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Aisha Buhari blasts Aso Rock clinic for lack of basic equipment Ă? Laments lack of syringe, malfunction X-Ray machine Ă? Says she was forced to patronize private hospital

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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NNPC over $25bn contracts � NNPC fights back, denies Kachikwu’s allegations � Says Baru followed due process in contact awards � Agbakoba sues FG over lopsided appointments in NNPC

Myke Uzendu, Augustine Okezie, Jude Idu, Abuja and Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

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Wike: How Jonathan was deceived, sabotaged by his cabinet 5 Lagos, A’Ibom, C’River 6 record cases of Monkey pox outbreak S’East/S’South Govs’ Forum decries lack of FG’s presence in regions 7

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Daily Times writes NNPC, seeks information on $25bn contracts Continued from page 1 Times has written to the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), requesting the details of the controversial $25billion contracts awarded by the corporation.

In the letter dated October 9 and addressed to the NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, The Daily Times is also requesting the corporation to furnish it with the details of the contracts including names of beneficial contractors, details of the contracts, the technical and financial bids as well as details of companies who were disqualified from the bid or who could not secure the contracts The newspaper added that the requests have become necessary following

the controversy surrounding the said $25billion contracts award, saying that the development will go a long way in bringing the full facts before the public.

It also stated that the response from the NNPC will bring to an end, the claims and counter-claims from the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Baru and other stakeholders.

The Daily Times recalls that Kachikwu had written to President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging insubordination, lopsided appointments and lack of due process in contracts award by the GMD as well as unhealthy working relationship between the duo.

Kachikwu had alleged that, “The legal and procedural requirements are that all contracts above $20million would need to be reviewed and approved

by the Board of NNPC, Mr. President. Over one year of Dr. Baru’s tenure, no contract has been run through the Board.

“The following major contracts were never reviewed by or discussed with me or Board of NNPC: The Crude Term contractsvalue at over $10billion, The DSDP contracts- value over $5billion, The AKK pipeline contract- value approximately $3billion, Various financing allocation funding contracts with the NOCs – value over $3billion, Various NPDC production service contracts – value at over $3billion-$4billion.

“My working relationship with GMDs has been fraught with humiliation, sidelining and campaigns of character defamation against me. This is particularly frustrating given many contributions I have made to the growth and

stability of the Nigerian oil and gas industry through the many policies I have introduced August 2015.”

But Baru has absolved himself of all wrongdoings, insisting that he is not answerable to Kachikwu.

In a statement signed by its Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu and made available on Monday, the NNPC stated that it was “important to note from the outset that the law and the rules do not require a review or discussion with the Minister of State or the NNPC Board on contractual matters.

The NNPC spokesman further disclosed that, “What is required is the processing and approval of contracts by the NNPC Tenders Board, the President in his executive capacity or as Minister of Petroleum, or the Federal Executive

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Council, as the case may be.

Regarding the alleged lack of adherence to due process in the award of NNPC contracts, Ughamadu stated that Baru has responded to the directive of Buhari on the matter.

The Daily Times recalls that the President had last week Thursday held meetings with both Kachikwu and Baru on the leadership problem at the NNPC. The Corporation also stated that during the meeting, Buhari ordered Baru to respond to the allegation leveled against him by Kachikwu.

It further stated that the substance of Kachikwu’s allegations against Baru in the letter to the President dated August 30, 2017 was that a number of major contracts were never reviewed or discussed with him and the NNPC Board.

But the NNPC stated that it was important to note from the outset that the law and the rules do not require a review or discussion with the Minister of State or the NNPC Board on contractual matters.

It added that what was required was the processing and approval of contracts by the NNPC Tenders Board, the President in his executive capacity or as Minister of Petroleum, or the Federal Executive Council (FEC), as the case may be.

Explaining the standard practice at the corporation, the NNPC spokesman said that “there are therefore situations where all that is required is the approval of the NNPC Tenders Board while, in other cases, based on the threshold, the award must be submitted for expediential approval. Likewise, in some instances it is FEC approval that was

required”.

The statement further reads in part, “ It should be noted that for both the Crude Term Contract and the Direct Sale and Direct Purchase (DSDP) agreements, there were no specific values attached to each transaction to warrant the values of $10billion and $5billion respectively placed on them in the claim of Dr. Kachikwu.

“It is therefore inappropriate to attach arbitrary values to the shortlists with the aim of classifying the transactions as contracts above NNPC Tenders Board limit. They are merely the shortlisting of prospective off-takers of crude oil and suppliers of petroleum products under agreed terms. These transactions were not required to be presented as contracts to the Board of NNPC and, of course, the monetary value of any crude oil eventually lift by any of the companies goes straight into the federation account and not to the company.

“Furthermore, contrary to the assertion of Dr. Kachikwu that he was never involved in the 2017/2018 contracting process for the Crude Oil Term Contracts, Dr. Kachikwu was in fact expressly consulted by the GMD and his recommendations were taken into account in following through the laid down procedure. Thus, for him to turn around and claim that “…these major contracts were never reviewed or discussed with me…” is most unfortunate to say the least”.

On the processing of NNPC contracts, the NNPC spokesman stated that the contracting process in Continued on page 6

How Jonathan was deceived, sabotaged by his cabinet

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ As Nigerians eagerly

await former President Goodluck Jonathan as he prepares to give his own account of his historic defeat in the 2015 presidential election, more insiders are coming forward with their version of what happened.

The latest is coming from a very close insider, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The governor has alleged that members of Jonathan’s cabinet and ranking members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ranging from the party’s former chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, deceived

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the former president and told him outright lies about his chances.

In the current edition of The Interview, Wike said: “Let me tell you the truth; so many people were not sincere with Jonathan. You saw that even in the way some were being unduly sycophantic on issues that were totally out of point…

I saw there was a lot of deceit.”

In a statement, the MD/ Editor-In-Chief of The Interview, Mr Azu Ishiekwene, said the current edition was “yet another riveting chapter in the unfolding story of Jonathan’s

monumental defeat.”

Wike said there were situations where politicians who were supposed to be in the field holed up inside Abuja, filing false reports.

He continued: “Some of them would say, ‘Your Excellency Sir, as I’m speaking with you now, so and so state is down for PDP’. It was all lies.”

He took a swipe on the Northern leaders of the party saying, “PDP in the North ganged up against Jonathan. Let the truth be told; nobody will die. They were not sincere to him.”

He said it was a mark of complicity that even

when Jonathan was stoned in some states and the governors in those states watched idly by adding, “If I were in Jonathan’s shoes, I won’t take it; let the heavens fall.”

Wike, who was Minister of State for Education then and generally perceived as First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan’s “anointed,” attacked “most cabinet members” for taking advantage of the former president’s gentlemanliness.

He, however, said that the PDP reconciliation committee of which he is chairman, had in their sights, former President Olusegun

Obasanjo and top members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), including former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, among others.

He also spoke on his controversial presence as the only PDP governor at the airport when President Muhammadu Buhari returned from his medical vacation in Britain, an act that has raised some eyebrow.

Wike spoke on his relationship with former Governor Peter Odili and allegations that he gate crashed into the office of a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to fix the

outcome of the state’s governorship election petition before the court.

He said: “These (the purveyors of the information) are evil people. Can Rotimi Amaechi tell the story of his life and he won’t mention Peter Odili? Can Dakuku Peterside mention anything and he won’t mention Peter Odili?”

The Rivers State governor also spoke on the leaked tape allegedly containing his voice, and claims that the $43million found in an Ikoyi apartment belonged to the state government.

“Let the Federal Government dare release the report. You will see what will happen,” he threatened.

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Aisha Buhari blasts Aso Rock clinic for lack of basic equipment Continued from page 1 budgeted annually for the clinic.

Mrs. Buhari said that it was embarrassing that a hospital such as the Aso Clinic did not have medical facilities to cater for the health need of the people it is meant to serve.

Speaking on Monday at a stakeholders meeting on Reproductive, Maternal, Nutrition, Child Advocacy and Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N), at the State

House, Abuja, Mrs. Buhari said that she recently fell ill and was advised to travel to London for treatment, but she refused.

She said: “I called the Aso Clinic to find out if they have an X-Ray machine; they said it’s not working.

In the end, I had to go to a hospital owned and operated by foreigners 100 per cent.

“There is a budget for the hospital and if you go there now, you will see a number of constructions going on

but they don’t have a single syringe there. What is the purpose of the buildings if there are no equipment there to work with?”

“You can imagine what happens across the states to governors’ wives if this will happen to me in Abuja”.

This was not the first time the Buharis would criticise the clinic which is meant to serve the presidency.

Buhari’s daughter, Zahra, had last week taken to her Instagram page to criticise

the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Jalal Arabi, for his inability to provide even Paracetamol tablets to the clinic despite a budget of N3 billion for the provision of drugs to the hospital.

The Daily Times recalls that the Aso Rock Clinic management had last week claimed that it was short of funds for major projects and purchases and would demand the commercialisation of the clinic’s operations for efficiency.

President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Jerome Traore (5th left); Dean of the court, Justice Hameye Foune Mahalmadane (3rd left); former President, of the court, Justice Maria Do Ceu Silva (2nd L); and others, during the opening ceremony of the 2017/2018 Legal Year of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja… on Monday.

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NNPC was governed by the rules provided in the act such as Provisions of the NNPC Act; The Public Procurement Act, 2007 (PPA); Procurement method and thresholds of application and the composition of Tenders Board as provided by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Circular reference no. SGF/OP/1/S.3/VIII/57, dated 11th March, 2009.

Ughamadu added that the procedure is also guided by the NNPC Delegation of Authority Guide; Supply Chain Management Policy & Procedure documents and the NNPC Ethics Guide.

Speaking on the approving Authority for Contracts, Ughamadu stated that the SGF Circular on procurement threshold provided certain authority limits for NNPC transactions as well as the composition of the NNPC Tenders Board.

He noted that the NNPC under Baru’s watch had cause to clarify from Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) as to the composition of NNPC Tenders Board and the role of NNPC Board appointed by the Federal Government.

According to Ughamadu, the BPP makes following clarifications: That the BPP expressly clarified that NNPC Tenders Board (NTB) is not the same as NNPC Board; The governing board (NNPC Board)

is responsible for approval of work programmes, corporate plans and budgets, while the NTB is responsible for approval of dayto- day procurement implementation; That the BPP referred to the SGF circular for the composition of the NTB to comprise the Accounting Officer (GMD NNPC) as the Chairman, with Heads of Department (GEDs) as members with the head of procurement (GGM SCM) serving as the Secretary of the NNPC Tenders Board.

The NNPC spokesman then said, “The above clarifications of the provisions of the procurement process show that approvals reside within the NTB and where thresholds are exceeded, the NNPC refers to FEC for approval. Therefore, the NNPC Board has no role in contracts approval process as advised by BPP. “ As can be seen, all these clarifications were sought and obtained prior to August, 2015 and were implemented by Dr. Kachikwu as the GMD of NNPC. Dr. Kachikwu also constituted the first NNPC Tenders Board on 8th September, 2015 and continued to chair it until his exit in June, 2016.”

Explaining, typical NNPC Contracting Process, Ughamadu said that the approval of project proposal and contracting strategy by NTB includes placement of adverts for expression of Continued on page 7

Lagos, Akwa Ibom, C’River record cases of monkeypox Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Edem Bassey, Calabar

ÏÏÏ The Lagos State Gov-

ernment has revealed that two suspected cases of monkey pox have been recorded in the state.

Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday, saying that the two suspected cases were currently being investigated.

“Though, no confirmed case has been recorded, there is need to sensitise members of the public and provide adequate information on measures for prevention and control of the disease in line with the policy of the state government,” he said.

Idris disclosed that the two suspected cases were recorded in a private hospital, which he did not disclose.

He added that one of the suspects came in from Bayelsa State and ate bush

meat.

Idris said the two suspects were currently being quarantined in the various houses pending the result of the investigation.

The Commissioner said since the break of the disease, the state government had reiterated the need for members of the public to observe and maintain a high standard of personal and environmental hygiene at all times- as part of the precautionary measures to prevent the spread to the State.

He urged members of the public to be vigilant and report any suspected case of the disease to the nearest public health facility or the Directorate of Disease Control in the State Ministry of Health.

“Also, health workers are advised to practice universal safety precautions in the management of suspected or confirmed cases, where appropriate personal protective equipment when

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attending to cases, wash hands after each contact with patients or contaminated materials, while surveillance systems must be strengthened.

“The State government has mobilised the Disease Surveillance Officers in the 57 LGAs and LCDAs in the State and health workers in both public and private health facilities have been placed on high alert,” Idris said.

He called on residents of the State to remain calm and go about their busi-

nesses without fear as the government had put in place adequate measures to effectively prevent and control the spread of the infection to the State.

“In case of any suspected case of monkey pox, the Lagos State Ministry of Health should be notified through the following mobile lines: 08037170614, 09087106072,” he said.

Also, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states have recorded first case of Monkeypox. The states have one case each. In Akwa Ibom,

besides the confirmed case, two other victims are undergoing thorough investigations whereas, in Cross River, the one case recorded has not been confirmed but undergoing thorough investigations and has been quarantined.

The Commissioner for Health, Cross River, Dr. Inyang Asibong, told our correspondent on phone on Monday that the only suspected case has been quarantined adding that the victim was undergoing thorough investigations saying, “It has not been confirmed yet but we are investigating it. The victim has been quarantined.”

The Commissioner, however, called on the general public, especially those living in the area to be careful and avoid close contacts with each other as the incubation period of Monkeypox disease is usually from six to 16 days but can range from five to 21 days.

Already, the state has

dispatched Disease Surveillance and Response team to Ikom. It was also gathered that the state epidemiology team has also collected samples from the suspect and sent to Abuja for proper investigation whilst they continue contact tracing and isolation of the suspect.

She, however, explained that the symptoms to watch out for includes fever, intense headache, swelling of the lymph node, back pain, muscle ache and an intense lack of energy then finally the skin erupts with rashes mostly on the face, palms and soles of the feet.

The evolution of the rash from lesions with a flat base to small fluid-filled blisters, pustules, followed by crusts occurs in approximately 10 days. Three weeks might be necessary before the complete disappearance of the crusts.

Dr Asibong appealed to general public to be on the alert and not hesitate to Continued on page 7

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Daily Times writes NNPC, seeks information on $25bn contracts

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interest in electronic and print media, Soliciting for tender (Technical and Commercial) Tender evaluation , Tender approval by NTB for contracts within its threshold; otherwise , Obtain BPP certificate of no objection before presentation to FEC and Present to FEC for approval.

He added that the contracts in the NNPC follow the above procedure.

On the issue of disputed lack of due process as alleged by Kachikwu, the NNPC spokesman said that NAPIMS and JV partner identify bankable projects that require financing and sends to NNPC Corporate Finance to assist in procuring financing.

Ughamadu therefore stated that the allegations against Baru were baseless, saying that due process had been followed in various activities at the NNPC.

Meanwhile, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has dragged the Federal Government before a Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to declare that the distribution of appointment into the Board of the NNPC by the Federal Government, particularly the distribution/appointment made on 5 July 2016, is discriminatory .

He is also asking the

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Lagos, Akwa Ibom, C’River record cases of monkeypox Continued from page 6 court to note that the appointments are against him and other Nigerians indigenous to the states in the South-East geo-political zone comprising Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia States.

Agbakoba is further asking the court to hold that the distribution/appointment violates the fives states’ fundamental rights to freedom from discrimiContinued on page 8

report any suspected case to the State Epidemiology Department or appropriate authorities immediately.

“Avoiding close physical contacts with body fluids of suspects, regular hand washing especially after caring for or visiting sick people and thoroughly cooking all animal products before eating are the best preventive measures against human to human transmission.

“There should be no cause for alarm and everyone should go about their normal business as the suspect is being properly managed in one of the isolation units. When Daily Times contacted the Cross River State Epidemiologist, Patience Uke, on phone, she said she was on her way to Ikom to investigate the matter.

The case in Akwa Ibom State has been confirmed by that State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles Udo. A statement released and signed by the commissioner said that the state ministry of health was on top of the matter.

Udoh urged the citizens to remain calm and report any case of the virus to the authority to aid the eradication of the disease (Monkeypox).

“Monkeypox currently has no treatment and no vaccine. It looks like smallpox but the rashes are larger while the disease is milder.

“The era of avoiding excessive handshake, regular hand washing and abstinence from bush meat is here again. We will provide more information subsequently,” the statement added.

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Val Okara, Owerri President, Rotary Club of Jos South, District 9125, Miss Sele Pam (left), distributing exercises books and vocational materials to pupils of L.G.E.A. Primary School, Kuru, during the Club’s celebration of Basic Education and Literacy Month, in Jos, Plateau State… on Monday.

Buhari, others mourn ex- COAS Gen. Victor Malu

Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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President Muhammadu Buhari and others on Monday mourned the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), the late Lt. General Victor Samuel Leonard Malu, who died in the early hours of Monday in Cairo, Egypt.

Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, extended his condolences to Late Gen. Malu’s family as well as the government and people of Benue State on the death of the former Chief of Army Staff who also creditably served as Force Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) peace-keeping force in Liberia between 1996 and 1998.

The President also commiserated with the Nigerian Armed Forces on the demise of a professional colleague who he said dem-

onstrated incredible courage and leadership during very turbulent times in Liberia and in the country.

The statement read: “The President recalls that as Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping (troops) in Liberia from 1996 to 1998, Gen. Malu was an icon of professionalism, bravery and discipline, and he aptly demonstrated these attributes throughout his national and international military assignments.

“The President believes that the late Gen. Malu will be fondly remembered for his dedication and commitment as a military officer and his numerous landmark contributions to Nigeria ’s unity and development.”

The President urged the bereaved family, friends and associates to honour Malu’s memory by upholding his invaluable sacrifices for a peaceful and united Nigeria.

He prayed that Almighty God will comfort all who mourn Gen. Malu, and

grant his soul perfect peace.

Also mourning the Late Gen. Malu (rtd), the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said Nigeria has lost one of its finest military officers who distinguished himself and made the country proud in several local and international assignments he undertook during his illustrious military career.

The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, noted that late Gen. Malu was a recipient of the Force Service Star (FSS) Award, Meritorious Service Star (MSS) Award, Distinguished Service Star (DSS) Award, among others.

The APC also fondly recalled the distinguished service of the late Malu as Force Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998.

The party said that his impressive performance

earned him commendations from both Liberians and international observers over improvements that followed his taking command.

It noted that in the course of the “late Malu’s eventful tenure as the country’s Chief of Army Staff from 1999 to 2001, he doggedly canvassed and undertook reforms aimed at establishing a truly national army with a deep sense of purpose.”

The Party condoles with the immediate family, the Nigerian Army and the government and people of Benue state over the painful loss and prayed the Almighty God to grant the late Malu eternal rest and the family the strength to bear the loss.

The family source said yesterday that the late exarmy chief travelled to Cairo two weeks ago for medical check- up. He had was confirmed to a wheel chair for several years as a result of stroke and died at the age of 70 years old.

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South Governors’ Forum has expressed worry over the dearth of infrastructure and lack of significant Federal presence in the two geo-political zones.

The Forum also said that adequate attention should be paid to infrastructural development and other needs of the regions by the federal government.

In a communiqué in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Sunday night and signed by its chairman, Mr. Udom Emmanuel after a one – day meeting held in Government House, Owerri, The forum dwelled on the proposed amendment of the 1999 constitution and resolved to take a firm position that would be in the best interest of the two regions.

The Forum, while commending some prominent Nigerians for instituting a broad-based negotiations between the North and South East over the quit notice issued by Arewa Youths to the Igbos resident in the Northern part of the country, it warned that it would be the last time any person or group of persons would make statement that

would suggest that any part of the country is no go area for other Nigerians.

The governors of the two regions resolved to go in one direction that would be beneficial to the political future of the people of the regions. The Forum acknowledged the efforts of security agencies that brought relative peace in the regions and consequently contributed to an increased oil production.

It also commended the inspector–General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for organising security summits in different geo-political zones of the country, stating that, the outcome of the summits would lead to a better policy.

The state governors in attendance were Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Nyeson Wike (Rivers), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa).

Others are Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and the deputy governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nkem Okeke who represented the state governor, Willy Obiano. The forum will reconvene in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on November 26, 2017.

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Nigerian Army set to conduct ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile II’ in Lagos, Ogun Joy Anyim

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line with the Nigerian Army’s Training Directive for the Year 2017, troops of 81 Division Nigerian Army, including its affiliated formations and units located within its Area of Responsibility (AOR) which covers Lagos and Ogun States will be participating in this year’s Exercise ‘Crocodile Smile II’ from October 7th - 28th, 2017.

According to a press statement issued by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, for the Division, Lieutenant Colonel Olaolu Daudu, the exercise is intended to sharpen troops’ skills on the procedures and conduct of Internal Security operations in aid of civil authorities, administration in the field, and logistics involved.

The statement reads, “The exercise will avail troops the opportunity to sharpen their combat skills in the conduct of land based as well as joint river-

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ine operations. Additionally, the exercise will also feature humanitarian activities such as free medical outreach in some selected communities and the conduct of sanitation exercises by the troops for the benefit of their host communities.

“It is also expected that troops would be more proficient in equipment maintenance, reconnaissance, inter-service and interagency cooperation, as well as effective application of the Nigerian Army Code of Conduct and strict adherence to Rules of Engagement (ROE), during inter-

nal security operations or disaster management when called upon in aid of civil authorities.”

It was however stated that the exercise may transform into real operations to deal with emerging security challenges such as kidnappings, cultism, armed robbery, pipeline vandalism, and insurgency, among others within the Division’s area of responsibility.

The authorities of the 81 Division Nigerian Army also stated that the exercise is not targeted at any individual or group. Therefore Law abiding citizens are

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He also named the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) , the NNPC and the Federal Character Commission (FCC) as codefendants to the suit.

Specifically, the applicant sought the court for an order declaring that the distribution of appointment into the Board of the NNPC by the Federal Government, particularly the distribution/appointment made on 5 July 2016, violates the principle of democracy, social justice and Federal Character prescribed by Section 14(1) and (13) of the 1999 Constitution; He is asking the court to declare that the said distribution of appointments also violates the guiding principles and formulae for the distribution of posts, as prescribed by Part 1, Sections 1 and 4 of Guiding principles and formulae for the distribution of all cadres of posts, the subsidiary legislation pursuant to Section 4(1)(a) of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc.) Act of the 3rd Respondent.

Agbakoba therefore

asked the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Government from further violation of the Constitution and other laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, including the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc.) Act in appointment of members of the board of the 2nd respondent.

He is further seeking an order of perpetual injunction directing the respondents to enforce compliance with the principles of democracy, social justice and all laws relating to Federal Character, including the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc.) Act in appointing members of the Board of the NNPC. He also claimed that on July 5, 2016 the Federal Government appointed the following persons as members of the Board of the 2nd Respondent: Dr. Tajuddeen Umar (North East), Baru (North East), Mr. Abba Kyari (North East), Mr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse (North Central), Mallam Mohammed Lawal, Mallam Yusuf Lawal, Kachikwu (South-South), Dr. Thomas M.A John (South-South) and Dr. Pius O. Akinyelure (South-West).

According to him, none of the above persons are from the states comprising the South-East Geopolitical Zone.

He further stated that the Federal Government accords numerical advantage to States in other Geo-Political Zones, while excluding the South-East Geopolitical Zone, by denying the Zone representation the board of the NNPC. According to Agbakoba, the development is discriminatory against the indigenes of states comprising the South-East Geopolitical Zone.

The case has not been assigned to any judge.

PENGASSAN, NUPENG pay solidarity visit to Baru In a related development, the leaderships of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), have paid a solidarity visit to Baru and pledged their unalloyed support for ‘’his transformation stride.”

Speaking during the solidarity visit to the GMD, the National President of Continued on page 27

advised to go about their normal businesses without fear.

The Division stated that the dates and locations of the various humanitarian activities such as sanitation exercises and free medical interventions will be announced in due course.

The Division also called on members of the public to be at peace and not entertain any fears as they will witness increased movements of troops and equipment during the period.

Similarly the Division requested for the cooperation and support of all to ensure the success of the exercise which is aimed at making the Nigerian Army responsive to its Constitutional roles.

For member of the public who would also want to give the Army useful and credible information during the exercise, they can do so by calling the Nigerian Army Information and Call Centre Telephone Number 193 (Using all Networks toll free) and Human Right Desk Number 08160134303/08161507644.

5m children have vision impairment in Nigeria -Optometry association Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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the Ekiti State Chapter of the Nigerian Optometry Association (NOA), Dr. Ayo Osadare, has put the number of children suffering from vision impairment in Nigeria at over five million.

Speaking during an advocacy visit to the State Ministry of Information, Youth and Sports Development, Dr. Osadare said that recent statistics released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicated that 19 million children are suffering from vision impairment globally, emphasizing that one out of every four children have undetected vision problem that may impede their learning.

Osadare lamented that 80 percent of cases of blindness in Nigeria were avoidable, describing the result of a recent survey which revealed that about 90 percent of school age children in Nigeria had never undergone any form of eye examination as worrisome.

According to him, 12 mil-

lion out of the 19 million estimated cases of visual impairment among children were as a result of refractive errors which could be corrected if detected early.

Dr. Osadare said NOA would hold free vision screening for children in selected school nationwide in commemoration of the 2017 World Sight Day as part of efforts at reducing the prevalence of vision impairment in the country.

Calling for the integration of eye health into the school curriculum and the primary healthcare delivery system across the country, Osadare said his association was already making arrangements to train teachers from different schools to enable them identify suspected cases of visual impairment among their pupils, so that the effected pupil could undergo proper test and commence treatment if necessary.

He also stressed the importance of undergoing annual comprehensive eye checkups to reduce avoidable vision loss.

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AMAC chairman bows to political pressure, recalls sacked workers Idu Jude, Abuja

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the political realignment blows its wind across the FCT, the chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Alhaji Adamu Candido, has bowed to pressure for the fear of losing the support of numerous supporters of the All Progressive Party (APC) in the FCT for sacking supervisory councilors in his cabinet.

The AMAC Chairman had sacked all the seven politically appointed councilors representing various areas in the AMAC while making effort to engage new appointees.

Days after their sack, pressures from different quarters have forced the AMAC chairman to recall the sacked councilors.

In like manner, the AMAC Chairman is eyeing the only senatorial slot of the FCT. The position which is currently being held by Senator Philip Tenimu Aduda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is already under threat with the decamping of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon Lukeman Zaphania Jizalo, who recently cross-carpeted from the opposition party to the ruling APC ahead of the 2019 national election.

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NGO calls on Fulani, other ethnic groups to embrace peace in Nasarawa

Augustine Okezie, Abuja

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In order to ensure prompt response to any security challenge in the state, a non-governmental organization, Search for Common Ground (SFCG), has called on the Fulani and other tribes in some communities affected by crisis in Nasarawa State to embrace peace.

The NGO made the call on Sunday when they organized a peace meeting and cultural festival between the Fulani’s and other ethnic groups in Doma Local Government Area of the State.

Our correspondent reports that the meeting was attended by Fulani, Alagos,

Eggons, Madas, Tivs, Migilis, traditional rulers and security agencies from the area.

