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Ikpeazu appeals for calm in Aba, assures residents of safety Ï Charley Boy, Adeyanju condemn invasion of Kanu’s house, militarisation of S’East

Sunny Nwakanma, Umuahia & Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has urged the Hausa/Fulani community in the state to be calm, noting that the disturbances in Aba on Tuesday involving soldiers and some members of the Indigenous

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People of Biafra (IPOB) had been kept under control.

This is coming on the heels of condemnation of the military’s invasion of the South East, the destruction of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat as well as the high military presence at the residence of the leadContinued on page 6

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NPLs: How banks violate CBN’s 5% threshold -Investigation Ï High interest rate deter loans’ re-payment Ï Non-performing loans impact investors’ worth Ï ‘Banks must keep bad loans at minimum to succeed’

Afolabi Adesola, Lagos

ÏÏÏ Nigeria’s commercial banks’ ability to provide capital and stimulate Continued on page 5

Controversy as unions oppose Lagos, Abuja airports’ concession 7 Anambra primary: Andy Ubah, 8 guber aspirants want APC to nullify Nwoye’s victory 6 Judiciary under my watch will fight corruption to standstill –CJN 5

L-R: Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Hajiya Habiba Lawal; Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Sen. Aisha Alhassan and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, during the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja… on Wednesday.

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NPLs: How banks violate CBN’s 5% threshold -Investigation Continued from page 1 investment for economic growth may be threatened as the harsh economic conditions in the country may have forced the lenders to continue to violate Central Bank of Nigeria’s regulatory 5 per cent ratio threshold on Non-Performing Loans (NPL).

This means that banks are not allowed to have an NPL ratio higher than 5 per

cent.

An NPL is the sum of borrowed money of which a debtor has not been able to meet up in scheduled payments for at least 90 days; and is either in default or close to being in default.

Once a loan is non-performing, the odds that it will be repaid in full are considered to be substantially lower, while the NPL ratio is the amount of NPLs

over total loans, usually expressed as a percentage.

While the growing NPL of financial institutions across the country remains a source of worry among investors, The Daily Times investigation indicated that customer’s inability to repay obligations within the stipulated period stems from the stringent monetary policies, which include high-interest rate currently in practice in the

country.

For now, an analysis of the NPL ratio of 12 Nigerian banks shows that 6 of these banks maintained an NPL ratio within the stipulated regulatory requirement for the half year period ended 30th June, 2017, but findings by our correspondent revealed that some banks’ NPL ratio threateningly increased to hit unsafe parameters if caution is not exerted.

L-R: Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Ibrahim Magu and High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Christopher Thornley, when Christopher Thornley led a team on a visit to the EFCC office in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Judiciary under my watch’ll fight corruption to standstill - CJN Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has reaffirmed that the judiciary under his leadership remains committed to the ongoing fight against corruption and other social vices bedeviling the country.

To demonstrate the commitment, Justice Onnoghen said that judges and judicial officers shall perform their statutory functions in line with their oath of office and constitutional provisions.

Justice Onnoghen, who stated this on Wednesday at the 33 Annual Judges Conference of the Federal High Court in Abuja, pleaded for adequate funding of the judiciary to enable it cope with the mounting challenges.

The CJN, whose address was read by President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa,

specifically called for greater attention to the Federal High Court being one of the most strategic and significant arm of the judiciary.

He disclosed that the judges conference was an avenue for judges to appraise past events and prepare for fresh challenges and that a new reform that will enhance the performance of the judiciary will soon be unfolded by his office.

The CJN said that the National Judicial Council (NJC) has already embarked on transparent process to appoint ten new judges for the court for it to have full compliment of judges.

Justice Onnoghen praised the outgoing Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for upholding and sustaining the tradition of the court rancor-free.

He expressed optimism that the incoming Chief

Judge that will take over from Justice Auta will sustain the achievements of the court.

Earlier, in a welcome address, the outgoing Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, said this year’s conference was held in Abuja because of its importance to him, being the last one he is attending in his capacity as the Chief Judge of the court.

Justice Auta told the gathering that the tradition of moving the conference round the country was not jettisoned but for financial reason, and to afford him the opportunity of meeting his friends and well-wishers who ordinarily will not attend the conference outside Abuja.

“This year’s Judges Conference is a unique one to me as earlier stated as it will afford me the opportunity to bid you all farewell as I retire after a successful judicial career.

“My career in this court and my appointment as the Chief Judge has been roundly successful because of the caliber of people on the bench as well as the supporting staff”, he said.

Justice Auta used the occasion to thank the Chief Justice of Nigeria for his leadership qualities and for his love in particular to the Federal High Court.

He noted with joy that the CJN has not hidden his love for the Federal High Court since he assumed office as CJN and Chairman National Judicial Council.

Justice Auta appealed to judicial officers in the country and stakeholders in the judiciary sector to give their maximum support to the CJN to enable him carry the judiciary to its highest level of respect and independence.

The week-long conference is being attended by all judges in the 37 divisions of the Federal High Court across the country.

For instance, Access Bank with the lowest NPL ratio of 2.50 per cent amongst the 12 banks covered, recorded a 0.4 percentage points increase in NPL ratio that sat at 2.1 per cent as at December 2016.

It is instructive to note that although increasing NPL’s and it’s ratio is a warning signal, a performing loan, however, will provide a bank with the interest income it needs to make a profit and extend new loans for greater development and provide faster stimulants for economic recovery.

The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had reported that Nigeria recently exited a five quarter long recessive state; a state that was primarily responsible for the asset battery suffered by the banks- the nation’s engine room for growth and sectoral development.

However, financial activities meant to speed up economic relief remain a mirage if growing NPL’s are not dealt with.

Some of the banks already dealing with the size of their NPL include Fidelity Bank, which recorded a 5.80 per cent NPL ratio in HY’2017, still above the 5 per cent regulatory cap, but significantly lower than 6.60 per cent obtained in FY 2016.

Sterling Bank also reduced its NPL ratio in six months to 7.40 per cent as against 9.90 per cent obtained in December 2016.

A commendable feat by the management of Wema Bank was the ability of the bank to maintain its NPL ratio below the CBN’s 5 per cent cap. Wema’s NPL ratio as at June 2017 stood at 4.91 per cent compared to 5.07 per cent in the preceding six month period.

FBN Holdings also trimmed its NPL ratio to 22 per cent in June 2017 as against 24.40 per cent in December 2016.

For EcoBank Nigeria Plc, its NPL ratio, which sat at 9.10 per cent as at December 2016, had been prudently managed to 8.90 per cent as at June 2017.

Meanwhile, NPL’s management for other banks has not been as positive as quite a number were adversely affected by the erstwhile telecoms firm, Etisalat, now known as 9mobile.

Zenith Bank, which car-

ries a total of US$262 million (N80 billion) of the syndicated US$1.2billion Etisalat Loan, has the highest exposure of 3.5 per cent in relation to its loan book.

The bank has since made provisions, but consequently carries an NPL ratio of 4.30 per cent, still below regulatory limit, but a 2 percentage basis points increment from an NPL ratio of 2.30 per cent obtained in December 2016.

Guaranty Trust Bank was also heavily exposed to the Etisalat loan with US$137m or N42bn at risk.

However, the bank maintained a stable NPL ratio of 3.70 per cent, the same figure obtained in December, 2017.

The NPL’s ratio at 10.50 per cent for Diamond Bank is quite on the high side when compared to 9.50 per cent obtained in the preceding six months’ period and the 5 per cent prudential requirement stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Deposit Money Banks.

Also, Union Bank recorded an NPL ratio of 8.20 percent compared with 6.91 per cent obtained in December 2016.

UBA on its part was able to stay within the 5 per cent cap, but its NPL ratio increased from 3.90 per cent in December 2016 to 4.20 per cent as at June 2017.

For FCMB, a one percentage point increase was recorded in NPL ratio that sat at 4.70 per cent against 3.70 per cent recorded at the 2016 year end.

The fact that banks must set aside more capital on the assumption that the defaulting loans will not be paid back, diminishes investors’ worth and reduces the bank’s capacity to provide new loans.

To be successful in the long run, market experts opined that banks need to keep the level of bad loans at a minimum; so, they can still earn a profit from extending new loans to customers.

An analyst said: “If a bank has too many bad loans on its balance sheet, its profitability will suffer because it will no longer earn enough money from its credit business. In addition, it will need to put money aside as a safety net in case it needs to write off the full amount of the loan at some point in time.”

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Ikpeazu appeals for calm in Aba Continued from page 1 er of the IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the convener of ‘OurMumuDonDo,’ Charles Oputa, (aka Charly Boy) and the leader of “Resume or Resign” campaign, Deji Adeyanju.

The duo described the action as the militarisation of the South-East region.

Governor Ikpeazu, represented by his deputy, Mr. Ude Okechukwu, made the appeal for calm at the Aba Mosque, where some members of the Muslim community gathered to meet him.

He expressed regret over the disturbances in Aba on Tuesday involving sol-

diers and some members of IPOB and stressed that efforts had been made to prevent a recurrence.

The governor noted that security agencies in Abia had been at work to ensure the restoration of peace in Abia, adding that he had moved around Aba to confirm normalcy in the city.

He attributed the incident to the influx of some non-resident miscreants who came into Aba to cause problems for the residents.

Ikpeazu thanked security agencies for their effort in returning the intruders to where they had come from and reassured the people of their safety wherever they

lived.

Recall that the governor declared a three-day curfew in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia that took effect from Tuesday, due to the clashes between soldiers and some IPOB members.

Military personnel under the ‘Operation Python Dance II’ scheduled to take effect from Friday in the South-East states, have also been deployed to the city.

Meanwhile, Charly Boy and Adeyanju described the action of the Nigerian Army as tmilitarisation of the South-East region in the guise of curbing inordinate agitations and divisive

tendencies by pro-Biafra groups.

Sequel to the invasion, a lot of controversies have trailed the announcement by the military hierarchy of a re-launch of the phase two of ‘Operation Python Dance II’ for another 30days in the South East geo political zone, to commence as from September 15.

In a statement co-signed

by Charly Boy and Adeyanju, they alleged that the Federal Government was steaming up the flames of enmity and discord within the country by using force on harmless citizens.

The statement also condemned the invasion of

Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson (left), signing Education Safety Corps Bill, 2017 into law at the Government House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State… on Wednesday. With him are Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Konbowei Benson (right) and Clerk of the House, Mr. Aaron Timiye (middle) looks on.

Abia State council of the NUJ in Umuahia, which led to the destruction of laptops and other valuables.

“Our attention has been drawn to the recent detachment of soldiers from the Nigerian Army to the Afaraukwu country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and the invasion of Abia State council of the NUJ on Aba Road, Umuahia, which led to the destruction of laptops and other valuables thereby causing unnecessary panic within the state and the entire region.

“We consider this move an aberration that must be strongly condemned in a democratic environment like ours.

“The good people of Abia State deserve better than the undue panic under which they have been placed since the invasion which has completely restricted them from going about their daily activities freely like they used to.

“In as much as we are aware that the Federal Government is concerned about curbing divisive messages and inordinate agitations within the country, we believe it should be more concerned about safeguarding the lives and properties of all Nigerians in any part of the country.

“It is also important to note that though recanted, the October 1 ultimatum issued by some misguided

northern youths to the Igbos in the north remains weighty in the minds of many and the atmosphere is hypersensitive to any mishap that could foment such interethnic melee.

“We urge the Federal Government; therefore, that, rather than steaming up the flames of enmity and discord within the country by using force on harmless citizens, it should be more committed to dousing tensions and promoting peace and unity.

“Finally, we appeal to the Federal Government to be more circumspect and solution-focused in handling sensitive matters as secessionist agitations within the country,” the statement concluded.

They urged the federal government to be more circumspect and solution-focused in handling sensitive matters as secessionist agitations within the country.

Gov. Ikpeazu

Anambra guber: Andy Ubah, 8 aspirants want Nwoye’s victory cancelled Tom Okpe, Abuja

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and uncertainty are now trailing the results of the Anambra State All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held on August 26, 2017 which was won by Hon Tony Nwoye, one of the 12 governorship aspirants.

Though Nwoye defeated Sen. Andy Uba, George Moghalu and nine other aspirants with wide margin, series of petitions of alleged irregularities have been filed by Ubah and other aspirants while the development prompted the party to set up election committee on the matter.

Eight other defeated

aspirants in the primary election called for the cancellation of the result of the election at the party Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday.

It was gathered on Wednesday that the aggrieved aspirants were demanding the repeat of the exercise, alleging that Tony Nwoye, during the primary “brought thugs made up of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) members into the accreditation venue to chase away delegates”.

Speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat while submitting the reports of the panel to the APC National Organising Secretary, Osita Izuna-

so, the committee secretary, Dr. Nosa Aladeselu, confirmed that the committee actually received a number of petitions against Hon. Tony Nwoye’s victory.

He said: “A number of persons submitted petitions and also a good number representing our party members from Anambra State also made personal appearances. We also have situations where some groups that did not come, submitted affidavit of their understanding of the processes they observed to the committee.

“What we have in this report was a collection of those complaints and responses. After reviewing the petitions from our

members at the primaries, we also invited persons, officials and other stakeholders indicted by the petitioners and key persons whose responses were key to our reports, also attended to and heard their witnesses.

“What we have in the report are the analysis of the petition, our understanding of the witnesses we received and our recommendations to the NWC to decide on the final outcome in their own wisdom”.

Meanwhile, one of the aspirants in the primary election, Barrister Nonso Madu, contrary to Andy Uba and other aggrieved aspirants has faulted the alleged claims.

Madu, in a statement he personally signed, said: “This is not true as the accreditation was conducted peacefully. Delegates were identified through the following means- Permanent voter’s card (PVC), National ID card, driver’s licence and International passport.

They also came with their party membership cards with photograph issued to them by the party during registration office.

“The party had already made the delegates list available to all aspirants 2 weeks before the day of the primary. With the delegates known, there was little room for manipulation”, Madu said.

“The Nigerian Police

Force led by Anambra State Police Commissioner, Umar Garba; the DSS and other security agencies provided adequate security at the accreditation venue, making it nearly impossible for the venue to be infiltrated by thugs. Our dear Senator Andy Uba even attested to this during his interview with pressmen at the accreditation venue.

“The allegation that delegates were swapped is simply laughable. After accreditation, delegates were conveyed to the voting center in marked buses with full police escort. There was no room for any maneuver as the delegates had no physical contacts with outsiders”, he added.

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Controversy as unions oppose Lagos, Abuja airports’ concession Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ÏÏÏ Controversy has started trailing the announcement of the proposed concessioning of two airports in the country as unions in the aviation sector have opposed government’s action.

Comrade Ahmed Danjuma, chairman, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in an interview, said concession was not the way out of the present challenges facing the agency.

Ahmed said there is misplacement of priority and

politicians’ intervention in the running of the system by flooding the agencies especially FAAN with workers employed without consulting the management of the organisations.

The union leader explained that most of the airports were built for political reasons without considering the economic benefits to the nation, adding that most of these airports depend largely on the viable airports to survive.

According to Ahmed, airports in other countries survive because they are maintained with the revenue generated by the same airport, saying that reverse

remained the case in Nigeria.

He said: “Airports across the globe survive because they sustain the airport with generated revenue by those airports but in Nigeria, we use the generated revenue from international Airport Lagos to maintain others”.

He maintained that for airports in the country to pick up, government imposition of workers on the agency must stop in other for them to meet the targets, stressing that FAAN was in the position to effectively manage and maintain all airports in the country but regretted that heavy wage

bill from politicians has continued to drag the agency backwards.

Ahmed warned on the dangers of concessioning especially in the areas of security.

Also, the Chairman of Century Security, Group Capt John Ojukutu (rtd), said there was no clear terms as to what the government wants to concession.

Ojukutu called on the government to declare the areas to be concessioned, warning that the airside was a no go area for them to concession.

The former airport commandant urged the govern-

ment to invite the business gurus in the country to take over the management of the airport terminal buildings.

Ojukutu warned that anyone taking over the Lagos Airport and Abuja airport must also take responsibility of smaller airports under these two airports.

He queried the rationale behind the concessioning of only two airports out of the over 22 airports across the country, calling for the concessioning of all the airports in the country.

Ojukutu said government was not concentrating on the real issues facing the aviation sector, remaking that the loan to build the Chinese terminals was uncalled for and ill-advised.

He said that most of the airports in the country were without airfield lightings while NAMA was in need of enhanced communication coverage across the country.

He urged government to concentrate on safety issues and not the airport buildings and further called on government to define areas to be concessioned.

The Secretary General, Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Comrade Abdulrasaq Saidu, said FAAN, NAMA, NCAA and NiMet resolved at their Zonal Council meeting on Tuesday to oppose any form of concession in view of past and present corrupt tendencies being applied to favour few individuals.

“We say no to it and shall fight it with the last blood of our union. We wrote to PMB of the danger to security of Nigeria. We asked questions unanswered which must be given full details,” he said.

Saidu said almost all the revenue points at the airports have been concessioned, adding that nothing was left.

Dino’s recall: INEC to release revised timetable on Monday Lateef Ibrahim and Idowu Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Independent NaL-R: Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori; Governor Rauf Aregbesola; Secretary to Osun State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti and Chairman, Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTHEC), Ogbomoso, Prof. Oladoke Afolabi, during the presentation of 38-Day Status Report on LAUTHEC, at the Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo, Osun State… on Wednesday.

Restructuring: Northern Govs to hold town hall meetings ÏÏÏ

The committee set up by the Northern Governors Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers Council to aggregate the views of Northerners on the restructuring debate will hold public hearings in the 19 states of the region, the committee’s chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said.

Speaking after the inaugural meeting of the committee in Kaduna, Tambuwal said members have agreed to hold extensive consultations with stakeholders and leaders of the thought in member states with a view to coming up with acceptable position that will reflect the view of the entire North.

“We have reaffirmed

our commitment to ensuring Nigeria remains a strong, united country. We have also decided to present the case of the North as a single entity desirous of a prosperous country.

“Today’s meeting agreed on the need to hold town hall meetings in all the 19 states to hear the views of our people on the restructuring debate currently going on in the country.

“We are not limiting the area of discussion because it is better to put all questions on the table and have it discussed. We will discuss on federalism, fiscal federalism, state police, revenue structure and any other issue of interest.

“We have also decided to analyse previous documents and position papers

that proffered viable options to Northern development. A technical committee will study these documents, talk to the authors and present the report to us at our next meeting on October 24 here in Kaduna.

“We will key into the opportunity provided by the ongoing amendment of the 1999 constitution by the National assembly to see how our position can be reflected in the larger scheme of things,” he added.

Also speaking, Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, said all stakeholders will make inputs before the final report is presented.

Those at the meeting included Governor of Nassarawa, Umar Tanko Al-

Makura; his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai and deputy governors of Gombe and Plateau states, Charles Iliya and Soni Tyoden respectively.

Others in attendance were Sanusi, Etsu Nupe Yahaya Abubakar; Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Buba Gyang; Emir of Fika, Muhammadu Abali and Emir of Gummi, retired Justice Lawal Gummi.

tional Electoral Commission (INEC) is to release a revised timetable and reschedule of activities in respect of the petition for the recall of the Kogi West Senator National Assembly, Mr Dino Melaye on Monday, September 18 this year.

This was confirmed in a press statement issued last night by the Commission and signed by one of its National Commissioners and member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mallam Mohammed Haruna.

Recall that INEC, in obedience to an interlocutory order of the Federal High Court in Abuja, given on July 6, 2017, stayed all actions relating to the matter.

Judgement was however delivered on the case on Monday, September 11, 2017, during which the Commis-

sion was given the go ahead to commence the process of the recall of the Senator as all legal hurdles surrounding it were cleared.

“Accordingly,, and in compliance with the orders of the court, the Commission will release a revised timetable and schedule of activities on Monday 18th September, 2017”, the statement by INEC said.

In another development, the Commission has approved the commencement of public enlightenment programmes on radio in all the 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The acting Chairman of INEC, Prince Adedeji Shoyebi who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, explained that the commission had approved the project with a view to promoting knowledge of sound democratic processes ahead of the 2019 general elections.

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S’East leaders to Wike: Stop dreaming Benjamin Omoik

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a crucial meeting of selected Igbo leaders of Thought in Aguleri, Anambra State, the leaders have described the administration of governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, as, according to them, very bad.

They equally described governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State as a failure.

The leaders, however, praised the ruling party for undoing the damages brought upon the country by 16 years of PDP’s corrupt governance.

In a communiqué presented by the Chairman of South-East United Front (SEUF), Chief Douglas Nwosu, the leaders described governor Willie Obiano’s administration a failure.

They also described the performance of Ayodele Fayose and Nyesom Wike as “very bad.”

Judging by the citizens’ standards of living, the economy and infrastructure development, the leaders said the PDP and APGA failed to touch base with the citizens.

They deflated the claims of Wike and Fayose, saying the country is not stagnant. They conversely asked governor Wike to wake up from his slumber and stop dreaming.

“The judgement of the APC by Fayose and Wike is harsh and inaccurate. There is improvement in the economy, electricity, medical care, security and infrastructure. Investments are coming in, employment opportunities are there. People are speaking as freely now,” the leaders said.

They added that they were not worried over recent comments by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan regarding president Buhari and the state of the nation.

They promised their loyalty to the president and advised him, APC chairman, Chief OdigieOyegun, and other leaders of the party to continue to promote consultation and participation.

According to them, “Do not pay much attention to the comments.

Continue to negotiate partnerships that can provide wins both ways.”

They expressed optimism that Dr. Tony Nwoye would be the next governor of Anambra State.

“What we need in Anambra State is purposeful, proactive, energetic and God fearing lead-

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ership. We need someone that can efficiently harness the vast resources of the State and commit such resources to meaningful growth and development.

“We need a leadership that will

govern within the spirit of fairness, equity and justice in order to truly unite our people. Dr. Tony Nwoye is the only person that can genuinely change Anambra State.

“It would be political suicide for the APC to cancel the primaries election in Anambra State,” the leaders added.

They lauded President Buhari for deepening the country’s democracy, keeping the loyalty and affection of the people and winning the trust of the citizens.

They also predicted victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC), in 2019.

“The APC is doing a good job.

The country is on a high-growth economic path. The people are happy with the performance of the APC Government. APC remains committed to Nigeria’s development,” the leaders said.

CAN alleges plot by Fulani herdsmen to kill more farmers in Delta

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National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen Osita Izunaso (right), receiving the report of the three-member APC Appeal Committee for the Party’s Anambra State Governorship Primaries from the Secretary of the Appeal Committee, Dr. Nosa Aladeselu at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Refineries rehabilitation: NNPC sets c’ttees to meet 2019 target Idu Jude Abuja

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petroleum corporation NNPC, has said that in order to meet up with the Presidential mandate of rehabilitating the nation’s three refineries and 2019 target in oil production, that has inaugurated eight committees charged with returning the refineries to their nameplate capacities to achieve the purpose.

In a press statement signed by the general manager public affair, Mr. Ndu Ughammadu, the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti

Baru, charged the committee members to deploy “out of the box solutions” to ensure that the refineries return to their good old days of top class performance.

“I am convinced that the teams we have selected here today will give the necessary direction towards returning the refineries back to their optimal levels of performance,” the GMD told members of the Committees.

The GMD explained that in executing the assignment, the Committees were expected to deliver well and within schedule as according to him, time was of the essence.

Although the target for the refineries rehab was to return them to 90%capacity utilization before the end of 2019, Dr. Baru stressed that with more commitment from the committees, 100% capacity utilization was achievable.

“We want to show everyone that we can fully run the refineries. You must all work together to operate them at 100% capacity as this wasthe only way to ensure profitability,” Dr. Baru stated.

The GMD also emphasized the importance of the workforce as according to him “we can fix the refineries but without the

right people to operate them, they would go back to where they were or even worse”.

The statement stated that the Chief Operating Officer Refineries and Petrochemicals, Engr. Anibor Kragha, informed that the 2019 target was since for the first time in 20 years there was both the political will and the economic climate to ensure effective retrofitting of the refineries.

He further said that over 28 Expressions of Interest had been received so far for the financing of the rehabilitation project and that the goal was to get more by the end of the year.

the Delta State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has alleged plot

by Fulani herdsmen to kill more farmers in their host communities, and dispelled as untrue 150 Fulani herdsmen, 300 cows killed in 2017 as alleged by the Publicity Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Association through BBC Hausa service broadcast recently.

While advising the leadership of Fulani herdsmen in the state to desist from issuing “spurious and inflammatory statements” capable of inciting national hatred, enmity, anarchy and public unrest.

The Secretary of the state CAN Chapter, Rev. Oke Akokotu who spoke to journalists yesterday in Asaba, described the allegations as baseless, false mischievious and atrocious, alleging that indications are that Fulani herdsmen in various communities in the state were holding secret meetings in the recent times with a view to unleash more terrors on residents of their host communities.

But the State Police Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, in a swift reaction, told journalists that the police were ready to bring to book any Fulani herdsman or men found causing may-

hem in the state, and warned those allegedly involved in secret meetings to desist from such act to avoid the long arm of the law.

Speaking further, Rev. Akokotu noted with dismay the allegations of Miyetti Allah Cattle Association, and called on it to retract the statement and apologize to the Delta State Government including various Delta Communities.

The Christian body however called on the Police Commissioner in the state, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, the State Director of State Security Services (SSS) to infarct with the various traditional rulers in the state in order to ascertain and understand the enormity of the atrocities allegedly committed by the Fulani herdsmen in the state in the past few years.

“CAN seeks FG, security agents’ intervention to flash points’ areas, we mean host communities in the state where these Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed farmers to ensure the people in the areas are well protected” he added. In a press statement CAN issued, and signed by its Secretary, Rev Oke Akokotu a copy made available to our reporter, part of the statements read: “the attention of the Delta State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been drawn to a BBC, Hausa Service broadcast.

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AMCON, Police intercept stolen dredger, arrest four suspects in Delta Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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Four suspects were yesterday arrested over alleged diversion of a dredger along Ifiekporo community river, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, as one of the suspects said he was instructed by his employer to drive the dredger to another location.

The arrest was affected by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Officers of the Nigeria Police Force “B” Division, Marine Police in conjunction with Local Vigilantes Group of Nigeria. The arrests were affected based on information.

It was gathered that the dredger has been subject of litigation as AMCON

earlier seized and took inventory of the dredger from one Chief Oki, Chief Executive Officer of Wokson Construction Company over alleged debt running into several billions of naira.

Our reporter also gather rather than coming to pay his bills, Chief Oki allegedly sent his workers to illegally tow the dredger from Ugbuwangue Waterside on Sunday to an unknown destination. One of the four suspects who is the Master Dredger, Timothy Nwachukwu (45years) in a chat with newsmen stated that his boss sent him on the errand stressing that, “Na worker I be for here o”. Nwachukwu who is from Ikeduru community in Imo State and the others are cooling off their heels at the Police

Station “B” Division in Warri.

The Managing Partner, Mr. Oniawu-Thomas Eghobamien led the Police to the community for the interception and arrests on behalf of the Receiver Manager, Chief Robert Ohuba & Co Legal Practitioners in Edo State.

Eghobamien expressed happiness that the dredger was recovered from the suspects insisting that the prime suspect must be arrested with the necessary actions taken against him while the dredger has been relocated to a jetty at Enerhen community in Uvwie Local Government Area.

Contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officers, DSP Andrew Aniamaka did not

pick calls or reply text messages put across to his mobile phone line. but later confirmed the incident.

