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Anambra church killings: Our ordeal, by survivors

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the massacre at the St. Philip Catholic Church, Amakwa, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra state have narrated their ordeal, saying that it came on them by surprise.

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This is even as Governor Willie Obiano has assured the people of Anambra state of their security, saying that the state will be hot for criminals to operate henceforth.

Meanwhile, the Ohaneze Ndigbo in Ondo state has accused the federal government of double Continued on page 6

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President’s health, absence: No substitute for Buhari -FG Continued from page 1 ing that the President has not violated any law of the land.

Speaking through the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the government said that there is no substitute for Buhari.

Mohammed, who stated this during an interview with some journalists, added that though Buhari is being missed, his absence has not crippled or interfered with the smooth running of the country.

The explanation came just as protesters in Abuja and London have asked the President to either return from London or resign.

Buhari has been out of the country for 93 days and he is currently in the United Kingdom, receiving medical attention.

But Mohammed said that there is no need for the agitations concerning the President’s health and absence.

He said, “There is no doubt that we miss the President, but I think the government has been functioning very well. There can’t be a substitute for the President, no doubt but I don’t think it has gotten to any stage whereby we find the kind of acrimony, agitations that is coming up.

“It is normal for anybody to be ill. When somebody is ill, there are certain things he cannot do but we thank God that Mr. President is improving and he will come back very soon. The important thing is that govern-

ment has been working. We have not missed one single Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting since he left.

“Also, we have not missed one single National Economic Council meeting.

Whatever needs to be done is being done because there are serious consultations between the Acting President and Mr President and as such, I don’t see the hoopla about Mr. President being away.

Mohammed also reacted to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claim that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the harbinger of hate speeches in the country, saying that the opposition party was only being partisan.

He said people misquote and attack him in a bid to cripple the government.

He said, “It’s a pity that the PDP is not looking at this matter from a patriotic perspective. They are only looking at it from the partisan perspective which does not allow them to get the message we are sending out.

“The message we are sending out is that it is because there is a country called Nigeria that is why there are political parties and that is also why we have media houses and journalists.

“The moment there is instability in the polity, then we are all at risk. On our own part, we are not politicising anything. All we are saying is that empirical evidence shows that there has been a rise in hate speeches, fake news and misrep-

resentations in the last couple of years and that it is these hate speeches and fake news that have been fuelling disunity as well as destabilising the polity.

“We never attributed it to the PDP. Anybody out there will know that these hate speeches are aimed at destabilising the polity and distracting the government.

“I do not see how anybody can say either President Buhari or the APC is sponsoring hate speeches.

But like I said, PDP should not take this issue personal, but see it from a patriotic point of view.

“Our appeal is that those who are sponsoring these hate speeches should desist because the consequences are better imagined.

“I was the face of the APC

while in opposition and I believe that many of these people have not forgiven me for the role God made me play in that change. I am also the spokesperson of the federal government, so their belief is that if you want to cripple the government, then attack the spokesperson.”

Mohammed also said that he was confident that the gap between the executive and legislature will soon be bridged, saying that “we have the mechanism to resolve them.”

In a related development, hundreds of protesters under the aegis of “Concerned Nigerians” on Monday in Abuja defied the early morning rains and demanded for the immediate return or resignation of President Buhari just as a

simultaneous protest was also staged in the Abuja House in London.

The group also displayed various placards with inscriptions like ‘Resign or Return’, ‘Our mumu don do’; ‘Buhari called for impeachment when Yar’ Adua was sick, Now we are calling for the same’; ‘Buhari, Where are you? We are tired of being enslaved in our country’; ’Our ignorance must come to an end’.

The protesters, who were accompanied by Police patrol vehicles, took off from the Unity Fountain at about 8am but could not move beyond the entrance road to the Presidential Villa as they were prevented by some policemen who formed a wall at the entrance to the road leading to the Presidential villa.

They demanded that the President should resign instead of holding the country to ransom and that the details of the Presidents health situation should be made public as he is undergoing treatment with public funds.

The protest convener, Deji Adeyanju who led the group and popular musician, Charles Oputa, (aka Charley Boy), expressed disappointment on the failure of the National Assembly to commence an investigation into the true health status of Buhari, insinuating that the legislature seems to have been compromised by some cabal in the Presidency and are working against the interest of Nigerians.

Adeyanju said, “90 days Continued on page 10

Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru (left), in a handshake with Chairman of NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee, Mr. Michael Balami, at the launch of the committee in Abuja…on Monday.

Marketing strategy: Banks leverage depositors, boost liquidity with promos -Investigations

Motolani Oseni

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ey Banks (DMBs) have, in the recent time, been leveraging robustly on different kinds of customers’ reward promotions to raise their earning and liquidity bars.

This is a strong development, which has been described as a remarkable strategy to lure Nigerians into the banking system, boost customers’ base, among other objectives, so as to remain competitive and ultimately survive the difficult operating environment in the country, investigations by Daily Times Newspaper have revealed.

Following Africa’s largest economy’s slip into its first recession in 25 years last year, with negative impacts on the banking industry, even though the lenders proactively devised various

ways in dealing with the effects, the Nigerian banks have been up and deploying by deploying seamless infrastructure and innovations to enhance their operations.

For instance, Ecobank Nigeria recently unveiled a “Target Savings Promo,” giving customers the opportunity to win double their savings in the bank within a specified period.

The promo tagged, Double Your Target Savings Promo is intended for customers who want to build up savings with the bank to meet their future financial goals or execute specific desired projects.

The Target Savings Promo is designed to reward both new and existing customers of the bank within the six months period the promo is expected to run from August through January 31, 2018.

Similarly, Diamond

Bank, earlier this week said it has rewarded its customers with a total sum of N5.4billion to 40 customers and a brand new Hyundai Accent Car to a lucky winner in the south west draw of its DiamondXtra Savings’ promotion.

Also, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), who recently celebrated 10th anniversary of its listing on the London Stock Exchange, had pledged more reward for customers in Savings Promo Bonanza bouquet.

The Bank became the first Nigerian bank to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the first to dual list on an international exchange and the first Nigerian company to raise international capital using listed Global Depositary Receipts.

First Bank Nigeria limited (FirstBank), however, boasted of FirstSavings Plus, which allows you

enjoy the benefits of issuing and receiving cheques while helping you achieve your saving goals.

Another tier 1 lender, Access Bank, recently rewarded 20 lucky families’ customers, who are the first set to take part in its lucky ‘Family Fortune Promo.’

They were rewarded with gifts which included rechargeable fans, microwave ovens among others.

Meanwhile, Heritage Bank, has rewarded 24 loyal customers in its on-going Happy Days Promo with 42inch LED flat screen TV at a monthly raffle draws held in Lagos recently.

The bank recently launched the six-month promo to reward customers who made N20, 000 deposits into its account on a monthly basis with a 42 –inch LED flat screen TV, a customer with N100,000 deposit at the end of April will be qualified to win N1

million while a customer with N500,000 deposit at the end of May will be qualified to win a brand new Toyota Corolla saloon car.

However, Unity Bank and Bank of Industry (BoI) partnered on GEEP initiative, which the lender will provide account opening services to qualified beneficiaries of GEEP nationwide, and these individual bank accounts will serve as channels for beneficiaries to receive loans disbursed

by BoI. Beneficiaries will also make loan repayments through these bank accounts, while Unity Bank will also provide bank verification number (BVN) registration services for beneficiaries who require such, thereby increasing the financial inclusion in Nigeria.

As for Union Bank, it has begun the race to excites its customers in the on-100th

anniversary pro motion.

The customer promotion, which is part of activities to mark the bank’s centenary anniversary in 2017, is unprecedented, as customers stand a chance of winning a brand new car each quarter for simply updating their personal information with the bank.

Consequently, Fidelity Bank Plc says it has rewarded 171 customers with N105 million in its just concluded ‘Get Alert in Millions Savings Promo’ aimed at promoting financial inclusion.

Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, said that the promotion was aimed at promoting savings culture.

He said that the initiative was one of the most successful promo in the Nigerian banking industry, introduced to improve the lives of citizenry.

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Anambra church killings: Our ordeal, by survivors Continued from page 1 standard over the mass killings of innocent souls at St. Philips Catholic Church.

One of the survivors who spoke to newsmen on Monday at Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital Nnewi (NAUTH) intensive care unit, Mr. Samuel Nduchie, said they were about to say the prayer of the faithful when the gunman entered the church, after they had put off the generating set.

As they stood up in response to Rev. Father Jude Onwua’s directive, the gunman started spraying bullets on the members of the church.

Nduchie said out of instinct, he went straight to the floor under the pew, but after some time, the gunman stopped momentarily, hence resulting in the people scampering for their lives.

But the gunman, said the survivor, started shooting indiscriminately again and it was this time he shot at his leg and he passed out, not knowing what hap-

pened later.

A 14-year-year-old girl, who identified herself as Chidinma, said she does not understand what happened.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of NAUTH, Prof.

Anthony Igwegbe, said that out of 21 in the hospital, eight are still critically ill, ading that they are making efforts to save their lives.

One person was said to have died out of the victims, although the CMD did not confirm it.

In the same vein, chairman, Ekwusigo local government area, Mr. Ikenna Offodeme, said 12 persons died in the massacre, while 27 were injured, mainly women who were rushing out as the gunman was spraying the bullets, saying most people who were inside did not receive much injury.

Meanwhile, Governor Willie Obiano in special broadcast on Monday to the people of Anambra state assured them of their security, saying that the state will be hot for criminals to

operate in henceforth.

He said: “Sincerely, there is no cause for fear or alarm here. Anambra state is safe.

Our churches and places of worship are safe. So, our people should not be discouraged from going to church to serve their God because what happened in Amakwa, Ozubulu is an isolated case.

It will not happen again!

Ndi Anambra should continue to sleep with both eyes closed because we are staying awake for them. In the words of Wendell Philips, the American abolitionist and liberal activist, “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” We have chosen to stay awake that Anambra may find sleep! I repeat, never again will this type of bloodshed happen in Anambra State under me!”

Continuing Obiano assure that in all the 25-year history of the state, never had a single act of senseless violence consumed so many lives, and strongly condemned the wanton killing of citizens who left their loved ones in the early

hours of Sunday morning to worship their God. “I condemn the senseless violation of sacred places of worship by people to whom neither man nor God is worthy of respect or honour. I condemn these people who did not think twice before placing such a heavy burden on our humanity,” he said.

He promised that all the shadowy characters behind the crime shall account for it, stressing that this is the first and the last of this appalling crime.

“Fellow citizens, I call on you today, to join hands with me to rid our society of all vestiges of crime and criminality. Nothing else can stand in the way of accelerated development as crime does. We are familiar with this fact in Anambra State. That is why we have fought tooth and nail to usher in the long period of peace we have enjoyed in Anambra State,” Obiano.

He assured friends and partners of the state, saying that Anambra is still Nigeria’s safest state and

L-R: Technical Director, NatanelFlorens, Andre Wasserman; CEO, LMI Building Solution, South Africa, Gys Lucas; Executive Director,Yinka Daramola; Executive Director, Oguche Agudah, all of NatanelFlorensand Specialist Alternative Building Technology, LMJ Gary Hoey, at the signing of partnership with NatanelFlorens in Lagos… on Monday.

the Ozubulu killings have only strengthened his commitment to create a safer, business-friendly and prosperous state.

“We remain focused on our Vision and Mission to this great state. No amount of threats or wholesale destruction can shake our commitment to these ideals”, he said.

However, the Ohaneze Ndigbo in Ondo state has accused the federal government of double standard over the mass killings of innocent souls at St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra state on Sunday.

Uche Erondu, Secretary General of the group, who spoke on Monday, accused the presidency of indifference to the plights of the citizens.

Erondu spoke to journalists in Akure, the Ondo State capital, while expressing complete sadness over the incident which took place inside the church on Sunday.

He described the massacre of the innocent people which occurred at Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State as dastardly, inhumane and a crime likened to an act of terrorism.

“We are calling on the Presidency, the InspectorGeneral of Police and Anambra State governor to apprehend, investigate and prosecute the perpetrators and everyone found involved in order to avert uninformed reprisal attacks.”

He said the Ohaneze Ndigbo was fully disappointment at the “rather

late condemnation that came from the Presidency,” adding that the government should ensure more security to guide against reprisal attacks.

According to him, the late reaction of the presidency showed the high level of irresponsibility of the government for ordinary citizens.

“We are not sure of the authenticity of the statement that eventually came, since it is common knowledge that our President is on medical leave, which leaves the buck on the table of the Acting President.

“This position is further confirmed by the comment made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on a Channel’s Television programme last night that a statement is on the way from the office of the Acting President.

“How come the statement that was released hours later came from the President himself ? Based on the foregoing, we demand to know what happened to the statement from the Acting President.”

The Secretary General, who hit hard at the alleged double standards at the Presidency, alluded to same question by the past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal “Who is the Presidency?”

Erondu later lamented that “the only Presidency that should exist as of today is that which is headed by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and his aides, pending when the substantive President Buhari resumes office.”

Court orders final forfeiture of Diezani’s $37.5m Banana Island property to FG

Peter Fowoyo

ÏÏÏ A Federal High Court in Ikoyi on Monday ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government, a $37.5million high rise building on Banana Island, Lagos, belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Justice Chuka Obiozor also ordered that $2.7m and N84.5m realised as rents on the property be equally forfeited to the federal government.

The orders were made yesterday following a motion on notice argued before him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis-

sion (EFCC).

The anti-graft agency had, on July 19, 2017, obtained a court order to temporarily seize the property located at Building 3, Block B, Bella Vista Plot 1, Zone N, Federal Government Layout, Banana Island, Foreshore Estate, which is said to have 24 apartments, 18 flats and six penthouses.

The court had directed that the temporary forfeiture order be published in a newspaper and then adjourned till Monday for anyone interested in the property; and funds to appear to convince the court why they should not be permanently forfeited to the federal government.

At the resumed hearing of the matter on Monday, the EFCC lawyer, Mr. Anselem Ozioko, told Justice Obiozor that the publication order had been complied with. He however, stated that no one has contested the forfeiture order.

“In summary, it appears as if they are not willing to contest this application,” Ozioko said, urging Justice Obiozor to go ahead and order the permanent forfeiture of the property and the funds.

Justice Obiozor, thereafter granted the orders and held that “in the face of the publication, which I find in Exhibit B of the affidavit of compliance before me, and

there being no responses from any interested party, I have no other option but to grant the orders as prayed.”

The EFCC had earlier told the judge that the Banana Island mansion was reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities by the defendant.

The anti-graft agency said its investigations revealed that Diezani purchased the property sometime in 2013 at the price of $37.5million, which she paid in cash.

According to the EFCC, the $37.5m was moved straight from Diezani’s house in Abuja and paid into the seller’s First Bank

account in Abuja.

“Nothing could be more suspicious than someone keeping such huge amounts in her apartment. Why was she doing that, to avoid attention?

“We are convinced beyond reasonable doubt because as of the time this happened, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke was still in public service as the Minister of Petroleum Resources,” the EFCC lawyer, Ozioko, had told Justice Obiozor.”

In a 41-paragraph affidavit attached to the application, an investigative officer with the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, explained that one Nwokedi,

in connivance with Diezani, purposely incorporated the company, Rusimpex Limited, on September 11, 2013 to facilitate the alleged fraud scheme.

According to Bawa, when Nwokedi was questioned by the EFCC, he explained that he had approached Diezani for opportunities in the Oil and Gas industry, but the ex-minister told him that she did not have any such opportunity for him and asked him whether he could in the alternative manage landed properties, an offer which Nwokedi accepted.

Bawa said Nwokedi later registered Rusimpex Limited at the Corporate Affairs

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Lagos reiterates commitment to Ikeja Model City Master Plan

New STF boss to end insurgence, says troops will return to barracks

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Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos.

Benjamin Omoike

Special Task Force (STF) is committed to consolidating on the mandate of the task-force, aimed at ending insurgency and returning troops to the barracks, says the new STF Commander in Plateau state, Major General Anthony Atolagbe.

Speaking to newsmen at the weekend in Jos during a hand over ceremony to usher in his command, the new army boss said the success of his predecessor, Major General Rogers Ibe Nicholas, will be built upon to end the reoccurring crisis that has hitherto bedeviled

ÏÏÏ The Lagos state gov-

ernment has reiterated its commitment to achieving the objectives of the renewed Ikeja Model City Master Plan originally conceived to address infrastructural challenges in the capital city.

A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, reiterated that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is desirous of making Ikeja a model city and would leave no stone unturned in actualizing the relocation of the Computer Village to the new site in Katangowa, Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area in line with the reviewed Master Plan.

According to the commissioner, the Ikeja Model City Master Plan designated the present Computer Village for residential use and that the government will adhere to the plans to make the area more organized, serene and habitable.

Ayorinde explained that the state government has not issued any permit to any individual or organization for the construction of an ICT specialized mall directly beside the newly built Ikeja Bus Terminal, adding that such move is not in sync with the state government’s regeneration plan for the capital city.

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the region.

“Our mandate is to ensure that normalcy returns to the region where people go about their businesses without fear of being molested and we shall achieve this by bringing all stakeholders on board that at the end, soldiers will return to the barracks because peace is achieved which will make way for the civil authorities like the Police to take over security,” he said.

Gen. Atolagbe said he is coming from the background of some level of experience on the field, haven been to several peace mission, adding that he will conveniently key into the

mandate already provided, even as the STF area of operation now extends to Southern Kaduna.

However, the outgoing Commander, MajGen Rogers Nicholas, said he has achieved the mandate given to him because he is leaving Plateau better than he met it.

He explained that when he came to Plateau, the situation was horrible, but he remained resolute which can be attest to that peace has now returned to the State.

“Commercial activities have been taking place, clash between farmers and herdsmen has reduced drastically

and no issue of cattle rustling for the past seven months, with that I am leaving Plateau better than i met it,” he said.

Consequently, the newly Army boss pledged to ensure that troops on the field adhere to the rules of engagement with high degree of professionalism.

Daily Times reports that General Atolagbe was transferred from the Defence Headquarters as Director, Peace Kee ping/Operations before taking over from Major General, Rogers Ibe Nicholas, who was transferred to the Army Headquarters Abuja, as Chief of Logistics.

L-R: Head of Foreign /Offshore Operations Department, Mr. Raymond Brown; Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta/Coordinator President Amnesty Programme (NDCPAP), Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd) and Technical Adviser, Head of Post Training, Major. Matti Abdul (rtd), during a press conference on the activities of NDCPAP in Abuja… on Monday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.≠

Ondo promises to use 75% of Paris Club refund to pay salaries ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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Ondo state government has said that it would use 75 percent of the Paris Club Refund to pay salaries of the state workforce.

The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Toyin Akinkuotu, made the disclosure through a statement issued in Akure, the state capital.

In the statement signed by his media officer, Tope Akinjide, the Head of Service

said that the present administration holds public servants in the state in high esteem and would ensure salaries are paid as at when due.

He said the state government would not use the Paris Club Refund for any other purpose than to pay the salaries of the state government workers.

“Nobody would spend one kobo of what accrues to payment of workers’ salaries in the Paris Club Refund.

“Guidelines that followed the release of the money to the states

stated that 75 percent of the fund will be used for payment of salaries and 25 percent for other exigencies of government,” he said He explained that contrary to rumor the state government was yet to receive the ecological fund and repayment from the federal government on fund spent to maintained road in the state.

Akinkuotu explained that remaining 25 percent of the money as approved by the guidelines from the Federal Government will be used for other exigen-

cies of the government.

According to him, the government has made a proposal to the labour union on the payment of salaries to categories of workers since the money cannot cover all the salaries of workers.

Akinkuotu added that the net payment of the Paris Club refund to Ondo State after deductions from the source is less than N7bn and that a percentage goes to the local governments.

He added that what is left is not enough to pay the one-month salaries of all categories of workers in the state.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu had in July confirmed that the state received N7.03billion as the Paris Club refund for the state.

Mr. Akeredolu had also promised to expend the refund in the payment of workers and pensioners salaries and gratuities.

Daily Times learned that talks was ongoing between the state government and leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the modalities that would be apply in the payments the salaries.

News 7 Delta community arrests BEDC staff allegedly vandalizing equipment Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Members of Mbiri community, near Asaba, the Delta state capital on Sunday arrested a staff (name withheld) of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for allegedly vandalizing a transformer in the area.

He was said to have been arrested by a team of elderly men and women who caught him red handed while allegedly removing equipment from the transformer.

The transformer is located around Obi Quarters in Mbiri and has not been functional in the last three months for no reasons adduced, thus keeping the community in continuous darkness.

It was gathered that when the suspect came to the transformer in the afternoon, he came in a disguise to effect repairs but this was not to be as he was caught allegedly digging and removing an object from the transformer by some women who were on their way home from the Sunday Church Service.

Eye witness said that the suspect was beaten up to a pulp but for the intervention of the Security Agents who came from Umunede community to whisk him away.

An elder in the community, Chief Alfred Obahor who spoke to journalists on telephone, however appealed to the Area Manager in Umunede, Mr. Curts Nwadei to look into the problem and ensure that the suspect is brought is bought to book as well as not to ensure that the suspect has rubbished the name of BEDC in the area.

The frequent vandalization of BEDC transformer in the area had brought a setback of continued power failure to the community in the last few months thus making business activities at low ebb.

But the Police officers from Umunede Police Division who did not want their names in the print confirmed the arrest of the suspect saying that investigation is ongoing.

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Court consolidates suits seeking to stop Melaye’s recall President’s health, absence: Justice Dimgba had joined emo, Afolabi Lydia Olufun- the applicants did not exAndrew Orolua, No substitute for Buhari -FG some interested parties to ke, Mrs. Iyabose Owolabi, hibit their voters card to Abuja ÏÏÏ

The vacation Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, on Monday consolidated two separate suits seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from initiating the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly.

Earlier yesterday before hearing the application brought by Olatunji Atoyebi, seeking to consolidate a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kogi chapter against INEC,

the suit.

The APC in the consolidated suit is asking the court to declare that the recall process initiated vide a petition against their sponsored member of the Senate by some of his constituents, pursuant to Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution is illegal, unlawful and contrary to the rules of natural justice and constitutionally guaranteed right to fair hearing under section 36 of the 1999 Constitution.

The joinder applicants, Chief Olowo Cornelius, John Ajorin and Mallam Yusuf Adamu had sought to be joined as co-defendants, while Michael Olowoley-

Sanya Grace Folake, Salihu and Abubakar Abdullahi, who identified themselves as registered voters from Kogi West, applied to be joined as co-plaintiffs.

Ruling on the applications argued by Anthony Adeniyi for parties to be joined as defendants and Ponsak Bigun representing co- plantiff, the court held that joining the parties was for “effectual and complete” adjudication of the matter.

Justice Dimgba also noted that it was in the interest of justice that the parties be joined since the issue at stake affects their interests.

But the court dismissed Melaye’s contention that

show that they were authentic electorates from Kogi West.

On the application by APC’s lawyer, which was formerly before Justice John Tsoho, the judge said he was minded to accept the case file in order to avoid conflicting judgments, since the reliefs are the same.

The judge also granted Melaye’s request to amend his originating summons, while directing all parties to file and exchange processes.

The matter has been adjourned till Friday for further hearing.

Melaye is asking the

Insecurity: Unknown gunmen hijack commercial bus, kidnap 16 passengers in Rivers

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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ues to battle with security issues, unknown gunmen have again hijacked a commercial bus belonging to a popular transport company (name withheld) along the Emohua axis of the EastWest Road in the state and

abducted all the 16 passengers on board including the driver of the vehicle.

The gunmen had on Monday morning blocked the road and opened fire on the bus as it approached the area, forcing the driver of the commercial vehicle to stop while the suspected kidnappers rounded up all the occupants and took them to

an unknown destination.

An eye witness account revealed that the gunmen shot sporadically as the bus approached the blockage believed to have been erected by them and led the 16 passengers including the driver of the bus into the bush.

According to the source, some of the suspected kidnappers shot directly at the

bus, while other members of the gang stood by the roadside.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Rivers state police command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, while confirming the incident, said the command was currently analysing the information it had received from eyewitnesses.

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is too long for a president to be away from his country without any explanation to the people that voted him into office.”

The group maintained that if President Buhari has become incapacitated, he should do the needful and resign because he cannot continue to hold the country to ransom, alleging that a few people in government have taken the advantage of the President’s ill health to loot the treasury with impunity.

