the thinking and decision-making of the institution are all components of what responsible museum stewardship looks like in contemporary life.”

Shonibare curates show of over 40 artists in London

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From 5 June - 21 July 2018, at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, Nigerian-British artist, Yinka Shonibare will be curating Talisman in the Age of Difference, a group art exhibition of 42 artists selected from Africa and the Diaspora. Yinka Shonibare, MBE, is doing this to promote artists of African descent with his forthcoming art exhibition in London. This was revealed during his last visit to Nigeria at a touring Wind Sculpture VI stopover in Lagos. He disclosed of his intention to dedicate resources in promoting art and artists of African origin. Some of the artists whose works are featuring in the show include Deborah Roberts, Faith Ringgold, David Hammons, Larry Achiampong, Ghada Amer, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Betye Saar Marlene Dumas and Bill Traylor. The gallery describes Talisman in the Age of Difference as an expansive group exhibition that seeks to explore the power of magic and the subversive beauty in the works of emerging and established artists of African origin and its diaspora.

“Identity politics are explored by a number of artists in the exhibition, whilst others pursue an alternative path in their shared search for originality, material transformation, spirituality and the sublime”, Stephen Friedman Gallery states on its website. “Shonibare MBE has selected artists who produce provocative work that consciously belies a subversive and political message that does not necessarily conform to a Western vision of art.” Shonibare’s first visit to Nigeria in over a decade was in 2011. And when the artist returned two years ago for his Wind Sculpture VI installation tour show, he recalled how his previous visit played a great part in a resolve to contribute to the growing energetic art space of Lagos. Specifically, he pledged to build “Contemporary art museum,” in Lagos. In fact, a land, he stated, has been acquired already in Lekki for the proposed-museum. Shonibare described Lagos as “culturally dynamic,” but lamented that the potential of the city has not been fully implored. “There are powerful people in Nigeria who can build such museum”.