Meanwhile, there was weeping and wailing on Tuesday night as property worth several millions of naira, including one house and 12 stores, were destroyed in a fire incident, sparked by a loaded tanker accident at Ifie community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

It was gathered that the accident occurred at about 9:00pm, involving a tanker with plate number XA 331 LTD, which had loaded the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Pinnacle Oil and Gas Depot at Ifie community before the ugly incidence that threw the entire community into panic occurred.

President, Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria, Prince Ajibola Adedoyin (r), receiving an award of Excellence from the President, Nigerian Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative, Mr. Alabi Abiodun in Abuja… on Sunday.

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NCPC boss challenges Nigerian women on national growth Idu Jude, Abuja

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The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) Executive Secretary, Rev Tor Uja has said that Nigerian women has great endowments to rise up to build the nation in their various areas and capacities.

This strategic call was made by the NCPC boss during the 2nd strategic consultative women meeting on the Greater Women Pilgrimage Convocation held recently in Abuja.

“I announce my confidence in what women can do for a people and for a nation. Women are exceptional creatures of God designed not only for a people but for a nation” the NCPC boss stated.

He stated that women under God are not ordinary because they are set to achieve not ordinary things but great things to their generations.

Just as spiritual women brings positive shake in their nations, so also the Women Pilgrimage is expected to bring peace to the nation.

Rev Tor Uja charged the women to help mobilize other women towards the Greater Women Pilgrimage Convocation Scheduled to hold on the 21st September 2017 at the Women Development Centre Abuja.

He briefed the Nigerian women on their role in interceding for Nigeria; for the peace and progress of the nation and the world at large.

He appealed to them to

work together in love so as to achieve great success using the Women Pilgrimage platform scheduled for next year.

He admonished them to volunteer and make themselves available to be part of the coordinating team for The forthcoming Women Pilgrimage in May 2018, as he promised on behalf of the Commission to partner with them.

Mrs Berry Uja, the wife of the NCPC boss further admonished “You must get to a point in your life when you have to lock men out and look up to God only who is able to do all things and at appointed time”.

Speaking also was Dr Mrs Akogu who highlighted the roles of Nigerian Women in this dispensation in making sure the peace of Nigeria is not negotiated.

Her words, “ I enjoin the Nigerian women to contribute their quota by interceding more for Nigeria and make sure you deal peaceably with all men so life will become more bearable in Nigeria, taking example from the lifestyle of women in the Bible”.

She charged all women to attend the Greater Women PilgrimageConvocation scheduled to hold on the 21st of September at the Women Development Centre to hear what the Commission has to say to the Nigerian Christian women in preparation for the Women Pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem in May 2018

Traditional ruler urges Nigerians to return to agriculture Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

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The traditional ruler of Umuleri in Anambra East Local Government of the State Igwe Beneth Izuchukwu Emeka, has advised Nigerians to return back to land so that the country can achieve food sufficiency and economic growth. Igwe Emeka who is the Okebo made the call in an interview with newsmen in his palace during his celebration of this year’s new yam festival.

The monarch said the call had become imperative given the importance of agriculture to the socioeconomic development of the country.

The traditional ruler stressed that agriculture was a veritable source of overcoming the current recession in the country.

He said “there is need for people to embrace agriculture by returning to farms, there is no society that can live comfortably without agricul-

ture”.

Agriculture, he said, is the major source of livelihood of many families and therefore, its importance in the life of a nation cannot be over emphasized.

According to the Traditional ruler, If the youths and other Nigerians go back to the farm, it will not only reduce Nigeria’s overdependence on oil but it will also help to fight poverty, unemployment and the present econom-

ic challenges in the country.

Igwe Emeka, however, underscored the need for all Nigerians to promote peace across the nation so as to achieve speedy development in the country, adding that peace was the essential requirement for the growth of any nation.

“Our role is to preach peace; we should also ensure that people live in peace and tolerate one another, irrespective of their ethnic, religious and political

affiliation. This is because no meaningful development could be achieved in any society without peace, as peace is priceless and non-negotiable; it is the necessary requirement for the development of any nation”, he said.

He commended his people for the peace in the community and urged them to strive harder to enhance development in the area.

He also advised his subjects and other Nigerians to be law-abid-

ing, while respecting constituted authorities in the interest of peace and national development. He particularly urged the citizens of the State, as the November 18, Governorship election draw nearer to support the candidate that can formulate, implement and delivered good policies and programmes of government to the people in order to bring about the overall development of the State and the country at large.

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FCTA trains 6000 volunteers to tackle social security Idu Jude Abuja.

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Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said that arrangement is concluded for the launch of social safety network a promise made by President Buhari Administration to help alleviate the lives poorest of the poor across Nigeria communities.

The Minister, made this known while declaring open a training session of community-based social network, targeting members who will help pass the massage across to the people FCT Pavilion recently.

The Minister, who was represented by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Director, Human Resources Management, Hajiya Amina Abubakar charged participants of the prepa atory training and the operations coordinating unit “to work concertedly with the community-based targeting teams to give the task all it takes to be able to deliver Mr. President’s campaign promises to the poor and vulnerable in the FCT as soon as possible, maybe by the month of October”, 2017.

Speaking more on the determination of the government to better the lives of Nigerians, Bello said: “The Federal Gove itself to dedicate national resources to improve the lives of her citizens and strengthen the role of social protection in helping to redistribute resources more equitably.

“This policy provides access to targeted cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable living among us. The cardinal objective of the program is to ensure that the most vulnerable in the FCT, no matter where they

live, will begin to feel the impact of government”.

According to him, benefits of the training includes equipping the participants with requisite skills for the identification and selection of the ‘poor and vulnerable in the social register in the FCT’, facilitation of community engagement b actual cash transfer.

The Minister who also disclosed that the FCT has selected 6,464 volunteers and deployed them into key sectors of education (4,878), health (644) and agriculture (942), added that Abaji, Kwali and Kuje Area Councils would form part of the first phase of the identification and enumeration of the poor and vulnerable households, after which the rest of the Territory would be covered.

Bello therefore tasked FCT safety net “to measure up and set the pace for the States”, and accelerate its implementation in the FCT. National Social Safety Net Coordinator, Mr. Peter Papka hailed the “bold step taken by the FCT Administration” through the training and noted that it was a new thing happening not only in Nigeria but also Africa.

Papka regretted that governments at all levels come out with many poverty reduction programmes, but sadly, Nigerians remain poor, adding that “we know what is right but refuse to do it. So let’s celebrate the Federal Government for this noble initiative”.

Calling on the stakeholders to be sincere in ensuring the success of the programme, Papka hits back at public servants, accusing them of rather taking advantage of government efforts for personal gains, thus making such efforts to fail.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) protesting alleged diversion of relief materials meant for them, at the International Market Camp in Makurdi, Benue State… on Tuesday.

I see Lagos female governor in Lagos one day Ambode Benjamin Omoike, Lagos

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If all things being equal Lagos State, according to Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode would one day produce a female governor.

Amode on Wednesday expressed this optimism when he received the One-Day Governor of the State, Miss Zuffon Bukola, and members of her cabinet, at the Exco Chambers, Lagos House in Ikeja.

According to him, the emergence of Miss Zuffon and the One-Day Deputy Governor, Miss Rosemary

Ogidan, was a signpost to what the future portends for the state.

Zuffon , a 16 year-old SS 2 student of Awodiora Senior Secondary School, Ajegunle emerged the One-Day Governor of the state after she emerged winner at a keenly contested Spelling Bee Competition in June 2017, while Ogidan, also an SS 2 student of Methodist Senior High School, Badagry finished as runner up.

According toAmbode , the emergence of the two females as One-Day Governor and Deputy Governor of the state clearly in-

Kano equips over 16,000 women with vocational skills

Yakubu Salisu, Kano As part of efforts towards eradicating poverty and idleness among women, the Kano State Government has equipped not less than 17,026 women in Kano, in various vocational skills.

The program which lasted for three days drew beneficiaries from sixteen local government area of the state from the state’s southern senatorial District.

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During the exercise, instructors were drawn from different parts of the state and Sudan to train women in fashion design, air fresheners, liquid soaps, body adornments, balms, soya bean pap, shampoo, lotions and perfumes.

During the closing ceremony, the Commissioner Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs, Hajiya Yardada Mai Kano, admonished the beneficiaries to

make good use of what they have learnt and make judicious use of the empowerment package which comes with the skill acquisition program.

“With this, women in the state would be self dependent. We are committed to empowering women in the state so that we can have mothers who can support their husbands and children education and welfare.

Mai Kano urged them to

ensure the empowerment capital is used for what it’s intended for and not diverted into something else.

Some beneficiaries who spoke at the venue expressed gratitude to the state governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for his commitment towards alleviating women suffering in the state.

The program is aimed at training and empowering 6700 women in the state.

Tambuwal appoints Buhari Dasuki new MD of Sokoto Investment Coy

ÏÏÏ Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appointed Malam Muhammadu Buhari Dasuki as the new Managing Director of Sokoto Investment Company Ltd. A statement issued in So-

koto Tuesday by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the new appointee comes into service with wealth of experience in investment and business portfolio.

“He holds a Bachelor of

Science degree in Business Administration from Bayero University, Kano.

He started his working career at Intercellular Nigeria Ltd in 2004. In 2006, he moved to the Corporate Affairs Com-

mission headquarters in Abuja where he served until he picked up appointment as a Senior Special Assistant to Tambuwal when he served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.

dicates that a female can likewise be elected as the governor of the state.

He said: “This is a significant day for Lagos State and it also signals what the future actually holds for Lagos State in which we have seated here, two female strong members of the new State Executive Council and we have a female governor and a female deputy governor.

“It is also telling us a story about what the future of Lagos is all about that one day we would find seated here, not just a day governor, but for a period or tenure of four years, there would be a female governor in this State.

“We’ve had female deputy governors in this state; it also says something that these younger ones are telling our women in Lagos to rise up and actually take their position.”

He said that the state government was encouraged by the exploits of past One Day Governors and their cabinet members who are excelling in their various endeavours , just as he commended parents of the students as well as the schools’ management for all the efforts put into bringing out the best in them.

Governor Ambode also commended Zuffon and her cabinet members, noting that their feat was an

indication that the funds expended by the state government to improve the educational sector was not in vain, adding that efforts would be intensified to further develop the sector.

In order to encourage their efforts, Governor Ambode awarded full scholarship to the One Day Governor, Miss Zuffon and her Deputy, Miss Ogidan while also announcing a cash donation of N1million each to them.

The Governor also awarded a cash donation of N500, 000 each to members of the One Day Governor’s cabinet consisting of Master Tovishede Ayobami (Secretary to the State Government); Master Philip Daniel (Speaker of the House of Assembly); Master Durojaiye Oluwasegun (Commissioner for Education); Master Atabo Ufedojo (Commissioner for Science and Technology).

Earlier, Miss Zuffon while addressing Governor Ambode and members of the state Executive Council commended the governor for his visionary leadership and numerous achievements especially in the educational sector, saying that despite the economic challenges, teachers’ salaries and entitlements were being paid as at when due.

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Abba Moro to Ortom: Pay workers’ entitlements, stop lamenting Patrick Okohue, Lagos The immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has counseled the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to stop further lamentations and settle down to pay Benue State workers their entitlements.

Comrade Moro stated that Benue State workers who worked hard to get Ortom elected do not deserve the ill treatment being meted out to them by the governor.

Moro, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Benue State, made this assertion in Abuja while reacting to the warning strike embarked upon by workers in the state public service.

Workers in Benue State under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate unions had, last week Tuesday embarked on a one-week warning strike to drive home their demand for the payment of months of wages owed them by the state government.

The PDP chieftain lamented the inability of Governor Ortom to pay workers their salaries and allowances and his failure to execute and commission any meaningful project that would impact on the lives of the people, despite the huge sums of funds that have accrued to the government since he assumed office as governor.

“It is not a lie when people say that as much as Three Hundred Billion Naira (N300bn) has passed through this (Ortom’s) administration since the last two years that it came to power.

“In fact, the combined effect of the statutory revenue allocations, bailout funds, Paris club refunds, loans that have been taken and internally generated revenue amounts to well over three hundred billion naira that has accrued to the Benue State government since the inception of the APC/Ortom led government.

“How much is the cumulative amount of salaries and allowances of Benue State workers and pensioners?” Moro asked.

The former Interior Minister challenged Ortom to publish item by item what Benue’s

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money has been used for that the government could not pay the salaries and allowances of workers.

Comrade Moro insisted that “the people of Benue State cannot continue to be pauperised while individuals and their businesses are growing by lips and bound. Benue people are wallowing in abject poverty. Benue people are hurting. This is not acceptable.

“Sadly, the governor stated that the payment of salaries and allowances were not his priority since he was not elected just to pay salaries and allowances. The tragedy of the Benue situation is that no meaningful projects have been undertaken, executed and commissioned since the inception of the APC/Ortom government in Makurdi. Unless there are things that other people know that I don’t know.

While other states are executing and commissioning people-oriented projects, all we hear from the Benue State government are lamentations of paucity of funds and blaming of the past government even on a natural

disaster such as flooding. Where have the funds accruing to the government of Benue State taken flight to?” The PDP stalwart queried.

Wondering why the labour leaders were just waking up from their slumber, Moro said: “As a matter of fact, for some of us onlookers, the warning strike embarked upon by the NLC and its affiliate unions is long overdue. It is a very, very sad development that Benue State workers have not been paid for upward of twelve months going by the governor’s admission that he had agreed with the unions to pay salaries every other month.

“Given that Benue State is purely a civil service agrarian state, the consequences of nonpayment of salaries on the ability of the people to pay school fees for their children and settle hospital bills for simple ailments are better imagined. So, I do not know how those who are presiding over the affairs of the people in government house Makurdi feel when Benue people have become virtual beggars for monies to sustain their lives.”

South-South Cooperation: Obaseki wants stronger team spirit among states Patrick Okohue with Agency Report

Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has called on development actors within the South-South Co-

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operation (SSC) framework to strengthen the existing team spirit among member states to engender sustainable development.

The governor made the call in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, to mark the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed every Sept. 12.

The SSC is an alliance of countries in the Global South – countries lying South of the Equator – for the promotion of trade and development models in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technical domains.

Obaseki said that the modest achievements of the body were laudable.

According to him, there is an increasing need to reinvigorate the team spirit among member states in the face of the common developmental challenges they all face.

“Challenges such as political, econom-

ic, social, environmental are geared toward improving our human development index as countries of the global south.”

The governor urged leaders of third world countries “to be more enthusiastic about fast-tracking efforts at joining the club of developed countries.”

He added that this could be achieved through peer review of developmental efforts, transparency and accountability, technical and other partnerships.

According to him, such partnership is crucial as cooperation among developing countries and agencies in the Global South will ensure that players share and build on experiences in healthcare, agriculture, education, urbanisation, security and scientific and technological innovations.

The South-South Cooperation has grown to become a rallying point for developing countries, providing the platform for sharing developmental ideas,”

Anambra governorship election: Police to deploy 21,084 personnel Patrick Okohue with Agency Report The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has said that the force would deploy 21,084 policemen to Anambra for the Nov. 28 governorship election.

Idris made the disclosure at the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue session in Abuja.

He said that 17,320 policemen would be deployed to the 4,330 polling units across the state while 280 of them would be deployed to the collation centres.

The inspector-general said 2,484 of the security agents would be deployed to 414 major streets in the state throughout the election period.

He said that the Force Headquarters would provide additional 300 vehicles to the 80 operational vehicles in the Police Command in Anambra.

Idris said that additional police mobile force units had also been deployed to Anambra and other states in the SouthEast and South-South for the governorship election.

The IGP explained that the deployment was to ensure that criminal elements were removed from the states before the election.

The police boss said that extra security arrangements were being made for some flash and vulnerable points in the state.

He listed the areas to include: Otuocha, Ihiala towns, as well as Onitsha North and Onitsha South Local Government areas.

Others are Achala in Awka North, Ekwulobia in Orumba and Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Areas respectively.

He said that the deployment would build and increase the confidence of the people of the state in the police and other security agencies to protect them.

“I want to assure you that all necessary manpower and logistics to secure the electorate, electoral officials, monitors, observers and materials have been provided for the command.

Idris said the police commissioner in Anambra State has been instructed to carry along the state Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in the deployment and implementation of security arrangements for the poll.

He said the command had also been directed to work with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), the Eminent Persons Forum and local associations in the state to ensure peace and order.

He said that there was a need for collaboration and synergy among Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in engendering secured environment for credible elections in the country.

“These areas of cooperation will be further strengthened towards the 2019 general election and beyond,” he said.

The IGP said that no group under any guise would be allowed to cause violence, before, during and after the election.

He attributed the successes recorded in the Edo and Ondo governorship elections and the National Assembly re-runs in Imo, Kogi and Rivers in 2016, to the support and cooperation of the CSOs. (NAN)

12 Politics Olufemi Samuel, Abuja Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said his focus since he assumed office as head of the 8th Senate on the 9th of June, 2015, had been to build an effective and efficient legislature that would directly impact the lives of all Nigerians.

Saraki said he would intensify efforts on this agenda as the Senate prepares to resume from its annual recess.

Saraki said the role of the legislature in a young democracy like Nigeria was often misconstrued; hence, it was necessary for the National Assembly to work towards positively influencing the lives of all Nigerians through its powers of lawmaking, oversight and advocacy.

He made this known in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu and made available to The Daily Times.

“The President of the Senate is just first amongst equals,” Saraki said, adding, “What always motivates me is that drive to leave this institution better than we met it.

“I always like to leave a place stronger

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My dream is to leave behind effective, impactful Senate –Saraki than I met it, and more capable to deliver on its constitutional role and functions than how it was before I got there.

“The difference between democracy and dictatorship is parliament. This is why I tell people that it is not about who the Senate President is, who the President or the Chief Justice of Nigeria is, we must always work to strengthen all our institutions.

“For example, in four years, I’m gone.

Somebody else will be there, but the institution will always remain. If you have weak parliament that is not effectively able to champion the needs of the people, you will have a weak democracy.

However, because of myopic interest at times, some people do not see why we must protect the mandates and integrity of these institutions.

“When we decided to have a presidential system of governance, it was based

Stakeholders praise Osinbajo’s visit to Igbokoda Patrick Okohue, with agency report Ondo State indigenes have commended the Vice President. Prof Yemi Osinbajo for attending the stakeholders’ town hall meeting organised for the Ondo State Niger Delta Communities.

Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the venue of the town hall meeting in Igbokoda expressed optimism that the meeting would yield expected outcome.

NAN reports that the ongoing meeting is scheduled to hold from Sept. 7 to Sept.14.

Mr Olusola Oke, the gubernatorial candidate of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the November 2016 governorship election said it was a welcome development that he was visiting the state.

Oke noted that the meeting would provide avenue for the Vice President to know the plight of the people of the oil producing area.

“I am aware he visited other parts of the Niger Delta. He will hear directly from the people because in the past, it has always been through representations.

“Some of the issues that will be discussed are issues of accessible roads, abandoned projects and fair representation in the Federal Government’s amnesty programme,” he said.

Mr Sola Ebiseni, the former Commissioner for Environment under the Olusegun Mimiko administration said he was happy to witness the visit of the number two citizen of the country.

Ebiseni said that the Federal Government had taken the oil producing area of Ondo State for granted since there was no visible violence in the area unlike other Niger Delta states.

He said that violence not being in the area was not a sign of weakness but of being civil and peaceful citizens.

“To us, our peaceful conduct is a sign of civility not weakness, we should be

OSINBAJO, VICE PRESIDENT remembered in amnesty programmes, pipeline monitoring contracts and so on,” he said.

Ebiseni said that the coastline of Ilaje was peculiar with muddy beaches and deep sea port.

He said that the people of the area would be happy if the Federal Government would take advantage of the proximity of the area to Lagos to develop the infrastructure.

Oba Samuel Edema, Molokun of Atijere in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, said his community was happy that the Vice President was visiting the area.

Edema said that top of the agenda would be provision of roads, empowerment for the youths and provision of portable water.

“The visit of the Vice President will afford us the opportunity to tell him some of the issues we are facing in our area,” he said.

BUKOLA SEN. PRESIDENT on the fact that there must be checks and balances. When these safeguards are in place, it strengthens our democracy and promotes the sort of collaboration

across the board that helps us meet the needs of Nigerians,” the President of the Senate said.

Saraki also emphasized that the 8th Senate will continue to remain committed to people-centered governance.

“Moving forward, we will continue to target laws and interventions that will have direct benefits to all Nigerians.

We have started this with our economic priority bills, and we can see the impact with the uptick in banks now lending to more MSMEs. However we will not stop here.

“With the slight improvement in our economy, it now behoves on all of us, the executive and the legislature, to work towards ensuring that these improvements translate directly to the pockets of Nigerians and the rising cost of living across the country. We have a lot of work ahead of us,” he said.

Civil society groups call for review of existing laws to strengthen governance Patrick Okohue with Agency Report The Civil Society Groups of Nigeria, in collaboration with other stakeholders, have urged the Federal Government, to review some of the existing laws to strengthening governance.

They made the call at a roundtable on review of laws on “Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Nigeria,” in Abuja.

It was organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (ACLSD).

Dr Otive Igbuzor, the Executive Director of ACLSD, said that for decades now, Nigeria had continued to grapple with the challenges of effectively utilising its resources for equitable economic growth.

Igbuzor explained that the challenges had remained so, because majority of government activities were shrouded in secrecy and thus narrowed the space for citizens’ engagement.

According to him, in line with the National Action Plan and in the spirit of cocreation, ACLSD and other stakeholders are parts of the implementers of OGP in Nigeria.

“This entails that government and civil society groups should come together, review the laws that promote transparency and accountability and make suggestions to the National Assembly.

“OGP is a global movement for open government for promotion of transparency and accountability in governance aimed at involving other citizens in the process of governance,“ he said.

Igbuzor said that the Federal Government, in its efforts to deepen institutional and policy reforms, joined the OGP in July 2016 as the 70th member of the group of government and citizens across the world.

He said that OGP was formally launched in 2011 when the eight founding governments of Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, South

Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States endorsed the OGP Declaration.

According to him, the member countries announced their country’s action plans at the OGP inauguration ceremony.

The ACLSD director highlighted the four key principles of OGP to include transparency, accountability, technology and innovation and citizens’ participation in governance.

“Every government that joins the partnership prepares a national action plan; the plan is co-created by the government and civil society group by identifying commitments that are most important to the country.

“It is in the spirit of co-creation of the OGP process that we are organising this roundtable to focus on the existing legislations on transparency and accountability issues and make recommendation to the National Assembly,” he said.

In his comments, Mr Edetaen Ojo, the Executive Director, Media Right Agenda, explained that the roundtable was one of the concrete steps being taken to advance an important commitment made

by Nigeria in its National Action Plan (NAP)- Commitment 13.

“Wherein Nigeria made a commitment as follows: government-civil society to jointly review existing legislation on transparency and accountability issues and make recommendations to the National Assembly,’’ Ojo said.

Also, Mr Isa Ibrahim, the DirectorGeneral, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said that openness and transparency were fundamental to ensuring that Nigerians have trust in their government and in democracy.

He said that citizens were expecting their governments to be opened, transparent and accountable in the process of governance. (NAN)

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Complete Zungeru Power Plant on time

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ecent news that the Chinese company handling the 700MW hydro electric power plant in Zungeru, Niger State has given notice that the December 2019 delivery date of the project to the federal government might not be feasible is a clear indication of the levity with which Asian companies, particularly those from China treat contracts awarded to them in the country. It also shows their lack of concern for the sanctity of contracts once signed.

The Deputy Project Manager, CNEEC- Sino Hydro Consortium, Mr. Xiao Nie, told journalists during a tour of the project site that the first unit of the project, which is currently at 47% completion, will be delivered in December 2019, while the remaining are to be released after every three months.

The $1.29 billion project which was started in 2013 consists of four units of 175 mw each. When completed, the 700MW power plant would supply 2,640GWh to the national grid annually. About 3,000 Nigerians have so far been engaged with majority of them coming from Zungeru.

One of the flimsy excuses given by the company was shortage of personnel. The company claimed that the project required more hands but due to certain constraints only about half of the required number could be engaged at the moment.

We doubt the veracity of this claim.

There is no amount of personnel that the company needs in the construction of a hydro electric dam that cannot be obtained within the country.

The action of the contractor handling the construction of the power plant also shows the lack of under-

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Muhammad Ali

Kanayo O Kanayo

Nelson Mandela

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.”

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

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Shehu’s “pictocrats” of Buhari: Matters arising

W Jude Ndukwe

hen you think you have seen it all and nothing from the presidency could surprise you any longer, then you are hit with even a more mundane celebration of oddities

by Buhari and his team members.

Nothing is more ludicrous and banal than a senior special assistant to the president of Nigeria on media and publicity condescending so low as to brazenly revel and make a national issue of Buhari’s TV set at his private home in Daura because, according to him, it proves the president’s “simplicity, honesty, incorruptibility and personal integrity”.

In a nation where university lecturers are on a nationwide strike with other staff unions soon to join them leaving our young ones stranded and unsure of what the future holds for them and where resident doctors have also embarked on nationwide strike action leaving patients unattended to even as many suffer avoidable slow and painful death as a result; a nation that is so sunk in economic hardship, social dysfunction, political uncertainty and combustible disquiet in the presidency as epitomised by the support for another candidate other than Buhari in the coming 2019 general elections by the minister of women affairs, it is most unfortunate that what a high ranking presidency official decided to treat Nigerians to is a tragi-comedy of antiquities of some sort from Daura.

That essay by Shehu exemplifies the mindset of the presidency: two years after assuming power, the Buhari administration is still in

campaign mood, promoting self over national affairs while still focusing on the opposition as the reason for their monumental failure.

While the crux of Garba Shehu’s essay was to celebrate Buhari’s 32” television, “the TV stand, the curtains, chairs and about every item visible to the eye in those pictures” which appeared in the social media showing the president watching the FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Cameroun and Nigeria, let us quickly remind him and his ilk that it was the same stunt that was pulled by his principal when a picture of him taking “an austere” beverage made from small sachets of Milo were deliberately displayed for photographs.

That picture made some easily excited Nigerians go agog in praise of the arrival of a “simple”, “honest” and “incorruptible” president as if that was enough to put food on their table. Two years down the line, a lot of those deceived by such PR stunts have lost their jobs, some have had to close down their factories, packed up their businesses, withdrew their children from school, sold their valuables in order to survive, while others have suffered the misfortune of being murdered and buried in mass graves by the same government they chanted “Sai Baba” for in the run up to the 2015 general elections. Worse still, a good number of these people have taken the easy way out of their APC-imposed sufferings by taking their lives! Unfortunately, we are on that path again! The path of democracy turned to “pictocracy” which is the government of pictures, by pictures and for pictures. Garba Shehu should be pitied if he cannot see the hypocrisy in a man who uses a 32” TV set, an old TV stand etc as a president but rushed to build a helipad in his home town of

Daura.

As the simple and austere man that Shehu paints the president, one would have thought that Buhari should be flying in commercial airlines, board commercial vehicles at Jabi Motor Park whenever he is travelling to Daura from Abuja, patronise our General Hospitals instead of wasting a humongous part of our commonwealth on himself while on medical tourism in the UK, educate his children in Nigeria, his wife go about with locally made wristwatches, Aba-made bags and shoes etc. The fact is that the hood does not make the monk.

When a presidency indulges in the pedestrian narrative of its activities, it is because it lacks anything to showcase as a positive outcome of its feeble efforts towards improving the lives of the people.

