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Ă? Executive not in competition with NASS -New SGF Ă? Saraki in alleged tax haven fraud Andrew Orolua, Olufemi Samuel and Myke Uzendu, Abuja, with Agency reports

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Airports concession: FG, unions in endless warpath Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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Airports concession: FG, unions in endless warpath Continued from page 1 Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has not spoken in clear terms as to which area the government wants to concession, as stakeholders have argued that over 90 percent of the revenue points have already been concessioned. When the Federal Government announced the approved concession of two major airports in the country - the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja - the backlash that trailed the announcement was predictable. The aviation develop-

ment master plan unfolded by Sirika shows that concession remained one of the highlights of his programme. Four major airports in the country, including the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) and Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) would be given to private concerns beginning with Lagos and Abuja. The Enugu International Airport is considered another major airport which records appreciable traffic among 17 other airports owned by the Federal Government. With 22 airports managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria

(FAAN), the big four are only international by title. With the recent developments at the Kaduna International Airport to meet up with the standards of an international airport as it recently received traffic diversion from the Abuja airport, following the closure of the airport for repair of the runway, just as Ethiopian Airlines also launched international flights from the state. Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt are the four major airports, which the minister said, would be concessioned at the outset of the administration. The announcement, though did not provide the details of the proposed concession,

it nonetheless generated controversies, especially from labour unions, which vowed to resist the concession with all the powers they have. But the government is adamant as it is going ahead with the concession which the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved. Speaking at the fifth edition of the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum held at the State House, Abuja, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced the concession of the airports, saying the development would open them to private investment. The aviation minister, while speaking with jour-

L-R: President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, when the latter visited leadership of the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja… on Monday.

nalists at the end of the FEC meeting recently, said that government had also approved the concession of Kano and Port Harcourt airports, with the approval of the appointment of transaction advisers for the process and assured that the process would be transparent. The minister said: “Public Private Partnership and concession of the airports had never been done in a structured and transparent manner. “The contracts were not properly prepared, no risk analysis and no financial models. Consequently, it is not surprising that they ended in litigation. I want to assure stakeholders that we will be transparent and the concession is in the best interest of the country. “We will ensure that Nigerians are given priority in getting jobs in the aviation sector. We will give adequate time for airlines to prepare themselves, but for sure, we will ensure that it happens soonest.” The minister further disclosed that he had already inaugurated two committees: Project Steering Committee and Project Delivery Committee, for the concession process. The only experimentation with concession was that of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Terminal 2, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Service Limited (BASL), which was concessioned 10 years ago by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. It has also been

trailed by controversies especially from the workers and various unions. However, the concession was racked by series of litigations over alleged breach of contract by both parties: the Federal Government and BASL, owned by the legal luminary and businessman, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN). For many, the concession of MMA2 as laudable and pioneering as it was, is also a bad precedence in airport concession going by the crises that trailed the concession. This was why many experts and stakeholders suggested that the current experiment with concession must undergo painstaking process; follow due diligence and legal frameworks to avoid a repeat of the MMA2 experience. Government has only announced the concession of the airports without explaining the modalities. Experts, however, believe this process must be well thought out to make it credible. Also, many questions need answers: What areas of the airports are they concession? Is it the terminals? The car parks? The airside? What happens to workers of FAAN? In fact, the fear of job losses has fuelled stiff opposition that has trailed the concession, especially from labour unions. The dominant feeling from labour unions has been that their jobs would be on the line once government hands off the management of the airports.

Tension in NASS as Buhari prepares to present 2018 budget

Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

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who are to sit at a joint session on Tuesday for presentation of the 2018 Budget by President Muhammadu Buhari are not favourably disposed to the presentation amid protest that the current year’s budget is being poorly implemented. To douse tension among the angry lawmakers both the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his counterparts in the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara held meetings with the lawmakers appealing to them to allow peace for President Buhari to make his presentation.

Ï Saraki, Dogara move to pacify aggrieved lawmakers

The development was the reason the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha stormed the National Assembly Complex earlier in the day to meet with the leadership of both the Senate and House of Representatives on the scheduled visit by the President. Members of the House of Representatives had last week showed sign of opposition to the planned Budget Presentation by President Buhari when they chorused ‘No…’ to the hint by the Speaker on the President’s scheduled visit. Since members of the

House of Representatives openly rejected the request for President Buhari’s visit to the National Assembly for Budget Presentation, there has been growing tension among lawmakers, many of who even threatened not to be on seat when the President came calling. Aggrieved lawmakers who spoke on the issue alluded to their earlier protest against poor implementation of the 2017 budget and the hardship the anomaly it has entailed. They said the poor Budget implementation by the Buhari’s government amounted to sabotaging

their political future more so as many of their supporters have been complaining bitterly about biting effect of the poor economy of Nigeria. One of the lawmakers who spoke with newsmen said: “How else can one’s political career be frustrated? Since 2015, we have never had a single budget that recorded 50% success in terms of implementation particularly with regards to capital projects. We had hoped that all these would be corrected in the 2017 budget but no! It is even worst. “When we asked questions, no concrete response

is forthcoming; and you expect us to just keep quiet and allow the President to present another budget that may go the same way. “Remember that the 2018 budget is the last one to be executed fully by this administration. What will the President count as his legacy in terms of budget implementation? “Also take note that all the budget failures has very damning effects on members of the National Assembly who are the real representatives of the people. What do they expect us to tell our constituents? It is really a sad moment for us.” However, to stave off

possible embarrassing moments when he finally shows up for Budget Presentations, both Saraki and Dogara had to hold separate meetings with their respective colleagues just to pacify them for the main time. The Senate leadership, against this background met with the two party caucuses during which it got assurances that the budget presentation would not be disturbed. The Senate leadership specifically tasked some Senators to move to the House of Representatives to assist the leadership in persuading lawmakers to accept to host the President at the budget event.

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Court delivers judgment over Magu’s confirmation Dec 4 Continued from page 1 confirmed the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in accordance with the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004. In what can be referred to as undefended suit, Justice John Tsoho consequently reserved judgement after Ojaomo adopted his written address. This is even as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has called for closer tie between the executive and the legislature under the govern-

ment of President Muhammadu Buhari, stating that both arms of government are partners and not rivals. Ojaomo is asking the court to grant the three reliefs contained in the originating summons he filed on January 24, 2017. The other reliefs are a declaratory order that Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and National Assembly lack the statutory power to reject the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the EFCC according to the agency’s Establishment Act, 2004. He is also seeking for an order of the court activating its statutory powers for the interpretation of

the provisions of section 2 (1) (a) (i) (ii)(iii)and 2(3) of EFCC (Establishment Act, 2004) with respect to the appointment of the Chairman of the EFCC by the President and the subsequent confirmation of the appointment by the Senate of the National Assembly according to the dictates of the law. Ojaomo, whose suit was supported by 20 paragraphs affidavit, stated that the Senate of the National Assembly kept the appointment letter of Magu for six months and conducted a plenary session and through a press statement on December 15, 2016 by its spokesman announced that

the appointment of Magu as substantive Chairman has been considered and rejected. When the matter came up on Monday, Mr. K.K. Ogbonnaya announced appearance for the Senate and pleaded with the court for adjournment to enable him respond to the originating summons. But Ojaomo opposed Ogbonnaya’s request while the court subsequently discovered from its record that Ogbonnaya had not filed notice of appearance on the matter even though he admitted that the respondents; Senate President, National Assembly and Attorney General of the

Federation (AGF) were first served with the hearing notice of the matter on February 8, 2017. In his brief ruling on the matter, Justice Tsoho held that since the hearing notice had previously been served on the defendants and the fact that the counsel has not filed appearance, the counsel was not entitled to be heard. “It is my conviction that the court cannot proceed with his application for adjournment and the oral application is refused.” Meanwhile, the new SGF pleaded for closer ties with the lawmakers when he met with the Senate President on Monday during a courtesy visit he paid to the National Assembly. He urged the Senate to put behind them skirmishes between it and the executive arm, vowing to ensure the full collaboration of the two arms, using his office this time around. The Senate President echoed the same view when he described the visit to the Senate by Mustapha as symbolic. Saraki said he was confident that the new SGF would use his office to strengthen the relationship between the legislature

and the executive this time around, while assuring that the Senate under him would help the process. In a related development, when all seems to be going well with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, another alleged scandal has emerged as he was named in the global list of infamy, which exposed some leading world politicians for utilising shell companies in tax havens to conceal assets, evade tax, or launder funds. The Premium Times reports that the latest details emerged from a leaked data obtained by German newspaper, Suddeutsche Zeitung, and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) from two offshore secrecy providers (Appleby and Asiaciti Trust) and 19 secrecy jurisdictions. The leaked 1.4 terabyte data, now infamously dubbed Paradise Papers, contains 13.4 million records and is no doubt one of the biggest leaks in history. The allegation came up barely 18 months after the Panama Papers scandal which also linked him to three secret offshore firms he used in concealing assets abroad.

Death of 26 Nigerian girls in Mediterranean Sea elicits mixed reactions Bonny Amadi, Lagos Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu (left), inspecting a guard of honour, during his visit to deliver lecture at the National Defence College in Abuja… on Monday.

Anti-snake bite venom not out of stock in Nigeria -Health Minister Francesca Iwambe, Abuja

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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has debunked media reports making the round that the Federal Government has ran out of stock of the anti-snake venom for the treatment of snake bite victims. Prof Adewale who was reacting to the report of the death of 91 people as a result of snake bite in Gombe and Plateau States within three weeks, said that the Ministry still has some vials of the anti-snake venom stocked in the Federal Ministry of Health from the 2016 procurement from which States and other

treatment centres were issued upon request. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s Director, Media and Public Relations, Mrs. Boade Akinola, the Minister stated that the states in question have refused to comply with the new procedure of request, which, according to him, has become difficult for the states to access the product from the ministry. According to the statement, five states have so far made request and have been issued for the treatment of victims in the last four months, the last which was in September 6, 2017. Prof. Adewole however expressed some apprehension that 2017 procurement

may have some hitches because the funding was mistakenly transferred to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA). He also called on the snake bite prevalent states to invest in procurement of anti-snake venom for their people. He warned that Federal Government cannot continue to procure and distribute free to states indefinitely as being currently practiced. “The Federal Government is however working on Public Private Partnership arrangement for local production of anti-snake bite venom which will make the product available affordable and accessible”,

the Minister said. It could be recalled that a tally given by three medical centres revealed that at least two hundred and fifty people were reported to have died of snake bite in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe States. According to reports, the usually preventable deaths followed an acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in the country. The figure represents the number of confirmed deaths from three snake treatment centres – General Hospital, Kaltungo, Ali Mega Pharmacy, Gombe and Comprehensive Medical Centre, Zamko, Plateau State.

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26 young Nigerian girls off Italian coast in the Mediterranean Sea in which the Italian prosecutors have begun investigation has elicited mixed reactions from stakeholders. According to agency reports, the dead girls’ bodies, most of which were aged 14-18, were recovered at sea, as reports further revealed that the girls who were immigrating to Europe illegally, were suspected to have been sexually abused and murdered as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean. But reactions have continued to trail the report in Nigeria, as stakeholders have condemned the action of the young promising girls to embark on the journey that would eventually take their lives, when they could have stayed back in the country and succeed in their lives. A public affairs commentator who spoke to Daily Times on condition of ano-

nymity on Monday, said that the girls should be held accountable for what happened to them. According to her, when things are difficult, that is when creative ideas are worked out and this helps to find solutions to challenges. She said, “Why should you effortlessly embark on a journey you are not even sure of the beginning and the end. Because someone promised you of green pastures in Europe, that is why you abandoned your beautiful home country to die in the high sea, juts for you to be able to make it. It is really a pity, but just because they say you don’t blame the dead, that is why I am not really blaming them, but the system” The Dean, College of Management Science, Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Prof Joseph Epetimehin told The Daily Times that he has no problem with the dead women, but with the government and the country that have forced its people to be committing suicide in such manner.

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Aliko Dangote Foundation pledges US$100m to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria Patrick Azamosa, Lagos

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The Aliko Dangote Foundation has pledged to invest US$100 Million over a five year period to tackle malnutrition problem in the worst-affected parts of Nigeria to help reduce the prevalence of under-

nutrition by 60 percent in the most needy areas of the country, specifically the North East and North West. The pledge is a major highlight of the recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017 held in Milan, Italy, convened for governments, internation-

al agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and businesses to accelerate the global response to malnutrition, believed to be the underlying cause of nearly half of all global child deaths. The Aliko Dangote Foundation is the philanthropic organisation of Aliko Dan-

gote, founder and Executive Chairman of the Dangote Group. Revealing this in a statement, the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s Managing Director and CEO, Zouera Youssoufou said: “Nigeria’s high malnutrition rate is undermining progress towards improving

L-R: Chairman of the Presentation, Sir Richard Gozney and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, delivering a lecture themed: Defining Development for Rivers State and Steps to Sustainable Implementation, at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) London… on Monday.

Ade Bajomo, NSE’s executive director resigns Bonny Amadi

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) may have recorded its first high profile resignation as the bourse’s Executive Director, Mr. Ade Bajomo, has resigned on Monday. Bajomo, until his sudden resignation, is the Executive Director responsible for Market Operations and Technology at the Stock Exchange, a position he assumed on May 1, 2011. He serves on the board of NASD Plc, a Nigerianbased OTC platform. The recent resignation, it would be recalled, took the form of the resignation of the former CEO of CSCS, Mr. Kyari Bukar, who resigned prior to the end of his contract. Competent source that

spoke on condition of anonymity revealed to The Daily Times that though Bajomo has thrown in the towel, issues relating to his resignation was not made public even as the Stock Exchange was yet to come out with report on the resignation. According to reports, Bajomo’s resignation comes into effect December 31, 2017; but he, however, rather opted to proceed on his terminal leave from Thursday, November 16, 2017. Bajomo recently anchored the just concluded NSE event on cybercrime, during which he gave a graphical illustration of how organizations were susceptible to cyber rogues and how they should be checked. Daily Times recalls that

the Board of Central Securities Clearing System PLC (CSCS) recently, appointed Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, the erstwhile Executive Director, Capital Markets (business development), as the new Chief Executive Officer of CSCS Plc, he resumed on November 1, 2017, having resigned from the bourse upon his appointment. Waziri’s appointment was sequel to the brief service in acting capacity by Mr. Bola Adeeko as Interim Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer effective January 3, 2017. Adeeko is currently a General Manager and Head of Corporate Services Division at the NSE. Adeeko succeeded Mr. Kyari Bukar, who resigned his appointment ahead of

his contract expiration to pursue other interests. His resignation took effect on December 31, 2016. The Board Chairman of CSCS, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema , though yet to come out with remark on Bajomo’s resignation, lauded Kyari. “The board would like to thank Mr. Bukar for his service and wish him well in his future endeavor,” he had said.

child health and survival and putting the brakes on economic development. By investing in nutrition, we aim to directly improve the lives of Nigerian families and to empower our citizens to reach their full potential.” The Global Nutrition Summit is the global forum of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition and this year’s edition was held in close partnership with a number of international stakeholders including the U.K.’s Department for International Development, the World Health Organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Coalition on Advocacy for Nutrition. The governments of Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Zambia all made commitments to expand their nutrition programmes and the Summit succeeded in galvanising US3.4 billion according to the organisers. It should be noted that malnutrition affects every country in the world in various forms, but Africa is particularly hard hit and Nigeria is home to the highest number of malnourished children, the foundation said. Adding that almost half of the one million children who die before the age of five every year in Nigeria, die of malnutrition as the underlying cause. Without the proper nutrients during the first 1,000 days of life starting from conception up to their second birthday, children are less likely to survive childhood diseases such as malaria and pneumonia, and are less likely to escape poverty as adults. They become physically and cognitively stunted, a fate that has befallen 11

million of Nigeria’s children under five. The Global Nutrition Report 2017, launched at the Summit, showed that, in spite of progress, 155 million children globally are still stunted and the world is off track on meeting internationally agreed nutrition targets. Financing to tackle malnutrition has been alarmingly low. Donors spend about 0.5 percent of overseas aid on nutrition, and countries allocate between one and two percent of their health budgets to the issue. “The global malnutrition crisis endangers the physical and mental wellbeing of present and future generations” said Kofi Annan, speaking at the summit in his capacity as Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation. “Progress in tackling both undernutrition and obesity is possible with targeted commitments, like those made here today. We need further urgent investments so that people, communities and nations can reach their full potential.” Through his Foundation, since 1993, Aliko Dangote has made significant social investments in health, education, economic empowerment and disaster relief. “He is now becoming the strongest voice for nutritional leadership nationally and on the continent of Africa. By making this unprecedented US$100 Million commitment, the Aliko Dangote Foundation is on a mission to reduce the prevalence of undernutrition by 60 percent in the most needy areas of Nigeria, specifically the North East and North West, where malnutrition has affected millions of lives and crippled the local economy,” the statement said.

12 Politics

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Ndigbo are ambassadors of economic evangelism - Ukah Maverick priest and situations analyst of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, The Very Reverend Monsignor Livinus Onwuamaizu Ukah was on top of the celebration of the New Yam Festival in Lagos last week where he declared with nostalgia that he is “very glad” he is an Igbo man. In this exclusive interview with GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR, the radical cleric extolled the virtues of Ndigbo and declared that the uniqueness of his people is the problem of the Nigerian nation, among others claims. “Nigeria is sick; even the Church is sick because they see reality from the limitation of their own cultural diameter and by so doing, the reality is no longer real, it becomes relative,” he began. Extolling the stuff Ndigbo are made of, the Situations Analyst noted in retrospect that people in governance have tried to blot them out of history since the civil war. “But like the cat with nine lives, Ndigbos have increased the more. They have a spirit in them that refuses to succumb to any form of ethnic-cleansing.” Declaring that Ndigbo are a people on a mission, Ukah said they are spread out to all parts of Nigeria and the hidden corners of the world. “They are ambassadors on economic evangelism for which they face great risks wherever they live, but I can tell you: “Being all over Nigeria does not mean they are homeless. Their mission is to develop anywhere they go and bring great development to their host communities as if it is their home but sadly, Nigeria does not appreciate their ingenuity; if they do, the sky will not even be their limit.” Still basking in the euphoria of the stock of his nativity, Monsignor Ukah told The Daily Times that being an Igbo is a feeling that cannot be taken away from me. “I am glad to be an Igbo man because there is a lot of stuff in Igbo man. He believes in “umunna”. The Igbo man is industrious, does not beg; he is rugged and makes something out of nothing and like the Jews, what they have gone through in life has strengthened their resolve to establish and increase wherever they are. Nigeria should understand the spirit behind their uniqueness; their drive for industry is an asset to everyone and Nigeria should know that what affects the Igbos affects all,” he said. Igbo Presidency “It is not just saying it to calm the nerves of the Igbos. It is when Nigeria develops a sense of justice, direction and in tune with the global democratic practice that she can stop dishing out Greek gifts to her citizens in the name of “Zonal Presidency.” Frowning at the targeted 2022 for a possible Igbo Presidency, the priest said he feels bad. “I feel bad when they say Igbo Presidency cannot come before 2022. It shouldn’t be so. Democracy should decide, but Nigeria’s democracy is far from democracy. What Ibrahim Babangida defined as “a little to the left and a little to the right” cannot be a democracy; then Obasanjo compounded it by saying “winning an election is a do or die affair”: would you call that a democracy?” But playing the game the Nigerian way, does he look forward to an Igbo Presidency some day? The maverick shook his head and declared, “It will not happen. Presidency is not something this stock of leaders will give out on a platter of gold. “In a democracy, when you show your credentials and you convince your people that you can do better than others, then they vote you into power. It is not a gift that leaders

Concept of wealth “The concept of wealth in Nigeria is wrong. It’s not just accumulating money or swimming in a pool of cash while you’re not happy. They think they are but they are not. If they are happy, why would they bury money at cemeteries, hiding money meant for the development of the people in storage tanks, in empty buildings, shops and so on? If you acquire wealth in a right way you’ll be happy, but not to acquire the whole world with the people’s money at the expense of others and the poor will be suffering.” Where would the humanist start from if he were to rule Nigeria for tenure? “I will eradicate poverty by making sure that the money that belongs to all will reach to all constituencies and make sure those in charge develop the grassroots, build industries, create jobs, build good roads, farmers will produce food and take them to the cities.” Way out “Nigerians must develop the culture of electing leaders that are focused, that do not have greedy ideas of wealth; leaders that will know that wealth is for the use of the people, developing your country and let the people feel good about themselves. When your country men are happy, you are happy.”

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should think they are giving to Ndigbo – that would be a Greek gift.” Livinus Ukah is the second Igbo man in history to make this declaration. The first man was late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo who said of Igbo Presidency after the civil war: “It is contrary to human history that a people who just wriggled out of a civil war would be awarded the presidency. There is no historical precedent. I knew it was not going to happen here.” The political mathematical calculator was right: it didn’t happen. It hasn’t happened. Recalling that the geo-political zones have been suspicious and wary of Ndigbo immediately after independence, Ukah said Nigeria has exploited the Igbos right from 1960. “That suspicion and exploitation have not changed. Nigeria has been exploiting Igbos and they don’t even know that the Igbos hold the formulae that will boost their economy. The Igbo entrepreneurial skill helps their hosts grow by creating jobs and making essential services of life abound in their communities. But instead of appreciating them, the people see them as occupying space in their region, refusing to see them as fellow Nigerians.” Of all past and serving Eastern Governors, the clergyman regrets that there is a left over in the governors. “They don’t really know or appreciate who they are, which is too sad because they should be able to dig into their inner recesses and stand firm to rule their people so that the people will be blessed abundantly.” Zik of Africa Monsignor Ukah recalled with respect, the pedigree of the first Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

I am glad to be an Igbo man because there is a lot of stuff in Igbo man. He believes in “umunna”. The Igbo man is industrious, does not beg; he is rugged and makes something out of nothing and like the Jews, what they have gone through in life has strengthened their resolve to establish and increase wherever they are. Nigeria should understand the spirit behind their uniqueness; their drive for industry is an asset to everyone and Nigeria should know that what affects the Igbos affects all

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, fondly called “Zik of Africa”. “Nnamdi Azikiwe believed in oneness of Nigeria, but his oneness didn’t stand the test of time, because those breed of politicians didn’t have the capacity to understand Zik’s wonderful ideology. They didn’t know the Nigerian entity or what being a Nigerian meant; being patriotic, working together to build a nation. Instead they were only fighting for their own geo-political zones and constituencies while Zik was a symbol of one whole Nigeria. “They felt his was an unrealisable ideology, but now everyone is chanting “reconstruction” as a way to forge ahead. In the First Republic, Zik was way ahead of his generation; they didn’t have the knowledge to embrace the wonderfulness in that one Nigeria Ideology. He was even looking beyond Nigeria to unifying all Africa, that was what earned him the name - Zik of Africa.”

2019 Election “Let the people be careful and know who they give their vote. APC could not fulfill all their electoral promises because corrupt leaders in the PDP were decamping in droves to APC and Buhari and his party embraced them; that is recycling of evil. That’s why corruption is refusing to be uprooted. “Unless our people will know the right concept of what it means to be a leader, to serve the people, Nigerians will still remain the way they are.” Nigeria has a host of quality individuals The Imo State born cleric who received a Merit Award in recognition for his humility in the work of God from the Holy Family Society of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Gowon Estate in Lagos, said of the Nigerian people: “I was stunned at the galaxy of personalities, cars, people of high integrity and Godly disposition unused in governance and I felt happy that I am rooted to quality Nigerians not only Igbos this time, but others from different parts of the country. “What I saw there gave me hope that Nigeria can be better if political leaders know how to pick the right people for governance.” The occasion was the 5th Year Anniversary of the Holy Family Society of St. Joseph Catholic Church featuring Yam Harvest, Merit Awards under the distinguished Chairmanship of Chief (Sir) Collins Eke (KSM). The place of Igbo man in the next 50 years in Nigeria? “Give him room to work and he will work. Give him room to lead and he will lead. Nigerians should know what they want from their leaders. Those who vote for politicians should spell out the type of leadership they want; if they fail, vote them out. The Very Reverend Onwuamaizu Livinus Ukah holds two Masters degree and two BA Hons, from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He also did social analysis before his ordination as a Priest of the Catholic order.

