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Mixed grill as Nigeria signs AfCFTA Aliu Akoshile President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Niamey signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, making Nigeria the 53rd country to endorse the pact.

Expectedly, Nigerian leader’s signature was the cynosure of all eyes at the 12th extra-ordinary summit of www.dailytimes.ng

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the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union held at the Nigerien capital.

With Benin Republic also toeing Nigeria’s line and signing as the 54th country, it was only Eritrea that had yet to formally append the 67-page multilateral trade document out of the 55 African Union member states.

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objectives that have been subdivided into eight general and seven specific, the AfCFTA agreement will be executed in two phases.

The phase one, whose scope covers trade in goods and trade in services, has already been ratified by the Assembly; while the phase two, which requires further negotiation on protocols, covers intellectual property rights, investments, and competition policy.

Baring any amendments, the phase two of the agreement will be presented at the AU General Assembly slated for January 2020.

No doubt, the AfCFTA is the most significant economic decision ever taken by the African Heads of State and Government since the formation of AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 26th May, 2001.

Of course, African leaders in the 60s and 70s had the vision of a united and powerful continent based on the Pan-Africanist utopia of a single market, free movement and a single-currency.

It was this age-long dream

that became a reality when the AfCFTA was signed in Kigali, Rwanda, on 21st March 2018 with Kenya and Ghana emerging as the first countries to deposit the ratification instruments on 10th May 2018.

With ratification by Sierra Leone and the Saharawi Republic on 29th April 2019, which gave the pact its enforcement threshold of 22 ratifying countries, the AfCFTA in real sense came into force on 30th May 2019.

Yet, Nigeria’s formal ratification yesterday, at the 11th hour, has elicited so much excitement across the continent as though it has just sanctified the signing done by other countries. This is understandable.

Nigeria is arguably African’s biggest market with about 200 million of the continent’s 1.3 billion people and a large chunk of the continent’s arable land as well as coastal assets, even if yet untapped.

Hence the initial footdragging over the signing of the free trade agreement cannot be divorced from the anxiety in official circles on the implications of the

pact on Nigeria’s economy, especially the fiscal and monetary policies.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria was worth $397.30 billion in 2018 with its value representing 0.64 percent of the world economy, and a growth rate of 2.3 percent in 2019 and 2.4 percent in 2020.

Although Nigeria’s GDP is projected to be $500.00 billion by last quarter of 2019 and around $650.00 billion in 2020, it can even do much better if all stakeholders who supported Nigeria’s signing of the agreement also take steps to key-in into the expansive scope of the trade agreement.

If that is done, Nigerians must go ahead to take full advance of the opportunities presented by the continental free trade area to improve national earnings and improve the quality of life of the citizenry.

It is reassuring when President Buhari said that “Nigeria shall sustain its strong leadership role in Africa in the implementation of the AfCFTA.” No less is expected of the giant of Africa.

Accountants must play critical role in financing, delivery of infrastructure projects - Report

Says Nigeria expected to invest $618bn in infrastructure in 21 years Projects an investment gap of $210.3bn in Nigeria’s public sector needs

Motolani Oseni, Lagos Accounting professionals in Nigeria has been charged to play a critical role in closing the nation’s infrastructure gap by improving the selection, financing and delivery of infrastructure projects.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in its most recent joint report with Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada, obtained

by The Daily Times, stated that governments need the right professional team in place, which includes the professional accountants to harness the benefits of additional investment while working to mitigate the significant risks associated with infrastructure projects.

The new report, however, disclosed that Nigeria is expected to invest $618 billion in its infrastructure between now and 2040, but projected an investment gap of $210.3 billion its public sector needs.

“Infrastructure is critical for economic and social development around the world. From the transportation networks that enable people and goods to move around safely and effectively, to the utility

systems providing power and services essential to survival. And these systems rely heavily on investments and funding”, the report explained.

According to the report, the term ‘global infrastructure gap’ identifies the difference between infrastructure investment needed and the resources available to meet that need.

“African respondents from a survey of nearly 500 infrastructure specialists highlighted poor core public service infrastructure, railways, and water and sanitation as areas where the service provision falls below the global benchmark.”

Commenting on this development, ACCA’s head of Nigeria, Thomas Isibor, said: “Across Nigeria, there are a number of barriers that come into play when meeting our infrastructure needs.

ACCA and CPA Canada’s joint report suggests African infrastructure and its perceived service quality fall considerably below the levels of global peers.

“Our research highlights a clear need to prioritise tackling corruption in public infrastructure provision, and addressing a lack of political leadership. These remain the barriers to meeting African infrastructure need.

“The projected figures in this report demonstrate the vast infrastructure gap Nigeria faces in the years to come, unless remedial action is taken by the public sector today”.

Also, Director Strategy, Risk and Performance at CPA Canada, Davinder Valeri, said: “Accounting is central to successful decision-making and professional accountants can provide relevant analysis and guidance, especially when it comes to building accountability into the process. Having an accountant’s skills and perspectives on an infrastructure project team can mean the difference between success and failure.”

Recommending how to close the infrastructure gap, based on observed global good practice, the report stated that there should be a vision of future infrastructure provision and establishment of expertled bodies to forecast infrastructure requirements and recommend projects on the basis of need.

It stated further that Nigeria must get incentives right in financing projects, monitor the interaction of off-balance-sheet liabilities

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L-R: President, African Export and Import Bank(AFREXIM), Prof. Benedict Oramah; Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation(TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu; President of Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou; Regional Director, United Nations Development Agency(UNDP), Mrs Ahunna Eziakonwa; and Chairperson, African Union, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, during the signing of the TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme partnership, which is to empower 100,000 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa over 10 years held at the sidelines of African Union Summit in Niamey, Niger at the weekend

Osun State Governor, Mr Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola (Middle), his wife, Mrs Kayafat Oyetola (left) and Wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu (right), during her solidarity visit to Governor Oyetola over their victory at Supreme Court... on Friday

Divisional Head, Fidelity Private Banking, Chioma Nwankwo (middle) with Head, Investor Relations, Sam Obioha, and Chief Operations & Information Officer, Gbolahan Joshua, at the PWM Wealth Tech Award in London where Fidelity Bank emerged the ‘Best Digital Networking Bank For Entrepreneurs, Africa 2019’ recently.

Some of Anambra State Government officials and Nigerian Sports Ambassadors, including Assistant Coach of Super Falcon of Nigeria, Mrs Maureen Mmadu ( 5th right, Behind); two times Olympic Bronze Medalist in the Commonwealth, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (6th right, second row); Managing Director, Anambra Broadcasting Service, Nze Uche Nworah, (4th right, front row); Principle Secretary to the State Government, Chief Willie Nwokoye (3rd right, second row); Commissioner for Works, Chief Marcel Ifejiofor (centre second row), during the July edition of the Anambra Walk4life exercise, led by the State’s Chairman Sports Development Commission, Chief Tony Oli.

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AfCFTA: Nigeria to earn $30bn annually from non-oil sector - NEPC Motolani Oseni, Lagos Following the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said it has identified 22 products from non-oil sector from which the country can annually earn $30 billion and create 500,000 export-oriented jobs annually.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday signed the long-awaited free trade agreement at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on AfCFTA and the First Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union AU and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Niamey, Niger Republic.

The President signed the agreement at 10.47 am. The signing of the agreement was the first event at the opening of the 12th Extra Ordinary Summit of the African Union on launch of the Operational Phase of the AfCFTA. With this development, Nigeria is the 53rd state on the continent to append its signature to the document.

Meanwhile, the Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Segun Awolowo, who briefed President Buhari on the zero oil implementation plan after he was asked for an update said: “I briefed him on the setting up of a national committee on export promotion by National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by the governor of Jigawa State and what we are working in order to diversify the economy.

“What we hope to achieve is to raise more revenue for Nigeria from other sources. You know 90 per cent of our revenue is from oil and we cannot survive.

Even though oil prices are rising a bit because of Iran, there is a problem there.

But we should not rest on our oars because those days of $140 per barrel is gone forever. So we have to look inwards and produce more.

“The zero oil plan is about raising production and productivity; we identified 22 sectors where we can earn foreign exchange apart from oil. We are hoping that in the next 10-15 years we will be able to raise $150 billion from sources outside oil. That is what we are working on and we are galvanizing the whole states behind us in other to raise production and productivity. We are working with the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to achieve this. You know the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN just announced an initiative on five of our products and giving them low-interest rates to farm and raise production.”

The NEPC boss said that the sectors include cocoa, cotton, cement, leather, cashew, Sesame, Shea butter, palm oil, fertilizer, petrochemicals, rubber among others.

He said: “Cocoa is an immediate win for us because it’s been our number one non-oil revenue making. But we are on less than 300,000 metric tons, Ghana is heading to 900,000, Cote d’ Ivoire almost two million metrics. So, how do we compete?

Meanwhile, if you see the landmass in Nigeria you can imagine what we can do. Another sector is Shea nut, cashew is another breadwinner for us, so let’s raise production, let’s give our farmers, plantations low-interest loan so that they can raise production for us. We are also looking at value addition for all because that is the way you create jobs, we cannot continue to sell the raw materials.”

Awolowo, who said he presented to

President Buhari some tomatoes and Bell peppers from a green house in Benin and Casanovas, that is cassava chips from a cottage the industry is producing in Idu Industrial Estate, that is already being exported to Germany, added: “That is the future for Nigeria. We are about to enter into African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, which is the biggest in the world, we don’t want to be a dumping ground and that is why Mr. President refused to sign until we are ready. We must be competitive, we must produce more, and we must help our manufacturers get into this market.”

On packaging and substandard products, the NEPC boss said: “Our products are no longer substandard and we are exporting all over West Africa and Inter-land Africa. We have a few challenges here and there but I always tell people, the journey of processing raw materials for producing goods is not going to happen overnight. We are going to have rejected but we will not succumb to them. Our packaging is improving and we are even packaging and labelling in different languages so we can get into those markets, particularly when Africa opens up for us now. For instance, you know we use to send our goods to West African countries but you know we are surrounded by Francophone countries and we don’t even label our products in French but now we are not even doing that.”

On plans to address the problem of storage and standard goods, Awolowo said: “To avoid wastage, we don’t have wastage with cashew because we are moving them through the ports and you are aware government has declared a state of emergency on Apapa Port. But in storage, we are looking at aggregation centres and it is part of the zero oil plan.

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has put two giant aggregators in place so that we can process in those. Processing is very important for us if we are able to do that we will be exporting all those things.”

Awolowo said President Buhari in his response promised to give continuous support to export.

He said: “I thanked him that we have paid the backlogs on the export expansion grant, which is an incentive that we give to exporters. We owed them for several years but we have reversed the whole system and the President approved to pay the backlog of N350 billion to them.

The National Assembly has appropriated and approved N190 billion out of it so far and we are paying it through the Debt Management Office (DMO). They will get a certificate which they will use to cover their loans, debts, pay AMCORN and pay taxes as well.

“This is a government that is doing more with less revenue and that really is the message I want to get across.”

The Daily Times recalls that President Buhari had delayed in signing the agreement, which entered into force May 30, 2019.

But, why did it take Nigeria so long to sign the agreement which entered into force May 30, 2019.

According to available information, the delay was to give room for extensive consultations with stakeholders, culminating in the submission of the report by the Presidential Committee to Assess Impact and Readiness of Nigeria to join the free trade area.

It was after the committee submitted is report which recommended that the Federal Government signed it as it would boost intra-African trade.

Speaking exclusively to The Daily Times on Sunday after the news of the signing of

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Buhari the agreement broke, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof. Sam Amadi, said the government took time to review the agreement and its impact on socioeconomic activities in the country.

Amadi, currently a senior lecturer with Base University, Abuja, said the government decided to sign the agreement, after been convinced that it would benefit Nigeria immensely, adding that over $2 trillion is involved in the continent’s market.

“The agreement has the potential to provide Nigerian businesses a larger market for their products. An estimated 2 trillion dollar market, it gives Nigeria the opportunity to increase its intra-African Trade.

“Intra-African trade is very low and it is not good for economic development.

Nigerian small and medium enterprises may benefit from a larger market without the sophistication of European or American markets. But, all these gains will be lost if you are not efficient,” he warned.

Similarly, the Chairman Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Abuja Branch, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says Nigeria can leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to boost production and increase export.

Uwaleke, who made the call in an interview on Sunday in Abuja, said “it is a good thing that the president is disposed to signing the AfCFTA agreement.

“This is an agreement that involves African countries and it is an opportunity for us in Nigeria to ramp up production and see what we export to these other countries.

“In matters like this, if the smaller countries are not afraid to sign it, Nigeria being the giant of Africa should be in the front.”

He added that beyond creating opportunities for Nigeria to increase export, AfCFTA would strengthen intra continental trade as well foster good relationship among African countries.

“It will boost the economy of Africa and promote trade in the continent. AfCFTA will boost intra continental trade and relations among African countries. It will also guarantee free movement of people and goods and foster good relationships among citizens of various countries.

“Trade among African countries is low in volume, so this agreement is apt to boost intra continental trade. Nigerians are in all parts of Africa and once it is signed, I am sure a lot of Nigerians will benefit where they are. It will also boost Diaspora remittances to Nigeria,’’ he said.

In his speech after signing the agreement, President Buhari listed some of the benefits to Nigeria which include providing platform for intra-African trade which is the free movement of ‘made in Africa

goods; provide a platform for African manufacturers of goods and providers of service to construct regional value chains for made in Africa goods and services; Help transform trade in Africa and contribute towards solving some of the continent’s challenges, whether security, economic or corruption, development of economy and creation of jobs for our young, dynamic and hardworking population and help to tack injurious trade practices by third parties, and attract investment that will grow local manufacturing and service capacities.

According to the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations, the agreement will expand market access for Nigeria’s exporters of goods and services, spur growth and boost job creation, eliminate barriers against Nigeria’s products and provide a dispute settlement mechanism for stopping the hostile and discriminatory treatment directed against Nigerian natural and corporate business persons in other African countries.

Also, it will establish rules-based trade governance in intra-African trade to invoke trade remedies, such as safeguards, antidumping, and countervailing duties against unfair trade practices, including dumping, trans-shipment of concealed origin of products, support the industrial policy of Nigeria through the negotiated and agreed exclusion and sensitive category lists to provide space for Nigeria’s infant industries.

Furthermore, it will improve competitiveness, the enabling environment for business, consolidate and expand Nigeria’s position as the number one economy in Africa, stimulate, specifically, an estimated 8.18 percent increase in Nigeria’s total exports, with a small structural shift in Nigeria’s economy towards manufacturing and services.

This is expected to lead to a total increase in Nigerian economic welfare by 0.62% equivalent to around US$2.9 billion in 2018 terms. Changes would result from tariff reduction, ease of doing business and, trade facilitation, provide a platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) integration into the regional economy and accelerate women’s empowerment.

Other benefits include providing an expanded platform for Nigerian manufacturers and service providers for connection to regional and continental value chains, enlarged regional market provides incentives for inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and cross-border investment needed to spur productivity.

Lastly, an integrated African market facilitates dynamic gains from competition, the CFTA provides a platform for cooperation on infrastructure development, investment, technology transfer and innovation and greater access to inputs and intermediary outputs reduces the cost of innovation.

and government fiscal targets.

“Tackle corruption and moral hazard professionalise the public sector finance function to empower public servants to challenge unethical behaviour”, the report proffered.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s oil revenue which is responsible for about 70 per cent of the country’s total revenue recorded another monthly decline of N62 billion.

In fact, the shut-ins and shutdowns of some terminals by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) led to another monthly drop in the gross oil revenue that comes to the federation.

Latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the country’s oil receipts dropped to N410.18bn in May 2019, shedding N62.2 billion when compared to the N472.38 billion that was recorded in the preceding month of April 2019.

April’s oil revenue similarly dropped by NN44.6 billion as a result of the shut-ins and shutdowns of NNPC terminals in April 2019.

The April report from the CBN stated that the country’s oil earnings fell from the N516.88bn recorded in March to N472.28bn in April, as this also affected the gross federallycollected revenue for that month.

The development, however, did not improve, as the latest data from the country’s apex bank showed that the gross federallycollected revenue for May 2019 was N733.82bn and was lower than the provisional monthly budget estimate of N1.1tn by 33.7 per cent.

Similarly, it fell below the receipts in the preceding month by 7.7 per cent, as the CBN explained that the decline in federallycollected revenue (gross) relative to the monthly budget estimate was due to the shortfall in receipts from oil revenue during the review period.

The bank said: “Gross oil receipts, at N410.18bn or 55.9 per cent of the total revenue was below both the monthly budget of N640.21bn by 35.9 per cent and the preceding month’s receipts of N472.38bn by 13.2 per cent, respectively.

“The decline in oil revenue relative to the provisional monthly budget estimate was attributed to shut-ins and shutdowns at some NNPC terminals due to pipeline leakages and maintenance activities.”

On non-oil revenue, the CBN stated that at N323.64bn or 44.1 per cent of the total revenue, non-oil revenue fell below the provisional monthly budget estimate of N466.91bn by 30.7 per cent.

“It, however, exceeded the preceding month’s receipt of N322.93bn by 0.2 per cent. The lower non-oil revenue relative to the provisional monthly budget was due to the shortfalls in receipts from all the non-oil revenue components, except customs and excise duties” the apex bank stated.

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UN seeks more support to tackle humanitarian crisis in N’East

The United Nations (UN) has renewed its call for more interventions to address the nagging humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.

The call was contained in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Sunday by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA).

The UN said a team of senior officials had conducted a fiveday assessment tour of Borno State and visited Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in Damboa, Dikwa, Maiduguri and Rann.

It said the team observed that the humanitarian crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states need renewed support to face the recent upsurge in violence and growing humanitarian needs.

The UN quoted Vincent

Houver of the International Organisation for Migration (IMO) as saying that “the crisis in the Lake Chad Region is far from over. The humanitarian community cannot spare any effort at this time.

“This week, we met women, children and men who were forced to flee multiple times and urgently need protection and assistance to survive and rebuild their lives. We cannot let them down.”

According to the UN agency, more than 134,000 persons had been displaced since January due to upsurge in violence and military counter-operations in the sub region.

It revealed that about 7.1 million people needed lifesaving assistance, including food, nutrition and healthcare interventions, while about three million others, including one million children, were

vulnerable to food insecurity and malnutrition.

Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, disclosed that aid agencies had scaled up humanitarian response to address the situation, revealing that “aid agencies have significantly scaled up and reached some two million people with aid this year.

“However; much more supports are urgently needed.

We are worried about the tens of thousands of people who have recently fled due to rising violence and are still sleeping outside in the open.

“With the rainy season progressing, they will face increased risk of diseases and will need immediate protection.”

The UN also quoted Christian Gad of the Danish Refugee Council as adding that

“some of the people we met have been living in IDP camps for several years.

“All actors, including government and the private sector in Nigeria, need to join forces to help those affected by the crisis to recover in dignity and restart their lives.”

It explained that the UN and its partners have appealed for 848 million dollars to enable it to provide urgent life-saving assistance to 6.2 million people in 2019, adding that the response plan was so far 32.6 per cent funded.

It stressed that more funding was urgently needed to sustain the humanitarian response.

During the visit, the team met with the officials of Borno State Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Gov. Babagana Zulum and a wide range of UN agencies and humanitarian organisations.

MOMAN calls for deregulation of downstream oil sector Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) says total deregulation of downstream oil sub-sector remains best option for Nigeria.

MOMAN Chairman, Tunji Oyebanji, made this known in an interview on Sunday on the sideline of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference held in Abuja.

According to him, marketers don’t get foreign exchange at N305 to a dollar for importation of petrol as claimed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Oyebanji spoke against the backdrop of a claim by the Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, NNPC, Henry Ikem-Obih, that marketers were given forex intervention scheme at N305 to a dollar, rolled out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and co-managed by the NNPC, which had been extremely successful.

The MOMAN boss was chairman of one the panel sessions themed: “Harnessing the Opportunities to Draw Nigeria Closer to Energy Security’’.

He said that none of

its members got foreign exchange at N305 to a dollar for the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol.

His words: I don’t know who is getting it at that N305.

“So, if NNPC is giving some marketers at that rate, I want to believe it is not a transparent thing.

“If we are getting it at N305 for importation of petrol, we will be importing but we are not getting it. When the scheme started, that was the plan and CBN was handling it.

“Eventually, the NNPC took over and we don’t know who is getting it at N305.

So, he can enlighten us by publishing the names of those who are getting it”.

Oyebanji, who is also the Managing Director of 11Plc (formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc), said: “We are not importing petrol at all but if we want to import Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) or Aviation Turbine Kerosene (aviation fuel), we have to go and buy at N330 or N346.

“You can’t compete because the NNPC is bringing everything at N305; so, it is not a level-playing field at all.

“If we are getting forex at 305 may be, we will be able to import,’’ he said.

The MOMAN chief said for now, there is no other alternative for marketers to commence importation of petrol until Dangote refinery comes on stream, which might ease supply and reduce fuel importation.

“Marketers can’t import fuel because if the price remains at this level; how can marketers import when the landing cost is more than the pump price. For now, only NNPC can absorb that.

“Indirectly it’s you and I that are bearing the cost because the money would have been put in other things.

“The truth of the matter is that deregulation is not an easy subject. If it is easy, it would have been done a long time ago.

“I think people are so used to paying a relatively cheap price for petrol in Nigeria.

So to change the situation, people have to be convinced that whatever saving that is made, it’s going to be put to good use,’’ he said.

He urged government to plan ahead of deregulation so that Nigerians could be

Oyebanji prepared for deregulation, saying that if planning would take the nation five years, let it start from somewhere.

He said that there should be palliatives to cushion the effects of total deregulation, while commending government for responding to payment of marketers’ outstanding subsidy debts.

Oyebanji said that marketers’ debts which stood at over N300 billion has been paid by government, saying that significant portion of the money had been paid through promissory notes.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr. Adedamola Kuti, on Sunday, said that materials being imported for replacement of expansion joints on the Alaka Bridge in the state had arrived Nigeria.

Kuti told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the materials were currently being cleared at the port for the contractor to immediately mobilise to site to begin second phase replacement of damaged expansion joints.

