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We’re changing 33 per cent access to vaccination by children –NPHCDA boss

Ï Decries lack of access to vaccines by majority of Nigerians Ï Says agency’s 4-point agenda will enhance efficient health care services Ï Insists era of impunity is gone at NPHCDA Tony Amokeodo, Mathew Dadiya Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) under the leaderand Francesca Iwembe, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Just as parents want to do everything possible to make sure their children are healthy and protected from preventable diseases, the National Primary

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ship of Dr. Faisal Shuaib has said it is now working round the clock to ensure adequate vaccination and immunisation of children across the country. Continued on page 6

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Alhassan’s outburst triggers game plan for 2019 Tom Okpe, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The recent outburst from the Minister of Wom-

Ï APC chieftain wants her to resign or risk sack Ï Party divided over Buhari’s candidacy Ï President’s declaration will end governance - Sen Sani

en Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, has triggered more permutations as politicians are now realigning for the 2019 presidential election. This is even as some All Progressives Congress (APC) faithful have called for her immediate resignation from the cabinet or Continued on page 5

We must restructure or forget one Nigeria, Southern leaders tell FG 7 Thailand Consular 5 denies visa scam, says embassy follows due process with applicants Aftermath of meeting with FG, resident doctors may call off strike today 6

L-R: Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mamman Nasir; Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; former Vice-President/Chief Launcher, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, during the unveiling of a book on the Genius Orator, the late Alhaji Maitama Sule in Abuja... on Thursday.

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Alhassan’s outburst triggers game plan for 2019 Continued from page 1 risk outright removal. Alhassan had in a video which went viral on Wednesday, declared her support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar if he emerges a presidential candidate for the 2019 general election, even if President Muhammadu Buhari is contesting. She was quoted as saying that, “I will support Atiku for the 2019 election even if Baba is contesting. Atiku is my godfather even before I joined politics, and again, Baba Buhari did not tell us that he is going to run in 2019.” The Daily Times authoritatively gathered that Alhassan, fondly called Mama Taraba, is said to be withdrawing her support for Buhari because of his refusal to influence the outcome of the 2015 election disputes and install her as Taraba State governor. Sources close to the Presidency also revealed that despite Buhari’s good intentions, it is unfortunate that his cabinet members have different agenda towards 2019 except the VicePresident Yemi Osinbajo, who is not a politician and who has remained loyal and committed. The Daily Times further gathered that it is out of this disloyalty that led to the outburst of the serving minister who is supposed to help actualise the mandate of this administration. In some Northern states

Aisha Jummai Alhassan including the Federal Capital Territory, Buhari’s second tenure posters are pasted but his body language has not made the terrain clearer. But Atiku’s intention for the presidency is growing as the days go by just as his reservation and criticism for the ruling APC in which he is a chieftain is mind bugling. In an interview aired Wednesday morning programme of the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA), Atiku said he had been sidelined despite the fact that he used his contacts and resources to defeat the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015. This shot came the same day Alhassan pledged her complete loyalty to him. Atiku reportedly said: “Honestly speaking, I am still a member of the APC; I was part of all the processes, including campaigns until success was achieved, but sadly, soon after the formation of government, I was sidelined. I

have no relationship with the government, I have not been contacted even once to comment on anything and in turn, I maintained my distance. They used our money and influence to get to where they are, but three years down the lane, this is where we are”. But reacting to Alhassan’s utterances, a chieftain of the ruling APC and the party’s 2015 Senatorial candidate in Bayelsa State, Hon. Preye Aganaba, said the party has no choice for now than to represent Buhari to Nigerians for the 2019 general election. Commenting on Alhassan’s loyalty to Atiku, Aganaba said: “She has a right to her choice but I think she is not been fair. If she wants to make such public statement as a serving Minister, she should resign her appointment first. “I don’t think for now that the APC has any other choice than to represent Buhari, though people are free to contest, nobody is stopping them, this is APC where we usually have free and fair primaries. At the last Presidential primaries in Lagos, President Buhari won more than half of the votes. “During the last APC presidential primaries, the campaign slogan for Buhari was ‘12 million assured votes’ and I don’t think one single vote has left that 12 million assured votes. In fact, more has even been added”. Meanwhile, Alhassan on

Thursday in Abuja, said that she does not think Buhari is a naïve person. Speaking with State House correspondents after her visit to Aso Rock with the hope to meet with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, Alhassan said she had not seen the president since she made the famous comment. She said, “I have not seen the president but I don’t think he is a naive person”. When asked about her sudden withdrawal of support for Buhari, she said: “I have said all in BBC Hausa, get someone who speaks Hausa very well to translate it for you; let the will of God be done”. But Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna), said no one can say whether Buhari is

going to contest or not, saying that “President Buhari has not said anything and I believe if Buhari declares his intention for 2019, that is the end of governance in Nigeria”. Sani added that many individuals are aggrieved and if the party leadership does not step in on time to address some of these challenges, it could be a serious challenge. Sani, who spoke during an interview monitored from Channels Television programme of Politics Today on Thursday, however, said that the party has a chance on winning the 2019 election if the grievances are addressed now. A constitutional lawyer, Mr. Jiti Ogunye, who also spoke during the

programme, said anyone whose allegiance is not to the president has no business being in the cabinet, saying that the options open to such an individual is either to resign or be sacked. He said people are only thinking about their political ambitions and how to get power rather than serving the people, noting that most of the cabinet members have allegiance to their sponsors and not Buhari. But the APC National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, has said that the race for 2019 is a decision that only Buhari could make, saying that, “The president is focused on building the country and restoring its lost glory”.

Accident scene in Lagos… on Thursday.

Thailand consular denies alleged visa scam, says embassy follows due process with applicants Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The consular of Thai-

land Embassy in Abuja, Sakeson Sarobol (Charge d’ Affaires), has reacted to a media report in which it was alleged that there was a visa scam at the embassy. The Daily Times had on August 12, 2017 published the story of alleged visa scam rocking the embassy and how the consular officer allegedly defrauds Nigerians. But the embassy has denied the allegations and clarified that its visas are issued according to its pro-

cedures and due process. In a statement signed by the Charge d’ Affaires, with the title ‘Statement of Clarifications on the Daily Times,’ and sent to our office, the Consular stated that over the years, the embassy approved between 3,5000 and 4,000 applications each year but decided to trim it down to between 500 and 600 each year and Nigerians still enjoy about 25 to 30 percent of such visas. Sarobol further stated that visa rejection is done in line with security criteria, qualification of applicant, authentication of documents, cross ref-

erence of personal background checks, maintaining that the Embassy has a right not to disclose reasons for visa rejections. He said that the visa application payment is transparent, adding that there is an internal audit committee that audits the revenue of the embassy on daily bases in line with the Royal Thai Governments internal financial rules and regulations. He said: “It is a fact that each year the Royal Thai Embassy in Abuja approve visas to 3,500-4,000 applicants approximately. Unfortunately, the Embassy feels it is necessary

to decline the visa request of about 500-600 people or only around 20-25% among all applicants. “The Royal Thai Embassy’s discretion on visa granting/ rejection is in line with security criteria, qualifications of applicants, authentication of documents, cross-reference of personal background checks, history or nature of journey, for instance. Moreover, the Embassy also reserves it right and sovereignty not to disclose the reason of visa rejection. “The Embassy’s visa fee payment system is designed to enable the Em-

bassy’s financial committee to audit it on a daily bases and it is in line with the Royal Thai Governments internal financial rules and regulations. “In terms of the practices of visa application, all visa application fee is non refundable. Once an applicant submits visa applications, it is obliged that he will receive a payment slip and visa collection record (white slip) from the Embassy’s consular staff. The white slip serves as both proof of payment and collection slip. Original slip which is generated automatically is issued and only if the applicant is is-

sued a visa”. “After being rejected, the applicant(s) has a right to submit visa application later on voluntary bases. However, they have also been informed that The Royal Thai Embassy also has the right to reject the request. The Embassy also found that some declined applicants also insists that the Embassy receive and review their visa application(s). he stated. The consular who has a few days to serve out his term in the country, called to better relationship between Thailand and Nigeria.

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We’re changing 33 per cent access to vaccination by children Continued from page 1 Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of NPHCDA, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Times in his office Abuja, said that the agency under his stewardship is working on a fourpoint agenda in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to deliver on its mandate. He disclosed that only 33 percent of children in Nigeria have access to full vaccination and immunisation. The NPHCDA boss attributed the poor vaccination coverage to mismanagement of resources and ineffectiveness which he said his administration has taken genuine steps to correct the abnormalities of the past. He assured development partners and the country that “it’s not business as usual in NPHCDA.” Shuaib said: “I came in with a four point agenda

to transform a system that had variously been described as failing, poor performing and corrupt. NPHCDA, when I resumed office was under the cloud of mistrust from development partners and donors agencies around an audit of the system by the GAVI Alliance, with alliance of different organisations for vaccines and immunisations. “So what really happened was that a determination was made that funds and resources made available to NPHCDA were not been used in a judiciously and effective manner.” He lamented, saying, “We live in communities some of which do not have a single presence of a health care centre or even if they have, they have been reduced to what we call consulting centres. That is why, when I came on board, I keyed into the President Muhammadu Buhari vision of re-

ducing this iniquity that existed amongst Nigerians in terms of accessing primary health centres that care of good quality. “We made it very clear that we want to reduce that inequity, the gap between those who have money and who do not have money in terms of access to health care facilities. “The minister of health has also in his policy direction from day one insisted that we should at least have one functional health care facilities in all the communities. “Apart from the issue of funding, there were also issues of how well NPHCDA has done in achieving its core mandate of providing primary health care services and other auxiliary services. So what we did was to be very clear about the challenges that we face as an organisation.” The healthcare expert further noted that the

health care service being rendered at the community and rural levels “is nothing to write home about.” This, he added, contributed largely to people rushing to the tertiary healthcare institutions. Shuaib also observed that one cannot get good primary health care facilities in most states lamenting, “Our routine immunisation is very poor.” He said: “In fact, it is one of the poorest in the whole of Africa. We are at a point where only about 33% of our children are being vaccinated, only 33% of them gets full vaccination, so what happen to the remaining 67%? That means they go without the vaccines despite all the effort of the Federal Government. “The Federal Government makes sure that these vaccines are available but we have a challenge in terms of getting these vaccines to the people where

they live and work in the community and that is why we say we are strengthening the process of getting the vaccines to the communities. This is what we call routine immunisation. “We want to finish the job of Polio so that all the resources we have been spending for polio campaigns, to look for polio vaccines and train polio staff will be channeled to something else, to other diseases like Malaria which is very common to us”. Shuaib said that his leadership has taken some measures and “that will address the livelihood of our people that live in our communities and that is why we now prioritised the strengthening of our health care to deliver better quality primary healthcare services to Nigerians which is the first priority. “The second priority that we identified was to strengthen routine immunisation and ensure that vaccines are available. “The third priority was to finish the job of polio eradication. We had embarked on a journey (and I was part of this process since 2012 that really changed the narrative around polio eradication) by setting up Polio Emergency Operation Centres (PEO). We were able to drive polio out of Nigeria

except for two local government areas in Borno State that we could not access. “Unfortunately, these were the same local government areas that led to an outbreak of polio virus in 2016. So, from a technical point of view, those were the three programmatic areas that we needed to prioritise and deliver on. “However, what I viewed as the most important issue that we ought to address was the image of the agency, what to put in place that will make the agency more efficient as well as perform at a high level to deliver on these mandate,” the NPHCDA boss said. He maintained that his administration will ensure prudent financial management processes, especially coming out of a situation where people had concerns about how funds have been mismanaged in the past. The Daily Times recalls that the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation, GAVI, had asked the Federal Government to refund almost $8 million which also led them to stop funding Nigeria immunisation. But the new helmsman of NPHCDA said: “We have to demonstrate that the new NPHCDA is real by putting in place measures that will build confidence.”

FG/ASUU in another marathon dialogue, may end strike today L-R: Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige; National President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba; Vice President, Academics Staff Union of University (ASUU), Mr. Emmanuel Osodeke; ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi and the immediate past President of ASUU, Comrade Nasir Isa, during their meeting with the Minister in Abuja… on Thursday.

Aftermath of Meeting: Doctors may call off strike Idu Jude & SamIrat Oduwole, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Following a failed at-

tempt by the federal government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to reach an immediate consensus, government has till today to pay all the outstanding areas and allowances owed to the doctors or the strike will continue. The federal government, however, has agreed to credit the accounts of the resident doctors on or before the Friday dateline. This condition was contained in a 10 point demand given by the doctors to the federal government after an all-night long conciliation meeting to end the strike which entered its second day by in response to the long overdue arrears,

as well as other issues affecting the resident doctors. The doctors, who remained adamant in their demand during the pulsating all-night deliberation, were at the verge of impeaching their national president, Dr. Onyebueze John, with high level of exuberance before the Ministers of Labour and Employment, and the two ministers from the Ministry of Health as well as other top federal government officials. Government had earlier pleaded for two weeks extension, stating that the outcome of the negotiation must be communicated to the accountant general before the payment is made. “We cannot afford to call off the strike, alert or no deal,” they chorused. “We

know that once we call it off, then we will be left out and that is how it has been,” the doctors stressed. Earlier before the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, said that the federal government and NARD agreed to resume discussion by November, while the association calls off the strike and also use the opportunity to consult its members. Dr. Ngige, stated that government was amazed at the turn of event when the association embarked on a strike and abandoned its work of saving lives. The negotiation, which went into the night, has its meeting leaked to the media as the doctors demanded to either receive bank account on or Saturday next week or the strike

continues. According to one of the angry doctors, “we will not allow this nonsense, how can the President go to London to be treated by medical doctors that are well paid and who work in well equipped Hospitals but fail to pay doctors in his own country.” The meeting noted NARD’s position that despite the signed Memorandum of Terms of Settlement, the industrial action by its members emanated from a distrust of government commitment to execute its own end of the Terms of Settlement. The Minister of Labour and Employment expressed displeasure that NARD members embarked on strike despite of the Continued on page 7

Idu Jude & Samiat Odunoye Abuja

The federal government again embarked on a marathon meeting trying to ease the tensed industrial atmosphere that engulfed the polity as it seeks a rapprochement with striking members of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU). The federal government is currently experiencing a season of strikes by a pocket of the organised labour in the country having just met a common ground with the National Association Resident Doctors (NARD) who also had engaged in the same struggle. In the crucial meeting with ASUU included the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, as the chief negotiator; the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu; and the Permanent Secretary in the Labour Ministry. Also in the meeting was the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly, Senator Ita Enag. On the side of the ASUU, was the president of ASUU

Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Aliyu Waba and some other heads of labour unions in the country? Addressing the negotiating teams, the Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, stated that the meeting is expected to be fruitful as every Nigerian awaits the return of the students to the classroom. According to Dr. Ngige, “Government is making all efforts to end the strike to enable students meet up with the academic calendar.” He also doused the mistrust between ASUU and the federal government and expressed the hope that both parties will reach up to a common ground at the end of the day, which, he said, will not only be favourable to students, but also help the federal government towards achieving a better Nigeria. As at press time, uncertainty pervades as both parties are buried in intense negotiations trying reach a consensus.

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We must restructure or forget one Nigeria, Southern leaders tell FG Patrick Okohue, Lagos & Bolaji Omosanya, Ibadan

ÏÏÏ It was history in the making on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as various ethnic groups in Southern Nigeria including Yoruba, Igbo and Niger Delta people joined forces together in Ibadan to say that the only way to avoid disintegration of the country was for the Federal Government to heed the calls for restructuring. They made the calls at a summit tagged, “Ibadan declaration” which held at the Mainbowl of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex,

Ibadan. The summit was attended by frontline elites including traditional rulers, top political office holders, regional group leaders and opinion moulders’ from Southern Nigeria who came in large numbers from South West, South South and South East. The long list includes the Ooni of Ife, Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, President General, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, Afenifere chieftain, Chief Olu Falae, former Minister of Education, Prof. Babatunde Adeniran, Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose,

Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere Leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Chief Afe Babalola, (SAN). Others include, former Minister of Information, Prof. Walter Ofonagoro, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Ike Nwachukwu, former media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, former leader of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Chief Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, daughter of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, former Governors of Ogun and

Ondo States, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. The list also include Senator Gbenga Kaka, former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Prof Idowu Sofola, President, Yoruba Council of Elders, Mr Wale Oshun, Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Oyedokun, Oba Lekan Balogun, Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Latifu Adebimpe, Ashipa Balogun of Ibadanland, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, retired archbishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi who was represented by Bashorun

Former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose; Chief Afe Babalola (SAN); Publicity Secretary, Yoruba Unity Forum, Dr. Kunle Olajide; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and others, during a summit on restructuring tagged: The Yoruba Standpoint, in Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo State… on Thursday

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signed collectively agreed Terms of Settlement dated August 31, 2017, and conciliation in progress in line with the provisions of Section 5 of the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004. The issues of concern to NARD were therefore re-addressed as follows; that subsequent to “failure to pay our salary shortfall of 2016 and January to May 2017. Acknowledging the need for the resident doctors to receive their full salaries, the meeting deliberated extensively on the accounting difficulties encountered in the disbursement of salaries to non regular payrolls labeled ‘non regular allow-

ances’ as against regular payrolls covered by the IPPIS platform.” The meeting further noted that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) did receive one Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) of the sum of N13.2billion to address the shortfalls in Public Sector, including payment of the salaries of affected doctors in Federal Tertiary Health Institutions (FTHI). After due considerations by the meeting especially of the document submitted by NARD on ‘Salary Shortfall,’ it was agreed that the OAGF has to employ checks and balances in disbursing government funds. Accordingly, though verifications had been done

by the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA), there was still need to carry out authentications. Payment would therefore be made directly to the affected FTHI for doctors and staff that have been authenticated, and additionally, a soft copy would be forwarded to the parent federal health ministry, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, CMDs, N That the FTHIs on list A of the document submitted by NARD that have been authenticated by OAGF were expected to receive payments on or before Friday, September 8, 2017 as the OAGF tendered a mandate pledged to forward an additional list of the remaining FTHI to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for nec-

essary action between September 7 and 8, 2017. That the 2nd batch (list B) Mandate will be treated as soon as their AIE is sent to OAGF since NARD claimed that PICA had verified the shortfalls. Secondly, NARD recommends that failure of the federal government to rectify the salaries shortfall from the month of August 2017 that it may not call off the strike today. The meeting noted and agreed with NARD demand for a 100per cent payment of salaries to its members. However, it was observed that the shortfalls were basically experienced by those not on the IPPIS platform termed “Non Regular Allowances/Payments.” NARD was also assured that notwithstanding IPPIS

of Oyo, high Chief Yusuf Ayoola, Mr Babatunde Oduyoye, AD chieftain, Dr Yemi Farunmbi, foremost Yoruba leader, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Chief Adeniyi Akintola(SAN), Gani Adams, Oodua Peoples Congress, Chief Labake Lawal, embattled Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Otunba Adebola Olaife represented Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and many others. Governor Fayose in his characteristic manner did not mince words as he told the gathering that the architects of Yoruba problems are its leaders telling them point blank that “You, our Yoruba leaders are the problems we have. You see those our forefathers like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Samuel Akintola and others have done their best. It is now left for us if we cannot continue on the good legacy they left behind. “If a leopard has dogs at its back like soldiers, it will fight and die like dogs. But, if it leads dogs, they would fight together and win. You our elders should fight like leopard. Friendship does not want truth. Where we are now, we, Yorubas, are our own problems. This kind of a meeting that is well attended by kings, reputable leaders of Yoruba. After now, you see one of our leaders on television saying, restructuring is not the way out. There is no sense in such talks. A good leader should be on the side of the majority of people. Some of those people were

not supposed to have come from Yoruba. They are selfish; they only think of themselves.” Mr. Fani-Kayode, in his own words said, “Today’s fight is a real one. They have turned us into slaves in this country. Let’s stop pretending. We Yoruba are very restrained, civilized, educated, very accommodating and liberal and sometimes, that is used against us. The situation whereby we are second class citizens is unacceptable to me and to majority of Yoruba people. “We knew what happened to Awolowo, what happened to Abiola and Obasanjo when he was there. They brought Sharia, Boko Haram. It’s time for us to think again. We should do restructuring. If they say they don’t want restructuring, then we call for Oduduwa Republic, end of story.” Chief Albert Horsfall who represented the South South said: “We of the South South have for several years run the economy of this country; we provided the engine room that runs Nigeria yet we are still expecting to have a privilege to run our own affairs. “We do not want federation based on unitary system. We are not mad; we are agitating for our rights. Civilization came to this country from the shores of South South. Restructuring must start from the South South. What we understand by restructuring is that you provide your resources and control it.”

coming into existence in October, 2017, the arrears accumulated in salary shortfalls on the Non Regular Platform, would be paid based on the old payment regime and liquidated. After extensively discussing the issue by all parties, it was concluded that while the appeal filed by the FMoH in the Appeal Court against the Judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on skipping is pending; skipping for doctors should however continue as currently applied for other health workers. Hospitals that are yet to implement skipping for doctors are to commence. Also, there should be no “same scale” promotion except at the terminal grade

level and in accordance with the Public Service Rules. Payment for skipping shall stop if the Appeal Court invalidates the payment. They also ordered federal government to enroll and capture its members on the Integrated Personnel Payment Information System (IPPIS). On this issue, the meeting concluded that item V of the Memorandum of Settlement dated August 31, 2017 should be adopted and implemented. Item V under reference provides as follows – “Based on the information given by the members of NARD, it was noted that only 18 Federal Tertiary Health Institutions had so far submitted their Nominal Roll.