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The value of economic summits

hen the first Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) was held in Abuja in February 1993, little did the organisers know that economic summit will one day snowball into an idea that is widely accepted across the country. Today, families, corporate bodies, states and the federal government have embraced the idea and they regularly organise their economic summits. For state governments, the purpose of economic summits is usually to expose to local and foreign investors the investment opportunities that abound in their states, the enabling environment in place that would make investments thrive in the state and to invite such investors to invest there. Recently, the Niger State Government organised a two-day economic summit to market the state’s economic potential to investors. Tagged “Impact Investment for Advancing Agricultural Economy and Innovation,” the summit attracted economic experts, industrialists, manufacturers and some state governors across the country. It was organised to attract investors in various fields to boost the state’s economy. Judging from the interest shown by investors at the summit there is no doubt that the state is poised to become an agricultural giant among the states in the country. Niger State is certainly a state to watch in the area of accelerated agricultural development in the next few years, a situation which made Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to declare that Niger State has the capacity to produce varieties of food crops that will feed African continent. Among other investors who showed interest in the state, the Dangote group is investing $450 million in the state to establish a large scale rice processing mill to process 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice and to establish a state-ofthe-art fully integrated sugar refining industry in the state. The company will

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L-R: Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku and President Muhammadu Buhari, during a courtesy visit to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja… on Monday.

L-R: Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, during a courtesy visit to Umahi in Government House, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State… on Monday.

L-R: Newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, Ministry of Information & Strategy, Mrs. Omotayo Awobamise; Ministry of Science & Technology, Mr. Olukayode Ogunnubi; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Ministry of Establishment & Training, Mrs. Omotilewa Ibirogba; State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Iyabo Are and Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Olufemi Salaam, during their swearing-in ceremony at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Monday.

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also establish a state-of-the-art fully integrated sugar industry involving the development of 30,000 hectares of sugarcane plantation and the production of about 500,000 metric tonnes of refined sugar. Another company is to establish a N1.6 billion shea butter factory in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state and would engage about 10,000 workers. To attract the investors the state had put in place various enabling environment measures that would make businesses thrive. Towards this end the state has laws and agencies that encourage private sector participation in the development of the state’s economy. Key among such agencies is its One Stop Investment Centre which the state government uses to put forward to wouldbe investors its investment potentials and priority areas of agriculture, solid minerals, tourism, transportation and energy. The example of Niger State’s success in wooing investors to the state so far is an eye opener and a pointer to the fact that where there is a will there is a way. It also shows that with a good vision and determined leadership every state in the country can successfully market its potential to investors and turn around the economic conditions of the state, the recession in the economy notwithstanding. Another example is Lagos State government which last year joined hands with Kebbi State to develop Kebbi’s rice fields. It was an instant success. The rice from that joint venture, among others, enabled the Lagos State government to bring down the price of rice in its markets. Going forward, state governments must know that they are in a healthy race for development of their economies. In doing so, they must learn that through healthy, positive competition, cooperation and learning from each other’s successes and failures, state governments can better develop their state’s economies and bring tremendous development to their people.

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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made.

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For ‘a man of the people,’ Dapo Olorunyomi, at 60

Chido Onumah

apo, ‘Daps,’ ‘Dapsy’ Olorunyomi who turns 60 on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, is your quintessential humanist. It is impossible to spend an hour with Dapo without being smitten by his humility, compassion, sense of humour and deep appreciation and concern for his environment, including its human challenges and foibles Since Dapo is not one to talk about himself, much less celebrate a milestone, it is only fitting to do this tribute—for the sake of the younger generation of Nigerian journalists—in a country where true heroes and heroines are in short supply and charlatans and scoundrels, whether as lawmakers or chief executives, have taken over our political and social spheres. I met Dapo about a quarter of a century ago through another revolutionary humanist, journalist, and mathematician, Edwin Madunagu. Dapo had just left the African Guardian magazine and he and his friends had set up the The News magazine, an experiment that would define the future of journalism in Nigeria. Our paths would cross many times after that. It was Dapo who “forced” me to return to Nigeria in September 2006 to join the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as head of the civil society crime prevention unit tagged Fix Nigeria Initiative (FNI).

As Policy Director and Chief of Staff to then Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Dapo brought order and clarity to the work we did during those turbulent days at the Commission. But he did more than that. He provided a philosophical élan that refined the work of fighting corruption, part of which was to engage Nigerians, to reduce the dependence on traditional anti-corruption agencies, and create a public ownership of the fight through the engagement of trade and labour unions, media, civil society, women groups, youth, students, faith-based organisations, professional associations like the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Nollywood, Kannywood, Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), etc. Dapo also made it possible to strengthen relationship with international anti-corruption agencies and development partners, providing guidance on global best practices, strategies and policy issues regarding anti-corruption. Of course, much credit would go to Mallam Ribadu who not only gave Dapo the opportunity but also the freedom to experiment with these ideas and to engage passionate and committed individuals dedicated to developing a professionally run anti-corruption agency. Dapo’s idea was to enlist public participation and support in a way that would ensure not just a

coherent philosophy and strategy but a community ownership of the anti-corruption war. This belief in community power—every group bringing its ideas and strength—is what our country so desperately needs to get it out of the doldrums. It is this obvious lack of belief and ownership of what some people call the Nigerian Project that explains the mindless pillage of public resources orchestrated by our rulers. For no sane person will steal from him or herself the way public officers do in Nigeria. Unfortunately, that experiment didn’t last long. Dapo was sent on indefinite leave after Ribadu was suddenly removed—in a move inspired by reactionary politicians and enablers of corruption many of whom are still around—and Farida Waziri took over as chairman of the EFCC. Dapo resigned and would later come back to his first love, journalism, at 234Next.com, a journalistic experiment, though shortlived, that would define another phase of journalism in Nigeria. As Enterprise Editor, he set up and headed the Investigative Reporting Team of the newspaper. Educated at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he earned a B.A in English and M.A in Literature, Dapo has attended several courses around the world and received many awards, including the Freedom to Write Award, Hellman Hemmett Grant, Press Freedom Award, and International Editor of the Year Award. Your archetypal restless soul,

Dapo is constantly innovating and experimenting with new areas of interest, from photography to human rights to management of natural resources. Even in the midst of his hectic schedule leading or managing different concerns, he has found time to receive a Certificate in Human Rights Law from the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, DC, a Certificate in Natural Resource Management from the University of Oxford, and is currently completing an MBA from the Business School, Netherlands and is also registered for the graduate programme in Futures Studies at the University of Stellenbosch Business School in South Africa. Dapo is currently the Chief Judge for the Zimeo Award of the African Media Initiative (AMI), and a board member of the Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigative Journalism, an initiative of the UNODC to promote investigative journalism in West Africa. A journalist and administrator per excellence, Dapo has been involved in setting up and managing several successful projects. He is part of the founding team of The News magazine that was launched in 1993. He served as deputy editor-in-chief of the magazine and groomed a generation of Nigerian journalists many of whom have made giant strides in journalism, academia and other areas. Onumah is coordinator of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy, Abuja

Nigeria at 57: Debacle of manpower development

Shaibu Danjuma

igeria is in its 57th years of nationhood yet to solidified and appropriately position the federal civil service to function optimally. Federal Civil Service in recent years has been bedeviled with several challenges in all facets of human development vis-a - vis to attain a well articulated policy that is desirous for a prosperous service delivery to the Nation was distanced . On assumption of office by the current Head of federal Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo Ita, series of reforms have been carried out to holistically reposition and transform the public service has not yielded the desired results in line with the expectations of Nigerians. Regrettably, manpower training that supposed to be the nexus, backbone and the right of the federal civil service for political, and socio-economic development of the nations workforce became a story of the tortoise whose destiny is on the ground and unfortunately found itself on top of the tree. However, the Federal Civil Service has been variously described as the branch of government that is traditionally saddled with the responsibilities of unifying and galvanized support for all categories of cadres in government institutions for the day to day running of government policies programme and activities without which government cannot function

effectively. Ultimately, these great men and women that constitutes the pillars of the organization and contributes enormously to the growth of the engine room of the efficiency and otherwise service satisfactions in the public service can no longer factored in other innovative skills for lack of training. This professional staff hitherto coordinates the effective functioning of the departments of government MDAs were dramatically reduced to a mere bench warmer, redundant and underdeveloped. On like in the good old day when staff of the Federal Civil Service are well motivated,, well trained and passionately proud and proactive to ensure that policies of government is well executed and implemented without recourse to unnecessary protocol . Painfully enough, all these characteristic of the Federal Civil Service in the past is now a shadow of its former self. Ironically left little or nothing to desired in character, moral transformation and other intrinsic features expected in a public organization to sharpened the output of the personnel was no longer tenable due to lack of regular training of staff development and government will to logically perfect this goal. Suffice to state that the role of civil service as the instrument in the socio-political and economic development of the Nation cannot be overemphasized considering the strategic positions of the Nations workforce. The prevailing ideological, economic and political

changes as well as the management strategies to drive the engine of the civil service culminating to the dwindled service delivery of the federal civil service in recent time. Sadly, the unhealthy policies against staff training has undoubtedly created dangerous gap in the realization of the much needed achievement of the establishment of the public service by the colonial masters with particular reference to the sacrosanct nature of human intellects for innovation. Unarguably, the institutional and capacity weakness of the civil service since 1999 is considered as one of the fundamental reasons why corruption and unethical practices in public offices became so pronounced and the order of the day among the high echelon of the federal civil service. It is therefore unfortunate that some professional in the civil service are not allowed to make the best use of their knowledge, experience and skills to turn things around in the civil service due to existing bureaucratic bottleneck and site tight syndrome. The lack of regular training among the MDAs is the major reasons why the much expected results cannot be achieved by the federal government. As the saying goes, ‘’you cannot give what you don’t have’’ Simply put, if the goal and objectives of manpower training designed by the federal government must be achieved there ought to be effective, proper and adequate policy framework to compel heads of MDAs to take

proactive measures toward ensuring that manpower training and development of its staff is given a priority for optimal productivity and efficient output in service delivery at all time. The establishment of the federal civil service by the founding fathers had unmistakably devised enabling working mechanism in place since when the Nation Nigeria came to being to holistically catered for the manpower development of the government. The question now is ,the Nation is operating in E Governance for effective service delivery what is our levels of E- readiness to show our commitment? The parameter are, How many staff are trained on ICT? Out of the number of staff of the federal civil service how many of them assess to computer? How many offices have up to 24hrs uninterrupted internet facilities ? All the aforementioned factors are the militating hindrances for effective service delivery in the federal civil service. Today the wonderful ideas of these great nationalist has gradually drifted away. Often times,most MDAs can only recruit but never pondered on the most salient issues concerning staff training and development to further enrich and enhance on the skills and knowledge of the employees even though there are various institutions specifically designed to train and improve the efficiency of government workforce. Danjuma is head media and communication NOA Bauchi State directorate

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INEC to deploy 400,000 ad-hoc staff to Anambra Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka

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Obaze promises harmonised, efficient tax system John Ndu

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Dr. Ofunne Obaze, wife of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Anambra 2017 governorship elections, has revealed the plan of the candidate to run an efficient tax system. Speaking in Awka on Monday during the tour of PDP Women, Dr. Obaze said her husband, Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze, has plans to harmonise the current tax system. She decried the effects of multiple taxation reintroduced by the current

administration. According to her, the PDP candidate, if elected, will expand the state’s tax base, reduce tax burden and introduce solitary monthly payments. She said the move is aimed at relieving the plight of market women who are struggling to make ends meet and also take care of the family. She also said the PDP candidate and his running mate will genuinely make Awka a befitting capital city. She recounted the struggles of various governments to live up to the

usual campaign promise of transforming the Awka capital city, saying it failed because of lack of proper planning and government commitment. She said that plans and results of studies on how to transform the capital city is already available. Dr. Obaze reminded the crowd that her husband had, as SSG to former Governor Peter Obi, attracted foreign partners to Okpoko who did a study on the city for urban renewal but the plan failed to materialize owing to their lack of con-

fidence in the current administration. She assured that with Mr. Obaze in the saddle, that Anambra will leverage on the synergy that exists between him and development partners to transform Awka into a modern city. The US-trained pediatrician reiterated the commitment of the PDP to offer free, quality and compulsory education from kindergarten to JS3, as well as raise the budget for education from what it currently is to 26 percent as recommended by UNI-

CEF. She further stated that one of the quick starts of their government will be the reintroduction of five thousand Naira social welfare package for the aged and the introduction of Charity Care which will attend to the free healthcare of indigent citizens and affordable healthcare for all citizens. Dr. Obaze was in the company of Mrs. Margaret Obi, wife of the former governor and women stakeholders in Awka South Local Government area.

Catholic Bishops commend Obiano’s giant strides as 2nd synod of the Awka Diocese opens Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka

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Catholic Bishop of Awka Catholic diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor has called for the sustenance of the Obiano administration to consolidate his achievements in the state. Bishop Ezeokafor who declared open the second synod of the Awka Catholic diocese at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral Awka during a mass celebration expressed delight that the

Obiano administration has made significant impact in governance and should therefore be supported to actualize his vision for the state. The prelate urged the people to disregard calls for election boycott by some people but to participate actively in the November 18th governorship election for full democratization process to be sustained. He urged delegates to the synod to be above board in contributing meaningfully

to the success of the exercise. In a remark, the Catholic Bishop of Okigiwe Diocese most Reverend Solomon Amatu urged the electorate to arm themselves with their voters’ cards to participate actively in the election. Bishop Amatu enjoined them to look well before they leap before casting their voters in response to some calls by some politicians for change. The prelate charged the synod delegates to see

their nomination as a call to make some meaningful impact in the spiritual growth of the diocese. Speaking during the occasion, governor Obiano promised to do more for the state if reelected for a second term in office. According to the governor, his governorship assignment is like an apostolate to take ndi Anambra from Egypt to the land of canaan which will come to fruition in his next tenure when his achievements would have been consoli-

dated. He said the success of his administration is anchored on three indices, first his key enabler security, the payment of workers’ salaries and Agriculture which has catapulted the state to an exporter of yam. The governor promised to create more jobs for the youths in his second tenure, complete the Umueri airport project in three years, and to sustain his success in the security of lives and property.

The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has expressed its determination to deploy 400,000 ad-hoc staff from other states to Anambra state for the conduct of the governorship election in the area on November 18. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji, disclosed this during the Election Management System Implementer Workshop for INEC Anambra state, in Awka on Monday. While describing the election management system as a critical tool which the commission required to effectively manage field assets, resources, constituencies and chains of electoral activities in organizing elections, Dr. Orji said the card readers that would be used for the election had been tested and were working effectively while the configuration of the cards would take four days from now. The REC explained that the training of the Electoral Officers, Assistant Electoral Officers, Security agencies and ad-hoc staff had been concluded. The National Commissioner of INEC South East, Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu, represented by the Technical Adviser to INEC Chairman, Professor Bolade Eyinla, urged the participants to take the training seriously, as it would help in determining the outcome of the election in the state. The Project Manager of the European Center for Election Support, Mr. David Le Notre, who is the trainer said the Election Management System training was an effort to enable the commission to deliver free, fair and transparent election in the state. Speaking on behalf of the participants in the event Mr Chike Okafor agreed on the need to take the training seriously to enable the commission to succeed in the election.

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Obasanjo lauds Ugwuanyi’s commitment to South East Development Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed delight with the commitment being displayed by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State towards the socio-economic development of the South East saying that the governor has surprised him. Speaking when he led a delegation of Brenthurst Foundation to the Government House, Enugu, Chief Obasanjo, recalled that during the South East Security and Economic Summit in Enugu, last December, Govervor Ugwuanyi made a wonderful planning that saw to the success of the programme. He said: “That exercise from that day, took a life of its own and I thought we need to give you (Ugwuanyi) a highest commendation for that.” The former President also noted that the success of the summit gave birth to the South East Region Development Company (SEREDEC). He applauded the South East Governors for working together for the development of the zone, stressing the importance

of education, economy and social welfare of the people as the basic ingredients of such growth. Brenthurst Foundation, which has Chief Obasanjo as its Chairman and Dr. Greg Mills as the Chief Executive, is a brainchild of the Oppenheimer Family of South Africa, initiated for the economic development of Africa. The foundation was recently invited by the South East Governors’ Forum to explore the region’s potentials for economic integration and development of the zone. He disclosed that the Foundation’s vision was to assess the needs of the people of the zone in the areas of economy, infrastructure, transportation, power, housing, agriculture, among others, and think of how to impact positively on what is already being done in the region, bearing in mind the federal government plans. The former President said that the foundation is not into politics, but that its focus is purely to assist in the development of Africa, in appreciation of the fortunes the family made in the continent.

Ex-Gov Aliyu predicts victory for PDP IN Kwara Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin

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Party (PDP) stalwart and a former governor of Niger state, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu, has said that the opposition party stands a good chance of reclaiming Kwara state if it does not make a wrong choice of chairman. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Monday after monitoring local government congress of the party in the state, the former governor said that turn out of supporters of the party and their agitations he witnessed had showed that the party still enjoyed acceptability and popularity in the state. Alhaji Aliyu, who said that the party required emergence of a chairman with ability and commitment to unite the party, added that the choice would make the party stronger for the next gen-

eral election. He said with that the party may reclaim the state which it lost to the All Progressives Party (APC) in 2014 when the now Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, led his associates including the state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, out of the PDP to the APC. “I think the PDP in Kwara is still very popular and still organized and people are interested and that is what we have seen and this is taking place all over the 16 local government areas of the state. I am very happy that we have had more than two third of the local governments and I hope that by the time we have the state congress that somebody who will emerge as the sate chairman would be able to bring all the different interests groups together. “Otherwise, if we go as a divided party, believe me, we will lose Kwara. So I

54.244 metric tons of drugs destroyed in Kano Yakubu Salisu, Kano

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has set ablaze 54.244 metric tons of drugs confiscated from drug peddlers in the state. Unlike other states where the major concern is cannabis sativa, the trend in Kano is more complex in that seizure of multiple drugs with all of them in considerable quantities, are recorded almost on a daily basis.

The quantity of psychotropic substances seized stands at 42 tons. There have also been seizures of reasonable quantities of cocaine and Heroin in the state. According to the state’s Commander Alhaji Hamza Umar, the above clearly explains the preponderance of the abuse of psychotropic substances including cough syrup laced with codeine, tramadol and Diazepam. Umar noted that, sadly, everybody has become a

victim of drug abuse, directly or indirectly as there is hardly any family in Nigeria today that is not contending with the challenges of a drug dependent person. “It is in the same vein that the entire society is battling with the litany of social vices and extreme violence, aggravated by substance abuse. As I would like to point out, behind every violent crime is a history of drug abuse or dependence” he said.

The increasing cases of drug abuse among the youths and women across the country has resulted in needless deaths, stunting youth education and career, rendering them largely unproductive as they end up being unsuited for gainful employment. The Commander called on every state holder and other states to join hands in the fight against drug abuse in order to put an end to the ugly trend.

L-R: President, National Association of Polytechnic Student, Mr. Mohammed Enejithe; National Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE), Mr. Andem Ekpo-Bassey and wife, Mfon, during the presenting of Special Recognition Award to EkpoBassey to celebrate 2017 NICE International Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja… recently.

Tension in Ondo over death of DPO ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure.

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The sudden death of Aminu Mustapha, the acting Divisional Police Officer (DPO), of Yaba Divisional Police Station in Ondo state on Monday has sparked off controversy. Mr. Mustapha, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was reported dead last weekend by his family members. His death was said to have scared some police officers in the divisional police station in Ondo town who argued that he died “spiritually.” These claims have created tension and mixed feelings among police officers and the authority in the Ondo State Police Command. The Daily Times reported that while the officers claimed that Mr. Mustapha

died in mysterious circumstances, the police authority said he died due to an auto accident. The late Deputy Superintendent of Police was transferred from Irele to Yaba Divisional Police Station last weekend. Police sources hinted that Mr. Mustapha had been facing administrative problems since his new posting to Yaba Divisional Police Station in Ondo town. One of the sources who had pleaded not to be named claimed that a fetish object was last week found in the front office of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO). He said that the fetish object suspected to be “sacrifice” spurred the officers to embark on an emergency prayer within the vicinity of the police station.

500 cultists renounce membership in Lagos Joy Anyim

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sioner of Police for the Lagos State Police Command, CP Edgal Imohimi, has made good his promise to reduce crime and all forms of criminality by 30% in two months as 500 youths on Monday renounced their membership of different cult groups. At the event which took place in Ijede Ikorodu, the cultists also surrendered their operational weapons to the Lagos State police boss. The weapons includes AK 47 rifles, Pomp Action rifles, locally made pistols, AK 47 magazines, axes and cutlasses amongst others. Witnessing the event were political leaders in Ijede and parents of some

of the ex-cultists. The police boss said, “They will be profiled and put them under close watch to ensure the change is sustained.” The leader of Eiye cult in Ijede, Abdulazeez Jensi said they were tired of being chased about and needed peace of mind. “It was boundary issue that led me into cultism. We are tired and we now want to live a peaceful life.” Another cultist Olanrewaju Adesoye, a member of KK cult group noted that he decided to give up his membership for the safety of his life and community. He said, “The crisis is becoming too much. I am tired and I want to be safe. The crisis was becoming too much.”

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Police docks three over alleged fraud of N9.1m belonging to Lagos Speaker, Obasa Peter Fowoyo

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allegedly hacking the Facebook account of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and defrauded him of N9, 188, 100, three men were on Monday docked before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. The three suspects, Frank Nwokobia, 27; Ezeoke Kanayochukwu, 25; and Godwin Essien, 28, were re-arraigned before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo. They were arraigned on a five counts charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud, impersonation and identity theft, by the men of state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, (SCIID), panti-Yaba, Lagos. The trio were formally arraigned during the Court’s long vacation on the same counts charge, before Justice Chuka Obiozor. However, the defendants’ case file was reassigned to Justice Oguntoyinbo, for re-arraignment, and for their pleas to be taken. When the matter came up yesterday, the prosecutor, Mr. William Olu-Ologun, informed the court of the charge against the defendants, and pleaded with the court for the charge to be reread to the defendants, so that their pleas could be taken. The three defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, after it was read to them.

Consequently, their lawyers urged the court to admit their clients to bail in the most liberal terms. Their bail applications were not opposed by the police. Following the applications of the lawyers to the defendants, Justice Oguntoyinbo, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N5 million, with a surety each. The surety, the judge ordered, must deposit title documents and the Certificate of Occupancy (Cof-O) of their landed property to the court’s Deputy Chief Registrar (DCR). The judge also ordered that the surety’s official and residential addresses, as well as their phone numbers must be verified by the prosecutor. Adding that they must tendered before the court evidence of three years tax payment. The trial has been adjourned till November 28. According to prosecuting counsel, William Olu Ologun, the trio sometime in May, hacked Obasa’s Facebook account and retrieved information with which they withdrew N9.1million from his Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc account. Ologun said following Obasa’s complaint, the defendants were arrested by police at different locations in Delta State. The offences, he added, were contrary to Sections 27(1)(b) and 22(2)(b)(ii) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act, 2015 and punishable under same.

Katsina procures power tiller machines to boost farming Segun Olaniyan, Katsina

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Katsina state government has procured 80 power tiller machines to boost agricultural activities across the state. The Special Adviser to the state governor on Agriculture, Dr. Abba Abdullahi, stated this on Monday during a demonstration exercise before the governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari at the Government House, Katsina. According to Dr. Abdullahi, the power tiller machines has multi-dual capacity to be used for ploughing, planting, threshing, harvesting and grinding amongst others. To this end, he said selected youths and women

from across the state have been trained on how to manipulate and maintain them for effective usage. On his part, the Managing Director of KTARDA, Ibrahim Shehu Musawa said to ensure acceptance pilot demonstration have been held at the three senatorial zones of the state. Musawa added that the state government intends to train ten selected youths and women from each ward to boost agricultural productivity in the state. He said so far demonstration have been held in Katsina, Daura and Funtua, adding that, the distribution of the power thriller machines would be carried out by the Tractor Operators and Owners Association for proper coordination.

Sen. Dino Melaye addressing his constituents at the 2017 Kabba Day Celebrations in Kogi State… at the weekend.

New Ogun PDP exco sacks Kashamu loyalists from party secretariat Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

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newly elected executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state on Monday took over the secretariat located along President Boulevard, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Monday. They were elected on Saturday during the state congress conducted by the chairman of South-West zone of the party, Mr. Eddy Olafeso. While taking over the party secretariat, the new state party chairman, Hon. Sikirulahi Ogundele, was also joined by some former local government chairmen among other prominent party leaders in the state. When our reporter visited the secretariat, men of the Special Anti-robbery Squad who were heavily armed were sighted watching over the building. The chairman who spoke with journalists lamented

*Laments destruction of N5m secretariat equipment

that the over N5million secretariat equipment such as computers, fans among others, have been vandalized and stolen. Briefing journalists shortly after inspecting the party secretariat, the chairman said the decision to take possession of the secretariat by the new executive was a directive from the national secretariat of the party. Ogundele added that contrary to general apprehension, the takeover was peaceful and violent free noting that the national body of the party had written to security agencies to provide the necessary cover for the state exco. His words: “We have come to take over the state PDP secretariat, this is because there was a directive from the national secretariat to do so. We did that peacefully. Like I have said that at the appropriate time, we will take over the party secretariat

from Bayo Dayo and his cotravelers. “There was no resistance whatsoever and the exercise has been done without recourse to any form of violence or security breach. What we did was to take what rightly belonged to us”, Ogundele said. He, however, alleged that property and materials of the secretariat worth over N5m, were either vandalized or carted away by the sacked exco. According to him, equipment like computer, sound system and others, were discovered to have been stolen. “We have moved around the complex and we discovered that property belonging to the party secretariat, had either been vandalized or carted away. Computers and sound equipment, were among major property carted away by Bayo Dayo people”, Ogundele stated. The party chairman, who

hinted that a legal action may be taken against the vandals, however, urged the ousted state exco to show spirit of sportsmanship and come back into the party submitting “despite the fact that we are now in charge of the PDP in Ogun State, we still extend our hand of fellowship to all the aggrieved members of our dear party, particularly those in Dayo’s camp”. But reacting on behalf of the Bayo Dayo group, the publicity secretary of the sacked executive, Bolaji Adeniji, said the takeover was illegal and invasion by a dissident group in the Ogun state PDP. According to him, the Ogundele led exco, who emerged at a congress, which a magistrate court had ordered not to take place, invaded the party secretariat with touts and chased away the staff of the party secretariat.

