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APC, Sagay in war-of-words

Ï You’re a rogue elephant, APC tells Sagay Ï ‘No, Oyegun, party leadership have sabotaged Buhari’ Tom Okpe, Abuja & Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

ÏÏÏ Again, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ap-

peared to have enmeshed itself in another internal squabble as the relationship between the party leadership and the outspoken Continued on page 6

Buhari arrives in Abuja

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NGO Regulators Bill: CSOs, others

mobilse to confront lawmakers Ï I’ll personally oppose it in Senate -Sen Shehu Sani Ï Odinkalu: Proposed bill, most dangerous legislation since 1999 Ï Bill to check perceived fraud in NGOs, CSOs -Hon Jibril

Olufemi Samuel and Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ A groundswell of opposition has

continued to trail the bid by the NaContinued on page 5

9Mobile: Banks team up for early sale, says Fidelity Bank MD 5 Yetunde Oni, 3 others jostle for NAFDAC DG post 5 Restructuring: Sokoto, Kebbi, 6 Zamfara support devolution of powers

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun (middle); Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade (3rd right) and other judges, at a service to usher in the 2017/2018 Legal Year, at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Ake, Abeokuta... on Monday.

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NGO Regulators Bill: CSOs, others mobilse to confront lawmakers Continued from page 1 tional Assembly to pass a Bill for an Act seeking to regulate the activities of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) amid preparations by civil society groups to mobilise support from across the federation to stop the proposed bill. The Daily Times can report that civil society groups in Lagos and Abuja have been networking and may soon storm the court to seek interpretation on the intendment of the Bill

and avenues to stop the process of passage. The controversial Bill is tagged “An Act To Provide for establishment of the Non-Governmental Organisations Regulatory Commission For Supervision, Coordination and Monitoring of Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations, etc in Nigeria and For Related Matters”. As proposed, a body known as Non-Governmental Organisations Regulatory Commission of Nigeria is to be established specifi-

cally to profile all NGOs and CSOs in Nigeria with intent to regulate their activities. The main functions of the Commission, as stated in the Bill, is to provide regulatory guidelines to the NGOs for harmonising their activities, register them for effective coordination and to advise the government on their activities vis-a-vis their roles in national development. Already, some members of the National Assembly who are not disposed to the passage of the Bill have

been voicing their displeasure to it, an indication that the Bill may not enjoy a smooth sail after all. Senator Shehu Sani ( APC, Kaduna Central) had echoed the view of opponents of the Bill, stating pointedly that he would not support it if brought up for debate at the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Senator Sani said his opposition to the Bill is hinged on the need to “protect and preserve our fundamental rights to freedom of expression and of assembly”.

Remains of the late Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheik Garuba Akinola at the Central Mosque Lagos… on Monday.

9Mobile: Banks team up for early sale, says Fidelity Bank MD Tony Nwakaegho

ÏÏÏ The trouble with the

embattled 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria, one of the players in the competitive Nigerian telecommunications’ sector, may not yet be over, as the 13 consortium of banks, led by Access Bank Plc, which gave a loan amounting to $1.2 billion to the firm are re-strategising to recoup their investments in the company. Therefore, as the 180 days’ window handed down to the receiver managers of the telecoms’ firms draw nearer, the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, has said that all the banks whose money is trapped are working together for smooth sale of the tele-

coms on or before the end of the year. The MD, Fidelity Bank Plc dropped the hint while explaining industry issues in a recent interactive session with select editors and publishers in Lagos. He said,“As you are aware, the creditor banks came together to appoint a new board and management for the company, with the Deputy Governor of the CBN as chairman of the board.” He said,“The company has good fundamentals with about 22 million subscribers, and it is also very strong in data. Our interest is to ensure the company remains a going concern so that it can attract interested buyers. The banks are working collectively on this.”

It would recalled that the $1.2bn syndicated loan default crisis nearly grounded the former Etisalat until both the telecoms’ regulator and CBN, considered the volume of subscribers, job loss that will ensue from a takeover and intervened. Part of the intervention, it would also be recalled, was the appointment of former Deputy Governor of the CBN, Dr. Joseph Nnanna, to head the chair of the board’s management and prepare it for potential investors between 90 to 180 days, which is about to elapse. 9Mobile has been contending with a number of challenges, following its business relationships turned awry with the its creditor banks, forcing the consortium

of banks to embark on its takeover. However, piqued by the implication of the imminent collapse of the firm, especially on employment and the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC), the two other critical stakeholders in the sector, intervened and doused the attendant tension that came on the heels of the impending crisis in the company. Even then , the firm had lost a chunk of its subscribers to other competing firms, while its network services have since remained poor, following what observers say, is due to poor capacity in its operations.

According to him, the law on NGO would be would be abused by those he described as people in power. In a tweet from his official twitter handle, the senator vowed that he would fight against it when it comes to the Senate. He tweeted thus, “The bill on NGOs will reinforce those with tyrannical tendencies and further stifle rights to freedom of speech and assembly. I’ll oppose it,” “The increasing cases of human rights abuses and intolerance to divergent views across the country makes it dangerous to endorse or support any bill aimed at regulating the activities of the NGOs. “I will stand against this bill to protect and preserve our fundamental rights to freedom of expression and of assembly. The tendency of the bill when it becomes law [to] be abused by people in the position of power is clear”. The Bill on NGO first ran into stormy waters when the former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof Chidi Odinkalu, released a video to denounce plans by the National Assembly to pass it into law, calling for converted efforts by well-meaning Nigerians to frustrate the process of passage. In the video, which has continued to trend online, Odinkalu hinted that the Bill had scaled through the

first and second reading in House of Representatives and is on the verge of being debated at a Public Hearing to be held by the Committee on NGO. Odinkalu had described the NGO Bill as a the most dangerous piece of legislation to be made by the National Assembly since 1999, stating that the Bill if passed into law will entail totalitarian consequences. He said the Bill as crafted would empower the Federal Government and by proxy the National Assembly to muzzle the operations of all NGOs in Nigeria and subject their resources and earnings from foreign grants to undue scrutiny. Odinkalu added that if the Bill is passed into law, the finances operated by the NGOs, churches, mosques, universities, humanitarian organisations and even the Esusu business run by market men and women would have to be reported to Abuja, henceforth and then await directives from the civil servants on how to dispense with their funds. He said the ulterior motive behind the Bill is to enable government officials and lawmakers arm-twist the NGOs and CSOs and find the means of taking from the funds they raise from international organisations. Odinkalu said, “This is the most dangerous piece Continued on page 7

Yetunde Oni, 3 others jostle for NAFDAC DG post Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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At least four candidates are on the radar of President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). According to multiple sources at the Presidency, among the 12 candidates that indicated interest in the job, four have been shortlisted for screening. Top on the list is the acting director general, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who has been on the saddle since February, 2016. Others said to be in contention are a professor of pharmacy, Mr. Suleiman Abubakar; Mallam Umar Musa and Mr. Shaba Mohammed, director and dep-

uty director respectively at the agency. “Of the lot the odds are in favour of Mrs. Oni, who trained as a chemist at first and masters degree levels,” one of the sources said. The source who sought anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, said, “In any case, the mood of the President is that the incumbent, who is also a foundation staff of the agency, must be allowed to continued after a fantastic turn-around of NAFDAC since last year.” There are indications that the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, may be favourably disposed to the confirmation of Oni as the substantive director general on the grounds of her strings of achievements since she assumed office last year.

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APC, Sagay in war-of-words Continued from page 1 Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, has turned sour; Sagay had in an interview described the party leadership as “the most unprincipled group of people.” But the APC in a swift reaction to the verbal attack by Sagay, simply described his comments as “the quintessential rogue elephant behavior.” The party in a press statement on Monday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said that Sagay’s allegations are out of ignorance forgetting that he cannot call the leadership of the party “weak and unprincipled” without indicting President Buhari. “In his sheer arrogance, he forgets that it is impossible for him to call out the leadership of the party as “weak” and “unprincipled” without indicting the President, who is the leader of the party and has the fundamental responsibility to build the party. If Sagay had any iota of respect for the man who dug him back from inevitable oblivion and puts him in a position in which he now feels supe-

rior to everyone, he would channel his opinions and advice to the President on how to make the party stronger and more principled. It appears however that Sagay does not have anything constructive to say about anything. He only knows how to tear down and assault everyone and everything.” The professor of law was quoted to have explained thus: “The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the most unprincipled group of people” who are “encouraging and accepting rogues” in the party. When I say ‘rogues’, I don’t mean stealing. In literature, when you say someone is a rogue elephant, it means people who are running riot and destroying the party.” However, the APC also went further to define the meaning of the word used against its leadership saying; “The Webster dictionary defines ‘rogue elephant’ as one whose behavior resembles that of a rogue elephant in being aberrant or independent. Clearly if we have today, anyone in our government or, by extension, the party who feels accountable only to his own ego; who does not feel the need to bridle

his tongue for the sake of anything that is higher than himself; who feels independent of everyone and every institution; that person is Professor Sagay,” the statement said. Sagay in the said interview when asked if he would stop speaking if the President asks him to stop said: “Yes, he is my employer. If he tells me to stop talking, I’ll stop talking. But I have certain rights too that I can exercise in addition to that, because I’m not going to be in a position where

I am impotent. So, I must obey him, but I can go beyond that and obey myself too. That is it.” The APC said what Sagay is saying is that; “no matter what is at stake, he would rather resign than obey the President if the President tries to restrain him. This is the quintessential rogue elephant behavior. “We want to remind Sagay and all other appointees of our government that the only reason they occupy their current position today is because the APC won the

election. There is, therefore, a matter of honour to show decorum and respect for the party and its leadership. You cannot love the fruit and hate the tree that produced it,” the party asserted. In his reaction to APC on Monday, the erudite Professor of law told Daily Times that his grouse is not with President Buhari but with the party Chairman who has been compromised by bringing all kinds of people into the party. ”My grouse is not with the President but the APC

Chairman who has been compromised by bringing all kinds of people into the party. He, Odigie Oyegun, is sabotaging the efforts of this administration with his style of leadership. The president is doing well but the chairman is frustrating his efforts because of the kind of people he’s admitting. We cannot continue like this and grow as a nation. Oyegun and others will eventually ruin the party in particular and the nation in general if care is not taken.”

L-R: Director of Contributory Pension, Osun State, Alhaji Bayo Raji; Head, Benefit Administration, Layo Ilori-Olaogun; Executive Director, Investments, Mr. Oladele Sotubo; Head, Business Development, Mrs. Nike Bajomo, all of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited (SIPML) and Director Technical and Inspectorate, Ekiti State Pension Commission, Mr. Olawade Ajayi, during SIPML’s Employers’ Forum in Ibadan, Oyo State… recently.

Restructuring: Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara support devolution of powers ÏÏÏ

Some states in the North-West, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, on Monday agreed to support devolution of powers in the country, saying the federal government should transfer some aspects of health, transport, fire service among others to the states while it focuses on defence, foreign affairs, security and currency. This was the position of the three states at the All Progressives Congress (APC) in North-West zonal public hearing held in Sokoto. The position of Sokoto, as presented by former deputy governor, Alhaji Chiso Abdullahi, rejected the creation of new states, saying many states in the country at the moment are not viable. He advocated that the presidential system and fiscal federalism should be maintained as enshrined in the constitution while power rotation and zoning should be maintained to

foster national unity. He also advocated for a unicameral legislature while traditional institutions should be given advisory role in the constitution. In addition, he noted that revenue allocation should be shared on the basis of 43 percent for the federal government, 35 percent for states and 23 percent for local government councils. Kebbi state also rejected the creation of new states and bicameral legislature while maintaining that zoning should be adopted between the North and South. Kebbi also advocated for a revenue sharing formula with federal government having 40 percent, states 40 percent and local government areas 20 percent. It also canvassed for devolution of powers whereby the federal government should transfer some aspects that will be better handled by the states.

Zamfara state presented its position at the meeting insisting that the status quo should be maintained on issues of number of state in the country, derivation, devolution of powers, presidential system of government and land tenure system. Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman of the APC Restructuring Committee for North-West and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, said all the views collated would be sent to the APC national headquarters. “At the end of the exercise, all the views collated will be analysed and these will form the opinion of the APC and the Federal Government,” he said. In his remarks, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said the aim of the public hearing was to collate views of the people on how the country should be restructured and governed. He said this would en-

able the party to have better informed position on the issue whenever it is making its presentation. Tambuwal commended the APC for its move to get feedback from the people on the way the country should be governed. Also speaking, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State said the North would not be stampeded into accepting other people’s agenda but would only be guided by reason. He noted that some of the issues being clamoured by certain groups in the country were subject to a lot of sentiments. “Some of these issues people are clamouring for do not have clear definition. Some of them are partisan in nature. However, these issues are better discussed than avoided. “So, we must not be stampeded or become emotional by the agenda of some group but will only be guided by reason,” he said.

He expressed satisfaction with the modest achievements recorded by the APC across the country He described the meeting as apt, saying APC was committed to true federalism as enshrined in the

manifestoes of the party. The Zamfara State Governor, Abdulazeez Yari, who was represented by the deputy governor Ibrahim Wakala, said the state was solidly behind the unity of Nigeria.

Buhari arrives in Abuja Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Nigeria after a stopover in London from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The President’s aircraft touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 7:55pm on Monday. President Buhari left the country on Sunday, September 17 to attend the 72nd session of the UNGA in the United States. After addressing at the UNGA on Tuesday, the

President left New York on Thursday for London from where he flew back to the country. Special Assistant to President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, also confirmed the President’s return in a tweet on Monday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had said the President will arrive in Nigeria on Monday but did not state the reason for Buhari’s visit to London. The president has spent about 160 non-consecutive days in London for medical vacation.

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CJN faults nepotism, tribalism, favouritism in judiciary Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Chief

Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has warned that the judiciary would not tolerate any act of nepotism, tribalism, favouritism etc from court administrators across the country. Justice Onnoghen said that “court administrator who are susceptible to bribery in any form or other negative vices is unworthy of his or her office” and must be shown the way out. The CJN stated this on Monday at a national workshop organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) Abuja, for chief

registrars, deputy chief registrars, directors, and secretaries judicial service commission/committee Justice Onnoghen who had vowed to reform the judiciary noted that any effort at reform without the assent, active participation and cooperation of Judicial Administrators in the sector will be an exercise in futility. “Your actions are like a beacon of of light which other staff can aspire to follow and depend upon for guidance, he said. “Thus, any chief registrar, deputy chief registrar, director, and secretary judicial service commission/ committee who is susceptible to bribery in any

form, or who is prone to nepotism, favouritism, tribalism and other negative vices is unworthy of his/her office and has no place in the judiciary” Onnoghen warned. “As court administrators, it would not be out of place to state that you will all play an integral role in maintaining an efficient, impartial and transparent system of administration of justice.” He urged court administrators to shun corruption of any form at their places of work by striving to ensure that the judiciary is not tainted by its effects. He also maintained that their actions and inactions can affect the speed and

quality of the delivery of justice as well as endangered the public confidence in the courts. Stating the theme of the workshop was: “The role of the administrators in promoting and sustaining effective performance in the judiciary” was apposite and well-timed, Justice Onnoghen assured that judiciary must play its role in addressing the economic challenges and rampant social unrest in different parts of the country. He said the role of judicial administrators “provides the fillip that ensures the overall success of any judicial system”. Justice Onnoghen said effective and efficient per-

formance of their duties will enable the judiciary to run smoothly like a welloiled machine. “We must therefore exhibit a positive character and attitude worthy of emulation, and avoid conflicts of interest when dealing with your staff and the public”. In her keynote address, the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, Justice Rosaline P.I. Bozimo (rtd), reminded the participants that as administrative officers, they are on the frontline of the judiciary, and therefore requires to actively participate in establishing, maintaining, enforcing as well as observing a high standard of

conduct based on the twin pillars of integrity and independence. “You must protect the integrity of the judiciary and prevent any act that will ridicule or bring the judiciary to disrepute. She urged them to be proactive and endeavour to anticipate possible situations and implement policies that will address potential challenges. According to her, the judiciary renders a very important service to the nation and citizenry through the dispensation of justice, therefore, their actions directly affect the quality of justice as well as the confidence reposed in the judiciary.

NGO Regulators Bill: CSOs, others mobilse to confront lawmakers Continued from page 5

Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim (5th left); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Olukunle Bamgbose (4th right) and other ambassador designates after being presented letter of credence in Abuja… on Monday.

Union threatens NEMA over unpaid allowances

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has threatened that it would embark on a three-day warning strike which will shut down operations in all offices of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) across the federation. The planned industrial action is to protest refusal of the Management of NEMA to implement hazard allowance, life insurance and the non-payment of overtime and travel allowances to its staff. The threat is coming two weeks after it threatened to go on a nationwide strike over unpaid promotion al-

lowances, which prompted the Federal Government to open up negotiations, with a promise to clear all entitlements soonest. Announcing the planned strike at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja, the ASCSN Secretary-General, Bashir Lawan stated that a 21-day ultimatum issued to NEMA had expired and another seven-day notice would lapse on Tuesday but maintained that it has not received any invitation by NEMA management for talks. “During the warning strike, activities and operations at all NEMA offices nationwide will be paralysed,” he added. Lawan, who was represented by the SecretaryGeneral, ASCSN Abuja

chapter, Isaac Ojemhenke said notices of the strike had been sent to President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly, the Head of Service of the Federation, and the Minister of Labour and Employment. Also speaking, the ASCSN chairman, NEMA branch, Saad Bello alleged nepotism and improper placement of staff employed since 2009. Bello said, “Due to pressure on the management by labour on clamour for collective bargaining in resolving the identified areas of dispute, the management carried out vindictive posting of staff which includes the branch vice chairman and treasurer.” When contacted for reac-

tions, NEMA spokesman, Sani Datti said that the issues on the table are labour related, stating that the Agency is working very hard to resolve it. “This is a labour related matter. The Agency is aware of the issues and is working very hard for an amicable resolution,” Datti assured.

of legislation that has come for consideration in the National Assembly since the return to civil rule in 1999. It covers the activities of every entity that is not government. It covers churches, mosques, schools, universities, hospitals, everything including humanitarian activities wherever they are taking place in the country, it is totalitarian in its consequences. “Basically all resources, all funds, everything that is collected or liable to be collected is made available to service communities or individuals in need in this country will be subject to Abuja. Before you can raise funds in your church, in your mosque, you have to get Abuja’s permission. After you have raise the money, you have to return them to Abuja for Abuja to tell you what to do with them and after you have done that, only Abuja can help you to do you audit. It is worse than a totalitarian piece of legislation.

“For the old papas and mamas doing “isusu” , revolving loan, in the village, before you do your collection, you come to Abuja for clearance. After you have collected the money, before you revolve the money, you come to Abuja for clearance. “The churches will be out of business, the mosques will be endangered. This means that there will be no voice of criticisms for government, nobody can tell government anything. You have to registered for two years and after that two years, you have to apply to renew you license. If you try to do something without that licence, you will be liable to be imprisoned for 18 months summarily or fine of N500,000.00. This is totally unacceptable.” Meanwhile, the Deputy Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Umar Buba Jibril, has allayed fear over the Bill which he said will not affect Churches, Mosques, Esusu Market women and others if passed into law, contrary to general impression.

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NAFDAC shuts down factory with Independence Anniversary: Cleric charges Nigerians on productive capability fake registration certificate Kehinde Akinpelu,

Angela Onwuzoo

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for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said it has closed down a herbal manufacturing company located at Mile 12 area of Lagos for operating with a fake registration number. Apart from closing down the company, the agency said it also arrested those behind the forgery after its enforcement team raided the factory allegedly owned by one Mr. Abubakar Ibrahim. The acting Director General of NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who disclosed this to journalists in Lagos, said the crime was uncovered following an intelligence report by the agency’s Pharmacovigilance and Post Marketing Surveillance Directorate on a facility suspected to be producing Lamjib Herbal Medicine using fake NAFDAC registration number. Speaking at a press briefing on the recent en-

forcement activities of the agency, Oni said during interrogation, the suspect claimed that the product was duly registered with NAFDAC and even tendered registration certificate to the investigators. Oni who was represented by the agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Mr. Kingsley Ejiofor, noted that investigation further revealed that the NAFDAC registration certificate was fake. She explained that Mr. Yahaya Tanimu in collaboration with two others: Mr. Abubakar Ibrahim (aka Lamido) and Idris Adamu (prime suspect) carried out the act. “Adamu, who is based in Sokoto, was said to have designed the fake NAFDAC certificate using a computer, printed and way billed it to Ibrahim at Kaduna who filled all necessary information and signed. He further confessed to have received N100, 000.00 from the N150, 000.00 given by the client. Investigation is ongoing and the case will

be prosecuted”, Oni stated. She also revealed that following a tip off by a concerned citizen, NAFDAC enforcement officers raided Tasty Time Nigeria Ltd, located at Ipaja over fake and expired food products “On arrival, the offending product, with 17 other unregistered products was seen in the company’s warehouse and factory, both in different locations within the same area. The Managing Director could not produce evidence of registration of any of the products with NAFDAC. “The company is producing Tasty Time Glucozeaid Energy Drink which is a pass-off to the registered Lucozade Energy Drink. Also of note is the fact that the company also clandestinely copied the label and artwork of Lucozade Energy drink and inserted the NAFDAC registration number of one of their products with expired certificate as the NAFDAC registration number of the Glucozaid Energy Drink,” Oni explained.

Ilorin

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ing for the celebration of its 57th independence anniversary, Nigerians have again been charged to develop the ability to be productive, to build a strong and virile country. A cleric, Pastor Ademola Popoola, gave the charge on Monday in his sermon at the anniversary service organised by the Kwara State Government held at the English Chapel, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Ilorin District Headquarters. Pastor Popoola who spoke on the topic ‘Nigeria Arise To Your Hope,’ taken from the book of Isaiah Chapter 60 verse one called on Nigerians and the government to arise and build good structures for the development of the society and individual. The cleric stressed the need for good leadership and sound followership in the task of building an egalitarian society. He challenged Nigerians

to arise to move forward, do what is right at all times, depart from corruption that had seriously affected the nation and embrace the word of God. Pastor Popoola noted that to be independent means to be free from external domination and have self competence adding that man was created with freedom to take dominion of all creation by giving him competence to do so. The cleric urged the people to love their neighbours and have good connection with God their creator. Addressing the congregation, the Kwara State Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisira, expressed gratitude to God for his mercy on the nation in the last 57 years despite the various challenges affecting it. Elder Kisira who was represented by the State Head of Service, Mrs. Susan Dupe Oluwole, expressed gratitude to the Christian Community and the people for their prayer, support, understanding and cooperation advising them not to relent in their prayer as

government strive to meet the yearnings, hope and aspirations of the people. The Deputy Governor called on the people to pray for their leaders to get it right for the good of the Nation and embrace the spirit of tolerate and harmonious relationship. He stated that Nigeria had witnessed agitation in high magnitudes which had further strengthened the corporate existence of the nation. Elder Kisira noted that the State had been stable, peaceful and making progress due to the cooperation of the people calling on them to use the period to celebrate and move closer to God. The special church service which witnessed thanksgiving, prayer for the State and the Nation was attended by political office holders, top government functionaries including the State Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Otunba Taiwo Joseph, Permanent Secretaries, Special Advisers and Assistants.