Speaking during the event, Senior Programme Manager of the NGO, Sani Suleiman, said the group is intervening in states and communities that were affected by crisis in the country.

“We have also worked in the North East, Southern Kaduda, Plateau and other communities that were engulfed by crisis.

“What we do mainly is to organized peace meetings, workshop for the affected communities and future educate them and entertain-

ing dramas that portrays peace and unity.”

“And in all that we do, we allowed people from the affected communities play an active role in order to understand the importance of living together irrespective of their differences,” he added.

He therefore advised people to adopt alternative dispute resolution mechanism in order to avoid the negative effects of crisis.

Also speaking, the representative of the Andoma of Doma (Traditional Ruler) John Ogah, and Patu MusaZaidu, Director of Personnel Management (DPM) of Doma warned people against taking the laws into

their hands.

They therefore urged both farmers and the Fulani’s not to block cattle root and destroyed crops in the farm in order to sustain the existing peace in the area and guaranty food sufficiency.

Responding on behalf of the Fulani’s , Lawel ArdoDano, Chairman states’ chapter of Ardos, attributed clashes between farmers and Fulani’s to activities of child shepherd and blockage of cattle root.

He warned the Fulani’s against sending children to rear cows or rearing cows in the night adding that anyone caught violating these directive would be sanction.

FG creates jobs for 200 Niger Delta ex-agitators Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Federal Government through its Presidential Amnesty Programme has created various indirect jobs for over 200 Niger Delta exagitators in Nigeria.

This is part of the government’s entrepreneurial drive geared toward creating an enabling environment for the development of the 30,000 ex-agitators’ potentials in different vocational skill.

Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in a statement on Sunday said that the Batch B graduation ceremony of the 200 Niger Delta ex-agitators in Nnewi, Anambra State was in line with the objective of the programme.

After the nine months intensive automobile course in automobile manufacturing, engineering and maintenance, Boroh commended the grandaunts for making President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government proud in their performance during the training.

He reiterated that the training was part of the ongoing reintegration process of 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region. “The focus of the Presidential Amnesty Programme is to create the enabling environment for youths in the region,

particularly the ex-agitators to have sustainable sources of livelihood as they are reintegrated into their communities.”

Meanwhile, the Project Coordinator, Prince Momoh Aminu, hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for believing in the sustainability of peace in the Niger Delta, “permit me to appreciate our ever focused and visionary president, President Muhammadu Buhari for believing in the sustainability of peace in the country, most especially the Niger Delta.”

“Mr President has demonstrated on many occasions his interest in the transformation of the Niger Delta which is seen in the unprecedented budgetary allocation to the amnesty office.”

Also commending Boroh on his relentless passion to empower the exagitators, he said, “the appointment of a man of peace and advocate for sustainable growth in the person of Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) to anchor this very sensitive and critical national assignment, has shown his absolute passion for peace, empowerment for the youths and all inclusive development in the Niger Delta.” “this passion has translated into quantum in oil production in Niger Delta, also he has brought about a substantial renovation in the amnesty program with more judicious application of funds,” he said.

Youths from Edo State on a peaceful protest over kidnapping and assassination in their Edo state in Abuja… on Monday.

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FG hails ECOWAS Court’s Int’l commercial arbitration initiative

Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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Federal Government said on Monday that it welcomed the Community Court of Justice (CCJ) ECOWAS, International and Regional commercial arbitration initiative aimed at addressing the increasing cross- border commercial transactions and disputes in the region.

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday conveyed the feeling of the government at the opening ceremony of the 2017/2018 legal year of the CCJ. Malami said that “no doubt, international arbitration has since assumed

the preferred method of resolving commercial disputes transcending international borders in view of the peculiar challenges being encountered in conventional adjudication by the national judiciaries of member states.”

He said that the existence of a creditable alternative means of dispute resolution is key to foreign investment decisions and also a catalyst for commercial growth.

According to him, the International scope of the CCJ is a proper forum for the exchange of thoughts and views on recent developments in international and regional commercial arbitration particularly with the increasing crossborder commercial trans-

actions in the region and the disputes arising there from.

He said that issues at stake revolve round regional trade and investments, finance, legal and compliance regulations, advancements in technology, arbitration, rules and procedures.

“It is indeed a noval idea and most welcome development that the CCJ is seeking to promote alternative dispute resolution which is for the benefit of the entire ECOWAS community” adding that in this quest the CCJ may wish to partner with the Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, Lagos, under Article 16 of the 1993 ECOWAS revised treaty

and Article 9(5) of Protocol A/ SP.1/01/05.

Earlier in his welcome address, the President of the Community Court of justice, Justice Jerome Traore, has said, that the court should not be suffocated at the time when it is making serious efforts to institute the principles of a two-tier system of operation, ‘’notably by the inclusion of an appellate chamber, already called for by a number of member states.”

He said that no economic reason will be sufficient enough to justify a dismantling of the court, which he recalled “symbolizes at the highest level, the concern for sobriety in the utilization of public resources.”

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Tears as FCT devt control bulldozers visits Kpaduma Village again Idu Jude, Abuja

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the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) at the weekend embarked on the demolition of structures within an “illegal settlement,” near the highbrow area of Kpaduma District, amid despair and weeping from the affected inhabitants of the place.

Accompanied by a strong joint team of security personnel, officials of its Department of Development Control (DDC), at the weekend stormed the settlement known as Mountain Village, located near Dantata Yard, just few metres away from the Nnamdi Azikiwe express way, with a bulldozer and ransacked the area.

They dismantled no fewer than 135 houses, purportedly developed by people who had encroached on the hill top area.

Equally demolished were kiosks and other structures being used for business and religious activities in the area.

Speaking during the exercise, the Acting Director of the Department, Mr. Mukhtar Usman Galadima, explained that the action was to ensure safety of lives and property in Kpaduma and environs.

He described the exercise as a timed operation, in furtherance to reinvigorated efforts at maintaining the sanctity of the Abuja Master plan.

He noted that prior to the demolition exercise, the department had adequately informed inhabitants of the place to

remove their belongings and leave, since August 2016, with several follow up quit notices.

He therefore reiterated that removal of shanties and illegal settlements remains a continuous exercise, in order to ensure the development of the nation’s capital, in line with its Master plan.

“For their safety, we have to demolish all the structures within the place, so that they could move to places they can afford within approved settlements scattered around the FCT, where living conditions are better.”

“And, as far as we (officials of FCT Development Control Department) are concerned, removal of shanties and illegal settlements is a continuous exercise. So people are advised to only develop and settle in legal places,” Galadima stressed.

However, some affected persons expressed shock and anguish over the total destruction of their structures in the area, claiming that they were caught unaware by the action.

While some of the affected persons complained that they were not given notice before the demolition, others made a passionate appeal to the government for provision of an alternative land, to enable them to resettle their families.

One of the dislodged settlers, Mrs. Fatima Musa, a local food vendor, said the development has thrown her and family into serious state of despair, as she has no other place to relocate to.

Farmers, herders clash: NGO engages over 60 youths on peaceful coexistence Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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60 youths were on Monday tasked to shun violence and imbibe attitude that will further unite trouble communities they represent and by extension the country at large.

Speaking at a forum tagged ‘Building Bridges’ between Farmers and Herders, held in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, the State Coordinator for the project, Patience Chaimang, said elders and youths of the Communities should work in tandem as that will give room for enduring peace in the hitherto troubled areas.

Chaimang said the essence of the project is aimed at bringing back the peace that was once lost between farmers and herders in the once crisis bedevilled communities.

“Engaging the youths in an interactive section will help address the issues that has hitherto brought civil unrest between farmers and herders in Barkin-Ladi and

Riyom LGA in Plateau State, Zangokataf and Kachia LGA of Kaduna State and Dama and Kiyana LGA of Nassarawa State”, she said.

A co-convener of the project, Mr. Japhet Philip who is also the Project Officer for the Project, said herders and farmers has a long history of peaceful coexistence, but since 2001 when the crisis in Jos started, it affected their relationship, adding that the project seeks to restore the once lost harmonious living between both communities.

On his part, the Youth Leader in Barkin-Ladi, Mr. Lawrence Rondong, said the initiative for organising an interactive section between the youths of various communities will foster the much needed peace.

Responding, one of the participants, a youth from the Fulani community, Mohammed Suleiman, said the forum should also seek ways to engage the Fulani leaders in dialogue with the leaders of their host communities, saying that the Fulani heads have absolute control on their youths.

L-R: Wife of Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mrs. Janet Adeyemo; Wife of Governor of Oyo State, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi; Wife of Secretary to the State Government , Mrs. Bolanle Ali; Commissioner for Women Affairs, Oyo Sate, Mrs. Atinuke Osunkoya, during the Women Intercessory Network for the Nation in Ibadan, Oyo State… recently.

Unnecessary adjournments will cost you your practice licenses-Lagos CJ warns lawyers Peter Fowoyo and Titilope Joseph

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ing Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke on Monday warned members of the bar from requesting for unnecessary adjournments, noting that any lawyers caught in such practice would risk losing their practice licenses.

Justice Oke revealed that Lagos State judicial officers would soon be mandated to sign oath of secrecy.

It was at the new legal year service held at the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Lagos were the CJ warned members of the judiciary that it would no longer be business as usual.

The Acting CJ further stated that all supporting staff of judges would henceforth swear the oath of allegiance and secrecy.

“It would no longer be

business as usual because it is a new dawn for the judiciary. All members of the judiciary would from now ve accountable for their actions and attitude.

“We the Lagos State Judiciary are ready to work and we appeal to members of the bar to help us. We say no to unnecessary adjournments. This practice is not acceptable in Europe. We need to build a judiciary of our dreams,” she said.

While stating her vision for the judiciary, the CJ said, “the vision of this administration is to create a truly independent and empowered branch of government by providing a fair and responsive system of justice committed to excellence.

“We would uphold the rule of law in interpreting laws; stamp out all forms of official corruption; make a speedy dis-

pensation of justice.

“Our mission is to work towards a judiciary that epitomizes discipline, honesty, hardwork and integrity.

“I am also using this opportunity to appeal to the members of the bar because we cannot achieve this alone.

“We need you in order to stop corruption, laziness and tardiness because we want to work.

“We are not going to allow unnecessary adjournments because there are certain things members of the bar do in here that they won’t dare do in Europe or America.

“Unnecessary adjournments will cost you your practicing license. Lagos state judiciary is a role model not only in Nigeria but in Africa and the world at large.

“We have sworn an oath and we have members

who have not sworn to anything. We want to let them know that every member must swear to that oath and stand by it.

In his lecture titled ‘Justice in the kingdom of Allah’, founder of Jarmaatu Ahli Lali Islamic Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdullahi Gbade Akinbode admonished judges to always seek the guidance of Allah in dispensing justice.

Sheikh Akinbode noted that judges must be conscious of Allah who is the final judge before whom they will also give account.

“As you commence the new legal year, since you have accepted to Ambassadors of justice, you must be careful of what you do. When you want to judge, know that there is a grandfinalle judge and that is Allah.

Invasion of Kanu’s residence: Military must follow due process – Igbo monarch Bolaji Omosanya, Ibadan

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Oyo State, Dr. Alex Anozie, has said that the Nigeria Military and other security agencies in any given operation must ensure that they follow due process in carrying out their constitutionally assigned duty.

He gave this remark in an exclusive interview with The Daily Times Correspondent in Ibadan, on his reaction about the Operation Python Dance of Nigerian

Army that raided the resident of the leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in Abia State.

According to him, security agencies can enter into the house of any suspect in so far as it is done constitutionally and if nothing incriminating is found, the person is free.

However, he said every Nigerian, including Kanu, is entitled to his or her own opinion and that this must not in any way be stifled.

On the strident call for

peace, and unity by various groups, individuals and leaders all over the country, Dr. Anozie said things have to be put in their proper prospective.

He said truth, justice, equity, fairness, security and such-like vital matters are the necessary ingredients that can make peace and unity to flourish in the country.

Speaking on the order being sought for the arrest and extradition of the IPOB leader at Federal High Court in Abuja by one Ugechukwu

Kenneth who claimed to be from Afara, in Abia State, Dr. Anozie stated that the man is also entitled to air his own view.

Although, he said that, through his experience, he has come to realize that not all the things one read in the newspapers are necessarily true.

Moreover, Anozie averred that some reports may have been a result of total misinformation or misrepresentation by the media to sell their news.

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Politics A lot of Nigerians are clamouring for restructuring of the country, what is your own comment on the controversial issue?

I have never been against restructuring like that, but the problem of Nigeria is not restructuring, it is re-orientation of our mindset. Nigerians hate each other, we are greedy; we are selfish, we are self-centered and those on stage politically are wicked, they don’t have the common man or the grassroots man in their mind; they are there for self-gratification; they want to grab to the third generation according to their mindset.

Until the re-orientation of our mindset is achieved, we restructure our mind to our needs, not our want, we cannot go anywhere.

Secondly, we need to develop ourselves, like our forefathers did, but that is not to say there are issues created down by bad governance. The issues that are created down is not even 18 years ago, it has been there since Independence because of these factors I have just mentioned.

Also, greed, selfishness, tussle for power, nepotism, character assassination and other evil attitude. So, if we start on a platform of growth, neighborliness and that kind of solidarity for our country, I think we would have grown more than this if we are going by the tenet of our colonial masters; going after our necessary needs and not our want to be special beings among our tribes men, society to be one out of a million, infact we created the problems we have found ourselves.

I have come to the conclusion that people are just criticising this government for nothing. This present government opened our eyes to our root foundation, exposing treasury looters and disgruntled politicians; that is what we are suffering from; not necessarily restructuring, they want their relatives to come around them and beg before they can eat and survive, that is cause of inequality.

President Muhammadu Buhari is fighting a lot of battles, especially corruption and insecurity and all that, but which area do you suggest he should focus on more?

Number one is the power sector. He should try everything he can to stabilise power because if there is enough power and constant light, the idle man will see something to do and that will quell the tempo of tension in the polity for now.

You see if he can provide the three necessities of life, power, water and food, tension across the country will subside; infact those three things work together especially now that he has revised us to having the backyard farming; our needs will come down a little because we may not be buying so much things like we have been buying before; so, we are looking inward now because many foreign foods, clothes and other necessary things have been taken out of the way.

If we grow up with garri, akpu, starch, tuwo without fried eggs, bread, etc. all these things will increase our internal earnings. Infact, the government has taught us to be ourselves and not to be artificial.

Don’t you think Buhari is too hard on Nigerians?

In what sense? Buhari is not hard at all, he is only doing what he has promised and what he knows how to do best.

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Restructuring not Nigeria’s problem, but greed and selfishness –Oyubu Dr. (Mrs.) Janet Oyubu is the All Progressives Congress (APC) Woman Leader in Delta State.

For her the call for the restructuring of Nigeria is unnecessary, rather she wants Nigerians to re-orientate their mindset, arguing that such was the panacea for the rapid growth and development of the country. Oyubu in this interview with OLA JAMES in Warri, insist that Nigeria can stand tall within the comity of nations and the best in the African Continent.

While commending the five South-East governors for proscribing IPOB, the frontline politician advised Nnamdi Kanu to tread softly in his quest for the creation of Republic of Biafra.

He is a very virtuous man and he wants everybody to be like him and if not like him at least if you are not virtuous at all, change from vices to virtue. He is trying and gradually we will get there.

Madam, people are saying Buhari is always unlucky to rule Nigeria because each time he comes on board, people suffers?

You see every human being is created for a purpose. When there are errors there are bound to be corruption, the duty assigned to Mr. President from Heaven is a very tedious one. Perhaps, he was born to correct all the ills in our land; is that hard luck? The first time he came he foresaw today; he wanted to forestall it so that today will not be what it is now, they disturbed him. You know

when you are thriving in evil, it is like milk and honey but if they try to correct you, to do the right thing, it is like you are undergoing punishment. People are saying when he came now things are hard, did he loot the treasury when he came first? He only came to correct what is not right.

Everybody must not like everybody according to President Donald Trump. I believe Buhari is trying his best, infact we have good relationship with America even Russia is not our enemy, but we will get there because we are doing more than our contemporary in the African Continent.

What is your advice to Buhari on foreign policy?

I don’t think we are doing badly in terms of foreign policy, because we have enough kettle of fish inward here. Mr. President is struggling to tackle the internal problems and he has normal relationship with powerful countries like Britain that gave us Independence, we are not from America, but we like their idea that is why we are following along.

The country recently had its 57 Independence anniversary, how do you asses Nigeria at 57? Are we progressing or retrogressing?

Nigeria is standing tall among the comity of nations because Buhari’s government has made us proud and could be described as one of the best things that have happened to Nigeria, because he is trying to put us on our right and proper footing. It is not easy to do the right thing. Buhari is a realist, a pragmatic person, he doesn’t believe in pretending, he is out to tell everybody the truth all the time and also want us to do our thing in the right way. I mean the way China and America started, infact he wants us to have our brand in Africa and all over

The problem of Nigeria is not restructuring, it is re-orientation of our mindset.

Nigerians hate one another, we are greedy; we are selfish, we are self-centred and those on stage politically are wicked, they don’t have the common man or the grassroots man in their mind; they are there for self-gratification; they want to grab to the third generation

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PDP chairmanship: Why I support Bode George – Adewale Patrick Okohue , Lagos A former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Segun Adewale, has said that he is supporting Chief Olabode George for the chairmanship seat of the party in spite of their political disagreements.

Adewale told reporters in Lagos on Sunday that supporting George, a former PDP National Deputy Chairman for the exalted party position was the right thing to do politically.

He said that though he had some issues with George in the state chapter of the party, he would still support him for the position.

“I am supporting Bode George to be the next chairman of the party despite our differences. The disagreements I have with him are local disagreements and not national. My

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support goes for his national aspiration.

“My support is based on his promise that he would not interfere in the affairs of the party at the state level, which was the major cause of the friction. Moreover, Bode George is a chieftain from Lagos,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that George and Adewale had been at loggerheads over the former’s support for another factional chairman, Mr Moshood Salvador, in the state.

Salvador had, before the resolution of the party’s leadership tussle by the Supreme Court, aligned with Chief Ahmed Makarfi, National Caretaker Chairman of the party, while Adewale supported Sen. Ali -Modu Sheriff.

Adewale has, however, pledged support for Makarfi following his affirmation as PDP National Chairman by the Supreme Court on

July 12.

He had said that the ruling did not affect his leadership of the party in Lagos State.

His insistence to stay at the state’s secretariat deepened his friction with George who said Salvador was the authentic chairman based on the ruling.

The national leadership of the party later directed Adewale to surrender the keys to the secretariat to George. He has complied with the directive.

Owing to the leadership crisis, the party announced the dissolution of the state executive committee at a non- elective congress in Port Harcourt and replaced it with a caretaker committee.

In spite of these, Adewale was present at George’s declaration for the party’s chairmanship position on Friday in Lagos.

NAN reports the PDP congress to elect new national executives will hold on Dec. 9.

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Plateau LG polls: Political analyst cautions against electoral violence Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos As stakeholders in Plateau State prepare for local government elections slated for Feb. 17, 2018 a political analyst, Mr Anthony Izang, has advised them to adhere to the rules to avoid electoral violence.

Izang particularly cautioned key players like the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), political parties and voters against actions that could impede justice and fair play.

His advice was contained in a paper titled: “Strategy of Curbing Electoral Violence in Nigeria”, presented at the 2017 Emergency Preparedness and Response Team (EPRT) interactive forum on Sunday, in Pankshin.

The EPRT is an arm of the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), an NGO of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos. The response team consists of volunteers, who respond to, and report emergency situations that could lead to violence in the 17 local government areas of Plateau.

Izang, a senior lecturer at the University of Jos, regretted that elections in Nigeria were frequently marred by violence which he blamed on the non-adherence to regulations by key players.

“Strict adherence to the rules of the game by key players will curtail the tendencies of electoral violence, before, during or after the polls.

“We can avoid and prevent electoral violence in the forthcoming local government elections if PLASIEC, political parties and other stakeholders operates within the ambit of the law guiding the exercise.

“We want all stakeholders to work toward a peaceful, credible and acceptable poll come Feb. 17. We want the exercise to come and go very quietly,” he said.

The analyst urged PLASIEC to sensitise voters on what was expected of them, so as to avoid confusion on election days.

He also advised the electoral umpire to be transparent and objective during the polls, so as minimise suspicion among the electorate.

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the world. We are doing very well among our black Africa contemporary, don’t forget that we are the big brother of Africa and we remain there, nothing is taking us backward despite the kind of problem we have been going through. If other Africa countries are experiencing one third of what we are going through, there will be anarchy.

We are not retrogressing rather, we are moving forward. You will agree with me that twenty-four months are not enough to correct the ills of almost 57 years back, so it is not just government or democratic dispensation. He is trying to correct the things that were not properly done from our root foundation. So, we are progressing.

Above all we are not regretting getting Independence from the British government. Indeed, the methodology is not right, but I can assure you that we are not regretting at all. The system we had applied from the beginning was faulty.

So, the person who knows it wants to put it right if given the atmosphere to put the system right. And we will know that we are getting it better than when we started.

What do you have to say about the clamour for the republic of Biafra by a section of Igbo?

That Mr. President knows how to manage insult and has given mandate of free speech does not mean that anybody will just wake up and start insulting his personality like that for no reason.

Nnamdi Kanu is not too young to lead a revolution, but the system he is applying is very violent and cross the border of self-actualisation to terrorism, that is simply the truth. Anybody who supports Kanu right now is supporting truancy.

No country in the world can support a parallel government by somebody who does not know his left from his right.

This issue has been there and it is not only the South-East that is marginalised.

Besides, our unity is sacrosanct, because we inter-marry, we have lived together and we are related in one way and the other. That is why people are clamouring that we should review certain policies that will meet our current needs. The methodology matters a lot because the way he is going about is wrong and nothing has been achieved by violence. So, he should have known that by age, the President is old enough

to be his father. By governance it is not the fault of our President in current dispensation for where found ourselves. If other leaders who ruled before did not allow the country to break up in their time why is Kanu and his supporters wanting Buhari to do it in his own time, even if there are issues. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo did not allow it to happen in his time, he cautioned against it and said that second war is not necessary, because no nation survives civil war twice.

So, why are we clamouring for it, because whatever thing that happens is as a result of treasury looting, greed and disgruntled politicians. We should not listen to their pranks.

Five governors of the South-East came up with a statement, proscribing IPOB and other related issues, do they have the power to do that?

They have the power to some extent to keep and maintain peace in their jurisdiction. They cannot fold their hands and allow the breakdown of law and order in their respective state.

They had called Kanu and advised him to plan well as others are doing without

violence and should not plunge their region into anarchy in the name of Biafra.

He (Kanu) decided to run secret police agents and even armed them, telling people that he can stop election in Anambra State and nothing will happen.

Yes, we know youths are angry and hungry, jobless and many issues are there to be solved, but you cannot solve issues by adding more to it.

Do you believe in one Nigeria?

I do believe in one Nigeria and, we have not grown more than America because America has fifty-two states and ours is far less than America. We can form a better Nigeria if we can get things right from our mindset.

What do you have to say about the First Lady who is still donating relief materials to the less privileged, especially the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). IS she over doing things?

She is doing the best she can to support the current government and actualise what she promised in her campaign.

So, Chibok girls and other women are all her own because she is the mother of the nation. She is really doing well and we are also praying that God will grant her

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ecent opening of a local electric meter manufacturing factory in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is a welcome development as it marked the era of privately owned local manufacturing of electric meters in Nigeria. When in November 2013 the Federal Government privatised the Power Holding Company (PHCN), the buyers did not envisage problems.

Since then the 11 distribution companies (Discos) have been struggling to meet the metering deadline of five years contained in their Purchasing Agreements (PAs) with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). A modicum of progress was made in the metering of customers. But, the Discos have been citing weak capital as the major reason for their inability to meter all their customers. They blamed illiquidity for their inability to meter the customers and their banks’ failure to provide them credits to purchase meters.

Nigeria is a country with great potential for development. Almost all sectors of the country’s economy need electricity to stimulate development.

Unfortunately, no appreciable economic development can be made in an economy with inadequate supply of electric power. Even with the erratic and unstable power supply in the country, electricity supply to homes and industries have over the years been bedevilled by insufficient supply of metering machines. As Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo rightly observed at the inauguration of the metering company, Nigeria’s economic development is hinged on effective power supply. Without doubt, availability of a good electric metering device is part of an effective power supply. Herein lies the importance of the new electric meter manufacturing company.

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nies (Discos) have been complaining of inadequate supply of meters. In the main, the Discos complained about their lack of funds to purchase meters for onward sale to their customers, thus limiting the quantity of orders they could purchase from local suppliers of the product who also had to import them from overseas. The introduction of prepaid metering system made it easier for the Discos to collect their money upfront from electric power consumers while it has enabled electric power consumers too to pay in advance for whatever quantity of electric power they would want to enjoy.

In many parts of the country attempts by the Discos to make unmetered consumers of electric power to pay have been unsuccessful. Also, the Discos resort to the use of estimated bills has not helped matters as, in most cases, such consumers avoid payment for the electricity they used.

The new electric power metering factory which is a partnership between the Akwa Ibom government and some private investors is expected to put the state on the path of industrialisation. It will manufacture an average of one million meters per year but can be increased later to produce up to 2.7 million units of meters per year.

If anything, the Akwa Ibom example is an example of fruitful collaboration between the public and the private sectors in an uncharted area that used to be controlled by the Federal Government. The Akwa Ibom State example has shown that with approval from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) a state government, just like any private entrepreneur, can invest in any area of the power sector. It is expected that many local and foreign investors will follow the example of the investors in the metering company to set up factories in Akwa Ibom State and other parts of the country.

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Nollywood and culture of film festivals

T Wilfred Okichie

he Reset themed 7th edition of the Lights Camera Africa film festival came to an end on October 1 with the screening of the closing film, the migrant documentary, An Opera of the World, directed by Malian academic/filmmaker, Manthia Diawara. For three days film lovers, critics, artistes and supporters gathered at the Federal Palace Hotel to take in the screenings, discussions and performances on offer.

Akin Omotoso, the South African based director of Nigerian descent arrived with a twofer, the opening film, an experimentation with form and structure, titled A Hotel Called Memory, and the more conventional feature length, Vaya, an arresting, if seamless binding of three parallel stories dealing with living in inner city Johannesburg. Both films elicited different responses.

Flying the flag on behalf of Nigeria, was Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s Bariga Sugar, a tragic tale of innocence lost, as well as Afia Attack: Trading Behind Enemy Lines, a collection of stories of women who lived through and survived the civil war.

Remi Vaughn- Richards arrived with Omode Meta Nsere, a snippet influenced by Peju Alatise’s Flying Girls art. Bad Market, directed by

Paul Gaius considers child trafficking and that oldest of trades, prostitution. Art/culture historian Ed Keazor documents for posterity, the life and times of legendary highlife percussionist, Chief Tony Odili in Akatakpo!!! The Legend of Tony Odili, while spoken word artiste, Wana Udobang is one of four African women navigating love and life in the Burkina Faso road movie, Borders (Frontieres).