“Important materials for the repairs of the expansion joints has arrived and we are at the point of clearing them at the

Wharf.

“We would look at the very critical expansion joints and change them. The contractor has replaced two of the joints just recently,” he said.

The controller said that materials needed for replacement of expansion joints were not available locally hence the delay in fixing the bad portions and appealed for understanding by motorists.

On the damaged expansion joints causing discomfort on the popular Long Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, he said that the joints had been repaired before.

Kuti however said that the

Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing was carrying out a “review” of the work done on the bridge to tackle new faults.

He added that he had given a directive to Julius Berger to speed up action on reducing discomfort to motorists on the highway.

He however said that progress was being made on construction works by Julius Berger in the ongoing reconstruction/rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project.

“Rain is slowing us down but work is going on and we are making progress. As at the

last report, section one which spans from Lagos to Sagamu Interchange is about 42 per cent completed,” he said.

Speaking on the trailer park in Apapa, Kuti explained that trailers were already using the park while the contractor was completing some facilities there.

“We have finished one borehole and we are doing some electrical works also,” he said.

He said that the entire trailer park project has achieved 98 per cent completion while the shoreline protection of the park was 70 per cent completed.

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Gates foundation urges FG, states to up wild polio vaccination The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has called on the federal and state governments not to relent in the campaigns and vaccination to totally eradicate the wild polio virus.

In a media chat with newsmen in Abuja, the President, Global Policy and Advocacy of the Foundation, Mark Suzman, cautioned governments not to relax until the World Health Organisation’s certificate is obtained.

Suzman explained that Nigeria is the last country in Africa to have recorded the disease, adding that the nation only had a few months to meet its three-year mark specified by WHO before the virus can be termed eradicated.

Suzman, who is also the chief strategy officer of the foundation, expressed worry over some cases of other types of polio which have been recorded in 16 states in the last few months, attributing it to complacence.

He acknowledged that it is difficult to spend time and money on vaccinations when there has been no case in over 30 months, but warned that if any new case is recorded as a result of reduced vaccination, then Nigeria would be back to square one.

“On the fight against polio you are all aware that Nigeria is the last country in Africa that has had endemic polio, we are getting very close: you need to have not had a wild polio virus case for three years to be certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

“We are getting tantalizingly close to that date and we are hoping that we are going to be able to celebrate with the government and WHO. We have just come from a meeting with the NGF and we would be having a meeting with the Vice President and we would be saying: at this last moment when we are so close we need continued Nigerian leadership and support to meet the deadline.

“The risk when you get so close and people don’t see any case is that there would be a slowdown in vaccination campaigns. You have to keep vaccinating every child as long as there is any polio

case anywhere in the world.

“We have also seen in the last few months unfortunately some cases of when you have very low immunization rates, lower than expected; you see a spread of some related polio.

“We have seen this in around 16 Nigerian states in the last 6 months where vaccination rates dropped below 50 per cent. We have had a good meeting with the governors’ forum and a strong commitment from them that they will redouble their efforts to make sure that we do up the vaccination rates and meet that deadline,” he said.

He urged the governments at all levels to follow through with their commitment by fully funding the polio campaigns for the remaining few months to the issuance of the WHO certificate.

Suzman stressed that polio cases have nothing to do with insecurity, but with noncommitment to the vaccination campaigns, giving examples with Lagos and Ogun states which recently recorded cases of the different type of polio that is not endemic.

According to him, what is needed is the commitment to vaccinate every child or at least 80 per cent of them until the virus is eradicated, insisting that “it has been the lack of full energy about the revaccination campaigns; all we need to do is to go and do emergency campaigns where there have been cases.

“Nigeria had been doing that but in the last few months we have seen slippages where some times the immunisation rates and campaigns dropped below 50 per cent. That is the point where we want to see the political leadership, where we need a clear commitment from the Nigeria Governors Forum.

“When you are close to the finish line, it’s easy to just get a little bit complacent, we cannot just let up. The risk of a let up just raises the prospect of if we were to get another case of wild polio outbreak then we would be back to square one.

“So far, the news is good, we want you to be optimistic but we also want to be vigilant,” he stressed.

58 years after, Bello flags off reconstruction of Dekina-Ayingba road Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has promised more developmental projects to all parts of the state on the basis of equity and fairness.

Bello stated this in Dekina while flagging off the reconstruction of the 25-kilometre Dekina-Ayingba road.

He said that his administration decided to reconstruct the road as part of efforts to improve the living standard of the people.

Bello said that the project, awarded to TEC Engineering Construction Company, would be completed in nine months, stressing that its reconstruction would bring to an end many years of suffering by commuters.

The governor, who paid a courtesy call on the Ejeh of Dekina, Alh. Usman Obaje, said that work on the road would not suffer any unnecessary delay.

He also promised that the road leading to the Ejeh’s palace, which, he noted, was in deplorable condition, would equally be rehabilitated by the government.

In his response, the traditional ruler thanked the governor for awarding the contract for the reconstruction of the road which, he

said, was first constructed in 1961.

He pleaded with the governor not to abandon the project like the previous administrations, explaining that its completion would enhance the socio-economic life of the people of the area.

Bello, who later had a stop-over at Ayingba to inaugurate the newlybuilt Igala Unity House, urged all Igala sons and daughters to see the new project as a rallying point.

While commending them for their sense of communal effort, the governor said that the house was the beginning of new things in the area.

Also speaking, the Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr Edward Onoja, described the new house as a symbol of unity among the Igala race.

He expressed gratitude to the governor for his love for the Igala people and for making a personal donation of N15 million towards the completion of the project.

Onoja also thanked members of the state executive council and the state lawmakers for the support received from them while the project was under construction.

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PDP berates FG’s lack of urgency Short News NLC in Imo accuses Okorocha of ill- treatment of workers in tackling governance issues Val Okara, Owerri

flays Buhari over appointment of personal aides

Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the federal government does not attach seriousness or urgency to the exigencies of governance It described the Buhari Presidency as an incompetent, flippant and confused government that abandons Nigerians to their fate and of being more interested in appointing aides to serve his immediate personal comfort and necessities.

The party described as highly unfortunate that at a time millions of Nigerians are hurting and suffering untold hardship due to lack of attention to critical sectors of the economy and national life, President Buhari is only concerned about his personal needs.

In a statement on Sunday by PDP National

Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said that “such unpatriotic and self-centered acts, which is a direct slap on the sensitivity of the citizens are only associated with leaders who do not have the mandate of the people, but find themselves in office as beneficiaries of manipulated elections.

“That is why at the time Nigerians expect urgent interventions on critical issues of national insecurity and uncertainties, kidnapping and bloodletting, high costs of food and essential services, lack of affordable healthcare, decayed infrastructure and excruciating poverty in the land, President Buhari and his handlers are more interested in appointing house keepers and managers of social events that has only to do with him.

“The PDP urges Nigerians to note that this development and the general lethargy in governance is a weighty effect of the validity challenge that confronts governance in our nation today, following the rigging of the 2019 presidential election.

“Moreover, such unseriousness further amplifies the insensitivity and incompetence of the Buhari Presidency as well as signposts the deplorable situation that might further befall the nation under the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

The PDP therefore, asks Nigerians not to despair but remain resolute for the retrieval of the party’s presidential mandate at the court, so that the nation will have the benefit of a serious and purposeful resultoriented administration.

Imo state workers have accused the government of former Governor Rochas Okorocha of paying lip service to their welfare and the development of the civil service in the state.

State Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Austin Chilakpo dropped the hint when he led leaders of organized labour in the state on a courtesy visit to Governor Emeka Ihedioha at Government House, Owerri.

Chilakpo said that workers in the state are adjudged the least in the country because of the ill- treatment allegedly meted on them by the past government.

The NLC boss further alleged that Okorocha’s administration denied the state workers self development opportunities through conferences, workshops and trainings.

He said that such opportunities if provided could have positioned the workers at par with their counterparts in the country by enhancing their performances and productivity.

Chilakpu also appealed to the governor to introduce health insurance scheme for civil servants in the state which according to him would encourage maximum output from workers.

“Imo workers are today the least in Nigeria because during the past government, there were no training, no conferences and no workshops for them to improve themselves. For instance, teachers need regularly trainings, but there was none. “So, we appeal to your Excellency to do something about this so that the workers would once again compete favourably with their colleagues in the other states. Also the health of the workers is something of great concern. There is no day we don’t get report of illness among us.

“We request you introduce health insurance scheme for Imo workers which would be on counterpart funding between the workers and the government. So that workers can work under a healthy and conducive environment because with a healthy man, his performance and productivity are assured,” the labour leader added.

Responding, Gov. Ihedioha assured the labour leaders of his administration’s commitment in ensuring the enhanced welfare of workers in the state, stating that he has set in motion efforts to see that salary and pension issues are addressed.

Police arrest cleric for defiling, impregnating 15-yr-old Chioma Joseph, Lagos Operatives of the Lagos state Police Command have arrested a Lagos-based pastor, Pope Paul for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl (name withheld).

The survivor was reportedly defiled at the suspect’s house at No 10/11 Aminu Street, Ishuti Road Egan, Igando. It was learnt that the survivor was brought to Lagos in 2017 to live with the cleric and his wife.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the survivor had visited her mother in Ondo state in June 2018 when she noticed she was pregnant.

When her mother asked her what was wrong, she confirmed being pregnant and naming the cleric as been responsible.

Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson for the Lagos state Police Command, Elkana Bala, a deputy superintendent of police, said the matter was reported at the Igando Police Division after the survivor had given birth to the baby.

“The mother of the survivor from Akure, Ondo state reported at Igando Police Station against Pasto Pope Paul. The complainant alleged that sometime in August 2017 that her daughter was brought to Lagos to live with the suspect and his wife.

“She stated further that she discovered that the survivor was pregnant sometime in June 2018 and that when she interrogated her, she mentioned the name of the suspect.

“The survivor stated in her statement that it all started in January 2018 when the suspect started having sexual intercourse with her and she got her pregnant. She stated further that she gave birth to a baby girl sometime in April 2019,” Bala explained.

In a related development, Harrison Chukwereuke of Peace Estate reported at Iba Police Station that he caught Aliyu Mohammed while having sexual intercourse with a 14 –year-old girl (name withheld).

The suspect, who had allegedly raped the girl in an uncompleted building in the estate, has been arrested.

Bala said the suspects will be charged to court soon.

Omo-Agege describes Okotie-Eboh’s death as national loss Tunde Opalana, Abuja Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie OmoAgege, has described the death of the pioneer Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Delta state, Chief Adolor Okotie-Eboh, as a huge loss not just to the state, but the entire country.

Sen. Omo-Agege while recalling the effective role played by the scion of the great Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh family of Warri Kingdom said that he has lost a bosom friend, an elder brother and an influential political adviser.

A statement personally signed by Omo-Agege and issued in Abuja yesterday, described OkotieEboh, who died on Saturday as a “principled political and business leader with an inspiring

sociable personality which endeared him to many Nigerians across all walks of life.

“It took his bold, extraordinary leadership skills to transform the APC to a viable opposition from its now defunct main legacy party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) where he was also then the Delta state chairman and worked with my humble self as the party’s Delta state governorship candidate.”

He said though it would be difficult to come to terms with the reality of Chief Okotie-Eboh’s exit, it was his prayer that the Almighty God would comfort and strengthen the entire Okotie-Eboh family at this moment.

“Chief Okotie-Eboh was a profoundly good leader and we pray that his wonderful soul finds rest in Jesus name,” he stated.

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SAMKING CHEMICALS NIGERIA LIMITED

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358.01

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16,608.00

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358.01

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358.01

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358.01

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358.01

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358.01

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EKO SUPREME RESOURCES NIGERIA LIMITED

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3-Jul-19

358.01

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11

NATURAL PRIME RESOURCES NIGERIA LIMITED

ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCE AND TINOPAL CBS-X

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358.01

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WANDEL INTERNATIONAL (NIG) LTD

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358.01

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WANDEL INTERNATIONAL (NIG) LTD

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358.01

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WANDEL INTERNATIONAL (NIG) LTD

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NEW HOME DISTRIBUTION (AFRICA) LIMITED

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19

CBN

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357.51

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20

EKO SUPREME RESOURCES NIGERIA LIMITED

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357.51

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CBN

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357.51

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el-Rufai decries socio-economic stagnation of north Our correspondent

Kaduna state Governor, Nasir el-Rufai says the southern part of Nigeria is developing while the north is backwardly stagnant describing Nigeria as two countries in one.

El- Rufai stated this Saturday, at the Northern Youth Summit in Kaduna organised by Northern Hibiscus.

He called on governors of the 19 states that make up the north to come together to help develop the region, saying the indices shows the country is like war-torn Afghanistan.

“Looking at the statistics, Nigeria appears to be a middle income country. But, if we segregate those statistics across states and zones, you will see that in terms of human development indicators, Nigeria consists of two countries; there is a backward, less educated and unhealthy northern Nigeria and a developing, largely educated and healthy southern Nigeria.

“We have to speak the truth to ourselves and ask why is it that northern Nigeria has development indicators similar to Afghanistan a country still at war. We have the largest number

of poor people in the world, most of them in northern Nigeria. Nigeria also has the largest number of out of school children, virtually all of them in Northern Nigeria.

“Northern Nigeria has become the centre of drug abuse, gender violence, banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. We have also been associated with high divorce rate and breakdown of families. These are the challenges that confront us. This is the naked truth that we have to tell ourselves,” the governor declared.

He challenged the people of the region, including the youth to rise to the occasion and change the conditions of the north, adding that “we must therefore, as leaders at all levels have conversation about the way forward for our part of the country.

“Because increasingly, as many of you must have seen on social media, we are being considered as the parasite of the federal economy even though that is not entirely true. Because northern Nigeria still feeds the nation. The richest businessman in Nigeria is still Aliko Dangote, not someone from Southern Nigeria, thank God for that.

“So, we still have a lot to be proud of. We

should be proud of our culture and tradition, as well as unity. You hardly can find someone from northern Nigeria convicted of 419 or being a yahoo boy. That is something we should be proud of.

“We are generally considered to be more honest and less corrupt than other Nigerians.

That is something we should be proud of. In addition, our demographic superiority gives us a very powerful tool to negotiate in politics. And that is something we should be proud of and we should preserve. So, we have every reason to unite and not be divided.”

He called on youth in the region to rise to the challenge as they account for 80 per cent of the northern population, saying the future of the region lies in their hands, not in the hands of dinosaurs like him.

“I’m 59 and among the oldest five per cent of the northern population. I shouldn’t even be governor; I should have been governor 10 years ago. But ‘na condition make crayfish bend,’ so we are here.

“We have to do something about the situation of northern Nigeria and we must do so as a group of 19 governors, not individual state governors.”

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Short News PDP shifts screening of Kogi exco aspirants to Wednesday Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shifted the screening of aspirants for various positions in the upcoming Kogi state congress to elect a new state executive earlier scheduled for July 8, to July 10.

The exercise is scheduled to hold at the PDP state secretariat in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.

Consequently, the screening appeals will now hold on July 12 while all other dates related to the congress remain the same.

The PDP national working committee therefore, directed all aspirants and all members of the party in Kogi state to be guided accordingly.

CCC takes possession of African Regional Institute Ladesope Ladelokun For the sole purpose of expediting the seamless take -off of the Celestial International University, Imeko in Ogun state, the African Regional Institute, Imeko, now belongs to the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), says Prof. Anthony Asiwaju.

The foremost historian said this in a statement after a delegation led by former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and CCC Board of Trustees Secretary, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, paid him a courtesy visit before the first official site inspection of the proposed university.

Prof. Asiwaju, who until now was the president of the institute, expressed delight over the assured readiness of the church to take physical possession of the land and related resources of the institute.

He further stressed that the new university would intellectually drive African regional integration processes by a focusing on advanced comparative borderlands and inter-connected regional perspective studies, noting that by such a commitment the university would serve the over-lapping goals of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and African Union.

In his remarks, Prof. Akinterinwa said the economy of Imeko Town would witness a significant transformation when the university fully berths, adding that the importance of education cannot be overemphasised as it’s the real instrument of change.

Africa Forum to convene a symposium on Cameroon Our correspondent

L-R: Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria and followers of Sheik Ibrahim El- Zakyzaky, Alh. Sidi Sokoto; Mr. Abdullahi Musa; and Mr. Mutktar Auwal, during a press conference on the deteriorating health condition of their leader Ibrahim El- Zakyzaky in Abuja... on Sunday.

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Sen. Nwaoboshi denies ownership of houses, bank accounts Tunde Opalana, Abuja

The Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi, on Sunday denied ownership of the 11 houses and 12 out of the 22 bank accounts frozen the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The court, presided over by Justice Taiwo Taiwo made the forfeiture order on July 2, but a certified true copy of the order was only issued on July 5.

The judge issued the order following an exparte application by the Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property.

The ex-parte application was moved by the panel’s lawyer, Celsus Ukpong, who described the assets as suspicious or suspected to be far beyond the legitimate income of Sen. Nwaoboshi.

Nwaoboshi said that “my attention has been drawn to a purported forfeiture order.

Although, I am yet to be served with the proceedings of the court, I only read in the print

media. I don’t have 22 bank accounts. That is not to say that there is any law that forbids me to own up to that number of bank accounts or more than that in Nigeria.

“Most of the alleged bank accounts belong to companies of which they thought I have interest in, but I am not a signatory, a director, or a shareholder in any of the companies.

“It is therefore, wicked, malicious, frivolous, scandalous and a height of irresponsibility. It therefore, portrays the level of the understanding of the law by the leadership of the SPIB. I challenge the SPIB to publish the names of the shareholders, directors and signatories to the accounts for the public to judge.

“For instance, one of the companies they mentioned, Suiming Electrical Company; the ownership of the company has been settled, in a case determined in 2017 by Justice Okon Abang, where he pronounced the ownership of Suiming Electrical Nigeria Limited and the Guinea House on Marine Road, Apapa in Lagos state which was also linked to me.

“All the companies mentioned are registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. I wonder why the SPIB failed to carry out due

diligence before rushing to the court to tarnish my image by securing a forfeiture order on firms that I have nothing to do with. I went to court on June 10 this year and obtained an injunction ordering SPIB to maintain the status quo ante on my case as of May 31, 2019.

“I wonder why a party to the suit should go ahead to secure this forfeiture order when the injunction had not be lifted. 12 of the bank accounts belong to companies while most of the other 12 accounts were opened for me by the various banks representatives operating in the National Assembly when I became a senator are already dormant.

“Some of the banks officials even used their own money to open those accounts. Some of them I don’t know. Some of the banks are even lobbying us with loans now and they would even tell you that they have credited your accounts. All you just do is to sign the papers.

They will just open the accounts on their own and come and give you the documents.”

Promising to take further legal actions, the senator said “we will file the necessary papers at the courts. We shall take all the legal actions because we have already appealed the case.”

The Africa Forum says it will convene a symposium on Cameroon to be held possibly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or any other African country ready to host the gathering anytime soon.

The forum which is an organization of former African heads of state and government as well as other leaders of the continent is to support the African Union on its works to guide and help it achieve the objectives.

The forum said it has been its best to follow the evolving but troubling situation in the Republic of Cameroon and therefore, has had the privilege to convey some of its views and suggestions to President Paul Biya.

According to a statement released on Sunday, the forum said it is very necessary that it should take all necessary steps further to inform itself about the situation in the Republic of Cameroon in as comprehensive a manner as possible.

“The forum will therefore take steps without delay to contact a broad spectrum of the people of Cameroon and invite them to attend what the forum intends must be an inclusive and open dialogue.

“The forum is convinced that the symposium will help greatly to empower it the better to assist the government and people of Cameroon as they work to address the challenges facing this sister African country,” the statement stated.

Rep decries neglect of NIFOR centre in Akwa-Ibom Isaac Job, Uyo The House of Representatives member representing Ukanafun/ OrukAnam Federal Constituency, Rep. Unyime Idem has complained about the federal government’s neglect of the National Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) centre located in OrukAnam council area of Akwa Ibom state.

The lawmaker also decried the poor working conditions of the workers and the non -inclusion of indigenes of the host community of the institute on the board of NIFOR promising to make a case for their inclusion in the National Assembly.

Addressing correspondents during an unscheduled visit to the institute at the weekend, Rep. Idem observed that the budgetary allocation for the research institute over the years have not reflected in infrastructure and staff welfare.

“It is unbelievable that in the 21st century when government is talking about minimum wage of N30, 000 my constituents are being paid a paltry sum of N3, 500 per month in a federal government establishment.

“This is unacceptable and can only be described as man’s inhumanity to his fellow man. Our intention is to ensure that government looks into your welfare, the working conditions and the remuneration of the work force. We hope that when this place bounces back, it will compete favourably with NIFOR station in Benin and elsewhere.”

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Why does God pour his blessings on bad people? (2) Jeremiah has probing questions for God: “Why are the wicked so prosperous?

Why are evil people so happy?” (Jeremiah 12:1). Habakkuk also interrogates God: “Why do you fold your hands and do nothing while the wicked oppress the righteous?” Indeed, why are some people blessed while others are troubled?

The common assumption is that we get what we deserve, and our sins are responsible for our pains and sufferings. But often, people suffer because of the sins of others and not because of their own sins. Jesus was not wounded for his own transgressions. He was not bruised for his own iniquities. He suffered because of our sins.

Sin often hurts the guiltless. Many suffer, not because of their sins, but because of those of others. David committed adultery, but it was his innocent child that died. He transgressed by numbering Israel, but it was the Israelites and not David that were killed.

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Call To Repentance The people of Jerusalem came to Jesus and asked him about the Galileans that Pilate massacred. “Did these people die because of their sins?” Jesus sidestepped their question by bringing it nearer home.

“What about the eighteen people here in Jerusalem who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Did that calamity happen to them because they were worse sinners than other people in Jerusalem?” The answer is emphatically: “No!” Nevertheless, Jesus insists the same thing would happen to his interrogators if they don’t repent of sin.

But if the tower did not fall on the dead because they were worse sinners than others, why then will others perish if they remain in sin?

They will perish because there is a purpose to disasters, even as there is a purpose to everything under the sun. Every disaster we see or hear about is a reminder of the judgment of God. It is not designed to tell us that we are special or exempted. It is designed to bring us to repentance because it did not happen to us: “The goodness of God leads you to repentance.”

