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Diezani Alison-Madueke. The former minister was arrested and later released on bail last Friday
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Politics Page Three Æ s Editorial Empowering youths for agriculture
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ecently, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Sunny Echono disclosed that the ministry has commenced the process of empowering 30,000 youths for jobs in the agricultural sector. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting with poultry farmers, he said the initiative is being undertaken under the Youth Empowerment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP). Expatiating further, Echono said that 250 candidates would be selected each from the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, under the first phase of the initiative. We heartily welcome this initiative and all the promise it holds for agricultural revolution in Nigeria. With nearly 60 per cent of the country’s population residing in rural areas and the majority youths, their poor participation in farming and the agricultural economy must be a matter of concern to all. However, if young people living in the rural areas do not find enough incentives, profitable economic opportunities and attractive environments in which to live and work, they will continue to migrate to the cities and the opportunity to attract a steady flow of investments to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector will be missed. Moreover, without training in skills suited to the urban labour market, these youth have few opportunities in urban areas. Inadequately trained to compete successfully in urban labour markets, they often suffer worse levels of poverty and marginalisation in towns than in rural areas. Invariably, with agriculture’s major role in the rural economy, it has significant potential to provide solutions to the current problems of youth unemployment in the country and significantly reduce rural-urban migration. Getting young Nigerians in agriculture is a necessity since most of the country’s subsistence farmers are elderly and dying off. If proper incentives are not available to the succeeding generation to engage in agriculture, it will
leave a vacuum in the sector. It is fact that youth unemployment is a worldwide problem and Nigeria has its fair share of it. It is therefore encouraging to note that the youth agriculture empowerment is being coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. Nevertheless, with little education and lack of opportunities within and outside farming, majority of the rural youth do not know what to do for earning their livelihoods. Incidentally, they also see high risk, high input agriculture being practiced with unpredictable returns. They have been observing their parents, following conventional farming, toiling hard on the farms, hardly making a decent living. For young people to take to agriculture, farming must be both intellectually satisfying and economically rewarding. The truth is that more than 50 percent of the country’s population is under the age of 25, and with an additional 100 million young people entering the labour force between now and 2035. Even under the most optimistic projections, non-farm wage jobs will be able to absorb only half of the additional workers, which means that for at least the next several decades, farming will be the most assured means of providing gainful employment for at least a third of youths entering the labour force. The youth have not only the potential to make agriculture sustainable and with proper guidance, they can lead communities towards achieving local food security. We believe governments at all levels can make agriculture attractive to the youth if the incentives become attractive. For now, the sector is not attractive because of challenges such as poor funding and lack of enabling environment. Therefore, government must invest meaningfully in agriculture to remove these obstacles and make it attractive and profitable. Despite the grim realities, there is a brighter future in agriculture. For that to happen, there must be improvements in electricity and irrigation, coupled with smart business and trade policies.
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is surprising that more than four months after the All Progressives Congress (APC) took over Nigeria’s Presidency and the governorship seat in most states, chieftains of the party still delight in levelling all sorts of allegations against the immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Just last Thursday, one of the chieftains of the party, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, alleged in a post on his facebook wall, that the Jonathan administration spent N64 billion on three independence anniversaries (2012-2014). As usual with previous allegations
against the Jonathan administration by chieftains of the party, el-Rufai failed to provide details. But not willing to let the allegation pass as truth, the Jonathan administration through the immediate past Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, on Sunday, said only N332. 6 million was spent on the three independence anniversaries by the outgone administration. He described el-Rufai’s allegation as “tissue of lies” and challenged the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to publish the amount spent on the anniversaries. While waiting to see if Sulaiman’s challenge will be taken up the APC-led Presidency, not a few see el-Rufai’s allegations as the
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same as others by chieftains of the APC since the party assumed the Presidency. Fact is that el-Rufai’s allegations against the Jonathan’s administration and others before it remain unsubstantiated till date. And not a few see these allegations as a way to distract Nigerians from taking the likes of Gov. el-Rufai and the APC to task over the issues of governance which has largely been glossed over in the more than four months that the party has been in power. So, the earlier the Kaduna State governor and his likes in the APC stop making unsubstantiated allegations against the immediate past administration and face actual governance in their jurisdictions, the better for them and Nigerians.
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UK Court seizes Alison-Madueke's £27,000 Continued from page 1 ceeds of Crime Act 2012. With the granting of the application, the money would be held in the custody of the court until the matter is dealt with. Although the former minister did not appear in court on Monday, her mother, Beatrice Agama,
and another woman, Melanie Spencer, appeared at the sitting. There were indications that the money seized by the court was found recently with AlisonMadueke as the National Crime Agency applied for the seizure within 48 hours. The United Kingdom’s
National Crime Agency (NCA) also secured the seizure of the sum of £5,000 and $2,000 from Mrs. Beatrice Agama, the mother of the former Petroleum Minister. The court also seized £10,000 from Melanie Spencer, one of the other persons arrested in the case. Recall that the Presiden-
cy on Sunday confirmed the arrest of Alison-Madueke, adding that it is working closely with British law enforcement on the matter. The confirmation was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, in a statement. He said: “The Federal
Government is aware of the arrest and all the government investigative agencies are working very closely with the British law enforcement.” “Nigerian authorities are saying for the first time that matters are being handled with seriousness and deep com-
mitment. Nobody wants to give the impression that this government is frivolous and unserious. “For this reason, government is only confirming active collaboration. Beyond this, we are not saying more. In due course, Nigerians will be briefed on updates as appropriate.”
Abuja bombings: Overhaul DSS, others, PDP urges Buhari Continued from page 1 the Sambisa forest in Borno State. The PDP said this a statement signed by its acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and made available to journalists in Abuja. The party stated that from all indications, the DSS under the watch of the current Director-General, Alhaji Lawal Daura, does not seem to be in full grip of the intelligence situation. This, the opposition party declared, is apparently traceable to the avoidable distractions occasioned by the flagrant use of the agency for political assignments since the emergence of the new Director-General, in addition to the apparent administrative disharmony within the service. These, according to the PDP, have all resulted in the erosion of professionalism, harmony and loyalty among personnel. The PDP noted with regrets that in the last few months, the DSS, instead of concentrating on its primary statutory duties of providing domestic intelligence, security service and criminal investigations for the state, has, under the new Director-General, directed all its energies on political matters; chasing after opposition elements, interfering in election tribunal activities, intimidating and hounding tribunal witnesses, while terrorists resurge, and combatant security forces left with scanty intelligence. The situation with the DSS, it added, has become so pathetic that it could not
even effectively analyze reported suspicious tweets “predicting the attacks” as a cue to forestall last Friday’s attack in Abuja and other parts of the country. The PDP declared that Nigeria cannot afford a retrogression from the gains already made in the fight against terrorism due to the failure of a disorganised, improperly coordinated and distracted intelligence agency, that is not able to live up to its billing. The opposition party therefore urged President Buhari, as a matter of urgency, to take a critical look at the situation in the DSS, overhaul its management, administration and operations to ensure that the required leadership and spirit needed to operate optimally exists in the agency. The PDP stated that its position is beyond politics, adding that security is a matter that concerns all Nigerians irrespective of political, religious and ethnic affiliation and must be taken seriously in the general interest of our dear nation. The statement reads in part: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) notes with deep sadness and concern, the resurgence of terrorism and renewed attacks on the Federal Capital Territory, with last Friday’s bombings in Nyanya and Kuje satellite towns of the territory. “That the Abuja coordinated attacks came just as the nation was already celebrating the success of our security forces in Continued on page 12
R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari receiving a gift from President of French Business Confederation, Mr. Pierre Gattaz, during the courtesy visit of the confederation to the Presidential Villa, Abuja… on Monday. With them is French Ambassador to Nigeria, HE. Denys Gauer.
2016 Budget policies to boost economic diversification - Buhari Egena Egena, Abuja
ÎÎÎPresident Muhamma-
du Buhari disclosed Monday in Abuja that the 2016 National Budget being prepared by his administration will include fresh policies and measures to encourage the rapid diversification of the Nigerian economy away from its current over-dependence on the oil and gas sector. Speaking at an audience with the President of the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF), Mr. Pierre Gattaz and a delegation of French investors, President Buhari said that policies being evolved by his administration to boost domestic manufacturing and attract greater investment to Nigeria’s agricultural and mining sectors will be given full effect un-
der the 2016 budget. A statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Buhari, therefore, urged Mr. Gattaz and the French trade mission, which includes over 50 companies with interest in manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure development and other areas, to return to Nigeria again next year in order to take full advantage of the new policies. President Buhari, according to the statement, also assured the French investors that under his leadership, Nigeria will not fall short of international standards in the protection of foreign investments and the repatriation of returns on such investments. Agreeing that domestic security and the inflow of
foreign investment were intrinsically linked, the President was said to have told the French investors, whose visit to Nigeria is a follow-up to his recent trip to Paris, that the Federal Government was taking all necessary measures to overcome Nigeria’s security challenges. “Our government came into office at a time when many people had abandoned the country’s manufacturing, agricultural and mining sectors. “We are doing our utmost best to encourage diversification into these sectors which can employ a lot of people and we will welcome your support in this regard. “Ultimately, reducing unemployment will also help to improve security because unemployment and insecurity are inseparable,” President Buhari
told the French investors, according to the statement. The statement equally quoted the President as saying that Nigeria will also welcome more French investment in its power sector because availability of steady power supply will lead to the reopening of closed factories and the creation of more jobs. He also assured the delegation that his administration was tackling corruption with vigour to ensure greater probity in the management of national resources, it added. The MEDEF President, who spoke on behalf of the French investors, sought assurances from President Buhari on the safety of their planned investments in Nigeria and the easing of bureaucratic bottlenecks, the statement by Garba also noted.
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Bauchi The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Bauchi State wing has appealed to the Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar to come to the aid of the over 5,000 teachers who were disengaged from the service by the past administration, as well as settle their backlog of eight months’ salary areas. The State Chairman, Comrade Danjuma Saleh, made the plea on Monday, on the occasion marking the 2015 World Teachers Day celebration held at the Teachers’ House Conference Hall in Bauchi. He further called on the state government to assist the poor teachers by paying them their ar-
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Bauchi govt to settle disengaged teachers’ salary rears, so as to save their family from the agony. Saleh informed the gathering that most of the teachers in the state had been stagnated for long, as neither promotion nor annual increment for well over 10 years had been paid to them. “We, therefore, appeal to the state government to put pressure for the immediate implementation of the promotion and immediate processing of the pending ones so as to encourage teachers in performing their duties accordingly.
I’m not interested in Amaechi’s appointment, Wike insists ÏÏÏRivers State Governor, Nye-
som Wike, has insisted that he had no interest in the appointment of his predecessor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, as a minister. Wike was reacting to claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he was orchestrating a protest against Amaechi’s expected appointment as a minister. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, in Port Harcourt, on Monday, Wike described the claim that he was working against Amaechi’s emergence as
a minister as spurious and malicious. He maintained that the appointment of Amaechi had nothing to do with the governance of Rivers State, adding that it was the right of the President to select those that would work with him as ministers. “It (the claim that Wike was against Amaechi’s appointment) is not only spurious, but fatuous and malicious. Governor Wike has no cause to orchestrate a protest against the appointment of Rotimi Amaechi,” Inko-Tariah said.
Saraki partners group to tackle rheumatic heart disease Akor Ejumene Abuja
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Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki, alongside global advocates, have concluded plans to address Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), a deadly, but preventable ailment that affects women and children living below the poverty line in many developing countries. Speaking at the launch of RHDAction, facilitated by the Rheumatic Heart Disease Action Alliance and scheduled to coincide with World Heart Day, Mrs. Saraki stated that, “as a maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) advocate, the link between RHD and MNCH is troubling. More than 1 in 5 maternal deaths in developing countries are from indirect causes, most commonly, the exac-
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erbation of pre-existing medical conditions like RHD. Women with heart valves damaged by RHD are at an increased risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery. She further said: “During late pregnancy, the blood volume increases and a woman’s heartbeat rises. This extra pressure on the heart, for women, with RHD, can put them at risk of heart failure and arrhythmias – the symptoms of which are easily confused with late pregnancy: breathlessness, fatigue, heart murmurs and swelling. Yet, left undiagnosed, catastrophic cardiovascular collapse can lead to maternal death.” Referring to the disease as a “silent emergency”, to be taken out of the shadows of healthcare, Saraki, who serves as the Global Goodwill Ambassador for the International Confederation of Midwives and the Save the Children Nigeria National Newborn Champion, shared the innovative ways the Wellbeing Foundation Africa would be working to end RHD, through the Foundation’s Maternal Monday advocacy campaign.
L-R: Manager, SME Enterprise Business, Airtel Nigeria, Gboyega Fadowole-Aje; Airtel Brand Ambassador, IK Osakioduwa; Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya; Airtel Brand Ambassador, Bowoto Jephta a.k.a Akpororo and Snr. Manager, SME Enterprise Business, Edet Udoh at Banana Island Cultural Festival held in Lagos… on Monday
Oronsaye's ‘fraud’ trial begins Oct 28 Andrew Orolua Abuja
ÏÏÏJustice Gabriel Kolawole of a
Federal High Court, in Abuja, has fixed the trial of former Head of Service, Mr. Steve Oronsaye, for October 28, 2015. Oronsaye, Osarenkhoe Afe and a limited liability company – Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Limited – were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud and money laundering offences involving N1.2 billion. Although the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the 24- count charge, in July, 2015, their trial could not commence, on Monday, as the trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole initially declined to hear it and wanted to remit their case file to the chief judge, following the remark at the last sitting by the prosecution counsel that he, the judge granted Orasanye bail before the application was ripe for argument. Justice Kolawole said he took
the remark to mean the prosecution had lost confidence in his court, but the counsel said he didn’t intend it to mean impartiality and apologised. The chief judge had assigned the case for trial to Justice Kolawole, who first heard it as a vacation judge. Justice Kolawole only resolved to hear it after the prosecution and defence counsel had assured him of their confidence in the court. Consequently, he adjourned the matter till October 28 and 29 for accelerated hearing. After the adjournment, Orasanye, who had evaded camera lens, sat in the courtroom until about 1p.m., when the court rose. It would be recalled that shortly after their arraignment, Justice Kolawole released them to go home, pending the hearing of their bail application scheduled for July 21. He granted Oronsaye bail on “self-recognition”, on July 21. But the judge ordered that their release would be effective upon
filing of a written undertaking by the defence counsel within 48 hours and an assurance to produce the accused persons in court at the next hearing date. The accused persons allegedly collaborated in defrauding the Federal Government of over N118 million, under the guise of paying the money in tranches for the contract of biometric data capture project between March 2010 and December 2011. The fraud was allegedly perpetrated through the award and payment for fake contracts to nine companies including, Innovative Solutions, Fredrick Hamilton Global Services, Xangee Technologies Limited, Fatideck Ventures, Obalando Nigeria Enterprises, Moshfad Enterprises and Fesbee Global Resources Limited. Other companies, through which the accused persons allegedly siphoned the money from the Federal Government, included Jolance Integrated Concept Limited and MOF Investment Limited.
27 states to experience floods in 2015 – NIHSA Musa Alade
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Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned that 27 states across the country may be affected by floods this year. The agency said 25 states had already experienced different levels of flood, as it advised people living in flood prone areas to evacuate such locations, in order to avoid being caught up by flash floods. NIHSA, in its “Annual Flood Outlook” for 2015, said findings had revealed that most states would be hit by floods this year, as it stressed that the situation may be severe due to the heavy rains experienced in many parts of the country. The Director-General, NIHSA,
Mr. Moses Beckley, said the rise in sea levels and ocean surges had already caused flooding in some coastal areas. “The summary of the outlook showed that about 27 states are likely to be affected by flood in 2015. As we get to the peak of the rainy season, series of flood occurrences have been reported at different levels of severity in about 25 states across the country. “Some coastal areas including Ondo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and Lagos States experienced coastal flooding due to rise in sea level and tidal/ocean surges. Flash and urban floods were also experienced in some urban locations such as
Lagos, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Birnin Kebbi, Ibadan and adjoining settlements,” he said. A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas which may be caused by heavy rainfall associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. The agency, however, regretted that the floods experienced in about 25 states gave 80 per cent accuracy to its earlier prediction, adding that this could have been prevented or further mitigated had land use/town planning were adhered to and drainage systems well maintained.
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Bayelsa Polls: PDP’s fears of violence over Sylva’s emergence
The emergence of the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sent shock waves into the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state following the violence that attended the party’s earlier primaries which was later cancelled due to security issues. The primaries was dogged by violence and threats, a development that resulted into the
chairman of the electoral committee and Gover nor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole fleeing the venue for dear life. This followed allegations that Sylva’s group was harassing and intimidating his opponents, their supporters and members of the electoral panel including oshiomhole who tactically withdrew from the venue. Sylva’s men reportedly took over and declared their man the winner of the controversial
primary. But the party chiefs would have none of it as they cancelled the result and orderd a fresh primary which Sylva won again. But The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state dismissed the emergence of the former governor of the state describing him as unelectable. The State Secretary of PDP, Keku Godspower, in a statement in Yenagoa, said it was a shame and insult to the collecCONTINUED ON PAGE 9
Buhari should be given more time — Sinatu Ojikutu ex Lagos deputy gov Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu is former deputy governor of Lagos State. In this interview with ISAAC NGUMAH, she defends President Muhammadu Buhari over various allegations by the opposition appealing for more time for him to fulfill his electoral promises. Excerpts: After more than 100 days in office, Buhari is yet to fulfill his electoral promises? When those promises were being made, many of us knew that many of them were lofty good things; that we want good things to happen in Nigeria but the question is the achievability of it. But I believe that he should be given the time because he has started right, I believe that the atmosphere has changed to positive; people now avoid being corrupt. Before, everybody believes you can get away with anything, but now, people are able to stand their ground to say what you are doing is not right. Now, which of the lofty promises are they expecting him to fulfill in days? I don’t know. But I know some of
Babale
the promises were a bit on the high side that genuine analysis had revealed. Buhari appointing kinsmen into kitchen cabinet? When you say kitchen cabinet; kitchen cabinet are people you know; they are people that you can trust with your life. You don’t expect him to just bring anybody into his kitchen cabinet. You know some of these comments are not in the interest of this nation. Buhari needs to watch his back considering his zero tolerance for corruption. This is a nation that is riddled with corruption from hand to toe, so, in his kitchen cabinet, he has to put in people he can trust. These are people that will not be swayed with the promises of illicit things or money or whatever. These are people that he can trust with his life. I don’t blame him, I believe he did the right thing by appointing is loyalists to his kitchen cabinet. This is different from the constitutional provision of appointing one person from each state even then he has to look for people who are almost blemish-free to put in his
Martins Babale: Loyalty of a visionary Deputy Governor
Former deputy Ojikutu governor of Lagos State
Tom Garba Permit me to borrow the words of John Mason: “Humility is a virtue of a great leader grafted in the vision of whom he is loyal to for achieving aims and objectives, bringing out purpose as driving wheels to high atti-
tudes of people’s destinies”. Also, the common adage says: “Royalty pays”. While I am sceptical about the later adage than the former, I agree in the affirmative that yes, it does pays but not on self enrichment as the general notion and acceptance of the terms
cabinet failing which they will derail him. Buhari running Nigeria with just his tribesmen? No. I will say definitely no, he has not even started running the nation. He is yet to appoint his cabinet and I am sure, he will follow the constitution provision that each state must have a representative of his cabinet. It is now for him to look for a credible person to appoint from the different states. There will be no shout or upheaval when they are appointed. And we are yet to see a list of nominees and people are ready these days as there is no corner that a fraudulent person can hide. Majority seems tired of corruption because it is not moving the nation forward. What is your take on Buhari’s seeming undeclared war against the south east because they did not support him in the last election? Is there an undeclared war? The man he put in NNPC is from there. Most people will consider it the most lucrative. I am not aware he declared war CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
(loyalty pays) connotes to many. It connotes payback to any loyal person on ground of personal benefits, probably since he knows he will be settled in return. Thus, many fake loyalty, making it a sort of eye-service of a thing. Of course, this is being CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Sylva: PDP worried over Bayelsa polls ‘‘Since the primaries, the state had witnessed the influx of cultists and militants which he also claimed had created palpable fears and tension among the people.’’
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tive sensibilities of Bayelsans that of all their members, Sylva was the best the APC could put forward as candidate. Keku, who frowned at the choice of Sylva, said what the party’s decision meant was that the APC was not prepared for any serious outing at the election because as he noted “everybody in Bayelsa knows that Sylva is not electable”. He, however, hinted that since Sylva’s emergence, there are palpable fear, tension and apprehensions among Bayelsans which he attributed to the spate of violent incidents during the recent APC governorship primaries in the state. Keku also alleged that Sylva
has a record of violence and that his second coming will not be different. According to him, since the primaries, the state had witnessed the influx of cultists and militants which he also claimed had created palpable fears and tension among the people. He added that this development, if not checked, could lead to relapse of violence in the state and the entire Niger Delta region. Keku, however, was confident that possible violence would be contained, assuring the people that security agencies in the state will deal with anyone caught breaching the peace or molesting anyone. The PDP advised Bayelsans to
go about their lawful businesses without fear of intimidation, urging them to report any suspicious character to the security agencies. While asking the people to vote for the PDP during the December election, Keku also called on the Federal Government to direct its security agencies to take urgent steps to ensure the security of lives and property in the state. “With the December 5 governorship election around the corner, we duly call on the people to outrightly reject Sylva’s candidacy and his APC-led politics of violence and intimidation which has become a wellknown trademark”, he stated. Meanwhile, 11 political parties in the state under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) had adopted Governor Seriake Dickson as their candidate for the December 5 governorship election. They are African Democratic Congress (ADC), KOWA Party, Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (P), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), APA, Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Youths Democratic Party (YDP), Independent Democrats (ID), Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP)
Dickson Governor of Bayelsa They premised their action on the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Governor Seriake Dickson did very well adding that with him, “Bayelsa is in a safe hands.” The chairmen of the seven political parties led by the CNPP chairman, Luky Akpeli and the treasurer of IPAC and state chairman of New Nige-
rian Peoples Democratic Party, Inko Namatebe, explained that the parties adopted Dickson because of his sterling leadership qualities. Namatebe said with Dickson securing second tenure the state would remain in safe hands. He stated that the governor had performed very well in his first tenure, adding that it was CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
‘‘He, however, hinted that since Sylva’s emergence, there are palpable fear, tension and apprehensions among Bayelsans which he attributed to the spate of violent incidents during the recent APC governorship primaries in the state.’’ Alaibe
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Buhari’s promises too ambitious ‘‘We are waiting for them to put into effect policies that will lift the nation up but nobody estimated the degree of the rot the nation had gone into by the actions of the past administration.’’