“We hereby demand that the National Assembly invoke Section 144 sub Section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and direct the setting up of a medical panel in conjunction with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to ascertain whether the President is incapacitated,” Adeyanju added.

The protesters also demanded that the President, if healthy enough should address Nigerians on the true state of his health and other national issues, insisting that he should return to the country and resume

work as president of Federal Republic of Nigeria in order to lead according to the overwhelming mandate reposed on him in 2015.

They are also asking him to chart a course that will lead the country out of the present economic and security quagmire the nation has been pushed into.

They stressed that if President Buhari fails, refuse or is unable to fulfill the above conditions, then he should honourably resign or be impeachment by the National Assembly.

Other groups represented at the Abuja protest include former director, new media to the PDP, and National Co-ordinator, Foundation for True Freedom and Good Leadership, Prince Deji Adeyanju; Mr. Adebayo Raphael, Publicity Secretary, OurMumuDonDo Movement; Ariyo-Dare Atoye, Convener, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC); and Mr. John Danfulani for Concerned Nigerians among others.

The London protest which took place at the

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Wike tells African lawyers to chart course for devpt of continent Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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African lawyers, numbering over 1000 from different countries of Africa have converged in Port Harcourt for the African Bar Association 2017 Annual Conference, with a charge from Governor Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike, governor of Rivers state, to them to chart a course to develop the continent.

Declaring open the conference on Monday, Governor Wike stated that the great task before African leaders was to provide the enabling fiscal and regulatory environment for the private sector to create jobs and provide economic prosperity and security for the people He charged African lawyers to be shining lights in the continent and to help reshape it for the good of the people, saying: “It is against this background that we note with satisfaction the decision of AFBA to organize this conference.

“The upswing of stable democratic governments and appreciable investments in development infrastructure has contributed in no small measure to positively change the continent’s economic narratives,” he said.

The governor said that despite being weakened by the global recession, reports affirm Africa’s positive economic outlook as one of the world’s most attractive frontiers for trade and investments and informed the African lawyers that Rivers state had been repositioned as Nigeria’s investment destination.

The governor continued: “As we speak, Rivers state is adjudged to be one of the safest and secure states in the country. Our communities are safe. Our local government areas are safe and secure, just as our homes and neighbourhoods are safe and secure.”

He noted that the state had advanced in areas of an independent judiciary, quality infrastructure and basic amenities developed by the incumbent administration.

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Fayose condemns Anambra Church massacre, calls for thorough investigation Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has commiserated with the Catholic Church of Nigeria, government and people of Anambra state as well as families of victims of the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra state killings, describing the kill-

ers as wicked and devilish. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Governor Fayose called on the police and other security agencies to carry out thorough investigation on the killings with a view to bring the perpetrators to book. The governor said: “Killing fellow human beings is devilish, not to talk of

killings in the house of God. I condemn the Ozubulu murder in its entirety.” While calling for values reorientation in the country, Governor Fayose said “it is time for us as a nation to have another look at our moral values. Where did we get it so wrong that we now kill one another at will? “Boko Haram killings in the North East, Badoo

killings in Lagos, Fulani herdsmen killings across the country, ritual killings everywhere, and now drug war, what’s wrong with us as a people? Why is it that we no longer value human lives? “I think there is urgent need for leaders of this country to take the issue of moral values reorientation of the citizens seriously.”

NASS to address challenge of funding facing YABATECH ÏÏÏ

L-R: Human Resources Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc (GN Plc), Bola Olajomi-Otubu; Acting Director-General, National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Ahmed Bolaji Nagode; beneficiary of the Guinness Graduate Skills Development Scholarship,Owolabi Babatunde Adeoye and Corporate Relations Director, GN Plc,Viola Graham-Douglas, during the graduation ceremony of the Guinness/NAPTIN Scholarship Scheme at Guinness Ogba Brewery, Lagos… on Monday.

FG has not sidelined Imo indigenes in Amnesty programme, says Boro

Miriam Humbe, Abuja

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Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta, Brig-Gen. Paul Boro (rtd) on Monday took a swipe at the leadership of the Imo state government for accusing the federal government of excluding its indigenes from the amnesty programme, saying Imo is top on list of beneficiaries.

Gen. Boro who presented certificates to three beneficiaries of the amnesty programme including an indigene of Imo state, Okorie Christopher Chukwuemeka who had graduated with First Class degree from a University in Belarus, Russia, also faulted the claim of the state that there was no single federal government presence in Imo state.

He said: “Another happiness I have is that this

gentleman, Okorie Christopher Chukwuemeka is from Imo state and Imo state complains greatly that federal government has not impacted in that state as much.

“Even when we went on a visit with the Acting President to Imo, state, the leadership of the state mentioned that the federal government has not got any presence in that state and that nobody from the state is a beneficiary of the Amnesty programme and I mentioned in the

Boro

state, the number of persons that are in the programme.

“It was as if I was lying but in my capacity as somebody who rose to be a General in the Nigerian Army, I know who I am. I was not the one that sent him over-night to Belarus. He has been there for five years and six months and the federal government of Nigeria has been taking care of him till graduation.

“These informations are verifiable; they are not just media propaganda because you want to please a particular group of people or because you want to please the federal government that is why you are coming up with propaganda.

“This is a statement of fact. This guy graduated, not just graduating but he passed through that institution. He made a First Class”.

Boro expressed happiness that the federal government of Nigeria through the Amnesty Programme had spent so much in terms of investment, human capacity development to make sure that those that found themselves in Belarus graduated very well.

“And because of that, the availability of peace in the region, it is expected by the federal government because they have invested so much in the region.

While thanking the beneficiaries for making the federal government, through the presidential Amnesty programme proud, Gen. Boro assured the beneficiary of economic empowerment saying, “Immediately after this, I will make sure that I empower you so that you can be a very good ambassador of the Amnesty programme”.

The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and Services says it will work with its Senate counterpart to address the challenge of funding facing Yaba College of Technology, (YABATECH), Lagos.

Mr Aminu Suleiman, the committee chairman, made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after the committee’s oversight visit to the college on Monday.

Suleiman said that addressing the funding inadequacy would enhance relative peace and conducive environment for teaching and learning in the college.

“There is inadequacy of funds facing this institution and the government needs to find a lasting solution to enable the college to contribute its quota to the development of technological education.

“As a member of the legislature empowered by the Constitution to make appropriations, we have taken note of those vital areas.

“We intend to go back and do the needful as much as possible for the benefit of this institution,’’ the committee chairman said.

He explained that the annual oversight visit was a Constitutional requirement that empowers the committee to meet with the chief executive of the Ministries, Departments and Parastatal agencies (MDAS).

Suleiman said that the visit had afforded the committee to listen to issues, attend to challenges and perspective, receive reports and make meaning out of such.

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Politics How do you find the new political dispensation in your state with the APC playing the opposition?

In Abia State, APC is getting bigger, people will come and remember that when some people say they have joined the party I raised serious concern because of the antecedent of such individuals, especially the former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu.

It has come to our notice that he is hobnobbing with the present governor of the state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu in the deal to field his brother who is in PDP to run with the governor as his running mate in 2019 and another of his brother to run for the federal house in Aba Federal Constituency and this is total evil plan against Abia State. It is devilish and it is an act I know Abia will resist.

It is a fact that this kind of action is capable of tearing the party apart, right now; we are building our party because APC is getting stronger in Abia State and more people are joining. More sincere and focused people are joining the party, so for Chief Orji Uzor Kalu to have started this again is too bad. I condemned it in all totality. He cannot be in APC and at the same time palling with the sitting governor in a bid for his brother to run as the deputy governor to the sitting governor in 2019. Now, my question is, under what platform is the arrangement going to take place? Because the governor has not joined APC yet, is Orji Kalu one leg in APC and the other in PDP? These are questions that are begging for answers and I know Abia people will not take this again.

I think he should concentrate in the Abia State North zone and try and win his senatorial sit instead of trying to plant his brothers to run as federal house member from Abia constituency and one to run as a deputy governor with the serving governor.

He cannot impose any candidate in Abia APC, he should know this kind of idea cannot fly because it is an evil plan against Abians which by the grace of God will not work out; so, I am using this opportunity once again to call on Chief Orji Uzor Kalu to desist from act that are capable of tearing the party apart and also scaring people from joining the party to make APC lose the fourth coming elections in 2019.

The party is getting stronger and positioning itself to win all positions in the forth coming election and these kind of attitudes are attitudes that will scare well meaning Nigerians even the electorate themselves; they will think orjism is back again in Abia State and APC is the platform. I want to congratulate Nigerians and thank Nigerians for their patience with the APC led government and for their support for the administration of Muhammadu Buhari and I assure Nigerians that the APC government will deliver the dividend of democracy and Nigerians will get better as the days go by.

How is the politicking of Kalu af-

s My grouse with Orji Kalu’s role in Abia APC - Ikonne In 2011, Prince Paul Ikonne was a governorship aspirant on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Abia State. He recently spoke with TOM OKPE in Abuja about political wrangling in his home state with emphasis on the role played by the former state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu; revealing that All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is getting stronger and bigger for one person to manipulate. stand from my state, I don’t see the party as a bully party, I don’t know the action that inform the person’s opinion so, I can’t subscribe to that.

Is Orji Kalu’s action for a better course or perhaps the sitting governor is planning to defect to the APC? All these plans are towards 2019; for his brother to run with the governor for 2019, for Orji Kalu to continue with his senatorial ambition and one of his brothers again to run for Federal House in Abia State, all these plans are heading towards the 2019 general elections. If that is the truth about all these permutation, then he should wait let the governor join the APC and let the party decide who gets what because now primaries has not come and it is the electorate that decides not him, Orji Kalu.

IKONNE

fecting the state APC and its structure in the state?

It is good to be ambitious; Orji Kalu is from Abia North, so are his brothers; if all of them want to run for different offices in Abia State it has to be from Abia North and you know this is a party that is still building up, people will see us as if we don’t know what we are doing; if such a man who should have known that by now he has lost a lot of ground that what he should do now is to build and not to also do things he did when

he was governor that gave him bad image and put Abia backward is still trying to repeat them again, it will surely show negative impact and impression on Abia APC. What do you have to say about a party chieftain saying the APC is a bully party?

No, totally I don’t subscribe to that; saying APC is a bullying party, I don’t know which angle the person is coming from. From my own perspective, where I

It has come to our notice that he is hobnobbing with the present governor of the state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu in the deal to field his brother who is in PDP to run with the governor as his running mate in 2019 and another of his brother to run for the federal house in Aba Federal Constituency and this is total evil plan against Abia State.

It is devilish and it is an act I know Abia will resist

Are you accusing Orji Kalu of anti party?

These are questions begging for answers; is he in APC and one leg in PDP or is he trying to woo the governor into APC, what he is doing with the game he is playing is one of the ways the party hierarchy will get to know what is going on. At the national level is as if he is doing a lot for the party in the state but from this, the party hierarchy will get to know and the party in the state should look into these, and I know, the state chairman who is a capable person will also investigate and other party leaders to find out what Orji Kalu is planning.

Is he trying to build a dynasty by plotting his brothers here and there?

Well, he has failed in his intentions already because kings are made by God and is only God that makes people. Orji Kalu is trying to bring the idea that his brother is going to run for federal house and him senate.

What are your plans for future political positions?

My plans are in the hands of God. The future belongs to God; to be very honest with you, the party is growing and that is why we are sounding this trumpet so that the likes of Orji Kalu will not destabilise the party, so that we don’t lose election going by the terrain the people are trending. APC in Abia State I bet you will be a party to beat.

I just pray Orji Kalu will realise this so that the party will not lose the opportu-

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SON and substandard goods in Nigeria

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ot long ago, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) announced additional measures to combat the influx of fake and substandard goods into the country by introducing a reference code on products.

Other additional measures include increased market surveillance; to make it harder for products without the code to be imported into the country, even as those caught selling such products would be held accountable until the agency traces the manufacturer.

We definitely welcome these initiatives by SON, especially against the background that some international cartels now see Nigeria as dumping ground for illegal and substandard goods. Before the latest SON initiative, another outfit, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had been at the forefront of checking the influx of expired and counterfeits drugs into the country.

The success so far achieved by NDLEA, especially in confronting powerful drug barons and their supporters has come at very great and bloody price. Even at that, no one will accuse SON of being soft in the fight against importation of fake and substandard products into the country. For example, the agency in 2016 claimed it had seized and destroyed substandard product worth billions of Naira.

Such revelations underscore the urgent need to check the importation and local manufacturing of such products. A visit to any of our markets would reveal the clandestine and mind boggling volume of trade in counterfeit goods. This trade spans anything from paint, electric bulbs, wires and cables, tyres, cement, auto

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There is no denying the fact that SON has made giant strides in the war against fake products. Incidentally, the recent upsurge in substandard products presents a fresh challenge.

According to the agency’s Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate, the importation of substandard goods into the country has risen several folds, especially given that its personnel charged with checking containers bringing products into the country have been withdrawn from all our nation’s seaports.

We therefore call on the Federal Government to reconsider sending the agency’s personnel back to the ports, if the war on fake and substandard products is to be won. The fight needs all hands on deck. The danger of both imported and locally manufactured substandard goods on the citizens and country cannot be overemphasised. It is a fact that cheap, low quality imports are disincentive to manufacturing, just as local manufacturing of fake and substandard products are equally dangerous to peoples lives and the economy.

However, it is not enough waging war against manufacture and importation of substandard goods into the country, without taking cognizance of the fact that poverty and low purchasing power are reasons for patronage of such items. It is therefore imperative that the government addresses the increasing poverty among Nigerians.

Most importantly, the SON should liaise with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and exporting countries to ensure that only high quality goods are brought into Nigeria for interest of the citizens and economy.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Goodluck Jonathan

Matthew Ashimolowo

Julius Nyerere

“Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian”.

“If you must make a difference in life, then change your mind set”.

“Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.”

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Spoken spell of pentecostalism

T Prof. O. Jason Osai

he opulent and extravagant lifestyle of Pentecostal pastors has attracted unwholesome attention across the world with the Hollywood television series, “Preachers of LA,” being emblematic and very instructive. In Nigeria, there are obscenely rich pastors that are rated amongst the richest in the country; some of them ride in motorcades of bullet proof SUVs while some drive limousines and the crème-de-la-crème of that “miracle industry” fly in private jets. Many of them have established educational institutions with their tertiary institutions constituted a create percentage of private universities; sadly, these institutions were established with the tithe and offering of a laity that cannot afford to send their children there.

A few years ago, a weekly magazine blazoned on its cover “In Jesus Name Incorporated;” though I did not have the privilege of reading the text, I found the title alluding to a topical issue. Today, the topicality of the essence of the title of that cover page has reached alarming proportions.

Shortly after the weekly magazine hit the newsstand, I stepped out to the carport of Transcorp, Abuja one evening and beheld a black SUV pull up; immediately it stopped, a burly young man with menacing biceps bounced out of

the front door and opened the rear door from which a foremost pastor in Nigeria emerged; along with him, armed policemen emerged from the other doors of the SUV. At the heels of that, other SUVs pulled up and the scenario was encored. As they went towards the door of the lobby, I said very audibly “In Jesus Name Incorporated.” One of them turned swiftly, we met eyeball-to-eyeball and he turned around and went through the entrance.

With church events becoming a daily affair, pentecostal pastors consistently declare: “Jesus was born poor that I may be rich” and the congregation of thousands render a thunderously deafening “Amen!” In the silence of my mind, I have wondered if the faithful have stopped and contemplated the essence and spiritual significance and effect of that ritual, especially taken within the context of the phenomenally potent powers of intention and the law of attraction. This piece subjects this feature of pentecostalism to analysis for the purposes of enlightening the rare few who dare venture into deep thought on issues of religion.

First, the declaration begins with a fallacy: Jesus was not born poor; on the contrary he was born very rich; Joseph took his family in three donkeys to Bethlehem for the census; by contemporary standards, that would be a motorcade of three SUVs; he searched every Inn but they were all fully booked; given the situation, he moved into a barn where Jesus

was born in a manger. Therefore, the birth of Jesus in a manger was circumstantial and not a reflection of the socioeconomic status of Joseph.

For further reading on the circumstance of Jesus’ birth, the reader should access my article “Jesus: Born or Rich?” in the Internet.

Returning to the spiritual implication of the autosuggestion on the altar in which the pastors declare “Jesus was born poor that I may be rich” and the congregation thunders “Amen!,” it is offered that the keyword in the assertion is “I” thereby making the pastor the sole beneficiary and recipient of the anticipated material outcomes of the pronouncement and affirmation. The pastors do not say “that you may be rich” in which case the suggestion would be for the benefit of members of the congregation, which, inadvertently, does not include the pastor and would, therefore, tantamount altruism, a virtue that disappeared from the pulpit long ago. Again, the pastors do not say “that we may be rich,” which includes priest and laity and would have been the ideal thing to do; rather, they say “that I may be rich.” This is a spoken spiritual spell that produces trance-like conditioning on the congregation and leads to lack of consciousness hence greater responsiveness to the suggestions and the thunderous chorusing of “Amen,” which is a collective declaration of assent. So, the congregation is saying “so be it” to the self-seeking and self-enrichment

Ambodeism: A lesson in leadership

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AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef

seek the indulgence of readers in my coinage of the word Ambodeism, but one cannot completely explain the phenomenon called Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, until one examines him as a central theme or perspective, projected as strong feeling, combining a mix of economic, political, social, moral and spiritual principles.

The concept brings inspiration to the public who, having received adequate communication of its values and empowered to participate effectively in governance, readily subscribed to the possibility of SMART City destiny of Lagos, through expression of determination, dedication, discipline and duty.

The Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, that I know, is a man of big dreams, with immense ambition, great characters and matching astuteness to achieve unprecedented milestones in all things he sets out to do. Lagosians have witnessed many of such seemingly impossible targets that were set and were met over the two-year period of Ambode’s administration. Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR) is over N30 billion a month; he has proposed N50 billion! Governor Ambode I know will realise this target soon!!

From a big vision, Ambode pursues big plans, reduces and interprets in big pictures, but pursues the objectives in bits and pieces to produce fantastic and delightful impressions that create lasting images in the minds of the people. Little actions he takes bring appropriate

results in multiplicity of beneficial impacts, culminating in fantastic rewards. He does the right things for the right reasons. He follows carefully-prepared template for all his programmes and projects and monitors them to completion. Though, sometimes, he takes risk in practical ways, he does not believe in chances, but that you can create chances. He religiously mentors his followers.

Here is a man who is not comfortable with failure; he puts his heart, health and soul into projects; he eats, sleeps and breaths work; he goes the extra mile to get results.

He pushes you to persevere in assigned tasks. “One on the driver seats does not sleep”, he says, “sacrifice and successes are siamese twins.” At the State House, every hour of the day, year round, is working hour. Ambode pursues detail with fervour and with enviable transparency; and believes that if there is a will, a right passion, a right plan and right persons to drive your policies, there will always be a path to unprecedented accomplishments. To the Governor, “attitude is king of character.”

Probability of failure or probability of successes should not be the key to achieving programme objective, but having correct keys or plans always, will unlock the doors to successes. And when passion results in big triumph, he does not rush to the airwaves.

Often he says: “succeeding or failing is what you choose. Create your own chances; if you wait for chances you may have to wait for eternity. Leadership is about adding something, every minute,

every hour, every day, every month and every year. If you cannot add to what you met, be a better person than who you are and change the people for good at the end of each programme or project or tenure, you have betrayed the electorates who freely gave you their mandate.

Confront challenges headlong: do not falter, do not fail, do not fall, and if you do, do not be frustrated by your failure; do not stay down, but stand firm in faith and continue to pursue your dream. ” Governor Ambode actually believes that a follower is capable of surmounting mountains (and should surmount) obstacles, if he can exert himself to bring out hidden strength and ability hitherto unexplored. He constantly searches for something good and strong in his followers and subjects. According to him “a chain is as good as its weakest link.” He is a fantastic team player.

While he agrees that it is more difficult to build on success than failure, he believes success becomes sustainable as you become stronger after surmounting blocks of gigantic proportion. He smiles, praises and pats you on the back, and says affectionately: “brother, you could have the ability do much more; next time let me know how you can accomplish more.” His Excellency is a man who builds on your strong points, making your weak points irrelevant.

Goals, results, impacts and outcomes achieved with excellence and transparency, are central in Ambodeism. Excellence, whatever it costs, must be pursued in the realisation of strategic targets, for

spell of the pastor without realizing that they are not included in the anticipated material outcomes of the declaration.

I have said times without number that “the greatest hoaxes in humanity are embedded in the concretes of the obelisks, towers and domes of organized religion.” The current hero worship in Pentecostalism has become very alarming; some congregations now pray to the God of pastor XYZ innocently believing that the pastor worships the true God. Heavenly race is a purely personal pursuit; genuine men of God say this regularly. Worshipers should realize that, in view of the frenzied proliferation of churches, there are many wolves in sheep skin in Christendom; they should know that to say “AMEN” to a prayer is to agree with whatever is its substance. People should, therefore, say “AMEN” with their God-given intellect switched on and they should be watchful of cassock-clad pedophiliac and pederastic priests, predator pastors and the plunderous pack of peripheral preachers who work wonders in Jesus name; little wonder the Bible says that “judgment MUST begin at the house of God.” (1 Peter, 4:17) Obviously, we all have ears; however, for some, the ears are ornamental hence the Bible says “he that hath ears to hear let him hear.” (Matt 11:15) O. Jason Osai Rivers State University, Port Harcourt Email: jasonosai1@yahoo.com

here is a man of habitual integrity.

Ambode is motivated by outcomes that will bring the greatest joy to the greatest number of Lagosians; he has fervently pursued lay down strategies with passionate love, expressed in such infectious ways that followers begin to believe that they can move mountain.

Bringing me to the ban on sponsorship of pilgrims to the holy lands; occasionally some would express concern that many Lagosians would not be able to visit the holy lands, henceforth. To this, my answer, which has always been well received, is that enough pilgrims from Lagos would always go to the holy lands at more affordable cost that only Lagos could offer, but many that had no reason to be there would not be there. Moreover, money saved by the administration is adding better values in critical sectors, bringing benefits to many Lagosians.”

Yes, the governor can be very firm. When he is focusing on result, he puts his foot firmly on the ground. Yet, he is warm, loving, kind and considerate. He looks down on no one. He says: “If our practices do not favour the masses, we must find courage to voice them and abandon such practices.” He is humble enough to say, despite his numerous achievements, people owe him nothing, as he only serves them by the privilege they have conferred through the ballots, and will never take them for granted.

Dr. AbdulLateef is the Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Lagos State.

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As members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm and as watchdogs of the society, it is our duty to rise in defence of our Law-Lords, against unguarded and unwarranted cyber attacks, by some faceless political mercenaries

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o doubt that the media industry in Nigeria have continued to enjoy high level of freedom, unlike some Arab and Asian countries.

This prevailing atmosphere has propelled non-professional journalists and other individuals (especially unemployed youths), who are seeking for ways to put food on their tables, to suddenly become untamed rumour mongers, blackmailers and hack writers.

The GSM revolution in Nigeria coupled with availability of internet connectivity even in our bedrooms has further emboldened many redundant youths to ‘proudly’ call themselves “bloggers” or social media practitioners, lacking in necessary training and experience required to decipher the legal limits of their actions.

Their show of ignorance as to the Ethical, social and legal burden associated with information dissemination, is driving this loafers to dabble into sensitive areas, which they lacked requisite knowledge of their workings.

Armed with this grave ignorance, they become beautiful brides for disgruntled politicians and seekers of cheap publicity, who buy them over for petty image laundering.

Thus, these hack-writers with suicide mentality are further encouraged with paltry sums of money with illusive promises of owning choice properties like cars, houses, or lands, by their paymasters.

This new brand of semi-literate political thugs go out of their way to peddle rumours, write scandalous information and post unbelievable balderdash on various social media platforms.

They seek cheep popularity for themselves and their paymasters by making wild

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allegations against Public officers, in order to attract more audience or readership to their blogspots, websites, WhatsApp and Facebook pages.

Such criminals and character assassins try to be illusive by using fake names and pseudoidentities to carry out their nefarious activities, simply to evade arrest and prosecution.

Oderaigbo, Apga-Alaigbo etc fall within this category of caricature-journalist and Junkie-bloggers, that are currently having a field day in Anambra State, especially now that Governorship election approaches.