It is the same bug of celebrating nothing as something in the presidency that also compelled Bashir Ahmad, the president’s personal assistant to tweet the president’s picture alighting from the presidential jet with his wife behind him on their way from Daura after the Sallah holidays and labeled it “Class”.

Many twitter users questioned the rationale behind such showing asking if alighting from a plane bestows on one any particular class or other status. One highly respectable user, @akaebube, aptly captured it when he tweeted in response to @BashirAhmaad thus: “Tough working for a government with no visible achievements. You just have to make do with showcasing ‘coming down from a plane’ as achievement”!

Another user, @Queen_Kas, responded to Ahmad rather sarcastically thus: “I guess as opposed to

coming down with her (Aisha Buhari) head”.

In a society as troubled as ours, government officials should actually have been very busy organising press conferences, granting press interviews, making press releases, meeting critical stakeholders and the sections of Nigerians wherever and whenever possible explaining, clarifying, defending and promoting government plans, policies and actions being taken to move Nigeria forward.

Essays from such officials should border around matters of national importance, and there are many of them to write.

Instead of wasting precious time and efforts dwelling on a TV model of the president, Shehu should have utilised such time and resources to write essays on why ASUU, resident doctors and those planning to go on strike soon should have a rethink and cooperate with government. He has rather exposed Buhari as a man left behind by time because TV sets of these days are now packed with a lot of functions that can even make one use them for other very useful purposes apart from just watching programmes. But because our president is limited in capacity, it is given that his gadgets must also be of the type limited in functions.

Lastly, when we have a government bereft of ideas and scarce of achievements, even otherwise fairly intelligent people like Garba Shehu and Femi Adeshina would be forced to resort to crass tactics to justify their pay. Celebrating Buhari making notes on a mud slate rather than on an electronic device might just be the next picture to be celebrated by Garba Shehu in another episode of the “pictocrats”.

Hurricane “restructuring” and Buhari’s expected “input”

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Tony Akabuno

or Nigeria to prosper, we need to restore a culture of decency, integrity and prudence in public service. Leadership by election or appointment should be an opportunity to serve the people and Nigeria, not to loot public funds or abuse public office.

Such mindless looting and reckless spending of our common treasury, as we have seen in the last five decades, is myopic, primitive and wicked. No country can prosper under such arrangement.

Abuse of public office and oppression of the masses are very repulsive and retrogressive tendencies. Any endorsement of corruption is as bad as the act itself, thus very unfortunate. It is so wrong to condemn truth because it is spoken by our opponents or to boldly endorse lies because it is said by our friends, loyalists or godfathers. No moral ambiguity here.

For over 50years, our public institutions/infrastructures ( schools, hospitals, roads, transportation system, power generation etc) and general wellbeing of Nigerians have gotten worse progressively.

When you look around, you will agree that there is no argument about this. Since independence, we have not stopped making billions of dollars from our natural resources, but we have a huge infrastructural gap. Why? Could it be that we have not had brilliant economic teams from 1st republic to the present 4th republic? Is it that all our past civilian and military heads of government have no capacity? We cannot be that bad.

The answer to why we refuse to make progress is clear and not rocket science. Once upon a time, Nigeria got independence from the

British in 1960 and we operated a true federalism, where power is not centralised. The states and regions where strong and in control of their various resources. They developed at their own pace and it was healthy.

The regions sustained the central government, which did not have so much power. In 1966, that decent structure was destructured by the military to the current model of a uniitary system, peculiar to Nigeria. They suspended the peoples constitution and came up with decrees before imposing their own document called ‘constitution’.

Nigeria’s problem indeed started when the military left the barracks and came to town uninvited. This was the gate crashing that messed up the party. The current structure of Nigeria, created by the military and forced on the people, is a unitary system of government, but deceitfully presented as a federal system of government, with coloration of injustice, inequality and unfairness. It is the highest level of deceit to define a unitary system of government in practice as a federal system of government on paper.

Over time, the unitary system of government has favoured mostly the Northern zones, in terms of federal appointments, states/local government councils creations and other national benefits. We have witnessed merit being relegated to the background, while quota system and federal character brought to the front burner. Such injustice and clear inequality cannot guarantee lasting peace and true unity.

Any dogmatic push for status quo of this unitary system of government, with too much centralisation of power, is a fallacy that cannot fly anymore. But how do we go from here and what do we do? What ad-

vice do we give to those in leadership positions?

What shall we tell the president?

I have studied the political landscape of Nigeria and analysed the actions and inactions of all in a very objective manner, so I can understand the motives behind every action. We have four groups of Nigerians. First group wants the status quo of unitary system of government to continue. The second group wants Nigeria to be restructured to a true federalism.

The third group wants to exit from Nigeria and be on their own by invoking right of self determination.

There is a last group which does not have an opinion. I call it the docile (a.k.a. sidon look) group. I respect the opinion of everyone, no matter which group you belong to. But I am in the second group, calling for restructuring as the best move to make Nigeria a great nation. I am also ready to engage anyone in a public debate on why restructuring is the best option for Nigeria. Since I am a fan of president Buhari and I desire a strong united Nigeria of equity, fairness and justice, I shall tell the president to support and lead a plan of restructuring Nigeria to true federalism.

It is no longer breaking news that Yoruba nation have courageously come out with ‘ Ibadan declaration’, affirming that the entire Yoruba race want restructuring. They call for the immediate suspension of the military imposed 1999 unitary ‘constitution’ and that the peoples constitution of 1960/63 should be used as a template to prepare an acceptable constitution. They demand a return to the practice before the military take-over of 1966. This regional autonomy of the Ibadan communiqué, has always been the

position of the Yoruba people, even during the era of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Before now, Ohanaeze Ndigbo (the umbrella body of Igbo worldwide), under the strong leadership of the very dynamic, cerebral, articulate, diplomatic and courageous Chief John Nnia Nwodo, have been able to advance superior arguments on why the south easterners want Nigeria to be restructured to a true federalism, so powers can devolve to the regions; resources can be controlled by the people that own them; local government councils can have autonomy and states/LGA can have their own community police. The Niger Delta people have also insisted that: no restructuring, no Nigeria. To further confirm that it is time to restructure, the middle belt region and very notable leaders of the Northern Nigeria have come out publicly to state their support for restructuring. So, who and what are we waiting for? Can it be the APC committee on restructuring, chaired by El Rufai (governor of Kaduna State)?

Or is it the Northern Nigeria committee on restructuring, chaired

by Tambuwal (governor of Sokoto State)? I doubt we are waiting for IPOB or Arewa youths. No restructuring through the backdoor will be accepted by Nigerians. The process must be transparent and done by the Nigerian masses, not the ruling party APC or NASS. Hopefully, members of Federal executive council, other political appointees and senior members of APC, shall tell the president to endorse a transparent restructuring.

Dr. Akabuno who writes from Abuja supporter of anticorruption fight and advocate of Restructuring.

(Twitter: @tonyakabuno)

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All hues, all flavours for lawyers, media managers

Times Columnist MOHAMMED ADAMU

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The rule for the Media manager is ‘one principal at a time’. And like the legal practitioner, if you are not legally right to accept to manage a political principal, you will not be morally wrong to give in your all to defend his interest.

The constantly shifting interests of political principals, of a necessity, aggregate to shifting the professional obligations of their media managers.

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ock musician ‘Roy C’ was the one who sang that 60s’ raving number ‘Don’t Blame The Man’, saying ‘a man can’t get no farther than a woman let him’; and reminding the woman ‘a man, can’t get your love, unless you woman let him’. So is the relationship between the professional media practitioner and his principal.

Not only does it start at the instance of that principal, a media aide in fact can get no farther than his principal let him.

Besides, every political principal, whether he is righteous or he is debouched, is entitled to the spokesmanship of a professional media practitioner. The same way every man accused of a crime is entitled to representation by a lawyer. If a lawyer is legally right to accept a brief to defend any accused person, he cannot be morally wrong for securing his acquittal.

Down memory lane I was a Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Aminu Wali, then Special Adviser to President Obasanjo on National Assembly Matters, when I was invited to join the Obasanjo-Atiku Media Campaign Committee for the 2003 Presidential election. And need I say that we really had a bowl?

With a daily buffet of breakfast, lunch and dinner right at the ante-room adjoining our Yaradua Centre Media ‘War Room’, the primary object of our daily brainstorm was APP’s presidential flag bearer, Muhammadu Buhari.

Our job, daily was to offend the enemy and to defend the ticket from enemy offence. We threw political red herrings and we figured out how to parry political red herrings. And as the stakes got higher you bet, the fight did get even messier.

The Obasanjo-Atiku Media Campaign team was headed by Onyema Ugochukwu, then Director General, DG National Orientation Agency, NOA. He was assisted by two good friends and senior colleagues of mine: Chris Mamah, then Media Adviser to Vice President Atiku and Garba Shehu who, afterwards would replace Chris Mamah in that capacity. In fact this more than twentymember Committee was made up of some of the finest media marksmen that space will not allow me to list.

Or should I say made up of some of the finest ‘dartsmen’? Because ours was like a dartboard of sort upon which an imaginary effigy of the foe, Buhari, was hung.

His ‘heart’ was situated right where the ‘bull’s eye’ should be, and our job description was, daily, to throw our little darts, hoping each time to hit the red spot and make gaping wounds from it until it issued life blood. And a couple of times that we were impatient with occasional misses, we were not averse to walking up to the board, look the lifeless effigy in the eye and drive our little dartdaggers in the heart of a man we loved to hate.

And I imagined that if Buhari’s

Obasanjo darted effigy was like Caesar’s multidaggered body , and if there was a Mark Antony to speak over its gaping wounds (as when he said “In this place ran Cassius’ dagger through”, or “through this the well beloved Brutus stabbed”), I wondered what Antony would have said about the many wounds that my little dartdaggers had made on Buhari’s body as a member of the Obasanjo/ Atiku Media War Room.

Debate fever When Buhari failed to appear for the Presidential debate with Obasanjo and the latter had to face the Panel alone, the task fell on me to write a most biting piece ‘Buhari’s Debate Fever’; and like Mark Antony said of Brutus’ stab, mine was one of “the most unkindest cut of all”. For I said in it that Buhari “did not have the intellectual balls to face up to a probing panel and an inquisitive audience” and that “he did not have the moral courage to appear where he would back up every electioneering boast he had made”.

And perhaps how much worse would the gaping wounds have been, which must have been made on the political effigy of Buhari by Garba Shehu himself who, ironically today, is one of his two Media avenging angels, striking to offend for Buhari and shielding to ward off daggers meant for him. Often they have to fence with their bodies, taking in all the little dart-daggers that both the cynical and the critical public throw.

Politics,like diplomacy And that is politics for you. Like they say of diplomacy, in politics too -as in media management- there are no permanent friends and there are no permanent enemies. There is only permanent interest. For the politician, his own political interest; and for the Media manager, the political interest of his Principal. Besides,–unlike the legal practitioner who can have as many briefs and as many clients as he can- the rule for the Media manager is ‘one principal at a time’. And like the legal practitioner, if you are not legally right to accept to manage a political principal, you will not be morally wrong to give in your all to defend his interest.

The constantly shifting interests of political principals, of a necessity, aggregate to shifting the professional obligations of their media managers.

The Wali connnection I had met Sule Lamido –in the course of my media practice- long before I met Aminu Wali. And in spite of the perception that the one was ideologically radical and the other politically conservative, any skilled media manager should

have no difficulty managing either of them. Nor should they have any moral inhibition working with principals of particular ideological hue or the obligation to reject others.

And so after the Sule-Rimi PSP, in collaboration with the late Sunday Awoniyi’s ANC and Atiku’s PDM were midwifed by covert military esprit de corps to form the PDP, I found myself working through Aminu Wali to advance the interest of Awoniyi’s ANC group in its battle to secure the Party’s nomination for Alex Ekwueme.

In fact the coast was so clear for the Awoniyis that virtually every discerning political observer had said that the PDP ticket in the build up to that historic Jos Primaries, was Ekwueme’s for the taking. Until Atiku’s PDM wing of the Party came with the ‘joker’ –Obasanjothat was to trump all the aces of the Awoniyis.

And so it can safely be said that Atiku, in cahoots with military esprit de corps, was responsible for the emergence of a former military head of State, Obasanjo as President.

Because fresh from Abacha’s jaws of death, Obasanjo would not have had the financial muscle or the political clout to turn the tables against Ekwueme’s rampaging bid then.

Whom the gods favour I remember Obasanjo’s last ditched efforts at Bolingo Hotel in Abuja to woo Aminu Wali off Ekwueme’s faction and Wali’s categorical reply: something to the effect ‘I was committed to Ekwueme before you were recruited. I will support you only if you become the Party’s flag bearer’. And we wrote all that we could write to promote Ekwueme and to de-campaign Obasanjo. That was what we had to do. Not because we hated Obasanjo, or we loved Ekwueme any more. But because as Media Managers we had opted to hold brief for Awoniyi’s faction and not any other.

In fact Obasanjo’s military background (which was both his asset and his Achilles heels) and the fact that he once handed over to a democratically-elected government was the object of a piece I wrote titled ‘Obasanjo’s Candidature: The Military as albatross’. And in it I argued that “to credit Obasanjo with returning Nigeria to democracy draws its parallel in history to the age of romanticism and liberalism which credited Napoleon Bonapart with “creating the 19th Century European political order” which was something “far from his mind” or that we might as well “credit Hitler for creating the post 1945 European order since “the evolution of the Eu-

ropean community and the spread of democracy to all European states West of the Iron Curtain all ultimately resulted from the denouement of Hitler’s catastrophic failure as a warlord”.

But then after Obasanjo’s victory and my Principal Aminu Wali was made Special Adviser to the President on NASS, his loyalty necessarily had to shift from Ekwueme to the man he had fought clubs and cudgels earlier. And I now had to work as Special Assistant to Wali drafting speeches for his new Principal, Obasanjo that I once had occasion to offend. And that is how we all are: politicians, lawyers and journalists.

Always having to shift with the shifting moods, politics and politicians.

The battle within But it did not take long for the Obasanjo-Atiku ticket that won the 1999 election, to prove itself an electoral marriage-de-convenance.

Because in the build up to the 2003 primaries, Atiku the Vice President was now spoiling to challenge the principal that he had helped to make, Obasanjo. Needless to add that the odds were heavily stacked against Obasanjo. If memory serves right, on the eve of Atiku’s purported possible resignation as he prepared to trade tackle with his boss, my Foreign Affairs Minister-friend –who I probably would’ve been working for- invited me to his Minister’s Hill Residence in Maitama.

I guessed that it was either out of excitement or anxiety about the political goings-on, pregnant then with the rumour of Atiku’s resignation.

And maybe he thought that a journalist and a Special Assistant (me) to Aminu Wali (who was respected by both Obasanjo and Atiku) might know a little something extra that he did not. In truth I told him I knew nothing –then.

But I knew that Sule Lamido and Atiku never liked each others’ guts; and I guessed like many in Obasanjo’s cabinet would say four years after, Sule too would rather an Obasanjo had a Third Term than an Atiku allowed to have a shot at the presidency. How much worse that animosity will be today now that they are both after the same thing, your guess will be as good as mine.

Ideological warfare Not to waste an opportunity to take a shot -as he always did- at his ideological arch enemy, namely my Principal Wali, Mallam Sule had asked what in the name of the lord I was doing with a ‘reactionary’ –suggesting that a journalist with radical views like me, should not be working for such a Principal. And although I simply laughed it off, I knew that no matter what it was that made Wali a ‘reactionary’ and Sule a ‘progressive’ as he would claim to be, they both were now appointees of a former military ruler who knew nothing about politics until a ‘conservative’ PDM wing of an aristocrat (Atiku) defeated both the ‘reactionary’ ANC wing of a patrician (Wali) and the PSP wing of a radical (Sule), to make him President over us all.

And now as ‘radical’ Lamidos contends with the ‘reactionary’ Walis of their PDP, to pick its ticket, they have to worry also about the ‘aristocratic’ Atikus of APC possibly crossing carpet to trade tackles with them; even as they all have to contend with the incumbent might of an ‘autocratic’ Buhari asking for a second term and the veteran clout of a meddlesome Obasanjo insisting on his ‘right’ to anoint and to thwart. And no matter who wins in the end, we will be there as lawyers and journalists, to take legal briefs and to provide media service. Conservatives or progressives, radicals or reactionaries, we will be there to serve all hues and flavours.

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Is this law breaker or enforcer?

The danger can be averted

Making phone on wheels: A culture begging for stiffer legal attention Ebele Obi

A lot of accidents happen all the time across the nation and not many causes are attributed to making phone calls while driving.

In an environment like Lagos, each individual is prone to accidents because the population of the growing Mega City is on the rise all the time.

Every passing day, the sight of motorists talking on phones while on motion is no longer strange to members of the public. When the law was promulgated during the administration of former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), law enforcement officers made a meal of it, chasing motorists, booking them and later demanding on-the-spot settlement or “plea bargain” as they thoroughly exploited the opportunity, but not anymore. It would appear everyone has come to terms with the vogue.

A traffic officer who spoke in confidence to our correspondent said offenders of this law cut across, from private motorists, commercial bus drivers, tricycle operators, even commercial motorcycle riders have all taken the law for granted. “The truth is that policemen find it difficult to chase a motorist making call on motion,

and I can tell you, every day we see even men in uniform doing the same thing, so what can the police do?

“In many cases, accidents tend to occur because individuals have the habit of making or taking calls while on the wheels. As everyone know, answering phone calls while driving is a form of distraction.

As individuals, though the brain can be multi-tasked, yet performs best if the brain concentrates on one thing at a time,” he said.

According to statistics, Nigeria has recorded 11,363 road cases of accidents in 2016 alone. A state as big as Lagos, record also shows, suffers much causality, not from vehicle accidents alone, but from floods, diseases and all other forms of incidents.

One member of the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) who have been asked to go off the road, Mr. Dimeji Atobatele who discussed the problem, said accidents tend to happen in Lagos because of insufficiency of traffic signals.

“Most traffic signals are not taken seriously where visible, but largely, there is insufficient traffic warning signs at designated places all over the state and this causes increase in accidents and traffic gridlocks especially.

In some cases, Dimeji said, most

drivers do not respect these signs, thereby promoting accidents.

“Many drivers are under pressure because they are not patient with the situation of things. The frustration of being stuck in traffic for a long period of time has a tendency of causing accidents. Many will want to get out of such situation in hurry and in their haste to beat the traffic and cut corners, the generate accidents causing the death of many in the process,” he said.

Cell phones are useful in cases of emergency, but it could be dangerous while on the wheels.

The dangers of driving and steering the wheel are manifold. First of all, it takes the driver’s eyes off the road momentarily; and secondly, the driver could get absorbed while talking.

Some people believe that answering phone calls or even chatting on line in traffic is a class, a kind of vogue, but this is far from the truth because other people’s lives are at risk.

The earpiece no solution Most individuals make use of ear piece or hands free devices while driving because they believe that they are not distracted in the process. But a psychologist and public health worker, Mr. Mulerin Adeola told The Daily Times said

the functions of the human brain, multitasking as it may appear, are not like rocket science. In his analysis, he stated that gadgets such as hands free or Bluetooth can easily divert the attention of the driver when you least expect it - and that, in turn, puts many lives in danger.

“In a situation whereby there is any form of unexpected news cropping up during the conversation on phone, the motorist could likely miscalculate, misjudge or swerve off course momentarily – and this is just what accidents need to happen.

It only takes a focus and balanced mind to steer the wheels especially in uneven traffic situations like we have in Lagos,” he said.

Under the FRSC Establishment Act 2007, Section 10 (sub section 4) states interalia: “Making or receiving phone call while driving vehicles is an offence and the punishment is N4000 or a jail term of six (6) months.”

The best way to avoid putting your life and that of others in danger is to park at a corner of the road to attend to the intended emergency.

It is important to be conscious when driving; more awareness should be made at the centre of this crisis. This will help greatly in averting road accidents.

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Professionalism is the missing link in Nigeria’s book chain The Nigerian Liquidified Natural Gas (NLNG) Prize for Literature just released its long list. President of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Denja Abdullahi in this interview with BENJAMIN OMOIKE discussed expectations of the future of the literary generation, among others.

Denja Abdullahi was a foremost fierce critic of NLNG prize right at its inception in 2004. Acknowledging that he has not stopped criticizing vision, he has seen improvement on the part of the administrators.

“The good thing is that the administrators of the prize have been improving on the prize overtime. ANA administers prizes too, and we started that long before NLNG prize came into being. Whether anyone accepts it or not, the fact is that the initial template for the NLNG prize was borrowed from ANA,” he said to put the record straight.

Abdullahi said further: “ANA assisted the gas company in setting up the prize in 2004. Along the line, ANA has also been part of those who criticize the administration of the prize - when there is the need for that. It is also our members that have mostly been competing for the prize and winning it most times.

“So, we are interested in its survival and will also advise on its relevance and sustainability. Now, we are concerned about its winner-takes-all syndrome and what happens to the winner, the winning book and the sector that produced the book that wins each year.”

Abdullahi said NLNG is not doing anything worthwhile to support the sector and the associations that produced those books and the authors that win the prize every year which positively rubbed off on their image as a corporate entity.

“It is like NLNG feasts on readymade products in the arts. Take a look at what they are doing in the field of science. At a point it was apparent the science end of the NLNG prizes was not living up to expectation and they now went into investing in the field by donating huge projects to research centres and Universities across the country.

“How much has NLNG invested in the arts and book industry in the country beyond doling out winning sum each year? It is time for them to move beyond that or the prize and the underlying objective will become irrelevant. ANA on its own has its own private history of dissonance with NLNG which I will not disclose here,” he said.

Nigerian literary festivals “Nigeria is now a hot bed of literary festivals and book chats, which is good.

We cannot have too many of such gatherings, which are opportunities for us

Literary session in progress

Danja Abdullahi

to glamourise the book trade and posture for a knowledge-based society.

Considering our population and peculiar composition as a nation, we do not even have enough literary festivals.

“However, these literary festivals should be self sustaining and not be tied to the benevolence of an individual or government in power. We have seen literary festivals built around a regime or a person dying fast after the exit of such person from power.

“I need not reel out names - we all know those hitherto lively festivals I am talking about, founded on the benevolent frown of one top hat or the other. It is time big corporations, foundations, institutions, trusts, etc., come up to fund literary festivals via eter-

nally subsisting endowments.

“Organisers of literary festivals must also subscribe to working ideologies and adopt a business model to keep what they do alive. KABAFEST, which I attended for a purpose, was nice and welcomed in that environment and I am aware it has inspired some experiment in some young persons who will be organising a similar festival in Gombe State further North of Nigeria this September.

“But if KABAFEST is entirely tied to the EL-Rufai government, then be sure it will not last beyond his regime just as Port Harcourt Book Festival and MBA Colloquium did not last beyond the Amaechi and Bababgida Aliyu regimes in Rivers and Niger States respectively.

“ANA and CORA, in spite of their poor financial outlay, have survived in doing what they do all these years because they have models not tied to the good feeling of an individual or government. They are driven by passion, commitment and creativity.”

Of a robust literary calendar in Nigeria “You should know by now that I am one ANA President that is in the field and play the field. I have kept ANA chapters alive with activities and I have been identifying with them and also with other literary groups across the country and beyond. ANA collaborated with CORA on LABAF last year and we will do same this year.

“Also, I attended KABAFEST this year and other smaller literary events and festivals to which I have had the

chance to attend. To be modest, ANA is robustly alive with activities in spite of the dire economic environment. ANA also offers advice regularly to people who ask us to tell them how they can float innovative literary events and ventures.

“I can tell you also that Benue State Chapter of ANA bided to host the next convention of ANA at the last Convention in Abuja last year, and were awarded the rights to host in May 2017 at the 6th ANA National Executive Council Meeting with Chairmen and Secretaries of Chapters held in Ilorin.

“The theme of this year’s convention scheduled for 26-29 October, 2017, in Makurdi, is “Canons, Prizes and Boundaries: African Writings and Writers in World Literature”, with a keynote speech to be delivered by Prof.

Saleh Abdu of Gombe State University.

“The Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has agreed to host the convention and the planning towards the convention is being led by a crop of distinguished Benue State-born writers and intellectuals such as Prof. Idris Amali and Prof. Jerry Agada, a former President of ANA and former Minister of State for Education.”

It would be recalled that this will be the third time Benue State will be hosting ANA National Convention in the history of the Association, and it is a State rich in arts and cultural activities. Abdullahi revealed that preregistration for that convention is already on, “So we expect a memorable convention in terms of organisation and thrills,” he assured.

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CHANGING OF NAME /CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

CHANGING OF NAME\CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known and addressed as UDUFUECHI CHRISTIANA UKAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as UBAH DIVINE UKAMAKA. My correct date of birth is 4th day of March 1988 not 16th August 1988. All former documents. remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as UDFUECHI CHRISTIANA UKAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as UBAH DIVINE UKAMAKA. My correct date of birth is 4th day March 1988 not 16th August 1988. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

AGWUABA IFEYINWA FLORENCE

I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUKA IFEYINWA FLORENCE, now wish to be known and addressed as AGWUABA IFEYINWA FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note. x

x SALAAM RUKAYAT TEMITOPE TOLULOPE

SALAUDEEN AMINAT BOLANLE

I formerly known as Abdulsalaam Umma Yusrah wish to be known and addressed as Giwa Abdulsalaam Umma Yusrum . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I, Ibanga Blessing Mfon, wish to be known addressed as Ibanga Blessing Mfon.

All documents remain valid.

First Bank of Nigeria, please take note.

ROBBIN BUKOLA BOLA

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as ODUWOLE AMINAT BOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as SALAUDEEN AMINAT BOLANLE, due to marriage. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

x IBANGA BLESSING MFON

CYNTHIA OKPALA I formerly known and addressed as OKPALA MBANEFO now wish to be known and addressed as CYNTHIA OKPALA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

xIZEGWIRE, ALIYU AMINU In some of my documents (Driver’s Licence) my name was wrongly written as ALIYU, IZEGWIRE instead of IZEGWIRE, ALIYU AMINU. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

GIWA ABDULSALAAM UMMA YUSRUM

I, formerly known and addressed as NWAHAM UGOCHUKWU GODWIN now wish to be known and addressed as NWAHAM UGOCHUKWU FAVOUR. Former documents remain valid. Band and General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DESTINY BISONG AKAM now wish to be known and addressed as PATRICK BISONG ODOK. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

NGWOKE ESTHER SUNDAY

I formerly known and addressed as JITAMA LENGSHEWMA PEACE, now wish to be known and addressed as JITAMA IBRAHIM BEKAT. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

x ALHAJI-BABA MUHAMMAD AJI

I formally known and addressed as Gladys Pwaleyo Byron now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Gladys Pwaleyo Simon luwa. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BUARI ADEDAYO SUNDAY now wish to be known and addressed as BUHARI ADEDAYO MOHDIU. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as OMOTAYO KAREEM ADEYEMI even in my Access Bank Account instead of OLUTAYO KAREEM ADEYEMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

JITAMA IBRAHIM BEKAT

EKWUENECHI TOBIAS CHUKWUDI

I, formerly known and addressed as EKWU TOBIAS CHUKWUDI, now wish to be known and addressed as EKWUENECHI TOBIAS CHUKWUDI. All former documents remain valid.

General Public should please take note.

x GLADYS PWALEYO SIMON LUWA MRS.