Each of these stories presents a snapshot of what it feels like to be Nigerian today and even through their weaknesses they manage to tell unique tales, not readily accessible on the big screen. This opportunity to showcase diversity in filmmaking is what makes festivals like Lights Camera Africa!!! special. But aside from Omotoso, claimed equally by Nigerians and South Africa, and Ego Boyo who has teased a return to acting in the near future, the big Nollywood names did not do much showcasing at the festival.

For a space that has welcomed event movies such as Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 and Femi Odugbemi’s Gidi Blues, this year’s events felt dialed down with South Africa providing the major excitement.

But if Lights Camera Africa can be excused on account of its eclectic tastes and individual preference

for independent filmmaking, consider the upcoming Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Nigeria’s biggest film fest, also in its seventh year. The line-up of films for this year, scheduled to run from the 29th of October to 4th of November is still being adjusted, but from what is available as at press time, only two Nigerian feature lengths, Roti (Kunle Afolayan) and Hakkunde (Asurf Oluseyi) are screening in competition. Neither is strong enough to triumph in above the line categories like Best Feature Film where 76 managed last year. Unless of course the jury decides otherwise.

But it will be a tall order, as of the fourteen in competition entries, four- The Wound (South Africa), Felicite (Senegal), The Last of Us (Tunisia) and The Train of Salt and Sugar (Mozambique)- are presently on the long list for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars. In the documentary category, Afia Attack is the sole Nigerian entry.

Clearly there is a problem with the quality of films churned out in record numbers by the continent’s leading film industry, second worldwide only to Hollywood or India’s Bollywood, depending on source. Popcorn films like The Wedding Party are great for busi-

ness but to advance proper filmmaking techniques, producers are going to have to take chances and show some more ambition.

For every 93 Days that under performed at the box office, there is a 76 which did decent business and in any case, with the influx of online streaming and video-on-demand media such as Netflix and Amazon,, there are additional means of distributing films beyond box office takings. ‘’Smart’’ films like The Arbitration and Green White Green have been able to recoup investments from online distribution deals. Creators may have to consider looking outwards to form strong collaborations.

Film festivals are a celebration of a country’s culture and film heritage. Nollywood misses out on a lot of film festivals from Toronto to Durban, Cannes to Pune already, and the reason is that films churned out in house, while suited for purpose, do not pass muster when programmers the world over make their selections. This has to change.

It is bad enough that Nollywood fails to show up at international festivals. To abandon the indigenous ones like AFRIFF and LCA in pursuit of commercial interests will only stagnate the milestones already recorded.

they compelled him to withdraw N500,000 as ransom, according to the Rivers government’s officials.

One of the SARS operatives was killed, while Inspector Justice Nyeche who led the IGP team was injured, the narrators said .

Governor Wike said: “Most of the kidnapping and armed robbery taking place in this State are done by men of SARS. They use exhibit vehicles to operate. As the Chief Security Officer of the state, you complain, but they choose to play politics with crime.

“They fight crime in some States, but they refuse to fight crime in Rivers State. We are done with the elections, but they are using SARS to create insecurity in the State.

“As I speak with you, they will deny.

But the SARS Operative who was killed was amongst those who raided the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation Centre. This man can be identified in the video as one of those who invaded the collation centre with his commander.”

The Governor alleged that the deliberate acts of violence being perpetrated by the Police in Rivers are being orchestrated as part of a ploy to rig the 2019 general elections.

“I have never seen a country where they politicize crime, it is very obvious that they want to give the impression that Rivers State is unsafe.

They want to instill fear preparatory to declaring during the elections that there is so much killing in Rivers”, Wike said.

He added that, “authorities are deliberately trying to destroy a whole State and you want the people to be happy. I will no longer write. Now is the time to take my case to the public, for the whole world to know what is happening”.

The Governor said his administration has invested more than any other in logistics for security personnel, yet the police is continually working to undermine and destroy the State.

Apart from the allegations of police involvement in violent crimes, there are several cases of professional indis-

cipline by the police operatives which rubbishes the essence of the policing institution.

Take for instance the cases whereby police operatives have been caught in Lagos attempting to rob innocent night crawlers to an extent that these armed police operatives would take their victims to the Automatic teller machines for them to withdraw money to settle the police.

There are instances whereby those vulnerable individuals arrested by those wayward police have ended up being paraded as armed robbery suspects before the media and thereafter taken to the courts to face prosecutions and detention for years.

Only few hours ago, a drama was enacted in a real life court hearing whereby a woman being charged for armed robbery narrated her ordeals and how she was framed up simply for refusing to give sexual gratification to a police man.

As reported, the 27-year-old trader, Mrs. Victoria Amodu, told an Ikeja High Court, Lagos that an Investigative Police Officer (IPO) at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja Division, demanded sex from her to release her from custody.

Amodu, a mother of four, gave the testimony as a defence witness in her trial for alleged conspiracy and armed robbery, before Justice Kudirat Jose.

The lady, who denied the allegation, was arraigned alongside one Hammed Isiaka on a six-count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery, contrary to Section 295(2)(a) of the Criminal Law No 11 Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

One of the charges reads, “Hammed Isiaka, Victoria Amodu and others now at large, on or about August 12, 2014 while armed with a pistol did rob one Elizabeth Moses of a cash sum of N35, 000 and a cheque of N1.4m.”

Emmanuel Onwubiko is head of the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) andblogs@www.emmanuelonwubiko. com ; www.huriwa@blogspot.com.

When Police becomes the thief

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he Nigeria Police has a very notorious image which must be cleaned up through fundamental attitudinal transformations of the men and officers of the institution.

Apart from the well-known notoriety as being corrupt and excessively bribe taking, some percentages of those enrolled in the Nigeria Police have also entered the book of infamy as perpetrators of a range of crimes ranging from petty crime to sophisticated robberies.

Some readers may be wondering why we give a lot of attention to some of these manifestations of crime and criminality within the ranks of the police.

But, the symbolism of the policing institution which portrays their operatives as the enforcers of laws that prevent and punish criminals, makes it the more bizarre to see that some of these trained police operatives get involve in carrying out violent crimes in the society.

There is this popular aphorism that says that he who goes to equity must go with clean hands. In the same vein, people are left shell shocked whenever it is discovered that the same police operatives who should save the society from crime is the criminal.

The immediate trigger for this piece is the celebrated case of men of the Rivers State Police Command who were indicted by the state government of being the brains behind all sorts of criminalities and violent robberies including kidnappings for ransom payments.

Infact as i write this piece, a taxi driver has just been killed by the operatives of this notorious SARS in Port Harcourt over allegations of belonging to a cult group. This commercial cab operator of Yoruba descent has however been said by witnesses not to belong to any cult group. By the way, is it in the place of the police to arrest and kill suspects even before they are

prosecuted in the competent court of law in line with section 6 of the Constitution of federal republic of Nigeria? The scope of allegations of involvement of police in crime has however expanded as i said in Rivers and several other states. Few weeks back during the last Easter festivities, a Nigerian returnee from Malaysia who went home to Owerri Imo state for his traditional wedding was extra legally killed by the police for failing to part with some of his money.

Let’s revisit the matter of involvement of SARS operatives in dastardly crimes in Rivers state.

The Rivers State governor Mr. Nyesom Wike, a lawyer had in early September specifically accused the operatives of the police special Anti-Robbery squad (SARS) of carrying out most of the armed robbery incidents and kidnappings in Rivers State.

The Rivers State governor who in his capacity can access lots of intelligence, also told the media that visible evidence exists to show that his allegations were not sensational but factually accurate.

The governor went as far as indicating that official signals from the police had clearly proved his allegations to be genuine and credible.

According to Wike, criminal activities of SARS, Rivers State have been uncovered by the Inspector General of Police X Squad Abuja deployed to the State after the squad busted the attempted kidnap of one Mr. Azumana Ifeanyi on September 11, 2017 at the GRA, Port Harcourt.

Rivers State government officials stated that the official Police Signal with the title: “Police Wireless Message” and Reference Number DTO: 121030/09/2017 - INGENPOL-X-FHQ ABUJA TO-INGENPOL SEC ABUJA, noted that the squad received a distress call on the kidnap of Mr. Ifeanyi and immediately swung into action.

According to the Signal, they met three SARS operatives robbing before a gun duel ensued.

The operatives had taken Mr. Ifeanyi to a Fidelity Bank ATM where

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Xenophobic world and its influence on today’s politics

Guest Columnist LIVINUS UKAH

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A Xenophobic society lacks inclusiveness and does not know that divisiveness can stagnate them and they continue to have low productivity and low economy.

A society that opens its door for humanity is inviting development and prosperity

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n general Xenophobia is hatred of strangers. Who is a stranger?

It could mean one who is not of your culture and does not share the same values with you and you detest such a person.

Infact, Xenophobia is a dangerous characterisation of dehumanising creatures of God who are born equal and have rights to exist and live anywhere in the kingdom of God. Although the primitive was bogged with the word but lived and practised it in all its ramifications.

Besides that, Xenophobia is embedded in hostility and fear of other people. It has become a culture of such people. A society that is xenophobic lacks culture of civilisation.

A Xenophobic society lacks inclusiveness and does not know that divisiveness can stagnate them and they continue to have low productivity and low economy.

A society that opens its door for humanity is inviting development and prosperity. Practising the philosophy of Xenophobia for the sake of preserving your culture makes nonsense of that culture but global culture has many advantages e.g. economic advantages, democratic advantages, connectivity and creating citizens of the global world where your expertise can carry you anywhere to exercise your particularity.

Apart from Xenophobia, we have another slur called racism.

It is a global phenomenon that creates disunity and discrimination that strips people of their personal inventories and classifies them as people of less-worth such as “they are not like me. I am white and have economic benefits and I am superior to them.”

The recent happenings in Charlottes Ville demonstrated racism and claims of white supremacy.

Some were chanting, ‘Jews will not replace us, Black people will not replace us.’ These racist slurs resurrected since Obama came to power. Trump’s silence over the Charlottes Ville incident was interpreted as tacit approval and conspiracy.

The world has not really come to a better grip of such endemic characterisation. The American politics have changed now with the coming of a new leader that brought a new social construct, “America first” with its hidden nuances but now has surfaced very well. We see the face of populism roaring like a lion in United States politics now. We now have the problems of race, politics and society. Nationalism is in vogue now. Many Americans now perceive their new president as an avant guarde of racism because of what is happening in America all these days. They have not for-

Buhari gotten what happened in Charlottes Ville, KKK and anti-Semitism confronted other people who are not of their race. We saw many chanting who owns our cities? We see the politics of Xenophobia and racism in today’s world. It has become a symbol of disunity. The politics of democratisation is given way to populism. America that used to be a leader of free world is becoming an agent destabilisation of systems that should unite the world. America is running away from responsibility of governing the world but wants only to govern America. It is so because of narrow-mindedness of Pseudo ideology and exaggerated nationalism.

America can feed the world and accommodate many refugees of the world especially the Syrian refugees and refugees from Africa and other continents. Why that fear? Who owns the world?

America forgets she is a country of refugees. Many countries are now trying to introduce Populism. France tried it with Madam Le Pain but could not succeed the recent election. In Germany where Far Right Party tried it but Angela Merkel is still politically visible in German politics.

Many fought the chancellor for admitting refugees to Germany and they waited for her defeat in the next election but man proposes but God disposes. No one who does the right thing is forgotten by God and society. Angela will continue to lead Germany to the right part in politics not leftist party. CNN interviewed Ellen Johnson, the President of Liberia, soon to leave office on Merkel, the Liberian President said that the German Chancellor is very impressive and every political analyst will say that she has impressive and dazzling portfolio and she has the ability not to loose anyone in politics. Infact successful people make things happen through their creativity and hardwork.

Populism has no answer to the problem of the world. It is a myopic politics of exclusivism that is restrictive with no open policy.

The world today needs political stars with dazzling credentials that will help to solve human problems, promote unity avoid killing human beings especially the people who are living to earn their living. Unfortunately the poor with no voice who are not connected with politics are being killed because of politics of dis-content.

From Xenophobia and racism, we come to tribalism; the endemic diseases that paralyse African politics.

In African politics tribalism plays dominant role because they feel that

blood is thicker than water. Many African politicians fan this flame which is the height of hypocrisy in politics.

In Africa, people vote for where you come from, voting for a man with good credential does not matter as long as you come from my tribe. This style of thinking and choice of leadership creates de ja vu in African politics especially Nigeria, they call the giant of Africa.

Nigeria is vast with many tribes with linguistic peculiarities and needs exceptional leadership, a brand of Angela Merkel and Macron of France and the Canadian Prime minister. These are voices of moderation. We need leaders, who know that in politics, there is bound to be political differences because that is what makes politics but how to handle political differences is what makes a good leader, a balanced leader of a free world.

Openness of mind is needed in Nigerian politics irrespective of where you come from. Nigeria is also nepotic. When you are in power, you call your relatives, cronies, sonin-laws all around you.

There is a watered down politics today and that’s why Nigeria is still in political limbo. We expect our justice system to be a true place of justice and a true sanctuary for justice.

Frankly speaking, Africans have leadership challenge. Leadership is not just dishing it out on people, Leaders should focus on areas of common concern and not what a leader wants. Politics is about making people’s life better. Nigerians have agreed to change their narrative and forge ahead.

It is very sickening to see what is happening today in politics especially politics of exclusivism. How do we deal with fractured communities in politics of today?

Nigerians are shouting on what causes divide and if politics of today listens, there will be less tension.

Nigeria should avoid escalation of rhetorics, talking about wars.

Nobody wins with wars. We must remember the wounds of civil war.

We should learn from Vietnam war that has not been healed.

Leaders should avoid wars. The victims of war are the poor. When there is war, politicians will send their children abroad. We want justice that will liberate people from shackles of poverty, remove the big gap between the rich and the poor.

The level of naivety in Nigerian politics must be removed to allow citizens to be happy in their own country. Nigeria suffers from chronic brain drain. Many of the doctors seek job abroad.

One part of the country is enjoying while others are sad. It is not a good deal in politics. Nigeria needs a serious overhaul to accommodate our men of letters for sustainable development not people with tribal jingoism that is costing Nigeria dearly now.

Nigerians problems must be solved by Nigerians with their indigenous tools not foreign tools.

Nigeria has intelligentsia. They are unused.

Once we remove ethnic politics, Nigerian politics will be politics of justice where merits are considered.

We must not forget the Xenophobic South who forgot the role of Nigeria in their struggle for nationhood. Nigeria helped South Africa in its struggle with apartheid. Now South Africa is engaged in xenophobia and killing many Nigerians who were once their liberators. It occurred in 1994 and reoccurred in February, 2017.

What democracy allows, Nigeria disallows and these cause political, social and economic tension all over Nigeria. What can be controlled is delayed and it causes more problems because consensus is no longer a way of accepting what people want.

We are in a democratic dispensation but everything seems to be militaristic and our problems are insolvable. Not that we don’t have skills to solve them but if it does not favour X, but favours a great majority there will be a political stalemate. That is the hemorrhage of Nigerian situation in politics of today. Nigerian dailies are political menu for those in power to read and hear what people say to help them change political gear and move smoothly for progress.

Africa should be a unifying force to strengthen their unity. Nigeria welcomes foreigners. Foreign influence and terrorism have awakened Nigeria to reconsider leaving open doors to everybody.

Even foreigners are given access in Nigeria and are termed ex-patriates quota thereby reserving top juicy positions in companies even when they are less educated and experienced than their Nigerian counterparts. Nigeria is not too rigid to accepting people and it has affected Nigeria negatively not America only which has hash immigration policy since Donald Trump stepped in with indiscriminate travel bans on some countries.

Nigeria is accommodating with foreign companies who even tend to exploit Nigerian citizens with high tariffs. Trump wants made in America products and wants American companies to work in America.

Unlike America who has been benefiting from foreign investments and foreign personnel have now turned against foreigners for example: building a wall to prevent Mexico from entering America; a new political phenomena against international diplomacy in world trade.

Living in any part of Nigeria today is not safe because of Nigeria’s irritating laws and emphasis on indigenes, sons of the soil ‘Omonile’ an exaggerated nationalism.

This is my country’s malaise. It can only be wiped away by proper education and understanding of each other, without creating division and tribal jingoism.

The Very Reverend Monsignor Livinus Ukah is parish priest of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Aboru, Lagos

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‘Why FEC rejected Ministry of Communications’ memo on ICT University’ Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Indication has emerged on the reason the memo seeking to establish the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University by the Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu was rejected by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University which has been on the score card of the minister was proposed to kick-start in September 2017 using the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) campuses in the geo-political zone.

Investigation has shown that a lot of ICT stakeholders had been singing discordant tunes about its actualization when the idea was first mooted.

While inaugurating the ‘Implementation Committee on the Proposed ICT University of Nigeria’, Shittu said the ICT University, which would be privatesector driven would attract support from both within and outside the government.

He cited some international and local ICT firms including Facebook, Apple, Samsung, Cisco, Ericsson, MTN, Globacom, Huawei, D-Links, Lenovo, Samsung, Apple, SiemensNortel, Intel, Motorola, Ericsson, Dell, He, ZTE and IBM and others to have endorsed the university, and also declared interest to support the project.

“These industry giants have expressed their unequivocal support for this project with pledges in the provision of faculty, library content, syllabus, logistics, including funds towards the realisation of the ICT university of Nigeria,” the minister noted.

Daily Times also recalls that the proposed ICT University has earlier been strongly opposed by some stakeholders of the ICT sector, who canvassed that Nigeria has

ADEBAYO SHITTU, Minister of Communications enough universities that require ICT upgrading than diverting the government’s atention in the name of ICT University initiative’ and urged the government to rethink the essence of the University; save Nigeria millions of naira that could be wasted in the proces of establishing the university.

Some also criticised the minister’s framework for establishing the university on, while some others faulted the composition of the committee, stressing that it has shown a clear lack of foresight at the dynamic nature of technology development generally.

Facilities’ utilization members of the committee inaugurated by Shittu to set the right template on which the university should thrive include: Prof Julius Okojie, Dr. Amina Sambi-Magaji, Prof. Ibikunle Tijani, Wole Oyeniran, Dr. Henry Nkemadu, Engr. Kazeem Raji, Dr. Joshua Atah, Abdulhakeem Ajijola, Liz Donaholu, Hakeem Adeniji

Adele, Dr. Suleiman Mohammed, Olaniyan Mathew, Ayoola Oke, Chris Uwaje, Prof. Olusegun Okunnu, Prof.

Aderounmu Adesaola, Kabir Usman, Tajudeen Kareem, Dr. Suleiman Garba and Prof. Patience Akpan-Obong.

However, former President, Nigerian Internet Group, Mr. Adebayo Banjo, said that no house can stand on a faulty foundation.

He said: “ICT is the only discipline known to man where traditional experience is irrelevant. Everything changes in three to five years. To be useful in ICT you have to be updating yourself every month on the things that are completely new. Certain aspects of ICT cannot be taught within the old types of educational framework. The dynamics of technology generally is such that a person trained 20 years ago in ICT hardware must have to accept the fact that tapes, floppies and other things he was taught with in those days have all gone obsolete, hard disks will soon follow.

“So, unless he constantly upgrades himself it would be baselesstoflauntaB.Scinhardware with 20 years experience because, the framework of his study is not relevant in today’s reality. If you look at the composition of the committee, you’ll get exactly what I am driving at. So I think the best thing to do is rethink the concept of ICT University in DBI because it can’t work. ICT doesn’t work with a mixture of youth and experience as some erroneously think, it rather requires a mixture of fast new minds and the latest technology. In fact, ICT is a young man’s game”.

Another stakeholder and renowned Lagos-based computer instructor, Mr. Ben Dikeorgu, frowned at the composition of the committee, adding that “government should not play politics with everything. ICT is a critical sector[ and it is expected to take over the economy from oil, so we should be careful with everything concerning getting it to the right track. In this committee, where are the app developers, the ICT journalists who have been championing the development of this sector for decades; where are the new media specialists?

“These people cannot be brushed aside in a framework that would establish ICT University in the country. This is pure technology business; and it should not be left entirely in the hands of those who used to be tech giants but obviously not relevant in the new world order.”

Former President of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, (ISPON), Mr. Chris Uwaje, who is a member of the University’s Implementation Committee, argued that Nigeria actually needed the university now, because systems and processes must change to be in tune with global

innovations and civilization.

“Now that we are in the fourth revolution in transformation of humanity, we need to compete in the new world, we need to deliver the skills and components, policies and strategies constructively to engage other people because at the end of the day, we find ourselves in a world where we either sell or we consume what others produce,” he said.

However, the Minister in a recent chat with newsmen stated that President, Muhammadu Buhari was reportedly full of commendations on the ICT University initiative; yet, the position of the government was hinged on the enormous fiscal demands it will place on government at a time such as now, when existing higher institutions were in scarcity of fund.

Shittu stated that the FEC believes that the proposed partnership funding by the private sector and other international donors should be more evident before any government commitment can be asserted.

“For me, maybe the Federal Government did not see what I saw; but since we are in a democracy, I cannot force my ideas on the majority because it is a game of minority have their say, but majority have their way,” Shittu said.

The minister also said he is not relenting on the ICT University initiative, as there are plans to continue to explore the good will within the ICT sector in order to rally more private sectors to buy into the vision.

He underscored that since there is no need for fresh built out of campuses from the scratch, “but run on existing ones currently used by the Digital Bridge Institute, I believe we can revisit the initiative.”

Mobile Broadband boosts global GDP by 2.8%- Ericsson As mobile broadband penetration increases by 10 per cent, it causes a 0.6 per cent to 2.8 per cent rise in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Ericsson’s report, titled: “How Important Are Mobile Broadband Networks for Global Economic Development?” which examines data from 135 countries.

Ericsson report noted that a 0.6 per cent to 2.8 per cent rise in GDP translated to an equivalent of approximately $500 billion to $2 trillion

worldwide in 2016.

It points out that previous reports have examined fixed broadband, and researchers have only been able to estimate its effect on economic growth.

This study, on the other hand, has been able to conclude the introduction of mobile broadband has an immediate positive effect on a country’s economy, and a longer-term knock-on effect as mobile broadband gradually spreads to different economies.

“Many countries in the developing world have used

mobile broadband technology to leapfrog in their economic development in the past 10 to15 years,” says Harald Edquist, master researcher in macroeconomics at Ericsson Research and one of the report authors.

He said,“I believe that if these countries and others continue to invest wisely in mobile broadband, they will have an excellent opportunity to continue to reap the benefits of continuous productivity improvements and new economic opportunities that simply would not be possible

without mobile broadband.”

Mobile broadband networks have spread rapidly, and are set to continue doing so, says Ericsson. A recent Ericsson Mobility Report states that at the end of 2016, around 3.2 billion subscribers (out of the world’s total population of 7.4 billion) had access to the Internet via mobile broadband technology.

It also forecast that an additional 2.6 billion subscribers will have mobile broadband Internet access by 2022.

HARALD EDQUIST, master researcher in macro-economics at Ericsson Research

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Nigerians urged to work enhance local Internet traffic

African, Middle East enterprise infrastructure hardware markets groan-IDC

Sories by Tony Nwakaegho

The latest Quarterly Server and Disk Storage Systems Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) the Middle East and Africa (MEA) has shown enterprise infrastructure hardware market groans as Socioeconomic Challenges have hindered investment in the sector, which includes servers and external storage, which suffered a year-onyear (YoY) decline of 8 per cent in the first half on 2017 to total $1.1 billion,.

The global technology research and consulting firm blames the ongoing oil crisis, regional unrest, currency fluctuations, and political instability in certain parts of the region for the decline in enterprise spending.

Victoria Mendes, a senior research analyst for enterprise infrastructure at IDC MEA said, “We are witnessing a shift in purchasing patterns as organizations are increasingly looking to consolidate their server purchases and optimize their installed base rather than boost their server capacity through new additions,” “We are also seeing a shift towards higherend servers when new purchases are made; this trend is particularly evident in the x86 space, where there was a 13 per cent YoY decline in the number of units shipped in H1 2017, but only a 5 per cent decline in revenue.

As such, even vendors

Due to the enormous benefits accruing from the Internet, Nigerians has been urged to work towards keeping traffic search on the Internet local.

Chief Executive Officer of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Mohammed Rudman adduced the reasons and benefits of keeping Internet search local, recently during an interaction with the crew of CFA.ng at the IXPN office and monitored in Lagos.

“As a country working towards digitally-driven economy, there is a need to invest heavily in infrastructure, so the country can ultimately keep Internet search local,” Rudman said.

According to him, keeping Internet local in Nigeria will reduce the capital flight incurred in hosting in other countries, which is in US Dollars, as the reduction in

capital flight will also lead to reduction in latency as well as higher quality of service.

Rudman explained that the local hosting of Internet traffic would further strengthen the cyber security of the country, as passing of data through international borders is now sidetracked.

He added that it will also ensure business continuity, as Nigeria is dependent on submarine cables for hosting internationally.

“If a natural disaster occurs, such as a Tsunami and damages these submarine cables, this will definitely mean a disruption in the local individual and business communication flow,” he revealed.

He said that hosting of content locally will help build and develop technical skills to manage data centers in the country, instead of depending on other countries that host, and so creating more jobs

MOHAMMED RUDMAN, Chief Executive Officer of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria for Nigerians.

He opined that the country already has the capacity to keep the Internet traffic local, as there abound several Tier3 Data Centres with adequate infrastructure to support the weight.

He posited that most of the Data Centers operators

have the potentials to expand their facilities.

Internet Exchange Point is a physical infrastructure, where all internet providers, educational institutions and any other organisations that are IP-centric can get connected, so that they can exchange their traffic locally.

ICT in Nigeria accounts for 1% total employed populace- Report United Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has declared that despite the country being one of the economies with rising ICT and telecom sectors, there are only about 479 000 people employed in Nigeria’s ICT sector.

The UNCTAD report cites Sierra Leone as one of the African countries where there has been strong growth in mobile connectivity, adding that these employees in Nigeria account for about one per cent of Nigeria’s total employed populace.

The report also shows that while an increase in mobile and internet penetration in certain African countries is boosting trade in telecommunications and e-commerce, mobile connectivity is not robust enough and employment in specialist ICT areas remains subdued.

These are key findings from a new report Information Economy 2017, released recently by the United Conference on

BRIAN MUSHIMBA, Zambia’s Communications Minister Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The Report recognised Senegal and Tanzania as the African countries with the most notable economies where “telecommunications accounted for 85 per cent of ICT services exports”.

ICT platforms and services are boosting Africa’s economies as e-commerce emerges, however, “the Central African Republic, Eritrea and South Sudan, have

not increased as much” in terms of robust growth in mobile cellular services.

“Mobile cellular services in (this) group reach less than a third of the population, and the telecommunications markets are yet to be liberalised,” said the report.

However, for countries such as Rwanda and Zambia, a rise in mobile subscriptions has boosted imports and trade in communications

equipment.

The UNCTAD report did not provide specific details regarding the value of imported communications equipment in the two countries.

“Rwanda and Zambia, the rise in mobile subscriptions occurred simultaneously as the rise in imports of communications equipment,” it said.

In Rwanda, mobile subscriber numbers reached 8.5 million in August this year after rising by one per cent from the July numbers according to the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority.