The unrepentant rabble-rouser who ply his trade under the cover of “Team Oderaigbo” recently undertook a suicidal adventure into a sacred groove. A groove that is thickly populated by deities, which the father and forefathers of punks like ‘Oderaigbo’ can not dare to stand before. Yet, he dared to scandalise His lordships, the revered deities in the state’s temple of justice, that constitute the third estate of the realm.

As members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm and as watchdogs of the society, it is our duty to rise in defence of our Law-Lords, against unguarded and unwarranted cyber attacks, by some faceless political mercenaries.

This has become necessary because by their (Judges) Rules of Conduct, are not expected to degenerate to level of joining issues with recalcitrant elements and gold-diggers, hiding under the cover of freedom of expression or freedom of Information,

as guaranteed in Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. But, the so called Oderaigbo and his paymasters have shown huge ignorance to the fact that in every Right, there is a corresponding Responsibility. And that the right to free Press or freedom of information is not absolute, otherwise, our society would degenerate into anarchy and barbarism.

The faceless blogger published or caused to publish and circulated an article in the Social Media containing spurious claim of financial inducement; alleging that the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, in his bid to secure favourable judgments in the ongoing legal battle for leadership of APGA, had extended some largesse to all the Judges of the state high court.

Needles to massage the ego of these social media rumour mongers and their sponsors, by affording them the undeserved benefit of clarification. However, it is pertinent to note that, while the state Chief Judge’s official car was due for change since 2015, all the Judges deserve their due medical allowances (as obtained in other states of Nigeria) for medical check-up during their annual vacation.

This is obviously part of My Lords welfare packages and privileges of office, in accordance with their position of authority and for their optimal performance, as they carryout their onerous task of administering justice to all.

The screwed perception of the propagators of the rumour

has further confirmed my longheld believe that, in order to strengthen our justice system and guarantee the independence of the judiciary, our lawmakers and policy formulators should muster the political will to extricate the third arm of government from the financial apron-strings of the Executive arm. So that they can always get their due financial allocations, allowances and other welfare packages directly from source.

This will certainly put an end to the current system whereby judicial officers depend on the Executive for their perquisites of office.

I am consoled that the Chief Registrar of the state high court, who impliedly is the Chief Accounting Officer of the state judiciary, Mr Lawrence Uzuodu has issued a press statement on 2nd August 2017, in which he asked the rumour monger to come forward with facts and evidence backing his claims, or be ready to dance to the musical tune of the gods (Egwu-zurugede).

Every Nigerian who seeks to surf the Internet with embarrassing speculations in the guise of disseminating information should be mindful of the limitations provided in both the Freedom of Information Act and the Cybercrime Prohibition and Prevention Act of 2015. This laws have been made pursuant to the constitutional powers given to the National Assembly in section 39(3)(a),which is aimed at “maintaining the authority and independence of courts”.

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frivolous fraud charge brought against two British nationals, Deepak Khilnani and Sushil Chandra, by the Attorney-General of Lagos state has been struck out by a Lagos High Court.

The decision of the court was sequel to a Notice of Discontinuance filed by the State Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Titi Shitta-Bey, praying the court to strike out the case in the light of a review of the case by the State Attorney General, Mr. Kazeem Adeniji.

It had been alleged by the Attorney General through the state prosecution team led by the then Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs. E. I. Alakija (now a serving judge of Lagos High Court) in a four count criminal charge that Deepak Khilnani and Sushil Chandra sometimes in 2008 defrauded a Nigerian company

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Alleged fraud: Court strikes out suit against two Britons Green Fuels Ltd of about $8.8million.

However, there was apparently no evidence to support such an allegation. The fact was simply that a non-existence criminal implication was being imported into a purely business disagreement between Deepak Khilnani and his Nigerian partners.

The background to this civil dispute is that Ola Rosiji and Anil Ahluwalia who had formed a Company called Green Fuels Limited approached Mr. Khilnani’s Company in 2009 to join them in building a CNG gas distribution company – clearly this is a very technical business and

Mr. Khilnani’s company held experience and expertise in this area.

After protracted negotiations and discussions Green Fuels entered into a contract with Mr. Khilnani’s Company Gentec Energy, a UK PLC company to build the plant, train their personnel and provide technical management support to the business.

The contract was signed by Mr. Anil Ahluwalia on behalf of Green Fuels Limited and the funds for the project were initially provided by Ola Rosiji’s Company Nigerian Distillers Ltd. Gentec executed its contract with Green Fuels in full and cre-

ated a very successful business in Green Fuels – further Mr. Khilnani facilitated an inward investment into Green Fuels which enabled it to grow its business to become the leading company in its field in Nigeria. The overseas investor Industrial Energy Africa Limited in fact invested and took a 75% investment in the Company providing the necessary capital to establish and grow the business.

After this investment Ola Rosiji’s shares were a mere 25% with 75% being held by Industrial Energy. Mr. Ahluwalia relinquished his shareholding in the company.

This investment and the subse-

quent changes in the shareholding were approved by the Board of Green Fuels and duly filed at the CAC. Whilst these matters were approved by the board Mr. Ola Rosiji and Mr. Ahluwalia were both present and participated in implementing these decisions at the Board.

Green Fuels continued to operate successfully with high profit turn over until 2012 when a management dispute led to a Court action instituted by Ola Rosiji and Anil Ahluwalia before a Federal High Court challenging the shareholding structure of the company.

Don’t boycott guber election, MASSOB counsels Anambra electorate

Proscription: ASUU blasts Kogi Governor

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ÏÏÏThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Monday in Abuja strongly condemned the decision of the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, to proscribe the Kogi State University branch of the association, describing the decision as not only anti-labour but a flagrant violation of the constitution which he had sworn to uphold.

Addressing journalist during a press briefing which he said was called to alert Nigerians and Kogi state citizens on the concern of the union on the matter, the Zonal coordinator, Dr. T. D. Lagi, condemned “the attempt by the governor to situate the state owned varsity on the part of retrogression and anarchy by proscribing the union, sealing their secretariat, obstructing congress meetings and constant harassment of union members,” saying that it amounted to mortgaging the future of Kogi state students and undermining the growth and development of the state.

The ASUU leader further highlighted the sate of neglect the university is currently experiencing to include incessant power outage and lack of needed social infrastructure as well as accumulated salary backlog of workers and academics. He said “it is appalling and grossly disappointing that Kogi State University has become a ghost of its former self due to historical neglect and gross under funding.’’

On the claim by the state government that it had paid over 90 percent staff salary and upgraded the state of infrastructure of the university, the union said the government had only spent N371.8million out of the N1.3billion that was budgeted, while the varsity has been able to access 67 percent of TEFUND intervention fund between 2009 and 2011.

ÏÏÏThe Movement for the Actualization of te Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Delta South and Central Senatorial district on Monday described the call for referendum by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as a belated issue, saying that the Biafra referendum has since been conducted before the United Nations in 2004.

In a statement signed by its Elder In-Council and director of religious affairs in Delta state, Joseph Odikpo and Pastor Francis Chigbo respectively, MASSOB also described the call to boycott Anambra election in November this year as anti-Igbo which should be condemned by wellmeaning Igbo sons and daughter.

“When Biafra leaders submitted their bill of right to the united nation, Nigerian government was summoned by the United Nations where they were told that a section of the country wants to go away and, it was then the news was broken to the whole world,” adding that, during the period, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was the president in 2004.

According to the statement, “MASSOB leader, Dr. Ralph Uwazuruike, and the United Nations then came to a conclusion by supporting the struggle and thus declared the first sit at home across Igbo land.

Consequently, anybody calling for the boycott of the election in Anambra state for the purpose of referendum does not know how far the stage the struggle has reached. We hereby call on the people in the 21 local government area of the state to come out enemas and vote any candidate of their choice,” stressed the MASSOB/BIM leaders.

“We have gone far in this struggle. Anybody trying to draw us back should be regarded as enemy of Biafra.

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L-R: National President, Nigerian American Chambers of Commerce, Chief Olabintan Famutimi; Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo; founder, Nigeria Initiative for Economic Development, Dr. James Tofade and a Guest, Mr. Olajide Opaleye, during an interactive meeting with the United State of American Trade mission delegation in Abuja... on Monday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

Olagbegi, Adetiba head Lagos council election tribunal

...As parties vow to challenge result

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ÏÏÏRetired Justice Ade Olateru Olagbegi and Justice Folasade Adetiba have been chosen to head the Lagos State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal, the Daily Times has learnt.

The council polls recently conducted by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) had been condemned by major opposition political parties in the state who accused the state electoral commission of rigging the election in favour of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.

But a source who spoke to the Daily Times on the composition of the panel said the tribunal was divided into two divisions, adding that while Olagbegi would head the Lagos Island division at the complex of the court of appeal, Adetiba would head the Lagos Mainland division in the

state High Court, Ikeja while the tribunal was expected to begin sitting yesterday Monday.

Meanwhile, the two major political party in Lagos state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Accord party (AC)who won councillorship positions in the election said they are set to fill cases challenging the election result released by LASIEC. There had been insinuation in the media in recent days that the political parties would boycott the election tribunal over it composition and fears over it fairness, adding that they want to remain optimistic and see how the tribunal begin.

But speaking to Daily Times in separate telephone interviews, the two parties express their readiness to challenge the outcome and conduct of the council election result in the tribunal.

The former factional chairman of PDP in the state Segun Adewale

said he had gotten assurance from the state electoral commission that the tribunal would begin sitting on monday and would also be ready to entertain cases.

He added that he had gone to the tribunal venue last week and met the place locked, stressing that all the party candidates had prepare evident against the result released by the commission and the manner the election was conducted.

He said” Yes we are heading to the tribunal, we have prepared our case, i was even there last week but the place was locked. I spoke with the chairman of the commission but I can not certain if it would be fair” Adewale said. Also speaking the Secretary of the Accord party in Lagos state, Lanre Ogundare said his party was prepared to present evident that the election was rigged in favour of the ruling APC adding that it could not conclude if the tribunal would be fair.

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Corruption: Instill discipline in varsities, others, VC urges govt Tom Garba, Yola

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A cross-section of officers, during a roundtable discussion with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar in Borno State… on Mobday.

Flood destroys N100m estimated YAGEP rice farms in Delta Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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heavy precipitation in the area, has damaged the enthusiasm of the young commercial farmers who under the 2016 cycle of the YAGEP training programme were trained, and killed by the state government with fund and other farms implements for support to begin a life-long venture into commercial farming in the state.

This is happening after agents of the state government had visited the farm, and on the basis of what they said had left with the now lost hope of a reasonable harvest.

Further investigation revealed that more than three quarters of the farms were swallowed by the flood which also swept away several vehicles in the areas in the early hours.

One of the farmers, Agumah Gbafayador who spoke to our reporter, la-

estimated sum of the N100m Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship Programme (YAGEP) farms were yesterday destroyed by heavy down pour of flood in Ndokwa West Local Government area of Delta state.

It was reliably gathered that the farms were encased in pool of water that blighted the prospect of bumper harvest, and potentially created massive loss in projected revenue of N100 million.

Expectedly, the farms, cluster undertaking, belong to trainees of the state government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship Programme (YAGEP) a core element of the wealth and job creation package of the state government.

Investigation revealed that 37 farmers are in the cluster and each of them has minimum of two hectares each, but the frequent

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mented that the unexpected heavy flooding had comprehensively overwhelmed other viable farms, and totally compromised their expected earnings.

Gbafayador, a Patani born Geology graduate of the Niger Delta University (NDU) Bayelsa State, put the loss at more that 90per cent of total expected returns, expressing regrets that it was a sad second personal experience for him after he claimed to have lost his viable maize farm to the same natural disaster.

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for the farmers, many like him had resolved to stick to their new found engagement of viable commercial farming.

The 37 YAGEP farmers, one in growing generation of such YAGEPreneurs, as they are called, were trained by officials of Raymos Guanah Farms Limited, one of the largest commercial rice groups in the state.

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Prof. Moses Nzaruwa, the immediate past Vice Chancellor, Adamawa State University, Mubi, has raised alarm over high level of corruption and insanity in nation’s higher institution of learning.

Nzaruwa, raise the alarm during a book launch, title “Afrikan Feminism,” authored by Francis Zirra a 23 year old Nigerian writer, held in Yola, Sunday.

He worried that the high level of corruption in most of the nation’s universities and secondary schools in the country was “alarming” adding for the need of urgent and collective respond.

“Discipline must be instill in our universities and secondary schools; because, there’s high level of corruption silently going on. And the society is condoning it that is why we are still backward.

“The era of gender inequality in the country has gone. Girl students should sit up and passed their examinations without putting their backs sleeping with some evils or paying money before they can get their certificate” Nzaruwa lamented.

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where parents paid for their children to pass for WAEC or buying courses for the children in the high institution of leanings even it was not suitable for the children was among the biggest problems affecting academic profession.

He clearly stated that the issue was not for government to act alone; society has a key role to play by standing up and support fight corruption and insanity in higher institution of learning across the country.

He noted that most of those evil doers in the universities and secondary schools the society knows them but they were still been protected by the same community.

He recalled that any effort or attempt made by the schools managements to address issues in respect of gender violation the same society would come up and condemned the effort.

“We used all our flat form to protect these evils, in fact we used ethnic, religion and unionism to make sure they got free.

“We are not helping our selves; because, we are relegating our selves backward, while other nations are moving forward, we are busy condoning evils,” Nzaruwa said.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Dr. Ijeoma Victoria Ehieze - Chairman.

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THE LAST ARK COVENANT RAINBOW MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. KENIS SHEDRACK FELANGU 2. DR. NUHU BILE 3. IDRIS MUSA MAIYAMBA

TRUSTEES 1. TEMISAN FREEDOM OLURANTI 2. NESIAMA AYO WHYTE 3. OLADIMEJI ADEWUMI 4. TEMISAN AYOMI PRAISE 5. INUSA LFWANGE

SIGNED : SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

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

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.

JESUS FOLLOWER CONVENANT CHURCH UGBOLU DELTA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) JOHN PROSPER OCHE 2) ETUGBO UKPEZI OMAMUZO 3) YUSUF JIMOH CHARLES 4) OCHE DERE

PRESIDENT 3. NWEKE DAVID 5. HAPPINESS KALU 7. JUDITH EJIOFOR 9. PAUL IBEH

This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. ABALOGU OSITA LIVINGSTONE 2. CHUKWUDI OKORO 4. OKEY ZINJA 6. CHIJIOKE UGWU 8. NDIDI IBETO 10. TOTAL UKAUMUNNA

PROTECT YOUNG MINDS INITIATIVE

The aim and objectives: 1. To organise social and economic carnival for the people of idoma at home and in diaspora 2. To provide for orphans, widows and the less privileged in the society 3. To set up vocational schools and exhibition shows for the youth to acquire skills and be self reliant

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. To engage in Community Development activities.

2. To promote and ensure Good Governance.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999

IDOMA INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL INITIATIVE

3. Mr Dan Enenche Obe 5. Prof. Armstrong Adejo 7. Mr Ajuh Ameh 9. Barr. Amali Adoya Amali

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.Samuel Chukwuka Onyeka – Chairman 2.Godson Ibekwe-Umelo – Member 3.James Onwuchekwa Ugbogu – Member 4.Godswill Egede – Secretary

This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Prince Edwin Ochai - Chairman 2. Prof. Owoicho Godwin Akpa 4. Eng. Benson Onaji 6. Boniface Martin Eneojo 8. Dr Alex Okopi Momoh

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.

SIGNED : SECRETARY

SIGNED:- OKECHUKWU C. ONWUEKWE ESQ

SIGNED : SECRETARY.

CENTRE FOR POPULAR PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To provide technical assistance to rural farmers.

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

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SELLERS ASSOCIATION LAGOS STATE

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

TRUSTEES 1. MR SAMSON UWOKO OKOTIE - CHAIRMAN 2. MR PAUL OLADIMEJI OLUWATO 3. MR EMEKA OSSAI - SECRETARY GENERAL 4. MR CHUKWUDI GODWIN OSSAI 5. MR BAYO SAMUEL HASSAN 6. MRS CHARITY OMOREGBE 7 . MRS ALIRAY OMOLARA TAJUDEEN 8 . MR DARLINGTON UWADIEGWUENY AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST ITS MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: AZEEZ OLUSEGUN AJALA ( A. O AJALA&CO)08030618961

THE RESTORED GOSPEL FAITH ASSEMBLY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Michael Ibe Christopher 2. Atolagbe Olatunde Samuel 3. Adewole Damilola The aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel of Christ around the world Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: Barr. Olaolu Michael

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RE: SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF CHANGE OF SURNAME FROM ANUKA TO IZUNNA In pursuant to the special resolution passed on the 30th December 2015, the Anuka family agreed to change and actually change the surname of CHRISTABEL NJIDEKA, KELVIN CHISOM and NELSON KAMSIYOCHIM from Anuka to IZUNNA. In attendance of the meeting are the following Anuka family members.

1, Jude Obizoba Anuka.

2,Moses Chukwuma Anuka.

3, Godson Chukwuebuka Anuka.

4, Chika Chukwuka Anuka.

5, Onyema Ogbonna Anuka.

Therefore, the surnames of CHRISTABEL NJIDEKA, KELVIN CHINOMSO and NELSON KAMSIYOCHIM is now IZUNNA henceforth.

NGURU NSUKKA DEVELOPMENT UNION LAGOS BRANCH

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. CHIEF. EZEH EJIKE 3. MR. OBAYI CHINEDU 5. MR. IKEM OKUHU V. 7. MR.UGWU OBINNA 9. MR.ONYISHI KENECHI

2. BARR. NWONYISHI NNAMDI 4. CHIEF. AGBO CYRUS 6. MR.OBUTE THADDEUS 8. MR.OZIOKO EMMANUEL

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND PROMOTION OF ISSUES AFFECTING THE UNION AND NGURU COMMUNITY. 2.TO OFFER COLLECTIVE HELP WITHIN THE MEANS OF THE UNION TO MEMBERS AND NGURU COMMUNITY. 3.TO FOSTER LOVE, UNITY, PEACE AND HARMONY AMONGST MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. NWONYISHI NNAMDI 080 3448 9953

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INITIATIVE FOR NOBLE WOMEN AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for incorporation under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OYOWHE, CHRISTY 2. ISA AMINA LARUBA 3. BIOKO FLORA EBISINA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKON MFON EDET - PRESIDENT 2. UTOK GRACE EDET - SECRETARY 3. EDET UDUAK GODWIN - TREASURER 4. UDOM CHARLES OKON - MEMBER 5. EFFIONG CHRISTIANA PAUL -MEMBER 6. ROBERT ISAAC ETIM - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BRING WOMEN FROM ALL WORKS OF LIFE TOGETHER 2. TO SHARE IDEAS TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF WOMEN 3. TO CREATE AN AVENUE FOR WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES. 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 of this publication.

SIGNED: OYOWHE, CHRISTY

SIGNED STRAIGHT PATH CONSULTING ENGAGE DREAM INITIATIVE

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: OKON MFON EDET PRESIDENT

GOD’S WINNING LADIES EVANGELICAL MISSION INTERNATIONAL

INDIAN CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEADERSHIP, GROOMING AND EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AS AGENT OF FOREIGN AIRLINES THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MESSRS. BISHOPS HOLIDAYS & TRAVEL LTD. OF... WHICH INTENDS TO PROVIDE FLIGHT SUPPORT SERVICES TO AD- HOC OPERATORS, HAS APPLIED TO THE NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE AUTHORITY (NCAA) FOR REGISTRATION AS AN AGENT OF FOREIGN AIRLINES ANY OBJECTION OR REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY, AVIATION HOUSE, P. M. B. 21029 , 21038 IKEJA LAGOS . SUCH OBJECTION OR REPRESENTATION WHICH SHOULD CONTAIN THE REASON(S) FOR SO DOING SHOULD MADE WITH 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED MANAGEMENT SPARKLES OF PRAISE MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IHEME KINGSLEY CHUKWUDI 2. AJOMIWE UGOCHUKWU 3. IHEME EDITH AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: STRAIGHT PATH CONSULTING

HOPE FOR MARIA 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. PEDRO NWABUZOR .2. ESTHER NWABUZOR. 3. OBIAGERI ATTOH.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. DR. ODINAKACHUKWU DIKE 2. ONYEUKWU EKEMEZIE DIKE 3. VERONICA COLEMAN

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO BIRTH A MORE CONFIDENT, INNOVATIVE, RELIABLE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL GENERATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTHS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO INDIGENT MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION OF ONLINE REGISTRATION CENTRE OPERATORS OF NIGERIA

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

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. FELIX-VINAZOR ONENGINYEOFORI (PRESIDENT) 2. ADIUKU ESTHER CHINENYE (GENERAL SECRETARY) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO REACH THE UNREACHED FOR CHRIST AND TO BRING WOMEN OF LIKE MINDS TOGETHER IN ORDER TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO FOSTER PEACE IN THE HOMES AND TO HELP WOMEN WHO ARE GOING THROUGH CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME THEM BY MEANS OF THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAYERS 3. TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN AND GIRLS TO BE SELF RELIANT, HOMEBUILDERS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED, ORPHANS, WIDOWS, PRISONERS, THE SICK AND DOWN TRODDEN IN THE SOCIETY BY MEANS OF SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE 4. TO ENCOURAGE DISCIPLINE AND UPHOLD MORAL STANDARD OF ALL MEMBERS AND TO WIN LOST SOULS INTO CHURCHES IN ALL REGIONS WE ARE FOUND ACROSS THE GLOBE AND HELP GROWING CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES 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

THE REINVENTION HOUSE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

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. OKOH JIDEOFOR EMMANUEL 2. ADEOLA SIMON 3. ABBA JOHN NONSO 4. AIGHOBAHI EDOSA S. 5. ADEOLA TEMIDAYO DARLINGTON AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

NEWNESS IN CHRIST TABERNACLE

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

PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION OF ONLINE REGISTRATION CENTRE OPERATORS OF NIGERIA.

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. MESSIAH RICHARD - PRESIDENT. 2. MR. OSCAR SYLVESTER BASSEY - VICE PRESIDENT. 3. MR. IME JAMES EKPENYONG - SECRETARY. 4. JULIE PETER EWOR - P.R.O. 5. MRS. RICHARD BLESSING - TREASURER. 6. MR. SAMUEL AKPAIMOH - FIN. SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. MESSIAH RICHARD - PRESIDENT. 2. MR. OSCAR SYLVESTER BASSEY - VICE PRESIDENT. 3. MR. IME JAMES EKPENYONG - SECRETARY. 4. JULIE PETER EWOR - P.R.O. 5. MRS. RICHARD BLESSING - TREASURER. 6. MR. SAMUEL AKPAIMOH - FIN. SECRETARY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY, PEACE AND LOVE AMONG IT’S MEMBERS, BUSINESS MEN AND GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEMBERS MEET, INTERACT AND DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND WELFARE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY, PEACE AND LOVE AMONG IT’S MEMBERS, BUSINESS MEN AND GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEMBERS MEET, INTERACT AND DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND WELFARE.