Tambuwal hails Dogara, NASS on passage of North East Development Commission Bill ÏÏÏSokoto

State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has commended Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara for sponsoring the North East Development Commission Bill. Speaking at a two-day Legislative Summit for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development organised by the House of Representatives’ Adhoc Tactical Committee on

Economic Recession in Abuja Monday, Governor Tambuwal said the Speaker deserved to be commended by all and sundry for his initiatives and commitment towards addressing the plight of the violence ravaged region. “I want to specially and particularly commend and congratulate, Speaker Yakubu Dogara for sponsoring the North East Development Commission Bill that was signed into

law recently by the President,” Tambuwal said. “I must also commend the National Assembly and particularly the House of Representatives for this very wonderful initiatives.” Speaker Dogara who conceived, drafted and sponsored the bill in December 2015; had also in August of same year moved a motion on the urgent need for the rehabilitation, recovery, re-

construction and resettlement of the North East. The Speaker has also been advocating for the convocation of an international donor conference for the total rebuilding of the region as done for Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. He has also been visiting various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the country where he donates relief materials and gives them words of encouragement.

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NCS Tincan Island Port rakes in over N237bn as revenue

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Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah (left); Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (middle); President of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel Alain de Souza (3rd right); Director-General , World Trade Organisation, Mukhisa Kituyi (3rd left) and other members of the World Trade Organisation, during the opening of the High-Level Policy and Private Sector Trade and Investment Facilitation Partnership Forum, in Abuja… recently.

Decay in infrastructures hinder water supply in A’Ibom -MD Bassey Willie, Uyo

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The Managing Director, Akwa Ibom Water Company (AKWC), Barr. Aniefiok Ukpe, has said that decay in infrastructures and damages caused by several road constructions in the state hindered the company from supplying water to most of the communities in the state. Ukpe told Daily Times correspondent on Monday that most of the pipelines used in connecting water to local areas have been outdated, and needed to be replaced by modern pipes to ensure that water supply reach every community as it used be in the past. Some communities in the state had complained about lack of good sources of

drinkable water, which make must of the riverine areas resorted to stream as their only source of water, which they complained causes water borne diseases. According to Ukpe, “The state government and management of AKWC recognize that portable water is essential to human life as enshrined in goal No.7 of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations, hence we have made conscious efforts to ensure water supply to meet the need of the people. “But the bulk of the problem is that most of the structures we put in place some years ago have gone bad, some are outdated, while construction companies have damaged some, so we need government assistance

to replace them.” The managing director added that power supply is also a very big challenge to the company to carry out its duties of supplying good drinkable water to the people, he said the cost of running the company using generating sets is very high. He said, “The challenges we are facing are lack of power supply, lack of funds to either maintain the existing structures or to put new ones, that is why we plead with the state government, whenever they give out contracts for construction of roads, they should mandate those contractors to engage us to realign our pipes to avoid damages to our structures which are functioning at the moment.” He announced that the

management is planning to revamp all existing water stations in the major towns in the state; he listed the places to include Abak, Oron, Ikono, Ukanafun and Ikot Ekpene. Our correspondent observed that some communities in the state have been cut off from the public water supply for many years due to damages on pipelines and other structures of the company. In assuaging the challenges confronting the people in area of water supply, governor Udom Emmanuel had in few months into office in 2015 constructed “Water kiosk” around Uyo to help the people whose water supply have been cut from their home have alternative source of water.

FG begins nation-wide measles vaccination campaign, targets 33m children Ibeneme Ebelechukwu, Abuja

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federal government on Monday expressed its readiness to commence the 2017/2018 National Measles Campaign in the country aimed at eradicating measles and other killer disease among the Nigerian children. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, who announced this in Abuja said the campaign will be flagged off on Tuesday November 7, 2017 in Kaduna by the Min-

ister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire. Dr. Faisal said that a total of 33 million Nigerian children aged 9months to 59months are to be immunized against measles by the end of the campaign. He disclosed that 95% coverage is the Federal Government`s target for the 2017/2018 campaign, against the 84.5% coverage attained in the 2015 campaign. The Executive Director explained that the measles vaccine would be admin istered to children aged 9 months to 59 months at health centers, fixed health

posts, churches, mosques, motor parks, public places, schools and homes. Dr. Faisal disclosed that a time table phasing and staggering the campaign had been introduced as part of the efforts to ensure highest quality, coverage and effective measles campaign in the country. According to him, North West Zone will conduct its own campaign from 9th to 21st of this month. It will be followed by the North East from 30th November to 12th December, 2017, while the North Central campaign will take place from 1st to

20th February, 2018. All states in the Southern part of the country will conduct their measles vaccination campaign from 8th to 20th March, 2018. Dr. Faisal described measles as a dangerous and infectious disease that spreads rapidly from one infected child to another and a major cause of blindness, malnutrition and death among children. He therefore appealed to all Parents, Guardians, Caregivers and Nigerians in general to make their children and wards available for the measles vaccination campaign.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tincan Island Port, Apapa Lagos have raked in over N237billion as revenue for the Federal Government between January and October 2017. This figure is said to be higher when compared to the over N207 billion made as revenue in the corresponding period of 2016. The Controller of the command, Comptroller Bashar Yusuf who disclosed this via a press statement issued on Monday attributed the increase in revenue to the repositioning of the command for greater functionality. In his narrative of the command’s performance, Yusuf said, “The command have developed operational templates which were carefully articulated to encompass adherence to due diligence on the part of the stakeholders and entrenchment of professionalism and integrity on the psyche of the officers.” He also pointed out that the Command relied mostly on capacity building, training and re-training to extract reasonable level of professional integrity from the officers which ultimately led to the increase in Rev-

enue Collection. While commenting on the recent seizures by the command, the Controller said, “ You will recall that the Command alone have recorded three different seizures of catche of arms and have recently seized two containers load of suspected controlled drugs (Tramadol) falsely declared as used vehicle and computer accessories”. He revealed that the seizures were made through high profile intelligence using ICT as a major tool. “Our new strategic focus has strengthen not only statutory responsibility of Revenue Generation but also safety of lives by decimating the tendency of unscrupulous importers who bring in unwholesome drugs, particularly Tramadol which consumption would naturally have a consequential effect on our large population of youth, thereby ultimately affecting their educational pursuits and socio-economic wellbeing amongst other negative effects.” He stressed that the Command have undoubtedly diminished the capacity of such unpatriotic importers through several measures aimed at nipping such issues in the bud.

Lagos owes its successes to civil servants –Ambode Benjamin Omoike

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Commendations have come the way of the Lagos State Public Service for contributing immensely to the achievements recorded by the government of the day in the state. The state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday lauded the role of the civil servants in his administration in the last two and a half years in office, saying the feats recorded would have been impossible without their support. Speaking at the State Executive Chambers in Alausa, Ikeja, while swearing-in five newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries, governor Ambode said since assumption of office on May 29, 2015, efforts have been made to fulfill the promises made to Lagosians, and that it was indeed gratifying that civil servants in the state not only keyed into his vision of a vibrant Lagos but have also been

working hard and committed to making the plan a reality. “In the last two and a half years, our administration has worked relentlessly to fulfill our promises to Lagosians. Our modest achievements in these past months would not have been possible without the support of the public service, most especially our Permanent Secretaries who have not only keyed into our vision of a vibrant Lagos but have also ensured that it becomes a reality through commitment and hard work,” governor Ambode said. He said aside that Permanent Secretaries have been working hard to ensure the progress of the state, other officers from directors down the ladder of the civil service have equally been performing creditably well, adding that he was indeed appreciative of their dedication to duty, commitment and service to the state.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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MRS BANJOKO MOROMOKE OMOGBOLAHAN

MRS,YAKUBU AIRAT OMOTOYOSI

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS,GANIU AIRAT OMOTOYOSI, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS,YAKUBU AIRAT OMOTOYOSI. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

AIRE OSEZELE I formerly known as OSEZELE JENNIFER wish to be known and addressed as AIRE OSEZELE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AJOGWU CHINWENDU ANASTESIA I formerly known as OKEY CHINWENDU ANASTESIA wish to be known and addressed as AJOGWU CHINWENDU ANASTESIA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MUSTAPHA SURAJU ADEWUNI

I formerly known as ANIFOWOSE JULIANAH MODUPE wish to be known and addressed as AYENI JULIANAH MODUPE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ONYINYE OGOKE JULIANA wish to be known and addressed as ONYINYE OGBEDI JULIANA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as IMADE EDOSA JONATHAN wish to be known and addressed as OGBEWI PIUS ODION .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MUSTAPHA SURAJUDEEN ADEWUNMI wish to be known and addressed as MUSTAPHA SURAJU ADEWUNI . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AKINDELE RUKAYAT IDOWU

EZEKWEM CORNELIUS EMEKA

I formerly known as ADERINKO RUKAYAT IDOWU wish to be known and addressed as AKINDELE RUKAYAT IDOWU .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME /CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH I formerly known as BABALOLA OLUFEMI DAVID wish to be known and addressed as BABALOLA OLUFEMI GABRIEL MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS JULY 5TH 1987. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as EZE EMEKA HENRY wish to be known and addressed as EZEKWEM CORNELIUS EMEKA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known as EZE ANN IFEOMA AND IFEOMA IFEOMA EZE wish to be known and addressed as EZEKWEM ANN IFEOMA MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 5/3/1971 .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS OBADIAH TAIWO MARIA

ESTHER TEMITOPE ARIBIDARA

OLUGBUYI TEMILOLA VICTORIA

I formerly known as MISS OMOTOSHO TAIWO MARIA wish to be known and addressed as MRS OBADIAH TAIWO MARIA. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

I formerly known as ESTHER ADETOUN ADEYEMO wish to be known and addressed as ESTHER TEMITOPE ARIBIDARA. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

I formerly known as MISS OMOTOSHO TEMILOLA VICTORIA Later Changed to MRS KUGBUYI TEMILOLA VICTORIA wish to be known and addressed as OLUGBUYI TEMILOLA VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

BADMUS GANIYU HILLARY OLAWUNMI

WU AN YANG ANYANWU JNR

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That I am the same person bearing JOSEPH DAVID UMOH and JOSEPH DAVID AMOS now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPH DAVID AMOS. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

I FORMERLY MISS WILSON JOY AMAKA NOW WISH TO BE CALLED MISS ILOH JOY AMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GUARANTY TRUST BANK,ACCESS BANK, FIDELITY BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OGBEWI PIUS ODION

I, formerly known and addressed as, ANYANWU JOHN ONYEDIKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, WU AN YANG ANYANWU JNR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ABE SEUN TEMITOPE I formerly known as OMONAYAJO OLUWASEUN TOLU wish to be known and addressed as ABE SEUN TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IWUNZE CHIALUKA FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EGBULE CHIALUKA FAVOUR, All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

ONYINYE OGBEDI JULIANA

OLALERE EUREAL CHINONYEREM

ABAIRE OLAYEMI ABIODUN

I formally known and addressed as Abaire Olayemi. now wish to be known and addressed as Abaire Olayemi Abiodun. All former documents remain valid. general public please take note.

MRS PHILIP UGOCHI NWANNEKA UPRIGHT I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OBI UGOCHI NWANNEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS PHILIP UGOCHI NWANNEKA UPRIGHT. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

AYENI JULIANAH MODUPE

Formerly Ojukwu Eureal Chinonyerem now to be addressed as Olalere Eureal Chinonyerem. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

ADEBOLA SHAMOTALLAH BIDEMI

I, formerly known and addressed as SHITTU BIDEMI OLUFUNMILOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEBOLA SHAMOTALLAH BIDEMI. All documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as MISS SHONIBARE MOROMOKE OMOGBOLAHAN. now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS BANJOKO MOROMOKE OMOGBOLAHAN. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGEOLU JULIETH CHIDINDU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EGEMASI-CHUKWUEMEKA JULIETH CHIDINDU, All former documents remain valid. Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the general public should please take note.

OLAJUMOKE ABIOLA JOHNSON

MRS. OGUNBAMOWO ABISOLA RACHAEL

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OYEGUNWA ABISOLA RACHAEL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. OGUNBAMOWO ABISOLA RACHAEL. All documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADEMOLU TEMITOPE MARTHA I formerly known and addressed as Ilesanmi Temitope Martha now wish to be known, called and addressed as Ademolu Temitope Martha. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS UGO FELISTA IFEYINWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANUMNI FELISTA IFEYINWA, All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

FORMERLY OLAJUMOKE ABIOLA DALMELDA now OLAJUMOKE ABIOLA JOHNSON . Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

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Formerly Badmus Abdul Ganiyu Olawunmi Now Badmus Ganiyu Hillary Olawunmi. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

ETERNAL LOVE BROTHERS CLUB This is to inform the General Public that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANICHIE VINCENT EGWUATU -Chairman 2 .OFORDUM NNAMDI - Vice Chairman 3. MBAKIGWE JOHN PAUL -Secretary 4. MUOGIUM JUSTINE EMEKA -Treasurer THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS :To assist members financially Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication SIGNED BY: Emeka Ozu Agbaim (Attorney to the Club) 07038108433

MRS EGBULE CHIALUKA FAVOUR

REARRANGEMENT OF NAME That I Oluseun Olanike my name was formerly written as Olanike Oluseun wish to be known and addressed as Oluseun Olanike. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. AKANBI MORENIKEJI TOMILOLA

Formerly Shukura Abiodun Bola. Now Akanbi Morenikeji Tomilola. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

MR GABRIEL JAMES OGBOJI

I formerly known and addressed as MR,GABRIEL JAMES OKON now wish to be known and addressed as MR GABRIEL JAMES OGBOJI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MISS ILOH JOY AMAKA

CORRECTION OF NAME That I Princee Emiabata-Adesanya Kudirat Yetunde my name was wrongly written as Princess Adesanya-Emiabata Kudirat Yetunde wish to be known and addressed as Princess Emiabata-Adesanya Kudirat Yetunde. Married to Prince Adesanya Sunday Adelaja on the 6th May, 2017. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CHIJIOKE SUNDAY GEORGE

Formerly SUNDAY CHIJIOKE NWANKWO NOW. CHIJIOKE SUNDAY GEORGE. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

EGBE ONIFAAJI RENAISSANCE CLUB

This is to inform the General Public that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANJOLAIYA OLANREWAJU MUSTAPHA – Chairman 2. OLUSHINA OLUGBENGA – Secretary 3. OLATUNJI ABIDEEN AJASA 4. RASAKI MORUFU OWOLABI 5. AGBEDUN YETUNDE MARY THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To revive, promote and propagate Sakara brand of Yoruba music as a leading cultural musical heritage of the Yoruba race. 2. Undertake archival researches to restore all works of Sakara brand of Yoruba music and have them preserved for posterity. 3. To cultivate, inspire, nurture and promote emerging talents in Sakara brand of Yoruba music. 4. To Showcase and raise cross cultural understanding and appreciation of Sakara brand of Yoruba music among other tribes and peoples of the world. 5. To take up any other activity, incidental or auxiliary, to the development of Sakara and to promote the sustainability of Yoruba language, music, history, beliefs systems and cultural heritage among Yoruba indigenes and interested none indigenes as well. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

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NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER THIS IS A NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT KLASSY POSTPARTUM PRODUCTS WITH THIS FLIERS ARE NOT THE SAME AS MO’S WARDROBE POSTPARTUM PRODUCTS IN WHAT SO EVER FORM IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ILLEGALLY USE OUR GRAPHICS. ANY ACT OF REPRESENTATION DONE BY THEM IS NEVER DONE ON BEHALF OF MO’S WARDROBE.

BEWARE SIGNED: MANAGEMENT

UCHECHUKWUKA NNAMDI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UCHE CHUKWUKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS IBEKWE UCHECHUKWUKA NNAMDI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

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LLIYA OLUWASEYI

I FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS AMAO OLUWASEYI MORENIKE .NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS LLIYA OLUWASEYI MORENIKE. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BLESSING CHIDINMA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONUBIYI BLESSING CHIDINMA NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS UDOLISA BLESSING CHIDINMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EJEH OLOCHE

DOLAPO YETUNDE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLOTU DAVID NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS EJEH OLOCHE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

OKIRIKA EMI TRICIA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS FAMUYIWA DOLAPO YETUNDE NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MRS GBADEBO DOLAPO YETUNDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

EMI TRICIA OKIRIKA IS ONE THE SAME PERSON AS OKIRIKA EMI AND HENCEFORTH WHICH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS OKIRIKA EMI TRICIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OCCEAN OF LIFE MINISTRY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1) REV OMENOGOR CHARLES 2) PASTOR MRS OMENOGOR JUSTINA 3) MRS PRONOFER NWAMAKA MOFE 4) MR ESISO APPEARANCE AFEJUKU 5) MR VELLY MEBAGHANDUN. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO HELP THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AMINU YAKUBU WANKA 2. HAJARA ISAH HARUNA 3. BINTA ISAH HARUNA 4. ABDUSSALAM MUHAMMED SADI

NEW DIMENSION DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATES THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) MAY OGHALE UBEKU 2) JESSE EWOMA OJOBOR 3) TEMERIGHA REUBEN

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ASSIST DISABLED PERSONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND BETTER LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION. 2. TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN AND YOUTH ON SELF RELIANCE THROUGH SKILLS ACQUISITION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF OGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

NIGERIAN THORACIC SOCIETY THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. B. O ONADEKO 2. PROF E. A BAMIDELE 3. PROF J OKPAPI 4. PROF G. E ERHABOR 5. PROF P.U ELE 6. PROF P. J ETETE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND PRACTICE OF THORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN NIGERIA. 2. TO ENCOURAGE BASIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE FIELD OF THORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIMUAGBONRIE SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANTHONY IBOI 2. VICTOR OSAJIE 3. MONDAY IMHANLELE 4. THANKGOD IGUADE 5. MARTINS IJIOGBOR 6. SYLVESTER EBHOHIMEN THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

THE OAK ORIENTATION INITIATIVE

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY CAPACITIES IN A COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER

CAC/IT/NO: 33067

BAUCHI WOMEN EMANCIPATION ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

OGHENEORUESE ONYIKE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS RUTH OGHENEORUESE TOWURU NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MRS RUTH OGHENEORUESE ONYIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

FASHLAM HANDS OF HOPE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

JOY OLIWO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EBOAGU JOY NOW WISH TO BE CALL AND ADDRESS AS MRS OKONYE JOY OLIWO ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

OLD STUDENTS OF GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL BWALBWANG ASSOCIATION GINDIRI

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

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

OLD TRUSTEES: 1. GRACE ONUOHA CHINEDU -- REMOVED 2. EVANG. VITALIS IYIAKAIMO AHANNONU -- REMOVED 3. AVM. NELSON NATHAN DILLI --REMOVED 4. MIRIAM CHINYERE DILLI -- RETAINED 5. RUTH SEHIMI TSAKR -- RETAINED 6. DR. MRS ADABA TONYE IBIM -- RETAINED

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. INDO UMAR 2. HAFSAT UMAR 3. ESTHER THIMOTHY 4. ZARA MUHAMMED SULEIMAN 5. AUWAL IBRAHIM

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MOLJI NANZING DIMKA 2. MAREN EMMANUEL 3. ADAMU UMARU TANKO 4. TIMOTHY JOSEPH PAUL 5. GYABE SALIHU GARBA 6. WAPDIYEL JOSHUA KEFAS 7. ILIYA MANCHIN DUTSE

NEW TRUSTEES: 1. REV. NICHOLAS NATHAN DILLI-- APPOINTED 2. DR ZARIA NATHALIE DILLI -- APPOINTED 3. IKENNA CHINOMNSO ONUMONU -- APPOINTED

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED WOMEN 2. TO ASSIST THE ORPHANS, WIDOWS AND DISABLED PERSONS FOR BETTER LIFE 3. TO PROMOTE GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS

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

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

SIGNED: SALAMATU ADAJI YUSUF ESQ

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO WORK FOR THE UNITY OF THE OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL BWALBWANG (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE SCHOOL). 2. TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE SCHOOL 3. TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL AND THE ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF OGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF ABA

NIGERIA ASSOCIATION OF PROSTHETISTS AND ORTHOTISTS

EMMANUEL OGBOKO FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES: 1, OZUOMBA JOHN - CHAIRMAN 2. BARR IHEANYI ANYAMELE -SECRETARY 3. DR CHIKA ODOEMENAM 4, ELUWA NWACHUKWU IKEMEFULA 5, BIACHI AMAKA 6. CHARLES CHINEKEZI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO UNITE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF OUR MEMBERS AND SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF OGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ISMAILA SULEIMAN MARU 2. OPATADE, ADEKOLA SIMEON 3. MRS. ALUKO, JULIANA BODUNDE 4. SOMOLU, EMMANUEL OLUSANYA 5. MMOMELU, CHUKWUMA SOLOMON. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF PROSTHETISTS/ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS/ORTHOTISTS’ ASSISTANTS IN NIGERIA 2. TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS BY PROMOTING THE STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE METHODS IN THE PROFESSION. 3. TO IMPROVE TRAINING, EDUCATED, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS OF PROSTHETISTS AND ORTHOTISTS IN NIGERIA. 4. TO DEVELOP A UNIFORM CURRICULUM AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE PRACTICE OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS IN NIGERIA. 5. TO PROMOTE HONOURABLE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AMONG MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MICHAEL AKINWALE, ESQ SOLICITOR

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EMMANUEL OGBOKO- CHAIRMAN 2. JANE-FRANCES OGBOKO, VICE- CHAIRMAN 3. KENNEDY IJOMAH (SECRETARY) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO EMPOWER THE TEAMING NIGERIAN YOUTHS THROUGH SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES, SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS. 2. TO CREATE SENSE OF UNITY, PEACE HARMONY AND LOVE AMONGST MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR -GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAY OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

Public Notice 24 OYEWOLE BUSAYO TEMI I, formerly known and addressed as Akomolafe Busayo Temi , now wish to be known and addressed as Oyewole Busayo Temi , All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note. EKECHUKWU CHINONYEREM AQUEEN

I, formerly known and addressed as NWAEKE CHINONYEREM AQUEEN, now wish to be known and addressed as EKECHUKWU CHINONYEREM AQUEEN. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS NGENE CHINYERE RECHEAL I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OBETA CHINYERE RECHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NGENE CHINYERE RECHEAL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ORAFWU JUDITH OJIUGO OKONKWO: I, formerly known and addressed as OKONKWO JUDITH OJIUGO, now wish to be known and addressed as ORAFWU JUDITH OJIUGO. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

ADEJUBE OWOLABI JOSEPH I, formerly known and addressed as Joseph Owolabi , now wish to be known and addressed as Adejube Owolabi Joseph. , All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT OSUJI HECTOR KELECHUKWU AND OSUJI HECTOR K., REFERS TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSUJI HECTOR KELECHUKWU. ALL FOR DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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EKUGBE EDORE ESTHER I was formerly known addressed and called as mobaghan edore now wish to be known addressed and called as ekugbe edore esther due to marriage, all former document bearing the former name remain valid.

BENJAMIN AMOS OGBU BENJAMIN: I, formerly known and addressed BENJAMIN AMOS NWODO, now wish to be known and addressed as BENJAMIN AMOS OGBU. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS OLAIYA ODUNAYO RASHEEDAT THAT I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED & ADDRESSED AS ADEBOYE ODUNAYO RASHEEDAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED & ADDRESSED AS MRS OLAIYA ODUNAYO RASHEEDAT Due to marriage.all d 4mer name remain valid.