I formerly known and addressed as Ideh Anthony Mavic now wish to be known called and addressed as CHIZEA ANTHONY IDEH .All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OJO ADERONKE ADEOLA now wish to be known and addressed as OLAJIDE ADERONKE ADEOLA. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name appears as UDEZE SCHOLASTICA CHINAELO While in some other ones it appears as SCHOLASTICA CHINAELO IJEZIE .The names refer to the same person. Henceforth I wish to be known as UDEZE SCHOLASTICA CHINAELO. All documents bearing all the names remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UCHENNA ESTHER, Now wish to be known and addressed as NGWOKE ESTHER SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

x ONOWU OGUEJIOFOR AMECHI I, formerly known and addressed as ONOWU AMECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as ONOWU OGUEJIOFOR AMECHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CHIZEA ANTHONY IDEH

I formerly known and addressed as OLOJO BOLA BUKOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ROBBIN BUKOLA BOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents, BVN and Driver’s Licence my name was wrongly written as EMMANUEL ONYEMEICHI CHUKWU and EMMANUEL ONYEMACHI DANIEL instead of EMMANUEL ONYEMACHI DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

This is to confirm that I, ADEYEMI OLUSEGUN is the same person answering ADENIYI ADEBAYO SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYEMI OLUSEGUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as AMUSAT TEMITOPE TOLULOPE RUKAYAT now wish to be known and addressed as SALAAM RUKAYAT TEMITOPE TOLULOPE. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

x CORRECTION AND ADDITION OF NAME : In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as HELLEN EZE instead of EZE HELLEN. now wish to add NGOZI to my name henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as EZE HELLEN NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MISS OSINOWO MARGRET OMOTOKE

I formerly known and addressed as Mrs. Omobuwajo Margret Omotoke, now wish to known and addressed as MISS OSINOWO MARGRET OMOTOKE. All former documents remain valid general public should please take note.

MRS ALIU ELIZABETH

I formerly known and addressed as IRUSOTA ELIZABETH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ALIU ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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RIVERS IJAW FOUNDATION

Public Notice

CHRIST ABOVE ALL PENTECOST MISSION

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, Decree No. 1 of 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. Nemi Wisdom Adoki.

2. Ibieneye Lolo Tamunoene.

3. Ijuye Dagogo Sotonye.

4. Obakoha Gilbert Josiah.

5. Tolofari Sowaribi Victor.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1). PASTOR IMOABASI JONAH UDOH UDOH (2). LOVETH IMOABASI JONAH UDOH UDOH (3). ELDER OKON OBOT SATURDAY (4). ELDER JOHN OKAFOR ONWUEGBUZIE (5). DEACONESS GLORY GODWIN AKPAN.

6. Alabo Victor Tamunomiekaye.

7. Fubara David Kalada.

8. Frederick Bob Diepriye.

9. Ubulom Isaiah Pius.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ; 1. To bring together all Rivers Ijaw leadership that shall speak truth always and do right at all times irrespective of personal and clan interests. 2. To sensitize and mobilize Rivers ijaw for collective self-preservation 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.

This is to inform the general public of the loss of Original Statutory Certificate of Occupancy, of the property known as Plot No 11 Community estate Layout, Extension Enugu, Enugu State. Dated 16th April 1998 and registered as no 32 at page 32 in volume 142 of the lands registry, Enugu belonging to MR EDEH JOHN PAUL. The said certificate of occupancy was misplaced in the course of relocation of properties of MR. EDEH JOHN PAUL from No 1 All Saints Street Trans Ekulu, Enugu to No 13 Mbaukwu Street Independence Layout, Enugu. All effort of trace the said document has proved abortive. If found please contact the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development or the owner.

TAPA LEMPE ASSOCIATION OF SPARE PARTS DEALERS NIGERIA Address: No. 28 Iwori road near tapa muslim prayer grand ilupeju area TAPA. This is to inform the General Public that the above named Association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) ALIMI BASHIRU (2) Adesope Taiwo Alaba (3) Oyinlola Kolawale Dare (4) Salami Muraina Adebayo (5) Aderoju Moshood Ajala,

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 from the date of this publication.

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

Signed by: Chairman

RESTITUTION CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE EMMANUEL NNAMANI 2. CHRISTOPHER NNAMANI 3. OBINNA OGBODO 4. CHIAMAKA IFENEKWE 5. PASTOR EMMANUEL NGENE

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) OSHO ITIAYO ABRAHAM (CHAIRMAN) (2) OSHO ODUSHOLA OLUWAKEMI (SECRETARY) (3) AKANDE AKINBODE EMMANUEL (4) AYOOLA OYEWALE AMOS

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADEMUWAGUN ABAYOMI OLAWALE - CHAIRMAN 2. ADEMUWAGUN OLUWATOYIN ADERONKE - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST 3. TO DEPOPULATE THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS IN OUR 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 BY SECRETARY

IBHONITIE LILIAN SANDRA I, formerly known and addressed as AYOLO LILIAN SANDRA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as IBHONITIE LILIAN SANDRA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH That my name and my date of birth was wrongly written as ATTAH ARINZE MICHAEL and 26th day of January, 1991 instead of ALEX ARINZE MICHAEL and 26th day of January, 1992 respectively.

That my correct name and date of birth is ALEX ARINZE MICHAEL and 26th day of January, 1992 respectively. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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(Founder)

AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1.To preach the gospel our Lord Jesus Christ 2.To preach the goodness about redemption through our Lord Jesus christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed APOSTLE EMMANUEL NNAMANI (Founder)

EGBADON LINDA ESE I, formerly known and addressed as MOMOH LINDA ESE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EGBADON LINDA ESE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADESAYO BUNMI ADEEKO I, formerly known and addressed as NIKE OGUNYEBI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADESAYO BUNMI ADEEKO. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) Empowering the youth for greater future (2)To evaluate and influence government policies to favour the youths and the nation at large (3)To educate the youths and the nation at large for active participation in nation’s building .

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

REMO ASSOCIATION OF PROCESSED WOOD SELLERS

GOD’S ELECT GLORIOUS TABERNACLE

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Adekanmbi Babatunde Lateef - President 2. Osisanya Adekunle Olorunfunmi - Secretary 3. Shofekun Gbolahan Kayode 4. Ogunjimi Yetunde Kokumo

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) IDEHEN JOSHUA OSAZUWA (2) IDEHEN FELICIA IYAYI (3) IDEHEN JOSEPH OMORUYI (4) IDEHEN EMMANUEL THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ

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

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

SIGNED BY:SECRETARY

SIGNED BY: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.

YOUTH NEW CLUB

This is to inform the general public that the above named Church has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration Under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

Signed By: Secretary

AGAPE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES SPECIAL RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERS VOLUNTARY.WINDING UP KAKATUA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED - (RC: 11057)

1. That the company be wound up voluntarily by resolution of the members 2. That pursuant to the resolution of the company of winding up, LUCKY ELLENS EGHENE of the law firm of AHORON CHAMBERS have be and hereby appointed as liquidator for the purpose of winding up of the company.

3. That the Corporate Affairs Commission be informed of the resolution

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. Sales of processed wood 2. To promote peace and unity among members

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) To Foster Unity Among Members, (2) To Help The Less Privilege One Among Us

KAKATUA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED

At the extra ordinary meeting of the above named company held at the company’s Head office on the 29th day of August, 2017. The following resolution was proposed and duly passed as followed :

AIMS /OBJECTIVES (1). TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Signed ; Nemi Wisdom Adoki

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

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OYOYO PLANTAIN CHIPS ASSOCIATION

BLAZING FLAME GOSPEL CENTRE

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

This is to inform the general public that the above named ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR CHUKWUMA ONOVO 2. MR SAMSON ORUKA 3. NDUBUISI ANEDEBE 4. MRS CHINYERE UZOMA 5. EMMANUEL OGBUABOR 6. MR AMECHI OKPALIBA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) NATHANIEL, NATHAN - (PRESIDENT) (2) NATHAN, PHEBE - (SECRETARY )

AMIS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To Hamonize And Create A Meaningful And Learning Environment For People Learning How To Make And Sell Plantain Chips In Large Quantity 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

OMOLORI OLUWAFEMI FELIX I, formerly known and addressed as OMOLORI FEMI FELIX, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMOLORI OLUWAFEMI FELIX. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH I, formerly known and addressed as SALAUDEEN MUSTAPHA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SALAU MUSTAPHA SARAFA. That on my Account, my date of birth was wrongly written as 1st day of March, 1987 instead of 5th day of June, 1977. That my correct date of birth is 5th day of June, 1977. All documents bearing my former names remain valid.

Eco Bank, general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ONYEKURU UGBOAKU UCHECHI

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYEKURU UCHECHI PRECIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEKURU UGBOAKU UCHECHI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ANTHONY DAUDA I, formerly known and addressed as TONY MAGAJI DAUDA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANTHONY DAUDA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: (1) TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOLE NATION (2) TO PREPARE BELIEVERS TOWARDS THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (3) TO REDEEM LOST SOULS FROM THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS INTO THE KINGDOM OF HIS MARVELLOUS LIGHT. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: NATHANIEL, NATHAN - (PRESIDENT) CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

MRS. ADELEKE OLAIDE FATIMO

That my name and date of birth was wrongly written as ODUWOLE YINKA FAYISAT and MUSTAPHA YINKA and Date of birth as 1st September, 1976. That my correct name and date of birth is MUSTAPHA FASILAT YINKA and 7th day of September, 1976 as it was written on my BVN. That all the documents having the incorrect name and date of birth remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS KAZEEM OLAIDE FATIMO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADELEKE OLAIDE FATIMO. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OLUWAGBESAN WURAOLA OMOLOLU

ADEWALE OPEYEMI GRACE (MRS)

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNGBESAN WURAOLA OMOLOLU, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAGBESAN WURAOLA OMOLOLU due to Religion. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINMULESANMI OPEYEMI GRACE (MISS), now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWALE OPEYEMI GRACE (MRS) due to change in my marital status. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

24 Public Notice GARBA BURAMA ABDULLAHI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as GARBA ABDULLAHI ISAH, now wish to be known and addressed as GARBA BURAMA ABDULLAHI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

This is to confirm that MR. BISI SALAU and MR. BISI GANIU SALAU refers to one and the same person. That I am the one bearing both names mentioned above. That I now wish to be known and addressed as First Name: BISI, Middle Name: GANIU, Surname: SALAU. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. Relevant Bank, general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, September 14, 2017

CORRECTION OF NAME

That on my BVN, my name was wrongly written as AMUSHAN FRANCIS OGUNIYI, also on my Bank Account, my name was wrongly written as AMUSHAN FRANCIS NIYI instead of AMUSAN ADENIYI FRANCIS. That my correct name is AMUSAN ADENIYI FRANCIS. That henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as AMUSAN ADENIYI FRANCIS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. TANIMOWO VERONICA JUMOKE

ABASS MUTIAT ABOSEDE

JOHN IJEOMA ALEX

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADENIYI VERONICA JUMOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. TANIMOWO VERONICA JUMOKE. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SALAKO MUTIAT ABOSEDE. Now wish to be known as ABASS MUTIAT ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid.

General public and authorities concerned should take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as OKOH ALEX. Now wish to be known called and addressed as JOHN IJEOMA ALEX. former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

YEKINI OLATUNDE LATEEF

MRS .PERPETUA ONYEDIKA NWAJEI

REMOVAL OF NAME

ENOBABOR PATIENCE IZIEGBE-EBUEHI

CORRECTION OF NAMES

OKOYE IFECHUKWU GRACE

That on my Bank Document, my name was wrongly written as OBIORAH NONYERUM DEBORAH instead of OBIORA NONYERUM DEBORAH. That my correct names are OBIORA NONYERUM DEBORAH. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKOYE AMOBI GRACE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOYE IFECHUKWU GRACE due to personal reasons. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

EBOH GEORGE IKENNA

This is to confirm that OBIAHAMEFULE HOSANNA IKECHUKWU and OBI-AHAMEFULE IKECHUKWU, refer to one and the same person, but henceforth wish to be known and addressed as OBI-AHAMEFULE HOSANNA IKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. Federal Polytechnic Nekede and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EBOH IKENNA CHIMA, now wish to be known and addressed as EBOH GEORGE IKENNA. All former documents remain valid.

The general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS UKAMAKA ANASTESIA AKUNNA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UKAMAKA ANASTESIA ANUKAM. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

RAPHEAL PASCAL .C

AGIDIKE ENE ABIGAIL

NURAIN OLAH AZAN OLA

This is to confirm that OKERE PASCAL .C. and RAPHEAL PASCAL .C. refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as RAPHEAL PASCAL .C. All former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, AGIDIKE ENE ANGELA now wish to be known and addressed as, AGIDIKE ENE ABIGAIL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OLA JUNIOR OLATOYE NUREEN HASSAN OLADOKUN OLA now wish to be known and addressed as, NURAIN OLAH AZAN OLA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NASIRDEEN ABIODUN ABDUL-GANEEY

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEWOLE OLATUNDE LATEEF, now wish to be known and addressed as YEKINI OLATUNDE LATEEF. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. UKAMAKA ANASTESIA ANUKAM

AKINRODOYE ISMAIL ALABI

MRS DIKO AMINAT BUSAYO

Formerly known and addressed as OWOLABI ISMAIL ALABI now wish to be known and addressed as AKINRODOYE ISMAIL ALABI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS OKEGBENRO AMINAT BUSAYO now wish to be known and addressed as MRS DIKO AMINAT BUSAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IHEJIRIKA NWAMAKA FELISTA

ONUNZE SUNDAY ALOYSIUS

I, formerly known and addressed as IHEJIRIKA NWAMAKA .F., now wish to be known and addressed as IHEJIRIKA NWAMAKA FELISTA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EZE SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as ONUNZE SUNDAY ALOYSIUS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AWE DEBORAH OLUWATOYIN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. AJIBOLA DEBORAH OLUWATOYIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EMMANUEL EZEMONYE UDEBUALA

UKECHUBA NKEMJIKA OBIOMA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS NKEMJIKA OBIOMA REGINALD, now wish to be known and addressed as UKECHUBA NKEMJIKA OBIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that OLIVER OBIEDOO NWOYE AJUORA and AJUORA OBIEDOO AGBATA refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as OLIVER OBIEDOO NWOYE AJUORA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

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

That I was formerly known and addressed as OCHASI PATRICK that I now wish to add ANAYO to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as OCHASI PATRICK ANAYO. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as MISS PERPETUA ONYEDIKA OKAFOR. Now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS .PERPETUA ONYEDIKA NWAJEI. Former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as UWAGBOE JOHN KINGSLEY. Now wish to be known called and addressed as UWAGBOE KINGSLEY. That wish to remove JOHN from my names.

Former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as ENOBABOR PATIENCE BECKY.Now wish to be known called and addressed as ENOBABOR PATIENCE IZIEGBEEBUEHI.former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS. IKPAH FORTUNE NGOZI

MR. BEN FREDERICK ONOJA

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

I formerly known and addressed as MISS UCHE FORTUNE NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IKPAH FORTUNE NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. Imo State University and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OCHIGBO ONOJA FREDERICK, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. BEN FREDERICK ONOJA. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

ASANORE ESTHER BUNMI

I, formerly known and addressed as OMOSOWOENI ESTHER BUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as ASANORE ESTHER BUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OGOCHUKWU HELEN OKONKWO

I, formerly known and addressed as OGOCHUKWU HELEN ONYIMBA, now wish to be known and addressed as OGOCHUKWU HELEN OKONKWO. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

This is to confirm that DONALD OBILOR and OBILOR DONALD ONYEJELAM refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as OBILOR DONALD ONYEJELAM. Also my correct date of birth is 3rd September, 1963 and not 1st January, 1940. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

NDUBUISI VICTOR OGBONNA I, formerly known and addressed as NNABUGWU OBINNA, now wish to be known and addressed as NDUBUISI VICTOR OGBONNA (DOB 15-03-1985, not 15-061970). All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OLAJIDE TIMILEHIN FOLAJIMI

SARAH NNADZWA OGEDENGBE

MRS NWOBU VIVIAN IFEOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as ABD’GANEEY NASIRDEEN A. or NASIRDEEN ABDUL-GANEEY ABIODUN henceforth wish to be known and addressed as NASIRDEEN ABIODUN ABDUL-GANEEY. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Timilehin David Olajide now wish to be known and addressed as OLAJIDE TIMILEHIN FOLAJIMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as SARAH NNADZWA MAYAKI,now wish to be known called and addressed as SARAH NNADZWA OGEDENGBE. All former documents remain valid, authorities concerned and general public should please take note.

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

MRS. AJIBOLA DEBORAH OLUWATOYIN

PATIENCE JOHN

MRS ISIADINSO HOPE OBIANUJU

NNAMANI CHIZARAM

I, formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL EZEMONYE UDE, now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL EZEMONYE UDEBUALA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

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

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

This is to certify and confirm that OKORO HENRY OJUKWU, OJUKWU A. AGWU, OJUKWU HENRY FREEMAN, OKORO HENRY FREEMAN, AGWU OJUKWU and AGWU OJUKWUFRIDAY refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed asONYEDIKACHI DAVID CHIBUIKE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public take note.

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

ADENIKINJU OLADUNNI LOVETT

ADDITION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as ADENIKINJI LOIS LOVETT now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIKINJU OLADUNNI LOVETT. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

That I was formerly known and addressed as OKOLO SAMSON that I now wish to add UCHENNA to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as OKOLO SAMSON UCHENNA. But my Driver Licence carries “U” means Uchenna. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

OBIAGWU KENNETH

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

I formerly known and addressed as OBIAGWU GODWIN KOSISOCHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as OBIAGWU KENNETH. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name appears as OLUSESAN KOLAWOLE BELLO While in some other ones it appears as ADEKUNLE BELLO .The names refer to the same person. All documents bearing all the names remain valid. Guaranty Trust Bank and General public to please take note.

I formerly known as MOMOH GLORIA OCHUWA wish to be known and addressed as MOMOH GLORIA SHERIFAT. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

AKUATA NGOZI NWAKAEGO

That I OLUBUKOLA MORENIKEJI MARY FABIYI is the same person bearing BUKKY OBEY OLAIYA AND BUKKY MARY FABIYI. wish to be known and addressed as BUKKY MARY FABIYI. All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ORDOR NGOZI NWAKAEGO, RAWLINGS-ORDOR NGOZI NWAKAEGO, and AKUATA-ORDOR NGOZI NWAKAEGO, now wish to be known and addressed as, AKUATA NGOZI NWAKAEGO. All former documents remain valid. Financial institutions, Government institutions, and general public should take note.

CONFIRMATION/ADDITION OF NAME

MOMOH GLORIA SHERIFAT

That I SUSAN OKAH OHIOLIE my name was formerly written as SUSAN OKAH want to add OHIOLIE to my name wish to be known and addressed as SUSAN OKAH OHIOLIE. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANENE HOPE OBIANUJU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ISIADINSO HOPE OBIANUJU. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

BLESSING BASSEY PETER

I formerly known as EDIDIONG PETER wish to be known and addressed as BLESSING BASSEY PETER. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OTAIGHOBEN THEOPHILUS DICKSON

I, formerly known, called and addressed as, THEOPHILUS DICKSON, now wish to be known and addressed as, OTAIGHOBEN THEOPHILUS DICKSON. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to inform the general public that my name OBUDO PAUL was wrongly written in my bank account but now wish to be corrected and addressed as OBOUDO PAUL MAHULI. My correct date of birth is 15/04/1967. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHATTA UMARU NDALIMI

I formerly known as UMARU CHATTA DANLAMI wish to be known and addressed as CHATTA UMARU NDALIMI .

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AKIAGBA CYNTHIA VICTORY

I, formerly known and addressed as, KARIS PATRICK, now wish to be known and addressed as, AKIAGBA CYNTHIA VICTORY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NNAMANI CHINAZA, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMANI CHIZARAM. All former documents remain valid. First Bank and General Public should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME That I was formerly known and addressed as ESOMNOFU CHIDIMMA that I now wish to add SHARON to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as ESOMNOFU CHIDIMMA SHARON. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS OLAITAN OLUWABUSAYO MERCY I formerly known and addressed as ADEWUSI BUSAYO MERCY now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLAITAN OLUWABUSAYO MERCY. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF SURNAME THAT I AKINGBADE TAOREED OPEYEMI my surname was Formerly Known as QUADRI INSTEAD OF AKINGBADE, that my correct surname is AKINGBADE wish to be known and addressed as AKINGBADE TAOREED OPEYEMI. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

HART ELIZABETH EMMANUEL

I formerly known and addressed as, ELIZABETH EMMANUEL ALEXANDER HART, now wish to be known and addressed as, HART ELIZABETH EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

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ISANLU ISIN YOUTH FORUM 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.OLUSIN OF ISANLU-ISIN OBA/DR SOLOMON OLOYEDE 2.IBITOYE TUNDE MICHAEL 3.BARR. AYANDA JACOB OMONIYI 4.MR. TUNDE ADENIYI - PRESIDENT 5.MR. ADEMOLA DADA - SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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PENTECOSTAL POWER REVIVAL MINISTRY CAC/IT/RC/ NO. 11,266 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1.PASTOR UKPEMI TETE - REMOVED 2.PASTOR (MRS) EVELYN TETE - REMOVED 3.ELDER LUCKY AMANKHU - REMOVED 4.SISTER (MRS) TINA DANIEL - REMOVED THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE : 1.PASTOR (MRS) EVELYN TETE - RE-ELECTED 2.DR UCHE OKOYE (PASTOR) - ELECTED 3.PASTOR ISAAC UDOFIA – ELECTED 4.BRO TETE DOUBRA (JNR) ELECTED THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME. 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: CHAIRMAN

SIGNED: SECRETARY

LILLY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION CAC/IT/NO: 85394

YOUTHS LIFELINE FOUNDATION

This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change Of Trustees and amendment of Constitution under part “C” of the 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 OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Lilly Osarr Carolyn Okem - Retained 2. Akhere Marian Akran - Removed 3. Abi Thomas Augustine - Removed

TRUSTEES: 1). Kexter Donald ...... CHAIRMAN 2). Halilu Kahlil Suleiman 3). Ighedo Ezekiel 4). Oladeji Ayodeji Olanrewaju ...... SECRETARY 5). Abai Elizabeth 6). Paul Julius Obomokhai 7). Usman Sani Danladi.

THE NEWLY APPOINTED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Ofikulu Andrew Isundidi 2. Ogon Patrick Nkang 3. Ajijie Rosemary Ogeyi The aim and objectives remain the same

AIMS: To promote and enhance the welfare and development of the youth in the society.

Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

ONYEIKE SAMSON

MRS NGUN ABIMBOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSOGU SAMPSON EWOM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEIKE SAMSON EWOM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS TEMENU ABIMBOLA EDNA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS, MRS NGUN ABIMBOLA ABIODUN ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MOHAMMED WADA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS WADA ISMAIL BABANGIDA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MOHAMMED WADA BABANGIDA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME I ABUBAKAR MUHAMMED BALA, HEREBY NOTIFIED THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ABU MUHAMMED BALA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SULEIMAN ENITAN

OJIKUTU ABOSEDE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SULIEMAN TAJUDEEN ENITAN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SULEIMAN ENITAN TAJUDEEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS OLAIYA ABOSEDE LUCIA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS OJIKUTU ABOSEDE LUCIA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SAMSON MOHAMMED

ADEGOKE TAIWO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS ODUOJO SAMSON MOHAMMED, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS SAMSON MOHAMMED, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS BELLO TAIWO OLUWAYEMISI, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS ADEGOKE TAIWO OLUWAYEMISI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KINGDOM AMBASSADOR CHARISMATIC AND DELIVERANCE MINISTRY

SAND DIGGING SELLERS ASSOCIATION

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.

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

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. Dr. Ukegbu ugochi Juliet 2. Ukegbu Ezinwanyi Gladys 3. Hon. Justice Kenneth Chidi jewogu, okereke 4. Ukegbu waxwell chijindu JR, 5. Ukegbu Oroni onyinye 6. Ukegbu Gabriel emelogu 7. Goldson Randy 8. Ukegbu waxwell Chijindu Snr. 9. Ukegbu Joseph Marizu

TRUSTEES: 1. WILLIAMS FOLORUNSHO R. 2. OLAYINKA WILLIAMS M. 3. BEN OLORUNFEMI 4. OLATIMILEHIN ADEOLA SHERI 5. AKINADE RUTH ADEOTI.

TRUSTEES: 1.BELLO IDRIS ADEWALE 2. ADEBISI ADEYINKA OLAMILEKAN 3.NASIRU SULAIMON 4. ANIMASAHUN WAHEED 5. IDOWU ODUNAYO.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BUILD UNITY AMONG MEMBERS 2. TO BRING SAFETY AWARENESS TO MEMBERS.

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

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

END-TIME PRACTICAL CHRISTIANS’ CENTRE

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 Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

GOD’S CITY ESTATE LANDLORDS AND TENANTS ASSOCIATION 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 TRUSTEES: 1. MCJINE EMAVIWE 2. BRILLIANT OHAWHURU 3. DOUGLAS AKURO 4. NWOKE VICTOR AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OHWONIGHO GOMINA 08058921774

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALEXANDER OKEZIE - CHAIRMAN 2. DR. PRISCA ADAUGO ATTAH - SECRETARY 3. ENGINEER SAMUEL ATTAH 4. DR. ONWUCHEKWA CHUKWUEMEKA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE QUALITY EYE CARE SERVICES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED, ESPECIALLY IN THE RURAL AREAS ACROSS NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: OLUWATUNMISE ELIZABETH BELLO TUNMISE IKECHUKWU EMETO & CO.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED : TRUSTEES

POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL IN NIGERIA

UNITED AFRICAN WOMEN LIBERATION FOUNDATION

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

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: 1. OLUWAFUNMILOLA OLAYEMISI DARE 2. ADEUNLE ELEBUTE 3. APOLLO MILTON OGWAYO LORE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIVING AND STIMULATE HEALTHY POPULATION GROWTH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Essienobong Prince James - Chairman 2. Okoro, Eucharia Chinedu - Secretary 3. Odimegwu Angela Udoka 4. Abung Joseph Ojisi 5. Ojisi Ada Joseph 6. Odimegwu Ikechukwu Benjamin 7. Danbeki Ande THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To promote the alleviation of poverty, sickness, distress, and the preservation promotion of good health among women and children in Africa Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

PONDI EDDY FOUNDATION

CITIZENS ACCOUNTABILITY AND RIGHT AWARENESS INITIATIVE NIGERIA

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pondi Pius Eddy - Chairman 2. Pondi Princess Ekelechi - Vice Chairman 3. Isereke Onyinke Victor -Secretary

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Otunba Olufemi Soyombo 2. Henry Okpe 3. Okwesi Nkechi Veronica 4. Mustafa Muhammad 5. Adio Solomon Kolawole 6. Awobokun Olayinka Enitan 7. Fayomi Olukayode Olusegun 8. Chima George Ifeanyi

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To assist the less privilege in the society Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES : 1. To promote good governance in the area of accountability and create awareness against corruption consequences of bribery and lack of transparency.