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.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SANTHOSH ABRAHAM. 2. NIMMY SANTHOSH ABRAHAM. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: I. TO STRENGTHEN THE FAITH OF CHRISTIANS. II. TO PRESENT A BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW INTELLIGENTLY AND WITH INTEGRITY. III. TO WORK TOGETHER WITH LIKE-MINDED MINISTRIES. ANY OBJECTIONS 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 FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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 TRUSTEES: 1. OLAIFA GBENGA 2. SABITU JIMOH 3. ADEDOYIN OLUWASEUN 4. ADEPOJU SUNDAY JOEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY 2. TO TRAIN LEADERS AND TO PREPARE THEM AHEAD FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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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. LADI-JEMI ALADE 2. TOSIN TAIWO 3. GBENGA ADEBIYI 4. TOKUNBO OMITOKUN 5. DAVID OMOLOLU AIYEOLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CONNECT THE POOREST SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND PARENT WITH QUALITY LEARNING INFORMATION AND TOOL SO THAT EVERY CHILD THAT CAN GROW TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. 2. TO AGGREGATE MATERIAL FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION OF ONLINE REGISTRATION CENTRE OPERATORS OF NIGERIA.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. MESSIAH RICHARD - PRESIDENT. 2. MR. OSCAR SYLVESTER BASSEY - VICE PRESIDENT. 3. MR. IME JAMES EKPENYONG - SECRETARY. 4. JULIE PETER EWOR - P.R.O. 5. MRS. RICHARD BLESSING - TREASURE. 6. MR. SAMUEL AKPAIMOH - FIN. SECRETARY. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY, PEACE AND LOVE AMONG IT’S MEMBERS, BUSINESS MEN AND GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEMBERS MEET, INTERACT AND DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND WELFARE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

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MRS. GIFT EMMANUEL UMEJURU

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. AMADI ONYINYECHI GIFT, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GIFT EMMANUEL UMEJURU. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, SIMON, OWOH OBIUKWU OSOCHUO and SIMON, OWOH OSOCHUO refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, S IMON, OWOH OBIUKWU OSOCHUO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

BILIKIS YUSUF I FORMERLY KNOWN. AND ADDRESSED AS AYOBAMI BILIKIS OWOLABI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AYOBAMI BILIKIS YUSUF. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLUMIDE OLUWADAMILOLA

UKAIBE ISRAEL CHINEDU I, formerly known and addressed as, ISRAEL and VICTORIA UKAIBE, now wish to be known and addressed as, UKAIBE ISRAEL CHINEDU. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH

SAMUEL MARGRET CHIOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as, ONWUKWE CHIOMA MARGRET, now wish to be known and addressed as, SAMUEL MARGRET CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

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UGONNA UGOCHUKWU I, formerly known and addressed as, NWOKE UGONNA WISDOM, now wish to be known and addressed as, UGONNA UGOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

AKOMA NKIRU BENITA

I, formerly known and addressed as, FREDRICK FREDRICK ODOH, now wish to be known and addressed as, NNABUENYI FREDRICK UGOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

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UDOCHUKWU IKWUEGBU

OLUWASEUN ADEDOYIN

ONASANYA ENIOLA MERCY

MRS PORTER ADESUNWA BECKY

HASSANA GABRIEL

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OSUNDE ADESUNWA BECKY now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS PORTER ADESUNWA BECKY. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as HASSANA HAMMAN G now I wish to be known and addressed as HASSANA GABRIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWEZE ESTHER UDOCHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ESTHER UDOCHUKWU IKWUEGBU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

COMFORT CHIBUZOR

I FORMERLY KNOWN. AND ADDRESSED AS AHMED OLUWASEUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUDAH OLUWASEUN ADEDOYIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MORUFAT CHRISTIANA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OWOYEYE ENIOLA MERCY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONASANYA ENIOLA MERCY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

EKANIYERE ANUKU

OLUWASEYI ADUNI OGUNGBESAN

ATTAHGOBO ATTAHSEBINA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKEZIE GLORIA CHINYERE ANITA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHINYERE GLORIA OKIKE . This is due to changes in marital status.

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I formerly known and addressed as OGUNGBESAN OLUSEYI MARY now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWASEYI ADUNI OGUNGBESAN .All former documents remain valid.

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OSENI JAMIU ADESHINA

I formerly known and addressed as ATTAH ASIBI now wish to be known and addressed as ATTAHGOBO ATTAHSEBINA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS VICTORIA IFEOMA OBI-DAMLA

ADEKUNLE OLAJUMOKE BOSE

MR TESTIMONY OGHENETAYENO OYINMIEDOR

I formerly known and addressed as MRS VICTORIA IFEOMA DAMLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS VICTORIA IFEOMA OBI-DAMLA .All former documents remain valid.

Teachers’ Establishment Pensions office(TEPO) and General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGUNLANA OLAJUMOKE BOSE now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKUNLE OLAJUMOKE BOSE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OJEH BUNO SILVANUS now wish to be known and addressed as MR TESTIMONY OGHENETAYENO OYINMIEDOR .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

HASIATA KOLADE

MORUF KEHINDE IGE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORUFU OLABANJI LIASU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORUF KEHINDE IGE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGECHUKWU PEACE CHUKWUGOZIEM

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OGE PEACE ILOEGBUNAM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MRS OGECHUKWU PEACE CHUKWUGOZIEM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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

TRUSTEES 1., REV FR, AUGUSTINE HENRY ELEKE ( CHAIRMAN) 2. KENECHUKWU ANTHONY OZEGBE ( SECRETARY) 3. MRS NKECHI OGBEIDE- IHAMA 4. ANYANWU JULIANA CHINYERE 5. OKUNDAYE JUDITH OBEHI 6. OKHIKU FREEDOM 7 OLISAKA CHUKWUDEBE 8. UGWOKE CHRISTOPHER CHIKA 9. AKHABA AUGUSTINE 10 NWANKWO RAPHAEL 11. MRS MARIA KECHIYENUM EMEJE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT JOY THROUGH THE GOSPEL IN THE MIDST OF EARTHLY ROUTINES DESPITE LIFE’S RIGOURS AND CHALLENGES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

NNABUENYI FREDRICK UGOCHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as, QUEEN ADAEZE OBENEME, and GLORY ADAEZE OBENEME, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GLORY ADAEZE NNOROM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS CHINYERE GLORIA OKIKE

I, formally known and addressed as Afolabi Lateefat Mojirade. now wish to be known and addressed as Bakshittu Lateefat Mojirade. All former documents remain valid. general public please take note.

MRS. GLORY ADAEZE NNOROM

I, formerly known and addressed as, AKOMA NKIRU JOY, now wish to be known and addressed as, AKOMA NKIRU BENITA. My correct date of birth is, 6th October 1984, not 10th September 1994. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDNA EKANIYERE EBHOJIE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDNA EKANIYERE ANUKU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

BAKSHITTU LATEEFAT MOJIRADE

I, formerly known and addressed as Victor Augustine Okpon, now wish to be known as Eyo Essien Ansa. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, AKUBUO JENNIFER NKECHINYERE, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, AKUBUO JENNIFER O., instead of, AKUBUO JENNIFER NKECHINYERE, in my WACE certificate. I now wish to be known and addressed as, AKUBUO JENNIFER NKECHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALLI MORUFAT CHRISTIANA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AYOBAMI MORUFAT CHRISTIANA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BISOLA OLAWUYI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HASIATA KOLADE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EYO ESSIEN ANSA

I, MOSES CLIFFORD ESSUAH, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, MOSES CLIFFORD, Instead of, MOSES CLIFFORD ESSUAH, in my bank account details. My correct date of birth is, 15th October, 1977, not 15th October, 1979. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UDOYE COMFORT CHIBUZOR NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKWARAEJIAKU COMFORT CHIBUZOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN ANDADDRESSED AS ADETOLA OLUMIDE ISMAIL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADETOLA OLUMIDE OLUWADAMILOLA. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. DIATOR GOODLUCK TAMUNOTOKU I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. DIATOR OMIE THEOPHILUS, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. DIATOR GOODLUCK TAMUNOTOKU. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

EDEH GLORY I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDEH GLORY LOTACHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDEH GLORY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

TOLULOPE JAMES I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BAMIKOLE TOLULOPE SHARON, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHARON TOLULOPE JAMES. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

GBAGI INYANG MICHAEL OFFIONG

SEBILL OLAJIDE OLUWADAMILARE

I formerly known and addressed as JIMOH BALOGUN now wish to be known and addressed as OSENI JAMIU ADESHINA .All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as INYANG MICHAEL OFFIONG now wish to be known and addressed as GBAGI INYANG MICHAEL OFFIONG .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SEBILL OLAJIDE MUSA now wish to be known and addressed as SEBILL OLAJIDE OLUWADAMILARE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS RITA IHEME

MERCY OSAMUDIAME CHIADIK I formerly known and addressed as MERCY OSAMUDIAME IYEKOWA now wish to be known and addressed as MERCY OSAMUDIAME CHIADIKA .All former documents remain valid.

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MRS AYELESO OLUWAKEMISOLA BUNMI

GANIYU ADEWALE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS RITA ROLY WARISO now wish to be known and addressed as MRS RITA IHEME .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CHANGE OF ACCOUNT NAME

EZIAGHIGHALA EVANS CHINWENDU

GLADYS ADEBISI SHONEYE

We Enwerem Macaulay & Victor Arize Enwerem. That we were operating a joint account name EKWEREMADU MACAULAY & VICTOR ARIZE ENWEREM with Account No. 0433909016 First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB).

Now we wish to change our Account Name to ENWEREM SYLVANUS ANAMECHEGINI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly know and addressed as Ikechukwu Evans Chinwendu now wish to be know and addressed as Mrs Eziaghighala Evans Chinwendu.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ELIZABETH ADEBISI BANKOLE now wish to be known and addressed as GLADYS ADEBISI SHONEYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OLAREWAJU OLUWAKEMISOLA BUNMI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AYELESO OLUWAKEMISOLA BUNMI .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as GANIYU AGBOOLA now wish to be know and addressed as GANIYU ADEWALE. All former documents remain valid.

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ZEKERI HARUNA

RECONCILIATION OF NAME

AYOBAMI WAIDI ADEWALE

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT OBASI RAYMOND EMEKA ,AND RAYMOND EMEKA IS THE SAME PERSON , ALL DOCUMENTS WITH THESE NAMES REMAIN VALID , AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

OLADELE BOLATITO ARIKE

I, formerly known and addressed as MUHAMMED SULE now wish to be known and addressed as ZEKERI HARUNA .All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AYOBAMI WAHEED now wish to be known and addressed as AYOBAMI WAIDI ADEWALE. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ABIOSUN BOLATITO ARIKE now wish to be known and addressed as OLADELE BOLATITO ARIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

L;O

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to notify the general public of the loss of Original Certificate of Right of Occupancy in respect of plot No. 65, Cadastral Zone B14 Dutse Abuja and plot No. 2099, Cadastral Zone FO1 Kubwa, Abuja.

The said document belong to Rt. Hon (Sir) Barr. GP. Captain Jim James Aiku Adun ‘M’ (RTD) .

All efforts made to trace the document proved abortive.

AGIS and the general public should please take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ABUJA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM ( AGIS) IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ORIGINAL RECERTIFICATION AND RE- ISSUANCE OF C of O ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN RESPECT OF NUEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED WITH FILE NO MISC 55909 DATED 09/22/05 BELONGING TO NUEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED , GOT LOST IN TRANSIT , ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE , IF FOUND , PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST POLICE STATION . ABUJA GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ( AGIS ) AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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HUDHAEFAH ISLAMIC FOUNDATION

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

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

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TRUSTEES: 1. OJURONGBE SARAFA ADISA 2. SARUMI ISMAIL OWOLOLA 3. LAWAL LAMIDI OLAYINKA 4. AKINBOWALE YEKEEN OLAWALE

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TRUSTEES: 1. ISKEEL ASIFAT AKANFE 2. RAFIU MODIU OLAITAN 3. HAMZA SABITU GBADAMOSI 4. AINA AKEEM BABATUNDE 5. AKINYEMI LUQMAN RASHEED

5. OSANYIN AZEEZ OLAYIWOLA 6. MURAINA AKEEM ADEKUNLE 7. TENIOLA OLADIPUPO MUDASHIR 8. OMOYELE ABAYOMI OLAKUNLE

6. ADISA ADEBAYO SALIU 7. AKINADE KEHINDE NURUDEEN 8. FASASI LATEEF ALANI 9. JIMOH ADESINA JELILI

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROPAGATE Islam; 2. TO PROMOTE scholarship, enlightenment and Islamic education.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO PROPAGATE Islam; (2) TO PROMOTE scholarship, enlightenment and Islamic education.

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.

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

SIGNED BY: A.O. OMOYELE ESQ ADMIRAL BAILEY & CO admiralbaileylaws@gmail.com

SIGNED BY: A.O. OMOYELE ESQ ADMIRAL BAILEY & CO admiralbaileylaws@gmail.com

CANCER CARELINK 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, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Idris Bello -Chairman (2) Dr Saidat Akanbi -Secretary (3) Mr Tosin Akanbi (4 )Mrs Monsurat Agboke (5) Dr. Aminat Mohammed THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS : To connect women in underserved communities with resources they need for prevention, early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancers.

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 BY: SECRETARY

SARIAN CARE FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990 FOR CHANGE OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AS STATED BELOW : (1)To advance , promote, improve the care of and integrate Vulnerable children from institutional care to family care (2.) To provide care, assistance for and rehabilitation of vulnerable people , socially disadvantaged children and children with medical challenges (3) To undertake measures and programs that will develop and empower vulnerable people , physically challenged and socially disadvantaged children (4) Generally to undertake and facilitate the provision of welfare services and programs for vulnerable children.

Any objection to this CHANGE OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AS STATED ABOVE 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.

QODESH GRACE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

16, Onayade Street, Fadeyi, Lagos This is to inform the General Public that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. OLOYEDE ADEOLA MICHAEL 2. YAHYA ABDULRAHMON 3. NWOKEUKWU JUDE ONYINYECHI

4. AFOLABI USMAN ADEFEMI 5. OSEGI PATRICIA EGILIWEBI

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1 To keep alive amongst Alumni and Alumna interest in the welfare of the school and members of the Association.

2 To promote sporting and other social activities among its members.

3 To help deserving cases of indigence among the students and to provide a scholarship fund or bursaries as far as these are practicable.

4 To support the school in every possible way.

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 BY: SECRETARY BENSON MOYOSOLUWA OCHUKO

xx OLUMAGBON SULIAMON

I, formerly known and addressed as BENSON MOYOSOLUWA PRINCESS, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BENSON MOYOSOLUWA OCHUKO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLUMEGBON FOWOSERE SULAIMON, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUMAGBON SULIAMON. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that MOMODU AWAWU is one and same person as ZUBARU SHEMA. That I am the one bearing both names mentioned above. That all documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

xx OLAYEFA SHOLA

I formerly known and addressed as SALAWU MURITALA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAYEFA SHOLA. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Idris Bello Chairman (2) Dr Saidat Akanbi Secretary (3) Mr Tosin Akanbi (4) Mrs Monsurat Agboke 5) Dr. Aminat Mohammed THE AIMS & OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) To promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in young persons (2) To provide guidance, support and education on adolescent health issues.

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

OMOLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

This is to inform the General Public that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

This is to inform the General Public that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Bamigboye Faith Adeosun (2) Bamigboye Oluwatoyin Debby (3) Aloye Olufunke Yetunde (4) Adekunle Oluwaseun Adetoun (4) Okpor Okeleke Ben (6) Alawode Dayo Johnson (7) Kayode Akandaolu (8) Juniad Oluremi Bamidele

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Wasiu Gbolahan Ogunwoolu 2. John Amadin 3. Rasaq Bankole Yinusa 4. Ogunleye Omotayo Ayodeji

- Chairman - Vice Chairman.

- Associate Pastor - Church Secretary - Treasurer -Financial Secretary - PRO - Welfare

5. Njoku Gloria 6. Moses Osazuwa Omoruyi 7. Johnson Adekunle Samuel

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ by all scriptural means.

2. To raise a church passionate about soul winning and disciple her members to live a Kingdom lifestyle as Salt and Light of the World.

3. To encourage and promote the Worship of God and fellowship among members.

4. To evangelize the world to receive Christ and disciple the Church to reflect Christ.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. Constantly remind members of their responsibility and loyalty to their Alma Mater.

2. Inform members from time to time about the activities and development programme of the school.

3. Foster unity understanding and friendly co-operation among all old students of the School irrespective of age, sex, creed, colour, religion or ethnicity.

4. Cherish and protect all the traditions of the school which the Association considered worthy of being preserved.

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

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

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

FREE PRISONERS WELFARE AND REHABILITATION CHAPLAINCY

CHINESE INVESTORS ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION

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

TRUSTEES: 1. DR. VICTOR BENARD EMENIKE 2. DR. EMMANUEL CALEB ONUOHA. 3. MR. FRANK ONYEMAECHI EMENIKE. 4. REV. EMMANUEL UKIWO AZU. 5. MRS. JOY UJUNWA JED

- CHAIRMAN

- SECRETARY

OBJECTIVES: 1)TO EMPOWER YOUTHS IN THE GRASS ROOT SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY TO LIVE A CRIME FREE LIFE. 2. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE IF ITS MEMBERS. 3. TO CARRY OUT ANTI-CRIME AWARENESS & CAMPAIGN PROGRAM. 4. TO GO ON PRISON VISITATIONS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PRISONERS TO LIVE A CRIME FREE LIFE. 5. TO EMPOWER MOTHERLESS BABY HOMES BY VISITING THEM REGULARLY AND TO PROVIDE FOR SOME OF THEIR NEEDS. 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.

ADAMU RUKAYAT I, formerly known and addressed as REKIYA SALIFU as written on my BVN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADAMU RUKAYAT. All former documents remain valid. FCMB, general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That I am the same person bearing ODEGA OLUWASEUN FRANCIS and ODEGA OLUWASEUN GABRIEL. That henceforth, I now wish to be known, called and addressed as ODEGA OLUWASEUN FRANCIS. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. WILLIAMS ADETOUN TAIBATU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEKUNLE ADETOUN TAIBATU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. WILLIAMS ADETOUN TAIBATU. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH I, formerly known and addressed as AMEH HOPE JAMES, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AMEH HOPE OGIDI. That on my BVN, my date of birth was wrongly written as 19th day of September, 1978 instead of 19th day of September, 1986.

That my correct date of birth is 19th day of September, 1986. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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. LIU CHANGAN 2. SUN CHUNWEI 3. CUI YUCHENG 4. LIU CHANGLIN 5. ZHANG QUNFANG. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AMONG THE CHINESE INVESTORS IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

HEALTHY STEM KIDS FOUNDATION This is to inform the General Public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

MR. EMMANUEL SUNDAY NTA

ADEBAYO BOSE MICHAEL

SUNDAY ADEKUNLE

I, formerly known and addressed as MR. SUNDAY MATHEW, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MR. EMMANUEL SUNDAY NTA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH BOSE MICHAEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBAYO BOSE MICHAEL. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ADEKUNLE ADEREMI OLAYIWOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SUNDAY ADEKUNLE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OKONDUGBA SANDRA O I, formerly known and addressed as OSAWALU SANDRA O. , now wish to be known, called and addressed as OKONDUGBA SANDRA O. All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

EDENI ENIOLA MERCY

I, formerly known and addressed as ODUTOLA GRACE ENIOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EDENI ENIOLA MERCY. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

FOLAKE ODUKOMAIYA I, formerly known and addressed as FOLAKE GRILLO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as FOLAKE ODUKOMAIYA. All former documents remain valid.

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EBRIKU PAUL OKO

In some of my documents, my name was written as ZAKARIA SHAIBU and in some others, it was written as IBRAHIM SHAIBU ZAKARIA and also ZAKARIA SHAIBU IBRAHIM in other documents.

That I am the same person that bears all these names mentioned above. That all the documents bearing theses names are mine and remain valid. General public should take note.

In some of my documents, my name was written as JOHNBULL ONUOHA TONY, and in some others, it was written as JOHNBULL ONUOHA and JOHNBULL ONUOHA AGBARA in other documents. That I am the one bearing all these names mentioned above. That all documents bearing these names are mine and remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EBRIKU PAUL OGBECHE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EBRIKU PAUL OKO. That my correct date of birth is 12th day of January, 1984. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES/DATE OF BIRTH That on some of my documents, my name and my date of birth appears as OLUWAFEMI SUNDAY and date of birth is 18/8/1973 instead of OLUWAFEMI SUNDAY AMOS and date is 18/8/1972. All Documents bearing the above mentioned name’s and date are mine and hence remain valid.

General public should please take note.

UNUH UCHECHUKWU CHIOMA

OLUWATOPE OLAJUMOKE OMOLOLA

I formerly known and addressed as UNUH CHIOMA UCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as UNUH UCHECHUKWU CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as ANIFOWOSHE OLAJUMOKE OMOLOLA. Now wish to be known as OLUWATOPE OLAJUMOKE OMOLOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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JOHNSON HANNAH NDIEFREKE I formerly known and addressed as HANNAH NDIEFREKE ENO now wish to be known and addressed as JOHNSON HANNAH NDIEFREKE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

UWAGBAE NICHOLAS IDEMUDIA I formerly known and addressed as ISAAC NICHOLAS OSAS now wish to be known and addressed as UWAGBAE NICHOLAS IDEMUDIA. All former documents remain valid.

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UDOH EMMANUEL

Formerly known and addressed as EKWERE EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as UDOH EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid.

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UGWUBUJO CHRISTIAN IKECHUKWU Formerly known and addressed as Christian Charles, now wish to be known and addressed as Ugwubujo Christian Ikechukwu. All former documents remain valid.

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OYINBODARE MATTHEW SEUN Formerly known and addressed as SHOKUNBI SEUN OYINBODARE, now wish to be known and addressed as OYINBODARE MATTHEW SEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ALLIOMOLAJA AFUSAT OLORUNKEMI I, formerly known and addressed as ALLIOMOLAJA OLUWAKEMI HAFSAT now wish to be known and addressed as ALLIOMOLAJA AFUSAT OLORUNKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJAYI OLUBUKOLA COMFORT

I formerly known and addressed as TANIMOLA OLUBUKOLA COMFORT now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI OLUBUKOLA COMFORT. All former documents remain valid.

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AINA OLUWAKEMI OLUWABUNMI

Formerly known and addressed as Aina musinatu oluwakemi, now wish to be known and addressed as Aina oluwakemi oluwabunmi. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AMADI ANNE ONYEKA

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 8, 2017

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK When a judge restrains himself from deciding issues in a case or the whole case because his efforts would amount to an academic exercise, all that his lordship is saying is that if he decides the suit, it would end with a hollow victory. A victory with no value whatsoever. A victory that cannot be enforced.

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Why EFCC loses cases in court – Akiri Sir, the EFCC is an anti-graft agency, but it appears from reports available in the public dormain it is losing the war against corruption in some weak key areas. What is responsible for this?

Yes you are right. It was established by the EFCC Act of 2004 to fight corruption and prevent corruption when it is about to be perpetrated or committed already. The EFCC has lost almost its cases against the alleged corrupt people in this country. There is only one reason for this. Whereas any case levelled against any person corporate or personal must be investigated thoroughly before being charged to court.But contrary to this normal course of operation, the EFCC will first arrest the person, detain him against Section 35 (4&5) of the 1999 Constitution (As amended). That section says if you arrest a suspected criminal you must charge him to court within 24 hours if he is within 40 kilometers radius of the court. If he is outside the 40 kilometers radius, he must be charged to court within 48 hours (2 days). But in the EFCC case, it will first of all, arraign the person before the court of public opinion before it will start looking for pieces of evidence to charge the person to the formal or regular court while the person is in its detention.

Lawyers are trained to defend their clients.When these lawyers get to the courts they quickly out-manouvre the prosecutor because the prosecution has not investigated its case thoroughly before coming to the court. When you have not investigated your case before coming to court what do you expect.You will lose that case so easy even with so many senior advocates of Nigeria, as EFCC has been doing. A new wig will win a case against EFCC, let alone a SAN. When this happens people will start running their mouths saying that the judiciary is corrupt, the judges have compromised justice without knowing the reason why such a thing happened in the first place.

They will not understand that the antigraft agency went to court with an illprepared case and then expect the court to be Father Christmas to offer to the agency what it did not ask for or bend the rule of court or in the alternative, supply the evidence it needs to prove its case.

You mentioned the media trial which EFCC adopts in respect of the fight against corruption without doing its thorough job of gathering evidence against a suspect, is this the distract part of the reasons why the agency loses its cases in court?

EFCC is allergic to investigation. Either it does not know how to investigate, or it it is not trained or retrained for investigation or it deliberately shy away from investigation in order that the alleged corrupt people may be freed.

I don’t know. How can you try somebody, convict him and sentence him without proper investigation. In fact some of the people alleged to be corrupt should on

The Team

Ibe Uwaleke — Editor ibeuwaleke2012@yahoo.com Peter Fowoyo

Chris Akiri, a Lagos-based senior lawyer holds a degree in History and Law of the universities of Ibadan and Lagos. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992. He also holds a masters degree in law. Akiri is an alumnus of several tertiary institutions including the University of Bradford, Yorkshire, England, London University and Penn State University, USA among numerous others. He is an author of several legal works including the “Way it is”, Volume 1&2. As a practising lawyer, historian, political scientist, social commentator and critic, he has been watching events and developments in the judiciary and the polity and making useful contributions. In this interview with the Judicial Editor, IBE UWALEKE, he bares his mind on why the fight against corruption suffers setbacks and the reason why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is losing its cases in court. He proffers possible solutions to win the war against graft. Excerpts:

AKIRI ESQ the other hand file cases against EFCC as libel for failing to prove its cases against them and for embarrassment because at the end of the day the court is going to discharge and acquit them.

