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Ï Reps condemns Group’s threat, MASSOB’s reaction, tasks security agencies Ï Ndigbo must leave North, Northern Youth groups insist Andrew Orolua, Henry Omunu & Emmanuel Iriogbe, Abuja The Federal government on Thursday moved to deal decisively with threat issued by a coalition of Arewa Youth groups to Ndigbo to leave the North as the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim

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Idris, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State to investigate and arrest members of the coalition that issued the ultimatum.

This is even as the House of Representatives on Thursday condemned the three-month quit Continued on page 12

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29 Days after: Anxiety mounts over delay in signing 2017 Budget Ï Nigerians express concern over non-signing of document Ï With delay, it will be difficult for Nigeria to exit recession in Q3 –NES Ï Non assent, evidence of lack of cohesion between Legislative, Executive- Ezechukwu Ï We’re studying document with NASS leadership, says FG

Mathew Dadiya, Chris Emetoh, Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

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Senate bows to pressure, steps down Road Funds Bill 12 Arewa youths threat: Ndigbo in Kano begin relocation of wives, 7 children

17 killed, 24 injured in Maiduguri Boko 7 Haram attack –Police Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (l); Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Maihaja (r), during the inauguration of Federal Government’s Emergency Food Intervention in the North-East, Maiduguri… on Thursday. With them are Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar and Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima.

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Ekiti: Suspended lawmaker storms House to resume work Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado-Ekiti

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÏÏÏ The

Rivers state governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has called on the leadership of the United Nations to prevail on the federal government to implement the cleanup of Ogoni-land, which was flagged off last year by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.

Speaking at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday when he granted audience to the United Nations resident/Humanitarian coordinator, Mr. Edward Kallon, the governor regretted that nothing has so far been done on the Ogoni cleanup.

He said that large scale environmental pollution in different parts of the state has led to environmental degradation, which negatively affected the sources of livelihood of the people.

He said the cleanup of Ogoni

land should not be politicised, as it dwelt directly on the development of the area.

The governor said: “Yesterday in the Senate, somebody said that the Federal Government has not done anything as far as Ogoni clean up is concerned.

When we were saying it, they said we were playing politics.

But now, it has dawned on them that nothing is being done. So, we urge you to intervene.

“Part of the problem we are having today is because of the lack of attention by the Federal Government when it has to do with Rivers State. We will provide you with Helicopter to see what we are talking about.

Don’t only read it on papers.

You will really pity us,” he said.

Speaking further, Governor Wike said: “The Federal Government has taken our oil and our environment has been degraded. Nothing seems to be done. We urge you on your own part as the United Nations to impress on the Federal Govern-

ment that this clean up is very serious. Let it not be a political issue. We should not play politics with the lives of the people.”

The governor also called on the United Nations to partner with the Rivers State Government in the area of commercial agriculture.

He said because of the unsteady nature of oil prices, investments in commercial agriculture would help create jobs for unemployed youths. Governor Wike urged the United Nations to provide a link for investors in commercial agriculture to come to the state, adding that his administration would provide incentives such as access to land and certificate of occupancy.

While soliciting for partnership in the area of environmental sanitation, Governor Wike declared that his administration placed premium on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

ÏÏÏ There was confusion at Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday when a lawmaker, Gboyega Aribisogan, who was suspended for 180 legislative days stormed the complex to resume duties.

The Assembly which got wind of Aribisogan’s plan to resume refused to hold plenary to prevent the representative of Ikole Constituency 1 from coming back to the chamber while some few lawmakers who were around when he came were a little bit confused as to whether to relate with him or not.

Aribisogan who came in company of his supporters headed for the Office of the Clerk, Tola Esan, where he submitted a letter conveying the decision of his Constituency that he should resume his legislative duties.

The legislator was suspended for 180 legislative days on October 6 last year by the Assembly for allegedly holding meetings with the political opponents of Governor Ayo Fayose in Lagos.

Aribisogan denied the allegation.

Aribisogan who addressed journalists at the Assembly premises said he has resumed his legislative duties according to the wishes of the people of his constituency whom he said have consulted the House standing rules and constitution and discovered the illegality of his suspension by his colleagues.

“I have resumed at the Assembly and I want to say without any fear of contradiction that they have no right to suspend me for 180 days. The standing rules say they have no right to suspend me for more than 14 legislative days.

“Having consulted with my constituency, they went through the Standing Rules and the Constitution and they discovered that the House was wrong to have suspended me for 180 legislative days. There is no way they can prevent me from coming to the chamber; I am loyal to my constituents and I am loyal to the Constitution.

Oba of Benin tasks EFCC over transparency on war against graft Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Oba of Benin, his Roy-

Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, during a peaceful protest over the closure of their school, since 2015 at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja.... on Thursday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

al Majesty Omo N`Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II yesterday tasked operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to be fair, independent and just in its fight against corruption.

Speaking while receiving officials of the commission from Benin zonal office in his palace yesterday, the royal father charged the EFCC operatives to uphold the principle of uprightness in the course of discharging their duties.

The revered monarch who also admonished the Commission not to allow itself to be used by greedy and unscrupulous individuals to achieve their goals, charged them to uphold

the principle of up-rightness, transparency and to also ensure a thorough investigation before arrest. “EFCC should be independent, fight corruption and desist from being partisans. You should not be intimidated, be transparent in your work. Always ensure that petitions are investigated thoroughly before arrest so that EFCC is not seen as a witch-hunt agency,” he said.

He thanked the Federal government for establishing an EFCC office in Benin and wished the Commission success in all its endeavours.

Earlier, Mailafia Yakubu, head of the Benin Zonal office of the EFCC, said he and his team were in the palace to pay homage to the Oba and also inform him that EFCC has opened an office in Benin.

EEDC shops for 740mw to steady power supply

Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÏÏÏ The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has given reasons as to the cause of epileptic power supply to its customers.

Addressing customers at a town hall meeting held at Oakland Events Centre, Enugu, Thursday, EEDC Head of Operations, Vincent Ekwekwu, said that the company requires not less than 740 mega watts of electricity to ensure steady power supply, the Transmission Company from where they buy the power only supplies them

with 220 mega watts.

He explained that it pains them that they cannot supply to their numerous customers with adequate power for their private and corporate needs.

The head of operations used the opportunity to inform customers that they are prepared to serve them better from now hence, pointing out that they will replace faulty transformers and service serviceable ones.

He said that on no account should individuals, communities and governments provide metres to their customers because it is their responsibility to provide transformers and

other materials.

He charged customers to report anybody that tells them to bring money to replace damaged transformers or other electrical installations.

“It is the responsibility of EEDC to replace transformers and effect repairs when they develop faults. Help us to stop corruption among the staff of EEDC. We don’t charge customers to do anything for us. It is illegal,” he declared.

Speaking earlier, Head of Communications, Emeka Eze, said that they are prepared to provide metres to all their customers but pointed out that they

have the challenge of customers bypassing their prepaid metres.

Eze lamented that in Awkunanaw District alone, over 80% of prepaid metres were bypassed, hence they lose revenue that should accrue to them.

“Over 80% of prepaid meters in Awkunanaw are bypassed.

That’s part of the things delaying us. We shall meter everybody but it has to be gradual,” Eze declared.

On the high bills people complain about, the Head of Communications explained that EEDC alone does not take the money but shares the proceed with what he called ‘the Value

Chain,’ that include the GENCOs and Transmission Companies, among others.

He said that they were prepared to improve on their customer service and for this reason, they have 147 customer service centres and established 24 hour call centres were customers can call to lodge complaints over poor service and sharp practices.

Customers who spoke at the occasion wanted nothing other than that they be provided with workable and functional prepaid meters because estimated billing is evil and should be discontinued forthwith.

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29 Days after: Anxiety mounts over delay in signing 2017 Budget Continued from page 1 Acting President Yemi Osibanjo is yet to sign the budget into law thus creating anxiety amongst many Nigerians.

Although the National Assembly passed the budget on May 11, 2017, having sat on it for about six months after it was officially transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in December 2016, there has been near absolute silence on when it would actually be signed.

Though there were indications that Osinbajo was to sign the budget last week, the move was jettisoned at last minute, thereby generating criticisms and concerns on what could have gone wrong.

President Buhari before his trip to the United Kingdom on medical vacation, had assured

that when passed by the National Assembly, the Presidency will ensure a speedy implementation once of the budget was signed.

Earlier, the National Assembly had been blamed for the delay in the passage the 2017 budget. But in its defence, the National Assembly attributed the delay to the need for the inclusion of certain government agencies including the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja which were not captured in the original proposal it received from the president.

Buhari had initially proposed a budget of N7.28 trillion but the National Assembly in its wisdom increased it by N143 billion, making it to N7.44 trillion.

As the controversy over the 2017 Budget lingers, Nigerians and other stakeholders have expressed worried over the non-signing of

the 2017 budget, lamenting that the economy is in doldrums.

When The Daily Times sought the views of some economic and legal experts on the implication, they also expressed concern over the delay by the presidency in signing budget.

The 2017 budget was supposed to start running from April 1, 2017 after the expiration of the 2016 budget in March 31, 2017.

However, the government in its prompt effort to prevent the economy from been grounded, extended the lifespan of the 2016 budget to May 5, 2017 believing that the budget would have been passed by the National Assembly and assented by the President.

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, issued a circular in March extending the tenure of the Capital elements of the 2016 Budget until May 5, 2017.

Wife of Plateau State Governor, Mrs. Regina Lalong (2nd l); Managing Director, Nigeria Film Corporation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe (l) and others, during the inauguration of Ultra-Modern student hostel at the National Film Institute in Jos… on Thursday.

Customs N30trn probe: Senate summons Emefiele, Adeosun, banks

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Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff has summoned Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele and Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, over alleged N30 trillion import duties infractions.

Also invited are the managing directors of all commercial banks, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Customs Service and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

They are expected to appear before members of the committee on Tuesday.

Chairman of the committee, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, told newsmen in Abuja that the invitation was part of ongoing investigation by the committee on the issues. ”The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been directed to appear with the managing directors of all commercial

banks responsible for collecting Import Duties and levies on behalf of the Federal Government. ”All managing directors are expected to be here in person as the committee will not allow representation. ” We will also invite FIRS that has the statutory responsibility of ensuring that all taxable issues are resolved as and at when due. ”We are also inviting CAC that has the identity of the operating companies in Nigeria. ”The Nigerian Customs Service, the Department of Trade and Exchange of the CBN are expected at the meeting. ”We will meet to discuss our findings with them and ask questions. We will then move into companies that are currently operating what we call cartel in the country. ”These companies have evaded so much taxes running into so much money that government

would have used for the provision of social services and critical infrastructure. ”You will recall that the Senate mandated the committee to investigate the entire import and export value chain. ”This is with a view to identifying areas of revenue leakages and to what extent all these monies have been carted away. ”We have done some preliminary investigation and we have identified areas of infractions and we have collected necessary documents from relevant agencies of government and the private sector,” he said.

Uzodinma expressed confidence that the committee would recover, if not all, but a chunk of the monies it was investigating.

He assured that the committee would further engage relevant anti-graft agencies to prosecute culprits to act as deterrent, at the end of its finding.

The National Assembly had since May 11, 2017 passed the appropriation bill of N7.441 trillion into law, but 29 days after, the budget has not been signed.

Given the present situation, Nigerians lamented that economic activities have been grounded because government cannot spend money that is not appropriated.

However, the Federal Government had in March announced the extension of the 2016 budget which covers only capital component of the budget, putting the recurrent component (personnel and overheads) in jeopardy.

President of the Nigerian Economic Society, Prof Ben Aigbokhan, who spoke to The Daily Times on Thursday, said that the delay in signing the budget will impact negatively on the Nigerian economy.

Prof. Aigbokhan explained that when there is a delay in signing of the budget, it affects economic growth and many jobs would be lose, thereby saturating the labour market and endangering the economy.

According to him, when budget is delayed, the implication is that government may not be able to spend or execute 40 percent of the capital expenditure.

The economist declared that with the delay in signing the budget, the possibility of Nigeria exiting recession in Q3 is near zero.

He added that government had projected that by third quarter of 2017, the economy would come out of recession; but this, according to the Professor of Economics, may not be realised “meaning the recession may take longer time.”

He noted that, “there would be low aggregate of income as government borrows to pay salary; and it may not be able to spend 50 percent of capital budget of 2017.

This, according to Prof. Aigbokhan, will make the implementation of the zero budget unrealistic.

Another negative effect of delay budget is that it discourages foreign investors from coming in to invest and that could make them to divert their investment capital to other countries.

He advised the government to always ensure timely presentation, passage and signing of the budget within the first quarter of the each year so as to attract investors and achieve full implementation.

Reacting to the development, an Economist and Civil Society Activist, Mr. Eze Onyekpere, described the situation as a big shame, saying that the economy is in prostrate.

Onyekpere said: “It is a big shame that the executive and legislature have held the nation to ransom by refusing to do their duties. The economy is prostrate and no public expenditure on the capital side is ongoing and Nigeria burns while the leaders behave like nothing is at stake.”

However, he said, “The solution

is for the citizens to stop buying government propaganda and rise up to ask questions from their purported leaders who claim to have the interest of the nation at heart whilst their actions do not support this affirmation.”

Meanwhile, as the controversy over the 2017 Budget lingers, some Senior Advocates of Nigeria have expressed concerned over delay by the presidency to sign the 2017 budget.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ikechukwu Ezechukwu, who lent his voice on the development, wondered why the cohesion is lacking between the Executive and the Legislative arm of government.

He said,” the position of our budget is too bad. The reason why the presidency is yet to sign the budget in my opinion is because of the lack of cohesion between the Legislative and the Executive.

Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sam Ologun-Orisa, charged the Legislative and Executive arm of government to come together and reconcile the grey areas, adding that it is the ordinary Nigerians that suffer the heat.

On whether to approach the Supreme Court to clarify the true definition of the lawmakers’ power of appropriation, Ologun-Orisa said: “I still maintain that both arms of government should come together and sought their differences because by the time they take the issue to court, the matter will drag for a long time”.

Also, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sebastine Hon, argued that it won’t augur well for Nigerians to go to court at this stage to seek the definition of appropriation.

He, however, stressed that after the budget has been implemented, any Nigerian who feels the need for interpretation can go to court.

While spelling out the powers of Executive as enshrined by Section 1 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon said: “The Executive proposes budgetary expenditures which is always subject to deliberations on the floor of the house just like any other law”.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm, assuring that the budget would soon be signed.

Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this, added that the executive and the legislature met on Wednesday to address the grey arrears in the appropriation bill.

He said: “We are studying the documents now with National Assembly leadership in order to sort out the gray areas, and it will soon be signed.

He revealed that the executive have met with the National Assembly leadership and the budget will soon signed.

The Information minister said Nigerians should not panic assuring that the document would soon be signed.

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Senate bows to pressure, steps down Road Funds Bill ÏÏÏ raises alarm over continuous operation of fuel subsidy regime by NNPC

Olufemi Samuel & Chris Emetoh, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senate on Thursday bowed to pressure as it stood down the National Road Funds Bill, which has been generating controversy across the country over the past few days.

The Senate had initially through its Committee on Works proposed N5 charges

on Petroleum products as a way of raising revenue for maintenance of roads network in the country which are in poor state.

The sponsor of the National Road Funds Bill containing the proposal, Senator Kabiru Gaya, hurriedly moved for its withdrawal to save it from total rejection.

The Bill had attracted heavy criticisms after it was widely reported in the media

both local and international essentially that the proposal on N5 charges on every litre of petroleum products would ultimately lead to increase in the fuel price from N145 per litre to N150.

Senator Gaya while presenting the report of the Senate Committee on Works on the proposed charges said the proposed N5 levy on every litre of petroleum products would not

in any way lead to increase in the price of fuel.

He said the charges will be deducted from source within the existing petroleum price template approved by the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and be used by importers /marketers.

Said he: “There was media report last week that we are increasing fuel by N5, which

Cross-section of participants at the world dance competition workshop in Abuja… on Thursday.

17 killed, 24 injured in Maiduguri Boko Haram attack -Police

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Nigeria Police said

on Thursday said that 17 persons were killed and 24 people injured when Boko Haram insurgents staged a coordinated attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Wednesday night.

The Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command, Mr. Damian Chukwu, told journalists at a press briefing at the state police headquarters, Maiduguri, that three Boko Haram suicide

bombers were shot dead as security personnel battled to repel an invasion late Wednesday.

He said one of the attackers, who was also armed with explosives wrapped around his body, was arrested alive.

He said the police recovered 14 bodies and 24 injured victims from the scene of multiple bomb attacks in mosques around the Chad Basin Development Authority headquarters. The injured were being treated, he said.

“We had some incidents of act of terrorism by the BHT yesterday, the 7th June 2016, which was a clearly indication that the terrorists who have suffered defeat and rendered incapable of carrying out their usual attacks had resorted to guerilla actions,” said Mr. Chukwu.

“Yesterday at 17:55 hours, some Boko Haram terrorist attacked at Alidawari village near Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, sporadically firing AA (anti-aircraft) rifles across Jiddari Polo and the

Federal High Court. They set fire on some houses.

“Reacting to distress call, we deployed our counter terrorism unit to engage them. And shortly after, the military moved, mobilised maximally and repelled the attack, after engaging in a gun duel that lasted for about an hour,” he said.

He said the fire service personnel were invited to put out the inferno on the torched house and fleeing residents were able to return to their homes after about two hours.

Arewa youths threat: Ndigbo in Kano begin relocation of wives, children

Yakubu Salisu, Kano

ÏÏÏ There is tension and an atmosphere of uncertainty surrounding the Igbo community residing in Kano over the three months ultimatum issued to the group to exit the northern part of the country by a coalition of Arewa Youths as announced on Tuesday in Kaduna at the popular Arewa House.

Despite assurances by the Federal Government and other stakeholders, the Igbos are not taking the threat lightly as observation on Thursday showed that some men have begun to send their wives and children home as proactive measures against what some mischievous elements in the society could be possibly planning against them.

The Eze Ndigbo Kano, Igwe Boniface Ibekwe, has

however asked the Igbo community in Kano to ignore the threat and regard it as an empty one as Northern leaders are not in its support.

He said: “I believe and based on my understanding, as a major stakeholder in the North, the Northern leaders are never in support of the threat, so they should ignore it and go about their day to day businesses and activities.”

According to him, preparations are being made by

Ndigbo in Kano to summon a meeting of stakeholders to establish their grievances, noting that he has since established contact with the Northern leaders in respect of the matter.

He advised that whatever their grievances are, they should channel them to the appropriate authorities who would definitely look into them, and not resorting to taking laws into their hands.

is not true. We intend to remove the N5 from the current N145 per litre. If this bill is passed, the government will realise about N94 billion per annum into the National Road Funds for road maintenance across the country.”

During a voice vote conducted by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the session, Senators who agreed with the position of Senator Gaya chorused ‘aye’, including members of the committee on Works to put the process of passage in abeyance.

However, some Senators who did not agree with the submission by Gaya argued that the proposal would be injurious to Nigerians economically and kicked against the idea of the bill scaling third reading.

Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC Zamfara Central) and chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) who expressed opposition to the Bill contended that the Bill if passed would further impoverish Nigerians.

He said sourcing revenues for road maintenance in the country should be limited to road sector itself and not extended to other areas as the proposed N5 charge on petroleum products will lead to increase in the price of fuel and invariably worsen the hardship being faced by Nigerians.

He said: “My comments are on the method of funding. The claims that the N5 charge has already been

captured are not correct.

Taking another N5 from refined products will add to the suffering of the people.

“This will bring untold hardship to the people of Nigeria. We have already addressed something like this in the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).

I oppose this recommendation very vehemently.”

In the same vein, the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio (PDP Akwa Ibom North West) expressed reservation on the Bill as he pleaded for caution on the part of the Senate on process of passage.

Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah in his remarks said Senate never planned to increase fuel price as widely reported, thus corroborating the position of the Chairman Committee on Works.

Meanwhile, the upper chamber has raised the alarm over the continuous operation of fuel subsidy regime. It said contrary to claims by the Federal Government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is still operating subsidy regime in the country.

Chairman, Senate committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Senator Marafa, who made the claims on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, said contrary to claims made by the Federal Government that the fuel subsidy regime had been abolished, NNPC was still making secret payments.

News 8 Ogun police shot two highway robbers dead Abiodun Taiwo,

Abeokuta ÏÏÏThe Ogun state police command on Wednesday shot dead two suspected armed robbers who specialised in robbing luxury buses along Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway.

When our correspondent visited the police divisional headquarters, Ogbere, corpses of the two armed robbers were dumped in front of the police station. Three pump action rifles, two locally made pistols and machete, recovered from them were also on the ground. Valuable items which included cash, phones, laptop, wristwatches and others, the robbers snatched from the victims, have been equally recovered.

Similarly, affected passengers were also seen waiting for identification and possible recovery of their dispossessed valuables.

The white 34 passenger bus belonging to Chisco Investment with registration number Lagos AAA 649 XN, which had his window glass shattered was parked in front of the police station.

One of the victims, Donatus Adie, told our Correspondent that the robbery incident occurred at the J4 Junction in Ogbere axis of the ever busy expressway, around 1.08a.m on Thursday.

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of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has been summoned by the Senate to explain the reasons behind the abandonment of Bodo/Bonny Road linking the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) in Bonny Rivers state.

When appearing before the Senate Committee on Works, Fashola will be expected to explain to the committee the circumstances surrounding the federal government’s inability to partner with the NLNG Management for urgent completion of the 35km road project awarded for N20billion in 2002 during the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.

The upper legislative chamber also directed

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FG approves NDLEA’s operations at seaports Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo & Joy Anyim

ÏÏÏThe federal government has en-

dorsed the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the seaports.

This clarification was made by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos sequel to the implementation of the executive order issued by the acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on the ease of doing business at

the ports.

According to the NPA chief executive, “eight agencies have been mandated and approved to operate within the ports.

Agencies that are operating in the port apart from the approved list should be aware that they need to vacate whatever location they are currently occupying.”

The approved agencies are the NPA, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), De-

partment of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Police, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), NDLEA and the Port Health Authority (PHA).

Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd.), also affirmed that the Agency has the presidential mandate to work at the seaport.

In his words: “NDLEA has been cleared by the presidency to work at the seaports. This official position must be respected by all port agencies

and stakeholders. Attempt to violate this directive shall be considered as a conspiracy to advance the nefarious activities of drug cartels to the detriment of our national security.”

Abdallah also called for synergy among government Agencies adding that inter agency collaboration and strict adherence to best practices are essential requirements for enhanced security and speedy clearance of cargoes thereby making the ports user friendly and economically viable.

Uphold principles of Civil Service -Bayoko Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (m); Managing Director of Friesland Capina Group, Mr. Ben Langat (l) and Ore Famurewa, when the Friesland Capina Group visited the Senate President in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Senate Summons Works Minister over Bodo/Bonny Road ÏRƏƗƆƏ ƅ ƌƌƈƐƐƆƆ Ɛ ƅ ƏƏƕ ƑƐ comprehensive evaluation of road its committee on works to carry out an independent comprehensive evaluation of the Bodo/Bonny road project and report back within four weeks.

The decision of the Senate on the issue of the contentious road were fallouts of a motion moved to that effect by Senator George Thompson Sekibo, and co-sponsored by Senators Osinakachukwu Ideozu and Magnus Abe, all from Rivers state.

Sekibo, in the motion, recalled that the 37km road project in Gokana local government area of Rivers state which hosts

the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas in Bonny was awarded by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasajo for a cost of N20billion in 2002, re-awarded by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 after years of abandonment at contract revalidation value of N120billion out of which N20billion was appropriated for in the 2015 budget which was however not cash backed.

According to him, “to worsen matters, the all important road project was not captured in the

2016 budget thus making the lack of understanding of the importance of the road for national economic development obvious.”

He lamented further that though the road project was captured in the 2017 budget but a meager vote of N9billion was earmarked for it which according to him, will lead to continued abandonment of the project.

A disturbing scenario, he added, made the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, approach the management of NLNG last year for needed collaboration with federal govern-

ment on execution of the road project upon which the NLNG management accepted to contribute a whooping sum of N60billion (50% ) of the contract value of N120billion.

He however lamented that despite the good disposition of NLNG to partner the federal government on execution of the road project, the government at the centre, which has business concern worth $13billion, has not taken the needed steps to actualize the proposal and commence the execution of the project which, after completion, will earn it more revenues through the NLNG than any other government.

All the Senators who contributed to debate on the motion supported it by concurring to its prayers as adopted by the Senate.

For efficient service delivery, the Delta state Head of Service, Mr. Reginald Bayoko, has charged public servants to uphold the image, values, and principles of the civil service.

Mr. Bayoko gave the charge on Thursday in Asaba at a 2-day orientation workshop for newly converted administrative officers in the state civil service organized by the Administrative Officers Forum.

The orientation programme was attended by some retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries in the state including Sir Okey Ofili, Sir Paul Evarherhe and Mr Emmanuel Okafor.

Mr. Bayoko, who gave the keynote address, said that administrative officers had the obligation to “uphold the image of the service which is underlined by the principles and values of accountability and transparency, neutrality, diligence, discipline, merit, honesty, integrity and espirit de corps, tactfulness, respect for constituted authority, loyalty, strict compliance with public service rules and regulations, religious tolerance, fairness and equity and professionalism.’’