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Call Sagay to order, Senate tells Buhari should

Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senate has urged

President Muhammadu Buhari to dispense with the chairman of the Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), who it accused of spreading falsehood and making hate speeches against the National Assembly. The Senate described Sagay as a rascal who it said has been using every available opportunity to disparage the lawmaking organs of government in Nigeria with lies and uncouth remarks The Senate made this known in a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, stressing that Sagay was fond of using every opportunity he has to make public speeches to disparage the Federal Legislature by using uncouth and unprintable words to describe the legislators and the institution they represent. It described Sagay as one of the few divisive

elements in the Buhari administration who, it stressed believe their relevance is enhanced only when they create constant tension between the legislature and the executive. Sabi added that Sagay in his fits has always been setting members of the executives against each other, just to give an impression that he has been working. He said while the legislators had ignored past statements made by the Professor of law, his recent speech at a public lecture in Lagos organized by the Society of International Law where he reportedly made issues out of the allowances of the legislators was uncalled for. He said, “His last speech in Lagos during which he was reeling out false and exaggerated figures about the salaries and allowances of legislators and also lied about the passage of anti-corruption bills showed that he just deliberately set out to undermine the legislative institution and lower its reputation

in the estimation of right thinking members of the society and we therefore believe we should put him in his rightful place. Sabi said also that the remarks credited to Sagay during the event amounted to incitement of the public against the Nigerian legislature as well as hate speech, which it said the government has been working hard to contain. “As an academic whose creed should be to find facts and make comments based on truth, we believe that Sagay should stop spreading beer parlour rumours about the salaries and allowances of legislators when he could simply get the facts from the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) which is the body constitutionally charged with the responsibility of fixing salaries and allowances of all public officials. “Let us make it clear that our salaries and allowances are open books and the details can be taken from the RMFAC by any interested party.

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Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund grows to $2bn Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Fund stood at $2 billion this month with the investment agency seeking further growth through agriculture and the addition of asset management. The government’s contribution stands at $1.5bn, with the rest including funds owned by the institution and those managed for several government agencies. Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority Mr. U he Orji said that the Authority has revamped 11 fertilizer-blending plants so far this year. Orji told Blomberg that the action was part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s initiative to boost farming output and reduce the economy’s dependence on oil, which contributes

Adeosun, Finance Minister two-thirds of the government’s revenue. “At the moment, agriculture is our number one area of investment,” Orji said, adding that the NSIA, as the investment authority is known, plans to rehabilitate another nine fertilizer-blending plants within a year. “The 11 plants deliver 6 million bags of fertilizer at 30 per cent below market prices, halting govern-

ment subsidies, the information ministry said last month. The project created 50,000 jobs and saved the government 50bn naira ($139 million) in would-be subsidies this year, it said. “The wealth fund also wants to expand by going beyond government cash injections to undertaking asset management, according to Orji.That’s the major line of conversation we are having with various agencies and various arms of the government,” he said. Orji said the fund will soon announce a joint venture in health care with a partner he declined to name, and is considering oil and gas investments. Nigeria’s economy, which vies with South Africa’s as the largest on the continent, expanded in the second quarter by 0.55 percent, as agricultural and oil output increased, ending its worst slump in 25 years.

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Kogi govt evacuates flood victims to IDP camps Patients groan as ATBUTH resident doctors down-tools as NEMA advices communities to relocate Idris Ahmed, Lokoja & Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Following the flood caused by Thursday’s early morning heavy rain that affected some parts of Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, the state government has commenced immediate evacuation of victims to safer areas. The areas mostly affected are Sarkin Noma, Gadumo and Ganaja villages all suburbs of the state capital. Scores of houses on the banks of the River Niger and its tributaries were affected as they were submerged, while shops and business premises were destroyed. Travelers on the AbujaLokoja highway were temporarily stranded as the road was heavily flooded making it difficult for

them to continue with their journeys. The heavy rain added to the water level of River Niger that runs parallel with the road at that point. In a swift response, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs. Rosemary Osikoya, who visited the affected areas, instructed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and staff of her ministry to evacuate the victims to Felele primary school as an emergency measure. Shops and shanties were equally removed and relocated to other areas while debris are being cleared to allow free flow of water. According to the Commissioner, a census of the victims and properties will soon commence as Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)camps would

soon be set up in the various flood prone areas across the state. Mrs. Osikoya therefore appealed to the Federal Government, National Emergency Agency (NEMA), corporate organisations and individuals to come to the aid of the victims. It would be recalled that in September 2012 flood sacked thousands of people were sent parking and farms worth millions of naira were destroyed. Meanwhile, following distressed call on eminent flooding of some local governments in the state, NEMA has called on residents of the affected areas to relocate immediately or be wiped out by flood. In a statement signed by the Head of Media and Public Relations, Sani Datti, “NEMA strongly advises the communities

living around the flood plains to immediately relocate to higher grounds for safety to avoid the danger of the eminent,” it stated. In a step to ensure that residents are not trapped in the flood, the Agency has established contact with the State Commissioners for Environment, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and other relevant stakeholders while a team from the agency is due to arrive the state for appropriate interventioms for the affected persons and communities. The Daily Times gathered that as at the time of filling this report, Lokoja the state capital, is already getting flooded and shop owners and residents are looking for alternatives.

Medical personnel conducting a free medical check on people, during the ongoing 2017 African Arts and Crafts Expo in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Restructuring will unite Nigerians -monarch Edward Nnachi, Lagos

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The Oba of Oworonsoki kingdom of Lagos state, His Royal Highness, Oba Salisu Bashiru Oloruntoyin, has stressed the need for Nigeria to be restructured, adding that it would address all the pockets of agitations in some parts of the country and unite Nigerians as one people. Oba Oloruntoyin who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our reporter in his palace recently called on the political class agitated by the clamour for restructuring to put the collective interest of Nigerians ahead of their personal interests. He said, “Yes, it is be-

cause of what they are benefiting, that is why they do not support restructuring. It is good to restructure Nigeria. When we were operating regionalism, we had the Western region, the Eastern, the Northern and later the Mid-west; things were not as bad as they are now. “Everybody lived in peace and there was unity and security. If we go by restructuring Nigeria, I think things will be better.” Although the quit notice served on Igbo resident in the North has been withdrawn, nonetheless the royal father condemned the development and warned the perpetrators to shun divisive tenden-

cies and embrace peace. His words, “It is a very sad development. Nigeria has come into existence even before our independence. We have Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Calabar, Edo and the rest of them just as we have many languages and we have been together since the time of our forefathers. “Nobody can now come and say somebody should pack and go from his state. “I’m an Awori man, this is my ancestral home and I welcome everyone here. I can also go to the north, buy a house and live there. “I am planning to go to the East, Imo state precisely where my very good friend, late Chief Sam Mbakwe, was a former

governor. Mbakwe was a good man. I can buy a house there, I can even marry a new wife there and have children and we will live together as a family. “Will anyone tell me that those children are not mine? We are one and should remain as one.” On National Peace Corps project, he said, “it is nice to continue to enlighten our people on the need to promote unity and maintain peaceful coexistence with our neighbours regardless of our tribe. “That kind of seminar will help to educate our people and it will go a long way to keep us as one, shun hate speeches, and promote peace and unity.”

Samuel Luka, Bauchi

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Activities at the Abubakar Tafawabalewa Teaching Hospital ATBUTH have been crippled as resident doctors of the hospital join their counterparts nationwide to embark on an industrial strike. The Chief Medical Director of ATBUTH, Dr. Mohammed Alkali, said that the hospital has clearly notified the regular resident doctors and the locum doctors that by virtue of their appointments, they are not supposed to be a part of the strike. “I have received information that the locum have withdrawn from the strike. In the meantime, our consultants are also on ground to assist in attending to patients and the locum doctors are also around now to render services to patients,” he said. When our correspondent visited the hospital, Patients receiving treatment were at the receiving end as they continue to lament following the unavailability of doctors to attain to their health challenges. Daily times reports that some patients openly cried out that they are suffering as a result of the strike by the resident doctors, pleading with them to suspend the strike and attain to their health complains. One of the patients, Lance Corporal Yunusa Yusuf, a soldier who was injured during an exercise and now on a wheel chair, said that he has been there since morning without being attended to.

Yusuf, who spoke to Daily Times outside the Surgical Ward of the Teaching Hospital, said he was serving with the 313 Artillery Air Defence, Minna, where he sustained a neck fracture during bush exercise along Jos road in Bauchi, added that he has been receiving treatment at ATBUTH without any problem until now when the strike action began. “I am here with my son and my younger brother since 7 o’clock this morning. “I have spent N1,500 buying one form of drug or the other and they are saying no doctors (could attend to me) because they (the doctors) are on strike. I am suffering. “I have not eaten since money. God will punish these doctors for subjecting us to this kind of suffering. “As I am here over 40 patients have come and gone without being attended to. How can I go home like this? They want me to die.” Rukaiya Ibrahim, whose three year old son, Yakubu had pneumonia, said: “Please my son should not die. They carried out a surgery on him two weeks ago and today he has been abandoned. He has been crying since morning and yet there is no doctor to attend to him” However, some of the pediatric nurses told our correspondent that Rukaiya had nothing to worry

about as nurses were attending to Yakubu and all the children admitted in the ward, and that the boy would be fine.

Police begin investigations into alleged drowning of 3 children in Enugu Moses Oyediran, Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command said it has commenced investigation into alleged drowning of three children in a well at Ezeama Ohodo in IgboEtiti local government area of the state. According to a release by the Enugu police spokesperson, Mr. Ebere Amarizu, the three children of about two and half years identified as Chibenyi Ugwuda, Chinedu Ugwuda and Chukwunora Ugwuda had allegedly fell into a well at Ezeama village of Ohodo

in Igboetiti local government area of Enugu state which caused their death. “The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force through its operatives have commenced a full scale investigation into the alleged drowning of three children of about two and half years each in a well at Ezeama village Ohodo in Igbo-Etiti local government area of Enugu state. “Meanwhile the three dead bodies have been buried on the orders of the village head of the family identified as one James Odua,” the release stated.

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Hate speech as beginning of the end

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

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A need for caution on the issue of internet monitoring

R Henry Okelue

ecently, the Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen John Enenche, was on Channels TV to discuss what the military has embarked upon as part of its national security duties. Gen Enenche set off a storm that could come back to hurt the present administration when he said the military was now monitoring social media and the internet for what he called “anti-government” and “anti-security” activities. That governments, especially on the African continent, are very paranoid and less disturbed by the optics of censoring or attempted censoring of citizens, is lost on just a few people. In a bid to protect their regimes, they go to absurd, and really embarrassing extents. Take Cameroon earlier this year, and more recently, Togo, as examples. In these places, access to information was cut at various times when citizens decided to vent their disapproval of their leaders. For ninety-three days, Cameroon cut access to the internet from its Anglophone regions. The government’s claim was that the internet was being used to spread fake news during protests against discrimination against the English-speaking citizens of the country. There are current reports of throttling down of

the internet in Togo as citizens continue to protest and ask for political reforms. Many African governments have at one time or the other, curtailed or tried to curtail what their citizens do online. They either monitor what people are saying on social media, or totally take away their access to the media. In 2013 Nigeria was widely reported to have awarded a contract of about $40m USD to Israeli elements to provide technology for peeping at what Nigerians were doing on the internet. Now it is 2017, and the government that ushered that government out of the State House, on a promise of changing how things are done, has been caught up in a controversy of official voyeurism. But is there indeed a justification behind security agencies listening in on the chatter of individuals on social media and the internet in the name of national security? If so, how can it be separated from an effort by the government to gag free speech? Therein lies the issues. The internet and social media have become like a two headed snake, with each having a different brain. Social media for example has proven itself as a platform for robust discourse and for speaking truth to power. It has become a platform via which the voice of the electorate is projected without any filter. But we have also seen how social media and the internet have become fertile

grounds for radicalisation and advancing Jihadist ideologies. Many accessories of terror, from Raqqa, down to Maiduguri, were reached, and converted, via the internet and social media. This reality has led countries like the Israel, the UK and US, neck deep in fighting terror at home and overseas, to setting up units that monitor social media and the internet activities for a long, long time now. As recently as April 26, The Express in the UK reported that Twitter blocked the UK government from monitoring security related activities on Twitter. In the US, police and the FBI regularly use activities on social media to intercept crimes, and to investigate. Nigeria, with Boko Haram, IPOB, and numerous other security challenges, cannot be left out. Nigeria cannot afford to leave its social media and internet flanks open for security exploits. Criminals have been using the Nigerian internet space to advance their nefarious activities, be it terrorism, kidnapping, or economic sabotage. So I do not have any issues against the military authorities monitoring security related activities on social media and the internet. The police should follow suit, they need it more. Where I have an issue is the “antigovernment activities” part. This is an inappropriate terminology in a democracy.

What passes as anti-government activity? Members of the opposition using propaganda to try to get ahead? Or citizens speaking out against what they sense to be government inaction? Those obviously can’t pass for “anti-government activities”. If it is the issue of rumours, misinformation, and fake news which are capable of disturbing public peace, then those are crimes that are already covered by extant laws and can either be handled by the police. The government’s information apparatus can also get up and do its job by flooding the polity with what it believes is the truth. Using the military or security agencies to hound and try to change civil narratives will always backfire. It will always hurt such a government. The freedom of speech of every citizen is protected by the Constitution. Gagging anyone because you don’t like what they say or put on social media is wrong and should be resisted. The government needs to be careful not to be seen as anti-people. It should address dissent and divergent opinions pragmatically with superior reasoning and argument. It should not make the mistake of being seen as a coward using jackboots and horsewhips to get ahead. Henry writes from Abuja and you can follow him on Twitter at @4eyedmonk

Ambode: Spearheading Nigeria’s rebirth through Agriculture

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AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef

Lagos the smallest, the richest, the oldest, untouched or divided since creation, most populous, most cosmopolitan; a state with vibrant energy; and its unique soul, highly receptive to both hard-working. Land of opportunities, in Lagos, fortune favours the brave. There are many cities across the World with Lagos as their names; but our own Lagos is the most promising Centre of Excellence. Welcome to the capital of prosperity,” -- Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Fix Lagos and you fix Nigeria. Lagos is the microcosm of Nigeria, where all communities across Nigeria have brought their respective prospects and problems to converge in massive number of over 22 million on 3,577sq km. As there is a truism in an adage that “if hunger is removed from a man’s needs, his poverty is abated”, so true is the saying that, If Nigeria can overcome her food scarcity and agricultural insecurity, sustainable-comprehensive development in Nigeria will be accelerated. But, for this to occur, Lagos must continue on the path of sustainable food and agricultural revival. Prior to the recent bold collaboration with Kebbi State that brought delights to many homes during the Yuletide and New Year in Lagos through the sale of “Lake Rice”, the state was producing only 15% of what its people consumed, spending N350 billion on rice importation - half of the bill on the commodity by Nigeria. Daily, 6, 000 cows were slaughtered at over N3million, translating to N1, 080,000,000.00 yearly. Even with its huge population and the high purchasing power of residents, Lagos, until recently, (with only 350 hectares of cultivable lands) had 53

hectares under cultivation. Because of the strategic position of Lagos, one would think, Lagos would receive the biggest impact of Nigeria’s socio-economic dislocation. But God has been blessing us with succession of visionary, energetic and competent leaders, who always achieved the unprecedented in their respective term. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode swims against the tide of potential crisis to produce outstanding accomplishments, which has kept Lagos in the forefront of socio-economic and political development. Yet, Lagos must produce spectacular results in all sectors, especially in food safety and adequacy and agricultural security. At this period of recession, the first in 20 years in Nigeria, we need leaders who are willing, able and eager to rescue the country, bring us out of recession and restore our past glory. Ambode is a shining example of such leaders. Through uncommon policies, Ambode has been charting a new path towards achieving self-sufficiency in the food and agricultural sector, especially in rice, cassava, corn, sorghum, yams, beans, poultry, fishery and life-stock, complemented by businesses and industrial strategies. He created the Office of the Special Adviser on Food Security to, among others, tackle food insufficiency, ensure nutrient adequacy, guaranty food safety, provide massive employment, stimulate relevant business and industrial value chains and fuel accelerated socio-economic growth and development. Ambode’s allencompassing food security solution also seeks to inspire healthy competition and expand mutually rewarding agro-economy collaborations, not only in the Western Region states, but in all other states in the country. Ambode believes that when food is adequate, har-

monious relationship and peaceful coexistence - to further fuel socioeconomic development - will continue to reign. Ambodeism in agriculture can be seen in the proverb that says “don’t give me fish but teach me how to fish”. The empowerment of our people, particularly the youths, women and unemployed through partnership and networking with relevant stakeholders within the state, in the country and across the globe are germane in Ambode’s creative policies. In the next two years, Lagos is poised to scale up food sufficiency from the present 12% to 25%! Our Governor sees no reason why a nation blessed with lush rain forest and savannah should be spending billions on rice importation. For rice sufficiency in Lagos and for prosperity to her and other collaborating states, Ambode targets all arable lands in Nigeria. “Lake Rice” initiative is a fine example of strategic collaboration, where comparative advantages of partners are combined to produce impressive yield. During the Yuletide period alone, Lagos sold 32,467 bags of 50kg, 32,539 bags of 25kg and 30,780 bags of 10kg “Lake Rice”, produced and bagged by both states. Comparative advantage to maximize production is important in the agrarian policy. In alliance with Lagos, Kebbi State brings to the table 600 hectares of arable land, as Ogun State, in Egwa provides 500 hectares. In the same vein, Lagos has stepped up massive rice promotion drive, acquiring lands in other states for cultivation, especially in the Western Region. In this network of mutually rewarding initiatives, Lagos is providing its massive market of 22million people, its technical ability and its 32 metric tons per hour, state-ofthe-art rice mill, recently procured

from Buhler, in Switzerland. The Governor is determined to reach the maximum limit possible for rice cultivation in Lagos as well. He has expanded the Imota Rice Mill to have the capacity of 16 metric tons from 2.5 metric tons; a total of 100 farmers, mostly youths, are engaged in rice production in Epe under FADAMA III project; and in Avia Badagry, under Agric-YES, every year over 100 youths were trained for 6 months and practiced for 6 months. At the end of tutelage, they received loan (at 5%), resources and technical support. Still under Agric-YES in Badagry area, he is fusing socio-cultural realities of the region with agricultural opportunities to maximize gains, by strengthening people’s bond with their lands, building alliances with the people of Soghai-in the Republic of Benin - promoting entrepreneurship and other economic value chains and encouraging friendship and fraternity of the people in Badagry with their kinds in Benin Republic. Coconut has more than 300 derivatives, and in the past, coconut was a major export earner of the state. Hence, the Coconut Initiative is an area where Lagos still has massive comparative advantage. The Governor is poised to revive and scale up the coconut projects across all the value chains, as 180km stretch of coconut groves are available for planting of 30,000 seedlings, as three community-based micro-processing centres have been installed. This move will not only stimulate coconut industry (like in Philippines where coconut earning and coconut products can be compared to our receipts from petroleum) but will also improve coastal environment of the region. Dr. AbdulLateef is Hon. Commissioner, Lagos State Mininstry of Home Affairs.

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Private letter to Kenyatta

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You don’t have to force your opponents to walk the plank. In spite of the setback, you will win again on October 17. How? That’s what this private letter is about. Your party, the Jubilee party, has done what Napoleon could not do – providing free maternal care; cleaning up the slums; digitizing public records and opening them up to public access and scrutiny; adding over 325 MW of power to the national grid in two years; and constructing a standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi, among others.

