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Reps uncover N117.638b fraud in FCT land swap ÎÎÎThe House of Representatives committee investigating the land swap initiative in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday, uncovered an unpaid N117.638 billion for 841 hectares of

land allocated to Gwagwa Concession Company by the immediate past FCT Administration.

The investigation by the Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT,

is probing alleged malpractices in the award and allocation of land to companies and individuals under the Land Continued on page 6

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fewer than 101 members of Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), and Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) have been arraigned in states of the South East following the bloody clash with security agents on Monday.

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Editorial Increase in domestic violence

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f there is any issue that calls for national attention, it is that to do with the alarming increase of domestic violence in various Nigerian homes. No week passes without screaming headlines of spouses physically assaulting each other. Most times, these assaults are also visited on children, wards and house helps.

There is no denying that domestic violence is gradually eroding the peace in many homes and by extension that of the nation. We may ask what constitutes domestic violence. These acts include, but not limited to physical abuse; sexual abuse/exploitation including rape, incest, sexual assault; starvation; emotional, verbal and psychological abuse; economic abuse and exploitation; denial of basic education; intimidation; harassment; stalking; hazardous attack including acid bath with offensive or poisonous substances; damage to property and deprivation.

It is a fact that domestic violence is an epidemic. And like any epidemic, it cannot be controlled or eradicated unless it is addressed. Social commentators posit that the risk factors driving the epidemic of domestic violence include macho constructions of masculinity, excessive alcohol consumption and the culture that encourages it and peer pressure to conform to these destructive patterns.

While women bear the physical brunt of domestic violence, the damage is much greater for children. Children who witness domestic violence in their home can, themselves, grow up to become abusers. Although most victims of domestic abuse are women, men can suffer at the hands of an abusive partner as well.

Definitely, many reasons have been adduced for domestic violence. However, the enduring one is that most domestic abusers grew up witnessing domestic abuse and violence in their own homes. They learned to view physical and emotional violence as valid ways

to vent anger and cope with their own internal fears and self-perception issues. Therefore, psychology experts say that the common triggers that set off an abuser are disagreement with their intimate partner; protracted periods of unemployment; financial issues; desperation when partner threatens to leave; anger escalation; humiliation stemming from problems at work or other perceived failures; jealousy and envy.

Many experts believe psychopathology, developed by growing up in a violent and abusive household causes domestic violence to continue as a generational legacy. Witnessing abuse as the norm, or being abused, destroys the child’s ability to trust others and undermines his or her ability to control emotions.

This produces hostile, dependent, and emotionally insecure people with a deeply impaired ability to develop and maintain healthy relationships.

Victims of domestic violence may be trapped in domestic violent situations through isolation, power and control, cultural acceptance, lack of financial resources, fear, shame, or to protect children. As a result of abuse, victims may experience physical disabilities, chronic health problems, mental illness, limited finances, and poor ability to create healthy relationships.

It is therefore time the authorities wade into the increase in incidence of domestic violence across the country.

This can be done by dismantling hierarchical constructions of masculinity and femininity predicated on the control of women, and eliminating the structural factors that support inequalities are likely to make a significant contribution to preventing intimate partner and sexual violence.

Even though the causes of domestic abuse remain poorly understood, it is critical that society stands strong against the crime of domestic violence and support laws and social programmes put in place to stop the cycle.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Goodluck Jonathan

Barack Obama

Nnamdi Azikiwe

“We can no longer afford to willfully sacrifice the blood of our citizens on the altar of dangerous partisan politics. It is not worth it.”

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

We are the change that we seek.”

“No matter how old an individual may be, no matter if he is young or old, if he thinks in accordance with the times he is immortal.”

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Flood ravages Ebonyi villages, farmers seek FG intervention ÏÏÏ

Farmlands in five communities in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have been submerged by flood.

The flood was caused by the blockade of a dam being constructed by the Federal Government in Npu, Anuri LGA of Enugu state.

The affected communities are Ameke, Okue, Amaokwe, and Ngwogwo.

Governor David Umahi, who was at the site of the dam, on learning of the development, on Monday, ordered a comprehensive report of farms and cash crops destroyed by the flood.

Noting that the damage was huge, Umahi said that the report would be sent the Federal government with a view to assisting the state and farmers whose means of livelihood were severely affected.

He said that, “We came

to the point of the Ukeh River dam that is being constructed by the Federal Government in Npu, Anuri LGA of Enugu State.

“A comprehensive report will be carried out so that we can seek Federal Government’s assistance not only to the state, but to the farmers whose agricultural produce have been seriously damaged.”

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ivo LGA, Chief O. Ude, who accompanied Umahi to the site of the dam said the blockade caused water to overflow backwards, thereby destroying the farmlands in the affected communities.

“If you look back from where we are standing, you will see a river coming down from there; that is Ivo, and this river is Ukeh. So, the rivers meet here and it is from here

that the constructors created an embarkment that makes water to flow backwards.”

The chairman of Ngwogwo Community Development Union, Mr. Johnson Ukpai, lamented that the flood had destroyed agricultural produce like yams, cassava, rice, maize and cocoyam.

He pleaded with the Federal Government to come to their rescue.

Youths of the area were seen displaying cassava tubers which had decayed due to the impact of the flood.

Barr. Augustine Ossai, a liaison officer in Ivo legislative council, also lamented the damages done by the flood and called on the Federal Government and the National Emergency Management Agency to immediately come to the assistance of farmers in the area.

Opponents of grazing law are enemies of Nigeria — Miyetti Allah Pita Chikwem, Minna

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dent of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Social Cultural Association, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, on Tuesday, described those who were against the establishment of grazing law in Nigeria as enemies of progress.

Bodejo told journalists in Minna that the establishment of grazing reserves was one sure way of bringing lasting solution to the crises between farmers and Fulani herdsmen.

He expressed concern over how Nigerians play politics with the grazing law, saying people were condemning the proposed establishment of grazing reserves because a Fulani man happen to be the president of the country.

“What people don’t know about this issue is that it did not start wih Buhari’s administration,

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What’s the value of human life in Nigeria?

Sam Nzeh

ÏÏÏWhat is the value of

human life in Nigeria?

This is the question that stares at the face each time Nigerians are mowed down needlessly by security forces during confrontation across the country.

Just on Monday, no fewer than 30 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) and the Movement for Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were allegedly killed in Anambra State by security forces, portraying how cheap human life has become in Nigeria.

The deceased were among IPOB, BIM and MASSOB members who were commemorating the 49th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra Republic by the Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

Aside those killed, several other members of the pro-Biafra groups were injured during the clamp down by the security forces in Anambra State. Over 50 of them were arrested by the military and taken to their 302 cantonment in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state.

The clamp down on the pro-Biafra groups also took place in other South East states, with police arresting 320 MASSOB members in Ebonyi; 50 in Owerri, Imo State and 40 in Nsukka, Enugu State.

Expectedly, the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, defended the action of its personnel, saying they shot the pro-Biafra protesters over “unwarranted attack, breach of peace and creation of wide spread panic, tension and apprehension”.

The police also defended the role of its personnel in the clamp down of the proBiafra groups, following

this up with the arraignment of those arrested in Ebonyi State on Tuesday.

From any angle incident is looked at, it is clear that the deaths could have been avoided if the security forces had not employed lethal weapons in their confrontation with the pro-Biafra groups.

Though it is the constitutional responsibility of security forces to ensure that there is no breach of peace by individuals or groups, the pro-Biafra groups inclusive, they should realise that the killing of the pro-Biafra members was needlessly.

The incident does speak well of them. Our security forces should emulate their counterparts in other climes who employ nonlethal weapons to quell protests. This way, our security forces will be able to minimize if not eliminate the fatalities that always trail confrontation with protesters.

Bodejo

it was there at the time of former President Goodluck Jonathan”, he added.

He said that, “the Fulani people had contributed to the development of this country, inquiring why somebody who contributed in developing the country will want to destroy it.”

Bodejo admitted that there were some bad eggs among the Fulani, but that was not peculiar to them as there were also rampaging elements in

Aguta, Tiv and Birom as well as Niger-Delta.

He said that the Fulani had become an object of ridicule and circumstances since the return of democracy in Nigeria because the Fulani elites who were supposed to champion their cause were reluctant to do so.

The President warned those who disguise themselves as Fulani to perpetrate evil in the country to desist from doing that or face the wrath of law.

INEC fixes deadline for suspended re-run elections Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe Independent Na-

tional Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that all the suspended rerun elections in some states were to be concluded by July 31 this year.

The Commission added that it must be convinced that the environment was conducive for the conduct

of free and fair elections.

The Commission, it would be recalled, had suspended re-run elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states, citing security threats and violence.

A statement, on Tuesday, in Abuja, by the INEC Director in charge of Voter Education and Publicity (VEP), Mr. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, explained that

the Commission would fix the dates for the elections after due consultations with political parties and candidates.

According to the statement, “The Commission has received several submissions from political parties, candidates and interest groups, and has had preliminary consultations with security agencies on the way forward.

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Police arraign 101 over Biafra Day mayhem Continued from page 1 officials also lost their lives when the commemoration of the 49th anniversary of declaration of Biafra Republic

by Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

In Ebonyi, the state police command arraigned 88 members of MASSOB arrested during the celebration before a state Magistrate court in Abakaliki on a four-count charge of conspiracy, belonging to unlawful society, membership of unlawful group and possession of items calling for the declaration of Biafra.

The police command had at Nkaliki primary School, Abakaliki local government area of the state arrested about 92 members of MASSOB at prayer session to commemorate the 2016 Biafra Day. However, after the charges

were read to the 88 suspects, they all pleaded not guilty.

Their lead counsel, Jerry Ezenyi made application for their bail, saying that their offence was bailable.

But in his own argument, the prosecution counsel Adeola Elumaru opposed the bail application and said that the accused persons had been arrested in the past for same offence.

In her ruling, the trial Magistrate, Stella Ogoke granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N500,000 and seven sureties who must be within the magisterial jurisdiction.

She said the sureties must be civil servants or businessmen and adjourned the matter to July, 18, 2016 for definite hearing.

In Enugu, the State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned 13 persons suspected to be members of MASSOB

and BIM who were arrested in Enugu before the Enugu North Magistrate court.

According to the charge sheet No 245c/2016, the alleged suspects were charged with belonging to unlawful society called Movement for Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 495(a) of the criminal code cap 30 vol.11 laws of Enugu state of Nigeria 2004 and also by taking part in an unlawful Assembly on the said date and place to wit; Assemble of Movement for Actualization of the sovereign state of BIAFRA (MASSOB) and thereby committing an offence punishable under section 106 of the criminal code cap 30 vol.11 laws of Enugu state of Nigeria amongst other charges.

Suspects after listening to their counts, pleaded not

guilty to each of the charges, as the Magistrate, E.N Alukwu adjourned the case to June 23, 2016 for hearing while bail application was granted with condition.

Reacting to the mayhem of Monday, IPOB on Tuesday claimed that 53 people were killed, over 200 people were injured and more than 400 were arrested.

IPOB also alleged that Hausa/Fulani terrorists group who were not on uniforms attacked its members with the army, Navy and police who killed and the carried dead bodies with them in their Hilux vans.

A statement jointly signed by the media and publicity officer, Mr Emma Powerful and spokespersons of IPOB, Dr Clifford Iroanya and Mr Emma Mmezu condemned the killings of unarmed members at Nkpor near Onitsha and other places.

L-R: Head, International Economic Development Group, Mr. Dirk Willem; Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Mr. Laoye Jaiyeola and Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Muda Yusuf, at a lecture on economic transformation in Nigeria, held in Abuja… on Tuesday.

The group said it had earlier raised alarm before the event that Federal government and security agents had perfected plans to kill and maim the unarmed civilians without provocation. They noted that the members of IPOB who traveled from far away moved into a Catholic church along Nkpor-Umuoji road to seek the consent of Chukwuokikike Abiama (God Almighty) who has been guiding them in the noble project where the combined security agents moved into the church and killed so many and a lot were wounded.

IPOB said: “The worst side of it was that the members who were coming to honour the Biafra fallen heroes and heroines have not reached to the venue for the ceremony before they met their untimely death.”

IPOB further stated that “…we are non-violent group and we were not doing any protest or demostrations and had not started the event when the security agents opened fire and rained bullets on our people without minding that they are human beings not animals. Again we are calling on all the world leaders to come for our rescue because they have perfected plans to kill all Biafrans” the group stated.

A credible source in the camp of IPOB, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Daily Times that the it was perfecting papers to be filed at the United Nations against the Federal Government for act of genocide and desecration of place of worship.

Also on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army said its troops, alongside other security agencies, acted in self-defence as well as in defence of lives and property of peaceloving Nigerians when it shot dead at least five members of MASSOB and IPOB on Monday.

This explanation was contained in a statement made available by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations.

According to the statement, eight other members of the separatist organisations were wounded while nine were arrested for due legal actions.

The statement said, “Due to the wide spread panic, tension and apprehension that generated from the activities of the MASSOB and IPOB members, security agencies which comprised of detachment of Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police, Department of State Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were compelled to intervene in consonance with constitutional provisions of aid to civil authority where and when such occasion demands. The overarching imperative to ensure a reign of peace, security and stability in this circumstance was most starring.

“However, the MASSOB/ IPOB members who had earlier assembled at a school location on Ataa Road near Saint Edmunds’ Catholic Parish Maryland Nkpor-Agu in Anambra State resorted to fierce attack against the inContinued on page 12

Reps uncover N117.638b fraud in FCT land swap Continued from page 1

Swap programme.

So far, only the sum of N350 million non-refundable fee was said to have been paid by the Gwagwa Concession Company to the FCT administration’s coffers, three years after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Also, the Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre (AIIC), which got 289.9 hectares of land was also said to have failed to pay the

N350 million non-refundable fee in contravention of the terms of agreement between the FCT administration and investors.

Sani Yakubu, Head of Business Development for AIIC, affirmed this at the opening of investigative public hearing on the alleged malpractices associated with the allocation of land to 25 investors under the Land Swap scheme of the past administration.

The Committee chaired

by Hon. Herman Hembe,

expressed concern over the non-remittance of the sum of N350 million by Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre (AIIC) for the acquisition of 289.9 hectares of land.

In its submission to the FCT Committee, the AIIC however explained that the company was still seeking for credible investors that would buy into the scheme for the development of the allocated land.

Yakubu, who admitted that the company was given

the allocation under the Land Swap programme, said: “We did accept the offer but we did not have the document that said so.”

Reacting, immediate past FCT minister, Bala Mohammed, however noted that the administration did not engage the AIIC. Mohammed, who pioneered the Land Swap Programme explained that the initiative was geared towards fast-tracking the development of various districts across the nation’s

capital city, stressing that only N2 billion has so far been invested by government for the development of 10 districts.

Chairman of the Committee, Herman Hembe, who pledged the resolve of the Committee to be fair and balanced, said they would be guided by the submissions received in the bid to determine if the FCT followed due process as provided by the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and Land Use Act. ”Having established the

legality of our actions herein, accordingly, the Committee set out to do the following to ensure that principles of fairness, priority and transparency are entrenched in the process. ”We requested from Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre all relevant information and documents related to the Land Swap programme. We also requested some information from investors in the proContinued on page 12

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Militants’ activities affecting Bayelsa monthly allocation, says Dep Gov James Akam Yenagoa

ÎÎÎBayelsa

State Deputy Governor Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (retd) has attributed the poor revenue fortunes accrued to the state from the Federation Account to the continuous activities of militants in the Niger-Delta region, noting that nobody should expect an improvement until the criminal activities is put to a stop.

Admiral John-Jonah, on Tuesday, lamented that the blowing up of oil installations in the state has adversely affected the allocation accrued

to the state from the Federation Account, adding that the situation in the area has further decreased the oil price that recently stood at $50 per barrel to $40.

Jonah, who disclosed this during the monthly media transparency briefing in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, therefore, appealed to youths in the state and Niger Delta to desist from the destructive acts, as its effect is devastating to the ecology and finances of the states in the region, stressing that the blowing of the Nembe Creek 1, 2, 3 and TransNiger located in the state has affected the production quota

John-Jonah of the state.

Said he: “A lot of destruction has happened; therefore we are not expecting any improvement due to the current situation in the Niger Delta. The future is not that bright even if indicators point towards that

direction. Already, the Trans Niger trunk line and Nembe Creek 1,2 and 3 trunk line located in Bayelsa state which link the Bonny Terminal have been affected. We are appealing to our brothers and sisters that in addition to the ecology, the damage is quite devastating to us as a state.”

The deputy governor, who was flanked by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Serena Dokubo-Spiff, State Head of Service, Dr. Peter Singabele, Chief Economic Adviser, Mr. Duate Iyabi and members of the State Executive Council, declared a balance of N1billion,

384 million, after all statutory deductions for the month of March, however, said in spite of the huge shortfall, the state government would honour its commitment of payment of fifty-percent salaries to civil servants in the state.

He also assured the people that effective collection of taxes in the state will commence in order to save for the huge financial situation of the state, noting that government has already mapped out strategies to pay salaries knowing full well that the inflow from the federal government will not take care of half workers’ salaries in the state.

Ugwuanyi charges Pharmacists on fight against fake, substandard drugs

Gov. Ugwuanyi

Moses Oyediran Enugu

ÎÎÎGovernor

Lawmaker tasks ITF to step up productivity, create job Chijioke Kingsley Jos

ÎÎÎThe

Federal House of Representatives member in the National Assembly and Chairman, House Committee on Climate Change, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, on Tuesday, charged the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to step up productivity and create job opportunity for the Nigerian youth, in the current harsh economic downturn.

Hon. Onuigbo stated this in Jos, during an oversight visit to the headquarters of the industrial training funds.

Led by the Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Industry, Alh. Abubakar Husaini Moriki, the member said the committee has resolved to work closely with President Muhammadu Buhari in handling the affairs of the country, most especially in the creation of conducive environment for businesses to thrive.

The committee, however, also lamented the epileptic power supply in the country, saying that power has become a very critical issue in the country as the federal government is doing all it could to ensure that the issue of power is put to rest.

They challenged the management of the ITF to bridge the gap of industries to create job opportunities for the youths.

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National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun (2nd left); National Leader, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, Tinubu; former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki; President Muhammadu Buhari; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and others at the Presidential dinner for the National Assembly members at the Presidential Villa, Abuja… on Monday.

Police vacate PDP national secretariat

Lateef Ibrahim Abuja

ÎÎÎThe

national secretariat of the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was sealed off 10 days ago on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase has been re-opened.

The directive by the IGP was sequel to the various factions laying claim to the National Chairmanship of the opposi-

‘Tosin Ajuwon Akure

ÎÎÎWorkers

in Ondo state have vowed to begin an indefinite strike starting from tomorrow (Wednesday) following the refusal of the government to pay their five months outstanding salaries.

The workers made the resolution after an emergency

tion party.

When the national secretariat of the PDP was vacated on Tuesday by the policemen laying siege there, only the establishment staff were allowed access into the secretariat after being properly identified.

Staff who were able to produce their identity cards with their names already on this list at the gate were allowed to enter the secretariat.

Efforts by the newly elected Secretary of Board of Trust-

ees (BoT) of the party, Chief Ojo Maduekwe to address the workers on Tuesday were unsuccessful.

The planned event was later shifted till today (Wednesday).

Chief Maduekwe, however, visited the secretariat around noon.

In a brief chat with journalists, Maduekwe said, “We (BoT members) requested for police to un-seal the place so that workers can resume work.”

Asked if he would be com-

ing with the National Caretaker Committee to address the workers on Wednesday, he smiled and said they (members of PDP caretaker committee) would be coming on their own.

It would be recalled that the PDP national secretariat was sealed off on May 22, a day after the PDP Port Harcourt National Convention that sacked the former National Working Committee (NWC) and appointed a National Caretaker Committee.

Ondo workers begin indefinite strike meeting of the leadership of the Organised Labour leaders held on Tuesday in Akure, the state capital.

The meeting which had in attendance leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joint Negotiating Public Service (JNC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC),

resolved and directed workers in services of the Ondo State government to abstain indefinitely from work.

A joint statement issued by the leaders of the Organised Labour explained that the non-payment of workers their outstanding salaries is taking much bearing on their well-

being.

The statement, signed by the NLC Chairperson, Bosede Daramola, and the JNC chairman, Sunday Adeleye, said civil servants in the state could no longer bear the economic hardship as a result of non-payment of their salaries.

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged pharmacists in the country to intensify their efforts towards identifying and eliminating fake and substandard drugs to enhance quality healthcare delivery.

Governor Ugwuanyi also advocated that sanctions be meted out to professionals who involve themselves in the manufacture, importation or sales of such drugs.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 35th Annual National Conference of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), held at Nike Lake Resort, Enugu, the governor noted that the community pharmacists as the most accessible healthcare professionals in the healthcare delivery system, require greater professional knowledge and skills towards the actualisation of the set objectives in the health sector.

While emphasising the importance of the conference towards the concrete efforts to reposition the health sector in Enugu state, and in pursuit of its aspiration to turn the state into the choice destination for medical treatment and medical tourism in the country, Gov. Ugwuanyi reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue to partner with the Association and other health care professionals and bodies to enhance qualitative health care delivery.

LADIPO MUYIDEEN TUNBOSUN I formerly known and addressed as LADIPO MUYIDEEN OLATUNBOSUN now wish to be known and addressed as LADIPO MUYIDEEN TUNBOSUN All former documents remain valid. General public to take note

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Mixed reactions as Nigerians speak on Buhari’s one year in office “…the journey of a thousand mile begins with a step,” a Chinese proverb. Just like yesterday, Buhari’s administration marked a year in office on May 29. Nigerians differ on possibility of the government fulfilling its electoral promises; while some say they should be given more time, some say it has not achieve anything and even if given the whole world, it can’t achieve anything. OLUWAGBEMIRO JOEL and TOLONISEDE BOLUWATIFE report.

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Samuel Banjoko, a businessman says: “so far so good, he promised us a lot of things that we should expect which we are

still expecting. He has only spent one year, things that have not been happening before have started happening. For instance, the

price of petrol has never reached N145 per litre. Even when they increased the price of fuel, they said that after some time the price would be normal, but there has been no change since then. We are experiencing a lot of hardship in this country. The price of fuel has affected a lot of things to the extent that the price of commodities has gone high. In my business, we sell books and parents are complaining about the increase in the price of books. If I

am to assess Buhari’s administration, it has performed below 50%.

Although they have been trying to eliminate corruption from the country, but as they are fighting corruption, they should let us know the way forward and also give possible solution to our predicament. In my own view, Buhari has not done much rather than fighting. My advice is that they should not fight with one hand, as they are fighting corrupCONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Tinubu, Saraki end feud?

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Strong indications emerged last night that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki have settled the lingering rift between them.

Things went awry between the two strong leaders of the party

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in 2015 following the stubborn resolve of Saraki to go against the party’s directives by refusing to step down from the Senate presidency race.

The APC had rooted for Senator Ahmed Lawan as Senate President, but Saraki due to a lot of maneuverings and brinkmanship sidestepped the party

directives by lobbying the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to secure the position of the third most important person in Nigeria.

All efforts by the party to enforce its directive proved abortive, a development that many believed may have resulted in the raking up of the legal mess

against Saraki over his alleged falsification of assets declaration when he was governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2007.

Senator Tinubu was widely believed to be behind the actions seen as move to ridicule Saraki in order to humiliate him out of office.

It got messier with the recently

revelations by Panama papers leaks which listed other properties owned by the combatants.

It would be recalled that both have openly blasted each other and have avoided each other at public functions, a development that have heightened tension within the party especially between the executive and the Senate..

However, on Monday, things appeared to have changed as both political gladiators agreed to put behind them their differences.

It was learnt that both men met shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari hosted federal lawmakers to a luncheon at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting between the two politicians was believed to have been facilitated by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.