He harped on the importance of the converted administrative officers to acquaint themselves with essential civil service resources as well as develop a positive attitude towards service delivery.

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Senate asks INEC to decentralise voters’ registration to wards Olufemi Samuel, Abuja The alleged poor handling of the continued voters’ registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday took the center stage of discussions by Senators who advised INEC to liberalise the registration process to the ward level across Nigeria.

The Senate said in the event that a ward is large enough, INEC could further decentralise for the purpose for easing off the process and registration.

The Senate took this decision after adopting a motion sponsored by the Senate’s Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio (PDP Akwa Ibom North West).

‘The motion is titled Voters Registration Exercise, Matters Arising’.

Against this backdrop, the Senate tasked its Committee on INEC to monitor the voters’ registration exercise on a continuous and permanent basis in the respective polling units until all prospective registrants are registered.

The Committee is to report progress and challenges of the exercise periodically to the upper legislative chambers noted that INEC commenced a nationwide Continued Voters’ Registration exercise on April 12 in all its offices in the 774 local government areas throughout the federation instead of ward level.

However, Akpabio said “The exercise is meant for Nigerians who attained 18 years between the last exercises to this day, those who were previously registered, but whose names cannot be found in the register of voters and those whose cards are lost or damaged.”

He added “The exercise has been faced with several challenges across the country which include malfunctioning of the direct data capture machines, DDCA; non-availability of the machines

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in some local government areas; slowness of the DDCA; inadequate manpower and inaccessibility of registration centres from prospective registrants, especially those residing in the rural areas.”

He noted that the challenges are worse in states like Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Osun where only 30 voters are registered per day in each local government with over 20 wards.

He noted that governorship election would hold in Osun State in June 2018 and warned that these challenges of the registration if not tackled would jeopardise or make the election less credible.

He said “the inability of the Federal Government to effectively address the challenges of the registration exercise can lead to disenfranchisementof voterswhichcouldresultinseriousvoters’

apathy which may render the 2019 general election unacceptable, not credible and undemocratic.”

Senator Adeola Solomon Olamilekan (APC Lagos West) in his remarks condemned the ongoing voters’ registration exercise, he described is as a ‘sham’, pointing out that the INEC seemed not to be prepared and ready for the exercise.

He said, there were not more than three direct data capture machines in all the INEC offices at local government headquarters across the country, which often packs up after about two hours of being used for the exercise.

He also stressed the need to decentralise the exercise with more machines in all designated polling units nationwide instead of INEC offices for successful exercise.

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Reward for whistle blowers, a morale booster, says Oyintiloye Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo A member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has commended the Federal Government on its sincerity on the implementation of the whistle blower policy through instant reward.

Oyintiloye in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Osogbo said the N 375.8 million reward paid by the Federal Government to 20 whistleblowers would serve as a morale booster in recovering looted funds.

He said the payment was a clear signal that President Muhamadu Buhari’s administration was committed to the fight against corrupt practices in the country.

Oyintiloye, who is the House Committee Chairman on information and Strategy, said the payment would encourage others who have information on looted funds to ‘ blow the whistle ‘.

“I really want to commend the President for keeping to his words under the whistle blowing reward policy. This shows that the President is sincere in the fight against corruption in the country.

“And without mincing words, this first batch of reward under the policy would encourage other peoplewithusefulinformationtocomeouttoblow the whistle on stolen funds.”

Oyintiloye also commended the Federal Government for protecting the identity of information provider, saying this would also serve as an assurance for other whistleblowers that their identity would be protected.

He urged patriotic Nigerians to continue to support the government in its effort to sanitise the country of corruption.

Oyintiloye, however, urged Nigerians not to lose hope, saying better days are close by.

It will be recalled that the Federal Government on Wednesday said it had paid N 375. 8m to 20 whistleblowers, who provided information that led to the recovery of N 11. 6bn.

Lagos Assembly goes tough on illegal builders Alade Tasma The Lagos State House of Assembly has frowned at the activities of developers who engage in illegal construction of buildings in the state.

The House through its Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development cautioned estate developers to desist from erecting structures without necessary approvals by the state government.

The chairman of the committee, Hon. Setonji David gave the warning during an on-the-spot assessment of an estate in response to complaints of residents of over 400 units of duplexes in Lekki Gardens Phase 3.

At the estate, the lawmakers who discovered that the developers failed to obtain necessary approvals from the government decried the speed at which people build houses without approvals.

David said: “It is very unfortunate that people develop estates in Lagos State without approvals, “What we have here are illegal structures.

“I will advise them to go back to the ministry to regularise their approval. I will also advise them not to involve in any project without government approvals.

“These are situations where building collapse and the blame come back to the

government. Our people should get necessary approvals before embarking on projects for their own safety.”

On whether the ministry was doing enough to have allowed such, the lawmaker said: “The ministry is doing its best, but we need the cooperation of the people. Our people should do the right thing.

“The government cannot be everywhere. The developers should do what is right. They should consult with the ministry, which has experts.”

Meanwhile, residents of the estate had earlier forwarded a petition dated March 8th, 2017 to the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and copied the Lagos Assembly complaining over the illegal actions of the developers.

In the petition co- signed by both the Chairman and Secretary, Mr. Ibe Ene and Lanre Kuforiji, the residents enumerated the challenges they face in the estate as a result of the activities of the developers.

Visiting the estate on assessment tour, the lawmaker said the developer had built structures and handed same to residents without government approvals.

He therefore, ordered that further construction should stop on the estate, saying the committee is trying its best to ensure that the process of getting

approvals for building projects is made easy.

The chairman of phase 3, Lekki Gardens Residents Association, Mr Ibe Ene in his address to welcome the lawmakers said all efforts made to get things done according to law in the estate by its management proved abortive.

Ene revealed that the residents had been battling with the owners of the estate over these challenges in the past three years with no tangible results.

According to him, “We paid our money in full before the buildings were constructed. Till today, the developer did not deliver what we signed for. They promised to give us a central wastage and good drainages, but these were not done.

“They are building structures that have no approvals in the same pattern like the one that had problem last year in one of their estates. In order not to fall victim that was why we cried to the House of Assembly and the ministry for help,” he stated.

He called on the developer to ensure the protection of lives of the residents of the estate.

Reacting to the allegations, the Chief Estate Relations Officer of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Rotimi Ajiloye said the company would look into all the issues critically and make necessary adjustments.

Ajiloye said further that they have be-

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ing made to believe that they needed to get further approval, saying that they would work with the government in ensuring that all requirements of the law were fulfilled.

He added that the company would ensure the provisions given to the clients were of standard quality.

The chief Relation officer however, pleaded with the residents to give the company time to address all the issues in good time.

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Restructuring Nigeria is panacea to challenges in Niger Delta -Ayemi Botu On 1st of November, 2016, your group, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. How far has the meeting impacted on the people of the region?

At the meeting, we presented our 16 points agenda to Mr. President. He directed the Vice President (now Acting President), Professor Yemi Osinbajo to handle the matter. A couple of months later, Professor Osinbajo criss-crossed the South South geopolitical region (Niger Delta) holding town hall meetings where he parleyed with traditional rulers, opinion leaders and youths in the oil producing areas to feel their pulse. When he came to Delta State, we talked about the President’s delay in setting up the Federal Government’s Team to dialogue with PANDEF based on the 16 point agenda submitted to him late last year.

Professor Osinbajo responded swiftly that his mission was on the directive of his boss, Mr. President to parley with the people of the region on confidence building as against military option. He stated further that the recently passed bill on the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko was already at the National Assembly for passage. We also discussed about the setting up of modular refineries and other demands, one of which is on the issue of the moment and unnecessarily delayed but overwhelmingly accepted by all patriotic Nigerians, the restructuring of the country into the already existing six geo - political regions and implementation of True Fiscal Federalism as enshrined in a Presidential system of government worldwide. Absolutely and definitely it will guarantee a panacea to grave yard peace in the Niger Delta and the era of oil boom will resurface in the country and our beloved country will take her pride of place in the comity of oil producing countries.

We express our deep appreciation to the Buhari administration for the approval of the Nigeria Maritime University that will benefit the entire Niger Delta and Nigeria holistically.

Hopefully, by September the school’s academic session would commence.

Also on the issue of modular refineries, communities have been asked to create cluster groups so as to establish the refineries to make up for any shortfall in the supply of petroleum products by the NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation). These are indications that the government is responding to our demands. If we are talking of 16 points and two have been given consideration then we should be looking forward to the others being attended to unabatedly in view of the upsurge of oil production that is bailing the country out of recession and economic doldrums in order to sustain the prevailing peace in the Niger Delta.

By now, we should have since held another meeting with the Presidency. We should hold another meeting where we will work out the modalities for serious

His Majesty, Pere (Dr.) Charles Ayemi Botu (OFR), Paramount Ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom in Delta State, is a reporter’s delight any day. The monarch, who goes by the moniker, the Lion of the Niger, does not shy away from giving response to any question he is asked. In this exclusive chat with ISAAC OLAMIKAN he bares it all.

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dialogue.

One of your demands in that inaugural meeting was that some indigenes of the South South region should be allocated oil blocs to dispel the long held belief that the region has been shortchanged, what is happening to that request?

There is obviously some shortchanging. Anybody that gets to the presidency always bank on oil wealth, which keeps Nigeria one. A senator in the last dispensation openly asserted that 83 percent of oil blocs in the country belong to Northerners. When Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan assumed leadership of the country he did not think it wise to correct the anomaly by allocating oil blocs to some

of the indigenes of the area as was the case of his predecessors, be it military or civilian, because it’s the prerogative of the incumbent president that allocates oil blocs. I issued a press statement on Isaac Boro Day on 16th of May, 2013 advising Dr. Jonathan that posterity will not forgive him, if he didn’t rectify the imbalance in his time. He paid no heed.

He has unenviably become the President that performed abysmally in his geopolitical region for six wasted years in comparison with his predecessors who empowered their people.

The current government should be able to address this anomaly. You will discover that the only Niger Deltan with an oil bloc (Malabu) is Dan Etete. The oil bloc has been a subject of controversy and has infact been taken over. And con-

Since oil is an exhaustible product, the people who suffer the problem of oil exploitation and exploration, going through acid rain, epidemic and untimely death are not given a portion of the national cake. To say the least, it is a misnomer, absurd and man’s inhumanity to man. Some people are rated as second class citizens and subservient to others who claim that the rulership of Nigeria is their birth right and so they are born to rule. The present government should be able to address the oil blocs issue and ensure that not only people of the Niger Delta, but others should benefit

sidering a situation where some Emirs and retired Generals from the North have oil blocs. It does not speak well about fairness, equity and justice in the Nigerian system. We are just dilly dallying. Since oil is an exhaustible product, the people who suffer the problem of oil exploitation and exploration, going through acid rain, epidemic and untimely death are not given a portion of the national cake. To say the least, it is a misnomer, absurd and man’s inhumanity to man. Some people are rated as second class citizens and subservient to others who claim that the rulership of Nigeria is their birth right and so they are born to rule. The present government should be able to address the oil blocs issue and ensure that not only people of the Niger Delta, but others should benefit. The oil blocs sharing should be done in line with the principles of derivation. Those who are the producers of the oil should have a larger share. The region which produces the oil is being under developed and its youths are being denied employment opportunities. The people of the Niger Delta should prepare for the rainy day, because by the time oil is exhausted they will have nothing to live on and have themselves to blame.

The government has come up with a policy of diversification whereby the government will use the proceeds from oil to do tourism and so many others.

Now that we have been able to convince the boys (agitators) to drop their guns and embrace peace we should be cautious not to lose everything we have been able to gain so far as a country.

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered multinational oil companies to relocate to the Niger Delta region where they do their exploration. But from what we have been hearing from some members of the National Assembly (NASS) it seems they are opposed to the idea?

The Acting President is very godly. Being a clergy he is imbued with wisdom.

For some members of the National Assembly, who are presently benefitting, to go against his wise decision is understandable. For instance, Lagos State is a top beneficiary of the present situation.

Many of the multinational oil companies now have their headquarters in Lagos. You can imagine the huge income coming to the state by way of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from the oil companies. If a National Assembly member from the state is not in support of the relocation of the oil companies to the Niger Delta then you can know why. But wise counsel suffices that it’s a clandestine move for another round of crisis of monumental proportion in the Niger Delta. The oil companies cannot be operating in the Niger Delta and employ their workforce from outside the region. Not only that, the companies spend large sums of money to shuttle via choppers daily from Lagos to the Niger CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Edem Edem, Calabar The Cross River State House of Assembly has accused the Assistant Inspector of Police, Commissioner of Police, Area Command and Divisional Police Officer in Karimu in Abuja of covering up the murder of Miss Joy Odama, a 200 level student in the department of Mass Communication, Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH).

Miss Odama was alleged to have been murdered by one Abuja based businessman, Alhaji Usman Adamu.

In a motion of urgent public importance, a member representing Yala 1 state constituency (where the deceased hails from), Hon. Regina Anyogu, called for a thorough investigation of the matter by the police authority so that the killer of the deceased can be brought to book.

In a resolution raised on the floor of the House in Calabar, members threatened to seek redress at the International Criminal Court of Justice should the matter be swept under the carpet by the police authorities. “How come a certain faceless man called Alhaji Adamu or whatever cannot be investigated by the police, is it that he is above the law of the land?’

“If this matter is not taken serious we are ready to take it to the International Criminal Court of Justice so that justice can be done on the matter. It’s justice for Joy Odama that we want. We will not allow it go head long down,” Anyogu said.

The lawmakers accused the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Karimu Police Station, one ‘Raphael’, the area command, FCT Commissioner of Police, the AIG In-Charge of the zone of doing nothing to bring the perpetrator of the crime to justice.

Speaking, the Speaker of the House, Hon. John Gaul Lebo said “This is six months and the police is yet to invite anybody for questioning, whether the family is rich or not, it doesn’t make any sense, after all public office that we occupy is to fight for the right of the people and not just because she comes from Cross River, but because she is a young Nigerian whose parents had taken pains to send to

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school up to the University.

“I am a father, so I know the pains the parents may have gone through to have a child whom they have trained up to the university, she cannot be killed like a chicken. This is unacceptable. We believe that the Inspector General of Police may not have been properly briefed.”

“We have set up a five-man Committee headed by the leader of the House and to be supported by the House Whip and Deputy Clerk who will have to serve as secretary to enable us follow up step by step to get to the root

of Joy’s death.”

The lawmaker alleged that unknown to the deceased that the Alhaji had a hidden agenda, he drugged the deceased with cocaine (narcotic drug) and the girl died.

John Gaul Lebo stated that without the consent of the deceased parents.

Alhaji Adamu took the deceased corps for embalmment in Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital, stressing that when the deceased parents discovered their daughter cannot be found they raised an alarm.

Consequently, the Speaker said the parents of the deceased eventually traced their daughter’s body to the hospital with the help of some policemen. Instead of the police to investigate circumstance that led to her death, unfortunately the police became a facilitator to settle the family with a three hundred thousand naira. “My question now is has the police become an arbitration Centre”? The Speaker asked.

According to the lawmaker, with the help of a lawyer, an autopsy was conducted and it was discovered that the girl was induced with some doses of cocaine. The lawmakers urged the Attorney General of the Federation to liaise with the Cross River State Attorney General to serve as a liaison and ensure that legal measures are in place to prosecute whoever is the culprit.

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Institute holds conference to proffer solution to Nigeria’s challenges Socio-political and economic challenges affecting governance in Nigeria will dominate the discourse during the 4th edition of the Public Administration and Management Development Institute (PAMDI) National Conference scheduled to hold at Elomaz Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, July 21, 2017.

The Director General of PAMDI, Dr. Elijah Ogbuokiri, said the theme for the conference: “Re-engineering the Nigerian State: Challenges and Prospect”, is most auspicious now as the nation searches for solutions to the numerous institutional problems affecting governance in the country.

“It is altruistic that Nigerian citizens have basic expectation on the government. What impact has governance made in their lives?

What have they derived from the social contract agreement in terms of improvement in their living standards?”

Speaking further, Dr. Ogbuokiri said PAMDI is committed to contributing to the development of the country through objective advocacy, noting that: “We want to look at achieving governance through entrepreneurship training and grassroots development programmes, effective monitoring and evaluation of the activities of government institutions.

“These are the focus of the forum. And we hope that at the end of the day, we would have succeeded in propounding ideas and solutions towards ensuring an effective reengineering of the system,” he said.

He disclosed that eminent scholars, politicians and captains of industries from across the nation would be present at the event.

“This is the fourth in the series of our annual conference and we are expecting a large turnout of participants. We are looking forward to drawing from the rich reservoir of erudite scholars and personalities on the occasion,” he said.

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Delta where they do exploration. Some of the choppers convey the oil companies’ workers to and fro at least twice daily which is quite expensive and risky.

The revenue that is supposed to come into the purse of the oil producing states is being denied them. Any member of the National Assembly kicking against the order of the Acting President is not doing the country any good. Selfish and self-centred people delight in placing their personal interest ahead of the national interest. It should be noted that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander. To allow peace to reign in the country, members of the National Assembly should rise above mundane interests. The National Assembly should speak in support of the Acting President’s order.

What is your opinion on the health challenges of President Muhammadu Buhari?

The ill health of President Buhari is rather unfortunate. This is his second time to lead the country. The first time between December 30th,1983 and August 27th,1985 was when he was a military man. But it was shortlived.

Thereafter, he went into retirement. He tried the presidency three consecutive

times but he was not successful. He finally got his way in 2015 which was his fourth attempt. When the head is sick it is the whole body that is sick. His sickness is setting back the governance of the country. He has the will to better the lot of the people, but his health situation is a problem. Unfortunately, he has refused to tell Nigerians the nature of his sickness. Something must be done to address this. It is very sad. There is a saying from the part of Nigeria where I come from that if you dive into a river and you fart inside it, the odour would be perceived before you come out of the river. The power wielded by an Acting President and a substantive President is not the same. This situation is causing the ding dong state of the whole country.

We do not know where we are going. If the nature of President Buhari’s sickness is the type that will not allow him to perform well in office I think it will be good if he throws-in the towel when the ovation is loudest and spend sufficient time to take care of himself and resort to private life than the herculean task of ruling a very complex and diverse country like Nigeria.

What is your take on the government’s claim that the country is getting out of recession?

When they say in one vein that the country is getting out of recession and in another vein is in recession, one is confused. It is wrong to politicise the state of the country’s economy. When Buhari came in 2015 a lot of foreign currencies were deposited in the banks. However, all of a sudden some people started withdrawing these monies from the banks.

The US dollar is a very strong currency.

It is coming from an industrialised economy. Nigeria imports most of the things we consume. When our corrupt politicians amass wealth, they convert the naira in their possession to US dollar, since it is easier to stack away. At a stage the value of the dollar was as high as N530 to a dollar. It was when Osinbajo held the mantle of leadership in acting capacity that it dropped considerably as a result of some economic policies he tinkered with.

Before then the government allowed a free fall of our currency. We have much dollars from the sale of our oil in the international market. It will not be asking for too much if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) can put a peg on the value of the US dollar. The dollar value can be pegged at N100 to a dollar. The economy will benefit tremendously from such a policy.

There has been a lot of argument for and against the 2014 constitutional conference initiated by the Goodluck Jonathan administration. What is your opinion about the debate?

I recall that in 2010 when Dr. Goodluck Jonathan became the president after the death of Umaru Yar’Adua I advised him via a press statement to convoke a sovereign national conference. I said this knowing full well that Lord Lugard did the amalgamation of the North and South arbitrarily to become Nigeria in 1914 and that by 2014 the treaty will lapse when the amalgamation would be 100 years. It would be then appropriate to discuss our continued existence as a nation. He replied me immediately with an emphatic no. He dismissed the idea. We have to really discuss about our continued existence as a nation. The popular opinion is that we must restructure and a short cut to restructuring is to apply the 2014 Constitutional Conference Report now and put to rest the mutual suspicion each part of the country have for one another. On the contrary, it will provide healthy environment among the regions and therefore catapult human capital and infrastructural development as the giant of Africa in a highly keen and competitive nature among the regions like the three old regions in the fifties .

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Quit notice: IGP orders arrest, prosecution of Arewa Youths Continued from page 1 notice issued to Ndigbo residing in the 19 northern states to leave the region by a coalition of Arewa youth groups.

This House equally flayed the response of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) urging people of South East extraction to return home The Inspector General of Police, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with Commissioners of Police and other high ranking officers, said that those behind the communiqué should be arrested.

He warned that no individual or group of persons had the right to ask any individual to leave his or her place of residence in any part of the country.

Idris also ordered other state commissioners of police in the North and Assistant Inspectors -General of Police in the various zonal commands to do same.

“As Commissioners of Police and Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, we have the responsibility to stop this group of persons from carrying out their threats.

“I want us to be at alert to ensure that such persons or group are stopped at all cost from carrying out their threats.

“No individual has the authority to stop anybody from looking for his daily bread,” he said.

He explained that the Nigerian Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to live in any part of the country he or she chooses.

On abuse of siren and spy number plate by unauthourised persons, Idris said a task force would be constituted across the country to check the situation, noting that some individuals used them to commit crimes.

The police boss urged the various commands to beef up security in their formations as security challenges were taking different

dimensions.

He said the force had started the establishment of some operational units in the commands across the country to tackle emerging security challenges.

Idris urged state governors to support the force by establishing these units for effective response to security threats across the country.

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives in condemning the three-month quit notice issued to Ndigbo residing in the 19 northern states to leave the region by a coalition of Arewa youth groups, and the response of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) urging people of South East extraction to return home, urged security agencies in the country to be on the alert to check any threat.

Passing a resolution following the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Rep. Oghene Emma Egoh (PDP/Lagos), the House implored the two groups to rescind their respective decisions while calling on the Federal Government to urgently wade into the issue to avert the loss of lives and properties that the actualisation of the parties’ threat may portend.

Also, the House charged all security agencies to be on the alert in order to forestall a breakdown of law and order over the relocation threat.

Moving the motion, Rep. Egoh in condemning the relocation threat issued by the 16 northern youth groups and the stand of the MASSOB in reaction to the relocation notice, stated that the two calls create alarming twist which is ominous and dangerous for the good health of Nigeria.

The lawmaker stressed the need for the Federal Government to urgently intervene to avert national crisis.

“As part of the campaign by

the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the actualisation of Biafra Republic, Biafra agitators shut down major towns in the South East on May 30, 2017.

“It is disturbing that 16 Northern youth groups on June 6, 2017 gave Ndigbo residing in their states up to October 1, 2017 to vacate the region days after shutting down of major towns in the South East.

“In its reaction, the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) said it received with gladness the quit notice and urged the Igbos to return home immediately.

“This motion is not interested in the merit or demerit of Biafra, nor is it interested in apportioning blame on those who made the two unpatriotic calls.

“Rather, this is only concern for the nation’s leaders to immediately intervene to stop these agitations from resulting in violence that may consume the entire nation,’’ Rep. Egoh said.

Meanwhile, despite the directive of the Inspector-General of the Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, asking the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command to

apprehend and prosecute the arrowheads of the northern youth coalition, the group has insisted that the Igbos must leave the North and Nigeria before October 1.

The coalition in a statement made on Thursday, insisted on their stance and claimed that they had received sympathy across the country.

They further denied considering violence as a means of achieving their aim, and accused certain people whom they referred to as “merchants of mischief” of misrepresenting their thoughts.

In the statement signed by one of its leaders, Abdulazeez Suleiman, the group said: “In strict observance of that tradition, we never employ violence as a means of pursuing our interest and at every opportunity, we opt for peaceful engagements and implore people to eschew violence in all ramifications.

“This informs why a majority of discerning Nigerians, not necessarily northerners alone, understood and identified with our express call for the Biafrans to be allowed to actualise their longheld secessionist aspiration.

“We restate that we have never called anybody to violence and that people should discountenance the elements of fear and threat introduced by the distortions of merchants of mischief.

“We wholeheartedly endorse the moves made variously by our leaders to allay those fears and urge people to be peaceful and lawabiding while at the same time resolutely insisting on having the right thing done by allowing the Igbo to have and move to their dream country in accordance with the universal fundamental right to self-determination.”

Insisting on the relocation of the Igbo extraction from the North, the group said: “We restate our determination and commitment to ensuring that the north will never partake in any contrived arrangement that would still have the Biafran Igbo as a component.”

The youth coalition further called on the Federal Government and international bodies to organise a referendum that would facilitate the exit of the Igbo from Nigeria.

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; his wife, Florence and a beneficiary, Monsurat Adisa, during the distribution of food items to beneficiaries at Saki in Oyo State, as part of activities marking the Governor’s 6th year anniversary in office, in Ibadan… on Thursday.

Senate boosts anti-graft war, passes Witness Protection Bill Olufemi Samuel and Chris Emetoh, Abuja

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impetus to the war against corruption as the lawmakers passed the much awaited Witness Protection Bill just as the bill successfully scaled third reading.

With this development, a legal framework is being put in place to regulate the whistle-blowing policy and encourage recovery of looted funds in strange and unusual places.