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Mr. President, I can imagine your disappointment last week after the ruling of the Supreme Court declaring your election null and void. Four out of six justices nullified an election in which 10.6 million or 54 percent voted for you as their choice, each Justice assuming the equivalent or more of 2.6 million Kenyan votes. This can only make sense in the maths of jurisprudence. But all hope is not lost. I was moved to write after watching an excerpt of your first press conference in which you lamented the “unfair” outcome of the ruling, but indicated that you were constrained to abide by the decision of the court. As I watched the clip, I wondered what was going on in your mind; the prior discussions you must have had with your family and close aides, especially the Justice Minister, before you faced the press that day. When Kenyatta was Kenyatta, it was inconceivable that any man born of a woman would nullify an election in which 10.6 million Kenyans had elected him. You will recall, Mr. President, that until he died of a heart attack 39 years ago, your father, Jomo Kenyatta, was the sun in the Harambee firmament. The grand old man ruled Kenya for 15 years with an iron fist and only permitted opposition to exist, very briefly, as decoration. It’s not the fault of the court, you see. Your main rival and fifth-time contender for the presidency, Raila Odinga, knows that Kenyatta senior would not have accepted from his father, Oginga Odinga, what you have had to endure at his hands. Who knows, you may have even been in the same party with Odinga today had certain events not occurred in the mid-1960s that eventually led to the expulsion of Odinga senior from your father’s party. In hindsight, you probably thought that your father’s decision to expel Odinga, who was then his deputy from the party in 1969, was harsh. Perhaps now, you will begin to understand why your father, a Moscow-trained revolutionary, did what he did. It was not just about the overstated differences between the Luo and the Kikuyu

Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyata or any economic or ideological differences. The Odinga clan has it for you; they can’t bear being governed. It’s been said that you’re bitter – very bitter – at the ruling of the court. You have also been quoted as describing the Chief Justice and other Justices of the Supreme Court as ‘wakora’ (crooks and scoundrels), vowing that you will “fix” the court once the election is over. That statement has led to many unflattering interpretations, including a rebuke from the Law Society of Kenya. It didn’t help matters that not long after your statement, the dormitory where the daughter of Chief Justice David Maraga was staying at Moi Girls High School, was burnt down. She escaped by sheer instinct. For some inexplicable reason, she had decided to stay elsewhere that day. Mr. President, I imagine that in the face of the unexpected setback following the Supreme Court ruling, the true Kenyatta blood in you might be stirred up. But hold your peace. You don’t have to force your opponents to walk the plank. In spite of the setback, you will win again on October 17. How? That’s what this private letter is about. Your party, the Jubilee party, has done what Napoleon could not do – providing free maternal care; cleaning up the slums; digitizing public records and opening them up to public access and scrutiny; adding over 325 MW of power to the national grid in two years; and constructing a standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi, among others. Of course, the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) has been sniping at your government for allegedly over-borrowing and failing to transparently account for a Ksh 280 billion (about $2.7billion) Eurobond loan, thereby raising the spectre that this could be another

Anglo-Leasing scandal, one of the worst scandals in Kenya’s history. But, surely, you can understand the mentality of the opposition, Mr. President. These people are poor upstairs. They are posing as friends of the poor for votes, while trying to frame you as the out-oftouch heir of a rich father, whose mother, Ngina, was also one of Kenya’s richest women. It’s jealousy, Mr. President, pure jealousy. As for the matter at hand, that is, the repeat election of October 17, I repeat that there’s no reason why you should not win again. And the good news is that you can even win without contesting the election. Don’t be surprised, Mr. President. If you lost by contesting, why do you suppose you cannot win without contesting? I’m not speaking of a political contest, of course. I’m speaking, instead, of a legal contest, taking the fight to the opponent on the same turf where you lost: the court. I’m aware of the limitations of Kenya’s Constitution; that election petitions have to be dispensed with within 14 days at the Supreme Court and that pre-election matters are decided in Kenya before elections. I’m also aware that you have agreed to abide by the decision of the court. Yet in what might be your last chance to clinch victory from the jaws of a setback, you must act before the Court publishes its full judgment; you must aim to sterilise the judgment of the Supreme Court and arrest it before it becomes public. If you can do that, Justice Maraga and his brother Justices will have no choice but to review their judgment, eat the humble pie and award your hardearned victory. All you need, Mr. President, are the services of a few bright Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). Since we have the same Common law heritage, it shouldn’t be diffi-

cult for them to adapt. You can get the SANs in trailer loads, if you want. Our politicians line them up all the time for all sorts of cases. And if you excuse my quoting President Donald Trump here, these folks know how to win. If I may hint at it, Mr. President, for a matter as important as yours, our SANs will bring a forensic focus to bear on the Kenyan Constitution that will reveal the hidden technicalities. Their Lordships will be surprised to find there’s quite a handful, enough at least, to deliver preemptive victory before October 17. By the time our SANs have finished with the legal technicalities and prayers for adjournment upon adjournment, Mr. President would have nearly completed his fouryear second term; and who knows where the 72-year-old Odinga would be by then? Mr. President does not have to worry about what Kenyans may say about the novelty of seeking legal help abroad. Even if a few Kenyans are unhappy about it, foreign observers including John Kerry and Thabo Mbeki would be too pleased for this saving grace. They know that in a globalized world, help is where you find it. What is new anyway? Is the jury not out on whether or not the Russians helped Trump win? I must resist the temptation to say more, publicly. Mr. President should rest assured that as he weighs this exceptional approach, his father’s benign spirit is smiling over him, urging him not to throw away the ancient victory over the archrivals. Delay may be dangerous. Ishiekwene is the MD/EditorIn-Chief of The Interview magazine and board member of the Paris-based Global Editors Network

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Makarfi warns PDP members against dragging party to court Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, has warned PDP members against dragging the party to court. Makarfi, who gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, while inaugurating caretaker committees for Adamawa and Osun states chapters of the party, declared that members with grievances must exhaust internal mechanisms. “It is unfortunate that some people still think that going to court is the best way out, even after the Supreme Court’s judgement on the party’s leadership tussle. “The party will take a very hard stand on any member who is in a hurry to go to court without exhausting the avenues available in the party for grievances to be heard and be addressed accordingly. “We cannot deny people their fundamental human rights, but the party constitution says that members must exhaust the internal mechanism before seeking external solutions. “If you are quick in seeking external solutions, the party will not take it kindly,” Makarfi warned. He commended PDP members, especially where caretaker committees were inaugurated, for their “give and take” posture and sacrifice, and assured party faithfuls that their interests would be accommodated at various levels. Makarfi advised the newly inaugurated caretaker committee members to carry everybody along, pointing out that PDP was one family. “At this stage, it is not one side versus the other side. “The only side that is against us is anybody that takes us to court; it is that person or group that is clearly against us,” he said. Makarfi, in an interview with newsmen after the inauguration ceremony, decried the politicisation of reports that

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Nigeria was out of recession. “The issue should not be politicised; getting out of recession is when people feel secured and can feed and find jobs. “We can only say we are out of recession when there is adequate infrastructure and students do not find it difficult to pay tuition fees. “The reality is that, all these complaints are still there. Life is still tough for the poor man. So why should we be clapping and claiming that we are out of recession? “It is not time to clap. We have nothing to clap for. We have a lot to do. That is what PDP intends to correct when we come to power. “What we are doing now is to partner with those in power to make sure that

the condition of every Nigerian, especially the ordinary person, is better. We won’t politicise that.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quotes the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report as indicating that the country was out of recession. On the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Makarfi called on both parties to make peace and specifically advised the Federal Government to do the needful. Similarly, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, in a statement, said that the figures of growth rate released by NBS, when compared with inflation rate and population growth, showed that there was nothing to celebrate. “The report indicated that while the inflation rate was 16.05 per cent, the annual population growth rate was approximately 2.67 per cent per year. “With such statistics, it is impossible to escape the conclusion that the recovery of the Nigerian economy is weak, feeble and insufficient to herald the sort of celebration we want to indulge in,” he said. Adeyeye reiterated that the nation was at risk of falling into a more protracted recession if strong and bold monetary and fiscal policies were not activated immediately to sustain the exit from recession. He added that there was nothing to celebrate until such economic growth improves the harsh living conditions of ordinary Nigerians.

PLASIEC soon to conduct LG elections – official Patrick Okohue, with Agency Report The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) says it will soon release the timetable for the conduct of local government elections in the state. A member of the Commission, Mr Patrick Mangin, announced this on Wednesday in Jos, at a forum on election, organised for persons living with disabilities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was at the instance of Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP), with support from BBC Media Action, UK aid, and Actionaid Nigeria. NAN also reports that the forum was part of CAPP’s project tagged “Strengthening Citizens’ Engagement in Electoral Process in Nigeria (SCEEP)”. According to Mangin, the electoral umpire has put in modalities to ensure that the polls were smooth, credible and acceptable. “The time table is set, but I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag. The only thing I can say now is that we have finished all the arrangements,” he said. He said that PLASIEC would give the political parties a notice of 90 days to prepare as stipulated by law, before the election date. The Commission’s member commended CAPP for organising the forum, and promised that PLASIEC would involve people living with disabilities in all its plans. Earlier, Acting Executive Director of CAPP, Mr Nelson Ananze, had said that the forum was organised to educate and sensitise people living with disabilities on electoral processes, pointing out that such groups were often excluded from the electoral processes. He explained that the SCEEP project, which is being carried out in 108 wards of 36 local governments in six states, seeks to strengthen women, youths and people living with disabilities on election matters.

We’re battle ready for council poll- Kwara PDP Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

Still basking in the euphoria of its new found unity, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, yesterday said it is battled ready for the November 18 local government election in the state. While addressing newsmen shortly after a stakeholders meeting at the party’s secretariat in Ilorin, the chairman of its caretakers committee, Chief Tunde Akindehin said PDP has all it takes to emerge victorious in the council poll. According to him, he said his committee had been able to settle all the contentious issues among

party leaders in the state, adding that “all our leaders are now united.” Akindehin cautioned the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) against deviating from the provisions of the nation’s electoral law in conducting the council poll. He warned that any act of arbitrariness in the process and conduct of the election will be rejected and challenged in the court of law. He added: “All the leaders of our party are now united. We have all it takes to contest and win the forthcoming council poll in the state. “Nigerians are depressed, so PDP is prepared to bail them out. We are ready to listen to Nigerians,

do their biddings and remove their pains. We had a very good meeting; our leaders are now united.” Akindehun said the councillorship aspirants in the fold of the PDP will obtain their forms with N35,000 while the chairmanship aspirants will obtain their own forms with N100,000. The meeting was attended by the former factional leaders of the party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi and Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, the former governorship candidate of the party, Senator Simon Ajibola, the pioneer chairman of the party in the state, Barr. Kunlr Sulyman, Prof Shuaib AbdulRaheem and Senator Suleiman Ajadi among others.

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Benjamin Omoike South-East leaders on Wednesday defended the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari, praising him for turning the gloom and despondency that engulfed the country in 2015 into a vibrant hope. They also commended the All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, for holding the ruling party together. “Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is intellectually sound, results-driven and humble. He is an asset to the country’s democratic process,” the leaders said. Rising from a meeting in Awka, the leaders commended President Buhari for advancing the interests of the Nigerian people through the processes of governance. Reading from a prepared text on behalf of the leaders, Chairman of SouthEast Unity and Advancement Forum (SEUAF), Chief Maxwell Okoye, said the leaders praised Buhari for pursuing policies aimed at improving the livelihood of the people and repositioning Nigeria for good. The leaders, who looked at the outcome of government efforts in dealing with challenges inherited, said when APC assumed power in 2015, the country was engulfed in an atmosphere of gloom and despondency. “The economy was in complete shambles. Today, the economy is on the upward curve signifying the commencement of an era of sustained economic growth. The reforms have produced encouraging results,” the leaders said. Pushing for a second term for Buhari, the leaders commended the ruling party for articulating a clear, compelling and attainable vision for the people, restor-

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ing harmony and confidence in a nation that was badly fractured as a result of bad leadership and the activities of terrorists and religious extremists. “President Muhammadu Buhari is healthy. He has restored the sheen of the presidency.” The leaders also praised Oyegun for leading the ruling party with adeptness, advancing ideas on how to tackle various challenges facing Nigeria, sup-

Group tasks APC on Buhari/ Osinbajo for 2019 Kwasu Joseph Alhamdu President Muhammadu Buhari’s kinsmen yesterday called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to renew Buhari/Osinbajo ticket for the 2019 presidential election. The group which earlier organised a rally in Daura emirate in support of Buhari during the Sallah celebration, thanked Nigerians for supporting Buhari during his medical vacation in the UK. In a statement jointly signed by the secretary general of the coalition, Alhaji Isma’ila M. Daura and chief convener, Ahmed Kabiru Shiroka, the coalition expressed their unflinching support for the President and called on the APC national leadership to present Buhari and Osinbajo in the 2019 elections. “We want to express our happiness and gratitude to God for healing President Muhammadu Buhari and safe return from the medical vacation in London. We are also calling on the APC leadership to give us Buhari/ Osinbajo’s ticket in 2019,” the group said. The group said the people of Dau-

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ra are proud of President Buhari because he has fulfilled his electoral promises which include security, economic and agricultural development. “We are now sleeping with our two eyes closed since the defeat of Boko Haram. Nigerias’s economy has improved and we are now out of recession. President Buhari’s agricultural revolution is working and is yielding results,” the group said. They thanked the Niger Delta people for putting Nigeria first before all other conditions.

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porting the fight against corruption and impunity and increasing the electoral support and popularity of the party in the country. “APC is a model of transparency and accountability. It does not have a policy of use and abandon. There is no split in the National Working Committee. Oyegun is promoting peace, creating space for the young and managing issues in the party well,” the leaders said. They urged those nursing presidential

ambition in APC to put Nigeria ahead of their personal ambitions. The leaders also extolled the leadership qualities and proven records of service of APC gubernatorial candidate in Anambra State, Dr. Tony Nwoye, urging the people of the state to reject Chief Willie Obiano, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, Chief Osita Chidoka, Mrs. Oby Okafor, Mr. Henry Ikechukwu Onuorah and others in the November governorship election. “The APC primaries in Anambra State was credible and transparent,” the leaders said. They commended the national leadership of the party for allowing the delegates choose the party’s flag-bearer without interference. “What is at stake in Anambra is to support the right person who will bring about overall development in the state. Tony Nwoye will chart the right course and provide a clear focus for where the people and the state want to be, and how to get there. The Anambra State APC primary was conducted in a free, fair and transparent fashion. It was not rigged. Nwoye won the hearts of the delegates. APC will win the November 18 governorship election,” the leaders said. They also urged Andy Uba, George Moghalu, Chukwuma Paul, Madu Nonso, Nwibe Bart, Nwike Patrick, Obidigbo Chike, Okonwko D, Onunkwo Johnbosco, Uchegbu Adaobi, and Uzoh Obinna to work with stakeholders in the interest of the party.

2019: Rep lauds PDP zoning of Nasarawa guber to North A member of the House of Representatives, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rep. David Ombugadu from Nasarawa State, has commended the PDP for zoning the governorship slot of the party to Nasarawa North Senatorial District of the state for the 2019 general elections. Ombuagadu, who represents Nasarawa Eggon/Akwanga/Wamba federal constituency at the National Assembly, described the decision as a “true reflection of the yearnings and aspiration of the people’’ in the zone. He made this known on Wednesday while fielding questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after a stakeholders’ meeting of the party in Akwanga, Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. The lawmaker said that the gesture would boost the political morale of the electorate in Nasarawa North Senatorial District, which was yet to produce a governor since the creation of the state in 1996, to actualise their ambition. Ombugadu said that zoning of the governorship ticket to the Northern part of the state would improve the fortunes of the PDP in the state. “This zoning is also a good omen not only for the people of the North, but for the entire state and Nigeria at large in the interest of peace, justice and fairness,’’ he said. Ombugadu explained that the meeting unanimously agreed to create synergy among stakeholders and unite women and youths in the zone to realise their dream of producing a governor for the state in 2019. According to him: “As you can see, the meeting was fruitful, peaceful and we are making way forward to ensure harmonisation of things regarding to governorship position and other positions as we have three local government areas in this zone.”

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He called on the party supporters to remain united and work tirelessly for the success of the party, assuring that PDP will provide the much needed dividends of democracy to the electorate. “Everybody can testify to what I have done for the people of my constituency especially in the area of infrastructural development, such as provision of transformers, health, water, youths and women empowerment, among others, to better the lives of my people. “I have promised to do more projects in order to impact positively on the lives of my constituents and the lives of other Nigerians for the overall development of the country. “I have sponsored bills at the National Assembly that have direct bearing on the lives of Nigerians and I will continue to do my best so as to attract development to my constituency, the state and nation at large,” he said. Ombugadu assured his constituents that he would continue to embark on people-oriented projects to fight poverty, unemployment and boost the socio-economic welfare of his constituents.

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The General Public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Wusu Tolulope Oluwatosin 2. Yikanye Oluwemimo Olufolake THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS :To provide interest free micro credit to widows, indigent women, and women empowerment groups or associations Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrargeneral Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi ironsi street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of the publication. SIGNED BY:SECRETARY MARK OF FIRE INTERNATIONAL 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. DR. AGBO EMMANUEL CHIEBONAM 2. MRS. AGBO ELIZABETH OBI

NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABBA DAVID UGOCHUKWU ABBADAVID UKAMAKA JOY ABBADAVID CHIDERA JUDE HARMONY ABBADAVID PECULIAR CHIDIMMA ABBADAVID GIFT CHINENYE ABBADAVID GOODNESS NMESOMA ABBADAVID SAMUEL CHUKWUEMEKA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. MILER EZEMMA WIDOW AND FATHERLESS EMPOWERMENT 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 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SARAH ADAOBI EZEMMA 2. MARIA EUGENE AIMS: A. TO PROMOTE THE WELLBEING OF THE MEMBERS. B. TO PROECT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION

Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigri crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,Maitama, Abuja within 28 days off this publication.

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

Signed : Rev Florence Chizoba Okpala (Chairman).

SIGNED TRUSTEES

AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1. To preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. To win souls for Christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigri Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from date of these publication. Signed Dr. Agbo Emmanuel Chiebonam (Founder)

NZUKO OKAIUGA GBURUGBURU DEVT. UNION The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 . THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF/SIR EMMANUEL E. AZUBUINE - CHAIRMAN 2. SIR CHRISTOPHER A. IGWE - SECRETARY 3. CHIEF SUNDAY C. NWAMARAIHE - ASSISTANT SECRETARY 4. HON./CHIEF ONWUNAEME NWOKE ALOZIE - MEMBER 5. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS EZE GODWIN C. ADIELE -PATRON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Ï j ƍƏ ƌ ƐƆ Ƌ ƒƆ Ɨ Ƒ ƈƐƕè ƍƏ ƏƆ Ɨ ƗƆƒƆƋ ƍƌƆ Ɛ ƈ RƊ ƈƑ 1ƄƑƏƑ ƄƑƏƑ Ɨ R Ƒ Ƒ clan in general. Ïj ƈ ƈƐƈ ƐƆè Ƒ Ɛ ƈ Ɨ Ɠ Ɔ ƆƅƆ Əƕè ƇƑ Ɨ ƈ ƇƑƋ ƅ é ƍƆƏ ƐƈƒƆ Ɨƈ ƍ ƈƐƈ Ɨ ƗƆƒƆƋ ƍment among our members and communities in Okaiuga Gburugburu, environmentally, socially, economically, educationally, morally and culturally. Ï j ƅ é ƍƆƏ ƐƆ ƇƑƋƋƕ ƓƈƐ ƒƆƏ ƌƆ Ɛ æ0ƆƗƆƏ Ƌè dƐ ƐƆè G ƅ Ƌçè M1R Ɨ Ɛ ƆƏ ƇƏƈƆ ƗƋƕ bodies in the all-round development of all Okaiuga land. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registration-General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Igwe, C.A Azubuine, E.E (Secretary) (Chairman)

22 Public Notice THE FAITHFUL CROSS OF CHRIST CHURCH, AGBALA ERI, ERITOMIWA CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM 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 Acts of 1990. Trustees are : 1.Superintendent Apostle Johnson Adesina Oyegbite 2.Pastor Femi Akindunni 3.prophet babafunso Apata 4.Mother Celestial Olajumoke Alade 5.Mother Celestial Ronke Olaosebikan 6.Lady leader Ibukunoluwa Moradeyo 7.Prophet Tayo Rasaq 8.Apostle Bode olowu 9.Deaconess Odunike Adebayo

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PROFESSIONALS AID 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) DADA OLUFUNMILAYO OPEYEMI (PRESIDENT) 2) OMONIYI OLUWADAMILOLA SOLABI (VICE PRESIDENT) 3) ADEAGA OLUFUNMILOLA YETUNDE 4) ALADEJEBI TOLULOPE OLAMIDE 5) AKINBO OLUWAYEMISI MOTUNRAYO

PRECEPT BIBLE STUDY MINISTRY NIGERIA

This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990. Trustees are : 1. Pastor Olabode Olawale - Chairman 2. Pastor Christopher Omatsola Mene - Secretary 3. Pastor Yemi Ayanyemi - member 4. Pastor Yemi Amodu - member

Aims: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND HOPE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. 2) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO ORPHANS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. 3) TO EMBARK ON PROGRAMMES WITH A VIEW TO COMBATING POVERTY IN THE SOCIETY.