In the case of the former governor of Adamawa State, Mr. Ngileri, EFCC secured judgment against him at the high court, but the judgment was set aside on appeal. What is responsible for this?

I believe in the John Austinean law.

The law does not know history, has no regard for ethics, geography or economics.

The law is the law. When you see the law it must be applied the way it is, which incidentally is the title of my books. So, the law must be applied the way it is, not the way it ought to be. In many instances, the courts below, the high courts, apply the law the way it ought to be, not the way it is. Many of the pieces of evidence tendered before the lower court do not rhyme with the law. The lower courts will say let us supply the law as it should be. But on appeal the appellate court will discover that the law applied is the way it ought to be and not the way it is. For this reason the appellate court will discharge and acquit the accused person already

sentenced by the lower court. You know that when somebody is discharged, he can be rearrested, but when somebody is discharged and acquitted he cannot be rearrested and charged on the same offence for which he has been acquitted.

Please distinguish between what the law ought to be and what it is. Is the former the ideal and the later the technicality of the law?

When I said the lower courts apply the law the way it should be, that is not correct, the maxim is apply the law de lege lata, not de lege ferenda ( interpreted the way it is, not the way it ought to be). This the law. When you make laws we draw two circles. The two circles intersect at a given point. That point of intersection represents the morality and the law. Every law has some slight of morality and much of the law. Where there is no intersection between the morality and the law, we call it bad law. If someone is accused for stealing something and he is taken to court, the court will rush into convicting the person for stealing something. But when the accused goes to the Court of Appeal, the appellate court will unravel what has been stolen because it is not possible to steal what cannot be stolen.

There is only one reason for this. Whereas any case levelled against any person corporate or personal must be investigated thoroughly before being charged to court.

But contrary to this normal course of operation, the EFCC will first arrest the person, detain him against Section 35 (4&5) of the 1999 Constitution (As amended). That section says if you arrest a suspected criminal you must charge him to court within 24 hours if he is within 40 kilometers radius of the court. If he is outside the 40 kilometers radius, he must be charged to court within 48 hours (2 days). But in the EFCC case, it will first of all, arraign the person before the court of public opinion before it will start looking for pieces of evidence to charge the person to the formal or regular court while the person is in its detention.

Lawyers are trained to defend their clients.When these lawyers get to the courts they quickly outmanouvre the prosecutor because the prosecution has not investigated its case thoroughly before coming to the court.

You cannot steal a house or any landed property for example. So if a prosecutor goes to court to say someone has stolen a house simply because he is occupying the house illegally, and the lower court gives judgment in his favour, the appellate court will set such judgment aside because a house which is an inmovable object is incapable of being stolen. You can only steal something you can move from one point to another without the CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 8, 2017

FOI Act provides legal backing to access information -AGF Ibe Uwaleke Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has stressed that the Freedom of Information Act 2011 provides a legal guarantee for access to information, adding that it requires public institutions to proactively publish certain classes of information as well as to release information upon request.

This is contained in a press statement by the Special Adviser to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Publicity, Comrade Salihu Othman Isah and made available to the media Thursday in Abuja.

Isah revealed that the AGF disclosed this at the Media Launch and Official Handover of the Federal Ministry of Justice Upgraded Website and FOI Portal handed over to the Ministry by the Right to Know (R2K) Nigeria on Thursday at the Ministry’s headquarters.

Malami stated that: “In essence, the Act provides a legal guarantee for access to information and requires public institutions to proactively publish certain classess of information as well as to release information upon request.”

He added that, “the Freedom of Information Act 2011 came into force on 28th of May, 2011. The Act was a milestone in our National Legislative Agenda as it subjects certain records of Public Institutions as well as some Private Institutions to a disclosure regime in line with ideals of open and transparent government.

“The Act has specifically highlighted the fact that access is necessary for meaningful exercise of free expression on matters of public or political interest”, he further explained.

The Minister affirmed that, Section 29 (1) of the Act establishes in the Attorney General of the Federation an oversight organ for monitoring, promoting and protecting the right to access records and information.

He also revealed that, it also mandates CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26

consent of the owner.

What will be your advice to the Presidency and the Senate in the row between them over the acting chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu’s rejection by the Senate and the Presidency’s insistence that he must remain in acting capacity?

My advice to them is that the law according to Section 2 (3) of the EFCC Act provides that the chairman must be appointed by the President subject to the confirmation of the Senate.When Magu was appointed two years ago his appointment was sent to the Senate. Before the Senate can ratify him, it must get a background check from the Department of State Security (DSS). The DSS responded to the Senate with a damning report against Magu. The Senate accordingly rejected him. The Presidency tried presenting him a second time, the Upper Chamber again rejected his appointment. Later, a SAN advised the Presidency to stop sending the name of Magu to the Senate because under Section 171 (2) paragraph (d) it is unnecessary to send Magu’s name to the Senate for confirmation. My answer to this advice is, it is un-

all public institutions to submit to his office on or before February 1st of each year, a report on their compliance status.

He further stated that the Federal Ministry of Justice as a focal Ministry with oversight responsibility for the implementation of the Act had taken several measures to encourage Public Institutions to implement the Act. Malami further expressed that his Office in pursuant to the realization of the intent and the spirit of the FOIA, serves as the FOI ombudsmen to resolve noncompliance complaints by impressing it on MDAs to respond to FOI requests.

He reiterated that the unveiling, official handover and eventual use of the FOI web portal will go a long way towards demonstrating the current administration’s commitment to the principles of full disclosure, transparency and accountability in the conduct of government business.

According to him, one of the core policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is to fight corruption and that the administration is more prepared than ever to promote openness in government as an anti-corruption tool.

He also stated that three (3) Executive

Orders with potential to significantly change some of the ways government business and operations are conducted was recently signed into law by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

“Basically, in line with the Orders, the Ministry’s upgraded web portal will provide a platform to publish the requirements within the scope of its mandate”, he stated.

He reaffirmed that, during the London Summit on Anti-Corruption held in May 2016, the President made an international commitment to fight corruption and also to join the Open Government Partnership which Nigeria became a full member of the International OGP in July 2016 as the 70th nation.

“The OGP National Action Plan (OGP/ NAP) seats out four thematic areas, namely Fiscal Transparency, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption and Citizen Engagement as well as fourteen commitments that Nigeria is to implement from 2017 to 2019.

“The OGP/NAP was developed through a co-creation process that saw the government and non-state actors working together that advance those governance issues that matters most to Nigeria citizens’’, he explained.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, (l) his Wife Justice Suzzeth Wike and former president of NBA, Austin Alegeh, at an event in Portharcourt... recently

Why EFCC loses cases

reasonable with profound respect to the SAN. It is unreasonable because Section 171 (2d) is talking about extra-miniterial Department which EFCC does not fall into because it is a commission created to serve the entire country and not the federal government alone. The president cannot appoint the chairman of such an institution and confirm him at the same time. This is unreasonable. When you look at Section 153 of the Constitution, you will see about 14 commissions whose chairmen must be appointed by the President subject to the confirmation of the Senate. The chairman of EFCC who is responsible only to the Presidency can only dance to the tune dictated by the President and all his political opponents will then suffer. But where the man is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, the man feels independent in his actions.

Should Magu then continue in office in acting capacity?

He should be removed by the Presidency and replaced with somebody else because he is not the only person who can man EFCC. This is my best and hon-

est advice to the Presidency. Where the Executive got Magu it can still go there and get somebody like him or better than him. Insistence on Magu to remain in office to me is suspect, perhaps there is an axe to grind. He should go because the Act establishing EFCC does not recogise acting chairman but chairman.

Magu’s presence at EFCC has caused the commission some image problem as some people argue and perhaps responsible why its cases are suffering setbacks. Does this argument hold any water?

That argument is non sequitor. Judges in Nigeria have become the weeping boys because the media have made them so. But this is not correct. EFCC is not losing its cases because of the so called sting operations on some judges. Nigeria practises the Austinean law. You get to the court and present your case according to law with evidence either documentary or personal to buttress your case against someone. If you don’t have sufficient evidence to nail the accused you do not have to start blaming the court for your failure.

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Produced in collaboration with African Law and Business (ALB), it provides potential investors with easily comparable countryby-county analysis and guidance on the investment landscape, including an overview of the local legal framework on matters such as local content rules, real estate ownership, taxation, dispute resolution, and employment.

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In addition, it also breaks down the legal framework of four key investment sectors – finance, natural resources, power and infrastructure, and private equity.

It also provides some in-depth insight on topical areas of interest including FinTech, international arbitration, bribery and corruption, and OHADA (l’Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires), the system of harmonised business laws adopted by 17 West and Central African states.

Available in print and online, the report is an up-to-the-minute, comprehensive yet easy-to-read digest covering the legal implications for companies investing in and around Africa.

Two legal books for launch August 17 There will be book launch titled: “Reminiscences: Autobiographical Notes” and “The Way It Is”, Volume 2, on August 17, 2017 at Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos at 10.00am prompt.

The two books are written by a renowned Lagos-based senior lawyer, Mr. Chris Akiri, who is also the chairman of the Editorial Board of National Times Newspapers.

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Emmanuel Oghene Egoh, is the chairman of the day’s ceremony, while the chief launcher is a business guru, Mr. Dan Esiekpe; and Dr. Paul Onomuakpokpo from the Guardian Newspapers, is the reviewer.

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Establish commission for Tsangaya, Islamic education -Tariqa Tijjaniyya

Samuel Luka, Bauchi

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federal government has been called upon to establish a Commission for the Tsangaya and Islamic Education and appoint people that have direct link with the schools towards proper development of education in the country.

The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of two days meeting of supreme council of Tijjaniyya Clerics which was signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee, Professor Abdullahi Okene, and Alhaji Nasiru Madaki on Sunday in Bauchi.

The Communiqué read, “with the integration of Tsangaya and Islamic education in to the modern educational system of Nigeria, it will go a long way in the eradication of proliferation of Almajiri system of street begging”.

The communiqué also advice government to enclosed the Tsangaya and Islamiya schools on approved school curriculum and syllabus, that will reduce the menace and proliferation of Almajiri’s in the country.

The statement while appealing to the federal government to reduced hajj fare for intending pilgrims to fulfils religious right and to instruct the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to review the 2017 Hajj fare downward to realistic, human and fair amount so as to make it affordable by pilgrims in this period of economic downturn called on the federal government to take drastic measures on kidnappers and incessant rape cases in the county.

The Supreme Council of Tijjaniyya clerics however resolved that all the Khalifas and Tariqa leaders should educate and sensitize general public on the need for modern system and integration of Tsangaya and Islamic education, urging the leaders and clerics to submit details of their Tsangaya and Islamic Schools to the Sheik Dahiru Bauchi Foundation.

UNICEF partners media to boast school enrollment in Nigeria Saka Bolaji Minna

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Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has concluded plans to collaborate with the media and its practitioners to ensure high increase of school enrollment in Nigeria which has 10.5 million out of school.

This was part of the agreements reached at the 2017 National Enrollment Campaign Planning Meeting with heads of media agencies aimed at building a collective responsibility for reaching out of school children in the country which is currently at alarming rate.

The meeting has discovered large number of children out of

school majority girls, low child registration and inadequate infrastructure and educational facilities especially in public schools in Nigeria just as non implementation of Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC act also contributed to the problems.

The communique reached at the end of the meeting called for a closer collaboration between the UNICEF and media to curb the menace while urging UNICEF to embarked on high level advocacy to federal, states and local government and private owned media houses to established partnership.

Meanwhile, the print media should begin to write articles,

special reports and features on the alarming rate of the out of school children and how to curb the situation especially the future consequences.

This was organized by federal ministry of education, UBEC in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria on ‘girl education project phase 3’ which had agreed on the roles and share responsibility of each of the stakeholders.

Head of media UNICEF, Mallam Rabiu Musa expressed satisfaction over the response from the ten participating states of the federation, saying that Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan are unlikely to meet the target of education for all children by 2020 if nothing is

ÏÏÏThe Chairman of

Nigeria Society for the Blind, Chief Olu Falomo has appealed to the public to assist the visually challenged and stop treating them as unwanted persons in the society.

Falomo who made this appeal at a press briefing held at the Vocational Training Centre for the Blind, Oshodi to kickstart activities for the 12th White Cane Day slated for Saturday 12th August, 2017 said the cost of training the visually challenged at the centre now stands at N5million per month.

Falomo said the White Cane Day is an annual charity and

done now.

While charging for the registration of children in Nigeria be given priority to enabled it have proper planning hence about 70per cent of children in Nigeria are not registered at birth with 25 million out of school comprising 15 million girls and 10 million boys in the country hence to increased the enrollment of girl child in Nigeria.

The participated states at the meeting includes: Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Katsina, Bauchi, Adamawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Kaduna and Eboyin while this year’s expanded meeting has the legislators, political office holders, traditional rulers, religious clerics and the media because the major reasons for out of school in Nigeria were poverty, distance, preference and socio cultural norms and practices that must be tackled head on.

Army transport school to train Edo firemen, drivers

Titus Akhigbe, Benin

ÏÏÏThe Commander, Nigerian

Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq (4th left); Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr. Kelechi Igwe (5th left) and others dignitaries, during the

Training of visually impaired is capital intensive -Olu Falomo

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public enlightenment programme of the Society started 12 years ago as another event to raise funds for the training and rehabilitating the visually impaired in the society.

“It is a pity that in Nigeria, members of the public still do not assist the visually challenged and in many cases people tend to treat them as unwanted persons. In other countries of the world, most people have been exposed to public enlightenment programmes and therefore know their responsibility to the blind,” he said.

He explained further that the White Cane Day is a universal symbol with which the visually challenged persons are rec-

ognized in the society simply means when people see them with a white cane , they should recognize them as being visually impaired or blind and it is everyone’s responsibility to lend a helping hand.

“Help him/her to cross the road, warn him/her of obstacles or dangers ahead, assist in getting in and out of public transportation. The list of support the public can give is endless”, he said.

The Chairman said the Vocational Training Centre runs a two-year course for visually impaired adults, adolescents in braille reading, typewriting, mobility, handicrafts, soap making, tie &dye and computer.

He said the Centre also runs a special one year course for professionals and special persons who just need to adjust to their new predicament in order to be able to return to normal life and continue with their professional or vocational calling.

“We now have an active aftergraduation programme and we have an officer who is constantly in touch with them and who monitors their progress.

We have started a Co-operative Society programme. The ever rising cost of running our programmes which now stands at N5million per month is a big task for us and it has become imperative to ask for more public support”, he said.

Army School of Supply and Transport, Brigadier-General Bolaji Salami has lauded the support extended to the school by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, despite the federal ownership of the institution.

Salami who paid a courtesy visit to the governor on Monday, 7th August, 2017 in government house, Benin City, said: “We thank you for the assistance you have given to the school over time and hope you will continue to support the school. In addition to the support for the school, we also want you to support the Nigerian Army the way you have been supporting all other security agencies.”

Brigadier-General Salami explained that the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport supports the 4 Mechanized Brigade of the Nigerian Army with manpower for the security of the state; provides medical services for people in Ehor Community and supports the Edo State Fire Service in the discharge of its duties.

He assured of the school’s readiness to support the Obaseki-led administration to ensure the state is secure for growth and development.

In his response, Governor Obaseki said his administration was doing everything possible to make life more comfortable for the personnel in Army formations and other security officials in the state.

He explained that he was not pleased with what the government saw at some of these military formations when he visited them.

According to the governor, “We don’t see anything wrong in building facilities and supporting the Army to make life more comfortable for their officials.”

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BEN NWACHUKWU with Agency Report

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rsenal’s Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi has expressed his joy after his side’s victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday.

The Gunners came from a goal down (scored by the Blues’ Victor Moses) to level the game at 1-1,

Iwobi lauds Arsenal Community Shield triumph

before triumphing 4-1 on postmatch penalties.

Iwobi played 67 minutes for Arsene Wenger’s side and impressed with his pace and penetration, before making way for Theo Walcott.

The 21-year-old Super Eagles

star took to Twitter to express his happiness after the triumph over their London rivals.

Iwobi will hope to retain his place in Arsenal’s starting line-up ahead of the opening 2017/18 Premier League match against Leicester City on Friday.

WCQ: NFSC will mobilise support for Eagles—Ladipo ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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Ladipo

s the double header 2018 World Cup qualifiers between the Super Eagles and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon approaches, President General of Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo has assured that members of the club will be fully mobilised in Uyo and Yaoundé to give the Super Eagles maximum support when they clash with the reigning African champions.

He told Extra Time that they are in contact with their members in Cameroon and other African countries like Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Mali who have all indicated interest to storm Yaoundé to give total support to the national team.

“We’ve already started preparations to have a full house in Uyo in the first leg and are mobilising our members in neigbouring African countries of Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali and even in Cameroon for the reverse fixture and they are all preparing to be on ground for the return leg.

“You are quite aware that during the last African Women Championship (AWC) hosted by that country, we mobilised our members to ensure that the Super Falcons won the trophy and that is what we are going to do for the World Cup qualifier,” he said.

He noted that although the current African champions are talking tough ahead of the ties, but he is confident that the Super Eagles are capable of beating them in Uyo and picking a point in the reverse fixture.

“I want Nigerians not to be discouraged by the poor performance of the national team against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a Nations Cup 2018 qualifier match in Uyo. The coaching crew have seen the error in the team especially in the defence and goalkeeping departments and will make the necessary corrections before that game.

“Although Cameroon is the current African champions and a rugged side but we have the players who can deliver the goals and if our defence is solid, they cannot stop us from going to Russia,” he assured.

On the newly employed Italian goalkeeper trainer for the Super Eagles, Ladipo noted that he will support the idea if he is better than the local coaches attached to the team.

Okonkwo tourney enters quarter- final stage ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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he quarter- finals of the Season 15 of the on-going Bishop Mike Okonkwo tournamnet will hold on Saturday, August 8, at the Practice Pitch of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Lagos.

According to the fixtures released by the Local Organising Committee of the championship, Young Talent FC will battle Soccer 99 FC, while Potters FC will trade tackles with Young Stars FC. Also, FC Bethel will test their might against Sam Jasson, just as Synergy Ultimate Strkers and Staruf FC will battle for supremacy in the last quarter- final match of the day.

To get to the last eight, FC Bethel defeated

Don Jacy by 5-3 penalties after their game ended goalless at regulation time, while Sam Jasson recorded an emphatic 4-0 win over Seer Simba. Synergy Ultimate Strikers recorded a 4-3 penalty victory over Stallon Athletico after playing a 1-1 draw after regulation time.

However, Staruf FC recorded a 1-0 win over Starlet FC to qualify for quarter finals, while Young Talent FC defeated Great United by 4-3 on penalties after a pulsating 1-1 draw.

Potters FC scaled through via 4-3 on penalties over Team 360, while Young Stars stunned William Falla by 2-0.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the championship,

Deacon Malachy Ndubuzor, has assured that the committee will continue to enforce fair play till the finals, even as he charged the quarter- finalists to play to the rules of the game.

“I’m very happy that the eight teams that qualified for the quarter finals worked hard for their success and the LOC is assuring all the teams that they will continue to encourage fair play till the finals which comes up on September 2 at the Yaba College of Technology.

“It is also important that teams maintain high level of discipline and play to the rules of the game because any foul play will be severely met with sanctions,” he concluded.

Iwobi

Lagos Junior League seminar holds Aug. 16 ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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ll is now set for the first Lagos Junior League Football Seminar which comes up on August 16, 2017 at the sports bar of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

Nigeria Football Association (NFF) Technical Director, now Executive Secretary of the Lagos Junior League, Tunde Disu (OFR) confirmed that the seminar is aimed at getting the best for the league and Lagos State Football generally.

Disu, an ex-Super Eagles chief coach hinted that some technocrats would be resource fellows at the Lagos Junior League Seminar.

“Yes, it’s part of our plans towards making Lagos the number one state in Nigeria football development. We expect players, coaches, club owners, sports journalists, referees and others to know more about youth football development, crowd management and laws of the game,” Disu began.

He expressed gratitude to the Lagos State Executive Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and Special Adviser to the Governor on Sports, Deji Tinubu, for motivating the management and staff of the Lagos Junior League in this regard.

“No doubt Lagos Junior League that produced the likes of Dele Alampasu, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and lots more is bound to discover and nurture more quality players.

“We are grateful to Governor Ambode and Chairman of the Sports Commission (Tinubu) for their love and leading role for Sports Development,” concluded Disu, who revealed that a pre season football game would be used to round off the August 16 seminar the following day at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

Okonkwo

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Man Utd target Real’s Bale

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SuperSport begins countdown on Euro season

The world’s most exciting football leagues are returning to SuperSport with a bang this August as Europe’s best players go to battle across the continent to win the most coveted prizes in the club game. Only DStv will showcase all 380 matches of the Premier League and all 380 matches from La Liga while GOtv customers will get a slice of the action with select games. SuperSport will also broadcast two classic European clashes early in the new season. Mourinho will take his Manchester United team to the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, to have former side Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup on August 8.

Stories by ANDREW EKEJIUBA with Agency Reports

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anchester United will be “waiting on the other side” for Gareth Bale if the Wales star is unwanted by Real Madrid, according to manager Jose Mourinho.

United face Madrid in Skopje in the UEFA Super Cup today and the pre-match build-up has been played out against mounting speculation over Bale’s future.

A report reveals that Don Balon claimed the 28-year-old forward was ready to consider a move to Old Trafford in the event of Madrid attempting to move on a star name to facilitate the signing of Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe.

Mourinho does not view this as a likely turn of events but told a prematch news conference he will have a keen eye on the Madrid teamsheet in the Macedonian capital.

“Well if he’s playing today, I wouldn’t think of signing Bale because it would show he’s in the coach’s plans and the club’s plans and he also has that motivation to continue at Real Madrid,” he said.

“If he is not in the club’s plans, that the arrival of another player would mean he was on his way out, I will try to be waiting for him on the other side and fight with other coaches that would want him on their team.

“But if he plays today, that is the best confirmation that he is still wanted by the team.”

Cahill concerned

by Chelsea size

Gary Cahill believes Chelsea will have to steer clear of injury problems if they are to defend their Premier League title. Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko are set to miss the season opener at home to Burnley on Saturday, while new arrivals Antonio Rudiger and Alvaro Morata are short of match fitness. With Chelsea having more than 20 players out on loan and the likes of Nemanja Matic, Nathan Ake, Asmir Begovic and Juan Cuadrado having left on a permanent basis, Antonio Conte’s squad looks thin.

Bale

Nice complete Sneijder signing

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etherlands international Wesley Sneijder has completed his move to Nice.

The 33-year-old was released by Galatasaray last month after four seasons with the Turkish Super Lig giants and joins on a free transfer. Nice confirmed Sneijder had passed his medical on Monday, less than 24 hours after announcing an initial deal had been reached, with his signing going through before the midnight deadline to register new players for the Champions League play-off round.

He will immediately join his new team-

mates for training and has been allowed to take the number 10 shirt by previous owner Mickael Le Bihan.

Lucien Favre’s side suffered an openingday defeat at Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 last weekend and face a mouth-watering twolegged clash against Serie A heavyweights Napoli in the continental play-offs.

The terms of his contract were not disclosed, although Sneijder is reported to have agreed a one-year deal to be reunited with former Inter team-mate Mario Balotelli.

Prior to playing for Inter and Gala, Sneijder represented Ajax and Real Madrid.

Propper

Brighton break transfer record for PSV’s Propper

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remier League newcomers Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Netherlands midfielder Davy Propper from PSV for a club-record fee.

Brighton and PSV did not disclose the value of the transfer but Propper is reported to have moved to the Amex Stadium for £6million.

The 25-year-old joined PSV from Vitesse Arnhem in 2015 and went on to score 10 goals in 33 matches in his debut season as the Eindhoven club collected the Eredivisie title.

“Davy is a player with great experience of the Eredivisie with Vitesse Arnhem and PSV Eindhoven,” Brighton manager Chris Hughton said.

“There is no doubting his pedigree, Davy has played a number of matches in the Champions League for PSV, as well as international football for the Netherlands.

“He’s a strong competitor as a central midfielder and will complement our existing midfield players. He is also a really good age at 25.”

Propper added: “The Premier League is the biggest competition in the world, so this will be a great challenge and I think I’m ready for it.”

Brighton played out an entertaining 3-2 friendly defeat against Atletico Madrid on Sunday and open their first top-flight campaign for 34 years at home to Manchester City this weekend.