Saraki and Tinubu reportedly agreed to sheathe their words and work for the progress of the APC. After the meeting, both men were seen sharing jokes and laughing together.

Buhari devoted one year to fighting corruption — Umar Duhu

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Pioneer National Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North East, Dr Umar Duhu spoke with TOM GARBA, in Yola saying the one year of Buhari’s Administration has been

devoted to fighting corruption.

What will you say about the one year of President Buhari?

President Buhari has done extremely well in some sectors of the economy, with particular

reference to Security, Corruption fight, and International Relations. As a North Easterner ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgents, President Buhari is indeed God sent to us. In less than one year in office, Boko Haram

is completely degraded, and the moping up exercise ongoing by the Military is almost coming to an end. My expectation of the populace is to remain grateful to God Almighty for making it posCONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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Corruption: Buhari should cut down on wasteful spending – Umar Duru ‘‘On the ongoing corruption fight; I hold that, Mr. President has to do more as corruption has eaten deeper than expected and is still being perpetrated in the land.’’

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sible for us to have a zealous President who calls a spade a spade in terms of security and integrity.

On the ongoing corruption fight; I hold that, Mr. President has to do more as corruption has eaten deeper than expected and is still being perpetrated in the

land. Except Mr. President and his extended family members begin to live an exemplary lifestyle and above board, it is absolutely difficult for some persons to stop

stealing public funds or continue perpetrating corrupt practices.

Nigerians are indeed watching and unless Mr. President deliberately allows for a free flow channel of communication and completely eliminates any stop gap, to allow Whistle blowers volunteer useful information, our President will never know it all about corruption and how it is being perpetrated in the land. The common man; who hardly has two square meal for his family, sees the high profile live style of those in government and the political actors. On this note, President Buhari must do more to win totally the accolade of all Nigerians by bridging the gap between the upper-upper and the lower-lower class.

President Buhari has made several appointments in the last one year, why have you not been appointed despite your enormous contributions to the formation and growth of APC?

It is true Mr. President has made several appointments in the past one year. As a leader who has put in my all in the merger of the defunct legacy parties, conceptualization of the Party, and have invested heavily in my capacity as the Pioneer National Vice Chairman North East, to structuring of the Party across Chapters and Branches. I will be very surprised that, Mr. President has not yet found me deserving of any appointment, while those who rather contributed heavily to see to the downfall of APC at the 2015 general elections, have now found their ways into his government.

It is instructive to state here that, the APC was formed on a Tripod. The defunct ACN, ANPP and the CPC. The APGA faction and the New PDP joined after APC was registered which made the APC more formidable. If today anyone will think that, none of these Five forces that formed and solidified APC is irrelevant,

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Emmanuel Modupe

Seyi Dosunmu: “the economy is bad generally all over the world. Internationally and all over the world, there is oil price crisis and foreign exchange. So therefore, we cannot blame the Federal Government or Buhari, it is all over the world. It is largely the fuel price crisis that has affected our country Nigeria”.

Ifeoluwa Oyediran, tailor: “we voted for them, we will continue praying from them. To me personally, he is trying and we Nigerians should just continue praying for him to succeed because if the government succeeds, it is to our own good and if it did not, it will also affect us. Things are not going to be alright immediately

but gradually we only need to be patient with the government and pray for them. See for instance, if he had not taken the bold decision to remove subsidy, by now we would have still be struggling to buy fuel though at a lower price of #86 per litre and it will not be available for purchase. But as it is now, it has opened up the market for other individuals that can import fuel and some filling stations are already selling below that #145 per litre in order to win customers”.

Olayinka Olanrewaju, Sales Executive: “On economy, it is zero because I don’t understand the economic policy of this gov-

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tion, they should also ensure that the people enjoy quality life.

Things are just too hard in our society”.

Joseph Ewumi, “Buhari’s administration is coping with a lot of issues, primarily, lack of funds, and without money, you can’t run a government. The major source of money which is from oil is frustrating. Like he said, we have to be patient with him. He wants to source for a secondary source, to explore other means of raising fund, which is not going to be easy. Concerning his anti-corruption scheme, a lot of people are frustrating his effort, it’s like taking someone’s livelihood from him; the person will surely want to fight back. It is a gradual process which if followed diligently will lead to great change. It is too short to do a holistic evaluation. It is more or less like we are starting the government from the scratch”.

Matthew Eboma: “if God does not support someone, the person cannot achieve anything. During the last administration, there was hardly any fuel scarcity, at least the light was better, things were going fine but since Buhari came, things have turned upside down.

Immediately Jonathan came into

“This Buhari’s administration has not performed well at all, they have performed below expectation.

Democracy is a government for the people, if the people are not feeling the impact of the government, then there is nothing like democracy.’’ government, the fuel price started picking up from 40 dollar to 100 dollar, whether they were stealing to do it or not, it is none of our business, but the main thing was that during his tenure, he was getting the money to solve the problem of our country and pay for the subsidy. But when Buhari came in, the price of fuel dropped drastically. For now there is no money in our country, we even borrow money from other countries. These are the reasons why I said that if God is not with someone, the person cannot succeed”.

Victor Omorege: “this Buhari’s administration has not performed well at all, they have performed below expectation.

Democracy is a government for the people, if the people are not feeling the impact of the government, then there is nothing like democracy. The people make up the democracy, so therefore whatever policy the government makes, the people’s opinion must count. They have to do more for us to convince us that they have really come for change”.

Ope Abraham: “we should calm down, I think a lot of things are going on. Before things get better, things are going to be rough at first. Since Rome was not built in a day, I believe that things are going to be better. I don’t put my trust in him but in God because I believe in what God can do”.

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ernment and that is the truth.

There is nothing to say about this government in respect of its economic policy. If we are to rate it in electricity, can we say this government has actually done enough to provide electricity for Nigerians? The answer is no; because I actually don’t understand why a government will increase electricity tariff without it being available. In the past four to five days now, we have not seen light in our area. So basically there is nothing to say about that. If we look at agriculture, I don’t really know what to say because it is one thing to for you to provide seedlings to farmers, seed will not germinate even if we give them fertilizer it will not do much as expected because one thing is to have good seedlings and another thing is to have fertilizer but where is the land? To me, it is just like a confused government that has no direction. It is just trying different ideas to see which one will work and which one will not work. I’m not saying that government in the past has actually done anything but if I’m to score this government and the past government, I will score this government zero”.

Ken Osaro, businessman: “For me, he has not done anything.

Hardship everywhere, we voted for him thinking he was going to deliver but he disappointed everybody to the extent that people are crying in every nook and cranny

“Yes! They are performing because this is the government everybody voted for and we believe we should give them a chance, but that notwithstanding, some of their policies are good while some are bad.’’

Victor Uwaeku

of Nigeria. Small businesses cannot even sustain them any longer.

Where I have my shop at Awolowo shopping complex, all the small business men and women there are complaining and cannot even function as expected. So, I will score them 10 percent prices of things have gone up and to get some things becomes difficult”.

Oludare Idowu, Banker: “Yes! They are performing because this is the government everybody voted for and we believe we should give them a chance, but that notwithstanding, some of their policies are good while some are bad. We Nigerians just have to endure and that is what we have been enduring like the fuel price, it is terrible but I believe in a long run, it will yield good results because we have been seeing it already. So many filling stations have fuel now but nobody is buying because of the hike in price or they can’t afford it. I still believe this law of demand and supply will soon come in and probably it is going to fall the price down because I understand some of these filling stations are selling even at a lower price below #145 per litre. But then, government should start early all their palliative measures they want to put in place”.

Ehi Iden, Occupational health and safety Manager: “I strongly believe It is too early to rate them because it’s just one year now and that is one of the problems

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Nigeria not ripe for independent candidacy-Legal expert Iniobong Iwok The tendency of Nigerians to vote along party lines and the increasing role of ethnicity in the voting patterns has been traced as some of the reasons why the country is not matured for Independent Candidacy.

Recall that the Bill to provide for Independent Candidacy in the Nigerian political system introduced by Senator Stella Oduah, representing Anambra North Senatorial District recently passed the first reading in the senate, a development that has brought increased agitation from stakeholders for the amendment of the constitution to that effect.

However in a chat with Daily Times, a constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, Prince Idowu Omolegan said that the country is not ripe for such, stressing that the kind of politics being played in the country was

different.

He noted that the level of literacy among Nigerians was low, adding that the tendency to zone political offices and monetisation of the political process were major challenges to the system.

According to him: “All over the world and in civilised countries, especially Britain, there is provision for Independent Candidacy, but here, I doubt if it can work; because a typical Nigerian votes along party affiliation even when they don’t even know the candidate.

“So you can not just come from the South and you want to become the president, I doubt if you would get the support. If M.K.O had contested as an Independent Candidate, he may not have won; Party loyalty, affiliation and money count especially. And here we have all the zoning system in place. The type of politics we play here is different form other coun-

tries; ethnicity plays a big role”, Omolegan added.

He disagreed with recent agitation for a return to regional government, stressing that it would not work, and would give room for domination of smaller ethics groups by major ones adding that the problem with the current federal system was in the way it was being practised.

He said: “Our level of development would be worst, if we practice regional government, If we practise the federal system with all forms of honesty, it would work. Because smaller ethnic groups would cry of domination by the bigger ones, Abeokuta may want to dominate Ibadan etc, this type of crisis would be worst.

“What we are practising now is a unitary system and not a federal government. In a true federal system, the central should be weak, it is we that are not making this federal system to work, it is

not the system, we are the problem”, he added.

The legal expert called for the urgent drafting of a constitution that would meet the expectations of Nigerians, adding that the current one which according to him was written by the military does not address our problems.

Prof Yakubu

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that person must be a centennial joker and is indeed a day dreamer.

President Buhari is the father of the Nation and Leader of the APC. Mr. President cannot govern Nigeria effectively without justice and fairness. I believe Mr. President is feeling the pulse of his Party Members, and taking note all these observations, with the view to streamlining them accordingly.

As a strong believer in the Will of God Almighty, I am of the conviction that, what will be, will definitely be. If I have what is meant for me in President Buhari Government, it will certainly come to me, no matter how long it may take.

Has the President applied the Federal character principle in the appointments made so far?

President Buhari is not new to governance. He has held several command structures in the Nigeria Army and a former governor of the present six states of the North East, former Minister of Petroleum, former Head of State, and former Executive Chairman Petroleum Tax Fund. I am confident, all the appointments he has made so far, were guided by the extant laws guiding appointments. On a lighter note: I like to advise that, Mr. President further polarizes the appointments that will be made to capture all interest groups and our diversity as a Nation.

Call to Nigerians?

I call on all Nigerians to continually pray for our leader to be Men and Women of virtues and administer us with justice and fairness. We must remain our brother’s keepers, law abiding and eschew violence. Indeed, Nigeria is the only great country we have and call our own. Like in the words of President Buhari; ‘we have no other country but Nigeria, let’s stay and salvage it together’.

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‘‘I don’t think rating them will be nice, they just resumed in office. It has been tough for them to manage the economy; I think two years will be fair enough to judge them but one year is not enough. But so far, they are doing their best but all we want is to bring out the best Nigerians want. I think it is not a wise decision to start placing them on the scale after one year.’’

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we are facing as a country. 365 days is not enough to actually rate the performance of a government. If we look at it clearly, half of the year so far has been spent on international relationships Nigeria has with other countries and that is why you see him travelling up and down.

Let’s just give them sometime; a pipe that has been corroded for long is difficult to get water out

of it within 24 hours, it needs to be repaired, cleaned and prepared ready for service. I think this one year is not enough to actually rate achievements of this government. It should be for policy formulation which we last for three years, that is my opinion”.

Taofik Salako, Journalist: “I think it is too early to start judging his performances, I think he has started very well and he only

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‘One year too short to rate Buhari’ needs to concentrate on what people need and what did Nigerian want? They want power and those necessary amenities that are dividends of a true democracy. If he can deliver on them, I think Nigeria will be okay. And now that there is a new approach to budget, I think we are heading somewhere, there is hope”.

Emmanuel Modupe, Lawyer: “something can still happen, we just need to exercise a little patience but so far, he has not done anything to really impress us, probably if we can give them some time, they might come up with something impressive maybe not all but part of those things they told people and they voted for them. But for now one year is too early to conclude that they have failed their promises. Doing that, we may not be fair enough”.

John Aremo, Accountant: I don’t think rating them will be nice, they just resumed in office. It has been tough for them to manage the economy; I think

two years will be fair enough to judge them but one year is not enough. But so far, they are doing their best but all we want is to bring out the best Nigerians want. I think it is not a wise decision to start placing them on the scale after one year. Let’s give them like two years, and then we can judge their performances.

At the same time, Nigerians too which include you and me should improve and change our lifestyles and mentality probably that will help the economy also”.

Obi Chinyere, IT Consultant: “I think it is too early to do this kind of thing now. The country was in a mess when they took over and a lot of things need to be put in order. We should remember where we were coming from, the bad state in which the country was then. I believe they are taking the right steps and in a matter of time we will get there, we just need patience”.

Jimmy Mogan, Accountant and Business Consultant: “So

far it has been disappointing.

They have moved slowly and as a result, it has affected the economy. It took the president a very long time to form his cabinet, so things that were not so good became worse before the ministers came on board.

Secondly, after the government was formed, it also took a very long time to approve the budget because there was no money. We are not the only one that deals with oil, Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela deal with oil and gas.

But the thing is that the delay in forming the cabinet and also in passing of the budget made the situation worse. Yes, we can say the government has gradually silenced Boko Haram but allowing the Fulani Herdsman to be causing another crisis is worrisome, it is chasing away investors”. Victor Uwaeku, an MSc Electrical Engineering graduate from University of Bradford: “they have failed their promises.’’

Nigeria now toast of International Community- Onu ‘‘The first and most important is that we no longer have impunity in governance.

Before now, some in government believed they were above the law and could act in any way without reference to the laws of the land.’’

Onu

Ï6 Ƒ Ə ƍƆ ƕƊƆ Ɔ Ǝƍ ƎƆ Ǝ ƋƋƄƕ ƆƊƋƏ ƆƎƓ Ɔ Ǝ Ƅ Ƌ ƉƆƎƓ é ^ ƆƍƊ Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has spoken about how the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has repaired Nigeria’s previously battered international image saying in one year, the Buhariled All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, Nigeria has become the toast of the international community.

Onu who was the National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) which merged with other progressiveminded parties to form the APC, spoke when he paid a courtesy visit to the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.

The minister who gave an account of achievements of Presi-

dent Buhari’s administration in one year also commended the Odigie-Oyegun-led APC for its contributions to the successes recorded by the current government in the last one year.

Onu: “I want to commend the leadership of the party for the job they are doing not just for the party but also for the nation.

Most people don’t realise it is not easy to transit from being in opposition to being in government.

To run a party in opposition is a little bit different from running a party in government and the leadership under our highly respected National Chairman has done very well in moving the party from being an opposition party to being a party in government.

“For us in the executive arm of government, our major responsibility is to make sure the

promises which the president made to Nigerians before the election and which he has, as a man of honour and integrity continued to make after being sworn in, is implemented. To work towards making sure that Nigerians benefit from this administration. It is also important to note that those promises Mr. President made are all derived from the manifesto of the party. In essence, it is actually the manifesto of the party that the president is implementing.

“The President has made remarkable achievements in many directions. The first and most important is that we no longer have impunity in governance.

Before now, some in government believed they were above the law and could act in any way without reference to the laws of the land. But President Buhari has

made sure that the rule of law is adhered to and all those acts of impunity, arrogance of power are all now behind us.

“Secondly, before the President was sworn in, we are all witnesses to the situation in the Northeastern part of the country. We had villages and towns falling into the hands of insurgents almost on a daily basis.

Today, we are so happy that all the territories previously under the control of the insurgents are now under the effective control of the military. Our brothers and sisters who were displaced, who had to live outside their homes are now returning home. We know as the president has promised that he will not rest until the very last of our abducted schoolgirls are brought home in safety.

“Also, before Mr. President came into office, the image of our country was in a very bad shape to the point of Nigerians seeking the passport of other countries to travel. We are all witnesses to what happened when we needed badly to buy arms and ammunition for our soldiers. We tried all methods, we couldn’t. We even decided to carry cash to buy arms and ammunition. But today we are the toast of the international community. The image of our country is soaring very high.

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N1.3b fraud: Court admits 150 payment vouchers exhibits in Lamido’s trial Andrew Orolua Abuja

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nancial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, presented another witness, Michael Witkas, in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, over N1.36 billion fraud.

The court admitted 40 additional exhibits bring to 150 the total exhibits so far tendered and admitted as part of the prosecution

case that Lamido laundered the sum.

Witkas led in evidence by Chile Okoroma, counsel to EFCC, tendered the following exhibits: Dantata and Sawoe payment voucher dated 15 May 2012 with the sum of N5, 412,000 million; Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company dated 14 December 2012 Payment Voucher for the sum of N7, 212 800 million.

Others are Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Payment vouch-

ers dated 3 June 2007- N5 million; 5 December 2008 - N16, 903,016 million; 11 November 2008 bank payment voucher- N6, 934,500 million; 15 December 2008 - N13, 924,000 million.

The Dantata and Sawoe payment vouchers also tendered and admitted as exhibits are 29 November 2008 - N14,190,000 million; 27 Oct 2008 - N9,094, 200m; 24 Oct 2010- N10,687,500 million; 27 Oct 2010 - N9,430,815 million; 8 Oct 2008 - N20, 558,475 million; 14 April

2008 -N14,790,595 million, 14 April 2008 - N6,979,570 million; the Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company bank payment voucher dated 13 June 2008 - N18,689,550 million; 4 August 2008- N14,333,154 million; 6 Oct 2008 N13,699,840 million; 10 Oct 2008 - N9,167.050 million; 4 August 2008 - N14,198, 480 million; 13 June 2008 N14,393,946 million; 22 Dec 2009 - N14, 000,004 million, 8 Oct 2009 - N7,377,040 million among others.

EFCC who came to court with bags of ‘Ghana must go’ filled with documents, claimed they were evidences of money laundering transactions carried out by Lamido and sons while he was in office as governor of Jigawa State.

On Tuesda, the trial Judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, directed the prosecution counsel, Chile Okoroma and the defence counsel, Joe Agbi (SAN), to sort out the remaining ex-

hibits for easy admission by the court.

Lamido is facing 27-count criminal charge bordering on corruption, money laundering, breach of trust and illegal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.35 billion.

He is facing trial with his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, alongside their alleged accomplice, Wada Abubakar.

Trial continues today (Wednesday).

Reps uncover N117.638b fraud in FCT land swap Continued from page 6

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gramme and have received as much communication on the matter as both the AIIC and investors showed a willingness to supply. ”We viewed the provisions of the Land Use Act, in relationships with the Land Swap programme to determine that the programme was not in conflict with the Act. We sought to identify the ground rules set by the FCT through the AIIC for the conduct of the Land Swap programme were followed by the FCT itself and

that the FCT ensured that the investors also followed the said rules.,” Hembe said.

While declaring the investigative public hearing open, Speaker Yakubu Dogara noted that the facts available to the House, showed that under the Land Swap policy, government “set out to make up for the deficits in financing the development of the district’s by engaging private developers and investors to fund the development of these districts in the interest of the people of FCT and Nigerian as a whole.”

Police arraign 101 over Biafra Day mayhem Continued from page 6 tervening security agencies that were carrying out their legitimate mandate.

“The nature of this attack involved brazen employment of various types of fire arms and all sorts of crude weapons, volatile cocktail such as acid and dynamites.

“Instructively, troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army as the lead agency of the security agencies had to invoke the extant Rules of Engagement (ROE) to resort to self defence, protection of the strategic Niger Bridge, prevent re-enforcement of the pro-Biafra members apparently surging ahead from the far side of the strategic Niger

Bridge at Onitsha. All these efforts were in order to de-escalate the palpable tension as well as ward off the apparent threats to lives and property in the general area.

“In the aftermath of the fire fight that ensued, many of own troops sustained varying degrees of injury.

These injured troops are currently receiving treatment at own medical centre. Similarly, 5 members of MASSOB/ IPOB were killed, 8 wounded while 9 were arrested for due legal actions.”

Further on Tuesday, the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, directed that members of IPOB who were arrested in connection with the killing of three police-

men on Monday be charged with murder.

He also ordered the Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG) and the Commissioners of Police in the affected areas to immediately disarm members of the group.

Arase while condemning the killing by IPOB members also directed that any member found in possession of firearm be arrested and brought to justice.

The Force Spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, stated these in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.

The statement said: “IGP Arase also directed the arrest of any member of the group found in possession

of firearm and bring him or her to deserved justice, while all IPOB activists arrested in connection with the killing of the policemen should be charged to court for murder Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with some politicians from the South Eastern part of the country.

The meeting was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The politicians who visited under the aegis of the South East Group for Change were led by a former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani.

The meeting came barely 24 hours after up to 30 persons and a soldier were al-

legedly killed in Onitsha, the Anambra State capital, after some pro-Biafran protesters, said to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the defunct Biafra Republic, engaged soldiers and policemen in a bloody clash.

Some of the prominent politicians in the delegation are Senators Ifeanyi Ararume and Osita Izunaso; former member of the House of Representatives, Sharon Ikeazor; former Executive Vice-Charman of Nigeria Communications Commission, Ernest Ndukwe; National Vice-Chairman, South East, All Progressives Congress, Mr. Emma Eneukwu; a member of the APC Board

of Trustees, Chief Austin Edeze; Dr. Uzoma Obiyo; and Chris Akomas.

The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and some other top government officials joined Buhari to receive the group.

The President’s guests were conveyed to the Presidential Villa in a bus belonging to the Ken Nnamani Leadership Institute based in Abuja.

They did not speak with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting which lasted about 30 minutes.

Shortly before he met with them, Buhari had also granted an audience to some state governors.

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How soldiers invaded church, killed IPOB, MASSOB members in Anambra

Police lose N1.9b to damages, garnisheeing of accounts, says IGP Arase

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facts have emerged on the recent killings of some members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) counterparts inside the premises of St. Edward Catholic Church, Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

On Sunday night at about 1:30am, Biafra agitators were said to have assembled in their large number from Owerri, Aba, Okigwe, Umuahia and other South-East states in readiness to stage a rally the following day, May 30, in commemoration of the declaration of the defunct state of Biafra, by late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, when soldiers, believed to have come from 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha and other Military Cantonment, invaded the church premises and started shooting at MASSOB and IPOB members.

About 30 injured members of the group were reported to have been rushed to Multi-choice Hospital, Old Enugu/Onitsha road, while others were rushed to Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, (NAUTH), Nnewi for treament.

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Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase, has said that the Nigerian civil justice sector posed a daunting challenge to the Nigeria Police Force as civil actions against it were either not defended or poorly defended, resulting in the award of damages and eventual garnisheeing of police accounts amounting to over N1.9 billion.

He stated this in Abuja while inaugurating the annual police lawyers’ conference and the officers and council members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

He noted that the inability of the police lawyers to effectively assume such strategic role in the policing space had immensely contributed to the high rate of failure of investigation and prosecution of cases.

This, the IGP said, negated his vision for a policing system that guaranteed equity, fairness and justice.

The event tagged: “Roles of Police Lawyers in the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria,” had AttorneyGeneral of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, represented, Chief of Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello, President

of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Augustine Alegeh (SAN) and the Secretary General, Osigwe Afam, Chairman of Police Service, Chief Mike Okiro and former Inspectors-General of Police in attendance.

Arase enjoined the police lawyers to guide investigators in the gathering, preservation and presentation of evidence, as well as ensuring respect for the rights of persons who became the subject of police preventive and investigative procedures; be they suspects or witnesses of the crime.