(Romans 2:4).

God has a one-track mind. Sin, sin, sin. Jesus calls sinners to repentance. In this fallen world, disasters are routine. God insists we should respond to them by repenting of sin.

Unfruitful Man In Jesus’ parable of the unfruitful fig tree, the gardener was fed up with the tree. He says: “Let’s remove it and plant another tree in its place; it is just taking up room that could be used more productively.” “No,” replies the owner, “give it another year. Add manure. See whether it will respond to some goodness.”

Trees often represent men in scripture.

Therefore, Jesus is saying to God: “Let’s wait for another year to see if this man will finally repent and become fruitful.”

God did not create us for ourselves. He created us for his own purposes: “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10).

We are created to bear fruit. However, a fig tree does not eat its own figs. When a tree bears fruit, it is for others to eat. Our good works are not for our own benefit. Don’t expect to get any reward from God for any good work you do.

Don’t expect it to earn you exemptions from the rigours of life. Don’t even expect any thank you.

Jesus says: “When you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are

unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’” (Luke 17:10).

Blessing of Goodness There is something strange about this parable, and about all Jesus’ parables. The fig tree is unproductive. The gardener would have it cut down. But the owner of the vineyard is patient and merciful. “Let us give it some special attention. Let me dig around it and put some manure to encourage it. Then if it still does not produce any fruits, we will cut it down.”

This means: “Let us take special care of the unprofitable man. Let us shower him with love.

If after all that he still does not respond, then we will cut him down.”

And so you have a peculiar situation where in the garden, it is the unproductive tree-man that is getting all the attention. He is the one receiving the blessings of goodness. (Psalm 21:3). He is the one always giving testimonies in church.

The other trees in the garden may become jealous. What they don’t know is that the blessings he is receiving are not rewards for good behaviour. As a matter of fact, they result from his bad behaviour. They are designed to lead him to repentance.

God’s Providence Jesus’ parable challenges some common assumptions. People don’t always get what they deserve. People undergoing trials may have been fruitful believers. It may be that they are simply being pruned by their trials so that so that they can bear even more fruit. However, pruning is unpleasant. It is painful.

“But why should I have to go through all this trouble just so that some people can eat more of my fruit?” Because it pleased the Lord

to require it. Because: “we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:22).

On the other hand, the people enjoying blessings may be the unfruitful ones. They are being fertilised by the merciful God in the expectation that they also will become fruitful. When we see them getting such special attention, we become like the brother of the Prodigal Son. We complain bitterly to God. But the irony of the situation is that once the Prodigal Son himself becomes fruitful, the special attention he has been receiving might also cease.

Grace of God When we receive God’s blessings, we would like to believe we are being rewarded for our works. But this is hardly ever the case. Even worse, when we receive God’s blessings, we tend to look down on those going through trials. But the tree receiving fertiliser is not necessarily better off than the one being pruned.

We must stop judging by appearances. The prosperity gospel now popularly preached in our churches is arrant nonsense. It is the word of men of the world who have their portion in this life. (Psalm 17:14).

It is easy for people who receive God’s blessings to conclude that they are given so they can have a good time. But it is not the will of God to make us selfish and self-centred. Blessings are given to us so we might produce more fruit.

If we don’t, we are asking for trouble.

Blessings are signs of God’s grace. They are his goodness to us even though we never deserve them. They do not automatically denote God’s approval. Instead, they are given to provoke us to: “abound for every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8).

Seeking UNAIDS’ New Honcho: For a fresh perspective on global AIDS response

Isaac Adewole

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is going through its most challenging leadership transition, and the world is watching with great anticipation.

The various management issues at UNAIDS over the past year led to a broad consensus that a change of leadership was timely. There is no gainsaying that the choice of leadership UNAIDS makes at this point in its history will determine the future of the agency and that of the global AIDS response.

The critical mandates of UNAIDS can be summarised as charting the direction of the global AIDS response, coordinating efforts globally, pushing for the needed policy changes to reach more people living with HIV and at risk with the services they need, and mobilising resources. These are the primary demands of the leadership of UNAIDS at this time in history. Thanks to the efforts of past leaders of the agency, the global response today is firmly rooted in scientific evidence and human rights – though we still have ‘miles to go’ in many countries. Beyond a continuing need to understand the dynamics of the epidemic better, the greatest threats to achieving our goal are waning political commitment and stagnant resourcing for the response. Folding UNAIDS into the World Health Organisation (WHO), as some suggest, would simply ensure our failure.

Leading UNAIDS and coordinating the global AIDS response requires at a minimum an in-depth knowledge and experience of prevention, treatment, service delivery and the challenges of reaching adolescents and key populations, driving dolutegravir (DTG) transition, pushing for differentiated service delivery and task sharing at the community level, and facing off with WHO, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund on a myriad of technical challenges that arise daily. UNAIDS does not make scientific breakthroughs or develop new treatments – it works with others in the public and private sectors to advocate for new solutions and helps put them into action at the country level. This is neither a role for a scientist nor a person new to the subject.

Pushing for policy changes means leveraging UNAIDS’ access and convening power, data and science, and the trust of national authorities whose own beliefs may be challenged. UNAIDS is not an NGO and those who work there are not activists – this is the United Nations (UN) and the UN works for its member states. The ability to be heard and to make a reasoned case for change that resonates requires uncommon political and

communication skills.

More broadly, the ability to galvanise the global community to strengthen investment depends heavily on perceptions of trust, integrity, multi-stakeholder management skills and the ability to make diversity a virtue in building consensus. This is work that happens across civil society, parliaments, development agencies, foreign ministries and with national leaders. It is not a job for a rock star, but rather one who can bring people together. Ronald Reagan, the former president of the United States, once said “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets people to do the greatest things.” Those saddled with the task of identifying the new leader for UNAIDS should focus on a candidate who has demonstrated the ability to bring people together and get people to do the greatest things, whilst focusing on UNAIDS objectives.

The five candidates running for the position of UNAIDS’ executive director have each, no doubt, made significant contributions in their respective fields of endeavour. Leading UNAIDS into the next era demands much more.

Of the five, one candidate has the necessary mix of skills, experience, and temperament to hit the ground running, bringing people together and getting people to do the greatest things – Dr. Sani Aliyu, the remarkable infectious diseases specialist and director general of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA).

While many Nigerians have become inured to our everyday difficulties, anyone who has spent time in Africa knows that Nigeria is uniquely challenging. Our 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are more like 37 countries, with a population of 200 million people. We have 250 ethnic groups, over 500 languages, six strands of Islam and over 10 Christian denominations. We have our own multinational mafia, a sex-worker industry that reaches much of Africa and Europe, some of the richest business people on the continent, and more poor people than any other country in the world. We have an ongoing battle with Boko Haram and large numbers of displaced people. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index ranks us 144 out of 180 countries. Our health system is decentralised, with responsibility for primary and secondary health services decentralised among the 36 states, FCT and local government.

Each state has its own independent minister or commissioner of health, its own facilities and staff and their own budgets and policies.

Making small progress in this environment is difficult. Making the kind of progress we have seen under Dr. Aliyu’s leadership has been phenomenal. Dr. Aliyu tapped into Nigeria’s secret asset – we have lots of incredibly capable, well trained and competent people who, with the right leadership and incentives, can do incredible things. Dr. Aliyu has engaged them together with political leaders and private sector leaders at national and sub-national levels, and mobilised enormous resources for the AIDS response through such strategic engagements.

Shortly after Nigeria’s Global Fund grant was suspended, Dr. Aliyu was called to service

by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016.

Until that point, Dr. Aliyu had been a senior infectious diseases specialist in one of the UK’s leading hospitals, deeply involved with HIV patients as both a physician and board member of Dhiverse, an important NGO serving people living with HIV (PLHIV).

Dr. Aliyu’s immediate action even before he assumed office as director general, was to go to the Global Fund’s headquarters in Geneva to negotiate restoration of the Global Fund grant.

This gave us an early taste of his no-nonsense leadership qualities.

Arriving in Nigeria, Dr. Aliyu immediately started mobilising the support of government, partners, civil society, people living with HIV and key affected populations on the need to have a better understanding of Nigeria’s epidemic. He succeeded in galvanising all stakeholders to action around this common goal. He built a particularly close and exceptional working relationship with the UNAIDS family, leveraging each UN agency’s comparative advantage on the ground. His track record of integrity facilitated inflow of resources from PEPFAR and the Global Fund to fund the largest HIV-specific population survey in world history. Other surveys sought to better understand key populations. Today, Nigeria and its partners are better armed with quality location-population data and are better targeting efforts to end the epidemic.

Dr. Aliyu immediately focused on ending mother to child transmission of HIV in Nigeria, consistently insisting that no child should be born with HIV. He mobilised government commitment at the highest level and championed the inclusion of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in the benefit package for health insurance schemes and the recently launched basic health care provision fund which targets women and children with free basic health care services.

Under his leadership, the budgetary

allocation to NACA grew by over 100 per cent in two years. This means more PLHIV are placed on life saving anti-retrovirals (ARVs) with government support. For example, he extracted commitment from the state governors to allocate at least 0.5 per cent of their monthly statutory allocation to AIDS response in their respective states. Partnering with the private sector, he established the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund to mobilise contributions of the private sector to the national AIDS response. Today over 1.1 million Nigerians are on treatment and we are well on our way to reaching the 90-90-90 targets.

Dr. Aliyu has demonstrated an extraordinary sense of transparency in governance since taking charge at NACA, effectively bridging the gap between leadership and the staff. He initiated the whistle blowing policy and forced the organisation to be more efficient in its operations. This brought a new energy and sense of purpose to the organisation and its staff, leading to improved performance, respect from all and very much improved public perception and image for the organisation. He has generated trust and harmony among all cadres. This is needed in our new UNAIDS. The integrity and trust Dr. Aliyu commands has turned Nigeria’s AIDS response into development partners’ comfort zone for investment. Only recently, the United States government honoured Dr. Aliyu as a PEPFAR “hero”. The statement on the U.S. government’s twitter handle reads: “Dr. Aliyu led the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey – the largest HIV-specific survey in history. Under his leadership as DG of NACA the survey was completed in a record 9 months and is pivotal in efforts to halt the epidemic.” This singular achievement tells a good story of what leadership of UNAIDS should represent at this time. A leader who is proactive and believes in the power of partnership and multi-sectoral approach – that’s the only way to get ahead of the epidemic.

Dr. Aliyu has done in Nigeria everything UNAIDS is looking for in its new executive director. His integrity, credibility, courage, dynamism and wide acceptance amongst stakeholders will be great asset to the building of a new UNAIDS we all desire. His candidacy presents an opportunity for a fresh re-engineering of UNAIDS and the global AIDS response especially at this time, and will mobilise every stakeholder towards fasttracked progress towards ending AIDS as a public health concern.

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2 die, 9 injured in auto crash along Lagos-Ibadan expressway The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says two persons died while nine others sustained various degrees of injury after a multiple accident along Isara area, Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Mr Clement Oladele, the state’s Sector Commandant of the Corp disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, on Sunday.

Oladele said that the accident happened at about 8.30 a.m. on Saturday adding that it involved a truck and six other vehicles along Isara area, Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

He explained that the six vehicles rammed into a truck belonging to Buildwell Company that got stuck at Straigate Isara area, while trying to enter the company.

Oladele listed the vehicles involved to include- Toyota bus with registration number XR516KG, Toyota bus with registration number KUJ 186 XB, Nissan Truck with registration number KJA 785XN, Toyota car with registration number LSD 435 FK, Kia car with

registration number LND 866 BA and Layland Truck with registration number KUJ 345 XB. The FRSC boss attributed the accident to wrongful overtaking and excessive speed.

The sector commandant said that 35 persons were involved, while two persons died and nine others sustained various degrees of injury.

“The corpses of victims were deposited at FOS morgue, Ipara, Ogun, while the survivors are receiving intensive treatment at to Victory Hospital, Ogere, Ogun,” he said.

Oladele said that the obstruction had been cleared by FRSC personnel with support from sister agencies to ease the free flow of traffic in the area.

The sector commander, however advised motorists to be cautious and adhere to 50 km per hours rule while plying construction zones.

He further advised passengers to caution their drivers and those not adhering to the above rule, should be promptly reported to the FRSC through its toll free number 122.

Nigeria needs state police to stem kidnapping, other crimes — Traditional ruler Oba Kabiru Adelaja, the Osolo of Isolo, says Nigeria needs to go for state police, as an effective means to reduce the crime rate in the country.

Adelaja gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

The traditional ruler said that with state police, it would be faster to respond to emergencies and distress situations.

Adelaja said that the crime rate in Nigeria was on the increase, particularly in terms of kidnapping, herdsmen/farmers disputes, ritual killing, armed robbery and highway robberies, among others, which needed to be tackled decisively.

He said he was in support of the adoption of community policing in the country, but complementing it with state police would help to improve the security situation.

“I am very much in support of community policing because it is the best way to stop some of this identified crimes in the society.

“We know ourselves and almost everywhere in our community. If there is any crime in our community, members or indigenes of the community know where to go.

“They know almost every part of the community and how to identify their people,” the monarch said.

He, however, said that with state police, even officers in the state would be very familiar with their terrain and know how to nip problems in the bud and stem crime quickly.

“Imagine how long it will take a security officer who is a non-indigene to understudy the new place he is posted to, compared to a person born in the state and posted to one of the areas in his state.

“We all know that if there is any problem, he knows what to do, who to call and how to quickly solve the problem of that area before it escalates.

“For example, in a situation where kidnap occurs, the state police know where to look with the support of members of the community like farmers, fishermen and others, who know the nooks and crannies of the community, ’’ the monarch said.

He urged the federal government to do more in checking the excesses of herdsmen, which according to him, was on the increase, “They are almost everywhere now and if you want to travel, you have to fast and pray so as not to fall victim of violence or kidnap.

“Lives and properties of the people are no longer safe, the federal government should do something reasonable quickly, rather than allow them to operate freely,” the traditional ruler said.

He reiterated the commitment of other royal fathers to fighting crime in their domains.

According to him, the fact that traditional rulers are not talking does not mean they are not working in the background on how to tackle crimes.

The monarch urged the federal government to be more decisive the dealing with criminals in the country.

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FG, state police and matters arising The clamour for State Police has heightened in recent months mainly due to the inability of the regular police and other security agencies to deal squarely with the rising insecurity in the country.

Recall that the call for an autonomous state’s police reached its peak early this month when the media misconstrued a mere directive of Mr. President to three man committee to study a report submitted to the presidency on Special Anti-Robbery Squad and produce a white paper, to mean the establishment of State Police.

Far from it, though, the presidency has since clarified it statement as a merely setting up a committee, but the clamour for state police has not abated.

In fact, until the lingering vexed issue of insecurity is properly addressed, we cannot wish away the creation of state police.

So, as the nation awaits the report and a white paper of the findings of three man committee studying the report on reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), we sincerely urge the Federal Government to give deeper and favourable thoughts to the establishment of state police.

We are aware that as it stands now, several impediments are on its way.

First, is the lack of will power on the side of Federal Government to decentralise policing and give the states/governors police’s inherent coercive powers for obvious political reasons.

But can the vulnerable citizens of our nation remain prey to kidnapers, arms bandits, robbers, terrorists, assassins, rappers, thieves and victims of communal clashes forever, just for the simple reason that creating an establishment to address these unlawful activities will empower

political opponents?.

Second, the states are ill-prepared to shoulder the responsibilities associated with the funding of an autonomous police, their rhetoric of “give us a state police” notwithstanding.

Recently, the Chairman of Governors’ Forum, Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State, made it clear that the state governments are financially constrained to fund state police, adding that some are financially handicapped to pay workers salaries.

If really that is the position, the country must seek alternative source of funding for the State Police. We believe that the Police Trust Fund Bill which received the approval of the Senate of the 8th National Assembly in April this year, can be revisited by 9th National Assembly at least to expound its scope to include funding for state police.

Importantly, we must amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and remove policing from exclusive list. It is also important to address its funding and control.

These are essential because the tasks before the Nigeria Police are enormous.

Presently, the military are engaged in police duties in almost all the 36 states of the federation. The implications are not only telling on the military’s core duty but militarising the society will take decades of sustained efforts to correct.

We therefore plead with the Ojukwu review panel to make haste and submit it report within three months time frame and set the stage for the establishment of state police by states that not only desire it but can operate and fund it in line with constitutional safeguards to avoid misuse.

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68-year-old man rapes teenage daughter, 2 other friends Chioma Joseph, Lagos The police in Lagos have arrested a 68-yearold man for raping his 15 –year- old daughter and two of her friends.

It was gathered that the suspect, Yisah Showunmi had been having canal knowledge of his daughter (name withheld) for three years. However, the bubble burst when two of her daughter’s friends aged 15 and 16, who had come to the house to spend time with Showunmi’s daughter were raped by the suspect.

The suspect’s daughter thereafter, reported the matter to the Imoota Police Division revealing that his father had been sexually molesting her for the past three years.

Lagos state Police Public Relations

Officer (PPRO), Elkana Bala, a deputy superintendent of police said that “on June 27 at 2pm, the 15- year- old victim (name withheld) reported a case of defilement at Imota Police Station against her father.

“The victim alleged that her father has been having sexual intercourse with her for the past three years. She further alleged that when her two friends (names withheld), ages 15 and 16 came to stay in their house, her father also had sexual intercourse with them.

“She added that the last incident happened on June 23. The suspect however, confessed to the crime.”

Similarly, the police spokesperson confirmed the arrest of Akin Olatilu, for sexually abusing his 19-year-old stepdaughter for five years.

Bala said the 19-year-old (name

withheld) had reported the matter to her mother severally, but she had refused to alert the police.

“On the June 14, at 1pm, the survivor alleged that her step-father had been sexually abusing her since when she was 14 years. She alleged further that she reported the matter to her mother, but her mother did not take any action.

“She further stated that the abuse did not stop until she turned 18 years old and that the suspect also had sexual intercourse with her in March. She added that when she turned down the request of the suspect in June, he lied against her to her mother and she was beaten up by her mother which made her to speak out,” Bala stated.

The police image-maker said the suspects will soon be charged to court at the completion of investigation.

Short News Reps, Edo lawmakers celebrate Rep. Ogun’s electoral victory

No fewer than 70 members of the House of Representatives on Saturday graced the thanksgiving service of Rep. Sergius Ogun in Ubiaja, Edo state.

The lawmakers who were predominantly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were full of praises for the second term House of Representatives member.

Speaking at the event, Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was represented by Rep. Emma-Oghene Egoh described Rep. Ogun as a legislator per excellence.

He said that “Esan people should be proud of Sergius because as a first timer, Ogun became the chairman of the House Committee on FCT, a place primarily designed for top ranking members only.

“In his second term, Esan people should expect more from this brilliant lawyer as he is going to do more than expected. You are lucky to have somebody like Sergius and I want to specially thank you people for returning him to me.”

In a brief speech, Rep. Ogun, who represents Esan North East and South East thanked the speaker, his colleagues and members of the Edo state House of Assembly for celebrating with him, adding that “people shall celebrate you the way you have celebrated me today; may God bless you all.”

Bauchi clerics back Abubakar’s nomination as minister Samuel Luka, Bauchi A coalition of Islamic clerics drawn from different sects in Bauchi state under the umbrella of Bauchi state Islamic Scholars Coalition have endorsed the former governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar for nomination as minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term cabinet.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, spokesperson for the coalition, Malam Sadiqu Sheikh Inuwa Zubairu said Abubakar is more qualified for the job because he will be fair to all citizens of the state irrespective of their religious inclinations.

He said that when Abubakar was governor, he carried everyone along without discriminating against the adherents of any religion or sect.

Sheikh Zubairu opined that if appointed minister the former governor would discharge his duties diligently and do justice to all Nigerians, adding that “we are a coalition of Islamic scholars in Bauchi which have people from different sects. We are here to appeal to the President to consider the former Governor of Bauchi state, Mohammed Abubakar as minister from Bauchi state.

“If appointed, we believe he will work hard to unite Nigerians because when he was governor of Bauchi state he was unbiased. Before he served as governor, there used to be cold war among the different religious sects, but he gave everyone a sense of belonging thereby uniting the various religious sects.

Ebonyi suspends top official over corruption allegations

L-R: Sarkin Hausa of Amukoko & Safejo, Alhaji Adanu Abubakar; Public Relation Officer, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW), Olayinka Sotade; Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, Alhaji Muhammad Bambado; President, YCYW, Barr. Dotun Hassan; and Kingmaker, Alhaji (Dr.) Umar Yunusa, during an emergency meeting on the 30-day ultimatum notice by Northern youths on Ruga policy at the Sarkin’s palace in Lagos...at the weekend.

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Rep. Idahosa sues for peace over Edo assembly crisis Titus Akhigbe, Benin

A member of the House of Representatives, Dennis İdahosa (APC-Edo) has sued for peace among the warring factions in the crisis rocking the party in Edo state over the imbroglio at the Edo state House of Assembly.

Rep. Idahosa, who represents Ovia Federal Constituency made the call while fielding questions from newsmen in Benin on Sunday.

He said that the crisis which has created a wide gap amongst the party faithful has not only become a threat to the growth of democracy in the state, but the development of the state as well.

While noting that it is only in an atmosphere of peace that the progress and development of the state can be achieved, he appealed to all lovers of the people to ensure that an end is put to the contending issues over the proclamation and election of principal officers of the assembly.

The House member while not particularly, blaming anybody for the crisis, however, warned that those whose intension is to continually feast from the crisis should remember that ultimately, the people are at the receiving end of it.

Commending the steps taken by the traditional rulers led by the Oba of Benin to see to the end of the crisis, İdahosa said that “this is what we should all be emulating; to work to see to the end of it rather than fuelling it or taking sides.

“I am quite aware that there must be disagreement for a better understanding to take place, but not one that should degenerate to name calling on the pages of newspapers and on social media platforms.

“Like one big family that we were, that we still are and will continue to be, irrespective of the position we have taken on this matter, we should pray that all the contending issues are settled amicably, most especially, if we are genuinely concerned about the development of the state.