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Controversy trails Adamawa Assembly leadership change Tom Garba, Yola At a plenary sitting yesterday of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa, leadership changes of the House was effected amidst controversy and confusion on the floor of the House resulting in the partial damage to the mace. Resuming after a six weeks recess, a motion by Hon.Hayatu Atiku representing Uba Gaya constituency asking for the replacement of the Deputy Speaker, Sunday Peter, of Guyuk constituency, threw the House into tension and confusion as members struggled with one another to grab the mace in a bid to stop the proceeding, resulting in the damage to the mace. Normalcy was restored an hour later, with only 17 members forming two third majority out of the 25, sitting, the Speaker, Kabiru Mijinyawa, announced the impeachment of all the principal officers except himself. In a show of disagreement, eight other members staged a walkout while nursing a kangaroo impeachment. According to the Speaker, Mijinyawa, the new leadership profile includes, Hon Emmanuel Tsambu, the new Deputy Speaker, Hassan Barguma, Majority Leader, Usan Adam Toungo, the new Chief Whip,

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Abdullahi Umar Yapak and the Deputy Chief Whip, while Hon. Lusambani Dilli emerged the new Minority Leader, while Justina Nkom occupies the position of the new the Deputy Minority Leader. The Adamawa State House of Assembly was abruptly adjourned last August 9th following attempts to impeach the Speaker, Kabiru Mijinyawa following allegations of high handedness and corruption, it is however the same offence that led to the impeachment of the principal officers now. It would be recalled that Hon Mijinyawa was almost lynched

by the state pilgrims at the just concluded hajj operation. Speaking to press men immediately after the changes, Hon Emmanuel Tsamdu , said the changes were long overdue, stating that the members have long felt the need to effect changes in the leadership of the Assembly. He however refused to confirm or deny the fraud allegations that continues to trail the former officials of the House. This is coming two days after the confederation of speakers of state Houses of Assembly held a conference in Yola where their Adamawa State counterpart hosted them.

Delta LGA poll: Egbabor assures of purposeful leadership, as he declares for second term Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Council, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor has reiterated his unwavering commitment to giving purposeful leadership to the people of the local government as he seeks re-election in the upcoming council polls. Hon. Egbabor stated this at Otor-Igho while formally declaring his intention to re-contest the 2017 local government election in the state. Egbabor, who is aspiring under the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told an enlarged crowd of party supporters and members at

the Otor-Igho country home of the Chairman of the party in the local government, Prince Godwin Ogorugba, that his passion to seek re-election was borne out of his determination to continue to provide requisite leadership for the council especially in the prevailing economic recession. The PDP chairmanship aspirant said he wants to take the local government to a point where it can be seen as one of the leading local governments in the country, adding “I am aspiring because I am best qualified to lead the council at this time,” “I want Isoko North to be a point of reference beyond Delta State and Nigeria. I have been exposed

to government and governance. I have been in government for almost three years now and I can tell you that I have what it takes to lead. I believe I have the experience more than any aspirant. “Despite the economic recession, my administration was able to rehabilitate and grade some internal roads in Ozoro, and other communities in the local government area, offer free eye treatment, promote peace and security,” he said, adding that the almost impassable Ozoro/Owhelogbo road was rehabilitated at a time while the legislative building of the council was roofed among others.

Yoruba monarchs mark 131 years of end of Kiriji War, insist on Yoruba unity, true federalism Patrick Okohue The ancient town of Imesi -Ile, Osun State, was agog at the weekend as it played host to notable Yoruba sons and daughters who thronged the historic town to celebrate the 131 years anniversary of the proclamation of peace between Ibadan and Ekitiparapos at Kiriji-Mesin battlefield on the 23rd, September 1886. As part of activities marking the notable peace treaty, a burn fire night was held on the eve of Kiriji/Yoruba Unity Day celebrations. The lighting of The Torch of Liberty was done by OPC leader, Otunba (Dr) Gani Adams. The night symbolises the dropping of weapons by warlords and their warriors who agree to set them ablaze. At the war site, Otunba Adams prayed for the repose of the fallen heroes of the battle and prayed that the peace they bought with their lives will not evade Yoruba land. On the D-day, a special summit on Yoruba Unity took place inside the Imesi-Ile town hall, the summit had in attendance the Royal host, HRM Oba Enoch Ademola Akinyemi, Owa Ooye of Imesi-Ile. Otunba Gani Adams, the National Coordinator of Odua People’s Congress (OPC), Arole Mabinuori Adegboyega, Aare Latosa (Dr) Adetoyese Olakisan, Oba Ogboni Agbaye, Hon Olalekan Omole, Chairman Obokun East LCDA, Otunba Ojo Williams, President, Kiriji Cultural Foundation, Sir Engr. David Oni, President, Imesi-Ile Progressive Association,Amb Yomi Fash Lanso,Chief Femi Davies

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among other notables. At the Summit Session chaired by Otunba Gani Adams and sponsored by Dr. Benedict Alabi, he presented a paper on “The 1886 Peace Treaty as Bedrock of Yoruba Nationalism”. The trio of Dr (Mrs) Adeola Faleye of the Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife, Dr.Ogunfolakan of the Department of History, OAU,Ife and Dr.Bayo Faforiji a retired Lecture were the panelists. In his opening remarks, Otunba Adams identified the need for the indigenes of Imesi-Ile to be proud of their town, according to him, “the historical relevance of Imesi-Ile can only be further projected and appreciated if the people of Imesi-Ile come out in thousands to celebrate the Kiriji/Yoruba Unity Day. “By my estimate, the population of Imesi-Ile should be over seventy thousand, if we have over 10,000 in attendance, the world will become curious and will join in the celebration which will further boost the economy of the town.” He also pointed out the need for the government to support and participate in cultural activities. The Kiriji treaty spot he said should be packaged in a way that it will attract both local and foreign tourists. He called on Yoruba to take the messages learnt from the 16years of civil war and the peace treaty of 1886 as a focus for Yoruba unity and see the present clamor for restructuring along regional line as the only way out of the present socio-economic woe of the nation. Yorubas he said are blessed and have no reason to be in poverty.

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Hate speech as beginning of the end

week before the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari from his 103 days medical vacation, the then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had sent a draft bill to National Assembly which, when passed into law, will criminalise or outlaw hate speeches in the media-print, broadcast or social media. This was in reaction to an alarming attack on people on the basis of their tribes, religion and gender. He had remembered that Rwanda’s genocide started from vulgar vituperation against one another on the basis of the aforementioned natural attributes. He even equated hate speech with terrorism. But how did we get here? We arrived at this port because of politics of hatred, antagonism and bitterness that have become the stock– in–trade of Nigeria’s politics. These had reached a crescendo towards 2015 general elections. Issues and parties’ manifestoes were relegated to the background while tribal and religious matters were kicked to the front burner. Certain sections of the country would not bear sight of power being retained in a certain part of the country, while certain parts of the country would not accept power being taken from where it then resided. And so the foot soldiers of both camps went into the trenches and there they have been, ever since. There is a Yoruba adage that a King is not abused in his presence. But today, our Kings are being abused right in their presence, calling to question our age-long cultural values and orientation. I remember the then spokesman of APC who incidentally is the spokesman of this government, threatening to form a parallel government if APC failed to win 2015 election. There were threat and counter threats from both sides of the divides. But as the then President Goodluck Jonathan promptly conceded defeat even before the last count of the 2015 Presidential election results and congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB) as he then was. It was like cold water had been poured on a raging fire or so we thought. Shortly after President Buhari

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“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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Ambode revives Awo’s legacy of public finance

Kehinde Bamigbetan

t is forty years and 139 days after he joined the saints on May 9, 1987. Many folks – loyalists and admirers- will flock to the site of his imposing statue Tuesday September 26 to watch the dramatic re-emergence of the philosopher, statesman and politician. A few acquainted with his interest in metaphysics may tarry till the veil has been cast away. As one of Moses Olaiya’s comic offerings remind, the dead may resurrect amidst the celebration! That would not be necessary in this instance because Obafemi Awolowo, never died. His works thunder across the landscape of the Western Region in the architectural prominence of pioneer accomplishments. His words speak to the thought systems of mankind and echo to the future the paths lit yet uncharted. Awolowo engaged all the philosophers who contributed to modern knowledge in formulating the principles which guide his politics, culture and economics. Popular democracy from Plato. Dialectics from Hegel. Democratic socialism from Marx and Engels. Metaphysics from Aristotle and the theologians. Public finance from Maynard Keynes. The decision of the Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwumi Ambode to position the sage appropriately for eternal adulation in the precincts of the power corridor of the state and within walking distance of the premier shoppers and tourists rendezvous highlights the need to bring the multi-dimensional impact of this avatar back into our daily narrative. Consider, the legacy of taxation as an instrument of planning .Such a didactic exercise should be seen in the context of our current national political economy particularly the increasing state failure to perform basic obligations to workers, grow internally generated revenue to hedge mounting bills and attract

loans for long term capital development. The disastrous consequence of a recessed economy is not in the low purchasing power of the citizens, the inflationary spirals and the cuts in production. It is the collapse of the world and culture of work. When days of joblessness roll into weeks and weeks into months, the simple act of waking up in the morning is dis-incentivised by the sheer fact that there is no place to prepare to go. The crisis has become a major cause of frustration and produced aggression of various grades manifesting in the clamour to review the federal constitution in the hope that autonomy for the sub-units or component parts (aka restructuring) will restore prosperity and autochtonous development. We are reminded that the period when we had regions was the best as if reversion to regionalism is enough magic wand to achieve stable economy. The unassailable fact that the men who made it happen in Western, Eastern and Northern region- Awolowo, Azikiwe and Bello- aspired to apply those principles to the country from the centre is comfortably ignored. For instance, the Action Group made it clear that it adopted federalism because it was the best for a country with many ethnic groups and believed that federalism would make it easier for smaller states to join Nigeria to form a United States of West Africa. It is clear that the most generous and accommodating structure of appropriation in a confederal or more federal system will only transfer the present patterns of accumulation from the centre to the units, enabling rapacious elite to gain greater access to the gravy while the commonwealth bleeds. Such a prebendal ambition, premised on the tweaking of the rentier state, would inflict serious injury on the memory of Awolowo, who, in his post-1974 period had begun to question the magnitude of the challenge posed to gov-

ernance by primitive accumulation. The fact of history is that Awolowo believed in taxation as the act by which responsible citizens contribute from their means to enable the community meet collective objectives. In his most quoted speech on taxation, delivered during the proceedings of the House of Representatives on August 15, 1954, he said: “; there is that broad, smooth road, with promises of no taxation, and efforts to get money from other places, leading nowhere but perdition, poverty, disease and economic enslavement; and there is the other road people who go therein pay tax. They also have to apply self-help and self-sacrifice to get where they want. But this road, Mr. President, leads to success, prosperity and to the exploitation of natural resources by the people of this country …” Awolowo arrived at this conclusion in his quest to discover how to accelerate domestic capital formation to liberate the economy from the foreign domination that the long years of colonial rule established. His strategy was the empowerment of the domestic middle class to emerge as the national bourgeoisie that would create a fully indigenous economy where the production and distribution of goods and services would meet the needs of Nigerians. This was not possible without the creation of surplus funds for investment. Taxation of the dominant productive forces in the colonial economy- workers and farmers- was a key element of that strategy. Hitherto, taxation had been employed by the colonialists to service the metropole. In Awo’s template, this fiscal device will be used to empower the country. The heritage of welfarism that the Western region, following the rise to power of the Action Group, bequeathed to the successor regimes was captured by the concept of Freedom for All, Life More abundant. It is based on the taxation of all adults who are rewarded with the imple-

mentation of social services such as education for all, health for all, jobs for all, sound management of public resources and infrastructures to facilitate the promotion of goods and services. In April 1953, as Leader of Government Business, Awolowo introduced 10 shillings capitalization tax on all adult tax payers to raise revenue. To reward taxpayers, he introduced Free Health Scheme for all children below 18 same year, the first minimum wage in 1954 and Free Education in 1955. The collection was so efficient that the folktales regale with stories of men who ran into the federal territory of Lagos to evade payment. Although the rival National Council for Nigerian Citizens campaigned so negatively that the Action Group lost votes by 19 to 23 in the 1954 polls, the deployment of the revenue to the construction of public projects and programmes made it a temporary setback. With these antecedents, the romantic celebration of the historic exploits of the Western Region government must therefore proceed with the admission that taxation and the judicious deployment of its proceeds for development is the template for any truly honest and purposeful government. After two years of experimenting with other strategies for generating surplus funds for development, the Ambode administration has returned to the feet of the great master to pay homage to his heritage of public finance. As an administration that hit the ground running as soon as the governor was sworn into office, it began with the low hanging fruits of loans to activate infrastructural renewal. Gradually, the loans gave way to the bonds- longer term instruments- for financing public works. Bamigbetan is the Special Adviser, Communities & Communications to Governor Akinwumi Ambode.

How Idris improves governance via transparency in public finances

Kenechukwu Offie

arely one year in office as the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris has left no one in doubt that he had deliberately chosen not only to sing but to live-out the transparency and accountability ‘anthem’ wherever and whenever the occasion demands. He has carved a niche for the office, to the extent that due process has become the order of the day. In one of his earlier outings within the period under review, precisely when received officers of the Nigerian Navy, he charged accountants and finance officers in the millitary and government establishments to be transparent and strictly comply with government financial regulations. He enjoined the officers to take a cue from the ongoing fight against corruption, where well respected serving and retired officers are being called to answer for their actions in the past, urging them not to be over ambitious, but to observe the ethics and professional dictates of their jobs, stressing that “the only thing that will deliver us as a nation is for us as individuals and as a nation to do the right thing at all times”. In another development, the AGF has put an end to the numerous complaints in the past from state governments and other stakeholders arising from opaque-

ness and non-accountability in the management of government finances. Alhaji Ahmed Idris took the bull by the horn and delivered a template through the Finance Ministry to the Economic Management Team of the current administration on the way forward to end the perennial arguments between the state and the federal government on equitable sharing of the nation’s resources, notably, the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee(FAAC). (this info should be confirmed further) The fact that the present administration’s mantra is tackling corruption in all its ramifications, transparency and openness are nonetheless key and the campaign has permeated the very fabric of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, this is thanks to Alhaji Ahmed Idris. In his recent interview with the Economic Confidential in Abuja, he had this to say: “It is a desire to institute discipline, good governance and trust. The government cannot be trusted if it says one thing and does another. The meager revenue that has been accruing is being judiciously used and there is fiscal discipline in management of public resources”. “Let me give you an example in the previous administration. There was a time state governments kicked against savings. Now, because of what they know and what wasthey have seen being practiced by government of the day, they have decided to

imbibe the culture of savings. What am I trying to say? We have excess Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT). These are excess revenue from petroleum tax. When we get money over and above budgeted figure, the excess is always being saved. If it were before, state governments and other stakeholders would say it should be shared”. Meanwhile the savings culture has continued till date because this is being done transparently and all the stakeholders are aware of balances at any point in time. How transparent can the government be when all revenues accruing at any point in time is presented at all meetings of the National Economic Council where all the Governors are present. This was one of the reasons Mr. Idris gave for the remarkable success being achieved by the present administration in managing finance even amidst the recession. In the same vein, the provision of adequate and timely information on government finances has been one of the deliverables of the Chief Treasury officer of the Federation. “The extent to which the public is availed of this information determines the level of trust the managers enjoy. Therefore, the need for a transparent public financial management cannot be over-emphasized. Truly, it is an essential ingredient for democracy and good governance. As the steward of the nation’s funds, it is expected to constantly provide adequate, current information to

the public on its activities, so says Ifeanyi Okereke in one of his recent feature article on transparency and accountability in management of public finances. Indeed, the Idris led administration has scored above avarage in this regard. Two other areas where the Accountant General of the Federation has demonstrated enormous determination and courage in ensuring transparent and accountable public finance managment are in the areas of the TSA and the IPPIS implementation. Under his leadership, the reform initiatives of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) have become household names. While the TSA has gotten to it near ultimate intent with almost all the Government agencies being enrolled, and leakages being plugged, the IPPIs has recorded tremendous push. As of now, apart from the previous MDA’s captured, the Nigeria police have been enrolled while the para-military and the military are at various stages of being integrated. Thus saving Nigeria huge sums of money being lost to ghost workers. There is no doubt therefore, that the current Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has raised the bar in the transparent management of the nations Treasury. Kenechukwu Offie is the Director, Media, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Abuja.

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Reps to host national summit on environment

Henry Omunu, Abuja

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House of Representatives is to organize a three-day national summit as a prelude to the formulation of a legislative framework to protect the environmental. While Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected to declare open the event slated to last from October 3-5, 2017 in Abuja, representatives of the German and US governments as well as notable development partners and other stakeholders have expressed interest in attending the conference. Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Rep. Obinna Chidoka, who underscored the importance of the summit, informed journalists on Monday, that the need to take proactive steps in developing appropriate environmental laws and policy for Nigeria considering its position in the comity of nations informed the holding of the summit. “We are very conscious of the grave threats posed by such issues as global warming, climate change, desertification, oil spillage, erosion, estate management and gas flaring. “In the context of the House Committee on Environment, we realize the importance of ensuring that our leg-

islative framework on environment is robust and comprehensive to sustain a virile policy framework for the environment governnave and management,” Chidoka said. Coordinator of the summit, Oracle Nwala, disclosed that the Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari will take a tour of the exhibition pavilion along with foreign diplomats from the US, Germany, the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), European Union (EU), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), among oth-

ers. According to him, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Bernhard Schlagheck, will chair the summit, adding that the planned exhibition and town hall meeting that will take place at the conference will afford industry players, policy makers, regulators and inventors the opportunity to validate their various interventions in protecting the environment as well as allow them interact and network with MDAs, international agencies and other participants who will be attending the summit. Also he added that the World Bank’s Country Director for

Nigeria, Africa Region, Rachid Benmessaoud, had pledged the bank’s technical support in achieving the set objectives of the confab. Similarly, the UNIDO representative to ECOWAS and Regional Director, Nigeria Regional Office, Jean Bakole, in a letter to the committee, applauded the intervention of the committee in addressing issues affecting the environment. According to the UNIDO representative, the agency is “a specialized UN agency that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability.”

Operation Python Dance: Ndigbo in Germany condemn military invasion John Ndu, Awka

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Ndigbo in Germany has decried what it saw as military invasion of South-East Nigeria. The association said the occupation of the Igbo region of the country by the Nigerian army and in whatever guise was undemocratic , unconstitutional as well as against the fundamental human rights of the citizens.. In accordance with the resolutions of the association, signed and issued to journalists by the coordinator Peter Chukwuma Eze, Ndigbo in Germany note with grave concern the invasion of

Some of the former Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) patients trained by Sokoto State Government and UNFPA after their graduation in Sokoto State... recently.

Minister condemns deadly attack on Benin Zoo

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has strongly condemned the attack on Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin, Edo State, on Sunday, during which three policemen were killed and the Head of the Zoo, Dr. Andy Ehanire, was abducted by the attackers.

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In a statement issued on Monday, the Minister described the attack on one of the country’s foremost tourist destinations as a big blow to ongoing efforts to lift the tourism sector in the country. ‘’The success or failure of a tourism destination depends largely on a safe and

secure environment. Incidences such as the attack on the Ogba Zoo and Nature Park therefore negate the concept of tourism as well as government’s determination to develop our tourism industry as a tool for socio-economic development. ‘’The killing of the three policemen at-

tached to the zoo to provide security for fun seekers, the abduction of the zoo boss and the trauma suffered by the visitors who witnessed the attack are saddening, condemnable and most unfortunate,’’ he said. Alhaji Mohammed said the government will step up security

in all the tourist sites across the country in particular in order to prevent a recurrence, while urging the abductors of Dr Ehanire to quickly release him unharmed. He also sent his condolences to the families of the policemen who were killed in the attack, and prayed that God will grant repose to their souls.

the Igbo territory of South-Eastern Nigeria by the fully armed military of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . It said that Ndigbo abroad have taken cognizance of the provocation, intimidation, brutalization and killings of the civilian population of largely Igbo extraction by the fully armed military of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the South-Eastern part of the country. The association therefore demanded that the Federal Government explain the exact nature and reason behind the ongoing military occupation of the southeast tagged ‘Operation Python Dance 2’ insisting that the government of the federation should make its position clear and not sit on the fence. Ndigbo in Germany however called for an investigation by the International Criminal Court of Justice into what it termed dictatorial and undemocratic use of the military against Ndigbo and other Nigerians. They also demanded that all relevant organs in the international community play their part in preventing a chain of events that could eventually lead to widespread breakdown of peace in the entire West African sub-region which it reasoned may cause untold deaths, displacements and suffering all over Nigeria and may trigger the largest scale of refugee crisis in the region . The association unanimously called on the international community to come to the rescue of those it termed ethnic communities being allegedly slaughtered under the incumbent federal government.

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Tech Times

Deloitte predicts future change for telcos’ business models Deloitte, an audit, consulting and financial advisory firm has identified four possible future scenarios; and predicts that telecommunications companies will need to change their business models in future. This, as the firm sees the telecom industry “changing at an exponential rate, as new challenges emerge, customer expectations rise and the competition, new and old, piles on the pressure.” Deloitte disclosed that telcos seeking to respond to these challenges face a slew of bewildering trends and high levels of uncertainty. Africa telecommunications leader at Deloitte, Arun Babu, said “when clustering the drivers shaping telcos’ future, Deloitte found two clusters have the greatest impact. These are ownership of the network technology layer, which is owned either by telcos, vendors or other tech players; and dominance of the customer relationship, which is held either by telcos, providers such as over-the-top content providers or device manufacturers and technology companies. “Based on our scenario methodology, we developed four extreme, yet plausible scenarios,” says Babu. The scenarios are detailed in the report: “To be or not to be: The future of the telco business model”. In scenario one, “The engineer strikes back”, telcos own the network technology domain and infrastructure as well as the customer relationship. “This is where telcos come from and where they hope to end up,” Babu explains. “They drive network innovation with their technological competence and have the ability to maintain and operate their assets. The telco players furthermore master the customer relationship and can thus focus on the whole value chain. They own the revenue control points, having direct access to their B2B and B2C customers.” In scenario two, “The new wholesale truth”, telco companies have finally lost the end-user control points they cherished for so long. To remain relevant, telcos have gone back to taking over full control of the network technology where they still have their core competencies.

Infraction: Nigerians urged to demand compensation from telcos Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Nigerians have been called upon to demand for compensation from the telecommunications operators over infractions on their rights. Some of the infractions include sur-charges for services not rendered. CEO of ICT Derivative, Abuja,Barrister Ayoola Oke gave the charge while addressing consumers during the 81st Telecom Consumers’ Parliament organised by the NCC in Lagos,

adding that the consumers are the paymaster, Director of the industry, since the investment of $12billion so far in 2017 by the operators are paid for by the consumers and so the consumer is the king. Oke said that the consumers demand is to get reasonably high quality of service, seamless connectivity, little or no disruption, affordable and value for their money, proactive information on service and adequate compensation for loss.

He disclosed that although there are network fallibilities which stems from vagaries of power supply, vandalism, network software glitches and fraudulent hacking, human errors, the operators should communicate to the consumers that there is a problem through timely information, mitigation matrix, advance education and anticipatory damage control. Oke underscored that it is imperative for the operators to have a national network

by collaborating at the infrastructure level, sharing network facilities and where possible resources, disengage from anti competitive practice, customers service centres and communication channel that will assist in consumers’ satisfaction in this 2017 that has been declared by NCC as the year of the customer. He hinted that a lot of customers have gotten compensation through the timely resolution of conflict with their operators.