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from that area. He has approved something for the area which even the former president who is from the area. They realized that even their kinsmen could not do it for them.Don’t forget that he has already said it is not going to be equal benefit; that you do not expect those who did not vote for him to benefit as much as those who voted for him. This is biblical or quaranic injunction, because to whom much is given, much is expected; if you had voted for him whole heartedly, you expect to share much more than those who did not vote for him. He is expected to share more to people who vote for him, people are just being unnecessary unkind for saying the fact that he will favor the people that voted for him than people who did not vote for him. With the way things are go-
Babale: A loyal Deputy Governor
President of Nigeria ing, do you think the economy of Nigeria will bounce back? By the grace of God, many of us are praying that it will be well if the right policies are executed by the right people. Nigeria will definitely bounce back, we have all it takes to bounce back; if we are dedicated to zero tolerance for corruption and with the right persons in the right post executing the policies for their people. The people behind Buhari coming in to power said that the country was going down the drain and I believe they will not want it continue going down the drain. We are waiting for them to put into effect policies that will lift the nation up but nobody estimated the degree of the rot the nation had gone into by the actions of the past administration. Is Buhari’s agenda to satisfy his own people?
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hypocritical to the detriment of many followers. Unlike this man that God blessed with a form of divine loyalty and humility. This great virtue of leadership quality is found in a very gentle and humble man called Martins Babale the Deputy Governor of Adamawa people. Martin will be best described as the Bible defined humble Moses, whose great humility has
I don’t think so because he will use his people to do many things, because in the past; this is my personal thinking, many of his people helped to turn Nigeria downhill; so, it will be his pride to use his people to bring Nigeria uphill at least to rectify the name of his people. It will also be his pride to take Nigeria uphill to rectify the name of his. Many Nigerians are of the view that the present administration has an agenda to break up the country? I have not seen that, I don’t think so, I have not seen that tendency, I have not and besides, we joined hands to bring Buhari to the seat, I don’t see how they will start pulling it apart. So I am yet to see that; I don’t see that event unfolding so far, in these 100 days, I have not seen it. PDP alleged that the antigraft war is meant to harass only PDP members? I don’t see that, they should point it out and bring evidence against those in APC that are corrupt and then we will wait to see if Buhari will not go after them. If EFCC can go after them, if concrete evidence are found against PDP members, the party too can forward concrete evidence against APC members and let them now point out steps not taken in the right direction. This is not the time for PDP to say anything, they have the chance in 16 years to do things
and they did not do it right. Are you of the opinion that Jonathan may not be spared in Buhari antigraft war? I am not of that opinion; I believe if found to be involved in any graft, he will be brought to book as well as any of the former leaders too. I believe that there should be no sacred cow in this antigraft war and I do not believe Buhari has any sacred cow unless there are no strong evidence to back any allegation but if it is revealed that any of them is directly linked to siphoning money from the state in any form I don’t think Buhari is the type that will be chickening out from bringing them to book either privately or publicly. The deepening crack in PDP? If you build your house on sand, definitely it will crumble. PDP did not build its house on a strong structure, it shots itself in the foot; it has destroyed itself by allowing members who meant well for the party either to they leave the party or were silenced one way or the other. People are of the opinion that PDP is dead? Well, I wouldn’t say it is dead, I would say it is sick, it is dying, depending on how APC performs. If APC does not perform, human mind is short, people will start looking for alternative and PDP should hold his forte
earned him a name as the most “Meekest Man on earth”. Probably if given the chance, I will love to say that Martins is the Meekest Deputy Governor in the country. You may want to argue this, but permit me to list the following reasons perhaps, you might be convinced to agress with what I said. Before assuming the present office, Babale on many occasions affirmed to the people of
Mayo-Belwa, Jada, Ganye and Toungo whom he served in two consecutive terms on representation in the National Assembly (House of Representatives) that: “what I have and will ever have is for the people”. Even when he served as a lawmaker at the green chambers, Martins sees himself as the property of his people, an instrument in the hands of a willing user.
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only necessary that he was allowed to continue in office for another term.”One of the things that Governor Dickson has delivered on is security.”He has put in place a frame work for data gathering in an organised and empirical manner in crime”, he said. Namatebe listed other areas in which Dickson had made modest achievements to include, education, infrastructure, diversification of the state economy, tourism, health and human capacity development. Others are promotion of good governance, judiciary, transport, agriculture, power and sport development, “If one person in a single administration is able to achieve these developmental strides, what else do Bayelsans want if not to return our governor for second term?” he asked. Their adoption followed the emergence of Governor Dickson as the governorship candidate of the PDP for the December 5 governorship election in the state. Dickson contested the primary election as the only aspirant following the earlier disqualification of three aspirants and the withdrawal of another. Announcing the result, the Chairman of the Election Panel, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, commended the delegates for their peaceful conduct, adding that this was an indication that the PDP was ready to set a good example for other parties to follow. Fayose said: “A total of 476 delegates were listed for the election, 452 people were accredited, 24 were absent, while five votes were voided. “Governor Dickson, having scored 447 votes in the Bayelsa PDP governorship primary election, I declare him the winner. He is now returned as the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state. “The election today shows that PDP is united and the transparency in the election is commendable. I must say that PDP will continue to be united not only in Bayelsa but Nigeria at large”, he said.
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Hurdles before Lagos cabinet nominees As the Lagos State House of Assembly committee for the screening of commissioner-nominees into the state cabinet begins its works, there are indications that the nominees may face a tough scruitiny from the lawmakers. Indications to this effect emerged at the weekend with the tough conditions set by the Assembly members for the intending commissioners. Part of the tough conditions included a clearance to be obtained by each of the nominees from the Department of State Security (DSS) to be submitted to the committee before the screening can commence. Besides, to scale the screening process, each nominee is expected to present his or her original academic certificates which will not only be sighted by members of the committee but also verified by the Department of State Security (DSS). The Chairman of the ad-hoc committee set up by the House
for the screening exercise, Honnourable Wasiu EshinlokunSanni who spoke on the procedure for the screening exercise said the House in setting up the committee, was exercising its constitutional power as provided for in Section 103 (1) of the constitution which stated that, “a House of Assembly may appoint a Committee of its members for any special or general purpose as in its opinions will be better regulated and managed by means of such a Committee, and may by resolution, regulation or otherwise as it thinks fit delegates any functions exercisable by it to any such Committee”. Eshinlokun-Sanni, who is also the Deputy Speaker of the House, stated further that, Section 192(4) prescribes that, “no person shall be appointed as a Commissioner of the Government of a State unless he is qualified for election as a member of the House of Assembly of a State”.
“Fake result or certificate leads to automatic disqualification or withdrawal of confirmation if already given,” the committee chairman said. Eshinlokun-Sanni stated further that each nominee is also expected to: proof of party membership through letters from the state Chairman and his or her local government chairman of the party; should have the concurrence of the members representing his or her local government; should have clearance from the DSS; must be certified physically fit by any government general hospital; must provide vision for the development of the state in his or her area of competence; must provide evidence of his residency of the state through LASRA. He assured that the committee members will perform its duty without fear or favour. “Our general aim is to ensure that we assist in putting in place a cabinet that will work with
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Mr. Governor to put in place a government that will continue to improve and protect the welfare of our people, so we will do
our job in accordance with the dictate of the constitution,” the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos Assembly said.
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Babale
Though, he was part of many Bills enacted into laws which may be too numerous to list here; however, in his nature as a humble man he does not want to blow off his trumpet, rather in that regard, he will always want to attend to his people’s needs. His choice as the deputy Governor of Adamawa State by Governor Bindow Jibrilla is seen as wisdom personified as many have been appraising the deci-
sion of the governor to have Babale as a progressive partner in bringing faster development in Adamawa State. His attitude as a visionary leader, always walking closer with his principal; the man itches for any assignment not minding the tasking nature of it. His believe is that he was called to serve and he does not have any excuse not to so. If you observe him in a function, the only thing that will make you realise his presence
is his smiling face, a man that you will hardly see in an angry mood. Recently, people began to nickname him as “Mr Smile”, a character that portrays the goodness of a personality. If you visit Mr Babale during official hours, believe you me, he has an apt listening ear to every discussion not minding who says what. He gives you all the time with his good listening ear to deduce wisdom from it. To him, there is sense in every nonsense- what a good leader.
Indeed, every humble man is certainly a hard working Man, if you are close to any aide of his, they will tell you the Man Martin is a 24-hour productive working Man who believes that hardwork is key to breakthrough. With the humble nature of this hard working Deputy Governor during this era of change, another milestone of change is apparent to set Adamawa people free from the shackles of under development and all forms of economic stagnation.
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and also start thinking of zero tolerance for corruption or sanction his members that have been found to be corrupt and rebuilt itself strongly. But if it believes that it will continue as if anything goes, then is on the way to dying. There is allegation that the administration is being dictatorial, how true is this? I disagree. So far, I don’t agree with that. I don’t believe that there is any dictorial tendency so far. If there is any, point them out. This country, I always say needs a strong hand for anybody who has the hand interest of Ni-
geria at heart. There is no more discipline; indiscipline was the order of the day under the last administration. So anything that tends to check that can be termed as being dictatorial. President Buhari said the Chibok girls have been dispersed and some married off ? I understand they have gone to the camp. Now from the military report, nobody has seen the Chibok girls in group, that means they have been dispersed one way or the other and don’t forget Obsanjo too said that they may never be found in one block. Maybe you can find a batch here and there the military report have visited almost all the camps
and we didn’t get any report of Chibok girls being found. What are your experiences? My experiences in my days in office was a period of service selfless service and I made sure that the interests of the people were upper most in my heart and the welfare of people were attended to; and within the short period that we were there, we were able to make our mark. Any regret during your days in offices? When I was not allowed to perform to my utmost owning to the constitutional provision that a governor must assign job to a deputy. If he did not deem it fit to assign anythingto you, you can-
not do anything. My governor started withdrawing many functions from me with the wrong impression that I was too visible. How do you cope with religion and politics together? Well, some people say you cannot be a politician without been a liar but some of us politicians do not need to be a liar to function.You can explain yourself and take your time that this thing am going to do It will eventually do it without telling a lie. To say this thing, I am going to do it tomorrow while tomorrow may not be visible; they now say polities goes with lie and religion goes with life. Religions do not encourage liars but some
politicians believe in lying. If you meet some of my fellow politicians, they will tell you I am not a politician. I am a technocrat in politics. Aside politics, what other thing do you do? I am retired, now I mentor people, I counsel and I do a lot of counseling and mentoring. What advice do you have for the up coming generation? That they should be up upright. They should try and do that which is right at all times, be hard working and be honest and always remember in everything, it take pains in the short and in the long run.
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L-R: Board member, Nigerian Ports Authority, Senator Olalekan Mustapha; Managing Partner, Paul Usoro and Co, Mrs. Mfon Usoro; former Head of State/Chairman of the occasion, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd); Special Guest, Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa and Chairman, International Sea Trade and Investment Convention Steering Committee, Chief Adebayo Sarumi, at the opening ceremony of the maiden edition of International Sea Trade and Investment Convention 2015 in Lagos… on Monday. Photo: BOLAJI OLASUNKANMI
Emefiele defends Naira stance Emmanuel Ogbonnaya with agency reports
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of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, defended the bank’s decision not to further devalue the naira despite the pressure on the currency. Speaking at a conference in London, Emefiele, said the naira was “appropriately priced” and that he would not allow a policy of “interminable adjustment” as this would only cause more pain for Nigeria’s 170 million people. The naira lost more than 20 per cent of its value between the start of the oil price fall in July 2014 and February, the last time the CBN allowed the currency to depreciate. Since then, Emefiele has introduced a range of currency controls — doing everything but adjusting
the currency to defend its value. The result has been an effective freezing of the country’s foreign exchange market. The lack of liquidity — the ability to move hard currency in and out of the country — was one reason JP Morgan removed Nigeria from its influential emerging markets bond index last month. The CBN governor’s comments on Monday about Nigeria’s dependence on imports suggests he believes his policies — will stimulate local production. For exmple, the central bank in June banned importers from sourcing foreign exchange for 41 key goods that he argues can and should be produced locally. “There’s no economy that does not protect its own, “Emefiele said, referring to the June move. “We
didn’t protect our own [in the past] and we are now a net importer of palm oil.” Nigeria was the world’s largest producer of the commodity in the 1950s and 1960s. Speaking at a panel on managing the commodities cycle, he added: “Liberalising can work in one economy and not in another.” Referring to the import controls, he added: “For Nigerians, [this action] is proper”. Emefiele said further devaluing the naira would hurt Nigerians, adding: “As long as you have an economy that is import dependent, you do not want to pass on the pain to the people, you will kill your people.” Only at the weekend, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said the Federal Government is to keep the restrictions on for-
eign currency for now to preserve the country’s currency reserves amid plunging oil revenues, but will eventually relax them. Osinbajo, who defended the restrictions, said they had enabled the country’s foreign currency reserves to stabilise but said they were only a short-term measure. “We want an open foreign exchange market. But that market must be one that has the resources to make it robust and open,” Osinbajo told reporters late on Saturday. “So, long term, we expect that the Central Bank will ease restrictions as we go along.” “In fact, medium to long term and hopefully we will be able to go back to more or less where there was greater freedom of movement (before) current restrictions,” he said.
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their efforts to rout terrorists, indicates either a fact of dereliction of duty or sabotage against the antiterrorism fight. “Whereas we have remained steadfast in our commitment to support each and every policy adopted by the government
of President Muhammadu Buhari aimed at ending terrorism, especially knowing the importance of secured environment in achieving peaceful coexistence, an imperative for development. “And whereas we are aware that a bomb is an ill-wind that blows no good to anybody in the com-
munity, scaring away potential investors, we are therefore duty bound to draw attention to certain grave factors, possibly leading to the unfortunate resurgence, which, if unchecked could worsen the ugly situation. “Our checks reveal that poor intelligence gathering by the Department of
State Services (DSS) and other relevant intelligence group is largely, if not directly responsible for the resurgence of terrorists, who have earlier been pushed to the precipices in the Sambisa forest in Borno state, to the extent that they have slipped back into other cities, including the nation’s capital.
isterial nominees’ list will take the centre stage as the Senate resumes today (Tuesday) after battling to contain the crises of leadership, which has bedevilled it since inauguration on June 9 this year. Nigerians have anxiously been waiting for the Senate’s resumption amid the sensations that trailed the release of the list of ministerial nominees by President Buhari last week as well as the huge doubt that continues to hover on the names already being touted in the media as ministers to be. There are reports that the Senate President was yet to open the envelope containing the names of nominees submitted to him last week by Chief of Staff to President Buhari Aba Kyari and the Senate Liaison Officer, Senator Ita Enang, to the Senate President. Both Mr. Femi Adesina and Mallam Garba Shehu in separate interview had said the names being touted in the media remained mere speculations as the Senate President will only read the list to Nigerians today during the Senate plenary. The Senate will certainly use the task of screening of the nominated cabinet members to weld its cracked folds as it will engage the attention of Nigerians with the screening exercise which the leadership said will commence on Wednesday. The Upper Chamber had struggled hard to keep its house together last week as 84 Senators passed a vote of confidence in the Senate President on the travails he has been having with the Code of Conduct Tribunal which last week dragged him before the Code of conduct Tribunal in Abuja. As expected, the Senate President on resumption today will read out the list of nominated ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari, an exercise that will set the tone for screening of the nomi-
nees. The leadership has vowed to conduct the screening exercise expeditiously while paying attention on the need to sift out nominees with poor background from the lot during screening process. The process of screening of nominees by the Senate is expected to engage the attention of Senators for the rest of the week, given the level of controversies, which are already trailing the chances of those already nominated. The Daily Times can report authoritatively that protesters from Oyo, Kaduna, Benue and some other states have moved to Abuja to engage Senators from the state on the task of ensuring that those they tagged as wrong nominees from their states are not cleared during the exercise. There have been protests from some of the states that the nominees picked by President Buhari do not command widespread acceptability in the states they are to represent, while protesters pointed to the alleged ignoble roles credited to them at one point or the other. The delay in the release of names of shortlisted ministers by President Buhari had generated tension in Nigeria given the impact it has created on national economy.
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S’Sudan rebels condemn creation of 28 new states ÏÏÏ South Sudan rebels loyal to
former Vice President Riek Machar say President Salva Kiir’s decision to establish 28 new states is a violation of the recently signed peace agreement and indicates he is not committed to the peace process. A statement issued over the weekend and signed by Machar called on the regional group Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) that mediated the peace process to take a position. In a decree establishing the 28 new states, President Kiir said his decision was guided by South Sudan’s Transitional Constitution. He also said one purpose of the new states is to decentralize power, placing resources closer to the rural population while at the same time reducing the size of the national government. Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, secretary for foreign affairs of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in opposition, said President Kiir took a unilateral decision based purely on tribal considerations. “This is a violation of the agreement we signed on the 17th and the 26th of August (2015) because the agreement clearly states 10 states, and if you are amending or chang-
Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan has resigned, saying he wants to be an active player in the coming 2017 presidential and general elections. He served the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf government for 10 unbroken years in various capacities: as finance minister, director of the Bureau of the Budget and foreign minister. In a statement issued over the weekend, Ngafuan said there was no acrimonious relationship between him and the president. In fact, he said he had a “frank and cordial discussion” with the president who graciously accepted his resignation. Contacted by VOA, Ngafuan declined to give a voice interview. Rodney Sieh, publisher of Libe-
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir addresses a news conference at the Presidential palace in Juba.
ing any article or any clause in the agreement it has to be agreed upon by the parties,” he said. Ambassador Lol Gatkuoth said the rebels hope President Kiir would rescind his 28-state declaration because it is not in conformity with the spirit of the peace agreement. In addition, Lol Gatkuoth said the division of South Sudan
into 28 states will bring about more community unrest because it takes away land from one tribal group and gives it to another. South Sudan officials said Machar’s rebels had proposed the creation of new states, and what President Kiir did was in line with South Sudan’s transitional constitution.
Ambassador Lol Gatkuoth said South Sudanese have always yearned for a federal system of governance where states are autonomous to the central government. He said that before the peace agreement, the SPLM/SPLA created 21 federal states based on the former British colonial districts.
ria’s FrontPage Africa newspaper and online magazine, said Foreign Minister Ngafuan also took aim at the legislative act requiring all officials appointed by the president and who are desirous of seeking an elected office to resign their appointed positions two years prior to the date in which they will be seeking an elected office. “In a statement issued late Saturday evening, the minister took keen note of the act of the legislature prescribing a National Code of Conduct, basically saying that they should resign before participating in any elected political office for the 2017 election, and he said he wanted set an example because he has ambition for 2017,” he said. The law states that “any Min-
ister, Deputy Minister, DirectorGeneral, Managing Director and Superintendent appointed by the President Pursuant to article 56 (a) of the Constitution and a Managing Director appoint by a Board of Directors, who desires to contest for public elective office shall resign said post at least two (2) years prior to the date of such public elections." In his statement, Ngafuan said while he did not agree with some provisions of the law, he had no intention to disobey it. “I have therefore determined that my continued service in the Government in the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs will have the net effect of legally making me politically inactive, an outcome that conflicts with my inten-
tion for the future. It is in light of the aforementioned, coupled with my desire to keep my political options open, that I have written the president of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tendering my resignation from the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia effective October 10, 2015,” the statement said.
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Deadly clashes in Guinea ahead of presidential vote ÏÏÏClashes between supporters
of Guinea's ruling party and opposition activists left at least one dead and more than 80 wounded, a charity said Sunday, as tension mounts ahead of next week's presidential election. Authorities declared a curfew across the south-western city of N'Zerekore after fighting gripped the city late into Saturday night,
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the second major outbreak of violence in the run-up to the October 11 polls. "Our teams, working with the Guinean Red Cross, helped the medical team at the regional hospital of N'Zerekore to care for around 80 people injured by gunshots or rocks," said Olivier van Eyll, the head of medical charity Alima's Guinea mission.
"Unfortunately there was a death among the wounded," he told AFP. The higher toll comes after a hospital source earlier told AFP at least 16 people were admitted to hospital with bullet wounds following the unrest, while six others came in with injuries caused by sticks and stones. A source in another hospital spoke of "around a dozen young people" injured.
The violence in Guinea's secondlargest city comes after at least 17 people were wounded in clashes between rival factions in the northern town of Koundara in late September, according to witnesses and security sources. The trouble began in N'Zerekore on Friday afternoon during a visit by President Alpha Conde, who is seeking re-election, and his supporters.
men said to be brothers of a lawmaker assaulting an Egyptian waiter in a restaurant in Jordan's southern port city of has sparked outrage. Security camera footage, widely shared on social media, appears to show MP Zeid al-Shawabka speaking to the waiter on Friday, before three other men throw punches at his head and chase him out of frame. Some web users have demanded that Shawabka be stripped of his immunity, despite the video not showing him directly taking part in the attack. News agency Petra quoted police as saying on Monday they had detained "all those who attacked the Egyptian". Al-Ghad newspaper reported waiter Khaled Othman as saying he thought that the men had hit him because their meal a day earlier had arrived late. Information Minister Mohammed Momani responded to the uproar on Sunday by saying that Jordan "respects Arab guests on its soil" and that "there are guarantees to allow everyone recourse to justice".
Niger Police officer killed by suicide bomber ÏÏÏA suspected Islamic extrem-
ist in southeastern Niger detonated his explosives when confronted by a policeman Sunday morning, killing the officer and wounding civilians in a town targeted numerous times by jihadists this year. There was no immediate claim of responsibility though suspicion immediately fell upon Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based extremist group that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and carried out scores of attacks in neighboring Niger, Cameroon and Chad in recent months. Aboubacar Halilou said Sunday that he was coming out of his house in the town of Diffa around 8 a.m. when he saw four young men walk past. "They had their hands on their stomachs, walking in the rain in the direction of the police station," Halilou told The Associated Press. "A police officer tried to approach these young men before they arrived at the station but when he came closer one of the men detonated his explosives." The policeman was killed, Halilou said. It was not immediately clear how many civilians were wounded or if any were killed.