“İ daresay that Governor Godwin Obaseki needs a friendly environment to continue with his developmental strides in the state, just as our National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole needs one to continue to superintend over the affairs of our great party across the nation,” he added.

It would be recalled that there have been contending issues among members of the APC in Edo state that have seen some party members taking sides with the governor with some others taking sides with the APC national chairman.

This however got to a boiling point when nine members -elect of the state assembly were inaugurated in the absence of their colleagues perceived to be loyal to Oshiomhole.

In order to ensure peace, traditional rulers in the state led by Oba Ewaure 11 had last week met with President Muhammadu Buhari, where they appealed to him to intervene in the crisis between the state governor and Oshiomhole.

The Ebonyi state government has suspended indefinitely, Chukwuma Eme-Okoro, a permanent secretary from office and also placed him under investigation for alleged corrupt practices.

According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Kenneth Ugbala, the suspension takes immediate effect.

It said that the measure was sequel to investigations carried out by the office of the SSG, adding that the action was part of efforts to reposition the second term administration of Gov. David Umahi for efficient service delivery.

“The government has also ordered the dissolution of the state task force on solid minerals with immediate effect. A new task force will be inaugurated on July 8 and consequently, lifting of solid minerals from all mines in the state is put on hold till that date,” the statement read.

It also disclosed the immediate suspension from duties of Chigozie Omeoha and Ernest Okeh, head of administration and higher executive officer of the state’s Staff Development Centre (SDC).

Kwara seeks partnership to revamp education sector Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

The Kwara state government has solicited the support of the federal government and donor agencies in its drive to revamp the education sector.

Governor Abdulrazaq made the call at the weekend at the commissioning of the multi-billion naira main library complex of the Kwara state University (KWASU), Malete.

Represented by the Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, the governor, who decried the shameful and dilapidated condition of schools in the state, said his administration would be spending at least N11.2 billion to revamp infrastructure in various schools across the state, adding that government is poised to raise a generation of children who are able to cope with the education needs of the 21st century.

Abdulrazaq lamented that the decay in infrastructure in primary and secondary schools in the state is better imagined as funds meant for upgrade of facilities were diverted by the previous administration.

He said: “Our administration is starting from ground zero and faced with criminal breakdown of basic infrastructure across every sector, especially in the education and health sectors.”

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Oyetola deserving of Supreme Short News Court verdict, says Osun govt

Osun Polytechnic rector promises to improve standards

Gbenga Olarinoye, Osogbo

Osun state government has lauded the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed the victory of Governor Gboyega Oyetola at the September 22 and 27, 2018 governorship election in the state.

According to the state government, the judgment was not unexpected, describing it as justice well served and a knockout that has put an end to the drama, shenanigans and frivolities of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

In a press release by the Supervisor, Ministry of Information and Strategy in the state, Adelani Baderinwa, the government maintained that Oyetola’s administration was not expecting anything less than the affirmation of the popular mandate given to the governor by vast majority of the

people of the state on the election day.

“The jubilation in town on the Supreme Court judgment on Friday was a confirmation of the fact that majority of the people of Osun voted for Gov. Oyetola during the election and the APC to continue our good work. If otherwise, they would not come out to jubilate over the Supreme Court judgment.

“As a popular government, we were not in any way worried on what was going to be the decision of the Supreme Court. We knew we won the election and we had a good case before the court. So, we were relaxed and hopeful. The PDP’s petition was frivolous and amounted to mere distraction,” the statement asserted.

It noted that while the legal battle over his victory lasted, Gov. Oyetola was not worried, saying that “while the unnecessary distraction is gone, Osun people should expect more of progressive development and delivery

of good governance.

“Goodness has come to stay in the state of Osun. Oyetola is a very intelligent, cool and calm person. He is focused. Despite the legal battle, he never seized to work effectively as the governor of the state.

“We have had a good foundation for eight years, so Oyetola will leverage on that because he was the engine room.

He will surely deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state.

“We welcome the verdict of the apex court; we commend the judges for upholding the truth, justice and electoral victory of Gov. Oyetola and the APC. We commend the people of the state for their support before, during and after the governorship election. The victory is for the people of Osun.

“The verdict has put an end to the false hope, fallacies, distractions, insinuations and drama of the defeated PDP and its candidate, Adeleke.”

Gbenga Olarinoye, Osogbo

Acting Rector of Osun state Polytechnic, Iree, Dr. Olawoye Olaniran has pledged to do his best to improve the standard of the institution better than he met it.

Dr. Olaniran stated this at the weekend during inter-religious prayers organized for members of the polytechnic community to mark the commencement of his administration.

The acting rector who commended the efforts of his predecessor, Dr. Jacob Agboola, expressed his gratitude to the state Governor, Gboyega Oyetola for giving him the opportunity to administer the institution.

He said he would ensure that all courses offered in the institution are re-accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) while necessary infrastructure would also be put in place.

According to a release signed by the Media Relations Officer of the institution, Tope Abiola, the acting rector assured the entire polytechnic community that the welfare of members of staff and students would be his priority.

Lalong lauds judiciary, congratulates Osun governor Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has said the judiciary is indeed the last hope of every Nigerian who seeks justice in the face of doubt and uncertainty.

The governor equally, congratulated the Governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola over his victory at the Supreme Court last Friday on the disputed Osun governorship election of which he was originally declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“I commend the judiciary for living up to expectation in the case that lasted about 10 months,” Lalong said.

However, in a statement signed by Lalong’s Deputy Director of Press and Public Affairs, Solomon Gujor and a copy made available to our correspondent in Jos, at the weekend, Lalong described the reaffirmation of Gov. Oyetola’s election as the duly elected governor by the apex court of Nigeria as a victory for democracy.

He said the victory should spur Oyetola to go all out to deliver dividends of democracy to his people by the din of hard work.

Women group tasks Bauchi legislators to re-open assembly Samuel Luka, Bauchi

L-R: Founder, Love of Christ Generation Church (C&S) London, Reverend Mother Esther Ajayi; The Supreme Head of the Cherubim & Seraphim Unification, Most Eminence Prophet Solomon Alao; Wife of Ooni of Ife, Olori Naomi Ogunwusi and Chairman, Seraph Media Summit Planning Committee, Apostle Muyiwa Adeyemi, at the Seraph Media Summit Organized by Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria in Lagos...at the weekend.

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Hajj commission dispatches 41man advance team to Saudi Arabia

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has dispatched a team of 41 officials to Saudi Arabia in further preparation for this year’s hajj exercise.

The officials, who are expected to tidy up preparations before the commencement of the airlift of pilgrims, departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday.

Addressing the delegation, NAHCON’s Chairman, Abdullahi

Muhammad, urged them to be of good conduct and ensure the success of the 2019 hajj exercise.

“Your behaviour, your commitment, your conduct, and relationships matter a lot and it will be used to assess Nigerian pilgrims and officials,” he said.

Abdullahi reminded the officials that they were on a national assignment and charged them to ensure they portray a good image for the country, urging the officials not to compromise on matters of

national interest as well as welfare and quality of service to be rendered to the pilgrims.

“Without the pilgrims, you will not be there as officials. We therefore, have to protect the interest, welfare, comfort and dignity of our pilgrims,” the NAHCON boss added.

Abdullahi said the officials should feel honoured for being selected to serve the pilgrims, who are guests of Allah and asked the officials to cooperate and support Saudi officials in ensuring a hitch-free hajj operation.

Members of the Bauchi state House of Assembly have been advised to close ranks and put the interest of the people of the state above other interests and do everything possible to resolve their differences over the House leadership positions.

The Women Coalition for Sustainable Peace and Viable Democratic Gains in Bauchi state which gave the advice said that “you have to put the interests of the state first above all other interests and do all you can to resolve your differences over the leadership squabble in the best interest of the state in order to avoid the dangerous situation associated with closing the assembly for too long.”

Hajiya Addaji Mohammed, who is the leader of the coalition, stated this while speaking to newsmen at the end of a one- day meeting organized by the group to ponder on issues affecting Bauchi state and the nation in Katagum Local Government Area over the weekend She urged the lawmakers to put the interest of the state first above any other interest and support Speaker Abubakar Sulaiman, whom God has chosen and cooperate with him in the best interest of the state.

“It’s like history is repeating itself. What goes around comes around.

Our people should remember the infamous law passed by the Bauchi state House of Assembly under the immediate past speaker that abolished the law empowering the state government to investigate and recover public funds and property looted by any citizen of the state.

AbdulRazaq okays N200m counterpart fund for rural roads Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the release of the first tranche of N200million as counterpart fund for the take-off of Rural Access and Agricultural Market Project (RAAMP III) in the state.

Funded by the World Bank, French Development Agency and other donor agencies, RAAMP is a $60million programme involving at least 13 Nigerian states, according to a statement released on Sunday by Gov. AbdulRazaq’s media aide, Rafiu Ajakaye.

The statement said each participating state is to pay eight per cent of the $60million to fund preliminary activities of the project such as consultancy fee, environmental and social management framework and resettlement policy framework among other things, as preconditions for accessing the funds.

“The approval of the first tranche of N200million fulfils the first condition for Kwara state to access this fund. Once approved in September, this will lead to rehabilitation of rural roads totalling 600 kilometres across the 16 local government areas of Kwara state.

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Lokogoma residents react as FCTA vows to carry out demolition plan Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja

The decision of Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to demolish structures constricting the waterways has received commendations from residents of Lokogoma District who have recently suffered the negative

impact of the flooding in the area.

While describing the plan as the only way to stop future occurrence of such incidents, the residents at the weekend during the tripartite meeting between FCTA officials from the relevant departments, various estate developers in the district and off-takers (owners of the buildings) pledge their support to decision of the administration.

Recall, the Permanent Secretary,

Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa, last week directed the Director of the Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima to lead a team of FCTA officials to interface with the residents of Lokogoma ahead of the planned removal of illegal structures at the expiration of the two week notice earlier given by the administration.

Addressing the residents, Galadima expressed delight that

the affected residents were willing to comply with the directive even as he disclosed that the administration was set to carry out the planned removal of all offending structures in the coming week.

“We are here because we promised to go along with the residents’ Associations. The whole objective is to save lives and properties and we don’t pray for future occurrence of these unfortunate incidents.

FCT women reject Sen. Abbo’s apology for assaulting nursing mother Women under the auspices of National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), has rejected the apology tendered by the Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, for assaulting a nursing mother at a shop in Abuja.

The FCT Chairman, Mrs Hadiza Umar, made known the position of the women yesterday in Abuja while demonstrating against the Senator’s act.

Umar who was physically furious strongly condemned the brutal act which she described as an injustice to all women even as she demanded that the must face full wrath of the law to serve as deterrent to others.

“We reject his apology and we will do everything within the ambit of law to demand justice for our fellow woman who was assaulted.”

Speaking further, she called on the United Nations and all other international organisations to protect the women by prosecuting Sen. Abbo in order to guard against future occurrence.

“I am here with my executives and members of NCWS FCT chapter for a peaceful demonstration on what an elected senator, who is supposed to serve us, did to one of our women.

“We want to stop the barbaric habits on women either at home, in the markets, shops, workplace and everywhere in the country.

“We are women of integrity and mothers, we are not animals and we are saying no to violence against all women and the assault should stop with immediate effects,” she

said.

In her response, the Acting Secretary, FCT Social Development Secretariat (SDS), Mrs Safiya Umar, disclosed that the secretariat is awaiting response from Abbo as invitation had been sent to him to come and answer questions as concerns the violence meted on a nursing mother in a video clip released on the internet.

She stated that the secretariat strongly frowns at violence against women and children even as she described it as an international offence as clearly stipulated in

the UN Convention and Beijing Charter.

“It is our mandate to remain focus, to fight this monster that is bedeviling our society.

“It is so strange and unbecoming to us of a human being treating a fellow human being in such a disgraceful manner.

“The video we saw is mindbogglingly because some of us couldn’t sleep after watching the video.

“We are overwhelmed with issues of domestic violence in highly places, people you least expected will demonstrate that level of venom on a fellow human being,” Agnes said.

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Education: FCTA seeks accurate data collection for proper planning In a bid to ensure proper planning and development of education sector in the FCT, thePermanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa, has called on the principals of schools to provide accurate, valid and reliable data of all schools to the administration on time.

Speaking during the flag-off of the 2018/2019 FCT level Annual School Census (ASC) which took place at the Government Secondary School, Zone 3 Abuja, Ohaa warned against falsifying any data submitted for the purpose of the school census, adding that such offence carries a heavy penalty.

“Every school Head or Principal, including the Military, Paramilitary, Federal Unity colleges and private schools are expected to provide all requested information on learners, teachers, infrastructure, facilities, programs and activities of their various schools, every child must be counted.”

While explaining that information gathered will only be used for policy formulation, decision making and planning purposes, he however dispelled the rumour that data gathered during the exercise would be used to levy schools.

“I cannot emphasize enough that collection of data is for policy formulation, decision making and planning purposes only. It is certainly not for school levy or other misconceived purposes.

In the coming weeks, the exercise will begin all over the territory and I call on all stakeholders to cooperate fully with the officials carrying out this exercise in all the educational establishments all over the FCT”, he said.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Director, Administration and Finance of the Education Secretariat, Alhaji Umar Marafa, represented by the Deputy Director in charge of administration, Mr. Abdulrazak Leramoh, said the exercise would be carried out in all basic and post basic schools across the six Area Councils of the FCT.

He urged all school heads and principals to work with officers of the Department of Policy Planning, Research and Statistics (DDPR&S) of the Secretariat towards achieving the objective of the exercise. He also commended the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Federal Ministry of Education for supporting the Secretariat in carrying out the school census.

Also speaking, the Ag. Director, Department of Policy Planning, Research and Statistics (DPPRS), Dr. Sunday Idakwoji, stressed the need for collaboration and cooperation amongst the various education stakeholders for the success of the exercise which, he said, was aimed at improving educational data collection and management in the FCT for better planning.

The Annual School Census is a fall out of the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS) policy of 2007 aimed at significantly improving collection of education data to achieve higher educational objectives.

In a bid to forestall future occurrence of gas explosion in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Ministerial committee set up by the FCTA to probe the incident of gas explosion which claimed several lives in Lafia, Nasarawa state last year has called for the removal of all illegal LPG stations in the nation’s capital.

While submitting its report to the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa, the Chairman of the committee who also doubles as the Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Abass Idriss, disclosed that many LPG outlets operating in the FCT do so without securing approval

and requisite certifications from relevant authorities.

He also revealed that most LPG operators within petrol stations leverage on the license of those filling stations to conduct their businesses which he described as illegal.

In its recommendations, the Committee advocated for synergy and a close working relationship between the FCTA and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in terms of granting permits to ensure safety and compliance to the FCT Masterplan.

The Committee also recommended that LPG stations operating on road corridors

within residential areas and densely populated areas should be removed by the Department of Development Control and any acclaimed approval by LPG operator or other inflammable materials should be subjected to verifications.

It was also recommended that FEMA and the FCT Fire Service should also conduct an equipment check of all formal gas stations to determine their adequacy and safety levels.

In his response after receiving the report Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa commended the Committee for a job well done, adding that the report will be studied with a view to putting to work its recommendations.

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That’s why we are here this morning discussing with the residents’ Associations.

“We moved from estate to estate and where we have constriction of the stream corridor, those structures identified, are going to be captured and as earlier indicated we are coming back next week for proper implementation of that (removal) decision.

Reminding them of how far to move away from the waterways, Galadima said: “This corridor of 20 meters either side of the river is not just out of the blues. It’s based on standards. At the end of the day, when this District is fully serviced, you will see this corridor being laid with cables, pipes for conveyance of sewer lines, water amongst other things.

“So, it’s not just that somebody just woke up and said it must be 20/20.

It’s based on engineering standards.”

Ayodele Awosika, President of Pengassan Estate 1 which is one of the flood affected estates said it the planned action by the FCTA was a welcome development, adding that “residents of the estate have been facing severe incidents of flooding due to the constriction of the river channel.”

According to him, “the level of water within the estate is unusually very high due to the diversion of the natural course of water flow, which makes it difficult for most residents within the estate to leave their houses and go to work whenever it rains.”

Another resident and Vice Chairman, Lokogoma Residents’ Association, Dauda Kya also expressed happiness with the planned removal of houses built on the waterways.

Dauda who noted that the buildings should not have been allowed to be erected in the first place, said they were glad that the government has now come in to clear those structures.

“We have longed for this.

That’s what necessitated all our agitations and various discussions with government. We are happy with this development,” he said.

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ANSG signs N4bn housing units project with Rotech Stories by John Ndu, Awka Anambra State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rotech Energy Services Ltd. The MoU, which would cost N4.25 billion, is for construction of 500 Housing Units at Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of the state.

The housing units, which include schools, hospitals and others, would occupy 50 hectares of land.

Signing for the State Government, Governor Willie Obiano said his administration was committed to embarking on more housing schemes to reduce the accommodation challenges faced by citizens of the state.

Gov. Obiano stressed that the work would also stimulate economic development by creating numerous job opportunities for citizens.

He affirmed that the host community would benefit from the project through a Corporate Social Responsibility programme.

Managing Director, Anambra State

Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), Mr. Jide Ikeakor, said that the investment would improve government’s Internally Generated Revenue.

Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Mike Okonkwo, said the project was part of government’s efforts at implementing strategic housing objectives to benefit Ndi Anambra.

Director of Rotech, Mr. Austin Oguejiofor, noted that the job, which would boost development in sector, would be completed over the next 30 months.

``Not less than 500 Plots of land will be carved out from 50 hectares of land earmarked for the project. ``About 20 per cent of these plots will be fully developed (construction of 4 & 5 Bedrooms fully detached duplexes) by ROTECH. ``The remaining 80 per cent will be serviced plots with very high level of infrastructure provision with amenities. ``The amenities include Fire Service Station, Police Station, Schools, Worship Centres, Hospitals and Recreational Parks,’’ Oguejiofor said.

Youths urged to get engaged in agric to promote economic prosperity

Governor Willie Obiano (3rd left, front row) in a handshake with the Director of Rotech Company, Mr Austin Oguejiofor, (4th left, front row), and others at the signing of N4billion MoU for construction of over 500 Housing Units in Anambra State.

…Presents certificates of recognition to 2 traditional rulers Anambra State Government has presented Certificates of Recognition to two elected traditional rulers in the state.

They are traditional rulers of Umunnachi, Dunukofia Local Government Area, Igwebuike Ben Anochie and traditional ruler of Ochuche community, Ogbaru LGA, Vincent Ossy Ike-Ijeoma.

The event was held at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.

Presenting the certificates, Governor Willie Obiano enjoined them to see the certificates given to them as opportunities to re-unite members of the community.

The governor urged the traditional rulers to formulate policies that would create jobs for youths so as to take them off the streets.

Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Chief Greg , commended the governor for always recognising the traditional stool.

Proving the backgrounds of the communities, Chief Obi explained that Umunnachi had been represented in the present administration. ``The last traditional ruler of Umunnachi died in 2016. He ruled from 1977 to 2016. So, Umunnachi now has constitution as guide for selection of traditional rulers. ``But it is Ochuche community that has problems as there is yet to be constitution to guide selection of Igwe. ``Because of this, the governor constituted a committee to look into their process. The committee is made up of traditional rulers, some government functionaries and so on. ``The community made oral presentation that has led to the final selection of the present traditional ruler,’’ Obi said.

He cautioned that the state government would revoke their certificates or dethrone them, if they

engage in causing violence and disunity in their respective communities.

The commissioner enjoined President’s-Generals to work harmoniously with their traditional rulers to further attract meaningful development to their communities.

The traditional ruler of Onitsha and Chairman Anambra State Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Nne’emka Alfred Achebe, urged the new traditional rulers to imbibe the virtues of patience and love.

He admonished them to work out modalities to involve the youths in affairs of their communities, as doing so would discourage them from perpetrating criminal acts.

The traditional ruler of Ochuche Community Igwe Ike-Ijeoma, promised to promote the interest of all in the community as well as work harmoniously with the people to project the community to limelight.

APGA remains a formidable united family - Obiano’s aide The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Political Matters, Barrister Ifeatu ObiOkoye, has said that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is one of the most united and formidable political parties in Nigeria.

Barrister Obi-Okoye made this assertion while featuring in a live programme, Face-the-Press, at the ABS Television.

He explained that the recent judgement of a Delta State High Court, Kwale division, concerning APGA’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting does not in any way affect the outcome of the National Convention of the party held in Awka on May 31, 2019.

The Political Adviser nonetheless disclosed that necessary actions have been taken by APGA to

swiftly vacate the judgement of the Delta High Court which according to him lacks territorial jurisdiction to decide on the party’s NEC meeting which was held in Awka, Anambra State.

Barrister Obi-Okoye, who is a former National Publicity Secretary of APGA, emphasised that Dr. Victor Ike Oye is the undisputed National Chairman of the party, pointing out that the party is not in anyway factionalised.

He equally noted that the recent judgements of the high courts of Oyo State, Ibadan division and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have guaranteed the tenure of the incumbent National chairman and the National Working committee (NWC) of the party.

The political adviser disclosed that as the Leader and Board of Trustees Chairman of APGA, Governor

Obiano, in the spirit of the party’s motto of “be your brothers’ and sisters’ keeper” is doing everything possible to placate some aggrieved members of the party.

Barrister Obi-Okoye, however, described political disagreements as normal phenomena, and observed that the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have their own shares of internal crises.

He cited Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s ongoing face-off with Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and PDP’s suspension some of its members in the House of Representatives over the minority leadership conundrum in the green chamber of the National Assembly as clear evidences of disquiet in the two political parties.

Anambra State Government says it is committed to continuing the integration of youths in every economic programme to offer them competitive edge in the labour market.

Governor Willie Obiano said this during a courtesy visit by youths under the auspices of `Youths in Agriculture,’ urging that no fewer than 100 youths be included in this year’s farming season.

The youths under the auspices of `Youths in Agriculture’ were led by their coordinator, a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Development and Digital Entrepreneurship, Mr. Ifeanyi Aniagoh.

The event, which took place at the Ekwueme Square, Awka, marked the commencement of 2019 farming season.

Governor Obiano said that the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Ministry of Youths Empowerment and Creative Economy would launch a robust programme for youth participation in agriculture.