Weah was my idol, says Ronaldo

Former Brazil international Ronaldo says he used to look up to Liberian legend George Weah, who is one of Africa’s greatest footballers of all-time. Ronaldo, whose full name is Luis Nazario De Lima, is arguably the best striker of all-time and he’s widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers to have played the game. The retired marksman disclosed that Weah, legendary Dutch striker Marco Van Basten and Italian legend Paolo Maldini were his idols.

Red Devils loan Borthwick-Jackson to Leeds

Leeds United have completed the season-long loan signing of Cameron Borthwick-Jackson from Manchester United.

Defender Borthwick-Jackson drops back down to the Championship to join a Leeds side targeting promotion to the Premier League. The 20-year-old, who will wear the number three shirt at Elland Road, had a loan spell at Wolves in the Championship last season, but only made seven appearances in all competitions.

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The winger, who re-joined Inter for a third spell at San Siro as a free agent two years ago, completed his move to the Czech Republic on Monday.

Biabiany made 20 Serie A appearances in his first season back at Inter, but only got one topflight outing in 2016-17, although he did appear in a Europa League win over Sparta.

The 29-year-old has also had three spells at Parma, as well as representing Modena and Sampdoria.

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Samsung, Microsoft to partner Abia AT2 women on technology Nigeria’s school curriculum tailored towards white-collar job ÏÏÏWorried that Nigeria is now

L – R: Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige at the Government House, prior to the launch of the Education for Employment project (E4E) recently in Umuahia

Ikpeazu assures on Enyimba industrial zone

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ÏÏÏ Governor

Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has assured the determination of his administration to assist in the realisation of the proposed Enyimba Industrial zone.

The Governor gave the assurance while receiving in audience, a team of consultants from Singapore, led by

Mr. Darl Uzu, the Chief Executive of Officer of Crown Realties.

The Governor said that Abia State government sees the project as a flagship as it is one of the pillars that would bring development to the state and expressed confidence that Crown Realties would achieve the target of building the industrial zone in the state in record time

and appreciated Mr. Darl Uzu for bringing the project home.

He assured the company that government would make available the needed security, conducive, environment and other logistics that would help the company to succeed.

Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Mr. Darl Uzu, said the team came to inform the Governor that its team of

consultants was around to assist in building the project.

According to him, the company is designing an industrial city in the state.

He maintained that the project is a Public Private Partnership business, which aims at creation of employment and bringing development to the state and thanked the Governor for his interest in them.

Onu flags off waste to wealth programme in Abia ÏÏÏMinister

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of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, at weekend, flagged off the “waste to wealth” programme of the Federal Government in Abia State.

Performing the programme in Umuahia, Onu said it will help convert the huge waste in cities and rural areas in the

state into wealth through the deployment of appropriate technology.

According to him, what is waste in one household can become wealth, adding that time will come when people will start paying for the waste generated in the state.

Abia, Dr. Onu said, was

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chosen as pilot state because the spirit of enterprise of the Abia man is what the country needs to grow her economy in a sustainable manner, maintaining that the Federal Government is committed to accelerating the pace of national development using science, technology and innovation.

He also stated that science and technology will be deployed to improve the environment, feed the citizens and restore confidence of the peo-

ple on government as well as enhance the economy, pointing out that if well harnessed, the programme will convert waste into useful products to promote the happiness of the people.

Onu used the opportunity to laud the collaboration between Abia State government and the Ministry of Science and Technology and appealed to Nigerians to support the programme to ensure its success.

faced with hard times occasioned by recession, there is the need for the country to harness the various skills that abound in its youth.

The Minister for Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this in Umuahia on the occasion of the graduation of 472 people under the state’s Education for Employment pilot project as well as the launching of its Job portal.

According to Sen. Ngige, the nation’s curriculum is tailored towards white-collar jobs, stating that “today in Nigeria, nobody needs to tell us that we are in hard times. We went into recession because nobody planned for tomorrow especially with the kind of training we give o our children”.

He said Nigeria now produce children who go through the university and the university did not go through them, hence producing graduates who cannot work with their certificates, stating also “we are going for white pan because of white-collar job, while skilled people make money while on duty”.

What happened in Abia, he said, is a beginning of new dawn, expressing happiness that the skills and the opportunities are there.

“We must start thinking because things are no longer well for our children”, he said, noting that the state has the highest arable land that is lying waste and which is ready to be cultivated.

He posited that the states in the country should be given the opportunity to be on their own “so that there will be competition amongst them”, hence the need for power devolution in the country which he noted some people are afraid of.

“People are afraid of devolution and confuse it with resource control, but it is developing yourself. Nigeria does not need idle hands as such insurgents which are as a result of idleness”, he said, stating that the country must give its graduates adequate skills and equip them.

“Nigeria is ready such that after the skill acquisition, we will equip them”, he said, disclosing that the Federal Government has concluded plans to match-make skills with employment opportunities, adding that the Federal CONTINUED ON PAGE AT 2

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ÏÏÏProfessor

Sebastian Urenmadu of the Department of Banking and Finance, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, says the different nationalities in Nigeria stand a better chance of prospering if they can eschew hatred and division.

Expressing his mind to newsmen in Umuahia recently, Prof.

Uremadu urged the Federal Government to urgently convene a national youth council meeting as one of the ways of ending such national issues as the frequent clash between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in parts of the country.

While also calling for increased revenue allocation to oil producing states to end their agitation for resource control, Prof. Uremadu faulted the current configuration of geographical zones in the country, declaring that “there should be nothing like South-South, instead they should be the South East while the core Igbo States should be known as East Central state.

On the Quit notice slammed on Igbos living in the North by a coalition of Arewa youth groups, Prof. Uremadu pointed out that he, together with Alhaji Tanko Yakassai and Gen. IBM Haruna had on July 4, 2017, intervened on the issue, which according to him, made the Sani Yerima-led group to retract their earlier quit notice order.

He challenged South East Governors to work for the development of the region to make it compete with states in other zones of the country, while also canvassing for massive industrialisation of Igbo land to mop up unemployed youths from the streets. “ You see, most of the youths who follow Kanu today do so because they have no job, some are traders, some drivers and some because of economic problems while some of them do that because they are not properly educated, if there are jobs for them, they will not be wasting their time on the streets”, he opined.

He equally called for the creation of one more state for the Igbo to make it be on the same number with those of other zones.

The Finance and Management expert expressed happiness over President Muhammadu Buhari’s recovery from sickness but urged him to convey the national youth council meeting to allow the interact on their differences when he returns.

On the chances of Igbo man becoming the President of the country, he reiterated his earlier call on Igbo leaders to involve diplomacy and modesty to enjoy the political goodwill of other nationalities, citing the recent selection of Chief Orji Uzor Kalu as the Chairman and Guest Speaker for a public lecture in Kogi State as a typical example.

Abia women on technology Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏTechnology

giant, Samsung and an internet giant, Microsoft, have indicated their readiness to imbibe technology on Abia women through training.

This cheerful hint was dropped at the 2017 and 3rd annual edition of the Abia Women August Delegates Conference (AWADEC), otherwise known as August Meeting for

Abia Central Senatorial District of the state during its flag off by the wife of the Abia State Governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, recently at Okpuala Ngwa in Isiala Ngwa North LGA of the state.

Delivering the cheerful news, the representative of the Bank of Industry (BoI), Dr. (Mrs.) Nina Ogbaga, described it as “another opportunity”, and agreed to “fully partner with the Abia State Government to train women on tech-

nology development” in the state.

She assured the women that with the likes of the wife of the Abia State Governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, “the project will not die in their (Samsung and Microsoft) attempt to transform Abia State”.

She used the opportunity to inform the women that the Bank of Industry is ready to assist them with interest-free loans to assist them in their various ventures.

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Government will partner with the state to realise this.

He used the opportunity to advise the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to tap into such Federal Government programmes as NDE and N-Power, regretting that in the past phase of the N-power, the state recorded poor participation as only 16000 registered, while Bauchi recorded about 44000.

In his speech, the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, said the education agenda was captured in his five pillars of development and is also an enabler.

The state governor said Abia has the highest depository of skills in Nigeria, stating that efforts to industrialise the state is ongoing as the state among others has acquired 9000 hectares of land at Ukwa for that purpose.

He expressed his desire to see the graduands working in industrial clusters as the engines to drive areas and the various ICT centres that will spring up there.

He also disclosed that his administration has concluded plans to set up care-givers centres for the elder citizens aged 70 and above, while stating that 170 persons will be recruited to man the 17 centres that would be set up at the 17 LGAs of the state.

In his goodwill message, representatives of NABTEB and NBTE

described the graduands as the potential “Bill Gates” and thanked the state for being a trail blazer in putting back the students to work.

They urged governors in the country to embrace technical education as a way of equipping the nation’s youths with viable skills.

Also speaking, the MD/CEO of Innoson Group of Companies, Chief (Dr.) Innocent Chukwuma, described the programme as the foundation and as the only way for the young ones to grow and be leaders of tomorrow, stating “today is still good as when you have a foundation like this, youths will grow”.

According to the representative of the CEO of Dangote group, Joe Makoju, the group will by 2019 create 250,000 jobs through its $20 million investment in many for areas, aimed at diversifying the economy and urged the graduands not to entertain any fears of the future as the programme will equip them with the right skills to succeed.

For the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Mao Ohuabunwa, the programme is a revolution in ICT as the nation cannot develop without it.

Speaking with newsmen later, Coordinator of the Abia State Education for Employment Programme, Endi Ezengwa, said the programme will also train 50 people on “Abia Care” from its database with over 36000 applicants for the care of the elderly.

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (right) and Chairman, Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), Sam Nwogu during a visit to St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra State, where gunmen on Sunday killed no less than 11 persons and injured scores.

NGO to empower 400,000 youths in Abia ÏÏÏA

Non-governmental organisation By-Us-For-Us (BUFUS) says along with its international partners it has a target to empower 4 million Africans on various skill acquisitions and make them to become job creators instead of job seekers.

The South East Ambassador of BUFUS, Lady Chijindu Ikeji, dropped this hint in Umuahia in a chat with journalists recently, disclosing that 2 million Nigerians would be empowered, stating “Already 1 million people have been empowered in Nigeria”.

In Abia State, Lady Ikeji disclosed that over 400,000 youths would join number, stating that

the aim of the empowerment which is free apart from initial registration fee, is to make sure Africans develop and be able to take care of themselves in order to reduce mass exodus of youths to the western world looking for employments.

The areas of empowerment, according to Lady Ikeji, includes training on how to set up and manage small businesses, how to manage Agro businesses, customer relation management, ICT Skills, hospitality among others, adding that apart from training, those trained will be empowered.

“Those doing well on their businesses will be rewarded with gifts and incentives, cash

reward, car reward, property reward and scholarship. It will also help them to acquire knowledge on how to prepare internationally accepted business plans,” she said.

However, Lady Ikeji added that one of the challenges facing the NGO is how to ensure that a critical mass of at least 4m Africans benefit from this scheme, expressing optimism that youths will be able to grab the opportunity.

The South East Ambassador called on Abians and the people of South East geo-political zone to embrace the programme and be empowered for the sustainability, visible and acceptable means of livelihood.

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (left) with others when he was honoured by Ndi Ngwa at the National Theatre Iganmu, Lagos...recently.

Lohum community women hold August, commend Mrs. Ikpeazu Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏThe women of

Lohum Imenyi Autonomous Community in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State at the weekend held their maiden August women conference, otherwise known as August meeting.

The women also expressed their appreciation to the wife of the state governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, for the motivation of community women in the state over the conferences.

In her speech, the Lohum Community Woman Leader, Nnenna Nnorom, said the initiation of the conference will enable the community women who are mostly farmers “to move away from poverty” through the formation of cooperative societies that would afford them the opportunity of attracting foreign and government assistance to them and the community as a whole.

Earlier in his speech, President-General of Lohum Imenyi community and chairman

of the occasion, Comrade Ikwuagwu Ndukwe, described the community as united, while congratulating the women over the occasion.

He urged them to use the occasion to reflect back on their roles in the family and should often ask questions about their performance in the family and make corrections, where necessary.

He asked them to queue behind the wife of the state governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, who, alongside the governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has done well in the state, as well as form themselves into cooperatives to be able to access funds that will assist them on their daily businesses.

Expressing happiness during the occasion, the traditional ruler of the community, HRH Eze Mark Iweha Ebochuogu expressed happiness that the wife of the state governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, is leading Abia women.

Eze Ebochuogu said that one who married a bad wife is fin-

ished as the home is the base of everything, hence when a woman is trained, an entire family has been trained, regretting that religion has eroded many traditions which the August women conference seeks to return.

He thanked the wife of the state governor, Nkechi ikpeazu, for going through the three senatorial zones in the state to urge women to return home and invest in their communities.

According to a stakeholder in the affairs of the community and former state Peoples Democratic Party functionary, Uchechi Ogbuka, the August meeting was an avenue to show off wealth in the past, noting however that it is now an avenue for women to contribute to the development or the country.

While congratulating the Lohum Imenyi women on the occasion, Ogbuka called on them to sustain the event, and thanked Mrs. Ikpeazu over her transformation efforts through the August meetings.

Ozubulu killing: Ikpeazu condoles with Obiano

ÏÏÏAbia

State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has expressed sadness over the shooting incident at St Philips Catholic Church Ozubulu in Anambra State earlier Sunday morning.

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos, Gov. Ikpeazu while expressing his condolence with the Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, the government and people of the

State, described the incident as “unfortunate”.

Governor Ikpeazu therefore called on security agents to fully investigate the incident and speedily bring the perpetrators to justice, adding “We cannot afford to have criminal elements, in whatever guise, invade places of worship and unleash mayhem on innocent people.

“The thoughts and prayers of the good people of Abia State are with our brothers in Anambra State as we

mourn with them over the sad incident”, he said, and prayed God to heal the injured and grant the families of the victims the fortitude to bear the loss.

It would be recalled that during the 6.30 am church mass at the Ugwuaji Ozubulu, in Anambra State on Sunday, some armed men went into the church and shot sporadically in the church, leaving at its wake more than eleven persons dead and scores injured.

of Abia State and now senator representing Abia Central Senatorial district, Theodore Ahamefule Orji, has vowed to do all he can to represent his constituency well at the Senate.

Orji made this affirmation recently in Umuahia as the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) honoured him after its 13th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, stating that the matters that concern his constituency in particular and Abia State in general are his priority at the red chamber.

According to him, he has no other business at the Senate than the welfare of his constituents, hence his resolve not to toy with anything that will affect them positively.

Sen. Orji, who was represented by a former commissioner in the state, Longman Emeka Nwachuckwu, at the occasion where the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, was also honoured, congratulated the parliamentarian staff over their successful NEC in the state, urging them to continue to uphold the principles of effective parliamentary duties at their respective parliaments.

Longman Emeka Nwachukwu used the occasion to describe Sen. Orji as the man of the people who during his regime as governor of the state, Abia was peaceful, while there was harmony between the executive and other arms of government.

Nwachukwu recalled that the foundation Sen. Orji laid in the state as the governor was a lasting legacy, pointing out that while at the Senate, Sen. Orji has sponsored several bills, even as first timer, while also empowering his constituents and contributing to the development of the state.

Also speaking, the state Gover-

nor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, who was represented by the state Head of Service, Viviene Uma, commended the state House of Assembly for its support in making the state governable.

The governor said the House has assisted in ensuring equity in the state, stating that he has managed prudently the bailout fund, as well as the Paris Refund for the state workforce.

Earlier in his address, the National President of Parliamentary Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Comrade Bala Hadi, said Sen. Theodore Orji was honoured because of his packages for the state House of Assembly while he was the governor of the state, as well as the one-grade level promotion he also gave to Abia workers among others, especially his support for the autonomy of the Houses of Assembly in the country.

According to Comrade Bala, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu was honoured because of his support for made-In-Nigeria products, as well as the cordial relationship existing between the executive and the legislature in the state.

Fielding questions from newsmen, National Treasurer and Chairman of the Award Committee, Comrade Collins Onwukwe, said Sen. Orji was chosen at the Abuja meeting of the association after critical consideration of what the senators have done, especially the one-grade level promotion to Abia workers, disclosing that at the mention of the name of Sen. T. A. Orji, he was unanimously chosen based on merit.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, he said, was honoured based on his made-in-Abia initiative, while the speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Adams Dabotorudima, was also honoured.

Marriage is all about maturity, partnership, says Ananaba ÏÏÏMarriage

is not a union of roses, but with maturity and sense of partnership, it will go on well.

This was an advice from a former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Emeka Ananaba, after the wedding between Miss Nkeiru Serah igwesi and Mr. Chukwuemeka Ezenwa Okite, the son of a former chairman of Bende LGA, Architect Felix Okite, stating that it was not an easy task for any couple to go to the altar during the economic recession in the country.

He advised that young ones that go into marriage must be matured and see it as “going into partnership, should live with each other and understand the union and situation well’ as there are “fantasies” in the world.

He also advised that young couples should start by taking a look at and know what they are

going into and love each other, stating “when the love is at low ebb, they should have faith in each other”, while his wife, Nne Ananaba described the union as sacred and from God. Also advising young couples, the father of groom, Architect Felix Okite urged them to be straight forward in their union and to shun “cutting corners”, urging his son, Chukwuemeka, to live with his wife and ‘live as I lived with his mother” and to avoid any third party in their marriage.

While the groom pledged to love the wife to the end, the wife, Serah, assured him of ‘peaceful home”.

Earlier in the wedding church service conducted at the Wesley Methodist Church, Crowther Street, Umuahia, the Bishop of the Umuahia diocese of the church, Most Rev. Chibuzor Opoko, advised the couple on the tenets of marriage.

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Bishop Elekwa tasks Abia youths We’re not after you, NAVC tells on service to God ÏÏÏ Newly inaugurated local gov-

ernment executives and youth wing of the Abia State chapter of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have been charged to put in their time, resources, and energy among others in the work of God. Inaugurating the newly elected bodies at Holy Ghost Day Bible Church, Umuahia, recently, the PFN Chairman in Abia State, Bishop Chikezie Elekwa, reminded them that leadership is all about service and as such, they must see themselves as servants (Serve Ants), serving like ants.

His words: “Leave everything you have aside and serve as an ant.

Ants do not have leaders yet they do their work without supervision.

They understand the time and season”.

Bishop Elekwa thanked God for choosing the new executives to be in the lead, pointing out that no government exists except God supervises it and reminded them that whoever is elected to occupy a seat, is designed for a purpose, which God gave His approval and as such should not disappoint God. He pointed out that God looks up to them to defend His name and serve Him with all their heart, adding that his administration will not hesitate to remove those elected at the local government level who are underperforming.

Speaking with our reporter, the Abia State PFN Secretary, Rev. (Dr.) Blessed U. Amalambu, said the in-

auguration bestowed on the new LGA executives a great responsibility, a call to serve God and humanity.

He charged them to be more committed to their new assignment as it is a selfless service which demands their time and resources.

Rev. Amalambu, who also called on them to follow the instructions of God, counseled them to strive to live a holy life.

He equally called on the brethren to always pray for the new executives as they have forces to contend with, just as he encouraged them to pray fervently and commit themselves to God. Interacting with journalists shortly after the inauguration, Vice Chairman of PFN, Umuahia North L.G.A, Rev. Kenneth C. Wiper, said having been inaugurated, they are set to sanitise Umuahia North.

He said: “We are set to bring sanity in the state both spiritual, physical sanity in the area of orderliness, cleanliness and economic sanity as it regards to management”.

He charged the newly inaugurated executives to hate evil as it will assist them greatly to produce the desired results.

On his assessment of the Abia State PFN chairman, Rev. Wiper said: “Bishop Elekwa has set a pace which the past chairmen did not set. He has come down to the grassroots to feel the pains and pulse of the people unlike the past leaders of PFN in the state who work from a distance”.

Abia politicians, top civil servants

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ÏÏÏAs efforts rid the nation of

corrupt practices intensifies, the National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC) has assured politicians, top civil servants and other vulnerable Abians in position of authority that the agency’s primary assignment in Abia State was not intended to witch-hunt them, but to stamp out corruption in the society.

The State coordinator of the organisation, Rev. (Dr.) Blessed Amalambu, made this known newsmen in Umuahia recently,

assuring that the NAVC is in existence to make sacrifices in order to ensure that the country is out of its corruption mood.

The agency, he said, was introduced with the aim of collaborating with the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) during the period under review, pointing out that Abia State came first on the list of 36 states in the federation that was applauded for commitment towards shunning corruption among others and hoped to sustain the tempo.

Dr. Amalambu, who listed funding and utility vehicles as

major challenges confronting the organisation in the state, urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to brace up as his team will soon swing into action after necessary formalities have been concluded.

The State coordinator, who solicited assistance of media to enable it succeed, enjoined all and sundry to join hands together with NAVC to stamp out corruption as well as say no to it, acknowledging the fact that the task before them was enormous, while reiterating its determination to set the pace for the society to change its attitude on corruption.

Ozubulu killing: Kanu calls for forensic examination of bullets ÏÏÏFollowing

the massacre of worshippers at St. Philip Catholic Church Ozubulu in Anambra State on Sunday by unknown gunmen, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called for a critical forensic examination of the bullets used by the gunmen with a view to ascertaining the source of the arms.

This call followed reactions, outrage and condemnation that is trailing the Sunday massacre of worshipers at Ozubulu.

Kanu, who was reacting in Umuahia to the incident, suspected some foul play and coverup in the haste by the police to attribute the “heinous crime” to an alleged feud between two Ozubulu indigenes based in South Africa.

He regretted the police’s hasty exoneration of terrorists from the attack when proper investigations had not been conducted, arguing that there is nothing to suggest that the attack was not an act of terrorism, adding that the police should not be quick to conclude on the real motive of the attack or the identity of the assailants without thorough investigation.

He contended that Ndigbo do not have the culture of carrying out mass killing for whatever reason, how much more in a place of worship.

The IPOB leader harped on the need not to foreclose any possible suspect, stating, “We are asking for a forensic examination to be conducted to ascertain the type of bullet used in the attack. It makes a mockery of the entire security system that people can work into a town and massacre innocent civilians and walk away. Where are the security agencies?”

Every ground of suspicion should be left open including Fulani terrorists, who, he said, had antecedents of perpetrating mass murder, noting: “All options should remain open because our people are not known for gang killings. It is alien to us.

“The only people capable of carrying out such heinous mass execution are the Fulani terrorists going by their antecedents.

They are the ones who have been invading our farms and villages killing our people. So what makes this one different?

“Such atrocious crime has never ever been committed anywhere in Biafra land before. We are not known for mass executions. It was the same thing that happened at Uzouwani in Enugu State - the same scenario.

“I wonder why the narratives coming out is that it is two brothers who are feuding in faraway South Africa. Is that possible? Does that make sense? “

Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, addressing Abia Education-for Employment (E4E) graduates in Umuahia, the Abia State capital...recently

2019: Ohuabunwa strengthens campaign organisation ÏÏÏAhead of

2019 general election, the senator representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Mao Ohuabunwa, has strengthened his campaign orgainsation otherwise called Follow Better Organisation (FBO), with the inauguration of local government area coordinators.

Performing the occasion in Umuahia recently, Senator Ohuabunwa said the organisation has formally been registered as a non-governmental organisation “to help in the development of human resources and infrastructure in Abia North”, stating that the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) is at the federal level, but unfortunately “not doing what it is supposed to do”.

Ohuabunwa said that before becoming a senator, he proposed what God will use him to do and that God is now using him for that purpose, pointing out that the primary function of the legislators is law-making,

not about infrastructure, hence, ‘Abia North has been shining in the Senate”.

He disclosed that three of the seven bills he proposed at the red chamber have been signed into law, including those on cancer research and treatment and on agricultural credit scheme, stating that his NGO will provide the platform so that women who are farmers will get funds and the zone will benefit.

While highlighting his exploits at the red chamber, the Senator disclosed that soon, the Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, will soon be taken over by the Federal Government, stating that he initiated move for the takeover.

He expressed support for the autonomy of the local government councils, stating that the Senate has taken the bull by the horn, pointing out that with that, council chairmen, who campaigned and spent their

personal money, can now be fully accountable to the electorate.

In her speech during the occasion, a former chairman of Ohafia LGA and immediate past Commissioner of Transport, Nnenna Obewu Onwuka, said it was time for action, advising members of the FBO to be steadfast and to shun divided loyalty as “the opportunity is for eight years”, while calling for prayers for the senator.