MTN controls about 42 per cent of the mobile market share in Rwanda; Tigo has about 39 per cent while Airtel Rwanda has about 19 per cent.

Z a m b i a ’ s Communications Minister, Brian Mushimba said in May that the country had about 12million active mobile phone subscribers as at the end of 2016, while the country is reportedly keen to add a new mobile operator.

that were previously focused on volume sales are now engaging in strategic projects throughout the region.”

Despite suffering a YoY decline in value of 4 per cent in H1 2017, the MEA storage market saw a huge uptake of flash drives during this period.

The value of the flash space was up 21 per cent YoY in H1 2017 versus a decline of 37 per cent over the same period for hard disk drives (HDDs).

While there is a general shift underway from traditional HDDs to flash drives (both all-flash and hybrid flash), the huge decline of HDDs was caused by a shortage of memory chips, which is negatively impacting shipments globally.

Looking ahead, IDC expects the enterprise infrastructure hardware market to grow 3 per cent in the second half of 2017 when compared with the corresponding period of 2016.

This will result in a closing revenue of $2.4 billion for 2017 as a whole, which represents a decline of just 2 per cent on the previous year.

This is better than IDC’s initial forecast and is being spurred by a number of major projects taking place this year in the oil and gas, education, and banking sectors.

“We expect to see some recovery in the second half of the year with new budgets being released across several countries in the region,” says Mendes.

VICTORIA MENDES, a senior research analyst for enterprise infrastructure at IDC MEA

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Formerly known and addressed as MUHAMMED ABDULLAHI, now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN ABDULLAHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MRS JENNIFER ATINI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JENNIFER ATINI IBANGA. My correct date of birth is 28th June 1985. All former documents remain valid.

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SOGUNRO-PITAN FUNMILAYO ROSE

Formerly known and addressed as MISS KUDIRAT ABIDEMI OYEDIRAN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS KUDIRAT ABIDEMI OYEDIRAN-AWOYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MARSH FOLASHADE ABIMBOLA now wish to be known and addressed as AIYEGBOYIN FOLASHADE ABIMBOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as OMOGORIOLA FUNMILAYO ROSE now wish to be known and addressed as SOGUNRO-PITAN FUNMILAYO ROSE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BASIRAT TUNRAYO USMAN AHMAD Formerly known and addressed as USMAN BASIRAT TUNRAYO now wish to be known and addressed as BASIRAT TUNRAYO USMAN AHMAD. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

HAPPINESS EFFIONG UDOH

Formerly known and addressed as HAPPINESS EFFIONG NDUBUAKU now wish to be known and addressed as HAPPINESS EFFIONG UDOH. All former documents remain valid.

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KOSOLUWAMEJI OLUWATOBILOBA GIDEON

UNACHUKWU IKECHUKWU VITUS

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ORJI HAPPINESS IFEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWUDI HAPPINESS IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as CHRISTIANA NNEOMA OTURI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHRISTIANA NNEOMA MADUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KOSOLU OLUWATOBI GIDEON now wish to be known called and addressed as KOSOLUWAMEJI OLUWATOBILOBA GIDEON. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as UNA RALPH CHUKS now wish to be known called and addressed as UNACHUKWU IKECHUKWU VITUS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Signed: President

OLAKUNLE OMOTAYO Formerly known and addressed as FOUAD OLAKUNLE BISIRIYU, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAKUNLE OMOTAYO. All former documents remain valid.

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AIYEGBOYIN FOLASHADE ABIMBOLA

MRS CHRISTIANA NNEOMA MADUKA

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] Abuja for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act 1990.

Trustees are 1.Grace Obot President 2.Patricia Jaja Treasurer 3.Roseline George Fin sec.

4.Imoh Akpan Sec. 5.Emem Dominic Member 6.Patience A.Udoh Member Aims and Objectives 1.To establish a corporate body inclusive all members.

2.To engage in acts that will improve the social and economic well being of the members.

3.To restore in members sense of belonging and contentment.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC], Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

FRANKLIN IBE CHIGBO Formerly known and addressed as IGWEGBE EMMANUEL CHIGBO, now wish to be known and addressed as FRANKLIN IBE CHIGBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS KUDIRAT ABIDEMI OYEDIRAN-AWOYEMI

MRS CHUKWUDI HAPPINESS IFEOMA

BLESSED SISTERS & FRIENDS CLUB OF NIGERIA

BELLO GANIU

Formerly known and addressed as GANIU ADEOLU ASHIRU, now wish to be known and addressed as BELLO GANIU. All former documents remain valid.

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DYNAMIC CHARITY ORGANIZATION

MRS JENNIFER ATINI IBANGA

OWOLABI NAFISAT OMOTUNRAYO

Formerly known and addressed as NOFISAT AJIKE AJETUNMOBI now wish to be known and addressed as OWOLABI NAFISAT OMOTUNRAYO. All former documents remain valid.

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x WAKIRIKE INDIGENOUS CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

CHANGE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES The public is hereby notified that the above mentioned association in accordance with her constitution has applied to CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION , Abuja under part “C”of companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990 to change her trustees as follows: OLD TRUSTEES 1.HON.SIR EDWIN IBANICHUKA 2.IBIYE JOY 3.OKONBIA ALABS 4.KARI THERESA 5.PST.MAGDALENE EDWIN 6.TAMUNOTONYE EMMANUEL 7.KALA -ALALI-DEDE 8.ENGR.SIMEON MICHAEL

9.ENGR.JOE KULUMA

NEW AND ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES 1.MR TAMUNOKURO DATORU TAMIARI 2.CHIEF MATTHEW DUKOWASIMAMA ALABO 3.MR JOEL AYIKA TAMUNO 4.MRS FLORENCE BARASIN DOMINIC-KALIO 5.HON.VINCENT IWARIBUBELE 6.MRS BLESSING MBORO SIMEPIRIYE 7.HON.DAISY ODOALAKA TAMUNOENE 8.MR TAMUNOTONYE EMMANUEL LAZARUS 9.ENGR.SIMEON MICHAEL --RETAINED 10.ENGR.JOE KULUMA --RETAINED

Any objection to the foregoing should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs commission plot 420 Tigris Crescent Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publcation.

Signed: Barr.Johnson Iwezor.

CHOSEN GENERATION GOSPEL EVANGELICAL MINISTRY

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] Abuja for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act 1990.

Trustees are 1.Cookey Peter Anyalemechi Chairman 2.Cookey Angela Chinyere Secretary 3.Emmanuel Josephine Oyibo Clifford

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] Abuja for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act 1990.

Aims and Objectives To care for one another financially and order wise

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Celebrating God in spirit, words and dynamic worship.

2. Mobilising God`s people with massive soul winning.

3. Equipping and edifying believers for the work of God. 4. Embracing Love, Unity and Peace as a precious family.

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

Signed: Chairman

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) Odejobi Peter Oluwagbemi (2) Lawal Adija Adeola (3) Owoeye Oluwole Sunday (4) Abegunde Yakubu Fatima C.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC], Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: Secretary

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LBRAHEEM LAWAL BABATUNDE

Formerly Lawal Babatunde Now lbraheem lawal babatunde. Former documents remains valid.

General public should take note.

JOHNSON FUNMILAYO AINA

Formerly JOHNSON FUNMILAYO ZAINAB. Now JOHNSON FUNMILAYO AINA. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

MRS OSASONA BOLARINWA OSASONA

BASIRIYU ABIMBOLA OMOTANWA

Formerly Shobowale Abosede Omotanwa Abimbola Now Basiriyu Abimbola Omotanwa . Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

ALUGE AWO EMEKE Formerly known as AWO EMEKE now wish to be known as ALUGE AWO EMEKE and my correct date of birth is 5th May, 1988.

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MRS CECILIA SEWANDE BABALOLA Formerly Mrs Cecilia Sewande Odebo (nee Wellington) wishes to be known and addressed as Mrs Cecilia Sewande Babalola.

Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME My BVN name is ADEBISI STELLA BOLANLE ADELE A/C name UBAMMADU DEBORAH STELLA. Want to be referred as both name.

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MRS MAMA OLUYOMI MERCY

MRS ADEMOSU DAMILOLA KEHINDE

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ALUGE CHIOMA MERCY

MRS. OLUTAYO IBUKUNOLUWA EXCEL

Formerly MRS DAVIDAKINTAYO TITILAYO IBUKUN now MRS. OLUTAYO IBUKUNOLUWA EXCEL.former documents remains valid.

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I, formerly known, called and addressed as AMEH JACOB with my DATE of birth as 10th of August 1985, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABAH JACOB and my correct date of birth is 15th August 1985. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ODUNSI JIMOH LOLADE

That i am same person bearing INNOCENT NNAEMEKA OKENWA and INNOCENT OKENWA and OKENWA INNOCENT NNAEMEKA, all former document remain valid general public take note

I formerly known and addressed as ODUNSI JAMIU OLOLADE, now wish to be known and addressed as ODUNSI JIMOH LOLADE, all former document remain valid general public take note

MRS BAKARE AFUSAT ABIODUN I formerly known and addressed as MISS ADENOPO AFUSAT ABIODUN , now wish to be known and addressed MRS BAKARE AFUSAT ABIODUN, all former document remain valid general public take note

Formerly known as IJIKA CHIOMA MERCY now wish to be known as ALUGE CHIOMA MERCY . Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

ANAM-ETEMFIOK CHINYERE DORATHY

MRS ABIMBOLA MARY PETERS

I formerly known known and addressed as Miss Akingbade Bolarinwa, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Osasona Bolarinwa Osasona

I formerly known and addressed as Miss Daramola Oluyomi Mercy now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Mama Oluyomi Mercy . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Adekoya Damilola Kehinde now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ademosu Damilola Kehinde. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as ANAMETEMFIOK KALU CHINYERE, DORATHY now wish to be known and addressed as ANAM-ETEMFIOK CHINYERE DORATHY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss ABIMBOLA MARY DARAMOLE now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ABIMBOLA MARY PETERS. All former documents remain valid.

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FORTUNATE MARTINS I, formerly known and addressed as Ochei Fortunate Chiejine now wish to be known and addressed as Fortunate Martins. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEGBORO MARVELOUS OYINDAMOLA I, Formerly known and addressed as Adegboro Mayowa Marvelous now wish to be known and addressed as Adegboro Marvelous Oyindamola. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS VICTORY IBINYE WILCOX_OMUBO

MRS SUSAN ASIAN EKPEBOR

I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss VICTORY IBINYE WILCOX no wish to be known and addressed as Mrs VICTORY IBINYE WILCOX_ OMUBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ISIEKWENE JUSTINA NKECHINYERE

OLUBUNMI EUNICE MORENIKE

OLAWALE TAIWO

OLUSHOLA ADEYINKA IBRAHIM

I formerly known called and addressed as Adeyinka Olushola Ilebiyi,now wish to be known called and addressed as OLUSHOLA ADEYINKA IBRAHIM. All Former documents remain valid and general public should please take note SUNDAY ROSEMARY IJEOMA

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I Formerly known and addressed as ISIEKWENA JUSTINA CHRISTIANA now wish to be known, called and addressed as ISIEKWENE JUSTINA NKECHINYERE All documents and certificates bearing my both names remain valid. Banks, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS SUSAN ASIAN OBONG now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS SUSAN ASIAN EKPEBOR All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

JACOB ODION ELVIS

OTUNUGA FUNMILAYO OJEBISI I , formerly known and addressed as WOJUADE FUNMILAYO OJEBISI now wish to be known and addressed as OTUNUGA FUNMILAYO OJEBISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KOLADE YUSUF OLATUNJI I Formerly known called and addressed as YUSUF KOLADE, now wish to be known and addressed as KOLADE YUSUF OLATUNJI. All former documents remain valid and general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LAWAL MORENIKE OLUBUNMI , now wish to be known and addressed as OLUBUNMI EUNICE MORENIKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KEHINDE AMODU MURITALA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAWALE TAIWO. All former document remain valid.

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This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written as ISHAQ ABD.JELILI ALAWI on my Bank Account and ISIAQ ABD JELILI on my BVN, and that my correct name is ISHAQ ABDULJALEEL AL-ALAWIY. My wrong Date of Birth is 12/05/1975 . My correct Date of Birth is 04/11/1970 . All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AFERUAN ODION ELVIS , now wish to be known and addressed as JACOB ODION ELVIS. All former document remain valid.

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EMMANUEL RUTH OLUWATOYIN I formerly known and addressed as KOLADE RUTH OLUWATOYIN , now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL RUTH OLUWATOYIN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AMADI OBINNA LEONARD

ODILI MARY OLUCHUKWU

AGWUNOBI KINGSLEY AHIZECHUKWU

MRS.MUSTAPHA OMOWUMI RASHEEDAT I formerly known and addressed as MISS. DERE OMOWUMI RASHEEDAT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MUSTAPHA OMOWUMI RASHEEDAT. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OLAREWAJU EMMANUEL AJENIFUJA I, formerly known and addressed as, KAMARUDEEN BASHER AJENIFUJA, now wish to be known and addressed as, OLAREWAJU EMMANUEL AJENIFUJA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY ROSEMARY FLORA , now wish to be known and addressed as SUNDAY ROSEMARY IJEOMA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Amadi Emmanuel Chinedu , now wish to be known and addressed as Amadi Obinna Leonard. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ODILI MARY OLUKUWU, now wish to be known and addressed as ODILI MARY OLUCHUKWU. All former document remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as AGWUNOBI KINGSLEY ONUZURIKE , now wish to be known and addressed as AGWUNOBI KINGSLEY AHIZECHUKWU. All former document remain valid.

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UBANI-SUNJU GOD’SWILL CHIDIEBERE

MRS. OKANUME VERA

UZOMA CHINEDU SAMUEL

, AMANYIE LEZOR ZORBARI

CHINYEAKA JULIET EKEOCHA

I, formerly known and addressed as, ABEL CHIMEZIE SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as, UZOMA CHINEDU SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, LEZOR NUBARIDOO, now wish to be known and addressed as, AMANYIE LEZOR ZORBARI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, JULIET ONUNUJU, now wish to be known and addressed as, CHINYEAKA JULIET EKEOCHA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

EZEPUE CHUKWUEBUKA EDWARD I, formerly known and addressed as, EZEPUE CHUKWUEBUKA ALEXANDER, now wish to be known and addressed as, EZEPUE CHUKWUEBUKA EDWARD. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ADAMS ADEMOLA EMMANUEL I, formerly known and addressed as ADAMS ADEMOLA AZEEZE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADAMS ADEMOLA EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

EZENWA EUNICE NNEKA I, formerly known and addressed as AMAEFULE EUNICE, now wish to be known and addressed as EZENWA EUNICE NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note

I, formerly known and addressed as, NGOZI GOD’SWILL CHIDIEBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as, UBANI-SUNJU GOD’SWILL CHIDIEBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, UDENZE CHIAMAKA VERA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OKANUME VERA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

PRINCE JAMES ALAYI JAJA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, JONES SUNDAY JAJA, now wish to be known and addressed as, PRINCE JAMES ALAYI JAJA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

I, UDOH NDIDI ANIEKAN, and GLORY ANIEKAN UDOH, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, UDOH NDIDI ANIEKAN. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, LIBERTY SAMSON UDO, and LIBERTY SAMPSON UDO, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, LIBERTY SAMSON UDO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, FORTUNE UWEM DONATUS AKPAN, wish to add, FORTUNE, to my name which was formerly, AKPAN DONATUS UWEM. I now wish to be known and addressed as, FORTUNE UWEM DONATUS AKPAN. All former documents remain valid.

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ADELUSI ADEGOKE RAIMI

EMMANUEL AYO SEKU

ADAMS ADEMOLA EMMANUEL

BAYE OLADUNI AGNES I, formerly known and addressed as MOSES ADUNNI RACHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as BAYE OLADUNI AGNES. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINYEDE RAIMI ADLUSI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADELUSI ADEGOKE RAIMI. All former documents remain valid. General public/ authorities concerned should take note

ADEBIYI FOLUWASAYO JULIANA

CLARA PAUL ONWUEMEZILEM

I, formerly known and addressed as OKE FOLUWASAYO JULIANA, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBIYI FOLUWASAYO JULIANA. All former documents remain valid.

General public/authorities concerned should take note

I, formerly known and addressed as CLARA FOLORUNSO PAUL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CLARA PAUL ONWUEMEZILEM. All documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SEKU AYEW, Now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL AYO SEKU. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

EGBEJIOGU ISIOMA EVELYN

I, formerly known and addressed as OKEKE ISIOMA EVELYN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EGBEJIOGU ISIOMA EVELYN due to change in my marital status.

All documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADAMS ADEMOLA AZEEZE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADAMS ADEMOLA EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME That on my Company Identity Card, my name appears as NWAJE ELIZABETH ADAFOR instead of UWAJE ELIZABETH ADAFOR. That my correct name is UWAJE ELIZABETH ADAFOR. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

BAKARE TITILAYO OLUWASEUN I, formerly known and addressed as BAKARE TITILAYO OPEMIPOSI, Now wish to be known and addressed as BAKARE TITILAYO OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

SOBOWALE MOROLAUN ABIMBOLA I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. JIDE SOBO AROLAHUN and SOBO AROLAUN, Now wish to be known and addressed as SOBOWALE MOROLAUN ABIMBOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public/ authorities concerned should take note.

FOWORA BABAJIDE OLALEKAN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as ADESHINA BABAJIDE OLALEKAN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as FOWORA BABAJIDE OLALEKAN. All documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

That on my Sterling Bank Account and BVN, my name appears as EFUWAPE OLAYINKA OLADEINDE, Skye Bank, as OLADEINDE OLAYINKA OLUKEMI, First Bank, as EFUWAPE OLAYINKA OLUWAKEMI, National ID Card, as OLADEINDE OLAYINKA OLUWAKEMI EFUWAPE. That I am the one bearing these names. That I now wish to bear OLADEINDE OLAYINKA OLUWAKEMI EFUWAPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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SAVIOUR CHIZOMAM IHEOMA

ONU ANTHONIA ONYINYE

UGWUEZE MABEL OGOCHUKWU

MRS UCHE GINIKA LOVETH

MRS EWESIOBI CHIZOBA RITA

I, formerly known and addressed as SAVIOUR MARTIN CHIDIMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as SAVIOUR CHIZOMAM IHEOMA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ODO ANTHONIA ONYINYE, now wish to be known and addressed as ONU ANTHONIA ONYINYE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR UCHENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUEZE MABEL OGOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANI GINIKA LOVETH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UCHE GINIKA LOVETH. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UMEADI CHIZOBA RITA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EWESIOBI CHIZOBA RITA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

EZE PATIENCE JACINTA I, formerly known and addressed as EZE PATIENCE EJIMA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZE PATIENCE JACINTA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

MRS CHUKWU IFEOMA GRACE

ADDITION OF NAME

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

OKOLI MARYLOVETH NKECHI

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ULASI IFEOMA GRACE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWU IFEOMA GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

That I was formerly known and addressed as NWADIKE CHIMA that I now wish to add REMIGUS to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as NWADIKE CHIMA REMIGUS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MISS OKE FAITH OLUWASEYI

MRS GLORY NNANI ELLENDER

TUNDE-OLUTAYO AYODELE OLUWATOMIWA

I formerly known and addressed as MRS BANJO FAITH OLUWASEYI now wish to be known and addressed as MISS OKE FAITH OLUWASEYI .All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS GLORY NNANI NWONDA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS GLORY NNANI ELLENDER .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as TUNDE AYODELE OLUTAYO now wish to be known and addressed as TUNDE-OLUTAYO AYODELE OLUWATOMIWA .All former documents remain valid.

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EBERECHUKWU UCHENNA ANDREW

RAFIU ZAINAB OMOLARA

OLADELE AHMED OLADIMEJI

I formerly known and addressed as ANDREW EMMANUEL UCHENNA now wish to be known and addressed as EBERECHUKWU UCHENNA ANDREW. I was born on 02/03/1986.All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LATEEF ZAINAB OMOLARA now wish to be known and addressed as RAFIU ZAINAB OMOLARA .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AHMED OLADIMEJI OLA GOD now wish to be known and addressed as OLADELE AHMED OLADIMEJI .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

ABIMBOLA ADELEKE

ANAWO OJONIMI

TSEWUHA JOE

I formerly known and addressed as ABIMBOLA ABIONA now wish to be known and addressed as ABIMBOLA ADELEKE .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

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

I formerly known and addressed as TSEWUHA GODWIN AONDOHEMBA now wish to be known and addressed as TSEWUHA JOE .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

MRS CHINELO CHRISTIANA EMENIKE

KUSIN EFFIONG

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

This is to inform the general public that Original Building Certificate of Occupancy Reg. as 34/34/1069 at Enugu Land Registry belonging to OKENWA JEREMIAH .N. of land situated at Amechi Awkunanaw. All effort of trace the said document has proved abortive. If found please contact the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development.

PATRICK ADAEZE

I formerly known and addressed as GODWIN PATIENCE ADAEZE now wish to be known and addressed as PATRICK ADAEZE .All former documents remain valid.

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YEGBILE SAMI SAMUEL

MRS ADU JOY OGENEKEVWE

LADIPO FAUSAT OLUWAKEMI

MRS ITORO BASSEY MOSES

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ITORO ANIEDI EDET now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ITORO BASSEY MOSES .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

OGUNJEMILUSI BLESSING JOY

I formerly known and addressed as AJAYI BLESSING now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNJEMILUSI BLESSING JOY .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

OKUNOLA KEHINDE OLAMILEKAN

I formerly known and addressed as KEHINDE OLAMILEKAN now wish to be known and addressed as OKUNOLA KEHINDE OLAMILEKAN .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

SENAMI HANNAH ABISOLA

I formerly known and addressed as LASISI FAUSAT OLUWAKEMI now wish to be known and addressed as LADIPO FAUSAT OLUWAKEMI .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OYEWALE HANNAH ABISOLA now wish to be known and addressed as SENAMI HANNAH ABISOLA .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

ESTHER AJOKE FOLORUNSHO

OLAOLUWA TEMITOPE OLADAPO- PETERS

In some of my documents my name appears as JACOB MONDAY While in some other ones including my BVN it appears as AUDU JACOB MONDAY .The names refer to the same person. All documents bearing all the names remain valid.

General public to please take note.

AKEEM FAUSAT ABOSEDE

CHANGE OF NAME /CORRECTION DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known as LAMIDI BASHIRU ADETUNJI wish to be known and addressed as OLAOSEGBA BASHIRU ADETUNJI, wrong date of birth is 1st January, 1940 while the corrected date of birth is 22 ND August, 1952 .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

TEMITOPE DAMILOLA FAOSIAT ODUJOBI

I formerly known as TEMITOPE FAOSIAT FAUSAT FAUSIAT FASASI wish to be known and addressed as TEMITOPE DAMILOLA FAOSIAT ODUJOBI. .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLONADE SHAKIRAT ABIMBOLA I formerly known as ADEKUNLE SHAKIRAT ABIMBOLA wish to be known and addressed as OLONADE SHAKIRAT ABIMBOLA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AHOEFA ALIPOE BALOGUN

CHANGE OF NAMES/CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH

AMZAT VERONICA MBANG

I formerly known as Ironbar Veronica Mbang wish to be known and addressed as Amzat Veronica Mbang .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as AHOEFA ALIPOE wish to be known and addressed as AHOEFA ALIPOE BALOGUN. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as GARUBA MOHAMMED ALLI wish to be known and addressed as MUHAMMED ALLI .And corrected date of birth is 28TH DAY OF JUNE 1972. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MICHAEL WISDOM AKPAN

CORRECTION OF NAME

I Formerly known as Michael Ekerette Akpan now wish to be known as Michael Wisdom Akpan all former documents remain valid.

General public take note .

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WUSU-ADENIJI QUEENIE ABIMBOLA IS MY REAL NAME. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as NEHEMIAH THERIZA DANBABA wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL ROSEMARY. And corrected DATE OF BIRTH is 12/06/1974. All documents bearing my former name remain valid. The general public should please take note.

ABIODUN OLUKEMI ABIODUN

FLIONIS FRANK PETERS

MUSTAPHA KAFILAT TITILOPE

KIKELOMO SIBIAT AKANNI

Formally Adetimehin Olukemi Abiodun now ABIODUN OLUKEMI ABIODUN. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

Formerly: Oladokun Frank Babafemi Now: Flionis Frank Peters. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

Formerly: Fatuga Kafilat Titilope Now: Mustapha Kafilat Titilope, Former documents remains valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EVELYN UDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYEBUCHI EVELYN CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS OBI-OVIE JOY BLESSING now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADU JOY OGENEKEVWE .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ANIEBIET EFFIONG AKPAN now wish to be known and addressed as KUSIN EFFIONG .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

ARRANGEMENT OF MY NAMES AND CORRECTION OF MY DATE OF BIRTH That I Mojuba Samuel Sunday my name was wrongly arrange as Samuel Sunday Mojuba wish to be known and addressed as Mojuba Samuel Sunday and my correct date of birth is 5th of November, 1965.

All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

MODUPE KADIJAT HASSAN I formerly known and addressed as MODUPE TEMITOPE HASSAN now wish to be known and addressed as MODUPE KADIJAT HASSAN .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS CHINELO CHRISTIANA CHIMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHINELO CHRISTIANA EMENIKE.All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

OODO ONOJA I formerly known as OODO ONOJA BONIFACE wish to be known and addressed as OODO ONOJA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AJANI AYODELE VICTORIA I formerly known and addressed as KEMBI AYODELE VICTORIA now wish to be known and addressed as AJANI AYODELE VICTORIA .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL YEGBLE GAMELI now wish to be known and addressed as YEGBILE SAMI SAMUEL .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

My name was wrongly written on my BVN as SHOTONWA SIKIRU AKANBI instead of my correct name as OSHOTONWA SIKIRU AKANBI. All former documents remain valid. General public please. I formerly known and addressed as SHITTU MONSURAT BOLUWATIFE. now wish to be known and addressed as SHITTU MONSURAT BOLUWATIFE NIFEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as ATANDA ADUNNI FAUSAT wish to be known and addressed as AKEEM FAUSAT ABOSEDE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NWEKE LOVETH NKECHI now wish to be known and addressed as OKOLI MARYLOVETH NKECHI .All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

MRS ONYEBUCHI EVELYN CHINENYE

CHANGE OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

Formerly: Olomobua Bukola Simbiat, Now Kikelomo Sibiat Akanni.

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I formerly known as ESTHER AJOKE OLAOSEBIKAN wish to be known and addressed as ESTHER AJOKE FOLORUNSHO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ABAH GABRIEL UNUBI I formerly known as Abah Gabriel Augustine wish to be known and addressed as Abah Gabriel Unubi . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That I Ogunyemi Oyedele Patrick is the same person as Ogunyemi Oyedele. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS SHEILA NNENNA JERRY

I formerly known as OLAOLUWA TEMITOPE AMOO wish to be known and addressed as OLAOLUWA TEMITOPE OLADAPO- PETERS. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

DAVID TAIYE PETER

I formerly known as KOUDEU TAIYE ATU wish to be known and addressed as DAVID TAIYE PETER .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME /DATE OF BIRTH

That I JUDE CHINAGOROM NWAOKORIE my name was wrongly written as JUDE CHINAGOROM NWOKORIE wish to be known and addressed as JUDE CHINAGOROM NWAOKORIE and corrected date of birth is 16/08/1993. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

JUSTUS ROSEMARY MARTHA

I formerly known as MISS SHEILA NNENNA AJOKWU wish to be known and addressed as MRS SHEILA NNENNA JERRY . All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

Formerly BASSEY ROSEMARY JUSTUS, NoW JUSTUS ROSEMARY MARTHA . My Date of Birth is 18/11/1975.