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L-R: Mr. Olusola Teniola, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria; Mr. Lanre Kolade, Managing Director, Vodacom Business Nigeria; Dr. Fidelis Onah, Director, Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Nigerian Communications Commission; and Mr. Chris Read, Conference Manager NigeriaCom 2017, at the just concluded NigeriaCom 2017 conference in Lagos, An expert in the telecommunication industry said that Internet of Things (IoT) has delivered a big growth opportunity for the industry and urged operators in the country invest in IoT services provision in order to increase their Average Revenue Per User (ARPU). Managing Director for Vodacom Business Nigeria Mr. Lanre Kolade, made this assertion in a keynote speech at just concluded NigeriaCom 2017 organized by Informa Telecoms Group, adding that telecommunications operators are facing a period of flat growth for core services and significant decline in ARPU. “This drastic change threatens

the survival of the telecoms industry, as substantial declines in user spending on voice and text services have caused a decline in telcos revenue. “IoT has delivered a big growth opportunity for the industry due to the volume of connections expected and experts have projected the market will reach $14.6 trillion global market size by 2020. It is therefore essential to seize the vast opportunities that this growth presents in transforming businesses,” Kolade said. According to him, IoT solutions have been adopted across all industries to provide a host of different benefits, from increased Return on Investment

(ROI) to developing stronger relationships with customers’, with far reaching benefits projected for the future. He urged telecom operators to adapt to the changing times and source other revenue streams to replace what is being lost in the continuing revolution of communications. He added that, “The Internet of Things offers significant growth potential and the opportunity to take a role in new vertical markets, such as automotive, healthcare and smart cities. As these sectors seek to adopt more IoT services, the opportunities that exist are vast. “Whether you are a hardware manufacturer or connectivity

re-seller, adding IoT solutions to your portfolio will open up new revenue streams from selling hardware, software and connectivity services, to a broad range of value-added services, such as consulting, integration and support. Telcos will have to look at the Internet of Things as a potential revenue generator to offset the declining revenues from core services.” He underscored that more than seven billion people and businesses, and over 30 billion devices, will be connected to the Internet by 2020, and so the question is no longer about the adoption of IoT, but rather, its application to drive business success.

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Restructuring: Gov Ahmed advocates expanded middle class, egalitarianism

Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

The ÏÏÏIn the last couple of ÏÏÏ Governor, years, the avoidable deaths of hundreds of asylum seekers, including Nigerians, who perish while taking dangerous routes to Europe have dominated public discourse. This is the issue that was explored in this week’s edition of TV drama series, Professor Johnbull, sponsored by telecoms giant, Globacom. The episode was aired at 8.30.p.m. on Tuesday on NTA Network, NTA International on DSTV Channel 251 and NTA on StarTimes highlights the desire by young people to travel abroad by all means and the attendant consequences. Entitled ‘I Must Travel’, the series gives a clear picture of how people take dangerous routes and do all sorts of things in a bid to travel to America or Europe where they believe that the pasture is greener. As usual, Professor Johnbull (Kanayo O. Kanayo), who summarises the lessons in the series, cautions viewers on the dangers involved when people stow away in the cargo sections of planes and decks of ships, or travel through the Sahara Desert, saying that such ventures amount to “signing an agreement with death”. Samson (Ogus Baba) plays the role of a fake travel agent who makes unrealistic promises to intending travelers. Jumoke (Bidemi Kosoko) abandons Flash (Stephen Odimgbe) to propose marriage to Churchill (Jnr. Pope Odonwodo) whose father, the professor, has secured for him authentic travel documents and genuine admission placement in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, in the United States of America. Her motivation is to use that as her passport to travel to America. Also, Olaniyi (Yomi FashLanso) opts to patronize the smooth-talking Samson, who promises travel without visa instead of going to a genuine travel agent who had earlier been contracted to organise his cousin’s travel papers to Europe. There will be a repeat broadcast of I Must Travel on Friday at 8.30 p.m. on the same NTA channels.

Kwara State Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called for special focus on political economy in the quest for true federalism in Nigeria in order to ensure class elevation and egalitarianism. Governor Ahmed, who made the call on Monday in Ilorin at the All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central Zonal public meeting on true federalism, maintained that the centre of the current agitation for true federalism or restruc-

turing is a drive towards redistributing resources in an equitable manner. According to Governor Ahmed, “this dialogue should explore ways of ensuring the greatest good for the greatest number of our people. That, to me, is what we must address our minds to within the context of our federation or any other structure that we may come up with.” Governor Ahmed said any structure that meets the economic and political aspirations of the majority of citizens will be wel-

comed. “The nationwide dialogue by APC on true federalism”, the governor said, “connects with its expressed commitment to making governance more meaningful to the people by changing the way people are governed, especially in terms of access to and allocation of resources.” Also speaking, the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola said the APC set up the committee on true federalism as a way of aggregating the views of Nigerians on how the na-

tion should be governed. Governor Aregbesola who is a member of the Committee said the party made the concerted effort of robust discussion in moving the country forward rather than imposing on Nigerians. In his message, the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Sani Bello said the state had garnered the opinions of its stakeholders and resolved to committing to issues of national development. Governor Bello who was represented by his Special Adviser on Political Mat-

ters, Mr. Solomon Nyaze said the state is not in support of division of the country but for policies that will promote national unity and devolution of power. Various speakers from labour unions, traditional councils, community development associations, professional bodies, marketers, youth and religious groups agreed on the unity of the country, independent candidacy, devolution of power and local government autonomy but rejected the idea of creating new states.

L-R: Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice, Adama IyayeLaminkara; Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Ikuinyi Ibani; Rivers State Deputy Governor, Ipalibo Harry Banigo and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, during the 57th Independence Church Service at the Saint Mark’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, Rivers… at the weekend.

Ambode donates 120 5kva Gen Sets to power police formations

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Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday handed over 120 new 5KVA generating sets to the Lagos State Police Command to power all police formations across the State, with a pledge of continuous support to security agencies to ensure optimal performance. Speaking at the Lagos House in Ikeja while handing over the generating sets to the police, the governor reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensure the enforcement of the rule of law and safety of lives and property in the State, just as he said that his vision was for the State to be among the

safest places to live and work in Africa. Governor Ambode, who was represented at the brief handing over ceremony by the Chairman of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr. Oye-Hassan Odukale, said the security of residents and investors remained one of the cardinal objectives of his administration, and that government would not relent in coming up with initiatives and programmes to guarantee safety of the people. He said the generating sets were procured by the Fund to ensure that police formations in the State work optimally in their mandate of safeguarding lives and property.

“Lagos State is the safest State and we hope to make the State to be among the safest States in Africa which is our objective at the Fund. Anything about security is given high priority by our administration. Lagosians

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are now feeling safe. The safety that we are experiencing don’t come cheap but I like to assure that at the Fund, we are always willing to move at any time to ensure that we keep Lagos safe,” he said. The governor also congratulated the new Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, and pledged to work with him to ensure the safety of the people. He said aside the provision of the generating sets, the LSSTF had also been mandated to carry out the installations of the new equipment in all the Divisions and Area Commands in the State. Governor Ambode urged

the officers to take good care of the generating sets and use them for the purpose meant for the overall benefit and safety of the people. Earlier, in his welcome address, Executive Secretary of LSSTF, Dr. Abdulrazak Balogun, said the generating sets would be distributed across the 107 Police Divisions and 13 Area Commands in the State. He said the procurement of the generating sets was in furtherance of the Light Up Lagos Project of the present administration aimed at ensuring that every nook and cranny of the State is well lit. He said: “The procurement is also in tandem with Governor Ambode’s vision of a secured and investmentfriendly Lagos. Police formations are critical to securing lives and property in the State and it is very important that these stations function optimally.

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I formerly known and addressed as NWANKWO SANDRA KASONDE. now wish to be known called and addressed as NWANKWO SANDRA CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid.

Formerly known and addressed as MRS ENO ANTHONIA EFFIOM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANTHONIA ENOABASI MUMUNEY. That my date of birth is 30 October 1938. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SHOWUNMI FOLASHADE OMOLADE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKENIKE FOLASHADE OMOLADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS OGUCHI EBERE

IMONGAN RUTH ELSIE

MRS ANTHONIA ENOABASI MUMUNEY

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly written as OLOFINLADE FUNMILOLA instead of OSOMO FUNMILOLA BOSE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OKENIKE FOLASHADE OMOLADE

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Ihemedu Ebere now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Oguchi Ebere. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS AKANDE ABOSEDE AYINKE COMFORT

NWANKWO SANDRA CHIOMA

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

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I formerly known and addressed as odim joy Evelyn now wish to be known called and addressed as Kareem joy Evelyn. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as WALE AKANDE instead of GAFAR ADEWALE AKANDE. That my correct name is GAFAR ADEWALE AKANDE. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to notify the general public that my name was wrongly written and stated as Kamorudeen Akabi Olabamiji instead of Olabamiji Kamorudeen Asunmoh. My correct date of birth is 10/01/1970 as against 18//1960. All former documents remain valid. General

I, formerly known and addressed as Ucha Kalu Okoro now wish to be known and addressed as Ucha Uckarl Ikhenebome. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OKUNOLA OMOWUMI KAFAYAT I formerly known and addressed as ADEBIYI OMOWUMI KAFAYAT now wish to be known called and addressed as OKUNOLA OMOWUMI KAFAYAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BASIRAT DAMILOLA YAKUBU AND BASIRAT DAMILOLA OGUNLANA now wish to be known called and addressed as BASIRAT DAMILOLA OBADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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UMUAGWU VILLAGE ASSEMBLY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THT THE ABOVE NAMED N.G.O HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIES MATTERS ACT, 1990 INCORPORATED TRUSTEES: 1. NZE CYRIL M. ANAELE – 1ST PERSON 2. GILBERT N. NKWOCHA -2ND PERSON 3. JOSEPH O. ANAEMEJE -3RD PERSON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO IMPROVE THE VILLAGE 2. TO HELP MEMBERS CONCLUDING STATEMENT ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGER CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI-IRONSI STREET, PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

UCHA UCKARL IKHENEBOME

BASIRAT DAMILOLA OBADE

AJAYI MURITALA TAIWO

Formerly known and addressed as BABATUNDE TIJANI TAIWO, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI MURITALA TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly called and addressed as DANIEL ASUQUO ITA now wish to be known called and addressed as DANIEL ITOHOWO SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note. EMEH - CHILAKA IFEOMA SARAH

I, formerly known and addressed as Onuoha Ifeoma Sarah now wish to be known and addressed as Emeh Chilaka Ifeoma Sarah. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. ORIAKU ELIZABETH CHICHI

Formerly known and addressed as ORIAKU ELIZABETH CHICHI BETTY, now wish to be known and addressed as ORIAKU ELIZABETH CHICHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

HOTEL OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF LAGOS THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIES MATTERS ACT, 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF CHARLES ODUNUKWE 2. MR. TREVOR JOHN WARD 3. CHIEF SAMUEL OLU ALABI 4. MRS. MARCELLE RIZKALLAH 5. MR. TIMOTHY JOHN WEBSTER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENSURE COOPERATION AMONG MEMBERS IN RELATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR BUSINESS. 2. TO JOINTLY DEFEND OR TAKE LEGAL STEPS TO PREVENT ALL ACTS INIMICAL TO THE OPERATION OF MEMBERS BUSINESS EITHER ON INDIVIDUAL BASIS OR AS A GROUP. 3. TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR INTERCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING. 4. DISSEMINATE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION RELATING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESS. 5. CO-ORDINATE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR OF THE NATION’S ECONOMY AND IN PARTICULAR THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS. . ASSIST THE PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN RELATED FIEDS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY AND COMPETENCE OF THEIR DISCIPLINE ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGER CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI-IRONSI STREET, PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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OJOOLA FATIMOH AMOKE Formerly known and addressed as BILIAMINU FATIMOH AMOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OJOOLA FATIMOH AMOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. ABIMBOLA ADEBOLA SALOME Formerly known and addressed as BANKOLE ADEBOLA SALOME, now wish to be known and addressed ABIMBOLA ADEBOLA SALOME. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that NWANKWO LOVETH CHINELO and NWANKWO LOVETH ELOCHUKWU belong to one and same person. Now wish to be known and addressed as NWANKWO LOVETH ELOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. UNION BANK, FIRST BANK and General public, please take note.

CYNTHIA NNEKA AGWU OKEKE

Formerly known and addressed as CYNTHIA NNEKA CHINAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as CYNTHIA NNEKA AGWU OKEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

THIERRY JOHN

Formerly known and addressed as THIERRY OFFA ABBEY, now wish to be known and addressed as THIERRY JOHN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written on my bank account as ADESINA JAMES instead of ADEKUNLE JAMES ADESHINA and that my date of birth was wrongly written as my voters card as 15th of March, 1968 instead of 15th of March, 1960. That my correct name and date of birth is ADEKUNLE JAMES ADESHINA and 15th of March, 1960. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written as NWACHITA EBUBE instead of NWACHITA EBUBECHUKWU. That my correct name is NWACHITA EBUBECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWATU OBINNA CALEB I, formerly known and addressed as NWATU OBINNA FRANKLIN, now wish to be known and addressed as NWATU OBINNA CALEB. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OBIEZU MIRABEL CHIDIEBERE

I, formerly known and addressed as OBIEZU MIRABEL CHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as OBIEZU MIRABEL CHIDIEBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. ISAIAH OLADEJO ADEWALE

MRS EKUMAOSOGOR CHIKWADO PRISCA

MRS UDEH OGECHUKWU PEPETUAL

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEH CHIKWADO PRISCA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EKUMAOSOGOR CHIKWADO PRISCA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKOLIE OGECHUKWU PEPETUAL, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UDEH OGECHUKWU PEPETUAL. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

CHARLES OZOEKUTA

I, formerly known and addressed as CHARLES CHUKWUKA EKUTA and CHARLES CHUKWUKA OZOEKUTA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHARLES OZOEKUTA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

NDUBUISI KIZITO PETER I, formerly known and addressed as UGWUOKE IFEANYI PETER, now wish to be known and addressed as NDUBUISI KIZITO PETER. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OWOH EBELECHUKWU MILLISCENT, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIBUOKEH EBELECHUKWU MILLISCENT. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

AKPATULU MICHEAL

JOSEPHAT CHUKWU EDEH

I, formerly known and addressed as OZOAKPATULU MICHEAL and OZOR MICHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as AKPATULU MICHEAL. My correct date of birth 5th April 1930. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as JOSEPHAT CHIAZOR EDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPHAT CHUKWU EDEH. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

MRS OBIJIOFOR AMARACHUKWU JOSEPHINE

I formerly known as MISS EMOKA AMARACHUKWU JOSEPHINE now wish be known and addressed as MRS OBIJIOFOR AMARACHUKWU JOSEPHINE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH On my bank document, my name was wrongly written as EDAHORO BENSON ISIMHAKOMEN Instead of ENAHORO BENSON ISI. Also my date of birth was wrongly written as 6th day of June, 1987 instead of 14th day of February, 1973. That my correct name is ENAHORO BENSON ISI and my date of birth is 14th day of February, 1973, the general public and the Authorities concerned should take note.

MRS. UMEJIEGO CHIBUZOR ROSEMARY

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OFFOR CHIBUZOR ROSEMARY, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. UMEJIEGO CHIBUZOR ROSEMARY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. ADEBAYO AZEEZAT OMOBOLANLE

I formerly known and addressed as ASISAT OMOBOLA ONIPEDE now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBAYO AZEEZAT OMOBOLANLE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to inform the general public that my name NWEDO JOHN IFEOMA CAROLIN was wrongly written during my BVN registration but now wish to be corrected and addressed as NWOBODOJOHN IFEOMA CAROLINE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

HAMZAT MUNIRAT IYABO I, formerly known and addressed as HAMZAT MUNIRAT YETUNDE, that Henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as HAMZAT MUNIRAT IYABO. All former documents remain valid. General public and authority concerned should take note. ADDITION OF NAME I, FEARGOD ROBERT AKPAN, wish to add, FEARGOD, which was formerly, ROBERT AKPAN, in my bank account details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, FEARGOD ROBERT AKPAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. ELIZABETH OLUWASAYO ADEBIYI-EFUNWOLE

I formerly known and addressed as MODINAT OLUWASAYO .T. ADEBIYI now wish to be known and addressed as ELIZABETH OLUWASAYO ADEBIYI-EFUNWOLE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLADEJO ADEWALE ISAIAH, now wish to be known and addressed as ISAIAH OLADEJO ADEWALE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note. CHIBUOKEH EBELECHUKWU MILLISCENT

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CHUKWUANI NKECHI Formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUENI NKECHI ANGEL, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUANI NKECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OKEDELE BUKOLA ADENIKE

ADESINA ADEDAMOLA TEMITOPE

Formerly known and addressed as FABIYI BUKOLA ADENIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEDELE BUKOLA ADENIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as BANKOLE ADEDAMOLA TEMITOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADESINA ADEDAMOLA TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHARITY ATIM AMALIRI I, formerly known and addressed as CHARITY AMALAIRI now wish to be known and addressed as CHARITY ATIM AMALIRI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

DADA OLUWAKEMI OMOTOLA I, formerly known and addressed as AREMU OLUWAKEMI now wish to be known and Addressed as DADA OLUWAKEMI OMOTOLA. All former documents remain valid. NIS and general public take note.

This is to confirm that I, PAUL OLABIWONNU, am the one and the same person as PAUL OLABIWONNU EMMANUEL. All documents bearing the two names remain valid. First Bank of Nigeria Limited and General public take note.

MRS AFOKA CHISOM PHILIPA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EKWUNIFE CHISOM PHILIPA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AFOKA CHISOM PHILIPA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. UDE CHIMERUMUOGO CECILIA I, formerly known and addressed as UDEH CECILIA, now wish to be known and addressed as UDE CHIMERUMUOGO CECILIA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note. SOLOMON IFEANYICHUKWU DUNU

ODO INNOCENT OSITA

I, formerly known and addressed as ODO INNOCENT, now wish to be known and addressed as ODO INNOCENT OSITA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CYNTHIA JOSEPH IWAH

I, formerly known and addressed as CYNTHIA CHIKORDINAKA EWURUM, now wish to be known and addressed as CYNTHIA JOSEPH IWAH. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

MRS OKORIE UCHECHI LOVELIN

MRS AKACHUKWU ELIZABETH OYIZA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UCHECHI LOVELIN OGU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKORIE UCHECHI LOVELIN. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS PIUS ELIZABETH OYIZA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AKACHUKWU ELIZABETH OYIZA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

DAVORJIH SUSSANA MGBECHIKWELU

UGWU EDITH

I, formerly known and addressed as UGOCHUKWU ONYEKACHUKWU DUNU, now wish to be known and addressed as SOLOMON IFEANYICHUKWU DUNU. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OBASI SUSSANA MGBECHIKWELU, now wish to be known and addressed as DAVORJIH SUSSANA MGBECHIKWELU. But in my voter’s card I.D was wrongly written as “Mgbechi”. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NNAMANI EDITH, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWU EDITH. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MMACHUKWU NANCY CHIBUIKE-M

MRS UGWUEZUMBA PRECIOUS IJEOMA

EROH JOSEPH

MRS NGWUTA PRECIOUS OGBONNE

I, formerly known and addressed as MBONU NMACHUKWU NANCY, now wish to be known and addressed as MMACHUKWU NANCY CHIBUIKE-M. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IBE PRECIOUS IJEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWUEZUMBA PRECIOUS IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH PATRICK, now wish to be known and addressed as EROH JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORIE PRECIOUS OGBONNE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NGWUTA PRECIOUS OGBONNE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

FALOPE FUNMILAYO FOLAKEMI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as OYEDEJI FUNMILAYO FOLAKEMI now want to be known and addressed as FALOPE FUNMILAYO FOLAKEMI. All former documents remain valid general public please take note

This is to certify and confirm that ALALADE TUBOSUN and ALALADE TUBOSUN SUNDAY are one and the same person. All former documents remain valid. The general public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to inform the general public that my name CHIELO EDWINA IFEOMA was wrongly written during my BVN registration but now wish to be corrected and addressed as CHIELO EDWINA AKUKANANWA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

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

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

RAHEEM IDOWU MARY

I, formerly known and addressed as AGBOITOHOMA IMADE PHILOMINA, Now wish to be known and addressed as LAMINA PHILOMINA IMADE. All former documents remain valid. General public/authority concerned should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as BOYIJO OLAMIDE JOHN, Now wish to be known and addressed as OREKOYA OLAMIDE GBOLAHAN. All former documents remain valid. General public and authority concerned should take note.

On my bank account, my name was written as PROMISE IBEZIMAKOZ While on other documents; my name appears as PROMISE ULOMA IBEZIMAKOZ. I am the same person bearing the above mentioned names and any documents bearing any of them belongs to me and remain valid. general public and authority concerned should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as RAIMI IDOWU MARY, Now wish to be known and addressed as RAHEEM IDOWU MARY. All former documents remain valid. General public/authority concerned should take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

MOSES CHINYERE GOODNESS I formerly known and addressed as UDEINYA CHINYERE GOODNESS now want to be known and addressed as MOSES CHINYERE GOODNESS. All former documents remain valid general public please take note

MRS. LADIPO LATEEFAT KEHINDE

EDAH REBECCA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS FAMOBIO LATEEFAT KEHINDE now want to be known and addressed as MRS. LADIPO LATEEFAT KEHINDE. All former documents remain valid general public please take note

I formerly known and addressed as MUIIZ ADESHINO REBECCA TAIWO now want to be known and addressed as EDAH REBECCA. All former documents remain valid general public please take note

LAMINA PHILOMINA IMADE

I, OKORIE OGBONNA OKPO, wish to add, OKPO, to my name which was formerly, OGBONNA OKORIE. I now wish to be known and addressed as, OKORIE OGBONNA OKPO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. GARUBA FUNKE FATIMO

I formerly known and addressed as FUNKE SARAT OLARONGBE now wish to be known and addressed as GARUBA FUNKE FATIMO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OREKOYA OLAMIDE GBOLAHAN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, NDULAKA UBA CHIBUISI, and JOHN UBA, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, NDULAKA UBA CHIBUISI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

I, EWAH SIMON USANI, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, EWHA SIMON, in my bank account details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, EWAH SIMON USANI. My correct date of birth is, 16th September, 1977 not 19th September, 1977. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ADDITION OF NAME I, OGBODU NZUBECHUKWU EMMANUEL, wish to add, NZUBECHUKWU, to my name which was formerly, OGBODU EMMANUEL. I now wish to be known and addressed as, OGBODU NZUBECHUKWU EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

24 Public Notice EGWIM JANE I, formerly known and addressed as OBI JANE NGOZI as appeared on my Union Bank Account, ABATI JANE NGOZI as appeared on my First Bank Account and OBI JANE as appeared on my BVN registration with Union Bank. That henceforth, I now wish to be known, called and addressed as EGWIM JANE. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OKEBIORUN ORIYOMI MONSURAT RUTH. I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNSUYI ORIYOMI MONSURAT, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OKEBIORUN ORIYOMI MONSURAT RUTH. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OKPE COMFORT. I, formerly known and addressed as AJUMA COMFORT RAPHEAL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OKPE COMFORT. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME My name was wrongly written in my GTBank account as ISHA OURI-BONDI, instead of my correct name as OURI-BONDI AISHAT. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note. OKOROAFOR DARLINTON GINIKA

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

ABOLAJI SEKINAT IYABO

MOSES SALAMI ENEYAMIRA. I, formerly known and addressed as JIMOH ADEKU DURO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MOSES SALAMI ENEYAMIRA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. ADEMI IYABO

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

RAHEEM TAJUDEEN ORJI. I, formerly known and addressed as OYETONA TAJUDEEN ATANDA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as RAHEEM TAJUDEEN ORJI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

REARRANGEMENT OF NAME: I wish to rearrange my name from Dawuda Peter Adiju to Peter Dawuda Adiju. To confirm that Dawuda Peter Adiju is one and the same person as Peter Dawuda Adiju. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

UNAKALAMBA ISHMAEL NNANNA.