Aims: To establish God’s people in God’s Word and to help them to live as exemplary followers of Jesus Christ, making disciples intentionally and serving the Church faithfully in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TRIGIS CRESCENT, 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 Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SANNI MERCY PRECIOUS

DANIEL TOYIN DEBORAH

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

I, formerly known and addressed as OLAWALE TOYIN DEBORAH as it is written on my marriage certificate, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL TOYIN DEBORAH due to change in my marital status. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

SALAUDEEN TOYIN ITUNUOLUWA

OMONIYI AANUOLUWAPO AYOADE

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

IBRAHIM JOHN KAMANNUM I, formerly known and addressed as, JOHN IBRAHIM IBRAHIM now wish to be known and addressed as, IBRAHIM JOHN KAMANNUM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLAWOYIN AANUOLUWAPO AYOADE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMONIYI AANUOLUWAPO AYOADE due to marital status. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

PAUL NENGDANG GUNGWIM I, formerly known and addressed as PETER NENGDANG GUNGWIM, now wish to be known and addressed as PAUL NENGDANG GUNGWIM. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

RAMOS OLUWAFEMI SEGUN ALABI

EBIGHE COLLINS ENONG

I formerly known and addressed as ALABI OLUWAFEMI SEGUN.now wish to be known and address as RAMOS OLUWAFEMI SEGUN ALABI. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note

I formerly known and addresses as AWURI COLLINS OBIA, now wish to be known and address as EBIGHE COLLINS ENONG. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

NEEDAM PROMISE SORNDA

MRS. STELLA OGECHUKWU ASORONYE

I, formerly known and addressed as, NEEDAM PROMISE SAAKANEE, now wish to be known and addressed as, NEEDAM PROMISE SORNDA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. IBIALABO BLESSING .T. I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. BRIGGS BLESSING .R., now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. IBIALABO BLESSING .T. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

EBERE IHEANACHO CHIEMEZUE

I, formerly known and addressed as EBERE IHEANACHO UGOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as EBERE IHEANACHO CHIEMEZUE, All former documents remain valid. Banks the general public should please take note.

ABDULSALAMI BABATUNDE MUHEEB Formerly known and addressed as Salami Babatunde Jamiu now wish to be known and addressed as Abdulsalami Babatunde Muheeb. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Signed : Trustees

SIGNED: BARR. AYARA PETERS

Signed: Trustees

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. STELLA OGECHUKWU EDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. STELLA OGECHUKWU ASORONYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

REMOVAL OF NAME XXXX

That on my Marriage Certificate, my name was written as DOSUMU AYODEJI DANIEL. That I wish to remove ‘DOSUMU’ from my existing name. That henceforth, I wish to be known, called and addressed as AYODEJI DANIEL. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME XXXX That I was formerly known and addressed as BALOGUN ABIMBOLA CATHERINE. That I wish to add ‘LANRE’ to my existing names. That I now wish to be known, called and addressed as STEPHEN VICTORIA XXXX KOSARACHI

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

LANRE-BALOGUN ABIMBOLA CATHERINE

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

I, formerly known and addressed as AMAIKE VICTORIA KOSARACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as STEPHEN VICTORIA KOSARACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS. UGO AMARACHI ROSEMARY I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ALIGWO AMARACHI ROSEMARY,now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UGO AMARACHI ROSEMARY. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and general public please take note.

FALEYE YEMISI XXXX ADEJOKE

CORRECTION OF NAME

ALIU BOSEDE SHAYO I, formerly known and addressed as ADESHINA CLARA ABOSEDE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ALIU BOSEDE SHAYO. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

ADDITION OF NAME

ANI SUNDAY NICHODEMUS Formerly known and addressed as , ALI SUNDAY ALI now wish to be referred to as ANI SUNDAY NICHODEMUS, all previously used document still remain the same, general public and other affected institutions kindly take note.

That on my Bank Account, my name was wrongly written as AGBONHESE PETER instead of AGBONHESE PETER EHIZOGIE while on my BVN, my date of birth was also wrongly written instead of 20th day of May, 1974. That I now wish to add EHIZOGIE to my name. That my correct name and date of birth are AGBONHESE PETER EHIZOGIE and 20th day of May, 1974 respectively. General public take note.

That I was formerly known and addressed as OLANIBA OLUWASEUN POPOOLA . That I wish to add ‘AYANLOWO’ to my existing names. That I now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLANIBA-AYANLOWO OLUWASEUN POPOOLA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

OLALOWO JAMES TUNDE I formerly known and address as Danjuma James Tunde.now wish to be known and address as OLALOWO JAMES TUNDE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note. LINDA UGONMA HEMESON

MRS, ADEGUNWA HAMZAT SOFIAT

I formerly known and addressed as MISS, HAMZAT SOFIAT OLAPEJU, now wish to be known and address as MRS, ADEGUNWA HAMZAT SOFIAT. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS. UCHEGBU GOODNESS CHINASA

I formerly known and address as LINDA UGONMA SWONKE, now wish to be known and address as LINDA UGONMA HEMESON. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MRS. UCHEGBU GOODNESS GAD, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. UCHEGBU GOODNESS CHINASA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OIDE CHRISTABEL OISESOJIE, now wish to be known and addressed as, IHONRE CHRISTABEL OISESOJIE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

WILLIAMS COMFORT EBIKEDOUMENE I, formerly known and addressed as, ANDREW COMFORT EBIKEDOUMENE, now wish to be known and addressed as, WILLIAMS COMFORT EBIKEDOUMENE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OGBOWU ESTELLA NWAKAEGO, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. IWUEZE ESTELLA NWAKAEGO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FALEYE OLUWAYEMISI ADEJOKE, now wish to be known and address as FALEYE YEMISI ADEJOKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

That I am the lawful owner of a saving Account No, 3013579800 and current Account No. 2010202197 with First Bank Plc. The Name was erroneously written on both accounts as OKemuyiwa Saka Ayoola instead of Saka Ayoola Okemuyiwa. First Bank of Nigeria Plc to correct the error and for record purpose. All former document remain valid. General public please take note.

IKOKO MAUREEN XXXX BLESSING

IHONRE CHRISTABEL OISESOJIE

I, formerly known and addressed as, IKOKO BLESSING CHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as, IKOKO MAUREEN BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH/ADDITION OF NAME

MRS. IWUEZE ESTELLA NWAKAEGO

AKA PRINCEWILL CHIJIOKE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, EMMANUEL EFEREBO, now wish to be known and addressed as, EFEREBO SONGO INEMONDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. CLEOPATRA UWANGUE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. CLEOPATRA OMOYE AKPEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, BOMS PRINCEWILL CHIJIOKE, and MR. CHIJIOKE BOMS, now wish to be known and addressed as, AKA PRINCEWILL CHIJIOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, IBIENE AMAMINA VICTOR, and AMAMINA VICTOR J., refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, AMAMINA VICTOR J. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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

CORRECTION OF NAME

PATIENCE EFFIONG XXXX AKPAN

OBI CHINENYE LILLIAN

STEVENS RAPHAEL JIDEOFOR

MRS. GERALDINE NWAKAEGO OKONTA UBAH

EFEREBO SONGO INEMONDAY

This is to certify that my correct name is NWABUISI EZENNIA THANKGOD and not NWABUISI EZENNIA THANKGO, All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note. OLAOYE SAHEED OYELEKE

Formerly known and addressed as OYELEKAN SAIDI now wish to be known and addressed as OLAOYE SAHEED OYELEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. CLEOPATRA OMOYE AKPEDE XXXX

Formerly known and addressed as PATIENCE IME ALEXANDER now wish to be known and addressed as PATIENCE EFFIONG AKPAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ANIGBOGU CHINENYE LILLIAN now wish to be known and addressed as OBI CHINENYE LILLIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as RAPHAEL JIDEOFOR NWORAH now wish to be known and addressed as STEVENS RAPHAEL JIDEOFOR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS GERALDINE NWAKAEGO OKONTA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. GERALDINE NWAKAEGO OKONTA UBAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKWALI CYNTHIA XXXX EKWUTOSIA

IFEANYI .H. CHIAWA

SYLVESTER AGU

I, formerly known and addressed as OBINNA .H. SOMADINA, now wish to be known and addressed as IFEANYI .H. CHIAWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SYLVESTER HILLARY, now wish to be known and addressed as SYLVESTER AGU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS ONYEKE MARY AMINA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AJOKPERINIOVO HAPPINESS LOHFE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYEKE MARY AMINA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OKWALI CYNTHIA OGHENEKEVWE now wish to be known and addressed as OKWALI CYNTHIA EKWUTOSIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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23 Public Notice THE GARDEN OF LIGHT CHRIST EVANGELICAL CHURCH The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] Abuja for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990: THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. (MRS) AKINTUNDE ESTHER ADERINTO – G. O 2. PASTOR AKINTUNDE SOLOMON OLAGOKE 3. ELDER OWOLABI DANIEL OMOLADE 4 EVANG. AKINTUNDE MICHAEL AKINWUMI 5 DEACON OWOLABI GBENGA 6 EVANG. AKINTUNDE SIMEON OLATUNDE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To raise an army of soldiers for the body of Christ 2. Raising a generation that stands for truth and fear of God 3 To preach the gospel of Christ throughout the whole world Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC], Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abujawithin 28 days of this publication. SIGNED:TRUSTEES

NELSON CHUKWUDI

OBI BLESSING CHIZOBA

MRS UNITY LAWAL

SAHEED BASIRAT ADENIKE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS NELSON CHUKWUDI ONYERO NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS NELSON CHUKWUDI ALIKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWOSU BLESSING CHIZOBA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBI BLESSING CHIZOBA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I,FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS UNITY OSAYEMWENRE OSAWE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS UNITY LAWAL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS ADUNBARIN BASIRAT ADENIKE, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS SAHEED BASIRAT ADENIKE, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OTU ROSEMARY

ABANIDA AJETUNMOBI

OSO OLUFUNMILOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VALENTINA THERESA SAMUEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTU ROSEMARY THERESA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AMANDA SEUN ADELOLAPO ABANIDA NEE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMANDA SEUN ADELOLAPO ABANIDA AJETUNMOBI MRS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAGBEMI OLUFUNMILOLA OLUWASEUN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSO OLUFUNMILOLA OLUWASEUN.. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ALICE OKEREMUTE KABAIDE

IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALICE OKEREMUTE EGUBERE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALICE OKEREMUTE KABAIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OKEKE PHILOMINA CHIDIEBERE

I formerly known as Okeke Philomina Ebere wish to be known and addressed as Okeke Philomina Chidiebere . All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

AKENI SAMUEL XXXX BOLADE I formerly known as AKENI SAMUEL wish to be known and addressed as AKENI SAMUEL BOLADE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AKEEM PELUMI

OWEZIE BLESSING

MRS OBAIKA OGHOADENA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HOSEIN AKIN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GBADAMOSI AKEEM PELUMI . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR BLESSING ONYEANI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OWEZIE BLESSING. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MISS ANETOR OGHOADENA VIVIAN, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MRS OBAIKA OGHOADENA VIVIAN, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MR CHRISTIAN CHIEDU

MRS UGBOMA JOYCE ONYEKACHI

AKANBI ABOSEDE ADIJAT

DAVID CHUKWUEBUKA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKPAKA EMMANUEL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR DANIEL ARINZE ONWUIJE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR CHRISTIAN CHIEDU MADUEGBUNA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ONUGHA JOYCE ONYEKACHI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS UGBOMA JOYCE ONYEKACHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKANJI ABOSEDE ADIJAT, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AKANBI ABOSEDE ADIJAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID CHUKWUEBUKA ATIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID CHUKWUEBUKA OGBUOKIRI ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

JANET OBADIAH NKOM

GLORIA TALE UMORU

AFOLASADE EDWARD

ADEDUBU OYEPEJU GLORIA

DANIEL JEAMAYA UWA

EMMANUEL LAWANKA

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JANET PIUS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JANET OBADIAH NKOM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMALLY KNOWN AS GLORIA OLUWABAMU UMORU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GLORIA TALE UMORU, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, ZENITH BANK, SKY BANK PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AFOLASADE ADEOLA OSINAYA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MABEL AFOLASADE EDWARD. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DANIEL UWN AND DANIEL JEAMAYA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DANIEL JEAMAYA UWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL ESHOFEN JACOB, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL LAWANKA JACOB. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDUBU OYEPEJU GLORIA ADEBUKOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KUSHIMO ADEDUBU OYEPEJU GLORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

VICTORY ESTATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

ARENA OF GOD’S REFUGE MISSION

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1999.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. JOSEPH ALUKWEDE 2. JOHN ONOJA 3. JOSEPH ABAH 4. CORNELIUS UDEH 5. JOHN EMAIKWU

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. MR ISMAIL ABDULAZEEZ- CHAIRMAN. 2. MR. FRIDAY OHIOMA - VICE CHAIRMAN. 3. MR. ABIODUN OLANREWAJU - SECRETARY. 4. MR. JOHN UBIEBI - TREASURER. 5. MR. AIGBOMA FESTUS - FINANCIAL SECRETARY.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONGST MEMBERS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 2. TO CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.

EDUMOGA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

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, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. NWEKE FRANCIS CHIDOZIE - CHAIRMAN. 2. MRS. NWEKE ANASTHESIA NGOZI - SECRETARY. 3. MR. OBIKWELU NWEKE SIMEON. 4. MR ANDREW FRANCIS CHIBUKO. 5. MR. KELECHI ODU. 6.MR. EBELE UMEADI. 7.MR ANTHONY N. NWOYE. 8.MRS. ANGELA ODU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD THROUGH ORGANIZING CRUSADES SEMINARS, OUTREACH AND EVANGELISM. 2. TO BRING SALVATION TO THE PEOPLE AND SUCCOR TO THE NEEDY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: BARR OFIKWU. P

SIGNED: BARR OKEOGHENE OMOEFE. 08065655222, 08070755222.

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

UJU EDOCHIE OASIS FOUNDATION

VICTORY LAND FOUNDATION

BIO-ETHICS INITIATIVES FOR AFRICAN WOMEN SCIO CULTURAL CHALLENGES

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS ONONUJU MARYJANE EDOCHIE - PRESIDENT 2. MR DAVID EDOCHIE ONUORAH - VICE PRESIDENT 3. MRS TITILAYO IGWE - SECRETARY 4. BARR. EMMANUELA IFEYINWA UDEMADU - P.R.O. 5. MR FIDELIS OBECHE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO REACH OUT AND TO TOUCH THE LIVE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO GIVE HOPE ,JOY AND AS WELL PUT LAUGHTER ON THE FACES OF THE DEPRESSED IN THERE SOCIETY. 3. CREATE A PLATFORM FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND ALSO CREATE HEALTH AWARENESS THROUGH LECTURES AND SUPPLIES OF SOME MEDICATIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: OBU ODIGIHIEMUGH GILBERT -- SECRETARY ITONYO TARIERE INA -- CHAIRPERSON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENLIGHTEN COMMUNITIES WITH USEFUL HEALTH TIPS ON HEALTHY LIVING 2. TO PROVIDE AND RENDER WELFARE SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. CHINANUEKPERE ONUORAH 08039422155

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. IMOGAN WILSON IMOHIMI (CHAIRMAN) 2. KOMESAROFF PAUL ALTER 3. EGHAFONA KOKUNRE ADETOKUNBO 4. OMOREGBE ESOHE MERCY 5. OMONZEJELE PETER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO COMBAT HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES SUCH AS FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION 2. TO COMBAT WIDOWHOOD PRACTICES AND BRIDE PRICE TRADITION THAT AFFECT AFRICAN WOMEN WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON NIGERIA 3. TO CURTAIL THE SUPPLY SIDE OF TRAFFICKING OF AFRICAN WOMEN TO WESTERN COUNTRIES. 4. TO UNDERSTAND BIO-ETHICS INVESTIGATION INTO AFRICAN WOMEN SOCIAL CULTURAL CHALLENGES 5. TO CREATE AWARENESS FOR WOMEN IN THE RURAL AREAS AGAINST TRAFFICKING 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: RICHARD KHANOBA

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MRS. ANGELA. C. OLAKUNLE OMOJOLOWO

AJENIFUJA MARY MOROHUNMUBO

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IMHONJIRIE GRACE ADENIKE

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Formerly known and addressed as DADA MARY MOROHUNMUBO, now wish to be known and addressed as AJENIFUJA MARY MOROHUNMUBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

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OKWUNWANNE VIVIAN ADAOBI

YARUEGBE ABIEMWENSE IGHITU

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MRS JOSEPHINE PHILLIPS I, formerly known and addressed as Josephine Akpomrughe now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Josephine Phillips. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EHIKHAMEN DAVIS

ADEBAYO OLOWU ENIOLA PRINCE

MRS IMMACULATE IFEOLUWA OLALEKAN

OLABISI KEHINDE LAWAL ONAKOYA

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EZE JUDITH GINIKA

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ADAMS ABRAHAM I formerly known and addressed as ADAMU IBRAHIM now wish to be known called and addressed as ADAMS ABRAHAM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH My name was wrongly written as ADEOGUN OLUWAYEMISI ADETOUN, instead of ADEOGUN OLUYEMISI MORDIYAH. My date of birth was wrongly written as 13/ 07/ 1997 instead of 13/ 07/ 1999. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE

MRS MAKINDE MOTUNRAYO VICTORIA

JOSEPH AZUKA LUCKY

ADETAYO EMELIEZE PHILOMENA OBIOMA

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MRS SHITTA OLUYEMISI OLUBUKOLA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS NOSIRU OLUYEMISI OLUBUKOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SHITTA OLUYEMISI OLUBUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MONDAY OYAHERE

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TOM-OGBUJI HENRY EMENIKE I formerly called and addressed as OGBUJI-TOM HENRY EMENIKE. now wish to be known called and addressed as TOM-OGBUJI HENRY EMENIKE. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

YAHAYA ABIMBOLA FATIMAH

I formerly known and addressed as COLLINS OBHIEMHIEN CORLO now wish to be known called and addressed as MOMODU COLLINS OSEZUWA. That my correct date of birth is 12 July 1982 and not 12 July 1990. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADELOWO MOTUNRAYO VICTORIA now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS MAKINDE MOTUNRAYO VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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MRS ADEPOJU OLANIKE RASHEEDAT

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MRS ILOYANOMON VICTORIA OBEHI

MISS ADEBUKUNOLA ANNE ADELANA

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EKUNDARE MARIAM ABOSEDE

OLAREWAJU ADEJOKE RHODA

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OFARN MARIAM ANUOLUWAPO

KILANI JOLAOLUWA OLUWATOYIN

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FEMI SALAM WILLIAM FRANCIS

BALOGUN KOLAWOLE OLALEKAN

MRS ADEKOYA ABIMBOLA HANNAH

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS KUTI OLANIKE RASHEEDAT now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS ADEPOJU OLANIKE RASHEEDAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. KAFFO- BENEDICT TEMITOPE ARINOLA

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I formerly known and addressed as JOHNSON INIOBONG ETIM NYA now wish to be known called and addressed as FEMI SALAM WILLIAM FRANCIS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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I formerly known and addressed FUNKE ABIMBOLA YAHAYA now wish to be known called and addressed as YAHAYA ABIMBOLA FATIMAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS BALOGUN MORIYAMO ABIMBOLA OLUWAKEMI now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS ADEKOYA ABIMBOLA HANNAH. That my date of birth is 02/02/1973. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IYANU ISAIAH JOSHUA

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OGUNGBILE TIMOTHY OLANIYI

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CORRECTION OF NAME

ADEDIGBA CHRISTIANA OLUWASEYI

MRS. ONIRI NGOZI REGINA

ESTHER NKOYO GOODLUCK

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I, formerly known and addressed as ADEDIGBA TEMITOPE MICHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDIGBA CHRISTIANA OLUWASEYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS. ANYANWU NGOZI REGINA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONIRI NGOZI Regina. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ESTHER NKOYO ANI, now wish to be known and addressed as ESTHER NKOYO GOODLUCK. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AYENI OLASUMBO OLUFUNKE