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MR. ADEMOYEGUN OLUMIDE ADEWALE

MRS. ESTHER OMOJO TIJANI AUDU I formerly known, called and addressed as ESTHER OMOJO USMAN OCHIGBO Now with two be know, called and addressed as MRS. ESTHER OMOJO TIJANI AUDU. All documents bearing my former name remain valid, general public should please take note.

I formerly known, called and addressed as Mr. AJIBOYE OLUMIDE ADEWALE. Now wish to be known, called and addressed as Mr. ADEMOYEGUN OLUMIDE ADEWALE. All documents bearing my former name remain valid, general public should please take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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

TRUSTEES: 1. EZE SIMEON CHIDI- CHAIRMAN 2. UWAEZE SOLOMON CHUKWUMA - SECRETARY 3. OKAFOR ANTHONY UCHENNA - FIN. SECRETARY 4. UGWU PETER OZOEMENA - PRO 5. EKURU INNOCENT KELECHI - MEMBER 6. NWATAH EUGENE CHINEDU - MEMBER 7. ANEKE DENIS CHUKWUNONSO - MEMBER 8. EZEA LIVINUS OBINNA - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS AND LOVE AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO HELP MEMBERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES THROUGH COLLECTIVE FINANCIAL AND MORAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 3. TO ASSIST MEMBERS IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION TO BE GOAL ORIENTED, MAINTAIN PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE TO THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. 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.

OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ESA OKE CHRISTIAN UNION FAMILY MEMBERS ALUMNI THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR. FOLORUNSO ANDREW. - CHAIRMAN 2. PASTOR AKINYO OLANREWAJU OLADAPO 3. ENGR. OYEDELE AKEEM OLUSEGUN 4. PASTOR. EKOKA PHILIPS CHUCKS 5. REV. DR. OLADEPO ISIAKA ANDREW 6. PASTOR. ADENUGA GBENGA SEGUN 7. PASTOR. OYEWO SUNDAY OLUSOLA 8. ARC OLAIYA AFOLARIN MOSES 9. PASTOR. MRS FOLORUNSO WURAOLA GRACE 10. MR AJIBADE AYODELE SAMUEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS 2 TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED SECRETARY

THE ZIONIC VOICE ASSEMBLY

Public Notice 25

SIGNED: BARR SOLA

MOSES AID FOUNDATION

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 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) IHEDIOHA LAZARUS NONYE 2) IHEDIOHA JULIANA CHINYERE 3) IHEDIOHAMA SAMUEL ONYEBUCHI 4) UZOESHI LUKE IYKE 5) NNOROM UZOMA 6) UZOESHI ESTHER ONUWA

TRUSTEES 1. IGOCHE MOSES OWOICHO - CHAIRMAN 2. ROSE OCHIGA - SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF NATIONWIDE 2) TO GIVE RELIEF TO THE GRIEF, HOPE TO THE HOPELESS 3) TO ASSIST THE WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS WITH THE WORD OF GOD 4 ) TO RESTORE BACKSLIDERS TO FAITH AND TO RAISE CHRISTIAN CHAMPIONS WITH USE OF CHRISTIAN PUBLICATIONS. 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.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED 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.

SIGNED: AKINYELE OLAIDE (08068067603)

SIGNED: PRECIOUS USMAN 5, DURBANN STREET WUSE 2 ABUJA 08064688844

DOLPHIN EXTENSION RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION CAC/IT/NO.22389

KICKING IMPOVERISHMENT IN VARIOUS AREAS INITIATIVE

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

OLD TRUSTEES EDWARD KAYODE OMOTESHO. 2.JONES OLAKUNLE SEHINDEMI .

3.VICTORIA ADEDAMOLA AKRAN 4. MACAULEY LERE AYANWOLA. 5.ADEREMI WAHEED BABALOLA. NEW TRUSTEES 1. EDWARD KAYODE OMOTESHO -RETAINED 2.JONES OLAKUNLE SEHINDEMI -RETAINED 3.VICTORIA ADEDAMOLA AKRAN RETAINED. 4.MACAULEY LERE AYANWOLA-RETAINED. 5.ADEREMI WAHEED BABALOLA- RETAINED 6. ANIMASHAUN TASLIM OLAWALE APPOINTED 7. ONUMINYA PETER YUSEFUL -APPOINTED .

8.ODUTOLA ADETOKUNBO - APPOINTED. 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. PETER ADEH ABUE. -CHAIRMAN 2. AMARACHI WINIFRED SORIBE 3. AMAKA LUCY UCHENDU-SECRETARY. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO EMPOWER THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

FRANCISCA ISIKA FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FRANCISCA OLUH ISIKA 2. PAUL OLUH 3. JULIET OKORIE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ASSIST LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN OF POOR BACKGROUND FOR AFFORDABILITY OF QUALITY AND QUANTITATIVE EDUCATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TAIYE ATOTILETO, ESQ

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. YUSUF OMEIZA MUSA -PRESIDENT 2. CHRISTY MUSA -TREASURER 3. ADEBAYO WILFRED -SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE ZIONIC VOICE ASSEMBLY 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) IHEDIOHA LAZARUS NONYE 2) IHEDIOHA JULIANA CHINYERE 3) IHEDIOHAMA SAMUEL ONYEBUCHI 4) UZOESHI LUKE IYKE 5) NNOROM UZOMA 6) UZOESHI ESTHER ONUWA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF NATIONWIDE 2) TO GIVE RELIEF TO THE GRIEF, HOPE TO THE HOPELESS 3) TO ASSIST THE WIDOW AND THE FATHERLESS WITH THE WORD OF GOD 4 ) TO RESTORE BACKSLIDERS TO FAITH AND TO RAISE CHRISTIAN CHAMPIONS WITH USE OF CHRISTIAN PUBLICATIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: SECRETARY TEL:07039015014.

SIGNED: AKINYELE OLAIDE (08068067603)

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CHRIST THE MERCIFUL CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD

ST. PAULS ANGLICAN CHURCH ALOR LAGOS BRANCH

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MR SOLOMON OLATUNJI OF PLOT NO. 491, KUBWA EXTENSION II, KUBWA, ABUJA , SOMETIME ON 15 SEPTEMBER, 2017, WHILE ON TRANSIT ALONG FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA, I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO. 491, KUBWA EXTENSION II, KUBWA, ABUJA WITH OLD FILE NO. MISC 1580 AND NEW FILE NO. MISC 95658 WAS MISSING. ALL EFFORTS MADE SO FAR TO TRACE THE SAID MISSING DOCUMENT HAVE PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION. ALL AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

EXCLUSIVE HEART OF A CHILD CHARITY 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.

NAME OF TRUSTEES: 1) IMAFIDON OSAHON EFOSA- CHAIRMAN. 2) OGIUGO ANTHONY- VICE CHAIRMAN. 3) ALOHA OGHOGHO JOY - FINANCIAL SECRETARY. 4) OSEH ONAIVI NELSON- SECRETARY GENERAL. 5) AKABA CHARLES CHUKWUMA- MEMBER. 6) AKELEMON MOVIE FEJIRO- MEMBER. 7) OKHEIME SAMUEL FRIDAY - MEMBER. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) PASTOR AJIBOLA SUNDAY PETER (2)EVANGELIST AGBOOLA HANNAH YEMI (3) OKUNOLA OLANIKE COMFORT (4) DEACON AGBOOLA JOSEPH (5) SISTER AJIBOLA ZUZAN OLUWATOYIN.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SIR NNAMDI OYEKA, 2. ENGR. FRANK ASIEGBU, 3. ENGR. UCHENNA OBIORAH, 4. MR. JOHN OBIJAMA 5. MR. FRANCIS AGBAZUE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: (1) TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENSURE THAT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH OF ALOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LAGOS IS SUSTAINED.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

TEACHERS VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE

IFITE EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

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

THE 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. NAFISATU DAHIRU MOHAMMAD 2. NDUKWEM. IROAKAZIGHI OGWO 3. DR. CAROLINE EMEKA OGBONNA 4.CHUKWUMA CHUKWUMAKADIBE OSAKWE 5. MFON USORO 6. EKANABASI UBONG 7. PATRICK UKO 8. DR. UBONG UMOH 9. OTOBONG SAMPSON 10. DR GLORY INYANG.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. STEPHEN NNAEMEKA DIKE 2. MR. ERNEST CHUKWUKA NDUKWE 3. MR. PATRICK EMEKA EZEILO

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE FREE TEACHING AIDS 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.ISHAYA RABO.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO GIVE EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING TO THE YOUTHS IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND CARTER FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE SOCIETY. 3. TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN IFITE AND OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECOLOGICAL CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT. 4. TO ORGANIZE EDUCATION AND WELFARE/ASSISTANCE TO THE YOUTHS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OGOCHUKWU ANIEKWE. ESQ

26 Public Notice WARRIORS OF MOUNT ZION DELIVERANCE MINISTRY 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) PASTOR MRS JOYCE EGHOSA (GENERAL OVERSEER,) 2) EVANG. AISHA-LAMI EYEFIA, 3) SOLOMON ASEMOTA OSAUYI 4) IYASERE PRECIOUS ESOGIE 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, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

C M S GRAMMAR SCHOOL LAGOS OLD GRAMMARIANS SOCIETY ABUJA BRANCH THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ADELAJA ADEGBOYEGA BABALOLA- CHAIRMAN 2. AKINKUNMI JOHNSON OLUGBADE 3. LANIYAN JONATHAN OLADEJO SUNDAY 4. OLADEHIN AGBOOLA 5. LAWRENCE ‘DIRAN 6. LITAN OLUSOJI OLUFEMI 7. EZULU VALENTINE L THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1 . TO KEEP ALIVE AMONGST OLD BOYS INTEREST IN THE WELFARE OF THE SCHOOL AND MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. 2. TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY. 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE DUE PROCESS ADVOCATES 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) FRANCIS CHIDI CHILAKA (CHAIRMAN) 2)KINGSLEY UGHE (SECRETARY) 3) PATRICK OKWUDILI UCHEAGWU 4) IVIE ANGELA EDOBOR 5) CHISOM EZEH 6) SONIA UZOAKU OBI-OKODO 7) MMILIAKU GENEVIEVE OKAFOR 8) CHIZOBA IBETO 9) PERPETUA CHINEDU IBEH 10) LINDA OZULUONYE DANIELS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SEARCH OF JUSTICE. 2) TO EMBARK ON AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS WITH RESPECT TO SOCIETAL VICES: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RAPE ETC 3) TO EDUCATE, CREATE AWARENESS, EMPOWER AND DEFEND THE DOWNTRODDEN, ESPECIALLY THOSE DEPRIVED OF THEIR LEGITIMATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 4) TO EDUCATE AND CREATE AWARENESS ON THE ILLS OF CYBER FRAUD, HATE SPEECHES AND BLACK MAIL AND TO WORK TOWARD CURBING THEM. 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ATTAH BABALE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITY FOUNDATION 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. IBRAHIM ATTAH - CHAIRMAN 2. UMARU ATTAH - SECRETARY 3. TIJJANI AMINU 4. FALALU ATTAH 5. GARBA ATTAH 6. BALA YAKUBU AHMED 7. ZAINAB ATTAHIR 8. ATTAH AMINU SALEH 9. KABIRU MOHAMMED SAKUWAMA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UPLIFT THE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED PERSONS IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO EMPOWER OUR TEEMING YOUTHS TO BECOME SELF RELIANT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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GIRLS AND YOUTH RE-INTEGRATION NETWORK

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH 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. AWUJOOLA KEHINDE CHARITY- CHAIRMAN 2. PRINCE ADELEKE ADEBAJO. - SECRETARY 3. KADIRI SAMUEL. -MEMEBER 4.AYINDE MIRACLE OLUWATOSIN - MEMBER 5.ODUSINA OLUWAFUNMILAYO .D. - MEMBER 6.AYINDE CHRISTIANA IMOLEAYO -MEMBER 7. OKOH INNOCENT SAMUEL. - MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) REV. (BARR) EMMANUEL IKECHUKWU OBINNA GENERAL OVERSEAR (2) REV. (DR.) FLORENCE AMARACHI NWANKPA=DEPUTY G.O./ADMINISTRATOR (3) DR. RUTH ONYEDIKACHI ANOZIE (4)BARR. ESTHER LOIS OBINNA (5)PASTOR EMMANUEL IKECHUKWU OBINNA (6) REV. ASHIBUOGWU, EZIAFA MIRACLE (7) DEACONESS GLADYS NKECHI NWANDOR.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : I. TO ENCOURAGE GIRLS, SINGLE MOTHERS AND YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN SKILL ACQUISITION AND CAPACITY BUILDING. II. TO ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO BE SELF-RELIANCE. III. TO CATER FOR THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS. 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. SIGNED: PRINCE ADELEKE ADEBAJO SECRETARY

UNTOUCHABLE POWER PRAYER MINISTRY 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) ADA EMMANUEL - GENERAL OVERSEER (2) ADENEGBE AGNES ESTHER (3) OKUNDIA LUMUBA HASSAN - SECRETARY (4) EDOBOR BOSE NADIAKHE (5) ADANEGBE ODOSA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST. 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: EZEJI GLORIA 08038769236

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EVANG.SIYANBOLA THOMAS OLUWAYIMIKA - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. ADELE ABDULAKEEM 3. ADEBISI SAMUEL 4. ADENIYI ABOYEDE 5. OMOLEHIN MONDAY 6. OYETUNJI AMOS OLADUNNI - SECRETARY THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD AND TO ORGANIZE CHURCH SERVICES AND OTHER PROGRAMMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL OF THE CHURCH. 2. TO ORGANIZE SEMINARS, CRUSADES, OUTREACHES, SYMPOSIA AND OTHER CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMES AIMED AT PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 3. TO EMPLOY, DEPLOY, TRAIN, LICENSE, ORDAIN AND ACQUIRE MINISTERS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY. 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. SIGNED : BARR. IBITEYE ISAACS A. SUITE 015, MJ’S PLAZA, PLOT 518, OLU AWOTESU STREET, BEHINDE MR. BIGG’S/ECO BANK, JABI ABUJA FCT.

DOMINANT CLUB OF NIGERIA 2017

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALHAJI BELLO MACCIDO 2. DR. UWAKWE ABUGU.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) OKEKE ARINZE MICHAEL - CHAIRMAN. 2) IGWE CHINEDU JAMES - SECRETARY. 3) EJIOFOR HARRISON UCHENNA - TREASURER.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE. 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. SIGNED: BARR. UCHENNA IGWE

TONY BENSON FOUNDATION 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.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. TOSAN JULIA ANTHONY-NWOSU 2. DR. OLATERIWA ANDREW EJEGI 3. ANTHONY NWOSU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO CARE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY THROUGH PROVIDING SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TO THEM. 2. TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CAPITAL BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT. 3. TO CATER FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SOCIETY OF WOMEN ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - ABUJA CHAPTER

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

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

HUMAN RIGHT PROMOTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE FOUNDATION

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND SEEK REMEDIES FOR VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE INCLUDING THE POOR, WOMEN, WORKERS AND CHILDREN IN THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS

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.

MEMORIAL MACCIDO TRUST FUND

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NORRISON QUAKERS ( SAN ) CHAIRMAN 2. BADERIN QUAKERS - SECRETARY 3. OLATOKUNBO FATAI

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH AND PUBLISH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; AND TO INVEST IN ANYTHING THAT WILL ENHANCE SAME.

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

SIGNED: OZIOMA OFOHA, ESQ.

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.

DIVINE TOUCH JUBILEE CHURCH

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

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. MRS. IJEOMA UGWUNEBO PERPETUA 2. MRS. ABIKE SOLANKE OLUFUNKE 3. MRS. ROSEMARY UJUNWA 4. MRS. KATCHY PATIENCE 5. MRS. TAIWO OJO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE AN ENABLING AND CONDUSIVE STUDY ENVIRONMENT FOR ASPIRING AND PRACTICING ACCOUNTANTS 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: IKHANOBA LEONAD 08074114064

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND BRING ABOUT HARMONY AND BROTHERHOOD AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 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. SIGNED: EFFIOANWAN ETIM

PERPETUAL LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH 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. ODOKO FESTUS OKORO - CHAIRMAN 2. ODOKO HERCULES OTHUKE - SECRETARY 3. ODOKO QUEEN ELIZABETH - TREASURER 4. ODOKO EWOMAZINO LARRY 5. OMANYE GODDY. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLUFEMI AKINSANYA 2. FOLUSO PHILLIPS - CHAIRMAN 3. OLAPEJU MADINAT ALATISE - SECRETARY 4. OSUNYAMEYE WEGNER 5. ADEYEMO SHOKUNBI 6. BALANLE ASIRU 7. HABIBA BALOGUN AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO TRAIN AND DEVELOP NIGERIA VISUAL ARTISTS IN THE VISUAL ARTS TO AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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Daily Times writes NNPC, seeks information on $25bn contracts Continued from page 8 PENGASSAN, Comrade Francis Johnson, said the unions and their members considered it appropriate to rally round the GMD and the NNPC Management to pledge their support.

Johnson said “The National body of PENGASSAN and all the NNPC in-house unions are here today to show our support for you.

You have brought stability to the NNPC and we are happy today that staff morale is high. You were Chairman of NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee for over five years and that was what informed your appointment as GMD of NNPC. Today, all the bullets IJAIYA FATHU OLUWATOYIN

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ONOME FREDDALINE OMOREGBE

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you are taking are on behalf of members of staff. We will continue to pray for you, God will continue to guide and shield you.”

The NNPC Group Chairman of PENGASSAN, Comrade Sale Abdullahi, who also spoke during the visit to the GMD, stated that their concern had to do with the need to protect not only the GMD but the NNPC as an institution.

He said, “Today, the GMD and NNPC Management receive inputs from staff and this gesture by Dr. Baru has given members of staff a sense of belonging. Today, our inputs are being implemented and we are highly motivated.”

Supporting the stance of BALOGUN SHAMSIDEEN OLUWASEUN

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LALAI NKEKI JOSEPH

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as ABUBAKAR FAIZAT instead of YAKUBU FAIZATU.. That my correct name is YAKUBU FAIZATU. General public take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and certify that DURUZOECHI CHUKWUMA, CHUKWUMA DURUZOECHI and DURUZOECHI UZOMA CHUKWUMA is one and same person but now wish to be known called and addressed as DURUZOECHI UZOMA CHUKWUMA. All former documents remain valid.

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his colleagues, the Group Chairman of NNPC NUPENG, Comrade Udofia Odudu Benjamin, said the unions would continue to pray for divine guidance for Baru and the entire NNPC management Earlier, the Chairman of NNPC Corporate Headquarters Chapter of PENGASSAN, Comrade Mathew Duru, reiterated the continued support of the unions for Baru-led management.

He said, “We just want to tell the GMD from the bottom of our hearts that we are with him and the Top Management; that we are behind the GMD who has done very well in turning the fortunes of the Corporation around”.

Responding, Baru disIBRAHIM ANDRAL SIDIKATU

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ADAKEJA OLAMILEKAN ABIODUN

missed the allegations of award of contracts without regard to due process as unfounded and unfortunate.

He explained that as a former chairman of the NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee, he would be the last person to breach the procurement process by disregarding extant laws and rules.

The GMD said both the NNPC Act and Public Procurement Act vested procurement powers on the NNPC Tenders Board, the President and the Federal Executive Council (FEC) depending on the cost threshold, stressing that the NNPC Board had no role whatsoever in the process.

He said “I know for those of you who are following CATHERINE A. ADEGBIE-ABU

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MASADE HELEN

what we are doing here, you know that there’s no money lost and no process has been breached. Our contracting process is perfect and we will continue to follow the process. The NNPC Board has no role, I repeat, has no role as far as the contracting process is concerned”.

Baru added that the NNPC Tenders Board was made up of the GMD as Chairman and the Group Executive DirecOLUSANYA BILIKIS FOLAKE

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AWARI-ALIMI MARYAM OLABISI

tors as members.

On the crude term contract and the DSDP agreements, he said: “These are not contract as such; they are essentially pre-qualification of off-takers of crude oil and in the case of DSDP, of those that will take crude and give us products in return. So there is no value to them. But humongous figures have been put forward mainly to incite the public, it is most unfortunate”.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that OGUGUA THANKGOD MADUKA and KENECHUKWU MADUKA ATTAH refer to one and the same person.

That I am the one bearing both names mentioned above. That all documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

BELLO ADEBISI KABIRU

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OJO OLAIDE JOSEPH

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I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OLAIDE JOSEPH; NOW WHICH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS OJO OLAIDE JOSEPH. OJO IS MY SURNAME. ALL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, FIRST BANK NIGERIA LIMITED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC NOTICE SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MRS. JOHNNY OGHENEOCHUKO MERIT

MADUABUCHI MALACHY

MR. MARVELOUS OKORIE

I HEREBY CONFIRM AND AFFIRM THAT I, LUCKY OKORO IS ONE AND THE SAME PERSON AS LUCKY STANLEY OKORO OR STANLEY OKORO. MY BANKERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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MRS OFOLU

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HEART OF KINDNESS HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION

ABOVE & BEYOND 360 FOUNDATION FOR SUPPORT OF LESS PRIVILEGED

OUR LORD BANQUET FIRE PRAYER MINISTRY IN’L.

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.

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.

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.OLURANTI OLUSOLA DADA(CEO) 2.FELICIA OJO 3.OLASEINDE DADA 4.RONKE REMILEKUN IBIDAPO 5.OKE DAVID OLALEKAN 6.OLAKUNLE ALABI 7.OJO OLUWAJUWONLO ABRAHAM

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Tax collectors allegedly kill 38year old widow in Ondo over tax invasion ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Sharon Ikeazor (right) attending to a pensioner, during the pension verification exercise for New Nigerian Newspapers, NICON Insurance, Nigerian Defence Academy (Civillian) and Nigerian Re-Insurance under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) in Kaduna… on Monday.

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less than 13 persons were confirmed been killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be cultists at UgboshiminiAgip waterfront community, around the market Square, Ruememe, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State early Monday morning.

The gunmen were said to have invaded the community around 3:0am and opened fire on the unsuspecting residents who were still fast asleep.

Meanwhile the police is working tirelessly to unravel the mystery surrounding the killings.

Earlier on Friday night in the same community, two friends identified as Godspower Aligbo known as popularly known as ‘Koko’ and his friend Dickson Gogo were at Koko’s house around 9pm eating in the same

community when gunmen struck and killed them.

The mother of Godspower said her son and his friend, Dickson had just returned home from the burial of one of their relations. “My son Godspower and his friend Dickson just came back after organising the burial of a relation.

They were eating when the gunmen stormed the house and shot at them repeatedly.

They again brought out their machetes and inflicted several matchete cuts on them before fleeing the area.” She insisted that her son, Godspower, who is 43 years old with three children, was not a cultist.

She continued: “I was eating and was pressed, so I left the food for my grandchildren who were also eating with me and entered my bedroom to use the toilet. While in the toilet, I heard gunshots, but I thought it was the Police that was on patrol.

I came out of the toilet, but my grandchildren pushed me back, shouting: ‘mummy, go back inside they will kill you. They will kill you. When I opened the door after the gunshots had ceased, I saw my son and his friend in pool of blood.”

The Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incidents, said Policemen had been drafted to the community. He stated that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Zaki, has ordered an investigation into the bloodbath at Ugboshimini.

About 10 Police operational vehicles were seen stationed at strategic spots at the Ugboshimini-Agip waterfront, Rumueme where the killings took place.

Reacting to the development, the Rivers State Government condemned the killing of some innocent

persons in Ngbuoshimini in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State by gunmen who came through the waters and has directed the police and security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of this heinous act at all cost.

This was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt Monday by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Barr. Emma Okah.

Charging the security agencies, the statement said, “The State Government is ready to spare nothing to support the security agencies get these killers irrespective of where they are found. Even in their holes, smoke them out from there and you should have no rest until we get to the end of the case, until we see justice” the statement added, noting that Rivers State will not give in to criminals and their sponsors.

Africa has largest diseases in the world -World Bank Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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A World Bank official, Dr. Khama Rogo, has observed that Africa has the largest burden of diseases in the world, and the lowest in accessible healthcare delivery to its citizenry.

Dr. Rogo who is the Lead Health Specialist in Africa, World Bank Group, made this observation on Monday when he led officials of World Bank on a courtesy call on the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, at Government House, Ilorin.

Dr. Rogo attributed the

current state of health in Africa to inadequate finances compared to its rapidly growing population and poverty level.

The health specialist who identified health financing as the most important intervention in the health sector anywhere in the world, commended the Kwara state government for its plan to make the Community Health Insurance Scheme a statewide programme in line with the Universal Health Coverage.

Dr. Rogo expressed readiness of his group in supporting the state government in providing affordable and ac-

cessible healthcare delivery to the people of the state.

In his response, the state governor, Dr. Ahmed disclosed that the state would soon establish an agency to manage and finance its health insurance scheme on a sustainable platform.

According to him, the agency will be supported with personnel to drive the concept of financing healthcare in the state.

Dr. Ahmed explained that the Community Health Insurance Scheme would draw support from private sector and create strong sense of trust in managing the scheme.

“One of the most critical issues of productivity is health, and it is imperative to deploy resources for improved productivity. As we begin 2018 budgetary process, special attention will be given to health sector to complement what is being done in the Community Health Insurance Scheme.”

Governor Ahmed said arrangements were in top gear to link the scheme with Kwara Resident Identification Card with a view to making the state plan adequately for health service delivery and make the state second to none in healthcare delivery in the country.

occurred on Monday as some unscrupulous tax collectors from Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state allegedly killed an hair stylist identified as Mrs. Oluwatoyin Ijiyemi.

Mrs. Ijiyemi, a widow and mother of one, had been living alone for over two years since the death of her husband who died of some complications.

Trouble started when the tax officers in mufti stormed her shop and seized her set of television after she was accused of invading tax.

The Daily Times learnt that the shop is located on Bolajoko street at Oke Aro road in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

A hot argument was said to have ensued as the tax officers and the hair stylist dragged the television set from each other.

The 38 year old woman whose aim was to prevent the tax collectors from taking away the television set later fell down during the process and immediately gave up the ghost.

But instead of attending to the deceased, the tax collectors fled the scene without any compassion and took the television set along with away.

Already, the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the State Specialists Hospital’s morgue in Akure.

A close relative of the deceased, Mojisola Otitilowo, who spoke to journalists said about four tax officials invaded the deceased’s shop are about 2 pm and demanded for a tax payment over her shop.

Mrs. Otitilowo noted that four of the tax collectors came with their vehicles but only three of them came out to harass the woman, adding that all effort made by the deceased to appeal to the officers not to seize her television set fell on deaf ear.