I formerly known and addressed as UNAKALAMBA E MANUEL NNANNA, now wish to be known and addressed as UNAKALAMBA ISHMAEL NNANNA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

SAMUEL ARAGUN OJO

I, formerly known and addressed as BOLAJI SEKINAT IYABO, now wish to be known and addressed as ABOLAJI SEKINAT IYABO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ARAGUN SAMUEL-SAL OJO, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL ARAGUN OJO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ATOBAJAYE DAVID OLUSOLA

ABAYOMI NOAH TEMITOPE YETUNDE

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IDORENYIN ESSIEN EKPE I, formerly known and addressed as ESSIEN AWALA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as IDORENYIN ESSIEN EKPE. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. ABDUL RASHEED MUTTALA MUSA

IHEAGWAM CHIMA.

I formerly known and addressed as CHIMA OBI, now wish to be known and addressed as IHEAGWAM CHIMA. All former documents remain valid. UBA, BVN and general public please take note. MRS. MGBEKE PEACE NWANNEKA I formerly known and addressed as MISS ODOEMELAM PEACE NWANNEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MGBEKE PEACE NWANNEKA. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

AJAYI OMOWUNMI OMOBOLANLE.

MRS. OGIDE NGOZI GOODNESS. I formerly known and addressed as MISS CHUKWUKERE NGOZI GOODNESS, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OGIDE NGOZI GOODNESS. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note. NOW AUSTINE EZINWA NWOKORO

CORRECTION OF NAME

AHMED AISHAT ASABE. I formerly known and addressed as AHAMED AISHA ABUBAKAR, now wish to be known and addressed as AHMED AISHAT ASABE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ONYEAKA PEACE ONYEDIKACHI.

UBAH GODWIN

I formerly known and addressed as ONYEAKA DESTINY ONYEDIKACHI , now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEAKA PEACE ONYEDIKACHI. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

MRS. CYRINA GERALD KANU

BABATUNDE HELEN

AJIMON AGNES ABIKE

MRS .ABDULGANIYU RAMAT JUMOKE. I formerly known and addressed as MISS. APATA RAMAT JUMOKE , now wish to be known and addressed as MRS .ABDULGANIYU RAMAT JUMOKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OMIEH OWANAEMI EMMANUEL I, formerly known and addressed as, OMIEH PRINCE EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as, OMIEH OWANAEMI EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. NSIKAK UDOM EFFIONG I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. NSIKAK IMEH EFFIONG, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. NSIKAK UDOM EFFIONG. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. LAWRENCE STEPHEN KELECHI. I, formerly known and addressed as, NJOKU STEPHEN KELECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, LAWRENCE STEPHEN KELECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ARINZE MAC-ANTHONY I formerly known and addressed as ARINZE MIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ARINZE MAC-ANTHONY. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

ADEOLA OLUWASEUN OLUWATAYO

I formerly known and addressed as OGHENEBRUME BRUME ELSIE SAKPOBA,now wish to be known and addressed as MRS .OGHENEBRUME SAKPOBA OMOKE ELSIE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ORJI GODWIN, now wish to be known and addressed as UBAH GODWIN. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS CYRINA INIEWE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. CYRINA GERALD KANU. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

MRS .OGHENEBRUME SAKPOBA OMOKE ELSIE

CHIOMA NWACHUKWU PRECIOUS I, formerly known and addressed as, CHIOMA NWOBI JULIET, now wish to be known and addressed as, CHIOMA NWACHUKWU PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, UDEJI GEORGE CHIBUZOR, now wish to be known and addressed as, ALBERT GEORGE CHIBUZOR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS NWOKORO NNEKA FLORENCE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADELABI NNEKA FLORENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SOBO CHRISTIANAH OLUFOLAKEMI

My name was wrongly written as Okeke -Ozzoude Mathew Chukwuemeka instead of Okeke Matthew Chukwuemeka, now wish to be called and addressed as Okeke Mathew Chukwuemeka. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

SULAIMON RAHEEMOT OLAITAN I formerly known and addressed as ABDUL SALAM RAHEEMOT OLAITAN , now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON RAHEEMOT OLAITAN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKAFOR NGOZI BLESSING.

FELIX CHUKWUKA I, formerly known and addressed as, ONYENAGBARU CHUKWUKA FELIX, now wish to be known and addressed as, FELIX CHUKWUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS ADELABI NNEKA FLORENCE.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKCHUKWU OKEY VARDAM, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OKECHUKWU VANDAM. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEKOYA ADEDIWURA FOLAKE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SOBO CHRISTIANAH OLUFOLAKEMI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly Akinkunmi Helen Now Babatunde Helen. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DAVIES OMOWUNMI OMOBOLANLE, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI OMOWUNMI OMOBOLANLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SHITTU ADEWALE NURUDEEN I formerly known and addressed as MUSIBAU ADEWALE NURUDEEN ,now wish to be known and SHITTU ADEWALE NURUDEEN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

ALBERT GEORGE CHIBUZOR

My name was wrongly written as Olajide Saheed Oriyemu with the date of birth 26 of April, 1988. Instead of Olajide Saheed Oriyomi with the date of birth 22 of February 1988. All former documents remain valid. general public please take note.

OKECHUKWU VANDAM.

I, formerly known and addressed as NOSHIU ROBERT ANDREW, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ROBERT SHAUKANI ANDREW. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly NWOKORO AUSTIN PETER NoW AUSTINE EZINWA NWOKORO AND MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 02 AUGUST 1995. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

OHUE IDIALU MARK. I formerly known and addressed as ANOLU KINGSLEY AZEKHUORIA, now wish to be known and addressed as OHUE IDIALU MARK. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, UZOAMAKA BLESSING AKUMA, now wish to be known and addressed as, UZOAMAKA BLESSING OKORIE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ROBERT SHAUKANI ANDREW.

CORRECTION OF NAME

OYEDOKUN ADEWALE SAMUEL.

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

OLUWADAHUNSI SAMUEL OLUNIYI

ATUEYI IFEYINWA VERA.

I, formerly known and addressed as OWOLOMOSHE TEMITOPE YETUNDE l, now wish to be known and addressed as ABAYOMI NOAH TEMITOPE YETUNDE due to change in marital status. All former documents remain valid, General public and Authorities concern should pls take note.

UZOAMAKA BLESSING OKORIE

I, formerly known and addressed as BABATUNDE IDOWU DISU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AHMED SALIU. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNDAHUNSI SAMUEL OLUNIYI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUWADAHUNSI SAMUEL OLUNIYI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ATUEYI CHINOYELUM IFY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ATUEYI IFEYINWA VERA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

That on my BVN, my name was wrongly written as SHITTU GBOLA YEKEEN instead of SHITTU YEKEEN KAJOGBOLA. That my correct name and spelling is SHITTU YEKEEN KAJOGBOLA. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ABDUL RASHEED SAAD, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABDUL RASHEED MUTTALA MUSA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly Atobajaye wole olusola Now Atobajaye David Olusola . Former documents remains valid. General public should take note. I formerly known and addressed as TAIWO ADEWALE SAMUEL. now wish to be known and addressed as OYEDOKUN ADEWALE SAMUEL. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AHMED SALIU

I formerly known and addressed as MRS .ADEOLA OLUWASEUN ODUTAYO. Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEOLA OLUWASEUN OLUWATAYO. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

Formerly Akinkunmi Agnes Abike now Ajimon Agnes Abike. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note. NWAFOR AGU RAPHAEL OFOKE I formerly known and addressed as NWAFOR AGU RAPHAEL.now wish to be known and addressed as NWAFOR AGU RAPHAEL OFOKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OGBONNA PATIENCE OKWUEGO

ISAAC LADI

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I, formerly known and addressed as, ISAH LADI ABUH, now wish to be known and addressed as, ISAAC LADI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MATTHEW AGBOGHO I, formerly known and addressed as, UCHECHUKWU AGBOGHO, now wish to be known and addressed as, MATTHEW AGBOGHO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. ODIGWE NKEIRUKA CHRISTIANA

I, formerly known and addressed as, ODIGWE COLLINS NKEIRUKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, ODIGWE NKEIRUKA CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MBAEYI CALISTA NKEM

I, formerly known and addressed as, AMBLESSD CALLY MBAEYI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MBAEYI CALISTA NKEM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. MOHAMMED JIBRIN I, formerly known and addressed as, MOHAMMED AMINU JIBRIN, now wish to be known and addressed as, MOHAMMED JIBRIN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

Daily Times Nigeriaa Monday, September 25, 2017

LUCAS WOLE DARE

I, LUCAS WOLE DARE the biological father of the following: OGUNWOLE DAMILOLA EMMANUEL, OGUNWOLE ADEOLA OLUWATOSIN and OGUNWOLE OMOLABAKE COMFORT want them to bear my family name OGUNWOLE. All former documents remain valid.Nigeria Immigration Services and General public to please take note.

ADEDOKUN PAUL DAMILOLA I formerly known as Adedokun Paul D. wish to be known and addressed as Adedokun Paul Damilola .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

IZENEGU PATIENCE ERIVOMONE

MRS OMOMAH OLAYE TEMITOPE

I Formerly known and addressed as EMUOBOR ERIVOMONE PATIENCE IZENEGU now wish to be known, called and addressed as IZENEGU PATIENCE ERIVOMONE (ADDRESS) 4,AJIBOLA CLOSE,KOYE ROAD,OLAMBE, AKUTE.OGUN -STATE. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as Miss Yusuf Temitope now wish to be known, called and addressed as Mrs Omomah Olaye Temitope All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

EWUZIE CHIAMAKA BLESSING

I formerly known as ALEBO CHIAMAKA BLESSING wish to be known and addressed as EWUZIE CHIAMAKA BLESSING. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

NUTRITIONAL HEALTH ESSENTIAL FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SAMUEL TUNDE AYENI 2. YEMISI TOYIN AYENI

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JESUSEOLA OLUTOLA STEPHEN

I formerly known called and addressed as Odubanjo Odutola Stephen, now wish to be known called and addressed as JESUSEOLA OLUTOLA STEPHEN. All former documents remain valid, authorities concerned and general public should please take note.

I Formerly known called and addressed as Okechukwu Chukwuemeka Mathew, now wish to be known called and addressed as OKECHUKWU EMEKA MATHEW. All former documents remain valid, authorities concerned and general public should please take note.

I formerly known as PATIENCE OMONIGHO OKOIRUELE wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL OMONIGHO PATIENCE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AKINPELU HAFSAT BOLANLE

OMOTINUGBON OLUBUNMI

DAUDA SAMUEL OLADIMEJI

I formerly known as AKINSANYA GBEMISOLA GLORIA wish to be known and addressed as AKINSANYA GBEMISOLA KAMILAT .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Hafsat Bola Akanbi wish to be known and addressed as Akinpelu Hafsat Bolanle. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AWOTUNYA OLUBUNMI ADETOKUNBO, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS OMOTINUGBON OLUBUNMI ADETOKUNBO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID; AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS DAUDA SODIQ OLADIMEJI NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS DAUDA SAMUEL OLADIMEJI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID; AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ONE LOVE FOR PEACE AND UNITY FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. SAMUEL ADEGEYE SPARKLE -PRESIDENT 2. RACHEL OMOLARA SPARKLE -, SECRETARY 3. SYBIL TAIWO SPARKLE - TREASURER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1 TO PROTECT NIGERIAN CITIZEN AS REGARD THE ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT... 2 TO PREACH LOVE, PEACE AND UNITY THROUGH MUSIC.

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

YADAH TRIUMPHANT GOSPEL CHURCH

POST POLIO SUPPORT FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES: 1. HERBERTEZE BLESSING - CHAIRMAN 2. EZE HERBERT ONYEBUCHI 3. DR (MRS) UZOAMAKA EZEAFULUKWE 4. DIM PRECIOUS CHIOMA 5. AKINIYI EKUNDAYO

EMMANUEL OMONIGHO PATIENCE

AKINSANYA GBEMISOLA KAMILAT

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO EDUCATE, TEACH ON LIFESTYLE AND DIET ALSO TO PROVIDE VITAMINS AND BOREHOLE FOR VILLAGERS

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.

OKECHUKWU EMEKA MATHEW

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.

AJAYI OLADAPO MATTHEW

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI SUNDAY MATTHEW, NOW WANT TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI OLADAPO MATTHEW. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT ADEDUNMOLA AYODELE MARTINS AND ADEDUNMOLA AYODELE IS THE SAME NAME AND THE SAME PERSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID FIRST BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ACHUDUME VIVIAN IJEOMA

MRS ONI GLORIA OLUWADUNSIN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GABRIEL VIVIAN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ACHUDUME VIVIAN IJEOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OJO GLORIA OLUWADUNSIN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ONI GLORIA OLUWADUNSIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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

TRUSTEES ARE: (1) AGBAMINOJA OMOTAYO (2) AGBAMINOJA SYLVIA RANTI (3) ADEWALE ADEGOKE OLUMIDE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO DECLARE UNTO MEN ALL THE COUNSEL OF GOD THROUGH THE WORD. 2. TO DECLARE CHRIST RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR THE REMISSION OF SIN THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD. 3. TO DECLARE THAT BOTH HE THAT SANTIFIETH AND THEY WHO ARE SANCTIFIED ARE ALL ONE. 4. TO DECLARE THE NAME OF LORD AS THE WORSHIPER OF GOD AND DELIVERER OF MEN.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1, DR CYRIL EJIANYA UDE ...CHAIRMAN 2, MRS. GLADYS ORIEOMA IBE.... SECRETARY 3. HON. EZINNE CELESTINA MGBO OKORO. 4. DR FELIX OKO OYARI 5. CHIEF ABRAHAM AKUMA AKPU 6. MRS ANYANWU ANN - BENEDETTE NKECHI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT POLIO AND POST POLIO SYNDROME TO NIGERIANS 2. TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT AGING AND LIVING WITH POLIO DISABILITIES. 3. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP DISABLED POLIO AFFECTED PERSON TO LIVE A LIFE OF WELLNESS IN A WORLD OF DISABILITY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS OF LIVING OF FAMILIES RURAL AREAS THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE LITERALLY TRAINING, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG OTHERS 2. TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES FOR THE RELICT OF POVERTY AND ILL HEALTH AMONG THE UNDERPRIVILEDGED, THE ELDERLY AND THE AGED

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

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: EZEJI GLORIA 08038769236

ADVANTAGE HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE

CLEAN CITIES ADVOCACY INITIATIVE

ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL OPERATORS ON VEHICLE OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENTS IN NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. ALHAJI TAMINU JIBO 2. BARR. KALU KALU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENTS OPERATORS. 2. LIAISE WITH RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO FOSTER GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HER 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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADEBAKIN ABIMBOLA 2. AAIYEGBUSI FOLARIN OREOLUWA 3. ADENIYI OLAWALE AYODEJI 4. ADEKARE MORAKINYO 5. OBODOZIE PAUL 6. ONI AYODEJI BUSUYI 7. OSHUNKEYE BUKOLA 8. BELLO MICHELLE ENOGIE 9. ADEBIYI OLUBUNMI 10. OYEBODE STEPHEN OLUWADAMILARE

CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER AUDITOR PROVOST LEGAL ADVISER FINANCIAL SECRETARY P/RELATION OFFICER SOCIAL SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO HELP PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FOR THE POOR IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND RURAL AREAS.

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. AKINTAYO AYARA 2, OLADIMEJI ORESANYA 3. FOLASADE ROTIMI 4. MODUPE LOYE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ADVOCATE FOR GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE SOCIETY.

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

SIGNED: BARR. B. OSHUNKEYE. (SOLICITOR).

SIGNED: OMOTAYO ALADE - FAWOLE ESQ 08033743856

THE REVELATION OF GOD MIRACLE MINISTRY

LAPPIYD GLOBAL OUTREACH

OGBA TRADERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION POWA MARKET OGBA IKEJA LAGOS

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 ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. AKOMOLAFE IBIDAPO OLAITAN. 2. TIJANI DAMILARE. 3. AKOMOLAFE OLAJUMOKE TOLU. 4. ADEDIRAN OLUBUKOLA TITI. 5. TIJANI FUNMILOLA SHADE.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONYEALISI, CHIZOBA FORTUN - CHAIRMAN 2. ODOH, CHARLES OGBONNA - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. ENEBELI, AMOS EMEKA -GENERAL SECRETARY 4. AGBOWO, ANTHONY MOORE - FIN. SECRETARY 5. MRS. KOFOWOROLA OLANREWAJU - TREASURER 6. MR. OBIDINMA SIMON OKOLI - PATRON 7. MRS. FOLASADE AKIODE - MATRON

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IGIRI EMMANUEL AWOK (CHAIRMAN) (M) 2. IGIRI JOY IDOWU (SECRETARY) 3. UDOBIA JUSTINA (F) 4. IGIRI ANTHONIA AMAKA (F) 5. ISAIAH FLORENCE IFEOLUWA OKOH (F) 6. FATAI KAFAYAT TEMITOPE (F) 7. IGIRI JEREMIAH RAPHEAL 8. ELOM EYONG VIRGINIA (F)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF ALL THE MEMBERS. 2. TO FOSTER UNITY AND GOODWILL AMONG MEMBERS. 3. TO ESTABLISH IN THE MINDS OF THE MEMBERS THE SPIRIT OF LOVE, PEACE, UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING AND WORK JOINTLY FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO INCREASE THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY MAINTAINING HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS 2. TO EVANGELIZE TO ALL NATIONS AND BRINGING MEN AND WOMEN INTO THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S WORD 3. TO ESTABLISH BLANCHES ALL OVER THE NATIONS, MAINTAINING RIGHTEOUNESS.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS OF CHURCH . ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, September 26, 2017

A cross-section pensioners at the on-going Pension Verification Exercise at Yaba, Lagos… recently.

Hurricane Maria: Buhari orders evacuation of NGE urges NPAN, stakeholders to set Nigerian students from Dominican Island up newsprint coys Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏPresident

Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate evacuation of Nigerian students stranded in the Dominican Island following the recent category 4 Hurricane Maria that is miles off the East Coast, crawling north and churning up 40-foot waves near its center. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, who confirmed the presidential order, said that the president was touched by the conditions of the Nigerian medical students who were on an academic preparatory programme KAYODE MICHAEL I formerly known as Kayode Michael Njoh wish to be known and addressed as Kayode Michael .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. ABUBAKAR MUHAMMED MUSTAPHA.

I formerly known as Muhammed Abubakar wish to be known and addressed as Abubakar Muhammed Mustapha. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note. OLAJIDE ABAYOMI OMOTAYO PETER

I formerly known as ABAYOMI OMOTAYO FOLAJIN wish to be known and addressed as OLAJIDE ABAYOMI OMOTAYO PETER . All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

in Dominican Islands, after which they will move to the United States and Europe for the completion of their medical degree programmes. Garba said that the directives have been handed down to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for necessary action and evacuation of the students. The media aide also reported that the ministry had assigned a senior official to handle the situation, confirming that the official has been instructed to issue the stranded students with temporary travel certificates. Shehu said: “Mr. President was deeply touched when he learnt that some of them escaped with nothing but the shirts on TAJUDEEN BOLADALE TAOREED

I formerly known as OGUNBUNMI ABIODUN TAOREED wish to be known and addressed as TAJUDEEN BOLADALE TAOREED. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. MRS. BUKOLA-BALOGUN ABIMBOLA YEWANDE MARY

I formerly known as Miss Olowoyo Abimbola-Yewande Mary wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Bukola-Balogun Abimbola Yewande Mary .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. ODEJOBI DORCAS KAFAYAT

I formerly known as ADEKUNLE KAFAYAT ABIDEMI wish to be known and addressed as ODEJOBI DORCAS KAFAYAT . All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

their backs.” According to him, the students will be moved to Brazil, where they don’t need visas for their onward return to Nigeria. At least 10 people have been reported dead as Hurricane Maria, ranked a Category 4 storm, raged through the Caribbean including parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it coursed through the east coast last week Thursday. Hurricane Maria, with sustained winds of up to 155 miles per hour (250 km per hour), hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, making it the strongest storm to hit the U.S. territory in nearly 90 years.

ÏÏÏThe Nigerian Guild

AFIONG IMADODE AISIEN

CHRISTIANA EBHODAGHE

of Editors (NGE) has called on the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and other media stakeholders to collaborate to ensure the setting up of newsprint production companies and resuscitation of the moribund one in Oku Iboku, Akwa Ibom State, to address the crisis of high cost of imported newsprints. The NGE stated this in a communique at the end of its 13th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) and Extraordinary Convention 2017 at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from September 20-24, 2017.

The NGE in the communique also noted that the media industry has been and is still experiencing a crisis of recession, which presupposes that government would need to do more to ensure a conducive environment for the media to flourish. The Guild resolved that there is a need for Editors, while remaining professionally excellent, to also explore other revenue yielding ventures or business prospects to ensure that life after their editorial assignments is not nightmarish. It also resolved that Editors in addition to their editorial functions, should concern themselves with the business side of the media industry to ensure that their establishments thrive, and that their venture into business upon retirement should be knowledge-based and experience-enriched from their service years. The NGE in the 10-point

communique also called on Mass Communication Departments in tertiary institutions and Journalism training institutions to include business courses in their curricular so as to prepare future editors for the business of the media industry. The Guild appealed to the Federal and state governments to pay outstanding gratuities and pensions of retired Editors and other classes of retirees to make life after retirement less stressful. The Guild also commended the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for their efforts in curtailing activities of insurgents, militants and other groups threatening peace and security of the country and regretted the encroachment on its land in Guzape, Abuja, expressing gratitude to the FCT Minister for his promise to redress the situation. MRS KEHINDE FOLAHANMI-BUHARI

I formerly known as AFFY IMADODE AISIEN wish to be known and addressed as AFIONG IMADODE AISIEN. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as CYNTHIA EBHODAGHE wish to be known and addressed as CHRISTIANA EBHODAGHE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

DANIEL LAWRENCE

BUKOLA-BALOGUN GANIYU JELEEL

I formerly known as GaniyuBalogun Bukola Jeleel wish to be known and addressed as Bukola-Balogun Ganiyu Jeleel .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS OLUSAN OLAYEMI TOLULOPE I formerly known as Miss Arogundade Olayemi Tolulope wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Olusan Olayemi Tolulope. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OKOLIKO SUNDAY AKOH

ARCHIBONG IMEH FRANCIS

I formerly known as Iteshi Lawrence wish to be known and addressed as Daniel Lawrence . All former documents remain valid General public please take note. OLAJIDE OLUWAYEMISI OYINDAMOLA ELIZABETH

I formerly known as OSASONA OLUWAYEMISI OYINDAMOLA ELIZABETH wish to be known and addressed as OLAJIDE OLUWAYEMISI OYINDAMOLA ELIZABETH . All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

I formerly known as OMACHI SUNDAY AKOH wish to be known and addressed as OKOLIKO SUNDAY AKOH. All former documents remain valid General public and YABATECH please take note.