If this situation was not urgently addressed, the police may not be able to perform

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Delta NUT crisis deepens Nosa Ogiugo, Asaba

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Niger PDP sets up 11man reconciliation panel Saka Bolaji Minna

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eleven-man committee has been set up by the Peoples democratic Party (PDP), to reconcile members, who aggrieved by the result of its recent congress in Kano State.

It is co-chaired by the former Benue and Kano State military governor, Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora and ex-National Chairman of the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Alhaji Umaru Ndanusa.

Some other members of the committee are former Niger State Deputy-Governor, Dr Zamgbayi, and erstwhile National Youth leader of the PDP, Garba Umoru.

The State Chairman of the party, Barrister Tanko Beji, disclosed this in Minna, on Tuesday, when he received a delegation of PDP loyalists from his Bosso Local Government Area, and said that the committee would begin its assignment now and was optimistic that with the calibre of people in the panel, all feuding members would be brought back to the fold.

its functions as the limited budgetary allocations would be needlessly lost to garnishee actions, he said.

FCT Minister, Malam Mohammed Musa Bello (left), with Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuf Sulemon Lasun, during the public hearing on the alleged malpractices associated with the land swap programme in the FCT, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja… on Tuesday.

activities at the Nigeria Union of Teachers Delta State Wing has unsettled the state, with warring factions yielding no grounds.

The Special Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, on Labour Matters, Mr. Mike Okeme, on Tuesday called on the two warring factions of the union to sheath their daggers and come together as one body.

Okeme, who expressed worries that the two unions belonged to one body (NUT) and for that reason, should not be at war, however urged the union to maintain peace in the interest of the state.

It was gathered that the NUT as a body in the last one year had been at daggers-drawn over alleged sundry issues and leadership tussle.

Fight against Niger Delta Avengers’ll be done rationally – Navy Akam James, Yenagoa

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the recent attacks by a militants groups in the Niger Delta area, and the continued search by the Nigerian military for the operatives of the Niger Delta Avengers, the Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Mohammed Garba, said that the fight against renewed insurgency in the region would be done rationally.

While addressing newsmen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Garba noted that those disturbing the peace of the region were a small percentage

of the good people of the area, assuring that all those who were innocent should go about their lawful duties without fear.

This was as the President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Udengs Eradiri, had raised the alarm over attempts by the military to intimidate and destroy Ijaw land in the name of searching for the Avengers.

Eradiri’s comment came on the heels of reports that some Ijaw communities in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers were targeted by military attacks as jet fighters hovered round the communities.

Eradiri, who spoke to newsmen on the development, called on military authorities to use intelligence in apprehending

those responsible for the bombing of pipelines, so that they do not end up destroying communities and killing innocent people.

“We call on the military to withdraw its tactics of intimidation of Ijaw lands and its people”, he said.

Garba, noted that though the security situation in the waterways remained volatile, the force was working underground to minimise the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers.

“You are all aware about the security situation which is becoming volatile due to the demand of some people who call themselves the Niger Delta Avengers. We, are as a military stoup are doing what it takes,

before we come up with a plan of action. We have patrols and when we have information, we have protected facilities within the resources available to us”, he said.

He added that as a part of the overall plan to rout the militants, the force had been co-operating and meeting with the Joint Task Force, the Police, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies to create an intelligence sharing mechanism.

He admitted that though the navy had had major challenges, it would continue to discharge its obligations to the citizenry dutifully.

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NIPR for ethical vevolution in Police, others

T Nduka Uzuakpundu

he Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related crimes Commission (ICPC) with an intent to set afoot a sustainable ethical revolution and professionalism in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

The President of the NIPR, Dr. Rotimi Oladele, said that partnering with the anti-graft agency was one, in a chain of moves, that would complement – and steel, the campaign against corruption by the Buhari administration.

The image of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), he said, would benefit, immensely, from the kind of assistance that the NIPR had rendered the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in form of public relations lectures, held since the days of its former Comptroller-General, Mr. Abdullahi Inde Dikko.

There is an urgent need – nearly two decades into the Fourth Repub-

lic – for a new, shiny image for the Nigeria Police Force; it being the first-contact, most visible security agency with which the civilian population is familiar.

The image of the Nigeria Police, of which Oladele is desirous, is one that breeds a new relationship between it and the rest of society that generates the funds – a greater part of it in form of tax – that sustains it.

Besides, Oladele is of the view that the Nigeria Police Force could play a more strategic role in invigorating the country’s democratic experiment: where politicians, elected deputies and their accomplices are neck-deep in corruption, members of the Nigeria Police Force should strive, in the name integrity, to have less to do with criminal acts that could cause the ICPC or the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to beam its search light on them.

At the centre of Oladele’s argument is a role that is akin to that of the Nigeria Police seen as a reliable agency in building strong institutions for a sustainable socio-economic and political development.

Oladele seeks a transformation of

the perception of the Nigeria Police Force to what it proudly was during the days of Messrs Frank Odita and Tunji Alapini – when the Nigeria Police was well ahead of the military and other para-military bodies, in terms information management and relations with the rest of civil society. Odita and Alapini, Oladele recalled, were brilliant Public Relations specialists, and “they were professionals, who gave the Nigeria Police Force an amiable touch and a recognised tinge of corporate social responsibility (CSR). “The Nigeria Police Force needs more of the Oditas and the Olapinis now that they are recruiting more knowledgeable graduates, multi-skilled professionals to head their Public Relations Unit.”

An era so close the Odita-Alapini period may well – to Oladele’s delight – be in the making, given the determination and performance of a former image-maker of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, and the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kola Sodipo, who, in his informed bent to be a professional ambassador of the Nigeria

Police Force, competent leader and manager of a crucial mass of human resources in the maintenance of public order and peace, took an active part in the Masters’ Programme of the NIPR. “Sodipo’s humility and performance during the programme was noble; you could feel it,” Oladele said.

By inference, Oladele is looking forward to a glorious future, when – many thanks to the NIPR – there would be a confraternity comprising operatives of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, the NCS, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and, amongst others, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who’d meet, every six months, at a national security conference, to not only compare notes and share experience, but, as well, strategise on the way forward for professional understanding. The Buhari administration ought to encourage such a forward-looking cause, if only because it’s a development that – where it finds itself, and if punctiliously monitored by the Governing Council of the NIPR – promises to fortify the country’s democratic experiment.

Africa’s capacity building agency charts course for growth

A Paul Okolo

mong the numerous reasons why Africa remains underdeveloped and burdened with poverty and diseases is the shortage of skilled manpower. By contrast, Asian countries such as China, India, Singapore and Malaysia that were at par with Africa in the 1960s have either since joined the club of developed nations or are nearly there.

The continent’s manpower deficit has continued to blight efforts to move it in the right direction away from the era of doom and gloom.

The following research findings will enable us to properly situate Africa vis-a-vis other regions. While Africa has two percent of doctors worldwide, it bears 24 percent of the global burden of diseases. Yet more than 10,000 medical graduates born or trained in Africa migrated to the United States as recently as 2011 to practice there.

Similarly, there are 35 engineers per million people in Africa compared to 168 per million in Brazil, 2,457 for the European Union and 4,103 for the US. Also, African universities still turn out mostly arts and social science graduates just as during the colonial period. Only 28 percent of African students are enrolled in the fields of science and technology; it’s clear that most of them are studying for degrees in the humanities and social sciences.

“Skills shortage in terms of numbers and quality on the African continent has reached an alarming

point, posing a major concern,” said Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation. This threatens to undermine ambitious plans by the African Union and the United Nations to transform the continent into a land of prosperity in under 50 years from now. To address the deficit, African governments and development partners such as the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme came together in February 1991 to found the ACBF. From its base in Harare, the Foundation has since invested in more than 321 capacity development projects across the continent, produced 73 knowledge products advocating emerging development issues, and committed more than $700 million to capacity development to date.

One of its key areas of intervention is the establishment and funding of think tanks across the continent.

These institutions are immensely useful in conducting independent researches that are relevant to the development aspirations of the countries where they are based.

And as a testimony to the quality of assistance they’ve been receiving, 23 think tanks supported by the Foundation were ranked among the top 65 in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014 by a global think tank index published in January last year.

Another area of intervention by the Foundation is in education and training. Here in Nigeria, for example, it’s been supporting the Centre for

Management Development whose main objective is the development of managerial manpower in the country.

It has also been making substantial contribution to the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management which trains the staff of central banks, ministries of finance and economic planning, as well as other public and private sector institutions in macroeconomics, debt and financial sector management. WAIFEM as it’s widely called is a regional centre admitting people from neighbouring West African states. Similarly, ACBF has been helping to nurture Nigeria’s young democracy through its engagement with the National Institute for Legislative Studies in Abuja. The institute ensures that the legislature is well equipped for its role of making laws and having oversight over the executive arm of government. NILS avails neighbouring West African countries of its training programmes, thereby contributing positively to the democratic development of the region.

Yet another project in Nigeria with the ACBF imprint is the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja. Part of the Nelson Mandela Research Institutes, it is a pan-African centre of excellence established to improve sub-Sahara Africa’s capacity deficit in science and technology. The institution undertakes only graduate studies in science and technology and has its students coming from Nigeria and other African countries. The ACBF gives grants to encourage female students to ensure they complete

their studies successfully.

While it can be said that efforts aimed at bridging the manpower gap are going on apace, experts say there’s still much work to do. At a forum in Harare to mark ACBF’s 25th anniversary earlier this month, UNDP’s African Regional Director Abdoulaye Mar Dieye outlined tasks begging to be accomplished. He said there’s need to broaden Africa’s competencies in the areas of budgeting, taking care of the poor and the vulnerable, provision of education, employment for the youth, sustainable agricultural development, clean energy and conflict resolution.

In his opinion, African governments equally require assistance to broaden their tax base, stop illicit financial flows from Africa and facilitate domestic resource mobilization.

Having identified science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and vocational skills as the continent’s greatest capacity challenge now, the Foundation will be “investing massively” in its forthcoming five-year planning cycle starting from next year, Prof. Nnadozie said. Wise counsel would be for the Foundation to also take measures to discourage African experts now resident on the continent from moving abroad and to entice those in the Diaspora to return home. Unless we Africans rise up to develop our countries, we’ll continue to depend on foreign experts whose interests may be at variance with Africa’s priorities. After all, it’s the one wearing the shoe who knows where it pinches.

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ICT firm boosts varsities’ research, library with eBooks worth $4m Augustine Okezie Abuja

A multinational Information Communication Technology (ICT) firm, EBSCOHost, has given a big boost to research activities and academic resource sharing amongst Nigerian varsities with a grant of six months free access to not less than 100, 000 eBooks valued at 4 million dollars.

The access to the eBooks,

which would be facilitated through the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), will attract multimillion Naira subscription fees from the universities at the expiration of the current service by December 31, 2016.

Speaking during the formal donation of the books and other e-resources in Abuja recently, EBSCOHost’s Vice-President (Sales), Mrs. Collen Mills, said access to the e-content materials could raise the quality of educa-

tion in the country.

She further expressed her willingness to work with universities’ libraries to boost the quality of their e-collections, adding that by December 31, 2016, when the free access would have elapsed, the universities would be convinced on why they should subscribe to EBSCOHost.

Also speaking at the occasion, Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, urged universities in the coun-

try to grab the opportunity to improve on their programmes accreditation, research collaborations as well as give a boost to their present rankings.

He said: “The NgREN has secured access to all EBSCOHost e-books collections and seven EBSCOHost research databases among which is a full text e-journal.

“Others are periodicals and magazines of several academic disciplines and professional specialisations.

“These resources contain more than 100, 000 high-quality e-book titles, 27,100 full text journals, 18, 430 indexed and abstracted journals, 9,041, 400 cited references, daily updates and 630 videos with transcripts and related articles.

“This will, in fact, grow the number of available resources in the nation’s university libraries and as a result, heighten research activities among institutions in the Nigerian University System (NUS).”

Lagos education budget, one third of FG’s, declares Ambode Esther Taiwo Lagos State’s 2016 Budget for the Education Sector which stood at N113.3billion and represented 17.11% of the State’s budget was about one-third of the N369 billion budgeted by the Federal Government for the entire country; and more than onethird of the N300 billion budgeted for the same purpose by the 17 Northern States of the Federation.

The state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, made this revelation in an address delivered on his behalf by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, at the grand finale of activities marking the Year 2016 Children’s Day at the Nigeria Police College Parade Ground, Ikeja.

Speaking to the theme of the celebration “Stop Violence Against Children”, Ambode promised that anyone who perpetrate violence against children in any form be it physical, sexual, psychological, deliberate neglect, kidnap and child traf-

Education Ministry denies recruitment rumour

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ficking would be dealt with according to the dictates of the law.

The Governor assured the children that he shares in their vision for a very bright future and urged them to up the scale of their academic performance by preparing very well ahead of all examinations and shun examination malpractices because it is not only criminal and immoral, it kills career when caught.

According to him, it was noteworthy that while the percentage of students who passed with

Augustine Okezie Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has denied the information making rounds that the Ministry is recruiting teachers, warning that members of the public should disregard any information to the contrary. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Folasade

five credits including Mathematics and English in WASSCE has increased from 17.40% in 2011 to 41.06 in 2015, this is not an acceptable standard for this government.

“We expect a better result from the SS3 students in the just concluded WASSCE,” he said.

The Governor commended the improvement in the education sector as exemplified by the results of the various co-curricular activities locally and internationally and noted that it has been a source of joy to the State Government.

“Your exploits in the Quiz and Debates show that you are a match for your peers anywhere around the world. I am proud of you and I urge you to keep it up,” he enthused.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, reminded students that education remains the veritable means of attaining greatness as it helps to prepare individuals for life challenges,

Yemi-Esan, said in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja that the clarification has become necessary following media reports that some fraudsters are on the rampage, defrauding unsuspecting and vulnerable members of the public by collecting various sums of money and issuing them fake employment letters.

She was also quoted as saying

L-R: Head, Journalism Department, Jimi Kayode; Ag. Dean, School of Communication, Prof. Rotimi Williams Olatunji; Graduand, Olasunkanmi Arowolo; Head, Broadcast Department, Dr. Mikail’ Ajaga; and Lecturer, Public Relations and Advertising Department Mr. Adeyemo Julius, shortly after the in a group photo session during the Lagos State University 20th Convocation ceremony in Lagos… recently.

that the media reports have specifically indicated that one Mr. Abayomi Owoyale has defrauded a large number of unsuspecting members of the public by “selling” employment letters to them, purportedly signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry.

The statement said: ’’For the avoidance of doubt, the Ministry wishes to let the public know

that Mr. Abayomi Owoyale is not a staff of the Ministry and that the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education has not signed or asked anyone to sign or issue any letter of employment to anyone on her behalf. The Ministry has already commenced investigation into the matter with a view to establishing possible internal collaboration, if any’’.

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Esther Taiwo Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Amode, has reiterated that his vision is to make the Lagos State University (LASU), the best university in Nigeria.

Ambode said this on Thursday during the 20th convocation ceremony of the university as well as the installation of the 4th Chancellor after the death of the former Chancellor, Chief Molade Thomas Okoya.

The Governor said upon assumption of office last year, he saw the urgent need to intervene in the crises ravaging the university then, adding that he is happy to declare that sanity has been restored to the varsity.

He however called on all the staff unions to ensure that peace continues to reign in the university, adding that he has assented to the Bill amending the LASU Law by ensuring that henceforth, Professors will be retiring at the age of 70 while other staff both academic and non-academic will retire at age 65 as well as five year single tenure for Vice Chancellors.

“Since assumption of office, this administration has embarked on massive restructur-

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My vision is to make LASU best varsity in Nigeria — Ambode

L-R: Michael Nwoseh, Specialist, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria; Opeyemi Adeleke, Accounts Manager, Operator Channel, Tecno Mobile Nigeria; Godwin Ogbobe, Director of Sports, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Olayiwola Onafowokan, Head, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria when the Etisalat team paid a courtesy visit to the Director during Cliqfest campus tour of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, recently.

ing of Lagos State University which is a conscious initiative of our administration to make

LASU the best State University in Nigeria and overall best university in the nation”, he said.

Children decry parents’ influence in career choice Some students of Queens’ School, Enugu, have expressed dissatisfaction over what they described as the undue influence of parents in their career choice.

The students made their feelings known at the Career Day organised by Queens’ School Old Girls Association at the school hall in Enugu on Tuesday.

According to Nmesoma Mezienwa, a Senior Secondary II (SS2) student of the school, some parents compel their children to choose a discipline that they are not interested in. ``Some of our parents force us to do science subjects so that we can become medical doctors or engineers but that may not be what we want to read. ``They should allow us to choose

courses that we have passion to do,’’ she said.

Another SS3 student, Chidera Okoye, appreciated their parents’ concern but wished that the students were allowed to make their choices rather than imposing careers on them. ``Our parents should see us as partners in progress and seek our opinion rather than imposing a career that we do not like on us. ``That is why some people practice what they did not study,’’ she said. In a paper presentation, Mrs. Uche Agbim, an old girl of the school and retired Federal Civil Service Director, advised the students to take their time in choosing a career because it was a very important decision of their lives.

Agbim also urged them to im-

bibe the culture of reading, to enable them to be exposed to activities taking place in their environment.

In her remark, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwala, an official of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) in Enugu, advised the students to shun people who lure them to foreign countries or outside their homes with mouthwatering offers.

Nwala urged them to focus on their studies as education is the only tool to fight poverty.

Another old girl and retired banker, Mrs. Nwanneka Okolo, who spoke on entrepreneurship, enjoined the students to engage in skill acquisition such as making of beads, confectioneries, sewing and cooking during holidays, in order to become self-reliant in future.

Ebonyi team wins Nigeria’s 2016 Democracy School Debate Ebonyi State has won the 2016 Democracy School Debate. It defeated Taraba and Police teams at the finals of the championship organised by the President’s School Debate Nigeria (PSDN), a non-governmental organization, from May 24 to May 28, 2016 in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PSDN com-

prised private and public sector stakeholders.

Adaeze Nwauzor, Ebonyi Centenary Debate team leader, told NAN on Monday that Ebonyi would represent Nigeria in an international school debate competition in Indonesia.

“By this feat, we have qualified to represent Nigeria in the forthcoming international school

debate competition in Indonesia.

“We were also presented with a trophy by Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, at a dinner party with the students.

“My team won because of hard work coupled with their intelligence. We took time to select the best students in terms of debate for this competition, “We started by training the

The Lagos State helmsman also disclosed that his mission is to produce the next gen-

Tony Nwakaegho Students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State have lauded Nigeria’s leading innovative and youth centric telecommunication company, Etisalat for the good Quality of Service (QoS) being enjoyed on their campus and in Nsukka town in general.

This commendation was made during a customer forum session which was part of the Etisalat Cliqfest campus tour held at the school recently.

The forum which was designed to get their feedback examined issues such as network quality (voice and data), customer experience and product integration, had the overriding aim of bringing Etisalat products and services closer to the students as well as offering these unique customers seamless interactive opportunities to resolve any issue they may want the company to attend to.

The students gave useful suggestions on how Etisalat can do even more in meeting their peculiar needs. Zeal Okorie, a 500 level student of Mechanical Engineering thanked Etisalat for not only bringing Cliqfest to their campus but also giving them the opportunity to express their thoughts on their experience with the brand so far while urging Etisalat to do even more.

Head of Youth Segment, Etisalat

eration of leaders, innovators who will become employers of labour by initiating a capacity building initiative tagged Ready, Set, Work to enable successive students get linked to investors as well as the Lagos State Employment Funds.

“I want to at this point urge our employers of labour to accord LASU graduates best priority during recruitment process. We will also ensure that LASU students live on campus in order to ensure best practices”, he said.

The newly installed Chancellor, Justice Adesola Oguntade, said having fulfilled all other requirements, what the university lacks is peace, urging all staff unions to sheath their sword and be ready to make sacrifice that will lead to a lasting peace in the 33-year-old ivory tower.

“We need peace after the storm. We all need to embrace peace if we must take LASU to that enviable height we all desire for it. To our graduating students, I have no doubt that you are promising great leaders and great ambassadors of this University, so go out and represent LASU you can be proud of ”, he said.

UNN students laud Etisalat on QoS on campus Nigeria, Olayiwola Onafowokan, thanked the students for their honest contributions and went on to say that the company was in the process of releasing more innovative products and services that will cater to their needs. One of the things he said Etisalat was planning is to set up a mobile hub on their campus.

“We have thought through the process of establishing a hub in your school and we will begin talks with the school authorities so that you can experience our unique services up close and personal.

When this hub is set up, you will be able to make purchases, resolve any network issues and source for any form of telecommunication services. More importantly, you will also experience quality customer service that we provide all over the country,” he said.

Members of the tem included Kenneth Iwunna, Territory Manager, Retail Sales, South-East; Okechukwu Nzeduba, Network Quality (Voice & Data); Jack Nwaigwe, Experience Centre Manager, Enugu Flagship Centre; Opeyemi Owoeye, Analyst, Product Integration and Olayiwola Onafowokan, Head of Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria.

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Lagos govt establishes 3 schools, promises more Njoku Chibuike

Prof. Sabit Olagoke

Stakeholders in education urged to stress functional policy Founder of Shafaudeen in Islam Wordwide, Professor Sabit Olagoke, has admonished stakeholders in education sector to emphasise functional education which would turn out employable graduates with confidence in themselves and fear of God. He gave the advice while speaking at Saki, Oyo State during the opening ceremony of 2016 Olagoke Education Competition sponsored by Olagoke Legacy Education Foundation.

The ceremony which was chaired by Alhaji J.A. Gbadamosi, former Permanent Secretary, TESCOM, with lecturers from Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, School principals among who are Alhaji R.A. Mustapha, Alhaji W. Adesina, Deacon S. Ologini, Chairman Saki Elite Club, Dr. A. Olaogun of Oyo State Hospital Management Board and other dignitaries in attendance.

Speaking on ‘Essence of certification for competence and standard’, the religious leader pointed out that “certificates are classified documents graded according to the bearer’s performance over a period of schooling and apprenticeship in which teaching and learning must have taken place for each candidate to be able to fit as appropriate into task of responsibility for the society”.

Olagoke, who is also the Proprietor of Olagoke Group of Schools, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where two female students in SSS11, Abibat Azeez (17) and Akintayo Rofiat (16) last year cleared SSCE with distinctions and credits and made cut off marks in JAMB UTME, stressed that knowledge is power and should be acquired for the future and immediate future needs.

He urged students to “think on your future career, meet with

a Counselling Psychologist to guide you based on your interests. Remember that we are now in the world of ICT, Vocation and Entrepreneurship. Joblessness must be out of the way. Learn your parent’s trades too to complement your academic pursuit or formal education”.

Olagoke, an engineer reminded policy makers and hundreds of students in the competition that “since the whole world is now a global market with wide range of opportunities to interact and reach out even through the Internet for transactions, there is a need to be holistic in issuing out certificate to graduates on the basis of merit only. This is to allow him or her be graded and classified accordingly. Issuance of certificates must follow due process that will ensure a thoroughbred quality graduate with high level of moral discipline as well as being technically sound and versatile in his or her areas of chosen career.

“Correct and worthy certification will open up wide range of opportunities in the world where the environment cries for redemption from the clutches of quacks, crooks and fraudsters that ironically produce managers, politicians, administrators who determine the quality of our lives and standard of our living”, he added.

Alhaji Gbadamosi commended the initiator of the Foundation as regards his passion for education, adding that his likes should be encouraged in the country.

Speaking with newsmen after the occasion, Olagoke appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that its much touted change mantra captures the education sector, which according to him, is now receiving inadequate attention.

Lagos State Government has established three new Secondary Schools to bring secondary education closer to the communities thereby making higher education accessible to more primary school leavers in the affected communities and their environs.

This was made known by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule, at the deputy governor’s office, Alausa during the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing for Ministry of Education to commemorate the first year in office of the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

She said: “The Lagos State government’s goal of providing conducive teaching and learning environment in Lagos State by making available adequate educational facilities in our schools is being pursued with

renewed vigor. This government has during a period under review, established three new secondary schools to bring secondary education closer to the communities.