ODIMKPA JANETH UCHENNA I, formerly known and addressed as ODIMKPA JANE UCHENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as ODIMKPA JANETH UCHENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MR.YUSUF ABDULAHI ABOLAJI (1) I formerly known called and addressed as MR. YUSUF ABDULLAHI now wish to be known called and addressed as MR.YUSUF ABDULAHI ABOLAJI. All former documents remain valid general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

PROMISE UZOR CHUKWUEMERIE I, formerly known and addressed as PROMISE FELIX CHUKWUEMERIE, now wish to be known and addressed as PROMISE UZOR CHUKWUEMERIE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that in my NECO Statement of Result, Examination No. 003306/91141389BF/72, year 2009, was wrongly written as OBOT DEBORAH ETIM Instead of ARMSTRONG DEBORAH KINGDOM. Now wish to be known called and addressed as ARMSTRONG DEBORAH KINGDOM.All former documents remain valid, general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

NNAMCHI ROMANUS I, formerly known and addressed as EMEKA ANIKE OKEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMCHI ROMANUS. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note.

OGBOBE JOHNBOSCO EDDY

MRS NNAJI NNEKA NWABUOGO

HYCINTH CHIGOZIE NWAFOR

ANI DIVINE SUCCESS EBERE

I, formerly known and addressed as NWAFOR JOHN OKWUCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAFOR CHUKWUEMEKA DAVID. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PIUS JOHNBOSCO EDDY, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBOBE JOHNBOSCO EDDY. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OPENE NNEKA NWABUOGO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NNAJI NNEKA NWABUOGO. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as HYCINTH CHIGOZIE ONYEMA, now wish to be known and addressed as HYCINTH CHIGOZIE NWAFOR. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ELOKE SUCCESS EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as ANI DIVINE SUCCESS EBERE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

MRS NNAJI PEACE NKEMDILIM

AGUSI OKECHUKWU CHIMEZIE

IKORO PETER CHIKAMNARIO

OZOILO CHRISTIAN

EKEMEZIE CHIZOBA ABEL.

NWAFOR CHUKWUEMEKA DAVID

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKOH ONYEDIKACHI PEACE NKEMDILIM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NNAJI PEACE NKEMDILIM. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AGUSI OKECHUKWU CHIMEZIE PRINCE, now wish to be known and addressed as AGUSI OKECHUKWU CHIMEZIE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PETER CHIKAMNARIO JOSIAH, now wish to be known and addressed as IKORO PETER CHIKAMNARIO. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ILOAMA KRIS OKEY, now wish to be known and addressed as OZOILO CHRISTIAN. All former documents remain valid. ACCESS BANKS and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ABEL EKEMEZIC, now wish to be known and addressed as EKEMEZIE CHIZOBA ABEL. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note. MRS ADINNA OLUCHUKWU JULIET

LEMOHA CHIZUROKE

OKONKWO JOSEPH IKENNA

DAUDA BELOVED JOHN

MRS NWAEZE ESTHER AMAKA

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

I, formerly known and addressed as OBUMNEME CHRIST ALEXANDER, now wish to be known and addressed as OKONKWO JOSEPH IKENNA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DAUDA BELOVE, now wish to be known and addressed as DAUDA BELOVED JOHN. My correct date of birth is 11 Dec. 1993. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

MRS EZENWA ADAOBI BLESSING

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWODO ESTHER AMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWAEZE ESTHER AMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORO ADAOBI BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZENWA ADAOBI BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EMENGINI OLUCHUKWU JULIET, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADINNA OLUCHUKWU JULIET. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

WARIEBI CLINTON

CHRISTY CHARLES ISANGADIGHI

MRS AGBO ONYINYE GIFT

SAMUEL JENNIFER CHINYERE.

MRS NWANKWO EDITH AMUCHE

MRS IGWEZE UGOCHUKWU EDNA

I, formerly known and addressed as JACOB WARIEBI CLINTON, now wish to be known and addressed as WARIEBI CLINTON. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note. MRS ASSAM CHIOMA EDITH.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS CHRISTIANA CHARLES ISANGADIGHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHRISTY CHARLES ISANGADIGHI. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MBAH ONYINYE GIFT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGBO ONYINYE GIFT. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and General Public should please take note.

CHANGE OF SURNAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

IGWE: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IGWE CHIOMA EDITH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ASSAM CHIOMA EDITH. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AGWU NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as EZE BLESSING NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. NKANU EAST L.G.A and General Public should please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that NWANAJE IFEOMA PATRICIA, NWANGWU IFEOMA PATRICIA and NWACHUKWU IFEOMA PATRICIA refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWACHUKWU IFEOMA PATRICIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

MUHAMMED BILIKIS ASABI.

This is to inform the general public that my name MARYAM ZUKUNI was wrongly written in my account but now wish to be corrected and addressed as ADAMU MARYAM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

TOBY FREDRICK OFFOR.

This is to inform the general public of loss of land document which tittle. Allocation of the federal low cost estate mini commercial site enugu of No 18’’ dated 19 Sept 1986. With Ref No. AN 42/ sub 27/ vol1 belonging to LT. COL. OGO. EZEOKEKE. All effort of trace the said document has proved abortive. If found please contact the federal Ministry of works and housing.

ODORUYI EDDIE-MURPHY MOSES

I, formerly known and addressed as, FREDRICK NDIFE TOBY, now wish to be known and addressed as, TOBY FREDRICK OFFOR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OODURUYI MURPHY EDDIE , now wish to be known and addressed as ODORUYI EDDIE-MURPHY MOSES. All former document remain valid. General public shoud please take note.

EFFIONG AMOS EFFIONG

OGUNALAJA KEHINDE BLESSING

I, formerly known and addressed as, EFFIONG AMOS UDOH, now wish to be known and addressed as, EFFIONG AMOS EFFIONG. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, Oluwalaja Kehinde Blessing, now wish to be known and addressed as, Ogunalaja Kehinde Blessing. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EJILI JENNIFER CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL JENNIFER CHINYERE.. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that ODOH EMMANUEL UCHE, ODOH EMMANUEL .U., ODOH EMMA .U. and EMMANUEL UWAKWE ODOH refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL UWAKWE ODOH . All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public take note.

YOO TERFA JUSTINE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWOBEGU EDITH AMUCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWANKWO EDITH AMUCHE. All former documents remain valid. MDCN and General Public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that JOSEPH DALA BONAVENTURE, BOROYU BONAVENTURE JOSEPH refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPH DALA BONAVENTURE . All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public take note.

IKECHUKWU LILIAN CHIDIEBERE

I formerly known and addressed as BILIKISU ASHABI IBRAHIM , now wish to be known and addressed as MUHAMMED BILIKIS ASABI. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JUSTINE TERFA , now wish to be known and addressed as YOO TERFA JUSTINE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

BASHIRU ADEOTI KHADIJAT AJOKE I formerly known and addressed as ADEOTI ADIJAT AJOKE now wish to be known and addressed as BASHIRU ADEOTI KHADIJAT AJOKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

SODIQ YUSUF BAMIDELE

IBRAHIM RAMOTU OYENIKE

I formerly known and addressed as FAKAYODE YUSUPH BAMIDELE , now wish to be known and addressed as SODIQ YUSUF BAMIDELE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SALAWUDEEN RAMOTU OYENIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM RAMOTU OYENIKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AHABA NGOZI BLESSING.

CHUKWU CHINWE GRACE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That I, MR ONYEJEKWE CHUKWUDI AND MR CHUKWUDI FRANCIS ONYEJEKWE is one and same person. All former document bearing these names remian valid. General public should please take note.

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

I formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU CHINWE, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU CHINWE GRACE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKEKE LILIAN CHIDIEBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as IKECHUKWU LILIAN CHIDIEBERE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONWUDI UGOCHUKWU EDNA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IGWEZE UGOCHUKWU EDNA.All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF ARRANGEMENT OF NAME This is to inform the general public that my name ODO MAURICE EDE was wrongly arranged in my nat. identity card but now wish to be corrected and adAJALA GLADYS IYABO I formerly known and addressed as OLAJIDE GLADYS IYABO , now wish to be known and addressed as AJALA GLADYS IYABO. All former document remain valid. General public should please note. OLUWAFUNMINIYI ESTHER OMOTAYO I formerly known and addressed as Amoo Esther Omotayo, now wish to be known and addressed as Oluwafunminiyi Esther Omotayo. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note. SOLOMON JOSEPH CHIGOZIE I formerly known and addressed as EKEZIE JOSEPH CHIGOZIE, now wish to be known and addressed as SOLOMON JOSEPH CHIGOZIE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

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FORMERLY ASSOCIATION NAME

INITIATIVE FOR REHABILITATION AND CARE FOR HIV/AIDS VICTIMS - CAC/IT/NO: 56798. NEW ASSOCIATION NAME: INITIATIVE FOR REHABILITATION AND CARE FOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For CHANGE OF ASSOCIATION NAME Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1). SIS ROSELINE ODIASE (2). MISS. EVELYN ODIASE (3). MRS. OSAHON OSEMWONTA (4). MRS. GRACE TAIWO (5). MRS. PATIENCE AGUEBOR (6). MS. ABIEYUWA IGIE-SAMA. AIMS/OBJECTIVES : (1). To promote health, treatment and enlightenment campaign - i.e taking the message to the grassroots. NOTE: The Constitution shall be amended to reflect the new name. Any Objection to the Registration should be Forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, FOR CHANGE OF ASSOCIATION NAME Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AGUIYI Ironsi Street, MAITAMA, ABUJA Within 28 DAYS of This Publication. SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

VISIBLE VOICES FOUNDATION

This is to inform the General Public that the above named FOUNDATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. BARR. ADANNA CHINEDU MADU 2. JOEBA BROWN. 3. MRS ROSELYN NNENNA NNEBOCHA 4 .SAHEED OLAJIDE JOHNSON. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) Being the voice of the victims of violence in the society. (2) Counseling and Empowering couples with economic and financial development. (3) Counseling couples on family living and good parenting Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication SIGNED BY Chigozie Ezeonyejiaku Counsel

HIS GRACE DUNAMIS ASSEMBLY

The general public is hereby notified that the above named CHURCH has applied to the corporate affairs commission, Abuja for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters Act, No 1 1990 The Trustees are: 1. APOSTLE (Dr.) PAUL JOSHUA OCHULOR - PRESIDENT 2. PASTOR SAMUEL JOSHUA -SECRETARY 3. ELDER FRIDAY IKEAGWUONU - TREASURER 4. ELDER CHIEMELA AJAEGBU - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. PASTOR BEULAH PAUL - MEMBER 6. DEACON ISRAEL AHAMDI PAUL - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to registrar– General, corporate Affairs commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: Secretary IHEKORONYE JOY NKEIRU

I, formerly known and addressed as, IHEKORONYE JOY now wish to be known and addressed as, IHEKORONYE JOY NKEIRU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. OSE ODIGIE

I formerly known and addressed as OSEMUDIAMEN DANIEL ODIGIE now wish to be known and addressed as OSE ODIGIE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. OKON AYI EKPO

I formerly known and addressed as OKON AYI PAUL now wish to be known and addressed as OKON AYI EKPO . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OSUIGWE MARY NWABUGWU

I, formerly known and addressed as OSUIGWE MARY, now wish to be known and addressed as OSUIGWE MARY NWABUGWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. OTUN LATEEF OLUWATOYIN

I formerly known and addressed as OTUN LATEEF SIKIRU now wish to be known and addressed as OTUN LATEEF OLUWATOYIN . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. JAMES OSAS

I formerly known and addressed as PAUL KATE now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES OSAS . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE

OLAMIPOSI OLALEKAN LUCKY

I, OKOKON ELGIVA NSAH wish to state that there was no official marriage between MR EBON JOSEPH EDIM and I, during our relationship/courtship I had a son for him named EDIM JOEL JOSEPH,the marriage that commenced at Ikeja on 05/01/1997 on the presentation of the documents it was detected as off record(Fake) General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AKPOS OLALEKAN LUCKY now wish to be known and addressed as OLAMIPOSI OLALEKAN LUCKY. The reason for the change is that AKPOS is my mother’s father name while OLAMIPOSI is my father’s name. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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PRIMATE OF CHRIST KINGDOM MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration Under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Imonikhe Sunday Elhanan - President 2. Alabi Mary Folashade - Treasurer 3. Amaike Chibueze Benjamin - Secretary 4. Olojugba Modupe Olayinka - Member AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. To share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the thousands of residents in our neighbourhood and beyond. 2. To admit members into our church fellowship sharing, caring and living in harmony with one another. 3. To provide a place where the poor and needy finds hope and fulfillment. 4. To develop people to spiritual maturity through bible studies, seminars, retreat, leadership development and multiplication. 5. To raise every member into a ministry by helping them discover, develop and maximize their gifts and talents to positively impact their world. 6. To proffer solution to the social problems confronting the populace. 7. To provide a beautiful and conducive atmosphere for worship. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

DUZOMA FRANCIS FOUNDATION

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.EMEKA NWACHUKWU - PRESIDENT. 2.UZOCHUKWU NWACHUKWU - SECRETARY. 3.UGOCHUKWU NWACHUKWU - TREASURER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES; 1.To foster unity among youths. 2.To educate and cater for the less privilege in our society . Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: EMEKA NWACHUKWU (PRESIDENT).

Signed: President

THE BLESSING LIFE FOUNDATION This is to inform the General public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Idua Olunwa (2)Blessing Olunwa (3) Suzetta Olunwa (4) Tekena Koko THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. Improving the life of its members through empowering the body, mind and spirit. 2. Provision of free food, life coaching and support classes with occasional medical check-ups. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Secretary MRS. BAWO-WINFUL EDESIRI HILDA

MRS. BLESSING LEYIRA BRIGHT-KOKI

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ODEKA EDESIRI HILDA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. BAWO-WINFUL EDESIRI HILDA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, BLESSING JOHN, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. BLESSING LEYIRA BRIGHTKOKI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, MICHAEL PIUS LEDOR, MICHAEL PIUS BARIFAR, and ZORKON PIUS LEDOR, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, MICHAEL PIUS LEDOR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. IKHIOYA OLAYIDE EVANGELISTA

MRS. AJAEGBU CHIKA AMALA

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. EZENWOBI CHIKA AMALA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. AJAEGBU CHIKA AMALA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. OLADOYIN OMOTOLA TOMILOLA

EFATHA GOSPEL MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named MINISTRY has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration Under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EGWUONWU JOHN NWAFOR Chairman 2. EMENGINI EMEKA STEPHEN 3. EGWUONWU LEONARD NWANKWO 4. OGBODO SYLVANUS .E. 5. IKECHE ANGUS EDOZIE AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. TO conduct religious activities such as conducting a local church. 2. To spread the word of god through crusades, seminars, radio, television, internet and literatures. 3. To ordain and license ministers of God’s word. 4. To establish bible training school and school of ministry Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed EGWUONWU JOHN NWAKWO Chairman NWAOKIKE CHIDIMMA COLLETTE

I, formerly known and addressed as, EZEH CHIDIMMA COLLETTE, now wish to be known and addressed as, NWAOKIKE CHIDIMMA COLLETTE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. ISIIYI CAROLINE CHIAJULAM

I, formerly known and addressed as, ISII CAROLINE OKORE, now wish to be known and addressed as, ISIIYI CAROLINE CHIAJULAM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as ASOLUKA CHIDIEBERE EVANGELISTA, now wish to be known and addressed as IKHIOYA OLAYIDE EVANGELISTA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OMOLE OMOTOLA TOMILOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLADOYIN OMOTOLA TOMILOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

RASAK IBRAHIM AREMU I formerly known and addressed as ALABI IBRAHIM AREMU now wish to be known and addressed as RASAK IBRAHIM AREMU . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AKPOPHRE MAXIMUM GODSPOWER

MACAULAY ANULIKA MIRIAN

I formerly known and addressed as AKPOPHRE MAXIMUM now wish to be known and addressed as AKPOPHRE MAXIMUM GODSPOWER . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGBUMMOR ANULIKA MIRIAN now wish to be known and addressed as MACAULAY ANULIKA MIRIAN . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS HASSAN BILIKIS AFOLASHADE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS GBADAMOSI BILIKIS AFOLASHADE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS HASSAN BILIKIS AFOLASHADE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. YETUNDE ADEYINKA ADEBIYI

I formerly known and addressed as YETUNDE ADEYINKA WRIGHT now wish to be known and addressed as YETUNDE ADEYINKA ADEBIYI . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

UCHE CHIBUEZE

I formerly known and addressed as UCHE JIBUEZE now wish to be known and addressed as UCHE CHIBUEZE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, OCHIOGU MARYANN EZIOMUME, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, MARY ANI OCHIOGU, instead of, OCHIOGU MARYANN EZIOMUME, in my bank account details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, OCHIOGU MARYANN EZIOMUME. My correct date of birth is, 4th April, 1968, not 1st January, 1970. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

IBIM BLESSING WILLIAMS .D.

I, formerly known and addressed as, IBIM CHRISTOPHER PEPPLE, now wish to be known and addressed as, IBIM BLESSING WILLIAMS .D. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. MRS. GODSPOWER GODWIN OMO LOVETH

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. IGHODARO OMO LOVETH, and GODSPOWER ORIOKO OMO LOVETH, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GODSPOWER GODWIN OMO LOVETH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, OLUWABIYI OLUWATOBILOBA SAMUEL, and OLUWABIYI TOBI SAMUEL, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, OLUWABIYI OLUWATOBILOBA SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. OKWUOKENYE IFEOMA CAROLINE

I formerly known and addressed as ONYEKESOR IFEOMA CAROLINE now wish to be known and addressed as OKWUOKENYE IFEOMA CAROLINE . I was born on 22/05/1986 not 22/05/1981. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

JOHN-PAUL CHAKIN AKOMAVO

ATANDA WAHAB OWOLABI

I formerly known and addressed as JOHN-PAUL CHISOM ANYAEJI now wish to be known and addressed as JOHN-PAUL CHAKIN AKOMAVO . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OWOLAB WAHAB ATANDA now wish to be known and addressed as ATANDA WAHAB OWOLABI.I was born on 20/08/1947 not 20/08/1960. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NASRU-DEEN AL-AWWAL OLAWEPO

LAWAL BASIRAT KEMI

USIDAME OFEIMUN CHRISTIAN

I formerly known and addressed as NASRU-DEEN OLAWEPO now wish to be known and addressed as NASRU-DEEN AL-AWWAL OLAWEPO . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SHOKEHINDE BASIRAT KEMI now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL BASIRAT KEMI . I was born on 02/05/1994. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as USIDAME .O. CHRISTIAN now wish to be known and addressed as USIDAME OFEIMUN CHRISTIAN . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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Learned Counsel for the 1st Respondent said since the Appellant has already received copies of the Charge and his Counsel appeared in Court, this application is clearly an abuse of Court process and must be dismissed. He further submitted that the instant case bears all the features of abuse of Court process. Learned Counsel also referred to one of the grounds of appeal where the Appellant complains that the charge was amended without leave of Court. Counsel said this conduct amounts to blowing hot and cold. That Appellant is running away from the Court to take his trial and is at the same time challenging the capacity of the 1st Respondent to amend the Charge. Learned Counsel urged the Court to discountenance the arguments of the Appellant. APPELLANT’S RESPONSE TO THE PRELIMINARY OBJECTION In his submissions on behalf of the Appellant, learned Counsel for the Appellant Tayo-Oyetibo SAN said the submissions of learned Counsel for the 1st Respondent are misconceived, that Appellants appeal is not an academic exercise or an abuse of Court process. Learned Senior Counsel for the Appellant referred to the submissions of learned Counsel for the 1st Respondent referring to section 124 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 which provides for substituted service of criminal summons where personal service cannot by exercise of due diligence be effected. Learned Counsel for the Appellant said there was no effort by the 1st Respondent to explain the due diligence, Counsel said the only reason given by the 1st Respondent was that Appellant was invited to appear at the Commission in November 2015 in the Course of investigation and he failed to appear or honor the invitation.. Counsel said the 1st Respondent relied on the invitation to establish due diligence which led to the application for substituted service. Learned Senior Counsel said upon obtaining the order for substituted service, the 1st Respondent still failed to comply with section 124 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. Learned Counsel said Appellant deposed that he was never served either personally or substituted means, Counsel said the facts deposed to in the affidavit in support of Appellants application were never controverted by the 1st Respondent, and facts not denied are deemed admitted, learned Counsel relied on MABAMIJE Vs. OTTO (2016) 13 NWLR (Pt. 1529). Appellants Counsel submitted that the Appellant neither worked nor resided in the address for service where the 1st Respondent pasted the process. Learned Counsel also submitted that the instant case of the Appellant is not on all fours with the decision in, MARK Vs. EKE (1997) 11 NWLR (Pt. 529) 501 at 505. Counsel said while the case of the Appellant is a criminal case the decision in Mark is a civil action. Counsel also referred to the submissions of the 1st Respondent and said section 130 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act relied upon by the 1st Respondents is not of any use or help to the 1st Respondent. Counsel also referred to the decision in CBN Vs. AT & BS LTD (Supra) referred to by the 1st Respondent to submit that the case is not applicable because the Appellant herein never appeared in Court, this Court cannot therefore overlook the irregularity occasioned by the failure to serve the Appellant. Mr. Oyetibo submitted that the appearance contemplated in CBN VS AT & BS (LTD) (Supra) is only limited to civil actions because appearance on behalf of a party in Criminal trial by Counsel cannot include proceeding with the trial in the absence of the Defendant, he therefore contended that, the submissions by the 1st Respondent only apply to appearance of Counsel on behalf of a party in civil matters. Learned Counsel for the Appellant also referred to section 36(5) of the Constitution of the Federal 1999 (as amended) to submit that every person who is charged to Court is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty. Learned Counsel for the Appellant said because the 1st Respondent failed to produce the Appellant in Court to take his trial it therefore resorted it resorted to argument in its brief that Appellant should come over and take his trial. He referred Rule 6(f) of the Court to the provisions of Federal High Court Practice Direction 2013, where the prosecution is required to ensure that the accused person is in Court in all hearings. Learned Counsel relied on the decision in B.B APUGO & SONS LTD Vs. OHMB (2016) 13 NWLR (Pt. 1529) 206 to submit that service of Court process is fundamental and is a condition precedent to exercise by the Court of its jurisdiction and defect in service affects the fundamental right of the party and renders the proceedings a nullity. Learned Counsel for the Appellant finally submitted on

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stage is misconceived and is therefore accordingly discountenanced. I will proceed to deal with the appeal on the merit. THE SUBSTANTIVE APPEAL SUBMISSIONS OF COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT

this point that Appellants appeal is not an academic exercise, that the 1st Respondent failed to comply with the unambiguous provisions of the law. He therefore urged this Court to discountenance the submissions of the 1st Respondent. Responding on the issue of abuse of process, learned Counsel for the Appellant said the Nigerian Constitution provided defense for innocent and powerless, he repeated the provisions of section 36(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and submitted that the constitution provides for presumption of innocence. (a repeat of the submissions made by learned Senior Counsel), he also cited the provisions of section 17(1)(c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) all on the protection of freedom of the citizens. Learned Senior Counsel repeated his submissions that the 1st Respondent failed to comply the requirements of the law, that in the absence of service of processes the Court cannot go ahead to issue warrant of arrest, that the lower Court lacks jurisdiction relying on the decision in MADUKOLU Vs. NKEMDILIM (1962) All NLR (Pt. 581) at 589. Learned Senior Counsel urged this Court to dismiss the objection. RESOLUTION OF PRELIMINARY OBJECTION First Respondents objection is that the Appellant herein was served the processes of the Court and having failed to appear in Court was then issued by the Court to effect his arrest and compel his appearance in Court to take his trial. The Appellant said there was no proper service of the processes on the Appellant it was therefore inappropriate for the Court to issue warrant of arrest because there was failure on the part of the 1st Respondent to comply with condition precedent, which learned Senior Counsel said was the service on the Appellant of the processes. The 1st Respondent insisted that it followed due process before applying for the warrant, and since the Appellant had already briefed learned senior Counsel to appear for him and took all processes, the appeal challenging service and warrant of arrest constitutes an abuse of process. Upon careful analysis of the issues submitted by determination by the parties in this appeal and this preliminary objection, it is clear to me that determination of the preliminary objection will amount to resolving the issues submitted for determination by the parties in this appeal. Both parties in this appeal invested so much time in dealing with the preliminary objection, to hold at this stage that Appellants appeal is academic or constitutes an abuse of Court process without delving into the substantive appeal would in my view amount to leaning on the views of the 1st Respondent. Appellant challenged both service of summons and the issuance of warrant of arrest. The main issues in both the preliminary objection and the substantive appeal revolve around “whether there was proper service of summons on the Appellant and whether the lower Court was right in issuing warrant to compel the attendance of the appellant”. In my view parties have joined issues in the substantive appeal and it will be proper to conduct further inquiry into the issues nominated for discourse. I therefore hold that the preliminary objection which seeks to terminate the hearing of the appeal at this

ISSUE ONE As I stated earlier in this Judgment, the Appellant submitted four issues for determination, the first issue deals with the arrest warrant issued by the lower Court, learned Senior Counsel said service of summons is a condition precedent to issuance of warrant of arrest, that the power to issue warrant under section 131 of the Administration of Criminal justice act 2015 is not absolute, it is only exercisable by the Court upon fulfilment of condition precedent and the condition precedent to the exercise of the power is service on the defendant of summons. Learned Counsel said the Defendant Appellant was not served the summons and there were sufficient materials before the lower Court evidencing the assertion by the Appellant. Learned Counsel said the lower Court made an order for substituted service on the Appellant, and there was affidavit disclosing that the summons was not served on the Appellant, and the facts deposed to therein were not controverted by the 1st respondent. Learned Senior Counsel therefore said facts not controverted are deemed as admitted, relying on the decisions in NABORE PROPERTIES LTD Vs. PEACE-COVER NIGERIA LTD & 4 ORS, (2014) LPELR 22585 CA, THE HONDA PLACE LTD Vs. GLOBE MOTORS LTD, (2005) 14 NWLR (Pt. 945) 272 CA, RIMI Vs. INEC (2004) NWLR (Pt. 895) 15 CA. On whether the warrant of arrest issued by the lower Court ought to have been set aside, it was submitted by learned Senior Counsel that since the 1st Respondent withdrew its counter affidavit, the depositions in the Appellants applicant’s affidavit at the lower Court were neither challenged nor contradicted, the facts must therefore be deemed as admitted. Learned Senior Counsel merely restated his submissions that where there is failure to comply with condition precedent anything done is null and void relying on the decision in INAKOJU Vs. ADELEKE (2007) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1025) 423. On the comments by the learned trial Judge that processes could be served in a market place, learned Senior Counsel said where there is an order for substituted service specifically prescribing a place, service must be made on the party in the said address and nowhere else, and if service is made anywhere else, it will be held to be invalid, he relied on the decision in CBN Vs. ADALMA TANKERS AND BUNKERING SERVICES LIMITED, (20100 9 NWLR (Pt. 1200) 567. Learned Senior Counsel stressed on the freedom of movement of the Appellant, citing section 35(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) stating that it was wrong and improper for the Court to invoke section 131 of the ACJA to issue bench warrant when condition precedent had not been met. This is another repetition of the position taken by learned Senior Counsel, perhaps for purposes of emphasis. Learned Counsel also submitted that the failure to service the summons deprived the Appellant to be informed of the nature of the charge against him, and offer him the opportunity to adequately prepare for his defense, relying on the provisions of section 36(6) (a) and (b). Learned Senior Counsel for the Appellant said the 1st Respondent failed to comply with the condition precedent, the lower Court was therefore in error when the learned trial Judge made an order issuing warrant of arrest to compel the Appellant to appear before the Court. He urged this Court to resolve this issue in favor of the Appellant. ISSUE TWO Submitting on issue number two, learned Senior Counsel for the Appellant said following the dismissal by the lower Court of Appellant’s application on the 8th day of February 2016, the lower Court renewed the warrant for the arrest of the Appellant. Learned Counsel said the renewal of the warrant by the lower Court was unnecessary because it was invalid, he referred to MCFOY Vs. UAC (1962) AC 152 to submit that you cannot place something on nothing. He further submitted that the basis of the issuance of the arrest warrant was the order made on the 14th day of January 2016 which according to learned Senior Counsel ought to be set aside. He urged this Court to resolve this issue in favor of the Appellant.