I formerly known as EDET GABRIEL ARCHIBONG wish to be known and addressed as ARCHIBONG IMEH FRANCIS. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

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A plaintiff with a good cause of action cannot enforce same by judicial process because he has sat over his right for all times as the time stipulated by law for initiating such an action has become extinct. Fabiyi, JSC. in Nasir v. Civil Service Commission, Kano State & 2 Ors. (2010) 1-2 S.C. 65

Nigeria’s federal system an aberration- Afolabi Is Nigeria practising federalism as a system of government? Nigeria is not practicing federalism in the real sense of it. Under an ideal federalism, States are suppose to be independent of the federal government. In essence, states are not expected to rely on the federal government for survival. What I am saying is that states should not be subjected to the control of the government at the centre. The Nigerian federal system is an aberration . What we operate is an amalgam of a federal and unitary systems of government.That is why we have federal agencies enforcing states laws or put differently, federal agencies controlling affairs of states. It is the nature of our own peculiar federal system that makes it possible for EFCC (a federal agency) to arrest an official of state government for violating for instance the criminal code law of his state. Another example can be seen in a situation where a person convicted for violating the law of a state is kept in a federal prison to be fed by the federal government. Our own system is not an ideal federalism. In an ideal federal system, a federal agency has no business enforcing compliance with state laws. This anomaly is what should be on the front burner of our debates and not the issue of dividing the country. In view of the persistent agitations especially from the south east, some have argued that the government should restructure while others believe in the implementation of the last government’s confab report. What steps do you think can take us away from this quagmire? The agitation for restructuring means different thing to different people.I think we should focus more on practising real Federalism within our own peculiar structure. We should unbundle some of the powers of the government at the centre and make the centre less attractive. We should strengthen the local government administration in terms of structure and financial autonomy. If that is done ,the agitation for restructuring will reduce. I do not support the confab report. Those people who went to the confab were not elective representatives of the people, hence they couldn’t have taken decisions for the generality of the people. How do you react to a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics that the police and the judiciary are the most corrupt organisations in Ni-

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tion. Do you share this view? I do not share the view that we need any special court to fight corruption.The focus should be on how to reform and strengthen the existing structures to have the desired result. We should look at the challenges being faced by the present justice delivery system and take a candid decision to fix them. Some state governors are clamoring for the establishment of state police to enable them combat crime in their domain. Do you think creation of state police would reduce the rate of crime? I honestly share the view of those people calling for State police. I believe that state police will be an established structure and modern concept of community policing. A policeman who originates from a locality will be more conversant with that locality than a stranger. For example a policeman of southern Ijaw extraction will know the structure of the riverine area than somebody coming from Zuru in Kebbi state.Thus the knowledge which an indigene have of his area will be brought to bear on his work as a policeman. I believe we are “over-ripe” for State police.

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Hakeem Olatunde Afolabi SAN, an alumni of the Uthman Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), in this interview with PETER FOWOYO, speaks on federalism, creation of state police and sundry other issues. geria? The position of the National Bureau of Statistics is a matter of individual perception. The issue is more of subjectivity.The two organizations are part and parcel of Nigeria and are being directed by Nigerians.Thus whatever vice that affects Nigeria as a nation will certainly impact on the institutions . However, I must say that I am not opportune to see the materials relied on by the National Bureau of Statistic in reaching its conclusion on the two organizations .That being the situation,I am not in a position to take an informed position on the conclusion reached by the Bureau. What is your assessment of this government’s fight against corruption?

Government is really trying in its effort to fight corruption to a stand still. We must all appreciate from where we are coming from. The present government inherited a structure that was almost dead in that the roots, branches and stems of the structure had been destroyed. The government had to diagnose what is remaining and see what prognosis to undertake,hence the slogan “if we do not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria” I want to say that within the limited resources and the pervasiveness of the scourge of corruption, the government is doing its best. Some of your colleagues have argued that the government needs a special court to enable it fight corrup-

The Nigerian federal system is an aberration . What we operate is an amalgam of a federal and unitary systems of government.That is why we have federal agencies enforcing states laws or put differently, federal agencies controlling affairs of states

Do you think the electoral umpire will be able to conduct a free and fair election in Anambra state due to the various agitations ongoing in that region? I do not see any impediment that can stop the conduct of election in Anambra State.I do not believe that any individual or group of people can hold the people of Anambra State to ransom. I think our security organization will have to be on top of their game to put an end to the threats being made by some people. We succeeded in putting an end to the threat of Boko Haram, Anambra State should not be an exception. Election is due to hold in Anambra, do you think the electoral umpire can conduct the election especially in view of Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) threat to secede? The actions or threats of IPOB is nothing but criminal in nature. I think it is high time the hoodlums operating under the banners of IPOB should be dealt with accordingly.The full wrath of the law should be bought down on those elements intimidating the good people of Anambra state.i do not see how IPOB can prevent conduct of election in Anambra state. Our security agencies should do the needful and put an end to activities of the IPOB. What are your expectations in this new legal year? In the new legal year I want to see a country where the rule of law will be in full operation .

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Climate Change: Concerted Efforts Needed To Stop Menace - DG Idu Jude Abuja

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L-R: Chairman, Nigerian Defence Academy’s (NDA) 3rd Regular Course, Sen. David Mark; his wife, Helen; Maj.-Gen Yunana Nom (rtd); Maj.-Gen. Timothy Shelpidi (rtd) and Rear Admiral Andrew Okoja (rtd), during the Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate the NDA 3rd Regular Course Golden Jubilee at St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church in Kaduna State… recently.

Lawyer defrauds victim of N110 million

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A Lawyer identified as Gabriel Gbenoba who allegedly defrauded his victim (names withheld) to the tune of N110 million under the pretext of buying 10 acres of land along the Lagos-IbadanExpressway have been arrested by operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Lagos. Investigations revealed that in 2013, the 55 year Gbenoba, who hails from Edo State had collected the huge sum and had prom-

ised to help the victim buy the property just after the RCCG Camp Ground. However, Barrister Gbenoba became elusive after he had collected the money and refused responding to calls put across to him in this regard. Surprisingly, the victim managed to trace the alleged fraudster to his hideout. He promised to make refunds but ended up presenting 11 postdated Skye Bank cheques of N1 million each, dated April 2014. Subsequently the cheques were dishonoured by the

bank because the account was empty. Our correspondent gathered that when the victim discovered the suspect was not ready to pay back the sum, he sort for the intervention of the police. He was immediately arrested and will be arraigned in court on Tuesday September 26th, 2017 before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The PSFU, Public Relations Officer, Audu Lawal, who confirmed the case said, “Barrister Gbenoba who was called to bar in

1987, with over 30 years experience in law, understands vividly the consequences of issuing a dud cheque, which is a serious criminal offence but for his specialised criminal activities, choose to defraud innocent Nigerians of their hard earned money.” Audu further advised Nigerians to be weary of criminal minded lawyers who parade themselves as land agents. Reiterating that justice will be dully served as the unit will continue to be on the lookout for fraudsters.

War veteran to Igbo leaders: Remember horrors of war

Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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A Biafra civil war veteran, Prof. Okoro Akpa has called on Igbo leaders of thought to remember the horrors of Nigeria-Biafra civil war by providing leadership direction to Ndigbo in the face of current Biafra agitations and militarization of the zone. Reacting to the military operations in the South East, Akpa in Enugu appealed to Igbo leaders to act quickly and wisely. our leaders, the traditional rulers in all communities

in Igboland, our Governors, Senators, members of the House of Representatives and all other political offices holders come out boldly and cautiously decide on the way forward.” “I commend the South East governors for proscribing the activities of IPOB but that is not enough. I will advice Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB members to tarry a little while to avoid causing war where innocent and armless easterners will start losing their lives for no just cause,” he said. He pleaded with those bent on continuing with the agitation for Biafra to remember the horrors of war, advising

them to exercise restraint and tow the part of peace. “I want us to reflect on the ravages caused during the Nigerian-Biafran war when millions of Biafrans were killed. Let us reflect on the reason for the war and how the war ended.” “Let us recalled that at a certain stage during the war, Ojukwu left us for Ivory Coast and those of us in the battle field didn’t know what transpired but we were full of expectations and when he came back, the music changed.” “He never talked of Biafra again. I wish to state that at other time I was personally invited to attend a political rally

organized by APGA at the Presidential Hotel, Enugu. “In that rally, Dim Emeka Ojukwu was campaigning to be elected as the president of Nigeria.” Akpa advised Igbo elites to “Pressurise the Federal Government towards restructuring where the Southeast will at all times have adequate democratic dividends like other zones.” “This is because the Ndigbo are more Nigerian than any other group in this country. By our nature, we are in every corners of this country. Wherever they go, they sojourn and develop the place.

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the need for collaborative efforts to tackle the scourge of climate change. Dr. Dakuku stated this while speaking at an event on climate change which was organized by Senator Florence Ita-Giwa led Cross Rivers State Calabar carnival award winning Seagull Band in conjunction with NIMASA and Heritage Bank recently held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. The DG who was represented at the event by the Agency’s Director of Marine Environment Management Department, Mrs. Sussana Asagwara said that climate change is now a serious global concern citing the recent Hurricane Harvey and Irma ravaging some parts of the United States as one of the effects. “Climate change presents a serious cause for concern to humankind. The frightening phenomenon has completely altered the atmospheric composition of the earth leading to an intense warming of the globe. It has continued to pose unquantifiable threat to human social, political and economic development. Of great devastating effects is the unprecedented destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in Texas and Florida respectively” The DG said. The NIMASA DG also added that the global effects of climate change had challenged every country across the globe to scamper for mitigating factors. “War ming of the climate system is unequivocal, as it is now evident in over 193 countries including Nigeria. These countries are no longer standing aloof; they are taking heed to tame this monster. On a global scale, climate change is having profound impact on ocean warming, decrease in polar ice and glacier, increase in extreme storm events and their intensity, sea level

rise and coastal flooding all of which severely affect lives in many regions of the world” Dr. Dakuku pointed out that the maritime which is international in nature depends on global regulatory framework to operate efficiently; he opined that shipping is the most environmentally sound mode of cargo transportation and a modest contributor to overall greenhouse gases emission. He stated that in the face of this global challenge that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which is the United Nations body saddled with the responsibility of formulating policies to regulate global maritime activities have joined worldwide efforts at addressing climate change through effective global regulatory frame work and adoption of realistic workable solutions such as the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI which specifically deals with Air pollution. He also noted that Nigeria is one of the Countries expected to be most affected by the impact of climate change through sea level rise, coastal erosion, storm surges owing to the stretch of her coastline of about 853km. The DG disclosed that NIMASA has come up with various strategies which include implementation of the MARPOL Annex VI as well as the regulation of bunker fuels of vessels calling at our ports to check the level of sulphur emission fuels and other related gases of concern with which the engines might be running. The event which culminated by the awarding winning dance drama by Seagull Band titled “Climate Change… A time for Action” also had in attendance Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, Senator Ben Murray Bruce who was represented by his brother Guy Murray Bruce, The Olu Iwo of Iwo Oba Abdul Rasheed Akanbi as well as a climate change activist Desmond Majekodunmi

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Quantity Surveyors harp on effective regulation, service delivery Samuel Luka, Bauchi

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regulatory framework has been assured by the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) to ensure professionalism and effective service delivery. The assurance was given on Monday by the national president of the Institute, Mercy T. Iyortyer, while delivering an opening address at the institute’s third research conference at Zaranda Hotel in Bauchi. Mercy stated that the conference, with the theme: ‘Confluence of Research, Theory and Practice in the Built en-

vironment’ was aimed at undertaking research into project development cycle saying that ‘availing such information to its members is a fundamental objective of the institute’. She said the research conferences which began in 2013 are also targeted at stimulating debates and discussions between researchers and practitioners as well as a basis for new areas of research in Quantity Survey and the construction industry. “This conference will provide an avenue for the academia to interact with the practitioners. It will enhance capacity development for both groups. It will also provide sufficient opportunities for

our members especially those in the academia to present papers. Together we can seek for ways to adopt the findings of research as means of growing the profession and promoting our influence,”she explained. Delivering a paper titled ‘Exploring Current and Future Roles of Quantity Surveyors In Nigerian Construction: Significance Of Education, Training And Research’ Abba Bello Ingawa observed that there is need for constant innovation and Research by quantity surveyors for them to be relevant. According to Inqawa, “the traditional Quantity Surveyor is lagging behind the current and fu-

ture anticipated needs of practising Quantity Surveyors for them to be at the frontier of the knowledge required to improve business opportunities and services offered to clients of the built environment.” He explained that a modern Quantity Surveyor provides an alternative through provision of better Cost and value management and project management and other services. He added that “in reality, the Quantity Surveyor uses his technical function to create tools such as cost plans, bills of quantities, cost control models, life cycle costing and others”.

Anambra begins registration of unemployed youths The Anambra Government says it has begun registration of unemployed youths in the state to enable it to effectively plan for their welfare and provide them with sustainable means of livelihood. Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Youth Empowerment and Mobilisation, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. Ibezim told NAN that the exercise which began on Monday would also enhance work placement in the state. The governor’s aide said the registration

A cross-section of elders, during the All Progressives Congress

would last for one month. Ibezim said that funds for the youths’ welfare scheme had been captured in the state’s 2018 Appropriation Bill now before the State Assembly. He said that the implementation of the welfare scheme would commence as soon as the budget was passed and signed into law. The governor’s aide called on the unemployed youths to take advantage of the registration because it would benefit them. He said that Obiano’s performance had endeared him to the people and described the governor as an innovative and focused leader. According to him, the governor’s style of leadership was second to none. “He has enhanced the economic fortunes of the state and entrenched stability in the polity.” Ibezim called on the people to embrace the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as their sole political party. He said that APGA remained the only political party with a well-articulated ideology for the development of the state and the South-East region. He enjoined the electorate to vote for Obiano in the state’s Nov. 18 governorship election to enable him to continue with his developmental agenda.

Replicate MMA successes in other airports, Dunoma tells airport manager Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engr. Saleh Dunoma has urged the Airport Manager of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba to extend the successes the airport recorded recently to other airports across the country. Engr. Dunoma gave the advise on Monday while presenting the MMA’s Aerodrome Certification to Mrs. Shin-Aba at the conference hall of MMIA Ikeja. The Nigerian Civil Avia-

tion Authority (NCAA) had last week certified the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) as the certified aerodrome operator for the provision of required airport services, facilities, systems and equipment at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, in line with international standards and recommended practices. The certificate which was presented to Dunoma by the Director General of NCAA, Captain Muhtar Usman at the NCAA headquarters means that the airport meets up the critical safety targets set by the Abuja Ministerial Declaration of July 2012 that mandated all African states to

certify their international airports Speaking at the presentation of the certificate to the Airport Manager, Dunoma emphasized the importance of airport certification, adding that MMA has done it and it is left for other airports to also key in. He therefore urged Mrs. Shin-Aba to “help us also to certify the other airports based on your experiences; make sure the full benefits of certification are ripped by the other airports that you manage” According to the CEO, the next most important thing is the sustenance of the certification, adding that “The next important

thing is the sustenance of the certification. It is a life certification and that is the reason why it should be sustained. NCAA has the right to withdraw the certification. There is a lot more to do in sustaining it”. While explaining that it took about 11 years to achieve the certification, Dunoma pointed out that it takes a shorter period to lose it. “In this case, as far as I am around, they have certified everything and it is closed. So we should always sit up and be on our toes. It must continue, and we must not relax. We have told the entire world that our operations is safe and secure. There shouldn’t be

anything that would create doubts in the minds of our operators” According to Dunoma, any suspicion will not augur well with the Authority just as he urged all FAAN workers and other stakeholders to work together as a team. Congratulating Mrs. Shin-Aba, Dunoma said “I want us to work hard and sustain the certification just as we did during the certification process. We must continue to watch out right away. Let us do it in such a way that NCAA will not have cause to send anything to us. The items must continue to be closed. In her acceptance speech, Mrs Shin-Aba thanked all

those involved in the certification process, pledging that they will sustain the certification. “History is made today. Today MMA is a proud owner and a certified airport. It is being counted among the committee of airports all over the world. I thank the MD for the opportunity given to us. It started 11 years ago and we came two years ago and everybody, workers worked assiduously to make sure history is made. I had a good cooperation with the FAAN workers. I am promising again on behalf of FAAN management that we will ensure that this certification is sustained.

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Andrew Ekejiuba igeria’s Christopher Bulus failed in his bid to land a major international title over the weekend, following a 0-6, 1-6 loss to Eliakim Coulibaly of Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the ITF U18 Circuit in Togo. The 16-year-old Aces Tennis Club of Lagos player went into the game with a bright chance as he puts up a com-

Bulus bags silver in ITF Junior Circuit manding display to beat Coulibaly’s compatriot, Alex Cyrille Lago 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinal but he endured a battering from the 15-year-old, who hits series of forehand winners in an opening set bagel win. Bulus’ last two meetings with the Ivorian had seen him win the opening set but unlike Coulibaly who clawed back to win on

both occasions - including the final of a similar tournament in April - there was no way back for the 2017 CBN Open quarter finalist as he was puzzled by the dominant and aggressive style of the player who is fast becoming one of the fiercest junior players in Africa since his move in 2015 to the

ITF High Performance Centre in Casablanca, Morocco. The final week began on Monday and it remained to be seen if Bulus will cap his display with the top prize having placed third in the Benin Leg won by homeboy Delmas N’tcha, who was halted by Coulibaly in the semi-final.

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Hand over National Stadium to Lagos, Olympia tells FG Andrew Ekejiuba

s more Nigerians continue to lament the decay of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, former national heavyweight wrestling champion, Christopher Columbus Madogwe popularly known as “Mr Olympia 1” has urged the Federal Government to handover the edifice to the Lagos State Government for proper maintenance and usage. Olympia who is the immediate past secretary of Nigeria (PRO) Wrestling Federation, noted that it is worrisome that the stadium which is a national pride and has hosted important sporting events in the past has been abandoned with almost all the facilities in terrible state; saying it is a national disgrace. “It’s very unfortunate that the national stadium which is a national monument is now in total disrepair. I remember in those days when as a young boy, we saw it as a pride to go to the stadium and watch some sporting events but it is unfortunate that such an edifice which has hosted important sporting events is now a shadow of itself,” he said with a tinge of regret. “When you visit the National Stadium, you will be shocked with the level of decay there. A section of the covered stand of the main bowl has been blown off, the grasses turned to brown, and the tartan tracks have all peeled off. The Indoor Sports Hall, knock- up hall, squash hall, wrestling arena, boxing gym and others including the offices are in terrible condition and as such something urgent need to be done about it,“ he stated. According to him, the Federal Government should do the needful and hand over the stadium to the Lagos State Government who will be in a better position to repair it and bring back its lost glory. “There is need for the Federal Government to hand it over to the Lagos State Government for proper maintenance because the Federal Government have a lot of responsibilities to contend with and if the stadium is handed over to Lagos, I believe the state will turn around the fortune and put it back to maximum use,” he concluded.

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Ambode okays Onikan Stadium reconstruction

Athletes, officials in Niger grumble over unpaid allowances

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agos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday approved the rehabilitation and upgrade of the 5,000 capacity Onikan Stadium, near Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos Island, in order to make it meet the expectations of a 21st Century sporting facility. The stadium’s upgrade is also in line with the new Onikan-Marina Regeneration plan. In a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the State Government said the upgrade demonstrates its commitment to use sports as a potent tool for development and job creation; adding that the stadium, which is the oldest in Nigeria, was originally built in 1930 but was last renovated in the 1980s. According to the Commissioner, the reconstruction of the stadium is in consonance with the vision of the present administration to transform the facility and other infrastructure within the locality into a tourism hub and make the stadium available for various sporting activities, especially football. “The upgrading of the stadium will rekindle the interest of football fans in local league, as well as promote sports tourism, take sports to greater heights and encourage youth activities,” he said. While noting that the upgraded stadium will further cement the State’s desire to attain a Host City status for local and international tournaments, Ayorinde remarked that it would also impact positively on the State’s revenue gener-

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ation.Elaborating on the scope of the upgrade, the Commissioner said the work would entail complete demolition of the existing facility, removal of the old turf, pitch, underground drainage and artificial pitch base. He further stated that rehabilitation works would also be done on external and internal walls, electrical and mechanical installations; paved driveways, perimeter fence; borehole and water reticulation as well as external electricity lighting and landscaping, amongst others. Onikan Stadium has, over the years, served as a multi-purpose stadium used for many social and political activities apart from hosting of football matches but its fortunes nosedived in the past few years due to inadequate funding and maintenance. He added that the reconstruction and upgrade of the stadium would complement the adjoining JK Randle Arts Centre, the proposed Lagos Museum, the Lagos History Centre as well as the Lagos Heritage Centre which are all tourism-inspired projects.

ver 140 athletes and officials that participated in the just concluded National Youth Games held in Ilorin, Kwara State are now grumbling over their unpaid allowances. The athletes and officials who have been visiting the state sports council in Minna since their arrival over two weeks ago now wants Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to come to their rescue. According to investigations, it has been revealed that officials of the state sports council have also been avoiding the athletes since their arrival. Extra Time gathered that the athletes and their officials were being owed over N49m. According to the findings before the athletes departed Minna for the games they were told that they would be paid only for three days pending when the ministry of finance will release the bulk of the approved budget. They were told that the sports council had to borrow N10m from one staff to enable the team leave for Ilorin. One of the officials who preferred anonymity said each athlete was given N9000 for three days while the officials got N15,000 for the same period. The money according to the findings was far below the newly approved basic traveling allowance BTA of N12,000 for senior civil servants and N5000 for junior workers per day.

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Operation Python Dance II: Soldiers meant well for Abia, says Dep. Gov Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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State government says for Operation Python Dance II, the soldiers meant well for the state. This is contrary to public view that the Operation Python Dance II in the South East by the Nigeria Army was targeted against hapless people of South East zone, but the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu, has dismissed this as mere insinuation. Ude Oko Chukwu, who represented the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, stated this at the Nigeria Army Language Institute, Isuikwuato, when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, came to inspect the success of the Operation Python Dance II in the state and appreciated the Nigeria Army, describing the exercise as “wonderful”, while commending the Army

over the operation. According to him, the first phase of the operation held last year helped in reducing crime in the state, stating: “Let me appreciate Nigerian Army for this wonderful exercise. I want to tell Abians and Nigerians that for those of us who are in Abia State, this operation is not new. Last year, we had it. For us, it is a good thing because in the last exercise it helped to address certain security issues. “At the end of the exercise, Abia State was better for it security wise. So, I will like to let Abians and Nigerians know that this exercise was not really targeted at civilians like the propaganda going on now. No it is a routine exercise that the soldiers conduct. “On the other hand, they used it to attend to those security issues that are prevalent in this area like herdsmen /farmers crisis, kidnappings, robbery etc including the bound-

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ary dispute we have with Akwa Ibom State. They are here to ensure that the state is safe. “I want everybody to realise that the soldiers meant well for us as a state, they meant well for us as a people.’’ According to him, having many inter-state boundaries needs, the exercise is to check violent crimes such armed robbery, kidnapping, among others, saying that it is a routine security exercise not targeted at attacking anybody or members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Chief of Army Staff, who visited the Nigeria Army Language Institute (NILAN), Ovim, which serves as the operational headquarters of the Egwu Eke II exercise, was in the state with some top military brass from the Army Headquarters, and refused to take questions from newsmen, but held a meeting behind closed doors with the Deputy Governor and top army officers at the 82 Division Set-Up Headquarters for the Operation Python Dance located within the premises of the Army language institute. The General Officer Com-

manding 82 Division Enugu, Maj. Gen. Adamu Musa Abubakar; Commander, 14 Brigade Ohafia, Brigadier Gen. Abdul Kalifar Abubakar; and Army spokesman, Sani Usman, among others were at the occasion. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Col. Sagir Musa, however, disclosed that the exercise would involve medical outreaches to be held in Abia communities soon. The former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirirka (rtd), under whose tenure the language school was built in his community, who was also present, commended Gen. Tukur Burutai for deeming it necessary to ensure the take-off of the institute, which he said was not given recognition by his predecessor when the institute was ready. According to him, the language institute is very relevant to the operations of the military because Nigeria is surrounded by countries that speak different languages and there need for them the under the language of their neighbours to function well in operation that involved joint effort.

the end of Operation Python Dance II in AbiaState by the Nigeria Army, residents of Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Tuesday last week held a rally for peace where they called for sustenance of peace in the embattled city after the week-long tension from soldiers. The rally was organised by Vision Africa Organisation, a faith-based non-governmental organisation which runs a radio station in Umuahia. Speaking with journalists after the peace walk and rally which saw the participants walk round major streets of Umuahia singing peace songs and carrying placards with peace messages such as, ‘We want peace; Peace is paramount; Peace, Peace, Peace’, the President of Vision Africa, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, said the people of Abia State trooped out to make a statement in favour of peace in the state. “What we have done is to tell people that there is peace in Abia State, hence people danced and celebrated peace. Let peace reign so that the poor, the mighty would live in peace”, he said. Bishop Sunday Onuoha, who is a Methodist cleric, advised all the aggrieved and agitators to bring their problems to the negotiating table, stating that anybody coming to the negotiating table should be ready to make sacrifice and make compromise for peace to reign. “No matter the interest, no matter the passion anybody has on any issue, it should be brought to the negotiating table for discussion,” he said, advising people clamouring for restructuring, to have proper understanding of what should be done, as people are expressing different meanings on the issue, noting also that without consensus of understanding of the issue, Nigerians would continue to move in a circle.