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Chile creates new marine reserves in Pacific waters
Villager in Philippines kills 4 in dowry feud ÏÏÏPhilippine
officials say a distraught villager has shot and killed his father-in-law and three children over a dowry feud. The attack happened early on Monday in the remote town of Banguigui in Sulu province, a group of islands in the country's south, police said. The attacker was abandoned by his wife, prompting him to demand that her family return the dowry he had given her parents, but the parents failed to immediately comply, police say. The gunman escaped. Clan feuds have often turned violent in Sulu, where poverty, large numbers of unlicensed firearms and weak law enforcement have combined to foster lawlessness in remote villages. Most migrants get to Bavaria via Austria, Hungary and the Balkans
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that it will create two new marine conservation parks in its Pacific waters. President Michelle Bachelet announced the new reserves, which are rich in marine life, at the opening of an international conference on the protection of the oceans. One will include Easter Island, 3,800 km (2,360 miles) off Chile's coast. A second park will be creat-
ed around the Juan Fernandez archipelago to help rebuild depleted fish stocks. Together they will cover more than a million sq km where commercial fishing will be banned. The news was greeted warmly by environmentalists and the Rapa Nui, the indigenous inhabitants of Easter Island. Joshua S. Reichert, who leads environment initiatives at the Pew
Charitable Trusts, called it "an important step toward establishing the world's first generation of great parks in the sea". Easter Island's Governor Marta Hotus Tuki was present at the meeting as was US Secretary of State John Kerry Ms Bachelet said the move would help protect their waters from illegal exploitation while preserving ancient fishing traditions.
She called the plan "Chile's contribution to the ocean, so that our children and grandchildren may enjoy what we are doing here". She was addressing the second annual Our Ocean international conference in Vina del Mar, which Chile is hosting. At the conference, the US also announced new marine sanctuaries in the tidal waters of Maryland and in Lake Michigan.
Pope says Church should not be 'museum of memories' ÏÏÏPope Francis told a key Ro-
man Catholic meeting on family issues on Monday that the Church should not be a hidebound "museum of memories" but have the courage to change if that is what God wanted. The three-week meeting of bishops from around the world, known as a synod, will discuss ways to defend the traditional family while seeking common ground with disaffected Catholics such as homosexuals and those divorced. The gathering, attended by some 300 bishops and delegates, has been preceded by intense jockeying between conservatives and liberals on a number of sensitive issues.
Palestinian boy, 12, killed in West Bank clashes ÏÏÏA 12-year-old Palestinian boy
died in hospital on Monday after being shot in the chest by Israeli security forces during clashes in
In his address to open the first working session, Francis said the bishops should not just talk but try to listen to what God wanted for the Church of 1.2 billion members. In a nod to conservatives, he called for courage that "does not let itself be intimidated by the seductions of the world" and passing fads. But, in what appeared to be a reference to unbending traditionalists, he said the bishops should also beware of the "hardening of some hearts, which despite good intentions, keep people away from God". He said Christian faith was "not a museum to look at and save" but should be a source of inspiration.
Francis called on the bishops to have "courage to bring life and not make our Christian life a museum of memories". The bishops, who are meeting behind closed doors, will submit reports to the pope. He may use these to write his own document, known an Apostolic Exhortation, on family issues. One key topic at the synod will be how to involve Catholics who have divorced and remarried in civil ceremonies. They are considered by the Church to be still married to their first spouse and living in a state of sin. Some bishops want a change to the rules that bar them from receiving sacraments such as com-
the West Bank, medics said, after a Palestinian man died from wounds suffered over the weekend. The boy was identified as Shadi Abdel-Rahman Abdullah and he died in a hospital near Bethlehem. The second person was 18-year-old Huthaifa Suleiman, who was also shot in the chest near a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank the previous day.
The Israeli army, commenting on the incident near Bethlehem, said security forces first used riot dispersal means to break up a group of about 50 people involved in throwing stones. "Upon the continued aggression the force responded with .22 calibre rounds towards a main instigator, identifying the hit. The incident will be investigated," the
munion. Last month, Francis made it simpler and swifter for Catholics to secure a marriage annulment, the most radical such reform for 250 years. He told bishops to be more welcoming to divorced couples.
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army said. Riots erupted on the West Bank over the weekend between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters. Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz threatened on Sunday to launch new military operations against Palestinians after two Israelis were killed in weekend attacks in Jerusalem. Two Palestinian perpetrators were also killed.
Germany faces 1.5 million asylum claims this year - report
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ing asylum in Germany this year will be as high as 1.5 million - almost double the previous estimate, German media report. The German government has not confirmed the new estimate, which comes from an internal official report cited by popular daily Bild. The report warns that services helping refugees will not be able to cope. Separately, a centre-right regional minister put the expected total at 1.2-1.5 million for this year. The German government previously estimated the number of asylum claims this year to reach 800,000 to one million in total. Many are refugees fleeing the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but there are also many economic migrants from the Balkans, Asia and Africa. At Sebnitz near the Czech border a big crowd urged Germany to keep Muslim migrants out UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has warned that Europe, in dealing with the migration crisis, is engaged in a "battle of compassion versus fear, and of tolerance versus xenophobia". Speaking in Geneva, he said the world was facing the highest levels of forced displacement in recorded history and the principle of asylum must remain sacrosanct. He urged Europe to defend "its founding values of tolerance and openness by welcoming refugees of all religions".
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Buhari and Nigeria’s religious minorities
S Muhammad Ajah
omething uncommon has been happening in Nigeria for a very long time. Before now, many things went wrong in Nigeria’s governance. However, while the happenings favoured one tiny group in the country, it disfavoured another tiny group. It is all about the Christian minority of the North and the Muslim minority of the South. It is clear for any judge to give verdict on the favoured and the disfavoured. There have been series of criticisms over President Buhari’s appointments. Since May 29, the president has appointed up to 29 key officials to man Nigeria’s economic and other important sectors. Among them are members of the Christian minority of the north. Still claims and counterclaims have mounted in the polity. It is quite normal to complain overtly in a democratic setup. Nigeria is of two internationally recognised religions: Islam and Christianity, which predominate in the north and south respectively. The minorities of these two religions are in the areas they predominate. I read one Iyu Awalu’s online comments where he queried the political position of Christians in President Muhammad Buhari’s government.
We know that Plateau and Benue states are predominantly Christians and sizable number of Christians in Adamawa, Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, Taraba, Borno, Yobe Kwara and Kogi states voted for Buhari, that enabled him win the Presidency”, Awalu claimed. This is generally the perception and reaction from the Christian minority of Northern Nigeria who are already feeling shortchanged in the political appointment at the federal level. In the same vein, the Muslim minorities in southern Nigeria have cried out over what they describe as a seemingly calculated attempt by the federal and state governments to ostracise them from the socioeconomic and political unity that should prevail in Nigeria. An Igbo Muslim scholar, Abdulkadir Nnachi posted on the media, “The Igbo Muslim has the most difficult life in Nigeria. Immediately he declares for Islam, his own people reject him; in fact, he is tagged an “outcast”. He finds himself in the wilderness between the devil and the deep blue sea. With the number of Igbo Muslims who are graduates and experienced in Nigeria, no one has been appointed by the federal government and their state governments.” This is the yearning of Igbo reli-
gious minority. That is why Mr. President should appoint Igbo Muslims as Ministers, Director Generals of Agencies, Chairmen of Boards, Ambassadors, amongst others. This will be in the interest of equity, fairness and justice, which not all ex-presidents and Heads of State of Nigeria applied in their choice of cabinet members. Should Igbo Muslims continue to suffer under Nigeria’s democratic governments? No one has ever given an answer to the reason why they have been so much denied, at the same time that their Christian minority counterparts in core northern states have been and are still being uplifted by every successive governments. Can Nigerian patriots look into this matter dispassionately? These minority religious groups call for end of religious intellectual conflict in their areas. They advocate for at least recognition and inculcation of the sense of belonging. Buhari has already appointed some Christians as has been commended by the Northern Christian Solidarity Forum. The forum chaired by Rev. John Joseph Hayab fingers the emergence of Lawal as SGF and Dogara Yakubu as speaker of the House of Representatives as clear signal that the president means well for Nigerians. Also, some southern leaders under the auspices of the Southern Nigeria Peoples As-
sembly (SNP), led by former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, believes that Nigerians are all equal without regard to race, creed and tribe. The South East Muslim Youth Congress (SEMYOC) has commended President Buhari for his most favourable style of leadership, which stands for the overall development of Nigeria. The group backs the anticorruption initiative and appointment of tested and trusted Nigerians into key positions, because “the failure of those critical sectors will spell doom for the nation. Nevertheless, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, recently gave the assurance that Buhari’s political appointments will balance out soon. According to him, the President is trying to get the very best of Nigerians. The veteran journalist, Hajiya Bilkis, explained the matter further. She said that what Nigerians are complaining about is not religious but regional balancing in national appointments on the accounts that every Southerner is not necessarily a Christian while not every Northerner is necessarily a Muslim. However, let the good heads from the minorities be in the nation’s governance.
Understanding Bukola Saraki’s travails
T Temple Chima Ubochi
he problem with Nigeria with the war against corruption is the lack of strong institutions to carry out the job. The institutions in Nigeria are around personalities, some strong and some weak, and how they carry out their functions depends on the personality being in charge. However, that is not how the war against corruption can be fought. What we need are strong and independent institutions that can operate on their own, without influence or interference from the person at the helm. If the institutions were strong and independent, the CCB would not have waited until now to prosecute Saraki for an offence he committed more than 12 years ago. Ayo Olukotun rightly advocated, “A proper reform project must both be able to punish offenders in a level playing field; as well as prevent corruption at source through institutional renewal”. Buhari cannot fight corruption with Saraki as the senate president, and impeaching him may not be possible. The Senators just passed a vote of confidence on Saraki on, September 29, 2015.Eighty three Senators, out of 109, passed the vote of confidence. When more than two-third needed to impeach the
senate president has passed a vote of confidence on him, is the issue about impeachment not over? How will Buhari, get out of this quagmire? The war against corruption has even ended before it has begun. The Chief Justice of Nigeria rightly pointed out that corruption in Nigeria (Africa) thrives on weak institutions. He hit home by asking the key actors in the judiciary sector to beam their searchlight on the allegations of corruption against members. If those who should dispense justice were corrupt, then nothing would be achieved. Who will fight the war for him? The Chief Justice said “Corruption is characterised by the absence of culture of accountability, inefficiency, weak government structure, excessive concentration of power in the executive arm of government and lack of transparency.” That is what Buhari should know, because, the way he is operating as president is corruption, although he might not know it, so there is no way he wants to fight corruption, when his actions, inactions and utterances are tantamount to corruption. How can Buhari fight corruption when he is setting dangerous precedents, which will likely make the national assembly to lose its oversight functions? You remember how the president has made some key ap-
pointments without referring them to the National Assembly for approval. You have also seen how EFCC chairman refused to appear before a Senate committee probing the diversion of monies realised from recovered assets. Even in the ongoing public probe of the 2015 budget in the House of Representatives, it is the same. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has both refused to honour invitations sent out to them by the adhoc committee. These are clear signs. What of the billions of naira approved by Muhammadu Buhari as bailout funds to states single handedly? Did he seek for approval from the National Assembly? Truth be told, no matter how much the executive arm tries in a presidential system of government, frostiness in its relations with the legislature is as sure as night and day. Toshow that this government has a hand in Saraki’s travails,we learned the federal government has lined up a total of five witnesses against Saraki, including the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and incumbent governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai. About 50 senators and members of the house of reps, cutting across all the geo-political zones, accompanied Saraki to the Tribunal. Only the
southwest was under-represented, because, the lawmakers from the zone are afraid of offending Tinubu, and the only senator from the zone who went to the Tribunal with Saraki has been ostracised. We read that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, from attending Southwest caucus meetings. Alasoadura’s sin was that he accompanied Saraki to the Code of Conduct Tribunal in solidarity. We learned Tinubu has vowed that the party would ensure Alaosadura remains irrelevant in the APC. There are allegations that some senators have been bribed to remove Saraki. It will not be easy to impeach him, despite the monetary inducements. A statement by Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba, said the senators were happy Saraki appeared before the CCT in observance of the rule of law, pledging they were fully behind Saraki in his travails. “We reiterate that Saraki is our choice and no politically-motivated, mischievous and vindictive trial will change our opinion of him”, he said. Those calling for Saraki’s resignation are getting it wrong because the provision of the constitution does not criminalise the trial of the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, October 6, 2015
No arrears of payment of promotion for UNN workers - VC Moses Oyediran
Enugu The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN), Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, has ruled out the possibility of the payment of promotion arrears to workers of the institution.
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Ozumba disclosed this on Monday at the Enugu Campus of the University during a press briefing ahead of the UNN's 55th Founders' Day celebration. He announced that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi would deliver the 'Dignity of Man Lecture' on Wednesday.
On concerns raised by workers over promotion arrears, the Vice Chancellor said that it’s a matter of the Federal Government's policy, pointing out that: "payment of promotion arrears is no longer obtainable". He also said the University would make the fund
available to the workers as soon as it was released by the Federal Government. The VC disclosed that his administration had, "in pursuit of students' welfare, we have boosted regular supply of water in our campuses by sinking boreholes to students' hostels.
"We have been promoting and will continue to promote staff welfare. This administration has instituted various reward systems to motivate our academic staff to carry out impact based researches and scientific innovations and inventions", he said.
Lagos House rebukes gender-based violence, says Obasa
OAU students celebrate independence with protest over poor welfare, want all VCs probed Sodiq Adekunle Osogbo
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of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) have protested the poor welfare that students across Nigeria universities are subjected to. The students, who chanted anti-government songs, displayed placards showing their dissatisfaction with the current state of education in the country. The students, who stormed Iwo Road, Ibadan, explained that it was important to call the attention of government to the conditions of students across universities in Nigeria. Students’ Union President of OAU, Omotayo Akande, wondered why most Nigerian universities cannot boast of 24 hours stable power supply, clean colourless and odourless water, state of the art lecture theatres and hostels. He also decried the unavailability of enviable academic calendar and curriculum, serene and conducive academic environment in Nigerian universities. Apart from poor welfare, the students also lamented the dwindling allocation to education and appealed to President Buhari to increase educational allocation. His words: "OAU has just been ranked the best university in Nigeria, then one has to wonder the pathetic state of our tertiary institution. If the best still engage students in overcrowded class rooms, 13 students on an 18th century microscope, dilapidated hostel infrastructure with very obnoxious living condition. "We demand the immediate funding of the Nigeria education sector to the UNESCO standard of 26%, anything short of this makes the Buhari’s cause of change a facade. That the largest economy in Africa does not have its best university among the top ten in Africa is a national ignominy and we the Great Ife Students Union demand the total overhaul of the education sector", he said.
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20 Ebonyi rice farmers get N20m from Fadama Isaac Agber
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BoI creates N2bn Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund ÏÏÏ ƈ L n ƓƈƐ M d è ƈ Ɔ ƄƑ ƈ Ɔ ƍƋ ƗƆƒƆƋ ƍƆƏ Charles Okonji The Bank of Industry (BoI) has set aside the sum of N2 billion under its Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) to fund 1000 youth corps members and has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Youth Service Corps. This was disclosed yesterday by the managing director of the bank, Mr Rasheed Olaoluwa at the Bank’s headquarters in Lagos during the official launching of the Fund and the MOU signing ceremony. Olaoluwa stated; “The main reason we are gathered here today is to provide a solution to graduate unemployment in Nigeria, which if not urgently addressed could have adverse consequences for our society. It is gratifying to note the efforts of the NYSC Directorate in promoting an entrepreneurial mindset among NYSC members through its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) initiative.” He maintained that the programme was in consonance with the provisions of the NYSC Act, which states that one of its objectives was to enable Nige-
rian youths acquire the spirit of self-reliance by encouraging them to develop skills for selfemployment, stressing that it would contribute to the accelerated growth of the national economy. “This capacity building programme is usually organised during the three-week NYSC orientation programme and it is designed to facilitate the training and mentoring of 100,000 young graduates annually in skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development for selfreliance.” “The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that each year, about 1.8 million young Nigerians enter the already saturated labour market, while over 50 per cent of youths in Nigeria are unemployed. In the same vein, the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) disclosed in 2013 that graduates of tertiary institutions have been badly hit by unemployment, as they constitute about 20 per cent of youth unemployment. Of the over 250,000 graduates of Nigerian tertiary educational institutions that enrol in the NYSC Scheme each year, more than
41 per cent of Nigerian graduates are without employment after the mandatory NYSC programme.” The MD lamented. He stated that Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) is like a talent hunt for young entrepreneurs, which is meant to address the entrepreneurial capacity and funding gaps of the serving members of the NYSC. Selected corps members would be camped and tutored by the nine firms of business development partners in the six geopolitical zones of the country including Lagos. He said that the scheme was to encourage graduates of tertiary institutions that are serving under the one-year NYSC programme, to venture into business and become employers of labour rather than job-seekers, adding that it was to develop the entrepreneurship skills and capacity of the NYSC members. He stated that the following were among the reasons for initiating the agreement: to deepen financial inclusion by de-risking the NYSC members and making them eligible for small business loans to be provided by BOI, To develop the next generation of Nigeria’s business leaders and
promoting a business “can do” spirit among Nigerian youths, to bring focus and attention to the need to develop Nigeria’s real sector, as a basis for diversifying our economy. In his response, the Director General of the NYSC Brigadier General, Johnson Olawumi, noted that the collaboration would be of immense benefit to the corps members and the country expressing that unemployment was a major issue. He stated that over 400,000 corps members have been trained on different skills since 2011, explaining that the first stage is capacity building, the second is capital which BOI has taken charge of, while the third and the most important is the need for the government to formulate policies that would sustain budding entrepreneurs by opening up markets for their products. The Fund is only available to serving members who can access the online application portal on BoI’s website using their NYSC call up numbers and the facility can only be used to fund sectors captured under BoI 35 SME clusters focused on the real sector.
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, recently described agriculture as a ``key strategic sector’’ for addressing multiple challenges preventing the country from achieving broad-based economic growth during his presentation of 20.5million cheques to 20 rice cooperative farmers cut across the State in Abakaliki, the state capital city. Umahi who reiterated that the sector employs about two-thirds of the country’s total labour force; contributes about 42 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GPD) and provides 88 per cent of non-oil foreign exchange earnings pledged continued partnership with Fadama projects for agricultural development in the state. Represented by the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Mr. Francis Nwifuru, the governor said the finances came from the Fadama III Additional Financing Project and seen as one of the vehicles for sustainable agriculture in the state The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Uchenna Orji, during his speech said that the intervention was a strategic encouragement to farmers, especially youths across the 13 local government areas in the state, adding that the governor has demonstrated readiness to partner with the project by approving the payment of the initial up-front of the counterpart fund of N36 million, within his first 100 days in office. Orji who also reveals that t the government would cultivate 200, 000 hectares in the farming season as well as make rice farming, an all-season activity, said the state wants to regain its status as the largest clusters of rice mills in West Africa with 800 rice mills and additional three gigantic government-owned rice mills, capable of processing five tonnes per hour each. “We will soon install the three parboiling machines with eight tonne capacities each, to absorb the rice produced by our farmers,” he said. The Fadama state’s Project Coordinator, Dr. Cletus Nwakpu, said that the programme would support massive production, processing and marketing of rice as he pointed out that the state’s enormous comparative advantage for rice clearly meets all the criteria for considering Ebonyi, to participate in the Fadama III Additional Financing Project.
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Enabling environment would reposition manufacturers for global competitiveness – PMAN Boss Rotimi Aluko is the Chairman, Paint Manufacturers Association and also, the MD of Voda Paints; in this interview with Charles Okonji, he spoke about the challenges of doing business in Nigeria
What is your view about the state of the economy for now? I think it is there in the public knowledge, that things are not as good or are not as well as Nigerians would love it to be, considering the various issues and revelations that we have been reading about, and I think the biggest part of it is what are we doing and from what we can see, the country seems to be heading towards a new direction. As soon as the new government names its ministers and put all its structures in place, the only way we can go would be up I believe it is going to be better and better. How can you access the performance of the government, some people say he has not performed and some others say, he is Baba-go-slow, but how can you access the performance in term of the key economic issue in the country? I think the best way to evaluate somebody or a situation, I would use that biblical or religious sentiment that “by their fruits we shall know them”; generally if you look around, I believe very much and that is generally our knowledge that certain things that appeared impossible are now getting better and better. I have a very positive view of the current situation in this country I think it is up to individual to express or define what the term leadership means. There are different leadership styles which can get different results, one can’t say one style is better than the other, you can only conclude by looking at the results and if you look at the situation as it is, we are just starting and several things that were turmoil and serious crisis could appear to be settled. As you can see, you and I are enjoying electricity supply by a local power company, we are not burning diesel or whatever as we are taking, it is a small one but it also says something’s are being possible. Generally ,if you look at the environment, I don’t think that crime is getting higher, I believe very much that Nigerians have
been through a lot and behold, we are mostly very positive that the country is heading to the right direction, it might take some time, for many things to fully settled. You made mention of the improvement of power regeneration or power supply since it has improved in your place does it also attract extra charges? Obviously it reduces the cost of production, if you look at the cost of energy – if you are driving it yourself, depending on the size of your operation, it is quite expensive to burn diesel. Very expensive when you compare it with what you normally pay, it is significantly cheaper. That was why everybody was kind of hopeful that the old NEPA would perform, and then the new organisation that took over the responsibility would come up with new polices, the polices to regulate the kind of charges they can give; the kind of activities they can ask consumers to do like provision of transformers. How has the journey been so far as the chairman of PMA and as the MD and CEO of VODA paint? I would say it is very challenging in the sense that one can see that there are lots of things that members would want but unable to acquire them, but most of these things are not things you can just snap your finger and get done. The issues that are very dear to our members, to their existence, to their success, to their continuity, to the business and then most important things, is that the one that we can do on our own we are already attempting to fix them. We are looking at a set of activities in the first instance; we understand our problems much better such as unwholesome practices all over the place which affect our members adversely. It is not just our industry, it is the question of adulteration, the sale of substandard products and some kinds of importation, which are not completely well regulated or monitored, all of these are things we as members and as an association have resolved to see how
Aluko
‘‘The global meltdown eventually caught up with Nigeria, there are still quite a number of sectors that have fully not recovered, there are several individuals who lost so much money during the stock market crash, and none of such investment have recovered or regained its initial value fully, and all of that have affected the way business is done.’’ well we work with the relevant agencies to draw their attention to arresting such development. At the same time we are stepping up partnership with a body like The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) that has been in partnership with us in terms of regulating the standards to make sure the Nigeria frame standards are of international levels in terms of paint manufacturers. We have plans in a lot of things going on and we have a biannual coating show coming up later this month. It has been a very interesting journey, managing in this period has been a major problem, as you know, the past decade in particular has been a very challenging one in this country. Power and insecurity have adversely affected our business, in some part of the country, especially, the northern parts, we no longer make sales there, and our business in that part of the coun-
try has totally collapsed. What is happening in the northeast did not have a global effect down, it may not be as much but then some of our members have their market focused in that area, and the process they lost money, they lost market. The global meltdown eventually caught up with Nigeria, there are still quite a number of sectors that have fully not recovered, there are several individuals who lost so much money during the stock market crash, and none of such investment have recovered or regained its initial value fully, and all of that have affected the way business is done. They made business a bit trickier, especially when you are dealing with a local upstart, where you know wouldn’t get all the federal allocation of subsidy. The paint industry is one area that this country should be proud off, the paint industry is the place where you have the highest number of local initia-
tives, if you look around, MAN members, you would find that this are ousters that started on one little seat and one brick at a time, but they have grown very big and that is a source of pride to this country, so if you are competing in such an industry, it is a tough one that is why we all have subscribe to the association. What do you would you want the government to do in other to make Nigeria a safe haven for manufacturer, especially the paint sector which you are heading? Given the fact that Nigeria is part of the global community Nigeria, that is a sign on several things that the days of protectionism is likely gone, so, what is most important is that the association would benefit and all other sectors would benefit from would be actions if the government in states and implement policies that would help ensure smooth running of business in the country.