“The new schools are Tomaro Senior Secondary School, Tomaro Island, Amuwo-Odofin; Offin-Ile Community Junior Secondary School, Offin-Ila via Igbogbo, Ikorodu; Odo Ayandelu-Onosa Junior Secondary School, Odo Ayandelu, Epe, and more coming up”.

The deputy governor further disclosed that the state government has also procured and distributed bunk beds and mattresses to Boarding Schools, procured and distributed new students’ and teachers’ furniture.

“The state government has procured and distributed 1,150 double bunk beds and 2,300 units of mattresses to 28 Boarding Schools; procured and dis-

tributed 8,440 new students’ furniture and 800 sets of teachers’ furniture. Also, 20,000 damaged furniture were repaired and distributed to Secondary Schools across the state”, she disclosed.

To further enhance security of the students and teachers in the public schools, Adebule said “the Ministry constructed wall fences in five Secondary Schools and sought support of the Nigerian Police and other security agencies to patrol the schools vicinity”.

In furtherance of Eye Health programme for the prevention of blindness amongst Primary School pupils, Adebule, who also oversees the Ministry of Education said “the state government has in the last one year of this administration, created 545 Vission Corridors and trained 861 teachers to handle eyes screening of the pupils using the Vission Corridor in our Primary Schools”.

Deputy general manager, total etiquette and protocol nigeria ltd, mrs. Sonye allanah (l) sharing cup cakes to children for the celebration of children and democracy day in abuja... recently.

Olashore International School holds supplementary exams Olashore International School will be organising supplementary examinations for all candidates whose parents are still interested in seeking admission for their children/wards into the school.

The exam which is scheduled hold by 11.00am on June 4, 2016 is open to primary school students across the country that will be at least 10 years old by September of 2016. The examination is also open to transfer candidates intending to enter other classes.

The Examination venues are Lagos Liaison Office, Olashore International School, Lead Capi-

tal, 281 Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; Lead Capital office, 3rd floor, Millennium Builder’s Plaza, CBD, Abuja; Montessori International School, 58 King Perekunle Street, G.R.A Phase 2, Port-Harcourt; and Olashore International School, Illoko-Ijesha, Osun State.

Commenting, Principal of the school, Mr. Derek Smith, said: “The school is set to hold the supplementary examination at various venues to the reach of potential candidates.

We are committed to keep raising the standards, and remain top of mind for secondary school

education in Nigeria. This is a reflection of the increasing demand by Nigerians for global standard secondary school education in Nigeria that promotes core Nigerian morals and cultural values.”

The Chairman, Board of Governors, Prince Bimbo Olashore, stated that “Olashore International School is a leading academic institution where leaders are made by providing our students with life skills, leadership training, arts, sports and global exposure while preserving our core Nigerian culture and societal values.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) AYENI TITUS ADEWUNMI CHAIRMAN (2) BAMIDURO OLANREWAJU SAMUEL SECRETARY (3) FADIPE OYEDELE ENIOLA TREASURER (4) ADENIRAN SIMEON OLUREMI MEMBER (5) ABIOLA MATHEW ABOLAJI MEMBER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO EQUIP DRAMA MINISTERS TO WIN SOUL FOR CHRIST (2) TO PREPARE DRAMA MINISTERS FOR THE ENDTIME HARVEST OF JESUS CHRIST

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APOSTLE PETER ABIMBOLA GRACE LAND CHURCH The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1 Apostle Abimbola Peter Olakunle Babatunde 2 Mrs Abimbola Funmilayo Morounkeji 3 Rev Ademola Afolabi 4 Elder Abimbola Ademola Oluwasegun AIMS 1To preach to the words of God.

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

Any objection 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 BY SECRETARY

Signed SECRETARY.

DAWATUL-LLAHI-AL-HAQ SOCIETY OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby informed that the above named Society has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES: 1. ALHAJI MURITALA ABIONA AKANJI ATUNRASE (Founder) 2. MR QUADRI ABIONA ADEDOLAPO (Chairman) 3. ALHAJA AFUSAT ABIONA ADEWUNMI 4. MR ISSA ABIONA ABIODUN . MR SABITU OLABODE. 5. MRS MUINAT GBAFE MOJISOLA .

The aim and objectives: 1. To spread the message of Islam 2. To organize Asalatu groups for the peace and understanding the teachings of Islamic religion.

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

ZION TALENTS SHOW INITIATIVE

Any objection 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: ISAAC M. AKINYEMI SOLICITOR 08025798130..

THE GOLDEN STARS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. EDUVIERE GOODLUCK CHAIRMAN 2. UCHE . S . NWAFOR 3. OYIBO IKECHUKWU CHARLES SECRETARY 4. OGBONNA NDUBUISI 5. CYRIL OKOYE 6. OKORO YOUNG DIVINE

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIALS 2. TO BRING THE LESS PRIVILEGED TO LIMELIGHT

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To organize and promote welfare of the members 2. To initiate and undertake developmental projects any where in the country

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

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

SIGNED BY : SECRETARY

SIGNED BY: BARR ANABUIKE CHRIS O.A. (SOLICITOR)

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Association has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

Signed. SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 To make positive impacts on the lives of people in the areas of education by awarding scholarship and Bursary to students that are brilliant but indigent.

2 To help individuals, churches, hospitals, homes for the handicapped and motherless babies that need financial assistance.

3 To expand the scope of the foundation in line with the objectives from time to time as the need may arise.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. JOSHUA PAUL SUNDAY PRESIDENT 2. FAITH PAUL JOSHUA MODUPE SECRETARY 3. DANDY UDOH TREASURER

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

Any objection to the Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 MRS. ABOSEDE BADERO 2 MR. JACOB FASAKIN 3 PROFESSOR MOSES OLATUNDE AJAYI 4 PROFESSOR AUGUSTUS OLAKUNLE MACAULAY.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

VICTORY HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

Aim and objectives 1. TO ENABLE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE SELF RELIANCE 2. TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES 3. TO ENGENDER SELF RELIANCE ,DEVELOPNMENT AND TO AIM TOWARDS ERADICATION oF POVERTY IN AFRICA IN GENERAL

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named organisation has applied to 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 has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVE

Trustees 1. OGEDENGBE STEPHEN EDOGAMHE 2. GARBA ADAMU. - SECRETARY 3. BODUNDE JOHNSON OLABODE 4. IYANGBE CHARLES OSAMUDIAMEN. - CHAIRMAN

PROFESSOR AUGUSTUS OLAKUNLE MACAULAY FOUNDATION.

Trustees are: 1. OROKA, OMOVWOMA ABRAHAM 2. AHRE, IFECHUKWUDE ANNE 3. AHRE, TEGA AIMS and objectives 1. To raise a Spirit-filled and Word-based people that will offer a true quality worship unto God in celebration of their Redemption 2. To promote and propel love, unity and peace through caring, sharing, giving and visitation fellowships with one another as one great precious redeemed Family of God 3. To mobilize God’s precious redeemed people with a burning desire for the lost through an aggressive and reconciling strategies for both personal and mass soulwinning Evangelism and Mission outreaches Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general corporate Affairs commission plot 420 tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

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

The Trustees are : 1. Blessing Boma Otobo- Chairman 2. Onyinyechi Uzoma Uzoechi- Secretary 3. Theresa Nene Joseph - Member 4. Glory Anorue - Member THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS. Any objection to this registration must reach the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 daysof this publication.

Signed: Secretary

MERCY AND MIRACLE LIVING BIBLE CHURCH

The general public is hereby notified that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

FAITH BELIEVERS INT’L GLORIOUS ASSEMBLY This is to inform the general public that the above named ASSEMBLY has applied for Registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Onyekwere Victor Chinedu.

2. Onyekwere Ijeoma Chibuzor 3. Anah Ikenna Samuel.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR AKUGBE OBASOHAN - CHAIRMAN 2. PASTOR MRS EKI OBASOHAN 3. DEACONESS ODIASE OSARIEMEN 4. EVANGELIST MRS. HELEN OSEYEM -SECRETARY 5. MRS. CHRISTINA OKPOR 6. MARY OMOROGBE

Trustees 1. Pasrtor Alex Oyeogbe 2. Mr Dare Oyeogbe 3. Toyin Oyeogbe 4. Elder Shoyinka Omotunde

GLISANTHA FOOTBALL CLUB.

OBJECTS. 1. To organise & participate in football tournaments/activities 2. To help and assist one another 3. To engage in charitable and recreational activities.

Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general corporate Affairs commission plot 420 tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed. Barr. Uchenna B. Moneke(08033723121)

CHANGE OF ORGANISATION NAME ST STEPHEN ORPHANAGE The General Public is hereby notified that the above Named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change of organisation Name under Part “C” of the organisation and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

Formerly known as ST STEPHEN CHARITY FOUNDATION wish to be known as ST STEPHEN ORPHANAGE Any objection 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: Trustees.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ.

Aim and objectives 1 To proclaim the word of God. 2. To spread the gospel

Any objection to the Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Any objection to the Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: SECRETARY

Signed. BARR. NDIDI EUCHARIA IWULE

INTERNATIONAL COMMONWEALTH MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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 TRUSTEES 1. REV. DR MARTINS IWUANYANWU 2. AGOZIEM OBIOMA EVELYN 3. OKAFOR EMEKA AIMS AND OBJECTS 1. TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO A WORLD LOST IN SIN 2. TO EDIFY CHRISTIANS THROUGH THE TEACHING OF GOD`S WORD 3. TO ENGAGE IN RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT WORKS 4. TO EQUIP AND ENABLE CHRISTIANS TO MINISTER TO THE WORLD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED IHEME CHARLES ESQ SECRETARY

NEW GENERATION PRIVATE SCHOOL OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby notified that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

The Trustees Are: (1) ALAHJI AYINBI KOLAWOLE FATAI (2) MR ASHAOLU ABIOLA ABIODUN (3) LAWAL RAUF ADEWALE (4) MRS OYEDELE FOLASADE Aim And Objective: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general corporate Affairs commission plot 420 tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Trustees.

Public Notice 22 COVENANT MOTHERS’ FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL 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. PASTOR EZURIKE IFEOMA DOVE -PRESIDENT 2. PASTOR CHRISTIAN ESEHOGHIMON -ASST. PRESIDENT 3. JUMMY OGUCHIENTI -SECRETARY 4. GOSPEL CHIDOZIE -MEMBER 5. ABIGAIL ADETUNJI -MEMBER

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LILY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION

DYNAMIC VICTORY ASSEMBLY

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. MS. SHOLA ADEYEMI-BERO (PRESIDENT) 2. DR. ADEWUNMI ADEYEMI-BERO-(SECRETARY).

3. MR. DELE JAYEOBA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO RAISE EXCELLENT WOMEN 2. TO PURSUE OUR GOD GIVEN PURPOSE AND FULFILL OUR MINISTRIES ACROSS THE CLOBE 3. TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND WIDOWS WITHIN OUR ABILITY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ACT AS AN INDEPENDENT NGO, PROVIDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. 2. TO PROVIDE GLOBAL ACCEPTABLE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 3. TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY AID INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY WAR, FAMINE AND NATURAL DISASTER

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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

TRUSTEES: 1) UZODINMA KENNETH NKEMJIKA - PRESIDENT ( 2) UZODINMA AUGUSTINA AHURUCHI - SECRETARY (3) OGUNEDO MICHAEL UGOCHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD 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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GREAT PILLARS FRIENDS CLUB OF NIGERIA

CARING ARMS OF GRACE FOUNDATION.

ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG ARBITRATORS

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

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

TRUSTEE: 1) UDENSI ENYINNAYA - PRESIDENT 2) ( 2) ORJI NELSON OKORO - SECRETARY 3) (3)OKWUORA KELLY 4) (4) IBIAM CHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO SEEK THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS 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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

YOUNG BELIEVERS EMPOWERMENT 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. ACHUMBA MONIES EMMANUEL - PRESIDENT 2. KLEIN TERYLL - VICE PRESIDENT 3. OLAWORE TOLANI ESTHER - SECRETARY 4. IWECHUKWU MARY OGECHUKWU MANAGER 5. EGBUCHUA KAMARA STEPHANIETREASURER 6. AKPAN SAVIOUR KELVIN P.R.O OBJECTIVES: 1. TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF YOUTHS AND TEENAGERS POSITIVELY THROUGH THE TEACHING OF GOOD CHRISTIAN AND MORAL VALUES 2. TO HELP YOUTHS AND TEENAGERS IMBIBE GOOD READING CULTURES FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

TRUSTEES: 1- GODFREY OKAFOR 2- PAULINUS OKAFOR 3- CYNTHIA NGOZI OKAFOR 4- EKE AGWU GIFT ORIAKU.

TRUSTEES: 1. ABAYOMI OKUBOTE 2. ADETAYO ADU 3. GODSWILL OLIVER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO CARE AND ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE ARBITRATION COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA TO MEET, EXCHANGE IDEAS AND LEARN FROM PEERS AND MORE EXPERIENCED ARBITRATORS AND ARBITRATION PRACTITIONERS.

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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

YES KIDS DEVELOPMENT 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 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROF. ZACHARYS ANGER GUNDU 2. BARR. GABRIEL KWAGH-HANGE IORSASE 3. MR. ANDREW IOREMBER YOGH 4. DR. KIMBERLY JONES-SCOLLARD OBJECTIVES: a. TO CREATE PROGRAMMES AND SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS DYSLEXIA, DOWN SYNDROME, AARDD (AUTISM AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS), ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERS) ETC b. TO DEVELOP, RUN OR SUPPORT THE RUNNING OR DISSEMINATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR SLOW LEARNERS OR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO COPE WITH NORMAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS WELL AS TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED WITHIN TWENTY (28) DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA. SIGNED: A. ALBERT ACHEGBULU ESQ 08026719203 (SOLICITOR)

NIGERIA CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 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. OLIVIA AVA ADOM 2. UCHENNA OKENWA 3. PAUL TER SADO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO CATER FOR THE WELL BEING OF NIGERIA CHILDREN THROUGH CHARITY. 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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SHIMA COMFORT , ESQ SOLICITOR

CARE TRUST FOUNDATION.

SPIRIT FILLED INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL MINISTRY

ETI-OSA BUTCHERS PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

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

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 TRUSTEES ARE: 1 VALERIE BOGLO 2 GBENGA BOGLO 3 MBONU ROSELINE ISRAEL 4 EFOSA DAVID OSASUYI.

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR KENNETH ANYAEGBU 2. PASTOR MRS LINA ANYAEGBU

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assist the less privilege in the area of fashion designing and art work ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSFROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: EZE G. ALALA. 08034007405.

FAMILYLIFE AMBASSADORS MINSTRY 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) OYE-JOHNSON ADEMOLA OYEDAPO (President/Founder) (2) ODUMABO ADEDOYIN TUNDE (Trustee) (3) AJOBIEWE OLANREWAJU IBRAHIM (Trustee) (4)OJETUNDE ADENIYI SUNDAY (5) ENOBAKHARE DAVID OROBOSA (Trustee) Aims & Objectives (1) To propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ (2) To raise disciples as true ambassadors of Christ (3) To use the gospel to positively influence marriages and families..

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSFROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION Signed SECERTARY OYE-JOHNSON PRISCILLA TINUOLA OLUSIKE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WORLDWIDE. 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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SHIMA COMFORT , ESQ SOLICITOR

THE FAITHFUL GLORIOUS REVIVAL ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL

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. PASTOR ALPHONSUS CHUKWUNYERE ONWUEMEODO 2. EVANG. CHARITY NKEIRUKA ONWUEMEODO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH 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 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. NWANKWO CHINEDU NDUBUISI 08037662644

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THE GOD’S CHOSEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF ZION INTERNATIONAL..

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE (1) PRIMATE WILSON NIYI OKULENU.G.O..

(2) SUP.SNR.APOSTLE.ADELE GIWA. (3) SUP.SNR.AP..TUNDE AKINBANJO..

(4) MOST.SNR.AP. SAMUEL DAISI KASALI..

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Trustees are: 1. John Femi Ozenua.

2. Marie Kemi Ozenua.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To assist less privileged children to acquire quality education.

2. To serve as a bridge between the benefactors and intended beneficiaries.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ

Aims and Objectives: 1. To preach the Gospel of Christ Jesus through the Power of the Holy Spirit.

2. To Minister to the needs of the less privileged, the widows and the motherless.

3. To project the love of Christ among the believers through sharing and true fellowship.

Any objection to this Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General.

Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B. 198, Matiama, Abuja within 28th days from the date of publication.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Lagos handles 4,035 rape, child abuse cases in one year ÎÎÎThe Lagos State govern-

ment, on Tuesday, said that in the last one year it handled a total of 4, 035 cases ranging from rape, child abuse, sexual abuse, defilement, divorce, matrimonial issues and child’s custody and maintenance, just as it vowed not to shy away from prosecuting perpetrators of domestic

violence crime no matter how highly placed in the society.

The State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who disclosed this during a press briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on the activities of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response

Team (DSVRT) in the last one year, said government, through the agency, equally handled a total of 192 cases.

Out of the 192 cases, Kazeem said the government handled 89 domestic violence cases, 62 defilement cases, 18 rape cases, 6 attempted rape, 10 child neglect and seven child abuse cases, while 92

cases are presently being heard in court.

Kazeem said that the state government under the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has a zero tolerance for issues relating to domestic violence and child abuse and would not relent until the scourge is reduced to the barest minimum.

He said agencies of government, including DSVRT, Office of Public Defender (OPD) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), among others, have been mandated to ensure that while perpetrators of the act are brought to justice, victims of domestic violence are given succour towards their rehabilitation.

Ambode

Rep seeks prayers for Nigeria Gbenga Sodeinde Ado Ekiti

ÎÎÎThe

A lone accident at Otedola Estate along Lagos-Ibadan Expresses Way, Berger, Lagos… on Tuesday.

Photo: QUADRI OLOWOLAGBA

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Segun Adekola has charged Nigerians to pray for the country for her speedy economy recovery as well as for general healings of the land.

He also stressed the need for Nigerian leaders to make a selfless service their watchword, saying people must be ready to make sacrifices now than before in order to bring about meaningful development to the electorate.

Hon. Adekola, who gave the submission in a release made available to newsmen

in Ado Ekiti on this year Democracy Day celebration, pointed out that, “this time in our national life calls for a great sober reflection and support of all and sundry for the survival and rejuvenation of Nigeria’s economy as a nation in the face of the current economic challenges facing the country.

“The dwindling in the nation’s economy is a great concern and what we need to get out of the present development is to run to God and seek his face for redemption and healing of our Land.

Our N10b Infrastructure Bond on course, says Gov Ahmed

32 nabbed over Niger religious crisis

Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

Pita Chikwem Minna

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ÎÎÎNo fewer than 32 persons

have been arrested by law enforcement agents following the curfew imposed on in Pandogari, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.

Recall that about four lives were lost on Saturday night after the breakout of a religious violence in the community necessitating the imposition of curfew in the area.

A police source who craved anonymity, told Daily Times that the arrested persons were linked with the violence.

The 31 Artillery Brigade of Nigeria Army, Minna, had on Tuesday, confirmed the four lives that were lost during the violence.

Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Officer (APRO), Major Njideka Agwu, who disclosed this to journalists in Minna said that the army, police and civil defence have restored peace in the area.

According to Agwu, “At about 6.00pm on Sunday, May

29, one Mr. Methodus Emmanuel, a 24 year old trader based in Pandogari, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State was attacked and killed by a mob in the town on allegation of posting a blasphemous statement about Prophet Muhammad on social media.

“Also three other persons including personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) also lost their lives.

“Troops of the 31 Artillery Brigade of One Division, Nigeria Army quickly intervened and restored law and order while a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed in the town., she said.

She also confirmed that a Church, one house and a shop were burnt while 25 other shops were looted following the violence.

She said that the hoodlums embarked on further violence on Monday morning looting shops and blocking the Lagos – Kaduna road, a major highway connecting Northern and Southern parts of the country.

The APRO said that the army has made some arrests in connection with the incidence and suspects handed over to the police, adding that the army and other security agencies have commenced confidence building patrols in all the nooks and crannies of the area toward restoring peace.

“As part of measures to deescalate tensions and ensure a lasting peace in the town, the military is working with the local government council

authorities and community leaders including the Kagara Emirate Council to pacify all aggrieved parties and build on the peace so far established,’’ she said.

Agwu said that the army would continue with its nonviolence approach to maintaining peace in the area and warned that the army would not take it kindly with any unscrupulous person who would attempt to visit violence on law abiding citizens.

The army APRO urged

members of the public to adhere to the conditions of the curfew in place in order not attract punitive measures from security agencies.

Also speaking, an indigene of the area who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the situation was calm.

“We cannot go out of our houses for our normal businesses but if this measure will bring peace to the entire community it is a welcome development.”

Ooni endorses Dream Project for Africa initiative ÎÎÎThe Ooni of Ife, Oba Ad-

eyeye Ogunwusi has endorsed the Dream Project for Africa for the organisation’s efforts towards bringing development to the African nation. At a meeting with the leadership of the organisation in his palace, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi said that “it is highly commendable that our continent has a team such as yours (Dream Project for Africa). We need you to champion the cause and deliver the product of a fully de-

veloped society for the people of Africa”.

Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi also rallies the international community to support DPA’s cause. He advises the organisation to continue in love and dedication to the improvement of the black nation. “Your passion is my passion,” Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi declared to the Dream Project for Africa team. The CEO, Dream Project for Africa, Nelson Oluwabukola Michael, presented the

1-year cake anniversary of the organisation to the Ooni and asked for his blessings upon the team’s future projects.

Dream Project for Africa began an international tour in May 2016. The group is connecting with communities in Nigeria and initiating programmes such as Project 10/10 (Project Ten over Ten) designed to provide a system of welfare for the underprivileged in the African community.

Kwara State government has denied a newspaper report that it has abandoned plans to secure a N10b bond for its forthcoming infrastructure projects in the state.

The state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, maintained that the government’s plans to secure a bond remains on course as captured in the 2016 budget.

Governor Ahmed clarified that the state government has only reduced the proposed bond from N20bn to N10b in view of the drop in federally allocated funds to the state by about 50 per cent.

He said based on current FAAC and IGR levels, the state government can only afford repayment on a N10b facility, stressing that the government will access the second tranche of N10b as soon as its finances improve.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesay, June 1, 2016

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‘PMB do something O!’ ÏÏÏ-

I didn’t see you at Ayo’s party yesterday.

- Did he hold a party?

- Yes. Don’t tell me you didn’t know!

- If I knew, I’d have been there.

- We were all expecting to see you turn up late, as usual.

- As usual! What does that mean?

- You and I know what it means.

- Anyway, how was the party?

- It was going on well until that his cousin, that one that writes, brought in politics.

- And why would politics bring ‘katakata’ into a party?

- People who’re high on alcohol shouldn’t discuss politics.

- You’re digressing.

- Sorry o jare.

- What did she say that fired up the gathering?

- She asked ‘Does anyone believe Boko Haram are now disguising as Fulani herdsmen?

- So that simple question almost tore the party apart?

- True, it sounds simple but the reaction of those present really scared me.

- It was a yes or no question.

- There were those for and some against.

- On which side were you?

- I think the Boko Haram have infiltrated the midst of the Fulani herdsmen.

- Why? - The typical Fulani herdsman shepherding his cattle is gentle and not violent.

- Well not anymore.

- The image of the Fulani herdsman have graced the canvases of many Nigerian artists.

- I repeat, that image is now consigned to the past just like ‘Oshodi’ before Fashola.

- Why are you so cynical?

- Fulani herdsmen have exchanged their rod and staff for AK47.

- This is a case of ‘one slave making one curse 1,000 slaves’.