The bill seeks to enable certain persons receive protection in relation to certain information, evidence or other assistance rendered to law enforcement agencies during enquiries, investigation or prosecution.

But the bill provides for a jail term of up to two years and a

Ï False witness risks 2-year jail term, N500, 000 fine monetary fine of N500, 000 should the law be broken by any witness as punishment, especially for anyone who abruptly pull out of any ongoing case for which he’s standing as a witness.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umar (APC Niger East), presented report for consideration of the bill which was sponsored by the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke (APC Osun West) who passed away last month.

The third reading of the Bill, which was first read on December 9, 2015, caused an emotional environment in the Senate chamber.

Highlighting the essence of the Bill, Senator Umaru in presenting the report of his committee,

stated that the witness protection programme contained in the bill is a universally accepted concept for the protection of witnesses who are willing to provide information and evidence for the purpose of enhancing the justice systems and whose lives may be threatened.

According to him, the bill seeks to address a major lacuna in Nigeria’s justice system as there are no extant laws in place which are specific enough to “address what this bill is to achieve, unravel highly organised criminal activities with the help of people who are willing to supply information.

“It is to give impetus to the current anti-corruption drive of this administration. No doubt it would

restore confidence to our justice system.

“It also seeks to provide an enabling environment to effect government policies that enhance the administration of criminal justice and the fight against corruption and assist unravel criminal activities which have constituted major challenges in corporate existence.

Senator Kabir Marafa in his contribution drew the attention of the Senate to the fact that the penalty stipulated in the proposed law was not stiff enough to deter those who might wish to be mischievous while standing as witnesses.

He noted that it is essential to make the penalty real stiff to deter any witness who tries to con-

travene the law by pulling out during trial, and therefore, suggested an increase in the fine for such to be N500, 000 with a jail term of 2 years.

Clause 15 of the Bill had originally made provision of N100, 000 for such infraction.

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremedu who presided over the sitting of the Senate took time to appreciate the late Senator Adeleke for sponsoring the bill just as he added that the Senate is committed to ensuring the enhancement of our judicial process.

He said, “This is one of our contributions to that process. I believe that going forward those in the judiciary especially those in the prosecution process will have it easy to securing witnesses and be sure of protection”.

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Editorial Nigeria’s polytechnics and development

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t is painful to watch the continuing nonchalant attitudes of both the federal and state governments in giving requisite recognition to the place of polytechnic education in the country. Regrettably, this attitude is responsible for the continued ignorance on the place of polytechnic education to the overall technological development of Nigeria. For long, experts and scholars have called on the authorities to give polytechnic education its pride of place. Rather than heed such call, successive administrations have been too faint hearted in channeling adequate resources to technology institutions.

Result is that Nigeria continues to lag behind in the competitive race for technological advancement.

We are pained at this lack of foresight, especially when it is realised that no nation worth it salt and in quest of economic advancement can ignore the role of polytechnics in achieving it. It is a fact that polytechnic education places emphasis on practice-based learning and skills acquisition. Sadly, the dilapidated infrastructures in most of the country’s polytechnics do not arm them enough to impart such skills. This sorry state of affairs make learning cumbersome, as students and academics find it increasingly difficult to access well-equipped libraries, upto-date laboratories and modern technology gadgets.

Incidentally, the increasing number of polytechnics and decreasing government and private funding are adversely affecting the quality of academic staff.

This explains, why no polytechnic in Nigeria is among those currently ranked in Africa. Moreover, the sorry state of these institutions is responsible for the lack of technological progress in the country. Is it any wonder

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that even when Nigeria boasts of several polytechnics, her economy continues to stagnate? Observers posit that the reason is that the country’s polytechnics no longer attract bright students, as the latter continue to shun them for the universities, where academic learning is purely theoretical.

Moreover, the continuing disparity between university degrees and polytechnic certificates has not helped matters, because it is doing more harm to Nigeria’s educational advancement and economic development.

There is no denying that polytechnic graduates continue to suffer from disparities as reflected in their salary grade levels, particularly in the civil service where entry point for Higher National Diploma (HND) holders is Grade Level 07, and those with university degree is GL 08.

For long, HND graduates have found it harder to progress beyond GL 14 in their civil service career. This dichotomy has been responsible for the lack of continuing enthusiasm among prospective students to apply for places in polytechnics.

With such unsavoury development, it is difficult to see how polytechnic education can really fulfill its goal of producing competent and resourceful personnel to drive the country’s technological and industrial development.

It is interesting to note that Europe and America, including China and India owe their technological prowess to polytechnic/technical institutions. It is time federal and state governments implement policies that would give polytechnics their revered role in technology development.

Continuing delay would consign Nigeria to a technology backwater. It is time for action to bring the country’s polytechnics to par with peers in other countries.

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Enugu workers pass vote of confidence on Ugwuanyi Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Workers of Enugu state under the auspices of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Thursday passed a vote of confidence on the state governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for “his administration’s giant strides in just two years in office.”

Rising from a one-day symposium organized by the state chapter of the TUC to assess the two-year performance of the governor, the workers, after listening to speeches delivered by the guest speakers, such as the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo and chairman of Enugu state Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Rev. (Surv.) Ugo Chime, unanimously proclaimed that the Ugwuanyi has performed well in office.

Presenting their speeches, the speakers highlighted the remarkable achievements of the governor with emphasis on peace initiatives, security, good governance, workers’ welfare and infrastructural development especially in the rural areas of the state.

They noted that Enugu state has been enjoying peace and security of lives and property since the inception of Governor Ugwuanyi’s administration,

saying that such feats have made it possible for the entrenchment of good governance in the state despite the current economic challenges in the country.

Chief Nwodo noted that he was delighted at the kind of peace, love and unity being enjoyed in the state today, telling the workers that it was as a result of the above that “none of you has been arrested or intimidated since the inauguration of this administartion.”

He noted that in spite of the fact that “Enugu State is third from the bottom in the federal allocation list”, the governor has been able to execute numerous road projects mostly in the rural areas and installed street lights to the excitement of dwellers, among others.

Also speaking, the state’s chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Prince Cornelius Nnaji, commended Ugwuanyi’s “landmark achievements in the state,” adding that the governor gave the transitional chairmen of the 17 local government areas “a free hand to manage our due allocations without any interference as seen in the transparent management of the local government share of the Paris Club refund used to offset arrears of salaries and pensions of council workers and pensioners.”

Women issues will always be priority- Ambode’s wife Benjamin Omoike

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gos state, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, on Thursday reiterated that the state government would not relent in its efforts at improving the fortunes of women in the state regardless of their social, political or religious affiliations.

Mrs. Ambode, who spoke at the 2017 WAPA Connect Conference, organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), and held in Oregun, Ikeja, said that economic empowerment of women was crucial to poverty alleviation and domestic harmony, adding that there must be continuous interventions to address issues affecting women.

Mrs. Ambode noted that the conference theme, ‘Fostering Domestic Harmony through Multi Perspective Analysis & Graphic Display Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century,’ was in line with current realities.

She said the State Government believed that women must galvanize all efforts towards accelerating economic empowerment, stressing that all hands must be on deck, and steps taken towards achieving gender equality and inclusive governance.

According to her, “Lagos State Government believes that we must galvanize all efforts to-

wards accelerating economic empowerment of women, and all hands must be on deck, as we take steps towards gender equality and inclusive governance “The State Government has embarked on different initiatives to ensure financial independence for women, which is critical to taking charge of their own lives,” she stressed.

She disclosed further that, the state government through the ministry of Wealth Creation, had set up the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), to promote entrepreneurial activities powered by young persons, adding that the first phase of funds disbursement had been implemented.

The Governor’s wife urged participants to pay attention, as information that would be provided at the conference, would greatly assist women to take steps, and speak out towards eliminating domestic violence and gender-based discrimination in the society.

Earlier in her welcome address, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Lola Akande, said the conference was meant to project the evil effects of domestic violence on women and children, as well as teach the women strategies for safeguarding themselves and getting help in event of an occurrence.

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C’River govt awards N1.16bn contract for 250 hectares banana farm

EdemEdem, Calabar

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The Cross River state government has awarded N1.16 billion contract for 250 hectares banana farm project in Odukpani local government area of the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Anthony Eneji disclosed this to our correspondent in his office in Calabar on Wednesday saying that work on the site has commenced.

“We are working on our banana farm, we have given out a contract for the establishment of a model banana farm at Odukpani and we began the land clearing last week and the land preparation has started and equipment has been moved to the site. We have acquired about 250 hectares of land but we are starting with 100 hectares first,” he stated.

“We also have another location in Boki on the same project. We have reliable and experienced people who handle banana projects and through them, we have established market for the farmers. It is a state government initiatives and the contract value is N1.16 billion for this first phase. The state will take charge of it, if private partners want to join us, we will give them conditions to follow.”

The commissioner said that the pilot commercial banana cultivation was part of the state government’s plan to diversify its economy. “Government is determined to take agriculture to a sustained commercial level capable of replacing oil as a major source of revenue.”

According to him, the communities around the plantation site will benefit from the project because it will offer employment opportunities to them noting that the communities will also benefit from the good road network and other social amenities that the plantation will attract.

Though, he said the project was entirely state government initiatives but in due course, it will be handed over to private firm that will handle it as business given that government was not a good business operator.

On raw materials, cotton that will feed the garment factory, the commissioner said, “Garment Factory needs raw materials which is cotton and we are planning to plant cotton in Yala local government area. So far, we have acquired over 2000 hectares of land and we are negotiating with the communities, we shall plant cotton to feed the garment factory.”

Interestingly, on cocoa processing factory in Ikom local government area which the Acting President was slated for commission but could not due to distance Prof Eneji said ”The contractors have been mobilized to the site and work is ongoing. The same story is with rice mill in Ogoja local government area. We are trying to own our product which is rice, not Abakalikirice.”

He regretted that the state grow rice but have no processing plant, “we grow rice here but we don’t have processing facility that is why traders go to buy it in Abakaliki, we have awarded the contract and work is ongoing simultaneously with that of cocoa processing.”

Consequently, the commissioner explained that the essence of rice city is to give us the technological knowhow to be able to produce our own rice seeds, screen them and identify those that can grow well in the state given our ecology and so the state can produce its own seeds to meet requirements and also sale it to other states.

“This will also help us in modern rice production. We will have a laboratory there, we will screen until we get a stable variety”. And on why the price of garri was high in the state he said that moving it across our bad road from the North or Northern part of the state, Benue down to calabar or Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, it is a top deal. It is also an issue of demand and supply here and then, there is no substitute to garri.

“We are focussing mostly on cassava planting, so far, there are about 360 hectares of land we are trying to develop for cassava. Last week, National office for FADAMA 111 came here, we held a midterm review and one of the requests we made was that they should help the state to establish a multiplication centres for cassava cuttings in the state; they need to give us even if it is in kind.

Though the cassava cuttings are expensive in Ibadan, we should be able to buy some and reproduce. This could be replicated in the three senatorial district of the state. We are the largest producer of cassava in the countryandtosatisfytheentirecassavagrowerinthestate,weneedtohave extra-large multiplication centres.

Arewa Youth xenophobic; FCT.PresidentOhaneze Calls for Calm Idu Jude, Abuja

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Amidst the fever of the xenophobic call by, the president of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Odozi Nwaodozi, has called for calm, advising the youths of Igbo extraction living in the northern part of the country to go their normal business with no fear.

The President FCT Chapter of Ohaneze, said this while engaged on exclusive interview with the Daily Times with regards to the debased world press conference held by the Youths at the Northern Nigeria.

Recall that the Igbos has in the

history of Nigeria suffered this ethnic disparity and developmental neglect that has prompted the call for the balance and equitable sharing of the Nations resources.

Legislatures of South East extraction, has recently sponsored a motion at the National assembly, which was meant on addressing the huge developmental neglect and compensation to the wrath caused by the Nigerian Army during the civil war.

The FCT President OhanezeNdigbo, while calming the spirits of the Igbos across the North’s, reminded that the Igbos have never in history been toothless bulldogs. He reaffirmed commitment of his office in seeing that Ig-

bos are not pushed aside at any part of the North, thereby calling for strategic plan before reacting to seemingly xenophobic call.

His words, “After due consultations with strategic Igbo stake holders on the recent provocative seemingly xenophobic press statement by some misguided youth elements of Arewa extraction, asking Ndigbo to vacate the north before the 1st of October 2017. It has been resolved that though their position is life threatening, Ndigbo at various part of the north shouldn’t join them in this path of dishonour. We should be calm and vigilant. We urge all of you, to report all developments to OhanaezeNdigbo or any trusted security agency for immediate action”.

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Vigilante group to reposition Ogun Command for effective performance Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

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Ultimatum to Igbos: Hausa traders desert in C’River state in droves Edem Edem, Calabar

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For fear of being attack, businessmen and traders from northern extraction have deserted streets in cross river. The people who do small businesses such as mobile tailoring work, selling of onions, wrist watch and perfumes and those that have stores have deserted the streets and closed their stores.

Our correspondent who went round some streets in the state including Bokobiri, a Hausa settlement areas, Calabar road, watt, Marian road, Housing estates, Beach markets, Ika Ika Oqua and others across the state, observed that most of the Hausa businessmen and traders including shoe menders deserted the streets for fear of attack.

Condemning the utterances of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), a Hausa man who gave his name as Mohammed called on law enforcement officers to arrest those behind the order of eviction of the Igbos noting that he, himself and others who do business in the state have never been attack and wondered why their

brothers in the North should asked the Igbos to leave.

“We have been doing business in this state for several years and nobody attacked us, even in the North, nobody attack our brothers and sisters, what justification has they to order the eviction of the Igbos, they have none, please let them allow us leave here in peace and do our business too” Another elderly Hausa man who refused to disclosed his identity lamented the trend and called on security agents to leave up to expectation by arresting those he described as enemy of progress, “We should not allow this division to happen in our time, we have been leaving as one, it shouldn’t be now that people should ask somebody to quit, what about the multi millions naira investment such people have” While the call for the arrest of the members of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) continued, the group still insisted that the order for the Igbos to leave the nineteen northern states on or before October 1st 2017 still stands. “The threat of arrest by the government of Kaduna State will not stop them from insisting that people of Igbo

extraction should leave the north” the group stated.

The group, a coalition of some northern groups, insisted on its stance that Igbos leave the 19 northern states within three months.

One of the leaders of the group, who read their declaration, Abdulaziz Suleiman had said they held a meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday after the threat of arrest and decided that “there will be no retreat, no surrender”.

Contrary to the position by Kaduna State government, the people said they are not advocating violence. “Our declaration did not mention violence at all. The Igbo have consistently insisted that they don’t want to be in Nigeria, let them therefore, go back to their places “They don’t believe in Nigeria, so, we also don’t believe in them,” he said. Mr. Suleiman also accused Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State of playing politics over the matter.

“Where was El Rufai when the Igbos gave the Fulani ultimatum to leave their areas? “Where was he when over 500 northerners were killed in Ile Ife? These people just politicize everything.

that we ought to be exhibiting in our national life. I believe that Nigeria can borrow from this spirit where people from diverse faiths join together to support one another. With this spirit, we will definitely be a great country and I know that it is a destination that we’ll attain very soon by the grace of God”.

The Speaker reiterated his call for continued prayers for the health of Mr. President and for the entire leadership of the country at all levels for God’s guidance.” As part of this event, I enjoin us to pray and commit the leadership of this country from National down to the local

government levels so that God will grant them wisdom and good health to discharge their duties and continue to lead us aright “.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, the Special Prayer session was led by Hon. Ustaz Ahmed Yunus at the instance of the Speaker after the obligatory three Raka’ats Magrib Prayer.

The statement added that the Iftar Dinner and special prayer session will continue today, Thursday with members from the North/ West and South/ East zones.

Dogara preaches unity in diversity, as he hosts members to Iftar The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, yesterday enjoined Nigerians to uphold and sustain the spirit of unity in diversity for the nation to attain the desired greatness.

Dogara stated this while making remarks at an Iftar( breaking of fast) and Special prayer with Members of the House from South/South and North/ East zones.He noted that Nigeria can attain greatness, if the citizens come together and support one another regardless of their different beliefs.

“Today’s event underlines the spirit of unity in diversity

is facing the Ogun State command of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, the South West Zonal Commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Assistant Commander General Emmanuel Enitan has inaugurated a-24 man Central Working Committee that would look into the crisis.

Enitan, who performed the inauguration in Abeokuta, during the Annual General Meeting of the Ogun State command of VGN charged members of the committee to visit all the aggrieved parties in the command with the aim of finding lasting solutions to the crisis rocking the command.

While agreeing that there is leadership crisis in the Ogun State command, he noted that the command has not been in order for the past 10 years, positing that many erring officers of the command had been shown the way out because of indiscipline and gross misconduct.

He said, “the major goal of the CWC is to find peace and harmony among men and officers of the command”, warning that VGN would not entertain any form of indiscipline from any member.

“We will not entertain anything that can put Ogun State

backward in VGN. Nobody can draw Ogun State command of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria backward including myself because VGN does not belong to anybody”, Enitan said.

“The main duty of the newly inaugurated Central Working Committee is to enter into discussion and dialogue with all aggrieved parties in the Ogun State command of the VGN to find lasting solution to crisis rocking the command”.

Enitan enjoined all aggrieved parties in the command to feel free to interact with the committee so that their grievance would be looked into and addressed accordingly.

Speaking on the synergy between the VGN and other security agents in the state, Enitan said there is a good working relationship between them, stressing that they always contact one another whenever the need arises.

On community policing, he noted that the VGN encourages community participation in the security of their neighbourhood, pointing out the VGN encourages community to bring out their youths for training on security matter for easy work and scrutiny of their environment, emphasising that they know their community better than other people.

Arewa youths warns Falomo, others against subverting truth Tony Nwakaegho

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Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has condemned the smear campaign against the person of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, for revealing that a camera at Aso Rock Presidential Villa captured the last moments of late acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola.

The Arewa youths in a statement issued by its president, Alhaji Yerima Shettima and made available to Daily Times described as ‘shameful’ the attempt by some close associates of MKO Abiola to subvert the revelation of true Nigerians who have been eagerly waiting to hear or watch the Al-Mustapha video clip for too long.

Al-Mustapha, had told journalists recently after he delivered the third South-West annual lecture titled: “Developing leadership abilities in youths,” which was organised by the Asorodayo Youth Heritage Organisation, in Ibadan Oyo State, that a tape which captured the last moment of Abiola’s life is in his possession.

According to Al-Mustapha, some powerful Nigerians were interested in getting and destroying the tape, and not his alleged involvement in the murder of Abiola’s wife, Kudiart, was responsible for his incarceration for 15 years.

The Arewa youths president expressed concern why some eminent Nigerians are opposed to the revelation of the truth about the actual

cause of Abiola’s death.

The statement reads in part: “For many years, Nigerians are yet to have access to credible information about the actual cause of late MKO Abiola’s death. This is because all the principal witnesses of that era have refused to let Nigerians into the true picture.

“The only prominent Nigerian who is willing to voluntarily reveal the truth is Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, who was the former Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha. It is however unfortunate that some forces who felt Al-Mustapha’s revelation would put the records straight and might expose them, worked for Al-Mustapha’s prolonged detention.

“Once again, Al-Mustapha has taken it upon himself, the patriotic duty of setting the records straight.

Shamefully, some Nigerians stood out among the people who would not want Al-Mustapha to voluntarily inform or educate Nigerians. They are Femi Falana (SAN), Dr. Ore Falomo (late Abiola’s personal physician) and Yinka Odumakin (a human rights activist).”

The group stressed further that: “Dr. Ore Falomo, who was late Abiola’s personal physician, should face the truth by allowing Major Al-Mustapha to reveal the truth. We cannot fathom why Femi Falana (SAN), Yinka Odumakin collaborate with Dr. Falomo in trying to stop Major Al-Mustapha from letting the world know what actually happened, with his supporting video documentary evidence.

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Eminent Nigerians, ordinary folks, react

Prophet T.BJoshua

Gbubemi God’s Covenant Snr ALHAJI BALARABE MUSA (former Governor of Kaduna state and Elder Statesman) First of all, is it believable that Israel can afford to give him acres of land?

Because Israel herself is desperately in need of land and that is why they have problem with the Arab world.

Secondly, what is T.B. Joshua’s reason for deciding to move his wonderful ministry from his own country to another country? And why Israel, instead of another country? If he is accusing the Lagos State Government of persecution, why does he feel that he will have religious sympathy in Israel rather than any other country, considering the fact that Israel has a tremendous amount of problems.

So, how does he think that a Jewish state like Israel with all their internal problems with the outside world can accommodate him? I think he should rethink.

CARDINAL OLUBUNMI OKOJIE (Catholic Archbishop Emeritus spoke on phone from a London hospital bed).

The man of God should not be intimidated over hostility by government or any other body, because that is a true indication that God is working out His purpose in the midst of His people.

History of the early Church to date shows that true men of God operate in hostile environments. Our Lord Jesus Christ’s ministry was trailed by hostilities in all three and half years and he

The Scoan Nigerian Headquarters, Egbe, Lagos

sustain the peace and sanity of this country.

was eventually wrongly, cruelly tortured and hung on the cross with common thieves.

Also, all His disciples’ ministries followed the same pattern, so Joshua should not remove from the midst of his own people who need him greatly. He may not even realise the impact of what his ministry is doing to the poor and needy beside healing and setting captives free. Let him stay in his own country and minister to the rest of the world as he is doing.

G.P. JAMES (Barrister-at-law/Clergyman, Citadel Chambers, Ajao Estate, Lagos).

Men of God are guided by the Holy Spirit, so if TBJ says he is led to move his church to Israel, it’s not the first time it’s happening. God said to our father Abraham, leave your home, go to a place I will show you and Abraham left his home. I don’t think people should bring economy, politics, persecution or tribal sentiments into it. Joshua is a servant of God and we know he is directed by God.

DR. FREDERICK FASEHUN (Surgeon/Founder, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC).

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geria would be one braindrain incident too many. If the man of God makes good his threat, that would be a tragedy of no mean proportion and a national embarrassment if such an eminent personality went on self-exile from his fatherland.

Nigeria and Nigerians must do everything possible to ensure that this international Preacher and Televangelist rescinds the decision and remains at home to operate his divine calling. If it happens, Nigeria stands to lose several positive dividends currently bestowed

by The Scoan on not just Ikotun-Lagos, but also on the entire country.

Spiritually speaking, we shall be losing a giant intercessor, whose prayers and those of other men and women of God across all religions are helping to

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God that is taking him wherever else.

The whole wide world is God’s private and personal estate. As for the Synagogue in Nigeria, God can always give a replacement. We should believe that if God takes out one, in place of Bananas, another one will take his place. If he must TBJ can cast a lot and pick someone else to run the Lagos headquarters for him or build a larger headquarters in Israel.

PERSECUTION If a servant of God is being persecuted, we should not sympathise with him.

If God commands him to go out - maybe because of persecution, it happened to Elija when Jezebel wanted to kill him.

God took him to somewhere, so if Joshua is being persecuted by government of Lagos State and God wants to take him to drink from another brook in Israel, so be it. The poor and afflicted that are crying here, you should know that there are poor and afflicted people in Israel also.

God has a way of meeting everyone in bondage at the point of their need.

PROPHET (DR) RAMAS, JP (Liberation Temple of Absolute God, Nri, Anambra State) It is not proper for Prophet TBJ to take our God given deliverance ministry to another country because God saw Israel before He chose Nigeria, especially Egbe and Ikotun which are easily accessible to the poor and afflicted.

On the other hand, if God says he should go, then the prophet cannot say no because his exit from Nigeria will give opportunity to other smaller churches to grow. TBJ has grown so big and has become so popular that he is like a god to many people.

Agreed his visits to the widows, the old and poor are unprecedented and we all appreciate it. We have been following his philanthropic espionages to many parts of the world, and if he leaves Nigeria, it does not mean he will completely abandon his people, but if Nigeria does not receive him, he should do what God has commanded him.

THE VERY REVD MONSIGNOR LIVINUS UKAH (Parish Priest, St. Alphonsus, Aboru, Ipaja, Lagos) TBJ is not a Jew; he is not like some Igbo people who say they have a Jewish ancestry.

As a proven servant of God, TBJ must face hostility or persecution. He shouldn’t look for a friendly environment because Jesus operated in hostile and difficult terrains, governments and even the Synagogues persecuted him, but the persecutions promoted his ministry the more.

He should remember what Jesus said to His disciples, that the way they treated Him is the way the world will treat them. A great prophet like him should not expect to be accepted wholeheartedly by the government of his land; it doesn’t happen, except that prophet is compromising his ministry.

The Israelis are wooing TBJ to “come over” because he will improve their economy and boost their spiritual well being. Lagos state government should allow him operate in his native country.

Both states and Federal Government should recognise that this prophet helps to rebrand Nigeria and he brings good name to the country.

Barr. James

Relief, new hope as Returnees from Lybia cart away their bags of rice at The Scoan May 12, 2017

ter are answered by God, TBJ may just put up a branch in Israel, like he did in Ghana.