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World Teachers’ Day triggers crisis in Ekiti Teachers’ Unions
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Stories by Joy Ekeke The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Ekiti State chapter, has accused the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) of tricking the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, to hate ASUSS and have the erroneous impression that it is a political and illegal body. The body, in a statement signed by its state Chairman,
Mr Sola Adigun, yesterday expressed worry over how Fayose had overtly been expressing preference for NUT, not minding the feelings of the ASUSS members. Adigun alleged that the state NUT Chairman Samuel Akosile has bamboozled everybody in government to believe that ASUSS is opposed to Fayose, thereby causing their exclusion from the ceremony, describing the act as an open display of
ignorance by those who were saddled with the task of improving and revamping the education sector. Adigun disclosed that 13 months’ deductions from members’ monthly salaries as check-off dues, which ordinarily should have been remitted to ASUSS are being withheld by government, owing to the blackmail from the NUT. The NUT chairman had during a press conference to herald the World Teachers’ Day last Wednesday described ASUSS “as an illegal body” and accused “former state Governor Kayode Fayemi of breaching the law to have granted it recognition”. “Before any union can operate, it has to be registered by the Registrar of the Trade Unions in Abuja. Former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, did not recognise ASUSS. He told members that as a senior lawyer he cannot breach the law. So, ASUSS to us is an illegal body,” Akosile said. But countering the position, Adigun said: “ASUSS is a union that was legalised to unionise all secondary tutors in Nigeria through the approval of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity. “I am indeed worried, and seriously bothered and challenged that ASUSS that had been operational in many states of the federation could be labelled as an illegal body.
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PenOp appoints new chairman The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has appointed Mr. Eguarekhide Longe as its new Chairman. Longe, Managing Director AIICO Pension Managers Limited took over from Mr. Misbahu Yola, the Managing Director Legacy Pension Limited, who had been at the helm of affairs of the association for the past two years. Longe was elected into the position at the association’s annual general meeting held in Lagos at the weekend. Longe has over 20 years’ experience working in the Capital Market, spanning Stock
broking, Asset Management and Investment Banking. He has hands-on and senior management experience in setting up processes, developing operations/systems, strategy and business and product development. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director of AIICO Pension Managers Limited, Longe worked at Diamond Capital & Financial Markets Limited (subsidiary of Diamond Bank PLC) as Head of Asset Management division. He was also for three years the Managing Director of Kakawa Asset Management Limited from 2005-2008.
NUPENG calls for stakeholders’ summit on oil theft The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called for a stakeholders summit comprising of ship owners, DAPPMAN, Police, Army, Navy, NNPC, DSS, DPR, Civil Defense Corps, NUPENG and PENGASSAN to fashion out a new strategy to end oil theft and pipelines vandalisation. The President of NUPENG, Comrade (Dr.) Igwe Achese made this statement during a courtesy call on the chief of Army Staff, Lt – General Tukur Buratai in Abuja. Comrade (Dr.) Achese said that NUPENG as a major stakeholder was worried about the incessant vandalisation and oil theft which has led to huge loses to the nation’s economy. He promised to collaborate with the army to end the scourge.
Comrade Achese also drew the attention of the Chief of Army Staff to the attitude of some soldiers who harass and disturb tanker drivers performing their Lawful duties in the haulage of petroleum products to various parts of the country. The Chief of Army Staff, LtGeneral Tukur Buratai in his response stated that the army was on top of Boko Haram situation. He added that he ordered the commander of the Military Police to check the harassment of tanker drivers and he was also going to meet with NIMASA on ways to check oil theft. The Chief of Army Staff advised NUPENG to always explore the use of dialogue instead of shutting down the nation whenever they had any grievances.
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Adamawa state woos investors at Abuja Trade Fair Augustine Okezie Abuja The Adamawa State Governor, Senator Bindow Mohammed Jubrilla, has called on both local and foreign investors to take advantage of abundant natural resources and the incentives provided by government to boost the states industrialization by coming in to invest in the state. Governor Jubrilla who was speaking as the special guest of Adamawa day at the ongoing
Hewlett -Packard to complete split Nov. 1 Tony Nwakaegho Hewlett-Packard Co said its board has approved the previously announced split of the company into two separate entities - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and HP Inc. The company said the separation is expected to be completed on Nov. 1, a day after which Hewlett Packard Enterprise will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “HPE”. Hewlett-Packard Co will be
10th Abuja International Trade Fair, said the state being richly endowed in vast agricultural and mineral resources stands better chance of leading the nation in the development of non-exportable products which hitherto had been the mains stay of Nigerian economy He said we have put in place all needed physical infrastructures in major towns of the state and necessary incentives in agro allied industries The governor further disclosed that the state government has keyed into the National in-
dustrial development Plans and National Enterprises development Programme of the federal government by proposing to implement the industrial cluster concepts and the establishment of Micro, small and Medium Enterprises Also speaking, the state commissioner for Mineral resources, Barrister shanti Victoria Sashi, described the state as the land of wealth, with adequate land for tourism, Agriculture, scenery highlands and the richest state in Nigeria in terms of mineral resources.
An ocean going vessel identified as MT Askja and a barge have been seized by Nigeria’s Join Task Force on the grounds of a suspicion of being involved in loading of stolen crude oil. The troops arrested the vessel together with the eight suspected oil thieves while the vessel was moored along the Forcados estuary in the Warri South West, according to JTF spokesman Isa Ado, cited by Platts. According to him, the ship is currently secured at Yokri for preliminary investigation. In addition, the command is reported to have confiscated an oil bunkering barge laden with 1000 metric tonnes of what was described as illegally acquired automated gas oil along the river Santa Barbara in Rivers State. The arrest comes in the wake of Nigeria’s national oil company
NNPC’s lifting of ban on 113 tankers imposed in July. The ban was ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 15th, but reasons behind the decision had not been disclosed. However, it is believed that the move was triggered by the country’s efforts to curb illegal oil trading. The list of tankers attached to the ban consisted of mostly Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), with some ship names appearing twice and others that have been absent from Nigerian waters for quite some time like the Happiness, the Huge and the Diona, operated by Iranian group NITC. Following the ban lifting, ship owners have been cautioned by Intertanko to be very careful if trading in Nigerian waters as they might be exposed to checks and potential arrests arising from the ban.
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UBA Foundation offers N2m educational grants to national essay competition winners Tony Nwakaegho
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renamed HP Inc and continue to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HPQ”. Hewlett-Packard said the separation will occur by means of a pro rata distribution in which each HP shareholder will get one share of Hewlett Packard Enterprise for each HP share held as of Oct. 21. HP said it expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to start trading on a “when issued” basis on or about Oct. 19 under the ticker symbol “HPE WI”.
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has set out a N2.250 million educational grants for the first three winners in this year’s National Essay Competition being organised by the Foundation. The annual essay competition, which is a product of the Foundation’s Read Africa Initiative, is designed to develop the intellectual and writing abilities of the nation’s senior secondary schools’ students. Flagging off the competition at the bank’s Corporate Headquarters in Lagos recently, managing director and chief executive officer of the Foundation, Ijeoma Aso, stated that while the overall winner would get an educational grant of N1million, the first and
second runners-up will get N750, 000 and N500, 000 respectively. Besides showing the Foundation’s commitment to the educational aspirations of the Nigerian children, Aso believes the competition, which is in its fifth edition, would also provide the opportunity for UBA, through the Foundation, to give back to its operating environments, in tune with its corporate visions and commitment of enhancing the lives of people in its business environments. While calling on the nation’s Senior Secondary School students to avail themselves of the opportunity, the Foundation’s chief executive added that any of the winners would be given the opportunity of the financial support, not only in the nation’s higher institution, but any higher institutions of their choice in
Africa. “Being a truly Nigerian and African brand, we are committed to developing talents in Nigeria and Africa and exploring available opportunities within the shores of the continent. That is why we are calling on every Nigerian secondary school students to begin to send in their handwritten essays which should not be more than 750 words, since the Foundation will not extend the submission date once it closes on November 13, 2015,” she stated. In his remarks, the Bank’s Executive Director/ Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Emeke Iweriebor, charged some of the students present at the event on the need to always strive for knowledge, describing the essay competition as providing them the opportunity to prove their academic mettle and better their lots.
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SUPERNATURAL MANIFESTATION CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION
THE MAJESTY CHRISTIAN CENTER
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 centre has applied for registration to Corporate Affairs Commission under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 Of 1990.
The general public is hereby 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. Taiwo Victory 2. Wellington Ofose 3. Oyefaderin Adedamola Patrick
The Trustees are: 1. Pastor (Mrs) Towolawi Victoria Omolara 2. Pastor Samuel Oladapo Thomas 3. Evang Folasade Adesega 4. Bro. Timothy Oluwadamilare Towolawi 5. Bro. Seun Tegbe
The Trustees Are: 1. Rev Apostle Balogun Rotimi Emmanuel 2. Sis Yinusa Abosede Olayinka 3. Sis Ajibaye Modinat Abolore 4. Sis Famuyibo Oluwaseun Adero
TABERNACLE OF MIRACLE AND DELIVERANCE MINISTRY
Aims And Objectives: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to all nation 2. To promote unity among Christian and non Christians 3. To propagate the need for peaceful co-existence among other religious sects 4. To deliver the oppressed heal the sick, set the captive free and establish faith clinic
Aims And Objectives: 1. To transform lives 2. To raise leaders 3. To bring lost souls to Christ
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, Garki Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Barrister G.G .Yinusa
Any objection to this registration should be addressed to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abaja within 28 days from the date of this publication Signed: Trustees
Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Secretary
MEN OF PEACE CLUB OF ABAKALIKI
SOARING EAGLE GENERATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
IGIEDUMA CLUB LAGOS CHAPTER
This is to inform the general public that the above named club 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 Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under Part ‘C’ of Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) Cap C20, LFN 2004
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.
The Trustees are: 1. Ms. Ruth Omolola Abraham. - Chairperson, 3. Mrs. Obiageli Osasona. - Trustee 5. Pst. Soji Olayinka. - Trustee 7. Mrs. Bukola Sarah Adesuyi - Trustee
Trustees. 1. Mr David Orobosa Osemwota - Chairman 3. Mr Johnbull Aitoe - Member 5. Mr Godwin Edosa - Secretary
The Trustees Are: 1. Nwaeli Silas 2. Nwokpo Mark 3. Obaji Monday 4. Paul Okemiri 5. Joseph Nwafor 6. Anthony Nwokpo
AIM AND OBJECTIVES 1. To propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ 2. To encourage the down cast. 3. To reach the unreached 4. To proclaim deliverance to mankind through the preaching of the word of Grace.
2. Mr. Ayoola Abraham - Trustee, 4. Hon. Remmy Hazzan - Trustee 6. Mrs. Mopelola Olotu - Trustee
2. Mr Isaac Odiase Member 4. Mr Ifaluyi Iyoha - Member
The Aims and objectives are: 1. To work toward the development of the human person for the fulfilment of destiny that glorifies God and blesses humanity 2. To add value to humanity by engaging in capacity building and human development initiative, 3. To carry out activities that enliven the depressed and the oppressed in the society for a better world, 4. To work and liaise with governmental organization for the purpose of improving the well being of the society, 5. To promote youth empowerment programs such as skill acquisition scheme, talent shows, leadership training and education for all, 6. To organize workshops and programs aimed at developing the consciousness of the average Nigerian on nation building not guided by primordial narratives
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : i. To promote unity, peace among members and provide a common forum for all members of the club to deliberate matters of common interest. ii To build a club that is non partisan but one that will support society and capacity building and protect the integrity of the club. iii To promote, coordinate and organise charitable activities for the advancement of the health, education and alleviate the sufferings of the sick, the poor, the underprivileged, the orphans, the widows, the disabled etc in order to build a healthy and harmonious society. iv. To administer and manage a fund for the maintenance and promotion of scholarships for students, support and encourage research on health and educational issues and to provide all necessary assistance in improving the student’s welfare in the society. V. To confer, consult, maintain, contact, consolidate and co-operate with any persons, associations, societies, institutions or bodies of person established in Nigeria or elsewhere having objectives in whole or in part similar to those of the association.
Any opposition to the registration should be directed to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama District, P.M.B 198 Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of publication. Signed: Barr. Olarewaju Ademola. (08056679200)
Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Trustees
NOBLE ZENITH COMMITTEE OF FRIEND CLUB NIGERIA
MAYERS FRIENDS FOUNDATION
KLASSIK BROTHERS CLUB OF IBADAN
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.
The general public is hereby notified that the above named FOUNDATION has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act NO1 of 1990.
The general public is hereby notified that the above named CLUB has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act NO1 of 1990.
THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Toyosi Obasanjo 2. Oluwaseun Oyediran 3. Oluwatosin Memuna Abdullai 4. Olowole Shojobi
THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Adeniyi Jeleel Abiodun - President 2. Adekunle Aderemi Idowu - Vice President 3. Alalade Adelani Olahanloye - General Secretary 4. Ajagbe Isaac Kayode - Financial Secretary
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : 1. Striving towards the welfare of every member 2. To foster good relationship among members, moreover being brother’s keeper 3. To promote peace and love among members 4. To help one and other
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To cater for the less privileged in the society. 2. To relieve poverty amongst vulnerable children.
Aims AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To foster unity among members 2. To cater for the welfare of members.
Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. Signed: Secretary
Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Abuja, within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: Trustees
Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Abuja, within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: Trustees
CHRIST WORDS LIBERATION EVANGELICAL MINISTRY
PUBLIC NOTICE
JONACO INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD (RC NO: 793520)
AIM AND OBJECTIVE : To keep peace and promote the Club 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, Garki Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Barr. Chukwuleta Chukwuka
Trustees 1. Ezeamadi Augustus Ozoemena 3. Ugorji Benedict 5. Umeoduagu Felix 7. Ezeamadi Hyginus Anayo 9. Obi Emeka
2 Anyaogu Chimezie Simeon 4. Nwagbo Solomon Okechukwu 6. Ochuba Jonathan Chidozie 8, Umahi Uchenna Fabian
The general public is hereby notified that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act NO1 of 1990. The Trustees are: 1. Olalekan Olayode 3. Adetoro Peter Gbolahan 5. Olabode Kabiru 7. Balogun Bolaji Paul 9. Olayiwola Olayimika Kabiru
2. Olalekan Reachel Arike 4. Bukola Babalola Olatunde 6. Daniel Bamidele Eniafe 8. Amusat Sakiru 10. Moses Temitayo Olufemi
AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.To spread the gospel and extend the love of Christ to the world for the liberation of humanity. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Abuja, within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: Trustees
This is to announce that Mr. Bello Jamiu Olorunwa formerly working as motor mechanic at Awusco Group seized being a staff of the company with effect from 13th March, 2015 due to unethical reasons. German Embassy, Relevant Authorities and the General public should please take note. Signed: Okwara Michael Awuchi.
KAMI - J FOUNDATION
CHURCH OF THANKSGIVING
This is to inform the general public that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.
This is to inform the General public that the above named CHURCH has applied for Registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No.1 of 1990
THE TRUSTEES: 1. Motunrayo M. Willian – Johnson - Chairman 2. Sanni Sunday Babatunde - Secretary 3. Ebenezar Oluwole - Member 4. Hassan Mohammed Mubashiru - Member 5. Jolaosho Mukaila Abiodun - Member 6. Oso Abiodun Idowu - Member 7. Aregbesola Haleemat Omolola - Member 8. Barrister Emmanuel Ekpenisi - Legal Adviser AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To provide Counsel that can prevent a child from speech and hearing impairment 2. To connect victims with an ENT Surgeon, for medical support and advice 3. To build Orphanage home. Schools for the hearing and speech impaired persons. Any objection to the proposed registered should be directed to the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this public Signed: Barr. Ekpenisi Emmanuel 08060035089
TRUSTEES 1. Dr. Michael Abiodun Adedeji 2. Mrs. Olubunmi Elizabeth Odunsi AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1. To propagate 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, GARKI, ABUJA within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Barr. Oluwatoyin Okeni
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, LFN 2004 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING – UP JONACO INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD (RC NO: 793520) NOTICE OF MEETING FOR THE FINAL WINDING – UP
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to members and creditors of JONACO INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD (“The Company”) that the meeting for the final winding – up of the company shall be held on the 16TH NOVEMBER 2015 at 24/26 BOYLE STREET, ONIKAN LAGOS by 10am prompt. The object of the above meeting shall include: a) To lay bare the Books/Account of the Company. b) To repay the Shareholders the balance on their Capital Account (if any). Please, endeavor to attend as this is the final meeting before the final winding – up. .............................................. Constance EzenwanyiUkoh Liquidator INITIATIVE FOR THE SUPPORT, CARE & REHABILITATION OF MENTALLY ILL DESTITUTE The general public is hereby notified that the above named organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Abuja for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004 The Trustees are:1. Dr. George Okechukwu Eze 2. Dr. (Mrs) Thecla Amoge Eze 3. Dr. Paulinus Okechukwu Ossai 4. Rita Chiemezie Ene 5. Dr. Godwin Chukwude Onyebueke AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Provision of welfare, treatment, rehabilitation and support for the mentally ill destitute 2. Provision of counselling and other support to mentally destitute towards empowering them. 3. Training in skills acquisition and offer of scholarships to the mentally ill destitute and their children. Any objection to the registration of the above named should be forwarded to the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of the publication of this notice. Signed: CHAIRMAN
Public Notice 22 ASSOCIATION OF PROVOSTS OF COLLEGES OF MEDICINE IN NIGERIA The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Association
has
applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990 Trustees 1. Professor Ade Elebute, CON
2. Professor Osa Ayanru
3. Professor Jonathan Azubuike, OFR
4. Professor Idris Mohammed
5. Professor Suleiman Sadiq Wali, FOR
6. Professor Adeoye Adeniyi
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THE APOSTOLIC PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE CONGREGATION SANCTUARY 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, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Taiwo Omoniyi 3. Albert Ruth Omowumi 5. Okpugie Vincent Osahon
2. Pastor Miracle Oni 4. Iyamu Patience
THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To preach the gospel of Christ all over the world. 2. To care for the less privileged, orphans and to care for widows.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To promote welfare of members Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication Signed: Barr. CHIOMA UNEGBU
SPEAKING BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST ASSEMBLY The General Public is hereby notified that the above named body
has applied
to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990 Trustees (1) Courage Paul Ozemenbhoya (Founder) (2) Juliet Omoh Ozemenbhoya (Secetary) (3) Barr Solomon Oyakhilome Solomon (Member) The Aims and Objectives Are: 1. To preach the Gospel Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, and Abuja within 28 days of the publication. Signed: Solomon Oyakhilome Uduebor Esq For Solomon Oyakhilome Legal Consult 08036411184
Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: Secretary
MIRACLE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIETAL BUILDING The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Miracle Osarobo Oni 3. Dr. Uyi Oni Ekhosuehi 5. Imasuen Godwin
2. Johnbull Omozokpea Benson Ikenria 4. Prophet Taiwo Omoniyi 6. Salawu Razaq
THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To empower youths in their careers through seminars, workshops, skill acquisitions, program guidance and counseling. 2. To help explore functional skills, improve their economic status and develop their career. 3. To provide infrastructural facilities at vocational training centres for effective learning, capacity buildings and economic advancement. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: Secretary
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EGBE AKOGUN OF OGBOMOSHO The General Public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990
This is to notify the general public of the loss of the original
Trustees 1. Maj. Gen. Oladayo Popoola. (Rtd) 2. Brig. Brimo Yusuf. (Rtd) 3. Air. Cdre Layiwola Atanda (Rtd) 4. Dr. Saka Balogun
AMAC/1971 and Abuja Municipal Area Council for the alloca-
allocation paper in respect of open space in Utako ultra modern international market with a REF ; PH. II. D / UUMIM/ tion of space NO STB, 581 Offered of the terms of Grant of Approval of Allocation Right of Occupancy of the space on utako ultra modern international market issued on the date
Aim and objectives 1. To create a forum for interaction among retired and serving officers of ogbomosho origin Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, and Abuja within 28 days of the publication. Signed: OLAJIDE OWONLA. ( ESQ)
of 9th of JUNE 1997 by abuja Municipal Area council bearing HAJIA ASIHA BABA EMEJA got missing All efforts made to trace or Recover the document proved abortive. AMAC, Concerned authorities and the general public should please take note
AFRICA MEDIA ROUND TABLE INITIATIVE
FAVOUR FOR NEW NIGERIA POVERTY ERADICATION INITIATIVE
OTOKWU –MMAKU CHRISTIAN EVANGELICAL MINISTRY
The General Public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990
This is to inform the general public that the above named INITIATIVE has applied to the corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part”C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1of 1990.