2. To assist the less privileged in the society Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: Barr. Moh Auwal Nurudeen (Solicitor)

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ADDITIONAL NAME

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWAL KALEJAIYE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWAL RASAKI KALEJAIYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I KAYODE ADEKUNLE HEREBY NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT ABAYOMI IS ADDED TO MY NAME, HENCEFORTH WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS KAYODE ABAYOMI ADEKUNLE, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REAMIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ANDREW ODAH IKAMOKWU

SATURDAY EKEKE UKO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODAH JULIUS NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANDREW ODAH IKAMOKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKO SATURDAY OKEKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SATURDAY EKEKE UKO ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

JOLADE CHARITY FOUNDATION INT’L

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DOOSUUR ONUCHE 2. ASHU ULOMA MERCY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO SENSITIZE THE YOUNGER GENERATION ON PROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

GILGAL HERITAGE GLOBAL OUTREACH 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. ADEBANJO GABRIEL OPEYEMI 2. ADEBANJO JOY IBUKUNOLUWA

TRUSTEES: 1. ELDER (PROF.) UDOKA INI - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS UDOKA UDUAK INI - SECRETARY 3. REV. ETON JOSEPH BASSEY 4. REV. AFOLAYAN ISAAC OLANIPEKUN

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ASSIST THE POOR 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.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO ASSIST THE NEEDY TO THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UCHEM RAPHAEL ONYEBUCHI - CHAIRMAN 2. UCHEM CAROLINE ONYEMATARA - SECRETARY 3. UCHEM CHUKWUEBUKA RAPHAEL - MEMBER 4. UCHEM ADEZE CHIMDINMA PRINCESS JEWEL RAPHAEL - MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LIVELIHOOD, VOCATIONAL SKILL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO WOMEN AND YOUTH, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND COOPERATIVES. ANY OBJECTION(S) 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 TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR CHANGE OF NAME ,RETAINED , APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE TRUSTEE UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AYOGU DANIEL FRANCIS - REMOVED 2. UDECHI UGBOAKU EUPHEMIA). - APPOINTED 3. ANAELE SYLVIA, - RETAINED 4. ANIEKWENSI OKWUCHUKWU, - RETAINED 5. ANIEKWENSI JULIET OBIAGELI. - RETAINED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE OF NAME ,RETAINED APPOINTEMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE 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.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) OBI AHIZE FORSTINATUS 2) OBI ERIC CHUKS 3) NWONYE NNAMDI VALENTINE 4) EZENDUKA EMENIKE MIKE 5) BABASOLA OLUSEGUN PAUL 6) OBI PRISCA OGECHI

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS: 1* (MRS) MOJISOLA MODUPE BALOGUN - CHAIRMAN 2* PST (MRS) BOLAJI OMISORE - SECRETARY 3* PST ISAAC BABATUNDE ADEDIGBA - TREASURER 4* PST OLAKUNLE JUSTIN AGBOOLA - MEMBER AND 5* MRS MODUPE AKINTOLA - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1)TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN ACQUIRE FREE QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION. 2)TO PROVIDE LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT TO THE HELPLESS, THE HOMELESS, THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ONEGOAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTHS IN NIGERIA, 2. TO ENLIGHTEN AND MOBILIZE THE YOUTHS TO TAKE UP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE SOCIETY, 3. TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER THE YOUTH TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF VENERABLE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY WHICH INCLUDE THE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.

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

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO MAKE A CLARION CALL TO THE YOUTHS OF NATIONS FOR THE NEED TO HAVE GOD FIRST, BEING THE BASIS FOR NATION BUILDING AND A PROMISING POSTERITY.

THE APPLE OF GOD’S EYE DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. STATON OMO-ABU 2. OMAYIE VIVIAN

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SAMUEL ADEMOLA BOLAJI - CHAIRMAN 2. KOREDE OGUNMOLA - SECRETARY 3. AFOLABI JOSIAH - ASST. SECRETARY 4. KOLA OGUNDALU - MEMBER 5. ABIDEMI AKINBILEJE - MEMBER 6. OLUWATOSIN AJAYI - MEMBER 7. ISRAEL SUNMISOLA AWONUGA 8. OLATUNBOSUN OJO - MEMBER 9. OLUWAFEMI SONAYON FASINU - LEGAL ADVISER 10. ESTHER NWOKORO - TREASURER.

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 TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ITABOR JUDE CHUKWUECHIE 2. JAMES ANI 3. ENUJEKOR DENIS CHIEJINE 4. OKONYE ANTHONY OGWUGUA 5. NWEKE SUNDAY 6. OBONYANO JOSEPH OMORUVOWARE 7. ITABOR BRIDGET ONYEBUCHI 8. ADUBA CHRISTIAN OKONKWOR 9. ODIAKA JACOB OKOLIE

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.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

HABITATION OF PRAISE AND PEACE FOUNDATION

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

BILEAIYEWU OJUKIISEOFFA LEGACY FOUNDATION

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONGST IT’S MEMBERS

THE CHARITY CENTRE FOR CHILD EDUCATION

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.

SIGNED BY SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANTHONY DAUDA 2. CHINDA YARO 3. LINUS NGARARAWA THLIZA 4. NGARARAWA PHILIP THLIZA 5. ADAMU ULARAMU GULAK 6. EDWARD KUTIJU 7. ELIAS BIRDLING VASCO

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: SUNDAY ENOKELA OBEH, ESQ. (SOLICITOR)

CANAAN LAND DIVINE MINISTRY INT’L

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.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

RAPHLINE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MADAGALI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SIGNED: BARRISTER MOSHOOD ABDULLAHI ORE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO DISCOURAGE COMMERCIAL SEX AND DRUG ABUSE AT THE PREENGAGEMENT OR INVOLVEMENT STAGE .

2) TO REHABILITATE AND REINTEGRATE THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY CAUGHT IN THE WEB OF SEX AND DRUGS. 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: BIODUN BALOGUN

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 SALAUDEEN SOLIU ADEBAMBO 2 TANIMOWO KUSIKA DANIEL 3 LAMIDI ADEBAYO 4 OGUNLEYE SHAKIRU DARE 5 OPEBIYI BILIAMINU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

BIG BROTHERS CLUB OF AGBOWA IKOSI

THE ROYAL CREST CHAPLAINCY ORGANISATION

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. ONANUGA MUKAILA ORIOWO - PRESIDENT 2. BALOGUN TAOFEEK OLAYIWOLA - VICE PRESIDENT 3. SHAMURA RASHEED OLUWAKEMI - GENERAL SECRETARY 4. JOHNSON SOLOMON OLUWATOYIN - TREASURER 5. AKALA AYOKUNLE TAORIDI - FINANCIAL SECRETARY AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CONSIDER ALL QUESTIONS AFFECTING THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS PROFESSION AND WELFARE AT LARGE 2. TO SHOW AND FOSTER BROTHERLY LOVE AMONG MEMBERS 3. TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST MEMBERS IN TIME OF NEED 4. TO SEE TO THE GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT OF AGBOWA IKOSI HERITAGE.

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: SECRETARY

SIGNED: ONANUGA MUKAILA ORIOWO

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. WAHAB SOLOMON OLADIMEJI 2. ADENIYI OLALEKAN ISRAEL 3. AYANGBAYI MATTHEW ABIODUN 4. ODUNIYI OLAYINKA SEKINAT AIM & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO EDUCATE ALL MINISTERS, PASTORS, EVANGELIST AND INDIVIDUALS. 2. TO DEVELOP MORAL SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY MEN, WOMEN AND YOUTH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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Public Notice 27

SAMUEL OBIETONYE

MRS. CHINYERE ALFRED-BELLEH

JIDAUNA AGNES

OKERULU KATE NGOZI

UTOBUIRO OGECHI ALEX

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, SAMUEL DESIRE OBIYETONYE, and OBIYETONYE SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as, SAMUEL OBIETONYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. FLORENCE CHINYERE ONYEWUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. CHINYERE ALFRED-BELLEH. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, JIDAUNA GUMUT AGNES, now wish to be known and addressed as, JIDAUNA AGNES. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, OKEAFOR NGOZI KATE, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKERULU KATE NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ALEX ITIAT IME, now wish to be known and addressed as, UTOBUIRO OGECHI ALEX. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, ABDULSALAM RASHEED OLADODO, SALAMI RASHEED O., ABDULSALAM RASHEED O., and ABDULSALAM RASHEED AYORINDE, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, ABDULSALAM RASHEED OLADODO. All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

MRS. OMOSEDE ABIEYUWA SOMZE-IGODO

I, EDDY-OKAFOR EBELECHUKWU NNEKA, EDDY-OKAFOR EBELECHUKWU N., and EDDY-OKAFOR EBELECHUKWU, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, EDDYOKAFOR EBELECHUKWU NNEKA. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

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

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OMOSEDE ABIEYUWA AMURE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OMOSEDE ABIEYUWA SOMZE-IGODO. All former documents remain valid.

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LOOKMAN ADEKUNLE ATOBAJE.

MRS. CHIMEODO ANAYO HAPPINESS

CHIBUZOR BENEDICTA CHUKWUOCHA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EKE ANAYO HAPPINESS, now wish to be known and addressed MRS. CHIMEODO ANAYO HAPPINESS. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as CHIBUZOR BENEDICTA CHUKWUOCHA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIBUZOR BENEDICTA CHUKWUOCHA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OARE ABIODUN

PHILOMENA OGECHI NNOSHIRI

Formerly BIODUN OARE now OARE ABIODUN. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OPARA PHILOMENA, now wish to be knownand addressed as PHILOMENA OGECHI NNOSHIRI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LOOKMAN ATOBAJE, Now wish to be known and addressed as LOOKMAN ADEKUNLE ATOBAJE. all former document rmain valid general public take note

FUNMILAYO LARA FOLORUNSHO

OMORUYI EVANS OSAS

EMOLE NENE LISA WISDOM

ADDITIONAL OF NAME

Formerly called Chukwu Lisa Nene now want to be known and addressed as Emole Nene Lisa Wisdom. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

That i was formerly known and addressed as DOSUNMU AKINTOYE, that i now wish to add EMMANUEL to my former name.

That i now wish to be known and addressed as DOSUNMU AKINTOYE EMMANUEL.All former documents remain valid.

ISYAKA HAMIDU

EGBA DAMILOLA ESTHER

I formerly known and address as ISIAKA HAMIDU now wish to be known and address as ISYAKA HAMIDU while my correct Date of Birth is 1ST MARCH, 1986. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and address as OKEOWO DAMILOLA ESTHER now wish to be known and addressed as EGBA DAMILOLA ESTHER. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

SALAUDEEN ALIU IFEBULE

OGUNNIKE DADA TOPE

I formerly known and address as SALUDEEN ALIU IFEBULE , now wish to be known and address as SALAUDEEN ALIU IFEBULE. All former document remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and address as OGUNNIKE DADA now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNNIKE DADA TOPE. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

CORRECTION AND ADDITION OF NAME

Formerly Funmilayo Omolara Folorunsho -Latinwo now Funmilayo Lara Folorunsho.

Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

THIS ADVERT SPACE IS FOR SALE

AKINLADE CHRISTIANAH OLUWATOSIN

I formerly known and address as OLORUNMOLA CHRISTIANAH OLUWATOSIN now wish to be known and addressed as AKINLADE CHRISTIANAH OLUWATOSIN. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

SHITTU MONSURAT ANUOLUWAPO

I formerly known and address as ONASANYA MONSURAT ANUOLUWAPO now wish to be known and addressed as SHITTU MONSURAT ANUOLUWAPO. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

Formerly Omoruyi Evans Osariyekemwen now Omoruyi Evans Osas .

Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

My name was mistakenly written as OLAYINKA ABDUL HAMEED on my GT Bank Account instead of ABDUL HAMMID OLAYINKA ISIAKA. That i wish to add another name ISIAKA to my name and be known and addressed as ABDUL HAMMID OLAYINKA ISIAKA. GT Bank and General Public please take note.

SPACE IS FOR SALE REMOVAL OF NAME I, TIMOTHY DIVINE DORNUBARI, wish to remove, VIZERIKOL, from my name which was formerly, VIZERIKOL TIMOTHY DIVINE DORNUBARI, in my First Bank Account details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, TIMOTHY DIVINE DORNUBARI. All former documents remain valid. All concerned authorities should take note.

GREATMEN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 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.NWACHUKWU KELVIN ONUOHA - PRESIDENT/CEO 2.NWACHUKWU VANISUS ADIG - SECRETARY 3.EZEOKEAFOR CHARLES IKECHUKWU - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 4.EKWEBELEM PETER- TREASURER 5.IGBOZULUIKE BASIL OSITA - PRO 6.NDUKWE OKECHUKWU EM - LEGAL TRUSTEES OFFICER 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

SPACE IS FOR SALE

ALIU BILIKI AYOMIDE

Formerly ALIU BILIKI FOLAKE NoW ALIU BILIKI AYOMIDE.. Former documents remains valid.

General public should take note.

AKINWALE ALEXANDRA OLUGBOYEGA

FAMUYIDE RACHEAL I formerly known and address as RACHEAL ADUNNI FAMUYIDE, now wish to be known and address as FAMUYIDE RACHEAL. All former document remain valid. GT BANK and general public take note.

UGOCHUKWU DANIEL CHUKWUYERE

SALAMI AKINROLE JELILI

SULAIMON SURAJU AKINDEJI

I formerly known and address as UGOCHUKWU DANIEL YEMI now wish to be known and addressed as UGOCHUKWU DANIEL CHUKWUYERE. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

I formerly known and address as SALAMI AKINROLE LUKUMON now wish to be known and addressed as SALAMI AKINROLE JELILI. Total Nigeria Plc and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and address as ADISA SURAJU AKINDEJI now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON SURAJU AKINDEJI. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

OGBUGBO OJINGWA NGOZI

KOLADE ADEWALE MICHAEL

MRS. SUNNY SYLVI THOMPSON

I formerly known and address as IDIAKA CINDY NGOZI now wish to be known and addressed as OGBUGBO OJINGWA NGOZI. All former document remain valid General public should please take note

I formerly known and address as KOLADE ADEWALE now wish to be known and addressed as KOLADE ADEWALE MICHAEL. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

18 ALAKE ONILE-ERE CRESCENT, GBAGADA, LAGOS The general public is hereby informed that the above-named organization has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 The trustees are: 1. OMOTOSHO EBUNOLUWA YETUNDE - CHAIRMAN 2. MOSUNMADE MATILDA IYABO - SECRETARY 3. UMUKORO ANTHONIA OMOZUSI 4. LAWUYI ADERONKE ADENRELE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To promote entrepreneurship development among women in the society Any objection to the registration should reach the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Area II, Garki, Abuja, within twenty-eight (28) days of this publication.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

Nigeria Association of Agricultural Products Dealers CAC/IT/RC/NO. 61452 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE : 1.PRINCE CHARLES I. ORJI (JP) - RETAINED 2.HON KINGSLEY CHIKEZIE - RETAINED 3.CHIEF BARR UZOETO SABEST - RETAINED 4.COMRADE ANDIR AKOK - RETAINED 5.MR DONATUS EZEANUNA - REMOVED 6.MR NDUBUISI OKEKE - REMOVED 7.MR IKECHUKWU GODSPOWER - REMOVED 8.ALHAJI SULEIMAN MAGAJI GANIYU - REMOVED 9.CHIEF ROMY EZEONWUKA - REMOVED 10.CHIEF ALEX CHUKWURAH - REMOVED

I, ONYEACHUSIM CHIAMAKA CHRISTOPHINE, wish correct my name which was wrongly written as, ONYEACHUSIM CHIAMAKA CHR, instead of, ONYEACHUSIM CHIAMAKA CHRISTOPHINE, in my voters card. I now wish to be known and addressed as, ONYEACHUSIM CHIAMAKA CHRISTOPHINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and address as AKINWALE OLUGBOYEGA AKANNI, now wish to be known and address as AKINWALE ALEXANDRA OLUGBOYEGA. All former document remain valid.

General should please take note.

AFRICAN LEADING WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

THIS ADVERT

CORRECTION OF NAME

THIS ADVERT

I, ONYEBUCHI SOKWAIBE PETER, and SOKWIBE PETER SOKWIBE, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, ONYEBUCHI SOKWIBE PETER. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE : 1.HON. BARR ALHAJI MOHAMMED TAHIR MONGUNO 2.SENATOR DR ALLOYSIUS EKPAN ETOK 3.HON. CHIEF MRS RUTH OLOWOKERE 4.ALHAJI JAMILU SADAUKI 5.BARR OLAYINKA BALOGUN 6.ALHAJI ALIYU LAMIN GWALE

THE ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN AMENDED TO BRING THE LACUNAS AND REFLECT THE TRUE INTENDMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES 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

I formerly known and address as SYLVI EKU now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. SUNNY SYLVI THOMPSON. All former document remain valid General public should please take note.

ISOLO HIGH SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, ISOLO LAGOS The general public is hereby informed that the above-named organization has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 The trustees are: 1. ABIDEMI FUNMILAYO OYEWOLE 2. ADENEKAN KAMORU KAREEM 3. IRHODIA OMOKHAYE AINA 4. HARUNA MURAINA 5. ABORISADE OLUSEGUN EMMANUEL 6. SHONDE OLUFEMI

- PRESIDENT - VICE PRESIDENT I - VICE PRESIDENT II - GENERAL SECRETARY - PRO INTERNAL AUDITOR

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To provide a link between the Management of Isolo High School, Isolo, Lagos, and her graduates, industry, commerce, NGOs and the public in general.

2. To Assist the School in whatever way possible and desirable in its development and to strive to maintain its reputable tradition.

3. To promote mutual understanding, co-operation and fraternal relationship among the graduates of the School.

Any objection to the registration should reach the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Area II, Garki, Abuja, within twenty-eight (28) days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY UNIVERSITY OF BENIN DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK CLASS OF 1995 ASSOCIATION

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

TRUSTEES 1. BARRISTER IRENE ADETUTU BELLO - CHAIRMAN 2. DOCTOR OSABHUOHIEN RAPHAEL AIMUAN 3. BARRISTER SAMUEL ONOMEGWOLO AKORA - SECRETARY 4. DOCTOR OCHUKO IDUEMRE 5. BARRISTER AUGUSTINE EGHAREVBA 6. MRS. VICTORIA DELE MUSA OMONIGHO ANY OBJECTION TO THE 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 TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION Signed - Chairman

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, September 14, 2017

News 28

NASS shifts resumption date for lawmakers by one week Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

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The management of National Assembly has shifted the date of resumption of lawmakers from their annual recess by one week.

The management did not give any reason it shifted resumption for the lawmakers, although the development may not be unconnected with the ongoing reonovation of the entire National Assembly Complex which began shortly after the lawmakers went on break.

The complex has started wearing a new look owing to intensive renovation work already carried out, just as all department have now been adequately illuminated.

The lawmakers were initially billed to resume on September 19, whereas they are now to resume on

September 26, 2017.

The Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announce the postponement of lawmaker’s resumption in a statement he issued and made available to newsmen on Wednesday.

The Statement titled, ‘Postponement of Resumption read, “This is to inform all distinguished senators and honourable members of the National Assembly, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that the resumption date of both Houses in plenary has been rescheduled from Tuesday September 19, 2017 to Tuesday 26th September 2017.

“All distinguished senators and honourable members are by this notice requested to resume sitting in plenary on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 10am prompt, please.”

Group launches study on infectious disease.

Franca Sulem-Yong and Angela Iroh A study on severe infectious diseases was launched by the Joint West African Research Group (JWARG) on Wednesday, at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos.

The study is the fruit of collaboration between the United States (US) Department of Defense Walter Reed Program and the Nigerian Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Program.

Speaking during the launch the director of medical services at the Ministry of Defence, Dr. Toyin Akinlade stated that this event comes primarily to promote force health protection, after staff had suffered the brunt of dangerous diseases like the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

It is in this light, she informed that the JWARG was born on June,26,2016 out of a bio-preparedness initiative to prevent the re-occurrence of dangerous epidemic diseases.

She recounted that after West Africa suffered the brunt of the EVD, former Minister of defense, Lt Aliyu Gusau requested technical support from former United States Ambassador, His Excellency, James Entwistle for improved capacity to manage any future epidemic in the sub-region.

The area of emphasis

included; the training of medical staff on the management and prevention of infectious diseases, establishment of a fixed bio-containment centre in Lagos, establishment of a diagnostic capacity for the armed forces in the bio-containment facility and provision of technical support for deploying robust response to infectious diseases.

This study is therefore aimed at identifying common pathogens in West Africa that could pose public health threat, Dr. Akindale stated. “The launch on this day would be followed by a three day bio-preparedness training to strengthen the capacity of participants not only in the area of research but also to be able to detect and respond appropriately and promptly to public health emergencies,” she further informed.

Buttressing the aforementioned point, the US Consule General, Mr. John Bray stated that it is important for Nigeria, US and the international community to be forewarned about infectious diseases so that they can be fore-armed. Notifying that this bio-preparedness initiative would hold in Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia, the US Consulate informed that the US has been supporting health initiatives in Nigeria for the past 50 years.

A canoe operator conveying people across the river at Imiringi town in Obgia LGA of Bayelsa State… on Tuesday.

Sacked Bayelsa party chairman drags Sylva, APC to court over expulsion Akam James, Yenagoa

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The sacked Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa tate chapter, Chief Tiwe Oruminighe, and two former members of the State’s Executive Committee (SEC) have filed a suit challenging their expulsion and suspension at the state High Court, Ogbia Division, sitting in Yenagoa.

The claimants, in the originating summons, which had been served the party, are asking the court to give a judicial interpretation to the section of the APC’s Constitution, which the party relied upon to sack them.

Other claimants in the suit dated Septem-

ber 8, 2017 are the former deputy chairman, Eddy Julius and the party’s former State’ Secretary, Mr. Marlin Daniel, who were suspended by the APC following alleged anti-party activities.

Those joined in the suit are the state’s acting party chairman, Mr. Joseph Fafi, the acting Secretary, Mr. Alabo Martins, the National Vice-Chairman of the party, South-South, Mr. Hilliard Eta and members of the South-South Zonal Executive Committee.

Others are the National Secretary of the party; Alh. Mai Mala Buni, and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC. They are asking the court to make a declara-

tion that by virtue of the the party’s constitution, Mai Buni (second respondent) had no powers to exercise disciplinary actions against them.

They are demanding a further declaration that the disciplinary powers of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) could not be delegated to Buni or any other organ of the party.

The claimant’s asked the court to make an order setting aside their punishment and to issue a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents for interfering in their functions.

Other reliefs sought by the claimants are: “An order setting aside the purported expulsion of

the first claimant (Oruminighe) by the second respondent as being unlawful, illegal, null and void by virtue of the provisions of APC’s Constitution, 2014.

“An order setting aside the appointment of the first respondent (Fafi) as acting chairman, acting deputy chairman and acting secretary of APC, Bayelsa state chapter.

“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from interfering with, or bridging the duties, functions, privileges and rights of the claimants during the subsistence of their tenure as state chairman, state deputy chairman and state secretary respectively of APC, Bayelsa chapter.”

Plateau attack: Federal legislator pleads with aggrieved communities for peace Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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Member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Hon. Suleiman Kwande, has besieged Miango people of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State and Fulani Community to put aside their differences and work in the interest of peace in the state.

Hon. Kwande stated this yesterday during a visit to the paramount ruler of Miango, Bra Nggwe Irigwe, Rev. Ranku Aka (retired) after the attached on Ancha village suspected to have been carried out by armed gunmen.

He condemned the attack on both communities and described it as senseless and unfortunate, and called on both communities to close rank in sustaining the current peace in the state.

“I condemn the killing in Ancha village and called on all parties to desist from the senseless killing of innocent citizens, who have lived together in peace and harmony for several decades. I assured all parties involved in the unfortunate incident that justice shall be done to all in the interest of peace and harmony.”

He donated relief materials to affected families in Ancha village and a widow of a Fulani man who was

beheaded and buried in a shallow grave by suspected gunmen.

The Paramount ruler of Miango, the Bra Irigwe, Rev. Ranku Aka (retired) said without peace there shall be no development in the locality and called on the natives and Fulani to desist from further attack that will lead to loss of more lives.

He said five of his subjects were arrested in connection to the beheading of the Fulani boy and the police were doing their job before the gory attacked that killed over 24 members of his community.

He said those who carry out the attack have been forgiven and appealed to his subjects and Fulani

community never to contemplate on carrying such evil attack on innocent persons and urged them to embrace peace and harmony.

Chairman Meyitty Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Bassa Local Government Area, Umar Dakare, during a separate visit, pledge the commitment of Fulani community and the natives in coming together to fight criminality in the Local Government Area.

He said any Fulani who is found committing crime should be arrested and prosecuted by the law enforcement officer and vowed that he did not know anybody in connection to the recent attack.

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Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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ollowing the victory of Plateau United in this year’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), for the first time on Saturday makers of Star brand thrilled fans to an epoch entertaining experience with a grand reception for the victorious team.

NPFL: Star thrills Plateau United fans The two-day event saw the legendary music Icon, Ice Prince thrilling audience to great musical vibes.

Speaking with the Corporate Affairs Adviser of Nigerian Breweries, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, said: “Star is all about Nigeria and Nigeria is all about football,” giving reason for the partnership with the NPFL. He said Star is committed to rebuild the Nigerian League as it has done in the entertainment industry and other social engagement Nigerians indulge in.

“Following the win, Star Lager gave Plateau United

fans an opportunity to celebrate with the Plateau United team at the dedicated premium Star fan park, which was set up at the Stadium.

“As part of the celebration, the team and its supporters embarked on a trophy tour around town to celebrate their win, which led to the government house where the trophy was presented to the Plateau State Commissioner for Sports, Danladi Mann, who stood in for Governor Simon Lalong,” Ekanem said.

In his part Tokunbo Adodo, Portfolio Manager, National Premium, Nigerian Breweries, said the participation of football fans at the final match in Jos supports the brand’s commitment to driving audience venue participation.

Adodo added that the 2017/18-league season will commence in early 2018 and Star’s partnership with the NPFL will continue to bring premium quality football excitement to fans and the twenty clubs competing for the league title.

NRCSF scores National Sports Festival points Andrew Ekejiuba

Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation athletes in action.

LCC Tennis: Ekwempu, Okubena reach semis Ugbade

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dubuisi Ekwempu produced a stunning display to end the run of Akin Akinrimisi as the 2017 Lagos Country Club Tennis Festival reaches its home-stretch.

Unseeded Akinrimisi had caused the biggest upset in the tournament partnered by 9Mobile by dumping out fourth seed, Kunle Onamusi in the first round but Ekwempu wasted no time to claim a straight 6-1, 6-1 win to book a semifinal spot where he will face the winner of the clash between top seed

and defending champion, Matt Holmes and Tunde Olujobi.

Bimbo Okubena was equally on top of his game as he inflicted a shock 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 win over second-seeded Kola Sofola, who was a finalist last year. Okubena will now face the winner of the match between Victor Ogbeide, a 6-2, 4-4 (ret) winner over Emmanuel Umenwa, and Babatunde Fashanu, who edged Peter Mgbeahuru 2-6, 6-0, 6-4 in a keenly contested clash.

In the doubles, the prime seed duo of Holmes and Chijoke Agbo were upset by Mustapha Sule-Owuda and Onamusi.

They will battle the winner of the tie involving Joro Olateru-Olagbegi/ Deji Oshikoya and Segun Aluko/ Wale Adesida.

In Group B, Dapo Adebayo will face Lanre Sotunde while Femi Ifedayo awaits the winner between Seyi Adewunmi and T. Adeyinka.

The veteran doubles which is in a round-robin format is also hitting the final stage with the team of Deji Akinhanmi and Hope Gbagi setting the pace while the pair of Arinze Onubogu and Joro are on their heels.

The final will hold on Saturday.

The Nigeria Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation (NRCSF) has now scored the needed points that would see her games listed among the scoring events at the next National Sports Festival.

The cheering news came as a result of her successful participation at the ongoing National Youth Sports Festival in Ilorin, Kwara State, where Rowing, Canoeing and Sailing Sports featured prominently as demonstration events for the second time, thus qualifying them as scoring events at the next National Sports Festival.