Beside the thousands of ordinary folks, the sick, poor and hungry, some card carrying members of The Scoan and distressed people, afflicted or demon possessed who throng the Ikotun headquarters seeking spiritual, financial, health and non-descript deliverances on daily basis, Nigerian families and individuals that are employed full time by The Scoan are also praying that God will keep the man of God in Nigeria while his ministry is ministering to the rest of the world.

Prophet Dr. Ramas (JP)

Monsignor Ukah

N7m relief for Lybian returnees

He is born in Nigeria for a good spiritual reason and he should help his own people. Other people are coming from many nations to see him here but the poor and elderly and sick Nigerians cannot go to him if he relocates to Israel...he has to think of them!

We have seen how he travels to Asia, SA and even Europe to touch their lives...is there any man of God in those countries who come to Nigeria to do the same? He helps to conquer misery.

Government should reflect seriously because he brings money and fame to the country. The Scoan is a landmark, almost a spiritual tourist hub.

If he goes to Israel or any other country, when the chips are down, they will remind him that he is not of their own stock and they will ask him: where did you come from? So there’s no place like home. Let him stay and help his people.

Look at how he is helping the poor and needy, the refugees and the returnees from foreign prisons: those are the people he is sent by God to minister to - and not the government.

Now, while it is true actually that Israeli government gave him land, it does not mean the man of God is moving the headquarters of The Scoan to that country. If the people’s prayers on this mat-

NIGERIAN WORKFORCE As you read this, The Scoan has over 1,000 Nigerians as full time employees who are not only working but solely dependent on the ministry. Some married within the church and have raised their families under the spiritual and financial shield of TBJ. Then if you talk about the captains of industries, traditional rulers, pastors of other churches, the totally helpless and so on, all come to The Synagogue to solicit help and none is ever turned away.

It is noted that in the last two years or so, TBJ has been the only person catering for these Libyan deportees. Besides the major publicised ones, deportees, returnees or refugees troop to The Synagogue every other day. After the group of 250 that the man of God gave N7m with 500 bags of rice, another batch of 200 came four days later and TBJ gave them N4m and 400 bags of rice. There are smaller numbers, some individuals, families that come every day and these do not come to public notice.

Another group of beneficiaries who are upset with the news are residents and hoteliers around The Scoan who are great beneficiaries of The Scoan phenomenon. Families rent out their rooms, boys quarters and guest rooms to visitors to The Scoan at prices that sustain and meet all the family needs.

“A good number of us have been praying and fasting for God to change the mind of Prophet TBJ because the man of God doesn’t know how much his Church is providing and sustaining our families.”

“It will be catastrophic if The Scoan is removed to another country because if it happens, that Synagogue moves out of this place, many people may commit suicide to tell the truth and I am not exaggerating,” our source said.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. SEN. UMAR TAFIDA 2. NAJIBULLAH TAFIDA 3. DR. SALIHU ABUBAKAR 4. LAWAL GARBA 5. ABUBAKAR AHMED 6. ABUBAKAR UMAR TAFIDA 7. BELLO MAKAMA 8. DR. MUHAMMAD WALI 9. KABIRU ABDULLAHI 10. TUKUR ABDULLAHI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. DANIEL NKEM OGBONNA 2. ONYEKACHI OBASI 3. CELESTINE IHUOMA AGU 4. FLORENCE OKWALA ABRAHAM AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM 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, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SOLICITOR- VICTOR USIFOH

SIGNED: SECRETARY

HUMANITARIAN ALFLTYANU ASSOCIATION OF NIG.

BISHOP GABRIEL GHIAKHOMO DUNIA 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. DR.MURITALA KEWU YEMI. - PRESIDENT 2.SOLIU BABA TUNDE BELLO - VICE PRESIDENT 3. MOHAMMED BABA TUNDE TIGAN 4 .MUSOBAU ADETUNBI. - SECRETARY 5 . FOLORUNSHO OBA MURITALA. ASST. SECRETARY 6. ISHAQ OLASUPO UTHMAM. - MEMBER 7. ADEBISI. S. HASSAN. - MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBER ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

TRUSTEES: 1.CHIEF COMRADE ALIU SALIHU 2. PROF. ERIC OMOGBAI 3.UNUGOR HENRY OLITSA 4. ALH. YAHAYA AUDU OMOGBAI 5. CHIEF PRIMUS KHANOBA 6.MALLAM ISAH ABU 7. ARC. MAMUDU OYARELEMI 8. SALIHU MUSA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PROMOTING ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. 2. DRIVEN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 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. UMAR BABA--NGARI

SIGNED: BARR A. BOLUWAJI JOHN LEGAL PRACTITIONER.

PEOPLE OF FAITH CARING INTERNATIONAL

PORT HARCOURT LITERARY SOCIETY CAC IT NO: 56389

ANOINTING ASSURANCE MISSION

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

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

OLD TRUSTEES ARE 1. DR. CHIDI AMUTA -- RETAINED 2. TONYE COLE -- RETAINED 3. MRS IBIAI ANI -- REMOVED

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) PST EXCELL CHIDIEBERE ONYEDIRE, CHAIRMAN 2) PST ANNE OZOEMENA EXCELL, SECRETARY 3) ONYEDIRE MIRACLE OBIAGERI 4) CHIMEZIE EWENDU 5) AMBLESSED TOCHUKWU EXCELL

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. DORIS OKAFOR 2. CHIKA OKAFOR. 3. NGOZI EZEANI. 4. PASTOR. SIMPLICITY UBAH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ALL MANKIND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST AND THE DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY 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: J.O. KPAKU & CO. 08034511802

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR ADEWALE WILLIAMS 2. MRS OMOLARA ODUMOSU 3. CHF KAYODE AJAYI 4. ALHAJI TUNDE BAKARE 5. ALHAJA SIKRAT YUSHAU SHUAIB 6. AHMED ADESINA.

NEW TRUSTEES 1. ALERUCHI COOKEYGAM AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MIMIHEMBA NOMHWANGE ESQ 08036798703

CLUB 15 PLUS FRIENDS THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EDWIN JOSEPH ADAH 2. ANTHONY EJEH 3. ANDREW AMEH EDACHE:

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY IN YORUBALAND. 2. PROPAGATE CULTURE OF YORUBA

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. FOSTER UNITY 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, 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

SIGNED KHANOBA & KHANOBA (LEGAL PRACTITIOMERS & NOTARY)

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH. 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: CHAIRMAN.

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

BOT MEMBERS 1) OKIRHIENYEFA NYOREME SUCCESS (PRESIDENT) 2) OKIRHIENYEFA MARTHA ( SECRETARY) 3) IWHIWHU GODDAY 4) OKOCHA CHINEDU 5) ISIAYEI ULYSSES TORKE OBJECTIVE 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. PRESENTER : UCHOHWO ONOTASA SHADRACH PRINCIPAL PARTNER SHUDY ADVOCATE 08066175757

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GOD- FIRST HEALING & PRAISE CHAPEL 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, HARRISON OKECHUKWU MICHAEL. 2, NNANJI ARINZECHUKWU JOSIAH 3. REV. EMMANUEL CHIMEZIE NNANJI THE 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 OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

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VOICE OF EDO WOMEN FORUM

DIVINE MANDATE GLORIOUS MISSION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PRINCESS BIDDY OMOLEME 2. MRS. BETTY OKONOBOH 3. BARR. BISI IDAOMI 4. MR. VICTOR UGBOH

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) APOSTLE DR MONDAY MICHAEL IDIONG - CHAIRMAN (2) ELDER MONDAY ISAIAH UDO (3) EVANG. INIBEHE MONDAY IDIONG - SECRETARY (4) MR ETIDO IBANGA IDIONG (5) ELDER MONDAY MARK UDO (6) ELDER AUGUSTINE AUGUSTINE FRED (7) ELDER DICKSON UDO AKPAN (8) ELDER IME JAMES (9) ELDER ELIJAH BENJAMIN UDO (10) ELDER FRIDAY FRED AKPAN.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP PROMOTE SOCIO-CULTURAL VALUES AMONGST THE EDO WOMEN AND NIGERIA AT LARGE 2. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG EDO WOMEN 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.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

EVENT SAFETY FOUNDATION

EBENEZER GOSPEL POWER MINISTRY INT’L

THE LIVE-VET MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EBODA OLUWAKEMI TENIDADE 2. EBODA ANJOLAOLUWA OLUFUNBI 3. OKUPE MORENIKE ODUBANKE 4. OLOFIN FREDERICK ADEGOROYE 5. MATHIAS IMO-OWO BONIFACE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO STIMULATE HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESS IN THE EVENT INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA. 2. TO ADVOCATE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESS CURRICULUM AND PRACTICES WITH REGARDS TO EVENT MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA. 3. TO FOSTER LOVE, UNITY, UNDERSTANDING AND SOCIAL PROGRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P.M.B 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DAY OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHIKEZIE MADUBUIKE ESQ.

JUST 1 SOUL WORLD WIDE INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.COMFORT NANLEP DAVID YAHAYA 2.JAMES DYELSHAK MANNOK 3.DAVID YAHAYA BABA 4.REV. SUNDAY KYANTUK IBRAHIM 5.CHRISTY NANBAM MANNOK 6.ANNA TONGRET ELI YAKUBU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO HELP OR AID ALL CATEGORIES OF HUMAN TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES AND EARN/MAKE A LIVING FOR THEMSELVES THROUGH ONE ANOTHER. 2.ADVOCATING AND ADVANCING FOR AN IMPROVED OR BETTER LIVE FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF HUMAN BEINGS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE. 3.TO SUPPORT THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY THROUGH RELIEF (PACKAGES) IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. 4.TO IDENTIFY HIDDEN POTENTIALS IN PEOPLE AND HELP TO DEVELOP IT TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. 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.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. PATRICK I. C. EDEH - PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 2. CHINYERE B. EDEH - MEMBER 3. CHRISTIAN FRIDAY - TREASURER 4. STEVEN CHUKWU - SECRETARY 5. PROTUS OKOLOCHUKWU - MEMBER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO RESTORE THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD IN MEN, THROUGH THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. 2. TO CLEANS THE CHURCH FROM SIN THROUGH PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST JESUS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE FIRST TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION MINISTRY WORLDWIDE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.PST. AHONSI KESS IWEZEUA 2. MRS FUNMILAYO IRAGBONLOSEN AHONSI

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

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO DE-POPULATE HELL AND POPULATE HEAVEN. 3. TO BRING UP GODLY PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY.

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.

ORIENT PEACE BROTHERS ASSOCIATION

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.

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. HYGINUS OKPARA 2. OZONAH IKENNA 3. EZUGWU COSMAS ONYEBUCHI 4. MBA CHIDI. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG 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: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

FAMILY CHANGE OF SURNAME

PUBLIC NOTICE

We, formerly known and addressed as 1. ADIBAENWELU CHIDI NATHAN 2. ADIBAENWELU AMANDA CHIDINMA 3. ADIBAENWELU DESMOND EZENWA 4. ADIBAENWELU CHRISTABEL CHIZARAM 5. ADIBAENWELU RAYAN YAGAZIE now wish to be known and addressed as 1. CLETUS CHIDI NATHAN 2. CLETUS AMANDA CHIDINMA 3. CLETUS DESMOND EZENWA 4. CLETUS CHRISTABEL CHIZARAM 5. CLETUS RAYAN YAGAZIE All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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.

OASIS OF CHRIST REVIVAL POWER MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

NOBLE FATHERS ASSOCIATION KANO

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

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1)TO SPREACL THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE SOCIETY (2) TO WIN SOULS FOR JESUS CHRIST FOR THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH AND SALVATION OF SOULS IN THE SOCIETY. (3)TO TRAIN AND ORDAIN MINISTERS OF GOD IN THE SOCIETY

SIGNED: PASTOR AMANG STANLY UTI-GENERAL OVERSEAR

SIGNED : JOE ELAKHE

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. CHIEF DENIS OBI - GOVERNOR 2. CHIEF TIMOTHY AHAMEFULA - DEPUTY GOVERNOR 3. CHIEF ARINZE EWELAKU - SECRETARY 4. CHIEF AMBROSE UDENSI 5. CHUKS AGU-UZOERI 6. CHIEF ALPHOSUS UBANECHE 7. CHIEF ERIC ENEMCHUKWU 8. CHIEF SABASTINE NWOKOLO.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) PASTOR AMANG STANLEY UTI - CHAIRMAN. (2) PASTOR (MRS) UTI PAULINA STANLEY - SECRETARY

SIGNED : SECRETARY

SIGNED : SECRETARY

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.

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

This is to state that I, PAUL HASSAN JOSEPH is a citizen of the federal Republic of Nigeria from Amagunze in Nkanu East L.G.A of Enugu State. I was born to the family of Mrs Paul Virginia Mgbaorie (Mother) and Late Mr Ngene Paul (Father) both from Amagunze in Nkanu East L.G.A of Enugu State, Nigeria. But was born on 7th day of April, 1974 at Nertiti Town in West Darfur State of Sudan. General public should please take note.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. AREMU MABAYOJE BAMIDELE 2. AMODU OLORUNTOBA JOEL 3. AJETUNMOBI SUNDAY O. 4. IKUMAWOYI OMOTAYO KAYODE 5. AJETUNMOBI OLUWATOSIN O.

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: OGUNMOLA GBOLAHAN ESQ. 08034458921.

PROSTATE CANCER ENLIGHTENMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIATIVE THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mrs Florence Okiemute Sandra OBOH 2. Pastor Collins Oborakpororo Clarke 3. Dr. Jude Agbugui Aims And Objectives: 1. To educate and enlighten the general public on preventive measures against prostate cancer.

Any Objection to the Registration should be Forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AGUIYI Ironsi Street, MAITAMA, ABUJA Within 28 DAYS of This Publication.

SIGNED: Secretary

Public Notice 24 JOY MSEN HEMBA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS JOY SHIMA HEMBA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS JOY MSEN HEMBA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINED VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. ADEDAYO OMOLOLA AROJURAYE AKINTOLA

UNAEZE MMESOMA JOY I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELOCHUKWU MMESOMA JOY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UNAEZE MMESOMA JOY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. JOHNBULL BRIGHT ONYEGBULE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDAYO OMOLOLA AROJURAYE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDAYO OMOLOLA AROJURAYE AKINTOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGOCHUKWU ONYEGBULA JOHNBULL AROJURAYE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHNBULL BRIGHT ONYEGBULE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

GBADEBO BALIKIS ADEJOKE

ESTHER OLUWAFUNMILAYO

I formerly known and addressed as ABUBAKAR BALIKIS ADEJOKE now wish to be known and addressed as GBADEBO BALIKIS ADEJOKE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MRS ADEAGBO ESTHER OLUWAFUNMILAYO now wish to be known and addressed as MRS FABUYI ESTHER OLUWAFUNMILAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS IDRIS-SALAMI ADEOLA SEILAT I formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUNDIMU ADEOLA SEILAT now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IDRIS-SALAMI ADEOLA SEILAT. This is due to change in marital status.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

IFEOLUWA PAUL

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IGHARHA EFE ABIGAIL

MRS. MOJISOLA ZULFAH OMOLE

LAWAL ADEJOKE VICTORIA

UMOH OMOWUNMI VICTORIA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGBEDI EFE ABIGAIL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGHARHA EFE ABIGAIL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. MOJISOLA ROSE OGUNDARE AND MISS. MOJISOLA ZULFAH OLOKONLA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. MOJISOLA ZULFAH OMOLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEJOKE OGUNDIPE VICTORIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWAL ADEJOKE VICTORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO OMOWUNMI VICTORIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMOH OMOWUNMI VICTORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

JUANAH ONYINYECHUKWU STEPHEN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUANAH JAMES NKANTA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUANAH ONYINYECHUKWU STEPHEN .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

GABRIEL OLUWASEYI YINKA

ADEKOYA ATINUKE TOLANI

KAREEM ABOLAJI RASHEED

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IJAOLA OLUWASEYI YINKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GABRIEL OLUWASEYI YINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GABRIEL ATINUKE TOLANI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEKOYA ATINUKE TOLANI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as SULAIMON ABOLAJI RASHEED now wish to be known and addressed as KAREEM ABOLAJI RASHEED. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OLUREBI KAYODE OBINA

ISRAEL ADE-RAYMOND EBO

MRS TAIWO OLUFUNMILAYO OMOLE

I formerly known and addressed as SAIBU SOLOMON JIMOH now wish to be known and addressed as OLUREBI KAYODE OBINA .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADENRELE JACOB EBO now wish to be known and addressed as ISRAEL ADE-RAYMOND EBO. My date of birth is 13/10/1951 All former documents remain valid.

Express Image Glory Ministries and General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS TAIWO OLUFUNMILAYO AWODUMILA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS TAIWO OLUFUNMILAYO OMOLE .This is due to change in marital status.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

LAWAL DAVID OLASUNKANMI

SHOLE SUNDAY MICHAEL

ABISUGA FELICIA OLUBUKOLA

I formerly known and addressed as AIYENURO FELICIA OLUBUKOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ABISUGA FELICIA OLUBUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

EMMANUEL PATRICK

OKONKWO NKOLIKA NWAKAEGO

I formerly known and addressed as SHOLE TOBI SUNDAY now wish to be known and addressed as SHOLE SUNDAY MICHAEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KAYODE OMARCHU EMMANUEL now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL PATRICK .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKONKWO MAUREEN NWAKAEGO now wish to be known and addressed as OKONKWO NKOLIKA NWAKAEGO.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AWOMOLO HANATU ADERONKE

In some of my documents my name was written as UGBOYIBO SILAS and I wish to add SUNDAY to my name. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as UGBOYIBO SILAS SUNDAY. I was born on 19/08/1992.All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

ADEDOKUN ADEOYE

I formerly known and addressed as YUSUF LIEPEDE now wish to be known and addressed as IFEOLUWA PAUL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DAVID HOPEWELL OLASUNKANMI now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL DAVID OLASUNKANMI.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS AYENI OLAWUNMI RUKAYAT

MRS ELUONYE-ORIAHI EDNA USONWA

AYENI ESTHER AJOKE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OJO OLAWUNMI RUTH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AYENI OLAWUNMI RUKAYAT .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKOH EDNA USONWA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ELUONYE-ORIAHI EDNA USONWA.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ONI ESTHER AJOKE now wish to be known and addressed as AYENI ESTHER AJOKE .All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as TIAMIYU HANATU ADERONKE now wish to be known and addressed as AWOMOLO HANATU ADERONKE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS OLATOKUN BOLANLE OLUYEMISI I formerly known and addressed as MRS AJAYI BOLANLE OLUYEMISI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLATOKUN BOLANLE OLUYEMISI.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MUSA DUROSINMI ETTI MODUPEOLA I formerly known and addressed as MS MUSA MODUPEOLA .S. now wish to be known and addressed as MUSA DUROSINMI ETTI MODUPEOLA . I was born on 12/05/1963.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

KADIRI AZEEZ OLUWASEYI

CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS. OMOGBAI ESTHER PATIENCE.

MRS. UBONG ENO NOAH

I formerly known and addressed as KADIRI AZEEZ EMEKA now wish to be known and addressed as KADIRI AZEEZ OLUWASEYI .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as CHUKWUEBUKA CHRISTIAN instead of CHRISTIAN CHUKWUEBUKA. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as CHRISTIAN CHUKWUEBUKA. My date of birth was wrongly written as 01/01/1993 instead of 10/01/1993.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, Miss. Omogbai Patience Nneka, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Omogbai Esther Patience. All former documents remain valid . The general public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ENO EDET OKON, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UBONG ENO NOAH. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, ADEDOKUN LUQMAN ADEOYE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDOKUN ADEOYE. All former documents remain valid.

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BLESSING NGOZI CHIDIEBEREMAURICE

EMMANUEL OLUGBENGA AJIBOYE.

GABRIEL ABIGAIL CHINEMENMA

NDUBUISI CHIBUEZE SUNDAY

OLUWATOYIN MATTEW ONAOLAPO

I formerly known as KANU ABIGAIL CHINEMENMA wish to be known and addressed as GABRIEL ABIGAIL CHINEMENMA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as NDUBUISI CHIBUEZE .A. wish to be known and addressed as NDUBUISI CHIBUEZE SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OLUWATOYIN BUNMI ONAOLAPO wish to be known and addressed as OLUWATOYIN MATTEW ONAOLAPO .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS. ARIT ENDWELL WORGU.

I, formerly known and addressed, MISS. ARIT EFFIONG UDO, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ARIT ENDWELL WORGU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, BLESSING NGOZI CHIKEZIE-NWOSU, now wish to be known and addressed as, BLESSING NGOZI CHIDIEBERE-MAURICE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and address as ;Fajana Olugbenga ,Now wish to be known and address as Emmanuel Olugbenga Ajiboye. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS. ETUKUDO EKPEDEME DANIEL

SAKA KUDIRAT AMOKE

RASHEEDAT BOLA AZEEZ

I formerly known as MISS. UDOETUK EKPEDEME ENEFIOK as well as MRS. ETUKUDO EKPEDEME DOUGLAS wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ETUKUDO EKPEDEME DANIEL .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Saka Kudirat Abimbolu wish to be known and addressed as Saka kudirat Amoke .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Adeleke Muibat Morenike wish to be known and addressed as Rasheedat Bola Azeez .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ADVERT SPACE FOR SALE

ADDITION OF NAME

ADVERT SPACE FOR SALE

ADVERT SPACE FOR SALE

ATEKE TOM YOUTH AND WOMEN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

ONIKEKE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. HIGH CHIEF ATEKE MICHAEL TOM 2. CHIEF BIRIOWO AYARAYA 3. BARR. OPUENE THOMPSON 4. DEACON AYODELE TAMUNOTONYE IGUNNU 5. HON. TEMASO SEKIBO 6. IFEANYI OGBONNA

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ALHAJI USMAN ALILARA SALIMON 2. YUSUF –AMUDA SAIBU AJAO 3. BUHARI AYUBA BABA 4. ISSA AHMMED 5. MOMODU SAHEED

TRUSTEES: 1. DR. MRS. OLURANTI EKPO (MD. PHD) 2. AMOKEYE HATOMA OGAR 3. AGEDE HIKAROPHEM OGAR

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO EMPOWER AND SUPPORT WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PATRICK UZUM SOLICITOR

SPARKLE FOR SICKEL CELL FOUNDATION

AIM AND OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVLEOPMENT OF ONIKEKE COMMUNITY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP PEOLE LIVING WITH SICKLE CELL 2. TO EDUCATE AND HELP PEOPLE LIVING WITH SICKLE CELL

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

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

SIGNED: FUNMI AWOLEYE 08062302724

SIGNED: BARR. TAMARA JOMBAI

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I am the same person refers to as REMILEKUN IDOWU MATTHEW, both MATTHEW, OLATORERA REMILEKUN and REMILEKUN IDOWU MATTHEW are my name. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

I am the same person referred to as FOSUDO SIMON GEORGE both FOSUDO SIMON OLUWASEYI and FOSUDO SIMON GEORGE. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

ADEMOLA JANET TEMITOPE

ADEWALE ADEDEJI OKUNADE ADENIYI

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEJOBI JANET TEMITOPE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEMOLA JANET TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid general public take note

. I, formerly known and addressed as ADEDEJI OKUNADE ADENIYI, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWALE ADEDEJI OKUNADE ADENIYI. All former documents remain valid general. General public take note.

WILLIAMS LILLY EGO

MRS IBUKUN ELIZABETH OHUNYON

I , formerly known and addressed as IHUEZE GLORY UCHECHI now wish to be known and addressed as WILLIAMS LILLY EGO. All former documents remain valid.

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I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss Ibukun Elizabeth Ogbongbemiga now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ibukun Elizabeth Ohunyon. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. ROSELINE TOMMEY UFOT I formerly known and addressed as MISS. TOMMEY ROSELINE IKOT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ROSELINE TOMMEY UFOT. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

DR. (MRS.) DORCAS OJOCHIDE SAM-AYODELE

OZUBA BLESSING I formerly known and addressed as NWABUNWANNE BRIDGET, now wish to be known and addressed as OZUBA BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note

I formerly known and addressed as DR. (MRS.) DORCAS OJOCHIDE AYODELE, now wish to be known and addressed as DR. (MRS.) DORCAS OJOCHIDE SAM-AYODELE. All former documents remain valid.