This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has applied for registration under part “ C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.
Trustees 1.Adeyemi Olabode John - Chairman, 2.Opeyemi Owoeye - Member, 3. Ariyo Atori - Member, 4. Asaolu Omolade - Secretary, 5. Dr Onimisi Abdullahi 6.Barr samuel Adebayo Ajayi
The Trustees are: 1. Akinloye Micheal. 3. Ojo Solomon Taiwo. 5. Olaniyan Oladele. 7. Adesina Oludare Adigun.
TRUSTEES 1. Rev. Orji OzoemenamLivinus – Co-ordinator 2. Bro. PaulinusAnikpo – Secretary
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To promote Advocacy on violence against citizens and safety of media professionals. 2. To set agenda for better media practice and protect the rights of its practitioners in Africa.
Aims and Objectives are: 1. To develop youth in citizenship and leadership culture. 2. To promote alternative employment strategies to the unemployed youth.
Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED. SECRETARY
Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja within 28days of this Publication. SIGNED: TRUSTEES
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ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN REGISTERED COMPANY OWNERS IN CHINA
This is to inform the general public of loss of Original Certificate of occupancy by ADIRIKA ENTERPRISES NIGERIA LIMITED with Plot No. 388 of No 7 Pionner Avenue Independence layout Enugu. If found kindly report to the neareast police station or Ministry of Lands and Urban Development take note ANGELS OBIDIOZOR SAVE LIVES FOUNDATION The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr. Godwin Ebelenna Obidiozor -Chairman 2. Dr. Samuel Odebeatu -Treasurer 3. Hope Egwu (Mrs) -Secretary 4. Prof. Ikpeme Christine -Member 5. Ms Joyce Obidiozor -Member 6. Ms Ukamaka Nnoba -Member 7. Dr. Chinedu Uyanmadu -Member AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To undertake a programme that will guarantee the security of human lives on the road. 2. To give family of accident victims in the society a ray of hope Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: BARR. CHIOMA JUSTINA NNUBIA 08035507002 SOLICITOR
2. Ojo Niyi Moses. 4. Adekunle Muideen Adebayo. 6. Adeyeye Oluwarotimi.
The general public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990. The Trustees: 1. Chuka Jude 3. Chimezie John 5. Okafor Anthony 7. Onwukwe Markson 9. Ogbonna Ikechukwu
2. Olagunju Ademola 4. Orujekwe Chrisetian 6. Anyigbo Pascal 8. Enyeobi Richard 10. Onah Ken
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote the interest of members. 2. To unite members into one body
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ 2. Service to humanity Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420 Tigris Crescent, off AguiyiIronsiStreet,Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. Signed:- Secretary
DIAMOND DYNASTY FRIENDS CLUB OF NIGERIA 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, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Daniel Eze Njoku - Chairman 2. Okechukwu John Akubuko - Secretary 3. Sunday Samuel Ossai 4. Ibeagha Anthony Uzochukwu 5. Ifebi Nonso AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To assist, promote and protect the welfare and interest of members
Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: TRUSTEES.
Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY
THE LORDS ANOINTED OUTREACH FOR CHRIST
MOTHER AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT AID FOUNDATION
The General Public is hereby notified that the above named outreach has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.
The general public is hereby notified that the above named foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.
THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Godwin Ebelenna Obidiozor -General Overseers 2. Mr. Bertram Achunike Obidiozor -Treasurer 3. Dr. Sam Odebeatu -Secretary
THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Josephine Omobolanle Kehinde 3. Deborah Queenie Oghene 5. Fola Rogers-Saliu 7. Olakitan Vivian Osuntokun 9. Olanrewaju Niyi Kuponiyi
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the gospel of Christ all over the world. 2. To establish breaches for the propagation of the gospel worldwide. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: BARR. CHIOMA JUSTINA NNUBIA 08035507002 SOLICITOR
2. Olubunmi Iyabosola Akinkugbe 4. Olufunmilayo Ajike Roberts 6. Bababosipo Ololade Joaquim 8. Adewale Jonathan Adeoye 10. Abosede Mojisola Agbesanwa
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To aid physical and healthy development of mother and children in Nigeria. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: BARR. ELIZABETH ONATADE SOLICITOR
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Rochas Foundation to build school for Adamawa’s less-privileged Tom Garba Yola
ÏÏÏ The Adamawa State
government has allocated a large parcel of land to the Rochas Foundation to build a school for the less-privileged. Governor Jibrilla Bindow said in Yola, that the move was an expression of the government’s sacrifice, in the interest of education. He called on well-meaning Nigerians to invest more in education, adding that the sector was vital to social development. He commended Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State for the provision of a secondary school for the less-privileged in Ad-
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amawa State, addding that the state was one of the educational disadvantaged, assuring him of support from the state government. The land allotted to the Rochas Fundation was a former golf field. He said that the public interest surpassed the interest of an individual or group of individuals adding that the gesture would go a long way in propagating the change the people had been yearning for. “We can sacrifice anything for education because it is only peace that is as important as education. I commend Governor Rochas Okorocha for this kind gesture and I pray that the lord will grant him success in his future political enMRS. KHADIJAT AYODELE ADEDAYO - DADA
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MRS. RACHAEL TOYIN OLAOLUWA
I formerly known as Miss Akinloye Modupe Oluwatumininu, now wish to be known Mrs. Modupe Oluwatumininu Eyogwe. All former remain valid. The general public take note
I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Racheal Toyin Balogun, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Rachael Toyin Olaoluwa. All former documents remain valid. Nigeria Immigration Services and please take note.
deavours. I am calling on well-meaning Nigerians to take a cue from Rochas to invest more in education, especially by supporting the less-privileged. “We will negotiate with the golfers and provide an alternative place for them, because even the constitution states that public interest surpasses any group interest”, he said. Earlier, Okorocha, who is also the chairman of the Rochas Foundation said the construction of the school would start in January 2015. He said that the gesture was to fulfil the promised he made that his foundation would build a school for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
He said that the foundation would incorporate the Attorney General, Commissioner for Education and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly as board members, adding that the board members would ensure that the beneficiaries of the educational gesture were genuinely the less-privileged. He said that 75 per cent of the students would be orphans, adding that the foundation would train the students to the university. He said that the foundation had partnered with some universities in around the world. He said that the school would have a hostel, staff quarters and sports complex, amongst others.
WHO warns over global upsurge of blindness
Val Okara Owerri
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that at least 285 million people, world-wide, live with low vision and blindness, 39 million people blind, while 246 million have moderate or severe visual impairment. The Chairman of the Nigerian Optometric Association, Imo State Chapter – Dr. Martin Ohiri – stated this while briefing newsmen in Owerri, the state capital, on the activities of the union for this year’s World Sight Day, with the theme “Universal Eye Health”. Ohiri said that the WHO had equally disclosed that an estimate of 19 million children were visually impaired, as 90 percent of blind people live in low income countries. Quoting the Nigerian National Blindness and Vi-
sual Impairment Survey, conducted from 2007 to 2009, Ohiri said that it was estimated that more than one million individuals, aged 40 and above, were currently blind in the country. “This is why a more proactive and intensive intervention approach should be used by governments, governmental and international agencies in tackling this challenge,” he said. He called on the multinationals and individuals to key into the call for eliminating avoidable causes of blindness, as directed by the WHO Global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness.
HADASSAH CARE LIVING WATERS MINISTRY
PENIEL DELIVERANCE DIVINE MISSION INT’L
The general public is hereby notified that the above named NGO have applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Company and allied matters act, 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. Mrs. Balami Esther Shatu 3. Akinyemi Victor Taiwo 5. Lawson Alaba Oluwaseun
Board of Trustees: 1. Pastor Mrs Ukane Regina - President 2. Mrs. Oghenemawe Cecilia - Secretary 3. Mr. Charles Ukane - Treasurer 4. Mr. Ukane Israel - P.R.O 5. Mrs Esinone Christiana - National Women-Coordinator
2. Mr. Balami Gombe Daniel 4. Tarfa Micheal Gashau
AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ 2. To give support to mission works and evangelism. 3. To assist the less privilege in the society. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: HANZON SOLICITORS 08068156039
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To give ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of God’s word. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: Secretary.
UNUIGBE DESCENDANT FOUNDATION
EAGLE FRIENDS CLUB OF ANAMBRA
This is to inform the general public that the above named association has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 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 club has applied for
Trustees 1. Daniel Ogbini 2. Kalu Chukwu 3. Ahmed Shakiru Adenuga 4. Osita Hyacinth 5. Paul Ifeanyi.
TRUSTEES: 1. Mr. Samuel Unuigbe 3. Prof & Mrs Evelyn Irobere Unuigbe 5. Mrs. Patience Ihinosen Okieimen 7. Engr. Henry Agbonluare Unuigbe
INDEPENDENT TELCOMS SUB CHANNEL PARTNERS ASSOCIATION
2. Engr. Pius James Uduehi 4. Mr Odion Abayomi Unuigbe 6. Mr Henry Bunmi Unuigbe
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To provide sanity, conducive, stable and profitable atmosphere for business among partners. 2. To provide price stability in Abuja and its environs. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja, within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: EMMANUEL A. AMEH
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 28th days from the date of publication SIGNED: SECRETARY
THE ADVANCED FRIENDS CLUB OF NIGERIA
MABUSHI GITTO AREA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES 1. Chief Emmanuel Chidu Obiagwu. 2. Chief Emeka Ezeukaoma Basil. 3. Chief Marcelenus Iheanacho. 4. Chief James Attah Ugochukwu. 5. Chief Anthony Ezeachikulo Chukwuemeka. 6. Chief Ikechukwu Mmegwai Paulinus. 7. Dickson Onyenwe Odilichukwu. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To be brothers’ keeper and promote love, unity and welfare of members. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY
This is to inform the general public that the above named Association has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 Trustees 1. Mai Aliyu Muhammad - Chairman 3. Engr. Hussein Labbo 5. Alh. Umar Ningi 7. Barr. Friday M. Oduma -Secretary
nies and Allied Matters Act No.1 of 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Emmanuel Chukwu 2. Mmaduabuchi Opoke 3. Edozie Unekwe
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To create a platform for interactions with a view to promoting the interests and wellbeing of the family thereby engendering its development. 2. To strengthen the ties of fellowship and kinship among living members of the Unuigbe
This is to inform the general public that the above named club has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990
Registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under Part C of the Compa-
2. Chief Solo Akuma (San) 4. Barr. Charles Udora 6. Dr. Anya Roberts
4. Innocent Ogene. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To foster love, peace and unity among members. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: BARR. IZUU UMEIKE (SOLICITOR)
CATHOLIC LAITY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA (RC. 3977) This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied for change of trustees and amendment of constitution to Corporate Affairs Commission Under Part C Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990 New Trustees Appointed
OLD TRUSTEES ALL REMOVED
1. Nnagboh Chizoba Charles - President
1.
Anthony Ekezie Ilonu
2. Idonin Anthony- Secretary
2.
Adolphus Ugboaja Dunstan Mbah
3. Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor
3.
Gabriel Afolabi Ojo
4. Chief Odunsi Bamidele Michael
4.
David Danlami Dodo
5. Obi Michael Bisong 6. Sir Ode Francis
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To promote unity among members 2. To promote social interactions among members of the association
7. Omale Daniel
Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: FRIDAY M. ODUMA SECRETARY
AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO REFLECT CHANGES
8. Fom Abel Pam 9. Arasiola Ayo John 10. Okoro Dominic Ngozi
Any objection to this change and amendment should be forwarded to the Registrar-General. Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street. PMB 198, Maitama, Abuja within 28th days from the date of publication SIGNED: SECRETARY
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Army bans use of military uniforms by ex- students
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Nigerian Army has banned the wearing of unauthorised Army uniforms, accoutrement and kits by ex-students of Nigerian Military School, Zaria (aka Ex-Boys) in civil institutions. The Nigeria Military High Command said the wearing of Nigerian Army uniforms and kits by ex-students apart from obvious security implications, impacts negatively on the image of Nigerian Army. reiterating that wear-
ing of military uniforms or kits on campus by anyone is absolutely unlawful. "More worrisome, is the fact that most of the offenders are ex-students who have deserted the Army, and are not legally entitled to have military uniforms or items within their possessions. "It is particularly important to mention that the ex-Boys who left Nigerian Military School from 2012 when the school ceased to be a military institution,
are expected to surrender their military uniforms and kits after graduation. The Nigerian Army wishes to state that illegal possession of military accoutrement is punishable under sections 109,110 and 251 of Nigerian Criminal Code. "Consequently, the Nigerian Army is working with other security agencies to apprehend defaulters/ impostors in all civil institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. The security
departments of civil institutions and the general public are also requested to report suspected impostors to nearest Nigerian Army formations or security agencies", it stressed. In another development, The COAS Barracks Investment Initiative Programme (COAS BIIP) Sensitisation exercise is to commence from 5th - 9th October 2015 in all cantonments and barracks across the country. The investment scheme is
an initiative of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, as part of his welfare drive for officers and soldiers by engaging their spouses and dependants living in the barracks on income yielding agricultural ventures, such as animal husbandry, fish farming, poultry and other profit making agricultural activities. The programme is aimed at empowering them financially and it is open to all
spouses, dependants of serving and late Nigerian Army personnel living within the various Nigerian Army barracks and cantonments across the country.
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Saraki's trial: Handle it with caution, clergy advises FG Gbenga Sodeinde
L-R: Administrator, Footie Aficionados, Niyi Aladesulu; veteran sport analysts and founder/CEO, Brilla FM, Mr. Larry Izamoje; sister and brother to late Femi Ajayi, Keji and Wale Ajayi with Co-Administrator, Footie Aficionados, Charles Onwude at the 3rd Femi Ajayi Memorial lecture in Lagos… recently.
Ebonyi teachers decry discrepancies in workers’ salary Jacob Mbam Abakaliki
ÏÏÏTeachers
in Ebonyi State have decried alleged discrepancies and irregularities that characterised the payment of their salaries, describing it as an ill wind that undermines the efforts of the state government in the realisation of its policy on education. Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), in the state, Comrade Jo-
seph Nweke, made this known while presenting his address at Abakaliki Township Stadium during this year’s World Teachers Day. Comrade Nweke, who urged the state government to urgently address the matter, noted that there were disparities in the salaries paid to teachers in the months of February, May and June this year, which he described as worrisome. He also condemned the non-implementation of the
27.5% Teachers Enhancement Allowance (TEA) by the state government, and the non-payment of September 2011 salaries owed to Secondary School teachers. ‘’It is embarrassing that these salaries are still withheld even when other workers in the state civil and public service have been paid as far back as April, 2015’’, he said. In his remarks, Governor Dave Umahi, who described
teachers as very important in child upbringing and the nation building, pledged to tackle their problems. He said there should be no reason for salary discrepancies in the state civil and public service. He, therefore, set-up committee to investigate the non-payment of September 2011 teachers’ salaries and directed the committee to report back to him within 10 days.
Fayose appoints Headmaster-General for Ekiti Gbenga Sodeinde Ado Ekiti
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State Governor, Ayo Fayose, at the celebration of Teachers day in Ado Ekiti on Monday, disclosed that his feats in politics, where he defeated two incumbent governors, Otunba Niyi Adebayo and Dr. Kayode Fayemi was made possible because of
the immense supports he got from the teachers and other Ekiti people. Fayose, who also appointed headmastergeneral at the occasion, equally gave brand new Kia Soul Car to the new Headmaster-General, Mrs. Talabi Rachael, and Mrs Akindele Mary Olayinka, who won the best teachers award in Primary school,
while Mr. Adeola Ife, won the best Teacher in Secondary School and got similar car gift for his outstanding contributions. The Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, venue of the 2015 World Teachers’ Day, was filled to full capacity, with teachers drawn from the 16 Local Government Areas appeared in the usual ‘Aso Ebi’, with the portrait of
Governor Fayose, to mark the celebration. Fayose said, “It is very difficult to return governor twice in Ekiti, but I was able to achieve it because of your supports. I know the value of teachers. I also know the values of their votes. I know how you brought me back to government, I will never joke with you.”
Ado-Ekiti ÏÏÏThe General Overseer of Hour of Mercy Prayer Ministry Worldwide, Prophet Moses Muyideen Kasali, has urged the Federal Government to handle the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, with caution to avoid grave consequences. Kasali advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure nobody uses him to settle any political score that could impact negatively on the joy of the country, and rub on his credibility. The cleric said in a statement, in Ado Ekiti on Monday, that "nothing should be done to short-live the joyful reception of the second coming of President Muhammadu Buhari. "As such, extreme care
Mass defection looms in Ebonyi PDP Jacob Mbam Abakaliki
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of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State may continue to suffer setback following the mass defection which the party is experiencing presently. At the moment, some political bigwigs of the party are set to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Already, a former Senator, Chief Azu Agboti, the Director of Governor Dave Umahi's Divine Mandate Campaign for Afikpo North Local Government Area, and who once represented
must be taken in the ongoing trial of Senator Bukola Saraki. Nigerians must be made to see that he is not being haunted or victimised," he stated. The cleric, who lauded Buhari for his anti-corruption fight and moves to restore the economy and the country's dignity, however, said right and far-reaching results could be achieved without vengeance, divisive tendencies and selective judgment. Kasali said the five-day Powerful Crusade with the theme: "Be Fruitful and Multiply" scheduled to begin in Ado Ekiti on Monday next week by his Ministry was targeted at "setting the state free and opening the gates of progress and development in the lives of the people and the state". Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, has defected to the APC. Though no reason was given by the Senator for his defection, but it was learnt that his unhappiness over how the new PDP administration jettisoned his candidates for appointments led to his defection. In a letter to the state Chairman of the party, Joseph Onwe, the Senator simply announced his resignation without giving any reason. He said: “It is with sincerity of purpose that I hereby resign my membership of the PDP. My resignation takes effect immediately". But a source close to the Senator said he left the party because he was disappointed with recent events in the party.
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Oyo Tribunal validates APC lawmaker’s re-election Remi Oladoye
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L-R: Rector Olawoyin Awosika School of Innovative Studies, Prof. Abiola Awosika; Chairman, CEO Covenant Educational Consultancy, Pastor Ademola Atilola; Author, Mrs. Foluso Atilola; Chief learning officer Kith&Kin Educational School, Chief Kaoli Olusanya; Regional Director for Affrica International Christian Chamber of Commerce, Engr. Ntiense Ubonisrael and Principal Consultant Edumark, Mrs. Yinka Ogunde during the official launching of the Book Tittled: ''The Teacher and Dynamics of Classroom management/ Practice'' to commemorate 2015 Wold Teachers day in Lagos... on Monday. Photo: OLAWALE ROTIMI
11, 000 SMEs apply for CBN loan in Ekiti Gbenga Sodeinde
Ado Ekiti ÏÏÏOver 11,000 small and medium scale entrepreneurs in Ekiti State, have applied for loans through the state government under the N2billion Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Scheme (MSMES). The State Commissioner
for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Hon. Michael Ayodele, who made this known in Ado Ekiti, disclosed that the biometric data of over 8,080 of the applicants have been captured in the exercise embarked upon to verify their claims, and ensure disbursement of funds to only authentic entrepreneurs. According to him, the
first tranche of N5million would be disbursed as soon as the verification process was completed, adding that 5,000 people would benefit from the tranche. The Commissioner explained that the scheme was being managed by the Ekiti State Government/ Central Bank of Nigeria/ Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development
Fund Technical Committee (EKSG/CBN/MSMES), and would be disbursed through selected Micro-Finance Banks to successful applicants. Appealing to proposed beneficiaries to exercise patience, Hon. Ayodele stressed the need for a thorough screening of applicants towards ensuring judicious use of the fund.
‘Moral decadence bane of education sector in Nigeria’ Saka Bolaji
Minna ÏÏÏChairman, Committee of Provosts in Nigeria, Dr. Ezem Ignatius, has said that unethical behaviour of the society has brought setback to the educational sector in the country’s tertiary institutions. Ignatius stated this on Monday during the 3rd National Conference of the Niger State College of Education (COE), tagged “Ethical Issues in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria" in Minna. "Unethical behaviors
Dangote among 50 influential persons in the world
such as sexual harassment of female students, fraudulent act among teachers, and indisciplined behavior from the head of institutions, have affected our educational sector. “To set ethical standard in our tertiary institutions, teachers, parents, students and head of institutions should see themselves as role model" he said. Ignatius said that solutions to these malaise would be for the society to see tertiary institutions as fundamental tool for future devel-
ÏÏÏPresident of
the PanAfrican Conglomerate, the Dangote group, Aliko Dangote, has been named among the 50 world most influential personalities by the Bloomberg, the renowned US based news media with bias for business and financial news reporting.
opment of the country. Also, Prof. Mohammed Daniyan, Chairman, Governing Council of the college, said the decay of tertiary institutions needed urgent attention of stakeholders. He said that the inadequate learning facilities, over population, cultism, drug abuse, indecent dressing, and sexual harassment, need to be tackled so as to bring sanity to the educational sector. “The purpose of this conference is to put heads together to come up with a
solution to the ethical challenges facing tertiary institutions," he said. Similarly, Prof. Faruk Haruna, Provost of the college said he would continue to protect the interest of the students by establishing more ethical standard. “We have told our students to report any case of sexual harassment to the ethics and disciplinary committee. “We have treated such related issues in the past with appropriate punishment for offenders," he said.