Also speaking, the immediate past Secretary to the Abia State Government, Eme Okoro, called for patience amongst members of the organisation, stating that one of the LGAs in the senatorial zone, Bende LGA, was ready for 2019 general election and urged them to spread the news at their various LGAs, communities and villages so as to increase the membership of the organisation, while pleading with the senator to ensure that he carries all along.

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Oil slides from nineweek highs as market looks to OPEC Abiodun Oyindamola, Agency report

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Oil prices edged lower on Monday, sliding away from nine-week highs, as worries lingered over high production from Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and the United States.

Global benchmark Brent crude futures were down 65 cents, or 1.24 per cent, at $51.77 a barrel at 0926 GMT. U.S. crude futures were down 59 cents, or 1.19 per cent, at $48.99 per barrel.

Both contracts stood more than $1 below the levels hit last week, which marked their highest since late May, when oil producers led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries extended a deal to reduce output by 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) until the end of next March.

Doubts have since swirled around the effectiveness of the cuts, as OPEC output hits a 2017 high in July and its exports hits a record.

“The market is looking for comment from Saudi Arabia signalling OPEC will meet its agreed target,” said Hans van Cleef, senior energy economist with ABN AMRO. “The possibility for (price) movement seems limited unless OPEC comes out with a statement.”

Officials from a joint OPEC and non-OPEC technical committee are meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday (yesterday) and Tuesday(today) to discuss ways to boost compliance with the deal.

The OPEC concerns were enough to outweigh news on Monday that Libya’s Sharara oilfield, which has been producing 270,000 bpd, is gradually shutting down.

Increased output from Libya, which, along with Nigeria, was exempt from the initial cuts, has been a key driver in OPEC’s production increases.

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Justice Chuka Obiozor, a vacation judge sitting at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, September 7, 2017, ordered the final forfeiture of a $37.5m ( N11.75bn) property on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos allegedly belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Pension scheme records 7.5m workers in Q2

By Joy Ekeke

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a recent data released on pension scheme, has recorded over 7.5 million registered workers in the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) membership distribution for the second quarter of 2017.

The bureau stated that the over 7.5 million record in the second quarter compared to 7.4 million in first quarter of 2017 out of a total working population of over 69 million workers is a welcome development.

The NBS stated this in a

report on “Retirement Savings Account (RSA) Membership Distribution for Second Quarter, 2017’’ posted on the bureau’s website in Abuja.

This, the bureau stated, represented 10.93 per cent of the total working population.

It stated that the figure was not surprising, given the largely informal structure of the labour force with about 50 per cent of the current workforce engaged in subsistence agriculture and informal trading.

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FG determined to curb Cyber crime - Minister Esther Taiwo Minister for Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has said that the Federal Government is committed to eradicate cyber criminality among youths across the country.

Towards achieving this goal, the minister said that the government would put through, the establishment of National Anti-Cyber Criminality Council headed by the National Security Ad-

E-fraud: CBN, NCC move against SIM card swap

By Tony Nwakaegho

In a bid to combat an emerging type of electronic payment (e-payment) fraud, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are set to come up with regulations to tighten the process of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card swap for telecom subscribers.

The Director, Banking and Payments System Department, CBN, Mr. ’Dipo Fatokun, disclosed this at the weekend, when he delivered a presentation entitled: “Electron-

ic Payments Industry’s Performance and Regulatory Issues,” at a bi-monthly forum organised by the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) in Lagos.

He said that, “Some of the frauds we are still battling are the issue of SIM swap. We have heard of instances where people would say, ‘for three days, my phone did not work.’ And because many of us have more than one phone, if one is not working, at least one will work.”

He said,“So, what they do is that they swap your phone. That

is, they just walk up to a service provider and claim to be the owner of the line. Most often, they have studied that number; and they have collaborators, probably in the bank.

“And because the process for doing a change of SIM card is so loose, the telecom company would change the SIM card for the person and so he assumes the phone number. What does he do?

He puts the SIM card in another phone and start using the USSD to make transfers out of the account into another account. So, we are working with NCC to tighten the

viser.

The Minister gave this clue at the maiden edition of Federal Science and Technical College Model United Nations, which has its theme as Communicating the Future Through Information Technology, held at the College Hall on Monday.

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process of SIM card swap. It may include biometrics and a unique number may be required.”

He added that, “In Nigeria, we have consistently over the last three years, reduced the value of electronic frauds. The game changer is the Bank Verification Number (BVN). It is not only helping us to identify who owns what, but going forward, just as it was announced by the Bankers’ Committee at the last meeting, the BVN would be used as an instrument to track fraudsters in the system.”

Fatokun said that, “When electronic fraud happens, money is moved from one account to another.That other account that money is moved to, the owner can be identified.

Business News B2 TBY, LCCI host business leaders on digitalization of banking sector Azubike Nnadozie Leading international research firm, publishing information on emerging economies, The Business Year (TBY), in collaboration with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have concluded plans to host the crème of the nation’s business leaders to a forum themed, “Harnessing Digitalization in Nigeria’s Financial Sector.”

The event which is slated for Lagos, is a closed-door discussion gathering leading representatives from the finance sector to discuss the role of digitalization in banking.

Blessed with a wealth of natural resources, favorable climate, and a population of over 180 million, Nigeria offers a myriad of opportunities to investors across all sectors.

However, its strong reliance on hydrocarbons means that the global uncertainty brought by low oil prices over the past few years, accompanied by a plunging national currency, have adversely impacted its economy. In light of this, the government has embarked on a solid diversification drive, developing a number of programs aimed at re-launching growth, such as reforms in the oil and gas sector and the much-awaited Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).

The financial sector plays a vital role in this recovery. Back in 1958, William Gladstone, before becoming Prime Minister of the UK in 1868, expressed the importance of the financial sector as follows: “Finance is, as it were, the stomach of the country, from which all the other organs take their tone.” A well-functioning banking sector is essential to promote efficiency in financing decisions and in the allocation of resources.

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Analysts’ caution investors, as equities market reaches pre-crisis level Afolabi Adesola

The continued positive delivery of the equities market has led capital market experts and analyst at United Capital Research to advise investors to be cautious, as the broader index approaches its pre-crisis level high.

The equities market last reached a record high of 42,899.28pts on July 7th, 2014, but started to decline due to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s monetary tightening policies, naira devaluation, and global fall in oil prices, amongst others.

The growth of the equities market, which is measured by

the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s All-Share Index (ASI), however, crossed the 37000pts threshold last week amid stronger economic data, which strengthened investors optimism.

The ASI advanced higher by the end of business on Monday to settle at 37,525.38 basis points, following a 0.27 per cent increase recorded at the close of business on Monday.

This drove YTD returns to 39.6 per cent as market capitalization added N34b to settle at N12.933tn.

The Consumer Goods index which added 2.18 per cent enjoyed investors patronage the most, especially through stocks like Dan-

The Future Project in collaboration with Microsoft Nigeria has said that it was seeking youths across the country to apply for its programme aimed at accelerating the economy through ‘Youth in Enterprise’ (Accelerate LABS).

According to a statement by the firm, “Accelerate LABS is the activation of Small and Medium Scale Business Engines to accelerate economic development through enterprise development and technology. Through this intervention, the initiative will

traded with a turnover of 46.3million shares worth N464.5m Zenith Bank came second with an exchange of 29.6mn shares valued at N746.2m; and Guaranty Trust Bank sold 25.5million shares worth N1.024b. UBA accounted for 15.9milion shares valued at N154.7m, while FBN Holdings exchanged a total of 14.3million shares worth N89.6m.

The Daily Times reports that performance this week is expected to be shaped by the release of outstanding scorecards, particularly among Tier-1 players in the Banking sector, which are also expected to declare interim dividends.

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L-R: Ifie Sekibo, MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc; Leke Ogungbe, Deputy Chief of Staff, representing the Governor of Kwara State, Abudulfatah Ahmed; Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Temitope Alonge; Chief Launcher to the Fund, Dr. Pual Apolo and Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, at the launching of the N50bn Healthcare Endowment Fund for restoration and transformation of Government Hospitals and Health Centres in Oyo State, weekend.

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gote Sugar and Cadbury which added 7.61 and 5 per cent respectively.

On the flip side, the insurance Index that fell by 1.99 per cent, bore the brunt of the sell-off in Continental Reinsurance and NEM that fell 4.32 per cent and 3.94 per cent.

Activity level was, however, weaker than the previous session, as value traded in 4,600 deals slumped to N5.797b from N6.30b traded last Friday in 4,132 deals while volume traded fell to 254.5million, as against 515.5million units traded during the previous session.

Access Bank emerged the most

equip 2,160 youth across the six geo-political zones in the country to build socially inclined, high profit, and highly competitive enterprise capable of impacting the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.

“Microsoft, through our YouthSpark initiative seeks to empower the youth population of Nigeria to imagine and realize their full potential by connecting them with greater opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship, helping them create a real impact for a better tomorrow,” said Olusola Amusan, Citizenship Lead, Microsoft Nigeria.

“We are delighted about this

partnership with Microsoft Nigeria, it will serve as part of our mission to build a network of empowered citizens through jobs, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship which is in line with the Microsoft YouthSpark mission to increase access for all youth to learn,” said Bukonla Adebakin, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, The Future Project.

According to the statement,“By the end of one year we would have empowered young people to develop empathy, find clarity of purpose and the needed resources to build socially responsible enterprises in their communities.

counted for over 90 per cent of total Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria.

The report stated that out of a total male working population of 36 million, only 5.3 million or 14.83 per cent male workers registered under the pension scheme as at second quarter.

Similarly, it stated that only 2.1 million or 6.64 per cent out of a total female working population of 33 million registered under the scheme as at the second quarter.

Accordingly, it stated that out of the 7.5 million RSA members, 71.04 per cent were men and 28.96 per cent were women compared to 71.10 per cent men and 28.90 per cent women in first quarter of 2017.

The report further stated that the highest number of registered working population came from the age bracket of 30-39 years and closely followed by the working population within the age bracket of 40 -49 years and 50-59 years.

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Prof Anthony Anwukah, would be replicated in the 104 Unity Colleges across the country.

According to Shittu, who confessed that his visit to the college gave him a better view of the school, which he described as the best technical college in the country in terms of courses, facilities, resources, workshops, personnel, management and courses offered, said for once Nigeria has got it right.

“This is not enough to be complacent, what is here must be replicated in other Federal Colleges to produce skilled youths that can move this country forward and compete with the comity of nations technologically”, he said.

He described cyber-crime as a global phenomenon adding that its impact is more devastating in some foreign countries.

“I will use this Institution as a standard for all secondary schools in Nigeria , most of our universities teach theory with little or no practical and no job placement, private companies need skilled personnel, experience has shown that many of our universities are more theoretical than practical, many of the lecturers should come to this college and see things for themselves, so as to upgrade themselves , if our universities continue to produce graduates that are not skilled then, unemployment will continue to increase”, he said.

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L0 Ƌ ƑƗ ƆƔƐƆ ƈ Ƈ yM ƏƆ ƈ ƐƏ Ɛƈ The newly appointed President, National Association of Microfinance Bank (NAMB), Mr. Nwoke Rogers, has lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for extending registration of Biometric Verification Number (BNV) timeline for customers of Microfinance Banks (MFBs) until December 31, 2017.

The NAMB boss disclosed this, while commenting on this development believed the move will allow more prospective MFBs customers to register for their BVN. Rogers, who spoke for stakeholders under the aegis of Microfinance Bank appreciated the decision of the apex banking acceding to the appeals received from the association to extend the BVN exercise till end of the year.

According to him, “the extension is a welcome development since about a thousand MFBs whose customers were not captured in the enrollment of BVN registration.

“The time given to finish the exercise, July 31, 2017, was very short. When we engaged CBN in discussion, we want to see action in right direction. We started a pilot program and we speak today, all the 36 states, including Abuja, the enrollment is ongoing with a very few machine.

“The Association has gone ahead to encourage our members that BVN has come to stay and you don’t run a business without a biometric capture of your customers’ details of which it is a necessity.

“We went ahead and negotiated with the operators of these machines, at a very high discount price and today, close to 100 MFBs have paid and some of these machines delivered.

“I believed that the association will work hard to avoid further extension of the BVN,” he added.

Rogers called on CBN and Federal government to assist in the subsidizing the BVN to allow small capitalized MFBs purchased the machine.

He highlighted that the BVN enrollment would reduce Non-Performing Loans in the MFBs sector, curb identify thefts and strengthen transparency across the financial sector.

Also, the 2nd Vice President, NAMB, Mr. Gold Adam explained to our correspondent that the BVN extension by CBN gives hope for more OFIs customers to register, stressing that it is a positive development.

He said, “The extension by CBN will allow more customers to register on the BVN. It is a positive development that the apex bank has obliged to our request to extend the deadline from July 31 to December 31, 2017.

Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, on Monday, fell further to close at 366 per US dollar from a depreciated rate of 365 traded over the weekend at the parallel market.

The naira, however, opened at a better rate of 305.04 to a dollar against 367.24 stood on Friday at the Investor & Exporter FX widow, but lost a total drop of 0.02 per cent at the close of yesterday trading while comparing the closing rate of 367.38 against 366.44 sold on Friday.

But recorded a daily turnover of $95.63 million against $95 million sold on Friday, even though it was less than $101 million traded on Thursday but better than $712.03 settled on Wednesday and $83.98 million exchanged last Tuesday, figure obtained from the FMDQ OTC has revealed.

The local currency, also dropped against two other major foreign currencies, pound sterling and the Euro, exchanged at 476 and 428, compared to 475 and 425 traded, respectively on Fri-

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At the official foreign exchange market, the local currency closed at an appreciable rate of 305.50 per dollar against 305.55 sold at the close last week’s trading activities, therefore, gaining 0.02 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday, raised the interest band for the federal government savings bonds to 14.535 percent from 13.79 percent in April - for the threeyear tenor.

This means that while you would have gotten N13,790 in a year as interest if you invested in April, you can now get as much as N14,535 going by the new interest rate.

As for the two-year tenor of the FGN savings bond, the cou-

pon payment is put at 13.535 per cent. In others words, for every N100,000 invested, the investor gets over N13,535 for the first year, and the same amount for the second year, before the recovery of initial capital.

The coupon payment is made in four tranches — one tranche per quarter — to make the entire interest advertised.

DMO had introduced the retail bond in March, 2017, and has since opened an investment window for interested parties every month, with the August offer running from August, 7-11.

In April, DMO had offered 12.79 per cent interest on the twoyear bond and 13.79 per cent on the three-year bond.

In May, DMO increased the interest rate to 13.18 and 14.18 per

cent on the two and three-year bonds respectively.

It maintained the rates in June but increased it to 13.38 and 14.38 per cent in July.

The rates for August, which was released on Sunday are 13.53 and 14.53 per cent.

According to the DMO, the bond is fully backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government of Nigeria, with quarterly coupon payments to bond holders.

The Buhari-led administration has issued various bonds and treasury bills to help fund the nation’s budget deficit.

In February, the federal government issued a $1bn Eurobond and the first sovereign green bond, which is worth N20 billion has also been announced although it has not been issued.

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Why Wema Bank may extend N20bn bond issuance The Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Mabawonku has said the lender might postponed second tranche N20 billion bond issuance, stressing that the bank is monitoring the interest rate regime in the country.

The bank was targeting August to raise fresh capital in its expansion course following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) authorization of a national banking license in 2015.

Mabawonku while speaking at a media parley with financial journalists during the weekend, explained the bank’s half year of 2017 financial report, strategies of the bank, innovation technol-

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ogy drive and the outlook.

He said bank was granted approval by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise a N50 billion bond in 2016, but has raised N6.25b.

According to him, “We have a N50billion bond programme approved by SEC last year. We have raised N6.25 billion. So, we still have availability for N43b to raise in the market.

“The plan was to have started the bond exercise in August but interest rate still high and outlook for inflation rate might still be very high.

“What we did was to check with is our capital adequacy ratio (12.7 per cent). Do we foresee any

major decline, No. The economy is improving, foreign exchange is available, customers’ are paying down on their loans and better liquidity in the market.

“So, we do not see any deteriorating in the Non-Performing Loan (NPL). The outlook for capital adequacy ratio this year will remain around 12 per cent, the minimum threshold is 10 per cent by CBN. If rate do not reduced, we might probably not raise the bond this year. We will wait until April next year. If we do not raise the bond, our capital adequacy ratio will remain above 12 per cent mark.

He elaborated further that, “the foreign market regime has

improved in the economy, more people are paying down on their loans, hence, reducing NPL. We do not see any increase in NPL now that is better liquidity from the foreign exchange market.

Our expectation for NPL will remain below 4-5 per cent threshold this year.”

He explained that through the launch of Alat, the first fully integrated end-to-end digital bank in Nigeria, Wema Bank has been aggressive in its target of opening 1,000 accounts per day.

Currently according to him, the bank has opened close to 57,000 accounts, pushing financial inclusion in the country.

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Tech Times Stories by Tony Nwakaegho In order to avoid duplicating emergency toll-free numbers that are already in existence in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have advised the Senate to jettison the proposed bill on emergency toll free number, also known as emergency numbers in Nigeria.

NCC and ALTON, described this bill as not necessary and duplication of efforts, since emergency toll -free number already exists in the country.

It will be recalled that Senator Gilbert Nnaji, Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, had stated the need for enactment of law that would take care of emergency numbers in Nigeria in view of the current upsurge in crime, adding that this facility

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would help the nation when there are crises.

The Chairman said; “It is important for Nigeria to adopt the 191 as the emergency number”, which informed the decision of the Senate Committee to get industry stakeholders’ inputs on the way forward.

The NCC informed the Committee that the 112 toll- free number is the globally recognised number and the International Te l e c o m m u n i c at i o n s Union’s (ITUs) specific number for emergency calls all over the world.

After several hated debates on the issue, the Committee had insisted on dialing the 112 toll free line, just to confirm that the number is really functioning, but unfortunately, there was no response from the number.

The Committee members, who were upset by the malfunctioning of the 112

. Senator Gilbert Nnaji, chairman, Senate Committee on Communications toll free line, requested to know from the NCC, what happened to the budgetary allocation for the emergency numbers since this has

always been included in the NCC’s budget every year and the number is not functioning.

But, the NCC still insisted

Why businesses need to leverage on technology, environment In order to become a major player in a fast-paced digital economy, indigenous businesses must leverage on technology and structure their business model in line with the needs of their local environment for growth.

This was part of the submission made by Sir. Demola Aladekomo, founder, Chams Group Plc and Chairman, SmartCity Resorts Plc, during his keynote address at the Information Communication, Technology and Telecommunications Exhibition and Conference (ICTEL EXPO 2017), organised recently by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Lagos.

The exhibition, has as its theme: “The Digital Economy: Strategies for Growth in A Connected World.”

Aladekomo explained that there are numerous potentials to be exploited with technology, particularly with the changing demography of Nigeria being populated with young persons as well as the availability of data, which now connects the country’s market to the global market.

He said, “Technology will serve as a foundation of all activities in the digital economy, he said, and would also create a lot of

Sir. Demola Aladekomo, founder of Smart City Resort Plc inventions and opportunities, which will liberate resources, create new markets and eventually disrupt the current supply chain system.”

He warned that businesses must brace up for the new developments before they get caught by the tide of technological revolution, whose changes could come in a harsh manner.

He said, “The possible effects of this new economy that we are looking at includes that the core structure of your business is going to be different completely. If you can remember the VHS days, when we used to go and rent cassettes. Now, you find everything streaming online. This means that the

business landscape therefore has completely changed. Your value proposition will also change as a result of the presence of data available.

“There is going to be massive explosion in new businesses, new organisations and new markets as a result of technology.”

“Therefore, the first thing you need to do is to accept the inevitable, that your market has changed, the supply chain has changed; technology is going to disrupt every single thing that you are doing. If you do not change, change is going to come to you and it will be disastrous if you do not accept it.

“There will be lots of opportunities created. There will be challenges also created, but will both be for you or for your competition? If you are the one disrupting the market, then you are creating challenges for your competition, but if you allow your competition to create challenges for you, then you are in trouble”, he emphasized.

According to him, businesses should not overanalyse issues as the future is now, adding that businesses should have a fundamental understanding of the local market rather than structuring their business models solely on technology.

that there was no need to have a bill on the emergency toll free number since the existing one is working and this was collaborated by ALTON in its submission that there was no need for the bill since 112 exist.

Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of ALTON, informed the Senate that what needed to be done was to make the number functional and not creating another one.

Adebayo urged the Committee to support the NCC to make the 112 emergency toll -free number work.

The security agencies present at the public hearing supported the bill, insisting that it will help in facilitating their work.

However, the Senate Committee chairman told them that there is still three

weeks room for submission of presentation on emergency toll free number bill, and the hearing was later adjourned till further notice.

The bill, titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to Establish a Nationwide Toll-Free Emergency Number for the Reporting of Emergencies throughout the Federation of Nigeria’, seeks to establish a nationwide and uniform toll-free emergency number in Nigeria, which is designated as 191. It also seeks to implement a nationwide system for the reporting of emergencies to emergency service agencies.

Sections 5 and 6 of the Bill seek to grant the NCC with extensive supervisory and management powers and expects it to provide direction in respect of the bill, if passed into law.

Tax, power, others destroy 90% ISPs Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are faced with numerous challenges, ranging from high operational costs and power.

These challenges, among others, have now made only 10 per cent of the 103 licensed ISPs in the country to approach the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for license renewal.

Indications from the telecom regulator showed that some 90 per cent of ISPS are out of business due to issues of power; accessibility of forex; multiple taxation/ regulation; infrastructure; vandalisation as well as high costs; and long delays in obtaining right of way and permits, which also degrade the quality of services provided by the licencees.

Ms Funlola Akiode, Director, Licensing and Authorisation, NCC said in Lagos at a stakeholders’ forum on ISPs, that the Commission has witnessed a tremendous decline in the number of applications for ISP licences while the renewal rate of this licence category has also dropped drastically.

“In the past five years, the Commission has licenced a total number of 103 ISPs nationwide but about 10 per cent has applied for renewal of the licence. That is of the reasons why we are here today, to find out if and why about 90 per cent of our ISPs are out

of business and why some ISPs have not rolled out services in accordance with the conditions of their licences,” Ms. Akiode queried.

She said that as a responsive regulator, the sustainability of ISPs in the telecoms business is the primary interest of the Commission, adding that the regulator is not unmindful of the difficult operating environment, the stifling competition from a variety of players, dearth of funding and so on.

In his welcome address, Prof Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC said the larger telecom industry of which ISPs are integral part, is beset with numerous challenges.

The NCC boss, represented

by Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management, lamented that issues with power, accessibility of forex, multiple taxation/regulation, infrastructure, vandalism as well as high costs and long delays in obtaining right of way and permits not only degrade the quality of services provided by the licensees, but also negatively affect the attainment of critical national objectives on the speedy roll-out of broadband networks to power socio-economic growth and the enhancement of the country’s contribution to national gross domestic product (GDP).

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Infrastructure: FG to obtain $550m Chinese loan Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Federal Government has approached the China Import Export Bank, to obtain a loan of $550million to acquire two new communications satellites for the Nigeria Communications Satellites Limited and the completion of project by Galaxy Backbone Limited.

Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, disclosed this at a forum on the proposed ICT University, adding that Galaxy Backbone also needed about $350m to complete the funding of its project so that the country would be properly covered.

The third area the money was needed, the minister said was the proposed ICT University, which would provide skill training and manpower to Nigerian youths and potential students from other African countries.

He stressed that other critical areas that needed financing were the ICT Park and Exhibition Centre and the establishment of the ICT Development Bank.

Shittu charged the Central Bank of Nigeria to assist in creating a platform for the smooth take-off of the proposed ICT Development Bank, and urged other stakeholders to consider investing in specific areas of the industry.

Dambazau charges NIMC on National Identification Number L t . - G e n .

Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), Minister of Interior, has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to fast track the process of issuing all Nigerians with the National Identification Number (NIN).

The minister stated this in Abuja when Aliyu Abubakar, DirectorGeneral of NIMC, led a delegation to present the minister with his national ID card.

He emphasized the need for NIMC to focus on the enrolment and issuance of NIN to all Nigerians rather than the actual production of the national ID card “which is very expensive”.

“The NIN is the most important thing, I want you to do everything possible to

ensure that all Nigerians get their number and not just on the production of the national ID card which is very expensive,” the minister of interior said.