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ADEDEJI OYINADE ADEBISI

SHODEINDE FOLAKE EUNICE

IGBOMOR LILIAN NDUDI

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEWALE ADEDEJI OYINADE VICTORIA, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDEJI OYINADE ADEBISI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLALEKAN FOLAKE UNICE, Now wish to be known and addressed as SHODEINDE FOLAKE EUNICE. All former documents remain valid general public take note

. I, formerly known and addressed as OSSAI LILIAN NDUDI, Now wish to be known and addressed as IGBOMOR LILIAN NDUDI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

QUADRI MARIAM

ABOLARINWA KAMORU SANJO

MRS. PRECIOUS AMAKA MICHEAL

MRS. ABDULSALAM SEKINAT OMODELE

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEGBOYEGA MARIAM, Now wish to be known and addressed as QUADRI MARIAM. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as ABOLARIN KAMORU SANJO, Now wish to be known and addressed as ABOLARINWA KAMORU SANJO. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANABA NWAMAKA EDITH, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. PRECIOUS AMAKA MICHEAL. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AKOLADE SEKINAT OMODELE, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ABDULSALAM SEKINAT OMODELE. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

CHUKWUWEORU JESSICA NJIDEKA

CHANGE OF SCHOOL NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU IJEOMA JESSICA, Now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUWEORU JESSICA NJIDEKA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

Formerly known as FALAAHAT ISLAMIC NURSERY AND PRIMARYY SCHOOL, Now wish to be known as VALDEZ MODEL NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

INAH BASSY OBON

AKALA HOPE IYANA

NZEREM JOHN UCHE, NZERE JOHN UCHE and JOHN IKENNA CHIBUEZE refers to one and same person. I now wish to be called and addressed as NZEREM JOHN UCHE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, NYESO MATILDA CHIGOR, wish to add, CHIGOR, to my name which was formerly, NYESO MATILDA. I now wish to be known and addressed as, NYESO MATILDA CHIGOR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

AJIBOYE COMFORT ODUYEMI

APANISILE BLESSING NKADINMMA

I, formerly known and addressed as BASSEY BASSEY INAH, Now wish to be known and addressed as INAH BASSY OBON. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as TELLA HOPE IYANA, Now wish to be known and addressed as AKALA HOPE IYANA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IYANIWURA TADE YETUNDE, Now wish to be known and addressed as AJIBOYE COMFORT ODUYEMI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ELIJAH BLESSING NKADIMMA, Now wish to be known and addressed as APANISILE BLESSING NKADINMMA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

WORDVIEW BIBLE CHURCH

LIBERATED CHRISTIAN GATHERING CHURCH

EMINENT LIFE CARE FOUNDATION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR FELIX NDU - PRESIDENT 2. PASTOR (MRS) FELIX NDU UCHE 3. MRS. ONUOHA CATHRINE - SECRETARY 4. MR. FESTUS UMUWE 5. PASTOR OPENDOOR SUNNY NNAMENE 6. MR. NDU COLLINS IFEANYI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pst. Etido Sunday Ekpo - President 2. Pst. Mrs. Etido Etido Ekpo - Secretary 3. Mr. John Okon Ibritam 4. Mrs. Theresa John Okon 5. Mr. Charley Aniefiok Umoh

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Barr. Cyprian Anthony Udosen - Chairman 3. Barr. Aniekan Silas Okpokpo - Secretary 5. Emem Inwang Ibokette 7. Mrs. Victoria Harry Essien 9. Mrs. Agne Eno Umoh

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

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To give hope to the less privilege in the Society

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

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: Barr. Cyprian Anthony Udosen, Chairman

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the word of God to the entire humanity with signs and wonders.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

UNITY OF NINE PEOPLE’S EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE The general public is hereby inform that the above named Initiative has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Akpan, Sunday Elijah - President 3. Awah, Bassey Mfon - Secretary 5. Asuquo, Otoabasi Etim 7. Ibok, Iniobong Imoh 9. Obot, Ini Tom

2. Akpaeno, Nse Jackson 4. Esitikot, Ekerendu Edet 6. Akai, Daniel Etokakpan 8. Ikoh, Ededem Edem

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To foster unity among members Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: President

FAMILY OF GREAT MINDS AT WORK FOUNDATION The general public is hereby inform that the above named Foundation has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Obi Adaobi Maria 2. Nwegbu Nkemjika Chukwuebuka 3. Onuabuchi Eze Innocent 4. Precious Onuwa Edobor 5. Ogbuagu Joseph Okpani 6. Ezenwanne Nwangwu Bridget 7. Afam Chidi 8. Obiora Chika 9. Nwenewo Emmanuel Chukwuebuka10. Joseph Uwaoma Susan AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To support and care for the less privilege Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: CHAIRMAN–

Signed: Pst. Etido Sunday Ekpo, (President)

CHRIST AMBASSADORS RECONCILIATION OUTREACH WORLDWIDE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Ikoh, Ededem Edem - President 2. Udofot, Glory Uko - Secretary 3. Asuquo, Edem Akpan AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: President

ASSOCIATION OF BREAD VENDORS NIGERIA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UDOFIA EPHRAIM AUGUSTINE 2. LIBERTY ANASI 3. AKPAN SYLVANUS AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To Cater for the welfare of members 2. To foster unity among members Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: TRUSTEES.

2. Mrs. Maria Ikoedem Ned 4. Mrs. Rosemary Cyprian Udosen 6. Ima James Udoh 8. Sunday Patrick Okon 10. Mr. Ubong Bassey Umoh

THE UNIVERSAL GATE OF SALVATION & RESTORATION MINISTRY INT’L

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Inwang, Aniefiok Udo - President 2. Effiong, Idara Edet - Secretary 3. Bassey, Ndifreke Okon 4. Bassey, Ntiense Samson 5. Samson, Ofonime Ntiense 6. Usoro, Nsuhoridem Victor AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: President

DRUG HARM REDUCTION ADVOCACY NETWORK, NIGERIA The general public is hereby inform that the above named Network has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Akpan, Aniedi Emah - Chairman 2. Musa Rita Abuchin - Secretary 3. Madanga Banga Martin 4. Oreoluwa Kolawole Muyideen 5. Ubom Ifeanyi Michael 6. Ugwuagbo Paulhenry Junoir 7. Edem Essien Ekpenyong 8. Abdulhadi Abullahi Sha’aibu AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To advocate for the right to health of people affected by drug use.

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

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ERINOLUWA BUKOLA VICTORIA

SODIQ JELILI AKINWALE

OBOT RACHEL JOSEPH

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNLERE BUKOLA VICTORIA, now wish to be known and addressed as ERINOLUWA BUKOLA VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as JELILI AKINWALE, now wish to be known and addressed as SODIQ JELILI AKINWALE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

NNAJI CHARLES CHIMA

MALOMO OLUWATOSIN OLUWAFUNMILAYO.

Formerly known and addressed as OBOT RACHAEL JOSEPH, now wish to be known and addressed as OBOT RACHEL JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ALATISHE TEMITOPE ADEBISI

Formerly known and addressed as NNAJI CHARLES, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAJI CHARLES CHIMA. That my correct date of birth is 4/4/1978. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADEWOYE MALOMO OLUWATOSIN, now wish to be known and addressed as MALOMO OLUWATOSIN OLUWAFUNMILAYO. That my correct date of birth is 3/2/1994. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE

ODOFIN TEMITOPE OLORUNWA

Formerly known and addressed as DOLANI TEMITOPE OLORUNWA, now wish to be known and addressed as ODOFIN TEMITOPE OLORUNWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

YUNUSA NAHEEM OLOWO Formerly known and addressed as OLOWO YUNUSA NAHEEM AYINLA, now wish to be known and addressed as YUNUSA NAHEEM OLOWO. All former documents remain valid.

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ARABA ADEDAYO ADESOLA Formerly known and addressed as ADESOLA ADEDAYO CHRISTIANAH, now wish to be known and addressed as ARABA ADEDAYO ADESOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS THOMPSON ADEFUNKE ADETOUN ormerly known and addressed as MRS ALOBOH-BAKARE ADEFUNKE ADETOUN (Nee OLUKOKU), now wish to be known and addressed as MRS THOMPSON ADEFUNKE ADETOUN (Nee OLUKOKU). All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and certify that ANIFOWOSHE BABAJIDE AJADI MUEEZ is same person as ANIFOWOSHE AJADI ABO MUHEEZ and ANIFOWOSHE BABAJIDE MUEEZ. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. ONUOHA JOY CHIBUZOR

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZERIME JOY CHIBUZOR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONUOHA JOY CHIBUZOR. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ALI MUSA

Formerly known and addressed as ALIYU MUSA WALLI, now wish to be known and addressed as ALI MUSA. All former documents remain valid.

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DANLADI NAOMI DALYOP

Formerly known and addressed as NAOMI DANLADI BADUNG, now wish to be known and addressed as DANLADI NAOMI DALYOP. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and certify that NNENNA DIKE UDENSI and NNENNA ENWELIKU refer to one and same person. All former documents remain valid.

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JIMOH ABOLAJI Formerly known and addressed as JIMOH BOLAJI ADIGUN, now wish to be known and addressed as JIMOH ABOLAJI. All former documents remain valid.

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RITA NNENNA CHIBOGU OZOEMENA

.I, formerly known and addressed as RITA NNENNA OZOEMENA, now wish to be known and addressed as RITA NNENNA CHIBOGU OZOEMENA (Nee Okoh).

All former documents remain valid. Lagos Int’l Sch., Rosykid and General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OJIKO GODDAY FRANCIS, now wish to be known and addressed as OJIKO GODDAY AYAKPO. That my correct date of birth is 7/5/1977 and not 11/5/1977. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ALATISHE -AKINSOYINU TEMITOPE ADEBISI, now wish to be known and addressed as ALATISHE TEMITOPE ADEBISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

JOHN UCHE AUSTINE Formerly known and addressed as JOHN UCHE IWEOHA, now wish to be known and addressed as JOHN UCHE AUSTINE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADEDOKUN ADERONKE NAOMI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYEMI ADERONKE NAOMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

LEWIS BOLATITO VICTORIA

ADEYEMI ADERONKE NAOMI

QUIST ADEBIYI GLADYS MODUPE OLA Formerly known and addressed as SORETIRE GLADYS MODUPE OLA, now wish to be known and addressed as QUIST ADEBIYI GLADYS MODUPE OLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as OCHAI AMEH VINCENT and AGBO GODWIN, now wish to be known and addressed as OCHAI GODWIN VINCENT. That my correct date of birth is 20/8/1991 and not 20/8/1989. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was wrongly written as SANNI LUKMON O instead of SANNI LUKMON OLANIYI. All former documents remain valid.

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IKUEJAWA VICTORY IWEANYA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS NNEKE CHRISTIANA ONYEBUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ODOBULU CHRISTIANA ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OLAWALE JOSHUA OLUFEMI

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Formerly known and addressed as AKPAN IMOH EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as AMOS EMMANUEL. That my correct date of birth is 1/9/1991 and not 1/9/1990. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MOLADE OLAYEMI KUDIRAT, now wish to be known and addressed as OKONOFUA OLAYEMI KUDIRAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ELEODI CHUKWUEMEKA EDWIN

CHINYERE JENNIFER BEDE-AHUCHAMA

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MRS. OGUGUO AMARACHI UCHECHI I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORO AMARACHI UCHECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OGUGUO AMARACHI UCHECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MR CLETUS MARY CHUKWUDI

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GBOGUI PETER APOLINAIRE.

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ANYALISI GRACE KELECHI . I, formerly known and addressed as ANYALISI GINIKANWA JUSTINA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANYALISI GRACE KELECHI. All former documents remain valid.

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SIMON MONDAY

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Formerly known and addressed as OLUROTIMI REBECCA OLUWAKEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as AYEYEMI . R. OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ONYIBOR MAUREEN .N., now wish to be known and addressed as NNALUE MAUREEN. All former documents remain valid.

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ATTAH CHRISTOPHER CHIBUEZE

PRINCE EMEKA OKOLIE

OLATINKAN KEHINDE LEKAN

OBOH LEVIS

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This is to confirm and certify that CHUKWUMA ONYINYECHI THERESA and CHUKWUMA ONYINYE EMMANUELA refer to one and same person but now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUMA ONYINYE EMMANUELA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IKIODA ADEKEMI OLUBUKOLA

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ADDITION OF NAME I; OSU JOHN wish to add OGORCHUKWUKA to my name.

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EZIEFULA ROSETTA ROLAND. I, formerly known and addressed as ALOZIE ROSETTA ROLAND, now wish to be known and addressed as EZIEFULA ROSETTA ROLAND. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OJIMADU THEODORE OSANWA

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that Udeh Amaechi is the same person as Udearu Amaechi Romanus. Udeh is the abbreviation of Udearu All documents bearing these names remain valid and should be treated as one person. Banks and the general public take note MBAKAOGU HELEN IMMACULATA

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PROSTATE CANCER ENLIGHTENMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIATIVE

1ADIBAENWELU CHIDI NATHAN 2.ADIBAENWELU AMANDA CHIDINMA 3.ADIBAENWELU DESMOND EZENWA 4.ADIBAENWELU CHRISTABEL CHIZARAM 5.ADIBAENWELU RAYAN YAGAZIE

Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

now wish to be known and addressed as 1.CLETUS CHIDI NATHAN 2.CLETUS AMANDA CHIDINMA 3.CLETUS DESMOND EZENWA 4.CLETUS CHRISTABEL CHIZARAM 5.CLETUS RAYAN YAGAZIE

Aims And Objectives: 1. To educate and enlighten the general public on preventive measures against prostate cancer.

All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

AUCTION SALES! AUCTION SALES!!

THERE WILL BE AN AUCTION SALES OF SCRAP MOTORS, SCRAP MOTORCYCLES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT THE NIGERIA POLICE, DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ISIOKPO DIVISION OF THE RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND. AFTER 21 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. 1. ONE SCRAP ASH COLOUR OPTRA LS CHEVROLET REG. NO. AE 785 GUA 2. ONE SCRAP MERCEDES BENZ GREEN COLOUR REG. NO. BF 15 MUS. 3. ONE BURNT SCRAP DATSUN CAR REG. NO. AA 514 ABU 4. ONE SCRAP TOYOTA CAMRY BLACK COLOUR REG. NO. EP 810 PHC. 5. ONE SCRAP BLUE COLOUR NISSAN SUNNY VEHICLE REG. NO. AE 168 GWB 6. ONE SCRAP DAMAGED VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE WITHOUT REG. NO. 7. TEN SCRAP QLINK MOTORCYCLES REG. NOs. 8565 K, RV 6664 KA, RV 4358, UWN 452 QH, 525 KTE, IM 332 OB, RV 307 KC, QE 289 ACA, EBJ 514 QL, RV 325 ME. 8. EIGHT SCRAP QLINK MOTORCYCLES WITHOUT REG. NOs. 9. ONE SCRAP YELLOW SUMEC FIREMAN GENERATOR SPG3000E, TWO SCRAP COMPUTER MONITOR, ONE WHEELBARROW, SIX HEAD PANS, TWO SHOVELS, ONE TROWEL, ONE PLUM GAGE, SOME VAGANIZED PIPES, SOME PIECES OF IRON ROD, THREE CARTONS OF TILES, TWO SCRAP IRON JAN GLOVER, SOME QUANTITY OF ELECTRIC WIRE, SEVEN PIECES OF TILES, ONE SCRAP SMALL TIGER GENERATOR, ONE HD PLASMA TV, TWO DAMAGED TV. 10. AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. SIGNED: ALH. UBALLO DANU - AUCTIONEER

SOLID CHIDERA SOCIAL CLUB OF NIG. This is to inform the General Public that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) EGWUOZOR TOCHUKWU (2) EZENWOBODO MARTIN (3) VICTOR EGWU (4) CHINEDU CHIKA (5) IFEANYI OKONKWO

- CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY - MEMBER - MEMBER -MEMBER

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE LOVE, UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG MEMBER OF THE CLUB (2) TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITHIN THE CLUB POWER TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CLUB (3) TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN DISTRESS AND SUPPORT THEM ON JOYFUL OCCASIONS (4)TO RAISE FUNDS OR OTHER ASSETS THROUGH DANCES, DINNERS, ALMANACS, DONATIONS, LEVIES OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER THE CLUB MAY DEEM FIT (5) TO BE AND ACT AS A SOCIAL CLUB (6) TO ASSIST FROM OR MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH ORGANISATIONS, INSTITUTIONS OR GROUP OF PERSONS IN CASH OR KIND AS THE CLUB MAY DEEM FIT AND PROPER FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTIVES OR AS OTHERWISE EXPEDIENT (7) TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER ACTS THAT IS INCIDENTAL IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED BY :- CHAIRMAN

PALACE INT’L CLUB OF NIGERIA

This is to inform the General Public that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act, 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE:{1} JOHN NNANATU {2} VITUS EBERE INNOCENT {3} OBINNA OBI, {4} CHIMEZIE OKWARAJI {5} NDUKA NWANEKEZIE

{President}, {SECRETARY} {TREASURER} {FINANCIAL SEC} {PROVOST}

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To promote the welfare of members 2. To foster unity among members 3. To help the less privileged

Any Objection to the Registration should be Forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AGUIYI Ironsi Street, MAITAMA, ABUJA Within 28 DAYS of This Publication.

SIGNED: Secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 83/83/1986E INRESPECT OF MY PROPERTY KNOWN AS PLOT 1288, BLOCK 60 AMUWO ODOFIN RESIDENTIAL SCHEME, BADAGRY HAS LOST. THE LAGOS BUILDING INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. TAKE NOTE. SIGNED ADEMOLA IBIKUNLE TAIWO. NO. 124 AWOLOWO ROAD, SOUTH WEST IKOYI. LAGOS STATE. BIODIVERSITY AWARENESS FOUNDATION

SIGNED BY : Prince Obinna Orji, OOA, EDWIN OTUOSOROCHUKWU MBACHU

NWOSU UCHECHUKWU CHRISOGONUS

I formerly known and addressed as EDWIN OTUOSORCHUKWU ONWUKAIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as EDWIN OTUOSOROCHUKWU MBACHU. All former documents remain valid, Ministry of Education Imo State, Local Government Service Commission and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NWOSU UCHECHUKWU MICHAEL FRANCIS , now wish to be known and addressed as NWOSU UCHECHUKWU CHRISOGONUS. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

NNAJI EMMANUEL CHUKWUNONSO

YOHANNA ABRAHAM LAWAN Formerly known and addressed as Yohanna Ndirmbitah Abraham Lawan now wish to be known and addressed as Yohanna Abraham Lawan. All former documents remain valid.

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STAKE HOLDERS OF OIL AND GAS COMMUNITY FORUM 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. Ibifuro Jonah Finuma (Chairman) 2 Sunday I. Wariboko (Secretary) 3. Odonebo Sunday AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 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: Chairman

AJOKE AYENI MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

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.

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. MATTHEW PENDY OMARE DORE 2. AYEORITSENO DORE 3. ORIGHOYE ISIBHAKHOME DORE

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. AJOKE ANNTONETTE AYENI 2. JUSTINA TEMITOPE EZE.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:To Encourage, Promote,And advance Environmental and biodiversity research ,public education, awareness and training

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:To preach the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to 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 JAMAHIYATU ALUL HADITH WAL-ATHAR ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NIGERIA This is to inform the General Public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) OLATUNJI ABDUL JELEEL (2) FASASI ABDUL WASIU (3) ALUGO SOLIU ADIO (4) DHOONNOORAYN ABDULWAHAAB DUROJAYE (5) RAIMI LATEEF IGE, THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO PROPAGETE ISLAM (2) TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE PEOPLE

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Formerly known and addressed as Nnam Nonso Emmanuel now wish to be known and addressed as Nnaji Emmanuel Chukwunonso. All former documents remain valid.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mrs Florence Okiemute Sandra OBOH 2. Pastor Collins Oborakpororo Clarke 3. Dr. Jude Agbugui

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to state that I, PAUL HASSAN JOSEPH is a citizen of the federal Republic of Nigeria from Amagunze in Nkanu East L.G.A of Enugu State. I was born to the family of Mrs Paul Virginia Mgbaorie (Mother) and Late Mr Ngene Paul (Father) both from Amagunze in Nkanu East L.G.A of Enugu State, Nigeria. But was born on 7th day of April, 1974 at Nertiti Town in West Darfur State of Sudan. General public should please take note.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED BY; SECRETARY

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES NNAJI ANSELM and NNAJI ANSELM CHIMEZIRIM refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAJI ANSELM CHIMEZIRIM . All former documents remain valid, the general public please take note.

ATTAMA FRIDAY LAMBER Formerly known and addressed as Ahama Lambert now wish to be known and addressed as Attama Friday Lambert. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEGBANMIRE DEBORAH OMOWUNMI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN DEBORAH OMOWUNMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEGBANMIRE DEBORAH OMOWUNMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. SEGYN-KAFISANWO MONICA ISIUWA Formerly known and addressed as Iyawe Monica Isiuwa now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Isiuwa. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED BY :Barr.Henrrietta Ihonor.

MRS. ABIODUN FELICIA OLANIYAN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS FELICIA ABIODUN OLATUNJI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ABIODUN FELICIA OLANIYAN. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

that OLUFEMI MUYINAT AWOMOLO is also known as OLUWAFEMI MUINAT SULAIMAN. All documents bearing these names remain valid. General public take note.

OKAFOR FELICIA NNENNA I formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR FELICIA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKAFOR FELICIA NNENNA. All former documents remain valid, Banks and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ELUOYIBO UDOKA GRACE , now wish to be known and addressed as ELUOYIBO UDOKA JOY . All former documents remain valid, Banks, NYSC and the general public should please take note.

MRS. OLATOYAN TOYYIBAH BOLAJI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS FAGBOLA TAIBAT BOLAJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. OLATOYAN TOYYIBAH BOLAJI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OBAFEMI MOPENUOLUWA TEMITOPE Formerly known and addressed as Obafemi Mopenuola Ajoke now wish to be known and addressed as Obafemi Mopenuoluwa TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid.

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ELUOYIBO UDOKA JOY

BAMIGBOLA OMOBOLA ABOSEDE

MRS AJAGBE BUKOLA DAMILOLA

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OYELOWO BUKOLA DAMILOLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AJAGBE BUKOLA DAMILOLA. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

28 Public Notice CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public that JOSEPH IFEANYICHI is the same person bearing JOSEPH IFEANYICHI ISRAEL. All documemts bearing these names remain valid. General public take note.

OFFOR CHIAGOZIEM BONFILUS

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MRS KAMA CHINYERE PERPETUA

MRS. AMOSU TEMITAYO ORIYOMI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. ODUSOLA TEMITAYO ORIYOMI. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. AMOSU TEMITAYO ORIYOMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. LIVINUS CHIBUEZE JUDE

I, formerly known and addressed as ORUSAKWE CHIBUEZE UJUNWA and ORUSAKWE CHIBUIKE UJUNWA, now wish to be known and addressed as LIVINUS CHIBUEZE JUDE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

ACHIKE JACOB

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IZEKHUME SARAH ETSEOFE I, formerly known and addressed as SARAH RAPHAEL ETSEOFE, now wish to be known and addressed as IZEKHUME SARAH ETSEOFE. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ANYANWU NNEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANYANWU NNEOMA GLORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS CHIGOZIE BLESSING AKA-OKEKE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CHIGOZIE: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIGOZIE BLESSING MADUEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIGOZIE BLESSING AKA-OKEKE. All for documents remain valid. General public take note.

SALAWU MORUFU OLANREWAJU

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ADEBAYO ESTHER OLUWAFUNMILOLA I, formerly known and addressed as AJAYI ESTHER OLUWAFUNMILOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEBAYO ESTHER OLUWAFUNMILOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ZIBILI EHICHEOYA DANIEL I, formerly known and addressed as OKODUWA PAUL OSEMUDIAMEN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ZIBILI EHICHEOYA DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADEBAYO FATIMOH OMOTOYOS

ANYANWU NNEOMA GLORIA

that CHILE DIKE and DIKE MERCY CHILE refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as DIKE MERCY CHILE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

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FADOJU MORONKE HELEN

MRS UZOCHUKWU MARYANN OGOCHUKWU

Formerly known and addressed as Fadoju Moronke Camsie now wish to be known and addressed as Fadoju Moronke Helen. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS OWOH CONSTANCE CHINENYE

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MRS OFFIAKU CHIOMA HOPE

MRS EKOH ONYINYECHI FRANCISCA

OKAFOR EBERE OGE

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CHUKWU JOSEPHINE KANAYOCHI

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I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU JOSEPHINE KODILICHI, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU JOSEPHINE KANAYOCHI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as UZONDU PECULIAR EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKAFOR EBERE OGE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EJIOGU UCHECHUKWU SAMSOM

OLISA NGOZIKA THERESA

JANE CHINASA NWOKORO

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TEMITOPE AKEEM WISDOM

TOCHUKLWU CHRISTIANA ENEMARI

PETER LOVETH IHUOMA

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ODENIGBO BLESSING NGOZI

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I, formerly known and addressed as ODENIGBO LOLO BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as ODENIGBO BLESSING NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLATUNDE LOVETH IHUOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as PETER LOVETH IHUOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

TEMITAYO OMOTOLA OKECHUKWU

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OLAREWAJU ADEPOJU BALOGUN

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That I Obidimbu Uchechukwu Sylvanus is the same person bearing these Uchechukwu Sylvanus Obidimbu. All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

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ENYIOMA CHRISTOPHER ONYEKACHI

ADEWALE OPEYEMI GRACE

AMADI UGOCHUKWU VINCENT.

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That my name was wrongly written on my International Passport as OKEREMI KUDUS instead of OKEREMI QUDUS. That my correct name is OKEREMI QUDUS. That my date of birth is 25th day of February, 1995. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH That my name was wrongly written as NKWACHUKWU DAVID VALENTINE instead of ALI PROMISE NKWACHUKWU. That my correct name is ALI PROMISE NKWACHUKWU. That my correct date of birth is 24th day of May, 1986. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

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MRS. HELEN JOHN DANIE

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That on some of my documents, my name appears as AKINTUJOYE OROMIDAYO, it also appears as AKINTUJOYE DAYO, while on my other documents, it appears as AKINTUJOYE OROMIDAYO EBENEZER. That I now wish to be known and addressed as AKINTUJOYE OROMIDAYO EBENEZER. That all documents bearing these names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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I, Mrs. Clara Aina Awonuga am the same person bearing Ms. Clara Aina Azenabor and Mrs. Clara Aina Awonuga.