The group of personalities chosen by the Bloomberg Market, consisted of CEOs, world leaders, as well as religious leaders. As expected, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Pope Francis, made the list with Dangote on number 41. According to Bloomberg,
those on the list “build companies and assemble fortunes. They run banks, nor hope to disrupt them. They shape economies and spread ideas. They manage money and wield the clout that goes with the billions of dollars they invest.” The Bloomberg said of him; “Aliko Dangote,
National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, validated the re-election of Hon. Abiodun Dada Awoleye, a lawmaker, representing Ibadan North Federal constituency. The three-man tribunal, headed by Justice J. G. Abundaga, in his ruling, dismissed the petition of the Accord Party candidate, Adeniyi Adeyinka, based on lack of merit and concrete evidences and thereby affirmed the re-election of Awoleye of the All Progressives Con-
gress (APC), who scored 34,347 valid votes to defeat his closest rival, Adeyinka, who scored 14,029 votes and five other candidates. Justice Abundaga noted that, the petition was not cogent enough and not reliable, and based on that, the tribunal upheld the election. The lawmaker described the judgment as affirmation of the mandate willingly and overwhelmingly given to him by the good people of the constituency. He also maintained that the triumph is a sign of independence of the judiciary arm of government in the country.
India to partner Adamawa in Agriculture Tom Garba Yola
ÏÏÏIndian High Commis-
sioner in Nigeria, Mr. A.R Ghanashiyam has said that investors from India intend to visit Adamawa State to invest and tap from the vast human and mineral potentials of the state, as well as other areas of collaboration which would be explored for the benefit of both countries. Mr. Ghanashiyam said President Muhammadu Buhari would be visiting India soon to lay the foundation for collaboration between the two countries, pointing out that recently more than 250 Indian investors were in Nigeria to seek areas of investment. Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa State, had earlier reiterated the determination of the state government to partner
Founder, Dangote Group. Africa’s most successful businessman, built his fortune in sugar, textiles, and cement in his native Nigeria, where today he’s a political as well as a financial power broker. He’s expanding in other countries and may list his cement company in London.”
with Indian businessmen to enhance development in areas of agriculture and education. The governor, who stated this while receiving theCommissioner in Nigeria in his office at Government House, Yola, explained that India and Adamawa State share common areas of interest, noting that if indigenes of the state are provided with scholarship, it will assist in vital critical areas such as medicine and engineering among others. He noted with dismay how more than two billion naira is expended yearly for treatment by Nigerians in India and urged for greater synergy between the two countries. He narrated that poverty and unemployment has been the major challenge, but pledged that efforts would be enhanced to create jobs for the people.
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Judiciary has fared well since independence—Falana Although he is an indigene of Owo in Ondo state, Chief Femi Falana, the ‘Baamofin’ of Arepo land in Ogun state read law at the Ondo State University now University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State and was called to the Nigerian Bar. In this interview with PETER FOWOYO, he recounts his ordeal in bearing a name that is associated with a renowned right activist, Femi Falana, a senior advocate but concluded that the name has also brought fame and fortune in plying his trade. You answer the same name with a renowned activist and senior advocate, Femi Falana, has there been any time there was confusion in the courtroom when announcing your appearance before a Judge? Yes, it reminds me my first experience after been called to Bar in 2000. I was to work with Mr Segun Ajibola SAN and on that day, he gave me a test case which was before Justice Marsh. I was to go and adopt summons for direction. I did it happily and I came back to meet him at the Court of Appeal. At that time, Justice Oguntade was the Presiding Judge at the Court of Appeal, Lagos. On getting into the Court, Femi Falana SAN happens to be senior to Segun Ajibola SAN. Few minutes when I came in, the learned silk, Falana, walked in and sat behind us. The matter was called and Segun Ajibola stood up and announced appearance before the Justices been Presided by Justice Oguntade. When he now mentioned his appearance and said appearing with me are my learned friends Tunde Kalaro and Femi Falana. I stood up to take a bow and already lawyers were wondering why Segun Ajibola will announce the appearance of Femi Falana who is his senior at the Bar. The lawyers were astonished when they saw me standing up because I was a new wig at that time. The whole court began to laugh. I took a bow and wanted to sit down quickly but, Justice Oguntade held me on to it. He asked: “where is this new lawyer coming from?” I thought I could have it expressed by smiling and nodding but he asked me: “are you in any way related to the popular Femi Falana?” I said my Lord, biologically, no but, professionally, yes. He is my learned senior. Justice Oguntade again asked:
“are you from the same state?” I answered no. I am from Owo in Ondo state and Mr. Femi Falana SAN is from Ilawe in Ekiti state and I told Justice Oguntade Ekiti state was carved out of Ondo state. All those in court were laughing. If I had been the timid type, it could have been enough to give me a pin fall. At the end of the day, Justice Oguntade said: “the new Femi Falana, I think it will be better to look for a way so that you can also distinguish yourself.” Also, there was a time a letter was written to a client of mine. Again, there was an altercation. Somewhere, somehow, somebody mischievously wrote a petition against me, sent it to the learned silk, maligning that I was actually parading myself as a SAN. When he read the petition he put a phone call to me and said: “is that Femi Falana SAN?” I was just coming out of the court and I answered him no sir. He asked again: “is that not Femi Falana SAN?” I said this is Olufemi Falana. He asked: “is there any difference between Olufemi Falana and Femi Falana?” I said Femi Falana is a popular one who is a SAN but this one is Olufemi Falana, he is not a SAN. He now greeted me and said: ”this is Femi Falana SAN, you may have to come and see me in my office, somebody has written a petition against you saying that you have been parading yourself as a SAN.” I went to his office, read the petition and he understood it was one of those lawyers that want to take advantage because I am having an edge in a case so; they were looking for a way to distract me. He gave a fatherly advice to surmount and resolve any problem that could have engendered by virtue of their intention. His wife too was very instrumental to unraveling the mystery and
‘‘The Nigerian judiciary has gone far and wide, it has excelled, as a matter of fact, lawyers are being taken from the system to now represent Africa, to now be part of the World Court’’ the mischief of that petition at that time. However, everywhere I introduce myself, I will be expecting the next question to that asking if I’m related to the popular Femi Falana SAN so, I will have to distinguish or explain and taking to mind that there are some issues I would have loved to take personal, be dogged and attack squarely but, I wouldn’t be able by virtue of the name. I have attained more benefit by virtue of his popularity than the bad. Nigeria celebrated her 55th independence anniversary last week, how would you assess the nation’s judiciary from independence? The judiciary has fared a little
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better, some development has taken place. Prior to 1960 there wasn’t anything like Nigerian Law Report, Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN came, brought it up and now we have our own indigenous law reports even after his demise, the law reports is still going on. Prior to that time, we rely on the British Law, most of our laws then were all imported laws but now we have our indigenous reported cases into the judicial system we now cite. Citing of cases is part of the authority we use. Also, prior to 1960, there wasn’t any senior advocate but, we now have them, we now have Nigerian Law School, we have Advanced Legal Studies. The Nigerian judiciary has gone far and wide, it has excelled, as a matter of fact, lawyers are being taken from the system to now represent Africa, to now be part of the World Court, Justices Elias was there, Kayode Eso was there, Bola Ajibola was there, amongst others. if you look at some of the cases being handled by the highly classical and intelligent Judges in recent times, you compare them with Lord Denin of old. When we talk about computer too, it has come in although we have not got to the level of the developed world but we are making an impact. Immediately after the independence we were only having one Supreme Court and now if you look at the hierarchy of the court it has changed tremen-
dously. We now have different courts handling different issues. In 1975, Federal High Court was created. We now have National Industrial Court that takes care of industrial disputes while the FHC takes care of matters under section 71, federal matters that are basically on the exclusive list. We now have different Court of Appeal into many divisions, we have it in Akure, Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin, Enugu, Kaduna, Sokoto so, there has been an improvement, there has been a lot of development and even in the learning of the law. The judiciary has not done badly, they’ve done well. There is a suggestion that only constitutional matters should be allowed to go to the Supreme Court due to the volume of cases pending at the apex court. Do you share this view? We will be compelled to look at the economy of the state if you now suggest a multi-dimensional courts into the system, where is the wherewithal, the human and financial resources to back them up. We will take into account at the moment that if you want to advice based on what operates in a developed country, if you bring it down to Nigeria, it may collapse. The foundation in 1960 may be good but thereafter, we couldn’t live up to it, it became porous, in such a way that putting something on it is like putting something on noth-
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We don’t have peoples’ constitution— Falana Continued from page 26 ing. The system is so loose at the moment, we have not been recording successes in everything we’ve been doing and it all bothers down on corruption. If an average Nigerian wants to enlist in the Army or Police, his or her main target is not to serve the fatherland but, to be corrupt and that system comes into the judiciary system. If you now say let there be a Supreme Court strictly responsible for constitutional matter while another will be for allied matters. The problem now would be that because our system is so corrupt, it will lack coherent of the decisions to be taken up there. We are having just one apex court, when they bring out decisions from there we are still having problems there, the only thing lawyers would say is that Supreme Court has overruled itself. We have seven Justices at the Supreme Court to make a full court on constitutional matters though five of them could sit on allied matters or read judgments, the same also at the Court of Appeal, one Justice could read a judgment of three, if other two are not available in such exceptions but, as it is presently, some of the courts don’t sit because they don’t form quorum, where they are three, several times, if one of them is sick, the court of appeal will not sit and several times the Supreme Court could not form a quorum when they were to sit on constitutional matters and backlog of cases were there especially during the Babangida regime. If we now want to divide the Supreme Court, where are the personnel? Where is the economy to sustain them? That again will necessitate going back to the constitution and have it amended, if it is going to be amended, who will amend the constitution? How do you want to amend the constitution that you did not draft? To what extent is it going to be formidable? Ordinary civilians have never drafted a constitution in this country except the 1963 constitution. It is not only constitutional matters that goes to the apex court, we still have other criminal matters that are of capital punishment unto which you can’t separate them, they are of right in an appeal, straight to the apex court. Whereas there are some matters that got stocked at the Court of Appeal, for instance, electoral matters. It has been said that the constitution lied about itself
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as a result of the preface which states that: “We the people of Nigeria…” whereas it was only few individuals that drafted it. Are you also of this view? I am of this view and I concur with the same argument of these people who believe that we are just alien to the constitution that we claimed to be ours. We are just masquerading to the fact that we have a constitution. The constitution which states that: “We the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria having solemnly sat together to make this constitution that we would call ours”, was there a referendum between us that suggested what we wanted and now say let this be our constitution? No. When the military came in prior to 1979, the military suspended the constitution and were ruling us with decrees and regrettably the decrees were housing many provisions of the constitution, the military suspended substantially all parts of the constitution. When Obasanjo left in 1979, Shagari came in and we said we were back to constitutional life, a civilian regime but, we know that the constitution that was suspended prior to 1979 was the 1963 constitution. To make a constitution, every voice of members of that country must be heard but what they did was to inaugurate a constitutional
drafting committee that was headed by the late Chief Rotimi Williams SAN and other friends of the military who were made to be part of it. The constitution was drafted, never passed into law in anywhere. When they now transferred government to the civilians, they said: “this is your constitution, the 1979 constitution.” We read it in the preamble that “we the people”, life continues from there compared to the American constitution of hundred thousand words that originated from the scratch to the last. It went on and in 1983 it was again suspended when Buhari came back. From that 1983 till 1999, we were being ruled by military fiats, decrees, we knew a lot of them. When it was getting to 1999 they said 1999 constitution, “we the people of Nigeria”, are the military the only people in Nigeria? We met and found ourselves in a state of helplessness, in such a way that there wasn’t anything we could do even though there were many to be done but, it’s a thing that will bring anarchy into the system. No wonder people keep saying we have no constitution and that being the reason it has been so difficult for them to amend it and that being the reason why there is still anarchy in the land, because the constitu-
tion we called ours is not ours, it was formulated by a few. At a point in time when they realized the High Court was having too much power, the 1979 constitution called it unlimited jurisdiction somebody just woke up in his room and said this unlimited jurisdiction we have to take it away from the High Court and it was turned to limited. Where did we sit to agree it should be limited? At a point in time, somebody just felt they need more land and they said let there be Land Use Act and they have it included in the constitution and before you know it, they took our lands away, we no longer have the freehold, land became the leasehold. These were all laws and activities that were planted into the 1963 constitution; they were rolling the constitution over, including so many laws and till it got to the 1999 constitution which now became as amended. The constitution we operates today does not originate from the people, it originates from the military, right from Aguyi Ironsi down to Abdulsalam Abubakar that last ruled us, they were the ones making the constitution. So which of the constitutions adopted by the country would you adjudged to be the best for the people? None, except the independence constitution and the 1963
constitution that was basically formulated by the civilians though they were originally incorporated by our British masters, changed it into our system and we start operating it that is the one that reflects whom we are, our ethics, ethos and practices. But, if you look at it from that period, they were constitutions made by the military, handed over to us to be using including the 1999 constitution as amended that we call ours. There has not been anyone made by civilians but by a group of the military who have ruled us for so long and bought us down to this level we are now. There is no constitution I can say is the best. The 1999 constitution incorporated the desire of some few individuals like I earlier mentioned in some sections that were brought there. Whatever we want to incorporate into the constitution such as National Industrial Court, the Land Use Act, Federal High Court, all these must come from the people. It should not be a thing dictated to us by Obasanjo and have it incorporated and have it handed over to us in such a way that the Land Use Act is no longer an act that can be quashed by the National Assembly but, part of the constitution. Some lawyers are advocating for the adoption of report of the last national conference. Do you think that the implementation of the confab report is a way forward for the country? I say equivocally and without any regret but with absolute sense of responsibility that that confab report is not the way forward, there is nothing there. A lot of those icons who went into the confab went there with good intention believing that most of the bad areas in the constitution would be put right but, after coming out of it, their intention was not total. A lot went to protect their selfish hegemony; some went there to make money. Ask some of them that what did they bring from the confab, what did they contribute? Some said the name of the country be changed, is the name of the country the problem? No. What is our problem? It is corruption and to what extent is that confab able to handle the issue of corruption from the grass root? I have not seen where it has actually been addressed. All the sector of the economy has been infected in such a way that even if Jesus Christ is to come and amend it, he would be infected.
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helsea midfielder Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo of Watford were the first Super Eagles players to arrive the team’s training camp in Belgium ahead of friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon. Mikel was not listed by his troubled London club at the weekend, while Ighalo smashed his fifth goal in the EPL for Watford. Eagles spokesman Toyin Ibitoye confirmed their arrival at the Eagles hotel in Belgium, adding that a majority of the call-ups will hit the camp on Monday. “Mikel and Odion Ighalo are the first arrivals in Belgium for our matches against DRC and Cameroon,” disclosed Ibitoye. “Most of the other players will be arriving Belgium today (Monday) based on their confirmation to the coach.” However, the six players from the domestic league are yet to join up as they are yet to be issued visas by the Belgian embassy in Nigeria. Nigeria take on DRC on Thursday, before they battle Cameroon on Sunday as part of their preparations for next month’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against either Swaziland or Djibouti.
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he Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that Stade de la Cite de l’Oie, Vise and Ros Beiaard Stadion will now host Super Eagles’ international friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon on October 8th and 11th respectively. Stade Charles Tondreau – home of Belgian division 3 outfit Royal Cercle Sportif Visé will be the battle ground when the Super Eagles slug it out with DR Congo on October 8 with the kick off at 7 pm. Three days later, Sunday Oliseh’s men will head for Ros Beiaard Stadion where they face arch rivals Cameroon which starts by 6pm. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation via their Twitter handle. The Super Eagles last played the Indomitable Lions in February 2004, when Austin Okocha’s free kick sent them out of the quarter final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. These games were lined up to prepare Nigeria for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers.
AFRICA’S ROAD TO RUSSIA 2018 BEGINS THIS WEEK Stories by Mike Otanwa
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he next week and a half will be a busy and important period for African national teams, with 26 sides taking part in the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In addition, there are a number of high-profile friendly matches featuring the likes of reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions Ivory Coast, top-ranked side Algeria, Nigeria, Tunisia, Morocco and South Africa amongst others. The World Cup action begins with seven fixtures spread across Wednesday and Thursday, with the likes of Burundi, Kenya and Ethiopia looking to take a strong step toward the next round in their respective ties against Seychelles, Mauritius and Sao Tome e Principe. Thursday will also see a couple
of intriguing international friendlies, with Nigeria and DR Congo set to lick horns, while South Africa take on Costa Rica away from home. The weekend’s action features high-profile friendlies on Friday, with Burkina Faso taking on Mali, Tunisia hosting Gabon, Algeria tackling Guinea and AFCON champs Ivory Coast battling Morocco in Agadir. The final first-leg matches for the first round World Cup qualifying ties continue on Saturday, while several second-leg matches will be played on Sunday, when there are also intriguing friendlies: Egypt v Zambia and Nigeria v Cameroon. The return leg matches for the first round qualifiers will be wrapped up with 10 fixtures across the continent on Tuesday, while there will also be a high-profile friendly between Algeria and Senegal.
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Why I celebrated my goal feat -Olanrewaju
U-17 WORLD CUP: AMUNEKE CONFIDENT OF EAGLETS PERFORMANCE Stories by Mike Otanwa
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ustria Vienna striker, Kayode Olanrewaju has explained the reason behind his goal celebration in his team’s 2-1 win over Rheindorf Altach in the Bundesliga on Saturday. After hitting target for the fifth time this season in the 43rd minute, the former Flying Eagles star, put the ball under his shirt and sucked his thumb like a baby, a strong hint that his wife might be expecting their second child. ‘’The goal was for my unborn child because when I feel him move inside my wife’s tummy, the feeling is so amazing,’’ said Kayode Olanrewaju to report. The 22-year-old has commented on Austria Vienna’s 2-1 win over Rheindorf Altach, stating that the capital side deserved the win though they were a goal behind after 18 minutes. ‘’It wasn’t easy playing away with such a team, it was really tough but I am glad we won. ‘’I feel hard work pays a lot, so being determined and focused will give us victory in our next game against Gorig,’’ Kayode concluded.
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igeria U-17 coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has reiterated they will be gunning to retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup, as the team continues preparations for the competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nigeria are defending champions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, having won it the last time in the United Arab Emirates and Amuneke is confident they will be in contention
once again today. “I strongly believe we will be in contention to win it again this time,” he said. “We have been working and preparing hard and I believe we will be ready at the end of the day,” Amuneke said confidently. The former FC Barcelona winger however admits that it won’t be a very easy task. “That being said we do not envisage it will be anyway easy because the other teams have also
got to be thinking of winning (the World Cup). “We don’t want to get too confident and carried away because we are yet to get to our destination and the road to success is always looking under construction, like I always say,” he noted. The Golden Eaglets, as the Nigerian U-17 boys are otherwise called, begin their campaign on the 17th against the United States of America. And then they also play hosts Chile, and Croatia.
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ormer Nigeria international Tajudeen Disu is perplexed by striker Obafemi Martins’ continued absence from the Super Eagles squad despite his prolific form. Martins, who plies his trade for the Seattle Sounders in the American Major League Soccer, has already helped himself to 14 goals in 18
games this season but, apparently still hasn’t done enough to impress head coach Sunday Oliseh. “Martins remains the highest scoring Nigerian player anywhere in the world but we have refused to invite him,” Disu told Punch. “I often wonder why he has not been invited. “Some say the MLS is not as tough as the leagues in Europe, but we have
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players from Arabian leagues in the Eagles. Which league is tougher between the two? The MLS is no longer as it used to be, it is now very big and top players from Europe are moving there. “At this stage, the coach should know who has the
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lgeria’s Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City has beaten West Ham’s Victor Moses, Watford’s Odion Ighalo and Stoke City’s Mame Biram Diouf to the September edition of English Premier League African Player of the Month. In a release by the organisers and signed by the CEO ‘Tunde Adelakun, it was a really close call as Africans, for the second month running, showed “exemplary quality in the highly competitive English Premier League”. Continuing, Adelakun said, “the quality
was there in September, and anyone who says Africa does not contribute enough to the Premier League just needs to see the stats from August and September. It was great to see our stars’ names popping up in every angle”. He also said that the turnout for votes was unprecedented, as people really got involved.
quality to play for the national team. Not every player is good enough for the national team. Oliseh should only invite the best players because he has just two friendlies to build his team,” he concluded.
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LOAN MOVE FROM ARSENAL
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arcelona are ready to make a £22.25million bid for Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho in January, according to reports in Spain. The Brazilian has been a major success at Liverpool signing from Inter Milan for £8.5million in January 2013, future has been at the centre of speculation ever since skipper Steven Gerrard suggested the player will be a player for Barcelona or Real Madrid. publication Sport now claims Barcelona will launch a euros bid (£22.25m) for the player when the transfer opens in January. erpool would likely reject the offer out of hand, but not likely to deter Barca, who can sign players again in an 18-month transfer ban was imposed on them in the
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t has been revealled that Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has personally asked to be loaned out to in order to gain regular playing time as well as first team experience. Chuka Iwobi, the father of the 19-year-old, told Goal that his son’s loan deal would be finalized as soon as he returns from the international week he has with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Belgium. Alex was a late call up by coach Sunday Oliseh as part of the squad that will take on Congo DR and Cameroon on October 8 and 11 respectively. “A few clubs in the United Kingdom and abroad have approached Arsenal to take Alex on loan but Arsene Wenger wants him to be with the first team because he did very well in preseason,” Iwobi said. “Alex’s preferred option at this
stage is to go on loan t o gain first team experience and come back to Arsenal later on to fight for a place. “Hopefully a loan move would have been sorted out by the time Alex comes back from international duties. “As regards the likely club Alex will play for on loan at the moment discussions are ongoing,” Iwobi senior disclosed. The Arsenal man and his father ar-
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rived in the Nigeria camp in Brussels on Monday morning in anticipation of a great showing with the Super Eagles. “Alex wants to have a memorable first cap with the Super Eagles so he has been working very hard in training,” his father said.
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since but his former future Spanish 30million window L i v that is January after summer of 2014. The club have endured an indifferent start to the season, having lost two of their opening seven games in La Liga. The club is also without talisman Lionel Messi for up to two months after he tore ligaments in his knee.
FALCAO loan at Chelsea unlikely to last
linked to Bluebirds move C ardiff City have been linked to Ghanaian winger Asiedu Attorbrah, who is currently playing for sister club KVK Kortrijk. Reports in his native Ghana say the 20-year-old, who joined the Belgian club from New Edubiase last summer, is on the Bluebirds’ radar. The news comes in the wake of claims that the club’s sporting manager Patrick Turcq helped the Bluebirds land French youngster Idriss Saadi. Ghana Soccernet say: “This deal is the first sign of the intentions of club owner Vincent Tan to move talented players across his football portfolio. “The Malaysian millionaire also hold majority shares in Bosnian champions FK Sarajevo.”