“She did not have money and that was why she begged them that she would come and pay the money the second day.

They did not accept her plea. One of them removed the television from where it was but Toyin started dragging it with them. She fell down in the process and after that, the council officials went away with the television.

“It was a customer that came to buy a sachet of water that discovered she was unconscious on the floor of her shop. An alarm that was raised by the woman attracted neighbors who rushed in and started pouring water on her to revive.

EFCC arraigns two firms, others over alleged N7.8bn fraud Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned two firms before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos for allegedly inducing a financial institution to deliver to Danium Energy Services Limited a sum to the tune of N1, 573, 146, 000.00 (One Billion, Five Hundred and Seventy Three Million, One Hundred and Forty Six Thousand Naira), under the false pretence that Total Nigeria Plc vide a letter dated October 5, 2016 with the reference number OPS/SUP/10/16/361 contracted Danium Energy Services Limited to supply 10, 000 Metric Tons of Automotive Gas Oil for the sum of N1,990,440,000.00 (One Billion, Nine Hundred and Ninety Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira).

The firms: Danium Energy Services Limited, and Petrosol Energy Limited were dragged before the court alongside Ogbor Ke-

hinde Eliot and Godwin Okoronkwo, on a 10 count charge that touches on the alleged offence.

According to the charge dated October 3, 2017 and designated CB:3000/EFCC/ L S / C T G I / S T F / L D / VO L.01/, the defendants were also said to have conspired and defrauded the financial institution.

The EFCC said Eliot, and Danium Energy Services Limited on or about January 30, 2017 in Lagos, with intent to defraud conspired amongst themselves to induce the bank to deliver to Danium Energy Services Limited a sum to the tune of Three Billion, Three Hundred and Thirty Nine Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Naira under the false pretence that Total Nigeria Plc vide a letter dated January 30, 2017 contracted the energy firm to supply 15,000 Metric Tons of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) for the sum of Four Billion, One Hundred and Two Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira.

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By Titus Akhigbe, Benin he governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, on their 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday evening.

The governor, who commended the team on the exceptional class with which they outsmarted their opponents, urged

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Obaseki congratulates Super Eagles the victorious team not to rest on their oars even as they prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The governor said, “The Super Eagles team have shown the true Nigerian spirit. As a people with an uncommon zeal to succeed without minding the daunting challenges, the Nigerian team showed the world that when we are committed to a task, we would do all to succeed.

“Nothing can quantify the feeling of being the first African team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It is only right to urge them to go for glory and come back with the trophy. We have shown the World that we are still a country to reckon with when it comes to football.

Noting that the outcome of the game

shows a resolve to achieve results against all odd, he said, “We have shown that even when it is not the best of days, we can still deliver on the job. The tenacity of our boys is a testament to the fact that even when we

get to Russia, they would strive to make the country proud.

He added that the Super Eagles are a good representation of the Nigerian spirit and as they head to Russia, we urge them on to victory.

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ome-based Super Eagles dedender Emmanuel Ariwachukwu has expressed his delight that Akwa United have qualified for the 2017 Aiteo Cup. Akwa United defeated Sunshine Stars 3-1 to go through 3-2 on aggregate in Sunday’s rescheduled semi-final second leg match in Uyo. Akwa United will now face Niger Tornadoes in the final billed for the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Sunday, October 15.

Reflecting on the win, Ariwachukwu praised his teammates for their impressive performance.

“We made it to Aiteo cup final Great fight guys it can only be God. Lagos we are coming,” he tweeted on his Twitter handle.

Akwa United won their first and only Aiteo Cup title in 2015.

Ariwachukwu was in the home-based Eagles squad that qualified for the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

He was also in the home-based Eagles team that finished second at the 2017 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations in Ghana.

he two year contract of the Franco-German coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has been extended by default following Nigeria’s Qualification for the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Rohr signed a two year deal with the option of another two years if Nigeria qualifies for the World Cup in Russia, a feat they achieved over the weekend after their 1-0 win over Zambia.

He would have been axed if Nigeria had failed to qualify for the World Cup in Russia judging by the terms of the deal he signed with the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) last year.

Since taking over as coach of the Super Eagles, the team has been beaten just once, which was the 0-2 loss to South Africa in Uyo, in the AFCON 2019 Qualifiers, bar that game he has a coaching record of five wins and one draw from six games.

An official announcement by the NFF is expected to be made anytime soon with the current deal of Rohr set to expire shortly after Nigeria’s participation at the World Cup next year.

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Football, a tool for unity – Ambode

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agos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the weekend unveiled the ‘Football Forever’ statue at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, acknowledging that football remains the most popular sports which keeps the nation united even in critical periods.

The statue is a 22ft tall sculpture of four players, two-aside, standing on an eight feet concrete pedestal announcing and showcasing the prowess, commitment and passion of Nigerians for the beautiful game.

Speaking at the commissioning, Governor Ambode, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Adebimpe Akinsola, described the statue as a monument of great value that describes the passion Lagosians and Nigerians bestow upon sports and football in particular.

He said the love and passion Nigerians have for football was an open secret, adding that the artistry of the round leather game depicts a strong pedigree the sports had attained and the pride attached to it by Lagosians and Nigerians in general.

The Governor said, “The Monument seeks to educate the Nigerian youth and all visitors to Lagos State that our passion for sport is not only captured by iconic infrastructure facilities and competitions but includes giving opportunity to expose artistic representation of its valued creative minds.

“The monument reveals Lagosians’ dexterity in the game of football and projects our fitness and readiness for glory as it conveys vital sport education knowledge and the promotion of sports tourism in Lagos State.”

Adoring the creativity behind the statue, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Arts and Culture, encouraged all sport enthusiasts to always come around to draw inspiration from the monument.

Explaining the significance of the sculpture, the brain behind the statue, Mr. Ade Odunfa, said the inspiration behind the monument was to express the significance of football in the country’s unity.

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apoli forward Dries Mertens has joined Barcelona star Luis Suarez and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos in the latest batch of Ballon d’Or nominations.

Liverpool attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak make up the rest of the five to be announced in France Football’s second quintet.

That means the first 10 of a total of 30 nominees for the 2017 prize have been announced.

Paulo Dybala, Neymar, Luka Modric, Marcelo and N’Golo Kante were the names to be released first earlier.

The remaining candidates for football’s top individual prize will be announced throughout Monday.

Last year’s award, which was the first since France Football and FIFA’s collaboration ended, was won by Cristiano Ronaldo, ahead of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.

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homas Muller has aimed criticism at former head coach Carlo Ancelotti by saying Bayern Munich “will have good training again” following the return of Jupp Heynckes.

Ancelotti was sacked 24 hours after Bayern were beaten 3-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, with former boss Heynckes announced as his replacement until the end of the season after Willy Sagnol had initially been put in temporary charge.

President Uli Hoeness claimed Ancelotti lost the support of five senior players at the club and there have been reports in Germany that his laid-back training sessions had begun to frustrate some of the squad.

Arjen Robben was said to have criticised the sessions but vehemently denied the claims, while Mats Hummels has also dismissed suggestions he was among those to turn against the Italian.

But Muller, who struggled for form for much of Ancelotti’s year in charge, has welcomed the return of treble-winning coach Heynckes and admitted he hopes for an improvement in Bayern’s preparations. “We will have a good training again,” he was quoted as saying by Welt after Germany’s 5-1 World Cup qualifying win over Azerbaijan.

“Heynckes is the right man because he can inspire the team to have the ability to suffer more, to have more commitment and a better defensive set-up.

“Heynckes will work with interest and passion.

There are several screws that need to be turned.

The team have some responsibilities to carry out.”

Bayern resume Bundesliga action against Freiburg on Saturday.

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scar Tabarez does not believe failure to qualify for the World Cup would leave a stain on Lionel Messi’s illustrious career as the Uruguay boss insisted the five-time Ballon d’Or winner cannot do it all for Argentina.

Messi and Argentina were runners-up at the 2014 World Cup but the South American giants are in real danger of missing out on next year’s showpiece tournament in Russia.

A scoreless draw at home to Peru left Argen-

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uventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says he gets angry with Gonzalo Higuain as the striker only does around half of what he is capable

Higuain – signed from Napoli for €90million last year – has scored in each of his last two appearances, but has been outshone by fellow forward Paulo Dybala, who already has 12 goals this season.

Allegri acknowledges the 29-year-old scores crucial goals for Juve, but still has frustrations over his overall production.

“Gonzalo has to be more decisive,” Allegri told reporters.“So far he has done 50 per cent of what he could do.

“Higuain is an extraordinary player, I get angry with him a lot because I demand more, because he can do much more. “No matter whether he gets 25 or 30 goals, the important thing is that they are decisive goals. He’s better physically, he’s worked over the international break, but he’s still not at 100 per cent.”

Neymar wants Barca kicked out of Champions League

Messi can´t do it all, - Tabarez defends Barca star

tina sixth in the CONMEBOL standings and adrift of the inter-confederation qualifying position with one qualifier remaining against Ecuador on Tuesday.

Messi hit the post in the stalemate in Buenos Aires last week, while he also created opportunities for team-mates Dario Benedetto, Emiliano Rigoni and Marcus Acuna, and Uruguay head coach Tabarez said the Barcelona star needs support if two-time champions Argentina are to qualify for a 12th successive World Cup. “I don’t see it as a stain and it shouldn’t be like that,” Tabarez said when asked if missing out on the World Cup would be a stain on Messi’s career.

“There are a lot of great players in football’s history that weren’t world champions and they’re not stained by that, at least for me.

“Besides that, Messi is still playing, you can’t tell what will happen.

“Argentina are having problems to qualify but if they do, they’ll be favourites to win the World Cup.

Allegri accuses Higuain of “giving only 50%”

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eymar has demanded UEFA expel Barcelona from the Champions League in a dispute over a bonus payment, according to Press Association Sport.

The news agency reported that representatives of Neymar made the request to European football’s governing body as a row between the player and his old club over a loyalty bonus continues.

The 25-year-old completed a world-record €222 million transfer from Barca to Paris SaintGermain in the summer.

His camp insist the timing of the move meant the club were obliged to pay him a loyalty bonus, reportedly worth around €25.6m (£23m).

Barcelona were reported to have refused this request and are also seeking repayment of a contract renewal bonus paid when Neymar signed a new five-year contract with the Catalan club in the autumn of 2016. Barca said that payment was worth €8.5m (£7.6m).

PA Sport reported that the Brazil star has now called on UEFA to kick the five-time European champions out of this season’s competition, although it said the governing body is yet to respond to the letter from the Neymar camp.

ESPN contacted UEFA on Monday morning but has yet to receive a response from the governing body.

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Ikpeazu to train 100 Abia youths through abroad on shoe making Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has announced the plan of his administration to empower one hundred youths in the state through overseas training on modern shoe-making.

This training, he said, would commence with thirty persons while the remaining would be engaged before the end of the first quarter of next year.

The Governor made this public while receiving in audience, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who called on him at the Government House, Umuahia.

According to the Governor, when youths are fully engaged, the issue of kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities would be curbed.

He called for sustainable unity in Nigeria, expressing hope on the strength in unity in diversity of the nation and

charged the youths to always channel their grievances appropriately.

Dr. Ikpeazu used the opportunity to disclose that the ‘made in Aba’ fashion show was ongoing in the United Kingdom, where the products of the state are being showcased.

Earlier, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi said he was in the state to continue the call for unity and oneness in the nation as well as to show solidarity to the Gover-

nor, whose activities he said, he has been following closely, noting that the Governor has passion for traditional institution in Nigeria.

The royal father, who lauded the giant strides of the Governor, also revealed that part of his visit was to identify with the state as Eze Eberechi Dick, the Chairman of Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers was celebrating his new yam festival.

He called on the Governor to draw the youths close to his administration and let them know that their welfare are taken care of, saying that he is proud of the youths and enjoined the Governor to help re-orientate them on the best way forward as disintegration does not pay.

The Ooni, who stated that the Igbo nation is the truly the lifeline of Nigeria, harped on the need for all Nigerians to come together to make the nation work.

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Women from different denominations in Abia State have prayed and cried out to God to intervene to ensure peace and stop any bloodbath in Abia State and Nigeria at large.

The occasion was under the auspice of fasting and prayer session organised by the office of the wife of the governor which held at Michael Okpara Auditorium Umuahia.

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Correspondent Sunday Nwakanma

Speaking on the theme of the special fasting and prayer, “Hear us from heaven, oh God”, Pastor (Mrs.) Joy Thomas, enjoined all to seek God with their whole heart, for He is ready to answer them.

Citing the book of second Chronicles chapter 7 verses 11 to 15, Pastor Joy charged children of God to back up their plan with God. While defining healing as restoration, she reminded Christians that God is everywhere to hear their prayers if only they will humble themselves. The servant of God maintained that God who fought for David will fight for the state.

In her speech, the wife of Abia State Governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, disclosed that the happenings in the past several months are a source of concern to Christian women.

Mrs. Ikpeazu noted that the tension in the land and the pockets of violence everywhere is worrisome, but expressed gratitude to God for relative calm enjoyed in the recent days.

She therefore said it is important to hand over the affairs of the country and the leaders to God and for the youths understand that they have a bright future, as well not allow themselves to be misled.

are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun are due in Abia State over APC Abia State’s determination to take over the realm of governance in the state from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) come 2019.

The state chairman of the party, Chief Donatus Nwankpa, disclosed this at the weekend, just as he inaugurated a special committee for the first mega rally of the party to be held in Umuahia, the state capital soon.

Inaugurating the committee at the Adelabu Street secretariat of the party in Umuahia, Chief Nwankpa, a two-time member of Abia State House of Assembly, said the people of the state were yearning for change and good governance which the party was ready to provide, stating that the party possesses all it takes to meet the desires of the people.

The mega rally, which is slated to take place in the state, would serve as a veritable platform to unveil those who have joined the pay in the state, APC Abia State boss said, adding that the party “was aware of the challenges before the people of the state and that is why the APC apparatus has thrown in everything to woo credible and very distinguished sons and daughters of the state to join the party”, an effort which he disclosed “have yielded amazing results”, while the new entrants would be on parade during the rally.

In his remarks, chairman of the mega rally committee, Hon Iheanacho Obioma, a former member of the House of Representatives and the party’s senatorial candidate in the 2015 general election, promised not to disappoint the expectations of the party but to work in a manner as to use the rally to showcase the party.

He charged other members of the committee including Chief Ogunka Adiele John and Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe, Deputy Chairman and Secretary respectively during the committee’s maiden meeting, to see their nomination as a privilege to serve and not a right, while describing their membership of the committee “as a high calling to work to rescue the state from poor governance, want and despair.”

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order to help develop Abia State, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado Resort and Event Centre, Aba, High Chief Johnson Anyaele, has urged indigenes of Abia State living outside the state to come home and invest.

Chief Anyaele made this call in Aba at the weekend while chatting with newsmen, stating that the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s clarion call for Abia indigenes doing business outside the state to come home and invest, motivated him.

According to Anyaele, who is also an author and publisher, it was that call that made him to establish the Eldorado Resort and Event Centre to help create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths in the state.

“At the moment, the event centre has given over 70 youths in Abia State employment and the proposed Eldorado Hotel when completed, a total number of workers in my payroll will be up to 300,” he said.

Creation of jobs for youths, he said, will help to reduce crime and other social vices as well as making the youths relevant and self-reliant.

He noted that the Ikpeazu-led government cannot cater for the development of the state alone due to much load and needs the

support of businessmen, stating, “Aba is where you can get entrepreneurs and needs a lot of support to develop the area.

“I commend the giant strides of Governor Ikpeazu that has given Abia a facelift especially in Aba. By the time he would finish his first and second tenure, the state would take a better shape.”

The business mogul called on the management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to improve on power supply, especially in Aba to enable business thrive.

“Power supply is the major challenge businessmen in Aba face. The supply is epileptic and irregular and as a result, investors run generating sets 24 hours to keep the business moving. It is a challenge that needs to be tackled by the government”.

Chief Anyaele, who is also the President, Eziama Students Association, advised Nigerians to remain peaceful and shun actions that can result to civil war.

“If the restructuring Nigerians are calling for can solve the nation’s problem, let it be. I am advising that anything that will cause war in Nigeria should be jettisoned. The evil effects of the last civil war is still lingering”, he said.

Ikpeazu tasks oil, gas stakeholders on integrity of petroleum products Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia.

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Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, at the weekend, charged stakeholders in the Oil and Gas industry to consider the safety of end users of petroleum products by ensuring that products lifted from depots are delivered pure and untainted to their final destinations.

Ikpeazu handed down this charge in his keynote address delivered to declare open a twoday workshop organised by the State Ministry of Petroleum in conjunction with Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) which held in Umuahia.

Represented by the state Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Ude Okochukwu, Ikpeazu said special attention should be given to kerosene which is one of the commonly used petroleum products used by majority of the people,

urging them to adopt monitoring mechanism and sanctions “to ensure that the right things are done in the interest of the people who deserve the right to live in dangerfree environment”.

Ikpeazu then called on security agencies in the state to intensify efforts and synergise with a view to curbing the adulteration of petroleum products, saying that “government on its part will continue to partner relevant groups and agencies to ensure the safety of lives and property of the citizenry”.

In his remarks, the State House of Assembly Committee Chairman on Petroleum, Hon Tony Mezie Nwaubani, emphasised that the workshop was coming at the right time, stressing that it was the first of its kind in the state.

The State lawmaker, who represents Ukwa West State Constituency, commended the organisers of the workshop, pointing out that the essence will bring sanity

to the petroleum industry.

Hon. Nwaubani while urging participants to make proper use of the workshop, said the State House of Assembly is moving round the state to interface with stakeholders on the need to think on safety of the end users.

Also speaking, Chairman of the occasion and the State Head of Service, Dr. Vivan Umah, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mr. Nkwachukwu Agonmuo, said the training has become expedient in view of the heart rendering incident of kerosene explosion that claimed not less than the five innocent end users of the product on June this year in the state.

He emphasised that it was result of public outcry that necessitated for prompt intervention of the state government not only to bring culprits to book but to organise the workshop for petroleum products dealers to forestall future occurrence of the ugly incident.

Residents decry non conduct of sanitation exercise in Umuahia

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residents of Umuahia have condemned Abia State government’s inability to organise sanitation exercise for over four months now.

Some of them including Kanu Emeka, Grace Nkemjika and Kenneth Okoli, said they are not comfortable with the government negligence, despite the little effort made by the state environmental protection agency to cart away some of the refuse within the state capital, Umuahia.

They wondered what the state will be celebrating as “God’s own state” in an unclean environment as some of the state environmental officials say, “cleanliness is next to godliness”.

According to them, the state government should have instructed traders and motor parks through the media to clean their business environments, contending that such negligence could provoke epidemic and can be dangerous to human health.

Kanu, Grace and Kenneth therefore called on government and relevant authorities as well as Ministry of Environment to do the needful as at when do.

It would be recalled that the state Ministry of Environment had told our reporter that state government did not approve the necessary money to observe the clean-up in previous months namely May, June, July and August.

Ohaneze Ndigbo chieftains Abia State during their inauguration in Umuahia... recently

Technology in Nigeria checkered, dead - Eze Ogbonna ÏÏÏThe traditional ruler of

Uzi autonomous community, Olokoro, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, HRH Eze Cyril Ogbonna, has lamented the checkered state of technology in Nigeria, pointing out that technology in the country is completely dead.

Interacting with newsmen in Umuahia, Eze Ogbonna, who represented old Imo State (before Abia State was created) in all International trade fairs, said: “To be honest with you, for so many years now, I don’t see anything happening here. I very much believe that even ordinary tooth pick which we use after taking our meal is not made in Nigeria.

“Technology in Nigeria is completely dead, there is nothing like technology in Nigeria. We are not doing anything and they (the government) don’t want to promote it.

“I will recall that some couple of years ago, after 1986, we had Umua-

hia 86/87 exhibition. I exhibited at the trade fair, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry without invitation came to my workshop to say that they are going to promote me. When they came to my workshop, I simply told them that I don’t even need money that I needed a lead machine, which they approved under Small Scale Loan for Industries. Unfortunately, I was asked to pay counterpart fund that they were going to support me.

“After I had paid it, that was when money was money, the government did not show up again and by then I had made arrangement to have a lead machine. That was around 1993. I had to travel to Germany, sold my properties to buy the lead machine”.

The monarch said Nigeria will start talking about development when “our power is steady”.

“There is no power, talk less about technology. It is the power/electricity that you use to do whatso-

ever you want to do. We have not started, I must say this; our past is better than this present time,” he added.

On his view about skill acquisition programmes and youth empowerment, the Royal father said: “When we talk of skill acquisition, I tell you that buying motorcycle, tricycle, taxis or other cars for youths is not skill acquisition.

“You are not empowering anybody. Get our youths to learn one trade or the other, no matter what type of trade. There is nobody that has handwork that suffers in this country, but unfortunately, those people who have known it already or in the field already, are not doing anything because of power failure.

“As I said earlier, the youths have no hope for tomorrow. I think the oil is going off, no nothing is happening in this country.

“If you go to any workshop now, both gas welding and even motor mechanics, you hardly see an ap-

prentice and that is why, when you give any job to a mechanic, he will tell you, come tomorrow and pick your job. If you go tomorrow, your car is yet to be fixed. Reason, no apprentice to help out.

“In those days when we had mechanics, the senior or the owner of the workshop will be doing the other job, the apprentices will be losing this and that. That is why there is nothing happening in this country now. You keep quarreling with the people doing the job because of delay in service.

“Not only in technology, even in tailoring. If you take a material to a tailor, there will be no apprentice to do the button hole and there is no mechanic now with an apprentice. So tell me where are we heading to? Let Nigeria/Nigerians do the right thing. Let them stop empowering youths with motorcycles, tricycles, etc. so that they will go and learn a trade and that is the beginning of technology.

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Cleric tasks Christians on positive contributions to society ÏÏÏA call has gone to Nigerians

L-R: Chief Press Secretary to Abia State Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos;Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Dr.Chris Ike, president of Abia State National Association of North America during the Made in Aba show in New York, USA...recently

Aba designers storm New York as Made-in-Aba campaign debuts in America Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏIn furtherance of Governor

Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration’s agenda to promote Madein-Aba brands at the global stage, some major Aba designers showcased their products at a fashion show that held in New York City last Friday.

The event tagged ‘Made-inAba Fashion Show’ was part of the programmes for the 2017 convention of the Abia State National Association of North America (ASNA-NA).

According to Enyinnaya Appolos, who is Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Abia State, the Made-in-Aba Fashion Show, which was launched in New York City, had the Deputy Governor, Sir Udo Oko Chukwu, representing Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.

It would be recalled that Governor Ikpeazu, during the 2015 election campaigns, promised to promote Aba products at the economic capitals of the world.

According to him: “The axiom, “get Aba right, and Abia is right”, shall continue to be the

pivotal development philosophy and the nexus upon which to hinge development policy for Aba. “Aba is home to virtually all Abians, Ndigbo and has a strong attachment to many others. Redeveloping Aba into a modern commercial hub; with functional infrastructure, stable power supply, reliable and decent public transportation system, urban traffic management system, structured and planned industrial layouts, clusters and parks, will release Aba’s revenue potential that can be leveraged upon to develop the rest of Abia State.

“Aba with its strong entrepreneurial setting, attracting business operators from across the nation and most ECOWAS countries, has the potential to become a commercial and entrepreneurship hub of West Africa.

“We shall enhance international marketing opportunities for made in Aba goods and services by ensuring quality control and showcase the made in Aba brand in the economic capitals of the world.”

It is on this premise that the

highpoint of events of this year’s convention of the Abia State National Association of North America was the launch of made in Aba brands in America, at the Hilton Hotel, JFK international airport in New York City.

The mission of Proudly Aba Made is to showcase Made in Aba brands and the creative designers behind the soon to be world-class fashion brands and accessories.

The objective of the Abia State government is to solidify the Made in Aba brands as household names among fashion enthusiasts globally as well as attract the requisite kind of investment to grow the industry.

From intricate beadwork to handmade leather goods and exquisite cloth lines, New York Made In Aba Fashion show featured the amazing works of our people on and off the runway.

The Abia CPS said among the Aba designers whose designs was showcased at the event were ADIC Designs, Chumar, Fadamasi Concept, Kaluski Concept, Norax Pebbles, Shoe Planet, TOSKyme Fashion House, and Tropical Fits by Eze.

She said: “You should not be in a haste to get married because marriage is not a competition, so take your time to nurture compatibility and acknowledge your spouse well before you tie the nuts”.

In their separate lectures, Pastor Uchenna Eni, Shepherd Ngozi Onyeani and Elder Johnny Ogunji stated that many people get into relationship without knowing what they want.

They advised that this por-

tends a great danger because character is the main ingredient of marriage and not outward beauty.

Sensitising couples, the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Women Affairs, Dr. Nnenna Chikezie, explained that Vicar Hope Foundation is a better place to get advice in the areas of health and family planning, and encourage couples to know their genotype before marriage.

Mrs. Ikpeazu calls for pre-marital health checks before marriage ÏÏÏCouples have been charged

to exhaust necessary health and family background enquiries of their would-be spouses before settling for marriage.

The wife of Abia State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, who gave this charge at the Singles Forum organised by the Seven Days Adventist Church Ehimiri, encouraged the youths to set their priorities right when it comes to relationships in order not to make mistakes.

to strive and be part of the living Church as if one’s performance or contributions to the church does not excite or satisfy God, He will not grant one His righteousness.

In his homily at Holy Ghost Day Bible Church, (HGDBC) Umuahia, during the grand finale of the 2017 annual congress of the Church with the theme, “The Living Church”, the International President of Active Word Assembly, Bishop Newlife Ugochukwu, said for one to be part of the living Church, he/ she must make appreciable personal effort.

This is even as Christians were reminded that it takes immense contributions and exceptional performance for God to grant one His righteousness.

The cleric, who expressed optimism that there is hope for the 21st century Church, further counseled the congregation to stop criticising the Church, rather contribute their quota as the Church required personal effort to move on.

He said: “If your performance/contributions does not excite or satisfy God, He will not grant you His righteousness.

We are not perfect but when we make effort to perfection, God will grant us righteousness”.

Listing the characteristics of the living Church, Bishop Newlife said: “The living Church walks in love. If you are not walking in love, you are not in the living Church.

“Love is built, love is not au-

tomatic. It has no reason. It is without condition. If you hate one another, you are not in the living Church. If you don’t rebuke the people that are misbehaving in the Church, you are showing them bad love”.

He said as a living Church, the Church should have hope of rapture and purify itself.

His words: “Give attention to purity. It is not a joy killer neither is righteousness a joy killer. Some people think that righteousness is a misfortune, there is nothing that gives joy in the family like righteousness”.

The clergyman also reminded the congregation that if they must be part of the living Church, they must walk in the spirit and shun worldliness.

Earlier in a brief remark, the Abia State Chairman of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and Bishop of HGDBCI, Bishop Chikezie Elekwa, counseled the congregation to strive to be relevant in the house of the Lord and avoid lukewarm approach to the things of God. He described the theme of the congress “The Living Church” as apt and timely, pointing out that God expects us to go by the principles of the living Church to enable us maintain the life He has given us.