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On my bank document/BVN, my name was wrongly written and arranged as OLAYINKA KOFOWOROLA OGUNGBANGBE instead of KOFOWOROLA OLAYINKA OGUNGBANGBE. The correct and arrangment of my name is KOFOWOROLA OLAYINKA OGUNGBANGBE. All former document bearing the above names remain mine and valid. General public take note.

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MRS KUMUYI ENIOLA LATIFAT

MRS AKINDUN SIMIDELE MARY

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That on my BVN, my name appears as TIJANI OLUFUNMILAYO. That I wish to add ‘ASAKE’ to my names.

That henceforth, I wish to be known, called and addressed as TIJANI OLUFUNMILAYO ASAKE. All former document bearing the above names remain mine and valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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News 29 Ibe Uwaleke and Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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federal government on Thursday officially complained to the National Judicial Council (NJC) over its directive that Justice AdeniyiAdemola of the Federal High Court, Abuja and five others should resume sitting despite the fact that there is a pending appeal at the Court of Appeal against Ademola’s acquittal from corruption charges preferred by EFCC at the lower court manned by Justice Jude Okeke, and the others that are still under investigations by law enforcement agencies.In a statement issued

Daily Times Nigeria Friday, June 9, 2017

FG challenges Justice Ademola’s resumption by the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Mr. Okoi ObonoObla said the decision of NJC to recall Justice Ademola and five others who it suspended because they were standing trials or under investigation by law enforcement agencies is highly “controversial” and unacceptable by government.

His words: “I want to debunk the false impres-

sion created in some sections of the media that the NJC was not aware or that there was no appeal filed by the Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation against the ruling of Honourable Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja dated the 5th April, 2017 in Charge No. CR/21/2016 between Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Ad-

eniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola and two others which discharged and acquitted the defendants.

Nothing can be further from the truth.“Indeed, the Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation filed notices of appeal against the ruling of Honourable Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja over his ruling discharg-

ing and acquitting the three defendants on the 7th April, 2017.

He continued: “Accordingly, the Court of Appeal pursuant to Order 8 Rule 2 (a) of the Court of Appeal Rules has invited Counsel to the Appellant (the Federal Republic of Nigeria) and the Respondents to attend Court on the 6th June 2017 to reconcile documents for record of appeal.

Trial of suspects in assassination bid on Melaye commences in Lokoja

SANNI JUMOKE MONSURA I, formerly known and addressed as ELESHO JUMOKE SANNI, now wish to be known and addressed as SANNI JUMOKE MONSURA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

PUBLIC NOTICE

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High Court sitting in Lokoja the Kogi state capital and presided

by Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, has commenced trial of suspects in the alleged attempted murder of Senator Dino Melaye.

After taking the not guilty pleas of the accused Justice Akogu called on the prosecution to produce its witnesses and evidence toi p’prove its allegations.

The prosecution led by Barrister Lough Simon opened its case with its first witness one mallam Garba a security guard of Senator Dino Melaye was placed on oath with the holy Quran.

The witness told the court that he was woken by sporadic gun shots at about 1.30pm and that on going out of the house he discovered that the shootings intensified and had to run and inside the house.Asked by the defence counsel Dele Adesina whether he can identify any or all those he claimed he saw that night?

He hesitated.

The five accused including the administrator of Ijumi local government wrre presented for identification,the witness said none of them was seen at the scene of the incidence. The second prosecution witness. Omfort Otuku a Supretendent of Police at the state CID told the court that following a distrss czll from Senator Melaye, Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge of operation detailed her and other officers to Aiyetoro Gbede to investigate the allegation of attempted assasination of the Senator.

I therefore state without fear of contradiction that the appeal against the ruling of Honourable Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja discharging and acquitting the defendants Charge No. CR/21/2016 between Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola and two others is pending before the Court of Appeal.”

The ownership of the 8 products registered by NAFDAC for Ayodele Slimmers and Naturopathic Clinic has been transferred to Diafa Ayodele Organic Herbs Limited by the former owners. Former documents remain valid. NAFDAC and the public please take note OMACHONU FRIDAY JEREMIAH

Deputy British High Commissioner, Laure Beaufils (l), with Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, during a courtesy visit to the Speaker in Lagos… on Thursday.

Rivers As’mbly promises to improve lives of repentant cultists in the state Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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Rivers State House of Assembly has reassured cultists who have embraced the state amnesty programme that the Wike-led administration would ensure that their lives were improved.

Making this assertion in Port Harcourt on Thursday when he led members of his committee to meet with the ex-cultists in Bori and Eleme, the Chairman of the House Committee on Peace and Security, Hon. Tonye Smart Adoki, assured them that he would meet with the governor of the state, Barrister Nyesom Wike to work out modalities in setting up a task force that would comprise of the different

cult groups, for a surveillance job.

Hon. Adoki pleaded with the ex-cultists to drop all their differences and join hands with the government to bring lasting peace, saying, ”we have come to talk nothing but peace. We have come as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to preach peace, we have not come to discuss politics, but to see how we can make lives better for you.

“We have come to beg you people to stop the crisis and bring crime and criminality to an end, stop all forms of kidnapping, armed robbery, theft and the rest. It won’t be better after all said and done we start hearing that you have commenced hostility again,” he said.

The lawmaker also pleaded with the repentant cultists not to hesitate to clearly make known their challenges as government was prepared to attend to them.

He said: “If it is employment, if it marginalization

by companies operating in your area, whatever you know that you are being deprived of, tell us, let us know, and we promise you that we have the capacity to call any person who is trying to deprive you of your rights to order.”

ADEYEMI EJIMOH ALICE

MISS OKPOSO EFE OLUWASEYI.

I Formerly known and addressed as EJIMOH ABUDU now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYEMI EJIMOH ALICE. General public should please take note

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General public please take note.

ADESEMOYE SAMSEDEEN AYODELE

UTI FRIDAY BASSEY

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I, formerly known and addressed as FRIDAY BASSEY SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as UTI FRIDAY BASSEY. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OMACHONU FEDERICK FRIDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as OMACHONU FRIDAY JEREMIAH. All former documents remain valid.

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OYENEKAN MODINAT ABOLANLE (NEE SOBOWALE)

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BAWA DANIEL I, formerly known and addressed as BAWA DABUEK TERRY, now wish to be known and addressed as BAWA DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AGHANWA THERESA OZO I, formerly known and addressed as AGHANWA TESSY OZO, now wish to be known and addressed as AGHANWA THERESA OZO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KALU HENRY NDUBUISI I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUDI IKENNA DANIEL, now wish to be known and addressed as KALU HENRY NDUBUISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Daily Times Nigeria Friday, June 9, 2017

Tribunal reserves ruling on Saraki’s ‘no case submission’ Č Ə ƐƄ ƃ Ƅ Ǝ ƑƄƍè 01 Ɔ Ɔ Ǝ Andrew Orolua, ƂƏƇ

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Conduct Tribunal on Thursday reserved ruling on the “no case submission” made by Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, who is standing trial on 16-count charge for alleged false asset declaration.

Saraki told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Thurs-

day that the false assets declaration charge filed against him was faulty and should be dismissed for being incompetent.

Besides, he said that the four prosecution witnesses and the exhibits tendered with intent to prove the 18-count charge leveled against him by the Federal Government did not in any way establish prima facie case against him.

Arguing Saraki’s application

for ‘no case submission ‘ before the Code of Conduct Tribunal yesterday, his counsel, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN) said that the prosecution had failed to establish the charges of false asset declaration against Saraki ,therefore there was no need for the tribunal to ordered him to enter defence.

He noted that the charges against Saraki were predicated on petitions and that through-

out the prosecution’s case, the report of the investigation on the petitions was never made available to the Tribunal for verification.

Agabi (SAN) urged the tribunal to painstakingly read all the petitions so as to be able to form opinion that the petitions have nothing to do with the Senate President.

Apart from the fact that the reports on the investigation on the petitions were not made available to the Tribunal by the Federal Government, none of the petitioners was invited as

witness in the charges against the defendant.

He argued that the 18 count charges were founded on faceless petitions and pleaded with the tribunal to dismiss the charges.

He specifically drew the attention of the tribunal to count 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 16 and added that in those counts Saraki was charged “with false declaration of assets by making no declaration of assets.”

Agabi insisted that the charges were full of anomalies and filled with inconsistencies adding that “false declaration by refusal to declare is unknown to law.”

He maintained that Saraki declared his assets as required by law and that no one has authority to declare an asset declaration of a public officer as false, unless such a person is authorised by law to do so.

01 Ɛ Ƒ Ǝ Ƅ ƕ ƅƏƄƉ 9ƊƋ ƍƎ ƎƆ ƂƓ ƼƞƟÖ Augustine Okezie, ƂƏƇ

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to ensure they produce up to their optimal capacity He said ‘’this briefing was called in order to address the issues that are current in terms of the poor refinery program. We decided to see how we are going to do about these refineries. Let me start by positioning some of the issue.

The importation of petroleum between Jan and February this year amounted to 20 thousand metric tons resulting to 4 trillion naira. The consumption of PMs according to the CBN was 30%. ‘’ A staring committee was formed and I am part of it.

Also a technical committee to identify those who were interested in financing and to make contact with those who built refineries like SAIPEN in Warri, JVC in Port Harcourt and CHIODA in Kaduna.

A cross-section of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, during the inauguration of pilot scheme programme in Mangu, Plateau… on Tuesday.

The federal government on Thursday in Abuja reiterated its commitment to end the importation of petroleum products by 2019 by revamping the operational capacity of local refineries, bring in investors with the needed financial muscle to fund and develop functional refineries The Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu who made the above disclosure while addressing newsmen said already a steering committee has been set up to work out the modalities for engaging interested companies with the requisite qualifications to build and operate functional refineries as well as participate in the revitalization of existing local refineries

FG introduces vouchers for food distribution in IDP camps

Alleged N450m bribe: Court fixes July 7 for ruling on Belgore’s application to quash charge

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday Maiduguri unveiled a new plan for delivering relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East different from the practice of forcing people to queue up for food.

Under the new plan which Prof. Osinbajo kicked-off at the Bakassi Camp, in Maiduguri, camp officials will now deliver food items to the IDPs at their door-steps in exchange for a pre-issued voucher.

Unfolding this new strategy, the Acting President disclosed that the plan is part of the vision of President Muhammadu Buhari for catering to

the needs and welfare of IDPs in the North East region of the country.

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President ( Media & Publicity), in the Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, the Acting President noted that with the new plan “we are incorporating the voucher system which do not only make the process of relief distribution transparent, it will improve our own data collection and our national capacity to plan for what will be a quarterly exercise.”

He continued: “as we restore and maintain security in the region, we must not lose sight of the need to provide social service, food, education, health-

care, shelter as well as resettlement and livelihood support.

“Today, the Federal Government flags off what will be a quarterly grain distribution programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and by this, we are saying to our brothers and sisters in the North East that our country does not take their burdens lightly and we are not blind to their difficulties.

“I am particularly pleased to say that the grains that we’ll be distributing, which comprise of Sorghum, Maize, Soya Beans, and Rice, are produced locally; they are produced here in Nigeria by our own farmers.

“This has always been the vision of Mr. President for our country, to grow what we eat, and to eat what we grow and to use what we make.

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Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed July 7 for ruling on an application by a Senior Advocate, Dele Belgore, seeking to quash a criminal charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Justice Mohammed Aikawa adjourned for ruling after hearing arguments from both the defence and the prosecution counsel.

Belgore is charged along with a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman over allegations of receiving N450 million from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Alison-Madueke is also named in the charge but is described as “being at large”.

The Commission had also accused them of handling the

said sum in cash without going through any financial institution.

The offence, according to the anti-graft body, contravened the provisions of sections 1(a), 15(2) (d) and 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Moving the application on Thursday, the defence counsel, Mr Ebun Shofunde (SAN), insisted that the failure of the EFCC to attach an affidavit to indicate that investigations had been concluded remained a fundamental breach of the court rules.

He argued that the failure rendered the charge most incompetent and urged the court to quash the charge and set Belgore free.

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NFF plots Bafana Bafana fall!

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Abuja he Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has declared that the Cameroon 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa is a must win for Nigeria.

Speaking in his Abuja office, General Secretary of the NFF, Sanusi Mohammed, said the Super Eagles need to win this match to start the campaign on a very bright and promising note.

He said the ‘must win’ declaration of the NFF on the match does not translate to any form of ultimatum to the coach and players rather a way to ginger them up and make them know the importance of the match.

“We are not thinking of anything less than resounding victory against the South African team. We want to

maintain our clean sheet and again have a very bright start in the AFCON qualifiers,” he said.

He maintained that the Super Eagles have added advantage over their South African opponents having played series of international friendly games with great results.

Sanusi further declared that the two matches played recently in France against Corsica Island and Togo that ended in favour of the Super Eagles will pep the players up and moreover, it is the same players that will be unleashed on the Bafana Bafana on Saturday.

Sanusi recalled how the South Africa team came to Nigeria in November 2014 and almost ran away with victory in the Equatorial Guinea 2015 AFCON qualifier which Nigeria eventually failed to qualify for.

He insisted that the outcome of that match is still

fresh on the minds of Nigerians who would want a sweet revenge.

Meanwhile, former Nigerian captain and forward, Segun Odegbami has said there will not be any acceptable excuse for Nigeria not to be at the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroun.

Odegbami said South Africa or any other African country should not be a force to stop Nigeria from participating at the arena of the best footballing nations in the continent.

“It’s abnormal and totally unacceptable that one of the richest countries in the continent in terms of natural talents should not be at any Africa Cup of Nations.

“And that we have not been at the championship in the past two editions is absolutely unacceptable and no excuse that we all should

cover our faces in shame.

“South Africa cannot stop us from qualifying for the next 2019 Africa Cup of Nation in Cameroun. In fact, no country in Africa should dare stop us particularly now we have more participants in the championship than the initial eight.

“Right now we parade the largest number of Europebased players, young and talented than any other African countries,” said Odegbami.

Nigeria’s other Group E opponents are the North African side, Libya and Seychelles.

The group’s winner are guaranteed automatic slot for the 2019 AFCON in Cameroun.

ODSFA Supporters Club begs Akeredolu to appoint Board members

Eagles pay homage to Keshi T

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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t was an emotional training session for the Super Eagles on Wednesday as a minute of silence was observed for late Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi on the oneyear anniversary of his death.

Keshi was at the helm of affairs when Nigeria won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa and also took the country to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The Eagles, currently in Uyo pre-

paring for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, took time out to remember Keshi, who died on June 7, 2016.

The one-minute of silence before the training session at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo was emotional for a lot of players whom Keshi gave their debut in the national team and also groomed for success.

Ogenyi Onazi, who was part of the 2013 AFCON cup winning side led the players, while midfielder John Ogu described Keshi as legend who ‘made my dream come true’.

The Nigeria Football Federation also took to their Twitter to pay homage to late Stephen Keshi who also won the Africa Cup of Nations title in 1994 as a player.

“We say not in grief you are no more, but we live in thankfulness that you were. Rest

on BIG BOSS! Late Stephen Keshi.” the NFF said via their verified Twitter account @ theNFF. Keshi, who made his debut in 1981, earned 64 caps for Nigeria scoring nine goals. He also played club football for ACB Lagos, NNB Benin, Stella Abidjan, Lokeren, Anderlecht, Racing Strasbourg among others.

He also coached the senior national teams of Mali and Togo.

NFF boss, Amaju Pinnick.

he Supporters Club of the Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA) on Thursday begged Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to appoint board members and chairman to manage the agency and Sunshine Stars.

Kunle Komolafe, Public Relations Officer and Emmanuel Oduyi, Chairman of the Supporters Club made the plea in a statement issued to journalists in Akure.

Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA) is saddled with the responsibility of managing the Sunshine Stars and the Supporters Club

said the lack of leadership at the football agency was affecting the performance of the team.

Both Komolafe and Oduyi claimed that nobody was ready to take responsibility mostly for the poor outings of the team.

Governor Akeredolu had appointed Gbenga Elegbeleye as the Chairman of the Committee to reposition the agency.

Elder Michael Adeyeye serves as the secretary and Tunde Ogunja as member of the committee.

Extra Time learned that the terms and reference of the committee was to reposition the agency and submit their report to the State government.

Meanwhile, the supporters club has also called on the League Management Company (LMC) to look at appointments of referees for matches in the league.

The supporters club, however, said it seems there was a strong conspiracy against the team and begged LMC to monitor events as it unfolds.

In the last four matches, Sunshine Stars had been defeated three times by Lobi Stars in Akure, Shooting Stars in Ibadan and recently

by Plateau United in Akure, with the only win coming against Eyimba in Akure.

Sunshine Stars sit in the 17th position with goal difference separating them from the relegation zone.

Dalung inaugurates NSF Electoral committee June 12 ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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The late Keshi

he 93 Electoral Committee members for the forthcoming National Sports Federation (NSF) elections are to be inaugurated on Monday, June 12, 2017, by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung.

The inauguration takes place at the VIP lounge, Package A of the National Stadium, Abuja at 10.00am.

Each Federation will have a Chairman and two other electoral committee members during the elections.

The Election Appeals Committee will also be inaugurated thereafter while verification of the electorate including names of representatives of other constituencies and Zonal Representatives begins immediately after the inauguration.

According to the Director Federations and Elite Ath-

Dalung letes Department (FEAD), Mrs Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi, all petitions will be treated on Monday after the inauguration.

“All petitions received by aggrieved persons will be treated on Monday. There will

also be screening of the electorate and candidates contesting for various positions.

“The Electoral Committee members will be accommodated while delegates will have to take care of their expenses.

“We are set and determined to ensure that we hold free and fair elections.

We have over 50 suites at the main bowl of the National Stadium and each Federation will use a suite which we are already marking accordingly. There will be maximum security at the venue of election from Monday,” Kulu Akinyemi assures.

Election of Zonal Representatives, Vice Presidents and Presidents of all the National Sports Federations except Special Sports will proceed as scheduled for June 13, 2017.

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uper Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has said that he is not under pressure to field players for Saturday’s AFCON qualifier between his team and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. The coach revealed this on Thursday during a pre-match briefing at Le’ Meridian Hotel and Gold Resort, Uyo, where he affirmed that he works independently with is assistants.

“Nobody is telling me how to work, I work independently with my assistants. There is no pressure on me to field any players.

“We have good players from Nigeria in this team and I have some fine players who can play well for this country,” Rohr said.

Rohr added that as a pro-

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According to him, nobody gave him directives on how to coach adding that he was satisfied with the selection made so far with the assistant of his technical team.

Rohr who acknowledged that the South African team is a good side, however assured that with the crop of player in the Eagles team they will be

able to overpower the South Africans on Saturday.

He said that his squad for Saturday’s match was a blend of young talented players who are ready to redeem themselves against the South Africans.

Eagles’ stand-in captain, Ogenyi Onazi, said the objective of the team was to win the game and go for AFCON competition and the World Cup. In his comment, an Akwa United FC player, Alhassan Ibrahim, who is one of home-

based players in the team, said that it was an honour for him to be selected to feature for Nigeria at the national level out of the three players invited by the coach.

He lauded the cooperation he enjoyed from the experienced since the joined Eagles training camp in Corsica and Paris.

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Mayweather’s visit is an initiative of Zzini Media, and Prince Donatus Okonkwo, CEO of Zzini Media.

Speaking during a press conference in Lagos, Prince Okonkwo assured that the visit of the American boxing legend would be an unforgettable experience for Nigerians. Some of the states the world’s highest paid sportsman is scheduled to visit include Lagos, Abuja, Uyo, and Anambra from June 12th to 14th, 2017.

Zzini Media in partnership with Sandralia Hotel & Millie House are set to host an exclusive lunch with Mayweather and TMT (The Money Team) at Sandralia Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

According to the Managing Director of Sandralia Hotel, Mr. Emelie Oranika, the visit will begin with a fanfare reception at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport featuring little kid flower presentation and celebrations from FCT natives as the convoy moves to Sandralia Hotel.

Mayweather will also be involved in a Boxing Away Meningitis programme which will involve a visit to a nearby meningitis affected village in FCT before the lunch with high profile individuals in the society by noon.

Later on the same day, Mayweather is expected to participate in a mock charity boxing match with Nigeria’s Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

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Expert tasks CBN on forex intervention for Naira An economist, Mr Charles Mordi has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to continue to inject Foreign Exchange (forex) into the market to sustain current appreciation of the Naira Mordi, a former Director of Research at CBN said this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.

According to him, the current near convergence may be artificial because once there was a shortage of supply from the CBN, the market was most likely to respond negatively.

“The problem is that if CBN should withdraw from the market, the appreciation of the Naira will be difficult to sustain because the CBN still remains the major source of supply.

“This is because government remains the major earner of foreign exchange in Nigeria.

“So, except if there is a shift, with a bulk of it coming from the private sector, then the CBN can gradually withdraw without any major catastrophe, with marginal effect.

“But for now, nothing has changed in terms of our structure. So it’s going to take a while before the CBN can take a back bench in the foreign exchange market,’’ he said.

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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that NNPC was on the fast lane to attain efficiency and competitiveness through reliance on Informa-

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FAAN’s pensioners oppose airports’ concession, accuse minister of favouritism Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), pensioners under the aegis of Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), has kicked against the planned concession of four major viable airports in the country by the Federal Government.

Speaking at the monthly general meeting of the pensioners at

the airport in Lagos, the Secretary General of NUP, Comrade Emeka Njoku said that the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has refused to implement the public hearing resolution of the National Assembly on concession of the four viable airports.

Comrade Njoku expressed disappointment that previous concession agreements with various agencies revenue points, such as, toll gates, car parks, bill boards,

VIP lounges among others, have not benefited the government, but individuals in government.

The pensioners accused the minister of trying to concession revenue collection points to his surrogates, where money will be collected and paid into private pockets.

Njoku noted that apostle of concession wants to adopt the method that led to the liquidation of the Nigeria Airways to concession

FAAN and announce FAAN as being insolvent.

Njoku queried what will be germane fate of FAAN’s workers, pensioners and asset and liabilities, adding that the government would not be fair to concession FAAN in the interest of a few greedy individuals.

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L-R: Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote; Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura; Nasarawa State Secretary to the State Government, Mohammed Abdullahi; Chairman, Senate Committee on Agric, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, at the MoU signing ceremony between Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc and Nasarawa State Government on Tunga Sugar Project in Nasarawa State, at Abuja on Thursday, June 8, 2017

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tion Technology.

Dr. Baru, who spoke during the inauguration of the corporation’s Information Technology Governance Bodies in Abuja on Thursday, said IT would enable the corporation realize its 12 Business Focus Areas (BUFA) developed on assumption of office of his management team last year.

The 12 Business Focus Areas include: ensuring security of NNPC assets, developing new Business Models that would grant autonomy to the various units of the Corporation, settling Joint Ventures Cash Calls, Ramping up crude oil production and reserves growth and Growing NPDC as the Corporation’s cash cow.

Others are: focusing on gas development for both domestic and

export market; upgrading existing refineries and creating opportunity for refining expansion; Focusing on renewable energy and Frontier Exploration; Revamping the oil and gas infrastructure, Pursuing profitable ventures and common services; Ensuring professionalism and Accountability of the Corporation and Catering for the welfare of staff who are the critical stakeholders for the success of the vision.

Dr. Baru said the IT Governance bodies being inaugurated would moderate the alignment of IT with NNPC’s strategic intent and business objectives, thus serving as a tool that would enable the corporation reap the benefits of efficiency and competitiveness in its business activities.

Broadband increases bank customers’ growth by 23% Tony Nwakaegho Olusola Teniola, president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has alluded that one of the sectors that Broadband has impacted is the banking sector as the sector can now boast of 23 per cent customer’s growth.

Teniola made this disclosure while speaking on the topic, ‘The Impact of Broadband on Nigeria Economy: Citing Best Practices’ during the Businessay Media Broadband Summit 2017.

The ATCON president said that through 107 per cent telephone and 55 per cent internet penetration, the banking sector has been massively impacted by increased broadband penetration in the

country.

He pointed out that globally, including Africa, telecommunications infrastructure is the hallmark of any global business in the modern age.

Teniola hinted that from data security and data resilience requirements, through cloud connectivity issues, to low latency and time-based stamping in trading transactions, robust, reliable and resilient networks are critical.

“Today, telecommunications operators are increasingly seeking to expand customer-specific and value-added services (such as combining connectivity with application services) to retain relevancy and protect against margin erosion”, he added.

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Quoting DLA piper, he posited that at the same time, the growth of OTT (Over-the-Top) applications raises novel regulatory questions because service providers, many of whom have no infrastructure and often no physical presence at all in a country, can nevertheless use licensed operators’ infrastructure in that country to provide services “Two of the largest ICT markets in Africa – Nigeria and South Africa - adopted broadband policies and plans in 2013, to much international acclaim.

“Implementation in these two countries has however stalled; both identified open access as an instrument to drive broadband penetration.