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Mrs Ikpeazu goes global with Ibeku monarchs demand Eze Kanu’s “The City We Want” whereabouts from Nigeria Army

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of Abia State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, has gone global with a philosophy, “The City We Want”. The Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos, said Her Excellency’s recent trip to Kenya is already yielding fruit, through the domiciliation of the United Nations programme- Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) programme aimed at selecting the next 74 cities across the globe for UN habitat’s full development support. The Urban Thinkers Campus Plenary Session and partner groups’ sessions of the World Urban campaign, was held on Monday at the Conference Hall of Hotel Damgrete, Umuahia. The event, which is a vision of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and his wife, was anchored through her Non-Governmental Organisation, Vicar Hope Foundation. The UN backed project has 3 components of Infrastructure, Human capital, and Human rights. In his address at the event, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu set the tone for “The City We Want” by defining the critical challenges that face the participants and the state. According to him, “we must find answers to the question of

the kind of city we want and how we can promote safer cities in our dear state”. The Governor also highlighted the need to focus mass housing projects to the needs of the people of the state by taking into cognizance local socio-cultural practices with regards to building and ownership of houses in order to develop solutions that are tailored to the needs of the people rather than copy models from elsewhere that might not fit into Abia environment. The Governor called for “approaches that are centered on the localisation and implementation of the New Urban Agenda of the United Nations to suit our environment and the needs of our people living at home and those who periodically return home”. In her address, wife of the Governor of Abia State, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, expressed belief that “this UTC will instigate congruent actions that would result in the cities of our dreams”. She called on the participants to dedicate themselves to bringing out the best ideas and realisable action plans that would help turn around the conditions of Abia cities and make them cleaner, safer, functional and more profitable to dwellers and visitors.

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ÏÏÏTraditional rulers from Ibeku ancient kingdom of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State, have asked the Nigeria Army to produce Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s father whose whereabouts has remained unknown since after the invasion of his palace by soldiers. Kanu’s father, HRM Eze Israel O Kanu, is the traditional ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu Ibeku autonomous community of Umuahia North LGA, even as condemnations still trail the invasion of his palace and the country home of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The monarchs, who met at the palace of their Chairman and the traditional ruler of Emede Ibeku autonomous community, HRM Eze Henry Ezekwem, at

the weekend, described the invasion of Kanu’s father’s house as a ‘’desecration of his throne’’. They also disowned a group known as Umuahia Youth Movement which had urged Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to dethrone Kanu’s father over his son’s refusal to give up the Biafra project. While commending the state Governor for ignoring and dismissing the youth group as amorphous, the Ibeku Youth Assembly had earlier warned the Governor against dethroning Kanu’s father, saying that the octogenarian committed no crime that warrants dethronement. The visibly- agitated royal fathers contended that Kanu’s father should not be held responsible for the actions of his son who is old enough to pursue his goals in life based on his convictions, strongly condemned the military raid on the palace of

the royal father, and demanded that Kanu’s father whom they said they had never seen nor heard from after the invasion should be produced. Eze Ezekwem, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, said that so many people including Eze Kanu’s female cook were killed by the soldiers during the attack. “The army should release our colleague, Eze Israel Kanu, because we have not seen him since his palace was invaded by soldiers. If they have killed him, they should please release his corpse to us so we can give him a befitting burial. “The army have desecrated the palace and destroyed the ‘’ofo’’ (traditional symbol of authority) which is the symbol of authority of the community. They have to appease the gods,’’ the royal fathers said.

The change Nigerians desire will come in 2019, says Bourdex

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billionaire businessman and telecom expert, Chief (Dr.) David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, has expressed regrets that the eighth National Assembly has failed to reflect the wishes of Nigerians, stressing that the change the masses desire will come in 2019 when a new crop of lawmakers, especially senators are elected. Onuoha-Bourdex, who spoke with The Abia Times in his Igbere in Bende Local Government Area country home shortly after his return from the US and China, said it was perplexing that the Nigeria Senate should reject a crucial issue as devolution of powers to the states in the ongoing constitutional amendment. He disclosed that while in the United States, he monitored the progress of debates and discussions in the Senate, lamenting that at crucial moments when the senators are expected to align with the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians, they always flunk it. “The ongoing effort at amending the constitution presented a golden opportunity for our federal lawmakers to show that they represent the interest of Nigerians, they voted with their hearts instead of their heads. “For goodness sake, how could senators reject the devolution of power to the states? Does it mean

they don’t see the imperfections in the current federal structure, which massed a lot of issues, most of which should belong to the residual list on the Federal Government? In that singular mistake, the senators disappointed Nigerians big time.” Onuoha-Bourdex, who is also an astute politician, said that power generation, exploitation of mineral deposits and road construction are some of the areas where the states should have greater comparative advantage. He added that the state governments have stifled development in the grassroots by strangulating the local government councils, stressing that in the past, local councils were in the forefront in the provision of social amenities and economic opportunities through creation of markets. Referring to the recent governorship primary elections in Anambra State, the business mogul, who contested the Abia north senatorial seat in 2015, said Nigerians have served notice of their intention to reject most of the senators for their indifference and self-serving proclivities. “How can two senators take part in governorship primary elections and none of them could make it on their respective parties? It shows they are not at home with their constituents.

Cross section of pensioners in Abia State during a meeting with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in Umuahia...on Monday.

Herdsmen: Fear, anxiety grip Ndiolumbe Nvosi community ÏÏÏFear, apprehension and anxiety have become the lot of the kingship and subjects of Ndiolumbe Nvosi Autonomous Community in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the Abia State as confrontation with Fuani herdsmen in the area looms. Narrating the ordeal of his community to newsmen in his palace at the weekend, the traditional ruler of Ndiolumbe Nvosi Autonomous Community, Eze Godwin Azunna Ogbonna, the Eze Ezi-Aha 1, said about two weeks ago, the community discovered that herdsmen had destroyed their farm land with over 100 cattle. The herdsmen, the royal father said, had pitched their tents at the area around their tourist’s site, Lake Okeiyi, where thousands of acres of old and new farm lands have been destroyed as well as fallow lands reserved for next year cropping season. The royal father disclosed that when the herdsmen were seen, “my

people went to them and asked them to go away”, stating that instead of moving out, they pitched their tents and devastated their land with the activities of the cattle. Instead of the herdsmen who were also said to have pleaded that they would soon leave the place making good their promise, the royal father said “surprisingly two days ago, one Mohammed Shuaibu from Okigwe came to me to say that he has had a report that our boys asked them to leave our farms and asked why we should say so”. “Having gathered our chiefs, we told him that the farms are our means of livelihood and asked why they should use their cattle to destroy our farm products. He agreed to go with our people to the site, even as he came with some other Igbo youths who work with him. “Mohammed was furious but we calmed him down. He told us that they found the area fertile and have been through Owerrinta unchal-

lenged and pleaded that we should leave the herdsmen alone and that they will assess the damages and pay us compensation. “But my people do not want any compensation”, he said, stating that the following morning, Mohammed phoned to state that the people of the area had gone again to ask his people to quit, stating that they do not want that intimidation. “Unfortunately this time, I found out that it was not my people but a neighbouring community that went to ask them out”, Eze Ogbonna said, stating further, “We are avoiding any confrontation with them because we did not allow them to destroy our farms”. He and his traditional Prime minister, he said, had reported the matter to the Chairman of Isiala Ngwa South LGA, Isikaku as well as the Chief Security officer to the state Governor, Awa Udensi, who promised to visit his palace with other security operatives over the matter.

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and wife, Nkechi, at the the Urban Thinkers Campus Plenary Session, a United Nations programme, held in Umuahia...on Monday

Ahuwa Oboro yet to feel presence of government, says PG Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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to elected public officers, the people of Ahuwa-Oboro ancient kingdom, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State are yet to feel the presence of government in their agrarian community, even as death rate in the community remains high. Interacting with newsmen who visited the community, the President General, Engr. James Uchegbuo, who stated this, lamented the absence of electricity, access road, potable water and other basic amenities in his community, stating that the former governor of the state, now senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, T. A. Orji, awarded electricity contract to one of their sons, but up till now, part of the fund is yet to be released to complete the electricity project. He lamented that the absence of electricity has posed a serious threat to the community, as mostly youths who are artisans (vulcanizers, barbers, welders, etc) and those in one Small and Medium Scale Entreprise or the others suffer as no business endeavours thrive favourably in the absence of electricity. Uchegbuo said the rate of child/ mother mortality is high in the com-

munity because of zero existence of functional health centre, pointing out that the one they had was yet to be completed since government took it over from them in the name of local government assisted project. The PG wondered why a community with 18 villages would exist without a functional primary health care centre. In their respective speeches, Mr. Simeon Awazie, the Secretary General of the community; Elder Sunday Nwaubani, member, Council of Elders; and Mr. Sylvanus Ojukwu lamented the state of the community’s primary school, pointing out that environment matters a lot when it comes to learning. Speaking also, the Chairman, Umuagwu village, Engr. Morgan Azor, said the nearest primary health care centre is located at Umuigu autonomous community, and it takes about 7 kilometres from Ahuwa. He passionately appealed to the government to come to their aid, as they record preventable deaths mostly among the aged ones because of the distance it takes to access the Umuigu’s health centre. Also speaking, Pastor Friday Awazie, a member of the community council of elders, lamented

the plight of Umuagwu and Umunada villages, who he said, passed through hell to trade/sell at the Ndioro’s market as a result of inaccessible road, stating that the community had on many occasions written to the government, the office of Secretary to the State Government (SSG) without any positive response, pointing out “if there was any, it will be best termed as endless assurance”. He remarked that Ahuwa Oboro community is capable of feeding Ikwuano/Umuahia, if government at all levels can make their roads accessible. In his speech, the Secretary General, Ahuwa Youth Development Union, Mr. Monday Samuel, said their roads were last graded by the government over 20 years ago, adding that they always embark on selfhelp to fix their roads. According to him, the community has written to the Abia-CSDP, yet nothing was done despite meeting up with the demands of the agency. The Ahuwa Youth President, Mr. Jeptha Ahia, said: “We voted for the government, the government in return appreciated us with unfulfilled promises. No functional water borehole, the existing one has stopped functioning immediately after it was commissioned.

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Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, Abia State, Mrs. Francesca Ifon, has denied reports in the social media that she directed corps members to leave the state on account of insecurity. Fielding questions from newsmen after her visit to Government House, Umuahia, Mrs. Ifon debunked the allegation, stating that all corps members in the state are on ground. She said that those that are not around at the moment obtained permission to travel, admitting that a lot of corps members applied based on the extant law of the NYSC not on account of insecurity but due to

closure of schools and momentary stoppage of the Community Development Service (CDS.) Mrs. Ifon, who said that she did not know the source of the writeup, made it clear that Abia State is absolutely safe and calm and therefore there is no reason whatsoever to ask any corps member to leave the state. She assured the corps members that there is no cause for alarm as the security situation in the state is intact and advised them to go about their normal routines without fear. Reacting to the report, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Ukpai Agwu, reassured par-

ents whose children are serving in Abia State of the safety and protection of their wards. He said that there is nothing to panic about as government is in control of the security situation in the state and used the forum to commend the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, for returning normalcy to the state. Also speaking, the Permanent secretary, Ministry of Youth Development, Ugoeze Ezinne Ifeyinwa Uwasomba, who is the chairman of the state NYSC Governing Board, said the report is completely false and reassured corps members deployed to the state that Abia is safe.

senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Senator Theodore Orji, has condemned the recent military attack on journalists in Abia State while urging the military in the country to be more professional in their national duties. Sen. Orji, who spoke through his Liaison Officer, Hon Ifeanyi Umere, in Umuahia, noted that the use of excessive force on the civilian populace during the python dance exercise was uncalled for and not the best at that time media is covering the army. While encouraging the Nigeria Army to be more professional in their future assignments, the senator noted that any attack on the members of the fourth estate of the realm is an attack on the people who are the watch dogs of the society which will not go down well with the entire members of the society. He expressed happiness that no member of the journalism profession was fatally wounded during the exercise but condemned the destruction of their office and working instruments, while describing the act as unpatriotic and uncomplimentary.

The military, he noted, used excessive force in an exercise that would have ordinarily been used to instill fear on hoodlums and others like them, stating that members of the media community are part of the democratic process. “They have the exclusive right to cover such military exercise as they would alert the members of the society on the need for heavy military presence around them. “Media coverage of military activities is well known across the world and I wonder how the one taking place in my senatorial district would become a secret to the level that civilian populace would be intimidated in the process”. He said further: “I want to advise the military to always carry the media along in all they are doing for their own good and for the good of the people of the country as doing so would go a long way to reduce unnecessary tension in the society”. Senator Orji also advised the Federal Government against using excessive force on the issue of agitators and others like them, stressing instead of force that dialogue should be used.

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was agog last week as the remains of the late Chief of Staff to the Abia State Governor, Chief Chijioke Nwakodo, was laid to rest in his country home, Umuana Ndume Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area amidst encomiums. Speaking at the funeral service at Ibeku High school, the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, described the deceased as a friend, brother, ally, confidant, a strong pillar and a committed person. The Governor said that Chijioke Nwakodo was a firm pursuer of whatever he believed in and one who stands on the path of truth. “Men are available but trustworthy men are few. What will I be known for, that is what matters,” Gov. Ikpeazu said. He urged the living to ensure that they live well in order to make heaven and promised that government will support his late Chief of Staff ’s family. In his tribute, the former Governor of Abia State, Chief TA Orji said the deceased was special in many ways and added value to his administration and implored those he left behind not to sorrow as God has called him home. Preaching a sermon, the parish priest of St Thomas Anglican Church, Umuana Ndume, Venerable Daniel Kanu, called on Christians to be an embodiment

of Christ who, he said, is light, in order to gain everlasting life as well as to be role models for others to follow. In a biography on behalf of the family, Mr. Chizaram Nwakodo, stated that their late father lived an enviable life full of accomplishments and regretted that his family, friends and acquaintances will miss him. Earlier in their tribute, the President, Council of Knights, Anglican Communion of Umuahia Diocese, Sir Odimuko, described the late Nwakodo as a truly Christian who served the church and the society meritoriously. The first son of the deceased, Mr. Okeaba Nwakodo, thanked Governor Ikpeazu and others for their support to the family to ensure the burial of his late father was successful. Those who graced the funeral service include former PDP National chairman, Okwusilieze Nwodo; Abia Deputy Governor, Ude Oko Chukwu; former MD, NDDC, Onyema Ugochukwu; Abia State House of Assembly speaker, Chikwendu Kanu; Rep. Sam Onuigbo; Abia State chairman of APC, Hon. Donatus Nwamkpa; Chief Acho Obioma; Senator Enyi Abaribe; state government functionaries, traditional rulers, clergies and many other notable personalities.

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Creation of Abia: My story, by Prof. Ogbonnaya

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recently Abia State celebrated its creation, many people were acknowledged as the founding founders, and were rewarded, even posthumously. But many others, living or dead played important roles during the movement for the creation of the state so the mistake of ignoring them is enormous, having played key role in the struggle for the creation of Imo and at last, Abia State. Not even the reward will suffice, but mere mention of their roles for the creation of Abia State would be an acknowledgement of their individual and collective efforts over the struggle and for history to take its proper place. However in a statement made available to The Abia Times by Prof. Joshua C. Ogbonnaya, OON, the Ogwudire Ibeku, he congratulated HRM, Eze Bernard Enweremadu, the Ezeukwu of Ngwa Ukwu on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the creation of Abia state, stating: “I was more than honoured when the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State, on Monday, 29th August, 2017 in an interview, Eze Enweremadu stated the he was greatly surprised by the fact that in all the official reports of that occasion, that he did not hear the name of “two very prominent founding fathers, Dr. George Wigwe and Prof. Joshua C. Ogbonnaya, OON”, stating “These two played a great role in the creation of Imo and Abia states”. This was the statement and it was clear. In its activities highlighted for the commemoration of the creation of the state this 2017, the committee responsible for the creation and the state government seemed to have for gotten the founding father who is still alive, Prof. Joshua C. Ogbonnaya, OON. Prof. Ogbonnaya went further to say: “Your Royal Highness, you are as astonished as most people, as many have contacted me to demand an explanation for the omission. “In the creation of old Imo State, you and your colleague, Eze Onukaogu of Ulakwo (in Imo State), the Chairman of Imo State Movement, accompanied us in all the hazardous meetings we had to avoid arrest by the then military administration of East Central State which was closely monitoring our movements”. The then Military Administrator of Eastern Nigeria was Ukpabi Asika. Prof. Joshua C. Ogbonnaya

Prof. Joshua Ogbonnaya explained that Dr. Wigwe of the Abia (then known as Aji) state movement and himself informed Eze Enweremadu of the activities of the movement and who attended most of the group’s meetings for the creation of Abia from old Imo State. “We have also noted most of our prominent members of Aji (Abia) State Movement, living or dead are not even mentioned. What of Late Barr Abengowe (from Ngwa), Dr. O. B. Agoucha (Umuahia), Mr. Nwamgburuka (Ngwa), Sen. Ukata (Ikwuano), Chief Judge Ferdinand Ukattah, Barr. Paul Adighije (Olokoro), Mazi Paul Okoro (alias Calabar mansion), Chief I Ogbuneke (isukwuato), Pharmacist Rufus Obi (Ikwuano), Eze Eloagu (isuikwuato) and Mr. Emmanuel Ogbuagu (Isuikwuato and former Director, Imo Broadcasting Corporation) and those still alive, such as Chief Sam Okwulehie (Umuahia), Eze Roland Asobie, as well as many others”, Prof. Ogbonnaya highlighted. He recalled that the final group that convinced the then Military Head of state, Gen Ibrahim Babangida to give Ndigbo the states of Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu, Prof. Ogbonnaya said, was led by the former governor of old Imo State, Chief Sam Mbakwe. Others, he said, consisted of Prof. Joe Irukwu (Abia), Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (Abia), Admiral Ebitu Ukaiwe (Abia), Admirial Chijioke Kaja (Abia), Dr. George Obiozor (Imo), Gen. Ike Nwachukwu (Abia), Chief Dr. R. B. K Okafor (Imo), Chief C. C. Onoh (Enugu), Chief Chuba Okadigbo (Anambra) and Chief Pius Okigbo (Anambra). The decree creating the states was signed on 27th August, 1991, while Dr. Wigwe, according to Prof. Ogbonnaya

“was the man who actually originated and drew two maps of and fought for the two new states in Igbo land is completely forgotten in official and nonofficial circles”. This explanation by Prof. Ogbonnaya came as a result of erroneous assertions that the acronym ‘ABIA’ emanated from a meeting held in a church at Ohuhu Umuahia which he said was “erroneous and baseless”. The truth behind the creation of Abia State situated in the Eastern region of Nigeria and the derivation of the acronym has overtime raised dust among Abians, and Prof. Ogbonnaya was on hand to also explain. The surgeon also recalled that Dr. Anagha Ezeikpe of the famous Alaoma Hospital, now defunct, Umuahia, was the treasurer (or Financial Secretary) of the movement, pointing out that the quest for the new states was “a direct war between the then NPN and NPP”. During the movement, because Aba was looking for its own state, no Aba man was involved in the movement, but he said, “It was I who attracted the first Ngwa man from Ndiolumbe into the movement”. In a communiqué, Prof. Joshua Chigozie Ogbonnaya, insisted that the late Dr. George Azubuine Wigwe, PhD, the then head of the Department of Geography, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, was the originator and founding chairman of the movement for the creation of Abia State. Prof. Ogbonna pointed out that the late Wigwe was also the proponent of the Ruler Measure Principle of Equity which was derived from the popular Ngwa idiom “Emere Nwaogwugwu, Emekwara Nwaonoske, Echetakwa Nwannediya No Na uLo” (what you do to

one, must be extended to others). Prof. Ogbonnaya was the secretary of the Imo State Movement which gave yield to the creation of the state from the former Eastern Central State, expressing his bitterness on why Abians do not give credence to the late Dr. Wigwe. “Dr. Wigwe was also the originator and founding chairman and he designed the map of AJI State, later called Abia State when Isiukwuato district agreed to join Aba, Bende, and old Afikpo divisions from Wigwe’s dream state acronym A-B-I-A at a mass meeting at Assumpta Secondary School, Mbalano,” Prof. Ogbonnaya said, pointing out that the meeting had in attendance some prominent Isiukwuato indigenes among whom were the late Pharmacist, Rufus Obi; HRH Eze Eloagu and the late Emmanuel Ogbuagu, Director, Imo Broadcasting Corporation. “The story that someone coined the name “ABIA” in a meeting in one church in Ohuhu Umuahia is absolutely false. Why did we take the problem to get the consent of Isiukwuato in the teeth of the opposition of the civilian Governor, Sam Mbakwe, who argued that Uturu was the first son of Okigwe and should not be separated from Imo State? I, Prof. J. C. Ogbonnaya, OON, the then state secretary of Imo State Nigerian People’s Party was at the meeting at Assumpta Secondary School”, he said. He described Dr. Wigwe as a humble man not perturbed by positions, and implored Abians to always accord respect to Dr. Wigwe, as well as his widow. Prof. Joshua Chingozi Ogbonnaya is a Professor of Surgery who has established the College of Medicine in three universities; member, 2014 National Confab delegate from Abia; former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Abia State University Uturu, and the Provost of a new College of Medicine, The Gregrey University, Uturu. “That is the third College of Medicine I have established. These include ABSUTH where I was the first acting Dean before it got its accreditation. After that, it was Madonna University Elele, and now I am in Gregory University, Uturu since 2014. I was once a Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of ABSU”, he said. “Outside academic circle, I am a member of Imeobi Ohanaeze Ndigbo. In the community, I was Secretary General of Ibeku Egwuasa, and later the President-General. I was born April 20, 1936”, he said.

Ummunneochi community cries out over neglect by govt The President General of Amaubiri Lokpaukwu Autonomous Community in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief James Obite, has lamented the abandonment of his community by successive administrations in Abia State. Chief Obite, made this known at weekend at his Amaubiri country home while speaking with newsmen on some issues affecting his area, and complained also that his people were only remembered during election campaign periods, wondering if his community still featured in the map of the state. He said: “I really wonder if my place has disappeared from the map of Abia State, because governments upon governments have not remembered us at all. “We have a primary school which has no roof, our children school is under unfriendly condition and it has caused a drop in school enrolment. “I appeal to our Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and our dear Local Government Chairman, Okey Igwe, to help us and to bring development to us”, he pleaded, revealing that a few developmental projects in his area were done by quarry companies, maintaining that about 30 percent of total revenue of Abia State were derived from his part of Umunneochi area. Chief Obite, who however assured that his people would maintain their support for the state and local government as well as pay their tax, called for the appointment of indigenes of his community into sensitive government positions to enhance the speedy development of his area. Similarly, Obite commended the efforts of two quarry companies in his area for building road projects as well as providing good drinking water for the rural people. “Our land has bedrocks which make it hard to drill a water borehole and good drinking water is an essential commodity here but the quarry companies assist us by bringing in water for us from Okigwe, Imo State especially during the dry season. “We had an agreement with the quarry companies that they would build roads after three years of operation here, but they have just stayed two years here and made great impact,” he said. On the state of road network in the area, Obite commended Uchiva Properties Ltd for building eight bridges for them while thanking another firm, Pion Sino Chino, for their development strides.