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OBUKOHWO JONES UNUKPOMA

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SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. FELIX EHIOZ OKOSUN 2. KATE AKPOEBI OKOSUN 3. JACOB SUNDAY UDOM

TRUSTEES: 1. CHIBIKO JONATHAN NZUBE, 2. NNAMERENWA GIDEON CHUKWUNYEREM, 3. CHIBIKO MISHEAL ONYEDIKACHI, 4. NNADOZIE LONGINUS NWAKAKU.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD WORLDWIDE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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

GEMS OF GRACE GLOBAL CHURCH

EMPOWERED GROWTH ORGANIZATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. HON. CHIKE ANYAONU , 2. COMRADE CHARLES ONYEAGBA, 3. LADY(DR) PATRICIA OKEKE, 4. DR NDUKA OCHUBA, 5. MR CHRISTIAN OKAFOR, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO EMPOWER THE INDIGENTS MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR NNANNA OBASI SOLICITOR

SIGNED: SECRETARY

MUMPRENEUR WOMEN SUPPORT INITIATIVE

HOUSE OF GOLD REIGNING CHURCH

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

The General Public is hereby informed that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

The General Public is hereby informed 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, 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1.ALADESANMI OLAJIDE. 2.ALADESANMI ADENIKE MARGARET. 3.IDOWU TITILAYO ELIZABETH. 4. ATOYEBI TOLULOPE GLADYS:

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SONAIKE MOFOLUSADE - Chairperson 2. ANYAEHIE FRANCIS CHINONSO - Secretary 3. ADEGBULUGBE OMOLARAENI OMOJADESOLA - Member

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST: ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

ONEWORD ESTATE LANDLORD’S ASSOCIATION OF IKWERENGWO/IRIEBE COMMUNITY This is to notify the general public that the above named has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under the Part “C” of Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. LAWRENCE DICKSON - CHAIRMAN 2. LIVINUS EJIOFOR - SECRETARY AIMS/OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY. Any objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Secretary

TOUR CULTURE RENAISSANCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.MRS. CHIKA OFFOR 2.LANDE ANJOUS ZYGMUNT 3.MRS. FOLASHADE ANKINLADE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND ENGAGE IN WORKS OF BENEVOLENCE/ AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR NIGERIANS AND AFRICANS AT LARGE. 2.TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH/OF (PLACE) AND TO MAINTAIN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. 3.TO PROMOTE AND OPERATE AS CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNITING ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE NATURAL BEAUT, GATHERING AND EXCHANGING IDEAS, DATA, STATISTICS, SCIENTIFIC HORTICULTURAL/AND BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 4.TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF NIGERIANS AND AFRICANS AT LARGE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: UGOCHUKWU OGARAKU

RULES WATCH IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EMPOWERMENT NETWORK

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To support the less privileged women in the society. 2. To empower women and children who has loss hope. Any objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: DAMILOLA TUBI. (Solicitor)

COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EJIBE ANYANSO VINCENT 2. UDO AMOGU IDIKA 3. OKORIE KALU UMA 4. GRACE VINCENT THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST. Any objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: GENERAL OVERSEER

DR. BAYO AROWOLAJU JR. FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Emem Okon - Chairman 2) Franklin Owaribo Nelson 2) Nelson Monilola Deborah - Vice Chairman 3) Boma Ojokojo 4) Rechard Ngolayefa Nelson 5) John Inirouh Nelson

TRUSTEES: 1. AROWOLAJU ADEBAYO JNR. 2. AROWOLAJU AJIBOLA RACHAEL 3. OBADEMI FEMI OLAWALE 4. ADEBAYO ADEBOLA 5. AYINDE TAIWO HASSAN

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1) To Engage in Community Development and Peace Building Activities. 2) To Promote Livelihood support and entreprenuerial Development. 3) To Promote Sustainable use of Natural Resources

AIMS AND OBJECTS: 1. TO LOOK AFTER THE WELFARE OF THE NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO HELP THE POOR IN OUR SOCIETY

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

Any objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY

Signed: SECRETARY

OHEWEM GLOBAL FOUNDATION The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Arikwu Samuel Otogodo. 2. Okoyi Ukpai Boniface 3. Ogbaji Paul Imono. 4. Arikwu Janeth.

RIGHT THE WRONG INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Nya Offiong 2.Uloh Uloh Oduononwi 3.Gabriel Omoluru

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To revamp the conditions of the poor and vulnerable in the society

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.To cater for SOCIO-ECONOMIC needs IN the society.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

SIGNED: SECRCTARY

LEADING SISTERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

PALM GROVE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ATTORNEY CAROL AJIE (CHAIR). 2. MS OJEDIRAN OLUWABUKOLA OMOTOLANI (SECRETARY).

TRUSTEES: 1. IKWUNNE JENIFER. O 2. CHUKWUJIKE BLESSING. C 3. CHINELO OKONKWO VIVIAN

TRUSTEES: 1. IGUH -CAROLI ALEXANDRA OGOCHUKWU -CHAIRMAN 2. CAROLI LARS PETER TORBJORN - SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AND TO DEFEND WOMEN’S RIGHTS.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO RAISE AND NURTURE WOMEN OF POSITIVE INFLUENCE IN THE SOCIETY.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: IKWUNNE JENIFER O.

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

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ENLIGHTEN PEOPLE ON THE RATE OF OBESITY AND ITS ASSOCIATED HEALTH COMPLICATIONS WHICH HAS BEEN ON A STEADY RISE IN NIGERIA AND TO TEACH THEM HOW TO CONTROL, PREVENT AND PUT A STOP TO IT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: EZEJI GLORIA 08038769236

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IKORODU BASE CLUB

TRUSTEES: 1. AGBIRIOGU BRIAN 2. ADEGOKE OLUFEMI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JIMOH MOSHOOD IDOWU - CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT 2. ONAFOWOKAN SOLOMON ABAYOMI - GENERAL SECRETARY 3. MOHAMMED JIMOH AYINDE - TRUSTEE 4. SULE-ONOSIPE JAMIU OLALEKAN - TRUSTEE 5. MABUNMI OLUKAYODE OYEYEMI - TRUSTEE 6. GANIU SAMUSIDEEN ALADE - TRUSTEE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ENHANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH SENSITIZATION PROGRAMS. 2. TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLISTIC, PRAGMATIC AND ROBUST HEALTH SYSTEMS APPRAISALS AND PROGRAMMES WITH A VIEW TO INTERVENE IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER IN ADDRESSING CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES. 3. TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEM SOLUTIONS IN NIGERIA AND GLOBALLY. 4. TO COLLABORATE WITH GLOBAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES- SUCH AS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, BILATERAL & MULTILATERAL DONORS, NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IN PROMOTING AND ADVANCING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS. 5. TO PROVIDE, AND FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA, MATERNAL NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL (CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND CANCER) WORK IN NIGERIA AND GLOBALLY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. SOCIALISATION WITHIN 2. TO ASSIST EACH OTHER 3. TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SOCIALS 4. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS 5. TO READILY BE DISPOSED TO OFFERING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO ITS IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY. 6. TO ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN TIMES OF NEED 7. TO BE READILY AVAILABLE TO OFFER SERVICES THAT MAY BRING DEVELOPMENT TO IT ENVIRONMENT OR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY

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

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

SIGNED: GLORYHILL LEGAL CONSULT

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

RAW FIRE MINISTRY INT’L. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. WEALTH PETERS AKOR 2. WEALTH GRACE AMARACHI. 3. KAYILI ZAKARIAH GOBEL AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR ALBRIGHT

THE HOLY MOUNT SINAI CHURCH CONFERENCE

CARE’SHEART MINISTRY

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. ARCHBISHOP/PROPHET DR. APANISILE OLUFEMI ALBERT (JP) - CHAIRMAN 2. CAPTAIN MOTHER/PROPHETESS KODAOLU OLAYEMI ABAYOMI - SECRETARY GENERAL 3. MOTHER CAPTAIN/PROPHETESS UKIRI - ESHO YETUNDE ENITAN - TREASURER 4. BISHOP/PROPHET DR. OWOEYE OLUSANYA TOYIN - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. SNR. SUPRETENDENT APOSTLE OGUNDELE OLUSEGUN -EBENEZER SPECIAL ADVISER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) OLUGBENGA RAPHAEL BOLARINWA (Chairman) 2) MOJIBOLA JANET BOLARINWA (Secretary) 3) ADENIYI ADEBOLA ATIBA 4) ARIKE OLANIGAN 5) OLAWALE TUNDE LAWAL

That Nwaibe Izuchukwu Kingsley, Conteh Alhassan T. And Godwin Obinna Luke is one and the same person but now wish to be known, referred and addressed as GODWIN OBINNA LUKE. Embassies and general public should please take note.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND HOLD DAILY PRAYERS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: i) To provide formal and informal education to the less privileged in our society ii) To provide free medical service to the sick who cannot afford their bills

SIGNED: OGUNNAIKE ADEBAYO

ANNOUNCER: OGUNSAKIN KOLAWOLE JOSEPH

GREAT TABERNACLE OF GOD MISSION

JEWEL OF NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Prophet Emmanuel Adenowo Adeyiga - Srving Overseer 2. Pastor. Mrs. Taiwo Adeyiga - Mother in Israel) 3. Deacon Akinsade Oni - Member 4. Mrs. Doris Orupke - Treasurer 5. Mrs. Bridget Wayas - Church Secretary AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. Ministering the Word of God. 2. Delivering people from the power of darkness 3. Engaging outreach revival. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY

FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND SAMARITAN FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. BROWN BOLA OLUWATOSIN - PRESIDENT 2. DR. BROWN AKINTAYO - VICE-PRESIDENT 3. ONYENEKWU IJEOMA CHIDINMA - SECRETARY 4. SOWHO OGHENETEJIRI MIKAELA - PROGRAM ASSISTANT

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. Ettah Theresa Bassey 2. Onoasi Onoegbengasi AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote and empower persons through skills acquisition 2. To provide assistance to the less privileged ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CASSAVA SELLERS ASSOCIATION OF ABUJA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. IBRAHIM BALA - PRESIDENT 2. JOSEPH YUNUSA YUSUF - SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER HOPE AND REFORMATION IN CHILDREN, YOUTH, SINGLES, AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES BY PRESCRIBING THE MULTITUDE OF COUNSEL BY GOD’S WORD THROUGH CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS SUCH AS CONVENTIONS, MARRIAGE CONFERENCES ETC.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS 2. TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS

SIGNED: DEJI SANYAOLU 08051270326 (SOLICITOR)

SIGNED: BARR. CHHINEDU NDUBUISI NWANKWO 08037662644

THE OHITA FOUNDATION

ReGen DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. ODU-THOMAS OHITONAGBONTA DOROTHY-ADELAINE 2. ODU-THOMAS YVONNE UCHECHUKWUKA 3. ODU-THOMAS EMMANUEL UAHOMON 4. AKINKUOWO KASOPE OLUWATOBI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN OUR SOCIETY 2. GENERAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO THE POOR ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. CHHINEDU NDUBUISI NWANKWO 08037662444

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. TOSIN AYOBAMI ABIODUN-IBRAHIM 2. LEMUEL ONAMARI GEORGE 3. KAYODE ADEDAMOLA OLADIPO 4. OLUWABUSOLA OLAMUYIWA 5. ABIODUN IBRAHIM AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO TRANSFORM YOUTHS INTO ALL THAT GOD HAS PURPOSED FOR THEM LEADING TO A VIBRANT, POWERFUL AND UNSTOPPABLE GENERATION OF HIGH ACHIEVERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHRIST ACCORD CHURCH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. PASTOR JOHNSON DUROJAIYE POPOOLA 2. PASTOR JOHNSON ROTIMI POPOOLA 3. PASTOR JOEL POPOOLA 4. ELDER ADENIYI FALANA 5. ELDER EZEKIEL TAIWO OLANREWAJU 6. BRO. EMMANUEL AKINRIBIDO 7. LADY- EVANG. ESTHER POPOOLA 8. SISTER MARY ADEOBA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH, HEAL, PERFORM MIRACLE ROUND THE WORLD IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO BAPTISE CONVERTS IN JESUS NAME AND TO PRINT TRACTS FOR EVANGELISM. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHARITABLE LIFECOM ORGANIZATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. YUSSUF LENA MARY - PRESIDENT 2. HANA GEORGE - SECRETARY 3. TORISEJU GRACE ORE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO IMPROVE THE DAILY LIVING STANDARD OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES 2. TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE BY SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY UNTO PROGRESSIVE AND ECONOMIC VENTURES THROUGH SENSITIZATION AND VARIOUS SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GOOD WORKS AFRICA INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. CHRISTIAN ABUTU EDWIN 2. MERCY ONYENACHI CHRISTIAN 3. MATTHEW HARMONY ABAH 4. AKUDAZIE NDUGBU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To help the needy: Individuals, Families, Orphanages and Empowering Underserved African Communities with Skills Acquisition Training. 2. To promote and support training on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Business and Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Sales Strategies, Money Management and Investments. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. ADUDAZIE NDUGBU 08037266853

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Daily Times Nigeria Friday, September 8, 2017

Anambra police arrests army deserter, 29 armed robbers, cultists Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

The police in Anambra state have arrested eight armed robbers among them a 26 year old, Ebeje Nnamdi, who was an alleged deserter in Nigeria Army. Nnamdi who deserted the Army in 2014 from 20 Mechanized Battalion in Taraba state was said to be their trainer. The State Police Commissioner, Umar Garba, said the Command also arrested 22 teenage cultists ranging between 17 and 30 years. INYAMA CHINYERE PHILOMINA I, formerly known and addressed as IYAMA CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as INYAMA CHINYERE PHILOMINA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. SHADE KOFOWOROLA OLARIBIGBE-APATA I Formerly known and addressed as SHADE KOFOWOROLA OLAITAN now wish to be known, called and addressed as SHADE KOFOWOROLA OLARIBIGBE-APATA All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

INEGBEDION OLADAPO ABOSEDE I formerly known and addressed as DADA OLADAPO ABOSEDE now wish to be known and addressed as INEGBEDION OLADAPO ABOSEDE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

Garba said the police on August of 31, 2017 arrested one Kenneth Chimezie, aged 42, who allegedly led the robbers who operated in two motor-bikes. Other members of six-man gang said to be behind the killings of policemen at nipping points in the state were Peter Onyebuchi Ali and Ugwuokpe Nnaemeka both aged 26 years. Another gang who operated at Ogidi in Idemili local government area of the state were Sunday Chigbo and Onyebuchi Eweani. The Commissioner said MISS MIRACLE UZUNMA SOLOMON

I, formerly known and addressed as AGWU MIRACLE UZUNMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS MIRACLE UZUNMA SOLOMON. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EZE BRENDAN CHUKWUELOKA

I, formerly known and addressed as EZE BRENDAN, now wish to be known and addressed as EZE BRENDAN CHUKWUELOKA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note. OKE ABIDEMI DORCAS

his men arrested three kidnappers who invaded the house of one Peter Chikwuemeka of Isiokwe village, Aguleri, state and abducted one John Ifediora of Umuganagu to Iyi Oji shrine, where he was

subjected to degrees of torture. According to Garba, the leader of the kidnap gang was one Chukwudi Nwabundo who operated with Obiora Madubueze and Chinaza Udezue.

Items recovered from the suspects were 338 rounds of 7.62 by 39m AK47 live ammunitions, three empty AK 47 riffle magazines, four locally made double barrel pistols l with two live ammu-

nitions, one live cartridge among others. He said that the success was due to the cooperation of well meaning people in the State and solicited for the continuation of that.

Joy Anyim

A mother of four identified as Timilehin Vincent Iyama, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for operating a cannabis sativa depot at the Iyana-Ira, Ketu-Lagos. A total of 7.5 tons of the illicit merchandise was seized in the sting operation carried out by the Seme Special Area Command of the Agency. Iyama, a mother of four from Ifon, Ondo State claimed that her husband, Vincent Iyama, an indigene of Kwale, Delta State brought in the Cannabis

sativa, known in local parlance as “wee-wee” from Ondo State where the illicit drug crop is predominantly cultivated. The drug exhibit was stored in the family’s apartment at No. 40, Kayode Badejo Street, Off Chief Tunde Aluko Street, Iyana-Ira, Lagos. A Toyota Sienna 2005 model with registration Ktu 737 DZ was also seized from the suspect. The suspect, a JSS 3 school drop-out is known to be dealing in Garri by neighbours while she had engaged in the clandestine wholesale of Cannabis. At the time of her ar-

rest, the husband is said to have travelled back to Ondo State, being the source of their illicit consignment. She admitted that husband and wife have been into the illicit business for a couple of years. According to the Seme Special Area Commander, Udotong Noah, a Commander of Narcotics, the seizure which was based on a tip-off and very intense surveillance, is a major breakthrough for the Command. “Although the Area command has made a cumulative seizure of about six tons since January,

this present seizure is the single largest since the Command was established about twenty-0ne years ago. The Special Area Commander has called on all well meaning citizens to be more vigilant and to come forward with more of such hints to help the Agency to dismantle all the cannabis supply chains. According to him, Cannabis has become a locally threatening drug, given the volume of local production and consumption, a situation that calls for all Nigerians to work harder to stamp it out.

AMAKA XXXXMUO

ADDITION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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

This is to certify and confirm that NWOZUZU ROSE PHELOMINA, NWOZUZU PHILOMINA CHINEL and CHIGOZIE PHILOMINA CHINELO, refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as NWOZUZU PHILOMINA CHINELO. But my voter’s card was wrongly written as “CHINEL”. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name AMAH JOSEPH CHIDERA was wrongly written in some of my documents but now wish to be corrected and addressed as AMAH JOSEPH CHIZOBA. All former documents remain valid. WAEC, JAMB, UNN and General public should please take note.

OMOLEWA MARIAM OMOBUKOLA I, formerly known and addressed as OMOLEWA MARIAM OLUWABUKOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOLEWA MARIAM OMOBUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MATHEW DANIEL

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

MRS. ADESOLA MORIAMO ODESANYA

I formerly known and addressed as ABOLAJI FLORENCE OLUWATOYIN now wish to be known and addressed as ABOLAJI ELIZABETH OLUWAFUNMILAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ODUMAH AKHERE ELIJAH

SALAMI FATIU ABEL

I formerly known and addressed as AKHERE ELIJAH MIRACLE now wish to be known and addressed as ODUMAH AKHERE ELIJAH .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as UDOCHUKWU HAFFORD ABEL now wish to be known and addressed as SALAMI FATIU ABEL. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

TIJANI TAIWO XXXX

KELANI AFOLAKE TAWAKALITU

FRANK EDET UDOFIA

I formerly known and addressed as GAFAR TAWAKALITU AFOLAKE now wish to be known and addressed as KELANI AFOLAKE TAWAKALITU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EDEDET AKPAN UDOFIA now wish to be known and addressed as FRANK EDET UDOFIA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

ADDITION OF NAMES

Mother of four arrested with 7.5 tons of cannabis

I formerly known as AMAKA ODUMEGWU now wish to be known and addressed as AMAKA MUO. Former documents remain valid .General public take note. ODUPITAN AYODELE XXXX OLABODE

I, formerly known and addressed as ORIMOBI ABIDEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKE ABIDEMI DORCAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ODUPITAN AYODELE A. and AYODELE ODUPITAN, now wish to be known and addressed as ODUPITAN AYODELE OLABODE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITIONAL OF NAME

ABOLAJI ELIZABETH XXXX OLUWAFUNMILAYO

ONYEKWENA CHINYERE JOSEPHINE I formerly known and addressed as EZE CHINYERE JOSEPHINE now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEKWENA CHINYERE JOSEPHINE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KOSERU ADISA, now adding “SALIMONU” to my name to become KOSERU SALIMONU ADISA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CHRISTIAN EZEKIEL UMOH

OSEKAMEBOR RASHEEDAT OLADOTUN

I, formerly known and addressed as, CHRISTIAN EZEKIEL now wish to be known and addressed as, CHRISTIAN EZEKIEL UMOH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADEWUNMI RASHEEDAT now wish to be known and addressed as OSEKAMEBOR RASHEEDAT OLADOTUN .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

HOPE TEMOFE OKAFOR

AMOO SODIQ OLAIWOLA

I formerly known as AWE HOPE TEMOFE OKAFOR wish to be known and addressed as HOPE TEMOFE OKAFOR. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AMAO SODIQ ABIODUN now wish to be known and addressed as AMOO SODIQ OLAIWOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OKEKE CORNELIUS IHEANYI

MRS CHARITY ANIEFIOK ETIM

I, formerly known as Dr Okeke Iheanyichuk (Ifeanyichukwu), now wish to be known and as OKEKE CORNELIUS IHEANYI. Former documents remain valid. General public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as, UDO MERCY IQUO now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS CHARITY ANIEFIOK ETIM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OBASUWAYE GLORY OLORUNSOGO now wish to be known and addressed as TIJANI TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. ADESOLA ADEBOLA ANIKE XXXX ADERINTO

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Anambra guber: Youths hail Chidoka, UPP over release of arrested tricycle operators Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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A coalition of youth groups in Anambra state has commended the Governorship candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Chief Osita Chidoka and his party for their roles leading to the release of some tricycle operators arrested by soldiers during Monday’s clash between civilians and security operatives in Umuahia, the Abia state capital. The youth groups, who visited Chidoka in his Obosi home on Thursday under the aegis of G32, said the release of the tricycle operators was direct fallout of his outspokenness and the immediate demand by the UPP for the whereabouts of the victims of the clash. The leader of the group, Engr. Ben Chude, according to a press statement by the Director of Media of Osita Chidoka Campaign Organization, Viola Ifeyinwa Okolie, said if the southeast has more of such bold and peopleoriented leaders like Chidoka; and political parties like the UPP who speak up for the ordinary people and adequately aggregate their views; there would have been no need for the

agitations now going on in the region. The statement quoted Chude as saying, “But for Chief Chidoka’s outspokenness and the immediate demand for an investigation and the whereabouts of the victims of the clash, we don’t know what would have befallen them by now”. Chude recalled that “no other Igbo leader showed adequate concern for the fate of the victims.” He pointed out that from the unfolding events, it was no longer surprising to the youth that the traditional rulers from all the south east states last month transferred the Ofor Igbo, the Igbo traditional symbol of authority from Governor Willie Obiano to Chief Chidoka, adding that such has sealed the direction of the election. The youth leaders also said they are convinced that Chidoka will bring his wealth of experience in public service into the government of Anambra State, having excelled in all his assignments in the Federal Government including as Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission and Minister of Aviation, without stain.