“While the acclaimed broadband plans of the two countries envisaged open access as a key instrument in delivering affordable, high speed broadband services to fulfil their economic and developmental potentials, in neither of the countries has the mandatory open access broadband strategy been successfully implemented within the four years since the plans were passed. Furthermore, the failure to establish functional open access or public ownership models.

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Dangote, Nassarawa partner for Africa’s largest sugar plant

Nigeria’s dream of becoming self-sufficient in sugar production is soon to be realised, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between Dangote Sugar Group, and the Nasarawa state Government, in an epoch making venture for a $700m sugar project that is unprecedented in the history of the country.

The signing ceremony of the deed of acquisition, lease and development agreement took place at the National Sugar Development Council, Sugar House, Abuja, Thursday.

President/CE, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said the integrated sugar complex to be located in Tunga, Awe Local Government

Area of Nasarawa state, comprises 60,000ha sugar plantation and two sugar factories with capacity to produce 430,000tpa of refined white sugar representing about 30% of the country’s consumption and would be the largest plant in Nigeria.

The sugar project would also provide 30,000 jobs for teaming youths in Nasarawa state.

The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote said the Phase II of the project, when extended to cover 100,000ha will make the sugar plant, the largest in Africa.

Dangote Group has already committed the sum of N250m for community development of Tunga in line with its corporate social responsibility initiative to

improve the people’s well-being.

He said the project is to further align Dangote Group with the present government’s policy of diversifying the economy, by a renewed focus on the non-oil sectors like manufacturing, agriculture and solid minerals, where the group is already wellpositioned and is a leader.

“Agriculture is a key sector in the industrialization of any nation, therefore, Dangote Group in support of the Federal Government transformation agenda in agriculture developed a sugar backward integration project plan targeted at the production of 1.5MT/PA from various sites across Nigeria, in 10 years.

“We are acquiring about

150,000 hectares for sugar plantation in Adamawa, Taraba, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi and Niger states.

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acquired without accounting for its acquisition.

According to Njoku, FAAN has already been concessioned with the money from car parks, shops, toll gates and passenger cargoes concessioned.

He called on the National Assembly to stop the planned airport concession saying that since the government has zero tolerance for impunity such action must be stopped.

According to Njoku, the NUP will fight to ensure that salaries and pensions were paid as at when due and urged his fellow Comrades not to relent.

Also addressing the pensioners, the Secretary General of Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Comrade, Abdulrasaq Saidu urged the minister of state aviation, Hadi Sirika to drop the idea of concessioning the airport, saying, the process was not transparently done with previous exercises.

Saidu said that national assets were being shared among a few individuals in the name of concession; and vowed to stop the entire process.

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left), and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited, Chief Innocent Chukwuma (right), during the facility tour of the company in Nnewi, Anambra State on Monday.

Labour productivity rises in Q4 of 2016 –

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the country saw a rise in labour productivity in the fourth quarter of 2016, the highest levels since first quarter of 2015.

The NBS said this in its Labour Productivity for Fourth Quarter of 2016 Report released on Thursday in Abuja.

The bureau stated that while the overall level of productivity was high, there were several challenges that generally impacted on the output of labour, and indirectly on labour productivity, keeping it below optimal levels.

It stated that some of the issues faced during the quarter spilled over from first quarter through third quarter of 2016.

Some of the issues were the decline in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), high unemployment rate and infrastructural challenges.

Nigeria economy, though showing signs of recovery, recorded its 4th consecutive quarter of negative growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, with the economy declining by 1.58 per cent.

The constraints on productivity of labour and other factor inputs continued to put a drag on overall economic growth and this was further exacerbated in the fourth quarter of 2016.

A growing unemployment rate of 14.2 per cent in the quarter, up from 13.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, coupled with existing infrastructural challenges, remain considerable threats to realising Nigeria’s full economic and productivity potential.

The bureau, however, stated that investment in the economy was still relatively low, though some government investments were recorded during the quarter.

According to the report, the volume of private investment and Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) are still considerably low compared to previous years.

The NBS said tha power was relatively stable during the quarter, which partly accounted for the increase in labour productivity but was still lower than the required levels.

The bureau stated that the growth in labour productivity implied a gradual increase in labour efficiency employed in the economy, the third consecutive quarterly rise.

It stated that the nature of productivity in the fourth quarter also gave an idea of the main drivers of the growth in labour productivity.

The report, noted that the agriculture sector was the main driver which recorded a growth of 3.39 per cent.

Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, has assured stakeholders that Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is an emerging green-field activity in Nigeria with the potential to grow the nation’s economy by more than 10 per cent and create an estimated 1 million jobs, if well harnessed.

The minister said this on the occasion of the 6th edition of the ‘2017 Outsourcing Expo’ themed “Setting Global Standards for Outsourcing in Nigeria”, adding that there is the need to open up the sub-sector for business activities to flourish and provide proper guidelines that would regulate the conduct of the players.

“Incidentally, just a few weeks ago, the Federal Government launched three Executive Orders, one of which is on Ease of Doing Business – Executive Order 001 (EO1) which is the most relevant to what we are trying to do here today. I am, therefore, obliged to acknowledge the aptness of this theme and the timely prosecution of this conference; and to commend the organizers of this event for a well-thought-out agenda at this critical moment of our national economic recovery drive.”

Adebayo said,“It is also instructive to note that, Nigeria’s collaboration with South Korea for adoption and implementation of e-Governance in Nigeria is on its final lap of the race. It has an eGovernment Master Plan, which is now before the Federal Executive Council for approval to serve as the national working document to guide the process.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni A day after recording a significant gain, against the three major currencies across the foreign exchange markets in the country, the Nigerian currency, Naira, at the end of trading on Wednesday, closed at 365 per dollar, while weakened by a whopping five points against the Pound Sterling, to close at N465.

The naira, which traded earlier in the week at 370, moved swiftly on Tuesday to 368 per dollar; and continued its gaining streak to close at the year best rate of 365 to a US Dollar, but retained the same rate at the close of the unofficial segment of the forex market on Thursday.

Also, at the official forex market, the naira stood steady at 305.60 against, the same rate sold on Wednesday, but gained at the Investors and Exporters FX window, to open at 376.03 against 377.14 opened on Wednesday while closed at 375

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against 373.53 per US dollar.

Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had injected $190m

into forex market, responsible for the further gain recorded over the three global major currencies.

The local currency had closed at 371/dollar on Friday, having appreciated to 374/dollar on Thursday from 382/dollar recorded on Wednesday.

Last week, the naira closed at 382/dollar consecutively from Monday to Wednesday.

However, the Africa’s largest economy, grappling with a currency crisis brought on by low oil prices which hammered its foreign reserves and created chronic dollar shortages, has resorted to regular injections of dollars by the central bank to narrow the spread between the official and black market rates.

Meanwhile, the Federal Gov-

ernment has concluded all plans to begin an international road show next week for the sale of a diaspora bond and has named Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Standard Bank of South Africa as joint lead managers, its debt management office said on Thursday.

Africa’s biggest economy first unveiled in 2013 plans to sell diaspora bonds worth between $100 million to $300 million from Nigerians living abroad. But the government at the time did not appoint a bookrunner until an election brought the opposition into office.

A roadshow will start on June 13, with meetings planned in Britain, Switzerland and the United States, the debt office said in a statement.

“Nigeria has filed a registration statement for the Bonds with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,” the statement said, adding that the Bonds would be listed in London. It gave no price expectations.

Nigeria, grappling with its first recession in 25 years that was largely brought on by low oil prices and the impact of attacks on energy facilities in the Niger Delta, has set a budget of 7.44 trillion naira ($23.66 billion) this year.

The West African country expects a budget deficit of about 2.21 trillion naira in 2017, as it tries to spend its way out of a recession, with more than half the deficit to be funded through external borrowing.

Africa targets $930bn infrastructure investment gap in 10 years -Afreximbank

L-R: Martins Anietie Abraham, founder/CEO, Learning ONTHEGO Ltd; Ogechi Okelu, CEO, Arndele Foods and Confectioneries Ltd; Imaobong Emmanuel Ekanem, CEO, U&I Palm Enterprises; Uzoma Dozie, CEO, Diamond Bank Plc; Udeme Mfon-Okon, Managing Partner, Master Farms Ltd, and Virtue Oboro, founfer/CEO, Tiny Hearts Technology, at the presentation of cheques to the winners of Building Entrepreneurs (BET6) in Lagos, recently.

How constant forex injection hikes DMBs’ borrowing level There is no gainsaying about the fact that Standing Lending Facility (SLF) window has been edging up in the recent time, as of April, 2017 standing at N316.68 billion against N249.74 in March; and N224.57 billion in February.

To this end, financial analysts and market operators believed that incessant selling of FX by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at an increasing rate, has been sucking the Naira liquidity from the banks.

It is, however, worthy

of notes that SLF is a window in which commercial banks access to borrow money from the apex bank, while accessing Standard Deposit Facility (SDF) to place deposit.

Although, there are stipulated charges of five per cent, as interest rate on loans to banks through the SLF, while two per cent as interest on deposit placement through the SDF. Commenting on this development, Managing Director/CEO, Cowry Asset Management, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, said that the frequent FX inter-

vention by the CBN has the impact of taking out liquidity from the Deposit Money Banks, which is why we are seeing banks being stretched.

He explained that the banking system has been going through some liquidity stretch, but added that not at equal level, because while some banks have relatively good liquidity, a number of banks are struggling to maintain their liquidity system position.

According to him, “the fact is that liquidity is going out of the system, because of the frequent

intervention in the FX market by the apex bank, we have to understand that the amount of liquidity in the economy is a finite figure is an indefinite figure.

He, however, pointed out that when the liquidity is being sucked out by the CBN through the sale of FX it will have a direct impact on the banks vaults, and that is what is manifesting in the increase of the SLF, and you would also see the SDF reducing because few banks are putting in money there.

In order to unlock embedded trade opportunities in Africa and close its huge infrastructure gap, no less than a whopping $930 billion has been estimated to be needed for infrastructure investment in the space of 10 years.

Speaking at the opening of the two-day BelarusAfrica Forum, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. Oramah, said that demand for investment goods was high and growing rapidly and that Africa needed an estimated $93 billion infrastructure investment annually.

Dr. Oramah disclosed this in an email document obtained by The Daily Times, noting that total trade in the continent topping $1 trillion in 2016, as Africa is increasingly moving to the centre stage of global trade.

He explained that Africa was in a hurry for development and that the continent boasted the youngest and most vibrant people, with 40 per cent of the population expected to be below the age of 30 by 2030.

Afreximbank boss said that Africa required partners, but not those that were merely interested in selling consumption goods to it or that saw the continent as a “beverage” economy, only good at producing

low priced and volatile commodities.

According to him, “Africa needs partners that can accompany it on the path to sustainable development; partners that can share their experiences about how to rise from poverty and deprivation to wealth and affluence; partners that can engage it in a fair exchange of goods and services; and partners that are willing to share their knowledge, technology and expertise so that together they and Africa can reap the promise of converting the potentials of Africa into kinetics,” stated the President.

Describing Belarus as the kind of partner Africa needed, Dr. Oramah that the country presented an immense opportunity as a source of affordable investment goods needed for development, citing its factories that churned out tonnes of heavy equipment and tractors and its expertise in mining and ICT. He announced that Afreximbank and the Development Bank of Belarus had put in place an $800 million Belarus-Africa Trade and Investment Finance Facility to provide trade and project financing and risk cover for African and Belarusian entities to support trade between Africa and Belarus.

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Capital Market B4 Transcorp Hilton Abuja unveiled lounge, plans anniversary Bonny Amadi The renovated Executive Floors and Lounge of its flagship Transcorp Hilton Abuja, has been unveiled by Transcorp Hotels Plc. The reopening, Daily Times Nigeria gathered, marks a milestone in the on-going $100 million renovation project of the award-winning 5-star hotel, climaxing at its 30th anniversary commemoration this year.

The newly unveiled Executive Floors, 186 rooms and suites in total, is only the first milestone in the ambitious upgrade. All 667 rooms and suites of the hotel, the largest Hilton in sub-Saharan Africa, will be overhauled. Guests also have more to look forward to with extensive renovations planned for the lobby areas, banqueting and conferencing facilities, restaurants, bars and the business center. An all-new spa and

fully upgraded fitness center will also enhance the hotel’s offerings to both lifestyle travelers and business clientele.

Valentine Ozigbo, Managing Director/CEO, Transcorp Hotels Plc, while speaking on the reopening said, “Our guests have grown to expect nothing less than the very best from us. That includes the pinnacle of customer service, overall comfort, and a level of aesthetic appeal rivaled by no other hotel in Nigeria. The complete overhaul of the Executive Floor and Lounge is a testament to our commitment to delivering extraordinary experience to our guests.”

The Abuja hospitality centers redesign, conceptualized by Living Designs, a Swedish interior designing outfit, is said to be stirred by the Nigerian spirit of resilience and evokes strength and boldness while exuding freshness, harmony and maximum comfort.

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Afolabi Adesola Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained previous gains with a growth of 0.77 per cent recorded in lead market indices at the close of the market on Thursday.

The gains translated to an N88 billion increase in market capitalisation, which settled at N11.387 trillion.

The All-Share Index also advanced by 251.26 points from opening figure of 32,686.72 points to close at 32,937.98 points.

Forte Oil led the day’s gainers by 10.22 per cent.

The share price closed at N58.34 per share.

International Breweries, following news of its

Equites market sustain uptrend by 0.77% merger with sister companies, rallied for the third consecutive day and posted a growth of 10.21 per cent on Thursday, to close at N29.24 per share.

On the other hand,Cadbury appreciated 10.15 per cent to close at N14.22 per share, inedible 10.14 per cent to close at N425 per share and Dangote Flour increased by 10.13 per cent to close at N5.11 per share.

On the flip side, Goldbrew and Jaiz Bank recorded the highest loss for the day, declining by 4.71 percent each to close at 81 kobo per share respec-

tively.

Julius Berger trailed with a loss of 4.67 percent to close at N38, Neimeth shed 4.05 percent to close at 71 kobo per share and Wapic Insurance was down by 3.64 per cent to close at 53 kobo per share.

The volume of shares traded appreciated to 528.7 million shares from 499.11 million shares exchanged on Wednesday.

Value traded in 5,603 deals also increased to N4.8 billion from N4.07 billion, transacted in 6,424 deals previously.

Bank stocks topped trading activities for the day,

as Access Bank emerged the top traded stock. Investors bought and sold 81.8 million of Access’s shares valued at N832.4 million.

This was followed by FBN Holdings, which transacted 71.4 million shares worth N471.7 million.

United Bank for Africa exchanged 67.1 million shares valued at N586.5 million, FCMB traded 49.4 million shares worth N65.1 million, and Fidelity Bank emerged the fifth most traded stock with an exchange of 47 million shares valued at N61.9 million.

Seplat’s Forcados’ terminal re-opening revives cash flow Afolabi Adesola

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Mr. Austin Avuru has affirmed an uptick in the company’s production and cash flow.

He said the development, which is as a result of lifting the force majeure on the Forcados Terminal, has successfully reinstated gross production at OMLs 4, 38 and 41 to preForce Majeure levels of around 75,000 bopd and 290 MMscfd, or 125,000 boepd.

The company, in an operational update to shareholders and other market stakeholders, explained

that on a net working interest basis this equates to around 34,000 bopd and 130 MMscfd, or 56,000 barrels of oil per day (boepd) The update filed with the Nigerian Stock Exchange, stated that the reinstatement followed the recommencement of oil and condensate injection into the Forcados system at the end of May. Daily Times recallsthat Crude export activities resumed at the terminal last week, after being shut since November 2016, due to incessant attacks by Niger Delta Militants.

Mr. Avuru, while commenting on the operational update of the company

Union bank’s free float deadline expires in 20 days The grace period given by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to Union Bank Nigeria to rectify its free float deficiency will expires on 30th June 2017.

This places the bank, in a situation to either ensure that the float gap is filled within the remaining days of the month before the expiration of the deadline, or

request for further extension of grace period or opt for migration to the ASeM board of the Exchange.

Union bank occupies number one position among the other nine companies listed in schedule 7 of the X-Compliance Report of the NSE, all of which were labeled below listing standard (BLS).

L-R: Mr. Opeyemi Awojobi, National Coordinator, Power Oil Health Camp, Mr. Mohammed Momoh, Lagos State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps(NYSC), Mr. Timilehin Agbejimi, 2017 Batch B (Stream 1) Corp member, Ms. Omotayo Azeez, Public Relations Manager, Power Oil; during the Power Oil health activities recently in Lagos.

Concerns, apprehensions trail Resort Savings’ MD’s resignation Bonny Amadi The intending resignation of the managing director Resort Savings and Loans Plc and the absence of a director from meetings for consecutive one year, have elicited shareholders concern on developments in the company.

Managing director, Resort Savings and Loans Mr. Michael Olaonipeku Oyinloye, has barely stayed six months in office, as the managing director, before tendering his letter of resignation notice. He was appointed into the office as MD, on 14th December, 2016.

This was coming as Resort Savings and Loans continue to deny shareholders information of the audited result of the company for the financial year ended 31 December, 2016, as well as, the first quarter 2017 result for the period ended 30 March, 2017.

Also, a director in the company, recorded 12 consecutive months’ absence from meetings without leave, reflecting, reflecting issues that pose great concern to shareholders and prospective shareholders.

The company, in a recent release on developments in the company, titled, “Changes on the board of Directors of Resort Sav-

ings and Loans,” signed

by LPC Solicitors, Company Secretary, and dated, June 01, disclosed that the Managing Director of the bank at the board of Directors’ meeting, gave three months’ resignation notice, commencing May 26t,h 2017, barely one year in office, as executive

director and MD of the finance company.

The company further said that its none executive Director, Mr. Danladi Baido, who recorded a 12 consecutive months’ absence from board meetings without leave, by virtue of such action, has vacated his seat and no

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Housing Deficit: Government needs to address self-help housing - Oshodi

Business Development Manager, No-Slips Limited, National distributor of Sure-Steps anti-slip products in Nigeria, Victor Kalu (left), Director of the company, Henry Agbebire,, Executive Chairman, No-Slips Limited, Charles Igbinidu and Authorised Service Partner, Chris Oloko, at the unveiling of SureSteps anti-slip products in Lagos .. Recently

FG, FMBN urged to collaborate on social housing Stories by Babajide Okeowo

Stakeholders in the housing sector have called on the Federal Government to route its funds for social housing initiatives through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. They say this is because, FMBN has the experience and capacity to reaching over 4 million Nigerians nationwide, through the National Housing Fund NHF. The call was made at the 5th joint meeting of theFMBN, Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN), and Real Estate Developers’ Association of Nigeria (REDAN), held recently at

FMBN’s Head Office, Abuja.

To drive this through, National President of REDAN, Rev. Ugochukwu Chime said that the customer base of over 4million workers registered with the National Housing Fund, justified the call for recapitalising FMBN, which remains the best channel of ensuring the widest coverage of meeting the housing needs of most Nigerians.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, identified the Bank’s huge non-performing loans portfolio, as a major challenge facing it, and disclosed that the immediate

priority of the current management was to embark on an aggressive loan recovery and improve the bank’s loan portfolio.

President of MBAN, Mr Niyi Akinlusi commended the managing director of FMBN and his team for hitting the ground running, noting that there has been “sustained tempo of activities in the bank, despite the recent change of leadership.”

Also, Chief Wale Aderinsola, a private developer, argued that the medium and low-income segments of the population, most of who live in urban centres, suffer severe housing crisis. He said that the most practicable option is to

follow in the foot-step of the first civilian administration in Lagos state; led by Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, whose administration, he said, enabled different categories of workers apply and receive allocations, according to their financial capacities.

“The administration was so practical and transparent, by ensuring that no money bags hijacked the programme, unlike now that party chieftains and political contractors would buy government estates and sublet them to the common people, who need the houses”, he said, adding that the best way to ensure that the rightful allottees get the house is to ensure transparency.

In a bid to address the huge housing deficit in Nigeria, Mr. Lookman Oshodi, project director of Arctic Infrastructure has proposed the elimination of self-help housing by canvassing for a vibrant housing system that will take low income earners into consideration.

He said, “If government really wants to address the issue of deficit in housing, we need to deal with self-help or selfbuilt housing. There is this notion that as an average income earner, if I need a house, what I will be looking for, is to go to somewhere remote and begin to build a bungalow, even if it will take 10 to 15 years to complete it.

According to him, “After been able to complete 2 or 3 rooms, I can move in with my family. That is the general perception of what housing is like in this part of the world; and that is self-built housing. But, if we have a very vibrant or good housing system and an organized housing system, organisations not individuals, will build and as an average income earner, if I need housing, I will approach the organisation, they will give me the allocation after looking at my income profile. It reduces the headache of … “I need approval, Mr. A needs land, Mr. B needs land because, one organization gets a large plot of land and begins to build massive number of houses on it.”

Lookman urged the government to put in the right policies and back them up with action to eliminate the housing problem in the country.

Real Estate Tips

Land acquisition and use is a major highlight in any real estate market the world over. Land is relatively immutable and unmovable, so, it provides good collateral for securing finance.

However, only a well-titled land will suffice for such kind of investment, as land transactions are required to be formal and registered.

Investment in land is affected by the security of property rights such that without the proper land documentation, an individual cannot be said to be the rightful owner of a portion of land. These and more were some of the issues addressed by the land tenure and reform laws evident in the Land Use Act of 1978, which led to a number of advantages and disadvantages alike.

Examining the pros and cons of the Land Use Act Pros Ensuring that whosoever requires land for any purpose with the ability to make optimum use of it will obtain it.

Making it illegal for indigenes to allocate land without prior government’s approval, as only the governor of each state has the power to allocate urban lands, and the local area councils have the power to allocate rural lands.

Preventing the practice of land speculators buying up large acres of land, especially in developed urban locations with no intent of immediate or future use, but to tie it down in order to obtain high prices for a future sale to another person.

Reduction in boundary disputes, the number and frequency of court cases of land ownership since the survey of acquired land is mandatory for occupancy right to be granted.

Allowing for easy acquisition of land for agricultural use as it provides farmers with not more than 500 hectares of land for crop production or 5000 hectares of land for grazing.

Cons The Land Use Act, however, is not without pitfalls, as there a number of challenges associated with the act; and many have argued for the need to have a Land Adjudication Act (LAA) to address these issues. The adoption

of systematic titling and registration will help combat the challenge of value gap between a land with a registered title and one without it.

For example, an individual with a registered title to his plot of land is potentially wealthier and better positioned to take advantage of opportunities than another individual with land in abundance but without a registered title.

Abuse of Office: Another fault of the Land Use Act was in the transfer of title and ownership of land from individuals and communities to the governors who hold the land in trust, but many of whom have been known to have

abused the power and privileges conferred on them by the Act. Section 22 of the Act, requires the acquisition of governor’s consent before a statutory right of occupancy can be alienated, as this is necessary where there is a transfer of title from a vendor to a purchaser.

Delay in land acquisition: Acquisition of land by individuals and corporate bodies for commercial and economic development purposes have been extremely difficult as a result of the Land Use Act. The government’s approval amongst other reasons from the Land Use Act results in the delay in making land accessible to an average Nigerian.

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Ebere Chibuzor, in this report, writes on various ways the recently held third edition of Accra Weizo has brought regional integration into most African countries.

The 2017 edition of the Accra Weizo, tagged, “Seamless Travel In West Africa,” was well organized, as participants, went home with lots of stories to tell.

It started with arrival of guests from different parts of the world till about 10am that eventful morning, when Ire the “Stage Devil” stormed the arena.

As the event progressed, the gathering created a platform for stakeholders in tourism sector and tour practitioners within the African continent to establish regional integration via tourism. Although, this has been a cherished, but elusive goal; despite that, stakeholders within the industry, this time, considered approaching the goals from a different perspective.

During the event, it was expressly stipulated that experts in the tourism industry have a role to play in making integration a reality for the continent, which include, the creation of a free trade zone, offer visa free or visa on arrival to all Africans amongst other things.

The chairman of the event, and former tourism minister, Nene Nagai, in his keynote speech, commended the efforts of the organisers; saying that, “We used to have the African Travel Association (ATA) based in America. For most of our events, we have to travel to America. When we get to their office, all the correspondents were from America. I got worried and began to write to fellow Africans to stimulate it in Africa.”

The royal father, who pointed out that Africa needed to encourage one another

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Accra Weiza: Offering regional integration through tourism

Group photosgraph of ladies at the recently held third edition of Accra Weizo. to develop Africa, charged stakeholders and practitioners in the travel and tourism industry in Ghana, to seek progressive knowledge towards moving the industry forward by attending travel fairs.

He, however, expressed disappointment about the low turnout of Ghana tourism stakeholders and tour practitioners at the event.

Speaking at the event, organizer of Accra Weizo, Mr. Ikechi Ukoh, stated, “ECOWAS started in 1973 with similar vision. And 40 years after, not much have been achieved in that regard.”

Ikechi said that that East Africa has launched a single passport that enables people from that region to travel round the region.He said, “Ghana has instituted visa on arrival. Benin has just joined. The problem with the development and growth of tourism in the sub region,

is the governments and the policy makers.”