- Is it when they get to Lagos that you’ll believe they aren’t as docile as they used to be?

- They wouldn’t get to Lagos and if they got to Lagos they wouldn’t dare misbehave here.

- If they were bold enough to do mayhem in Enugu, what stops them from misbehaving in Lagos?

- The OPC have sent out a warning.

- Where were the OPC when a Yoruba elder was kidnapped by the same Fulani herdsmen in Ondo State?

- Ha! You have a point there.

President Buhari

- I don’t know what PMB is doing about the situation in this country.

- The man’s trying o.

- He’s trying! How? - He’s fighting corruption on all fronts.

- Na dat man go chop?

- Softly, softly o.

- A man who’d been chasing the presidency for more than 16 years ought to have been more prepared for the post.

- Are you saying he seems clueless?

- Thanks for giving me the word. We used it for GEJ. I never expected we’d use it for PMB. And that so soon!

- PMB has asked us to be patient with his

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government.

- How can we? No fuel, no water, no light, no ...

- Let’s thank God for life o.

- That life might be snuffed out if one’s unlucky to meet Boko Haram or Fulani herdsmen.

PMB says his government is committed to our well-being.

- Go say that to the IDPs. - Let’s not be negative.

- PMB doesn’t talk to the nation. He only talks to us from abroad.

- I agree with you that his image-builders should be sacked.

- BRF does a better job than his image-builders.

Did you read his analysis on the China trip?

- Brilliant. I’d suggest that the Information Ministry be added to his portfolio.

- Haba! You wan kill de man - He’s able o. PMB trusts him.

- PMB doesn’t trust anyone. He trusts only himself.

- Well, that’s no offence.

You need to believe in yourself.

- He can’t do everything.

He should delegate some duties. That’s why he has a Vice to assist him.

- Which duties should he delegate?

- He doesn’t have to go on every oversea trip.

- His trips are too

frequent. I’ll back you up on that.

- In fact I’ve started losing hope in this ‘Change’ we trooped out for a year ago.

- A year is too short for the dividends of ‘Change’ to manifest. Even Jagaban asked us to be patient.

- So we should all remain in the ‘One Chance’ vehicle driven by PMB? - Holy Mackerel! One Chance ke! Not our portion o.

- Then ask PMB to do something.

Tomato Ebola As if we didn’t have enough problems to cope with in Nigeria, the scourge of the Tomato Ebola is being visited upon our veggie. For a while I’ve been wondering why jollof rice at parties now appear anaemic. I had attributed it to the economic downturn affecting pockets and trickling down to our cuisine. So I often shun the rice and opt for ‘amala’ and ‘abula’which is ewedu soup mixed with ‘gbegiri’.

For added flavour, the diner still needs to add the fish or meat stew on top of the abula. Stew, the Nigerian stew, is nothing without tomato (puree or fresh) added. So most of us who have been going organic are now back to tinned tomato. It’s much cheaper than the fresh ones currently battered by the tomato ebola. It’s sincerely hoped that this will be short-lived and that the Ministry of Agriculture will come to the rescue of the Nigerian housewives whose purchasing power and kitchen are being battered by ‘Dollar Don Rise’ (Aurora, 20 April 2016) and this tomato ebola.

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Features Æ s AT REVEREND OJUKWU’S SOUP KITCHEN:

Augustine Okezie For a change, religious and ethnic differences completely disappeared recently at the launching/inauguration of Mirian Soup Kitchen in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The coming together of the Sultan of Sokoto and Cardinal John Onaiyekan brought memories of what the nation was envisioned to be by our founding fathers to be.

People of all faiths in the country sat together eating as they listened to Reverend Father Willy Ojukwu’s homily at the launching of the soup kitchen, with the primary focus on the promotion of inter–religious harmony.

The atmosphere and moral messages lifted up the spirits and expectations of not a few Nigerians, including those in government on the urgent need for a sustainable platform that should bond all religious and ethnic differences into one unique humanity.

While cutting the tape at inauguration of the Kitchen, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan noted the much tension in the country that makes preaching of unity and mutual natural love difficult.

“There are so many people who are fanning the flames of discord and of hatred and it is becoming very difficult to preach unity and mutual natural love. I perceive there are those who had envisaged a clash between Christians and Muslims in the inauguration of Marian Soup Kitchen (MSK), but this place is ordained as a centre for free humanitarian services in Gwagwalada. Meeting here one-on-one of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Rev. Ojukwu and myself have sent a strong message on interfaith unity and love amongst the citizenry.’’

The Cardinal who recently

Cardinal, Sultan preach one love, one citizenry in Abuja

Representative of Sultan, and Cardinal Onaiyekan cuting the tape at the inauguration

escaped death in an ambush by suspected herdsmen in Delta State added: “There is a terrible wind blowing around our country right now, but we give thanks to God that there are many Nigerians who do not believe that we are doomed to kill one another, that there is hope for us to live together as fellow Nigerians. We have done it for many years; despite the civil war, we have lived together and the civil war in any case was not a war between Christians and Muslims. ‘’We have proved to the whole world that we can live together. I go all over the world boasting of this, telling them that in Nigeria, we have not less than 80 million

There is a terrible wind blowing around our country right now, but we give thanks to God that there are many Nigerians who do not believe that we are doomed to kill one another, that there is hope for us to live together as fellow Nigerians. We have done it for many years; despite the civil war, we have lived together and the civil war in any case was not a war between Christians and Muslims — Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan

Christians, 80 million Muslims, living side by side, day by day at every level of our lives. From the Executive Council meetings at Aso Villa down to the women in Wuse market we must live together because nobody has anything to gain from conflicts and confusion.’’

The Cardinal further noted that what he and the Sultan have been preaching all along is to rally Nigerians to realise that that the things they have in common are much more important than the things that divide them. ‘’Even in doctrine, to believe that there is one God, that is something great; only a few mad people will tell us that the God of Christians is different from the God of the Muslims. How many God do we have? To believe in this one God, that is something great.

When we suffered Ebola in Nigeria, there was no Christian Ebola or Muslim Ebola. We all faced it together.”

In his address to the people, Sultan Abubakar advised government to do more for the less privileged, saying Islam will never teach violence, insurgency or killings.”

Represented by the Executive Secretary, Abuja National Mosque Management Board, Alh. Ibrahim Jega, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar also urged Nigerian youths to shun violence and stick to the teachings of their religion.

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Major General Ude at the occasion

The multi-discipline taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and some parts of Bauchi State otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), recently distributed 12,000 pieces of exercise books to some troubled parts of Plateau State that has hitherto

embraced peace.

The Commander of OPSH, Major General Tagbo Ude, told The Daily Times that the gesture is to encourage pupils and students who had been displaced from their homeland and have returned home to remain in school, saying that the effort is part of Military-civilian-relationship.

About three schools in Ryiom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau, namely, Government Secondary School,

Ex-land; Government Secondary School Gashish, and Islamic Memorial Primary and Secondary Schools Mahanga, benefited from the gesture.

Presenting the books to the various schools, Gen. Ude tasked the pupils and students to be of good behavior as there is no alternative to success and peaceful co-existence.

He also encouraged their teachers to imbibe and inculcate the spirit of tolerance among the

children, reminding them that Nigeria can only be greater if we remain as one.

At GSS Ex-land, the school has re-opened since the return of peace to the community but teachers that fled out of the community as a result of the crisis are yet to return to class room.

Consequently, in furtherance of this gesture, OPSH in collaboration with the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) came together to fill the gap.

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Obiano assures Anambra children great future

Gov Obiano addressing Anambra children

Cutting of the Children’s Day cake

Sultan of Sokoto

Many families go to bed hungry and wake up even hungrier – Rev. Ojukwu

James Eze Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has expressed optimism on the future greatness of the state on account of the tremendous promise shown by the children of the state.

Obiano was speaking at the ceremonies marking this year’s edition of Children’s Day at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka expressed his happiness that the efforts of the APGA-led administration to mould Anambra children into future leaders were beginning to yield desired results.

“Our children have powerfully responded to our efforts to plant greatness in them. Indeed, it is gratifying to see that the Anambra child has set himself apart from his contemporaries across the country. He has shown a tremendous hunger for achievements that even the world can no longer ignore.”

The Governor lauded the state’s Debate Teams that won a bronze medal at the World Schools Debate Championship in Singapore last year and the one that would represent the country at this year’s World Championship that would hold in Germany in July.

“Our children have also continued to dominate in External Exams in the country. Anambra has produced the best results in WAEC and NECO exams in the past three years. In fact, because of our children’s excellent performance in these exams, the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Abdulrashid Garba visited me at the Governor’s Lodge last year to commend Anambra for recording 80% in 5 Credits - including English Language and Mathematics in the year 2015 NECO exams. Please, let’s put your hands together for umu-aka Anambra!” he further

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Obiano receiving a bouquet of flower from children

declared. Speaking further, Governor Obiano therefore reasoned that the celebration of Children’s Day had given him the opportunity “to affirm our faith in the Nigerian child; to rededicate ourselves to the belief that the little acorns we nurture today will become the mighty oaks of tomorrow! So, I urge you all to join me in affirming our faith in the children of Anambra State, the children of Igboland and the children of Nigeria today!”

Quoting American poet, Carl Sandbarg’s comment that “A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on,” Obiano explained that his administration had affirmed that the world should go with the plans it had rolled out for the Anambra child.

“Our plans for Anambra children start from maternal healthcare, through basic education to secondary education and finally, tertiary education. Our ‘NoChild-Left-Behind’ educational policy ensures that education is an entitlement of every Anambra child. Our Free-education policy for children living with disabil-

ity ensures that education is not a privilege but a heritage of the Anambra child,” he further disclosed.

Urging Nigerians to show more interest in the education and upbringing of their children, Governor Obiano declared his total agreement with the saying of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy of the US that “children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see,” reasoning that “these children gathered here before us today may well be the greatest proof that we did our work well as parents and teachers and as a government.”

Earlier in her welcome address, the Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Dr. Mrs. Victoria Chikwelu had explained that the Obiano administration had from inception treated issues affecting children with utmost care and importance.

The highlight of the event was a riveting calisthenics display by children drawn from different secondary schools across the state.

religion should not separate us but unite us, hence, the promotion of inter-religious harmony from grass root. ‘’We should be our brothers/sisters keepers, hence the feeding of the hungry, counseling the downtrodden and giving hope to the hopeless all for free,” the Reverend said.

Father Ojukwu further revealed that his experiences during the Nigerian civil war and the fact that so many Nigerians presently go about hungry and helpless, were the inspirations that moved him to establish the center so as to demonstrate through MSK that Religion should not separate but unite Nigerians, hence the promotion of Inter-Religious Harmony from grass root.

Activities that are lined up to be carried out at the center involve among others the feeding of the hungry, counselling the down trodden and giving hope to the hopeless through human empowerment and training in different skills The multipurpose center also maintains an outreach where it visits and feeds inmates at such places like Dukwa, Suleja and Kuje prisons and has so far fed over 52,000 inmates for free. They also offer free health care services for the people around.

Ojukwu’s dream of a comprehensive humanitarian center however appears incomplete as he maintained that, “We believe in the fact that we can give one fish, but better teach him/her to fish, hence our Human Empowerment Centre (HEC); when completed, it will provide skill acquisition and trade for lots of people all for free. ‘’Every day, several families

in Nigeria go to bed hungry and wake up even hungrier. Many more Nigerians cannot afford balanced nutritional meals, which may result to bad health and death. This is unacceptable for a society like Nigeria that is blessed with vast human, natural and material resources. Consistent with God’s call on all Christians and persons of faith to live out the full Gospel values, the Marian Soup Kitchen was conceived with the primary goal of frontally tackling hunger in the indigent population among the poor and the downtrodden in our society.”

Observers however doubt the sustainability of the project, considering the huge capital required to run it on daily basis. But Ojukwu debunked these fears, insisting that he believes in divine providence and that God, through the people and corporate bodies will sustain the programme.

While promising to replicate the projects in other states, he called on government at all levels support the project MSK. Also, the Reverend requests the Nigeria Customs to divert some of the seized food items and contrabands that carry NAFDAC approvals to its store for the benefit of the downtrodden instead of destroying or burying them. ‘’MSK is determined to make a difference by providing at least one hot nutritious meal and mindnourishing session at a time. The MSK platform is non-discriminatory and nondenominational; irrespective of ethnicity, geopolitical zone, social status, and any of the other needless colorations which have historically and inappropriately suggested that we are different in the eyes of God.”

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No going back on electricity tariff hike -FG Olufemi Samuel and Chris Emetoh

ÎÎÎThe Federal Government,

on Tuesday, ruled out the possibility of reversing the 45% hike in electricity tariff made by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in January this year.

The Minister of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola made this known during a public hearing organised by the Senatae Committee on Labour and Power, on Tuesday.

NERC Acting Chairman, Dr Anthony Akah, also reechoed the Ministers position during the Public Hearing.

The Senate had in February this year had set machinery in motion to look into issues on electricity tariff after adopting a motion moved to that effect by its chairman, committee on Labour, Nazif Suleiman ( APC Bauchi North).

Aside ordering for the public hearing on the issue, the Senate also ordered for rever-

sal of the tariff hike by NERC which was however not complied with.

On why the Agency refrained from lowering the tariff, the NERC boss told the joint committee that obeying such directive would have created series of avoidable setbacks in the sector like a market gap of about N575billion which he said would have compounded the initial market gap of N187billion the take off tariff slammed on investors.

According to him, six generating companies (GENCOs) had before the Senate’s resolution, taken NERC to court over the tariff hike and that they could not do final order on reversal of tariff since the process that led to it was in compliance with section 76 sub section 8 of the Act guiding the operations of the commission.

Fashola had said the sector needed the market reflective tariff to survive.

He said basket of indices led to the hike like borrow-

Adamawa govt targets N1.5b IGR in six months Tom Garba, Yola

ÎÎÎThe Adamawa State Gov-

ernment is to boost its treasury base with a N1.5 billion from internally generated revenue (IGR) targeted in the next six months.

Governor Jibrilla Bindow made this known at the signing ceremony of the 2016 budget in Yola, and said that the improvement in IGR would address the issue of non-pay-

ment of salaries to workers.

He did not mention the current IGR amount, but said that his administration had a far-from- satisfactory IGR caused by the insurgency.

He, however, said that the state had depended solely on the federation account as its source of revenue.

He also said that the issue of non-payment of salaries to local governments in the state would soon be a thing of the past.

‘Lagos govt pays pensioners N934.644m in one year’ Njoku Chibuike

ÎÎÎThe Lagos State Govern-

ment has said that it has paid N934.644 million to pensioners in the last one year of the Ambode administration.

This was made known on Friday, May 26, by the Deputy- Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule, at Alausa, during the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing for Ministry of Education to commemorate the first year in office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

She said that, “In the last one year, a total sum of N934, 644,082.39 was paid as monthly pensions for pensioners on the pay roll.

“47 pensioners, including deceased beneficiaries were also paid a sum of N67.665million as gratuity and accrued pensions”.

According to her, the prompt payment of pensions and gratuity to retirees was in appreciation of their service to the state and to also encourage those still in service to be more productive.

As a part of the state policy of inclusiveness and in appreciation of their service to the state, Adebule said that, “160 pensioners were hosted to a luncheon where they underwent free medical screening; health talk and welfare packages were also given to them”.

ing rate for the investors, exchange rate, availability and cost of gas etc.

“One of the reasons why the tariff went up was that a major component, a significant number of our power plant depends on gas out of about 26 power plants that we have only about three are hydro.

“We were heavily depen-

dent on gas, people were exporting gas because gas was selling outside the country at $4 and it was selling for domestic use at $1.30, government review that price to of $3 .30 and it is the primary component for manufacturing. Power has come up it should make sense unless government decides to subsidies it”, he said.

The Minister said even

with the recent hike in electricity tariff, Nigeria still ranks among countries with low tariffs in Africa and by extension, in the world.

Fashola said while in 2005 power privatization process started running to 2013 when the major generating (GENCOs) and Distribution ( DISCOs) took over as investors, every segment of government

was involved.

He said if there has been any failure now, such should be shared by all and not a particular group.

“Enabling laws for the process, were passed by the National Assembly in 2005, and process was completed by the executive in 2013. If the process was bad, where was oversight? he asked.

Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment, Mrs. Aisha Abubakar (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Mr. Segun Awolowo at a lecture on Supporting Economic Transformation in Nigeria held in Abuja… on Tuesday.

Umahi extends olive branch to Elechi ÎÎÎEbonyi

State Governor David Umahi has extended a hand of friendship to his immediate predecessor, Chief Martin Elechi, by asking him to forget the past and join hands him to rebuild the state.

Umahi, who spoke during this year’s Democracy Day celebration, at the Abakaliki Township Stadium, also announced Elechi as one of the elder statesmen that would be honoured by his administration for their contributions to the development of the state.

Others that would be honoured are former Governor Sam Egwu, former governor of old Abia State, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and a former Sercretary to Government of the Federation,

Gov. Umahi Chief Anyim Pius Anyim.

Umahi said the honour would be an annual event slated for every Democracy Day to recognise great achievers of Ebonyi origin.

He said that, “This year and of course every Democracy Day, we are going to be hon-

Elechi ouring our elder statesmen who have contributed in one way or the order to the betterment of our state.

“We will not tell you what we shall honour them with, but the House of Assembly has given me the powers to do what I am set to do.”

Umahi, who served as Elechi deputy, reassured the people that all the inherited projects from various administrations, including those of Elechi’s administration, would be completed.

He asked the contractors handling the projects to relocate to their sites they still had chunks of the state’s money paid to them to execute the contracts.

It will be recalled that Elechi had strongly opposed the candidacy of Umahi as governor in preference for Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, a former Minister of Heath.

This led to a frosty relationship between governor Umahi and Elechi.

Kwara people laud appointment of NBC DG Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

ÎÎÎThe

people of Kwara State have continued to throng into the Ilorin residence of the newly appointed Director-General of Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Mallam Ishaq Moddibo Kawu, to con-

gratulate him.

The people have also hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment and prayed God guidance and direction for the APC-led administration.

One of such groups is the Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association (IEYDA) and members of the Kawu

family from Ikokoro compound in Ilorin.

In a letter of congratulation to their son, Head of Ikokoro family, Alh. Saadu A. Aluko congratulated Kawu and prayed for a successful tenure at the NBC. The family, on behalf of people of the state, also thanked Buhari for the ap-

pointment and Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alh. Lai Muhammed for his support of the appointment.

They prayed to Almighty to give the president good health, wisdom and strength to enable him pilot the affairs of the nation to a greater height.

Edo schools square up in Rugby friendlies Victor Thompson

I Action at Barewa Schools Rugby tournament.

n preparation for the much-talked about Edo State Rugby Schools Championship scheduled for June, the respective schools involved in the on-going “Catch Them Young” Rugby Pilot Program are bubbling with excitement following the recent donation of Rugby balls to

the respective 10 selected schools by the newly appointed Chairman of the Edo State Rugby Association and Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Arc Frank Evbuomwan.

According to the coordinator of the World Rugby School’s program tagged “Get into Rugby” in Edo State, who is also the World Rugby Educator for Nigeria and Head Coach of Edo State Rugby

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Huge turn–out at

Eaglets

screening ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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he first stage of the 2016 Access Bank-UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament that was dominated by the Children Day celebration has produced its first set of winners as the prestigious event brace for its grand finale this weekend.

The debuting Iyatu Farmers who defeated Kano Titans-STL 5-41/2 in a tense UNICEF Cup final to win their first ever title in the Access Bank powered charity tournament, led other debutants to the podium as Kano BUA and Seaman team clinched the Argentine Ambassador Cup and the British High Commissioner’s Cup respectively.

Kano BUA defeated hardfighting Ibadan Jericho 5 1/2 – 5 in another close final, just as Seaman

Association, Ntiense Williams he confirmed that the championship is holding this month.

Williams revealed that the schools have arranged Rugby friendly matches among themselves to test their strength before the Tournament. This is also in celebration of Coach Jeremiah Imbue’s Birthday who has been their motivator.

T

he eagerly awaited screening of budding talents into the U-17 National Team, Golden Eaglets started on Tuesday at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project in Abuja with large turn-up of players from nooks and crannies of the country. Though 40 players were officially invited, over 3000 players actually turned up on Monday and Tuesday.

Ikegwuonu Ebuka Stanley who came from Imo State said it was his desire to feature for the Golden Eaglets in order to start his football career on a good note.

“I want to play for my country and I know this will be a stepping stone if I can make it,” said Stanley, a player with Owerri-based Jahrule Academy. “I’m proud of the last two teams that won the World Cup and I’m also looking forward to an opportunity to represent my country at this level.”

Speaking on the same note, Tomiwa Durotoye, an SS1 student at famous Daywaterman College in Abeokuta, said he was passionate about playing for Nigeria.

“I was part of my school’s team that recently won the AISEN Competition in Lagos but playing at the national team level will be a dream come true for me,” said the light-skinned lad who is an academy player at Clique Sport.

Access Bank Polo: Iyatu

Farms wins UNICEF Cup

edged out the ambitious Lagos Agad Representative, envoys of British and Argentina, and the sportsmanship, described the Access Bank partnership 4 1/2 - 4 to cart home the glittering traditional rulers to hand out the prizes to the winners at with UNICEF and Fifth Chukker as one of the biggest British High Commissioner’s Cup in an a colourful closing ceremony . charity efforts in the country that has lifted the lives of exciting final.

Kaita who congratulated the winners for their vulnerable children in the north.

Children from selected schools around Kaduna and its environs displayed in special presentations that was watched by a discerning crowd that included the UNICEF Country Representatives to Nigeria, Jean Gough, the Argentine Ambassador, Dzugala Gustavo, the British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright as well as the envoys of Poland, Italy, Emirs of Zaria and Hadeja, among others.

Players of Iyatu Farms pose with the UNICEF Cup alongside Access Bank Zonal Head Kaduna, AbubaAccess Bank Zonal Head, Kaduna, kar Kaita; UNICEF Country Representative, Jean Gough; Kano Polo Club Captain Tajudeen Dantata and another UNICEF official during the closing ceremony of the first stage of the 2016 Access Bank Alhaji Abubakar Kaita was joined UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament in Kaduna, Sunday. at the podium by the UNICEF

Dream Team lands in Korea ANDREW EKEJIUBA

T

he Nigeria U-23 team, Dream Team, on Tuesday evening arrived in Suwon, Korea Republic, venue of 4 -nation invitational tournament in which the team will be involved from Thursday.

The team of 19 players and 10 officials arrived the Incheon Airport at about 6.45pm local time aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight.

On arrival the team, was received by an official of the organizing body who led the delegation to the city of Suwon, barely 90 minutes by road from Seoul.

The Nigeria team is lodged at the Ramada Hotel.

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BRIEFS

Pogba

Blind

vows to fight for place under

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anchester United defender Daley Blind has vowed to fight for his place amid reports new manager Jose Mourinho is ready to offload the Netherlands international. Blind has developed into a key figure at Old Trafford since joining the club from Ajax after the 2014 World Cup, but the departure of Louis van Gaal has cast doubt over his future at the club. Nevertheless, the 26-year-old is keen to work with Mourinho and is not thinking about leaving United just yet.

Messi

still Real’s target – Perez Pogba

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eal Madrid would be interested in signing Paul Pogba if the Juventus midfielder became available, Florentino Perez has confirmed.å Pogba was once again one of Juve’s outstanding players as they won a fifthstraight Serie A title in 2015-16, and he will also be key to France’s Euro 2016 hopes.

The 23-year-old has been linked with big-money moves to the likes of Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City, and Madrid president Perez has told reporters that the newly-crowned European

on track in Shevchenko

recovery tells Milan

to sign

Yarmolenko A

Messi

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rgentina captain Lionel Messi is recovering well from his back and rib injuries ahead of the Copa America Centenario. The Barcelona star had to be substituted during his side’s 1-0 friendly win over Honduras after a collision on Friday. Messi is continuing to undergo treatment as he slowly recovers, with Argentina also saying he is comfortable with basic daily activities.