Ekiti targets international best practices in LG administration Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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The Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission has said it would upgrade the local government administration in the State to conform to international best practices. The Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Sola Omotoso gave the assurance at Ilawe Ekiti while declaring open a three -day intensive training programme for selected middle and senior level officers in the Finance and Supply Departments of Local Governments in the State. Reiterating the commitment of the Governor Ayo Fayose led administration to boosting efficiency in the public service for effective service delivery, Omotoso explained that the introduction of the International Public Sec-

tor Accounting System (IPSAS) and training of officials on how to best utilize it would increase productivity and quality of work as well as maximize performance. Omotoso charged workers to reciprocate government ‘s efforts at improving their lot and developing the State by living up to their responsibilities, stressing the need for participants at the training programme to take advantage of the opportunity to advance their knowledge and their professional capabilities for more effective discharge of their duties. He emphasized the need for the beneficiaries of the programme to retrain their colleagues that were yet to have the benefit of such training in order to accelerate the process of attaining the desired objective.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (right) received the Senior Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Jack Williams to his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja… on Tuesday.

NDLEA seizes 370, 399.6 Kg in six months Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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In order to curb the involvement of some unscrupulous Nigerians in drug trafficking abroad, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified efforts of screening Nigerians going to drug source countries before they are given visa. The agency has also seized a total of 370, 399.6 kilograms of prohibited drugs between January and June 2017. According to the narcotics Agency in an official statement issued yesterday, the drugs seized are made up of 76.5238 kilograms of Cocaine, 44.5313 kilograms of Heroin and 25.24 kilograms of Methamphetamine. Others are 26.2 kilograms of Ephedrine, 12,

942.47 kilograms of sundry psychotropic substances while Cannabis sativa, locally cultivated in Nigeria accounts for 357, 284.29 kilograms of the total seizures. The statement signed by the Agency’s Principal Staff Officer, Public Affairs, Jonah Achema, stated that NDLEA also arrested a total of 5, 036 suspected drug offenders while a total of 532 persons were prosecuted and convicted between January and June 2017. The statement confirmed that only one case was struck out by the Court with the other remaining cases pending. Within the same period, the Agency stated that the they equally destroyed Cannabis sativa plantations spanning 38.2 Hectares. “This is to ensure that

only persons with legitimate businesses have opportunity to travel to those countries. A total of 533 applicants were cleared between January and June 2017 out of 737 applications submitted to the Agency. The Agency also discovered another clandestine laboratory in Enugu State leading to the destruction of 20 kilograms of Methamphetamine found in the laboratory. This brings to 12 the number of Methamphetamine laboratories so far discovered in Nigeria between 2011 and 2017”, it further stated. According to statement, there are indications that the 2017 records of arrests and seizures may outstrip that of the preceding year, adding “this is predicated on improvement in training and retraining of officers

coupled with the robust relationship with the Agency’s international partners. During this period, the Agency received donations from the international collaborators which included six sniffer dogs by the German Government and drug testing kits for dependent persons by the French Government, which have improved the operational capacity of the Agency”. He stated that more than 372 personnel of the Agency have been trained within this period by the international collaborators in various operational areas. “In 2016, the Agency apprehended a total of 8,257 suspected offenders and made a seizure of 267,574.45 kilogrammes of drugs,” the statement noted.

Plateau PDP accuses Gov Lalong of plotting to conduct secret LG polls Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state has accused the state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong, is planning to secretly conduct the much awaited Local Government Elections for fear of conceding to the position. In a statement signed by its state publicity secretary, Sir John Akans, and made available to our correspondent on Thursday, the party said that “it received with consternation very credible information on illegal strategies being implemented right now at the offices of the Plateau State Independent Elector-

al Commission (PLASIEC), under the direction of its chairman, Miskoom Fabian Ntung, in conjunction with the Plateau state government and the APC to conduct the much-awaited Local Government election in near secrecy. “In this never-heard-of back door arrangement, the PLASIEC Chairman is secretly preparing for an election to take place across the local government areas as some sensitive materials have already been transported to some identified local government areas. “As a party that believes in the rule of Law, and that also represents the interest of majority voters on

the Plateau, PDP is sending very strong words of caution to PLASIEC, the state government and the APC that any act of illegality and injustice will face appropriate resistance from the people of Plateau. The people will no longer allow themselves to be oppressed by ungodly minds which are filled with ungodly values and by an architect of injustice in leadership position. “PDP wants to make it clear that anything short of the Rule of Law and due process from the APC led PLASIEC in the conduct of local government election will not only be vehemently rejected but will be

fought to a standstill. “PDP therefore advises the leadership of PLASIEC and the state government to maintain the current peaceful and persevering nature of the people by doing the right thing in accordance with the Law and the Electoral Act. “We propose instead the following transparent steps to PLASIEC: invite all political parties in the state for interaction on its plans; the relevant stakeholders have not been informed of any plans to conduct the local government election which by law must allow a ninety (90) time-line for parties to conduct their primaries as stipulated in the Electoral Act.

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ormer Super Eagles star, Yisa Sofuluwe has advised the home-based players billed to represent the country in the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Championship to use the competition to play their way into the full national team. The WAFU Championship, meant for only players in their local leagues, is

Sofoluwe charges WAFU team to play their way into Super Eagles scheduled to kick off on Saturday. Noting that the championship came at a time when the team have already qualified for the 2018 CHAN in Kenya, Sofoluwe said the WAFU Cup would also afford the coaches the opportunity to blend the squad for next year’s tourney, as well as discover more players that would be invited to jostle for shirts in the Super Eagles.

He said the domestic players needed to participate in the WAFU tournament to get the exposure their career required, adding that players whose clubs have not played continental games would have the chance of testing their skills against other teams. Sofuluwe urged the players picked for the WAFU championship to work hard to excel in Ghana, saying that outshining other

teams in West Africa would go a long way to prove that the Nigerian league have quality players. He also advised the Eagles’ coaches to use the WAFU championship to expose more domestic goalkeepers

Delta set to discover young athletes

Delhi Dynamos sign Kalu Uche

ndian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos FC have announced the signing of Nigeria international Kalu Uche ahead of the Indian Super League season. Uche has played in India before for FC Pune City, for whom he scored 4 goals in 11 appearances back in 2015. The experienced striker or attacking midfielder returned for a third stint at Almeria in February 2017, and is joining Delhi Dynamos FC as a free agent, having run out of contract at the Spanish club. ‘’I am happy to welcome Kalu to the Delhi Dynamos squad this year,’’ Delhi Dynamos Director Rohan Sharma said to the club’s official website, delhidynamos.com.

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he Director-General (DG) of Delta State Sports Commission, Mr. Victor Onagagamue has assured of the total support of the Commission to the discovery and development of young athletes in the state. The DG said this at the press briefing of the Duke International Tennis Clinic for Delta State Youths. The DG noted that the State has been the leading state in Sports development in the country. He however noted that sports everywhere in the world was a government-private partnership, where both parties work together to develop the sporting events either jointly or sorely. Onagagamue thanked Odizor for his initiative to develop the Delta Youths in the game of Tennis and assured him that the Commission would always partner with him to put the youths in their best state to perform creditably in Tennis events. Meanwhile, the Zonal Chairman of South-South Tennis Federation of Nigeria, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon has appreciated the contribution of Nduka Odizor to the development of the game of tennis in Nigeria. Obahiagbon who was at the press briefing for the tennis clinic, organized by the Duke Odizor International Tennis Foundation for Delta State Children, thanked him for paying back to the society in the sports that brought him to international position gloriously. He assured that Nigerian Tennis Federation will continue to partner with the Delta State Government and the Duke Foundation for the desired goal to be realized. The chairman of Delta State Tennis Association who also doubles as the Commissioner Urban Renewal, Delta State, Hon. Karo Ilolo said that the Association was very glad to be part of the Clinic as it will be very positive in exposing Nigerian Youths to the dictates of the game.

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Iwobi may play against Bounemouth - Wenger

rsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted that Alex Iwobi could return to the match day squad when his side host Bournemouth on game week four in the English Premier League on Saturday, September 9. The Nigeria international has not played competitively since August 19 when he lasted 11 minutes on the turf against Stoke City, and it later emerged that the Hale End Academy product suffered an injury. Providing an update on the injured players in the squad, Wenger told re-

porters : ‘’Sanchez, Ospina and Ramsey are coming back today. ‘’At the moment we have no injuries, everyone is coming back quite well. ‘’Wilshere is getting stronger every day.’’ Iwobi was in London while the Super Eagles were taking on Cameroon in Uyo and Yaounde in the World Cup qualifiers after withdrawing from the squad due to injury. The 21-year-old will make his 62nd appearance for Arsenal’s first team if he features against the Cherries at the Emirates Stadium.

FC Ifeanyiubah players before a match

FC IfeanyiUba fined for unruly conduct Oyedemi Qudus with Agency report

ine players of Nigeria Professional Football League side, FC Ifeanyiubah have have found themselves at the wrong side of the LMC. For assaulting a referee during their match day-36 away game to Niger Tornadoes in Lokoja, top FCIfeanyiubah players, Ngoma Luamba, Elu Wilson, Isaac Loute have been suspended for 12 NPFL games each. Also banned for 12 NPFL games are Stephen Eze, Adeleye Olamilekan, MichaelEgbeta, Uchenna Godfrey Jr, Douglas Nkrumah, Kone Soumaila A statement from the LMC also announced that FC Ifeanyiubah’s Secretary, Chidi Nwogu and kit manager Adirika Obiefuna are banned for next 19 NPFL games for assault on match officials. The suspensions on FC Ifeanyiubah players and officials take effect immediately.

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Drink-driving – Koeman dissapointed with Rooney

onald Koeman has spoken of his disappointment at Wayne Rooney’s drink-driving charge, but will continue to pick the Everton man. Cheshire Police arrested Rooney during the international break for driving over the legal limit, before releasing the exEngland forward on bail. Rooney is due to appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on September 18 – the day after his scheduled first return to Old Trafford when Everton face Manchester United in the Premier League. Koeman has addressed the issue with Rooney, but insists it will not affect the 31-year-old’s selection against Tottenham, with any punishment a club matter. “I’m very disappointed by the situation,” Koeman told a pre-match news conference. “We have spoken last Tuesday. Any disciplinary matter will be dealt with by the club at the appropriate time. He will play this Saturday.”

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Wenger taught me nothing - Adams

ormer Arsenal captain Tony Adams claims he learnt nothing under Arsene Wenger as the Gunners boss looks to turn around a poor start to the season. Arsenal were beaten 4-0 at Liverpool before the international break, then losing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to the Reds, and discontent appears to be growing again at Emirates Stadium. Wenger signed a new contract in the close-season but Adams - who was at Arsenal when the Frenchman arrived in 1996 and won the Premier League two years later - has suggested the 67-year-old has little to offer when it comes to improving players. “For preparation and recovery he was better than anyone,” Adams told the Islington Gazette. “As a psychologist - regarding his interaction with his group of players - he was fantastic, second to none. “But did he teach me anything? No. Did he teach me how to defend? No. He didn’t teach Nigel [Winterburn], Dicko [Lee Dixon], he didn’t teach Bouldy [Steve Bould] or Dave Seaman.”

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Alli was unlucky over gesture - Pochettino

ele Alli was “unlucky” to be filmed gesturing with his middle finger during England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia and should not face repercussions, says Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino. It had been suggested Alli was expressing dissent at referee Clement Turpin and could face retrospective punishment, but the 21-year-old insisted former Spurs team-mate Kyle Walker was the intended subject of the signal as a joke. Pochettino does not feel it is a “big issue” and praised the development in the midfielder’s temperament, which has been the subject of scrutiny since a three-match ban for punching Claudio Yacob in April 2016. “Dele Alli has improved a lot from last season and his behaviour is fantastic. That was a joke with a team-mate. He was unlucky because the camera caught that moment,” said Pochettino. “I am not worried, I think it was the heat of the media afterwards. It is not a fantastic gesture, I think it’s not a big issue, although it was a shock in the moment. “It was something with his team-mate, no big issue for FIFA or for us. Things happen on the pitch. From my point of view it is not a big issue, he should not be banned by FIFA.”

Mbappe: I want to win everything

EPL to close window before 2018-19 season begins

he Premier League has announced changes to the closure of its transfer window, which will shut at 17:00 on the Thursday before the 2018-19 season. In recent years, deadline day has fallen on either the final day of August or the first day of September, by which point the campaign is two or three weeks old. In a media conference on Thursday, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reiterated his stance that the window should close before the games get under way, in order to avoid key

players becoming unsettled. And in a statement released by the Premier League later on Thursday, it was announced the clubs had voted in favour of the changes. Only clubs in England’s top flight are subject to the alteration and they will still be able to sell any players once the new deadline has passed. “Premier League clubs have today agreed to a rule amendment that will see the summer transfer window in any year end at 17:00 on the Thursday before the start of the season,” a Premier League statement read.

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Minister advocates ties with India to develop technology Tony Nwakaegho

The Minister of Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has advocated Nigerian businesses to tap into the reservoir of knowledge among their Indian counterparts to develop technology based solutions for the Nigerian, African and even the global market. The Minister stated this in his address during the 3rd IndoAfrica ICT Expo 2017 holding in Lagos, Tuesday, adding that the

Government recognizes ICTs as one of the key drivers of the economy; hence ICT has been factored in all national long-term development blue-prints that aim at transforming Nigeria into a knowledge economy by 2020. “We have developed a National ICT strategic Roadmap whose aim is to provide a systematic approach to harnessing the power of ICTs across all sectors of the economy. “Our commitment towards ICT innovations has made Nigeria well

known in the tech space. Today, we have over 145 million mobile subscribers, representing a penetration of 85.5 per cent while Internet penetration rate stands at about 70 per cent. “Nigeria is the fastest growing ICT markets in Africa and in the worldwide. This is attributable to the improving conducive business environment and younger and more affluent population - all of which are strong indicators of not only a source of capital, but of

job creation, skills development, technology transfer, infrastructure development, responsible governance and sustained growth with long-term diversification and transformation of Africa economies. “I am pleased that India is keen to establish linkages with us here in Nigeria and Africa at large to build a relationship that will go a long way in promoting trade. I am sure this conference will explore areas in which the two regions

can collaborate for the mutual benefits of their citizens. I have no doubt that India has proven its capabilities in the ICT sector and is acknowledged as a preferred destination for services and outsourced Research and Development. Given the large domestic demand for telecom equipment in India, Indian companies are now using Innovation, Research and Development to create world class products for India as well as for other emerging markets having similar needs like Africa,” the minister said. Shittu said the Ministry is also thinking of promoting the establishment of an ICT Development Bank to assist in providing the needed funding for the ICT industry.

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L-R: Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong; US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. John Daffan, during the US Ambassador’s visit to the Government House, Jos… recently. Simon Ugwu The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) that has been monitoring the Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos), Electricity Generation Companies (Gencos) and Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) indicated in its report that many of them performed below expectation in

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DisCos’ performance below expectation – NERC six months (between Q4’16 and Q1’17). The report disclosed that Kaduna, Port Harcourt, and Yola Discos were the least performing electricity distribution companies with 5.8 per cent, 27.5 per cent and 32.2 per cent respectively. However, it identified Ikeja, Benin and Abuja Discos as the highest performers with 54.7 per cent, 47.9 per cent and 44.4 per cent respectively. These were followed by Jos, Ibadan, Eko, Kano and Enugu with 42.6 per cent, 40.4 per cent, 38.4 per cent, 37.4 per cent and 33.0 per cent respectively. The Discos were scored based on their ATC &C effort (10 points),

collection efficiency (15 points), metering commitment (20 points), HV clearn Index (10 points), MO remittance (15 points) and NBET remittance (30 points) respectively. Specifically, many companies did not do well in most key performance indicators, thus impacting negatively on the sector and Nigeria’s economy. The inefficiency associated with revenue collection has affected the operations of not only the Discos but also the Gencos. Consequently, the Gencos and other operators in the power chain may have to struggle to run its operations as compliance to remittance from the Discos averaged less than 15 per cent out of the 30

percentage points target. The highest remittance was Abuja Disco with 14 per cent, followed by Eko Disco with 13 percent; while Ikeja, Ibadan, scored 11 per cent each, Enugu scored 10 percent. While Yola scored 4 per cent; Kano and Jos scored 5 per cent each. Also, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Benin scored 6 percent; 7 per cent and 9 percent respectively. Consequently, the report charged the Discos to speed up their customer enumeration exercises. It stated: “Discos should adhere to commitment made to the commission on metering, network upgrade and expansion.

Nigeria fastest growing multinational media company TVC on Thursday, sounded the closing gong at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) closing market ceremony, held at the 9th floor of the Exchange House in Lagos. At a colorful ceremony attended by corporate titans and key stakeholders in the capital market, Chief Executive Officer TVC, Mr. Andrew Hanlon said that TVC would continue to support the Nigerian government in the pursuit of developing the economy. He said,“This is such a huge honour to us at TVC. Our partnership with the Nigerian Stock Exchange is a significant step forward in this day of high investment activities in Nigeria. With our network of bureaus across the country, and our presence on Sky Channel 217 in the UK, broadcasting live from the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange will ensure that the investing public in Nigeria and abroad is fed with up to date information everyday on the Nigerian Stock Market. “This will ensure that the global investing public is open to the critical information we will provide so it would be adequately oriented to the important stock market information it needs to make critical investment decisions in the country.”

Business News B2 DACCIMA expresident commends Nigeria’s gradual return to agriculture Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Former President, Delta State Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (DACCIMA) Chief Uju Udeme, has applauded the gradual return to agriculture by Nigerians. Uju, the Coordinator, Aniocha South Local Government Area Rice Farmers Association and Vice Chairman, Okowa House-toHouse Cooperative Society, made the commendation in a media chat in Asaba yesterday. Udeme expressed delight at the current trend whereby Nigerians are now effectively engaged in commercial agriculture, especially rice farming. According to him, there was the need for Nigerians to sustain the current positive engagement in agriculture and possibly expand it exponentially in view of its legion of benefits. He urged the government to continue to support those he termed the real farmers in order to ensure that they are consistently encouraged to persist in their current agricultural engagement. Udeme added that the quality of locally produced rice was high, compared to imported one, adding that it was important for Nigerians to continue to patronize not only localproduced rice, but also all other local produced goods and services in order to encourage the producers and attain self-sufficiency.