In his welcoming remarks, the organizer thanked the former Hon. Minister for honouring the event, and his desire to familiarize himself with the

people.

Chairman, Calabar Carnival Commission, Mr. Gabe Onah said, Calabar Carnival was basically meant to fight and eliminate hunger in Cross River State and not just only for entertainment.

Onah equally commended efforts of the organizer of Accra Weizo, Mr. Ikechi Ukoh for ensuring that international world are fully involved in Calabar Carnival.

According to him, Cross

River State Gov. Bendict Ayade, has just added a lottery bill into Calabar Carnival, which he said, would improve the standard of people living in the state.

Onah who said Calabar acronym was “Come And Live And Be At Rest” seized the platform to market his Calabar Carnival to the guests at the event.

He also recalled that delegates were sent to Ghana to mirror their destination when they newly started, which to him, Calabar festival is the first to integrate Nigeria.

Mrs. Nancy Sam Quartey, in her opening remarks, saidv she appreciated all the various persons and organizations, which partnered with the organizers to make this year’s event a very successful one. She specially thanked the various ambassadors and high commissioners representing foremost countries, which have been at the forefront of driving sustained travel and tourism business, for their contributions.

Meanwhile, on the last day, Founder and Managing Director, E-Tourism Frontiers Mr. Damian Cook shed light on a topic “Digital Tourism Marketing Seminar,” a session that lasted for hours drew over 50 enthusiastic participants from travel and tour, airlines, media among others.

The event was anchored

by Mrs. Ebele Eze-Enemchukwu, fondly called, “Mrs. Tourism.” The event also witnessed an uncontrollable ecstasy when the revelers of Calabar Carnival stormed the stage with glittery, feathery costume, while Ghana’s cultural troupe was delightful in their performances.

FTAN descries funds’ challenge, set to elect new officials at AGM Ebere Chibuzor Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), has stepped up preparations for its 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM), to elect a new national executive council for the federation.

Speaking on the meeting, which is scheduled to hold on 29

at NANET Suite, Abuja, at the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET) Media Forum, the President of the federation, Tomi Akingbogun, said it is going to be a milestone event in the annals of the federation and Nigerian tourism industry in general.

According to him, all the federating associations, including

government officials and private operators in the allied industries, are expected to attend the meeting.

The theme of the meeting is: ‘Financing as a catalyst to a sustainable tourism development,’ with key speakers slated to address the issue of funding for tourism. He said funding is the bane of developing and marketing tourism industry in the

country.

Akingbogun, said he would also use the occasion to give account of his leadership of the federation in the last four years, having served two terms of two years each.

He disclosed that a lot of achievements were recorded during these four years’ tenure despite the challenges facing the

federation.

Besides celebrating the milestones of his regime, he promised members an exciting and fulfilling time during the oneday AGM, as many activities have been lined up, including setting up a clear roadmap for the federation by raising the tourism bar, just as he promised to hold a free and fair election.

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Charisma: How to be Charismatic: Becoming charismatic involves paying careful attention to how you interact with other people; the traits that make up charisma are positive and appealing to others.

The charismatic person uses their skills to get people on their side, perhaps from a professional, ideological or social point of view. For these reasons charisma is often linked to leadership skills - being charismatic can be an important trait of a successful leader.

When asked to think about a charismatic person most people think about a public figure, like a politician, celebrity or successful leader. These people are successful, due often to their charisma, but there are also many ‘ordinary’ people who possess a charismatic personality. The popular child at school, the staff in the restaurant who make the most tips, the popular person in the office who is friends with everybody.

Some people are more charismatic than others - we can recognise charisma but what makes it? This page explores some of the traits of the charismatic person and how such traits may be developed.

Being Charismatic Means:Being Confident: Charismatic people are confident people – or at least have the ability to appear confident.

Being confident to communicate in a variety of situations, one-to-one, in groups and in front of audiences is a skill that many people struggle with.

A charismatic person can not only appear confident in communication but they can also help others feel confidence too, thus aiding and enhancing the communication process.

Charismatic people are confident in a positive way, without being boastful or egotistical.

Showing Optimism: As with confidence charismatic people are, or have the ability to appear, optimistic.

This means they try to see the best in other people, situations and events - they usually remain cheerful and ‘bubbly’. Charismatic people have the capability to encourage others to see things as they do, thus they can enthuse and enable others to feel more optimistic.

Being an Emotional Player: The ability to appear confident and/or optimistic if you are not requires a certain amount of ‘acting’.

Although charismatic people are very good at showing their true emotions when this works to their best advantage, they are usually also good at masking or acting in a way that makes others believe what they see. The analogy of a swimming swan is useful in this example, calm and serene on the surface but with a lot of hidden activity out of view to the casual observer.

Being Interesting and Interested: Charismatic people are both interesting as they are interested in others, people want to listen to what they have to say, and they are interested in listening to what others have to say too.

Charismatic people are often good storytellers, with an engaging manner when speaking and explaining.

They are able to communicate their message clearly and concisely, being serious and injecting humour where appropriate to keep their audience attentive and focused. When they are in one-on-one or small group situations, charismatic people will use open, relaxed, body language including lots of eye contact. They will watch for feedback from their audience and clarify their position accordingly. When

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It is common for people to struggle with a definition of ‘charisma’ in relation to communication and the social sciences. Ultimately charisma is the result of excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as these skills can be learned and developed - so developing your charisma is possible. in larger groups or making a presentation to others, body language will be more exaggerated in an attempt to include everybody.

Charismatic people are also interested in others.

They are likely to ask open questions to help them understand the views, opinions and feelings of others and, because of their ability to make others feel at ease, will often get honest and heartfelt answers.

The charismatic person can be empathetic and considerate towards others, remembering details from previous conversations and therefore gaining respect and trust.

A sincere smile, maintaining eye contact, being polite and courteous is a very effective way of getting people on your side.

People are much more likely to do things for you if they are treated well and you are nice to them.

Demonstrating Intelligence: As charismatic people want to be able to communicate effectively with others they are usually good at initiating conversations. They tend to be intelligent, with an up-todate knowledge on current affairs and rounded general knowledge.

This makes small talk, the sometimes awkward beginnings of conversations, easier.

Charismatic people often have expert knowledge in some area – they are able to explain complex topics in such a way that their audience understands, adapting their explanations according to the abilities, view point and expertise of those they are addressing.

Expert knowledge also inspires the confidence and belief of others in the abilities of charismatic people.

Being Assertive: The power of charisma

is the ability to make people want what you want or unite in a common cause.

This ability can be used for both good and bad causes, charismatic leaders may be able to influence and encourage their followers, to motivate people to do what they want. A charismatic confidence trickster may be able to use their skills to gain the trust and respect of their victims before ultimately extorting money or other valuables.

Charismatic people are assertive but usually in subtle ways, they can persuade through their words, encourage with their optimism and confidence and be assertive by utilising their understanding of emotions, both theirs and those of other people.

Maintaining Attention to Detail: Charisma is all about attention to detail and the detail of how interpersonal interaction takes place.

Being charismatic involves communicating dynamically, with passion and enthusiasm whilst displaying positive body language.

It involves thinking positively, having optimism and self-confidence, it’s being persuasive and building the respect and trust of others.

We can all learn to be more charismatic by developing our interpersonal skills through understanding and practice. Remember, however charismatic you are - you can’t please all of the people all of the time.

Charisma is a character trait of any good entrepreneur, leader or marketer. what a good thing to know that it can be acquired even where it’s absolutely nonexistent.

5 Qualities of Charismatic People. How Many Do You Have?

Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama have it.

Their husbands also have it. The “it” is charisma.

Girls and women talk about the power of charisma – how they want it and how they admire it. Like this response from a 17-yearold girl when I asked her why Hillary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, are on her top 10 list of women she admires: “They are charismatic. Who wouldn’t want to look up to a charismatic person?!”

And who wouldn’t want to be charismatic? Synonyms for charisma are alluring, bewitching, captivating, fascinating, charming, enchanting, engaging, magnetic and seductive.

Charisma is powerful and charismatic people can make others “drink the Kool-Aid.” When possessed by people like Adolf Hitler and Charles Manson, charisma is dangerously powerful. But when it’s used for good, the Kool-Aid is really sweet.

Let’s do a quick word association. Close your eyes and think of the word Charismatic. What famous people pop into your head? The first five people who pop into my head are Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. They are followed

by Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Oprah, Steve Jobs and George Clooney.

This word association led me to this question: Can someone be charismatic to me, but not to you? I thought about the Beatles. When they arrived in the US in 1964, the Beatles were high on the charisma chart for girls, but low for parents. They had a ‘mop-top’ charisma. They were playful, ‘fit together’ and every girl thought I Want To Hold Your Hand was written just for her. The Beatles were mesmerizing to girls, but not so appealing to parents.

Why are some people charismatic and others are not? Are we born charismatic

or do we cultivate it? And once you have it, can you lose it? Everyone can be charismatic. We are not born charismatic - we cultivate it in many ways. One way is by observing and learning from people who you think are charismatic. You don’t need to copy them, but learn their secrets, try them on and finetune them until they fit you.

It’s a trial and error process.

Bad news is that once you have your charismatic status, you can lose it. Just look at Mel Gibson and Lindsay Lohan. But here’s the good news – if you lose it, with self awareness and effort, you can regain your charismatic ranking.

Here are 5 important qualities of a charismatic person – how many do you have: 1) Be Self Confident: - like yourself. It’s much easier for others to like you if you like yourself.

- be optimistic. Keep your glass half-full. Be enthusiastic.

- be comfortable with who you are. Be consistent.

- hold your own. Think Sheryl Sandberg – she holds her own in a male dominated geeky world and is still feminine. She knows herself and isn’t trying to be someone else. Don’t: Trot out all your issues. No one wants to be with Debbie Downer.

We all have problems, but compartmentalize them, park them in a corner and bring them out for close friends and family.

2) Tell Great Stories “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”

(Muriel Rukeyser, Poet and Activist) Speak with conviction. Use words like “I am sure” as against tentative words like “I think, I hope and I feel.” Be tuned into humor. Self-deprecating humor can be included - it’s ok to tell a story about an embarrassing moment.

Charisma is all about attention to detail and the detail of how interpersonal interaction takes place. Being charismatic involves communicating dynamically, with passion and enthusiasm whilst displaying positive body language. It persuasive and building the respect and trust of others.

Nwaodu Chukwuemeka, is a consultant with IDEAS Exchange Consulting, Lagos. He can be reached at nwaodu.lawrence@hotmail.co.uk (07066375847)

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Adenike Ogunleso: A tale of a determined entrepreneur

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There’s a limit to how to dress your girl-child – Adenike Ogunleso, CEO Ruff ‘N’ Tumble

Determination is often time said to be the key to success. Mrs. Adenike Ogunlesi, who 18 years ago sold her products from the boot of her car, is today the founder and Chief executive

tells us about the journey so far, mentorship, pricing and what has kept the brand growing over the years. Excerpts.

What has been the secret of your success so far? ible. Our desire to grow, our desire to be international in the standards that we set, our

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a market which we will do our utmost best to serve to the best of our ability and for me, a brand must consistently add value, create value, be relevant in the lives of its customers tured business. Structure for me is important because something that is not structured is on systems, processes, the right talent and we just make sure that the brand meets up to its promise in the market place.

What have been the challenges so far?

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there will be a little bit of wastage because you want to set it to look right, you want the side.

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Discipline is the foundation of success

– Adenike Ogunleso, CEO Ruff ‘N’ Tumble

What do you think are the rules for clothing female children?

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How have you been able to grow your business to this stage?

Continued from L2 When you introduced the Ankara pieces to your brand, did your target customers embrace it?

A lot of parents dress their kids the way they dress themselves. What are you doing in that regard?

Taking about pricing, a lot of people are of the opinion that

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You work with a lot of children, what mentorship programmes do you have for them?

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I believe in fashion that celebrates a woman’s intelligence and capabilities, rather than focusing on

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State One of the high points of the Yuletide period for Lagosians was the launch of the Lagos-Kebbi (LAKE Rice).

Thousands of residents trooped out to various centres across the three senatorial districts in the state to buy the commodity which sold for N12, 000 (50kg bag); N6, 000 (25kg); and N2, 500 (10kg). It was a much-needed respite for a population that had been reeling under the impact of economic recession.

In spite of the recession, 2016 was a year Ambode adinternal revenue collection. As at December 16, the state lion more than was generated the year before. Except in the highest the state had made since its creation. Though a key role in this feat, Gov. Ambode gave credit to taxpaying citizens in the state. we have and even though when they say Nigeria is in recession, somehow, Lagos has been able to do it and it is because people are paying their taxes,” he said. pital, Epe, Lagos State, Ambode had his Primary School passed the National Common Entrance in Primary 5 and gained admission into Federal Government College, Warri.

Ambode is recorded to have attained the second best result in the entire West Africa in the Higher School Cer-

An accounting graduate from the University of Lagos at 21, Ambode started his public service career at Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (now LAWMA) as Accouna Chartered Accountant and completed his Masters Degree programme in Accounting from University of Lagos, specialising in Financial Management.

Akinwunmi Ambode threw himself into the Local Gove r n m e n t Service where he worked for 10 years and was at various times council Treasurer in Alimosho, Shomolu, Mushin and AjeromiIfelodun Local Government Councils.

In 1998, his commitment to public service earned him the award of the US Fullbright Scholarship for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program, in Boston University, Massachusetts, USA on Public Leadership with emphasis on Finance and Accounting.

In the year 2000, Ambode was appointed Auditor-General for Local Government in acting capacity and thus became the youngest ever Auditor-General for Local Government in Lagos State.

Thereafter, Ambode was appointed Permanent Secretary, Min-

It was an honour well deserved at the 91st Anniversary celebration of The Daily Times @ 91 recently, for the Lagos Mega City brand Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, as he received the Times Heroes Governance Award, for his urban and infrastructural development, among others. capital, Akinwunmi Ambode braced himself up to face the challenges of satisfying the yearnings of the over 15 million residents of the Mega City.

Chronicle of his achievements include the Roads/ Light up Lagos Project – a massive road (re)construction works his government embarked upon in 2016. It was

and in February, 2006, was given the additional responsibility of Accountant-General of Lagos State.

Ambode went on record as the youngest Permanent Secretary in service and only the second person to hold both positions of Permanent Secretary and Accountant-General at the same time.

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councils in the state got two good roads and was completed by May of that year. lit Lagos will reduce crime,” also saw him light up at least 365 streets across the state.

acquired 10 armoured tanks, three helicopters for aerial surveillance and policing, two gun boats, 15 armoured personnel carriers, and dozens of Isuzu trucks. Despite challenges in the area of security, the safety of lives and tention the most.

In December last year, Ambode began the disbursement of the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund, one of the promises he made during his campaign in 2015.

The initiative, aimed at artisans and entrepreneurs in the state, will see the disbursement of N6.25 billion annually pected to go to carpenters, tailors, hairdressers, vulcanisers, and other players in the informal sector in the state.

forming at an average of 85 percent annually.

Also, Ambode ensured payment of civil servants salaries before the end of the month, payment of running cost by civil service.

The Daily Times wishes him the best of success throughout his tenure and beyond.

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Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State One of the highlights of the just concluded 91st Anniversary celebration of The Daily Times was the conferment of the Times Heroes Governance Ambassador, Governor Abubkar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, for his commitment to agriculture and agric related businesses.

Prior to his election in May 2015, he represented Kebbi Central at the Senate. Under the leadership the Kebbi State government, Bagudu entered into a partnership with the Lagos State government on the establishment of a commodity value chain that will give a quantum leap to food processing, production of its kind in the history of the Nigerian agricultural sector, was targeted at bringing about national food

reached out to the teachers when he released the sum of N450 million to clear two years arrears of leave grant (2016 and 2017) for primary school teachers in the state. This, he did, to encourage teachers to perform optimally.

A man passionate on grassroots education, Atiku call for the adoption of vernacular for the teaching and learning in Nigerian schools to fast-track development - especially in the area of science and technology. The Governor expressed his belief that the use of Hausa language will assist and promote peace and understanding among the people as well as create the needed rapport between the government and the governed.

Not done with the education sector, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu ordered the immediate rehabilitation of dormitories of Government Girls Science College, Argungu, which were taken over by bats.

connecting Tambuwal-Yauri-Kontagora-Makera road is ongoing with the project currently around Ganjige Village in Aliero Local Government Area of kebbi State.

This, it would be recalled, is in respond to the for the rehabilitation of the road.

He provided the school with mattresses, internet subscription as part of reward to the College and urged other Principals to emulate Hajia Hsssan Kamba efforts in her school.

On the occasion of his 54th birthday, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu unfolded his surprise package of N2 billion for the empowerment of women to execute

At the occasion organised by his wife, Dr.

In March 2016, Zayyanu made another passionate appeal when Governor Bagudu paid a courtesy visit to him at his palace during an inspection tour of the rice farms in the area and the Governor promised to take it up with the Federal Government to expedite the reconstruction. that the empowering of women through farming mechanism is part of the wife of the President, Mrs.

them to overcome challenges posed by the economic recession.

at curbing poverty and corruption among women while also empowering

The rehabilitation and construction of the Federal Highway

Now completed, the project is expected to boost transport and economic activity within Kebbi State, most especially in the transportation of people, livestock and agricultural produce. It is a major road that links the state to other parts of the country through Niger State. Most goods from other states are brought into Kebbi through this road.

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A new dawn for Otunba Segun Runsewe Former Director General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, Otunba Segun Runsewe, is now a happy man at the moment. Runsewe has just been appointed as the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture. The action man who had served meritoriously for several years winning awards, laurels here and there, was abruptly re-

Anita Oyakhilome regains groove We almost forgot to tell you this that Anita Oyakhilome, the estranged wife of Christ Embassy founder, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has overcome the grief of her broken marriage to rejuvenate, heal and give scent, like

stare at her at events. It would recalled that the former co-pastor at Christ Emly Court, High Holborn, London, United sonable behaviour and inappropriate

blown. Anita has now broken away of her misery and started attending high social event in London, her current base. Anita, according close sources, elicited admiration from both married and unmarried men as they continually

moved on after their messy divorce.

The beautiful mother of two stepped out in an adorable dress looking every inch sensational for the event. Pastor or Ms. Anita if you like, will never be short of male attention.

what some people termed as unexpected circumstances. From all indications, it seems all is now well with the celebrated promoter of Nigerian tourism. With his latest job in the Art and Culture Ministries, one is sure of another best hands in the ministry.

Yorubas are best in the world - OBLAC of Africa Having travelled far and wide, Otunba Babajide Oladipupo has described the Yorubas as the best in the world based on the cultural value the race possesses in the world today.

In an interview recently with Babajide Oladipupo the founder of Global Yoruba Cultural Exchange Festival and the MD/ CEO of Impeccable African Image Concept, he said Yoruba cultural values and norms are the best that could have happened to a human race.

In his reaction to insinuation in some quarters that voodoos and fetish practices reign amongst Yorubas, he said, “We

can celebrate our cultural heritage without being fetish or indulge in the worshipping of idols. What should be our concern is the preservation of the cultural heritage bestowed on us by our forebears.”

He said, “Yoruba cultural value is vast and distinct. Our rich culture entails our food, mode of dressing, naming ceremony; marriage; cooperative society and top of it, good moral conduct (Omoluabi). It will be an understatement to say that the Yorubas cherished greetings so much.

We can equally say that greetings are inseparable from the Yorubas because when he meets the Yoruba people. Greeting is a way of showing respect to each other; not only between an elder and a younger one, but also between peers.”

He stressed that, “It is not part of our culture for a man to settle down as husband and wife. The cultural value our great progenitors transferred to us is that a man should take a woman as his wife.

There was dignity of the and respect for women.

No man could propose to a young lady without an intermediary and the two parents must be aware of the proposed marriage.

Virginity of a lady was given utmost importance and was, in fact, something being celebrated on the night of marriage, every young man and woman who had to get married followed due process.

Zainab Waziri Mohammed joins league of married women, again Not many know that the beautiful widow of Waziri Mohammed, the late former Chairman of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Zainab Waziri Mohammed, has remarried after 12 years she lost her hubby to the October 2005 ill-fated that crashed in Lisa village, Ogun State, killing among other prominent Nigerians.

Sequel to the incident, Zainab was predictably inconsolable. Her alter ego and better half was gone for good. There was

tions on again. Life became bored for her. For 12 years, the heartbroken widow waxed sorrowful and tear-inducing dirges about her dead love. Those close to Zainab feared for her life. They feared she would never survive one year without her handsome late hubby.But they thought wrong. Time heals all wounds. Time has she is now married to Hon Sabo Mohammed Nakudu from Jigawa

When Oyin Adeyemi added another year For society big lady, Oyin Adeyemi, there is a reason for her to bubble with energy as she adds another year to her enchanting life. She is full of joy for being privileged to witness yet another glorious addition to her days. Beautiful in an exotic, utterly understated way, Oyin exudes vigour, sexuality, drama, fortitude and happiness. Very early in life, she attained entrepreneurial acclaim for her exploits in the business world. Oyin construct of femininity that manifests as a blend of dashing individuality and noble pedigree. She worked hard to attain her current status and she is far removed from the contemporary alpha -female stereotype that and narcissism above substance. The selfdriven entrepreneur and construction mag-

nate comes across as an enviable amazon and achiever in an area and era where everyone seems to understate the role and worth of a driven woman. It is only fair that she becomes a towering business magnate on the strength of her exploits in the business realm. Having started out as a banker, the boss of Still Earth Ltd. soon grew restless and bored with her job. She hated the monotony that it imposed on her, hence she turned in her resignation letter and headed to Lagos with no clear-cut idea of what to do on arrival at the coastal city popularly known arrival in Lagos, decided to go into business, fashion retailing to be precise. However, her her business posed a serious threat to her entrepreneurial aspiration.

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Mutiat Alli

Explosion of art as DEEP is launched

As guests tricked in to the Ultima Studios in Lekki, in their minds they would be expecting a regular book launch with chief launchers and speeches and long readings. Little did they know they were walking to an experience that will remain in their memory for a long time.

There was some pre- event publicity, but the

while others were hilarious.

Then came a reading by Ogbuka himself. He

they take part in rallies and protests. This was fol-

from the get-go. The author, Joseph Endy Ogbuka expected from this launch.

As guests took their seats and the lights went off and the cameras started rolling, then Action! What followed was a rush of activities that will excite and thrill any art lover.

Ogbuka did bring art to life. His book is a compilation of poetry works which in itself is not a popular art these days. Yet, it was brought to lfe.

The event started with a screening of a vox pop where people from all walks of life gave their own quite exciting as people gave diverse responses

and Oluchi, are the daughters of Ogbuka.

One of the major highlights of the night was the performance by the troupe, Thespian Muse.

They dissected the poems and infused then in a 45-minutes performance of dance, music, drama and panegyrics.

By the time the show was up, the whole studio was on their feet. Ogbuka in his speech said the book is a labour of love and had nursed the idea for a long time. He also promise to work on another one soon.

Omoye Uzamere put the performances together alongside Ultima Studios.

Yvonne Enakhena releases Teaser Trailer for upcoming Movie ‘Trace’ Yvonne Enakhena, has released a teaser trailer to her upcoming movie stars a wholesome number of the Chukwujekwu, Bayray Mcwinzu, among others.

The short trailer gives viewers an idea of what to expect in the movie;

scenes – the opening scene shows Blossom Chukwujekwu and Yvonne Enakhena in a rather romantic mood, where Blossom has prepared a surprise breakfast for her as they talk about their anniversary gift to each other.

However, on opening the gifts, both are met with a dilemma that would haunt them and pose a sizable threat to their lives, not only as a couple, but individuals.

Other scenes in the trailer show actress Bayray Mcwinzu who appears to tion, prompting her to yell “Chale!”

The trailer reveals element of thriller, betrayal, and mystery – ultimately making the upcoming movie a must-watch.

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Trafic drops Gozie Ft. Tubaba Born Philip Chuks Okafor, stage born by entrepreneurial parents. He geria. He started music as a rapper in 2002 as part of a music group. group that came about the monster hit song “Yebariba Samboribobo” with sauce kid in 2008. He grew up listening to songs by popular Ali Chukwuma, Osadebe, Oriental brothers and a host of others, songs by popular afro-beat music

music producers but has a music chemistry with ace producer, SPELLZ. He was also featured on

Tubaba; the music is however available for download on all musical platform.

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The Pink and Blue Ball” by Beibei Haven Foundation Set to Hold this weekend tion, which provides support for women and couples who are experiencing infertility challenges is back with another edition of its annual dinner reception and

come together to enjoy an evening of entertainment including a 3-course meal, complimentary drinks and music by A-list

“The Pink and Blue Ball,” is scheduled

continue to offer free grants to women and couples who are having challenges

The aim of the ball is to help raise

directly to helping these couples who need medical assistance.

Local businesses and industries are being approached with a request to support this event in the form of direct sponsorship, partnership as well as donation taking place on the night of the ball.

to conceive in the early years of her marriage. She lived in fear of being judged by what she was going through and was

Lagos. low income earners. All proceeds will go

her through.

Relationship L8

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Abigail: Dairy of an Absconded Teenager Nwaokocha Daniel

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