Speaking in today’s live Cardiff City debate, Nathan Blake said: “The name of the game is contacts and recruitment. “If you have that, you should be
able to put together a very good side. “You’ve just got to make sure that the people you are recruiting have got the eye to recruit.”
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t looks like Radamel Falcao may be in the midst of another failed Premier League loan experiment. The transfer window might be closed, but the rumours keep tick-
ing. As always, Transfer Talk has the latest and greatest. See all the summer deals right here. Despite the Premier League season being less than two months old, Chelsea have already taken a decision on on-loan striker Radamel Falcao. According to the Mirror, Chelsea have determined that they’re unlikely to make the Colombian’s loan deal permanent. Falcao has scored just one goal in nine competitive appearances this season for the defending Premier League champions. This comes on the back of an unsuccessful loan spell at Manchester United last season, in which he scored four goals in 27 appearances. Despite sealing a €60 million move to Monaco from Atletico Madrid, Falcao has spent just a single season at the Stade Louis II. He still has two years remaining on his contract, but it’s unclear whether Falcao will return to the Ligue 1 outfit or seek another loan away from the principality.
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Buhari shall not be the petroleum minister “The President shall not, during his tenure of office, hold any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever.” – Section 138, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.
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Pursuant to the above quoted Section 138 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, the President is expressly, definitively and unambiguously disallowed from holding any other executive position throughout the duration of his presidency. As has become a customary, albeit most offensive, feature of his presidency, Mr. Buhari chose to formally inform his fellow citizens of his ill-advised intention to retain the coveted Petroleum Resources ministerial portfolio while on foreign soil, precisely during his recent visit to New York, in the United States of America. Media sources have quoted the President’s spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, as citing the deisre to personally superintend the restructuring of the corruption-infested pertoleum industry, as the rationale for Mr. Buhari’s controversial decision. The unstated precedence that may have encouraged the Mr. Buhari to do likewise, is the fact
that his predecessor, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, also held the office of Petroleum Resources Minister throughout the latter’s tenure, from 1999 to 2007, in violation of Section 138 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. As we await the processing of President Buhari’s ministerial nominees by the Senate, pursuant to Section 147 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, it is pertinent to raise a clear alarm not only about an imminent infraction, but indeed to shed light on an ongoing illegality. Since his assumption of office on May 29th 2015, President Buhari has been exercising the substantive power and authority of the Minister of Petroleum Resources; and is likely to continue to do so till the very hour of the publication of this piece. Perhaps he may even continue to do so thereafter if he is not advised to the contrary. Based on the foregoing, it is indisputable that Mr. Buhari is in ongoing violation of Section 138 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. It is possible that former President Obasanjo and in-
cumbent President Buhari may have relied, or may be relying, on the seemingly broad power of the office of the President, pursuant to Section 5 (1) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 which states: “Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive powers of the Federation shall be vested in the President and may subject as aforesaid and to the provisions of any law made by the National Assembly, be exercised by him either directly or through the VicePresident and Ministers of the Government of the Federation or officers in the public service of the Federation.” However, I believe it is settled in law that where certain provisions of any grundnorm are ambiguous on a particular subject matter, the existence of any prohibitive provision effectively circumscribes and supercedes every other section which may suggest otherwise. This means that the express prohibition provision as stated in Section 138 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 effectively precludes President Buhari from appointing him-
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self Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources and, therefore, also disallows him from exercising the substantive power and authority of the referred executive office. Accordingly, the widely reported speculation that the President is likely to nominate Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as the Minister
of State, Petroleum Resources, should also be reviewed. Going ahead with this plan is most likely to violate certain provisions of the Nigerian Petroleum Act, 1969 which clearly states the functions of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, the Board of NNPC, the GMD of NNPC, etc. Furthermore, may I humbly suggest that the President reconsider
this plan and allow the eminently qualified Dr. Kachikwu focus on the already onerous task of reconstructing the NNPC. Since President Buhari has an established reputation as a dogged advocate for the rule of law, I hereby invite other more learned persons and constitutional authorities to weigh in on this very important subject matter, in order to prevent the President from perpetrating a constitutional breach which, as of today, is ongoing. Nobody can convince me that in a country (i.e. Nigeria) that boasts of many leading authorities in Petroleum Resources engineering and administration, President Buhari is unable to find any competent and credible person to champion the much anticipated reforms in the petroleum industry. Like millions of Nigerians and many well-meaning persons all over Africa and the world at large, I continue to pray that God grants President Buhari the grace and wisdom to enable him steer this nation aright. He needs our continued prayers, patience and understanding. By Dr. Kolawole Kayode <drkolakayode@gmail. com>.
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bia Warriors coach Ladan Bosso is regretting their failure to secure all three points following their thrilling 3-3 draw against Rangers on Saturday in the Nigeria Professional Football League. Home boy Chisom Chikatara scored a hat-trick and Warriors led 3-2 right down to the death, before Chisom Egbuchulam scored a last minute equalizer for Rangers. But Bosso, whose team benefited from two very controversial penalties, believes they should have won the game. “It was a game we should have won because we played better,” Bosso said. “We created chances and played better and I thought we should have won it but maybe we were a bit unlucky in the end.” The former Nigeria U20 coach however goes on to commend Rangers for giving them a good game. “The truth is Rangers played well. They are also a good team and we must not forget that. They gave us a good game and when we thought we had won the game, they scored an equalizer.” Elsewhere, Heartland defeated Enyimba in the other Oriental Derby 2-1, to blow open the title race after Warri Wolves beat Sunshine Stars 3-0 on Saturday.
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I find fulfillment in just being creative – Eva Alordiah
Mutiat Alli
Rap diva, Eva Alordiah, aka Eva, has been creating quite a buzz ever since she came into the music industry. Eva, who doubles as the CEO of Make-up by Orsela, a make-up/cosmetic outfit, is not leaving any stone un-turned when it comes been creative. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, the sensational Rap queen reveals her love for style, music and other issues. Excerpts: Beyond the songstress, who is Eva? Eva is a laid back, I-don’t-wanna-go-out type of chic. I love to stay home, cook and serve people food. I’m a go-getter, very calm but aggressive with my work. I believe in the gifts that abound from sharing. I believe in the satisfaction derived from personal worship with God. I am a strongwilled person. What thrills you the most about makeup? That would definitely be special effects. It’s more challenging than the regular beauty and fashion looks, especially if you are working on whole body pieces. I have loved horror movies since I was a child. I mean, I don’t even think I enjoy a movie if it isn’t horror or action where there’s a lot of blood and special effects going on. I think that’s where my interest in SFX stems from. Special effects makeup is like my getaway drug. Zombies, dead skin, bruises, scars, animated characters, missing limbs, skeletal frames, the works; I just sit there and create realistic life forms and it fuels my creative senses, makes me happy. You do your make-up unaided? Yes, I do my make-up for my video shoots, photo shoots, events, etc. I also have a lot of exciting job opportunities from artistes, celebrities, magazines and a host of others.
my creative energy to makeup and fashion on their own. What I do is focus on what it is I am doing one at a time. So if I am at the makeup school teaching for instance, I couldn’t be bothered with what’s going on with my music in the studio and so on. Which is more fulfilling for you? I find fulfillment in just being creative. So whether it is music, movies, makeup, writing or fashion, as long as I am creating something, I am fine. I find them both fulfilling in their different ways. I guess music and makeup both serve their purposes for me. I can’t exactly say this is how much satisfaction or joy I derive from doing music and performing, or compare that to how I feel with make-up artistry. Everything I do satisfies me and fills me in its own way. I’m very grateful to God for being able to do the things I do. Really they are all hobbies. I don’t necessarily treat them like tedious work. Out of the other genres of music, why Rap? It was love at first listen for me, really. I have always been a writer and lover of music all my life. My brothers brought hip-hop to the house and I got hooked on that. Rap challenges my writing process and I guess I like a challenge. I love how so true rap can cut across globally and it is fun to be part of that, maybe even create over here with people who love it enough to keep doing it. You have a very strong personal style which has come to be accepted as the “Eva” brand. How would you describe your style? My style is full of funk and flare. I guess I could say that. I am very edgy, very spontaneous and I like to stay younger and younger with it. I don’t like it difficult. I like it extra creative and well put together. For the most part, I am at my best when a lot of people do not agree with my choices. That’s how I know I satisfy myself.
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How are you able to combine this talent of yours, from been a rap diva to make-up and entrepreneur? I haven’t been able to combine things as best as I would. I really just have enough time to focus on something at a time. But I love being all these different things and they all find a home in my career as a music artiste. I supervise the business end of my music. I do my makeup for my shoots and videos. I design and style my outfits with some of the most talented designers across Nigeria. These are just extensions of me being a creative person at heart. So whether it is writing, designing, drawing, creating music or makeup artistry, as long as I am creating something, then it’s just relatively natural for me. So, I guess you could say I am being of service to Eva right now. When I get breaks from music, I exert
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What cheating on my fiancé taught me about monogamy Mutiat Alli
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ade was my first real boyfriend, my high school sweetheart, my date to four proms. He was the first guy I’d ever brought home who could look my mom in the eye. A nice guy. A year after Tade and I first started dating, I came home from high school one day and my father was gone. Just like that, he’d left my mother for another woman. I never dealt with the abandonment. Instead, I consoled myself with the knowledge that Tade loved me and would never leave me, not like my dad had. Never mind that he and I grew less compatible as we got older, he was everything my father wasn’t. The first time I cheated on Tade, we were in university and I was living in Mexico as a student abroad. I slept with a guy who worked behind the deli counter of the bodega on the street where I lived. I told myself, what happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico. I told myself it didn’t count. Then it happened again, this time back on campus. One night, I drunkenly stumbled home with a guy I’d met at a party. I told myself it’d been a mistake. I kept dating Tade. I never told him and he never found out. A lot of people think monogamy simply doesn’t work. They argue that human beings just aren’t wired to be with one person and one person only — a common argument that was used in defense of the people ousted in the Ashley Madison hack — and that it’s time to do away with this convention. This was how I justified my transgressions back then, by telling myself I couldn’t control it. It was just human nature. I didn’t stop. My first full-blown affair happened a few years later, after Tade and I had graduated from the university. This time was different. Tayo and I had been friends first. We trusted and respected one another. That didn’t change when we started having sex. I thought I was in love with her, and so I came clean and told Tade I was having an affair. I thought that telling him about Tayo would absolve me of the guilt I felt for all my past indiscretions, but that didn’t happen. Tade was devastated; it was all my fault. To Tade’s credit, the fact that it was a woman made it neither better
nor worse. He wanted to work it out, and I felt I had no choice. I was confused, we decided. I convinced myself that Tayo had taken advantage of me and that it had been a mistake. After my affair with Tayo, I redoubled my efforts to gain control of the situation: I tried to be “good.” I stopped drinking and started running marathons. I quit my job and went to journalism school to become a writer. Two years later, Tayo and I were engaged. But in the journalism school, I met a new group of people. They thought like me and read the books that interested me. We talked about sexual liberation. I considered myself sex-positive, part of a social movement that embraced sexuality with few limits. The problem was that — when it came to sex — these political and intellectual beliefs about sex made it that much harder to admit that my personal sexual conduct was problematic. I’m just incapable of monogamy, I was still convinced. Since Rick wanted to be with me, this was something he’d just have to accept. Austin was a guy I met in journalism school. He and I would chat online all day when I was at work, and we started attending literary readings together in the evenings. We were seen together so often people started to assume we were dating. Secretly, I enjoyed this. Never mind that I was still engaged to Tade at the time. Austin was a writer, destined for success, popular in the way that tenacious, overachieving kids can be. Though my relationship with Austin had yet to turn sexual, it felt inevitable. One night during this time, a guy named Elliott walked me home after class. Whatever we talked about was not interesting, but I could tell that Elliott was interested in me and I liked the feeling of being desired. Under the pretense of having something to do with school, we started
exchanging emails daily. Austin and Elliott were friends, and I kept my relationship with one from the other (and both, obviously, from Tade). The impossibility of my actually being with either of them made it all the more exciting. Elliott suggested once that I shouldn’t flirt with him because I had a fiancé. Hearing “no” only egged me on. I admired his resistance. Then, once while drunk, I leaned into Austin and kissed him. He kissed me back. I immediately regretted it, knowing exactly what would happen. I knew I’d become insecure and possessive. Like my relationship with Tayo, my friendship with Austin would be destroyed. It was as if the only way I knew how to handle having done something I regretted was to do it again. That kiss led to a short-lived affair with Austin, which lead to a series of other infidelities. For the next month, any chance I got, I’d get drunk and fall into my classmate’s mouths — forgettable, regrettable, sloppy encounters in the restrooms, stairwells, and alleyways. I told myself I was having fun, experimenting. But it was more than harmless fun. I pretended Tade and I had an open relationship. I convinced myself that our rule was “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”At the same time, I resented Tade for not calling me out. I lost respect for him. I also lost respect for people who fooled around with me. I lost respect for myself. Ultimately, carrying on multiple relationships was a complicated way of avoiding intimacy. I clung to Tade, even though it was an ill fit. Because he didn’t satisfy my impossible neediness, I cheated. I was never fully present in any one relationship, and thus avoided being vulnerable. Underneath it all, my actions were motivated by the fear I was unlovable and that I would be abandoned. The worse I felt, the more I sought reli ef. When I finally left Tade, I took everything:
the furniture, the posters from the walls, photographs ripped from the albums. I came by the night after I moved out and found Tade crying, alone, sitting on the floor. The look on his face was as if I had died, and so I felt afraid. I said, “Stop crying or I’ll leave.” “You’re leaving anyway,” he said. “There’s nothing I can do to stop you.” He was right. There was nothing that he or anyone could have done to stop me. I was a monster, abandoning someone who loved me. I was just like my father. It took me a long time to recover, whereas Tade started dating someone else less than a month after we’d broken up — the woman he would eventually marry. Around the time they started dating, Elliott stopped returning my emails. He was doing me a favor by cutting me off, but of course I didn’t see it that way then. When Elliott refused to step in and rescue me, I grew increasingly desperate. I felt abandoned. I was angry at my friends. Recovery began when I finally started taking responsibility for my actions: I went to rehab for my alcoholism, and my addiction to sex and love. I didn’t do recovery perfectly. They tell you to take time away from dating, but I couldn’t do that. My sixth day of sobriety, I fell into a codependent relationship that lasted for six years. It was dysfunctional, but at least I was monogamous. When that relationship ended, I dated lots of people. But eventually I did go cold-turkey single for around three months, and it was one of the most transforming periods of my life. I learned to enjoy my own company. I grieved the loss of my father and became acquainted with the feelings I was running from. Today I know that while non-monogamy may be human nature, cheating is not. Everyone is capable of being honest about their feelings, wants, and needs. Before this, I blamed everyone for my cheating and had loads of excuses, but when it comes to infidelity, I don’t think there’s ever an excuse. The fact that I’m in a committed, monogamous relationship today is almost beside the point. To be right in a relationship, I needed to get right with myself. What do you think; I really need help and somebody to talk to. Send feedback/response to 07035429758 (SMS ONLY), or mutiat.alli@dailytimes.com.ng
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Diana Ross Diva Style Master class Eyola eyola@aol.com
Empowering music with a gravity-defying afro in tow, multi award-winning musician and actress Diana Ross has a style that commands attention. This legendary diva is best known for the sparkly ensembles she stylishly rocked during her tenure as lead singer of the most successful musical girl group of the ‘60s - The Supremes. Most of the outfits worn by her and her band mates were in fact made by Diana herself - an aspiring fashion designer who completed a design course at Cass Technical High School in Detroit (US). Diana made sure to merge her fashion talent with her musical career and like fashion pioneers before her (e.g. Gabrielle Chanel), Diana adopted a signature look that became her style uniform.
Still looking as youthful as ever in her early seventies, Diana’s afro continues to be her most iconic trademark. She also styled her locks in two hairstyles that have become synonymous with her iconic look - the beehive and sideswept bob. Hairstyles that always look shake-your-groove-thing ready, Diana embraces her natural kinky hair sending a powerful message to black women: embrace your natural hair. The seventies disco-era queen continues her reign inspiring generations of musicians with the likes of Beyoncé, Solange Knowles, Madonna and Rhinana often taking style cues from the ‘70s style pioneer. Taking a leaf out of Diana’s book, these modern day celebrities have multiple costume changes, stage theatrics and special effects and wear eye-catching frocks during their stage performances. True to her own words spoken on stage in 1983 during a performance in Central Park (New York), “it took me a lifetime to get here, and I’m not going anywhere”, 71-year-old Diana proves that just like her music, her style is timeless.
Glamourous furs and feather shawls are staple cover-ups synonymous with Diana’s style. What makes her style so glamorous? It’s this simple: she always chose what she wanted to wear instead of wearing what current fashion dictated.
In her heyday, Diana was rarely seen without hoop earrings. Although it must be said that her upbeat, confident and approachable personality became part of her signature look. Another strong positive message to women can be divulged from Diana’s attitude and personality: love the skin you are in.
Big eyelashes and minimal makeup was, and continues to be, Diana’s beauty mantra. Her eyes have always been the focus of attention although from time to time she injects colour with her favourite shade: red, a staple hue she chooses for both lipstick and nail polish.
One of the advocates of androgynous dressing, Diana showed women that they could look both powerful and sexy in a trouser suit and demonstrated how to wear this style fashionably, out of office hours.
Diana always opts for bedazzled costumes covered in sequins, stones and beads, dresses you just wanted to reach out and touch. Her commanding stage presence was complimented by her eye-catching colourful ensembles, all of which have inspired many musicians after her and undoubtedly inspired the wardrobe of protégés Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5.
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Teenagers
and SOCIETY
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hildren are gifts from God, regardless of if they are male or female. In the life of every teenager, society plays an important role in shaping teens character; society also helps shape ability to leave among people, their ideas of wrong and right and their general outlook of life. Teens also need help from their parents; parents have strong influence in the lives of their teens. A Christian Broadcasting Network programmes says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Understanding the influence various aspects of society have on your teens help parents to nurture the character of their teensâ&#x20AC;?. Parents spends more time with their teens and influence them through their actions and
words. Teenagers learn a lot of skills such as Nurturing, Socializing, and DecisionMaking through observation and communicating with parents. Involved parenting is more likely to prevent their teens from drug and substance abuse or teenage unwanted pregnancy. Although teenagers may seem rebellious, they are likely to adapt the good character as they mature.
Teenage and Media The Media also can influence teenagers positive or negatively because teenagers spend more of their time on the internet, watching TV, reading magazine and listening to music. Negative influence from the media include violence, hateful or vulgar language in movies or music, explicit sex scene, gender, religious
or ethnic stereotyping, and unrealistic presentation. Alternatively, the media is a source of info-mating teens. It helps create cultural, political and social awareness for teenagers. They also help teens get a better understanding of their environment and society. We can also look at the aspect of friends in the lives of a teen. In the life of every teenager, the choice of friends and people to associate with can influence them positively or negatively. This is why parents try everything possible to keep a close eye on their teens and the kind of friends they associate with in the society. Outside this, teenagers play very vital roles in the society and they are not taken very seriously on what they do, what they can accomplish. The role of a teenage boy or girl in a society should
be taking into consideration; first they are relatively cheap labour. Also, they are the ones responsible for learning, so when they grow into their 20s, they can fix the ills of societies. Next, teenagers are to change the stereotypes associated with them. Every generation grows up into a completely distinct world, depending on when they grew up. There are many teenagers in the society today who are risk-takers and are drawn to adventures and dangers of life. Community, if I will say, plays a measure and important role both in the life of teens and their behaviour. By getting involved with community activities, teenagers can come into contact with like-minded peers and positive adult role models other than their parents. Interacting and cooperating with other adults encourages teenagers to see the world in different ways.
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‘S5/E200 - 5/200’. Stay tuned for a close-up of Nollywood’s top actors, producers and directors. Stay tuned for movie premieres, behind-thescenes footage and the latest celebrity gossip with Helen Paul and Uti Nwachukwu.
‘S1/E76 - 1/76’. Victoria goes to the halfway house and runs into Alejandra, the girl she desperately tried to protect for years from Edmundo. This is their opportunity to clear the air and finally talk.
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Inye Kemabonta, Editor, Tech Times inye@technologylaw.com.ng
DEMO Africa: ICT offers Africa opportunity for job, wealth creation — NITDA DG Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Peter Jack has said information communications technology [ICT] offers Africa tremendous opportunity for job and wealth creation, and especially for Nigeria that is blessed with over 1.2 billion people with a huge opportunity for growth and improvement. Jack, who made this declaration at the just concluded DEMO Africa, hosted by Nigeria and sponsored by NITDA, noted that African youths are beginning to rise up to explore the power of ICT in order to create “a new lifestyle for themselves”. DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of LIONS@ FRICA and aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem. DEMO Africa is the place where the most innovative companies from African countries get a platform to launch
their products and announce to Africa and the world what they have developed. Nigeria has hosted Demo Africa twice, 2014 and 2015. Jack said Nigeria was delighted to host its friends and partners within and outside the continent for the important technology event. “This is such an event where African ICT startups and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to show to Africa and the rest of the world their innovative products that are addressing specific challenges within our continent, and perhaps with potential for export to other parts of the world with similar challenges.” “Africa has a huge population of over 1 billion people. Despite this contrast, Africa possesses a huge market potential for trade and investment and a huge opportunity for growth and improvement. Building the value chain that will deliver these end results has become or should become the collective responsibili-
ties of many players across the world”, he explained. According to him, through ICT, great companies such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon which are products of DEMO Africa have been birthed. In Nigeria, he added, the country has witnessed the emergence of virile ICT companies such as Computer Warehouse, Interswitch, Systemspecs, Precise Financial Systems, Konga and Jumia. Pagatech, Wakanow, Jobberman, DealDey, AlliedSoft, Cinfores and iSec are some of the graduate startups from the iDEA Hub that attracted US$10m. “Out of obscurity, from garages, campus rooms, coffee shops, lecture rooms, technology giants have doggedly and painstakingly trodden the lonely and not-too-friendly paths of innovation and entrepreneurship to become what they are today. As the saying goes, the reward of hardworking is success,” he concluded.