C Milan legend Andriy She vchenko has urged the Serie A side to ma ke a move for Dynamo Kiev star Andriy Yarmolenko.

The San Siro outfit missed out on European football following an underwhelming 2015-16 campaign and are expected to bring in a number of new players ahead of next sea son.

They have been linked wit h a selection of high-profile names in recent weeks and Shevchenko believes Yarmo lenko would be a good fit for Milan.

“In Ukraine we have Yar molenko, who I like a lot,” Shevchenko sai d.

“He plays wide on the righ t but he can also play on the left and he will become a good player.

“I would point Milan in his direction.”

Yarmolenko has a contract with Dynamo until June 2020.

champions would also be interested in his services.

“Pogba is a great player, but in midfield we have six great players, so I would not want to discuss speculation,” Perez said.

“While he excites me, it is difficult to reach agreements if there are no termination clauses in a player’s contract.

“If a player such as Pogba is available, we may go for him, but would have to reach an agreement.

“It is very difficult to bring someone in. I’ll talk to Zinedine Zidane. Our obligation is to

be much better every year. He will decide if we can get someone better than we have.”

Madrid came within a whisker of signing Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea on transfer deadline day last September, only for the deal to be scuppered by issues with the paperwork.

And Perez is unsure whether Los Blancos will launch another bid for the Spain international, given the performances of current number one Keylor Navas.

Ibrahimovic

hints at

Ibrahimovic

Malmo return Z

latan Ibrahimovic has suggested he could make a surprise return to his boyhood club Malmo amid ongoing speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United.

The evergreen Sweden striker is available on a free transfer after deciding to end his stay at Paris Saint-Germain following the expiry of his

contract at the end of a season that saw him plunder 50 goals in all competitions.

Ibrahimovic, 34, has subsequently been linked with a move to the Premier League and United where he would be reunited with new manager Jose Mourinho, who he worked with during his time at Inter.

However, Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola recently

downplayed claims his client is set to move to Old Trafford, stressing his next club will come as a surprise to many.

Ibrahimovic returned to his city of birth on Monday for Sweden’s friendly against Slovenia which he was forced to sit out with a calf problem, but the former Barcelona forward hinted fans could soon see him in action again at the Swedbank

Pato: I expected more games at Chelsea

A

Pato

lexandre Pato admits he expected to be given more of a chance to impress during his loan spell with Chelsea.

The Brazilian joined on a loan deal from Corinthians in January to provide cover Conte for the injured Radamel Falcao and Loic

Remy, but only managed two Premier League appearances against Aston Villa and Swansea City.

New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is not expected to make Pato’s loan deal permanent, and the striker concedes he thought he would be given more

opportunities to impress under manager Guus Hiddink.

“I was in his office. I asked to talk, I explained my situation. He was very sincere: ‘Pato, you came at a time when our players were injured. Now they’re coming back, and I’m very loyal to my

players’.

“I understand the coach’s decision.

I arrived at a time when the group was closed, battling for a place in the Champions league, in decisive games... I was hoping to play more, but I understand the coach’s decision.

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EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016… EURO 2016…

Rashford,

Sturridge make England squad

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arcus Rashford and Daniel Sturridge have both been included in England’s final squad for Euro 2016.

Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend and Manchester City’s Fabian Delph - who is injured have all been omitted by Roy Hodgson having been named in his initial 26-

man party.

Rashford was a surprise inclusion in Hodgson’s provisional squad, with the 18-year-old earning a spot thanks to a superb breakthrough campaign with Manchester United, but impressed by scoring just three minutes into his full international debut against Australia last Friday and has made the cut.

Concerns had been raised over the

Hazard tops

Belgium

fitness of Liverpool striker Sturridge, who missed last Friday’s friendly win over Australia with a calf issue, but he has also been included.

Drinkwater misses out despite helping to inspire Leicester to a remarkable Premier League title win, while Townsend is omitted despite strong form for Newcastle at the end of the campaign.

Hazard

C

helsea attacker Eden Hazard is the standout name in Marc Wilmots’ final 23-man Belgium squad for Euro 2016.

Hazard struggled to find his best form at Chelsea in 201516, but remains an undisputed starter for his country, with Wilmots naming the winger as his captain in the absence of Vincent Kompany.

The Manchester City centre-back was already left out of the provisional

squad for Euro

squad due to injury and is one of a number of defenders who misses out on the tournament in France.

Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St Petersburg), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Bjorn Engels (Club Brugge) were all forced to pull out due to injury, with Laurent Ciman and Christian Kabasele added to the Belgium roster.

Belgium’s injury worries at the back mean Wilmots is likely to opt for a four-man defence consisting of Jason Denayer, Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Vermaelen and Jan Vertonghen.

Mousa Dembele and Radja Nainggolan have made the cut in midfield, despite battling minor injuries.

Belgium can count on the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku in attack, with Liverpool duo Christian Benteke and Divock Origi also included.

Carvajal furious over Euro miss D

ani Carvajal was left furious at the news that he will miss Euro 2016 as a result of an injury picked up in the Champions League final.

The 24-year-old sustained a muscle injury in Real Madrid’s clash with Atletico Madrid at San Siro and has been replaced by Hector Bellerin in Vicente del Bosque’s Spain squad.

And the full-back admits that it feels as though his hard work to force his way into the national team reckoning has all been for nothing.

“After the last call-up when I was left out, I worked a lot to be on the preliminary list, and now look. I’ve got a lot of suppressed anger,” he told reporters.

“You fight for two years to try to be in the group and I’ve been let down by bad luck.

“I spent two weeks with a little discomfort while preparing for the final, and in the first 15 minutes I noticed some pain. I kept going until the break and when the second half started, I couldn’t any more.

“At the time, the physios told me ‘if you notice anything else, come off’ but they know that I’d have to be really f***** not to play.

“I had many feelings. I was so excited because I’d given everything and was proud because I did everything possible to help the team, but I couldn’t be selfish.

“Knowing that I’d been booked, I was facing Yannick Carrasco and couldn’t play at 100 per cent, I decided to ask to come off.

“It was a disappointment and a little bittersweet for me, but at least the team won, and that’s the most important thing.”

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Schweinsteiger

returns to Germany

training

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ermany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger returned to training on Tuesday after being named in Joachim Low’s 23-man squad for Euro 2016.

The Manchester United midfielder has not played since picking up a knee injury in March, but Low opted to include his skipper in his final selection on Tuesday - unlike Marco Reus, who missed out due to concerns surrounding his fitness.

Schweinsteiger is joined in Low’s squad by Mats Hummels - who continues to struggle with a calf injury - and the coach said: “The forecasts regarding Schweinsteiger and Hummels are pretty clear.

“The doctors said that they will be able to play at the Euros.

“Bastian Schweinsteiger started

training with the squad Tuesday.

Mats will have to wait a few more days, we’ll wait for him.

“The medical staff said that both of them will be able to play in France].”

Schweinsteiger

Zinchenko handed

Ukraine call-up O

leh Gusev and Artem Kravets failed to win a place in the Ukraine squad for Euro 2016, but teenage star Oleksandr Zinchenko was included by Coach Mykhaylo Fomenko. Zinchenko, 19, on Sunday became the youngest goalscorer in an international game for Ukraine by netting in the 4-3 friendly win over Romania, beating the record of former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko.

Ukraine were drawn in Group C for the tournament in France alongside world champions Germany, Northern Ireland and Poland.

Ledley fit for Wales J Carvajal

oe Ledley has been passed fit for Wales’ final squad for Euro 2016. The Crystal Palace midfielder suffered a broken leg in the Premier League clash with Stoke City on May 7 and was a doubt to be included in Chris Coleman’s plans. However, the 29-year-old has recovered sufficiently to be named in the final 23-man squad that will travel to France for group games against England, Russia and Slovakia, who they face on June 11. Wales take on England in Lens on June 16 before facing Russia in their final Group B game four days later.

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Pele to

auction off memorabilia in London B

razil legend Pele is to auction off a vast collection of memorabilia accumulated throughout his illustrious career.

The three-time World Cup winner will put over 2,000 items under the hammer in London next month.

Pele’s medals from those World Cup triumphs will be included, as will a one-off Jules Rimet trophy made for the former striker after Brazil’s success in Mexico in 1970.

Potential investors can also bid for shirts worn during his career and the ball Pele scored his 1,000th career goal with while playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in 1969.

“It was a difficult decision to make but it takes a lot to properly care for these artefacts,” Pele, 75, said.

“And I felt I could do much more good by sharing these items with the world, as well as helping my causes that are important to me.”

Beverly Hills-based auction house Julien Auctions will handle the sale – which runs for three days from June 7 – with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to charity.

“I have decided to allow fans and collectors to own a piece of my history as well,” Pele added.

“I hope they treasure these artefacts and share my story with their children and generations to come.”

Ideye

Wike appoints Yobo SSA on Sports

Development

shines as

Nigeria trounce

Luxembourg 3 – 1 T he Super Eagles of Nigeria have continued their superb run of form after their win over Mali on Friday May 27. The Yusuf Salisu-led Eagles defeated Luxembourg 3 – 1 away from home on Tuesday.

Team returnee, Brown Ideye, opened the scoring in the keenly contested fixture before Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Odion Ighalo put the game beyond the hosts. Vincent Thill’s late goal was not enough for the hosts who struggled to match their more established opponents.

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Yobo

ov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has appointed former Super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Sports Development.

This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media.

The statement said the governor also appointed Mr Chibuzor Aholu as Senior Special Assistant on Financial Matters According to the statement, both appointments are with immediate effect.

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Elumelu sells Nigeria as top investment destination to French business community Page B2

Active profit taking drives ASI 4.26 percent south Page B6

Militancy slows Nigeria’s LNG export by over 22% Opeoluwani Akintayo

Following spates of militancy attacks on gas pipelines in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria’s export of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, has dropped to 22.3 percent.

One of Nigeria’s biggest markets, Japan’s Ministry of Finance, said on Tuesday, that its LNG imports reached 6.4 million metric tonnes in April, down 3.3 percent from a year ago as a result of lower supply from Qatar and Nigeria.

The country said shipments from Nigeria fell 22.3 percent from a year earlier to 143, 347 mt in April.

Meanwhile, oil producers in Canada are moving to regain its OPEC market share, resuming production after wildfires eased.

However, analysts are worried that consistent attacks on Nigeria’s oil pipelines by militant, forcing companies to evacuate workers from deep-waters, may not end soon.

Since militants resumed attacks on Nigeria’s oil pipelines months back, the country has witnessed drop in exports, the lowest level in more than two decades, leading to huge losses in terms of foreign earnings.

The attacks were recently linked to a new militant group,

The Niger Delta Avengers after old group, Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, denied responsibility for the attacks.

NDA has launched multiple attacks on oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta, the third and most recent being the Nembe 1, 2 and 3 gas and crude trunk line that linked Brass and Bonny. The pipelines belonged to Agip and Shell Corporation.

The group had also threatened to launch bigger attacks warning oil companies to stay off the creeks or daring to repair the damaged pipelines until their demands are not met.

On Monday, the Nigerian Army said it had arrested 10 suspected members of the militant group.

The suspects were said to have been arrested at about 1:40am on Saturday in Oporaza community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, following a search conducted in the community. The Commander of the 4 Brigade, Brigadier-General Farouk Yahaya, who paraded the suspects on Sunday in Benin, the Edo State capital, said there had been cases of sabotage by suspected militants and vandals in Delta State since January 1, 2016 CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Ebonyi procures 40 tractors to revolutionise rice production The Ebonyi State Government has procured 40 tractors to rev up its efforts to revolutionise agriculture and turn around its economic fortune.

Governor David Nweze Umahi announced this during the Democracy Day Celebration and one year anniversary of his administration at the Abakaliki Township Stadium.

Umahi used the occasion to highlight the achievements of his administration, and disclosed that in view of the dwindling allocations to state from CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

L-R: Etisalat Customer and Senior Executive, Oasis Management Company, Ezemaduka Ebere; Director Brands Etisalat Nigeria, Elvis Ogiemwanye; another Etisalat Customer and Financial Analyst, Solina Health, Echesurum Chiamaka, and Director, Network, Etisalat Nigeria, Abdul Adegbuyi, at Etisalat Customers Forum in Abuja… recently.

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Terminal operators file fresh suit against FG to resist regulation Page B4 Nigerian Breweries donates occupational theraphy centre to Maryland Oluwaseun Agbato

Heineken Africa Foundation in collaboration with Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB) and The Learning Place Centre (TLPcentre), yesterday commissioned an Occupational Theraphy Centre at the Maryland school complex in Lagos, to improve learning for children with special needs.

Speaking on the importance of the project, the Corporate Media Adviser, NB Plc, Mr Kufre Ekanem, said, “We hope that this project will help address the problem ofautism in our society. We trust that the facilities and the services provided here would be used for the welfare of the challenged with the condition.”

He further thanked the management of TLP centre, the Lagos State Ministry of Education, AACTION Autism, USA and other stakeholders for their support for the project.

“The project, undertaken by this collaboration covers the training of medical professionals in the US on diagnosing autism, renovation and kitting of the classrooms as well as the upgrade of the Occupational theraphy in Lekki and Maryland. The Lekki centre has since commissioned and put to use”.

The facilities at Maryland includes the hiring of an occupational therapist who will be working with the children. The collaboration will sponsor the therapist for six months.

Nigeria records negative trade balance in Q1, 23 % less The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria recorded negative trade balance in the first quarter of 2016 which was 22.6 per cent lower than the preceding quarter.

This was contained in the ``Foreign Trade Statistics for the First Quarter of 2016’’ released

by NBS in Abuja on Tuesday.

The report said that the total value of Nigeria’s merchandise

trade at the end of first quarter of 2016 stood at 2,723.9 billion.

It said that from the preceding quarter value of 3,517.4 billion, this was 793.5billion or 22.6 per cent less. ``This development arose due to a sharp decline in both imports and exports. ``Exports saw a decline of 671.1 billion or 34.6 per cent, while imports declined by 122.4

billion or 7.8 per cent. ``The steep decline in exports brought the country’s trade balance down to 184.1 billion, or 548.7bilIion less than in the preceding quarter. ``The crude oil component of total trade decreased by 716.7 billion or 46.6 per cent against the level recorded in fourth quarter of 2015,’’ the report said.

Meanwhile, the reports said

that Nigeria’s import trade by direction showed that the country imported goods mostly from China, with an import value of 345.5 billion or 23.8 per cent of total imports.

It said that China was followed by the United States at 127.1 billion or 8.7 per cent while India with 89.4 billion or 6.1 per cent. ``Netherlands followed India with 73.8 billion or 5.1 per cent

and United Kingdom with 61.4 billion or 4.2 per cent of total imports. ``Imports by economic region revealed that the country consumed goods largely from Asia with import value of 611.2 billion or 42.0 per cent,’’ it said.

The report further said that the value of the export trade, totaled 1,269.9 billion in first quarter of 2016.

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L-R: Managing Director SIFAX Group, John Jenkins; DHL Global Forwarding Country Managing Director, Heather Frankle; Chairman SAHCOL, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi; Chief Executive Officer MEA DHL Global Forwarding, Claudio Scandella and Managing Director SAHCOL, Rizwan Kadri during the visit of DHL to SAHCOL in Lagos... recently.

Azubike Nnadozie Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and promoter of Africaptalism, Mr. Tony Elumelu has told the French business community that Nigeria remains the best investment destination in Africa.

In an inspiring lecture delivered recently in France, Elumelu, who was guest speaker at the 1st ‘Colloque Nigeria,’ a colloquium on doing business and investment in Nigeria, which was organised by the French Senate at the exquisite Palais de Luxembourg in Paris, told the gathering that, “Nigeria remains a very viable, attractive and important investment and export destination for French companies. As a matter of fact, I would argue that now is a good time to come and invest in Nigeria, because it is an investor’s market.

The fundamentals of the Nigerian

Elumelu sells Nigeria to French business community economy remain strong.”

According to Elumelu, some of the trends supporting long term growth in Nigeria are the increasing use of technology by the Nigerian population, high consumerism, young demographic population and increasing urbanization. Whilst encouraging French businesses to come and discover Nigeria, he advised the would-be investors to find the right partner that would help them navigate the environment, adding that they need to be committed to invest in Nigeria for the long haul.

“Nigeria has always been a unique country. We are not only the most populous country on the continent of Africa, we are

Elumelu

amongst the best educated and most-traveled people in Africa. We Nigerians are well known for our positive outlook and can-do spirit.

Even more importantly, we have a strong culture and spirit of entrepreneurship. The smart investor, knows that this is the time to enter

Textile workers demand urgent resuscitation of sector Joy Ekeke

National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of (NUTGTW) have tasked the federal government to speed up the resuscitation of comatose industries in the sector which is capable of employing over three million Nigerians.

The General Secretary of NUTGTW, Comrade Issa Aremu, said the move will further validate the commitment which the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has shown in the institution of good governance for the people.

Aremu commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitments to diversify

the Nigerian economy, fix local refineries, provide N500 billion conditional cash for the vulnerable, while tasking him on industrialisation to create jobs and boost the economy.

He said: “We agree with President Muhammadu Buhari that a strong currency is predicated on a strong economy. Industrialisation therefore remains the key to economic recovery for Nigeria, lessening of dependency on imports, thus saving scarce foreign exchange. It also serves as a source of employment for greater number of the population and invariably reduces income poverty.

“The Federal Government must accord urgent attention to the revival of labour inten-

sive industries such as textile and garment. The industry can employ three million direct jobs. 26 out of the 36 states grow cotton of both long and short staple lengths. Sadly, Nigeria has become a dumping ground for mostly smuggled fabrics and even second-hand banned unhealthy cloths.

“We must overcome infrastructural inadequacy, electricity supply, smuggling, low patronage, counterfeiting and faking, raw materials among others. President Buhari must convene stakeholders meeting on textile with a view of implementing the Nigeria industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) and the National Cotton, Textile and Garment policy.

our market because the fundamentals of the Nigerian economy remain strong, and where others perceive risk and challenge, the glass is actually half full rather than half empty,” Elumelu said.

Elumelu, who is the Chairman of Pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and proprietary investment firm, Heirs Holdings and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, said that like every part of the world, investors in Nigeria and Africa are faced with a myriad of challenges, but amidst these challenges no other destinations provided more opportunities and return on investment as do Nigeria and Africa.

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and threats “to shut down all operations” in the sector.

Meanwhile, Niger Delta community leaders and activists have voiced support for the NDA, saying their demands for a greater share of oil wealth match the aspirations of local people.

At a stakeholders’ meeting held Thursday in the southern town of Warri, community leaders accused the Nigerian government of a heavy-handed military campaign and warned of continuing attacks that have already cut Nigeria’s production by more than 40 percent, causing the nation to lose its place as the biggest producer on the continent to Angola.

Shell must accept responsibility for Ogoni suffering – Amnesty International

Opeoluwani Akintayo

Amnesty International has called on the Federal Government not to allow oil giant, Shell, to shy away from its responsibilities in the pollution of the area.

The statement was made by the Body on Tuesday as President Muhammadu Buhari plans to commence the clean-up of Ogoniland on Thursday.

According to AI, shell has failed to properly clean up oil spills caused by its operations in the Niger Delta.

In its data, AI stated that Shell was responsible for at least 130 oil spills in the Niger Delta in 2015 alone.

The human rights organisation said even the few clean up done by Shell, did not meet up with acceptable international standard.

“The Niger Delta is one of the most oil-polluted places in the world. That is because companies like Shell are failing to prevent or clean up spills years, sometimes decades, after they happen.

Shell cannot rely on the Nigerian government to clean up its dirty work for it,” said Joe Westby, Business & Human Rights Campaigner at Amnesty International.

Ebonyi procures 40 tractors to revolutionise rice production CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

the Federation account, “we decided to emphasize rice production which state is known for all over the world.”

The governor explained that three tractors would be allocated to each of the 13 Local Government Areas of the state to work on about 85 hectares of land mapped out for rice cultivation across the state this farming season.

He stated that government was collaborating with IFAD to cultivate a six hectare rice farmland and FADAMA III for two hectares.

Engr. Umahi informed that as part of the measures to revolutionize rice production in the state, his administration had taken delivery of the three rice parboiling machines procured by the previous administration in the state.

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B3 Money Market

Stories by Motolani Oseni Following a run of unimpressive performances declared by most of the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) operating in the country in their financial year ended 31st December, 2015 and in the First Quarter (Q1) of 2016, fresh facts have emerged that several banks have concluded plans to shut down some of their unprofitable branches and reduce staff strength across the country.

Investigation by Daily Times Newspapers (DTN) reveals that a number of banks that recently acquired other commercial lenders are increasingly exploring the option of slashing the number of branches they manage across the country, so as to bring down their cost to income ratio, which is a measure of financial lenders operating efficiency.

A finance industry insider who is close to the banking sector due to the nature of his job, but who does not want to be named in the print, said that the continuous rising in inflation, currently standing at 13.8 percent and a likely rise between 15.1 percent and 17.5 percent by the end of the third quarter (Q3) was part of the reason cited for the imminent cost cutting measures in the nation’s banking system.

The source disclosed that banks are in a punishing race to bring down operational expenses, he said, “This has equally been reflected in the fact that since the beginning of the global fall in the international price of commodities in the

Activities marking the Heritage Bank Children’s Banking Month concluded with the celebration of the Nigerian child, when it feted children in the “biggest children’s party of the year” at the King’s College Annex grounds, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Sponsored by the bank’s kiddies account, the Bud Account, under the theme, “Taking the Early Lead,” over 700 children gathered to be treated to various great and exciting experiences that included both physical and cerebral exercises, in which many prizes were won to the delight of watchful parents who were also not left out of the fun.

The Managing Director of Heritage Bank, MrIfieSekibo, congratulated the children on their special recognition and celebration by the country every year on May 27 because of the importance of their position as the destiny of our great nation, Nigeria.

Sekibo, who was represented

LR: Executive Director, Finance and Strategy, Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman; Executive Director, LEAP Africa, Mrs. Iyadunni Olubode and Board Chair, LEAP Africa, Mrs. Nadu Denloye, at a press conference on the 11th edition of the LEAP Africa CEO Forum, sponsored

by Sterling Bank in Lagos…Tuesday.

Dwindling profit: More pressure on banks to reduce cost middle of 2014 Nigerian banks have consistently reduced the size of their workforce with a number of banks cutting down by between 5 percent and 10 percent of their previous staff strengths.”

He noted that one tier1 banks and a tier11 lender are already in the advance stage of reducing their staff strength, as they deliberately attempt to become leaner but more effective.

The source said, “There is a

conscious realization that to keep operating margins up and ensure that lenders can withstand present economic headwinds, labour has to be more intelligently optimized, this could mean reassignments, reclassification of designation or simply mutually beneficial layoffs.”

However, indications exist that Heritage Bank being one of the commercial banks that recently took over another bank, with acquisition of Enterprise

Bank Limited in 2015, may be one o those banks that may reduce its branch network.

But in a text message response to an enquiry posted by our correspondent to the bank, the Brand Management officer, Cynthia Amadi, said: “I will get back to you as soon as possible, because we have not been informed officially.”

It would recall that in October 2014, Heritage Banking Company Ltd successfully met the

Heritage Bank rounds off children’s banking month by the Executive Director, Lagos/ Southwest & Corporate Banking, Mrs Mary Akpobome, reiterated the objective of the bank to do all that it can to equip the Nigerian Child with the requisite knowledge they require to be remarkable leaders of the future.