President of the Federation, Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni (rtd), who is indeed delighted on this latest development, said a total of 18 States took part in the exercise that featured 13 events.

Osun State came first with 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal while Ogun State finished second with 2 gold and 1 bronze medal, thereby leaving Oyo State with the third position having won 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal according to Bunmi Oluode, Secretary General of the Federation.

With more States participating in this second demonstration exercise, the president hinted that his Federation has task of ensuring that more young people from the riverine areas across the country take up Rowing, Canoeing and Sailing Sports.

Porbeni commended their sponsor, Sapetro, an upstream Oil and Gas firm for ensuring that the Federation featured at the Ilorin Festival, even as he thanked the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung for believing in the leadership of the Rowing Federation.

NTTF gets Kuker Farms’ boost Frank Jumbo

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anagement of Kuker Farms and Processing Limited has announced plans to sponsor three grassroots table tennis events annually for Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) as its own contribution towards the development of the ping-pong game in the country.

Disclosing this during the just concluded Mini-Cadet Table Tennis Championship sponsored by the company, its Managing Director, Kunle Soname, noted that the decision was to ensure that talents are discovered and nurtured to replace ageing athletes.

“As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility function and efforts at developing table tennis at the grassroots, Kuker Farms has decided to sponsor three cadet tournaments every year and this will be done during holidays to enable the kids concentrate on their studies.

“Our intention is to give opportunity to young ones to exhibit and develop their talents and we shall be doing this during holidays because it will be like summer coaching after which a competition will be organised for the participants to enable them put into practice what they have been taught,” he said.

Soname who expressed happiness at the successful conclusion of the maiden edition held at the Knock-Up Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, noted that the company is encouraged following the exhibition by the participants and commended the technical crew headed by national coach, Bello Nasiru for a job well done.

Nasiru expressed appreciation to the company for the sponsorship just as he charged other corporate organisations to emulate them and move the game forward.

A total of 67 kids took part in the championship which saw the winners going home with trophies and various table tennis kits.

Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation athletes in action.

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Robben blasts ‘goal-shy’ Bayern Stories by Andrew Ekejiuba with Agency Reports

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rjen Robben has criticised Bayern Munich for not scoring more against 10man Anderlecht in Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League win.

Sven Kums had a premature ending to his match when he was sent off for conceding a penalty after just 11 minutes, with Robert Lewandowski burying the resulting spot-kick.

It remained 1-0 all the way until the 65th minute when Thiago Alcantara eventually doubled their advantage, stabbing in Joshua Kimmich’s cross, with the young German then adding Bayern’s late third.

Robben – who played the full 90 minutes – was thoroughly underwhelmed, however, insisting that Bayern should have made more of their man advantage.

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pions League game 3-0 it’s good,” he told reporters. “But if you get a penalty after 10 minutes, lead 1-0 and have 11 men against 10, you have to be more aggressive and confident.

“You have to show the fans in the stadium a good football game and try to score more goals. That’s what’s missing.

“I don’t really know why they failed to do more and we have to question ourselves. We have to talk about this and we have to improve it.

“I mean, we play in the Allianz Arena and for our fans. If you play against 10 men, against Anderlecht, with all due respect, you have to score more goals.

“We haven’t done this and that’s a pity for us and for our fans.”

Group B’s other match saw Paris Saint-Germain romp to a 5-0 victory away at Celtic, giving the Ligue 1 side an early advantage in goal difference over Bayern.

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Verratti, Silva hail ‘exceptional’ PSG trio

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aris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti heaped praise on Edinson Cavani, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, while captain Thiago Silva also lauded the goalscoring trio.

PSG’s expensively assembled front three of Cavani, Neymar and Mbappe outclassed Scottish hosts Celtic in a 5-0 Champions League rout on Tuesday.

Cavani netted a brace to become PSG’s leading scorer in European competition with 22, Neymar also scored and new signing Mbappe made it two goals in as many games since arriving on loan from Ligue 1 titleholders Monaco.

The trio have proved unstoppable in France and they sent a warning to their Champions League rivals as Verratti said: “They are exceptional players.

“We are lucky to have them

here. There are other very important attackers on other teams, but we have to think only of ourselves.

“They can decide the match at any time.”

Cavani has scored nine goals in all competitions – seven of those in Ligue 1, Neymar has contributed four domestically, while 18-yearold sensation Mbappe has hit the ground running since making his debut against Metz last week.

PSG skipper Silva was glowing of the trio, as well as off-season recruit and Brazilian veteran Dani Alves.

“The players who have arrived have already adapted to the team,” Silva told reporters.

“Dani brings his experience, Neymar also, like Mbappe, we have demonstrated the quality of PSG. “We are happy about tonight but the work continues. This is not a message for others, but for ourselves, to say that we are capable of a match like this.”

Mourinho rates English teams low!

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anchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes that the English teams in the Champions League this year are “second level” to clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Mourinho watched his side cruise to a 3-0 win over Basel at Old Trafford in their Group A opener on Tuesday, though he was not impressed with United’s performance, criticising them for not doing a thorough and professional job.

Chelsea were the other English side in action on matchday one, thumping Azerbaijani newcomers Qarabag 6-0 at home, while Manchester City and Liverpool face Feyenoord and Sevilla, respectively, on Wednesday.

Mourinho does not rate the chances of any of them winning the competition particularly highly, though, suggesting that while the Premier League sides are giving the Champions League their all, Madrid, Barca

and Bayern are just “warming up” and benefit from having a winter break.

“I think the Champions League for these teams (big European sides) that you are speaking, and for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, I think for these teams the Champions League starts in February.

“Now is just the warming up and in February when us English teams, we are trying to survive after the winter period, they will be fresh and ready after these warm-ups.

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assimiliano Allegri bemoaned a collapse in the defensive standards that humbled Barcelona five months ago following Juventus’ 3-0 Champions League Group D defeat at Camp Nou. Juve shut out Barca over the course of 180 minutes as they triumphed 3-0 on aggregate in last season’s quarter-final between the sides, but the La Liga leaders found their Serie A counterparts a far less robust proposition this time around.

A brilliant Lionel Messi goal put the hosts in front towards the end of a first half as even as the second period was onesided.

Messi created Ivan Rakitic’s goal and helped himself to another as a Juve defence without the injured Giorgio Chiellini and still adjusting to life without Leonardo Bonucci provided increasingly flimsy resistance.

“We played a good first half but when you play these kind of games you have to take your chances,” Allegri told reporters.

“We didn’t and we were punished at the end of the first half.

Ironically we conceded three goals from counter-attacks but this was our worst mistake because we had to remain compact after Barcelona’s goal.

“Obviously they have this player who can change every game but we had to do better in the second half.

“You cannot expect to come here and dominate the game so we have to play better at a mental level, always trying to remain in the game even when everything seems difficult.

“If you leave spaces to Messi, you get punished.”

It meant a Champions League debut to forget for Rodrigo Bentancur, who earned a maiden Juventus start.

The Uruguayan midfielder, who cut his teeth with Argentine giants Boca Juniors, was left to marvel at Messi’s otherworldly talents.

Bentancur added: “Messi is incredible, he is a player from another planet.”

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Firm empowers 40m youths with N82m Alphonsus Nweze, Awka Interfact Beverages, yesterday, splashed N82 million on 40 youths from South East, Benue, Delta and Edo states to set up their own businesses as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Investment (CRI).

The first two winners, Ekwueme David and Ezeobi Ositadinma got the highest amount of N10 million each. Others recipients, who included 12 girls got between N1m and N3m each.

Governor Willie Obiano, who graced the occasion, congratulated the beneficiaries; and urged them to utilise the money and the skills they have learnt to ensure that they succeed in areas of investment they have chosen to pursue.

Obiano, lauded the company for its kind gesture towards the youths; and charged other companies in the state to emulate them so as to create more opportunies for the youths.

He said, “this is unique. I commend the company.

The company stated production in 2012 and are now the second in the country, producing 2.7 hectoliters”.

Obiano said he was not happy with the company because of what they have done in the past. He said because they are creating more jobs for the youths,and has concluded agreement with Songhai Delta to set up sorghum farm in Igbariam, Abambra East Local Government of the State, which he said, would create at least 2,000 jobs for young people, he became excited.

The chairman of Interfact Hero ‘s Foundation, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, said 5, 000 young people applied for the entrepreneurial programme this year as against 1,700 who applied in for it 2016, which was the maiden edition. He said N50m was, however given out to 24 persons from South East.

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Pipelines: NNPC warns criminals against vandalising property

By Idu Jude, Abuja

In order to curb attack on the its properties, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC has intensified efforts to safeguard its pipeline from vandals and fire outbreaks in line with best safety practices.

In a release, signed by the group General Manager, Public affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughammadu,The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed this while receiving a delegation of the Occupational Safety and Health Association, (OSHA) UK,

Nigeria Chapter, at the NNPC. Towers, Abuja, said the corporation would continue to monitor its pipelines and collaborate with the law enforcement agencies to safeguard such critical national asset.

The GMD said that in line with safety standards, NNPC pipelines right-of-way across all locations had been clearly indicated to keep members of the public away from the facilities, so as not to come to harm.

“In our various pipelines running across several kilometers and locations, right-of- way is indicated to show that people

should not temper with the facility because of the danger that is involved. This is done to ensure that when there is safety breach, we have access to the affected spot and intervene accordingly,” the GMD stated.

He disclosed that an attack on the Port Harcourt – Aba a few days ago resulted in massive products loss and damage to the environment, adding that though there was no loss of lives in the incident, it took much effort and time to bring the huge fire that broke out under control.

“We will use this opportunity to

call on pipeline vandals to please keep away from our pipeline, because they are not carrying liquid that can easily be handled like water. We are calling on the general public that when they see the sign on the pipeline, they should not tamper with it in their own interest and that of the nation,” Baru pleaded.

He said the corporation would stop at nothing to ensure that the pipelines were continuously monitored; and that anybody caught trying to sabotage oil facilities would be handed over to the law

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L-R : Director, Revenue & Investment , Dr Bakari Wadinga, Accountant-General of the Federation, Alh. Ahmed Idris, Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and Fmr. Acountant-General of the Federation, Chief Kayode Naiyejun during a Workshop on Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 in Abuja,...on Tuesday.

NCC grants PAT license for collocation services

By Tony Nwakaegho Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted Pan African Towers license to provide infrastructure sharing and collocation services in the country.

The license which is valid for 10 years can be revoked if the company fails to roll out services in the next year. Pan African Towers is also obliged to pay an annual operating fee.

Pan African Towers has therefore confirmed plans to

target at least 10 African countries including Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia, Guinea and Senegal.

The company said it is also currently negotiating to acquire about 850 towers in Nigeria from local tower companies and plans to add 1,500 strategically located build-to-suite sites by 2019.

It will charge lease rates on all new build-to-suite sites across Africa at the local currency instead of dollars to address the foreign exchange challenge.

The Director, Pan African Towers, Sohail Haider, has described the NCC’s approval as a welcome development that would meet the growing demand for more competition.

“PAT is well positioned to achieve that goal. According to recent reports from NCC, Nigeria needs about 80,000 base stations to achieve the smart Nigeria initiative, using 4G/5G technology, but currently has much less than 50,000 base stations,” Haider said.

The Executive vice chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umoru Garba

Danbatta, disclosed that while more players are needed to offer collocation services in the country’s telecommunications sector to ensure healthy competition, the high cost of setting up and running the sites had made the sector to be attractive only to few companies, led by IHS Towers and HTN Towers.

He affirmed that with the telecoms sector embracing collocation, it would become easier for the sector to improve quality of services, increase operational efficiency and boost customer experience.

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Fidelity celebrates Export Management anniversary Azubike Nnadozie Top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, is set to celebrate the first anniversary of its highly regarded Export Management Programme (EMP).

Inaugurated in 2016, the EMP is a sector focused capacity building programme run by Fidelity Bank in partnership with the PanAtlantic University and the Nigerian Export Promotions Council (NEPC), to deliver impactful, world-class export management education to aspiring and existing players in the non-oil export sector of the Nigerian economy.

The programme, which prepares participants for effective play in the international nonoil export markets in particular and the larger export markets in general, has continued to raise the bar of capacity building in exports in Nigeria. Its unique curriculum is structured to take participants through courses bordering strategically on product development for export; developing linkages with customers in importing countries; understanding the various export processes, accompanying documentation and other requirements in Nigeria and key importing countries; export products storage; quality assurance, branding and packaging, sourcing and supply chain management, logistics and shipping, export finance, business ethics, etc.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo, who gave valuable insights into the rationale behind establishing the EMP, stated that the financial institution remains highly committed to aiding the diversification of Nigeria’s monolithic economy particularly through import substitution and export promotion.

L-R: Immediate Past President, National Institute Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Aare Ganiyu Koledoye; Current President & Chairman of Council, (NIMN), Mr. Tony Agenmonmen,; Chairman, Compliance Committee of NIMN Act, Mr. Debo Adebayo; and Registrar of the Institute, Mr. Sidney Ogodo during the Press Conference announcing the institute’s intention to enforce the Marketing Practice Act held at ADNA Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos recently.

NIMN moves to enforce compliance with Marketing Act Ganiyu Obaaro

The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), has stressed that it is now fully positioned and determined to enforce the provision of the NIMN Act, which mandates marketing professionals and marketing related organizations in Nigeria to obtain practice license from the the institution.

The President of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Mr. Tony Agenmonmen made this disclosure in Lagos, recently saying that that there were thousands of marketing professionals in Nigeria who are not registered with NIMN, adding that by the position of the law, they are clearly in violation of the NIMN Act No 25 of

2003. He noted that the responsibility for compliance rests on both the individuals and the companies that employ them.

According to him, Section 20(2) of the Act states: “If on or after the coming into force of this Act, any person who is not a member of the institute practices or holds himself out to practice as a marketer for, or in expectation of reward or takes or uses any name, title, addition or description, implying that he is in practice as a marketer, he commits and offence.”

In view of its determination to encourage such erring members to comply with the provision of the law, NIMN has created a window of opportunity for a special Fas -Tracked Executive membership programme.

This programme covers all categories of membership, including associate, full member and fellow.

Agenmonmen declared that interested professionals can register for the fast- tracked programme through its online portal. He also added that those who may not be able to meet the requirement for the fast tracked executive membership will need to follow the examination route. Interested candidates have between 12 September to 31 December, 2017, to undertake the programme.

The president noted that this development is in line with the institution’s preference for non-use of force in driving compliance. “Our approach to compliance is to avoid the use of force, except this is a

GE, Hewlett Packard partner on $25m on digital solutions across Middle East, Africa, other

Tony Nwakaegho

GE has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterpris that will bring GE Digital’s breakthrough, digital industrial solutions at scale to the Middle East, Africa & Turkey.

The three-year agreement with HPE, is the first collaboration of this scale and scope in the region, and will focus primarily on cyber security solutions in operational technology, with the potential to move into other digital solution in the future.

One of the first solutions this partnership will focus on is

OpShield from GE Digital.

OpShield was created specifically to protect critical infrastructure, drawing on years of embedded device testing and assessments of hundreds of industrial facilities. The solution reduces risk of cyber- related unplanned downtime; improves asset protection from cyber-related damage; helps safeguard protected health information (PHI); reduces risk of damage to reputation and intellectual property theft due to cyber incidents; and increases customers’ confidence to connect and optimize assets.

According to a statement

by GE, “In the first year of the partnership, GE Digital Cyber Security solutions will be distributed through the HPE Channel Partner Network across the MEA &T region, with a particular focus on the Gulf, Levant, Northern Africa, South Africa, and Turkey. By using this existing Partner Network with more than 1,500 partners in the region today, HPE and GED together will bring critical digital and cyber security solutions to industrial controls and infrastructure networks.”

The statement said that,

“To enable this outreach, the HPE Partner Ready Program (recognized as the industry’s number one partner program in EMEA [1]) will ensure that more than 340 HPE specialists and Channel Partner technical and sales resources will be trained and certified on GE Digital solutions to deliver the solution on HPE storage and server infrastructure. In addition, HPE’s own security capabilities for information technology infrastructure will complement the solutions provided by GE for the operational technology environment.

very last resort. We are convinced that it is in the collective interest of all true marketing professionals and marketing organisations to support the effort to ensure that only true and qualified marketers, practice marketing,” Agenmonmen said.

At the expiration of the grace period, the NIMN President noted that a comprehensive register of marketing practitioners, including organisations that have registered and therefore are in compliance will be published. “Practitioners and organisations not in the register will be seen as unable or unwilling to comply with the provisions of the law and will be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Act accordingly.”

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enforcement agency to face appropriate sanctions.

He said that in the PortHarcourt– Aba pipeline incident, one suspect was apprehended and handed over to the appropriate authorities. \According to the release, Baru urged members of the public to support NNPC by reporting any suspicious activity around pipelines and other oil and gas facilities, stressing that the Corporation, on its own part, would do everything possible to ensure the safety of lives and property around its facilities.

Shedding light on NNPC’s safety practice, the GMD said that in view of

the complex and technical nature of its operations, the corporation ccords safety a special priority.

“We are very much determined to ensure that our processes and procedures meet the highest safety standard. Dealing with inflammable liquids and gasses requires utmost care.

Our watchword to ensure that is: Safety to one is safety to all; that defines how we handle safety issues,” the GMD said.

He said NNPC held HSE Week annually across its subsidiaries to sensitise personnel, contractors and visitors on the need to adhere strictly to its safety standa.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni A new report from BMI Research, has said that NonPerforming Loans (NPL) exposure in the smaller commercial banks is threatening their Capital Adequacy Ratio (CARs).

The CAR is a measure of a bank’s capital, which is expressed as a percentage of a bank’s risk weighted credit exposures.

It is also described as capital-torisk weighted assets ratio (CRAR), which is used to protect depositors and promote the stability and efficiency of financial systems around the world.

The report, which is titled: “Nigeria Commercial Banking Report,” explained that even though the economy is improving, it is only the smaller banks, which seemingly have any issues, and that they are confident that the banking sector will remain resilient in 2017, and that a repeat of the 2009 crisis is off the cards.

However, there are two types

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But BMI analysts, pointed out that a stress test by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released in earlier in the year found seven Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) having CARs lower than the required threshold of 10 per cent to 15 per cent, depending on size.

Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor of capital that are measured as Tier one capital, which can absorb losses without a bank being required to cease trading, and tier two capital, which can absorb losses in the event of a winding-

This however, prompted some of the banks to publicly claim to be stable, with analysts recommending half-yearly stress to curb anxiety on health status of banks.

But, the apex bank, indeed, put in a series of measures regarding capital ratios following the banking crisis, which makes the sector

far more stable than it was previously. However, another shock to the oil sector in the form of further pipeline attacks or structurally lower prices would notably increase these risks.

According to the report, “The Nigerian banking sector is well regulated following a series of new legislation introduced in the wake of the 2009 crisis. As such, we view Nigerian banking as broadly stable over the coming years, despite the challenging headwinds buffeting the sector at present.”

The report added that increasing penetration within the unbanked and the rise of mobile banking offer some tailwinds to growth.

“Despite our expectation for deterioration in asset quality in the coming months, we do not envisage a major crisis in the sector.

The banks have, for the most part; manageable (albeit rising) levels of non-performing loans (NPLs) and healthy capital adequacy ratios (CARs). At Zenith, one of the country’s largest banks, the CAR was at 19.0 per cent in October 2016,” the report indicated.

For instance, FirstBank’s CAR, stood at 18.9 per cent, well above the 10.0 per cent mandated by the CBN for banks of that size.

However, the report stated that given that about a quarter of total loans are concentrated in the oil sector, it expects NPLS to continue to rise in 2017.

Micro-finance must improve capacity building to remain relevant - Experts Titus Akhigbe, Benin Financial experts have said that for microfinance banks to remain relevant and be competitive, they must improve capacity building, adopt and embrace digital finance as well as develop products beyond loans and deposits.

Founder/CEO K-Rep Group-Kenya,Kimanthi Mutua, while speaking yesterday, in Benin City at a workshop organised by LAPO Institute, tagged: “Digital Finance: The future of Micro Finance Institutions and Banks in Africa,” said only new innovations in the micro- finance industry would drive the sector to become competitive.

He said adequate consumers’ education and protection, as well as, policy and

regulatory framework can facilitate the needed innovation in the sector that will in turn boost innovation in the financial sector.

Mutua , who decried the slow pace of technological innovations in the micro finance industry, said policy and regulatory initiatives targeted at consumers’ protection and consumer education were important in considering digital finance for the MFIs. He noted that changes were taking place against the backdrop of new financial inclusion policies and regulatory framework.

He added that,” Allowing different types of institutions to provide financial services in recognition of the emergence of a variety of players, as well as, providing consumer protection .

N100bn Sukuk: Stakeholders hail FG Financial investors across the country have commended the Federal Government over the N100 billion Sukuk, non-interest, unveiled by the Debt Management Office (DMO), in a nationwide roadshow.

Director General of the DMO, Ms. Patience Oniha, alongside officials of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing told stakeholders in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja that the debut N100bn is dedicated to building critical road infrastructure in the country.

The debut Sovereign Sukuk is an ethical-based investment in which rent is

based on the investment biannually and the principal sum paid at the end of the seven- year tenor.

Oniha at the various stops on the road show, assured potential investors that the Sukuk is backed by the full faith of the federal government and was one of the avenues at which it intends to raise funds for capital projects.

“This is one of several efforts to raise funds for specific projects; and this is backed by the full faith of the Federal Government.

This is a rental product to cater for segment of our society that requires such services.”

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The National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) says it will put measures in place to ensure members deliver the associations mandates, in order to deliver on the micro finance promise which is poverty alleviation, financial inclusion and access to finance.

The NAMB’s President, Mr. Rogers Nwoke, made this disclosure at the association’s National Executive Council Meeting, held recently.

He explained that the association is preparing its members to be able to get to the grassroots where our members really are and ensure that it doesn’t just happen at the head-

Financial inclusion: MfBs charge members on mandate

quarters.

“So we will take this campaign down to ensure that microfinance banks are well positioned to deal with the issues that we expect at the bottom of the pyramid.

“Because that clearly is where the key to the microeconomic development of the country is; and I think that we will get it right.”

The NAMB president see a major shift in the microfinance sector within the next 12 months in accordance with present lead-

ership of the association.

“Nigerians will see a major shift from what they have been getting from their microfinance banks.

“We are doing BVN enrollment; we are buying our BVN machines and getting our members to enroll their customers, we are signing on to NIBSS and getting integrated into the national payment systems.

“Many of our banks are now digitalising their operations; I think Nigerians are in for a better deal coming forward.

According to Nwoke, the

meeting would be used to strategise plans on improving the association with the viewsituation to tackle the various challenges confronting them.

He added that the meeting would also be used to prepare the executives to serve its members well and deliver on the association’s promises.

“We plan on ensuring adequate and effective monitoring and evaluation of the sectors activities and also ensure members abide by the code of ethics and code of conduct.

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16 gainers spur equities’ market 0.19% rebound Afolabi Adesola After trading in the negative zone for the past three sessions, activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded on Wednesday with the All- Share Index recording a gain of 0.19 per cent.

The day’s growth was as a result of increases recorded across all sector of the NSE except the Industrial and Oil&Gas indices which bowed to profit taking following preceding profitable sessions. They fell per cent 0.39 and 0.88 per cent respectively.

The Consumer goods stocks were investors delight as bargain

hunting in Unilever and Nestle pushed the index higher by 1.14 per cent, while the NSE banking was buoyed by increases recorded in Access, GTB, FBN Holdings to post a modest gain of 0.22 per cent The NSE All- Share Index (ASI) consequently grew 66.82 points to close at 35,464.34 point, while the market capitalisation increased by N23 billion to close at N12.224 trillion.

NEM Insurance and Unilever improved by 4.76 per cent each to close at N1.10 and N44, leading the day’s 16 gainers. They were followed by CI Leasing which grew by 4.55 per cent to close at N1.15,

while AIICO insurance added 3.64 per cent to close at 57 kobo. Nestle made it to the top five gainers list with a growth of 3.46 per cent to close at N1,190 per share.

On the other hand Presco led the day’s 21 decliners with a depreciation of 4.99 per cent, Oando fell 4.89 per cent to close at N6.42 per share, Eterna dropped 4.74 per cent to close at N3.42, while May & Baker and Jaiz Bank fell 4.29 per cent each to close at N2.90 per share and 67kobo per share The total volume of shares traded by investors in 3,015 deals declined by 68 per cent to 119.9 million units as against 373.5 million shares sold the previous session

in 4,193 deals.

The value of shares also declined by 70 per cent to N1.745bn compared to the total value of N5.766bn traded on Tuesday Access Bank emerged the most traded stock with 13.9 million units sold at N134.7m, Zenith Bank was next with the sale of 12.2 million units of shares valued at N281.2m. Fidelity Bank was third with the sale of 11.4 million shares worth N14.8m, FBN Holdings sold 10.03 million shares at N59.1m, while Oando emerged the fifth most traded stock with the sale of 5.9 million shares worth N38m.

…identifies worsening business environment

L - R: shows Victoria Buzugbe, Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Officer, X3m Ideas Limited; Sola Kosoko, Creative Director, X3m Ideas Limited; Ade Bajomo, Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Steve Babaeko, Chief Executive Officer, X3m Ideas Limited; Folahan Salam, Head of Finance, X3m Ideas Limited; Favour Femi-Oyewole, Head, Information Security, NSE; Olasukanmi Atolagbe, Head of Human Resources/Administration, X3m Ideas Limited and Femi Taiwo, Team Lead Copy, X3m Ideas Limited at the Closing Gong Ceremony at the Exchange... on Tuesday.

SEC cautions Registrars over late dividends’ payment The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has urged registrars in the capital market to ensure that complaints by investors of dividend payment’s denial or delay is checked forthwith by removing all bottlenecks to timely dividend payment.

Making the assertion on Tuesday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s- organized investor clinic at the NSE’s Customs Street Marina, Lagos, SEC urged registrars to arguments in support of dividend delay or denial and ensure that all investors are paid their accrued dividend and on time too.

Director, Market Development, SEC, Mr. Henry Adekunle Rowland, at the clinic themed: “ the role of Dematerialization, Di-

rect cash settlement and E-dividend in the development of the Nigerian capital market,” emphasized that the main objective of investing is reaping from investment and one’s dividend payment is denied by registrars, the aim of investing is defeated.

While calling on registrars to remove impediments to verification, dematerialization, irregular signature, forms not properly filled, indemnity, among others, to come out with more investor- friendly measures that would not make dividend claim, a frustrating issues for genuine shareholders.

“All the backlog of issues will be sorted out, we are working on towards improving on where we are not getting it right” he

had said.

The SEC Director Market Development said that through dematerialization, direct cash settlement (DCS) and E-Dividend, the commission is focused at ensuring that Nigerians capital market is made seamless both for the regulators, operators and the investors as all the innovations are geared towards enhancing protection of investors, boosting investors’ confidence, attaining globalized market standard and reducing the volume of unclaimed dividend.

He however urged shareholders to take advantage of SEC portal and verify information on their investments, download e-dividend forms, fill and deliver to their banks or stockbrokers.

ARMS Securirties urges investors to utilise FG’s savings’ bonds Stories by Bonny Amadi Arm Securities Limited has urged investors to take advantage of Federal Government’s ongoing auction of savings’ bonds to reap from the mouth-watering earning opportunities that the debt instrument provides.