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Shake-up in pension as FG announces new apointments . Ganiyu Obaaro,with Agency report

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has appointed five new directors for better service delivery of its mandate. PTAD’s Deputy Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. Emma Okondo, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, in Abuja. Okondo listed the appointees as, Mrs. Ndidi Egwuatu as Director, Civil Service Pension Department and Mrs. Olufunmilayo Onafowokan, Director,

Ekwuatu, Onafowowoka, three others become directors

Pension Support Service Department. Others are Mr. Babagana Kaigama, Director Police Pension Department; Mr. Charles Wali, Director, Parastatals Pension Department; and Mr. Sulayman Yusuff-Shelleng, Director, Corporate Services Department. He stated that the appointment of the officers, which took im mediate effect, was to re-energise the organisation. Egwuatu, who has a Masters’ degree in International Law

and Diplomacy, was until her appointment, an acting Chief Risk Officer of the directorate. Onafowokan, a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, has had various experiences in financial control and auditing in the private sector and educational service. Okondo said that PTAD was committed to fulfilling its responsibilities to pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). Mrs. Egwuatu

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Azubike Nnadozie It is now possible to own an Internet address, or domain name, ending with .africa. Already, more than 8000 of the continent’s and world’s biggest brands, businesses and individuals have registered for this exciting new Internet address. Diverse organisations ranging from banks to media companies are registering .africa domain names. “Leading continental and international brands are snapping up .africa domain names because they recognise the importance of being associated with Africa’s bright future online. With many positive stories coming out of Africa, brands understand that .africa domain names are valuable virtual real estate,” says Lucky Masilela, CEO of the ZACR, the non-profit company tasked with administering the new .africa domain name on behalf of the continent.

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Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Med-View Airline will on Sunday September 10 commence the airlift of over 17,000 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria. Chief executive officer of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole who disclosed this yesterday assured that the return trips would be completed in two weeks. The airline airlifted pilgrims from Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Kaduna, Kwara, as well as South-South and South-East states. It also airlifted thousands of pilgrims of tour operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) from Lagos, Kaduna and Kano zones. Med-View also conveyed pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Djibouti and Guinea Bissau.

Med-View to airlift 17,000 pilgrims back home in two weeks Bankole, in a chat with newsmen on the commencement of return journeys said three aircraft - B747- 400; B777-200 and B767-300 would be deployed to return the pilgrims back home. According to him, the airline had in the last 11 years of its involvement in Hajj operations airlifted 350,000 pilgrims without any hitch. He also advised the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to avoid last minute approach in planning for the annual pilgrimage exercise to make it smooth and seamless for the pilgrims. He said, “What I always believe in is to appreciate God Almighty

first and second is to thank my team, my colleagues for their dedication, commitment. It is not me that is running the show. It is everybody and you can see the commitment. “Before we closed the shop last year, we have already planned for 2017. We got all the necessary documentations passed across to GACA (General Authority of Civil Aviation) and every organization in Saudi Arabia. So it makes it a piece of cake. So closing from Nigeria on time is part of the planning. We deployed three aircraft- 747- 400; B777-200 and B767300 for the Hajj. To NAHCON, he said “We should learn from what they do in

Tabung Haji, the Malaysian Hajj authority, the Indonesians, they have over 220,000 pilgrims, no issue. We shouldn’t be the last to do the planning. What we are doing in 2019, we should be talking about it in 2017, two years ahead planning. We have to desist from this approach of last minute’s game plan. “This is the advice I will give to NAHCON and other stakeholders. We should work ahead of time. So if we do early planning, get your normal details, then we are back home. We have to learn from each lesson of every Hajj, it comes with its own peculiar problems and from this we get there.”

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Naira gains at NAFEX, drops further at official FX market Stories By Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Thursday, rebounded at the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX) window, while surprisingly fell further at the official foreign exchange market. The naira, however, stabilized at 365 per dollar the rate it has been trading since last week at the NAFEX, but closed at 359.70 to the dollar against 360.39 exchanged on Wednesday. The autonomous FX window began yesterday trading activities at 358.97 per dollar, representing a growth rate of 0.28 per cent, while compared to 359.96 stood the previous day. But the NAFEX window

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dropped a total turnover of $95.33 million, while comparing yesterday traded figure of $100.33 from $195.00 stood on

Wednesday. However, the Africa’s largest economy currency fell further at the official foreign exchange market, to close at 305.95 against 305.90 sold on Wednesday and N305.85 traded on Tuesday. This was even as the official Forex market lifted by fresh $250m earlier in the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) At the parallel market, the naira remained steadied at 365 to the dollar after relapsed by a point on Wednesday, however, better than 370 traded a week ago. The naira, strengthened against the pound sterling at

470 compared 472 it did the day earlier, but left unchanged at 432 against the euro, even though it was weaker than Tuesday closing rates of N470 and N430 traded respectively at the unofficial market. The naira, at the bureau de change (BDC) window saw the naira closing at N362 to the dollar, while the pound sterling and the euro traded at N470 and N430. Meanwhile, the apex bank in the country has continued to inject more foreign exchange into the local market to inflate the value of the green back. On Tuesday, the new Gross

Industries contributed immensely to recent GDP growth, says MAN The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Frank Jacobs Udemba, has stated that MAN members contributed greatly to the positive growth of the country’s GDP as announced on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Ufemba, who stated this on Wednesday, while announcing the association’s 45th AGM, noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy announced on February 21, 2017, accelerated MAN’s contributions in pulling Nigeria out of economic recession. He said: “MAN believes that the Nigerian Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, in conjunction with the private sector, did the wonders in pulling the ailing economy out of recession. If the CBN policies are improved upon and sustained, we would do better, in terms of growth in GDP.” He said,”It may be true to say that economic growth rate of 0.55 per cent is good. The question remains, is this growth real, is it sustainable, and can it engender inclusiveness? Technically, inclusivity is not something one can assume. The impact of positive improvement like this should ideally be felt by all classes of citizens in our country before one can boldly assert that growth experience is inclusive. “ The 45th AGM, with the theme: “Recovery and Growth of the Nigerian Economy,” would be having His Excellency, the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Benjamin William Mkapa, as the special guest of honour, who will deliver public lecture on “Sustaining Economic Recovery.

Statistics (NBS) for the second quarter of 2017, showed that the Africa’s largest economy exited from its worst recession in 29 years, and the CBN and some experts have linked the economic growth to the success recorded in the nation’s foreign exchange system, comparing over N500 to a dollar exchanged earlier in the year before creation of NAFEX window and other forex windows in February, 2017. financial analysts have swiftly called on the Federal Government to go into privatization of its major sectors, while continued with capital growth projects, so as to sustain economic recovery rate.

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CBN to curb electronic payment system with new framework The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) again has come with new framework in a bid to mitigate risks attached to the usage of unique short codes, especially the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) protocol for all financial services offering in the country. The new framework was contained in a new circular by the nation’s apex bank on exposure draft sent via a circular to all money deposit banks, mobile money operators, payment solution service providers, and other service providers. The CBN, on Thursday, said that the framework would seek

to establish the rules and risk mitigation considerations when implementing USSD for financial services offerings, adding that regulation is necessary, in view of the multiple USSD channels to customers, which increase their risk exposure in the absence of a common standard. According to the CBN, “the USSD technology is a protocol used by GSM networks to communicate with service providers’ platform. It is session-based, real time messaging, which is accessed through a string starting normally with (*) and ending with a hash (#). The framework specifically

list those eligible for use of unique short codes to include mobile money operators, who are eligible for issuance from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) after meeting the necessary requirements of the NCC for the issuance; and others who would need a letter of comfort from the CBN before being considered for issuance of the short codes by the NCC. “USSD based financial transaction requires end-to-end encryption to protect the integrity of the financial information,” the CBN noted, adding that all providers of USSD-based financial services shall put in place a

proper message authentication mechanism to validate that requests/responses are generated through authenticated users in order to curb risks inherent in the use of short codes. Other mitigation rules being advanced include providers using secure USSD communication channels with strong encryption mechanism; non-use of the USSD service to relay details of other electronic banking channels (in case of banks) to their customers, in order to prevent compromise of other electronic banking channels through the USSD channel; and implementation of masked PIN entry;

Capital Market B4 Stories by Bonny Amadi Mixed reactions has continued to trail the release of PZ Cussons Plc’s fourth quarter 2017, as the company closed as highest loser on the day the result was released. The result reflects a mixed blend, stronger year on year(y/y) performance, and weak quarter on quarter (q/q) performance. The company’s Q4 result for the period ended 31th May, 2017, released by The Nigerian Stock (NSE), the PZ Cussons recorded growth on key performance measuring indices, just as its provisioning and operating expenses soared. On a full-year basis, the result showed that 2017 financial year

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PZ Cussons proposes N0.50 dividend as PAT roars by 52.8% Ï^Ə ƒƈ ƈ ƅƋƈƌƄƆƗ Ɛ MƾêƣƄ recorded sales’ growth of 14.5 per cent y/y to N79.6bn, while PBT and PAT advanced 52.8 per cent y/y; and 78.4 per cent y/y to N4.8bn and N3.3bn respectively. The Branded Consumer Goods’ segment, which grew by 22.2 per cent y/y to N56.2bn, accounted for over 70 per cent of the overall sales’ growth. The Durable Electrical Appliances segment sales of N23.4bn, was however flattish y/y.

The full-year group gross margin expanded strongly, by 604bps y/y to 35.1%. Fx loss came in at N8.8bn vs N2.9bn in the prior year. This can be attributed to fx-denominated payables among its current liabilities. Also, trade payables grew by 54.5% y/y to N39.7bn in 2017. The result showed that the consumer goods’ giant in Q4 2017, posted 144 per cent y/y growth in profit before tax and 371 per cent

y/y advancement in Profit After tax (PAT). Following the robust performance, a dividend of N0.50 is being proposed by the company. This gives dividend yield of 1.8 per cent on the last traded price of N27.30. The result, which a cross-section of analyst have lauded triggering positive market reaction, is expected to spur the company’s shares to hyper gains on short to middle- term basis, following expectations of reaping from divi-

dend declared. According to the result, PZ posted sales growth of 19.1 per cent y/y to N22.5bn as PBT; and PAT rose by 143.6 per cent y/y and 370.7 per cent y/y to N2.5bn and N1.8bn respectively. The company’s strong bottomline was buoyed by 168bps or 38.8 per cent gross margin expansion, which hedged and cleaned off 14.9 per cent y/y rise in operating expenses and a N2.7billion exchange rate loss.

Oando reacts on SEC’s investigation …set to holdAGM Shareholders of Oando Nigeria Plc have cause to strengthen their resolve in the Nigerian indigenous major upstream player, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), secures the company’s unhindered cooperation in its investigation. Oando, while acknowledging that its 40TH Annual General meeting (AGM) holding on 11th September, said that the apex capital market regulator’s endorsement of its forthcoming AGM, noted that, the SEC has said, “Following the submission of an Interim Report by the Special Task Team, the commission is of the opinion that it is unable to identify any material findings that would warrant the postponement of the company’s 40 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to hold on September 11, 2017. Consequently, Oando PLC can proceed with its 40th AGM as currently scheduled.” The statement signed by Oando’s Chief Compliance Officer & Company Secretary, Ayotola Jagun; and released by the NSE, pointed that authorization for the meeting, reverses the earlier memo by the commission on Wednesday, 23rd August, 2017,for postponement of its 40th AGM, so that the Commission could look into the shareholding positions contained in the company’s 2016 Audited Financial Statements, based on petition written by Alhaji Dahiru Mangal and Ansbury Inc. “In a letter dated Thursday, 31st August, 2017, the SEC wrote to the company and categorically stated: ‘Following the submission of an Interim Report by the Special Task Team, the commission is of the opinion that it is unable to identify any material findings that would warrant the postponement of the company’s 40 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to hold on September 11, 2017.

L – R: Denzel Usiagwu, participant, BusinessDay CEO Apprentice; Ade Bajomo, Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Ugochukwu Ajaero, participant, BusinessDay CEO Apprentice; Frank Aigbogun, Publisher of BusinessDay Media Limited and Vwoke Ighure, Coordinator, BusinessDay CEO Apprentice, at the Closing Gong Ceremony to commemorate BusinessDay CEO Apprentice bootcamp at the Exchange... on Thursday.

Two companies on NSE’s delisting watch, as 9 others restructure Nigerian investing public may be facing difficult times, as some of the companies listed on the Exchange are either listed for delisting or restructuring, while nine others are currently undergoing restructuring. However, as more retail shareholders continue to call for protection from the capital market regulators, following regulatory delisting of listed companies, two listed companies have been placed on delisting lit of the NSE. The two companies placed on delisting watch by the NSE’s on its X-compliance portal as at September 7th, are Deap Capital Management Plc. According to the exchange, the NSE quotation committee “has approved the company to be placed on delisting watch-list subject to filing Quarterly Compliance Report.” Deap Capital Management & Trust Plc, which continued at par value price of 0.50 per shares , its outstanding of the company as at September 07th, 2017, was 1,500,000,000 shares with market capitalization of N750,000,000.00

million. Also placed on delisting watch is Evans Medical, which currently has (DIP) delisting in progress has secured the endorsement of quotation committee of the NSE approval for delisting watch-list subject to filing Quarterly Compliance Report. Evansmed has remained at par value price of N0.50 and shares outstanding of 732,347,370 million, and N366, 173,685.00 million market capitalization. However, other nine companies

currently undergoing restructuring, going by endorsement by the NSE quotation committee, include, Afrik Pharmaceuticals, which its restructuring has commenced; Union Dicon Salt with ongoing restructuring and Anino International , which has obtained NSE’s approval to restructure. Others are, African Paints, with ongoing restructuring process, Goldlink Insurance, having se-

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cured NSE’s approval to restructure and Thomas Wyatt Nigeria. Other listed companies currently restructuring are, Nigerian German Chemical, Golden Guinea Breweries and FTN Cocoa Processors. Daily Times recalls that restructuring of the companies would include changes in the board, capitalization and company’s structure, among other changes.

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Stories By Ebere Chibuzor The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation(NTDC) has identified “Tour Nigeria” as a means of selling good potential about the Nigerian culture. Speaking at the Jumia Travel Conference in Lagos, NTDC Director General, Mr. Folorunsho Coker, said that in order to find the latest trends in the culture and tourism sector, there is the need to engage relevant stakeholders in the value chain of tourism; and seek good ways of doing something that would develop the country. Coker said, “If you don’t engage the stakeholders in the value chain of tourism, how do you know if you are doing something good or something bad? How do you find out what the latest trend is; and what are the problems, etc?” The NTDC DG further emphasised, “As part of that program- austerity-that is, using what you have, whether it is a lot or little; but what you have and what you already have is what you’ll use; and you will have to get there and out of the economic

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Coker crisis. Coker said, So, what we are doing in NTDC and the tour Nigeria don’t change the Naira to dollar to buy ticket, don’t go and apply for visa and to pay for visa to go there, why roam your phone, which is consuming foreign exchange when you get there?

He urged tour within Nigeria, saying that, “it is it food you like, take a food. Is it music that you like take a music tour, whatever you do, there are many new media of cultural expression in Nigeria. Tour Nigeria uses those medium for cultural expressions. He further urged Nigerians to be responsible to the developmental growth of this country, saying, “We must all be responsible in terms of the development of our country; we must not just focus on the negative consistent thing and expect development. So, we are all responsible for the development of Nigeria. Coker added, “Now, some of the roads are bad; in Nigeria, South Africa, America and London. Nigeria is not the only country we have bad roads, why do we focus

on it? We have a lot of good roads that other West African countries do not have; but we clamour so much on our bad roads; and people just assume that all our roads are bad. Consider talking about the good roads; while the bad roads are being fixed. “Let us be partners, desire in developing Nigeria. Part of that is about reporting Nigeria in a responsible way; and as well ship the Nigerian story, mould it into something we can put out there; and not emphasising just the negative, let us talk positively.” He was optimistic that the recent presidential order on the ease of doing business on the immigration, airport, etc, would further enhance partnership with the necessary sectors, so as to hopefully do joint venture with the relevant stake-

holders. He said,“We are looking at corporate governance and regulation; what are we doing well; and what are we not doing well; and we are trying to amend them to take cognizance of, ‘this is Nigeria today;’ and to be tally and relevant in the revolution in the next 10 and 20 years. There’s a market for what we have; and we understand that the digital age in terms of marketing, is the new way of selling Nigeria. “We are encouraging the stakeholders, especially in the digital platform, to better sell who we are. Financing is tough; whether we like it or not, the interest rates are tough; so, we are looking at creating funds that can be used to intervene in positive tourism project to make life easy for the companies that are selling Nigeria.”

Africa: Calabar carnival to showcase 13TH AKWAABA African Travel Market, 2017 Cross Rivers State, the home of Africa’s biggest street party-Calabar Carnival has confirmed participation for 13th AKWAABA African Travel Market 2017. For those who have only seen the Calabar Carnival on T.V, the 13th AKWAABA offers you the opportunity to have a first hand glimpse of the biggest street party in Africa and the best tourism event in West Africa. The Chairman of Calabar Carnival Commission, Mr. Gabe Onah will be leading a high-powered team from Calabar to Lagos. Leader of the Calabar Carnival, Sea Gull Band, Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa and Director of Administration at the Cross River State Carnival Commission, Mrs. Eme-Affiah have been named among the top 100 African Women in Tourism. AKWAABA: African Travel Market is the marketing platform to reach more of Nigeria, West Africa, and Africa, as it offers you an opportunity to meet face – to – face with Airlines, Hotels, Restaurants, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, state tourism boards, foreign trade and tourism sectors from over 20 countries of the

world; and a huge turnout of attendees. It will be taking place at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 10th to 12th Sept, 2017. 13th AKWAABA will feature Youth in Tourism Conference 2017. This conference seeks to address the challenges young people in travel business face in promoting domestic tourism in Nigeria; and also bring the youth in tourism together as it seeks to mainstream them into the organized travel and tourism business. Also, the maiden edition of AKWAABA chef challenge and food fair 2017. The culinary event is aimed at promoting tourism in Nigeria by showcasing the best of Nigeria to an international audience. The tourism event will be hosting chefs from Ghana, Gambia and Nigeria to compete for Jollof rice challenge, 36 states in Nigeria to compete for the best main meal and a group of Nigerian chefs compete for the best prepared rice in varieties. These activities were created purposely to bring out the best in West Africa in terms of rice production; and promote the out-

Calabar carnival revelers look of culinary tourism and local delicacies to foreigners thereby promoting indigenous hospitality and style. The 2nd Africa Travel and Tourism Conference will also hold on the 2nd day of 13th Akwaaba. Speakers and panelist during the travel and tourism

conference will be addressing topics and dealing with issues such as, “One-year accident free commercial aviation. What did Africa do right?” African airlines & profitability, the real issues, airport perspective, Regulations perspective, Airlines’ perspective, Logistics perspective and

women in tourism The Women in Tourism Conference 2017, themed: Women in Tourism; Challenges and the Future, will allow leading women in tourism to discuss on the various challenges facing women in tourism and moves towards the curbing these challenges for now

and the future. Meanwhile, Maison Fahrenheit Hotel, one of the uniquely designed hospitality facilities in Lagos is partnering with Akwaaba African Travel Market for the 13th edition of the yearly event slated for September 10-12 2017 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.

Property B7 Stories by Babajide Okeowo A primary stakeholder in the real estate sector and President, African Region, International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), Chudi Ubosi has said that the modest growth recorded in the sector is an indication that stakeholders are beginning to adapt to the realities on the ground.

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He allayed fears that the modest growth will not lead to rental price increase and a surge in the price of properties. “Our firm undertakes and produces a quarterly survey and report on real estate and rental trends. At the end of the second quarter, indications are that there is a modest recovery in the real estate sector. This recovery is not an indication that rents are rising. No. It is possibly more of an indication that consumers and investors are adapting to the realities of the economic downturn; and have decided that business must go on albeit at a reduced pace.