Consequently, the Managing Director said in keeping with the vision of the bank of helping its partners, including children, to create, preserve and transfer wealth across generations, the bank has introduced the first ever financial literacy comic book, “The Protectors, Keepers of the Heritage,” to teach children, in a fun way, rudimentary financial education and how to save and invest money for bigger things.

He urged them to stay focused

in school and their academics.

Said he: “I also want to let you know that you can be anything you want to be in the future if you listen to mummy and daddy and also to your teachers in school.”

The children, who had loads of fun and lots of refreshments at the event, which the MD said was a huge Heritage Bank family party, volunteered to give special numbers in songs, describing the bank severally as their hero, child-friendly and a bank that puts the young generation first, among others.

There were a variety of games for the young ones like bouncing castles, car rides, swimming, face painting, cycling, music, dancing competitions and lots of food, ice cream, drinks, cakes,

requirements of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) toward owning 100percent shares in Enterprise Bank Ltd. On 27th of January 2015, AMCON officially transfered ownership of Enterprise Bank Ltd to Heritage Bank, and today they have been fully integrated to become a single bigger and better financial institution: Heritage Bank Limited.

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popcorn for the children, who ran around in branded Bud Account shirts.

Currency

Official Rate

Parallel Market

USD

197

348

EUR

225

387

GBP

285

495

NOTE: The parallel or black market rates stand for the most common. However, there could be slightly higher or lower among distinct traders.

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Central(NGN)

Selling(NGN)

5/31/16

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196

197

197

POUNDS STERLING

28696.36%

288

288

EURO

219

219

220

SWISS FRANC

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198

199

YEN

176.54%

2

2

CFA

0

0

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WAUA

9/30/00

276

276

YUAN/ RENMINBI

2978.86%

30

30

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Marine security: Marine Police Full compliance of Cabotage Act necessary set to acquire new gunboats for Maritime sector development - Peterside Following instances of insecurity on Nigerian waterways, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of maritime, Mr. Musa Katsina has said that the Nigeria Police Force is set to deploy new gun boats to curb to arrest the situation.

Katsina also revealed that the Nigerian Police marine command is currently fixing its patrol boats that are in bad conditions. He maintained that 41 officers from the marine police have been trained by the Navy in order to boost its efficiency and make them have a better understanding on sea operations.

Although he declined to give the number of the new sea crafts to be deployed, the AIG Maritime maintained that the crafts on arrival will complement the number of old boats at its disposal. The former Commissioner of Police in Imo State added that the crafts are currently undergoing repair with Julius Berger PLC and once the refurbishment has been completed they will be deployed for operations immediately.

He however added that criminal element ashore and offshore will have no hiding place when the boats are deployed.

According to him, the officers and men of the marine police is in synergy with other security agencies to tackle all maritimerelated crimes.

The Police chief also noted that the Nigerian Navy has empowered some of his officers on sea training, saying that a lot more marine police now have a better understanding on marine operations.

“I am happy to tell you that the Navy has taken it upon themselves to train officers of my command; which is the first

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Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of maritime, Mr. Musa Katsina

of its kind” “Over 41 of our policemen have been trained and certificates were issued and when you go beyond the training, you will understand that, with training we will have a better understanding between the police and other security agencies at sea” “The collaboration with the navy is very vital at this time and you can see that is why the navy takes care of our high seas, we will also need to ensure that the waterfronts and other areas within the inland and coastal waters are clearly fortified”, he added.

Speaking further, the AIG assured that sea going vessels and other smaller crafts within the maritime space will be secured because the police will ensure that passengers, cargoes and crews are safe from sea pirates and miscreants at sea.

He added that the police is committed to ensuring safety and security at sea.

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has revealed that the agency will leave no stone unturned, including seeking legislative amendment if need be, to ensure full compliance with the Cabotage Act 2003, which according to him is necessary to fast track the desired growth in the maritime sector.

This is even as he also revealed that the agency will undergo major reforms in the next one year to boost its capacity to drive the growth and development of the Nigerian maritime industry.

According to him, these reforms are in line with the ‘change’ agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration which is committed to the diversification of the nation’s

economy.

He made this revelation when he hosted a delegation of the Oxford Business Group led by its Country Director, Izabela Kruk.

Peterside emphasised that NIMASA has the requisite knowledgeable human capital saying what was required to refocus and reposition the agency is a committed leadership which the present management is willing to provide.

He said that the agency is developing a medium term strategic growth plan which will aid its management to focus on its core mandate of promoting the development of indigenous capacity in international and coastal shipping as well as effectively regulating the maritime industry in Nigeria.

While commenting on the public perception of NIMASA over the years, Peterside said that the agency under his leadership

will completely change the narrative from the negative perception of corruption, inefficiency and abandonment of its core mandate to that of a maritime administration that is alive to its responsibility intent on making Nigeria the preferred destination for maritime activities in Africa.

The Country Director of the Oxford Business Group, Izabela Kruk had earlier expressed the readiness of the group to partner with NIMASA in documenting and publicising NIMASA activities in its widely read journal.

Ms Kruk who highlighted the benefits of the group’s partnership with some Nigerian agencies including the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) said the collaboration has yielded a lot of positive results for Nigeria pledging that they intend to do same for NIMASA.

L-R: Non-Executive Director, Total Nigeria Plc, Mr. Rufai Sirajo; In-coming Managing Director, Mr. Jean Philippe Torres; o ut-going Managing Director, Alexis Vovk and Executive Director, Strategy, Prince Jeff Nnamani, during a Send forth celebration in honour of Mr. Vovk in Lagos…recently.

Terminal operators file fresh suit against FG to resist regulation Ten terminal operators at various seaports in Nigeria have filed an action at the Federal High Court Lagos, seeking to restrain the Federal Government from carrying out economic regulation of their port terminals.

In an originating summons issued on behalf of the terminal operators by their counsel, Femi Atoyebi, SAN and Chidi Ilogu, SAN they have sought amongst other reliefs, a perpetual injunction restraining the President of Nigeria, the Minister of Trans-

port, the Attorney General and the Nigerian Shippers Council from enforcing the Nigerian Shippers Council (Port Economic Regulator) Order of 2015.

Ruling on an ex-parte application by the Plaintiffs for an order of interim injunction against the Defendants, Justice Idris ordered parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice, which has been set down for hearing on 31st May (today).

It will be recalled that in a

similar action brought by the terminal operators against the Nigerian Shippers Council, Justice Ibrahim Buba last year ruled that the Nigerian Shippers Council was validly appointed as economic regulator of Nigerian Ports.

The case suffered yet another setback on Monday, as the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos again adjourned the case between the Council and the duo of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) and Association Shipping Lines Agen-

cies (ASLA) by five months.

The case which was supposed to be heard on Monday was adjourned to October 17, 2016, due to different applications filed by the appellants which the lead judge said the Court needed time to peruse before the commencement of the hearing in the case.

Recall that the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos had in December 2014, ruled in favour of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council as the Port Economic Regulator and affirmed the legality of the

Council’s position in price regulation and also instructed the port concessionaires to revert to the port charges that were approved in 1999. But the terminal operators filed an application for stay of execution at the Court of Appeal.

The lead Judge, Mrs. Uzoamaka Anyanwu had said last year that the Court was adjourning the case as a result of the backlog of pending cases it had to handle. She then adjourned to February 4, 2016 and again to May, 29, 2016 for hearing.

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NCC confirms new spectrum investor gets license soon Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is currently fine-tuning the process of the sale and licencing of buyers of the cumulative 30MHz in the 2.6GHz microwave frequency recently put up for auction in the telecommunication industry.

In a signed statement the industry regulator said the licence will be issued to the investor (name not mentioned yet) for the broadband frequency in accordance to the Information Memorandum (IM) for the spectrum offer adding that upon approval, the qualified bidder will be required to pay a total $96 million for the license.

Daily Times recalls that the commission had recently explained that the nation’s 2.6GHz spectrum auction could not hold as scheduled on May 16, 2016, attributing it to the fact that only one operator indicated interest to bid for the spectrum.

This situation raised concerns of industry stakeholders whose fears were heightened because NCC had in the past, planned to auction the 2.6GHz spectrum twice, and equally failed twice to auction the spectrum, giving administrative reasons for its failure.

Mr. Tony Ojobo, director of Public Affairs at NCC, who signed the statement, said: “Therefore, the need for an auction event no longer arose as

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.

the Information Memorandum, stated that “If the aggregate demand from approved bidders is less than, or equal to the number of lots on offer, the commission will provisionally award the license to the party/parties at the reserve price”.

NCC had already closed the submission of applications for the bidding process on April 29, 2016, with a plan to select qualified bidders that will eventually bid for the auction of the licence that Monday.

In the statement at the weekend, NCC said: “In line with Information Memorandum (IM) on

the auction of 70 MHz in the 2.6 GHz Spectrum Band published on February 25, 2016 the Nigerian Communications Commission, on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, wishes to announce that the auction process, which closed for submission of applications on April 29, 2016, produced one qualified bidder.”

The qualified bidder, the statement said expressed an interest to bid for six lots out of the 14 lots on offer and paid the bid deposit as specified by the Information Memorandum on the auction.

The 2.6 GHz band, which spans

Coscharis Tech conferred APC best distributor in West Africa award Nigeria’s Coscharis Technologies, an information and communications technology (ICT) company based in Lagos has been conferred with the award of the APC Best Distributor Award for West Africa.

Coscharis was handed the award at the just concluded Middle East and Africa (MEA) Distributors Conference 2016, organised by APC by Schneider Electric in Geneva, Switzerland.

Coscharis Technologies, which was incorporated in 1993, is a subsidiary of the Coscharis Group, one of the most diversified conglomerates in Nigeria.

The company is an authorized partner cum distributor to some of the world’s best ICT brands such as ASUS, APC, Samsung,

HP (Hewlett Packard), IBM, Microsoft, among others.

The Vice President, English West Africa, APC by Schneider, Ayo Adegboye, said that Coscharis Technologies is indeed a dependable IT partner of choice, adding that the Best Distributor Award is well deserved and encouraged the management not to relent in its pursuit of excellence.

In his response, the Managing Director, Coscharis Technologies, Sunday Mukoro, dedicated the award to God Almighty for the grace to excel against all odds.

Mukoro lauded the partners nationwide and all company staff for helping to achieve the feat.

He also assured that Coscha-

ris Technologies would continue to always be in the forefront of making APC by Schnieder products available to every Nigerian.

Managing Director, Coscharis Technologies, Sunday Mukoro.

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ATCON president urges promotion, local participation in ICT Olusola Teniola, President Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on African countries to engage in promotion and local participation in the Information Communications sector.

This position formed part of text of paper he presented at the just concluded 3rd West Africa Telecom Summit & Expo & Africa Information Technology and Telecom Awards 2016 held at the Kempinski Hotel, Accra, Ghana.

While appreciating the organizers, MobileWorld Magazine and InstinctWave for putting the event together, Teniola said ATCON is happy to identify with this innovative and strategic initiative which is running its third edition.

According to him, the growth of ICT during the last few years has been phenomenal and tremendous, impacting on every aspect of human life.

During these years of growth and popularity of ICT, numerous features and facilities have been developed.

He stated that due to global information requirement, application of ICT has become widespread as there is a great need of applying certain technology to improve seamless communication across borders.

Teniola cited that there has been increasing need for storage, processing, retrieval and dissemination of information quickly and easily and the answers to all these is ubiquitous and affordable broadband.

Some of the factors responsible for low broadband penetration, he said include: multiple taxation in Nigeria today; shutting down of base stations and destruction of masts and towers; low power generation; high lending rates; fragmented and limited distribution of fibre and telecom infrastructure to several areas of the country creating large swathes of unserved or under-served communities within States or Local Government Areas; very low incidence of 3G coverage across the West Africa countries; multiple regulations on the same infrastructure; long delays in the issuance of permits for new infrastructure; multiple taxes, fees and levies on the same existing infrastructure; prohibitive charges to secure Right of Way; under-utilized Right of Way by way of limited access or un-open access; high incidence of vandalization of ICT infrastructure and severe power challenges for communication

infrastructure He pointed out that the telecommunications’ sector is faced with the challenge of multiple taxation which is not helping the industry to grow as the sector is being taxed by all tiers of government and the direct resultant effect of this is low profits which would not encourage the direct investment to the country.

Commenting on shutting down of base stations and destruction of masts and towers, he said that base stations going by the records are shut down by either local government or state government without any prior notice to service provider and some miscreants have turned it to their businesses to destroy the telecom masts and Towers which accounts for poor quality of telecoms service in Nigeria.

However, the NCC in collaboration with other stakeholders have been working seriously to put an end to that, while the recent cybercrimes law frowns at it.

The cybercrime law now treats telecoms infrastructure as a critical National Infrastructure in Nigeria but it is yet to be implemented, he said.

He lamented that the situation of power in Nigeria is not helpful to the development of telecommunications sector as each operator has to generate its own power at a very costly rate, stressing that since the demand for telecommunications service is inelastic the consumers usually bear the brunt.

The cost of capital involved in setting up a full fledge telecommunication outfit, he noted is very high as the interest rate is double digits and this does not help the growth of telecommunication companies in Nigeria.

Olusola Teniola, President Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).

Capital Market B6 Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

27,663.16 4,301.00 335,057,305.00 3,145,911,793.62 9,500,897,098,944.70

Acting in response to Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision involving sanctions placed on BGL Securities Limited and BGL Assets Management Limited, a release from BGL Securities obtained from Nairametircs, stated that SEC has disregarded judicial process.

The SEC, through its Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC) decided to withdraw the operating licence of BGL Securities Limited and BGL Asset Management Limited and also placed fines and various suspension sentences on the capital market operator’s directors and staff members.

Quoting the statement, “We refer to our ongoing issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the matter of the Investment and Securities Act 2007 between Afolabi Gabriel Oluwaseyi & 8 Others and BGL Securities Limited & 22 others which the SEC placed before its Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC) with case number APC/1/2016.

Although the case is subject to a current litigation at the Federal High Court and therefore subjudice, we have been made aware

BGL says SEC’s decision is illegal that the SEC in disregard of judicial process went ahead to hold the APC meeting. As law abiding citizens, BGL and its executives in obedience to the arising judicial process did not attend the APC meeting and were not represented. We are therefore quite shocked the APC could reach a decision on a case that is subjudice and without giving us a fair hearing.

Since we have been putting a lot of efforts towards the speedy resolution of the issues through the raising of capital and selling of assets to settle all outstanding obligations, we are surprised by this latest action from the regulator.

However, our legal advisers has advised that the decision is illegal in the eyes of the law and would therefore be overturned hence we would do all that is lawfully possible to resolve the issues with the SEC, settle our obligations and resume capital market activities very shortly.

Stanbic IBTC delays release of 2015 FY results amidst FRC crisis Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has indicated that efforts towards the timely finalization of its 2015 audited financial statements have proved abortive.

A statement filed with the NSE by the company’s management held that having obtained the approval of the NSE to delay filing its 2015 audited financial statements due to reporting challenges it was experiencing with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) in respect of its 2015 financial statements, the challenges with the FRC have however unfortunately continued.

The bank said that the challenges have led to their engaging with their External Auditors about the details of the appropriate presentation of certain items in their Financial Statements, which are the subject of the ongoing legal proceedings, but that The SEC has however applied its regulatory sanction for late filing of financial statements by a listed entity.

The bank thus highlighted in details events spiraling to the challenge, the statement from the bank read “We also sought the approval of the NSE and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to file our 2015 audited financial statements outside the period specified by the Rules (31 March 2016) as we continued to work On 24 March 2016.

On 15 March 2016, the FRC published on its website undated New Rules which the FRC said applied with immediate effect. This inferred that these rules would apply to all financial statements that had not been finalized as at 15 March 2016.

On 29 March 2016, The NSE alerted the market in its circular NSE/LARD/LRD/CIR5/16/03/29 to the concessions that The NSE had agreed with the FRC regarding compliance with Rules 1 and 2 of the New FRC Rules for entities with an accounting reference period of 31 December 2015 or earlier.

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Active profit taking drives ASI 4.26 percent south The equities market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange resumed the first trading day of the week on a negative note as investors embarked on active profit taking, driving the All Share Index (ASI) to 27,671.08 basis points.

The ASI which had risen by 6.6 percent last week to close at 28,902.55 basis points, fell by 1,231.47 points or 4.26 percent as Market capitalization dropped to N9.5 trillion from N9.9 trillion recorded previously.

Forte Oil led the days price decliners dropping N10.31 to close at N195.9 per share, Dangote Ce-

ment followed with a depreciation of N8.12 to close at N167.01 per share, while Nigerian Breweries fell by N7 to close at N135 per share. WAPCO also dropped N6.44 to close at N76.57 per share and Guinness lost N5.49 to close at N104.32 per share.

On the other hand, Glaxosmithkline gained the most in price terms, adding 50 kobo to close at N21 per share. Etranzact trailed with a gain of 45 kobo to close at N5.46 per share, while UPL advanced by 22 kobo to close at N4.64 per share.

Transnationwide Express Plc

appreciated by 14 kobo to close at N1.66 per share and Continental Reinsurance Plc gained 5kobo to close at N1.15 per share.

At the end of the day’s trading, investors in 4,301 deals had traded a total of 335.1 million shares valued at N3.15 billion.

Most actively traded stocks in the course of the days trade were Fidelity Bank which sold 75.1 million shares worth N99.9 million, FBN Holdings with sales of 70 million shares worth N277.6 million and Access which exchanged 24.3 million shares for N137.9 million.

L- R: Bola Fajemirokun, Executive Director, Development Initiatives Network; Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications, NSE; Bola Adeeko, Head Corporate Services Division, NSE; and Rotimi Adekunle Olukorede, MD, Floodgate Insurance Brokers Limited at presentation of “Corporate Achievement Award,” to the Nigerian Stock Exchange at the 2016 Financial Literacy Excellence (FILEX) Awards in Lagos … recently.

NSE delists Vono Products following Vitafoam acquisition The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), has delisted Vono Products Plc from its daily official listing following the complete acquisition of Vono Products entire shares by VitafoamPlc. A report from the NSE confirmed this stating “The entire 563,651,183 ordinary shares of Vono Products Plc have been delisted from trading on the NSE as a result of the merger between Vitafoam Nigeria Plc and Vono Products Plc. Consequently, a total of 59,570,053 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each arising from merger between Vitafoam Nigeria Plc and Vono Products Plc at N7.00 per share were added to the outstanding shares of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc on 23rd May, 2016, pooling the total outstanding shares

of the company to N1.04 bIllion.

Earlier, the two companies have obtained the statutory court order sanctioning their business combination, and secured approvals of their shareholders, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for this transaction.

Stakeholders of Vitafoam Nigeria and Vono Products also rooted for the business combination, arguing that it would create better values for shareholders of the two companies and enhance the long-term competitiveness of the larger company.

Group Managing Director, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, Mr Taiwo Adeniyi said the merger of the two leading foam and bedding companies would lead to higher earnings and enhanced shareholder

value. he also added that the shareholders of the two companies voted in favour of the merger because of potential benefits, such as economies of scale, cost savings and improved operational and administrative efficiencies among others. According to him, the enlarged company would have enhanced growth in size and profitability.

“If we produce foam and Vono produces furniture, they are complementary. It is a strategic decision for Vitafoam to have Vono as a subsidiary. As you are aware, we have other subsidiaries such as Vitabloom, Vitagreen and Vitapur. Each of them produces distinct products. But they have something in common and this defines the unity of purpose,” Adeniyi said.

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L-R Area General Manager Starwood Hotels in Nigeria –Barry Curran and Emirates Airlines representative presents main prize award; a voucher for a 4 nights stay for 2 at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa Dubai to Overall Best Nett player - C.A Ajibaye with a score of 145 ( middle) And 3rd left –Emirates partner representative who unveiled the major prize: Business Class Tickets from Emirates Airline.

Seychelles Carnival

Seychelles carnival otherwise known as Carnaval International de Victoria held recently was all pomp and celebration of a people’s culture, flair for fun and life in its sweetest form, writes GBENGA OLUBOYE who was part of the celebration.

Seychelles is an African country, an island nation located in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (994 mi) east of Kenya.

Seychellois love for life and its celebration to the fullest has never been in doubt. It shines through the moment one sets foot on this pocket of islands, which is one of Africa’s best kept secret that many people across the world are beginning to discover.

If you call it Africa’s new frontier you may not be wrong because it is exactly what it seems

Seychelles holds Carnaval International de Victoria to a first time visitor like this reporter, who visited the country on the invitation of its Tourism and Culture Minister, Alain St. Ange.

The visit, which turned out to be an historic, memorable and ever cherished one for me, was on the occasion of the celebration of the country’s yearly carnival, which is called Carnaval International de Victoria. It is one of the many events of the people that aptly depict their penchant for life and celebration.

It was an event that was witnessed by a number of tourists from across the world. This is one country where tourism is booming and it is the main source of revenue earner for both the government and the people. Beach

and coastal life is on the high here as well as night life but the carnival event is when the country witnesses one of its glorious moments with everybody coming to the party.

It is an occasion for everyone, ranging from the lowly to the highest, children to the aged and government officials, including the president of the country who actually doubles as the main host, to catch fun and get their groove back.

A day before the night of the formal opening ceremony, which held at the Stade Popiler with the president, James Alix Michel in attendance, St. Ange hosted a prefestival press conference, using the occasion to reel out impressive results about the country’s

tourism and the carnival itself.

Just to underscore the importance of the carnival and its growing following, over 23 foreign carnival troupes and 124 media houses’ representatives from across the world, attended the event while a new hotel, 40 chalets Carana Beach, was opened on the eve of the celebration in Mahe, one of its main islands.

Last year the country’s arrival figures, according to the minister, rose by 19 per cent on a yearon-year basis with over 275,000 visitors coming to the islands by air and cruise liners while for this year, in spite of the many global challenges, for the first three months the numbers were already 11 per cent ahead of that of 2015.

Le Meridien Ibom Hotel hosts Ibom Golf invitational Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort recently hosted the Starwood Preferred Guest Ibom golf invitational tournament 2016.

The Hotel blazed the trail with its 18 holes world class golf course which tested and revealed the best.

This annual event now in its 4th year has become recognized as one of the most prestigious golfing events in the Nigerian golfing calendar, as it successfully brings together a mix of both business and lifestyle SPG members for a three day festival of golf.

The event format sees players and their guests arrive at Nigeria’s only golf resort at the start of the weekend to register for the event, before heading out on to the lush fairways of the nature wrapped Le Meridien Ibom golf course to fine tune their game

before the weekend’s competitive play begins.

Ibom has become synonymous with high quality golf events, through hosting its annual LM Open, the National Finals of the Global Golf series and more recently the SPG Invitational Tournaments, the awe inspiring golf course offers companies a unique opportunity to really explore and showcase themselves in idyllic surroundings.

The Friday evening welcome Cocktail party with great food prepared by the Hotel’s acclaimed Chef Johan DePrins and his team provided a great opportunity for players to mix socially while getting updates about any program or tournament changes.

The tournament proper commenced at 8.00am on Saturday morning with the elite field of 63

players vying for the overall winner’s prize of 2 return Business class tickets – (Lagos/Dubai) and a 4 night stay for 2 in - Le Royal Meridien Beach Plaza Resort & Spa Dubai along with prizes in each of the following categoriesSPG and Starwood Nigeria properties provided prizes for the runner’s up and third place players in each category, with the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort providing additional prizes for the nearest to the pin , apart from the prizes won from Starwood Hotels in Dubai, Capetown and Soma Bay in Egypt; Emirates Airlines partner unveiled the major prize: Business Class Tickets from Emirates and a voucher for a 4 nights stay for 2 at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa Dubai.

The tournament produced an overall best Nett player in the per-

son of C.A Ajibaye with a score of 145.