The company reminded investors of the Federal Government’s Treasury Bill’s auction on Wednesday September 13th, 2017; and the savings’ bonds, which opened on Monday, September 11th.

In a message to its diversified clients titled: “participate in the TBills and FGN Bond auctions”, the company reminded stakeholders and prospective investors to key into the FGN’s savings bond auction, which closes on Friday, September 15, 2017, and the upcoming Treasury Bills primary auction scheduled for Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

The bond is being auctioned at the rates, which Arms Securities recalled, include a 2-year FGN savings’ bond at 13.817 per cent coupon per annum and a 3-year FGN savings’ bond at 14.817 per cent per annum.

To participate in these auctions Arms counselled prospective investors to ensure funding of their accounts billed to have been confirmed on or before Tuesday 5.00pm September 12, 2017 for the T-bills auction. For the FGN Savings Bond auction, the company said that confirmation is slated for Thursday, September 14, 2017 on or before 5.00pm.

Manufacturers: Unfavourable exchange rates counterproductive….NO1Polls Nigeria’s prime economic development survey, NO1Polls has identified that unprofitable exchange rates has remained inimical to the evolution of the nation’s manufacturing sector.

In its recent poll: “The 2017 Manufacturing Sector Survey conducted by NOIPolls and CSEA, It was pointed that unfavourable foreign exchange rates, which ranked 55 per cent in its survey , has continued to dampen efforts targeted at growing the Nigerian manufacturing sector.

According to the report, 74 per cent of manufacturing companies said that business environment has been unsupportive in 2017; representing a 14-point increase from the 2016 result which stood at 60 percent.

Thus, indicating a worsening of the business environment.

Also, lack of infrastructure, red-tapism and corruption were further fingered

…identifies worsening business environment as some of the structural ported.

In the result, 75 per cent of bottlenecks frustrating busimanufacturing companies ness environment.

In the report, 85 per cent say the disparity in foreign of manufacturing compa- exchange rates has had negnies surveyed are not operat- ative impact on their operaing up to 75 per cent of their tions. Similarly, 80 per cent installed capacity. A devel- of the companies affirmed opment that was attributed that inflation has had a to many factors including negative effect on their busiweak demand which stood nesses.

All the manufacturing at 69 per cent, poor power supply at 58 percent, petrol/ companies interviewed afdiesel unavailability 38 per firmed that the recession cent and limited access to had impacted their busiforeign exchange 26 per cent. ness operations and profitThe report showed that ability; with 70 per cent statalmost half of the compa- ing that the recession had nies interviewed, 48 per impacted their businesses cent of them considered im- negatively. portation of raw materials critical to their Summary of activities on NSE p ro d u c t i o n .

This category ASI 35,609.07 are mainly meDEALS 4,066.00 dium to large manufacturVOLUME 281,836,685.00 ing companies, with up VALUE 5,424,084,716.73 to 62 percent CAP 12,273,475,784,608.19 of inputs im-

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Brands & Marketing B6 Stories by Godwin Anyebe The competition in Nigerian beverage drink market reminds one of the cola war of the 70s when competing brands were throwing jibes to one another via their marketing materials.

Though, recent happening in the industry may not be an ambush marketing, but it appears to be a response to competition.

The international brands, especially in the beverage industry, have over the years, found Nigeria to be a place suitable for their investment. This, analysts attribute to the market size of the country, which has a population of over one hundred and eighty million people, going by the 2006 updated census figures.

Despite security and infrastructure challenges, the nation’s population size has made it nearly impossible for investors from all over the world not to consider Nigeria as a sowing ground.

Checks by Daily Times reveal that, the intake of beverage drink in Nigeria, particularly among

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Consumers are ‘kings’ as competition in beverage industry heightens young adults, has become very popular in recent times. The consumption of soft drink dates back to the early 16th century with the introduction of fruit-flavored drinks. Water imperial was one of the first forms of soft drinks in Tudor England, and it was a sweetened drink with lemon flavour containing cream of tartar.

As days goes on, inventors had made significant progress in the production of carbonated mineral water, which is a major ingredient in the production of beverage drink. Since then, several companies and individuals have gone into the production of beverages which comes in different flavours such as Orange, Apple, Ginger, Cola, grape, Lemon among others.

To this end, the Coca Cola brands and the ever strong-willed Pepsi brands have held sway

in the nation’s beverage drink market with different kinds of product. Coke and Pepsi, which have remained major players in the market have, over the years, grown from strength to strength without a possible overthrow in sight until a new brand entrants, ‘Bigi’ came from Ajeast Nigeria; and Bigi Cola from Rite Foods entered the category in 2016 with price- discounted brands.

Big’s inauguration of a new 650ml PET bottle at a competitive retail price of NGN100/bottle won consumers over, especially as the economy experienced poor growth and incomes dwindled.

The new Bigi brand (launched late in 2016) also enjoyed demand.

The two largest players, Coca-Cola Nigeria; and 7 Up Bottling Co Nigeria, countered the new entrants by introducing a new 600ml.

In an attempt to woo consumers

on their side, Cocacola introduced a fifty cl PET bottle at a price of N100. In what looked like a response to competition, 7up Bottling Company joins the frenzy and introduces fifty cl PET bottle to remain relevant in the minds of their consumers.

Marketing communication tools such as; alluring advertisement, incentives, promotions, pricing, product availability, etc have been some of the efforts embarked upon by manufacturers to increase their consumer base in the market. But Irrespective of the manufacturers’ effort, without the insistent purchase of the product by consumers, the growth that the beverage market boasts of will not have been achieved.

Speaking on this issue, a brand management consultant, Roland James told Daily Times that, “Competition is the critical driver

of performance and innovation.

It benefits everyone by enabling people to choose from an array of excellent products at affordable prices. Competition also encourages the adoption of innovation as companies evolve and new ideas flourish in the marketplace.”

According to him; “consumers stand to gain the most from greater competition in the beverage industry in Nigeria. Fair and open competition means lower prices and greater choice.” for James, “limiting consumers’ freedom of choice stalls innovation.

Impediments to innovation are a setback for anyone who wants tomorrow’s beverage industry to be better than it is today. Market conditions that permit a single company to become the sole judge of price and quality set a dangerous precedent.”

Rivers shines in 2017 Cowbellpedia Maths TV Quiz

A cross-section of stakeholders at the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance conference in Abuja on Tuesday

Institute set to punish practitioners for non-compliance The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) has expressed readiness to curtailed the activities of marketing practitioners who have failed to comply with modus operand of the institute as stated in the ACT formed the Istitute..

The President of the Institute, Tony Agemonmen, in a press conference with the theme: ‘Shaping the future of the marketing institute in Nigeria’ recently in Lagos, disclosed that; “membership of the institute is compulsory once you intend to practice or currently practicing marketing, by whatever designation defined. That is the position of

the law. The setting up the institute is very clear, and one more time I would like to draw the attention of all marketing professionals, intending marketing professionals and all companies engaged in marketing activities, to find some time to understand the provision of the act.”

According to him, “As it stand today, there are thousands of marketing professionals who are not registered with the institute. By the position of the law, they are clearly in violation of the NIMN Act and currently practicing illegally. The responsibility of compliance is both that of the individuals and the companies

that employed them.”

Further, he pointed out that, “our approach to enforcement is to avoid the use of force, except this is a very last resort. We are convinced that it is in the collective interest of all true marketing professionals and marketing organizations to support the efforts to ensure that only true and qualified marketers, practice marketing.’”

“In line with our preference for non use of force in driving compliance, we have accordingly created a time window and opportunity for all currently practicing marketing illegally to comply with the provision of the law. Therefore, from

now to the 31st of December, 2017 such illegal practitioners have the opportunity to comply through our special fact track executive membership program for all categories of membership.” He added.

While commenting on some members who are not financially active, he disclosed that, ”there are thousands of members including fellows who are in arrears of their membership subscription for up to ten years. Technically and practically, their membership of the institute has lapsed, as membership of the institute is not for life.

Once conferred, it has to be renewed every year.”

Tamunokuro Braide of Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, is the third contestant to secure a semi-final slot for Rivers State in the on-going 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited.

At the sixth preliminary contest in the Junior category recently in Lagos, Braide and Ezekiel Ekanem of Advanced Breed Group of Schools, Sagamu, Ogun State moved into the semi-final stage after surviving stiff competition from Omamode Sohwo of Graceville High School, Asaba, Delta State and Kolawole Bankole of Greater Tomorrow International College, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Henry Nworie of Twelve Apostles College, Sharon, Ebonyi State and George Tochukwu of Ruby Peculiar College, Jalingo, Taraba State also ended their journey in the competition at the group stage.

Braide is confident of a good outing in the race to the final and “prays for the best” in her quest for the ultimate prize. “I have put this behind me. My focus is on the next hurdle

and the final battle, as I pray for the best,” she said. however, Ekanem, who scored 98 per cent in the qualifying examination conducted in March 2017, was grateful to God for seeing him through the “tough battle of the group.” He also thanked his parents for the encouragement given to him.

In the Senior category, Benjamin Chisom of Dority International Secondary School Aba, Abia State and Favour Ajibola of Model Secondary School Alagbaka-Akure Ondo State qualified for the semi-finals after eliminating Christopher Ikeh of Reality High School Ilesha, Osun State.

Other contestants were; Jinan Lakan of Bethany Christian Academy, Jos, Plateau State; Alfred Thompson of Belary Schools, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, and Fatima Suleiman of Elkanemi Schools Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State.

Chisom expressed confidence in his ability to excel all the way to the ultimate prize, saying, “My worst fear is over now that I have qualified for the semi-final. The race is open now. I only need to intensify my preparation and prayers.”

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, September 14,

Stories by Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency reportse “The transformation of on-farm mechanisation can make a major contribution to improving rural livelihoods by boosting productivity and growth in rural incomes and making farming an appealing and worthwhile career choice for young people,” said Nuradin Osman, Vice President and General Manager, Africa for AGCO Corporation, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and infrastructure.

Mr Osman was speaking at the 2017 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), attended by more than 700 delegates and held this year in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (4-8 Septem-

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AGCO leads project to determine business models for smallholder farms ber).

Under the theme ‘Growing Inclusive Economies and Jobs through Agriculture’ the AGRF 2017 sought to create a new agenda for action by pushing the boundaries of possibility in the fields and markets of African agriculture.

AGCO has been a partner and sponsor of AGRF since 2014 and is co-chair for the Thematic Working Group on Mechanisation, drawing in particular on its widespread practical experience of Africa agriculture and knowledge developed at its pioneering AGCO Future Farm in Zambia.

“Through our investment in initiatives like

our Future Farms, AGCO is committed to advancing and transforming African agriculture,” explained Mr Osman. “The implementation of modern farming techniques and the more efficient use of resources empowers communities to develop a sustainable food production system and increase farm productivity – thus improving local economies, helping to create jobs and inspiring the next generation to move into agriculture.”

Key to the sustainable commercialisation and modernisation of African agriculture are sustainable business models. Speaking at the AGRF Thematic Working Group Meeting

on Mechanisation, Mark Moore, AGCO Agricultural Advisory Manager, outlined a new 18-month collaborative project the Company is leading for AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa). The project is set to examine the agricultural mechanisation of Sub-Saharan African smallholders and the development of local farm service centres known as agro-dealers. The project kicked off in July 2017 and will assess the affordability of mechanisation systems along with farming practices, such as conservation agriculture for smallholders, and develop and evaluate the agro-dealer approach for supporting

FADAMA III, research institutes to collaborate for high yield seed varieties

FADAMA Project

Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, on Monday, Mr Victor Atilola, has said that FADAMA III Additional Financing project would collaborate with research institutes for high yielding seed varieties.

Atilola said this at a one-day retreat organised for FADAMA III Additional Financing technical committee members in Ibadan.

The permanent secretary said that the issue of research was dynamic and change was paramount, and stressed the need for farmers to be abreast of latest agriculture technologies and inputs.

He said FADAMA III Additional Financing project would not be able to grow if farmers had no knowledge of contemporary farming techniques, especially in the area of rice and cassava production which was the main focus of the project.

He added that “linking up with relevant research institutions that have the mandate of these crops would boost farmers’ production and make them be on the same page with modern technology in agricultural production.”

He advised farmers to have a change of attitude, saying some farmers had benefitted from

agricultural credit loan of Central Bank of Nigeria but were yet to make returns in the past three years.

The permanent secretary said government had only recovered 40 per cent of the loan and urged farmers to make returns so that others who were yet to benefit would be able to do so.

In his contribution, Mr Nathanal Olayinka, the Oyo State Coordinator of FADAMA III, said the retreat was essential because the decision making body of FADAMA Project converge and deliberate on achievements recorded so far.

Olayinka said the retreat was also aimed at discussing challenges and look at ways of solving them.

He advised farmers who benefitted from FADAMA III Additional Financing project to be serious with what there were doing and take farming as business and not as subsistence activity.

and training smallholders.

Co-partners in the project include Harper Adams University in the UK, FutureSeeds Zambia and the University of Zambia.

Major work on the initiative will take place at the AGCO Future Farm in Lusaka. This 150ha farm, which also includes a mechanisation training centre and poultry learning centre, is a hub for developing leading-edge agriculture for Africa. It demonstrates the value of mechanisation, technology and sustainable farm practices systems through reallife experience “We will be trialing a model to establish the levels of income a small-

Prof Oniang’o emerges 2017 Africa food prize winner The Chairperson, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and Sasakawa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), Prof.

Ruth Oniang’o, has won the 2017 Africa Food Prize.

Mr Adams EphraimsOnuche, the Sasakawa Global 2000 Communications Officer made this known in statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Tuesday.

“The prize was awarded to Prof. Ruth Oniang’o on the third day of the seventh African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) which took place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire between Sept. 4 and Sept.8,“ Ephraims-Onuche said.

He said that the honour was in recognition of her role as a leading voice on nutrition in Africa.

Africa’s biggest hatchery, feed mill opens in Kaduna Africa’s biggest hatchery and feed mill constructed by Olam Grains Nigeria was inaugurated Tuesday in Kaduna.

The company, constructed at$ 150 million, consists of feed mill,

hatchery and breeder farm, Olam’s Business Head, Vinod Mishra, has said.

Mishra told journalists that the company would process 180,000 tonnes of corn and 75,000 tonnes of soya beans annually

on feeds production, and would produce 360,000 tonnes of animal feeds yearly.

A total of 1.6 million day-old-chick will be hatched every week, the official said, adding that the company has a 50,000

tonnes of on-site storage and had outsourced similar storage volume.

Mishra said the company was also engaged in the training of farmers to increase yields and profitability as well as provide employment.

holder farmer needs to achieve to pay for mechanisation services like crop establishment,” Mr Moore explained. “We will also trial a similar model to understand the income a local agro-dealer needs to generate in order to supply and support local smallholder farmers in their area with services like tillage and planting contract work and the supply of farm inputs. By defining an initial business case for mechanisation and other products and services that small-scale farmers need to be successful, the aim is to ensure that they and the local agro-dealer supporting them both have sustainable businesses.”

Oniang’o

“The prize recognises the best examples of those using agriculture to transform people’s lives and stimulate economic growth and development and this year received over 600 nominees,” he said.

He said that this holistic approach to agriculture with an emphasis on nutrition would stand Africa’s smallholder farmers in good stead for generations to come.

“Following the award, Yoshimasa Kanayama, the President of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), has since congratulated Oniang’o, saying her award is well deserved,” he said.

The Africa Food Prize honours outstanding contributions within every aspect of agriculture and food production that is clearly related to combating hunger and reducing poverty in Africa.

The statement quoted Oniang’o as saying, “I am humbled to receive this prize and believe it highlights the work we have done and more importantly, it will contribute towards shaping our continent’s food future.

“With the Sasakawa Africa Association, our focus is on not just increasing food production, but increasing the capacity of smallholder farmers to add value through agro-processing.

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Road Safety: Nigeria worth emulating, says UN Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt, has described the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as an inspiration for other African countries, calling them to emulate Nigeria’s example in dealing with the menace of road traffic crashes in the continent.

Todt also called for collective efforts towards achieving success in the campaign against the of use of phone while driving and drunk-driving. He also urged for the promotion of the use of crash helmet by motorcyclists.

Todt was glad optimistic that Nigeria would meet the target of the UN Decade of Action on road safety: 2011-2020.

The UN Secretary General made the remarks during his courtesy visit to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, at the State House, Abuja, recently.

Todt, who was the guest speaker at the 7th edition of the FRSC Annual Lecture Series, thanked the people and government of Nigeria for the warm reception accorded him and members of his entourage.

Noting that the lecture was a huge success, he described the annual forum as a positive initiative capable of generating public awareness on issues of road safety. He said that he was impressed with the organisational structure of the cops, its enforcement capability and investment in human capacity development, which he said, have

L-R: Executive Director, Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka Jr.; Head Customer Service, SIXT Nigeria, Ifeoma Edokwe; Head of Franchise Operation, SIXT Germany, Karsten Jaensch; and General Manager/CEO, SIXT Nigeria, Christian Chigbundu, at the SIXT Nigeria Annual Conference, in partnership with Coscharis Mobility Ltd, held in Lagos... recently.

resulted in a boost in ambulance and rescue services on the nation’s highways.

He commended the government for its huge investment in road safety, saying, what he has seen in the country has allayed his fears about the growing menace of road traffic crashes in developing countries, particularly in the African continent.

The envoy further disclosed that the UN has worked on a number of conventions, which he would be availing the FRSC to enhance its capacity for enforce-

ment; and appealed for sustained government support through improved investment in road infrastructure and education.

In his remarks, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, thanked Todt for visiting the country and accepting to serve as the Guest Speaker at this year’s edition of the FRSC annual lecture series. This, he said, was an indication of the envoy’s interest in road safety matters, especially in Africa. He commended him for his untiring efforts to encourage African coun-

NADDC boss applauds Innoson, tours Nnewi auto supplier park The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu has visited Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company {NADDC}, in Nnewi, where he witnessed the production of vehicles at the plant located in Umudim area of the bustling town.

The recent facility tour, which was the first by the NADDC Director-General to any vehicle plant since his appointment about five months ago, also took him to the site of the Automotive Supplier Park (ASP), an auto parts manufacturing cluster bordering some nearby communities.

Aliyu, who was accompanied by the Director, Policy and Planning, Luqman Mamudu, and management staff of the council, was received by the Chairman of Innoson Group, Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, who also guided him

through the various sections of the plant.

Apart from witnessing the production of IVM midi , the visitor was pleased to know that the light commercial vehicle range included other smaller and bigger {mass transit} buses and pick-ups, as well as passenger cars, namely Umu and Fox , and sport utility vehicles {SUVs}.

“I am very happy and excited to be at Innoson and to see the wonderful work being done,” the Director General said. He added: “This is something that all Nigerians should be proud of - to see an indigenous automobile manufacturer producing cars right in Nnewi, and making a significant contribution to the local and national economies, and to the development of the nation’s automotive sector.”

Occupying hectares of land in

Akwa-Ihedi, Osumenyi, and Uga {in Nnewi South/Aguata Local Government Areas}, the Nnewi Automotive Industrial Park the NADDC team also toured, would be a centralised manufacturing hub for the production of automotive components.

It was learnt that all the necessary infrastructure would be provided to allow manufacturing stakeholders to set up operations.

The DG, who later a visit to Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra state, stated. , “The Park will provide thousands of direct and multiplier effect jobs, and enable the transfer of relevant technical skills and technology. It will be a worldclass hub of advanced technology which will supply world standard components to feed both the automotive service and repair market, and local assembly operations. “

tries to set up their own road safety agencies.

He restated the commitment of the Nigerian government to road safety campaign, noting that the recent approval given to the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy Document by the National Economic Council and the inauguration of the National Road Safety Advisory Council point to the nation’s readiness to tackle the menace of road traffic crashes with the political will of the government.

The Vice President identified

attitudinal change as the major threat to the success of road safety campaign in the country, saying that issues like seatbelt, speeding and drunk driving are attitude-related; and they could be addressed through positive attitudinal change by people.

Earlier in his lecture at the Presidential Villa, the envoy had expressed concern with the low level of commitment to issues of road safety by governments of African countries, especially when viewed against the backdrop of the social and economic

Ford, Coscharis entice customers with discounted service parts To demonstrate loyalty and customers’ care in areas of quality after-sales service, Ford’s sole dealer in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, is offering a 10 per cent discount on select genuine Ford parts.

The offer, which runs until the end of September, 2017, is viewed in the auto market as a demonstration of the company’s commitment to safety and maintenance of its customers’ vehicles at various locations across the country.

Providing more insight into the campaign, Coscharis Group General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Abiona Babarinde, said it is designed to delight customers by giving them value for money and added benefit.

He stated that the economic situation in the country has affected so many things, including vehicle maintenance, stressing that as a

key player in the motoring industry in Nigeria, the dealer cannot allow customers to forgo their vehicle safety.

Babarinde further said, “This is why we have taken it upon ourselves to give our loyal customers some relief in this challenging period. We want to help our customers with our 10% discount on select parts such as brakes, shocks, batteries and service parts to cushion their expenses at this period at our various after-sales service centres and Quick Lane facilities that are now in many neighbourhoods across the country.”

Also commenting on the offer, the National Parts Manager, Coscharis Motors, Cyril Cruz, confirmed the dealer’s readiness to roll out the campaign: “We are fully stocked with all required genuine parts in all our after-sales centres and we anticipate a successful campaign.

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EDSG to develop 58 tourist sites, targets domestic, foreign receipts

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We’re restoring sanity to Edo, says SSG ÏÏÏThe

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, receiving the Report of the Joint Implementation Team on Public Libraries from the Chairperson of the Committee, Mrs. Grace Sanni, at the Edo State Government House...recently

EDSG explains ‘phased approach’ to pensioners’ welfare

… Faults reports on 42 months pension arrears Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

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Edo State Government has said it embarked on a holistic strategy to address pensioners’ welfare since the Governor Obaseki-led administration came on board, noting that it is committed to paying all outstanding pension arrears and gratuities in phases to reduce the debt burden on the state.

The government said though dwindling crude production and oil prices affected revenue accruing to it from the Federal Government, it has prioritised the plight of pensioners in the face of competing needs in the different sectors of the state.

In a statement on Monday, in Benin City, the government dismissed reports that it owed 42 months in pension arrears, noting that they “are false and a misinterpretation of facts.”

The state acknowledged that it

has been faithful to the purpose of the Paris Club Refund, which was disbursed to states for clearing salary, pension, and gratuity arrears.

However, the state government noted that the fund available to it “is not and cannot be sufficient to settle pension arrears that have accumulated for over 20 years.

The Paris Club Refund is not restricted to payment of pension arrears and gratuities, but for employees’ emoluments.”

The government explained that only a few pensioners were owed multiple months of arrears, most of whom are captured under the Local Government Pension Board, an institution that is autonomous and independent of the state’s Edo State Pension Bureau.

The state government stressed that although pension arrears that led to recent protests spanned for over two decades, it acknowledged the principle of continuity in governance and had put measures in place to address the issues.

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The statement reads in part: “Matters concerning local government pensioners are separately handled by the Local Government Pension Board. Up to this moment, retirees in the local government service fall within the jurisdiction of the Local Government Pension Board. Be that as it may, the issues raised by the protesting pensioners of the local government service are better tackled by the Local Government Pension Board.

“Under the Edo State Contributory Pension Scheme Law, there is a unitary Pension Bureau that will take charge of both the State Civil Service and the Local Government Civil Service staff. When the Edo State Pension Bureau becomes fully operational, after inspection and certification by the National Pension Commission, it will take over the functions of the Local Government Pension Board. This would be done after the commission conducts due diligence on the state of affairs of the board’s pension liabilities and current pension and gratuity payment status.

Some of the measures, according to the state government, in-

clude phased payment of arrears, harmonising pension management system in the state, and migration of state to the contributory scheme.

The state government said it is committed to “pay, in phases, all outstanding pension arrears and gratuities; ensure that retiring civil servants process their papers on time so that they can effortlessly transit from their salary payroll into pension payroll at the exact time of their exit from the civil service. This singular step, if carried through without default of the retiring staff and relevant authorities saddled with the processing of retirees documents, will eliminate the incidence of accumulation of pension arrears.”

Noting that efforts have been made to harmonise pension management in the state, the government said: “We have put up measures to consolidate and pursue the implementation of the contributory pension scheme”.

“In fact, all necessary requirements to ensure a hitch-free payment of retirement benefits to civil servants who transited from the defined benefit scheme into the contributory pension scheme regulated by the pension commission have been met by the state government.

Edo State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that law and order are maintained in the state in line with its ‘Operation Clean Up Edo’ initiative, assuring that the exercise would bring sanity to public spaces and enhance the business climate.

The state government noted that the ‘Operation Clean Up Edo,’ which has elicited commendations from residents in Benin City, would be expanded to other parts of the state, including Ekpoma and Auchi.

The Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG), Barrister Osarodion Ogie, who disclosed this to newsmen during the review of the exercise, said the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration intends to make Edo cities more habitable and welcoming, without comprising on the dictates of the law.

The ‘Operation Clean Up Edo’ is an initiative of the state government aimed at decongesting major areas in the city centre and restoring order and sanity to improve the business climate and attract visitors, tourists and investors.

Ogie said the exercise is being carried out in consultation with relevant stakeholders in the state, noting that union leaders in major parts and markets in the metropolis are carried along.

“To ensure public buy-in and contribute to the success of the initiative, we have a public enlightenment team that ensures everyone is carried along. We engage the unions and their leaders to communicate the plans of the government before embarking on an exercise such as this. We have been on this exercise for three months now and have recorded good results. So, we will expand our operations to other parts of the state such as Ekpoma, Auchi, Iguobazuwa,” Ogie said.

He hinted that the introduction of the Edo State Traffic Management and Control Agency (EDSTMA) has fasttracked the implementation of the initiative, adding, “We have six zones of EDSTMA now in Benin; we have to create additional zones and move out of Benin to other parts of the state and ensure that traffic situation is improved.”

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Obaseki harps on stronger team spirit among nations to achieve dev’t goals ÏÏÏGovernor of

Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged development actors within the South-South Cooperation (SSC) framework to strengthen the existing team spirit among member states in the pursuit of market-led, knowledge-based economies that will engender sustainable development.

The governor said this in a statement to mark the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed every September 12.

The SSC is an alliance of countries in the Global South – countries lying South of the Equator — for the promotion of trade and development models in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technical domains.

Noting that while the modest achievements of the body are laudable, Obaseki stressed that “there is an increasing need to reinvigorate the team spirit among member states in the face of the common developmental challenges we all face – political, economic, social, and environmental – in the bid to improve our human development index as countries of the global south.”

He urged leaders of third world countries “to be more enthusiastic about fast-tracking efforts at joining the club of developed countries through peer review of developmental efforts, transparency and accountability, technical and other partnerships.”

Such partnership, according to the governor, “is crucial as

cooperation among developing countries and agencies in the Global South ensures that players share and build on experiences in healthcare, agriculture, education, urbanisation, security and scientific and technological innovations.”

This conviction, he said, “informed our visits to the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute in Medan, recently, to secure a partnership deal for the development of the oil palm sector in Edo State, in our resolve to make Edo State the oil palm capital of the country.“ Similarly, the Edo State government paid a visit to Singapore to woo foreign investors and partners to bolster the state’s industrialisation drive in agricultural sector, trade and investment, technology, construction as well as key players in the environmental sector.

Over ten actors in the organised private sector of Singapore as well as state-owned enterprises, met with the Edo State delegation.