The programme with theme: ``Youths in Agriculture’’, would create further awareness for them to be integrated into the Agricultural development programmes.

The governor noted that his administration had also established the Fisheries and Aquaculture Business Development Agency (FABDA), to properly organise and stimulate commercial fish farming in Anambra State. ``This agency has set its sights on producing 250,000 kilograms of fish per month to make fish more available in the state. ``The agency also plans to set up Fish Business Villages in the three Senatorial Zones of the state to create many jobs in order to take more youths off the streets. ``To stay ahead of our closest rivals, we shall take training and exposure to best practices seriously this year. ``We shall create opportunities for our farmers and agricultural officers to learn some of the bestin-class agricultural practices that are leading to greater yield and happier society in other parts of the world,’’ Governor Obiano added.

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Physical Planning Board commences demolition of illegal structures Anambra State Government through the Physical Planning Board has commenced enforcement and removal of illegal structures obstructing drainage and free flow of flood water.

The first point of call was the hitherto blocked access road to Rockland Estate and other adjourning Estates where a fence constructed by a private individual, was used to obstruct government constructed water channel.

Members of the State Physical Planning Board were on the site with a caterpillar, while the concrete wall was being broken down.

The flood channel originally passed through a compound which informed the private individual’s decision and action.

It was also observed that the entire road had been submerged with flood water, and had badly damaged the ashpalted road, making it nearly impossible for motorists to make their way through.

A resident of Light of the Nation Estate in the area, Mr. Nnamdi Onyekwelu, explained that the action blocked off the major road which diverted residents to an alternative road that is gradually wearing off due to heavy traffic.

He told newsmen that residents of their estate had written several petitions to Government, and applauded Government’s decision to heed their plight.

Staff and members of the Board embarked on what they called show of force exercise round Oyi Council Area which they expressed optimism that it should serve as deterrent to those who have constructed illegal structures in any part of the area.

They made markings on noncompliant and illegal buildings.

The Executive Chairman of Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Barrister Chike Maduekwe, stressed that the move has become imperative in keeping with Governor Willie Obiano’s directive during the last Executive Council Meeting held at the Government House, Awka.

He said the exercise was unanimously approved, as they got report that some illegal structures were causing serious challenges in Awka and one other major one at Onitsha, defiant and contrary to the State’s development control laws.

He said that government is not interested in causing hardship for the citizenry but warned that government will not tolerate such impunity.

He noted that it usually costs government substantial amount of money to remove such structures and emphasised that the board will not hesitate to head to court against any offender to enforce the directive to the letter.

Barrister Mmaduekwe also said that there are reports that some developers he described as irresponsible refuse to go for approval, and that some go as far as molesting their workers, warning that government will not fail to decisively deal with such people in accordance with established law.

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Imo North: Uwajumogu serves INEC court notice, wants Certificate of Return issued to him Following a ruling of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on July 4, 2019, compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately issue a Certificate of Return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Imo North senatorial district, Benjamin Uwajumogu, the court order has been served on the electoral umpire.

Uwajumogu had approached the court seeking for an order to compel INEC to issue him a Certificate of Return.

In the order, the court ruled “that the Independent National Electoral Commission does not have the power and right under any law in Nigeria to review or otherwise deal with any question related or connected to the declaration and return of the applicant for the Imo North Senatorial District election on the 23rd of February and 9th March 2019 after the returning officer had taken a decision.”

The court among others also ruled “that order of mandatory injunction is hereby made compelling the

Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately issue the applicant, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu, a sealed Certificate of Return for the Imo North Senatorial District.”

In his reaction to the judgement, Uwajumogu expressed satisfaction that justice had been served, but regretted that he had to miss being inaugurated alongside his colleagues owing to the legal impediments.

“I am highly elated with the declarative order compelling INEC to issue me Certificate of Return. I give glory to God. However, I would expect INEC to swiftly comply with the order without wasting time to save me more precious time being wasted in serving the good people of Imo North in the Red Chambers.

“Already, INEC’s decision to hold on to my Certificate of Return after the Returning Officer had announced me as winner had caused me incalculable damage, but that can be remedied to a large extent if I’m issued my Certificate on Monday, July 8, 2019.”

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Moro visits Agatu over killings, vows to draw govt attention to plight of constituents The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Moro, has paid a condolence visit to the people of Okokolo community of Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) in Benue State, over the recent attack unleashed on them, which reportedly left over 20 persons dead and many houses burnt.

Moro was accompanied by a former member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Samson Okwu and his Campaign Director, Hon. Yusuf Obioyi.

Agatu is one of the nine local government councils within the senator’s constituency in the Benue South Senatorial District.

Speaking during the visit, Moro who replaced former Senate President David Mark as the Benue South Senator, expressed his deep sympathy to the affected families and members of the entire community.

He stressed the need for the people of the various communities and villages in Agatu to live together in peace and avoid violence, noting that there can never be any meaningful development in an atmosphere of chaos, rancor and acrimony.

He vowed that as their representative in the upper chamber of the national

Moro legislature, he would continue to call on the government of the day to take decisive step to put an end to the senseless killings in the area. Comrade Moro equally promised to subsequently revisit the community to dialogue with the people and find a way of ensuring that the displaced persons return to their respective homes.

The head of the Okokolo community, Omadachi, who spoke on behalf of the council of elders, thanked Senator Moro

for his show of love, concern and kindness towards the people.

While praying God to guide and direct Moro as the new senator of Benue South, he said members of the community were filled with joy in their hearts that despite the condition of their road, Moro still travelled down to the village to sympathise with them.

The Agatu Council Chairman, Alhaji Alilu who was represented by his vice, commended the efforts of the senator and prayed for permanent peaceful solution to the problem in Agatu.

Moro had earlier in a statement condemned the attack immediately it occurred.

Describing the action of the attackers as callous wicked and barbaric, he said: “To say I am shocked beyond words over the fresh attack on my people in Okokolo, Agatu is an understatement.

“This is unbelievable, unjustifiable and unimaginable.

It bleeds my heart because nothing whatsoever justifies this unabashed act of mass murder and destruction meted out to the people of Okokolo in Agatu.”

The attack was reported to have been carried out by armed youths and militia from another village also in Agatu LGA.

Kogi 2019: Wada seeks return ticket to Government House, says he is moved by people’s plight Barnabas Gemade

My love for my people will not allow me quit politics – Gemade The former Senator representing Benue North East Senatorial District, Barnabas Gemade, has said that he will remain in politics because nobody can do the things he has been doing for the society.

He also gave reasons why he did not protest against his electoral defeat in the 2019 National Assembly election.

Gemade who spoke in Makurdi while interacting with newsmen, maintained that he has no intention of quitting partisan politics for now, maintaining that if he leaves politics, there would be nobody to do the things he does for the people.

The former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) contested the 2019 senatorial seat on the platform of the Social Democratic Party but lost to the former governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam.

Gemade had earlier won the

senatorial seat in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He said, “I can assure you that I’m not going to quit politics because, if I do, nobody would be there to do the things I have been doing for the society.

“My people need me, Nigerians need me. My experience matters. I have been a politician for long and there is no successful political party that had come to stay in Benue and Nigeria as a whole without my valuable inputs since 1999 to date.”

He, said that he decided not to challenge the election in court, because he does not want a court imposing him on his people, “Though I was rigged out during the 2019 National Assembly election in my senatorial district, I refused to go to court because I do not want the court to compel my people to accept me,” Gemade stated.

The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada, has declared his interest to return to the state Government House.

The former governor who made his intentions known during a press conference at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, in Lokoja, said he was moved to seek a return to Government House under the platform the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party he earlier rode on its back to office because of the plight of the people of the state.

He said that if elected, he will create the much needed employment opportunities, and return the state to the path of fulfilling that promise that people desired at the creation of the state.

He bemoaned the plight of workers in the state, saying his administration was always up to date on salary payment, save for his last three months in office, one of which he attributed to disagreement with labour leaders, as to how best to utilise dwindled federal allocation and the others because monthly allocation had

not arrived before his departure.

According to him, the well being, progress and development of Kogi people remain non negotiable, this he said is the reason why he has accepted the call to seek a return to office, adding that the sufferings of the people, necessitated his acceptance to run.

The former governor said that it had become difficult to fold his hands and allow the unimaginable suffering of Kogi people continue unabated.

He tasked the PDP state executive to see the election as a defining moment that calls for deep reflection, saying all hands must be on deck to make the November 16 governorship election a turning point for the state.

He said he had learnt and known much more of the things that will catapult the state’s all round development if elected.

“Within the available resources available to my administration, I made the completion of inherited projects and payment of salaries a priority. What should inform the decision as to who becomes the

next Kogi State governor should be about capacity and experience.

My aspiration is about the people who now see suicide as an option.

“The November 16, governorship election present to the people another lifeline; my administration made transparency, accountability and honesty its watchword, and I appeal for the support of the PDP executives to enable me realise more,” he appealed.

He said that the people’s decision in who flies the party’s flag is crucial to making education, affordable healthcare delivery and infrastructure development central to the people.

He urged the party executives to create a level playing field that would allow for a candidate that is passionate in actualising the dream of a better and enviable Kogi, to emerge as its candidate.

He said that it would be “suicidal if Kogi people mess up the only opportunity left in choosing a purposeful leader as governor. Our only lifeline should be well utilised and not traded off for peanuts, and for anti Kogi progress.”

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Adams Oshiomhole: Labour leader, activist and politician Adams Oshiomhole is prominently recognised as former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), a former two-term Governor of Edo State in Nigeria and currently National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is one politician who is in the public glare from 1999 till date.

Before stepping into politics, Oshiomole was the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) where he gained huge popularity.

After democracy was restored in 1999, he became president of the Nigerian Labour Congress and was prominent as the leader of a campaign of industrial action against high oil prices in Nigeria.

1982, Adams Oshiomhole was appointed General Secretary of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, a union with over 75,000 workers.

The Textile union elected Oshiomhole for a second term as General Secretary, while he continued as president of NLC. Early in the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo he negotiated a 25% wage increase for public sector workers. In return he publicly supported Obasanjo and endorsed his candidacy when he was re-elected in 2003.

His relationship with Obasanjo turned sour as neglect of local oil refineries led to reliance on imported gasoline, followed by rises in the price of fuel. Oshiomhole led strikes and demonstrations against the increase.

He most famously led a nationwide strike against high oil prices in Nigeria.

He had fought for the reversal of pump price increases introduced by President Obasanjo leading to strikes and demonstrations against the increases.

He was persecuted for his relentless moves against the then government concerning the fuel crisis.

He faced arrests, tear gas and temporary blockades of union offices, and Obasanjo introduced legislation to make it more difficult for the NLC to strike. The NLC alleges that on 9

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October 2004 Oshiomhole was abducted

by State Security Services during a protest, but the Nigerian government said he submitted to voluntary custody.

Oshiomhole represented African Workers for two terms on the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), serving on the committee on Freedom of Association. He was also a member of the Executive Board of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

Oshiomhole forayed into politics in April 2007, when he ran for Governor of Edo State under the Action Congress Party, with which his Labour Party had entered a strategic alliance.

Oserheimen Osunbor of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) was declared the winner. However, the AC contested the election on the basis of various irregularities.

On 20 March 2008, an Edo State election tribunal nullified the election of Oserheimen Osunbor and declared Oshiomhole the winner. and on 11 November 2008, a federal Appeal Court sitting in Benin City upheld the ruling of the state’s elections petitions tribunal, declaring Oshiomole to be the Governor of Edo State. The decision was based on several voting irregularities.

In 2012, he was re-elected for a second term, winning the elections in a massive landslide and he governed till November 12 2016.

Oshiomhole ventured into party politics on 23 June 2018 and emerged the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a voice vote by delegates at the party National convention.

Bringing his hard stance on issues into politics and coming with a mind set of reforming the party which was alleged to have been enmeshed in crisis under his predecessor, John Odigie-Oyegun, his tenure so far has not been crisis free Oshiomhole faced a lot of persecution from party members shortly before the 2019 general election as he was accused of favouritism of some candidates and taking side with few anointed candidates against party chairmen at State level This, however, led to the unfortunate losing of grounds by the ruling party to the PDP in some states, notably Adamawa, Bauchi,Oyo and lastly Zamfara .

Presently, Oshiomhole is battling to save his job as the National Chairman as pressure continues to mount on him to step down from office.

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole was born on 4 April 1952 at Iyamho, near Auchi in Edo State. He was born Muslim but was led to Christianity by his late wife Clara who died of cancer aged 54.

He is Catholic and his Christian name is Eric. After his secondary education, he obtained a job with the Arewa Textiles Company, where he was elected union secretary. He became a full-time trade union organizer in 1975.

He then studied at Ruskin College, Oxford in the United Kingdom where he majored in economics and industrial relations. He also attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. In May 2015 he married a young model called Lara Fortes.

Uche Secondus: The ‘total chairman’ who revived PDP from near ruin There is no way the history of Nigeria’s Fourth democratic Republic would be written without mentioning Prince Uche Secondus, current National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

It is on record that this astute politician, a grassroots mobilizer and crisis manager per excellence, piloted the aircraft of the former ruling party from nose diving back to smooth sailing flight.

He worked with other persons of like minds in the party to rescue PDP from being forgotten in the dump side of political history after reigning supremely for 16 uninterrupted years in governance.

Before Secondus came on board, the large umbrella holding together the PDP family has almost been literally being turn to shred by the leadership crisis over who controls the soul of the party.

Series of litigation followed the chairmanship tussle between former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi and former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff who joined PDP from the APC. The party began losing its hold on the country towards the 2015 election at the emergence of another strong opposition party – the All Progressive Congress (APC) formed partly by the aggrieved members of the ruling PDP. Not only that, the party became weak through the emergence of a deadly Islamic insurgency led by an Islamic group called Boko Haram which engulfed nearly all parts of Northern Nigeria.

But the final stroke came when its strong opposition, the APC, through its candidate in the person of Muhammadu Buhari defeated Jonathan.

The party did not only lose its grip on the presidency, it also lost its majority seats in the National Assembly and many of its stronghold states The continuous internal fights led to the majority of its members decamping to other parties with a majority crossing to the ruling All Progressive Congress.

Then, the party obviously needed someone with a strong will to salvage it from the brink.

Against many odds, Secondus contested for the chairmanship of the party and took over the reins on December 10, 2017, after acting as interim chairman and vowed to re-position it back to its glorious days.

In fact, the foundation of Secondus’ victory could be attributed to his influence among party chairmen in the states and several other stakeholders in the party.

He swung into action almost immediately after his election to reconcile aggrieved party members and sell to them his three

Secondus prong mission of “rebuilding, repositioning and regaining’ lost glory of the party.

Secondus is a man well-versed with party politics in Nigeria and looks very much prepared for the chairmanship job.

He said those who wanted to lead the PDP must be ready to “deliver” their zones during the 2019 elections. “I will deliver my place and then proceed to win other states and regions,” he boasted.

He took as his core mandate, confronting and pushing President Buhari and the ruling APC out of power and he reiterated his mission in his victory speech.

He said “By my understanding, the mandate you have given us today is clear and unambiguous.

It is to return our party to power, come 2019. As Herculean as this mandate seems, I know it’s achievable.

“Let me assure you great members and leaders of our party, that by the grace of God and with all hands on deck, the brief tenancy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Aso Rock Villa expires on May 28, 2019. “By this, we serve them a quit notice,” he said..

Not minding the party’s rise and fall, Secondus, with the help of committed PDP members struggled to keep the house united as they remain optimistic that the party would recover its past glory come 2019.

Secondus would be remembered by party members for piloting PDP to the best adjudged as transparent, a Presidential primary ever held, which produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as PDP flag bearer in a free atmosphere in Port- Harcourt.

The Secondus led National Executive Council, National Working Committee and other organs of the party ensured postconvention crisis management

and fence mending parley with other 11 contestants who firmly supported Atiku’s candidacy.

The energetic chairman led the Presidential campaign train across states of the federation with party top notch and other aspirants appointed as members of the Presidential Campaign Council under the director generalship of Senate President Bukola Saraki.

This oneness of purpose manifested in the great feat achieved by the party in the 2019 General election, in which though it lost the Presidency to the incumbent President Buhari of the APC, the party was able to break into the stronghold of the ruling APC and winning states like Bauchi, Adamawa, Sokoto, Oyo, and lately Zamfara, giving the PDP control over 16 states . PDP as at last count now has about 47 Senators while more seat in the National Assembly may still be won through judicial process at election tribunals Prior to the 2019 election, Secondus actively played his role as leader of opposition becoming a crusader against seemingly injustices against, selective corruption trials, intimidation and witch hunting of PDP members by agencies of government.

A dogged and fearless fighter for equity, justice and fairness, Secondus led PDP leaders on several protest matches against issues of national interest and matters threatening the party’s chances prior to the 2019 polls.

In fact, in one of such protests, the chairman was tear gassed by security agents at the entrance to the Force Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, in Abuja.

He is still a great advocate of the party in the ongoing Presidential election petition tribunal at the instance of the party against the election of President Buhari.

The almost 65 year old PDP chairman was born in Andoni, Rivers State on March 22, 1955. Secondus has been a well rounded politician. He was Rivers State Youth Leader of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the Second Republic. He served as State Publicity Secretary of National Republican Convention (NRC) from 1993 to 1998. He was two term chairman of Rivers State PDP and Chairman of all PDP State chairmen during which time he earned the nickname ‘Total Chair’.

Ahead of the 2007 general elections, Secondus was handed the position of South South coordinator of the PDP national campaign and became deputy national chairman of the PDP in 2013.

After the 2015 general elections, Secondus became acting chairman of the PDP. He succeeded Adamu Mu’azu.

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Unions to tackle recruitment racketeering in FAAN Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Leaders of some aviation unions in the country are billed for Kaduna venue of the alleged illegal recruitment of fire safety and security this week to monitor the exercise Last week, the National Union of Air Transport Employees NUATE in a petition to the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) raised an alarm over what it called illegal recruitment of fire safety and security said it was not in line with the civil service and conditions of service rules. It then called for an end to the exercise.

But investigation has shown that after a marathon meeting with the managing director of FAAN last week in Lagos, it was agreed among the union leaders that there was a need to see things for themselves following which they arrived at going to Kaduna, venue of recruitment.

The unions have alleged that politicians have hijacked the exercise with the recruitment of over 300 unqualified candidates by imposing them on the panel of recruitment in Kaduna.

According to the investigation, catchment areas across the country for the recruitment exercise were not followed as candidates travelled from Lagos to Kaduna for the exercise which the unions were not happy with.

An informed source said that it was the view of the unions that the exercise should be halted until identified lapses were corrected but following series of appeal, it was suggested that unions should visit the venue to see the conduct of the recruitment process According to our sources the panel violated the rules and conditions of service for recruitment especially in the area of safety and went ahead to invite candidates numbering more than 100 believed to be above forty years of age and pregnant women pointing, out that the exercise was for fresh graduates deemed fit to handle security and fire fighting The source also hinted that they were casual workers in the organisation that have put up almost ten years and their names were removed from being recruited.

They vowed to correct the injustice during the visit to the recruit venue in Kaduna by ensuring that all those being screened for the exercise were fit and had the medical certificate of fitness before numbers will be given to them.

The union leaders also frowned at the way non-career personnel were being employed into the agency and placed above the career civil servant from the position of general manager adding that only the position of managing director will only be accepted as the position was a political one.

L-R: Head Internal Audit, FBN Holdings, Bode Oguntoke; Risk Management & Compliance, FBN Holdings, Toun Agboluaje; CEO, NSE, Oscar Onyema; Brand Strategy & Special Projects, First Bank, Abimbola Meshinoye; ED, Business Development, FBN Insurance, Moruf Apampa and Investor Relations, FBN Holdings Plc., Timothy Akintayo, at the 5km Race Against Cancer organized by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) tagged 6th Corporate Challenge, held at the weekend in Lagos.

How stock market investors lost N304bn in one week As All Share Index declined by 2.32%

Motolani Oseni Investors in the equities market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded a loss of N304 billion in the first week trading of July 2019.

Specifically, at the end of the five-day trading, the NSE All-Share Index (ASI) dropped by 2.32 per cent to close at 29,270.95 basis points from 29,966.87 basis points, while the market capitalisation closed at N12.902 trillion, a decline of 2.30 per cent from N13.206 trillion the market opened for trading.

Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of the NSE Industrial Goods which appreciated by 3.28 per cent to 1,123.49 basis points.

The NSE Insurance Index, NSE Consumer Goods Index, NSE Oil/Gas Index and NSE Banking Index closed in negative as they dropped by 0.97 per cent, 2.84 per cent, 0.75

per cent and 5.44 per cent to 122.55 basis points, 604.68 basis points, 251.34 basis points and 346.90 basis points respectively due to selling pressures.

According to NSE, “the total turnover of 1.025 billion shares worth N9.911 billion in 19,375 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.771 billion shares valued at N28.036 billion that exchanged hands last week in 18,660 deals.

“The Financial Services industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 660.844 million shares valued at N5.735 billion traded in 11,296 deals; thus contributing 64.49 per cent and 57.87 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. The Healthcare Industry followed with 95.150 million shares worth N61.699 million in 174 deals.

“The third place was Industrial Goods Industry with a turnover of 89.419 million

The Immediate Past Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru has urged his successor, Malam Mele Kyari, to exceed the milestones recorded by his management as he resumes into office President Buhari had on June 20, announced the appointment of Kyari as the new GMD of

of 12,375 units valued at N6.223 million were traded this week in 8 deals compared with a total of 505,460 units valued at N39.278 million that was transacted last week in 27 deals.

A total of 1.007 a million units of Federal Government Bonds valued at N1.024 billion were traded this week in 14 deals compared with a total of 47,212 units valued at N49.976 million transacted last week in 34 deals.

The price movement the chart showed that only 21 equities appreciated at price during the week, lower than 36 in the previous week.

44 equities depreciated in price, higher than 32equities in the previous week, while 103 equities remained unchanged, higher than 100 equities recorded in the preceding week.

Analysts at Cowry Asset Management Limited expected the local equities to rebound as we draw closer to earnings season and investors await positive corporate performances.

LCCI raises the alarm over high cost of living in Nigeria Joy Obakeye

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has asked the Federal Government to take actions that will stabilise food prices through improved food production, owing to the current high inflation rate which has led to an increase in food prices.