He said that the Federal Government was working round the clock to link the NIMC database with all other government agencies such as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

Earlier, Aliyu Abubakar, NIMC boss, said that the Commission was now focusing on the issuance of NIN to Nigerians rather than the national I.D. card due to paucity of funds.

It will be recalled that Muhammad Babandede, NIS Comptroller-General, recently said that from January, 2018, Nigerians without NIN will not be able to process their e-passport.

ESET, NITDA partner on cyberspace ESET, one of world leading IT security software and service provider has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to provide standards and guidelines in the protection of Nigeria cyberspace.

The standards and guidelines will eventually guarantee the safety of all Federal Government MDAs’ IT infrastructures, and will enable NITDA, Nigeria’s IT regulatory agency and other Governments institutions’ IT administrators to have access to periodic Cyber security training by ESET experts on emerging threats.

Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, Director-General of NITDA, disclosed that the partnership with ESET becomes necessary because Nigeria is currently at a defining moment in the evolution and growth of the Internet in running day to day activities and deliverables of Government and schools.

“Strategic partnership with Anti Virus companies like ESET is important as a country as a result of large-scale data breaches, Ransomware attack,

cybercrime, surveillance and other online threats are eroding Nigerians’ trust on Government e-platforms/ websites and affecting how they use the Internet as a whole,” Dr. Pantami added.

According to him, the partnership is necessary to provide awareness and education on cybersecurity and also ensure that all Government and private institutions are protected by a tested and trusted IT Security Solution Provider.

Commenting on the partnership, Olufemi Ake, ESET Country Manager stated ESET, as an IT Security company will support and drive NITDA’s role in providing and jointly developing frameworks for data protection and safe cyberspace in Nigeria.

Ake explained that the partnership coincides with the 30th anniversary of ESET with activities to mark the 30th anniversary such as ESET providing schools in Nigeria with internet security on their connected devices through a scheme tagged ESET Secure School Initiative.

Olufemi Ake said the ESET Secure School Initiative is designed to sensitize over 70 per cent of the academia in cyber

Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Director General, NITDA with Mr. Olufemi Ake, country manager, ESET (Nigeria) during the signing of cyber security partnership between the Agency and EST in Abuja recently. security and the need for proactive protection of research data.

The Project Coordinator and ESET Marketing Manager, Olabanji Soledayo buttressed that the ESET Secure School Initiative will provide platform which delivers end-to-end protection for the school environment and private users (students in campuses).

“The scheme will offer one of its award-winning products named ESET Internet Security to the students and staff of

participating schools with amazing features such as Data Protection, Web Control, Ransomware Protection, Antivirus, Anti-phishing, Anti-theft, Private Wi-Fi Protection, and Internet Banking & Online Shopping Protection.

“The product will be available to students for free and it is compatible with all operating systems such as Windows, Mac and Android any Internet connected devices,” Soledayo added.

Kaspersky Lab to improve children’s online safety

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Kaspersky Lab has declared that from the month of August the security company will be opening an email address that parents and guardians can send their questions to for feedback, to ensure the safety of their children online.

The email address, which will open on the 1st of August and close on the 31st, is Kaspersky Labs

attempt to improve online safety for children.

The global security company noted that parents are naturally very busy – juggling work, life and looking after their families, with a key focus on making sure their family and children are safe at all times.

In today’s digital world online safety is very much a worry for parents and

this initiative is an attempt to answer all the questions which parents may have regarding online safety for their children A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International shows that one in three parents feel that they are not able to control what their child sees, and does, online.

Even with parental control tools in place, adults often don’t know how to react to specific online behaviour by their children. Many parents are finding this phenomenon a major parenting challenge – one that they need some guidance and professional technical support on.

With this in mind, Kaspersky Lab has embarked on this campaign, offering the opportunity for any concerned parent/ guardian, who has a question(s) related to kids safety online, from a

technology perspective, to get access to the experts – all of whom form part of the Kaspersky Lab Safe Kids team. This team is available to anyone looking for feedback and expert technology opinion (free of charge).

Konstantin Ignatev, Acting Head of Content Analysis & Research, Kaspersky Lab, speaking on the initiative said that, “Today, children are not only exposed to a lot more as a result of technology, but it is also difficult for parents to keep up, as technology constantly evolves.

“It is with this very real reality in mind that we are hoping to provide some assistance, based on our own research and learnings, to any parent out there, who may have specific technology questions that they need some guidance on, when it comes to protecting children online.”

Capital Market B6 Bonny Amadi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lauded the contributions and achievement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in simplifying dividend payments and reducing unclaimed dividend fraud in the country.

Mr. Dipo Fatokun, CBN’s Director, Banking& payment systems Department who gave the commendation recently in Lagos, said that just as the country is still advancing on electronic payments’, SEC has attained giant stride in deploying electronic payment to further enrich shareholders by ensuring that dividend are paid as soon as approved and not diverted by fraudulent people as obtainable in the recent past.

Fatokun said that it was based on the interest of the CBN on enhancing financial inclusion and economic vibrancy of the

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CBN lauds SEC on dividend payment’s simplification country that the apex regulator conceived the ideal of e-dividend, but ensures it became the baby of the SEC as the capital market regulator, “the impact has been remarkable,” he said.

He said that even if the electronic dividend which is supposed to take one day to deliver takes two to three days to get to the shareholders, it still reflects improvement in dividend payment.

“I think we still need to be commended, taking into account where we were coming from in dividend payment. The fact is that we have evolved a system which ensures that dividends are paid three days to one week,

from the day the payments are approved” Fatokun said.

The CBN Director recalled that some years ago, ten to five years ago, dividend warrant fraud was a majour fraud, “where people will go to the post office and connive with workers and where post office workers will connive and instead of delivering dividend warrants to their various address, they will just gather them and open accounts in some banks, especially the lower banks and pay the divined cheques into them”.

Fakotun said that for the SEC to have facilitated immediate payment of dividend, soon after

approval, reflects accomplishment and should be commended for saving investors the trauma of losing their earnings to fraudsters.

So, if dividends are now paid as soon as approved , after approval of dividend payment you get your money even if not same day, two to three days after, it is an advancement, we are getting there.

Lauding the apex market regulator, Fatokun said that with electronic dividend payment, the SEC has made it clear that by next year, there will be nothing like manual dividend. “all dividend will be paid electronically and you know , when that

is done , the issue of unclaimed dividend will be nonexistent.

The e-dividend registration and payment will not only end unclaimed dividend, it will also encourage investors to buy shares” He said that SEC is not only ensuring e-dividend payment and sensitization, but has gone step further to ensure that Nigerians upload and register for the e-dividend payments free, the cost the SEC is defraying.

The SEC he said has extended the –e-dividend registration may times so that many more people could get to their web site upload the form and fill for their e-dividend payments.

LCCI’s award proof of our innovation, says NSE Afolabi Adesola

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (second right), in a group photograph with the management of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority when the Minister visited the corporate headquarters of the Authority in Abuja ...on Monday.

Stanbic IBTC boosts market with system certification Bonny Amadi Stanbic IBTC bank has once again reassured its shareholders and stakeholders of its commitment to always deliver the best in services, earnings, products, earnings and regulatory compliance amongst others with its latest management certification.

The bank has been certified for its credible and innovative financial services among which entails demonstration of the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

In affirmation of such starling qualities, Stanbic IBTC Bank, has received the ISO 9001:2015 Certification, a highly regarded Quality Management System certification globally.

The certificate was presented to the bank in Lagos on Friday, August 4,

We welcome it as yet another dem2017. onstration of our drive to improve Stanbic IBTC bank is a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC and also service delivery in all aspects of our a member of Standard Bank Group, a business. We will continue to build on our existing strengths, including our full service financial services group.

The certification, amongst its many membership of the Standard Bank benefits, will enable the bank to serve Group, Africa’s biggest financial inits customers at the right level of qual- stitution, to undertake improvement ity and ensure zero variability in the actions for better quality of service delivery of service across the various across all segments and channels of digital and non-digital touchpoints, our operations,” all of which enhance customer banking experience and relationship with the bank.

Summary of trading activities on NSE Mr. Wole Adeniyi, Executive Director, Operations, Stanbic IBTC ASI 37,525.38 Bank, commended the bank’s team DEALS 4,600.00 for making the certification possible; and stressed that the requirements VOLUME 254,485,474.00 of the system would be continually 5,797,057,607.03 reviewed and developed for higher VALUE performance.

CAP 12,933,978,341,128.50 Adeniyi said, “We are delighted about the ISO 9001:2015 Certification.

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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has honoured the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the “CSR Company of the Year Award” in recognition of its progress in providing a world-class capital market with the implementation of innovations required to deliver a robust and efficient capital market, The award was also in commendation for its role in delivering impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to internal and external stakeholders, through its numerous initiatives like the NSE Essay Competition, Employee Volunteering Scheme, Employee GiveBack Initiative and NSE Corporate Challenge.

According to Muda Yusuf, Director General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), “the objective of the annual awards is to recognize, celebrate and promote private and public institutions who have exhibited the core values of best business practices, growth through innovations, business sustainability and have positively impacted the society.”

The NSE, whilst announcing the receipt of the award, which was accepted on its

behalf by Ms. Pai Gamde, Acting Head, Corporate Services Division, NSE, stated, “we are honoured and humbled to be recognised by Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) as the CSR Company of the Year.

This award is a testament to the innovations we have undertaken to encourage and promote sustainability in the capital market.”

In the last few years, NSE has implemented far-reaching transformational policies aimed at strengthening the corporate governance of listed companies, providing products that are aligned to investors’ requirements, improving market access, ensuring a fair and orderly market, whilst delivering a comprehensive set of value added services to listed firms and giving back to the society through impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications, NSE , was also quoted as saying: “We have made giant strides in striving to see that sustainability is a way of life in the Nigerian capital market. Our sustainability strategy is hinged on four pillars; community, marketplace, workplace and environment; and we currently have the NSE’s Disclosure Guidelines in the works, which will be unveiled later this year.”

Energy

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Stories by Simon Ugwu Determined to push enough gas to the power sector to ensure adequate generation of electricity, the Federal Government has laid and commissioned 1,000 kilometres of major gas pipelines with an additional 470km currently in construction phase, while a further 1,400km is intended for construction before the end of this year.

This is coming on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s strategic plan to deliver five billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (scfd) to the domestic market by 2020.

The corporation says it plans to ensure that there is enough gas for the domestic market for power generation and other uses.

Confirming this in Lagos recently at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Conference, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru,

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Electricity: FG’s 1,000 KM gas pipeline set to boost generation said along with the development of physical infrastructure, commercial frameworks were being put in place to support the growth of the domestic gas market.

Baru said progress has also been made in the reduction of flared gas volumes from a peak of 2.5bscf/d a couple of years ago, to about a current volume of 700MMscf, adding that “we envisage a near zero flare in the not too distant future, as adequate infrastructure and frameworks are being put in place”.

He further said based on a projected domestic gas supply deficit of 3 billion scfd, the corporation identified seven critical gas development projects which can be delivered in the short and medium-term, to bridge the

impending gas supply shortfall.

He said that at his recent meeting with stakeholders, he made it clear to them that funding for the identified projects would be provided, as government is determined to ensure there is gas support for the power sector.

“In the event that the Joint Ventures (JVs) or Nigerian National Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) as the case may be fail to raise the required funds, opportunities may be extended to third party investors to help finance the projects and the commitment received from various stakeholders who attended the event were quite impressive ,” he said.

The power generation level at the weekend, was put at 4,017 megawatts, while the country has

an installed capacity of over 12,000 mw, but can only transmit a little above 4,000 mw, because of weak transmission lines.

The government, in renewed efforts to ensure steady generation of electricity, had in June this year, through NBET, released the first tranche of about N12billion to 10 GenCos from the N701b intervention fund.

However the second tranche of the money is expected to be released soon.

But, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had promised that government would soon release a second tranche of the N701b for Power Assurance Guarantee, approved by the Federal Executive Council in March this year, for the Bulk Electricity Trading NBET, Plc. Osinbajo said it was expected

that the release of the funds would free up the value chain that had created several problems of its own.

He said government was exploring investment opportunities for revolving funds for solar and other renewable sources of energy, to break the deadlock of electricity market structures through competition and ensure that renewable energy becomes an engine of growth for Nigeria’s economy.

According to him, government will partner with the private sector, to create the framework for real-world business cases by developing standardised (and certified) technology packages, standardised contracts and a toolkits for energy cooperatives (with technical, institutional,

Oil prices drop as investors watch for news from OPEC Agency report indicated that, oil futures fell Monday on concerns about major oil producers’ wavering commitment to output caps as a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, gets under way.

The two-day gathering in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will focus on members’ compliance level to the output pact the cartel signed with 10 other oil suppliers, including Russia, in late 2016. The deal so far hasn’t produced meaningful effect in tamping down global output or inventories.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures for delivery in SeptemberCLU7, -1.80% sank 89 cents, or 1.7%, to $48.72 a barrel in the Globex electronic session. October Brent crude LCOV7, -1.62% on London’s ICE Futures shed 80 cents, or 1.6%, to $51.61 a barrel.

Oil futures are being weighed down by, “con-

cerns over compliance with the OPEC cuts,” said Emily Ashford, director of energy research at Standard Chartered.

Investors are also anticipating the end of the summer driving season, which exhibited strong consumer demand for gasoline and low inventories.

“That may change in the next few weeks, which makes the picture slightly more bearish than it has been,” said Ashford.

Prices had settled higher on Friday, amid a solid U.S. employment report and the Baker Hughes ’ weekly rig count showing a net decline in the past week of one in active U.S. oil-drilling rigs.

One major development the market will be watching for out of the OPEC meeting is if Libya will join the agreement to cap output. The African supplier, along with Nigeria, was exempted from the initial deal because their output was marred by monthslong militant attacks.

MAN: Poor electricity costs sector N130bn in the first half of 2016 The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the cost of independent power generation in the manufacturing sector increased by more than 100 per cent from N58.8 billion in 2015 to N129.9b in 2016, representing a total increase of N71.13b.

The development, according to MAN, was due to the instability in electricity supply from the national grid, which has continued to adversely affect the country’s manufacturing industry.

A breakdown of the annual report by MAN

showed that N66.99b was spent in the second half of 2016 on independent power generation, as against N29.48b in the same period in 2015.

It also increased by N4.03bn when compared with N62.96bn recorded in the first half of the year.

The report indicated that the average supply of energy to the sector was about 36 per cent or eight hours daily.

MAN explained that the rising cost of independent power generation, added to the arbitrary increase in elec-

tricity tariffs, were responsible for the high cost of production in the sector, thereby making it difficult for madein-Nigeria goods to compete favourably with imported goods in terms of pricing.

The association also noted that another major difficulty experienced by its members in the year under review was “acute shortage of foreign exchange, high lending rate and exclusion of some vital manufacturing raw materials from the official foreign exchange market.”

This was, however, ad-

…as generation loses N11.37bn in two weeks Electricity generation in the country took a downward trend in the last two weeks as generation companies, GENCOS lost about N11.37 billion cumulatively, while power loss amounted to 1,293 megawatts, MW, data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Oper-

ator, a section of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, shows.

Much of the amount was lost in the third week of month, when N7.35 billion was recorded, as against N4.01 billion recorded the previous week. The third week also had much of the loss in terms

of power supply as it recorded 1,151mw loss, as against 142mw recorded the previous week. As has been observed in the past, the losses were been attributed to gas and water constraints. There were reported increased gas constraints at Omotosho I and II, Olorunsogo,

Alaoji NIPP, Geregu I, Geregu NIPP, while increased line constraints were reported on Gbarain NIPP, Ibom and Olorunsogo 1.

Also, high frequency due to loss of distribution companies, DisCo feeders remained a significant constraint to generation

dressed by the preferential forex allocation to manufacturers by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the second half of 2016, a development the group said, was “responsible for the production momentum gained in the economy in the second half of the year”.

The association urged the Federal Government to “revisit the power sector reform and fully implement the power sector road map to improve the efficiency of the generation, transmission and distribution companies”.

Within the period under review partial collapse occurred as recorded on July 19 2017. Increasing high frequency constraints led to reduced generation. Generation was limited at Okpai due to mechanical problems, while Egbin ST5 tripped due to Egbin/Ikorodu line tripping.

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Ngige urges employees to patronise social security Stories by Joy Ekeke

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has advised organised labour to explore the social security opportunities in the Employees Compensation Act for the benefit of workers saying that the act is a social security and welfare scheme that provides comprehensive compensation for workers.

He said,‘’We ask you to go a step further. The Em-

ployees Compensation Act being implemented

by Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) today is for the benefit of workers and also for their employers.It protects workers from accidents, death and disabilities in the course of work. It makes provision for their families to be protected financially too.’’

He added that under the law, ‘’the dependents in the family can be trained up to university level, while the widow or widower is given some-

thing for sustenance.

The minister said,“It is a social protection that must be exploited by labour, NSITF being a tripartite organisation where labour and employers, under the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, have representatives on the board.”

Ngige said the active participation of labour was required to ensure the fund was not mismanaged.

Also, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba,

said the union would partner the Inspectorate Department of the ministry to ensure the sustenance of minimum standards for factory workers.

Wabba decried the lack of factory inspectorate officers for effective service delivery to address alleged maltreatment of workers in some private organisations.

He called for the revival of the department to ensure that it was able to carry out factory inspection.

Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige

LG Autonomy: NULGE trains workers on financial management

L-R: Programmes Operations Manager of Dangote Foundation Musa Bala; Managing Director /CEO Dangote Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou, receiving Platinum Award from Borno State Gorvernor, Kashim Shettima; with National President of NUJ , Abdulwaheed Odusile, as the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno State Council, honours Dangote Foundation over its humanitarian efforts in North East in Maiduguri on Friday.

Infrastructure, bane of economic growth, employment - Asugwuni The President of the National Union of Civil Engineering, Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFW), Amechi Asugthe Federal Government to allocate more funds for infrastructure development.

He made the appeal when NLC leaders, led by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, were on a tour of affiliate unions to partner and find solutions to their challenges.

According to Asug-

wuni, infrastructure development is slow and any country that does not build its infrastructure, the growth and employment creation will be stagnated.

He advised the government to ensure the establishment of a fund for infrastructure development and fast track the construction of roads and other infrastructure.

He called on the government to pay employer’s in the sector money owed them.

The NLC President, Mr

Ayuba Wabba, said the construction sector was the pillar of every economy, adding that, no country could develop without adequate infrastructure.

“How can we encourage small and medium scale enterprise if there is no steady power supply and good road network? The cost of doing business in Nigeria is higher than any other country.

“The conditions of the roads are a nightmare, especially from Lagos to the Southsouth, and Southwest and the North. They

are all in dire need of rehabilitation,” he said.

Wabba said it was sad that the government did not prioritise the development of infrastructure in spite of deficit in the budget.

He said labour was focused on social justice in the system because, without it, workers would not have decent lives.

He said the NLC would ensure that the government committed enough resources to building important infrastructure in the country and move the

Following the support for local government autonomy recently by the national Assembly, National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has trained its employees on financial management in preparation for the new task ahead.

Speaking during a three-day workshop with the theme: ‘Effective financial management of trade union finance’, NULGE’s National President, Ibrahim Khaleel said the workshop was organised to enhance the capacity of the union’s financial officers.

“At this critical time, there is a lack of capacity for local council workers as a tier of government; and we believe that whatever affects local government administration affects us directly, because without the third tier of government, there can’t be NULGE.” He said, “This workshop is meant to update our knowledge on how to keep our financial records. Financial records are our collective responsibilities as a union to be rendered at the end of every year to the Registrar of Trade Union. Since the inception of this leadership, the national secretariat

has been rendering our financial accounts to the office every year up to the 2016 financial year.”

He stressed that the workshop, which was conducted by Nik-Seg Consultants, provided an opportunity for all the participants to learn new skills with the aim of understanding how financial records were done and also be in tandem with new trends.

He said that plans were underway to organise women and youth conference, which would enhance the leadership skills of women and youth wings of the union.

Khaleel insisted that training union workers in financial management was part of the administrative steps that could curtail corruption within the labour movement.

“Training in financial management is apt at this time because we believe it will not only enhance transparency and accountability, but will strengthen the development and growth of our union.

“It is even more critical for us to update our knowledge on financial management especially now that we are canvassing for financial autonomy for local government, he said.

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Different products you can derive from corn Corn better known as Agbado in Yoruba and Oka in Igbo is considered to be eaten and for making some other foodThe countless uses of corn have prompted interest in corn as an investable asset, and prices have surged in recent Corn can is used for plastic production: Plastics do not only consist of synthetic substances – in fact, corn-based plastics have become very popular in recent years as comusing corn decreases their manufacturing expenses since predictable thanks to the decreased dependence on the plastics use up to 68% less fossil fuels during production than traditional plastics, and are estimated to emit 55% less cy continues to push for stricter regulations against plastic producers, the need for corn in plastic manufacturing is set and plastic food packaging, disposable dishware, and even

some batteries also contain corn derivatives found in the

ally, cornstarch is used as an agent that helps the tablets lay the activation of their ingredients in order to regulate

Corn is used in your cough syrup: Corn syrup is one of the main ingredients in cough drops, as well as many hard

starch in the coating of tablets, pharmaceutical companies can accurately engineer medications to be as safe and ef-

provide the shape and candy-like texture that allows for the

traditional sugars often form crystals or dust-like particles

Corn even makes you smell good: Cornstarch is a common ingredient in many cosmetic and hygiene made deodorants include cornstarch as an ingredient also contain a corn derivative in the form of denatured Corn is used for your baby diapers: Where would our

Corn for crayons: The colorful crayons that children play with can attribute their form to the inclusion of corn-based Corn products also help the paper labels adhere to crayis corn products that help keep crayons in shape and easy

nature of cornstarch for its assistance in the producmodern-day diapers is typically made with acrylic acid, a component of ethylene (another derivative of corn),

corn syrup is often used as a sweetener in beverages, candies and other sweets because it is less expensive than

along with diapers, also typically contains cornstarch all types of sweetened products thanks to its sweetness in -

Corn is beneath your feet: Carpets and other textile products now make wide use of corn in their production protextile production, but can also be found in colorings or based products in textile production because they are enviCorn in your glue: Glue and other adhesives commonly sives used on envelopes are made with cornstarch, which the leftover substance after the oil has been removed from corn, is used to increase the adhesive qualities of indusmany of these high-intensity glues, as it replaces some of

Wellness L4

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Forever Young Women as young as 25 are investing a large amount of money to stop, slow down or rewind the ageing process. More women are decidedly steering clear of intrusive surgical procedures (such as facelifts) in favour of non-surgical treatments.

Botox is an expensive non-surgical procedure that involves injectmize discomfort. Although this procedure is painless for some, others feel the pinch of the needle resulting in feeling both sore and bruised post-treatment. Results can be seen within 2 to 4 weeks and lasts for up to 6 months.

than 30 minutes with long-lasting results (12 months or more). This non-surgical procedure relaxes the muscle under the wrinkle and can be used to lift sagging areas such as the cheek and temple. dure, as malpractice can lead to complications such as nerve paralysis or even blindness.

Chemical Peels are very popular, involving the application of an acid-based solution onto the skin. The intensity of the warm or burning sensation of the acid differs from patient to patient and also depends on the type of chemical peel used. Stronger peels may cause the skin to resemble sunburnt skin, and therefore requires

demonstrated this side effect in a humorous way. Samantha was forced to hide her face under a wide brim hat during a social event, following a deep chemical peel treatment performed on her face the day before. It is advised not to use a chemical peel home kit dermatologist to carry out this procedure to avoid any health risks.

CO2 Laser is a non-surgical treatment that uses a very shortpulsed carbon dioxide laser to help stimulate collagen production.

Unlike Botox and chemical peels, the side effects - swelling and redness - are not as prominent and usually clear up after a few days.

Collagen is an anti-ageing treatment that involves injecting colnon-invasive procedure is also used for enhancing lips - both in size and plumpness. Results are almost immediate and last for up to 6 months. length of light sheds old skin, making way for youthful smoother skin. Slight discomfort may be felt afalways immediate, sometimes taking up to 12 weeks to see results. This treatment is also used for hair removal and to treat sun-damaged skin.

Thread Lift is a great choice for ing under the knife, but want the immediate results of a surgical facelift.

Special “threads� are used to gently lift and reposition tissues in the skin.

Local anesthetic is required for this treatment and recovery time takes between 2 to 3 days.

Would you ever go under the knife or try a non-surgical treatment?