“We believe that their experiences are not so different from ours, as they have grown to where they are today, by tackling the same issues we now face in Nigeria, such as unemployment, rural-urban migration, and economic integration,” Obaseki said.

The South-South Co-operation has grown to become a rallying point for developing countries, providing the platform for sharing developmental ideas.

Oba of Benin canvases support for INEC ÏÏÏThe Benin monarch, Omo

N’Oba N’Edo Uku-Apolokpolo Oba Ewuare II, has solicited support for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable it perform optimally in the discharge of its duties.

According to the royal father, the significant roles of INEC especially during the 2015 general election has proven to be entrenching more democratic process in the country.

Omo N’Oba said this while playing host to the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Obo Effanga, in his palace in Benin City.

While tasking INEC to develop better strategies to ensure better future electioneering process, Oba Ewuare urged the Federal Government and other

authorities concerned to provide the needed logistics for the body to succeed.

He assured that the palace authority would help in the awareness of the people on the needs to partake in the ongoing INEC registration exercise.

The monarch also told the electoral umpire to report any problems they may encounter in various villages in the course of their duties, stating that the palace was collaborating with the state government to ensure effective security of lives and properties in the state.

Earlier, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Obo Effanga, told Omo N’Oba that he was at the palace to seek his royal blessings and support.

EDSG to develop 58 tourist sites, targets domestic, foreign receipts Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

ÏÏÏEdo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze OsemwegieEro, has disclosed plans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to revive and rebrand 58 tourist sites across the state.

Osemwegie-Ero made the disclosure recently while receiving members of the Benin Cultural Heritage Centre, on a courtesy visit, led by Squadron Leader Ehi Ighile (rtd.).

He said: “Governor Obaseki has handed over his vision to promote arts and culture in the state to us and has given us a marching order to identify all the cultural and tourism assets in all parts of the state, be it a festival or site, and repackage them for domestic and international tourists.”

He said the Aba Festival that

was recently held in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state, boosted the local economy with about N450 million.

He added that the tourist receipts were injected into the state economy by the over one million people who graced the occasion from all over Nigeria and the Diaspora.

“The festival was a huge success due to the presence and participation of the Edo State Government, which is committed to supporting all the cultural festivals brought to its notice in the state.

“Our moat is a major tourist attraction and can be compared to the walls of China, but it has suffered neglect over the years.

The vision of the present administration is to maintain and beautify the moat across the city and make it a tourist attraction that will generate revenue for the state,” Osemwegie-Ero said.

He assured that the state government was prepared to develop the 58 tourist sites into world class sites to attract visitors from all over the world and told his visitors that his ministry was working with the Ministry of Education to ensure that Edo Language is part of the curriculum of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions of learning across the state.

He expressed the readiness of the Obaseki-led administration to raise the profile of Igun bronze works, promote the rich cultural heritage of the people of Benin Kingdom and create wealth for the artisans and state government.

Members of the Benin Cultural Heritage Centre, led by Squadron Leader Ehi Ighile (rtd.), said the non- partisan and non-governmental organisation, with over 100 members, is committed to promoting the glory of the Benin people.

L-R: Secretary General of Benin Cultural Heritage Center, Hon. Isaac Ehanah (JP); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Obayagbona Itohan; Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osazee Osemwengie-Ero; Vice President of Benin Cultural Heritage Center, Ehi Ighile; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Special Duties and member of the Heritage Center, Dr. Osayuware Idahosa, during a courtesy visit to the commissioner in Benin City...recently

Association donates items worth N20m to Edo IDP Camp ÏÏÏThe

Association of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) recently donated beverages and other items worth about N20 million to victims of the North East crisis living at the Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in Edo State.

President of the association, Chief Patrick Anegbe, while presenting the items at the Camp, which is situated at Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, said the gesture was part of the group’s Corporate Social Responsibility programmes.

Anegbe said: “As an associa-

tion, we know we cannot donate some of the items we produce to the Internally Displaced Persons. We appealed to member companies to make donations and we got positive responses.

The result is what we are presenting to the occupants of the camp.”

He expressed his empathy with the inmates and called on the Federal Government to expedite action on resettling them.

“These people, for no fault of theirs, found themselves in this camp. They need to be catered for and empowered to live independent lives outside this

place,” he said.

The Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Magdalene Ohenhen, received the items on behalf of the state government and expressed gratitude to the association for the gesture.

Ohenhen said that the donation would bring succour to the inmates, and assured that the state government would ensure that they receive all the items.

Mrs. Evelyn Omigie, the camp supervisor, who received the items on behalf of the inmates, said the materials would go a long way in meeting the needs of the over 2, 500 inmates.

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Edo Group flays calls for Nigeria’s disintegration

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L-R: Representative of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Walson Brandon; Supervisor of the Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in Edo State, Mrs. Evelyn Omigie; Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Magdalene Ohenhen; Director, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mrs. Elizabeth Enakhimion; and President, Association of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE), Chief Patrick Anegbe, during the handover of relief materials worth over N20 million from AFBTE to the IDPs at Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State...recently.

Obaseki urges policy makers to prioritise ICT-based teaching ÏÏÏGovernor

of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has decried the prevalence of obsolete teaching methods in institutions of learning in Nigeria, which he said, accounted in part for the high figures of illiterate and poorly educated people as against the lower figures in other countries.

Obaseki said it was time for policy makers to change the approach to teaching and learning by prioritising the use of Information and Communication Technology in bridging the wide gap.

The governor made the recommendations as the world recently celebrated World Literacy Day. He said: ”The global event is an

opportunity for policy makers in the education sector, parents and educationists to review the efforts at increasing the number of literate people in Nigeria,” the governor said.

“We cannot continue with the old teaching methods that failed to put us in the league of the most literate people in the world” he stressed, and explained that “the efforts of governments at various levels, to build and equip more schools, employ and train more teachers, encourage children to come to school through various initiatives like the School Feeding Programme of the Federal Government, would not yield the desired result if at the poli-

cy level, the use of ICT is not placed on the front burner.”

Obaseki said his administration’s ICT-driven educational policy, was in line with the theme of this year’s International Literacy Day: “Literacy in a Digital World,” which seeks to determine the literacy skills that are needed by people, to navigate the increasingly digitally-mediated world and all the associated opportunities.

He said his administration has commenced work on the digitalisation of libraries in public schools, while the revamp of the Benin Technical College, which will have a Technology Park on completion, was ongoing.

EDSG sensitises Commissioners, Heads of MDAs on procurement law ÏÏÏTo guard against corrupt prac-

tices, abuse of office and entrench accountability in governance, commissioners, and heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Edo State have been charged to abide by the provisions of the state’s Procurement Law. This was the submission of experts at the seminar tagged “Essentials in Public Procurement Process and Organisation” recently organised by the Edo State Strategic Planning Team and hosted by the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Edo State Public Procurement Agency, (ESPPA), Mr. Henry Idogun, at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Benin City.

The seminar was an initiative of the state government to sensitise its officials and other stakeholders on the supremacy of the Public Procurement Law enacted in the

state in 2012, for the sourcing of services and goods to ensure optimal service delivery and good governance.

Mr. Idogun, in his presentation, said complications with procurement often arise because government agencies do not keep to the conventional methods of sourcing services, goods and jobs such as the national and international competitive bidding procedures.

He noted that the use of unconventional methods, though lawful, often create conflict, which public servants ought to guard against if they are to maintain transparency and accountability.

He said: “Many would argue that drug procurement falls into emergency service. But it isn’t, because, if the official in-charge requested to replenish stock as and when due, there wouldn’t be a need to classify drugs as an emergency good.

We are to work in the background to ensure that everyone complies with the law, and we are committed to ensuring that this is done.”

The Head of the Edo State’s Strategic Planning Committee, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, said the Edo State government wants everyone involved with procurement to understand the import, implication, and essence of the Procurement Act. He said: “That is why we have brought in experts to speak with commissioners, permanent secretaries and those heading all the MDAs in the state for this intensive one-day workshop on compliance with the Procurement Act.” Explaining further, Prof. Ihonvbere said: “This is a different era.

First, we started with a strategic plan for the state, which started with a strategic dialogue attended by all stakeholders.

group in Edo State, Concerned Edo Leaders of Thought (CELT), has carpeted calls in some quarters for disintegration of Nigeria as an entity just as it said the mode of restructuring should be subjected to a referendum where Nigerians would decide how it should be done.

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Benin City, president of the group, Col. Paul Ogbebor (rtd), also urged ethnic groups to refrain from making inflammatory statements and hate speeches which he said fan embers of “discord, violence and disunity,” adding that they should rather seek peace and “resolution of contending national issues”.

The press statement jointly signed by Ogbebor; secretary of the association, Deacon Sunny Idubor; Vice President (Edo Central), Prince Julius Akhanoba; Vice President (Edo North), Princess Theresa Kadiri and Vice President (Edo South), Dr. Mike Asemota, said 30 per cent of the wealth of the country should be invested in research dedicating 40 per cent of it in agriculture.

Furthermore, the group said: “80 per cent of all projects designs and execution should by law be executed only by Nigerians to save the import of technology and

work force and the export of our scarce foreign currency.

Nigerians that were in 1965 able to successfully execute Jos to Baro railway extension should after 55 years be able to successfully execute all new railway lines and extensions instead of the current use of foreigners.

“That the restive groups in Nigeria should sheath their swords and toe the path of dialogue and peaceful co-existence within a united Nigeria.

Suffice to say that any action that will lead to another civil war must be avoided at all cost.

“We believe in the unity of the Federal republic of Nigeria and therefore not in support of any idea of secession by any component part that makes up the country no matter how well intentioned by the agitators. The country stands to benefit more both at home and within the committee of nations as a united and indivisible entity”

Col. Paul Ogbebor (rtd)

Edo, Tolaram Group mull $50m agro-allied investment … As Obaseki engages Singaporean investors

ÏÏÏEdo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has taken his job creation and investment drive to Singapore, where arrangements are being fine-tuned to attract a $50 million worth of investment that will create 50, 000 jobs in the state.

The deals cover investments in agriculture, specifically, oil palm and cassava to feed the processing plants of a leading Singaporean company, Tolaram Group.

Other areas of the ongoing talks with Singaporean enterprises include infrastructure, digital services, and real estate - the Edo New City Development project, amongst others.

Obaseki is accompanied on the business visit by the

First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Cooperatives and Employment, Hon. Emmanuel Usoh, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kadiri Bashiru.

The visit to Singapore is consolidating on an earlier visit to Indonesia, where the Governor sealed deals with the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute in Medan, to leverage on the institute’s research capacity in reinvigorating Edo State oil palm and allied industries.

According to Obaseki, economic diversification into areas where the state has competitive advantage, like agriculture, is the key to job and wealth creation on a sustainable basis.

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Restructuring Nigeria is overdue - Igbinedion Sir (Dr.) Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom, is a man of many parts; a businessman, philanthropist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). As part of activities marking his 83rd birthday, he had a session with the media.

TITUS AKHIGBE captured the excerpts for The Edo Times. Excerpts: ÏÏÏWhat

has been the secret behind your 83 years on earth?

First and foremost, you know me, I go straight to the point. I do not believe in history. I respect history because I go straight to the point. So to your question, I owe it to God Almighty, my happiness, my pleasure. God is great, I thanked God for my life.

As you rightly said, God is the one that gives life but those who are in their 80s also have some secrets to share with the younger ones. God gives longevity but you also have to take care of yourself. Can you tell us how you achieved this?

I will tell you. Long life is in your palm. Your first priority is your stomach. What you take through your mouth to your stomach. Why I still thank God, all of you, 30 years, 40 years, you know me. You have never heard or seen that Igbinedion went to the bar and start drinking. I inculcate it in my children too.

The day I find my children drinking in the bar or get drunk, I still have to caution them. Drink is good, the doctor will even recommend you brandy or other wine to take but not to get drunk.

Even in the Holy Book, what happened to all these laws concerning drinking today? According to them, they went to synagogue and got themselves drunk.

Everything in life is about moderation. Do not let your mind be above, control your life. Before you say anything out, think twice, and rehearse it within yourself. There is long life if you have rest of mind. First of all, ask for rest of mind. You do not do anything that will make your blood pressure to be high. Watch your food. Thank God for everything and do not take more than what you can control.

Someone conveniently said that you are one Nigerian that has seen it all in all aspects of life. What do you have to tell us about Nigeria as a country from independence up till now and do you think we are actually on the right course?

I do not want to delve into politics. Anyone that was born before 1960 is a senior brother to Nigeria. In the 40’s, when we were being colonised by the British, come 1960, I was in Ogbomosho as a police officer. I had my Opel Accord WEG 243; look at the car there, blue. We struggled for the

independence.

I was an orderly to Awolowo’s wife. I was given to Awolowo but his wife snatched me.

But if you travel outside, Nigeria has done well. Man is never satisfied. The only thing I will not like to say is that I wished we had gotten somebody who does not ask for wealth of life, who wore Agbada. You know, Agbada, there is another one on top of it. If you wear Agbada, it is for the country, the other one you wear inside is for the state. This your trousers, whatever is left for you is enough for and your family to take care of yourself.

I thank God for Nigeria today, but I am praying that God will deliver this country. He will bring a man who has the fear of God. How can we, from 1960 be looking for one thing, light and we cannot get it? I will not like to delve into politics please. If I have to talk about it, it is so deep but in everything, I have eyes opened, I have my connection and I have people.

As a young police officer then, the way you operated then is different from now. How will you compare that era and what do you think should be done to make Nigeria police more professional?

I will not comment. It is too sensitive.

Virtually every Nigerian is talking about restructuring today, what is your own opinion about this issue?

Restructuring is to amend the wrong. My late daughter, Dora Akunyili started this thing in my sitting room in Abuja. I gave her that idea. It was my own. When I was speaking, she bought into it.

If you are dealing with people,

I vehemently object to state police.We that saw state police will not pray for it to come to this country again…

Anybody that agitates for state police does not love this country.

leaders who rule the country, they know better than us. It is a very good idea. Restructuring Nigeria is overdue. Like the constitution is also stale. They need some changes. That is what the people are yearning for but whether the people are interpreting it wrongly I do not know.

First of all, they have to condition. Do Nigerians love their country? If you see an America man, he will tell you that I am an American. Like the way the Americans inculcated America into their people’s minds. If he is a British, he will proudly say I am a British. Until Nigerians accept that they are Nigerians, all these we are saying is a waste of time.

The government has not really sat down to pinpoint where the error is. I hope one day, we will see people who will truly demonstrate such a great love and be proud of his country, Nigeria. We have lost so many brains like Bola Ige, Alfred Rewane and many others.

As a great philanthropist that you are and as a father to many, what is that drive that makes you want to help people?

From my youth, that is how God created me. I will not like to see people suffer. I can even go and borrow for you if it is genuine. I do not like to see people suffer. When they are in genuine need, it is my duty to do it.

Beyond being a philanthropist, you are also an entrepreneur. Can you tell us what you think about the business climate as at today?

Take my airline as example, there are some people who do not want some people to progress.

The business today; when the naira was being devalued, I was lucky enough to stay with one white person in the plane. He called me and said they want our naira at N60 to a dollar. It was N5 then. I never believed it, N60 to $1? He said they have taken decision and today, we are no more talking of N60 but N500.

There is still lot of slavery but no more charcoal. They now come through visa. We are being controlled, the currency we earned. Somebody is determining how much it would be. It is like you are selling pineapple and I go to say this pineapple, I am going to pay N1 that is what it is. Only Mugabe rose up to say Zimbabwe must use dollar.

You are a very successful man, can we know those things that your parents told you when you were growing up that have shaped your life to become what you are today so that other people could learn from it?

Well, I thanked God if you have accepted me as one of the successful persons. The only thing that I can tell you is that all the people that we started with, I am still there today by the special

Esama of Benin grace of God. When I was being given an honorary degree sometimes ago, the Speaker said that there is nobody that God does not speak to. It depends on if you are listening at the time God is speaking to you. I heard God’s voice, I win some, I lose some. I did not pass in all but no one in this country has taken the risk I have taken to dig on unknown ground.

When I was growing up, I was working for Leventis. One Christmas time, I was in the motor section, I was driving past Sapele road. I saw a Greek, Socratus, who asked a gateman to mix red mud into a bucket and start sprinkling it to people there on their Christmas wears because they were scrambling to buy soft drinks from him for Christmas.

I got annoyed and I went to him, I dealt with him and I said I will compete with you. 3rd of January I left for Sasha to go and bring Canada Dry and I put it opposite them. That was how I laid my life for Nigerians. So, I do not like suffering people, I have tried my best.

You were a former police officer. People have always talked about the creation of state police.

What is your take on this?

I vehemently object to state police. We that saw state police will not pray for it to come to this country again. Do you know what it took us to uproot state police?

Do you know how the politicians used them to their advantage?

Please, write with your ten hands against it. The politicians, they think they are there today but they do not know that they will not be there tomorrow. Anybody that agitates for state police does not love this country.

What native police did to this country in the 50’s, 60’s even in your life you will not want them to come up again.

As man who has achieved a lot in his youthful years and the

youth of nowadays have been tagged to be lazy, what is your message to them?

I feel sorry for the youth. It is their upbringing.

Some people were born with silver spoon while others were not. Can you share some experiences with us, what you passed through while with your parents?

Thank you. Let me correct one impression here. Yes, there is no child who did not suffer but I did not suffer. My father died when I was 9 years old. At that time, I inherited a house in the village, I inherited six cocoa plantations.

My mother was a big trader, selling fish. I will not say it was not rough but I survived it.

How did you survive it?

In this town, I sold kerosene seven pence for more than three years when I was a houseboy and I went to fetch firewood five times in a week. I could remember one day, one of the sons who was about 8 years defecated in the sitting room where I slept and the mother called on me to go and clean it up.

All these were what God wanted me to pass through in life to be able to get to where I am now but God has saved me countless times. I have been through a lot but God saw me through.

You talked about conditioning Nigerians to believe in their country just like the way the Americans do. At this time that there is tension everywhere, what do you think can be done to bring about that kind of belief in Nigeria?

As I told you, I do not want to comment on the issues of Nigeria. I live my life the way it is.

You have achieved a lot and what else would you be asking God for?

I am consolidating. When I had my university, I told my God that I want to be consolidating. I am consolidating what I have so that it can stay there.

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Where is Durella?

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Where is Durella? was visibly in the music scene. With the likes Featuring Olamide, Durella and Kay Switch, familiarity in the voice when compared to that Self-titled King of The Zanga, Oluwadamilare performer and businessman. He kicked off as You may remember his notable hit singles Those songs blew minds and with his features, it was almost impossible for DJs to spin without

You may remember Durella as the dude

presentation. Durella, who now resides in

reps Surulere anytime, any day, to mention Krane, and has shared stages with legendary While all that was happening, the Koko performance at an event. Under this record, he stated some years ago that their elements and manner of delivery is very different.

brand. Durella on the other hand also uses He collaborated with various stars when he slangs and catch phrases but what makes been on the limelight for several months. You may blame it on lavish spending as some of his fans accused him of or bad management which is almost impossible for a song writer. made some of his hits. He probably became irrelevant in the industry when rumours which seemed true but only a sound guru can separate the voices anyway.

Durella recently came back to the music

may not have received the welcome back he deserved, it counts as an effort that shows he has plans to stay in the industry.

To Durella, if he is reading this, your fans await another hit single or any wave rocking come back at all as we remember he is also Durellasneakers, named after his popular

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Afro pop singer, Nissi, AFRIMA 2017: Nigeria bags out with Familiar

hosting right for 3years The African Union (AU) has awarded the hosting right for the Pan African Music Initiative, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), to Nigeria for another three years (2017-2019).

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Segun Adeyemi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Lagos on Sunday.

The minister said the hosting right was given to the country following its successful hosting of the 2014-2016 editions.

He said that the award of the hosting right was conveyed in a letter written ton him by the Commissioner of Social Affairs at the AU Commission, Mrs Amira Elfadil. commended the growth and inclusiveness of AFRIMA by reaching out to `many musicians, music producers and creative arts practitioners He said that Elfadi noted that between 2014 and 2016, during which Nigeria hosted three editions of AFRIMA, it “has become a very crucial event and movement of African musicians.”

Nissi Ogulu is here to stay.

Her latest song Familiar, a track produced by Chopstix is a mix of afro pop and funk following her 2016 Felaesque song Pay Attention.

In Familiar, Nissi hints on getting away from negativity, frustration and being taken advantage of. The song tells on a need for change and focus on positive things.

taking on the world with her music.

Familiar is an outlet to put her downsides aside and focus on trying to get closer to a place of familiarity between herself and supporters of her music.

The brilliant fusion of afro pop, jazz and even sampling some other genres of music

hard to decipher though, it was artistically composed as a message. In the intro, she sings “Ready or not here I

should in the mood that it should. This jam is bound to increase the awareness of her music in Nigeria and beyond.

Solidstar becomes new face of Billionaire Bet Leading sport betting company; Billionaire Bet has unveiled popular Afropop singer, Solidstar, as its new brand ambassador. The announcement was made in This is coming as a direct follow-up to the online gaming

Solidstar

sensation, Mr Jollof, as brand ambassador in February 2017.

Speaking on the big announcement, Marketing Director, Billionaire Bet, Olayemi Oyewole remarked, “Solidstar is one personality to reckon with in the music industry as he has made very remarkable inputs over the years through his music. We also enjoy his love for choice”

also noted that AFRIMA “allows them to establish synergies and work towards the of music in the continent and in the international arena.

“Based on this and other factors such as the willingness to create value and deepen the brand equity not only for Nigerians but also for Africans, the AU returned the hosting right of AFRIMA to Nigeria”.

L-R Dir. Brand Communications & Sponsorship AFRIMA, Matlou Tsotetsi; Dir. of Culture, African Union Commission, Angela Martins; Minister for Tourism, South Africa, Tokozile Xasa, President, Executive Producer, AFRIMA Mike Dada

the right was informed by the enthusiasm and sense of duty with which Nigerians embraced AFRIMA coupled with the prevailing the present administration.

He said: “the African

the creative sector in Nigeria and across Africa.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria is calling on state governments and corporate Nigeria to partner with it and the African Union in ensuring

a successful hosting of AFRIMA 2017 which will bring immense socioselected host city,” he said.

Mohammed disclosed that the 2017 edition of AFRIMA is scheduled to hold from Nov. 10 to Nov. 12, 2017 witness attendances by top celebrities and world-class event with live performances and television broadcast to 84 countries on 109 television stations around the world.”

The Voice Nigeria: More electrifying performances on the 3rd live show

...As fans favourites from last week steal show Round three of the live show of The Voice Nigeria aired last Sunday, for eagerly anticipating viewers and followers of the music reality show. The show stepped up a notch with

choosing to save one contestant and the three remaining contestants put up for public voting. One lucky contestant who amasses the most votes ends up progressing to the next round. This is the last episode the coached will get to pick their among contestants that saw preferred contestants. four contestants saved by #TeamTimi kicked off the show as the contestants took to the live show going to the next stage one after another. Bada round.

Love Somebody, whilst Idyl sang from last week show were; Shape of You by Ed Sheeran. #TeamPatoranking saw viewers at home vote for Ebube, while Syemca was picked for #TeamYemiAlade. telling you. Timi chose Jahtell.

Up next was #TeamPatoranking for #TeamWaje, and Idyl with Afolayan who performed returned for #TeamTimi.

The live shows involve four members of each team sang Iba by Asa, while Yimika performing, with the coach

and I. Ebube followed with The Hillsby The Weeknd. Patoranking picked Ebube.

Following this string of amazing performances was #TeamYemiAlade with Chris Beautiful. Ifeoma gave a powerful

gave a lovely rendition with his on my own. Syemca was saved

by YemiAlade.

To end this episode #TeamWaje started out with Wow who sang

brain. Next up was Shapera who

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Movie Review Picture Perfect: Bolanle Ninalowo as Jobe makes statement Movie Title: Picture Perfect Produced by: Biodun Stephen

Jobe so well, we fall in love. With this role, he grabs a rare opportunity to sell himself as more than just a great body and plenty English. He rocks it and makes us want to listen to him.

Mary Remmy Njoku is a good choice for Kunmbi, even

acting is totally believable all around, and we have a good time explores the life of a well-off fashion designer, Kunmbi who, watching her character play cat and mouse with Jobe.

Bisola Aiyeola is Kiksy The Friend. She is portrayed as one boy, Jobe, who helps her in her time of need. He would subsequently become a regular in her life, a pain in her neck, life. Her character is nearly pointless, but her acting is priceless and the reason for many mistakes she would make. and gives the movie its extra shine.

The story of Picture Perfect is one of the least compelling stories by Biodun Stephen. From the woman who has written advances at Jobe. She is highly entertaining to watch and story comes across as something of a gamble. The writer should consider taking on bigger roles as she always seems to smash them. do as she writes, so she follows a line of thought and veers And there is the man with phenomenal talent who plays sexual relations, he knows to take responsibility for his actions and Jigger. title has very little to do with its story, except for that one time Picture Perfect, directed by Tope Alake is crazy hilarious, not take advantage of helpless people. He knows to stand up for when Kunmbi is told she is looking for a picture perfect man. it makes your eyes water from so much laughter. This is its himself and other people, those he cares about and strangers in or wanting a fairy tale lover. She is just a busy woman who and you are fed full with amusement in virtually every scene Jobe appears in. This is the feeling you take out from watching and how to name a child.

Maybe the goal was to be unpredictable with this story. the bumpy ride you were on half the time, there is shawarma and the women carrying the same hair for as long as a year take Maybe the goal was to teach a lesson. Whichever way, and ice-cream goodness for your troubles. away some believability from the story. The extras are recycled Picture Perfect is not without its message, even if this does Entertainment-wise however, the jamajama-ness of the story not seem like the primary message it aims to pass: Everything bar, with the area boys, everywhere. works, and it works for one reason only: Jobe.

Picture Perfect has soothing music and a colourful picture that Bolanle Ninalowo as Jobe makes a statement, one like Rita nothing at all, at least for Jobe. knows to protect himself and to seek consent in matters of

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Music Review

Reminisce (Ponmile): Violence never the answer ...as Reminisce preaches respect amongst spouse

Reminisce returns with this moving record titled “Ponmile”. It is a melodious yet introspective track just a rapper, but a story teller and vocalist.

On “Ponmile”, Reminisce touches on the themes of loyalty, trust, and love while speaking about domestic violence; an issue that has become rampant in our societies. This mix is brought to life in the visuals of “Ponmile” directed by Clarence Peters and starring leading Nollywood actor Chukwu.

“Ponmile” was produced by Jospo, with live as Baba Afusa laid thick & heavy bars on “Ponmile” which makes it one of those single Reminisce tagged as “Heavy”. The video was really different from his other songs/videos and This made it unique, it is a classic music that is best enjoyed by everyone. The video really tells everything about the music, and the characters that is the actor and actress in it really made it looked real.

Exactly what most of our parents are passing

through is what Reminisce put together in this Adekola really made it a success. Reminisce really did well with this masterpiece and it really showed everything most women do to their husband or boyfriend perhaps in a relationship or Marriage and that was what brought the idea of the tittle Pominle meaning Show Me Respect.The video was released on August 4, 2017.

He crowned everything with the piece of advice he gave at the end of the video which says Violence is never the answer true talk from Alaga Ibile. When watching the video, you will probably get the message quickly, it might look funny to you but when you get to watch the video and listen to his lyrics you will probably know what he is really saying even though he was using Yoruba.

The video was actually 3minutes and 54seconds and it had 24,121 views. Reminisce was actually passing a message to every parent advising them Nice one Alaga Ibile, the video gets an A.