To be continued next week

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Threat to oil facilities: Okowa appeals to N’Delta militants to sheathe sword Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏDelta State Governor,

L-R: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Olukunle Bamigbose; Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union (AU), Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma; Deputy Chairperson, AU, Amb. Quartey Thomas Kwesi and Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, during a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Abuja… recently.

Market women storm Gani Adams home over Kakanfo title Patrick Okohue

ÏÏÏMarket

women from Oyo and Lagos states were part of early callers at the Lagos home of the recently proclaimed Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba Land, Chief Gani Adams on Monday, to congratulate him on his appointment as the Generalissimo of Yoruba land. The Lagos home of the Aare Ona Kakanfo Designate has become a Mecca of sort since his proclamation by the Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, as Aare Ona Kakanfo, penultimate week. The Iyaloja of Oyo Land, Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Adepeju Bakare who led other market leaders from Oyo, while congratulating the Aare Ona Kakanfo designate, thanked the Alaafin of Oyo for “giving we the Iyalojas a befitting Aare Onakakanfo.” According to her “Alaafin doesn’t just pick anybody for titles

Yakubu Salisu, Kano

ÏÏÏ The Kano State Police

command had described the statement issued by the Islamic movement of Nigeria (MNI) over the weekend clash between the Police and members of the group as baseless, mischievous and aimed at diverting the attention of the populace and gain cheap sympathy. According to the com-

and we thank God you are the choice. No doubt you deserve the title, Alaafin’s choice cannot be faulted. Quite a number of people she said came to lobby for the position but Alaafin didnt give in to their pressure. “What gladdens our heart is the fact that you were very accessible to us before you became the Aare, that is why we are sure you will reckon with us as the Aare Ona Kakanfo.” Also speaking during the visit, the Iyaloja Akesan in Oyo said the market women came to put themselves under the cover of the Aare. “We have come to pledge our support to you because we are determined to support you. We have come to put ourselves under your cover. We want a good relationship with us and the entire Iyalojas in Yoruba land.” Included in the Oyo team are the Iyalojas of Sabo Oyo market,

Owode and Obada markets as well as Oba Adeyemi Shopping Complex, Ajagunle Market, and operators from the markets. In the same vein, Alhaja Idiat Apena, the Iyaloja Ikeja General who came with her entourage congratulated the Aare designate on his appointment which she said was well deserved. She pledged the support of the members of her market for the Aare designate just as she prayed for a cordial relationship between her office and that of the Aare designate. Thanking the market women for their “love and openness to Kabiyesi the Alaafin” the Aare designate said he was privileged to have the market women as his guests even as he described them as mother of all. Recall that the Aare designate had earlier played host to notable groups and individuals,

among them, the Yoruba Patriots Movement, led by its National Coordinator, Barrister Oladosu Oladipo. Speaking during the congratulatory visit of members of the Movement to Dr Gani Adams in his Lagos home, Barrister Oladipo said members of the Yoruba Patriots Movement came to show love to” the one who is capable to take care of the Yoruba people.” Oladipo said, before now, the Alaafin of Oyo had convinced the group of the choice of Gani Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo just as he described the appointee as a custodian and reservoir of intelligence. Further congratulating Adams, the Movement said God has brought him to permanent encounter with his destiny. “God has brought you to have a permanent full-time encounter with your destiny.

Kano Police accuse Shiite of lying mand’s Public Relation Officer, Mr. Magaji Majiya, the Command had prior to the Sunday clash, summoned and warned leaders of the MNI not to initiate any form of trek or procession in Kano, on Friday 22nd September, 2017 at Police Headquarters Bompai Kano as it infringes the rights of others by blocking roads, thereby causing untoward hardship to other

members of the public. Majia said that despite the police warning and advise, the IMN defied and invited/ gathered members from various states including Kano, Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba, Bauchi and other neighbouring states for the procession along Zaria Road Kano where they were molesting motorists and pelting innocent members of the

public with stones. “The Command dispersed them by using minimum force, no live ammunition was used. 10 members of the group comprising of 5 male and 5 female suspects were so far arrested. While 8 catapults, stones, 1 poisonous Arrow, Red flag, copies of pamphlets, three mobile phones, shoes, wallets and a rosary were recovered.

Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has sent a passionate appeal to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) not to embark on further attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Okowa made the appeal in a statement issued on Monday in Asaba, the state capital by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu, wherein he noted that Deltans will lose more if the group makes good their latest threat to withdraw from further cooperation with the federal government and begin massive attacks on oil facilities. “We passionately appeal to the Niger Delta Avengers not to resume hostilities, because Deltans will be the greatest losers. We are barely recovering from the effect of previous attacks and it is our honest appeal that they still give peace a chance by allowing

for peaceful engagements with the Federal Government and other stakeholders. “This appeal for peace remains imperative because without the atmosphere of peace, no meaningful negotiations and development can take place,” adding “resumption of hostilities will not be in the interest of our people but a major setback to the plans and aspirations of the state. “We have continued to appreciate our brothers in the struggle for their continued patience and cooperation while we engage the Federal Government on ways to attend to the various issues being raised by the group. “As a state, we have made several interventions to make life more meaningful for oil bearing communities especially in the area of road construction in the creeks and without the enabling peace we cannot progress in that direction.” he said.

EFCC not investigating our 2017 budget –NITDA

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe

management of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has debunks media reports that the 2017 Budget estimates for the Agency is under intense probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The denial came following a petition by Muhammad Yusuf and Rebecca Emeleogwu, representing Good Governance and Accountability Monitoring Group to anti-graft agencies alleging that the management of NITDA has bypassed due process in the award of contracts in the 2017 budget. But in a statement signed by its Head Corporate Affairs and External Relations, Mrs Hadiza Umar, the Agency stressed that it did not circumvent due process in the implementation of the 2017 approved Budget, adding that the provisions of the law was strictly adhered to. Making more clarifications, the statement stated that the Agency is not under any investigation under the either by EFCC or any other investigating agency. It maintained that the statement credited to the Honourable Minister of

Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, during an interview with Fresh FM Ibadan on Sunday, 5th November, 2017, where he allegedly affirmed the probe as untrue. According to the statement, “The Agency under the leadership of Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, only received commendation from the EFCC. “The Agency, since assumption of office of the current Director General/ CEO, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has been making serious efforts at fighting corrupt practices within and outside the Agency. “It is on record that in this effort to ensure transparency and accountability, the current DirectorGeneral is the only Chief Executive in history of the Agency that implemented almost 100 percent of the Auditor-General for the Federation’s audit recommendations regarding financial and other irregularities in the Agency. “As a man of proven integrity who is in the forefront of supporting Mr President’s fight against corruption, the Director General sought the support of anti-corruption Agencies such as the EFCC and ICPC in fighting corruption in IT Procurements in Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, November 7, 2017

FG to prosecute suppliers of low quality seeds Yakubu Salisu, Kano

ÏÏÏThe Director General,

National Agricultural Seeds Council, Dr. P. O Ojo, has warned that the Federal Government would henceforth arrest and prosecute any persons, agent or distribution company found to be in the business of supplying low quality seeds in the country. Ojo made this known on Monday in Kano during the inauguration and training of NASC seed inspectors which took place at the African House. According to him, the Federal Government has received reports of disturbing complaints from farmers and stake holders across the country alleging low quality seeds being supplied and distributed under different seed related or seed-focused initiatives and interventions managed by national and international organizations, including government - funded agencies and donor supported programmes. “I wish to inform the public that the council shall henceforth strictly enforce the rules against sharp practices and prosecute any individual or organization that contravenes any of the provisions of the subsisting laws.” Ojo directed that all seedproducing entities, either government, private or donor, including international Agricultural Centers ( IITA, ICRISAT AND AFRICA RICE) must henceforth ensure that all seed classes(

Breeder,Foundation and Certified) produced under their respective projects must henceforth carry appropriate NASC, certification tag as the only seal of authentication, confirming that these seeds have passed the necessary quality standards as prescribed in the seed law. Any seed without such label, should be rejected by the farmers. “The council shall henceforth increase its raids to include all stores, warehouses and market where ever seeds are being stored to confirm the authenticity of the stores seeds. Any person who engages in any seed related activity without proper recourse to the seed act will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law,” he said. In his remark, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh stated that the Government is committed safeguard the livelihood of farmers. As part of the measures taken to curb the unscrupulous seed merchants, the seed council which has the statutory responsibility of regulating seed market and enforcing the provisions of the seed act has embarked on public enlightenment and sensitization programmes in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps. Ogbeh stress that quality seed is paramount to enhancing agricultural productivity as it contributes more than 50percent of increased crop productivity per area.

No outbreak of Monkey Pox in Kwara -Commissioner Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

ÏÏÏThere is no outbreak

of monkey pox in Kwara state, the state government has said. The state Commissioner for Health, Hon Atolagbe Alege, told newsmen in Ilorin the state capital on Monday that there was no trace of the disease in any part of the state. He said that the outcome of investigation by state health officials in all the 16 local government areas of the state showed that there was no outbreak of monkey pox disease in any part of the state. “For now, Kwara has zero record of Monkey

Pox and we are working round the clock to maintain the record,’’ he said. The commissioner also said that the state government had trained 241 health workers on prevention as well as treatment of the disease in case of possible outbreak. He said the trained personnel have been deployed to all the 16 local government areas of the state. The commissioner advised residents of the state to maintain clean environment at all times to complement government efforts at ensuring healthy living. He also urged residents to embrace hand washing at all times to prevent the outbreak of communicable diseases.

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Why I chose Nigeria for my farewell crusade -Reinhard Bonnke Esther Taiwo

ÏÏÏWorld

renowned German evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, has explained the choice of Nigeria for his farewell crusade slated for this Wednesday November 8 to 12, 2017 at Sparklight Estate, Lagos/Ibadan expressway. According to the founder of Christ For All Nations who addressed journalists on his arrival at Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos, the choice of Nigeria for the farewell crusade was as a result of the country being the most

populous in African adding that the more, the better in winning souls for Christ. “I am after souls not after money, I can see a ripe harvest in Nigeria because of the large population. Also, I have top of my best friends in Nigeria and on top of it all, I love Nigerians,” he said. On why he is handing over the baton to a younger preacher, Bonnke explained that he is already 77 years old and he does not want to get to the peak of evangelism and then drop adding that he has already trained a young

man named Daniel Kolenda and that will take the ministry high. “When the ‘passing on the torch happens’, it will have serious global effect and I believe this is the will of God. As long as God keeps me, I will continue to evangelize, I am after sowing for Jesus, I am not after money, I believe in sowing for Christ and I promise to do as much as I can,” he said. The chairman, Central Working Committee of the ‘Farewell Crusade’, Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, explained that the crusade will remove ev-

ery darkness from the land of Africa because Evangelist Bonnke represents the light of God. “At the arrival of Evangelist Bonnke, many ministers of God have started feeling the presence of God. We know that many souls have been perishing in Africa but we believe that through this crusade many souls will be saved,” he said. Bamgbola said further that the crusade also promises healing for Nigeria from its socio-economic crises, corruption and spiritual pollution.

Newly elected Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Hon. Sikirulahi Olawale Ogundele (middle) and others, at a press conference after Ogundele-led executive took over the PDP Secretariat at Abeokuta, Ogun State... on Monday.

AKSG spent 1.8bn on WASSCE, NAPTEB exams for its citizens Bassey Willie, Uyo

ÏÏÏThe

Akwa Ibom State government said it has spent over N1.8billion since 2015 for the payment of West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Business and Technical Examination LILIAN OMELOGU ALOZIE

Formally known as NGOZI LILIAN OMELOGU now wish to be known and called. LILIAN OMELOGU ALOZIE. Former documents remain the same, general public, please take note.

Board (NABTEB) for its indigenes in public secondary schools. Special Assistant to the state Governor Udom Emmanuel on Education Monitoring, Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet, disclosed this on Monday in Uyo during the opening of a three day statewide leadership and behavioral ethics training workshop for prefects of public secondary schools in the state. Etiebet said the state government has constantly paid final examination fees in secondary schools for its indigenes since governor Emmanuel assumed office in 2015 to relief parents from the bur-

den of sourcing for funds in this era of recession. According to her “The state government approved this training workshop to expose public secondary school prefects in the state to basic and fundamental principles of leadership and introduce them to the concept of behavioural ethics which will prepare them for future leadership.” She warned the students against drug abuse, cultism, examination malpractices, premarital sex and other vices which could hamper their educational advancement. Declaring the workshop open, the state Com-

missioner for Education, Pastor Paul Udofia, said training prefects of public schools is very imperative because they are the future leaders of the state. He commended Governor Emmanuel for approving the workshop, explaining that to have a better society, government must catch the school children at their younger age and train them on good ethics and leadership. He added that governor Udom Emmanuel has sustained the free and compulsory education in the state by promptly payment of subventions to public primary and secondary schools in the state.

Tuesday, November 7,, 2017

EXTRATIME

x-international midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju, on Monday urged clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to shape up and conduct their businesses in a more professional manner. Adepoju told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that a more professional and businesslike

NPFL clubs need to conduct their business professionally - Adepoju approach to the league would earn the league more credibility. He urged the clubs to align their projection with that of the League Management Company (LMC), the NPFL organisers, in order to get a positive result. “I think it is high time clubs in the NPFL begin to fashion out ways to ensure they are in sync with the LMC. It’s obvious that

the league has changed tremendously from what it used to be. “I believe that if the clubs put things in perspective, they will understand the need to act professionally,’’ the former General Manager of 3SC FC of Ibadan said. He said it was important the clubs go in line with what the LMC

wants in terms of players being well remunerated as and when due. “Nothing should change that. We all know that money is a great motivation in this part of the world. “Clubs can only get results when they put all these into consideration. They need the commitment of the players to succeed.

Adepoju

Adequate security needed for referees to perform well - Mba

inus Mba, a retired FIFA-badged referee, on Monday called for adequate security for referees during football matches to guarantee their safety and ensure tension-free officiating. Mba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that if the needful was done by the football authorities, referees would definitely perform their duties without fear or favour. “Adequate security for referees will certainly boost their morale and give them confidence to give their best without fear or favour,’’ he said. Mba, however, restated his confidence in the ability of Nigerian referees, saying they have been doing well to deserve some commendation. I would be recalled that attacks on referees by fans and even players during football matches are regular occurrences in Nigeria as well as in other footballplaying countries.

WCQ: Eagles land in Rabat, begins preparation against Algeria

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he Super Eagles on Monday began preparation in Rabat, Morocco ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Constantine on Friday. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communication and Media, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said this in a statement in Abuja. He said Coach Gernot Rohr had replaced injured midfielder Ogenyi Onazi with defender Kenneth Omeruo. Olajire said that Girona FC of Spain forward and Olanrewaju Kayode would take the place of Moses Simon who had been knocked out by injury.

He said all the technical crew and backroom staff arrived in Rabat on Sunday, alongside four players: Ahmed Musa, Wilfred Ndidi, Mikel Agu and goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa. Others in Rabat he said were: Oghenekaro Etebo, Alex Iwobi, Olanrewaju Kayode, Henry Onyekuru, Chidiebere Nwakali, Kelechi Iheanacho, Uche Agbo and Chidozie Awaziem arrived in Casablanca Monday and were immediately driven to Rabat. He said less than an hour after the crew of Etebo and seven others landed, Turkey-based defender Kenneth Omeruo and Israel-based John Ogu and Anthony Nwakaeme also arrived at the Mohamed V Airport,

Casablanca. Olajire said the players were also immediately driven to Rabat where the team was quartered at the Golden Tulip Farah. He quoted team’s administrator, Dayo Achor as confirming that the team Captain Mikel Obi, and goalkeepers Francis Uzoho and Daniel Akpeyi, were expected in Rabat on Tuesday. Olajire said the Super Eagles, with the Russia 2018 World Cup ticket already in their kitty, would fly to Constantine to face the Fennecs at the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui on Friday at 8.30 p.m, Algerian time. He said the team would on Saturday fly aboard a chartered flight to Krasnodar, the Russian city that would host Tuesday’s international friendly against Argentina.

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idfielder Isiaka Olawale of El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club says the club’s focus in the upcoming 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season is to play on the continent in 2019. Olawale told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday said members of the Maiduguri-based club have put behind them last season’s disappointment and are now more focused. He said it was unfortunate that in spite of the club’s good start in the 2016/2017 season, they were unable to actualise their objective of finishing amongst the top three. “We were just unlucky in the past season. We started out well, and everything seemed to be going on well. But we have decided to put all that behind us.

“We finished sixth, three spots away from our target, but we are not deterred. We will keep working hard and intensify our collective effort to achieve our goal,’’ the SuperSand Eagles captain said. NAN reports that El-Kanemi Warriors which finished sixth on the log with 56 points from 38 matches played on Thursday resumed training in Benin ahead of the new season. Olawale also said the recent appointment of Imama Amapakabo as the club’s new coach was bound to boost the fortunes of the club. “The management of the club has done well by appointing a reputable coach for the club. “The management also intends to beef up our team with new players and we are confident that we will actualise our dream,’’ the midfielder added.

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4 Nigerian lifters qualify for 2018 Commonwealth Games

our Nigerian weightlifters have qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games scheduled for Gold Coast in Australia, an official of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) said on Monday. NWF Secretary-General, Umar Lambu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the lifters qualified following their performance at the recent African Junior Championships in Uganda. Lambu named the lifters as Monica Uweh, Fatima Yakubu, Michael Anyalechi and Favour Agboro, and added that the qualification was good for Nigeria. He said their performance had also led to an improvement in their ranking. “The October Commonwealth Ranking puts Uweh in the ninth position in the women’s 48kg category, while Yakubu is ranked 12th in the women’s 53kg category. “Anyalechi is ranked seventh in the men’s 85kg category, while Agboro is ranked 16th in the men’s 62kg category,’’ he said. Nigerian lifters won a total of 18 medals — 13 gold, four silver and one bronze — at the championships in Uganda.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

EXTRATIME

Chamberlain Klopp

iverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is adapting well to the club’s intense playing style and has the potential to become a key player, club manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday. The deadline-day signing from Arsenal FC has been patient for his opportunities at the Merseyside club and looks settled in his new role on the right side of the midfield. Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the third goal in Saturday’s 4-1 victory at West Ham United and Klopp was thrilled with how open the 24-year-old was to new ideas. “It was very intense for him, completely

Oxlade-Chamberlain will be a key Liverpool player - Klopp

different to the things that he is used to,” Klopp told reporters. “He needs to get used to the intensity that we ask. “It’s not that Arsenal didn‘t… But we are re-

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“He will be a really important player for us.” Liverpool, currently fifth in the league, host Southampton on Nov. 18 after the international break.

Cologne appeals Euro sanctions

Aftermath of Chelsea exit: Emenalo linked with Monaco technical director job

ormer Nigeria international defender Michael Emenalo is reportedly under consideration for the role of Technical Director at French Ligue 1 side Monaco after stepping down from same role at Chelsea. Reports in France indicate that the 52 year old is a target for the French principality outfit who are looking to bring in an experienced technical staff following the departure of key players this summer. Emenalo who is widely regarded as the brain behind Chelsea signing the likes of Eden Hazard, Cesar Azpilicueta and Thibaut Courtois among others is highly rated by the power that be at Monaco. Although the move to Monaco is not set to be imminent but reports has it that there interest in his services made him quit his role at Chelsea earlier than when he would have loved to. The Nigerian departed Chelsea after ten years at the club this afternoon amidst report of a row with Coach Antonio Conte in the summer when the club coach complained about their inactivity during the transfer window.

ally on it with these counter-pressing things and the switch immediately to make the break. “But a lot of players are like ‘yeah, yeah, yeah, I want’ and he is like `what do you want from me?’ and he reacts.

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ologne are to appeal a suspended ban on taking fans to an away European fixture after their supporters caused trouble at a Europa League tie at Arsenal in September. In October, European governing body UEFA fined Cologne 60,000 Euros (about 70,000 dollars) for crowd disturbances, lighting fireworks, throwing objects and acts of damage in their Sept. 14 trip to London. “Even after a detailed analysis of the verdict, it is incomprehensible to us that the misconduct of a small minority of fans should lead to such a drastic punishment against the club,’’ managing director Alexander Wehrle said in a statement on Monday. Playing their first European tie in 25 years, a huge band of supporters followed Cologne to Arsenal in spite of a modest ticket allocation. “In addition, it is obvious from the Cologne point of view that parts of the problems surrounding the entry were caused by poor planning of the London officials,’’ the club said. UEFA said Cologne would face a ban on away fans for a game but suspended the punishment for two years. Cologne’s only away match left in this season’s Europa League is at Red Star Belgrade on December 7.

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Messi lands in Russia, big doubt to face Nigeria

arcelona superstar Lionel Messi has landed in the Russian capital Moscow, ahead of Argentina’s international matches against the 2018 World Cup hosts and three-time African champs Nigeria. The Argentina Football Association has posted via Twitter a 45-second video of the Argentina skipper disembarking from a bus and he was accompanied by teammate Javier Mascherano. Argentine-based newspapers Ole and Clarin have reiterated that Messi will skip the friendly against the Super Eagles, but will feature against the Russians this coming Saturday, November 11. The Argentina squad has been decimated by injuries and the latest player to pull out from the roster is Sporting Clube de Portugal left back Marcos Acuña, who had to replace in the 44th minute against Braga on Sunday after suffering an injury. Torino defender Cristian Ansaldi has been summoned by the Argentina Football Association to replace Acuña.