Hosting the event at Ibom allowed all the players and their guests to enjoy various life style activities during the event which were inspired by both #spglife and Le Meridien brand experiences; these included: According to Area General Manager of Starwood Hotels in Nigeria-Barry Curran, “Successful events such as these are not possible without the partnership or the support of our sponsors and this year we were particularly blessed by the generosity of Julius Berger, Exxon Mobil, Nigerpet Structures, Dana Air, Airtel, Samsung, Mouton-Cadet, Hogg Robinson Nigeria Limited, Heineken and Veuve-Cliquot as well as the meaningful partnership we have with Emirates Airline.

Tourism to provide paradigm for diversification of the economy – Mbanefo Charles Okonji The Director General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mrs Sally Mbanefo, recently stated that tourism would provide the paradigm shift from overdependence on oil.

The DG who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja, noted that tourism is a sector that can give the Nigerian economy the paradigm shift from the absolute dependence on a dwindling oil sector to a vibrant and sustainable multi sector driven economy by tourism.

Mbanefo added that the country needed to increase its production capacity by investing in labour intensive sectors like tourism, agriculture and manufacturing, stressing that the current administration’s change agenda is providing the right platform to attract the much needed investment into tourism ventures.

She noted; “The role of government through NTDC is to market Nigeria as a foremost destination for business, sports, religious, leisure and cultural tourism.”

She added that the contributions of tourism activities, which includes transportation, accommodation facilities and food had not been properly captured in the statistical data of Nigeria.

The DG stated; ``If this is done, the huge earnings of tourism sector will be seen and will encourage government, donor agencies, Nigerian and internal business owners will be convinced to fund and invest in the sector.

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Airport Police boss charges officers to be above board Commissioner of Police, Airport Police Command, Mrs Victoria Menta, has urged officers and men of the command to be committed and also to discharge their duties and responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

She stated this while decorating nine newly elevated officers of the command at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos.

The Command promoted five officers from the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Superintendent of Police (SP) while four others were elevated from Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).

The Commissioner reminded the newly promoted officers that as officers of the law, they have the cardinal responsibility

to protect the lives and property of the citizenry and to also ensure that there was law and order in the society.

She advice the officers to use their new positions to further strengthen the ideals of the Nigeria Police Force, adding that their current promotion comes with more responsibilities.

According to her, “They say to whom much is given, much is expected. I urge you to be up and doing and excel much more than you have been doing before because the new rank comes with new responsibilities. The command will benefit with the promotion because we will have more officers handling bigger responsibilities.”

She continued, “We are lucky to have had so many officers promoted and this has brought joy to the command.”

Speaking to Aviation Correspondents shortly after decorating the officers with their new ranks, the Airport Police boss, stated that the command was on top of the security situation at the airport.

She also hinted that officers have been deployed to strategic locations in the airport to ensure the safety and security of airport facilities.

The Public Relations Officer of the Command and one of the newly promoted officers, DSP Joseph Alabi, commended the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, for approving the promotions.

Alabi assured the commissioner that the promotion would boost the morale of the officers and that they would continue to maintain professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

Prof. Samaila Mande (L) presenting the Award of African Best Passenger Services Handling Company of the year 2016 to the General Manager, Corporate Communications,SAHCOL. Basil Agboarumi.

Nigeria strategic to our operation..

British Airways British Airways has refuted media report that it plans to stop operations to Nigeria over its $100m trapped in the country.

It stated that publication in the media that the carrier had concluded plans to exit the country was untrue, stressing that it never issued

any statement to the media indicating such.

The airline in a statement said it has a long history in Nigeria, having begun operations in the country 80 years ago as Imperial Airways.

It said Nigeria remains a strategic market for the airline, adding that its operations locally are very strong.

According to the airline,” We have not issued any statements at any time indicating that we are on the verge of terminating operations in the country. We will continue daily operations into Nigeria.

Air Niamey to commence flight operations to Nigeria The number of international carriers operating into Nigeria is set to increase by one, as Niger Republic national carrier; Air Niamey has concluded plans to begin air services to the country.

A source close to the Ministry of Transport told our correspondent that officials from the ministry, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), (legal department and a director from the agency) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were in Niamey recently to perfect the papers that would enable the airline operates into Nigeria.

Nigeria and Niger Republic had in 2012 signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, which would allow carriers from the two countries fly directly into each other’s territory, but since the signing of the agreement, no airline from the two countries operates direct flight into each other.

Also, apart from the flight agreement between the two nations, Nigeria and Niger Republic also entered into agreement on maritime, agriculture and rail line

services.

With the agreements, there would be exchange of expertise between the two countries while both governments are looking at the possibility of operating rail line services into each other’s countries as is the practice in Europe and America.

On the BASA agreement, it was learnt that Overland Airways had been designated to fly the Nigerian flag on the route with three flights a week with the possibility of increasing it to daily in the future.

The source said, “Our officials were in Niger Republic for the most days of last week to perfect the papers that will enable direct flight link between Nigeria and Niger Republic.

We’ve already signed a BASA agreement with them in 2012, but we only sent our officials there to perfect the papers so that they can begin operations.

He specifically said that BASA arrangement didn’t mean the airline would commence flight operations immediately, saying that its officials would still carry out lots of ground work on their airline before the commencement of operations.

IATA stresses importance of aviation in economic growth The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on African governments to prioritize the development of aviation nationally and at a pan-Africa level to bolster economic growth and development.

Africa is set to be one of the fastest-growing aviation regions over the next 20 years, with annual expansion averaging nearly 5%. This opens up incredible economic opportunities for the continents 54 nations.

By transporting some 70 million passengers annually, aviation already supports some 6.9 million jobs and $80 billion of economic activity on the African continent.

“Aviation has the potential to be a much greater strategic catalyst for growth if governments would stop milking the industry for taxes and enable it with smarter regulations focused on safety and the development of connectivity. The commitments are already there with the Abuja Declaration and

the Yamoussoukro Decision. It’s time to achieve them in partnership with industry,” said Hussein Dabbas, IATA Regional Vice President Africa and Middle East.

Nigeria’s Minister for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Abubakar Sirika, said: “Enhanced Air Transport Connectivity is unarguably the key condition for any State’s progress and transformation.

Studies have shown that there is clear correlation between connectivity and economic performance. In addition, improved

connectivity attracts inward investment, which enables access to export markets and opens countries up to competitive forces. Air transport is a facilitator of international business and trade. Improved connectivity means more access to cities, markets, business and people as well as the integration into global supply chains, an important factor to attracting inward investment into any country” Sen Sirika and Mr Dabbas were addressing the IATA African Aviation Day in Abuja, Ni-

geria. The event theme is ‘Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation’. Key elements essential to air transport development in Africa are on the agenda: On connectivity, IATA welcomed the recent signing of a ‘Solemn Declaration’ by 21 African heads of state re-affirming their commitment to breaking down the artificial barriers obstructing air transport service expansion between African nations by implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision.

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My idea of fashion is to build a brand people can afford

- Maryam Elisha

Rikaoto by ME is one of the leading couture brands in the Nigeria today. Since its debut into the fashion world, Rikaoto has proved it’s exceptional and uniqueness in their client’s minds and personalities. Beautiful and radiant Maryam Elisha is the Creative Director of the brand. In this recent interview with MUTIAT ALLI, the former model who designs for exPresident Goodluck Jonathan talks about her brand, clientele and plans for her company.

Excerpts: What’s the latest?

It is that we are working on a collection and we are going to launch our fashion show very soon and it’s going to be really fun having different collections of ours for different clients.

Your brand recently delved into making bridals?

Because it’s like a wedding season and lot of people have recognised the Rikaoto Brand as one of their first choice to work with and we are grateful about that. Also, we have been doing reception dresses and now people like to change to attire after their normal white outfit from church or mosque.

We are approaching the season of pageantry and so, we have been doing a lot of those wears and we are lucky to have different pageant winners emerge wearing Rikaoto just like the last Miss Charismatic and so many of them. It’s been great and fun working with different class and personalities.

Which of the fabrics are you comfortable working with?

What I try to do as a fashion designer is to convert what I have available into something different and unique. We could have a normal fabric but the way I would deliver would be quite different than the way any other person would interpret the fabric. I like to use less of the main fabric and more of different combinations to figure out a dress. Most of the time that’s what I do and people keep asking what kind of fabrics is this and I tell them it’s about four different fabrics here put together and that’s what I do. It’s more of creating the type of fabrics we use than using one particular fabric.

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In Rikaoto, we focus on the wow look kind of fabrics making it looks different and so what makes this exceptional is that

Entertainment Correspondent Mutiat Alli

we use a mixture of English and African while most people focus on one. We are in the modern days whereby most clients that we get say they want to be African and a little bit of English. So we do classic as we marry the two together to fit the personalities of clients.

How affordable are your outfits?

Affordable; maybe expensive for Mr. A or C; or maybe cool or affordable for another person. So we are just affordable and that’s what I can say as we are not so expensive like so others that I know. My idea of fashion is to build a brand people can afford and it’s very fantastic; such that people can afford with detailing and good finishing.

Lately, you have been a judge at different pageantry, what prompted that move?

It’s been great having been invited as a judge on different pageants lately. I love pageantry as I started as a model and won a beauty pageant. It’s just completely fantastic seeing young girls wearing different gowns of different designers and of course as a fashion designer I love to see creative works on stage. And I love to see upcoming girls answering questions just like I did in the past and it reminds me of then but I have been doing that lately though.

Who are the notable people you have made pieces for?

We have been lucky to have great personalities as our clients. And I don’t love to mention the names of clients but just like the Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan. We were assigned to be one of the fashion houses to make wears for him throughout his tenure. We are lucky to have that and have such great personality believe in made in Nigeria and African

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Photography Quadri Olowolagba

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brand doing this and that I was called upon to do this, it’s really honouring and I’m grateful. Of course we have been making lots of clothes for actors and actresses, beauty queens, models, brides such as Ibinabo Fiberisima and lots more but I can’t remember all.

Do you have your dream client you are looking forward to make piece for?

I don’t have a particular person I have ever dreamed to dress. But I know I love to dress people generally but it’s about me having a particular person with a particular personality am given an opportunity to dress and I will deliver my job and so it’s not restricted to one particular person. If anybody wears and gets satisfied with the delivery, I’m good.

On fusion of entertainment and fashion?

Entertainment industry is in a circle form in the sense that we have an artiste that needs to look like one we see in videos and stuff like that, so the business goes in circle in the sense that it complements each other. So the fashion and entertainment industries all come together to form that celebrity. So fashion is really getting there as we have top actors and musicians celebrating major brands.

What defines the creativity of your brand?

We are not necessarily focused on one particular segment of fashion. We are that brand that if you want this particular thing and want it achieved, we would get it done. So it doesn’t have to be restricted but we put it the way our clients want.

We are an African brand that delivers the need our clients want. Our brand is focusing on giving our community that kind of look they deserve and personally as a desire. I like to dress people who are going to get married, contesting for a pageant and that kind of wow red carpet looks. But generally we are creative.

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Abimbola Fashola, Ali Baba, Jaywon others attend Yaw’s #ShalangaMay29 show

Top entertainers, socialites and politicians that includes former First lady of Lagos State, Abimbola Fashola, Jay Jay Okocha, Al Mustapha, Vector, Olamide, Solidstar, Toby Grey, Juliet Ibrahim, Ushbebe, Iyabo Ojo, Ronke Oshodi Oke, Don Jazzy to mention but few all attend top comedian and OAP Yaw’s eight edition show tagged ‘Shalanga’ held at the Eko Hotel & Suites Lagos over the weekend. Here are few photographs from the star studded event.

Photos by: Media Panache & Olowolagba Quadri

Adunni Ade

Mrs Abimbola Fashola

Richard Mofe Damijo

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Juliet Ibrahim

Ronke Oshodi-Oke

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Iyabo Ojo

Jaywon

Solidstar & Adekunle Gold

Naomi Mac

Toby Grey

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-Women’s Blazer styles are available in crop lengths with push up sleeves which is one of the hottest looks of the season.

-You can enjoy wearing Blazers with slacks, jeans, dresses or skirts.

-You can as well highlight your formal look by pairing the jacket with Midi-Dress, Platform Shoes, Bags and Accessories for it will definitely portray you as the strong, classy and sexy woman at the work place.

-For any casual outing, pair with jeans, sleeveless top with scarf wrapped around your neck and match it up with sunglasses and jewelries, you are sure to have that cool urban look.

Oluwapelumi Babatunde

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wedge made easy

Wedge shoes are a great alternative to stilettos and are an instant outfit updater. It’s also a style of shoe that is becoming increasingly popular. Knowing how to wear wedges stylishly can be as simple as creating a balanced outfit. Take a look at the following tips for how to wear wedge shoes.

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With jeans

When it comes to how to wear wedge shoes, jeans are a classic option, however, it’s important to take note of the style of your jeans. Skinny jeans are perfect for showing off your wedges, but if you are wearing bootleg or flared jeans make sure that the hem cover most of the wedge as this will create the most streamlined silhouette.

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In summer

Open toed and strap styles are perfect for letting your feet breathe.

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In winter

In winter, try wearing your wedges in boot form. A knee high boot with a wedge heel can give your outfit the extra edge.

Wear them over tights and with a shift dress and layered knits for a cool off-duty look.

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To work

When looking for how to wear wedges to work, look for a mid-heel shoe with an enclosed almond-toe. A black leather wedge shoe is a great versatile option.

Patent finishes are also ideal for creating a polished sophisticated finish.

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Create balance

Wedge shoes can be quite commanding, so it’s important to create a sense of balance. If a shoe seems particularly chunky, tone it down with softer fabrics silhouettes.

If a shoe lies at the neutral end, then you are freer to wear them with a brighter and busier outfit.

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Experiment

Experiment with different looks, try on different outfit combinations to see what looks best. Remember that the key is in getting the right balance in your outfit.

Daily Times Nigeria

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

L7 Fashion

Hat

Gbemisola Soremekun

World The reason for that was he looked awful in one. For a good-looking guy, he could not wear a hat. We’re talking about an accessory which, in the space of 80 years, has gone from an everyday staple of men’s clothing to a statement piece associated only with eccentrics and annoying pop stars.

Where many of the principles of men’s fashion haven’t changed since Edward VIII and the birth of tailoring, the role of the hat has done a complete U-turn, from a sure fire signifier of status and style to a novelty most men avoid at all costs.

A hat changes your face so much more than any other garments. It changes your whole immediate appearance massively, which is why a lot of men struggle. But for the sartorially adventurous, what the hat’s decline in popularity really represents is a further opportunity to develop their personal style. If you are wearing something quite smart or smart casual, and put on a traditional hat, a nice trilby or fedora, it will immediately make your overall look quite formal. If you pair a hat with something that it never would have gone with traditionally, you can get some great looks. In recent years, small, narrow-brimmed trilbys were fashionable (think Bruno Mars). The current hat trend, he says, is for high-crowned fedoras that are rounded out at the top.

look out for good quality tweed, but it’s more important to get a colour that you like.

You should always go for one that’s fairly plain rather than bright. Donegal tweed, salt and pepper tweed a simple herringbone work well because there’s not too much going on with the pattern, they go with a lot of outfits. Mixing an 8-piece with a formal coat can look great. With a wool cap, fabric is important but even more so is the sizing.

Remember hats tend to shrink, not stretch to your head. If it feels a little tight in the shop, it’s probably too small. The hat is arguably the most potent accessory in a well-dressed man’s arsenal – it can make a persuasive or a regrettable impression. So it’s important to get it right; though the hat covers a men head it reveals his character.

It should be worn with

THE CAP It is always being mistaken for a Mumford & Sons tribute act. Around autumn time, you can wear an 8-piece tweed cap most days. When buying one,

THE BEANIE The beanie is a rugged, masculine hat, worn in the Navy. However, in 2015, you’ll find beanies in more elegant fabrics than their woolly

predecessors, such as the cashmere offered

by LA’s The Elder Statesman, and they remain popular even among those who’ve never wrestled with anything more demanding than the keyboard of a MacBook. And for good reason it’s a hat that is as comforting as it is practical. They’re functional, they’re simple, they’re timeless they’re a safety blanket for your head. A wool Richard James beanie is a versatile option, wear it with a Berluti cardigan or an unconstructed Gant Rugger blazer. The Thom Browne striped Donegal beanie is more robust and would look great with outerwear that has a nautical tradition, such as the Tomas Maier pea coat.

THE FLAT CAP The tweed flat cap once carried English hunting overtones, but it has migrated out of the country and looks good in nearly any setting. Men respond to the flat cap because it’s an elegant take on a sporting look, more elevated than a baseball cap but less formal than a fedora. It’s a hat that suits all ages, and has been embraced by men. The flat cap comes in many fabrics: Lock & Co Hatters offers one in denim that is right at home with a John Smedley textured cotton cardigan.

THE TRILBY

THE TRAIBY The trilby is generally a medium to narrow-brimmed hat that suits narrower faces. It is a good, casual, everyday hat that doesn’t make too much of a statement. When buying one, remember good felt hats are made of fur felt not wool. They hold the shape better and are more rain resistant and have better temperature control. Trilbys are probably not as high in the crown as you think they are. Men who have never worn a hat always try one on and think it’s really tall.

It’s because they alter the shape of your head, and that takes some getting used to. You can always make it look shorter by putting a wider band on it. The most versatile colour for a trilby is brown. We sell brown far more than any other colour.

Navy blue or grey will look immediately more formal. And avoid black hats –they tend to look quite funereal and imposing.

fresh accessory into his wardrobe. Lock & Co Hatters, the standard-bearer of English hat-making, offers a white Panama that pairs perfectly with a light grey Wooster with a Lardini suit and a Drake’s knit tie.

confidence.

Wear it reluctantly or ambivalently and there’s the danger that the hat will wear you. But don’t be timid. The dressing landscape has evolved and there’s nothing to fear about striking out in the world in a hat that suits you. The challenge, really, is to make the hat yours. Like velvet jackets and leather bags, a good hat looks better with age. Wear it in, wear it often and wear it until people associate you with it.

Remember wear something once and its novel, the second time it’s familiar, the third time it’s your signature. Also consider your proportions. It won’t surprise you that big hats look better on big heads

THE PANAMA In the warm-weather classic, as timeless as a Negroni. It began life as a staple of tropical destinations but these days it is perfectly acceptable in cities during warmer seasons. A hat is a tool which when used correctly is a statement piece. What does a Panama say about its wearer? That he celebrates the season and welcomes a

The trilby looks like a fedora, with a smaller brim that traditionally slopes sharply down in front and up at the back. It’s a hat that has been around since the late 19th century and so has a classic element to it. Sir Sean Connery’s James Bond wore one with his Savile Row suits, and he looked dashing with a hint of playfulness. A trilby leaves an impression, particularly with sharp, welltailored jackets this is the first port of call for those looking to add a hat to their formal or working wardrobe. A Larose grey trilby would look perfect with a white linen suit jacket.

THE TONG The official name for this is a bucket hat, but I labeled this the ‘Tong’ (after Pete Tong) after seeing so many kids wearing them at Glastonbury .They’re a really informal hat, but I quite like them and they’re very popular.

When buying one, you generally want a light cotton or a waterproof fabric. The beauty of them is that you can roll it up and stick it in your pocket. I think an older guy can pull one off too, but it’s tricky. I saw someone a while ago who wore one at an angle with a really nice beige mac, and somehow it worked.

Sometimes, you just have to experiment.”

L8 TV guide

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

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I n this heart-warming sequel to hit musical comedy, the sisters call on singer Deloris (Whoopi Goldberg) to help teach music to a group of students whose school is doomed to close.

101 M-Net West

23:30 Agent X 00:36 Zoo 01:30 Whiplash 03:13 Behind The Scenes: Mandela: Long...

05:30 Hollywood's 10 Best 06:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 07:00 MasterChef Australia 08:00 The Goldbergs 08:30 Chicago PD 09:16 Behind The Scenes: Lw Week-End

09:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:30 McFarland, USA 12:35 Kevin From Work 13:00 MasterChef Australia 14:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:47 Behind The Scenes: Walking On Sunshine 15:00 Astronaut Wives Club 16:00 Caught On Camera 17:00 Shades Of Blue 18:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 19:00 The Middle 19:30 MasterChef Australia

152 Africa Magic Epic 00:25 Healthy Snacking 00:35 Rings Of Fire 01:59 The Burning Ring 03:45 Okoro The Prince 05:33 Behind The Scenes: Secret Room 06:01 Market Sellers 08:30 Mama Bomboi: Holy Watch 08:38 Princess Throne 10:06 End Of The Princess Throne 11:15 Seed Of Wealth 13:02 Seed Of Wealth 14:25 Africa Rising: Behind The Scenes 15:17 Behind The Scenes: Broken 15:35 The Mastermind 17:25 Africa Rising: Behind The Scenes 18:20 Mama Bomboi: Serious Matter

120 BBC Brit Entertainment

118 Telemundo

23:40 The Face Of Destiny 00:30 Elena's Ghost 01:20 Cruel Love 02:10 For Love And Justice 03:00 The Face Of Destiny 03:50 Fearless Heart 05:20 Elena's Ghost 06:10 Husband For Hire 07:00 The Face Of Destiny 07:50 Fearless Heart 08:40 For Love And Justice 09:30 Cruel Love 10:20 Husband For Hire 11:10 The Face Of Destiny 12:00 Fearless Heart 12:50 For Love And Justice 13:40 Cruel Love 14:30 Husband For Hire 15:20 The Face Of Destiny 16:10 Fearless Heart 17:00 For Love And Justice 17:50 Cruel Love 18:40 Husband For Hire 19:30 The Face Of Destiny 20:20 Fearless Heart 21:10 For Love And Justice 22:00 Cruel Love 22:50 Husband For Hire

18:30 Days Of Sorrow 20:23 My Brother's Wealth 22:20 The Great Servant

L A high- school student takes dance classes to improve his timing when playing soccer. When he starts classes, he falls in love with a girl despite their different backgrounds. Keri Russell, William Ash.(2000)John Forte.

128 SONY MAX

23:00 Most Shocking 23:45 World's Wildest Police Videos 00:35 World's Wildest Police Videos 01:25 Freakshow 23:19 Travel Man

10:15 Ducks Quacks Don't Echo

23:48 The Gadget Man

11:05 Would I Lie To You?

00:15 An Idiot Abroad

11:35 QI

01:02 The Cube

12:10 The Cube

01:49 Police Interceptors

13:00 Top Gear

02:36 The Notorious

14:10 Police Interceptors

03:01 The Notorious

15:00 Undercover Boss USA

03:29 Undercover Boss USA

15:50 Would I Lie To You?

04:12 Pointless

16:25 QI

05:00 The Cube

17:00 Pointless

06:35 Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking

05:45 Would I Lie To You?

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07:25 Video Zonkers

06:15 QI

19:00 Top Gear: The Races

07:50 South Beach Tow

06:50 Police Interceptors

08:15 South Beach Tow

07:40 Top Gear

20:00 Top Gear's Ambitious But Rubbish

08:45 Pointless

21:00 Top Gear

09:35 Undercover Boss USA

22:20 Youngers

155 AfricaMagic World 23:17 Behind The Scenes: Enitan 23:30 Music On Africa Magic 00:35 Star Gist 01:02 Good Morning Africa 02:05 53 Extra 02:45 Star Gist 03:15 Star Gist 03:45 Jara 04:25 Jara 05:00 Goodmorning Africa 06:00 Deal Or No Deal SA 07:00 53 Extra 07:30 Star Gist 08:00 Jara 09:00 Good Morning Africa 10:05 Doctors' Quarters 11:00 Doctors' Quarters 12:00 Deal Or No Deal SA

01:55 Extreme Reality Clips 02:20 Rude Tube 02:45 Sexy Car Wash 03:15 Sexy Car Wash 03:45 Video Zonkers 04:10 South Beach Tow 04:35 South Beach Tow 05:00 World's Wildest Police Videos 05:45 World's Wildest Police Videos

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