The Chamber, at its second quarter (Q2) press conference on the economy, also raised concern over the country’s current

high debt profile, urging the FG to cut down on its debt and seek other ways of raising funds.

According to its President, Mr Babatunde Ruwase, measures should be put in place to address the situation.

“Inflation rose to 11.40 per cent in the month of May, representing the highest rate since December 2018 and higher than the 9.9 per cent target in the 2019 budget.

“Consumer prices rose 1.11per cent on a month -on -month basis in May, up from April’s 0.94 per increase. This increase

NNPC: Baru tasks Kyari on excellence Micheal Ajayi

shares worth N1.416 billion in 1,723 deals.

“Trading in the Top Three Equities namely, United Bank For Africa Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and FBN Holdings Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 297.889 million shares worth N3.095 billion in 3,998 deals, contributing 29.07 per cent and 31.23 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.”

Market analyst expressed believes that the bearish run would continue as investors maintain a risk-off approach towards investing in the domestic equities market.

“We expect to see some bargain hunting in the next trading week especially on the fundamentally sound stocks which are currently trading below their fair value. Hence, we expect the overall market performance index to hedge up,” GTI Securities Limited stated.

Also traded during the week were a total

NNPC with a transition scheduled for today July 8 Baru while speaking on the transition expressed optimism that Kyari, as a thoroughbred professional and product of the NNPC system would deploy his cognate experience, expertise and exposure to deliver greater achievements.

Furthermore, he said the incoming GMD played critical roles in delivering various projects

that had reformed the corporation within a short period, adding that being part of the corporation’s new vision, Kyari is in a vantage position to perform better.

“We came in at a time when the country was experiencing low production, low staff morale and high rate of pipeline vandalism. However, we worked hard as a team, surmounted the challenges and finished strong.

was reported by NBS (Nigeria Bureau of Statistics) to be largely caused by the faster growth of food prices.”

Ruwase added that the drop in the budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector does not reflect the government’s commitment to improving the country’s food situation. ”Unfortunately, the drop in the budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector from 2.23 per cent in 2018 to 1.56 per cent in 2019 does not reflect the desired government’s commitment to improving

“I am, therefore, glad that one of us, with professional competence and experience, will be taking over from me,” he said.

However a statement issued by NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, on Sunday in Abuja, said Baru gave the charge while receiving Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State, who led a delegation from the state on a courtesy visit to him.

In his remark, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum congratulated Kyari on his appointment and expressed gratitude to President

the country’s food situation.”

He explained that the plan by the Federal Government to obtain additional $2.7billion foreign loan calls for concern because in the last three years, the nation’s debt profile rose from $10.32billion in June 2015 to $22.08billion as of June 30, last year.

With this additional loan, the LCCI chief said the country’s foreign debt would increase and invariably increase the overall debt profile of the country which stood at N24.38 trillion as of December 31, 2018.

Muhammadu Buhari for finding a son of Borno State worthy of the office.

He called on the GMD-designate to discharge his duties to the best of his ability without compromising national interest.

The governor appreciated the outgoing GMD for his mentorship and training that had prepared Kyari for the enviable position in the nation’s largest oil and Gas Company.

Zulum lauds the smooth and unique handover process, emphasising that the privilege pointed to the integrity of Baru.

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N100bn investments loss: NPA apologises to stakeholders over port shutdown Temitope Adebayo

L-R: Matthew Daniel, student of Wesley School; Olusegun Alebiosu, Chief Risk Officer, FirstBank; Seyi Olusanya, student of Wesley School; Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank; Olayiwola Adeola, student of Wesley School and Mr A.K. Alimi, Principal, Wesley School 1, during FirstBank’s visit to Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired at Surulere, Lagos as part of activities marking FirstBank’s CR&S week 2019.

Why influx of fake phones may continue FG must come up with advocacy programmes, says CAPDAN

Ladesope Ladelokun The hazardous health effects and the negative economic implication of fake handsets and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) devices in Nigeria have in the recent times been a regular source of worry for stakeholders in the tech ecosystem.

Industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has, as part of measures to tame the menace, organised town hall meetings, workshops, et al. At a recently held sensitisation workshop on the hazardous effect of non-type approved handsets and their impact on quality

of service and e-waste, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, had said substandard, counterfeit or non-type approved handsets are a global menace and much more severe in the third world and developing countries.

Danbatta added that Nigeria are very attractive to marketers of nontype approved handsets because of its burgeoning and huge population, making the menace a difficult problem to tackle.He said the NCC was ready to partner all the marketers of handsets in the sector.

Speaking with The Daily Times on the matter on Sunday, the President of Computer and Allied Products Dealers

Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), Mr Ojikutu Adeniyi, said Nigeria’s population was no doubt fuelling the menace, adding that it was working closely with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria(SON) on regulation and awareness of the buyers.

Ojikutu says the influx of fake phones into Nigeria has more to do with points of entry than the market, calling on the Nigerian Customs and other relevant government agencies to step up measures to ensure they don’t get circulated in Nigeria let alone sold. He said it was incumbent on the government to embark on advocacy programmes, noting that CAPDAN had done a lot of advocacy in Nigeria’s

popular tech hub - Computer Village. “ We’ve done a lot of advocacy on our part and awareness for people. We want to enjoin the government come up with advocacy programmes, awareness programmes, even to the buying public so that people would understand the tips on where to buy, how to buy, how to identify and what have you.

“We bring SON into some of our stakeholders’ meetings to come and educate the people .As a matter of fact, SON has office inside our secretariat so that they can do product registration and some of the things they are some of the things they are supposed to do from their office to ensure people get value for their money,” he explained.

Airtel Africa to list 3.7bn shares on Tuesday, says NSE Motolani Oseni The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has said Airtel Africa will be listing its 3.7 billion shares on The Exchange tomorrow Tuesday 9th, 2019.

The Head, Corporate Communications, NSE, Mr. Olumide Orojimi in a statement on Sunday said, the bourse is aware of various media reports stating that the

postponed Airtel Africa listing on NSE is for Monday, July 8, 2019.

“Please be informed that the official date for the listing is Tuesday, July 9, 2019.”

The management of NSE had announced that the planned cross border secondary listing of 3,758,151,504 ordinary shares of Airtel Africa Plc has been postponed from Friday’s scheduled listing.

The bourse in a statement on Friday morning said the postponement was necessitated by the need to ensure that the Company meets all the post NSE approval pre-requisites.

The Exchange on Thursday had said it granted waiver to Airtel Nigeria despite its inability to attract up to 300 institutional investors which is a minimum pre-listing requirement needed to be met before it becomes listed.

The telecom giant could only attract 130 institutional and high net worth investors as shareholders.

The NSE management at a prelisting media interactive session said Airtel Nigeria disclosed that it would be listing 39, 227,968 ordinary shares of 60 cents at N363 per share, preparatory to the main listing session on the NSE tomorrow. The total value of the listing is N1,354,208,995,952.

Air Peace commences intl flight to Sharjah with over 80% load factor Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Air Peace weekend made an impressive entrance into the the International scene by air lifting 316 passengers in its inaugural flight to Sharjah The 324 -seater aircraft airlifted an unprecedented 316 passengers to Sharjah of which actual paying passengers were 274 accounting for the impressive load factor.

The Anambra State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter while speaking at the Abuja airport before the flight took off, said Air Peace’s flights to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE) move would be of immense economic benefit to the country through massive employment, and earning of foreign

exchange.

Obi said it was a major move towards economic resurgence of Nigeria.

Analysing the implication of this move, which he called “inaugural flight into the world”, Obi said: “the move would be of immense economic boost to the country through massive employment, and earning of foreign exchange as well as encourage competitive prizing and ready availability of flights.

On the imperative for support to the Airline by Nigerians, Obi, citing examples with the over 95 per cent patronage the people of Rwanda, Ethiopia and most countries that have International Airlines give to their airlines, Obi said he was confident Nigerians would patronise the Airline

and see it as their own.

His words: “Air Peace deserves every support from patriotism point of view and, most importantly, because they have proved their professionalism in service delivery and other aspects of airline management.”

Meanwhile, the airline’s CEO, Barrister Allen Onyema feels the airline will thrive better and continue to provide employment to the teeming Nigerian youth, if it is supported by government as airline’s in other climes are.

Onyema who responded to questions after Air Peace at a dinner organised for a successful flight explained that with its price revolution, some players through their constituted authorities may come after them and that is where they need government’s backing.

“Of course we need support of government, it’s a give . Without this support of government, they will come after us. In other places government’s protect its airline’s and until we learn that protection, no matter how you try, you’d need your country to support you and check mate them.”

On the load factor, Air Peace Chairman expects a rise while stating that the airlines’ frequency of operations will give it room to review its operations and do it better subsequently until it perfects the route.

Onyema also used the opportunity to thank Nigerians who believed in the airline and flew them stating that despite the fact that AirPeace cannot match its competitors experience or capacity but would go a long way because of Nigerians’ support.

The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has apologized to importers, exporters and other port users for their losses, following a twoday strike embarked upon by dockworkers under the aegis of

by Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) in all the ports across the country.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce estimates that the strike led to N100 billion loss to the country and its businessmen.

The strike was called off on Friday.

However, the NPA has assured stakeholders and other providers and users of port services that it would leave no stone unturned in ensuring such breakdown of port activities will not repeat.

“The management of NPA regrets all inconveniences the strike might have caused port users and other stakeholders. We however promise to ensure that issues that led to the strike are resolved soonest in the national interest and further enhance its mandate to always deliver efficient services for customer satisfaction,” said Jatto Adams, the port authority’s general manager for Corporate and Strategic Communications in a statement weekend.

Meanwhile MWUN had in a statement signed by its President General, Adewale Adeyanju and the Secretary General; Felix Akingboye respectively, said it decided to suspend the strike to pave way for discussions and negotiations with concerned stakeholders.

According to him, the strike was suspended pending the outcome of the meeting scheduled to take place next week between the managements of NPA, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, the Nigerian Shippers Council NSC, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC and the International Oil Companies IOCs, with the leadership of union.

The union had acknowledged the adverse effect the strike had on the economy, even as it stressed that it has concern for major stakeholders who are not in any way involved in the actions of the IOCs, which led to the strike in the first place.

The statement said: “We have noted the grave concerns raised by some major stakeholders in the industry who are not in any way involved in the reason the union embarked on the strike action, which adversely affected their operations.

“However, arising from the intervention of the Permanent Secretaries, Federal Ministries of Transport, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, some notable stakeholders especially, the Managing Director of NPA Hadiza Bala Usman and her management team, the managements of NIMASA, led by the Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the CEO of Shippers Council, Hassan Bello and chairman of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria STOAN Princess Vicky Haastrup”.

“We have decided to suspend the strike action pending the outcome of the meeting scheduled to take place next week between the managements of NPA, NIMASA, NSC, NNPC and the IOCs with the leadership of the union.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. RAYMOND EKEMEZIE NWOSU 2. MRS. ANGELA CHUKWU 3. MR. EZE OKPARA 4. MR. CALISTUS AMALU 5.MRS. LOVETH ONUGHA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PARTNER WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE GOOD SANITORY ENVIRONMENT. 2. TO PROVIDE WELFARE ASSISTANCE TO IT’S MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1, OTUNBA SOLA OLATUNJI (CHAIRMAN) 2, BARR. MIKE AKINFOLARIN (SECRETARY) 3, DR. CHRISTOPHER OGUNLANA 4, BARR, OLAJIDE ADEREHINWO 5, AKINMUSERE ISAAC 6, AKINDUSOYE CAROLINE REMI 7, DR. ADE OMOSULE 8, PRINCESS OLUFEMI AKINLUDE 9, ELDER OKUNFOLAMI MARKINS 10. CHIEF NIYI NETUFO 11. MR. FEMI DAGUNRO 12. PRINCE ADEWOLE TUROTI 13. EGBONTOLORUN JOHN AKIN. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO HELP THE AUTHORITY IN DIFFERENT STRATA OF THE SOCIETY BY ENGAGING THEM CONSTRUCTIVELY ON GOOD GOVERNANCE FROM TIME TO TIME IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY AND ENTHRONE EGALITARIAN SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PST. UKOT SMITH BASSEY 2. MRS MIRIAM SMITH BASSEY 3. PST. REAGAN GAMBO 4. MRS INIOBONG UDOSEN THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS .

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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

FORUM FOR FEMALE FOLKS

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADERIBIGBE CHRISTIANA OMONIKE 2. FAJIMI OLUWABUNMI YETUNDE 3. ODUNAYO OLUWATOSIN OLUFUNKE 4 . OWO OLADUNNI FELICIA 5. IDOWU MARY OLUWATOSIN

WOMEN ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESS

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BOSEDE MORIAMO BALOGUN- PRESIDENT. 2. OLAYINKA OLUWAREMILEKUN ADEWUMI- SEC. 3. TAIBAT ELEMESHO-OKESANJO, 4. OMOLARA OLUDOTUN TEJUMOLA. 5. ADEOLA OLAWUNMI FARINDE. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AMONG WOMEN. 2. TO ASSIST THE LEAS PRIVILEGED. SIGNED: SECRETARY

BEIT HAMIKDASH YISREAL MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) OFFOR COSMAS NWEKE. (2) OKAFOR EZENWA BENJAMIN. (3) NDUKAIFE KINGSLEY ONYEKA. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE WORD OF GOD OF ISREAL AND MAKING IMPACT ON HUMANITY. 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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: AROH EDWIN SUNDAY ESQ. 08052121610.

FULLA AID FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NABILA SHEHU TURAKI - PRESIDENT 2. HAJ. HASSANA ABDULLAHI NYELLON - SECRETRAY 3. HAJ. SARATU GUMEL 4. ALH. BASHIR OTHMAN ABDULLAHI 5. HAJ. HADEEYA BUBA IMAM THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION ON AND SKILL ACQUISITION SPECIALLY, ABUSE VICTIMS AND GETTING ALMAJIRI CHILDREN OFF THE STREET, INTO BETTER LIFE .

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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABIOLA SARAT JOHNSON 2. OLUFUNMILAYO MABEL AJAYI 3. OLAMIDE OLUWAFEMI JOHNSON

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO EDUCATE WOMEN AND GIRLS ON WAYS TO AVOID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND LIVE PEACEFULLY IN THEIR HOMES AND SOCIETY.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE WOMEN AND YOUTHS TO START AND SCALE PROFITABLE STARTUPS AND JOBS IN AFRICA 2. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INNOVATIVE IDEAS BY ENTREPRENEURS GEARED TOWARDS SOCIETAL IMPACT 3. TO COLLABORATE WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

THE WIND OF FIRE ASSEMBLY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MOBOLADE GIDEON OLAKUNLE - CHAIRMAN 2. MOBOLADE JESUTOSIN VICTORIA - SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO REPOSITION LIVES POSITIVELY AND COMMAND EXPLOITS THROUGH GOD’S WORD AND THE EXERCISE OF HIS POWER. 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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY ADEMOLA JONATHAN AJALA ESQ.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) LAWRENCE FUBARA JUMBO - CHAIRMAN 2) CONSTANCE NWOKEJIOBI - SECRETARY 3) SAMUEL JUMBO THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BONNY ISLAND. 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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

CHRIST IN CHARGE DELIVERANCE MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKEKE CHUKWUEBUKA SAMUEL - (GENERAL OVERSEER), 2. MRS BIBIAN OKERULU - SECRETARY. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. SPREADING 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 , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

EBELANKE FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADARALOYE ANTHONY GBENGA .

2. ADARALOYE OLUWAKEMISOLA OMOBOLANLE. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

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ORGANIZED COMMUNITY PEOPLE NIGERIA INITIATIVE

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

TRUSTEES: 1. AHMAD ABDULKARIM BABA 2. ABIODUN ADEGBIJI 3. PETER OKPE 4. OGOCHUKU GLORY 5. IBRAHIM YAHAYA MUYE 6. MUSTAPHA SULEIMAN 7. FATIMA ASABE SHUAIBU 8. MARTHA OGBODO CHIDIEBERE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ORGANISE AND PROMOTE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AMONG A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN NIGERIA FOR PEACE, UNITY AND PROGRESS ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AHLISUNNAH MASJID YOUTH FORUM

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. ABDULLAHI ISMA’IL CHAIRMAN 2. MUHAMMAD ABDULHADI SALISU SECRETARY 3. DR. ALIYU USMAN 4. ISHAQ GARBA ALIYU 5. LAWAL YAHAYA MAIKUDI 6. LAWAL UMAR KARGI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FACILITATE LEARNING AND RESEARCH FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM AS WELL AS ITS PROPAGATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY.

PAYBACK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. LAWAL ABOLORE KAMORU - CHAIRMAN 2. ADELEKE ADEJOKE SALIMAT - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BUILD, NURTURE AND IMPACT VALUES INTO TODAY’S YOUTH. 2. TO ERADICATE POVERTY. 3. TO PUT SMILES AND JOY ON THE FACES OF THOSE WHO ARE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED. 4. TO PROVIDE DAY TO DAY GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING TO THOSE WHO ARE DEPRESSED DUE TO PARENTAL NEGLECT. 5. TO BUILD A SOCIETY THAT WILL CARTER FOR ITSELF WITHOUT THE ADOPTION OR APPLICATION OF VIOLENCE. 6. TO CREATE A PRIMUS INTER PARES FUTURE THAT WILL ALLOW TODAY’S LEADERS TO FIT INTO. 7. TO CREATE AN AVENUE FOR PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THE ESSENCE OF BENEVOLENT DISPOSITIONS.

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I, AUGUSTINE I. ONWUKWE WISH TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LETTER OF OFFER OF LAND, C OF O AND POWER OF ATTORNEY IN RESPECT OF PLOT NOS 568 AND 569 OF OLD KUTUNKU COMPENSATION LAYOUT THAT BELONGS TO ME BUT BEARS ONUABGHUCHI NNAMDI, SHEDRACK NWOSU AND AUGUSTINE ONWUKWE ARE MISSING.ALL EFFORTS TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE AND KINDLY RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION IF FOUND.

TRUSTEES: 1. UZOKA CHUKWUMA BENARD - CHAIRMAN 2. NWABICHIRI AMAKA - SECRETARY 3. NWOBI SYLVE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO EMPOWER THE LESS PRIVILEGED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

OLUYOLE UNITED INDIGENES’ FORUM

AMEENUL FAEDOT TIJANIYAT SOCIETY OF NIGERIA

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAME HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, UNDER ‘’PART C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION, 2004.

TRUSTEES: 1. IGE SAMUEL BABATUNDE .

2. ADENIYI MORADEYO MOSES .

3. ADEYOYIN ISREAL

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALHAJI HUSSEIN IMRAN OYETUNJI 2. ALHAJA BELLO FATIMAH OYELADUN 3. PROFESSOR FATIMAH ABDULKAREEM 4. ALHAJI MUSILIU ABIODUN AZEEZ 5. ALHAJI POPOOLA NASIRU ADEOLA 6. ALHAJI SALAMI MURTALA ADEGBENJO

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF LOVE, UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS 2. TO BE HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER MOSTLY IN THEIR TIME OF NEED 3. TO APPLY ALL LEGAL MEANS TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND INTEREST OF THEIR MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PETER A. ADEOSUN ESQ. ADEBAYO & GBADAMOSI LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, A&G BUILDING, NO.3, ADENIJI STREET, OFF LIBERTY ROAD, IBADAN.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MAKINDE SIKIRATU 2. RAHIMI FALILATU BOLANLE 3. AZEEZ IYABO MONSURAT 4. ELEREJOBI NIMOTA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO PROMOTE BUSINESS INTEREST OF MEMBERS AND EXCHANGE VIEWS. 2) TO SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSION AND REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS. 3) TO ASSIST MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NEED.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

NAMES OF TRUSTEES 1. OGUNWOBI, JIDE GOODNESS - CHAIRMAN 2. ADEOMI, EUNICE FOLASADE - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. OCHIGBO, MERCY OJOMA - SECRETARY 4. OLALERE, TEMILOLA ELIZABETH - ADVISER - FINANCE. 5. OLADOSU, OLAYEMI ELIZABETH - ADVISER - ADMIN & HR

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

TEACH ALL NEEDY CHILDREN EDUCARE INITIATIVE

BETTER LIFE AND ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION.

SIGNED MR AUGUSTINE I . ONWUKWE

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

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

Classified

SIDO GBAGBEKE EDWARD EDUCATIONAL 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.

NAMES OF TRUSTEE: 1. SIDO SYLVIA KOHWO(CHAIRMAN) 2. SYLVESTER SIDO OGHENEVBEDE 3. AFOKOGHENE DICKSON OKEREN( SECRETARY)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF ISLAM AS CONTAINED IN THE HOLY QURAN AND AUTHENTIC HADITH TO MANKIND 2. TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST AND WELLBEING OF ALL MUSLIM IN GENERAL 3. TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING TO SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING ONES IN THE COUNTRY 4. TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES INCIDENTAL TO OR NECESSARY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ANYOR ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

BEAUTIFUL FEET GOSPEL OUTREACH 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. OLADEINDE CHARLES FOLAHAN 2. OLADEINDE RASHIDAT MORENIKE 3. ADENUGA SEGUN SUNKANMI 4. ADENUGA IBUKUN DUNSIN 5. ITIOLA TAIWO ADEBOYE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH PREACHING, PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOSPEL BOOKS AND MATERIALS. 2. TO ENGAGE IN CHARITABLE WORK TO THE POOR, WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND THE NEEDY. TO RUN A CHURCH BASED MINISTRY OF TEACHING, PREACHING AND HEALING. 3. TO FOSTER FELLOWSHIP AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH AMONG BELIEVERS IN CHRIST. 4. TO ORGANIZE SYMPOSIUM, CONFERENCES AND CRUSADES. WE WILL ALSO HOST PERIODIC DELIVERANCE, PROPHETIC AND PRAYER SERVICES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR AIMS AS SET OUT IN 1-3 ABOVE. 5. TO PREACH CHRIST’S LOVE, FELLOWSHIP AND PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMONGST MEMBERS AND ANY COMMUNITY WE FOUND OURSELVES. 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

*NONSO EZEAGU 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. NONSO OBIORA EZEAGU-CHAIRMAN 2. REJOICE NEBUWA EZEAGU-SECRETARY 3. CHIOMA IFEOMA AGBASIMELO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO FACILITATE THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. 2. TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. 3. TO HELP RELIEVE POVERTY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA BY INSPIRING THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTHS AND WOMEN. 4. TO PROMOTE THE RESPECT AND WELLBEING OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

AIMS AND OBJECRIVES 1. COLLABORATE WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NIGERIA TO KNOW THE NEEDY CHILDREN 2. ENROLL THE OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND SUPPORT THEM BY TANCE INITIATIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR STUDY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE:TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED AND IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN AND STUDENTS GET GOOD EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP, UNIFORMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO THEM IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS.