“Therefore, we are witnessing increased requests for residential property but at reduced rents, especially in the prime locations around the country. Payments are more often limited to one year only,” he said. Regarding class ‘A’ commercial developments, the demand has been muted despite all the sweeteners that most developers and their estate agents are throwing in to attract tenants. This is understandable as rents for this class of property are denominated in US Dollars. Retail rents in the malls have remained stable, as shop owners and consumers struggle to

come to terms with higher prices for items as a result of foreign exchange rates and availability, reducing purchasing power and lower patronage as a function of a tough economy and environment. Warehouse rents have remained low and dropping. More and more warehouses are coming into the market for sale and for lease as importation and manufacturing (two major drivers of warehouse space demand) drop. As to whether there is a link between economic performance and prime rental growth, the answer is – Yes. There is a direct proportion relationship. As the economy improves rents tend to rise and

vice versa. He said that the foreign exchange scarcity contributed in no small measures to the challenges the sector encountered. “We must all remember that a lot of the prime class ‘A’ commercial development was funded with facilities taken from foreign financial institutions; and so are denominated in US dollars. A majority of them were commenced when the exchange rate was 160/$. Now, it is 360/$. The future viability of many of these developments will remain in doubt if a refinancing option is not made available to the developers or promoters from their foreign banks.

NIA concludes plan for West African ‘Architecture Festival’ As part of the event to ensure sustainable architectural practice in the country, the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) has announced plans for its annual West African Architecture Festival (WAAF 2.0). The event, which comes up in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State capital, according to the President, Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Tonye Braide , will bring all architects in Nigeria and in the Diaspora together to celebrate excellence in architecture. The Epic Annual Festival, which is in second edition will be held in the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in October. About 200,000 to 250,000 visitors, 100 exhibitors and 34 participating countries are expected this year to celebrate architecture in West African and Africa at large.

In a statement after the unveiling the WAAF 2017 programme, Braide said WAAF will further create a point of convergence among architects in Nigeria, those in the Diaspora especially in the West African region, as a suitable point of investment that will further grow the city of Port-Harcourt. Also speaking at the conference, Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Architects, River State Chapter, Andrew Egbuonu said that that WAAF targets to educate and create life style improvement and network with the architects, as well as bring together big names in architecture domain from West African and beyond. Among the new addition for this year’s edition include, food fiesta, fashion fair, exhibition, music and seminar from West African region.

The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), President, Tonye Braide (right); Chairman, NIA Rivers State chapter, Andrew Egbuonu; chapter Secretary, Nnaemeka Uhuegbulam and chapter’s PRO, Ololade Babajide-Suleiman during a press conference in Port-Harcourt on the proposed West African Architecture Festival.

FG begins construction of estates in 33 states In a bid to arrest the housing deficit in Nigeria, The Federal Government has commenced the construction of mass housing projects in 33 states. As a part of commitment to actualise the project, FG plans an upward review of mobilisation funds for contractors up to 50 per cent to enable emerging contractors in the building sector to deliver their projects satisfactorily. The Minister of Power, Works

Ï^Ƌ ƑƍƓ ƏƗ ƏƆƒƈƆƓ Ƈ ƌ ƄƈƋƈ Ɛƈ ƇƑ Ɨ and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who disclosed this at the sixth meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, told delegates at the event that with ongoing housing projects, the government had fulfilled the commitment it made at the 2016 council meeting by 90 per cent. “At the time of the council meeting in August 2016, I re-

ported that we were finalising designs to accommodate our cultural, climatic and other diversities. I had explained that when the designs were completed, we would commence construction to pilot the designs and test them for affordability and acceptability. I am pleased to report that construction has started in 33 states where land has been made available,” ex-

plained Fashola. Fashola also stated that stakeholders had resolved to facilitate the use of exchange of letters for the transfer of title to land when states were transferring land to the Federal Government. He said, “I am happy to report that there has been very inspiring compliance based on the several letters of exchange

that I have received; and which I have duly signed. All I need say about this in terms of compliance is that if there are still states yet to comply, they should please do so very quickly.” The minister said he had personally visited project sites in Taraba, Gombe, Ekiti, Oyo states, adding that “what I saw demonstrates to me very clearly, how impactful the National Housing Programme has been, even at the pilot and inception stage.”

B8 Enterprenuership Some countries have found ways to reduce inequality without a catastrophe. Giant corporations also play massive roles in advanced democracies. In these countries, the military and the police are constrained by various institutions, and politicians must maintain popular support to stay in power. But it is one thing for citizens to have the right to boot out a corrupt administration and quite another for them to exercise that right. The U.S. tax system has plenty of loopholes that benefit the wealthiest 0.1 percent of Americans, but the other 99.9 percent, through their choices at the ballot box, have effectively allowed those privileges to persist. Recognizing this oddity, Scheidel suggests that voters act against their own interests because of the power of elites. And so inequality keeps rising— until, that is, a shock sends it back down. INEQUALITY, INTERRUPTED World War II reduced inequality mainly by obliterating assets that belonged disproportionately to the rich, such as factories and offices. As Scheidel notes, a quarter of Japan’s physical capital was wiped out during the war, including four-fifths of all its merchant ships and up to one-half of its chemical plants. Even though France was on the winning side, two-thirds of its capital stock evaporated. The war also depressed financial assets such as stocks and bonds, and it devalued surviving rental properties almost everywhere. In victorious and defeated countries alike, the rich lost a greater share of their wealth than did the rest of the population. But it wasn’t just destruction that lowered inequality; progressive taxes, which governments levied to fund the war effort, also helped. In the United States, for example, the top income tax rate reached 94 percent during the war, and the top estate tax rate climbed to 77 percent. As a result, the net income of the top one percent of earners fell by one-quarter, even as low-end wages rose. The mass societal mobilizations that the war required also played a critical role. Nearly one-quarter of Japan’s male population served in the military during the conflict, and although the share was lower in most

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other countries, nowhere was the number of enlisted men small by historical standards. During and after the war, veterans and their families formed preorganized constituencies that felt entitled to share in the wealth created through reconstruction. In the United States, the Supreme Court put an end to whitesonly party primaries in 1944, no doubt partly because public opinion had turned against excluding African Americans who had shared in the wartime

sacrifices. France, Italy, and Japan all adopted universal suffrage between 1944 and 1946. The war effort also stimulated the formation of unions, which kept rising inequality at bay by giving workers collectivebargaining power and by pressuring governments to adopt pro-labor policies. Mass mobilization for the purpose of mass violence thus contributed to mass economic leveling. Revolutions equalise access to resources only insofar as they

involve violence. By this logic, modern wars fought by professional soldiers are unlikely to have a similar effect. Consider the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: although some U.S. veterans of these conflicts have returned embittered, they constitute too small a constituency to command sustained attention, and few Americans feel compelled to support substantial transfers of wealth to citizens who enlisted voluntarily. Revolutions, The Great Leveler explains, act a lot like wars when it comes to redistribution: they equalize access to resources only insofar as they involve violence. The communist revolutions that rocked Russia in 1917 and China beginning in 1945 were extremely bloody events. In just a few years, the revolutionaries eliminated private ownership of land, nationalized nearly all businesses, and destroyed the elite through mass deportations, imprisonment, and executions. All of this substantially leveled wealth. The same cannot be said for relatively bloodless revolutions, which had much smaller economic effects. For example, although the Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910, did lead to the reallocation of some land, the process was spread across six decades,

and the parcels handed out were generally poor in quality. The revolutionaries were too nonviolent to destroy the elite, who regrouped quickly and managed to water down the ensuing reforms. In the absence of mass violence concentrated in a short period of time, Scheidel infers, it is impossible to meaningfully redistribute wealth or substantially equalize economic opportunity. Workers demonstrate in Petrograd during the February Revolution, 1917. Indeed, Scheidel doubts whether gradual, consensual, and peaceful paths to greater equality exist. One might imagine that education lowers inequality by giving the poor a chance to rise above their parents’ station. But Scheidel points out that in postindustrial economies, elite schools disproportionately serve the children of privileged parents, and assortative mating—the tendency of people to marry their socioeconomic peers—magnifies the resulting inequalities. Likewise, one might expect financial crises to act as another brake on wealth concentration, since they usually hit the superrich the hardest. But such crises tend to have only a temporary effect on elite wealth. The 1929 stock market crash, which permanently destroyed countless huge fortunes, was the exception to the rule. The crisis of 2008—which most wealthy investors recovered from in just a few years—was much more typical. Scheidel argues that the democratic process cannot be counted on to reduce inequality, either. Even in countries with free and fair elections, the formation of bottom-up coalitions that support redistribution is rare. Indeed, the poor generally fail to coalesce around leaders who pursue egalitarian policies. Scheidel doesn’t go into much detail about why, but the problem is largely one of coordination. According to the theory of collective action (popularized by Olson, as it happens), the larger a coalition, the harder it is to organize.

All of this substantially leveled wealth. The same cannot be said for relatively bloodless revolutions, which had much smaller economic effects. For example, although the Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910, did lead to the reallocation of some land Nwaodu Chukwuemeka, is a consultant with IDEAS Exchange Consulting, Lagos. He can be reached at nwaodu.lawrence@hotmail.co.uk (07066375847)

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Most opportunities open to female artistes not available to male counterparts â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mr Latin Though he was popularly and globally known and addressed as Mr. Latin, but his real name is Bolaji Amusan With a career spanning close to 30 years and over forty movies to his credit, Baba Latin can be called a legend in the profession of make believe and in this exclusive interview with AJIBADE ALABI , this international award winner was at his best as he divulged into who is Baba Latin and Bolaji Amusan is, his career, family and so many this about himself and yes his sojourn into make believe business

Let get to meet who is Latin?

How long have you been in the movie industry?

In the 29 years of your career, what are the changes you can recall in the industry over the years? There is this general belief that most female artistes are doing better than their male counterparts, how true is this and why is it so?

Often time we see most of the movie legends in both the Yoruba and the English genre suffer at their old age. As a matter of fact, some of them come out publicly to seek for help before they receive any form of attention. What do you think can be done to avoid this or improve their welfare?

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My happiest moment was the day I was given visa to Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Another factor is that most of the opportunities open to female artists; the male are not often accrued to. For example, a Senator may just watch one movie and if he likes a girl, he may just send one of his boys to go and give her a car. A Deputy Governor may just decide to go and dash a girl a lump sum of money because he just loves her in a movie. Although, we do see some women do same for some male artists, but surely not on the same level with their female counterparts? So whether they do it for them or not, females normally live

different advantages and disadvantages.

I can boast of the highest number of comedy movies in Nigeria. Most of my movies are comedy and have been in production

are our seniors, colleagues and juniors and we are happy seeing them excel in the industry.

Latin and his wife

In the industry, most of the female artists are now fair actress. Is it the producers that requires them to do such

industry and we are trying our possible best to correct the of Dele Odule had a meeting with all the movie marketers, led by

peculiar to the female artists alone; some male artists are also guilty of this act. We can also attribute it to bad company. Some they just go for it. Some other believes that producers will notice them easily if they are fair in complexion, so they step up by toning. Also, some believe that since my friend is light skinned, I have to be light skinned too. But the truth is that, nobody, no producer will make it compulsory for you to be

admit that both movie producers and marketers are the root cause of this. Let me give you an illustration, when I produce a movie, I do the editing and give it to the marketer. Most of these marketers have people that subtitle movies for them and, more often than not, the persons subtitling may not be a professional and may also have so many jobs at hand; thus, they have to rush proof read by the producer or even the marketer all because the

for example, if Antar Laniyan is playing the role of a father, it same as if Ogun Majek, or Ogogo is acting as a father in a movie too, it would look absurd to cast a very fair skinned girl

back on time while the person doing the subtitling have several other jobs waiting for his/her attention. So the cycle continues. We have recently come to the realization that this act is affecting the business negatively. So we have therefore decided to tackle discouraged because of the poor subtitling and this has turned us into laughing stocks in the society. You read some subtitling everything humanly possible to tame it. We now have a guild of producers, guild of directors, guild of writers, guild of interpreters, guild of editors and the rest. So if you are not a member of guild of producers, you will not be allowed to produce a movie, if you are not a member of guild of writers, you will not be allowed to write a script and so on. With the different guilds in place, we can control and tame the activities of everybody involved in a movie production, unlike now that it is free for all. For now, anybody with capital can just come in and produce a movie, but very soon, that would become impossible. In a short while, the new plans would

A lot of calamity happened in the industry recently

the way things are being run in the industry.

people died not only in our industry but in other professions too. Mr. Murphy you cannot tell me you have not lost a

I have had several happy moments but the most memorable of them all was the day I was given my visa to London by the virtue

is not possible but the fact that we are in limelight people under God. But a prophet predicted that many will still die

is obvious. Like I say earlier it is normal for people to died not only in our industry but everywhere.

Odunlade & Lati

my pay roll on that particular set. I also had seasoned acts like Baba Wande, Ayo Mogaji, Jide Kosoko, Madam Saje and host of others. We recorded with the best cameras available at that time, but unfortunately on the third day, we realized that the picture and voice qualities were so poor that we had to start the shoot all over again. I felt so bad about that incident.

One words to your fans and also should not stop the caring and love they have for baba Latin.

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K1’s wife, Titi returns with new baby

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Ajibade Alabi

Portable to entertain guest at top socialite big day Lagos the who is who in society and political circuit will gather to celebrate society big guns and the Orisadare who will be adding another year to his glorious year On stage to entertain the guests will be portable

the celebration which Temidayo stated will be party will come up next year â&#x20AC;&#x153; I just want to have a low key celebration this my friends and my social club will be around so also my friends from abroad but by and large I thank God

2face goes back home! 2face Idibia has shown the love he has for his people in his home state when he recently visited

arrived the camp in the morning and went straight to the camp where he is scheduled to perform under the Benue Flood Relief Initiative this week

Benue state. The singer who hails from the state visited the shelter there after the heavy rainfall two weeks

Generals honour Fiyin, Chief of Defence Staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daugher, as he gives her out in marriage

donate items to thousands of families who have and destroyed a lot of properties. 2face and his wife Annie Idibia report have it

Star actress Halimat Abubakar recalls ordeal Nollywood star actress Halimat Abubakar has recalled her ordeal in the sickness that nearly took her life. Thespian Halimat who is always a delight to watch in a movie with her

General Gabriel Olunisakin

It was a gathering of prominent Nigerians busiretired generals last week in Abuja as FiyinfoluGeneral Gabriel Olunisakin walked down the aisle was historical as it was the day the daughter of a serving general tied a nuptial knot with a son of another general. Ayomide is the son of a retired general owonibi who was appointed by United na-

duty many years ago. He was also well respected general in the army.

she is back to her feet after

rumour trailed this sexy Kogi state born actress as per her she is happy that she was and now she is back to her feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a lot of rumour that was paddled against me while I was going through my sickness but I thank God I battled with it and I overcome it. It was not an easy thing I went through a lot of pain but whichever

Halimat Abubakar

Out & About L6

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Ooni, Oba Akinolu, others celebrate with Ezekiel Iyiola Omisore at 90 It was fun galore at the Yoruba Tennis Club, venue for the 90th birthday celebration cum symposium of Engr. (Arole) Ezekiel Iyiola Omisore. The well attended event has in attendance top crème de crème in the society that includes Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo II, Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akinolu, and Prof. Adetokubo Fabamwo, members of the Omisore Dynasty &Yoruba Tennis Clubs amongst others. As part of his celebration, the symposium with the topic Built Environment: The Nigerian perspective” was discuss with Prof. Ibidapo Obe noting that the built environment replicates the human environment in a

nearly static and non-stochastic searches for ways and means of ensuring that life is more abundant. He stated that what is important is to ensure steady progress anchored by propriety, equity and justice.” It is our collective duty to work together towards an egalitarian society. We must bake the bricks and lay them and fasten them together as appropriate. This is the way foundations are made,” he advised. According to him, “Ideally, the foundations are well made but sometimes because of the human factor, some are weak and cannot carry the designed loads, ”We redesign and support with columns or pillars or beams”.

Celebrant Engr. Ezekiel Iyiola Omisore and OOni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi

The chairman, Yoruba Tennis Club, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo giving his closing remarks

L-R Tje Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedokun Aremi Gbadebo II and Oba Riliwan Akinolu

Photos: Simi, FunnyBone, others excite at Lafup the circus show

lafup giving a stellar performace

Funnybone

Lepacious Bose

Comedian Tee A getting interviwed on the red carpet

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Harrysong to release sophomore Rita Dominic, Tope Tedela, others attend What Lies Within premiere album, ‘King Maker’ Arabanko crooner, Harrysong has announced the

Company. In statement made available by one his rep, Desmond Ike, who disclosed that Harrysong will be exploring series of sounds, bringing to bare his versatility, creativity and deep knowledge of music to the industry at large. However, as at the time number of tracks, collaborations and producers list have not been made available but it is sure that the album will be

Harrysong

ACTDF’s ‘Unleash Your Talent 2017’ grand finale hold today

On Rita Dominic with Judith Audu and hubby Ahead of its September 8 premiere, new drama-thriller, What Lies Within attracted Nollywood heavyweights at a colourful masked themed event that held recently. The event held at Genesis Cinemas Palms, Lekki, Lagos and attracted in-

Nzediegwu) as they are thrown in the middle of a situation that adversely affects their lives and those of their friends and family. The upcoming movie features an en-

Tope Tedela and a cameo appearance by Raccah, Ini Dima Okojie. Others in attendance were former mincious Chikwendu and culture advocate, Jahman Anikulapo. “What Lies Within” is a collaborative effort of A Cool Story Picture, Cornucopia Productions, VeeBlu Productions and -

One of the highpoints of the premiere that the movie provoked. “I am glad that we have been able to get people thinking and talking with this movie?” said a satisFilled with suspense and back-bending and directed by Vanessa Nzediegwu with Tope Tedela as co-producer.

Actress Ayobami Badejoko to unveil live music band Engr Noah Dallaji and veteran actor, Alex Osifo

All road leads today to the grand finale of the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF) to at the Hub Event Centre, Odili Road old Port Harcourt, Rivers State. cutting across the three categories that includes music, acting and singing slug it out to emerge winlion naira worth of contract and cash prizes. According to the President of ACTDF, Engr. Noah Dallaji, the talent initiative is passion-driven and focused on reducing the level of poverty and unemployment in the country.

According to him, the programme is aimed at developing and discovering talents while integrating the participants into the mainstream of society for nation building. “Our primary objective is to showcase the talents of young people who are full of sadness because of their hopelessness but here is hope coming their way,” he observed. Dallaji restated that ACTDF as an NGO has been doing a lot of humanitarian activities that have seen the less privileged being integrated into schools, taken care of through scholarship and other forms of developmental projects in communities where they need help.

Talented Nollywood actress, Ayobami Badejoko has not just distinguish herself as an actress but as an eclectic creative personality and astute entrepreneur. The well-known superstar is set to unof creative music enthusiasts. The unveil is expected to hold come center, Ikeja. In a chat with Life & Times, Ayobami who is better referred to as Oyita has revealed that her love for such, her best to yet to be seen and heard when it comes to release of The Lagos born entertainer began her sojourn as a musician. In the early days of her music career, she released several tracks, among which are Ijo Oyita, Selling Point, others.

Ayobami Badejoko

Relationship L8

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Dealing with love problems – Annoyance or Liberation?

Love is as complicated as a web and a relationship is prone to love problems. But the question is it annoyance or a sort of liberation when you deal with it? When we are in love we might face endless Love issues and problems. How to deal with it? You might be too busy to spend time, you feel call, not replying to sms or he/she is online on what app but not replying to your messages. It might be a little annoying out what you want in life and deal with love problems wisely. Love problems mess When we are into a relationship it is evident that we will face certain love problems. Love is a complicated phenomenon something that we cannot really put into words even after experiencing it. When you are in love, you will face many love problems as a relationship is prone to it. It so happens when a couple gets married the honeymoon, shopping phase lasts for an year and then things start changing. Some people are way too excited about the whole concept of marriage but have you thought about the amount of responsibility that you would have once you get into the social institution of marriage? Marriage is certainly for serious trouble. There are lots of love problems in a nagging partner who is constantly revolving around You are waiting for his call as his phone is switched off. all of them. Your friend told you that your girl was spotted with in a relationship but we should always remember to some random guy in a café. Whom to believe? Your show our love to our partner as that is the best way to friend who might be lying or your girl whom you are his bedroom secrets. When the reality is that he is busy

the dates. To you, it might be disappointing. But for him, he might want you to extend your understanding and support. Your friend told you that your girl was spotted with some How to gain your partners trust; When you are in love, you will have little tiffs which random guy in a café. Whom to believe? Your friend who might be lying or your girl whom you are dating for years? might lead to a war but is it worth it? Sometimes it can be very stressful to be able to spend 15 out of 24 hours Many women complain that men forget important days. Show her that you remember she will appreciate it. Romantic ideas to express your love Giving time has become a big issue. Many couples are not able to spend time with each other as they are

but giving time is the biggest problem in a relationship.

feel that they are lonely because that leads to cheating on you. somewhere else, we assassinate their character same. If you give time to your partner, shower endless

the happiness that they should get from you. Before might be at fault too.