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By Tony Nwakaegho Indication has emerged in Information and communications technology sphere why Nigeria is ranked 119 out of 130 countries on e-readiness status. The Director General, Delta State Innovation Hub, Dr Chris Uwaje, explained this position at the just ended 25th Internet Society anniversary in Lagos, adding that eReadiness refers to a country’s capacity and state of preparedness to participate in the electronic world. The DG Delta State Innovation Hub underscored that the state of maturity is generally measured by the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and the capability

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Expert explains Nigeria’s ranking on e-readiness

of its government and citizens to utilize the positive impacts of ICT for sustainable development. “In the e-readiness report just released early this week Nigeria is sitting at 119. eReadiness status is about the aggregate measure of how countries are faring using ICT or within the ICT landscape, it embodied economic, educational and social index, measured along the lines of sustainable development goals. Each country has an index that they need to pass, it just like exam. But the aggregate sum of our domain platform today is

really unacceptable. It keeps us into that realm of super consumption country in ICT but less in innovative and creativity and that is wrong,” he said. He lamented that “The more we consume, the more we are funding capital flight, the more we consume the more our educational sector will be malnourished in terms of knowledge, and will not be attractive, that is why more Nigerians are now in Ghanaian universities and in Republic of Benin universities. “For the country to move up

it is about knowledge Olympiad. We need to refine our educational system, government need to invest more on knowledge parks, incubators, and fund incubators. We have to ensure that lectures and those who can replicate knowledge are given added resources and reward system that enables them. Because we need to create a digital army for this country, so that when financial sector, aviation, transport or any other sector is attack can we defend it? “We are not doing enough and it has to be defined in many realms.

Professionals are not doing enough; government is not doing enough, and we must make bold to say that in comparison with what other countries are doing, stakeholders in general are not doing enough; they might be doing for self but we are talking about doing for the nation. Government doing for nation, students doing for nation, professional doing for nation. That is the engagement and until we do that the in-depth statute of our nation for e- readiness will not improve as it has always being.”

L-R:Company Secretary / Legal Adviser, Bank of Agriculture,Mr,Haruna Babaji,Post Master General Nigeria Postal Service (NPOST), Bar,Bisi Adegbuyi,with Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture, Alh,Kabir Mohammed Adamu, and Compamy Secretary /Legal Adviser, Nigeria Postal Service( NIPOST),Bar,Bernard Ekawon, during the signing of the MOU on service delivery between the two government agencies in Abuja...recently

Insurance firm commences FIZZY, flight delay compensation policy Bonny Amadi AXA Insurance has commenced Fizzy, a new solution of retail insurance that automatically compensates customers for flight delays over two hours.

BUSINESS TIMES Business Editor Ganiyu Obaaro Deputy Business Editor Azubike Nnadozie Asst. Business Editor Simon Ugwu Capital Market Editor Bonny Amadi

Fizzy is a fresh new genre in insurance that offers direct, automatic compensation to policyholders whose flights are delayed. When you buy flight delay insurance on the Fizzy platform, AXA records the purchase in a tamperproof network, the Ethereum blockchain, making the insurance contract equally tamperproof. This smart contract is connected to global air traffic databases, so as soon as a delay of more than two hours is observed, compensation is triggered automatically. In this way, AXA, a global insurance leader, has delegated the compensation decision to an independent network, strengthening the trust that

customers can have in AXA. What Fizzy offers is parametric insurance, because it uses a parameter, in this case, flight statistics to trigger the performance of a contract. The coverage is completely transparent: you know in advance how much you will be reimbursed if your flight is delayed. Currently in the test phase, Fizzy applies to direct flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and the United States, in either direction. The goal for the upcoming months is to expand the solution internationally; and develop partnerships with airline companies, travel agencies and airports to further improve users’ travel experience.

FIIRO set to create 5 million jobs annually Sam Nzeh Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) has developed a workable blueprint that could effectively curb the menace of unemployment by providing well over five million job opportunities annually in the country. Director General of FIIRO, Professor (Mrs.) Gloria Elemo who let this out during an oversight function visit to the institute by the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Thursday in Lagos, said the package is

designed to stimulate economic activities through processing and value addition to raw materials of relative advantage in each of the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. According to FIIRO DG, the institute carried a comprehensive survey on raw materials of relative abundance in all the LGAs in the country, and came up with technologies that suit the raw material for massive economic exploitation. “We have carried out a comprehensive survey on raw materials of relative abundance CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

Business News B2 Emirates welcomes 100th A380 aircraft with special offer Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Emirates airline is to celebrate a milestone in aviation history when it welcomes the delivery of its 100th A380 aircraft later this year. To celebrate the occasion, the airline is offering Nigerian travellers special fares on return Economy Class and Business Class tickets to select destinations across its network, including Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline in a release said Economy Class fares to Bangkok will be ($1,199), Hong Kong ($1,299), Shanghai ($1,499), Beijing ($1,499) and Guangzhou (1,299) and for Business Class, fares to Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are $4,699 and $4,799 to Hong-Kong. Also, the fare from Nigeria to Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, and London Heathrow is $999 on Economy class; while to Amsterdam on Business class is $3,699, Paris, Rome and Frankfurt on Business class cost $3,799, and to London Heathrow on Business Class is $3,999. The special fares are available for a limited time only and must be booked between 25th September and October 5th 2017, with outbound travel dates of between 25th September 2017 and 30 November 2017.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Oil records gains as market undergoes rebalancing

Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency report

Oil prices kept most of their gains from the previous session as major producers at a current meeting in Vienna said the market was well on its way towards rebalancing. The WTI crude front month discount to the same month of Brent futures hit 6.28 dollars, the widest since August 2015, as U.S.crude was pressured by hurricane damage to U.S. refineries. Brent therefore rises to 63.19 dollars as report media hide price with ambiguous coverage. Add 56.91 plus 91 dollars. Brent crude futures were up 0.05 per cent at 56.88 dollars a barrel,

not far from a 6-1/2-month high of 56.91dollars set on Friday. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and several other producers have cut production by about 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) since the start of 2017, helping lift oil prices by high numbers n the past three months. Kuwaiti Oil Minister Essam alMarzouq, who chaired Friday’s meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, said output curbs were helping cut global crude inventories to their five-year average, OPEC’s stated target. The dollar index was up 0.2 per cent against a basket of currencies.

The euro slipped after Germany’s election showed surging support for a far-right party that left Chancellor Angela Merkel scrambling to form a governing coalition. Russia’s energy minister said no decision on extending output curbs beyond the end of March was expected before January, although other ministers suggested such a decision could be taken before the end of this year. Iran expects to maintain overall crude and condensate exports at around 2.6 million bpd for the rest of 2017, a senior official in the nation’s state oil company said. Meanwhile, the UAE’s energy minister said its compliance to

L-R: Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Giadem, receiving the new World Food Programme Country Director and Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Myrta Kaulard, in Damaturu, Yobe State, recently to discuss ways to collaborate on providing support to Internally Displaced Persons... recently.

SON warns against use of fake tyres Joy Ekeke

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday, warned Nigerians to desist from using substandard tyres, which it described as a death trap for motorists and other road users. The Director-General of SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma, gave the warning during a one-day seminar organised for members of the Association of Tyre Dealers of Nigeria in Osogbo, Osun State. The theme of the seminar was, “Substandard Tyres – A Risk to National Economic Security.’’ Aboloma, who was represented by the SON South-West Regional Coordinator, Mrs. Oyenike Owoyele, said the proliferation of substandard tyres in the country had led to preventable loss of lives in recent times. He said that importers must desist from importing used and substandard tyres, as such acts were against the law. The SON DG said that the agency would continue to carry out enforcement against the sale of used tyres, adding that any dealer caught, would be made to face the wrath of the law.

supply cuts was 100 per cent. Nigeria is pumping below its agreed output cap, its oil minister said. “Oil is relatively underpriced compared with other markets, but any steep rise would be offset by rising shale oil production,” said Tomomichi Akuta, senior economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting in Tokyo. Markets were also eyeing developments in North Korea. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday said President Donald Trump wants to avoid nuclear war with North Korea and “will do everything we can” to avoid conflict.

Safer skies: NAMA commences sectorisation of flight information Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun the process of sectorizing the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into Lagos West and Lagos East Area Control Centres (ACCs) in line with its commitment towards enhancing quality of air traffic services in the country. Giving this indication at a stakeholders’ sensitization forum on the sectorisation which held at NAMA headquarters in Lagos, Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said the project was aimed at “reducing congestion on the available enroute radio frequency as well as increasing Air Traffic Management (ATM) capacity in order to manage the growing air traffic

volume and simultaneously reducing delays within the Kano FIR.” He said sectorising the Lagos ACC would bring about optimum utilization of the airspace by reducing controller-pilot workload, thereby increasing efficiency and quality of service delivery. Capt. Akinkuotu, who was represented by the Director of Operations, Mr. Gabriel Akpen noted that sectorisation of the Lagos Sub-FIR would reduce the safety implications of overload on the air traffic control system and personnel as well as provide functional air navigation services that will meet international standards within the Kano FIR at no cost to the users, even as he expressed optimism that the service quality of Communication Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) would as well be enhanced.

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in all the 774 LGAs in Nigeria; equally we have identified FIIRO technologies that are suitable for processing the raw materials in these LGAs for the establishment of micro, small, medium and large enterprises. “FIIRO has developed over two hundred and fifty (250) technologies in its sixty-one years (61) of existence and these technologies can be deployed in the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) for massive job creation and economic stimulation through processing and value addition to raw materials of relative advantage in each of the LGA. “We have developed a Blueprint on how this process could create about 5 million jobs annually through direct and multiplier effects. This will ensure economic independence through drastic reduction in imported goods there-

by saving foreign exchange”, Elemo reiterated. According to her, FIIRO is now more prepared than ever to deploy its technologies in support and realization of the objectives of the government’s Change Agenda. “Ours is a total technology package including development of both process technologies and the machinery & equipment”, she added According to her, the institute is ensuring effective technology diffusion through effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders including Nigeria Society of Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Fabricators Association of Nigeria (AMEFAN), National Association of Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (NASME), National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), among others.

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Naira appreciates to N366/$1 at parallel market Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Monday, gained 0.27 per cent to close at N366 per Dollar against 367 closed over the weekend at the parallel market. This is just as the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) widow recorded a whopping 4363.63 million turnover in just one day transaction against 131.84m traded last Monday; but remained unchanged, while compared to the closing figure of last Friday. The local currency, had opened yesterday trading ac-

Ï M 0& ƏƆƅ ƏƗ ƢÕƢêÕƌ ƐƑƏ ƒƆƏ tivities at 367 to the dollar, but gained a total one point at the close daily trading, even though forex traders expect further gains within the week as the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) concludes meeting today. Although, the naira, dropped significantly against the pound Sterling, shedding N4.00, to close at N492 which was weaker than 488 traded during the weekend. The Nigerian legal tender, also, suffered against the Euro

on Monday, with the new closing rate of N440 from N437 it opened for trading on Monday. Uncertainty continued to surround the outcome of the CBN’s Monetary Policy Meeting that commenced on Monday as speculators trade the foreign exchange market with caution. The naira appreciated last week; and was attributed to the CBN’s intervention of about $545m into the foreign exchange market last week. The intervention comprises of $285m, $100m, $90m, and

$70m allocated to the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales, wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles segments, respectively. The CBN’s intervention month-to-date currently stands at $1.05bn, as the nation’s foreign reserve continued to record steady accretion – reported at $31.88bn as at 14th September – amid increasing oil prices (currently $56.59/barrel) and stable oil production. Activities in the Investors

&Exporter Foreign Exchange (IEFX) window remained robust, as total turnover in the window estimated $959.37m. Although experts had predicted that the Monetary Committee might hold interest rate at 14 per cent and Cash Reserve Ratio at 22.5 per cent. They expressed that the weekly invention of the CBN would aid the nation’s economy in exiting the current recession as the manufacturing and nonmanufacturing activities continued to increase.

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available Dollar liquidity to the repurchase of the notes ahead of the scheduled maturity in November 2018. “This liability management exercise allows GTBank to efficiently manage its liquidity by addressing debt maturing in 2018. “The extent to which this goal can be achieved through the offer will depend on the number of Notes that will be tendered in the Offer, given the voluntary nature of the Offer. The Notes purchased by GTBank under the Offer will be cancelled.

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Infractions: How regulators sanctions five banks with N213.7m The apex financial sector regulating bodies in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have slammed five commercial banks with N213.7 million between January and June 2017 over 26 market infractions. The sanctions vary from commercial banks’ failure to detect single Biometric Verification Number (BVN) wrongly linked to accounts owned by different individuals, late rendition of Returns to CBN, failure to comply with CBN’s Know- Your – Customers (KYC) requirement, among others. Of the five commercial banks, two leading banks in the country were severely sanctioned by the CBN with a total sum of N100m for failing to detect single BVN wrongly linked

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to accounts owned by different individuals. Our findings showed that commercial banks often contravene regulating bodies’ requirement, knowing that the sanctions imposed are minimal from the profit they generated. However, checks revealed that Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc incurred the highest market infractions between January to June of 2017, as it received N40.7 m sanction for 10 market infractions by the CBN and SEC. According to information obtained by our correspondent, CBN imposed a penalty of N14m on Stanbic IBTC Holdings over the group failure to notify the CBN within 30 days of the re-deployment of work-

ers. Others sanction imposed by CBN and SEC include, “SEC imposed a penalty of N4.51m for the failure to obtain the approval of SEC to utilize the custodian function of the Bank and to hold securities owned by its clients in a nominee account and accept payment on behalf of its clients from individual issuers of securities in contravention of Rule 61(2a) of SEC Rules and Regulations. “SEC observed violations of the Section 135 (1) & (2) of the Investment and Securities Act 2007 and imposed a penalty of N100,000. “CBN imposed a penalty of N75,000 on the bank for the late rendition of its daily FinA returns for February 01, 2017,

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February 03, 2017 and February 13, 2017. “CBN imposed a penalty of N10m on the bank for the following breaches: (a) Deployment of an offsite Automated Teller Machines (ATM) without the CBN’s approval- E-business; (b) The returns for ATM cards sent to CBN on FINA were different from the returns provided for the examiners review at the bank- E-business; (c) Not fully complying with Section 3.8 of the Prudential Guidelines as it relates to the information requirement of the Credit print out-Credit; (d) CBN declined the clearance of a staff member who had been blacklisted, the staff member was still in the employment of the Bank as at the time of the examination.

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NSE Demutualisation 80 % complet Onyema Bonny Amadi Against all odds, completion of the demutualization process of the Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE) will take about 12 months. This was coming as the NSE’s President, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, council member, Aliko Dangote and seven other members have served full tenures and retired. The Chief executive officer Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Mr. Oscar Onyema, revealed the progress made in the demutualization process, in an interview shortly after the NSE’s 56th Annual General Meeting in

Lagos, saying that it has set the exchange on the path of greater work on transforming the Exchange to a publicly quoted company. He said that this had been done; and that only 20 per cent of the job is yet to be accomplished. This was acknowledged by the outgone president of the NSE council, AigImoukhuede, earlier in an interview when he said, “demutualization of the Exchange is my greatest achievement as the council’s president.” Meanwhile, Daily Times recalls that the National Council of the NSE met in April 2016 and discussed The Exchange’s strategy to

address the regulatory, political and other Issues that could affect the Demutualization exercise, amongst other agenda items. The Demutualization committee report according the NSE’s 2016 financial statement during the year under consideration, examined and made recommendations to the National Council regarding the present structure of The Exchange and, in that context, examining and determining the appropriate response(s) to legal, regulatory, financial, and legacy issues pertinent to the demutualization of The Exchange. The Demutualization committee also reviewed

regulatory framework, including self-regulatory organization status, shareholding criteria, and trading rights; as well as identified effective ways to deal with issues relating to the legitimate interests of all stakeholders and made recommendations to the National Council. The committee, it will be recalled, had earlier met with the NSE’s governance committee and extensively considered the, the Legal and Tax Due Diligence Reports, the Legal Advisers’ Memorandum of Advice on Membership Rights in The Exchange; and members Register Analysis Preliminary Report.

Afreximbank Agrees $600m line credit to Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank Ï ƍƍƏ ƒƆƗ ƒƆƏ ǀơƄ ƅƏƆƗƈƐ ƈ ƅƆ ơÖÖÖ The African ExportImport Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide a $600-million line of credit to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Daily Times Nigeria recalls that since 1994, the bank had approved more than $51 billion in credit facilities for African businesses, including about $10.3bn in 2016. A statement made available to Daily Times Nigeria from the bank revealed that Afreximbank President Dr. Benedict Oramah signed the MOU on behalf of Afreximbank during a ceremony in Harare, while Dr. John Mangudya, Governor of RBZ, signed for his institution. According to the terms of the MOU, the line of credit will support RBZ in the financing of trade-related transactions and projects in Zimbabwe. The financing would be supported by Zimbabwe’s export proceeds, including gold and other mining exports. The MOU states that the line of credit is expected to boost trade into and out of Zimbabwe and will promote the country’s economic de-

velopment. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of the 114th meeting of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, which ended in Harare yesterday. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is the foremost pan-African multilateral financial institution devoted to financing and promoting intra- and extra-African trade. The Bank was established in October 1993 by African governments, African private and institutional investors, and non-African investors. Afreximbank’s two basic constitutive documents include the establishment agreement, which gives it the status of an international organization, and the Charter, which governs its corporate structure and operations. Afreximbank has total assets of $11.7bn as at 31 December, 2016; and is rated BBB+ (GCR), Baa1 (Moody’s), and BBB- (Fitch). The bank is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

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Wema, Unity, Skye banks’ shares may stabilise at par value Bonny Amadi Stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market have expressed concern on the low pricing of Wema and Skye banks shares in the equities market, even as they maintained that the shares may remain at such low pricing for a long period. Cross section of market stakeholders who spoke to Daily Times Nigeria on the performance of some bank stocks and low pricing of most bank equities said that unless banks with low equity pricing come out with good performances that reinstate

hope in the mind of investors, such banks will continually be shunned by profit minded investors. “Gone are the days when people take chances and buy on hope or speculations that things with get better or prices will begin to move up soon, but now that the economy is verity tight and people are finding it difficult to mobilize cash, buying stocks that with no recent history of growth and dividend payment is not feasible’ a stock broker told Daily Times on condition of anonymity. Commenting on the state of some banks still

trading at par value of N0.50 in the equities market, Mr. Solomon Kugbe of Marriot Securities told Daily Times that most of the banks trading at par still have legacy issues and heavily exposed. According to him, investors take into account the performance of listed companies before investing, and when banks or other listed firms post remarkable results, investors would expect future better results and this will encourage them to invest in the firms, but when the companies or banks have legacy issues or loans to clean off their books, it

will affect their earnings and retard profit or dividend payment. ‘I think Wema, Skye and have legacy issues or loans and they need to clean them off their books. People no longer buy stocks because they are cheap, but because there is the history of growth and dividend payment,” he said. Daily Times Nigeria recalls that Skye bank closed trade Friday 22nd September, 2017, at 55kobo per share, Unity Bank closed at 52 kobo per share, while Wema bank closed at 50 kobo per share.

The board of Newrest ASL Nigeria Plc, Nigeria’s aviation handling company said it has sold off its stake in ASL (Aviation Support and Logistics) Rwanda Limited. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) disclosed of this effect in the company’s publication signed by its secretary, LPC Solicitors. The company stated that prior to the sale of its interest in the Rwandabased company, the ASL Rwanda Limited was one of its three subsidiaries, adding that following the disposal of shares held in ALS Rwanda, the company seizes to be one of its divi-

sions. According to Newrest, the company in pursuant of its growth and development agenda will continue to seek and take advantage of profitable investment opportunities in the long term interest of its shareholders. Newrest ASL Plc is listed in the transport sector of the NSE official list main board, and for the trading day closed Friday 22 September, 2017, close trade at N6.82 per share, a 52 week high, which ruled throughout last week from N6.50 as at September 15th. The company as t last Friday had market capitalization of 4,323,880,000.00 and shares outstanding of 634,000,000

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N720b subsidy arrears: PENGASSAN alerts on impending mass sack Stories by Joy Ekeke The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal Government to settle all debts allegedly owed oil marketers to avert job losses. The union said it believed that the payment would engender growth of not only the downstream sector, but all sectors in the industry and develop the economy. The senior staff trade union made the call against the backdrop of the threats by the market-

ers to embark on massive retrenchment of their employees, if the government refuses settle the over N720 billion subsidy arrears. The debts, according to the marketers, are among the outstanding subsidy owed importers of petroleum products, accrued interest on loans from banks and exchange rate differentials, which made them halt importation of refined petroleum products, leav-

ing only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as sole importers. A statement signed by the PENGASSAN National Public Relations Officer, Mr. Fortune Obi, urged the government to verify the claims by the oil marketers and ensure quick settlement of genuine debts. “The government should try to separate the genuine claims by the importers from spu-

rious ones and pay them accordingly because we will not like to be engulfed in the mistakes of the past where briefcase marketers milked the nation through dubious subsidy claims. “A situation where the workers in the industry bear the brunt of the government failure to honour its obligations as part of the importation deal will be unfair and unacceptable to our Association.

FG swears-in salaries, wages board members The Federal Government has inaugurated the Board of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. The inauguration which was done by the Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mrs. Habiba Lawal, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, will be chaired by Chief R. O. Egbule. The appointment is for a term of five years, renewable at the discretion of the President for another term not more than five years. A statement issued by Mohammed Nakorji, the Assistant Director, Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said. Lawal charged the members that their appointment was as a result of vacancies created by virtue of government’s approval for the dissolution of Boards of federal parastatals, agencies and government-owned companies in 2015, and the urgent need to constitute the commission with full complements of its members to enable it carry on with its mandate in accordance with Section 2 of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission Act, 2004.

The commission has three part time commissioners including, Ekpo Nta, Alhaji Dauda Yahaya and Hon. Garba Musa Gulma. The part time commissioners are; Victoria Nnenna Chukwuani, Geoffery Yilleng, Chief E. O. Wole Iro-Aye and Ahmed Mahmud Gumel. The Permanent Secretary (Estab.), OHCSF, Permanent Secretary (Fed. Min. of Labour & Productivity, Comrade Isa Aremu and Chuma Nwankwo are the members. The acting AGF further charged the board that the commission’s role was vital to having a steady polity, in view of the agitations across the country by various public and private groups over salary and wage issues. “It is my belief that you will bring your experience to bear on the commission and make it succeed,” she said. She reiterated that the change mantra of the Buhari Administration must not be compromised, urging the new board to have the interest and the general well-being of the country as topmost priority in the discharge of their official duties. In his response, Egbule

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NUBIFIE urges FG to inject funds into banks The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has appealed to the Federal Government to inject funds into the banking sector to boost its activities. Its President, Mr Musa Danjuma, who spoke at the sixth Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos, said the financial sector has gone through fundamental transformation in all areas of its activities. According to Danjuma, there have been policy interventions by the government, evolving innovations in ICT-driven operations and new employment system and its impact on economic and social status of workers among others. He said the government should put back some of the money realised from

Treasury Single Account (TSA) with a proviso that it should be deployed to critical sectors of the economy. He said the financial sector has been under close watch for some years through various intervention measures by regulatory authorities and this has impacted on socio-economic development and issues in work place. The union leader said the issue of mergers and acquisitions also led to job losses as consequence of re-alignment and restructuring of banks and insurance industry weakened the capacity of the union to engage employers on the issue of condition of service. On TSA, Danjuma said the

union supported its introduction, but the policy created liquidity challenges for financial institutions, which now relied on government funds to manage their business and generate income. He further said that government should ensure that it sustains the process of whistle blowing policy to ensure that it succeeds in the fight against corruption. “As a union we pledge our support for the policy and commend the National Assembly for a bill to institutionalise the war against corruption and discourage any attempt to abuse the policy for self seeking purpose,” Danjuma said.