The event which attracted notable clergymen across the nation, featured issuance of certificates of baptism to more than thirty converts as well as prayers for delegates from all the HGDBC branches, for great outpouring of revival in their branches and families.

Python Dance II: Army holds free medical outreach in Abia ÏÏÏ As part of

the military exercise, Python Dance II in the SouthEast geo-political zone, the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, has given free medical treatment to indigenes of Ovim, in Isuikwuata Local Government Area of Abia State.

Speaking during the flag off of the medical outreach, the General Commanding Officer, 82 Div. MajGen. Adamu Abubarkar, said the Division embarked on the outreach to promote healthy living among the civilian population in the state.

“The medical outreach is not new to the people of isuikwuato.

Mrs. Ihejirika conducted something like this some months ago, and I know the memory is still lingering on the pregnant women, children and the elderly ones and those that believe in the unity and oneness of this country.

“Today we are here again, this is not the first one since we started the Operation Egwu Eke II, and we have been in Abakiliki in Ebonyi State, Mbaise in Imo State, and Enugu in Enugu State. We are here today and we will still go back to Ebonyi and then Ozuobulu in Anambara State.

“We are doing all these because we know that health is wealth and

without health nobody can perform well. We want the pregnant women to be saved and run away from malaria and other illness that may harm them, because of that we are here with hundreds of mosquito nets for the pregnant women.

“We are also looking at the elderly ones that have issues with their eyes and arthritis which is related to old age. We have our physiotherapist to take good care of them and other ailments that we believe that we have more than enough capacity to handle”, he said.

Responding, the former Chief of Army staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), commended the Army for extending the hand of help to the old and indigent members of his community. He said the whole community was happy with gesture of the Army for brining health to their door steps.

He said: “As it is said, health is wealthy. Our community has witnessed outreach programmes before, but today event is a far reaching one and more comprehensive in the sense that virtually all departments of medicine was covered, just as the aged, pregnant women, children and people with various ailments were treated. So the community is quite grateful to the army for this”.

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When Wike visited Abia, assured of continuing partnership between Rivers, Abia

Mrs. Ikpeazu commissions 2 bungalows for indigent women at Ikwuano

Stories by Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia

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ÏÏÏIt was lots of excitement for

ÏÏÏThen wife of Abia State Gov-

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu at the weekend as his Rivers State counterpart, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike paid him a working visit at the Government House Umuahia, as well as commissioned some projects in Aba. The Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike, had during the occasion, stated that his state and Abia State will continue to partner to ensure the economic and infrastructural development of not only the two states but also the South South and South East regions.

Governor Wike, who was accompanied by some Rivers State Government officials to Umuahia, stated that he was “in Abia State on an assessment tour and to also see what we can learn from the developmental strides of my brother, Governor Ikpeazu, as well as share knowledge on ways of moving the two states forward for the benefit the people”.

He also told newsmen that Abia and Rivers “do not only share boundaries but also share so many other things in common”.

On arrival at the Government House, Governor Wike commissioned new road construction equipment procured by the state government for its operation zero pothole programme and praised Governor Ikpeazu, who he described as a strong grassroots mobiliser, for the novel initiative of equipping the state’s Road Maintenance Agency (ABROMA), with “high quality brand new construction equipment that will make

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (left) welcoming his Rivers State counterpart, Barrister Nyesom Wike, when the later visited Abia State...recently

the even best construction companies in Nigeria green with envy” and pledged to replicate what he witnessed in his state.

Wike expressed delight at the visible commitment of Governor Ikpeazu to serve the people of his state and reward their unalloyed steadfast support to him and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with development projects and good governance.

Governor Wike further encouraged his host to continue to steadfastly pursue his 5 points developmental agenda, without minding political distractions and asserted that challenges make true leaders stronger, urging that he should not be deterred by the antics of those he defeated to emerge.

He also encouraged Governor Ikpeazu not to lose focus or be distracted while noting that the

South East and South-South must work together to ensure the good of the regions and called on the youths of the two regions to always seek dialogue as preferred means of settling issues rather than engaging in acts of violence that will expose them to harm.

In his response, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu stated that his administration’s relationship with the Rivers State governor and his government has been a blessing to him and the people of Abia State as it also provided him with a strong source of encouragement.

Dr. Ikpeazu, who noted that his Rivers counterpart taught him new lessons in selfless service to the people as the hallmark of leadership, stated that he wants to be judged by the people of Abia State by his

works as he was not interested in making excuses for non-performance.

According to him, “it is my hope that the great people of Abia State will judge me strictly by my performance as their Governor and so I am not interested in telling them about political distractions or making excuses for non-performance”.

Continuing, Governor Ikpeazu also said that “the relationship between Abia and Rivers State is beyond politics as there are historically deep rooted ties between the people we serve. We have common economic growth interest and Abia can leverage on the presence of her neighbours like Rivers State to grow her economy. That is one more reason why our relationship is special and important to us”.

Root crop, tuber virus disease worries NRCRI WAVE project ÏÏÏWorried

by virus disease symptoms, its management strategies and an effort to further boost enlightenment campaign on the negative effect of viruses on cassava, the West African Virus Epidemiology for Root and Tuber Crops, NRCRI WAVE Project has advocated the training of farmers and extension staff on how to recognise virus disease symptoms and on management strategies.

Presenting a lecture on Farm-

ers Training on Identification and Management of Cassava Virus at National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI Umudike Extension Unit, during Farmers training/stakeholders workshop on the importance of viruses to cassava production for South East states, the Country leader, WAVE Project Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Onyeka, counseled farmers to always talk to their agricultural officers to help them obtain clean and disease resistant materials (Cassava stem).

Throwing more light on the cassava virus control strategies, Dr. Onyeka advised farmers not to share susceptible materials or move materials from disease affected to disease free area.

He further advised farmers to remove and destroy diseased plants in the field especially in multiplication plots and use clean planting material, pointing out that it is necessary and healthy to select clean ones only for planting.

Also in a lecture tagged “Good

Gregory varsity sets up orientation programme for new intakes The management of Gregory University Uturu says it has put in place a comprehensive orientation programme for its 2017/2018 academic year intakes.

In an exclusive chat with The Abia Times in Uturu, the Head, Media and Public Relations, Ogbonnaya Ogwo, said the essence of the programme is to teach the freshmen everything they need to know about the campus, especially as the university is all boarding one.

According to him, all courses for accreditation in the university has been

gotten, disclosing that the National University commission (NUC) is set to come by November this year for the accreditation of the university’s Medical School.

Ogwo said NUC will also come for the accreditation of more courses as they do it twice yearly, stating that since inception of the university, none has been de-accredited.

He said that the Registrar of the university, Dr. Austin Orisakwe, as directed by the Management of Gregory University Uturu has announced dates for resumption of the 2017/2018

academic session, adding that newly admitted scholars of the university are expected to return to be on campus latest October 14, 2017 while older scholars will resume a week later.

He informed that the comprehensive orientation programme is geared towards acquainting the new scholars with rules and regulations of campus life while lectures will commence in the eight colleges on October ending.

He therefore enjoined all fresh and old scholars to comply to the schedule as sanctions await defaulters.

Practices in Cassava (Manihot esculanta) Farming, Dr. Nnamdi Onunka, Head Cassava Seed Production, NRCRI, Umudike, outlined challenges of good practices in Cassava farming to include available, affordable, accessible quality planting material; weeds, pests and disease management; soil fertility and conservation; capacity building and credit facilities.

He pointed out that in some of the capacity building workshops organised, experts were usually not involved, needed resources not available and those who participated rarely practice what they learnt.

Dr. Onunka also informed the participants that not every cassava stem qualified for planting, adding that the stem of those qualified should be seven to twelve months and its girth 1.5 to 2.5 cm.

He said once good practices like site selection (well drained, sandy loam/loamy soil and fertile land); field preparation (Cassava should not be planted on a shaddy place) etc, absence of high yielding varieties, lack of incentives, low input

ernor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, on Thursday, commissioned two units of 2-bedroom bungalows for two indigent women in Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state.

The women, who are all widows, are Madam Ngozi Ikpegbu of Umuawuru compound in Ngwugwo Ibere and Madam Ebere Sunday Okeiyi of Amuzi in Awom-na-Uzzi of Oloko, all in Ikwuano LGA. The Abia First Lady also commissioned a market stall she built at Ahiaeke Oloko, as well as an Oloko health centre attached to a conference hall built by the former Minister of State, Defence, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd) also at Ahiaeke Oloko.

Speaking while performing the ceremony, the wife of the state governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, who spoke at Ibere, Amuzi and Ahiaeke was visibly shaken by the plight of the women who were all widows, stating that the state government under Governor Okezie Ikpeazu will continue doing that in all the 17 local government areas in the state.

While commending the Executive Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Ezinne Ngozi Oji, for also building two different sets of houses for indigent women in Ikwuano, she extolled the virtues of women as hard working human species.

Mrs. Ikpeazu urged stakeholders in the state to assist the needy in their society, while also urging others not to relent in their support to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.

The Abia First Lady also thanked her husband over his support to her office, which she said, embarks on other projects that include free school meal to Abia children.

Speaking at Ibere, the Executive Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Ezinne Ngozi Oji, thanked Mrs. Ikpeazu over the two sets of 2-bedroom bungalows and the market stall that was commissioned, assuring her that the Governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu deserves another term. She stated also that the local government area would sustain the governor’s re-election, come 2019.

Also speaking, the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Sam Onuigbo, extolled Mrs. Ikpeazu as having ‘done well”.

In his speech after the First lady had commissioned the health centre attached with a conference hall for his Ahiaeke Oloko community, the former Minister of State, Defence, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd) thanked her for doing him proud, assuring that the entire LGA has sympathy for Governor Ikpeazu and would likewise show it during the Governor’s reelection bid in 2019.

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Page B3 Ganiyu Obaaro, with Agency report The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) says the bill seeking to increase lump sum withdrawal of contributory pension to 75 per cent will not be in the interest of the retirees in the long run.

The President of NUP, Dr. Abel Afolayan, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday.

The Pension Reform Act 2014, had stipulated 25 per cent or 50 per cent lump sum withdrawal for would be retirees, depending on the amount contributed by the retiree.

However, concerned Nigerians and unions of contributory

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pensioners had advocated for an upward review of the lump sum withdrawal.

The agitation had resulted in the introduction of a bill in the Senate seeking an upward review to 75 per cent Afolayan said the move to raise the lump sum withdrawal could result in a situation where the retirees that contributed little would exhaust their balance on time after

the withdrawal.

He said, “Our take is that 75 per cent is too much, if you take 75 per cent lump sum, you will have 25 per cent left.”

He said, “And the 25 per cent will be spread over a number of years.

If you have 25 per cent left, and you exhaust it in 15 years or so, what happens after you exhaust the 25 per cent?

“That is why we are saying be-

tween 25 to 50 per cent lump sum is enough, it is adequate, and the balance of 75 or 50 per cent will spread over 20 years or more.”

According to him, “Because, if you say you will die quickly, look at that old man there, 30 years after retirement, imagine, if he was under Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), and has exhausted his contribution, what will he fall back on?’’

Afolayan said that the Federal Government had agreed to be paying five per cent of monthly salary bill to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to offset the accrued rights of retirees who retired in the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS).

On moves and current debates to exclude some Para-military organisations from the CPS, the NUP president said, “Our position is that the Para-military should not exit the CPS, they should remain.

“Because, over the years, if they CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

FGNSB five days’ auction closes October 13 Bonny Amadi The ongoing Federal Government of Nigeria’s savings bond (FGNSB) auction, which opened on Monday, October 9th, 2017, is billed to close on Friday, October 13th after a five days offering.

FGN introduces Savings’ Bond for retail investors, which promises competitive returns, as FGNSB is targeted at retail investors and lower income earners to encourage savings and earn more income compared to traditional savings’ accounts.

Domestic airlines record 3m passengers in 6 months Chukwuemeka Iwelunmo, with Agency report

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Lagos Airport Domestic airlines in Nigeria lifted a total of 3,287,310 passengers in the first six months of this year.

The figure, however, represents a 21 per cent decrease, compared to the 4,193,862 passengers airlifted within the period last year.

According to the Consumer Protection Directorate of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),

the decrease is due to the current economic hardships in the country, which is affecting air travels adversely.

Records obtained from the NCAA show that only 45 airplanes are currently in active service out of the 74 planes in the fleet of the eight domestic airlines servicing Africa’s most populous nation at present.

The airlines are Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Azman Air, Dana Air,

Med-View, Overland, First Nation and Air Peace.

The top three performing domestic airlines in the first half of this year are Air Peace, which leads the performance chart with 6,715 flights, Arik Air 4,069 flights and Dana Air 3,261 flights.

But the flights operated by the airlines also declined by 28 per cent as they were only able to operate 21,662 CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

The DMO is currently offering FGNSB with the following titles: 2-Year FGN Savings Bond due October 18, 2019 with 12.059 per cent coupon per annum; and a 3-Year FGN Savings Bond due October 18, 2020, with 13.059 per cent coupon per annum.

For interested investors, settlement date is fixed for October 18, 2017, while quarterly coupon payment dates are January 18, April 18, July 18, October 18 The offer allows investors subscribe at the offer rate of N1,000 per unit subject to a minimum subscription of N5,000 and in multiples of N1,000 thereafter, subject to a maximum subscription of N50,000,000 million.

Daily Times Nigeria, recalls that FGN opened the retail bond issuance on 13th March, 2017; and closed on 17th March; settlement date was 22ND March.

Business News B2 FirstBank partners NESG to host 23rd economic summit Azubuike Nnadozie As part of the continued commitment to drive thought leadership, policy influencing initiatives and sustainable national economic development, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered the Nigerian Economic Summit Group(NESG) to host the 23rd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#23) with the theme: ‘Opportunities, Productivity & Employment: Actualising the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.’

The summit, which is scheduled to hold at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, from October 10 – 12, 2017, will highlight the significant role of public-private sector dialogue in national transformation.

The event is projected to drive “consciousness and build national consensus on what is urgently required to rebuild, revamp and reinforce public-private dialogue for a collaborative and an all-inclusive economic growth.”

It would also be a platform to articulate the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP); as well as drive stakeholders’ deliberation on the practical issues, opportunities, policies and regulations required to facilitate an enabling environment for the actualization of the much needed economic recovery and growth plan.

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9mobile to empower SMEs at Lagos forum

By Tony Nwakaegho

Nigeria’s latest entrant into the telecommunications’ industry, 9mobile, has said it is primed to empower Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) in and around Lagos at its quarterly business networking and empowerment platform market access programme.

A statement by 9mobile, which was made available to The Daily Times, said that Market Access organised in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University, is a platform for SME owners to

interact with large corporations with the objective of sharing knowledge and strategies that can enable the growth of startups and small businesses.

The Lagos edition will hold at Zone Conference Centre, Gbagada Industrial Scheme, Gbagada Expressway, Lagos, on Thursday, October 19.

The programme has as its theme: ‘Access to Sustainable Market for SMEs: Challenges & Opportunities.’

Speaking about the forum, the Director, Enterprise Market Segment, 9mobile, Plato Syrimis, said 9mobile Market Access em-

powers potential entrepreneurs, by facilitating opportunities for them to network and share knowledge/ideas as this is an important driver towards achieving their individual goals.

“SMEs are enablers of national economic development and one of the ways that we can help them to fulfil that role is to empower them with the essential knowledge and strategies they require to nurture their businesses. 9mobile is an innovative network; and we are delighted to continuously be at the forefront of empowering SMEs across Nigeria through the Market Access

platform”, he said.

Syrimis added that, “One of the major benefits of bringing entrepreneurs together under one roof is to interact and share ideas; and to empower their burgeoning businesses at no cost to them.”

Since it inaugurated its services into the Nigerian market nine years ago, 9mobile has supported enterprises across various sectors through the development of innovative solutions and platforms, which include the SME Arena, MoreBusiness 2.0, Millionaire Hunt, KwikCash, 9mobile Prize for Innovation and 9mobile Prize for Literature amongst others.

R-L: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with Managing Director/CEO. Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismarck Rewane and Special Adviser, Office of Overseas Affairs & Investment (Lagos Global), Prof. Ademola Abass during the Infrastructure Round Table by Harvard Business School Alumni Association at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, on Monday, October 9, 2017.

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flights in the first half this year.

The eight airlines collectively operated 30,100 flights within the first six months of 2016, according to NCAA records.

The drop in the number of flights operated by the airlines was not unconnected with the steady depletion of airplanes in the fleet of the airlines.

Commenting on the development, the President of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt.

Noggie Meggisson, argued that a safety and economic policy must have to be put in place for the airlines to survive.

Meggisson said that some of the issues that needed to be addressed included removal of value-added tax for domestic airlines and a review of the five per cent ticket sales charge to a flat rate.

The AON chief also called for a harmonisation of what he called the over 35 multiple charges that were becoming huge burdens to the airlines.

Meggisson named other problems plaguing the airlines as poor navigational and landing aids that were limiting operations to only daytime at most Nigerian airports.

He similarly, identified high cost

Agro-entrepreneur wants starch importation banned Egbe Ebere Blessing, with Agency report An agro-entrepreneur, M.r Goke Adeyemi, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of starch as way encouraging starch production from cassava in the country.

Adeyemi, who is the Chairman of the Harvest Feed and Agro Processing Limited (HFAP), made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

He underscored the need for the government to protect local starch producing industries from unfair competition from foreign products, saying some companies were importing starch to the detriment of the local industries.

“Nigeria is the leading cassava producer in the world, producing a third more than Brazil and almost doubling the production capacity of Thailand and Indonesia, which is opportunity for us to stop corn starch importation.

“We have enough raw materials to produce edible cassava starch for local use and exportation to earn foreign exchange but government needs to help local producers.

“Cassava has the potential to industrialise Nigeria more than any other product; if the potential is properly harnessed, it is a key instrument for job creation and catalyst for development,’’ he said.

The agro-entrepreneur commended FADAMA III’s Additional Financing (AF) Programme for its intervention in the country’s agricultural sector and described its partnership with his company as “wonderful.”

“We are into processing cassava into edible starch; we have a wonderful relationship with Osun State FADAMA, which involves the cultivation a 300-hectare cassava farm.

“The FADAMA in Osun State is very organised; they are on top of their game and they supervise their farmers properly. They

have also facilitated the interface between the off-takers and farmers very well, we have a seamless relationship,’’he said.

Adeyemi, however, urged the National Office of FADAMA to increase the size of the farmers’ farmlands because the farms were too small to meet the off-takers’ demand.

Adeyemi urged the FADAMA programme to encourage smallholder farmers to adopt the use of equipment such as tractors, harvesters, planters and ploughs, among others, in place of the traditional farm implements such as hoes and cutlasses.

“This is the only way to encourage the youth to become interested in agriculture and engage in mechanised farming.

“We can go into partnership with the FADAMA programme in the area of agricultural equipment but this should not a shortterm relationship, it must be a long-time relationship like five years, such that we can recoup our investments.

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exit, government may find it difficult, if not impossible, to pay their entitlements.

“But when you contribute, they cannot deny you your contribution.

All over the world, the trend now is contributory pension not government bearing pension benefits of workers.’’

He advised state governments to fully key in to the CPS to completely avert future challenge of non-payment of pension benefits of workers. He said, “Because of separation of powers, the Federal Government cannot fully dictate to states and local governments. What they need to do is for all the states to fully key into the CPS; both the states and local governments.

“About 26 states have either keyed into it or either in the process of keying into the CPS.” Afololayan said, “Jigawa was the first state and they are enjoying the benefits, Kaduna, Lagos are already in, so, we are pleading with all the states and local governments to do same.

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Naira gains further at official, unofficial forex markets Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Monday, appreciated further against the US Dollar and Pound sterling at both the official foreign exchange market and its unofficial segment, Daily Times check has revealed.

The local currency, at the close of yesterday’s trading activities at the interbank market closed at 305.60 to the dollar against the sustained appreciated rate of 305. 65 traded on Friday and Thursday.

Even though, it was traded at 305. 75 per dollar on the first trading day of last week before climbing to 305.70 last Wednesday at the official forex market.

On the other hand, the Naira, at the parallel market, otherwise referred as the unofficial forex market, only managed to sustain 363 to the dollar, the same rate it traded over the weekend after extending its gaining streak from 365 to the current rate of 363.

The local currency, however, succeeded over the pound sterling with the new closing rate of 477 compared to 478 it was sold on Friday and Thursday, while it dropped slightly to 422 to the Euro against 421 exchanged on Friday and over the weekend.

Also, at the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) window, the Naira, opened low against the dollar at 359.85 against 359.24 recorded on Friday, representing a

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In the same vein, the Nigerian currency at the NAFEX, slightly declared a drop in the daily turnover with the new closing figure of $207.20 million, weaker than $207.26 exchanged on the last trading day in the previous week.

It is however, worthy of note that the autonomous forex window has recorded an improv-

ing turnover of $1.172 billion in the concluded week, with last Tuesday’s daily turnover of $340.07m, an appreciable traded volume of $257.56 on Wednesday, while extended to $367.44m on Thursday before closing the week on Friday with total volume traded put at $207.26m, representing the lowest traded figure during the considered week, data obtained from FMDQ OTC official website has showed.

Meanwhile, the nation’s the

external reserves, recorded an increase of a $693.704m in just two weeks, even as $698.5m was injected into the forex market during the same period.

The current statistic obtained from the apex bank revealed that the foreign reserves as at October 3, 2017, stood at$32.740bn against the balance of $32.046bn on October 19, representing total growth of $693.704m in just11 working day.

Considering the appreci-

ating level in the first week, our correspondent observed that the reserves recorded just $274.873m, while comparing $32.321bn on 26, 2017 with $32.046bn a week earlier before extending the gains by $418.831m in the second week to have less than $700m appreciation.

This was in-spite of the central bank’s injection of the total sum of $698.5m into the official foreign exchange market in the last two weeks.

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Appointment of new EDs strategic, says Ecobank Nigeria Ecobank Nigeria has described the appointment of two new Executive Directors, as strategic and in line with the bank’s drive to be one of the top three banks in the country by the year 2020.

The bank recently announced the appointment of two new Executive Directors, Mr. Akin Dada, who now heads the bank’s Corporate Banking business and Mrs. Carol Oyedeji for Consumer Banking.

Commenting on the new appointments, the Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Charles Kie said that the new appointments are in line with the bank’s Roadmap to Leadership Transformation Programme which it initiated in 2016.

The bank noted that Mr. Akin Dada has over 27 years of bank-

ing experience which spans various segments including energy, business development, public sector, infrastructure, telecoms, corporate finance, oil and gas.

However, before his appointment as an Executive Director in Ecobank, he was Country Officer (Managing Director) at CitiGroup, Cameroun. Prior to that, Akin Dada worked in various capacities in Citibank Nigeria.

The new executive director, was briefly with Access Bank as Group Head, Energy, Oil and Gas. Akin Dada is a graduate of Political Science from University of Ibadan and also holds an MBA from University of Warwick.

Similarly, Mrs. Carol Oyedeji, has not less than 25 years banking experience with over

18 years in Consumer/Retail Banking.

But before joining Ecobank Nigeria, she was Regional Head of Acquisition & Client Relationship for Africa & the Middle East at Standard Chartered Bank Group.

She also, held various positions at Standard Chartered Bank, namely - Head, Business Clients (Africa); Regional Head, Consumer Banking (West Africa); Regional Head, Shared Distribution (West Africa) and General Manager, Wealth Management & Distribution.

Carol Oyedeji is a graduate of Chemistry, who also holds an MBA in Banking and finance both from the University of Lagos. She further has an MSc in Financial Management from the University of London.

Just recently, Standard &

Poor’s (S&P) ratings revised its outlook on the lender to stable from negative and affirmed its ‘B/B’ long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on the lender.

The ratings’ agency explained that Ecobank Nigeria is considered to be a core subsidiary within the Ecobank Group, adding that as a result, its ratings on the lender reflect the wider group credit profile. It further stated that outlook revision reflects its view : “Ecobank Group’s management has addressed the significant liquidity risks; and is improving the capitalization and asset quality of the Nigerian business, while implementing a wider strategy of improving asset quality and financial performance around the group.”

According to S&P: “Ecobank

Nigeria is considered to be a core subsidiary within the Ecobank Group; as a result, our ratings on ENG (Ecobank Nigeria) reflect the wider group credit profile.

On Dec. 31, 2016, ENG accounted for approximately 30per cent of total assets and loans and 46per cent of total adjusted capital (TAC) of the group. Furthermore, a large percentage of the group’s asset quality issues emanated from Nigeria because of ENG’s legacy problem loans and its concentrated lending in U.S. dollars to the oil and gas sector.”

The agency also stated that the financial year ending December 2016, was difficult for the group in terms of asset quality, profitability, and ultimately capitalization, adding that risk costs were significantly higher than it (S&P) expected at year-end 2016, when loan-loss provisions

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United Capital’s Q3 profit declines by 40% Stories by Bonny Amadi United Capital Plc nine months’ result for the period ended 30th September, 2017, has elicited mixed market sentimenst from the investing public.

The company’s third quarter result released by The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), recently showed that just as gross earnings grew, profit for the period declined remarkably.

United Capital Plc, is a leading African financial and investment services group providing tailored

value-added service to its clients.

The company is positioned to play a strategic role in helping African governments and citizens both individual and corporate, achieve their strategic objectives through robust financial and investment service offerings.

Meanwhile, according to the result, profit for the period dropped by N1,342,873 million to close the Q3 period at N3,273,559 billion, from N4,616,396 profit recorded in the same period of 2016.

Gross earnings for the group for the period ended

September 30th, 2017, was N6, 238,506bn against N5, 689,419bn posted in the corresponding period of 2016.

Group’s investment income closed at N1, 099,167bn, form N688, 378m posted in the nine months’ period of 2016.

United Capital’s Q3 total expenses for the period under consideration, closed higher at N2, 341,413bn against N1, 726,636bn recorded in the preceding period of 2016.

The result further showed that the company’s total revenue closed the 9 months period at N6, 236,506bn, which was

against N5, 689,419bn in the Q3 period of 2016.

Profit for the period from continuing operations closed at N3, 897,013bn, which was against N3, 170,226bn posted in the same period of 2016.

Profit for the Q3 period ended 30th September 2017 closed at N3, 273,559bn, while in Q3 2016 the company posted N4, 616,396bn.

The result showed that total comprehensive income for the period also declined remarkably from N4, 646,554bn posted in the Q3 period of 2016, to close the same period in 2017 at N3, 272,585bn.

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Oando Gas & Power re-brands, as $115.8m new investment lifts firm Oando Gas & Power Limited (“OGP”), the erstwhile midstream business subsidiary of Oando PLC (“Oando”), as part of its renewed strategic growth plan, has formally announced the change of its corporate identity and branding to Axxela Limited “Axxela”.

The company reveals that the re-branding effort follows the recent US$115.8million acquisition of a 75 per cent equity stake in the business by Helios Investment Partners LLP (“Helios”), a premier Africa-focused private investment firm.

Axxela Chief Executive

Officer, Bolaji Osunsanya, who spoke on the new brand identity said: “This is a reaffirmation of our operational independence as we become sub-Saharan Africa’s preferred and fast-growing gas & power portfolio company.