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

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: REJOICE NEBUWA EZEAGU SECRETARY

AKINYELE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AYOKUNLE FATOKUN : CHAIRMAN 2. YETUNDE ADEGBOYE: SECRETARY 3. OMOLOLA BOLARINWA: FINANCIAL SECRETARY 4. AYOTUNDE FATOKUN: P.R.O THE OBJECTIVES TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS ENVIRONS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARRISTER ODEBODE ADEFUNSHO

EKPESE COLLEGE OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION LAMPESE

OVERCOMING WORD CHRISTIAN 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.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. MR AGBI ELIFUE OMOKHUGBO CHAIRMAN 2. DR. AKANDE ANTHONY OLUSEGUN – MEMBER 3. MR DADA JOSEPH ABIODUN– MEMBER 4. MRS ABUBAKAR RACHAEL – MEMBER 5. MR. NOOHU KEN MUSAH – MEMBER 6. MRS USUAVEMEH BOLA COMFORT – SECRETARY 7. ADEWOLE DONATUS MONDAY- MEMBER

OLD TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR. ETOP HANSON EKOR 2. EVANGELIST SEGUN ADEBISI - REMOVED 3. PASTOR ANDREW EJEMEYOVWI - REMOVED 4. PASTOR IBI AGALA - REMOVED 5. PASTOR (MRS) NKOYO HANSON EKOR 6. BROTHER SEGUN ADESINA - REMOVED

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES THE ASSOCIATION IS NON RELIGIOUS, NON POLITICAL AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY, LOVE AND FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF ONENESS AMONGST ALL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 2. TO BE FULLY IDENTIFIED FINANCIALLY, MORALLY, PHYSICALLY ETC DEVELOPMENT AND ASPIRATION OF THE SCHOOL ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

NEW TRUSTEES 1. DR. ETOP HANSON EKOR - RETAINED 2. PST. MRS. NKOYO HANSON ETOP - RETAINED 3. PST. SAMUEL SUNDAY ALOKO - NEWLY APPOINTED 4. PST. IFEANYI MESSIAH AJIE - NEWLY APPOINTED 5. PST. SOLOMON J. AKPAN - NEWLY APPOINTED 6. PST. SILAS OKON EFFIONG - NEWLY APPOINTED 7. PST. JOEL OBI - NEWLY APPOINTED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P. M. B 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

Classified 20 IZZI HIGH SCHOOL ABAKALIKI OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION

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

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF. EGBO BASIL OTUONYE 2. CHIEF BARRISTER OGBAGA GODWIN OYIBE. 3. DR. ONAH IGNATIUS NWOKPORO. 4. CHIEF AKPUSI EZEJIOFOR FERDINAND. 5. PROF. ONUU MICHAEL UGWU. 6. PROF. EZEONU PAUL OLISAEMEKA. 7. RTD. COL. OFODILE FRANCIS IFEATU. 8. CHIEF OBASI PATRICK NNABUIKE. 9. PROF. IKEH IFEANYI. 10. CHIEF. MBACHU DAMIAN IFEANYI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: THE AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO REKINDLE, PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN THE FOUNDING VISION, IDEALS, WELFARE OF IZZI HIGH SCHOOL, ABAKALIKI. THE OBJECTIVES SHALL BE: A. TO ESTABLISH GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OLD STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL. B.TO IDENTIFY INDIGENT STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL AND EVOLVE AN ASSISTANCE EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL SCHEME FOR SUCH STUDENTS WHENEVER IT IS DEEMED CONVENIENT TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE.

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I AM THAT I AM JOYFUL CHURCH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OYEKUNLE, ISAIAH ADERIBIGBE (CHAIRMAN) 2. OYEKUNLE, MICHAEL OLUWASEYI (SECRETARY) 3. OLUWASEGUN, ISAIAH (MEMBER) 4. OYEKUNLE, FOLASADE SEUN (MEMBER) 5. MADAMIDOLA, SERIFAT ABOLAJI (MEMBER) 6. ADIGUN, ADESOLA A. (MEMBER) 7. IMOISILI, DONALD OSOLEASE (MEMBER) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH AND PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD. 2. TO PROMOTE GODLINESS AND GOOD CHRISTIAN VIRTUES IN THESE LAST DAYS.

POWER OF GOD FAITH CHURCH WORLDWIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AKHARUME JOSEPH AKEEM- CHAIRMAN 2. ONU- AKHARUME KAY ADANMAH-SECRETARY 3. AKHARUME FRANK OLUWADAISI - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF LORD JESUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 2. TO FOSTER PEACE AND UNITY AMONGST THE MEMBERS AND IN THE BODY OF CHRIST 3. TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND UPHOLD MORAL VALUES.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ANNOUNCER: CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES

SIGNED: EMMANUEL A. AJAYI ESQ SOLICITOR

OLLYBEST HEALTH INITIATIVE

TOURIST CLUB INTERNATIONAL

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) AKINYELE OLAIDE AJOKE 2) AKINYELE ELIZABETH ABIOLA 3) AKINYELE SOLADOYE

TRUSTEES ARE: 1.MBONU-AMADI CHIEDOZIE OSADEBE>PRESIDENT. 2.OGBU, ENUWA CECILIA>SECRETARY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO CATER FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS 2) SERVICE TO HUMANITIES IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE AND DYNAMIC SOCIETY. 3) TO ENCOURAGE YOUTHS AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, STEADY ADVANCEMENT FOR ECONOMIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG THE FATHERLESS, LESS PRIVILEGED, WIDOWS AND THE ORPHANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: AKINYELE OLAIDE 08068067603

PREMIUM ELITE FRIENDS CLUB

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

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1, LOUIS CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUBUDIKE - PRESIDENT 2, OKEKE JOHN ANAYO -SECRETARY, 3, CHINONSO IKEAGWUCHUKWU DANIEL 4, NDEDIGWE EMMANUEL , 5, NWANDU EMMANUEL NWANNEBUIKE 6, NZEDIEGWU OKECHUKWU JAMES 7, UGONNA MICHAEL NNANYERE 8, AMOBI UGWUNTA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO CATER FOR MEMBERS WELFARE

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE A LIFESTYLE OF TOURISM THROUGH ORGANISING TOURISM ACTIVITIES. 2.TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE BY SPONSORING AND PARTICIPATING IN CULTURAL FESTIVALS, ARTS AND RELATED CEREMONIES. 3.TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF TOURIST SITE, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PLACES AND ENVIRONMENT. 4.TO USE TOURISM ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. 5.TO DISSEMINATE TOURISM INFORMATION VIA ONLINE AND OFFLINE MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS, 6.TO RESPECT AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC HERITAGE, AUTHENTIC CULTURE, TRADITION AND DISTINCTIVENESS OF HOST COMMUNITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

EGBA DESCENDANTS UNION THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION (CAC) ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. SALAM TOYIN TUNDE - FOUNDER 2. ROTIMI TITILOPE OMOLARA - TREASURER 3. BAYEWU OMONIKE FOLASHADE - FINANCIAL SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL VALUES OF EGBA TRADITION

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

GENOTYPE AWARENESS INITIATIVE THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION (CAC) ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. CHIBUEZE JUSTINA ONYINYECHI - CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER 2. AJANI OLUWATIMILEHIN GBADURAMI 3. ONUKOGU FAVOR OZIOMA - SECRETARY AIMS & OBJECTIVE: 1. TO SENSITIZE THE PUBLIC ON SICKLE CELL AWARENESS 2. TO CARRY OUT FREE GENOTYPE TESTING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: SECRETARY

OGUN POLY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT STUDIES ALUMNI “OSPABAM” 8893 THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION (CAC) ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

NAME OF TRUSTEES: ADEROUNMU GBOLAHAN AYODEJI - CHAIRMAN ADENEKAN ISA ADEWALE - SECRETARY PHILLLIPS S. T. ADENIKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO FOSTER HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND UNITY AMONG IT’S MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

GOLDEN GENTS CLUB OF NIGERIA

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) REV. ENGR. CHUKWU IKECHUKWU FABIAN - PRESIDENT 2) PASTOR OLIGO SIMEON AMECHI - VICE PRESIDENT 3) OFORDILE IBEABUCHI OLIVER 4) REV. ANI NICHOLAS CHUKS 5) OGUAMA ANAYO DAMIAN-MARTINS - SECRETARY 6) OGUAMA GREGORY CHUKWUAJARIKE 7) REV. OKEKE EDWIN CHUMA 8) EVANG. OKOLO OSITA. - PRO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO ASSEMBLE AN ARMY OF BELIEVERS AND TO EVANGELIZE EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF IWOLLO LAND. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

OKPAMERI GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL IBILLO OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

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

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

RESURRECTION GOSPEL MIRACLES MISSION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (II) TO TRAIN, LICENSE AND ORDAIN MINISTERS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF THIS MINISTRY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND ELSEWHERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH REGULATIONS AS SHALL BE SET OUT BY THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED

BY THE MINISTRY (III) TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT A SUITABLE ORGANIZATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS MINISTRY AND TO SUPERVISE THE CHURCHES ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: GIVING HOPE TO THE HOPELESS IN THE SOCIETY

IWOLLO BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

SIGNED: BARR CONFIDENCE IGBOANUGO.

TRUSTEES: 1. REV. UWAOMA JOHN CHUKWUEMERIA 2. PASTOR MRS. NGOZI BLESSING UWAOMA 3. PASTOR IKENNA EBERECHUKWU 4. PASTOR BELAH PAUL IKONIBO 5. DEACON FELIX IKEM OKAFOR 6. DEACON OBI GODSPOWER

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. LAWAL OLADAYO JAMIU -PRESIDENT, 2, BECKLEY OLUYEMI SELIMOT- SECRETARY, 3, LAWAL TEMITOPE, 4. LAWAL SEUN FUNMILAYO

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

SEQUEL CHARITY FOUNDATION

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1) AKINLADE ESTHER OMOGBOFU 2) UGIOMOH RITA-FLORENCE 3) ISEDE CLARA CELIMAT 4) OLAOLUWA NENEHER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1. NWABUEZE EMENIKE OBI - PRESIDENT 2. UCHENNA OBIOMA EWELIKE – GENERAL SECRETARY 3. OKEYCHUKWU OBI 4. ANTHONY ONYEKA EZEANYA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1) TO FOSTER GOOD AND HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS 2) TO CREATE AN ENDURING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS. 3) TO INCULCATE INTO THE MEMBERS THE HABIT OF BEING THEIR BROTHERS KEEPERS 4) TO ASSIST MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES MORALLY AND FINANCIALLY IN SOME OF THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. 5) TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND HARMONIZING EFFORTS TOWARD IT’S SET OUT GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. KELECHI IJEGBULA OF FLEETWOOD & KAY CHAMBERS, LAGOS. #19, RIBADU ROAD, SOUTH – WEST, IKOYI, LAGOS. TEL: 08034001026

ASSOCIATION OF ENUGU PLASTICS SCRAP & PROCESSORS OF NIGERIA

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

TRUSTEES (1)OBI EDWIN OGBONNA..... CHAIRMAN (2) MUSA AMINU IBRAHIM ....... VICE CHAIRMAN (3)OCHEJE BLESSING NGOSZI...... SECRETARY (4) IGWE IKECHUKWU PRINCE...... ASSISTANCE SECRETARY (5) UGWU FRANCIS ........FINANCIAL SECRETARY (6) NWOBODO VALENTINE UZOMA...... P.R.O (7) ABDURRAHAMAN RABIU ALIYU..... PROVOST (8) ANYAKANYA CHUKWUEBUKA HYGINUS ..,....TREASURER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENTS, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

Classified

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FOUNDATION CRUX OF HOLY SABBATH CHURCH OF NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART’ C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EKEKE EMMANUEL UKWUOMA - PRESIDENT. 2. EKEKE CHISOM FELIX - SECRETARY. 3. EKEKE CLEMENTINA ONYINYECHI - MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT.

OBU-IHUOMA SOCIAL CLUB INTERNATIONAL

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1.) MANG IWO - CHAIRMAN. 2. IJERE IBIAM - VICE CHAIRMAN. 3. UZARA UDENSI - SECRETARY. 4. CHIEF ELEANYA KALU - PATRON 5) ONUOHA IROHA BEN - MEMBER 6.) IGWE ONWUKA - MEMBER 7.) UKO ENWORO UKO - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ASSIST IN THE WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE JUSTICE, PEACE, UNITY AND HARMONY AMONG MEMBERS. 1. TO FOSTER UNITY, LOVE, AND EXCHANGE OF IDEALS, AND INFORMATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND WELFARE OF IT’S MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

LISTENING EARS FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONAGHISE BETTY A. - PRESIDENT. 2. DR OGLI ADESUWA OMOSEDE. 3. OMUGHELE ESOHE UFUOMA 4. IKPONMWONBA VICTOR AIM AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM WHERE DISTRESSED, TRAUMATISED, DISPLACED AND ABUSED PERSONS ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN CAN BE HEARD. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: PRESIDENT

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) ORESANYA OLAFIMIHAN OLUWAMAYOKUN (2) SONEYE OLUWADEMILADE MORENIKEJI (3) ORESANYA JADESOLA OPEYEMI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. EMPOWERING AND EMANCIPATING PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS TO BE THE DRIVERS AND SOURCE OF THE CHANGE THEY WISH TO SEE. 2. REDUCING THE DISPARITIES, LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT EXIST BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONS. 3. CREATING AND GENERATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT AND LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO EXCEL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: JADESOLA ORESANYA. SOLICITOR, OLUMUYIWA OBANEWA & CO., LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & NOTARY PUBLIC. MOBILE: +234 705 397 4580 WHATSAPP: +44753 936 4602

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MRS SAMBO

AWOYEMI

AJASA

I FORMERLY KNOWN, ADDRESSED AND CALLED AWOYEMI FOLAKE BUKOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, ADDRESSED AND CALLED OJO FOLAKE BUKOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJASA OLAYINKA OLASUKANMI. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MATTI BASIRAT OLAYINKA. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 11/09/1975. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DECLARATION OF CHANGE OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH THAT DURING MY BVN MY NAME WAS MISTAKENLY WRITTEN AS OGUNMUYIWA ADEJOKE MUSIRAFA INSTEAD OF OGUNMUYIWA ADEJOKE OMOLATUNI. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 15/02/1971, AND NOT 03/01/1969.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS PIUS FELICIA HELLEN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ABAH FELICIA HELLEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EZENWEGO CHISOM RITA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. DAVID CHISOM RITA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I WAS F O R M E R LY K N O W N AND ADDRESSED AS DURUZOR VINCENT IKENNA, BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UCHECHUKWU VINCENT IKENNA. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEH CHARITY ANULIKA, BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UCHECHUKWU CHARITY ANULIKA DUE TO MARITAL STATUS. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NANE REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IDOGHO MAUREEN ELEHO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IRUMEH MAUREEN ELEHO. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THAT IN MY SCHOOLS LEVEL MY NAME WAS ADEMOLA OLUSEGUN ADEOLA, IN MY BVN OSOBA OLUSEGUN JOHN. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSOBA OLUSEGUN ADEMOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ADEDOYIN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS RUKAYAT DAMILOLA ELEGBEDE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADEDOYIN RUKAYAT DAMILOLA. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

DURUZOR

PIUS

UMEH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IKECHUKWU SUCCESS NYENUCHEA - PRESIDENT. 2. OBUAH, IKECHUKWU - SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST AND INTERCEDE FOR SOULS OF MEN BRING THEM TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD 3. TO CARRY OUT EVANGELISM CRUSADES AND MINISTRIES ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DIMOWO ONOZAMOTU PAUL (CHAIRMAN) 2. OMOWA BLESSING SEREMI (SECRETARY) 3. OBENDE OLUWATOYIN HELEN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOODNEWS OF CHRIST TO THE WHOLE WORLD. 2. TO TEACH SOUND DOCTRINE OF CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: O.S TOGUN, ESQ O.S TOGUN & CO, B8 MESI-OGO SHOPPING COMPLEX, SANGO ELEYELE ROAD, IBADAN. OYO STATE.

AYETORO -EKITI ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT AMBASSADOR 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 S AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT,1990.

TRUSTEES 1 BARR GBOYEGA OGUNSANMI-CHAIRMAN 2 ORE OLUDAYO SAMSON 3 ADEYOMOYE ADEBAYO-SECRETARY 4 AJEYOMI AYORINDE MARCUS 5 ONIYIDE OMONIYI SAMUEL 6 ORIMADEGUN ADEBOLA EMMANUEL 7 AJEGBOMOGUN DADA ADEBAYO 8 ALABI BABATUNDE OLASEINDE AIM ANDV OBJECTIVES 1TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER UNITY AMONG THE PEOPLE OF AYETORO EKITI 2TO PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP 3 TO TAKE ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE CIVIC , CULTURAL,SOCIAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY 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 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGN: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) OMOSOLA MICHEAL OLUSEGUN - CHAIRMAN (2) OMOSOLA MABEL OMOLADE - TREASURER (3) BAMIDELE OLUWAFEMI OLAWALE (4) DAODU RUFUS OLAOLUWA (5) AGHAHOWA ANTHONY HOPE

- SECRETARY

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. TO WORSHIP GOD JOYFULLY AND REVERENTLY AND PROVIDE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SIMILAR TO THE FIRST CENTURY CHURCH 2 . TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ROUND THE WORLD 3 . TO TEACH THE WORD OF GOD AND PROVIDE INSIGHT SO THAT TRANSFORMATION AND DELIVERANCE MAY OCCUR IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE 4 .TO ESTABLISH WORSHIP CENTRES AND SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TO EQUIP MEMBERS TO LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH CLEARLY 5 .TO HELP THE NEEDY, POOR AND OPPRESSED OF THE EARTH TO BECOME SELFSUFFICIENT AND FREE ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

MRS OLAWUYI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IKPAI KATE AROKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SAMBO KATE ENYIEOKPON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ALJAARU TAIYIBU FOUNDATION

ADDRESS: 7 MUIZ BANIRE WAY, OFF OGOMBO ROAD, LEKKI SCHEME 2, AJAH THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ZAINAB AYESHA OFUJE APEJI 2. UBANIOMATE APEJI 3. VIRAYESHE APEJI 4. KHADIJAH ILAVBARE 5. KHADIJAH BALOGUN THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:TO IMPROVE SOCIETY THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO INDIGENT FAMILIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: CHAIRMAN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLUWEMIMO ABOSEDE AJOKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLAWUYI ABOSEDE AJOKE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID,HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSION, NMCN AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS DAVID

MRS IRUMEH

NWANKWO

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, NDEM NKO ASUQUO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, EDET JUSTINA VICTOR. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS, 12TH DECEMBER, 1979 NOT 12TH DECEMBER, 1982. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

UKPE

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS UKPE DAVID SAMUEL. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS UKPE PRECIOUS SAMUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ODUKOYA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODUKOYA SANUSI OLAMIDE AND OLUMIDE MUTIU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUTIU OLUMIDE ODUKOYA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. STERLING BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

GHADMOST CARE FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART’ C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) IWO SUNDAY GEORGE PAPAMIE - CHAIRMAN 2) ALA ATONBERE - SECRETARY 3. IYOYO, OSMUND TAMUNOIBUOMI. 4. ATEKEBO OPUENE THOMPSON. 5. PROMISE ACHESE. 6. SATURDAY, TAMUNOTONYE SAL. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CARTER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGE CHILDREN IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO EMPOWER WOMEN YOUTHS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGE THROUGH VARIOUS ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS REORIENTATION, ADVOCACY, ACQUISITION, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, TRAININGS AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED; IWO SUNDAY GEORGE PAPAMIE (CHAIRMAN)

MERVCO EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. MRS UCHECHI MERCY CHINAGOROM - PRESIDENT. 2. MR. AYORO OGOBIRIOWEI - SECRETARY. 3. MRS OBIANUJU OZOEMENAM - TREASURER. 4. PASTOR MRS. FAITH UBA 5. CHIEF CLETUS IWUARU. 6. MR HENRY EMEKA AFAMEFULE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: MERVCO EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE IS AN NGO, THAT IS FOCUS ON PROVIDING WOMEN RIGHTS, CHILDREN, EMPOWERMENT, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION LIVELIHOOD. OUR MOST TARGET IS ON VULNERABLE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MRS UCHECHI MERCY CHINAGOROM (PRESIDENT)

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWAOHA GIFT ONYINYECHI 2. LENCHI EJENIHI PRINCE 3. OLADIMEJI MOSES ADEGBAYI 4. AGUBULOM FELICIA 5. ONYEBUCHI VIRGINIA N. 6. LENCHI DOUGLAS CHIBUIKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED..