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Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Hon. Chidiebere Nwachukwu, has flagged off “End Polio Plus” campaign of the Rotary Club District 9142 Nigeria in the council area. This is even as the Rotary Club Umuahia North District 9142 Nigeria honoured him with Polio Ambassador Award. Speaking during the event which took place at Umuahia North Council, the President Rotary Club of Umuahia North District 9142 Nigeria, Rtn. Ezekwem Nnabuihe Odigbo, said the club decided to create awareness first before doing the immunisation which was expected to start in few days’ time. He said the club had earlier planned to carry out the immunisation campaign within the district but the recent rumoured military medical outreach in the South East caused people to run away, adding that his members tried their best to let the beneficiaries know that they are not from the military but of the Rotary Club. He said: “We are going to start

immunising house to house, that is why we kicked off this awareness campaign. Within that period of the rumour, we were nearly mobbed but we were saved by the traditional ruler of the community who came to address them”. “Rotary Club single-handedly is paying for the whole vaccine used to eradicate polio and we thank God in Nigeria we have dropped it to zero but we want to drop it to zero infinity, so that we won’t have any other case of polio. “Yes, we don’t have it in the Southeast and in the Southsouth. We only have it in the North. That is where we have many polio affected persons, but we are striving to drop it to zero”. “We are supposed to be at Awka, Anambra State but my club decided that we must do it in our community. That is what Rotary is all about, that is what ending polio programme is all about. You don’t need to go far, do it in your community so that people around will know what the club is doing in their area. “That is why I am happy because we have at least done a big project today. It is a very big project in Rotary for you to kick polio out and we are poised to throw it away so that polio will cease to be

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in existence in Nigeria and the world at large”. Speaking also, the immediate past President of the club, Rtn. Prince Onugu Okechukwu Mba, said the communities will gain a lot “because we will move in to see that we immunise children between the ages of zero to five years so as to eradicate polio entirely in the system”. He advised parents and caregivers to bring their children out for the immunization and also appealed to pregnant women to always go for immunisation so as not to contact diseases. The Chairperson, End Polio Now, Rtn. Onuora Geraldine, pointed out that polio eradication has recorded a huge success in Nigeria, adding, “At least, we are heading to zero polio now”. She however lamented that nonchalant attitude of parents in bringing out their children for immunisation, inadequate awareness campaign, fund and other logistics posed a hitch to the End Polio campaign. She said despite all odds, the club has been advocating for people to bring out their children for immunization and passionately appealed to good spirited individuals to bring out the charity that will help in kicking polio out of Nigeria. In his speech also, the Rotary Past Assistant Governor and current President, Rotary Club Umuahia central, Rtn. Charles Onyemere, encouraged mem-

bers to keep working hard to make sure they don’t relent in any way in sustaining the zeal about ending polio. He reminded members that any time they try to soft pedal, it means that the polio menace can come up again in the society. Decorating the Vice Chairman of the Council, members of the club and other notable personalities from the council with purple flower, the Past Assistant Governor of the Club, Rtn. Grace Okaro, said the colour purple is significant in Rotary’s fight to end polio. She said after a polio immunisation is given, the newly vaccinated person gets purple ink applied to his “pinky finger and it is called the purple pinky”. She said the beautiful Purple Crocus has now been adopted by the End Polio Now campaign to energise and remind everyone of the importance of immunisation in defeating the devastating disease. Speaking shortly after he received Polio Ambassador Award, Hon. Nwachukwu described Rotary Club as a wonderful club to join and enjoined those who are yet to join not to hesitate to do so. He said with the unveiling of Rotary programmes in Umuahia North, many people will join the club.

The traditional ruler of Umuchieze autonomous community in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, HRM Eze (Barr.) Moses Okwale, has called on his subjects to key into agro-economic policies of the Federal and Abia State governments to defeat economic recession. Eze Okwale, who was interacting with journalists in his palace in Umuchieze recently, however lamented that effects of economic recession were enormous on the youths of his community, especially the graduates but thanked God that they did not resort to deviant activities, adding that they remained law-abiding in the face of economic vicissitude. He called on the Federal and State governments to fix his community’s social infrastructure like schools, electricity and roads. He said: “The Lokpanta -Ihube axis of Federal high way is in terrible condition. Our school, Lokpaukwu community school, needs urgent government attention and artisans in my community need electricity to improve on their works which when done, would multiply their earnings and this would contribute immensely to Abia State economy in job creation and result to influx of investors”. The Chieze III of Umuchieze commended a quarry company, Asphalt Unity Company, situated in the community for keeping to agreements it reached with the host community on development and promised that the agreement would be renewed if the company maintained their giant strides. Eze Okwale, who described his relationship with his subjects as cordial, urged the youths of his community to remain good citizens of Umunneochi and Abia State, pointing out that peace and unity were the most important pillars of development. He seized the opportunity to urge traditional rulers and those in the position of trust to lead with the fear of God and to formulate good policies. Eze Okwale also commended Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and the Chairman of Umunneochi Local Government, Barr Okey Igwe, for sensitising the people on the augmentative advantage of agriculture to their lives.

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Abia PDP condoles former Dep. Gov over mother’s death ÏÏÏThe

Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abia State chapter, Chief Johnson Okebaram Onuigbo, has led the party’s State executive to pay condolence visit to the former Deputy Governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Eric Acho Nwakanma, over the demise of his mother. Speaking at Acho Nwakanma’s residence in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State during the visit, the PDP chairman pointed out that God designed that everyone shall die some day, “but it is our prayers that we will grow old just like Mama before dying”. He pointed out that the death of a loved one especially mothers no matter the age, is usually painful as the bereaved will always remember something very important/memorable about her. His words: “We came to console you over the demise of your mother. I want to inform you that God called her to eternal rest; your mother is a blessed woman who died at a ripe age”. Speaking also, the Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Gov-

ernor, Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai, said it is a very good omen for the former Deputy Governor to be alive, hale and hearty and stand in a better position to bury his mother. Responding, Rt. Hon. Eric Acho Nwakanma thanked God that his late mother lived a fulfilled life while on earth. He said: “I am consoled and confident that my mother is happy wherever she is now. We owe her one thing and that thing is to give her a befitting burial. We chose November 23 for her interment”. He however commended the State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the spirit of unity/oneness existing among them. “I am so excited and happy to receive the enlarged State executive of my party, the PDP. I must commend the party Chairman, Chief Johnson Onuigbo, for the conviviality existing among party members”, he said. Late Mrs. Jemima Nwakanma, who is also the mother of the wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, died at the age of 87.

Church launches special fund to assist widows ÏÏÏThe

Lord’s Kingdom Intervention Ministry Inc. has launched a special fund for widows in a move to assist widows in the society, Statistics shows that there are over eight million disadvantaged widows in the country. Speaking at Ohobo Okwulaga Community Civic center, Umuahia, Abia State during the launching the ministry’s land and widows’ fund project, the General Overseer of the Lord’s Kingdom Intervention Ministry Inc. Rev. Gabriel Nnabuihe, called on the Federal and State governments to reach out to the widows and help give them a sense of belonging. Nnabuihe, who listed out the challenges facing typical Nigerian widow to include poor healthy living and maltreatment, pointed out that his ministry over the years has been able to supply them with the essence materials needed to help them live long. He passionately appealed to the government, well spirited individuals and corporate bodies to assist the Church provide a land for the Widows’ ministry so as to continue in their desire to take the gospel across the nation. Nnabuihe, who said his ministry has visited/empowered over 100 widows, advised them to be active in the work of Christ as the death of their husbands does not mean that Christ is dead. He said the Church which was founded in 2010 has grown from 16 members to more than eighty

members, has touched many lives positively such as giving help to the needy, paying peoples house rent, starting businesses for people and paying their shop rent, sharing gifts to the widows, and visiting the motherless. He called on the Abia State government to assist the ministry in its efforts to better the lots of widows in the state and beyond, as his ministry has divine mandate to provide succour to vulnerable widows in Nigeria. Earlier in a welcome address, the Widows’ leader of the Lord’s Kingdom Intervention Ministry Inc., Pastor Ijeoma Alex, informed the gathering that the Ministry has been teaching and exhorting widows, informing them that although they were widows, they have not been forgotten by God who is their comforter. She said the Ministry which was founded in the year 2014 through the help of the Church’s land Lord, Mr. and Mrs. Obioma Okorie, has reached out to Ahiaeke motherless babies’ homes, School of the blind Afara, and other less privileged in the society, where they shared wrappers, cloths, food items and other items to them. In their speeches, some of the launchers, Mr. Ifeanyi Eleweke, Chikezie Isikaku sought for interventions from well-meaning Nigerians in order to help build the Church of God and further alleviate the difficulties faced by widows in the society.

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (first right), with other dignitaries during an event to mark the commencement of the 2017/2018 Legal year in Umuahia.

Abia PDP declares gov’ship, other positions contestable Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia.

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tee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abia State, rising from its meeting held at the party secretariat has declared all political offices for the 2019 general election in the state open and contestable in line with the Abia Charter of Equity and the party’s zoning formula. Addressing newsmen after the state party NEC meeting, the state Chairman of the par-

ty, Sir Johnson Onuigbo disclosed that of the office of the state governor is also inclusive. In line with the above therefore, the party restated their assurance that “there shall be level playing ground for all aspirants irrespective of the position”, while resolving also to do away with all manner of impositions and impunity. The SWC also passed a vote of implicit confidence on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu based on his excellent performances so far, as well as a vote of implicit confidence on the state chairman of the party, Sir Johnson

Onuigbo, for his transparency and effective leadership. The SWC urged all party faithful “to remain loyal, steadfast and continue to have confidence in the party leadership”, reiterating the supremacy of the party as contained in the constitution of the party. Fielding questions from newsmen later, the state PDP chairman, Sir Johnson Onuigbo, assured Abians that the State PDP SWC was not under any pressure to pass any vote of confidence on the governor or on himself.

Vision Africa Radio holds music competition as Sen Orji rewards winner ÏÏÏA 300Level Music student of

Federal University, Ikwo (FUNAI) in Ebony State, Christian Okechukwu C, has won the 2017 edition of Vision Africa Icon award. This was even as the Senator representing Abia Central district, Sen. Theodore Orji, has promised a special tertiary award to the winner. Speaking during the Radio Icons and Personality Award which took place at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia recently, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu represented by his deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, promised that the Abia State government will partner more with the station on talent development. The governor commended the station for doing well in its corporate social responsibility and also thanked Bishop Onuoha for his idea to organise the music competition. He said the station has done well in the moral upbringing and the gospel of God, adding that it has gone a long way to change the lives of many in Abia State. The governor appreciated all the awardees and urged them

not to depart from the efforts that earned them the award. Speaking also, Sen. Orji represented by Hon. Longman Nwachukwu, said he takes the issue of empowerment passionately and derives joy in empowering the youth. Sen. Orji assured that in line with his education policy, he will reward the winner of the competition. He expressed his love for the advancement of the cause of Abia youths through education. In his speech, President of Vision Africa Radio (VAR), Bishop Onuoha Sunday said the station is the only radio station that gives internship students opportunity to learn in the station’s studio. He said: “There are more talents in Abia and Vision Africa Radio is ready to partner the government to assist more future talented youths”. The Bishop, who said he personally loves rendering songs to God, said the youths that performed decided to be responsible and were equally canvassing for peace, pointing out that without peace, no government can func-

tion optimally. Bishop Onuoha, who also revealed that two weeks ago, Vision Africa Radio celebrated her 20 years anniversary in Dallas, USA, said the vision of the competition was conceived in Dallas, pointing out that he decided to bring the project to Abia State to add value to what government is doing. He thanked former Governor Theodore Orji, who he said assisted to safeguard the equipment used to start vision Africa Radio and provided a piece of land for the station. Bishop Onuoha disclosed that the contestants were many but were reduced to eleven through preliminary stage. Addressing newsmen later, Bishop Onuoha said “Abia has wasting talents and cannot afford to allow that. We must hunt and expose them to greater vigour”. According to him, VAR would start early for next year edition by reaching out to the youths and starting early to watch them, expressing excitement about the winner getting a scholarship up to university level.

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Mr. Chinenye Nwogu, senior special assistant on Youth development and Job Creation to Abia State Governor (middle) with executives of the Women wing of the Abia State Amalgamated Market Association when they paid a courtesy call the Governor at the Government House, Umuahia...recently

CVR: INEC registers 36,000 in Abia ÏÏÏThe

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 36,000 eligible voters during the second quarter of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Abia State, an official has said. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Joseph Iloh, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday. Iloh said that he was dissatisfied with the figure, saying that the result meant that the commission had a lot of work to do in the state. “With this figure, it means we have a lot of work to do. We must have to gear up if we must meet our target,” he said. He said that the target was to register at least two million eligible voters during the CVR in Abia. He said that so far, the commission has registered 63,563 eligible voters with 27,285 registered in the first quarter of the exercise. He further said that as at Octo-

ber 17, the unclaimed permanent voter cards (PVC) stood at 145,349. He said that while Aba South had the highest number of unclaimed PVC’s, totalling 63,353, Obingwa had the least, totalling 320. The REC regretted that the CVR in Abia State was affected by apathy among the people and difficult terrain, occasioned by erosion. He said, “Apathy is a major factor here. Some of the young people have lost confidence in the system due to poverty and unemployment.” Iloh said that because of the difficult terrain, many eligible voters in rural communities found it difficult to travel to the registration centres at the council headquarter. “The poor state of roads hampers free movement of people from one community to another, especially during the rainy season,” he said. According to him, some people from Arochukwu and Ikwuano Local Government Areas, who

live close to Akwa Ibom, pay heavily to get to their council headquarters. The REC said that in order to check apathy, the commission initiated town hall meetings for confidence building and to educate the people on the far-reaching benefits of voter registration. He said that the meeting, which would be organised in the 17 local government areas (LGAs), had already taken place in Obingwa, Isialangwa North and Isialangwa South. He said that although the meeting recorded impressive turnout, the target audience, especially the major political leaders in areas, did not attend. Iloh said that the commission would carry the advocacy to all councillors, state house of assembly and also pay a courtesy visit on Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu. He said that the commission would appeal to the governor to declare one-day public holiday to enable workers in the state get captured and registered for voters.

Abia needs spiritual liberation – Group ÏÏÏA

non-governmental organisation, Coalition of Abia Concerned Citizens in Nigeria, on Monday, said the state needs complete liberation for it to come out of its political bondage come 2019. The group’s leader, Chief Ugochukwu Ononogbu, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Umuahia, said Abia State is nothing to write home about considering its 27 years of creation. According to the coalition leader, the problem of god-fatherism has subjected her and the people to untold hardship compared to Ebonyi State that was created 21 years ago. She said that Abia State has been unlucky since creation in terms of governance, point-

ing out that unless the political class changes attitude, the state will continue to witness more setbacks. Chief Ononogbu observed that the two and half years of the present administration there is nothing tangible to point at, just as he said that what happened in 2015 general election will not repeat itself come 2019. Also speaking while accessing the All Progressives led-administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the coalition leader blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan administration for celebrated corruption even when it was glaring that those around him were all involved including State Governors, saying it was the rot of

yesterday that APC government was fighting today. He described Nigeria as progressive nation despite perceived feelers in so many quarters, stressing that as an advocate of change, the Buhari’s government should be given support to enable it move to the next level and commended him for his policies aimed at turning around Nigeria for better. On the recent IPOB/Army clash in Abia State, Chief Ononogbu described activities of the group as childish, noting that restructuring of Nigeria at present was not the answer to the problem because the bigger we are as Nigeria, the better, saying proscribing IPOB as a terrorist group was a welcome development.

The Senator representing Abia Central District in the Senate, Sen. Theodore Ahamefule Orji, at the weekend in Umuahia broke down emotionally. This was on the occasion of child dedication/thanksgiving by the Managing Director/Chief Executive of Abia Hotels, Umuahia, Hon. Randie Ukanwoke. Hon. Ukanwoke had been looking for male child since over 20 years, and recently, the wife gave birth to twin baby boys, Bill Ahamefule Ukanwoke, who was named after Sen. Theodore Ahamefule Orji and Nelson Chinemerem Ukanwoke who were dedicated at the Mata Dei Catholic Cathedral, Umuahia last Sunday. Speaking during the occasion, Sen. Orji stated that he was the most qualified to talk as he also has twin boys, stating that the issue of having twin boys was not an easy one as “anyone who feels otherwise should try it”. He described the procedure as “one blow, seven akpus (swells). While expressing happiness at what God has done for the Ukanwoke’s family, Sen. Orji said “only God knows why He gave him twins”, urging couples in need of a child to pray fervently to God as it will come to them at the right time and when God wants it. The emotionally-laden senator

also advised the Ukanwoke family to train the twins in the way of God and show them discipline so as to make them good members of the society, describing twins as a universal family that brings good things to the family. He used the opportunity to advise his loyalists who had left him, assuring that they will come back. Speaking with newsmen later, Sen. Orji expressed happiness and gratitude to God over the blessing and when asked why he was close to tears as the celebrant disclosed why he named a twin after him, the former Abia State governor said it was hard to find one who reminds you of your good deeds to him, pointing out that Ukanwoke’s story was toughing especially after searching for a male child for over 20 years. Earlier in his speech, the chairman of the occasion held at the premises of Abia Hotels, Rt. Hon. Emeka Stanley, appreciated the “hard work of the couple, day and night” in producing the twins, and prayed God to guide the twins and their family, while the Chairman of Abia Warriors FC, Emeka Inyamah described the twins as God’s doing. In his speech, the celebrant, Hon Randie Ukanwoke, disclosed that he named one of the twins after Sen. Orji to commemorate what the senator has done in his life, while extolling the virtues of the senator.

My return to PDP is good omen – BAWAS

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business mogul and ardent faithful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), High Chief Uche Akwukwuegbu, says his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a good omen. Speaking with newsmen in his Amuzukwu Ibeku country home after a visit to him by the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Chief Akwukwuegbu, popularly known by his business name, BAWAS, described the party as doing well, hence his return. BAWAS, who was before now a strong believer in Uche Ogah, an APC chieftain, disclosed that the forthcoming mega rally

by APC in the state will not be a threat to him or PDP, stating that he returned to PDP with his followers. He also described the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, as doing well, considering his numerous accomplishments within two years in office. According to Akwukwuegbu, he has settled with his kinsmen who were at PDP when he was with the APC, stating that they include the senator representing Abia Central at the National Assembly, Sen. T. A. Orji, pointing out that the party will now move forward and strong enough to retain its position, come 2019 general election.

MOUAU VC urges agric engineers to be innovative ÏÏÏAgricultural Engineers have

been charged to come up with new innovations that will attract youths to the business of farming and help the country come out completely of its current recession. Vice Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Francis Otunta, gave the charge at the 18th international Conference and 38th Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers held in Umuahia, Abia State recently, advising that measures should be taken to help move the nation from mono economy to a diversified economy, adding that a lot is

needed to attract people to develop interest in Agriculture. Also speaking, National Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers, Engr. (Dr.) Shuaibu Musa, said with the uncertainty and declining availability of income from oil revenue, transforming and industrialising agriculture for food and Agro-material production and processing offer a logical option. Shuaibu pointed out that despite the various interventions by the Federal and the state governments in agricultural production, the interventions have not achieved the desired aim due to neglect or minimum involvement of agricultural engineers.

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Aba South community pleads with FG, ABSG over deplorable roads Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Autonomous Community in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State has pleaded with the Federal and Abia State Governments to come to their rescue by fixing their road which is on a deplorable state. The traditional ruler of the community, HRH Eze Ishmael Nnakwu, disclosed this recently while interacting with newsmen, stating “Obohia road has been impassable for over fifteen years, in short is up to twenty years. Flood and erosion have made Obohia road so impassable that we are experiencing a lot of epidemics particularly malaria all over the place. “We have made efforts to reach the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), who in turn involved the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). They came and gave

us some relieve but we are still passing through the ordeal. “We are calling on the Federal and State Governments to repair Obohia road, give it a very important attention, such that the road will be constructed with standard gutters to take these flood to the nearby borrow pits. “If it is not done, we will continue to suffer, and I know we all voted and will continue to vote, provided our environment is okay. “The flood from all the adjoining streets of Aba is coming down to Obohia road. So we are in trouble. We call on the Federal and State government to assist us, to alleviate our sufferings”. He however commended the NOA/UNICEF for organising a sensitisation programme in his community which was centered on Essential Family Practices, EFPs. He said: “I am very grateful for the programme. My people

have learnt a lot that can improve in their lives. I thank the National Orientation Agency and UNICEF for the opportunity”. Eze Nnakwu expressed hope that his community will be one of the safest communities if they implement all they have learnt during the programme. The traditional ruler also urged the NOA/UNICEF to keep on doing their best to ensure all the communities benefit from the sensitisation campaign. Speaking also, the community’s women leader, Deaconess Florence Ikpengwa, said she benefitted immensely from the campaign, pointing out that it has helped to further drive home the sensitisation campaign on healthy homes which they had earlier carried out in the community. She appealed to the government to provide basic amenities to their community as it affects health of the people especially the children.

2019: Group endorses Buhari, Osinbajo in Umuahia ÏÏÏThe

Niger Delta Youth, Women and Security Movement for Buhari/Osibanjo has endorsed President Muhamadu Buhari and his vice for second term in office come 2019. Rising from a meeting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Monday, the group observed that President Buhari deserved commendation from all Nigerians particularly for considering them worthy by approving 10,000 contracts pipelines for the Niger Delta youths.

The group’s State Leader/ Chairperson, Pastor Jane Nwokocha, said other programmes offered to Niger Delta by the President also include off-setting the cost for free skill acquisition programmes for the youth, monthly payment of salaries to the aged (men and women) and creation of jobs through 10,000 pipelines’ contract to youths as well as releasing of funds worth billions of dollars respectively. While commending the national president of the movement, Comrade Felix Obokan,

the Abia State leader of the group disclosed the national leader frowned at any form of diversion of funds into private purse, and appreciated members for collective resolve and commitment towards making the rally a successful one. “With all due respect, we, the entire Abia State chapter of Niger Delta Youth, Women and Security Movement, we say thank you to Mr. President the proverb that says when the road is smooth, there is tendency for another journey on the same road, one good turn deserves another”,

State Police command detectives in Aba Division have rescued a five-year-old, Master Chimezie Ejimadu, who was stolen from his parents in Imo State by a notorious suspect, Ifeanyi Anyanwu and his gang apparently to sell at 250,000. Briefing newsmen while parading the suspects alongside 17 others, the Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, said the feat was achieved through the instrumentality of the DPO Abayi, Aba, stating that other suspected criminals were involved in kidnapping, armed robbery, child stealing, drug dealers/users, carnal knowledge with daughter, defiling of minor, murder as well as cultism respectively. It was also learnt that the same suspects had in June this year stolen a three-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Nwachukwu, from his village and sold to one Ifeyinwa Duru for 200,000. The suspects were apprehended as one Ikechi Offor of Umuoche Amaukwu Oboro in Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State reported at Abayi Police Station Aba that on October 31, 2017 at MCC junction Aba, that he sighted Ifeanyi Anyanwu, Kingsley Onuoha, Ugochi Onuoha, Adaeze Nwankwo and Ifeanyi Duru who

were involved in a case of child stealing which led to arrest of the suspects. Leader of the suspected gang, Ifeanyi Anyanwu said during interrogation that they had perfected plans to sell the little boy at sum of 250,000 before luck ran against them. He equally confessed that the current hardship was responsible for the act and said they were jobless. Ogbizi said the suspects have made confessional statements, pointing out that they will soon be charged to court as soon as Police investigations were completed. He further disclosed that his Command was battled-ready to confront any form of criminality in the state as the yuletide was fast approaching. The Police boss assured those willing to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Abia State to feel free and come home, saying that Abia State is safe for all including those in Diaspora. Apart from parading criminals, Ogbizi said the purpose of the press briefing was in line with his policy to re-examine the command’s performance which he said has made it compulsorily every month end to brief the press of its activities and enjoined the public to assist his command with

Future of Ndigbo in Nigeria politics brighter now, says Kalu ÏÏÏFormer

Governor of Abia State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, says the future of Ndigbo in Nigerian politics is brighter now than it has been in the past with the APC. Kalu, who spoke in Umuahia the Abia State capital on Sunday, maintained that producing an Igbo president is a task every true Igbo indigene must key into and that the APC is the best platform to achieved the dream. He pointed out that Ndigbo can be sure of producing a president in 2023 if they support the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. His words: “The future of Ndigbo is the brightest today in APC. Once Buhari finishes his second tenure, I’m assuring you that either I or any other Igbo man stands a better chance of becoming the president of Nigeria. The right thing to do is to work for the presidency. “We don’t need other thing, than the office of the president. If you see what I have done in our villages as Governor, you will know what will happen if somebody like me becomes the president, you know that the entire Nigeria will be developed. “The future is very bright and Ndigbo will enjoy being in APC. That is why we are working very hard to win the Anambra State election and we will win the state.