He added that he brand would enable the company leverage strategic partnerships to “deliver value adding energy solutions to our customers”, whilst facilitating sustainable economic development in its chosen markets. “The change in our corporate identity also gives us the opportunity to re-introduce our

business to the market, while humanising the farreaching impact of our operations.”

The company revealed that, Axxela, coined from ‘accelerate’ and excellence’, focuses on developing innovative solutions to bridge sub-Saharan Africa’s energy gap. The re-brand illustrates its determination to be an indispensable energy player via its insights-driven approach and inventive team ethos.

Daily Times recalls that Axxela is the pioneer developer of Nigeria’s foremost natural gas distribution network; and has

subsequently grown to become the largest private sector natural gas distributor in Nigeria, delivering at peak, 70 million standard cubic feet per day (“mmscf/d”) to over 175 industrial and commercial customers via a vast network of gas infrastructure.

With over 260km in gas pipeline infrastructure built, Axxela provides unique energy solutions primarily through its subsidiaries: Gaslink Nigeria Limited (“Gaslink”), Gas Network Services Limited (“GNSL”), and Central Horizon Gas Company (“CHGC”).

Gloldlink releases 2015 audited financial statement Ï ƅƆƋ ƾêǀƄ ƏƆ The much-awaited Linkage Assurance Plc’s, audited result for the financial year ended 31st December, 2015, has finally been released, setting the pace for release of other outstanding results including Q3 2017 unaudited result.

Though the company currently carries the tag of RST, which depicts the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE’s) endorsement for restructuring which had led to cancellation of 2.5 billion shares issued without cash consideration.

The company, in the result, stated that following a share capital audit exercise by the former Interim Board and Management, it was discovered that 2,548,774,014 of its shares were issued without cash consideration between 1995 and 2006.

It further revealed that out of the 2,548,774,014 shares issued without cash consideration, a total of 1,348,549,941 units of shares have been surrendered and forfeited as at date. The 1,348,549,941 units of surrendered and forfeited shares of the Company were treated as unissued shares following the approval received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during the financial year.

The share cancellation, the company said, reduced its share capital and share premium by N674, 274, 970.50, respectively.

Meanwhile, Goldlink’s 2015 audited financial statement result for the period ended 31 December, 2015, released by the NSE on Monday, showed that the company is poised to overcome its flaws as fundamentals , though depressed , continued to look up.

The result showed that gross premium written for the 2015 audited finan-

cial year result closed at N2, 405,185 billion, which showed remarkable decline from N3, 113,179bn posted in 2014 financial year.

Loss before income tax closed 2015 business year at N414, 652, against N409, 451 recorded in 2014 financial year.

The company expended N59, 243 in tax during the year under consideration, lower than N114, 555 paid in 2014. Loss after taxation closed the 2015 accounts at N350, 206, while in 2014 financial year, loss after tax closed at N529, 207 Linkage Insurance’s 2015 transfer to statutory contingency reserve was N6, 727, which, in 2014, stood at N78, 547. During the period under consideration, the company transferred to retained earnings N356, 933; while in 2014, transfer to retained earnings stood at N607, 754.

Shareholders’ deficit in 2015 rose to N4, 245,710bn, from N3, 901,836bn recorded in 2014 financial year.

Daily Times Nigeria recalls that at the Board Meeting of Goldlink Insurance Plc held on the 25th of February, 2016, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) dissolved the board of the firm, which comprised of Mr. James .O.Ayo, Alhaji Sashe Dabana, Prof. Chioma Kanu Agomo, Mallam Abubakar Mijinyawa and Mr. Umar Damagum.

At the same board meeting, NAICOM also appointed Alhaji Mohammad Bintube as the Chairman of the new board of Directors with effect from 25th of February, 2016, other members of the new interim board are Mr. Olanrewaju Suleiman and Barrister Tonbofa Ashimi as non-executive Directors, Mr. Gbolahan Olutayo as Managing Director; and Mr. Adeyinka Olutungase, Executive Director.

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Olasanoye, ASSBIFI President, tasks govt on decent work environment Stories by Joy Ekeke

The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has said with the global economic crisis hitting workers in the country, work can only be decent when it has fair incomes that enhances workers’ standard living standards.

The National President of ASSBIFI, Comrade Oyinkan Olasanoye, disclosed this to mark the celebration of World Day For Decent Work in Lagos, tagged ‘End Corporate Greed: The World Needs A Pay Rise’.

According to her, “Globalisation and technology have created incredible wealth in the working place, but left too many working people marginalised and fearful of insured future ;and hoping for a pay rise , as economic recession has

... decries poverty, job losses in Nigeria taken its toll on people, institutions and organisations.

She explained that the business environment has been described as challenging, unpredictable and unstable. However, executive compensation has grown to about 250 per cent faster than workers’ income, yet corporations blame high cost of doing business on workers.”

She said,”With the global economic crisis hitting workers hard in the country, work can only be decent when it has fair income that enhances workers’ standard of living, with social protection for the family, without greed dictating the rule of

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige

the economy.”

Olasanoye called on the government to use decent work as an action to bring about economic growth that puts people first without struggling for living on minimum wage and pay rise for all workers.

The guest lecturer, Dr. Francis Anyim, of the Department of Industrial Relation and Personnel Management, University of Lagos, lamented that decent jobs are lost.

He further stressed that many employers refuse to pay their employees, while government too refuses to be proactive in increasing minimum wage.

Anyim, in his lecture, noted that Nigeria should have been one of the countries paying higher minimum wage if not for greed, saying that the country is endowed with natural resources.

Anyim explained that the division among the labour unions has brought about the setbacks in resolving the issue of minimum wage.

“Lack of unity among the labour movement is causing problems for the Nigerian workers, because the agitation for increase in minimum wage should have been resolved long ago; for government to include it in the 2018 budget”, he said.

President, United Labour Congress, Ajaero

NGOs: LEPAN raises fear over extinction of civil society groups Following the consideration by the National Assembly, seeking to monitor and regulate the activities and operations of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country, the League of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (LEPAN) has expressed it’s displeasure over the move by the lawmakers.

LEPAN stressed that the proposed move by the National Assembly to set up a regulatory body to monitor the activities of NGO’s, is a mere duplication of roles, which is already being saddled by wellestablished government agencies.

LEPAN, in a statement, signed by the National President, Chukwudi Anyawuocha, affirmed it’s position at the proposed bill, stating that it’s passage should not be negotiated, if the operational efficiencies

of NGO’s are to be kept optimally.

“Firstly, we are worried at what now seems like an unfortunate national habit of avoiding the demanding and painstaking but important process of ensuring that existing institutions and laws fulfill their optimum objectives, and choosing instead to create new institutions and laws as if by mere duplication or multiplication, the underlying problem of dysfunctional systems would be fixed. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

“On the basis of the above, it is our considered opinion that the proposed bill fails, abysmally, these crucial tests of democratic principles

and operational efficiency. It is on these sacred issues therefore that constitute our point of divergence from the bill”, he said.

Anyawuocha believes that if such bill is passed into law, the entire system will be ridiculed, bearing in mind, the role some government agencies already play in regulating civil society groups in the Country.

“More so, we strongly believe that the powers granted the government in the proposed legislation via the planned new commission would be subject to abuse. By their nature, civil society groups can run counter to political interests in a bid to better the lot of people in the country.”

NUPENG commends Baru for reviving NNPC depots Ï ƅƅƑ Ɔ ƏƆƆƗƕ Ɔ ƐƏƆƍƏƆ ƆƑƏ Ƈ plot to unseat GMD, NNPC Petroleum Tanker Drivers’ branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, (NUPENG), has backed the embattled Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru for reviving the depots owned by the corporation, which have been abandoned across the country.

National Chairman of the union, Comrade Salmon Oladiti in a statement said that, “private individuals, who were not comfortable with the refurbishment of the NNPC depots and were smarting to buy the national assets and ultimately turn them to private depots were behind the orchestrated plot to paint the GMD, NNPC in bad light in the eyes of President Buhari”.

According to the union, “Before Dr Baru came on board, Petroleum marketers and other stakeholders were told that the depots were decrepit and could no longer function. Since Baru assumed office as GMD, NNPC, he directed that all these depots are national assets and must be made to work.

Nigerians can all see that he has started bringing them to life again.

On Wednesday, he was in Ibadan depot and the depot is alive now. He started from Ejigbo depot in Lagos, that depot and the one in Aba are loading now, Mosimi depot in Ogun state is also loading now. ‘’As we speak, Kano is loading and Baru said he will soon re-commission Ilorin depot. He has said that before the end of the year, he will make sure that he makes Ore depot and Enugu depots functional again. Now, our members can lift petroleum products with ease at thedepots owned

by NNPC in their respective states without coming long distances to Lagos to experience the trauma of traffic congestion and harassment by security agents and area boys.”

Oladiti expressed concern that the relief being enjoyed by his members who have to travel long distance across the country to load petroleum products at private depots in Lagos were about to be aborted by those he called the anti-Baru elements in the strategic, but volatile industry.

^j # ƏƆƅ ƒƆƏ MơÕ ƄƈƋƋƈ through legacy pension funds, assets The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has said it has recovered over N16 billion as part of the legacy pension funds and assets owed to pensioners nationwide under the defunct old pension scheme.

The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Sharon O. Ikeazor, made the disclosure at the Directorate’s stakeholders forum 2017 with the theme, “Putting pensioners first is putting the country first”, meant to interact with pensioners from various states and also to brief them of the Directorate’s activities within the last 10 months.

Saying that most of the recovered funds and assets were NICON Insurance, she disclosed that some of the insurance companies gave their property in lieu of cash payment adding that NICON Insurance was one of them which gave property worth N13bn, because it was owing the government N13bn Ikeazor said that PTAD inherited over 50, 000 complaints from the old pension scheme and assured that the Pension Support Services Department (PSSD) of the Directorate had been reorganised to respond promptly to pensioners inquiries and concerns.

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States should support airports to grow economy Mrs. Shin-Aba is the Airport Manager of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA). In this interview with CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO, she speaks on the roles the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) are playing to see that air passengers have smooth and seamless travel experience at the airport. She also spoke on plans put in place to see that MMIA sustains the aerodrome certification it got recently from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Excerpts Tell us how effective and successful the “Ease of Doing Business” recently issued by the Presidency in terms of airport operations with regards to FAAN? Since the directive of Executive Order came, it has been a great departure from what it used to be in the past. Before it came, our airports were known to be unfriendly and there were cases of extortion and so many other activities that bedeviled the industry. But since the Executive Order was issued, every agency keyed into it, including FAAN which is the arrowhead.

You know we have many other agencies at the airport such as NCAA, NAMA, NDLEA, NiMet, Quarantine and others that facilitate passengers’ services. We were however able to collapse all these functions into one phase.

According to what EO1 stipulates, we are supposed to have just one interface with the passengers. The greatest thing that gave me joy was the elimination of the search table. It has been a sore point in our facilitations of passengers’ services. This the only airport where people open other peoples’ bags. They go into their privacies because of “I don’t know whatever”. But as soon as that order came, the search table disappeared. We are still having issues with drugs but we have new equipment that is coming up, so that these things can be detected. We are trying also try to see if we can have sniffer dogs that can detect all these things. It is not a one-stop solution when it comes to drugs but we are trying to see to it.

FAAN has really tried honestly. We used to have just two machines at the entrance; now we have four. Even the old ones have been changed, so all the machines we have at our departure entrance are new. There is another one at the arrival hall; another at the staff gate. Though, we have not started operating it now but it has been mounted. There is also another new one at the baggage hall just to meet up with the Executive Order. The fact remains that we have not really gotten 100% when it comes to drug issue but we are working towards that.

At the end of the day, it is going to

How are you also planning to tackle the problems of obstructions caused by the road construction of the 10-lane road along the MMIA road. Don’t you think it is posing some challenges to air passengers coming to the airport?

MRS. SHIN-ABA be a multi-approach to it. Going in with your hand-held baggage, we can handle that.

There is still this issue of the distance between where passengers park their vehicles and trekking down to departure hall. We have a multi-storey car park.

Why is it not yet functioning so that the distance to be covered by passengers would be reduced before they enter the departure hall?

We know how it is done abroad.

There, when you reach at the car park, you register at a point.

Then they will use a radio to call the car to come to the front and park. That is what we want to do.

We want to have a meeting on that with the heads of car operators. We are working out modalities to address that and we want to constitute a committee in the next meeting we are having. And

if need be, they will make recommendations and bring it to the house for us to review. We know what to do and what we want.

At the end of the day, sanity will be restored. We have cubicles inside; so when a vehicle gets to that cubicle, you will register and keep the passengers, then leave.

We don’t want a situation where people loiter or park vehicles unnecessarily within the terminal building.

Madam, we also have people who sell foreign currencies milling around the airport. How are you planning to eliminate these people, considering that they also have shops within the airport premises?

By the time, the multi-storey car park is completed and people move in there, the temporary car park will be utilized. We will move down other vehicles that mill around these areas to that place.

You know the existing two lanes are not going to be tampered with. If you noticed what they are doing, they are working at the two lanes. So the two lanes are open for traffic. Until, they finish these two lanes, then they can now move into the existing one. But then, there is no way there wouldn’t be issues of traffic once in a while. On our side, we are planning to educate passengers and advise them to come, maybe earlier than normal. We will be talking to Lagos State if they can work on the internal roads so that people can have alternative routes to the airport.

We are working with the contractors and our headquarters are talking to Lagos State representatives too. We are really collaborating and we will make sure that whatever happens will not affect the passengers.

MMIA seems to be one of the biggest airports in Nigeria. I am aware you have managed other airports successfully. Being the Airport Manager of MMIA now, what are your major challenges in managing such a big airport?

I have been around for some time now and there is no terminal I have not worked before I became head of operations. I have a wealth of knowledge in the job and I rose through the ranks before I got to where I am today. And you see, when you have done one thing for some time; at a point it becomes part of you.

What is FAAN doing to see that other smaller airports in some states, apart from the viable ones achieve optimally operations like doing night and day operations regularly?

You have to weigh many things in considering that. Some of those airports are there but they are more of a social responsibility other than a commercial ven-

ture. I think all over the world, people are not doing that. That is why they need to be subsidized because the number of staff you have in Akure Airport for example, is the number you have in Benin Airport that has up to 4 to 5 flights daily. However, they need to be subsidized. If the airport is open, every facilities and staff must be on ground and it doesn’t come cheap.

What are your views on State Government venturing into building airports in their states?

It is all parts of what it takes to run an airport. You can run an airport without a terminal building but you can’t run an airport without a runway, apron, fire cover and some level of navigational aids. The first thing these states do is to clear a place and put up a terminal building. But to me, all that is needed is for the states to join hands together with the existing one in their region and make it work and more viable. For example, Ondo State is elaborating with Air Peace and Overland Airways now. There is nothing wrong with Ekiti collaborating with another airline.

You see, when traffic grows, the airport grows. If there is no trafCEO NSE cannot grow. Ekiti fic, the airport can say we want to do cargo because we have we have cocoa, oil and other mineral resources.

They can invite an airline to ferry their products across the country or maybe a chartered flight over the seas. That is what we need.

In some states, the state governments tend to support the airports located there while it is not so in some states. What can you say about state governments supporting airports in their states because I know FAAN cannot do it alone?

The message is that the state should see the airport as their airport. It is located in their domain and it is serving the people.

When they have these airports, they should collaborate with the federal government, especially FAAN to improve on the airport facilities because it improves their economy at the end of the day. There is a way the airports rubs off on the economy of the state. But most of them don’t understand. Honestly, it will be to their own interest. In Akure, the government is trying. Calabar and Benin are also trying. Benin for example, is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Aviation to see that they make sure that the airport is improved upon.

See what Lagos State is also doing with the 10-lane airport road.

At the end of the day, the state will gain, FAAN will gain and the economy of people around the axis will be improved. So any money spent on the airport by the state is not a wasted money.

Of course we still pay our tax to the state.

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$25bn NNPC contracts: PENGASSAN vows to resist interference Stories by Simnon Ugwu Oil workers, under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have vowed to resist any attempt by officials who are not designated for the administration of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to meddle with the affairs of the Corporation.

The workers warned that they will stop non-executive officials from using top management positions in the National Oil Company to settle cronies at the detriment of dedicated staff.

In a statement signed by the Group Secretary of the Group Executive Council

… supports Senate’s investigations (GEC) of PENGASSAN in NNPC, Comrade Sulaiman Sulaiman, they noted that the recent re-organisation in the NNPC was in good faith and encouraged internal growth.

“We are convinced that the recent re-organization in NNPC is in good faith and in tandem with our call for allowing internal growth in the system through hard work and positive appraisals. We shall continue to reject and vehemently resist attempts in meddling into day-to-day running of the organization by non-executive officials of the Corporation. We will not, any longer allow our institution to be an avenue to settle friends

and cohorts into management’s positions of NNPC at the detriment of dedicated staff with all the requisite qualifications within the system,” said the Union.

“Problems will continue to occur as long as the Chairman of the Board will continue to meddle into dayto-day running of the organizations, which is a Management role. Any attempt to allow this to happen will spell doom for the country and create a window for abuse.”

The senior staff said that good practice in corporate governance requires absolute segregation of oversight role from management day-to-day role;

asking “Why should a board chairman seek to meddle in internal organizational adjustment?”

They noted that the Board Chairman is to focus on performance appraisal of the Board Committees and its members rather than wanting to dictate appointments or award contracts in the NNPC. According to the workers, contrary to claim in the said letter to the President, workers are no longer afraid to talk or express their opinion, especially with the domestication of whistle- blowing policy and re-constitution and launching of the Anti-Corruption Committee by the current

GMD. “In terms of workplace harmony, NNPC has enjoyed the best industrial atmosphere under the present Top Management of NNPC. So far there is zero record of industrial crisis or shutdown, which is the first of its kind in the history of struggle in oil and gas in Nigeria.

Thanks to the efforts of the current GMD and the GED Corporate Services,” the association stated further.

The association, therefore,

ECOWAS to invest $35bn in Nigeria’s power President of the Economic Community Of West African States’( ECOWAS) Commission, Marcel de Souza, has urged international communities, investors and experts in the energy sector to give priority to investing in Nigeria’s power sector, as this would certainly contribute to improving access to electricity in the entire sub-region, The President made this appeal at the opening session of the ongoing sixth annual Powering Africa: Nigeria 2017 conference with the theme: “Power Sector Recovery Programme: Recapitalising Nigeria’s Energy Sector.”

He said that despite the challenges being encountered in the power sector, Nigeria is expected

Energy theft: EEDC introduces whistle blowing The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has announced the introduction of whistle blowing policy.

The policy, according to the company’s Head of Communications, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, is a measure to checkmate endless power theft.

Ezeh said apart from EEDC would also henceforth “start revealing the identities of individuals involved in this dubious act.”

“This act, where the perpetrators fraudulently use

electricity supply without paying for it is highly prevalent in the South East; and has seen EEDC consistently loose average of 43% of its revenue monthly. This activity is negatively impacting its business; and it is quite discouraging.

“It is against this backdrop that the management of EEDC decided to name and shame any individual or group engaging in such act, going forward. This will be after they would have been served the statutory fine and loss of revenue and subsequently handed over to law enforcement agents for prosecution, “ he said.

“The recent review of fine for meter bypass by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from N50,000 to N450,000 is quite commendable. It is expect-

ed that this will serve as a deterrent to others and possibly reduce the rate of this act.”

In the statement, Ezeh added that, ”To tackle this menace, we have set up a special task force to monitor and carry out routine check on our customers to fish out those engaging in this criminal act.

“It is quite disappointing that the customers who are neck-dip in this activity are the high energy users.

“This is a big challenge to us as a business and we can’t afford to treat this with kid gloves any longer, else it will drown the entire business. A situation where some individuals feel it is their right to use electricity without paying for it has to stop. This singular act contributes largely to the issues faced by the electricity service industry in

supported the decision of the Senate to thoroughly investigate the weighty allegations in the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu against the NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru on the awards of the $25billion contracts; and new appointments in the national oil company, adding that Nigerians will be waiting to hear the outcome of these sensitive investigations.

to meet 50 per cent energy needs in Niger and Benin Republics, adding that Nigeria is the major provider of natural gas to other countries of the region through the West African gas pipeline.

De Souza, who was represented by the Commissioner for Energy and Mines, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Morlaye Bangoura, urged participants to focus on the Nigerian power sector, understand the challenges and proffer solutions in line with the expectations of Nigeria and ECOWAS in the area of energy.

He also disclosed that the Commission plans an investment of $35bn in electricity, including grid, solar and other renewable energy sources and infrastructure projects from now till 2025.

REA pushes for community’s ownership of mini-grids … enlists 99 co-operatives The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), an agency of the Federal Government tasked with connecting rural areas to electricity supplies, has initiated a new drive that could strengthen the capacity of rural communities to own and operate power supply systems in their localities.

Christened the Rural Electricity Users’ Cooperative Society (REUCS), the REA said it intends to use the new initiative to get rural

communities across the country to partner with private firms to build and operate new power systems, mostly mini grids.

Already, the agency said it has registered 99 community cooperative societies comprising 22 in the northeast, 32 in the northwest, nine in the north central, 10 in the southwest, 11 in the southeast, and 15 in the south-south, to participate in this initiative.

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Who becomes Queen of Central Africa?

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usic divas from Central Africa will be slugging it out for the biggest music awards in Africa; the All Africa Music Awards. The AFRIMA trophy will go to only one singer who becomes the undisputed Queen of Central Africa?

The world class event will be held on the 10th -12 November with the Africa Music Business Roundtable (November 10) at the Ballroom, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The AFRIMA Music Village (November 10, 4PM), at the Waterfront, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos and the main awards ceremony (November 12, 6PM) at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos The nominated artistes in the Best Female Artiste category are:

Mimie

Bussine Bussine is a Gabonese singer who is known for her sultry voice in her RnB and House Music releases.

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Daphnee

celebrating Africa by Africans. The song celebrates Africa with different dance styles and contemporary moves. Bussine is known for her performances both at home and in South Africa.

Daphne performed with Makossa, reggae and Afrobeat. She

crush which blossomed into sizzling romance.

won the AFRIMA 2016 Best Female Artiste in Central Africa and became the celebration anthem for the Cameroonian team during 2017 AFCON. She had done covers on the songs of Miriam Makeba, Cesaria Evora, and Bella Bellow.

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She shows her elegant and sensual side in the

story of love that endures, that cares in times of pain and struggle. It is also a passionate plea to be set free from her mother and her family.

Merveille gospel artiste. She was a member of the Macase

The 2017 AFRIMA will hold from November 10 to 12. The scheduled events are The Africa Music Business Roundtable on Friday, November 10 at the Ballroom, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos by 8AM;

Mimie Mimie is an Afro-dancehall singer from Cameroon.

She is an entertainer who had been a movie actress before doing some becoming a song writer and singer. Mimie started off her music career with the

Nsoki

acoustic covers before raking up more fame with her new and nominated single. Her single intimacy of couples dancing for one another.

The video displays sultry moves by delectable women and displays of affection amongst couples.

Montess Montess is a reggae and Raga sensation

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and frustration in the love game with a cool player. The single is fast becoming a raga anthem in the country.

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Angolan damsel, Nsoki is also up for the AFRIMA trophy as she teams up with South

her folks mixes house, electronic and African rhythms to tell Africans to unite in peace and harmony. She had toured her country to perform her work. She is at the forefront of pushing Reniss Cameroon singer and songwriter, Renis sings in English, French, Nguemba and Pidgin English. The Mboko singer became recognised

AFRIMA website, www.afrima.org.

Other main events are the AFRIMA Music Village, an evening of a non-stop open music festival of live performances from the African stars and nominees, with an expected audience of 40,000 people, on Friday November 10, at the Waterfront, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos by 4PM. Attendance will be activated by the purchase of the AFRIMA 2017 Tee-Shirts on the AFRIMA website and at designated points.

The Main Awards Ceremony (November 12, 6PM); a world-class event will happen at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. There will be live performances from star-studded artistes and television broadcast to 84 countries on 109 television stations around the world. Tickets can be purchased on the AFRIMA website and on ariyatickets. com.

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hat we eat can have a huge impact on our mood and emotional health. This

of a team of researchers. They established a clear link between depression and diet. They found that the more junk food teenagers ate, the more likely they are to be depressed. Regularly consuming heavily processed foods that are high in sugar and saturated fats and low in nutrients such as B vitamins, zinc and magnesium, can have a negative impact on your emotional health.

Eating certain “feel-good” foods, however, as part of a well-balanced, wholesome diet, helps support healthy nerve and brain function as well as promoting the production of mood-boosting neurotransmitters.

Below are foods that can make you feel good inside and out.

eggs can help you feel full when you include them in your meals versus carbohydrate-rich —like starchy, or sweet — meals. Eggs contain tryptophan and tyrosine- two amino acids which have great antioxidant properties. Tryptophan is important as it is converted into melatonin in the

apples and fresh berries. These are two things that people love, because they have a lot of water, stimulate taste buds, and are easily digestible. Each individual, tasty berry has its own Supercharge your diet and maximize berry health Chicken soup: chicken soup is the perfect example; it is the universal warm healthy food.

People always feel good after eating chicken soup especially when it is prepared with enough pepper, so supercharge your diet with chicken

soup.

Oats and oatmeals: Oats provide complex carbohydrates that are slowly digested and provide the brain and entire central nervous system with their key source of fuel.

Carbohydrates also play a key role in creating serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, appetite and sleep. Suggested serving size: ½ cup to 1 cup cooked, or 1-2 packets instant oatmeal with no sodium added.

Avocados: Avocado is high in omega-3 fatty acids and other essential vitamins

are. You can even swap it for butter in some recipes. Or, you can puree avocado and add to salad dressing.

Hummus: Suggested serving size: four tablespoons. “Hummus is a great source

Yogurt: Yogurt is often included on healthy food lists... and for good reason. Yogurt is highly nutritious and is an excellent source and minerals and is relatively low in calories.

Nuts and seeds: Nuts and seeds are super healthy and most of

varieties of nuts that u can eat to make you feel good such as walnuts, pecans, almonds, Brazil nuts, etc.

Tea: A cup of tea is low-calorie and it gives you that comfort Suggested serving size: 1 cup.

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Giving your skin that glowing and glossy look

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is the only one to be exposed to the outside world. The skin keeps our internal body shel-

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skin along with one of the four general types.

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your skin dry. Use toner to help with that tight

2. Oily skin: If your skin is Oily it usually has the pores are generally slightly enlarged.

is Oily in the “T Zone� and your nose while dry

This is why it is not a good idea to open drying softly or thoroughly for a while an antiriation but it should not be used for long due to drying the skin.

skin type.

of oil in one area when the rest of the skin is generally dry.

to wrinkles.

live a healthy lifestyle : drink plenty of water,

pletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients that are

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ing your tools also try a spa day.

-Avoid strong soaps: strip oil of your skin and your skin against these daily stresses before not roughly fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins.

Use Aloe Vera on extra dry skin at night and Sunrays are the strongest. long sleeved shirt, pant trousers and a wide