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

JAMAAT NASIRUMINALLAHI ISLAMIC FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO 1 OF 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLATOYE MOJEEM AJAYI (CHAIRMAN) 2. OLATOYE NURUDEEN OLANREWAJU 3. SALAMI SEKINAT BOLANLE 4. LOOKMAN MARIAM IRETI 5. OLATOYE ABDULRASHEED A. (SECRETARY) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO SERVE IN THE CAUSE OF THE TRUTH, TO PLANT THE SEED OF THE TRUE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM, TO BUILD A BRIDGE OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MUSLIMS AND NONMUSLIMS FOR TOLERANCE AND PEACEFUL CO- EXISTENCE, TO SEEK CO-OPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON SIMILAR OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT WORLD, TO MAINTAIN BROTHERHOOD IN ISLAM AS ORDAIN BY ALLAH AND HIS APOSTLE, AND TO CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM. (2) TO PROMOTE ISLAMIC CULTURAL AWARENESS AND ENLIGHTENMENT, ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE AND STUDIES AMONG THE ELITE MUSLIMS, SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM, UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DA’AWAH, BUILDING OF MOSQUES, SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES. (3) TO SEND MESSAGE OF HOPE AND CONFIDENCE TO FELLOW HUMAN BEING BOTH HOME AND ABROAD AS WELL AS OUR PROGRESSIVE AND PATRIOTIC COMPATRIOTS IN ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRES CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, PMB 198 MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: KAZEEM SALIU ESQ.

Classified 22 SWISSINDO WORLD TRUST INT’L FOUNDATION CAC/IT/NO 129755

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THE NEW REVELATION GLORIOUS CHAPEL

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) FOR INCORPORATED TRUSTEE CHANGE OF NAME UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES & ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: (1) NDIFE ONYEDIKACHI TITUS CHAIRMAN (2) UKENYE CHUKWUEMEKA SECRETARY (3)ONWUBIKO JOY EJTURU (4) IDIKA UZOMA CHILAKA

OLD NAME SWISSINDO WORLD TRUST INT’L FOUNDATION CAC/IT/NO 129755 NEW NAME: SWISSINDO WORLD TRUST INT’L ORBIT FOUNDATION

ABIRIBA WOMEN CULTURAL ORGANISATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. PROF. ANYA O. ANYA 2. ELDER MRS. KALARIA UBA OBASI 3. PROF. MKPA A. MKPA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOIE WORLD

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO WORK FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF ABIRIBA WOMANHOOD; 2. TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THE GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN ABIRIBA.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: UCHENNA CHUKWUEMEKA 08033458678

SIGNED: IFEOMA OJEMENI & CO NO 70 RAYMOND NJOKU STREET IKOYI LAGOS

NUTURE INITIATIVE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES AND THE OBJECTIVE REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. UCHENNA OKEZIE 2. LANRE FADAYOMI 3. EZE G. ALALA 4. JERO ANTHONY OMARE OGAH. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MICRO BUSINESSES 2. TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT NIGERIAN YOUTHS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPING 3. TO EMPOWER NIGERIAN YOUTHS THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND MICRO BUSINESS START UP. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OBINNA ONU, ESQ

HALLELUJAH FOR ALL NATIONS MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IFEOMA OBIAGELI EZEOBI. 2. THEODORE OKECHUKWU EZEOBI - SECRETARY

TRUSTEES (1) OLUTOKE SUNDAY ADENIYI....... CHAIRMAN (2)EMEKA OBI.... VICE CHAIRMAN (3) MORAKINYO OYEKEMI SEUN..... SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. UTILIZING SKILL, MENTORSHIP AND OTHER ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING BOOKS AND CORRECTIVE MECHANISMS TO IDENTIFY AND HELP RESOLVE COMPLEXITIES IN THE PREVENTION AND IMPACT MITIGATION OF THE EFFECT AND LACK OF SOCIAL, SEX AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS GENERALLY, RESULTING IN CONFLICTS, INCLUDING; CHILD MOLESTATION, TEEN PREGNANCY, PEER-PRESSURE, CYBER BULLYING, DEPRESSION, PAEDOPHILIA, STDS AND PARTICULARLY, HIV/AIDS” STARTING FROM ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (1)TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. (2)TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. (3)TO PLANT, OPERATE AND ADMINISTER LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BRANCHES, TEACHINGS, SEMINARS, REVIVALS, DISCUSSIONS, CRUSADE, CARE MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, CONFERENCES, BIBLE CLUBS, FELLOWSHIPS, GATHERINGS AND OPEN AIR PREACHING IN PURSUANCE OF ITS OBJECTIVES.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: GERALD OGOKEH GREEN

FORMERLY KNOWN PADONU IAND ADDRESSED AS MISS BALOGUN ESTHER OLUWASEUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS PADONU ESTHER OLUWASEUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN OKAFOR IAND ADDRESSED AS MISS OKOLIE JOY CHEKWUBE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OKAFOR JOY CHEKWUBE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

PANWAL IKNOWNFORMERLY AS LSHAKU NANPAN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS PANWAL NANPAN THOMAS. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 14-10-1998.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY MUHAMMED IKNOWN AS IBRAHIM SINGAPORE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MUHAMMED IBRAHIM USMAN. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH: 25-10-1993.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY OGUNNIYI IKNOWN AS SHERIFFU BIBITAYO AKANDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OGUNNIYI SHERIFFU AKANDE. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH: 02-121991. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ELEGBELEYE ADEDOYIN ESTHER NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OKEOWO ADEDOYIN ESTHER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF MIDDLE NAME/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH THAT MY NAME REFLECTS ON MY BVN AS BANGO SULAIMON, THAT I NOW WANT TO ADD MY MIDDLE NAME “OLALEKAN” TO MY NAME WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BANGO SULAIMON OLALEKAN. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 3/9/1974. NOT 5/1/1972. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY IMONITIE- KALU IKNOWN AS CAROLINE AIRUDULU IMONITIE NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN AS CAROLINE AIRUDULU IMONITIE- KALU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE

ADDITION OF NAME

MRS EWARAWON

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNDAY GURDRIT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNDAY ZAKARI . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY ALARIBE IKNOWN AS

F O R M E R LY KNOWN AS SILAS GLORY CHIOMA CHINONSO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS SILAS GLORY NAOMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OKEOWO

SUNDAY

NAOMI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS VERA UCHECHI NWOKORO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS VERA UCHECHI NWOKORO ALLEN ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS VERA

ALELE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALELE IFEOMA MARYANN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALELE IFEYINWA MARYANN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

YEKINI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YEKINI MORUFA OMOTAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGBOSU MORUFA OMOTAYO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS UGWOKE

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS UGWUOKE ANGELA CHINASA , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS UGWOKE ANGELA CHINASA. ALL FORMAL DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I ,

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS IYKE UZOMA, WANT TO ADD “STEPHEN“ TO MY NAME. HENCEFORTH, I WISH TO BE KNOWN AS UZOMA IYKE STEPHEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS ABUNUMAH RUTH OJEVBE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS EWARAWON RUTH OJEVBE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ALARIBE CYNTHIA SOPHIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ALARIBE CYNTHIA CHIDIEBERE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS NZEWI, OZIOMA CHARITY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OKEKE, OZIOMA CHARITY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

F O R M E R LY KNOWN AS AMACHUKWU NKECHI GLORIA NKIRU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS CHUKWUEMEKA NKECHI GLORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS. SHADE FORMERLY KNOWN AS

MISS SHADE BLESSING GEORGE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS. SHADE BLESSING KELLER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY K N O W N AS EZIKE JOACHIN MARY NNODUMENE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS EZIKE JOACHIN MAURICE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

FO R M E R LY KNOWN AS ALADE MURI AKANBI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ALADE AKANBI MURITALA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

F O R M E R LY KNOWN AS UDOH BLESSINGS MMANDU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS USEN BLESSINGS IQUAIBOM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

F O R M E R LY KNOWN AS ADEBAYO TAIWO BERNICE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ADETONA TAIWO BERNICE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

EZIKE

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

THAT ON MY BANK DOCUMENTS/NATIONAL ID CARD, MY NAME APPEARS AS FELICIA ONYEMAECHI EZENWAMADU, WHILE ON MY VOTER’S CARD, IT APPEARS AS FELICIA ONYEMAECHI AGHALOBI. THAT I AM THE SAME PERSON BEARING BOTH NAMES MENTIONED ABOVE. THAT HENCEFORTH, I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FELICIA ONYEMAECHI AGHALOBI. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING BOTH NAMES ARE MINE AND REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGUNDEYI

OKEKE

ALADE

OLUSOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUSHOLA BIDEMI BELINSON, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUSOLA BIDEMI GBENGA. REASON BEING TO REGULARISE MY BANK DOCUMENTS AND UPDATE MY SCHOOL RECORDS. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS HAMZAT

GLORIA

IQUAIBOM

CORRECTION OF NAMES

THAT WE ARE FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS: ADEMOLA KABIR AYOMIDE (MALE) AND ADEMOLA CHRISTABEL OLAMIDE (FEMALE). THAT WE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUNOLA AYOMIDE (MALE) AND OKUNOLA CHRISTABEL (FEMALE).

THAT ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING OUR FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SALAU

ADETONA

CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECTION OF DOB I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWABUOKU MARIA ONYEBUCHI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWA FAVOUR ONYEBUCHI. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1968 IN OKPANAM IN DELTA STATE. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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2020 Paralympic qualifiers: Onye applauds Sports Ministry for support Lauretta Onye, a gold and two silver medallist at the justconcluded 2019 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia, on Sunday expressed gratitude to the authorities for living up to expectation.

Onye told the News Agency

of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the trip was sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development under the leadership of Chikwendu Amobi, President, Para Athletics Federation of Nigeria (PAFN).

NAN reports that four athletes who participated in the championship clinched 10 medals and finished 5th position in the International Paralympics Committee (IPC)organised tournament held from June 28 to July 1.

The Championship which featured 40 countries was part of the qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

“On behalf of members of my team, I want to really thank the Sports Ministry and our wonderful president, Amobi, for doing what is required of them.

“At least our efforts and their support have made it possible for us to win 10 medals in the championship which featured 40 countries and world champions in their classes.

“My greatest joy today is that we proudly represented Nigeria and brought honour which as far as I am concerned is worth the commitment made by the government,’’ she said.

The 2016 Paralympian, who won a gold in javelin and two silver medals in the F-40 shot put with a throw of 8.15 metres and Discuss events, said there was two more qualifiers to go.

Onye said, that their participation in the remaining IPC- organised world championships holding in France in

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August and Dubai in November, were fundamental and would determine their position in the games.

“Thank God for a successful outing but the journey continues; being the reason we need sustainable support from the government to enable us complete the world championships toward Tokyo 2020.

“I am very sure that once we are able to participate in these world championships qualifiers, we are good to go because we’ve got what it takes to sweep medals,’’ she said.

Onye promised to deliver more medals in the remaining qualifiers to book her place in 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

She also pledged to increase her training tempo so as to be in top shape.

AFCON 2019: Buhari, Atiku, others hail Super Eagles’ victory over Cameroon President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles for defeating Cameroon to progress to the quarter finals of the 2019 African Cup of Nations.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles ousted rivals Cameroon from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), after a 3-2 victory.

The President in a tweet on his

official Twitter handle hailed the team for its display of hardwork, team spirit and sportsmanship.

He also assured the team of his full support on its quest for glory in Egypt.

the national team for defeating the defending champion, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon describing the feat as a pointer to the triumph of the Super Eagles at the tournament.

The PDP noted that in defeating Cameroon, the Super Eagles, once again demonstrated the resilient spirit, courage and team work for which the nation and her people are known all over the world.

That victory has also shown that, as a

nation, Nigeria can always surmount her challenges when we work together.

The party therefore charged the Super Eagles not to relent but to go in the same spirit and defeat the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the Quarter Finals on Wednesday.

It called on Nigerians to continue in their support and prayers for the team to win the trophy and bring glory to the nation.

...PDP hails Super Eagles, charges team to lift trophy Tunde Opalana, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) felicitated with the nation’s senior national football team, the Super Eagles for the its performance in the on-going Africa Cup of Nation, urging the players to focus on lifting the trophy at the end of the tournament.

The party was highly proud of

AFCON 2019: Belaili, Mahrez star as Algeria outclass Guinea Superbly-taken goals from Youcef Belaili and Riyad Mahrez set Algeria on the way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Guinea as they reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Sunday.

The resounding victory thus reaffirmed their status as one of the favourites for the title.

The previous five round-of-16 ties had produced a heady mixture of shocks, drama and comebacks.

But Sunday’s match was straightforward as Algeria, yet to concede a goal, won their fourth straight match at the tournament.

The Desert Foxes were strong in defence, intelligent in midfield, ruthless in attack and played with a swagger that suggested they believe they are on course to claim the cup again.

Belaili broke the deadlock after playing a one-two with Baghdad Bounedjah in the 24th minute and Mahrez, following some sublime control, lashed home the second just before the hour.

Substitute Adam Ounas added the third on the break in the 82nd minute, making him joint tournament top-scorer with three goals alongside Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo.

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On Sunday they were quickly on the attack as a ball floated over the Guinea defence was chested down by Bounedjah but he fired wide.

Guinea’s attacks mainly consisted of long balls aimed towards Jose Kante but he got little change out of the Algerian defence.

A period of sustained Algeria pressure led to the first goal.

First Bounedjah shot wide from eight metres and Guinea escaped again when Ismail Bennacer produced an acrobatic volley which was saved by Ibrahima Kone.

But there was no let-off from the next superbly-executed move as Belaili exchanged passes with Bounedjah before slotting a low shot past Kone from a narrow angle.

After a scrappy start to the second half, Mady Camara gave Rais Mbolhi something to do with a long-range shot which the Algeria goalkeeper turned over the bar.

But Guinea were soon on the rack again.

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Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 on Sunday to win the Copa America.

Brazil won the trophy for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the Maracana stadium.

The hosts took the lead against the run of play after 15 minutes.

Gabriel Jesus bamboozled two defenders on the right flank and crossed for the unmarked Everton to fire home from close range.

Peru equalised a minute before halftime when Paolo Guerrero scored

from the penalty spot after Thiago Silva was adjudged to have handled the ball.

Jesus however restored their lead just moments later to put the home side 2-1 up at the break.

Peru pushed for a second goal, particularly after Jesus was sent off for a second yellow card in the 70th minute.

But it was Brazil who sealed the win in the final minute when substitute Richarlison converted a penalty kick.

It was Brazil’s first major title since they won the Copa America in 2007 and the first for coach Tite, who took charge three years ago.

FIFA WWC: Rapinoe, Lavelle score to give U.S. fourth title

Manchester City player caressed the ball past a defender before sending Kone the wrong way from 20 metres.

Algeria spent the rest of the match stroking the ball around.

But there was time for a third when Youcef Atal won possession, burst down the flank and laid the ball into the path of Ounas to score from close range.

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The U.S. claimed a recordextending fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over European champions The Netherlands on Sunday, through goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle.

Rapinoe broke the deadlock with a 61st-minute VAR-awarded penalty kick before Lavelle rounded off the victory eight minutes later with a left foot effort from just inside the area .

The Netherlands battled throughout

and goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal kept out the U.S. for an hour with a series of superb saves in front of 57,900 fans at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium.

But Van Veenendaal stood motionless when winger Rapinoe converted the spot kick to join team mate Alex Morgan and England’s Ellen White on six goals at the tournament.

Lavelle’s attempt also eluded the Dutch goalkeeper soon after as U.S. have now added to their 1991, 1999 and 2015 titles.

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I worry about Nigeria’s foreign policy because there is none. The American foreign policy under President Donald Trump is visible to all: America First. You may condemn it as nationalist, myopic in the face of globalisation and a regression, given that country’s leadership role in the capitalist economy. The point remains that it is a clear and visible policy.

Even where Trump is his own foreign minister as President Muhammadu Buhari is, the American foreign ministry runs.

In contrast, the Nigeria foreign ministry is paralysed. Given this fogginess, our diplomats rely on directives and instructions from the headquarters, while the headquarters only reads the body language of the president. Our diplomats should not be secondguessing the president; they should have a defined foreign policy within which they can take initiative. On the international scene, we should not be like chaff blown around by the wind. On matters affecting humanity, we should not just seat by and listen to lobbyists from other countries; we should also have basic principles and objectives on which we should be lobbying other countries.

It will be uncharitable to say that the foreign policy of Nigeria, the most populous black country on earth and the ‘Giant of Africa’, is rudderless; it will be more accurate to say it is on autopilot.

The only star in the Nigerian firmament that our diplomats can follow, is Section 20 of the Constitution. It states that our foreign policy objectives shall be the promotion and protection of the national interest, the total liberation of Africa and the support for African unity, universal peace, respect for international law and treaties, and the promotion of a just world economic order.

Given our unserious nature on the international scene, even our ‘neigbours’ in Ghana treat Nigerians like dirt. Their prisons are full of Nigerians and our traders have been harassed almost daily since 2012. In June, a Nigerian academic, Professor Austin Nwagbara of the University of Education (UEW) Ghana, made remarks at a closed door meeting of Nigerians and our embassy. He was sacked for being critical of the way Nigerians are being treated in that country. On these issues, there has been no strong response from Nigeria and matters have simply been getting worse.

The situation in Ghana is far better, in comparison to what is happening in South Africa, where Nigerians are being randomly

killed, especially by the police.

In a number of countries in Asia, Nigerians are singled out for harassment.

We made ourselves the laughing stock at the African Union elections in 2017, when we brought a neophyte, Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed to contest as head of the Peace and Security Commission. It is the most powerful commission in the continental body; a professional heavyweight class in which we presented an amateur catchweight.

The Buhari administration can claim that it put in place the Nigerian Economic Diplomacy Initiative (NEDI). With all due respect, this is no foreign policy; at best, it would be a paragraph written into such a policy. Even the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tope Elias-Fatile summarised it as follows: “NEDI business matches Nigerian businesses with business opportunities around the world, while NEDI Professional serves as a one-stop shop for recruiting and engaging Nigerian professionals in the diaspora for national development.” How can any serious person claim this is Nigeria’s foreign policy?

The administration can also claim that it has put the Nigeria Diaspora Commission in place.

While that Commission, headed by a proactive Mrs. Abike DabiriErewa was instrumental to the release of two Nigerians in Saudi Arabia facing the death penalty after a drug setup, it cannot be a substitute for a functional foreign affairs ministry. The Commission’s establishment emanated from the issue of how we can annex the average $33 billion annual flow from Nigerians in the diaspora.

This led, in 2000, to the creation of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), with the aim of bringing Nigerians in the diaspora together and identifying those willing to offer their skills to assist the country’s development.

The Nigeria National Volunteer Service, which was domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, was established to coordinate this effort. It is these process that culminated in the establishment of the Diaspora Commission. So, at best, the Commission is an agency with specific mandate, which does not translate to a foreign policy or a substitution of the foreign ministry.

In contrast to the present situation, Nigeria used to have a coherent foreign policy, even if at the onset of Independence, it was said to be subservient to Britain, the old colonial master. The immediate post-Independence foreign policy was dedicated to the liberation of the continent, the fight against

Apartheid and a Non-Aligned world. Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa emphasised Africa as the central focus: “We belong to Africa and Africa must claim first attention in our external affairs.”

The Murtala-Obasanjo regime’s foreign policy had Africa as its centre piece; a fiercely independent pan-Africanist agenda for the total liberation of the continent from colonialism.

The Babangida regime, despite its eclectic nature and unreliability, had an imaginative ‘Concert of Medium Powers’ foreign policy, credited to its foreign affairs minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi. Under this, in 1987, sixteen countries, picked on the basis of their perceived powers in various regions of the world, came together to try to steer the world away from the two super powers.

That Nigeria could bring together in Lagos, such countries as Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Algeria, Malaysia, Venezuela, Senegal and Sweden, was a major foreign policy achievement. It portrayed the country as a power, which nobody should toy with. It was also that regime that introduced the Technical Aid Corps as an instrument of foreign policy. To unearth the country’s foreign policy, it convened an allstakeholders conference in Kuru, Jos. No government since then has convened such a conference where major sections of the society are brought together to buy into Nigeria’s foreign policy.

The Obasanjo administration evolved its Citizens Diplomacy foreign policy, which his immediate successors in office sought to continue.

To evolve a viable foreign policy under the Buhari administration is not rocket science. Its actions, immediately it came to power in 2015, showed a marked commitment to regional security and an integrated collective response to terrorism, the flow of small arms and environmental challenges occasioned by the drying up of the Lake Chad. It has also displayed serious concern for unrestrained migration, especially to Libya and Europe. We can integrate these with our other concerns such as international crimes, drugs and human trafficking, to develop a comprehensive foreign policy and a framework to execute it. We also need a proactive and decisive foreign minister and a financiallyoiled foreign ministry that is allowed to take initiative.

Clarence Seedorf backs Super Eagles to win AFCON title Cameroon head coach Clarence Seedorf believes the Super Eagles have what it takes to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

The Indomitable Lions’ hopes of winning a back to back title ended on Saturday after they were handed a 3-2 defeat by the Super Eagles.

The former AC Milan star who expressed disappointment on his team’s early exit from the competition said the Super Eagles can go all the way in the competition.

“We started the game slowly but grew into it. After we went ahead, we were satisfied with the scoreline instead of going for more goals.

Nigeria have shown that they can score goals, and they did that against

us,” Seedorf told reporters after the game.

“Nigeria have a good team and they can win the competition. They have the players that can win it for them.”

Seedorf expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance in the game even though he accepted his players made some costly mistakes.

“We made some mistakes today and paid a high price for that.

Offensively, we produced more, so in that sense I am satisfied,” he added.

“I am sorry for my players for this loss. I hope that the fighting spirit that we have shown in this competition can be carried through into the future.”

Messi reacts to red-card, says system is corrupt Lionel Messi has spoken out against corruption and lack of respect at the Copa America.

Messi was sent off, along with Gary Medel, after an altercation in the first half of a tempestuous meeting at Arena Corinthians.

Argentina however defeated Chile in the bronze medal match with 2 goals to 1.

After the match, Messi did not appear with his team-mates to collect his medal. Argentina won through the efforts of Sergio Aguero in the first half while Arturo Vidal scored a penalty.

Messi was sent off before halftime barely 34 minutes when Chilean captain, Gary Medel, shepherded out a ball near his own goal. Messi challenged him from behind and Medel reacted angrily, pushing

the Argentine and raising his hands.

The Paraguayan referee showed Medel a red card and although Messi did not react he was also sent off, prompting boos in Sao Paulo’s Corinthians arena.

It was only the second red card of Messi’s career, the first also coming while

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playing for Argentina on his debut against Hungary in 2005. The match was continuing, with Argentina going 2-0 up thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Paulo Dybala.

Hosts Brazil face Peru in the final today in Rio de Janeiro.

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