The Federal Government has been advised to critically address workers wages in the country, if there will be a collective motivation towards economic growth. The call, according to

National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers (NUTGTW), Comrade Issa Aremu, will help boost the morale of Nigerian workers in all productive sectors of the economy. Comrade Aremu stated that the economy has the potential for faster recovery if the government consider the contributions of its employees, which he believe can be possible if “the government put an end to the persistent crisis of compensation of the working class”, manifesting in what he termed as “criminal” non-payment

and delayed payments of salary by many states, despite several Federal Government bailouts of trillions of naira. Aremu expressed concerns at the reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics, stating that Nigeria is officially out of recession, stating that Nigeria could only recover from economic recession if citizens are enhanced with purchasing power, which is only possible through prompt and adequate payment of over 10 million employed workforce. He noted that the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) (2016-2020), launched last year, envisaged 4.6 per cent real GDP growth in the year, adding that this makes the recent token positive growth of 0.55 per cent a far cry from the planned target.

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Ogiemwonyi : Tale of role models who become rule breakers Bonny Amadi The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, 19th September, 2017, demonstrated strong commitment to ensuring than Nigerian capital market remains credible and transparent with high zero tolerance to unethical practices. Chief Executive Officer of Partnership Securities, Victor Ogiemwonyi, and some of his employees were alleged to have misappropriated funds of PSL’s clients valued at over N10 billion. Recall that in May 2016, SEC banned the Managing Director of BGL Plc, Mr. Albert Okumagba and his deputy, Chibundu Edozie, from carrying out capital market activities for 20 years, and ordered his companies to restitute investors over N2bn. The ban also followed complaints from investors against Okumagba and his company over failure, refusal and or/neglect to liquidate their investments in both the Guaranteed Consolidated dated Notes and Guaranteed Premium Notes, two investment products run by the company. On 16th April, 2009, Mr. Eugene Anenih, over the recent share price manipulation of African Petroleum (AP) Plc. For employing “manipulative and deceptive devices and contrivances in its transactions on AP Plc shares”, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), suspended Nova from all capital market activities for one year. Some directors of the company, who were also sanctioned by the SEC in the latest offensive, are, Mr. Henry Omoragbon; suspended for a period of five years; Mr. Ojetunde Taiwo, Mrs. Ogiemwonyi Olufunke, Mr. Ogiamien Frank, Mr. Adeusi Aladejola Alexander, and Mrs. Arese Ugwu;they were suspended for a period of 5 (Five) years from engaging in capital market activities in the Nigerian Capital Market, banned from holding directorship positions in any public company in Nigeria for the said period and ordered to pay a penalty of N100, 000 each for breach of Rule 1(iii) of the Code of Conduct for Capital Market Operators and Their Employees as contained in the SEC Rules and Regulations made pursuant to the Investments and Securities Act 2007 Barely a year ago, precisely on 30TH September ,2016, the SEC Nigeria, handed over life ban on Mr. Taofik Lawal and Mrs. Iyabode Lawal from operating in the capital market for mismanaging stocks and unauthorized sale of shares. Cross section of stakeholders in the capital market stakeholders reacting to the sanction, hailed the ban, emphasizing that such abuse of public trust deserves stiff sanc-

VICTOR OGIEMWONYI tion such as the life ban. Mr. Godwin Anono, one of the victims of partnership fraud speaking to Daily Times shortly after pronouncement of the ban on Victor Ogiemwonyi CEO, Partnership Securities limited, lauded the commission, but said that measures should be taken to reimburse them of their loss in the market. “ I lost about N150 million to Partnership fraud and some widows also lost huge money to them, so , SEC should work out how to compensate us , because they gave them the platform to dupe us” According to Anno, many stock broking firms have used the platform sanctioned by the SEC and the NSE to defraud unsuspecting investors and quietly close shops, and such developments in the market have steadily weakened market confidence. “Can you recall that Partnership ranked among top ten stock brokers in the market, see where they are today and What has happened to all of us that trusted them as licensed by the NSE and SEC as certified market players” Anono said. He pleaded that placing life ban on Ogiemwonyi should not mean that he has lost his N150 million under his care, but a step towards receiving his funds within very short period of time. He said that “Sending them to jail will show their families and other people that they are thieves.” He said while others are suffer-

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ing, the culprits are rejoicing and that is what will continue erode market confidence. There are many victors in the Nigerian capital market who have used the market front to defraud many unsuspecting investors of huge sums of money and eventually closed shops, some of them are now operating Bureau De change” He said that the dearth of trust in the market has made it imperative for retail investors not to be interested in public offer and or right issues, a development, he described as detrimental to market development. Anono said: “People like me are not supposed to be crying by now because of money, but Victor has made me to cry, people are now laughing at us.” According to him, “There is corporate looting everywhere and people that are supposed to be role models are now breaking market rules and making illegal money.” However, senior stock broker and principal partner, Matog consulting, Matthew Ogagavworia told Daily Times that life ban should be imposed on them. “Life ban is in order for those who abuse Public Trust.” he said that Victor Ogiemwonyi, the CEO partnership investment and other market operators earlier sanctioned by SEC ought to be role models and of high ethical standing , but the reverse was the case. “Victor is supposed to be a role model, but he messed up,” the senior stock broker said.

ONYEMA Comparing current SEC sanctions and what was obtainable in the market before, especially, when Nova securities boss indicted in manipulation of AP shares was sanctioned for five years, against current life ban by Mounir Gwarzo led SEC, he said. “ That was before, times have changed, if Nova commits that kind of offense today, he will be banned for life. He will require a Court to reverse it.” Ogagavworia, proffering solution to avoidance of such criminal activity called for “regular review of the provision that stockbroking firms maintain separate account from client account, sweeping of sales proceed when they settle from Stockbroker Account , stricter enforcement and more regulatory inspection of Stockbroking firms.” Another stockbroker who spoke to Daily Times on condition of anonymity, said that that some capital market operators who defrauds people should be made to repay all that has been stolen with interests, hence most they deploy such stolen wealth through some vehicles to treasury bills or government bonds that guarantees high coupon and returns on investment. “They should be made to restitute what they stole with interest and also serve jail term” the broker said. Ogiemwonyi was alleged to have misappropriated funds of PSL’s clients valued over N10 billion. However, the client, who first raised the alarm is Mr. Arnold

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Ekpe, a former Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI). Ekpe, said that the PSL boss sold his ETI shares valued at N1.2bn without remitting the proceeds into his account. Ogiemwonyi was also alleged to have misappropriated $80,000 belonging to Ekpe. Ekpe’s lawyers, Sofunde Osakwe Ogundipe & Belgore, said his client gave PSL an exclusive mandate to dispose of the ETI shares at N16 per share within three months spanning July to September, 2016. The lawyers noted that in compliance with the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc rule for such transactions, Ekpe filled in a number of forms including the CSCS account creation form, client’s bank details, and the investor’s bank account update form for direct cash settlement. According to the lawyers, considering that Ekpe filled the necessary forms as required under the CSCS rules, the proceeds of the sales ought to be paid into his account in compliance with Rule 16:3 of the Direct Cash Settlement (DCS). The lawyer said that instead of paying the money into Ekpe’s account, Ogiemwonyi sold the shares and paid the proceeds into his account. They accused the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), CSCS and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of complicity and connivance hence the stockbroker succeeded in getting away with the proceeds.

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Epileptic power supply our challenge, says Tinapa MD Stories by Simon Ugwu The Managing Director of Tinapa Business and Resort, Mr. Ayiba Ayiba, has lamented the epileptic power and water supply that has slowed down activities in the world-class business hub in Calabar, Cross River State. He said facilities at the Tinapa water point were being resuscitated, adding that a borehole had been put in place, while alternative power supply was being worked out. Ayiba, who spoke on measures being taken to resuscitate and reinvigorate business activities in the area, added the management of the resort was encouraging local investors to come and own shops and business outlets to boost activities in the resort. He, however, blamed the lack

of activities in Tinapa water point to poor water supply and epileptic electricity. Ayiba said, “We have sunk a borehole and water tanks are being installed as an alternative water supply to the pool. This will take care of supplying water to pool regularly and to wash toilets. “Also, we are making efforts to provide alternative power source to ensure regular power supply to the pool, As this is one of the biggest challenges facing the resort. “So I am assuring tourists that by the first week of October, our pool will be functioning normally. The swimming pool will start functioning from next month.” Speaking on specific moves aimed at resuscitating the business hub, Ayiba said, “We are doing everything humanly possible to ensure that Tinapa

works. We are trying to explore our local markets. We are trying to encourage our local traders to come and rent our shops and do business with us.” He disclosed that there are 54 shops in the area and only about 10 are currently occupied. Ayiba also dismissed an online report that alleged the monorail linking Tinapa with Calabar International Conference Centre had been paralysed due to stolen armoured cable by hoodlums. According to him, the monorail is in good condition, but not moving because there are no passengers. “The monorail is in perfect condition; nothing has happened to it but presently there is no patronage. Whenever we have passengers, we call the engineers to fix necessary things. So, the rumour making the rounds is baseless and untrue,” he said.

L:R: Chairman, Board of Directors, Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC) Mr. Victor Gbolade Osibodu, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr Alex Okoh and Managing Director/CEO, Mrs Funke Osibodu at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BEDC held in Lagos...recently.

OPEC: Producers optimistic as oil hits seven-month high Simon Ugwu with Agency report Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in seven months after major producers said at a meeting in Vienna the global market was well on its way towards rebalancing. The November Brent crude futures contract was up 35 cents at $57.21 a barrel by 0927 GMT, its highest since February 23. U.S. crude for November delivery was down 8 cents at $50.58, but not far off recent four-month highs. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and several other producers have cut production by about 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) since the start of 2017, helping lift oil prices by about 15 per cent in the past three months.

Kuwaiti Oil Minister, Essam alMarzouq, who chaired Friday’s meeting in Vienna of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, said output curbs were helping cut global crude inventories to their five-year average, OPEC’s stated target. Russia’s energy minister said no decision on extending output curbs beyond the end of March was expected before January, although other ministers suggested such a decision could be taken before the end of this year. Iran expects to maintain overall crude and condensate exports at around 2.6 million bpd for the rest of 2017, a senior official in the nation’s state oil company said, while the UAE’s energy minister said its compliance to supply cuts was 100 per cent. Nigeria is pumping below its

agreed output cap, its oil minister said. “On the basis of the current IEA estimates, the oil market is more or less balanced in the second half of the year,” said Commerzbank in a note. “For stocks to be reduced any further, however, the oil market would have to show a deficit, so the optimism appears exaggerated.” OPEC’s production cuts have been met with rising U.S. shale oil output, which has tempered the rise in U.S. oil prices relative to the increase in Brent futures. The discount of the benchmark WTI crude contract to Brent futures <CL-LCO1=R> rose to $6.65, the widest since August 2015. This gap has doubled in the last six weeks, as U.S. crude demand has been undermined by hurricane damage to U.S. refineries.

WAEC standardises NNPC’s annual quiz competition The West African Examinations Council, (WAEC), has said that standardization of questions and integrity of test administration, are the critical value addition it has brought to bear on the on-going yearly national quiz competition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Head of WAEC Office, Nigeria, Mr. Isaac Olu Adenipekun, who spoke in Ado Ekiti, over the weekend at the Zonal final of the quiz competition for states in the South West comprising Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Oyo, explained that three layers of subject specialists worked on the five subject areas of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, set for the on-going nationwide competition. According to Adenipekun, who was represented at the event by Deputy Registrar, Test Development Division of the examinations body, Mr. Ayo Oyejide, respective external subject specialists developed the questions, which integrity, he added was further enhanced by another set of specialists who moderated them. Adenipekun said WAEC internal subject area specialists were the third layer of specialists which edited and compiled the questions. At the end of the South West zonal final, two states, Ogun and Ondo, with a score tie, emerged first, with Lagos technically coming third. The three would knock horns with

their counterparts from other five zones in Abuja in October. Speaking further on the value addition that WAEC had brought to bear on the quiz competition, Mr. Adenipekun said WAEC had boosted the credibility of the exercise, saying no participant had access to the questions prior to each of the zonal competition. He expressed delight on the collaboration with NNPC over the competition, saying it was the beginning of fruitful future partnership. Delivering a speech during exercise, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division (GPAD), Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, said the increase in monetary value of the scholarship awards to N300,000, N250,000 and N200,000 for first, second and third place winners at grand finale respectively, to cover every year of an awardee’s tertiary education, as well as the one-off N100,000 grant to state winners, was the additional innovation introduced at this year’s edition of the competition. Ughamadu, who was represented at the event by Mr. Gboyega Bello of GPAD, stated that given the imperative of science, technology and engineering as necessary tools to conquer the universe, NNPC was encouraged to foster the learning of these branches of knowledge through the competition, as the fulcrum of the Corporation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project aimed at nationbuilding.

Mobil felicitates with A’Ibom at 30 Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Unlimited, operator of its joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has lauded the developmental strides achieved by Akwa Ibom state, since its creation on September 23, 1987. Chairman and Managing Director, Paul McGrath stated this in a message congratulating the government and good people of Akwa Ibom State on the 30th anniversary of the creation of the state. “This milestone provides an opportunity for the people of Akwa Ibom to reflect on the vision of the state’s founding fathers and celebrate the progress achieved over the years”, said Paul McGrath. The company acknowledged the support it has enjoyed from the people of Akwa Ibom since the state’s creation in 1987 and restated the joint

venture’s commitment to long term operations and mutually beneficial relationship with the state. “We have enjoyed relatively peaceful relations with the people of Akwa Ibom state over the years. Our commitment is to ensure more social and economic benefits from the joint venture business accrue to the communities near our operations and across the State”, said McGrath. “We are proud of our contributions to the development of Akwa Ibom state and look forward to working together for greater achievements.” Mobil Producing Nigeria commenced operations in Nigeria in 1955; and operates a Joint Venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The joint venture has made substantial contributions in the areas of health, education, and empowerment projects in its operational bases in Akwa Ibom.

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Iyanya set to thrill European Nollywood actress, Eniola Ajao in fans on Signature EP tour multi-million deal! Things may be looking up for Nollywood actress, Eniola Ajao, as there are feelers from reliable quarters that she may be smiling to the bank to the tune of millions of Naira, having just secured a plum deal with a sports betting company. Although, the information is yet to be in the public domain, the actress, we gathered, has been in a happy mood over the done deal, which The Epe, Lagos state-born babe, who has been consistent in the Yoruba movie scene for a while now, has yet to come out declare Mavin Records singer, Iyanya brings his Signature EP tour to a close with an international tour round major European Cities. Among the cities the singer has been booked to perform are Frankfurt, Stockholm, Napoli, Munich, Helsinki, Rome, Zurich, Oslo and Paris. The tour is packaged by leading talent agency, Temple Management Company who handles his affairs in collaboration with Europe-based Henry Emehel Events. Since enlisting with his new management in July last year, for the better. The Mavins Records singer has continued to makewave with his EP entitled Signature

for the 2017 edition. This development is coming after the successful outing of Lagos State

her trumpet or hatching her eggs before they are laid.

released early in the year with popular tracks such as Up 2 Somtin, Hold On and Bow for You among others. The successful Signature tour has taken the singer to cities within and outside Nigeria such as Abuja, Calabar, Nairobi, Kampala, New York and London among others. Speaking ahead of his tour, the well-built artiste and dancer who travelled out of the country on Wednesday revealed how excited he was to reconnect with his European fans. “I am excited to be back again to connect with my fans in the Diaspora. I am looking forward to a magical experience, no more, no less,” Iyanya enthused.

AFRIMA 2017: Lagos partners African Union as host city Following the African Union (AU) giving the 2017 Host Country rights of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the government and people of Lagos State are now gearing up to welcome thousands of visitors to the 4th annual All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA holding from November 9 to 12 as the state government partners the African Union

to the public her new status, may have just joined the elite league of showbiz personalities who have put their faces as endorsements to some known brands and products, and have raked in substantial amount and privileges from such ventures. Eniola Ajao has produced and acted in so many movies that are too numerous to mention, all of which may have earned her this new accomplishment, which she is still keeping close to her chest,

Host City rights of the 2016 edition of AFRIMA and showcased the repute as one of the fastest growing destinations in the world through a spectacular hosting of hundreds of international delegates who poured into Lagos for the awards events between November 4 and November 6, 2016. The AU has also reiterated its eagerness to sustain the partnership with Lagos State towards the biggest music event in a letter signed by the Commissioner of Social Affairs, African Union, Her Excellency, Amira Elfadil to the Governor of Lagos

State, Akinwunmi Ambode. In her letter she congratulated the governor and people of Lagos State on the 50th anniversary of Lagos State while also appreciating the megacity for the prideinspiring hosting of AFRIMA 2016. “Following the successful hosting of AFRIMA last year to the pride of the continent, we again request for the partnership of Lagos City of the AFRIMA 2017 events for the purpose of showcasing the unique artistic, tourism and economic potentials of promoting its strengths to a global audience for competitiveness”.

Celebs and fans celebrate 100th episode of Battleground, Africa’s leading telenovela! The

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of while Shaffy Bello plays his wife, the classy, glamorous milestone, as viewers Battleground,aired on Friday and scheming Adaora. were once thrilled with the the 15th of September on Yinka Davies plays the role Africa Magic Showcase, against Kolade Bhadmus, and excited fans and wife, while the legendary celebrities attended a special Joke Silva is MamaEgba, successful coup at BBP, the screening of the episode at his respected older sister. company he co-owns with the Battleground Mansion in The red carpet kicked Kolade. A major twist in the Lagos. off at 6pm local time, Teni, Emeka and Michael Starslike Olu Jacobs, and guests were seated love triangle also ensues Iretiola Doyle, Yeni Kuti, by 7:50pm as the live following a passionate Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Nancy screening began. The incident. Isime and the amazing cast of the show were just a few of the known faces in attendance, as popular television personality and Battleground actor Ozzy Agu co-hosted the on-ground event with the Head of PR and Talent for Africa Magic, Efosa Aiyevbomwan. Proudly sponsored by Glo, Battleground features an ensemble cast which includes veteran and talented rising stars. Gbenga Titiloye plays the respected yet maligned patriarch, Kolade Bhadmus, MD Multichoice John Ugbe, Region Director M-Net Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu and Martin Mabutho at the screening

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6 ingredients to spice up your relationship Mutiat Alli

thin line between being attentive and being obsessive, you need to know your partner well. For my Fellas, your woman goes to make her hair or get her hair done, compliment her, compliment her dress, or her hair. Let her know that you have seen it and you like and appreciate her for it. Foe my ladies, you man goes to get a new haircut, compliment him. Let him know that he looks more handsome. That way, both parties know that their partners are paying attention to them fully. This way, you guys are happier.

Seeing what the relationship of this century is turning into, where we tolerate ourselves then call it love, guys cheat on their girlfriends and vice visa. One could say to himself that we need help and healing, if I am permitted to use that, for a change of perspective about what truly a relationship is and suppose to look like, which drives us to the question of: How many of us are truly really happy in our relationship today? There have been numerous misconceptions about Nigerian relationships, from the men thinking all women are women believing that all guys are cheats, liars with the list of others going on and on like that.But the truth still remains that though some of this believes/thoughts or misconceptions are true but none of the listed is 100per cent true, this been because it all depends on who YOU are dealing with and who you claim to be in love with. So today, we took it upon ourselves to highlight key ingredients of a happy Nigerian relationship. 1. Expect down times The average Nigerian mentality is to stay positive and not realistic in trying times. Which is good; but, we you guys should expect that there would be down times in your relationship that would require you to build skills that would help you

2. Honesty First of all, let us establish the fact that there is nothing like a white lie, it is just a word coined A lie is a lie. And it should not be hidden from the light. When you save the day, it postpones the you need to be 100% truthful even when it hurts, let your yes is one of the strong relationship our older generation with happy relationships and long lasting relationships have understood. Honesty is a key to a happier life. Be honest with yourself and your trouble. 3. Compromise Remember love brings two people with different ideologies, background, interests, and maybe religion together. The key word here is TOGETHER. It is no longer has now turned to be about the both of you.When a tough decision that involves the both of you arises, wear your grown up pants and meet each-other in the middle and your relationship. It is hurtful to the other party. They might not show it in the open, but in secret, it hurts. You should let that happen to your relationship.

not the same as being paranoid yet. It just means that, there is time for everything and understand that nothing lasts. The beauty now hold each other up when the down times come. That is where the real beauty is.

4. Pay 100% attention If you are in a serious/long term relationship, you would probably understand the urge to be taken seriously. Not many people do.People love to know that they are being heard, felt and understood. When in a relationship every detail is important, every

5. Never compare relationship with another

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compare your relationship to another relationship. Never. Never say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look at john, he got this for his Sonia or look at Chioma she cooks daily for her boyfriendâ&#x20AC;? Those statements are in all the shades of wrong there is. Comparisons in relationships have a way of making people feel less of themselves, incompetent and stupid; it leads to gradual withdrawal from both parties..When

what you want or making you happy talk about it instead of nagging them about it. Put it out on the table in an understandable manner so that both of you can deal it whatever it is. 6. Communication Communication is a very vital and most important key to a healthy relationship. When issues arise between you and your partner, do not patch it, or make excuses for it That you talk and have discussions mean you are communicating.And they are saying, but also on what they are not saying. Sometimes the nonverbal signs tell you more than the verbal signs. And then language. Whether it is coming from you partner or going out from you. Action they say, speaks louder than words. I hope we have been helpful to you love birds out there. You should start making a checklist from given list above to be sure you are doing your thoughts us on our twitter social handle @YoungAries Thank you.

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Avoid those during your 20s or regret in your 30s 1ne Think twice before you act and react. Insincerity will haunt you well into your 30s and beyond. People will judge you on your character and actions, some of which they might deem unforgivable. Make these wise words by Lawrence J. Peter your daily affirmation: ‘Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you’ll ever regret.’ 2wo Save and spend wisely. Put aside a fixed amount of money to safely stash away in your savings account, each and every month. Resist the urge to take money out of your savings or the temptation to miss a monthly payment.

6ix Start making healthy choices. Make healthy eating and regular exercise part of your weekly routine. By the time you reach your 30s, your metabolism will start to slow down. All the fast food and junk food you eat will begin to show and will be harder to shift.

3hree Say yes. Try new (legal and safe) experiences.

7even Career experiment. Stop worrying about how you’ll be a success later on in life. Instead try out different career paths until you discover the right career for you; then stay focused and make a career plan to get as high up the ladder as possible. Don’t shy away from starting small and starting from the bottom up. ‘Running is not the same as reaching your destination. The race is not [always] to the swift.’ – Swahili proverb

4our Master the art of letting go. Don’t feel sad about letting go of friendships. Stay away from friends who try to steer you off the right track. 8ight You want to surround yourself with fun-loving people who are also moSafety before pleativated, hardworking and ambitious. After all, you are the company you keep. Most importantly, choose platonic and romantic relationships that sure. Be knowledgeable about safe sex and sexubuild your self-esteem, rather than bring you down. ally transmitted disease. 5ivePreserve your youth. Get into the habit of taking care of your skin, Be sure to always stay inside and out. Keep skin hydrated by drinking up to three liters of water protected. Never stay in per day and moisturizing daily. Prevention is better than cure. a relationship that is going nowhere. Respect and value yourself. Get to know the opposite sex as friends first before embarking on a relationship. End each and every romantic (and platonic) relationship on good terms. There’s nothing worse than having a dark cloud of past failed relationships hanging over your head, as it will most likely interfere with new relationships.