“It is possible to have Orji Kalu in Aso Rock, if I’m alive and in good health. I’m very capable to be president because I understand macro and micro economics of Nigeria. I don’t even see any Nigerian more capable than I am to run for the office and work for the people’’. He disclosed that the APC-led government is already reconstructing the Uzuakoli/ Bende Ohafia road in the state through his intervention. “When I was governor, I was busy maintaining that road, it is a State Government road. But when I left office, it was overlooked and the road became deplorable. So I appealed to the federal government for an intervention on that road and they are doing rehabilitation work now. “The rehabilitation is not being done by any member of the National Assembly; it was by my request. I told the federal authorities that I can’t go to my village anymore and I’m a member of the ruling party, because I had once spent over for five hours on road because of its deplorable state. I showed Mr. President the pictures and he ordered for immediate rehabilitation of the road. “We are doing the road to help the people, so that our people can be happy and stop working on their vehicles all the time. That’s what good governance is all about,” he said.

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Word Bank: Beware of fraudsters as we don’t organise cooperatives Myke Uzendu, Abuja The World Bank has issued stern warning to the public on deceptive news that the bank is organizing a ‘cooperative scheme’, saying that it is a ploy by scammers to defraud innocent Nigerians. In a statement made issued by the global bank’s spokesperson, Olufunke Olufon, on Monday,

the bank said it had no hand in the “fraudulent scheme.” It reads, “The World Bank’s attention has been drawn to a fraudulent multi-purpose, cooperative scheme being advertised in some local communities within Nigeria. “Several correspondences targeting innocent citizens are being circulated falsely claim-

ing that the World Bank is giving out money to individuals to do business and demanding processing fees of N1,000 from prospective awardees. “Please, note that the World Bank is not behind this multipurpose scheme. The World Bank does not request personal financial information for applicants to its programmes.”

Olufon added, “The World Bank therefore advises the general public to verify any information regarding World Bankassisted programmes offered by the bank on its website. “The World Bank will not be held responsible for any refunds of fees solicited by fraudsters purporting to act on its behalf.”

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MMA2: Billions of naira regional equipment rots away Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Equipment worth billion of naira meant for regional flight operations for airlines are wasting away at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two, Ikeja operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Ser-

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

Ïƾƞü ƅ ƃƆƉƆƎƆƄ Ə ƕƄƍ ƏƎƆƉƆ Ƅƕ vices Limited. Commissioned in April 2017 by former president Olusegun Obasanjo on build, operate and transfer, the terminal has remained the toast of travelers. A visit by Daily Times to the facilities on the ground at the terminal showed that all necessary facilities needed for regional flight operations have been installed and were lying waste. Scanning machines of various kinds have been installed, Customs, Immigration, NDLEA, quarantine and other security offices have been provided. A source close to Bi-Courtney, told our correspondent that the com-

pany installed the facilities when they were preparing to commence regional flights from the terminal after borrowing billions of naira from banks to finance the project. The source hinted that the banks have been on the neck of the company to pay back. “You can see the huge investment here, the regional departure hall, check in counters, avio bridges and screening machines of all types are here lying waste without being utilized.” Bi-Courtney was stopped from operating regional flights from the terminal the eve of the planned operations. It was to test run the facilities with Dana air flight to Accra. It was gathered that the Nigerian

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Civil Aviation Authority stopped the management of Bi-Courtney from carrying out regional operations from the terminal after fulfilling all the necessary requirements. For the Head of Operations, Murtala Mohammed Airport Two (MMA2), Mobolaji Salu, the terminal is operating below its capacity with only five airlines being handled. Salu said the terminal was operating at 50 per cent of the terminal capacity According to him, the terminal, which was built to handle four million passengers, now handles two million passengers annually. With 53 checking - in counters at the terminal, about 70 percent of the counters were also being utilized.

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IGR: Plateau generates N7.7bn in 9 months Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The Plateau State Government says it generated N7.7 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January to September, 2017. Chairman, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS), Mr. Dashe Arlat told journalists in Jos, the state capital, yesterday, that the feat was achieved as a result of hard work by the government. Arlat described the collection of revenue as “huge’’ and “very encouraging;” and attributing the development to the commitment of members of staff of the service. He also said the recent reforms in the organization aided the boost in revenue generation. The chairman expressed happiness over the monthly collections, which he said, were a sharp deviation from last year’s N6.6bn. “From the records, you could see that there is a considerable increase of N1.1bn in this year’s collection above that of last year within the same January to September. “If not for the challenges we had with our ICT and laxity from our Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) during the period, the IGR would have been more than what we have now,’’ he said. He, however, lamented the delay in remittance of PAYE of Federal institutions in the state to PSIRS, which he noted, had recorded some short falls in the projections of the organisation.

Capital market indices post marginal loss of 0.02% Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed for the week on negative note on Monday, with the market indices dropping marginally by 0.02 per cent. The All-Share Index lost 8.76 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 36,930.83 from the 36,939.59 achieved on Friday, due to price loses. Also, the market capitalization, which opened at N12.784 trillion, dipped by 3bn or 0.02 per cent to close at N12.781trn. Total topped the price losers’ chart by a loss of N11 to close at N225 per share. CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

Business News B2 REA pushes for community’s ownership of power systems, enlists 99 cooperatives Simon Ugwu The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) – an agency of the federal government tasked with connecting rural people to electricity supplies, has initiated a new drive that could strengthen the capacity of rural communities to own and operate power supply systems in their localities. Christened the Rural Electricity Users Cooperative Society (REUCS), the REA said it intends to use the new initiative to get rural communities across the country to partner with private firms to build and operate new power systems, mostly mini grids. Already, the agency said it has registered 99 community cooperative societies comprising 22 in the northeast, 32 in the northwest, nine in the northcentral, 10 in the southwest, 11 in the southeast, and 15 in the south-south, to participate in this initiative. It explained that the effort was part of its mandate, and that it was using it to mobilize and sensitize rural communities across the country to form cooperatives on electricity generation and usage. “Rural communities are expected to own, operate and maintain their electricity networks in collaboration with private companies providing the know-how required to operate such systems effectively and efficiently. “To promote productive use of electricity for domestic and commercial purposes, to educate rural communities on effective and efficient use of electricity, to partner with Discos and IPPs in their localities for the provision of electricity at an affordable price,” said REA on the objective of the initiative. It further listed, “to solicit for cooperation, understanding and support of all stakeholders in the electricity business for the provision of electricity in the rural communities,” as part of the objectives. Listing the advantages of the initiative, REA said it would encourage community participation in the provision of affordable and sustainable electricity in their localities. It added that it would also, “create platforms for interactions between the rural communities and all the stakeholders in the electricity business in their areas.” It further explained that its advantages would include: “To ensure prompt payment of electricity bills by member through the cooperative society. To encourage members to offer services willingly for the collective benefit of communities. To educate communities on the use of electricity, operation, maintenance and safety through public awareness campaigns.”

Simon Ugwu The Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, has expressed worry over the refusal of electricity consumers in the country, especially in the South-South geopolitical zone of the country, to pay their bills. Chairman of the committee, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, disclosed this when he led six other members of the committee on an oversight visit to the headquarters of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC. Abaribe assured the distribution company of the Senate’s unalloyed support towards the growth of the entire value chain of the power sector. On entitlement mentality of the

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Electricity is not free, Senate tells host communities host communities, the chairman urged on the execution of Corporate Social Responsibility as a means to curbing vindictiveness. “The problem is that even where you have meters, people bypass the meters. Not only do they bypass the meters, people go on to refuse to pay for the power consumed.. “That of course is attributed to some sense of entitlement that people have around here that they produce oil, the produce gas and therefore, why should they pay for power. “That of course is not correct because the oil that is produced taxes are paid on it; the gas that is produced, people also pay taxes

and that tax is what is used in the allocation,” Abaribe said. Earlier, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of PHEDC, Engr. JohnKingsley Achife, flayed the refusal of communities under PHED to accept meters, saying the company has taken up the matter with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Achife decried the frequent harassment, kidnapping and killing of officials of the distribution company in the course of their duties and pleaded with the National Assembly to come up with a legislation criminalizing attacks of officials of the company. He also lamented the public ut-

ter disregard for PHEDC rights of way by erecting structures under the high tension cables and its tantamount effect to loss of lives in the case of eventualities. “Communities under us are rejecting meters, typical example of such communities are Oroazi community and Afam community. “We have taken up the matter with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, these communities believe that electricity is free.” Achife said the company has concluded plans to roll out 100,000 meters for its customers in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers States.

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7UP followed with N2 loss to close at N88, while International Breweries was down by N1.65 to close at N45.20 per share. Flour Mills shed by 97k to close at N34.50, while UACN dropped 62k to close at N34.50 per share. On the other hand, Guinness led the price gainers’ table with a gain of N2 to close at N102 per share. Guaranty Trust Bank followed with a gain of 54k to close at N41.75, while United Capital gained 22k to close at N3.38 per share. Eterna Oil garnered 20k to close at N4.25, while Cadbury increased by 17k to close at N10.28 per share. The volume of shares transacted rose by 29.21 per cent as investors exchanged 466.52 million shares valued at N2.90 billion in 4,274 deals.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Joint Venture is set to boost the Federal Government power generation aspiration by 480 megawatts (MW) through the completion of its Okpai Phase II Independent Power Project (IPP) by 2019. This was disclosed in Abuja on Thursday during the inauguration of the Okpai Phase II power project by the Group Managing Director of NNPC Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru. Speaking at the event, Dr. Baru said all partners were working round the clock to deliver on the project in terms of specifications, time and bud-

get. He said the decision by the partners to embark on the second phase of the Okpai power project was hinged on the enormous success of Okpai Phase I, which he described as the most consistent power plant in the country. “Although it (Okpai Phase I) was meant to generate 450MW into national grid, it is now generating an average of 300MW due to evacuation challenge. This is a significant addition to the national grid,” he said. He said the Okpai Phase II project, on completion, would generate additional 480MW into the national grid. He charged the 12-man committee to work hard and explore the possibility of delivering the project ahead of the

2019 target date, stressing that the project was very critical to the nation’s power aspirations. The GMD also urged the JV partners to sustain the march towards transforming into an Independent JV in keeping with Presidential approval. Earlier, the Managing Director of NAOC, Mr. Massimo Insula, who was represented by Mr. Luca Bai, said everything had been put in place to ensure that the Okpai Phase II Project was delivered on schedule. In his remarks, Deputy CEO of Oando, Mr. Omamofe Boyo, said his company was committed to sustaining the successes recorded in Phase I of the project, assuring that they would work with other partners to ensure prompt and timely delivery of the project.

Business News B3 Ecological Fund to construct N300m 3km road in Bauchi From Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Ecological Fund yesterday, said it is set to commence the construction of 3 kilometer road worth over N300m from Tada to Gwammadaji village in Dull ward, Bula District of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The team leader of the fund, Mrs. Esifa, A.O disclosed this while handing over the project to the representative of the contractor handling the project, Beantown Nigeria Limited, Mr. Mesothi Sergio at the project site Tada. According to her, the road construction includes five big culverts from Tada to Gwammadaji village. She said: “The three kilometers and five culverts construction project, which will cost not less than N300 million, is to be completed within the time frame of six months.” While responding,tThe leader of the benefiting community, Mallam Adamu Abdullahi expressed gratitude and happiness for the project, saying, it would greatly assist in alleviating their sufferings, most especially during rainy seasons. He explained that the project when completed, would not only create job opportunities for the unemployed youth within the community, but would positively affect the lives of over 7000 people residing in the area by linking Bauchi with Plateau state; and enhancing social and economic activities between the two neighbouring states.

Azubike Nnadozie Dangote Group, a leading participant in the on-going Lagos International Trade Fair will be hosting investors, distributors, dealers as well as the consumers tomorrow Tuesday during its Day during which the company management team will espouse on the strategies of the company to remain a leading panAfrican conglomerate. Group Executive Director of the Company who will be leading others to the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) venue of the Day said that Dangote Companies are structured to deliver critical goods and services that are capable of improving the standard of leaving of the general populace. He explained that that was why

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Dangote hosts investors, stakeholders, consumers at Lagos Fair the company is involved in the production of household products that meet the peoples need and at the same time creating jobs in the process. Business units from the group that are currently exhibiting at the fair include: Dangote Sugar Refinery, Dangote Flour Mill, Dangote Agrosacks, National Salt Company of Nigeria (NASCON), Dangote Pasta, and Dangote Cement. According to a statement signed by Mr. Anthony Chiejina , its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, visitors to the group pavilion at the fair will have the opportunity of buying products of these companies at reasonably reduced

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Sunday, destroyed N4.5 million worth of fake and expired products in Ekiti, for want of quality assurance and other factors. Among the products burnt were fake and substandard tyres, expired cereals, expired snacks, detergents, soaps, wine, soft drinks and fruit juices. Also burnt were electric and electronic items such as television sets and cables, as well as substandard LPG cylinders. Newly appointed SON Coordinator in Ekiti, Mr Ayeni Oyebola, while supervising the exercise in Ado Ekiti, said the items destroyed were seized from distributors and sellers in different parts of the state

the Group and is offered to participants at the fair at a much reduced price. The statement indicated that, the economy pack which will contain household products like: Dangote spaghetti, macaroni, sugar packets as well salt and season products range would be combined in a pack at a giveaway price. The combo pack, it stated further will offer participants at the fair an opportunity to purchase all consumable product range in Dangote Group in a single buy. There will also be free samples of the products for the visitors. Dangote Pasta will be offering free samples of several varieties of its

Commandant, National Defence College (NDC), Rear Admiral Adeniyi Osinowo (left), presenting the College’s map to the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, after the latter delivered a lecture to NDC Course 26 participants, in Abuja ...on Monday

SON destroys fake, expired products worth N4.5m in Ekiti Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency report

prices. Mr. Chiejina said some of the products especially those of Dangote Flour and Pasta have undergone revamp in line with the needs of the time. For instance, according to him, “Dangote Pasta has been revamped and made with made with durum wheat with high Protein content. The now reformulated pasta is to deliver top quality pasta product for better cooking experience and tasty meals.” A unique offering from the Group in this year’s Lagos Trade Fair is the Dangote Combo pack. The pack contains products from the stable of business units within

after they failed quality assurance test. He said the products were seized after SON staff, in conjunction with security agencies raided more than 100 outlets at one time or the other at different locations across the state following tip-offs by patrotic members of the public. He added that most of the seized items had fake company name, fake brand name, fake country of origin and imaginary expiry date embossed on them at the expense of people’s safety. Oyebola noted that apart from blacklisting distributors of such items, SON was also on the trail of the real manufacturers and their other collaborators, as they would be made to face the law. He said such distributors

would be made to pay penalties ranging between N500,000 and N3 million, depending on the volume of their committal, including cost of destruction as well as risk arrest and prosecution. The SON Coordinator described the burnt items as “life threatening products,” saying most of them expired more than three years ago or were entirely fake, while they were fraudulently labelled as being newly made and kept on shelves of supermarket for unsuspecting residents to buy and consume. He noted that perpetrators of substandard and fake products and their collaborators were worse than terrorists, stressing that no efforts would be spared in unravelling the true identities of the manufactures.

Food Security: NiMet partners IFAD on climate change adaptation, agri-business By Idu Jude, Abuja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on Climate Change Adaptation and Agri-Business Support Programme, IFADCASP. This is aimed at improving yields, mitigating the vagaries associated with climate change, as well as reducing the risk of crop failure. In a statement issued by the agency Monday, Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi, Director-General/CEO, NiMet, disclosed that the key components of the MoU include, Prediction of rainfall establishment, rainfall variability, dry spells and length of raining season for sustainable agriculture. Also, in its duties is the Installation of NiMet Applications to CASP smart phones for real-time climate

and weather information in the designated programme areas. Others are development of crop calendars in line with the value chain crops adopted by the selected communities, training of extension workers, climate change officers and community development associations in the analysis and interpretation of the seasonal rainfall prediction (SRP) in selected CASP states. He also stated that the programmes of IFAD are in tandem with NiMet’s core mandate, which are geared towards poverty reduction, increase in food security and accelerated economic growth on a sustainable basis. Meanwhile, the agency said that the collaboration between NiMet and IFAD therefore, which has a renewable life span of 4 years, is designed with the objective of improving crop yields and farming systems through adaptation to climate

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Monday, extended its gaining streak against the Euro to close at 421 to the Euro at the parallel market, but remained stabled over two other major currencies and across other foreign exchange markets, the Daily Times check has revealed. Also, at the close of yesterday trading, the Investor & Exporter FX (I&E) widow recorded total daily transactions of $149.90

million, after recorded a $4.363 billion at the close of last month trading activities. The local currency, at the parallel market on Tuesday seen at 421 to the Euro against 423, traded over the weekend, while it stood steadied at a buying rate of 360 and closed at 363 to the dollar, while Pound was bought at 470 before closing at 475. At the official forex market, the Naira traded at 305.90 the same rate it was sold on Friday when the market closed official-

ly for last week trading activities. Similarly, the I&E FX window opened trading at a steadied rate of 360.15 to the US Dollar, the same price it closed on Friday but appreciated at the end of yesterday trading to close at 360.05, which was better than 360.57 sold on Friday. Meanwhile, looking at the prophesy made by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Ade-

boye, the local currency may be on the path of further gains, as he believed that the local currency would be powerful again because it was powerful before. Adeboye was optimistic that Naira would be powerful again, because it was powerful before. According to report, Adeboye said those responsible for the devaluation of the currency in the past few years will be arrested. “The tide will turn in favour of the naira. For all those who

are deliberately devaluing the Naira, as my God lives, they’ll be arrested.” However, in a bid to ease the pressure of forex demand in key sectors of the economy such as, agriculture, aviation, petroleum and raw materials sectors, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has continued to ease the pressure of forex demand in key sectors of the economy, with weekly injections of forex into the Inter-bank foreign exchange market.

Financial literacy: Ecobank trains students, youths on savings Ecobank Nigeria senior staff last week, embarked on tutoring students in various secondary schools across the country on various ways of savings to mark the 2017 World Savings’ Day. At the Government Girls Unity College, Damaturu, Yobe State, the Managing Director of the Bank, Mr. Charles Kie, who was speaking on the theme: “Our future starts with savings”, emphasized the need for students and youths to imbibe savings culture, stating that it would enhance their financial independence and empowerment in life. Kie, who was represented by Area Manager, North East, Umar Bako mentored the students on how to manage their resources effectively; benefits of saving for the future and various financial techniques, adding that it was part of the bank’s contribution to safeguarding the future of the younger generation. According to him, “Savings is very important for you. It does not only help you to be financially independent but also secures your future. You can save to pay your school fees and even pay your way through higher institutions. It is advisable that you open your account now that you are still young.” Cross- section of students and staff of the school lauded Ecobank for choosing the school for the programme. They admitted that the lecture have imparted them positively. High point of the event saw Ecobank offering gift to Miss Suhayya Suleiman Dan azumi, the overall best student in the school. The World Savings Day is an annual event instituted to increase the public’s awareness on the importance of savings for both modern economies and individuals all around the world. It is a day observed in most countries on October 31st to promote the importance of savings and restore people’s confidence in banks.

Romoke Akande, seed inspector from National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), receiving instrument of office from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, after the swearing in ceremony in Government House, Kano, on Monday. Governor Umar Ganduje looks on with excitement

UBA, Fidelity Bank, top best performing shares in October The share prices of Fidelity Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) out performed 14 other listed commercial banks on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in October as investors reacted to impressive nine months result and accounts for period ended September 30, 2017. Aside the two commercial banks, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc also recorded marginal increase in share prices last month. Other gainers in October include Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and Access Bank Plc. Findings showed that others commercial bank were the major price losers in October, while share prices of First City Monument Bank Group Plc and

Wema Bank Plc remained flat in October closing of the equities market. The share price of Fidelity Bank appreciated by 13.4 per cent or N0.18 from N1.34 it opened for trading to N1.52 per share it closed for trading; while UBA share price’s added 11 per cent or N0.96 to close October at N9.60 from N8.64 per share. Fidelity Bank’s had reported a growth of 65.1 per cent to N16.2billion in nine months of 2017 from N9.8bn in nine months of 2016. Historically, the bank in nine months ended September 30, 2017 hits N130.1bn in gross earnings from N110.3bn reported in nine months ended September 30, 2016. MD/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo, in a statement said, “We remain focused on the execution of our medium

term strategic objectives and targets while we look forward to sustaining the momentum and delivering a strong set of results for the 2017 financial year.” For UBA, it share price added 11 per cent or N0.96 to close at N9.60 from N8.64 per share. The Pan African financial institution also delivered an impressive profit before tax (PBT) of N78.3bn, marking a significant growth of 33.2 per cent as against N58.8bn recorded in the similar period of 2016. Also, Profit after Tax (PAT) grew to N60.9bn representing an impressive 23per cent growth over the N49.5bn recorded in the nine months of 2016. “This profitability further reflects the strong earnings capacity of the group and its capability to progressively deliver superior returns to shareholders,” the

bank said in a statement. The Group Managing Director/CEO,Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, said, “These extremely positive third quarter results are an attestation of our ability to sustainably grow earnings and market share, notwithstanding the challenging operating environment. They are a tribute to our enhanced customer engagement and focus on continuous improvement in service quality.” Meanwhile, Jaiz Bank Plc, Unity Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc and Skye Bank Plc and Ecobank were the worst performing shares in October. The share price appreciation of the above eight commercial banks thrust the NSE’s Banking Index by 23.44 basis points or 5.3per cent to 463.61 basis point from 440.17 basis points the equities market opened for trading in October.

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Stories by Bonny Amadi The Overnight (ON) and Open Buy Back (OBB) rates surged by 3000bps and 3242bps to close Friday at 36.33 per cent and 39.42 per cent respectively, as market liquidity remained tight, even as no open market operations (OMO) was auctioned on Friday. Investment One report for the week, on the fixed income

investment space, reported that yields on the 5yr and 10yr benchmark bonds increased by 14bps and 1bps to close 14.84 per cent and 14.94 per cent respectively. Save the 7-yearr benchmark bond which remained flat, yield on the 20yr benchmark bond also inched 4bps to

close at 14.75 per cent. As in the preceding week, the investment analyst restated that activities in bond market this week, will also be driven by the level of liquidity in the system, as well as foreign investors’ participation in the market. This was just as the continued

CBN FX’s intervention sales is billed to be supportive of the local currency. However, on forex trading, at the IEFX window, the NGN lost -0.09 per cent to close against the USD at N360.57, it however gained +0.17 per cent to N468.30 against the

GBP and +0.72 per cent to N415.57 against the EUR. In the parallel market segment, the naira maintained its N363 levels against the USD. it depreciated by -0.21 per cent % and -1.19% to close against the GBP and EUR at N475 and N425 respectively.

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Diamond Bank: Why we are selling African subsidiaries Adesola Afolabi Diamond Bank Plc has agreed to sell its operations in Benin, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal to Manzi Finances S.A., a Cote d’Ivoire-based financial services holding company. Regulatory approvals have been obtained in all jurisdictions for the transaction, which is anticipated to close before December 31, 2017. The bank which is one of Nigeria’s fastest growing retail bank said at the weekend that it is selling its West African banking operations in order to focus on Nigeria’s significant retail banking opportunity. Surprising as the news may be, the move has always been in the pipelines for the dynamic bank, that

noted the selloff is “aligned with Diamond Bank’s strategic objective: to be the fastest growing and most profitable technology-driven retail banking franchise in Nigeria.” Diamond Bank’s CEO Uzoma Dozie in his remark on the transaction said: “After 18 years of building the Diamond Bank franchise in other markets in West Africa, the time has come to fully apply our resources to Nigeria. “We are prioritizing the Nigerian market because of its vast potential. A large segment of the population is underbanked or unbanked and the use of technology and mobile banking is rising exponentially. This provides Diamond Bank with the oppor-

tunity to reach millions of people, and facilitate financial inclusion on an exceptional scale. In addition, Diamond Bank already has a foundation for growth in Nigeria with over 15 million customers. We also have a framework in Nigeria that will allow us to scale rapidly, efficiently and costeffectively. In part this is due to our digitally-led approach which has reduced the need to have a network of physical branches to service customers. Fundamentally this strategy stands to benefit all our key stakeholders – shareholders, customers and employees – in the immediate, medium and long term.” This decision embarked on by the bank is poised

Harvestplus outlines dangers of establishing high scale farm êêê Ɛ Enugu Food F air Nov The risk of establishing high scale farming business in Nigeria has been alluded to as one of the reasons that retard investments farming in the country. HarvestPlus Nigeria country manager, Dr. Paul Ilona disclosed this in Lagos during the company’s media briefing in Lagos on Monday, on its forthcoming third edition of Nigerian Food Fair (NFF) scheduled to hold at Michael Okpara square in Enugu from 28th -30th November, 2017. He said that HarvestPlus Nigeria, just like many other companies, is averse to risks and that, to a large extent has shaped its commitment to involvement in agricultural value chain, as against real establishing farms to really grow the Ilona, who fielded questions on why HarvestPlus Nigeria concentrates only on selling high yield cassava, instead of venturing into commercial farming in the country, said that till date, agriculture in Nigeria has not been given the real attention it deserves, hence dearth of professionals pervades the entire system. He asks: “What makes

Lafarge Africa: Shareholders approve Atlas Cement, UniCem merger In a bid to consolidate and enhance market share and propel further growth and higher returns to all stakeholders, shareholders of Lafarge Africa Plc on Monday 6th November, 2017, endorsed approved its merger with Atlas Cement and United Cement Company (UniCem). Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building materials company is a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, a world leader in building materials. Listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange with a presence in Africa’s two largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, Lafarge Africa is actively participating in the urbanization and economic growth of Africa. The approval was given

on Monday, 6 November at an extraordinary general meeting held at the Muson Centre in Lagos. The two companies, were, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Lafarge Africa, the continental building solutions provider. The board of Lafarge Africa assured that there will be no significant impact on the employees of UniCem and Atlas and on their terms and conditions of employment. Both compa-

nies will transfer their assets, liabilities and undertakings including real and intellectual property rights to Lafarge Africa. Atlas Cement, based in Port-Harcourt, has moved from supplying Ordinary Portland Cement to providing cement solutions to the oil and gas sector. It serves as the hub for Lafarge Africa’s ready-mix operations in the SouthSouth and South-East markets.

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36,930.83 4,274.00 466,522,161.00 2,902,888,050.39 12,781,651,985,420.91

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Pension fund: NBS’ report reveals 3-month growth to N7.1trn Stories by Joy Ekeke According to a recent report released by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) for the third quarter of 2017, the pension fund assets under management recorded an increase of N332 billion from N6.832 trillion to N7.164 trn. The report also showed that, Pension Asset and Membership Data (Q1-Q3 2017), had 7,710,564 workers ,who were registered under the pension scheme compared to 7,589,936 registered workers in Q2, reflecting a growth of 120,628 workers. The pension fund assets were invested in various asset classes by approved existing scheme (AES),

closed pension fund administrators, retirement savings account (RSA) active fund as well as RSA retiree fund. A breakdown of the total pension assets revealed that with N4.339trn, RSA active fund formed the largest chunk of the lot, while CPFAs, which stood at N895.811bn, trailed it, followed by AES with N696.309 bn ; and RSA retiree fund, N484.026 bn. Further breakdown showed that the pension fund assets were held in asset classes namely, domestic ordinary shares and foreign ordinary shares; FGN securities; local money market securities, open/close-end funds and real estate properties. Others are private equity fund,

infrastructure fund and cash and other assets. Pension fund investment in FGN Bonds had the highest weight of 54.09 per cent of the total assets; and was followed by the one in Treasury bills with 17.73 per cent. While domestic ordinary shares represented 8.66 per cent of the total pension assets, foreign ordinary shares accounted for 1.41 per cent. Infrastructure funds had the least with 0.07 per cent weight. In the FGN Securities asset class, investment in agency bonds-NMRC and FMBN bondsrepresented 1.30 per cent, while state government securities were 2.29 per cent of the total. Others in that category were the corporate debt securities and supra-national bonds accounting for 3.98 per cent and 0.19 per cent, respectively of the total assets.

For the local money market securities, pension assets with the banks were 5.56 per cent, while investment in commercial papers and foreign money securities accounted for 0.47 per cent and 0.34 per cent, respectively of the total. Apart from the Real Estate Investment Trust Scheme (REITS), which attracted 0.16 per cent of the pension fund assets, real estate p roperties gulped 3.45 per cent of the total. While private equity fund took 0.27 per cent of the assets, cash and other assets accounted for 0.19 per cent of the total. Similarly, during the third quarter, participants within the age distribution below 40 years had the highest percentage composition, closely followed by participants that were less than 30 years and within the age bracket of 40-49 years.

L – R: Mr. Bola Onadele. Koko, Managing Director/CEO, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (FMDQ); Dr. (Mrs.) Sarah O. Alade, OON, past Chairman, FMDQ Board of Directors; and Mr. Jibril Aku, Vice Chairman, FMDQ Board of Directors, during a Cocktail Reception & Dinner Party held in honour of Dr. Sarah Alade and retired Directors of FMDQ on Friday, October 27, in Lagos.

FG approves committees on minimum wage review

Ïô9 Ƒ ƑƏ Ɛƈ Ɨ ƐƆ Ƒ ƗƆƅƈƗƆƗ ƕƆƐô Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has revealed that after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on happenings in his ministry, the President has approved the Federal Government’s nominees for the proposed review of the National Minimum Wage. Senator Ngige disclosed this in, Abuja, adding that the committee will soon be inaugurated. According to him, at the inception of the administration, the President promised to address issues on minimum wage, adding that with the approval of members of the committee, the date for the inauguration of the committee would be determined as soon as members of the organ-

ised labour return from the meeting of the Labour Governing Board in Geneva, Switzerland. He said,“When we came to power in 2015, there was a minimum wage, and by May 2016, we now had a deregulation in the petroleum industry and prices of petroleum products went up and we started discussions with the organised Labour. “One of the agreements was that the issue would be addressed. The old law expired last year August ; and we are now in the process of empaneling a new national minimum wage committee. “I have cleared the appointments with the president today and as soon as the Labour people come back

from the Labour Governing Board meeting in Geneva, we will take a consensus date with the governors because it is a tripartite committee involving federal and states, the private sector – National Employment Consultative Agency (NECA), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). These are the arms that will be involved. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), their affiliates have done their nominations. What we are now trying to fine-tune is the date for inauguration.

...as Labour Ministry tasks employers on occupational safety for workers The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has expressed readiness of his ministry, to partner employers in addressing the spate of work hazards and accidents. Ngige further expressed support of his ministry with the National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria (NISCN) to ensure and promote occupational safety and health of Nigerian workers in their workplaces. Ngige spoke when he received on courtesy visit the newly elected executives of the National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria, led by its President, Comrade Cletus Akhigbe. He explained that the partnership will focus on ensuring that Nigerian workers are safe in their workplaces. “I want to assure you that the Ministry of Labour and Employment will give you the needed moral and technical support to deliver on the mandate of the council’’, he added. Congratulating the newly elected executives, Ngige tasked the council to be guided by the principles of international best practice by imbibing the spirit of tripartite as

enshrined in the constitution of the council. He also advised the council to review its constitution and avoid ambiguities and misinterpretation that could be exploited to derail the founding objectives of the council. “We will also throw you a challenge about your constitution, to look into areas of ambiguities and amend them, because this was part of the problem we had in the past as certain people tried to translate the constitution in a way to benefit themselves although it did not materialise,” Ngige counseled. In his remarks, Comrade Cletus Akhigbe, the National President of the National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria, stated that the council requires the support of the ministry in order for it to deliver on its mandate of safeguarding the occupational safety, health and welfare excellence in Nigeria. “The new executive is fully aware of the fact that we may not achieve good success if we do not work with the ministry, we assure you of our resolve to fully work with the ministry to achieve occupational safety, health and welfare excellence in Nigeria.” The President said.

Union blames FG’s insensitivity on technological development

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has alleged that the Federal Government’s poor budgetary allocation to technology was responsible for poor development recorded in the critical sector. It said budgetary allocation to the sector has consistently fallen below the UNESCO’s benchmark of 26 per cent. The union said the low allocation to the sector is reason for the failure of any Nigerian university being ranked among the first 500 in the world. The union, in a communiqué at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, urged the federal and state governments to

give priority to budgetary allocation to the education sector. to make it functional. In the communiqué by the NAAT’s General Secretary, Comrade Hamilton Iyoyo, the union said across the world, countries are budgeting hugely to improve their technological sector, stressing that Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind. The union’s NEC also urged the government to honour and implement agreements reached with unions to forestall unquantifiable losses in man-hours, negative impact on the economy, and other losses occasioned by incessant strike actions.

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OML 29 not for sale, says Aiteo

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Aiteo Group has stated that some fraudsters have been running a reports-for-cash syndicate, as the company has raised the alarm recently. The report suggested that a portion of the shareholding of the company that holds the asset, OML 29, had been put up for sale to repay a loan is baseless. “For the avoidance of doubt, Aiteo has neither considered, initiated, nor announced the commencement of any plans to sell off any of its stakes in OML 29. The reasons are patently clear. “First, since the takeover of the asset we have successfully quadrupled

production that it would be commercially inept to consider a disposal of any sort, now”, the company said. “ Second, there are several legitimate entities that constitute ownership of the oil block, such that it would be practically impossible for us to unilaterally consider disposing of the asset. As such, we urge the public to summarily disregard these unsavoury and fabricated reports in their entirety,” Aitero stated further. .The group stressed that the claim that Bruce Burrows’ recent appointment as our Chief Financial Officer is aimed at finding a buyer for part of Aiteo’s assets, is spurious and demonstrates

that the publishers’ understanding of the commercial realities in the operation of assets such as OML 29 is shallow. “All of our stakeholders familiar with our strategic vision can attest that Aiteo continues to invest in the right people to deliver on that vision. Mr. Burrows’ appointment is simply to further strengthen our financial discipline as one of the most innovative, reliable and diverse oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria today. Mr. Burrows joins a team of highly trained, experienced and world-class talent that currently guides the day to day activities of Aiteo.” For the record, the company stated that OML

29 was indisputably, legitimately and transparently secured in an internationally conducted divestment by the private entity, Shell. The funding of this acquisition was made possible through a syndicated loan involving several Nigerian banks. Since then, we have continued to meet our financial obligations as and when due, like every other responsible, global conglomerate of our stature. Aiteo, according to the group, is professionally run with strong corporate governance practices very actively in place and within a structure that insulates the company from the vagaries that typify the Nigerian oneman entity.

EEDC engages collection agents for payment platforms As part of efforts to expand its payment platforms, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has engaged the services of collection agents, a conscious move aimed at complementing its existing payment channels. With this d e v e l o p m e n t , customers of EEDC now have convenient and accessible options available to them to pay their electricity bills without stress. In a statement signed by Its head, Communication, Emeka Eze, stated that the move was necessary to minimise situations where some of the customers who do not have time to visit EEDC cash office, bank or even use the online platforms, can now conveniently pay their bills through these agent locations within their neighbourhood. “Currently, one of the agents, Capricorn Digital Limited, promoters of “Baxi Box” is already on ground collecting electricity bills on behalf of EEDC.

Customers are therefore encouraged to feel free and pay their bills through these agents and also ensure that they obtain receipt (with EEDC logo) for every payment made. Immediately after payment is c o n s u m m a t e d , customers are expected to receive SMS confirmation alert. “Also, as a way of ensuring the authenticity of these agents, their locations will have banners identifying them as EEDC authorised collection agents. “Arrangement is equally on to conclude plans for other collection agents to commence collection. “Moreover, EEDC customers are still free to pay their electricity bills through its website, cash offices, designated banks, QuickTeller website, as well as through QuickTeller enabled ATMs. “We are committed to initiatives geared towards improving our processes and also ensuring convenient and enjoyable customer experience.

Refinery

Ex-Ghana President urges Nigeria’s commitment to power, refining Former Ghanaian President, Mr. John Mahama, speaking at a lecture organized by the Department of State Service, for its Officers Course 10 participants in Abuja, said Africa and Nigeria in particular needed to develop its power infrastructure and refining capacity among others to push the region forward. He said; “What we did in telecom, we can do in energy. Today everybody has a phone allowing people to communicate. We can do same in energy by putting in place the

appropriate policy to enable power supply spread across the continent. There is no way we can develop and catch up with the rest of the world if we do not have power because we need power to establish those businesses and build capacity, and we cannot compete if we use power from expensive sources.” He added; “Nigeria should produce petroleum and export to the rest of Africa. This is not a development paradigm that the developed nations enthused about. And the earlier we work on our continental security and

put our interest above external interests, no matter the consequences, the sooner we realize the benefits as a continent.” “I believe in West Africa, Nigeria has a central responsibility in the region. It cannot shelve that responsibility because it is not only the largest economy in West Africa; it is the second largest economy in Africa. If Nigeria gets its economy right, and accelerates its economy and impacts in the economy of West African trade in the sub region, it will drive the other 14 West African countries.”

Kainji: Why Borgu youths protect facilities In Borgu Kingdom where the first hydropower plant is situated along the Kainji Dam in Niger State, the youth said they are helping to protect power facilities and monitor community development projects in the area. President of the Federation of Borgu Youth (FEBY), Comrade Sadiq Abubakar said recently in New Bussa about these efforts and how they support investors in the Kingdom. The Kainji dam supplies about 476 megawatts (mw) of electricity along the River Niger and cascade to the Jebba Hydroelectric power station where over 500mw electricity is also produced. Thus, a disruption in the upstream Kainji could

disrupt operation at Jebba and induce power outage in Nigeria. Speaking about the community relations of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL), the operators of both plants, Abubakar said the firm has contributed to community development in the four years of its existence much more than the defunct PHCN has done. He said the firm is training two youth from the kingdom annually in the graduate engineering programme of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN). “The first two they trained were engaged, the other two are doing the programme and two others are starting soon.

Beside this, we are building a Borgu Multipurpose Town-hall solely by the youth and Mainstream is supporting us in it as we are now at the roofing stage,” the president noted. The youth have taken it as their responsibilities to protect the facilities of the power firm in the kingdom. Abubakar said: “We told Mainstream that the Kainji dam site is not just their responsibility to safeguard but also for youth as they are also our properties. If there is any problem at the communities near the dam site, we intervene immediately and ensure they are resolved.

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Bonny Amadi Small and mediums Scale Enterprises are facing challenges of supportive infrastructures, cyber crime has added to their woes, as most SMES fold because they have been hacked by cyber criminals. A cyber-attack is any type of offensive maneuvers employed by nation-states, individuals, groups, or organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructure, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts. The attack of cyber-attacks usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system. Cybercriminal attacks and how business owners and staff could guide against it, protect their data, was the core of the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE) capital market information security forum on Tuesday, October 31, which centered on preparing, budgeting and guiding against any form cyber-attack that will bring down accompany to its foundation. Solutions Sales Manager at Microsoft, Microsoft Business Solution Lead at Microsoft, Mrs. Olatomiwa Williams, presenting insight on how organizations should be cyber resilient, said that firms need to guide against cyber criminals and be cyber resilient. “Most customers are today on the digital network and to reach a wider team of customers, organizations need to be cyber resilient. “To be feared looking, you need to have digital resilient policy in your organization” Head, Cyber Risk services at Deloitte Nigeria, Tope Aladenusi re-echoed that many people usually think more about how to make money and not how to protect the money through protection of infrastructures that supports the money making machinery. He said that organizations should learn to balance risk, by working towards protecting their funds because “if you have not been hacked, it is matter of time for you or your company to be hacked, so you also need to prepare for it” Ademola Alabi of AAA bits consulting warned that board members should not relent and that irrespective of mechanism put in place to guide against such, it should be continually tested and reviewed. According to him, irrespective of the protective mechanism put in place, once an organization has been

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Danbatta tipped for attack, the attack most take place, irrespective of the time is occurs. He said that the man challenge is what to do when attack has been identified; hence security has changed from physical security to cyber security woven around technology and internet of things. He said,“When the laptop of a CEO is stolen, the concern should not be on the cost of the computer, if it is encrypted, there will be no problem, but where it is not encrypted, then the entire business and data contained in the system would be compromised.” According to him, it is not only for organizations to put cyber security in place, but to make sure that the system is continually tried and put to work , for efficiency when its services is really needed’ Mrs. Favour Femi-Oyewole, CISO, the NSE Global Certified Chief Information Security Officer, reinforcing cyber resilience, said that Knowledge is power and that cyber resilient organizations recognize that Security needs to go beyond systems, software or IT departments to include raising the security the security IQ of all employees and improved organizational processes.

Shittu She said that Symantec proposes a new strategic partnership between the security function and business leaders, brings about balanced competitive advantage against the inescapable Cyber Risks of today, to become not Cyber Risk-free, but Cyber Resilient. “ Implication is that SMEs are the most vulnerable, within six months, the hacked SMEs have gone under” said Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Mr. Adeolu Bajomo, earlier in his presentation. Bajomo said that the Nigerian capital market has remained aware of the role of information security in managing businesses in Nigeria; and there has committed towards ensuring that businesses not just survive attacks, but equip business owners with the requisite knowledge. He said that hacking causes more problems that envisaged because most times the companies that have been hacked don’t know, and even them become aware, they tend to hind the information so that there won’t be a run on their company, adding” the reality is that when you are hacked, to tell others so that they too will become aware,

but the information you pass at that moment if not properly structured my mar your firm’s early recovery” According to him, the need to safeguard information of individuals and corporate organizations, become imperative because of increasing threat to business sustainability and the multiplier effect of cybercrime, adding that some people have the notion “why work when you can steal the data anyway.” He said that the trend of cybercrime in the country which is aligned to information technology development in the country, is a drift to the analogue era of doing businesses and market operations where crimes then were mainly driven by analogue. According to him, there has been innovations and transformations in the ways of doing business in the country for the past 25 years, and this has further brought with it the technological challenges and new modalities of crimes executed through the Internet, compromising corporate and individual data banks and making a kill of the firms’ fortunes. The NSE’s Executive

Director said that while there are good people working to enhance their fortunes through legitimate means, others are also doing their evil works to break into the works of others, get their date and steal their vital information to negatively impact the company. Digital revolution, he said, influenced four billion of the eightbillion world population to be hooked on the Internet, 10 per cent of the 94 per cent employees online, while 2 million petabyte of internet expected to be trafficked by 2019. The global high ranking of Internet wealth he said is value at $4.2 billion in group 20 economies has triggered remarkable increase in incidences of cybercrime of which 1.4 per cent attacks are focused on organist ions weekly, through 1.85 million new malware samples, among others. “Big criminals will attacks big firms to make a big kill, while small criminals he, said must go for high stakes or small stakes in multiple rounds, they will test your defense and see if they will break into your systems” He said that companies need to imbibe proactive measure to guide against Internet attacks that will ground their operations, and force them out of business. General Manager, Union Bank Plc, Mr. David Isiavwe, in remark, said that banks and other financial institutions have ended the era of not disclosing when they are hacked, hence the practice is guiding against cybercrimes in banks. “The cycle of silence when banks are attacked, is long over. I think that paradigm is changing for the past 10 years as it is being confronted by information security system in Africa,” he said, “ as the attack is going on, it is being shared and reported on the social media, we continue to collaborate, in the face of cybercrime, there is no competition.” He said that it is expected that there would be more attracts on the Internet of things (IOT) and this requires that only safe IOTs are deployed in Nigeria, Isiavwe counseled.

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The danger of selfie syndrome The popular trend ‘Selfie’ is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon that has not only gotten the attention of teenagers but even adults, artists and celebrities alike. Likewise selfie syndrome has been on the increase in different nations of the world, among teenagers especially. What is selfie syndrome? It is pertinent that the word ‘selfie’ is first defined before the exposition of ‘selfie syndrome’ is given. A selfie is a photograph that a person takes of himself or herself with the use of a smartphone, a camera or with the support of a selfie stick and is usually uploaded to social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. According to Child/Teen Development Specialist and Body Image Expert, Dr. Robyn Silverman, selfie syndrome is “a matter of adolescents and teens constantly trying to define themselves. They crave positive feedback to help them see how their identity fits into their world. Social media offers an opportunity to garner immediate information [about their identity]. The problem is they are looking in a dangerous place.” In its literal sense, selfie syndrome is the obsessive and excessive desire to constantly upload selfies online because of the voracious crave for attention and approval from people. As of press time, more than 31 million Instagram photos have been hash tagged #selfie, and according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center, 91% of teens have posted a photo of themselves online. Factors responsible for the prevalence of Selfie syndrome in today’s world The core reason for peoples’ posting of selfies is for other people to see, like and comment on them. Thus, the underlying factor responsible for selfie syndrome is the quest for attention and identity-approval. Other desires that fuel the selfie syndrome include: Ïj Ɔ ƕƆ Ə ƈ Ɛ ƄƆ Ƌ ƒƆƗ Ƅƕ Ɛ ƆƏ é Ƌ Ɛ Ƈ ƍƆ ƍƋƆ upload selfies in order to feel loved. Naturally, it is an innate feature of all human beings to desire love and affection from people. However, the true demonstration of love is not inherent in the comments or likes that people give you but it is depicted in co-existence despite our different flaws and backgrounds. Therefore if you feel that you are loved, based on peoples’ feedback on your selfies, you may as well be living in a lie. Ïj Ɔ ƎƑƆ Ɛ Ƈ Ə ƅƅƆƍƐ ƅƆé j Ɨ ƕè ƌ ƕ ƈ ƗƈƒƈƗƑ Ƌ è especially teenagers desire to be accepted by their peers. They want to feel among. But the hazard is that when you are among, you can get lost in the crowd, that is, you may lose your own uniqueness and end up living in another person’s shadow. A large number of teenagers today, post pictures of themselves going on a trip or at a club house, with their girlfriends or in a luxurious place so that their friends would think they are cool and will accept them the more. But this is a wrong mindset and attitude because it means that it is what their friends comment or say about them that would determine their lives and actions. This is wrong! You were born an original, do not die a copy. Ïj Ɔ Ƌ ƈ Ƈ Ə ƈ ƈƇƈƅ ƅƆé Everyone wants to matter. Everyone wants other people to think highly of him or her. Therefore, countless numbers of youths nowadays take and upload selfies of themselves in extravagant outfits or exquisite places so that their friends would be so impressed with their own kind of personality and term them as important. But the truth is: your significance does not lie in peoples’ opinions of you but in the impact you make on those around you.

Ïj Ɔ Ɔ ƆƏ Ɔ Ƈ Ə ƅ ƆƅƐƈ é d ƅƈ Ƌ ƌƆƗƈ ƈ Ƅ ƈƅ ƋƋƕ created to enhance networking amongst people. However, there are some people who have an insatiable desire for connection. Their love for meeting people is at an extreme and is usually backed up with a desire to make profit from the people they connect with. Thus, this can equally be a reason for selfie syndrome, as a lot of such people would like to upload a lot of pictures of themselves on social media so that people can see them as lovable and also be interested in being their friends. Ills of Selfie syndrome Selfies are not bad in themselves; they actually help control one’s image online. But like anything, moderation is a good thing to exercise. Therefore, selfie syndrome is a meme that must be eradicated. Some of the dangers of selfie syndrome are outlined below. ÏdƆƋƇƈƆ ƕ ƗƏ ƌƆ ƌ ƊƆ ƍƆ ƍƋƆ ƌƆ ƑƏƆ Ɛ ƆƈƏ ƆƋƇ Ɠ ƏƐ by superficial standards such as the ‘likes’ and ‘comments’ of others instead of higher benchmarks like character and unique talents. Consequently, selfie syndrome makes people begin to tie their self esteem to comments and likes that they get when they post a selfie. But it is very important to note that this feedback from people on social media is not based on who you are: they are based on what you look like. Therefore, it is a rather too shallow yardstick

with which to measure your self-worth; it is like judging a book by its cover not its content. Ïj Ɔ ƌ ƏƆ ƈ ƗƈƒƈƗƑ Ƌ ƆƐ ƗƗƈƅƐƆƗ Ɛ posting selfies, the more such individual’s life would be controlled by ‘comments’ and ‘likes’ from social media. As seen today, many people even go to the extent of posting partially or totally nude selfies on the net, all in a bid to get more ‘likes’ and ‘comments.’ In the hearts and minds of such people they think they are classy but in the true sense, their minds are out of control. ÏdƆƋƇƈƆ ƕ ƗƏ ƌƆ ƅ ƒƆ Ɔ ƐƈƒƆ ƆƇƇƆƅƐ ones’ career. For example, people can begin taking selfies of their activities in the office or of events that their profession takes them to. This can lead to the waste of precious man hours as time that is meant to be used for productive things at work would be channeled to trivial activities like taking of selfies. One can lose one’s job through this. Ïj ƌƑƅ ƍ Ɛƈ Ƈ ƆƋƇƈƆ Ɛ Ɛ ƈ ƅƋƑƗƆ one’s location can attract stalkers (obsessed and anonymous followers of other people). Stalkers can begin to monitor your activities and begin following you around. This is very dangerous. ÏdƆƋƇƈƆ ƕ ƗƏ ƌƆ ƅ ƌ ƊƆ ƕ Ƒ ƆƒƆƏ ƇƆƆƋ Ɨ about yourself until you get positive feedback on your pictures. Such people begin to suffer inferiority complex and low self-esteem. Ïj ƈ ƕ ƗƏ ƌƆ ƅ ƆƎƑ ƋƋƕ ƌ ƊƆ ƕ Ƒ ƄƆƅ ƌƆ narcissistic (that is, you develop a personality disorder in which you are excessively preoccupied in self-love at your detriment and at the detriment of others). How to get rid of selfie syndrome Parents should endeavor to teach their children about self esteem and factors that contribute to self-esteem. So that their children or teens would not end up building their self esteem on the opinions of others. Families should also involve their children in activities that would create an atmosphere of togetherness and love between them and their children/teens so that their children would not go about searching for love where there is none.