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has disclosed that the federal government can generate as much as N330 billion yearly from digital broadcasting, should Nigeria achieve the new date of June 20, 2017 for the country’s Digital Switchover (DSO). Digital switchover is the name given to the process by which analogue terrestrial television is being replaced with digital terrestrial television. It is sometimes referred to as the “analogue switch off ”. The Director-General, NBC, Emeka Mba, said although Nigeria had missed out twice in its DSO plan, the recent date, being June 17, 2015, the country still has huge opportunity to catchup with DSO, should government sees it as self-sustaining project that will contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mba said if properly managed, government could generate N100 billion from digital spectrum sales, N30 billion annually from digital dividend
Nigerian government targets N330bn from digitisation and N200 billion annually from additional advertising, content and Nollywood income streams. These, he said, were aside the estimated 55,000 highly skilled jobs that would be generated, when Nigeria eventually achieve its new DSO mandate of June 20, 2017. He noted that the amount remained achievable, owing to the fact that only four million out of the 26 million television household in Nigeria, have gone digital. The DG boss explained that the remaining 22 million that have not gone digital, portends a huge market for Nigeria and that the federal government stands the chance of generating so much money from digital switchover. Commenting on the extent of preparation by NBC to achieve the June 20, 2017 new deadline for DSO, Mba said arrangements were on ground to relaunch the pilot phase of DSO in Jos, Plateau State by first week in November, 2015, and in other cities of the
country before end of the year. He said over 500,000 set top boxes would be manufactured and channeled to Jos for the relaunch, adding that “Offshore mass production and delivery of initial subverted boxes for Jos pilot project is envisaged to be completed by the end of October, while the local manufacture of the set top boxes is expected to begin in April next year. “By the end of November 2015, we plan to complete the process of setting up the contact centre, which becomes available for all enquiries from members of the public regarding the implementation of the DSO.” Speaking on the benefits of DSO to consumers, Mba emphasized by the time Nigeria would go digital, Nigerians would receive over 30 new free to air channels per annum for the price of a N1,500 set top boxes. Mba
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Simbapay emerges winner of DEMO Africa 2015, heads to Silicon Valley Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Simbapay has finally emerged the winner of Demo Africa 2015 and automatically qualifies for the global DEMO event that will be held in Silicon Valley, USA. At DEMO Africa 2015, SimbaPay showcased a new service which enables Africans living abroad to seamlessly open bank accounts in Africa using its app and was formerly announced as the winner of the prestigious DEMO Africa 2015 event which was held in Lagos, Nigeria. Commenting about the win, Chief Executive Officer of SimbaPay Nyasinga Onyancha said “We are totally excited and dedicate this win to our customers. It’s because of their continued feedback and support that we
were able to develop our new in-app bank account opening service.” Also in Lagos, Nigeria as part of the team that made the Demo Africa winning pitch was Dan Howard, Vice President of Engineering at SimbaPay added that “This win is an awesome reward and inspiration for the endless customer-driven innovations we’re undertaking in the remittances space.” Selection Process DEMO Africa 2015 launched 30 of the most innovative startups in Africa and highlighted some of the best new technology innovations from across the continent. The 30 finalists were the top picks from two rigorous screening processes of over 600 applicants on their ability to link
Simbapay team at Demo Africa 2015 in Lagos.
creativity, innovation and effectiveness. The final vetting and adjudication was done by a pan-African panel of judges comprised of entrepreneurs, VCs and academia. DEMO Global, Silicon Valley The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow’s
cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launchpad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Salesforce, Webex, Tivo, VMware and many others, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. It will be recalled that Sim-
baPay, previously launched free, instant transfers to all Nigerian banks in May 2015. In June it became the first platform in the world to allow Kenyans living abroad to make M-Pesa Pay Bill payments and continues to disrupt the cross-border remittance industry with its focus on speed and convenience.
ITU confers awards recognizing leadership in sustainable development through ICTs
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has emphasized the vital role that information and communication technology (ICT) will play in meeting the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at a special award ceremony held at UN Headquarters, New York, where nine Heads of State/Heads of Government were officially recognised for their efforts to im-
prove access to ICT networks and services. The award was conferred by ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao at a Gala Dinner hosted by the Global Sustainability Foundation (GSF), which celebrated ITU’s role in ‘Connecting the World’. Speakers at the event heralded the catalytic role that ICTs play in the achievement of the SDGs.
The ICTs in Sustainable Development Award re-affirms ITU’s commitment to enabling development through ICTs. Recipients of the prestigious award included: Mr Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Tabaré Vázquez, President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand and Mr. Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu. “The leaders recognized at this event set the benchmark for improving access, affordability and application of ICTs to drive socio-economic development. “With the international community on the brink of agreeing a bold 2030 agenda, it is clear ICTs have a fundamental role to play in the achievement of the new Sustainable Development Goals. ITU will be doing every-
thing in its power to support our members – both government and private industry – in driving sustainable development through ICTs, and will work tirelessly to ensure the benefits of ICTs are available and accessible to all the world’s people ,” ITU’s Sec Gen, Zhao said . ICTs play a pivotal role in achieving the post-2015 development agenda, enabling access to key development tools. E-education platforms help poor and remote populations to access to education and digital literacy skills, opening the world of employment. Emergency telecommunications facilitate key communications for natural disasters, helping to effectively coordinate relief efforts. mHealth tools open access to medical care, both for doctors and patients, reducing costs for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases, and long-term and preventable illnesses. The awards were presented following a full day of events including the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s bi-annual meeting and the launch of an ITU 150th Anniversary exhibition which is housed in the Main Hall of the United Nations Headquarters.
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He said consumers would take advantage of a host of value added services (VAS) such as news, information and video on demand. To substantiate Mba’s statement on the benefit of consumer over video on demand, Ericsson’s latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV and Media Report, revealed that consumers were embracing video on-demand services like never before, with the current viewing rate, reaching 35 per cent. The report reveals a 71 per cent increase in watching video on smartphones since 2012, which, is nearly two thirds of teenagers’ total TV and video viewing time spent on a mobile device.
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.ng Domain brand, catalyst for economic development- Folayan Stories by Tony Nwakaegho As all patriotic Nigerians continue to reminiscence on the 55th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria, the President, Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), Mr. Sunday Folayan introspected on what the country has achieved and affirmed that though torturous, but the country continues to make steady progress towards National Development and Economic prosperity. Folayan said it is very crucial to identify the potentials of the .ng brand as one of the catalysts for Nigeria’s economic development. He said that the Executive Board of NiRA is committed to giving this critical National resource all the care and attention needed to nurture it into the essential flag of Nigeria in the cyberspace. “The Executive Board of NiRA met last week, and delib-
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erated on many strategies and plans being put together to promote the .ng brand, and bring it closer to the consciousness
of the people. In the course of the coming months, various programmes and projects will be initiated, targeted at the
Corporate Nigeria, the Money Deposit Banks, Businesses and Individuals. I hope to give you more details in the future editions of the eNewsletter. “As part of NiRA stakeholders’ engagement strategy was the NiRA Registrars Forum held on the 18th September 2015. It was a very interesting and interactive event, which had a number of registrars in attendance, physically and online. “Some Registrars participated online from within and outside Nigeria, and actively took part in the discussions, all geared towards creating further awareness for the .ng brand. “Issues such as creating an online payment platform for Registrars, assisting those NiRA Registrars who want to become ICANN Accredited Registrars, Stemming Cybercrime, Improvements in NiRA’s Registry operations, challenges of the new gTLDs, etc. were thoroughly discussed and solutions
proffered. “Notably we agreed on having an abuse@nira.org.ng email account whereby complaints can be lodged, when anyone perceives that a .ng domain name is being used for fraudulent or criminal acts. Such domain names with relevant details will then be forwarded by NiRA to law enforcement agencies such as the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos and the Nigerian Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) in the Office of the National Security Adviser,” Folayan added. He maintained that NiRA has a responsibility to ensure that it assures a safe, secure, reliable, resilient Internet for the good of all Nigerians. “We must ensure .ng is not being used to commit crimes or be associated with criminal activities. We must project positively and protect the .ng brand,” the NiRA President insisted.
27 Nigerian varsities go online to boost content, research & development Prof. Julius Okojie, executive secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), said so far 27 Nigerian universities had been connected to share high-speed 10 gigabit core and internet resources content to boost research findings in the nation’s higher institutions. Prof. Julius Okojie, who made this disclosure at the just held West African Research and Education Network (WACREN) workshop on Network Monitoring and Measurement, said the installation in the 27 federal universities, which is the first phase, had so far gulped $10 million (N2.4bn), while informing that N28 billion was still needed to cover all the universities.
“The focus is to enable online researches in universities and offer efficiencies of unified communications and consolidation of digital content in research and development in line with global demands,” he said. He noted that over a period of 30 years, Nigeria lost out in research findings in higher institutions because of lack of capacity from professors and academic doctors who travelled out as diasporans outside the country. “What we are trying to do is to ensure that we intervene through diverse means by ensuring we build capacity of our academics, build infrastructure on ICT to accommodate diverse
research methodologies such as video conferencing, teleconferencing, that would bring faster results for collaborative learning between educational institutions within and outside the country,” he said. He explained that the NUC in conjunction with the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities and with the support of the World Bankassisted Science and Technology Education, Post basic (stepB) project, established Nigerian Research and Education Network to facilitate Inter-institutional collaboration, share access to knowledge across national and international boundaries.
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SAP to use Africa Code Week to spread digital literacy to 20,000 youths
SAP has revealed the start of Africa Code Week, a continentwide initiative to spread digital literacy and simplify access to coding education for 20,000 youth. Africa Code Week is part of SAP’s effort to bridge this digital skills gap and drive sustainable growth in Africa which commenced from October 1-10, 2015, through which online sessions and hundreds of free coding workshops will be organized for children and youth aged 8 to 24 across 17 countries: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya,
Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda. “Digital literacy has the power to put millions of young Africans on the path to successful careers. Trained, tech-savvy graduates are needed to improve Africa’s position in the globally competitive knowledge economy. Everyone — from governments and educational institutions all the way to NGOs and corporations — has a role to play to spread digital literacy across Africa,” the Minister of Education and Vocational Training of the Kingdom of Morocco
Mr. Rachid Belmokhtar said. The company already invests in the SAP Skills for Africa program, which provides additional business and IT skills to recent university graduates. Africa Code Week reinforces that commitment to graduates while extending it to primary and secondary students, creating a full cycle of skills support for young people in Africa. Founded and orchestrated by SAP in partnership with Simplon.co, AMPION, the Galway Education Centre, the Cape Town Science Centre and the King Baudouin Foundation, Africa
Code Week is supported by a fastgrowing network of local governments, international and local educational organizations, NGOs and software companies across the continent. Google Inc. also joined Africa Code Week as a strategic partner to support local organisers of computer science and coding activities all over Africa. Africa has the fastest growing digital consumer market and the largest working-age population in the world. The World Economic Forum* expects the population of Africa to double to 1 billion CONTINUED ON PAGE TT 2
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Stories by Tony Nwakaegho The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put highspeed information and communication technology (ICT) network roll-out at the top of every country’s SDG strategy, according to members of the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development, which met in New York . This week’s adoption of the 17 SDGs sees the Commission enter a new phase, with 22 new members drawn from a range of sectors including the global technology industry, government ministers, leaders in education and healthcare, and two additional UN bodies who join existing Commissioners from ITU, UNDP, UNESCO, UN-ORHLLS, WIPO and the UN Foundation. Established in 2010, as a toplevel advocacy body promoting broadband as an accelerator of global development, the group is chaired by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helú, with ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova as co-Vice Chairs. “The UN Sustainable Development Goals will stimulate action over the next fifteen years in areas of critical importance for human-
ity and the planet. “All three pillars of sustainable development – economic development, social inclusion and environmental protection – need ICTs as key catalysts. That is why the Commission believes that ICTs, and particularly broadband, will be absolutely crucial for achieving the SDGs,” ITU SecretaryGeneral Houlin Zhao said. The Commission’s annual State of Broadband report, released earlier, reveals that household Internet access in developed countries is close to saturation, with more than 81.3% of households connected. But while the proportion of households in the developing world with Internet access has increased from 31.5% to over 34.1%, it remains well short of the Commission’s target of 40% by 2015. Household connectivity figures also mask strong disparities; in the 48 UN Least Developed Countries fewer than 7% of households have Internet access, while in sub-Saharan Africa only 1 in 9 households is connected. “To succeed, the new Agenda will draw on all accelerators of inclusion, all multipliers of poverty eradication and sustainability, and our message is that broadband, and new technologies, are a transformational force, to build inclusive knowledge societies. “This goes beyond mere advo-
cacy for networks and services. This is about opening new paths to create and share knowledge, about enhancing freedom of expression, about widening learning opportunities, especially for girls and women, about developing content that is relevant, local and multilingual – this message has never been so important,” UNESCO Director-general, Irina Bokova said. Speaking at the opening of the Commission session earlier, President Paul Kagame stressed the importance of putting technology at the heart of development. According to President Kagame, “Four billion people still have no Internet access. There is an urgent need to reverse this trend. Fewer than seven per cent of households in the Least Developed Countries are connected. This is a problem, of course, but it is also means there is a lot of room for growth. In Africa, we are determined to seize this opportunity. An example is the Smart Africa initiative, which encourages nations to invest more in infrastructure, innovation, and entrepreneurship.” President Kagame invited Commissioners to attend the Transform Africa Summit taking place in Kigali on 19-21 October, adding that the summit will be a time to forge the way forward towards further implementation of smart and sustainable ways to harness ICT for Africa’s development. This 12th meeting of the Commission also welcomed a number of special guests, including H.E. Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica; distinguished British filmmaker and activist Baroness Beeban Kidron; and Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. “The proposed set of 17 SDGs provides a clear and solid framework for human development. Broadband represents a powerful way to accelerate progress towards their attainment. We need to look at innovative crosssectoral strategies that can leverage the power of high-speed networks to improve education, healthcare and the delivery of basic social services to everyone, and especially the poorest in the world who need them most,” Broadband Commissioner Dr Carlos M. Jarque, who also represented Co-Chair Carlos Slim said at the meeting.
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by 2050, exceeding that of China and India. The potential problems triggered by this boom in working-age youth is compounded by a lack of educational opportunities, technology training in particular. At the same time, African companies are scrambling to fill positions with employees who possess the right digital skills. Only one percent of African children leave school with basic coding skills. In preparation for Africa Code Week, SAP has deployed its own IT experts as volunteers to train adults, parents, teachers and government staff, giving them the tools they need to bring coding knowledge to children and youth. To-date, they have already trained 1,500 educators. Workshops for the 8-11 and 12-17 age groups are based on Scratch, the famous system developed by the MIT Media Lab to simplify the
‘20,000 youths to benefit from SAP digital literacy’ face of coding for the young generation. Provided free of charge, Scratch makes coding accessible to anyone and is being used by millions of kids and teens around the world to create and share interactive stories, animations and games. Via the openSAP platform, SAP also offers free massive open online courses (MOOCs) for those who cannot attend Africa Code Week events or who want to take their Scratch programming experience to the next level. Local organisers will be able to setup computer science clubs in schools and introduce students aged 9-14 to computer science using the free and easy-to-use Google CS First enrichment materials.
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ICANN approves waiver for registrar’s insurance The Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said it has approved a waiver for the registrar’s insurance requirement in the accreditation process of the global domain names. The industry analysts has canvassed that it has become an unnecessary barrier to registrar accreditation globally and likely to bring about reduction in cost of doing business in the domain name industry. However, It will be recalled that since 1999, the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) has required that registrars maintain Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policies with policy limits of at least US$ 500,000, while in some countries it varies but not less than $200 on average. The board decision is coming on the heels of an 18-month research, analysis and community consultation, to determine that this type of insurance may not serve its intended purpose of protecting registrants, and, in fact, may have inhibited the ability of prospective registrars to be-
come accredited in some regions. It was based on this that ICANN’s board resolved on 28 September 2015 that ICANN waives this requirement in all RAAs, effective immediately. ICANN also remarked that CGL insurance policies, for instance, generally only cover certain incidents that occur on a company’s premises, as qualifying events may include a customer that is injured in an accident on the premises or an incident that occurs due to an employee’s actions. While this coverage is useful for these types of incidents, it would not cover registrars’ potentially wrongful acts, such as failure to renew a domain name. ICANN said that another factor considered include the availability and cost of CGL insurance globally. “While it is common and readily available in some regions, it is more difficult to find—if available at all—and significantly more expensive in many other regions, including parts of South America and Africa,” ICANN stated in blog post.
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ohn Gosden’s Epsom Derby, Coral-Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes winner benefited from a brilliantly-judged ride from Frankie Dettori to claim a momentous victory in the Longchamp showpiece and while he will not be kept in training as a four-year-old, a trip to Kentucky at the end of the month remains a distinct possibility. Oppenheimer, who celebrated Golden Horn’s latest triumph with connections of the placed horses in Paris on Sunday evening, will wait to
see how his pride and joy recovers from his exertions before committing to a trip across the Atlantic, but revealed the early signs were positive on Sunday afternoon. Oppenheimer said: “We had a very nice dinner with Prince Khalid’s (Abdullah) representatives - they obviously had the second and third (Flintshire and New Bay) - and it was a wonderful evening. “I’m so pleased for John, winning his first Arc. He has put so much effort into this horse.
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econd seed Kei Nishikori survived a scare before advancing past Borna Coric in the first round of the ATP Rakuten Japan Open on Monday. The 18-year-old Croatian cruised through the first set, but the home favourite and two-time champion reeled off five straight games from 3-1 up in the second to take a stranglehold on proceedings. Nishikori, who is aiming to secure one of the four remaining places at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, went on to win 2-6 6-1 6-2, much to the delight of the vast majority of the 10,000 spectators at Tokyo’s Ariake Colosseum. He will next face American Sam Querrey, who saw off Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (7/5) 6-4. Nishikori was joined in round two by compatriot Tatsuma Ito, who posted a three-set triumph in the all-Japanese encounter with Yoshihito Nishioka.
hilippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said Monday he plans to run for a post in the influential Philippine Senate despite a lackluster stint as a congressman. The star announced he will run as a candidate for the 24-seat upper chamber in May 2016, to mixed reactions from fans. “Yes, I’m going to run for (a) Senate post this coming 2016 election. But as to which party, that’s still to be
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Tatsuma registered a 3-6 6-0 7-5 victory and will take on either top seed Stan Wawrinka or Radek Stepanek in the second round. Also on Monday, Czech Jiri Vesely was a 6-4 6-4 winner against Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama.
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cIlroy has won three times so far this year, but also hit the headlines in March for throwing his three iron into a lake at Doral during the WGC-Cadillac Championship. The PGA Tour does not reveal how much players are fined for such incidents, but McIlroy said: “The fine was reduced from $25,000 to $5,000 because I said I was sorry on the TV interview afterwards.” McIlroy admitted he was surprised by some of the statistics surrounding his travel, competition and training regimes, which were produced by the team at Santander Spendlytics, who have developed an iOS app which tells customers how much they spend on their debit and credit cards, and where they spend it. “When you are in the middle of it you don’t realise because it’s what you do, and then you step back and get presented with numbers and you’re like ‘wow,”’ added McIlroy. “It’s an interesting look at how I spend my most precious commodity, my time. They’re comparing it with the money people are spending, but
determined,” said the fighter. The boxer popularly known as “Pac-Man”, said President Benigno Aquino’s ruling Liberal Party had been courting him but added that he is also close to the leaders of rival parties. Pacquiao, 36, used his athletic renown to be elected as congressman of an impoverished district in the southern Philippines in 2010, despite his punishing training schedule and a foray as playing coach in the country’s competitive basketball league.
He has won eight world championships in different weight divisions but lost the richest fight in boxing history in a unanimous decision to his American rival Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in May. While still retaining his popularity among sports fans, Pacquiao has been harshly criticized for his performance in the House of Representatives where he has been listed among the legislators with the most absences.
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it’s the same thing. You don’t realise it until you see it and it’s really useful for me in managing my time a bit better.” Despite suffering an ankle
ligament injury which prevented him defending his Open Championship title at St Andrews, McIlroy had just 18 full days off in 2015 and spent 287 nights away from home.
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ake agents and false promises trap budding footballers who seek overseas contracts to make a name for themselves. Saeed Osumar’s passion brought him from Ghana to Moscow after someone posing as a football agent five years ago had asked him for $2,000 to secure a contract with a Russian club. The amount was four times the annual minimum wage in Ghana. Osumar made his own way to Moscow, eyeing the greener pastures that apparently awaited him. Once he got there, the ‘agent’ disappeared. And so did the money. Tales like Osumar’s are not uncommon. According to an estimate by Foot Solidaire, a Paris-based charity working to increase the protection of young footballers globally, up to 15,000 young African footballers are taken abroad annually under false hopes – over a third of them head to Europe. ‘Stay patient and focused’ Twenty-six-year-old Nigerian footballer Stephen Sunday has developed an international career in Europe after a remarkable twist of fate. At 15, he was left stranded in Paris after a man who had promised him an overseas contract disappeared. After spending two months alone in France, he managed to move to Madrid, where some fellow Nigerian footballers helped him secure his first contract. He now plays in the Bulgarian top tier with CSKA Sofia. “My advice to young players would be to take one step at the time, to stay focused and not allow any agent to distract them from what they are doing,” he said. “One needs to give an agent two years [before trusting him]. If he really cares about you and wants the best for you and your career, he will stick with you and press clubs until he finds the right one.”
Many end up stranded in Europe, Asia, North America or the Middle East as they cannot afford to return or are too ashamed to do so. New rules Under the new Fifa rules - finalised in in 2009 and coming into effect on April 1, 2015 - contract negotiations between players and clubs are no longer facilitated by licensed football agents, but by ‘intermediaries’. Football agents were required to take exams run by their country’s football association before obtaining a license. The intermediaries are now asked to register by self-certifying they have an ‘impeccable reputation’ and no conflict of interest. A Fifa spokesperson said that the reform was conceived precisely to curb the ‘unacceptable practices’ that had arisen in the business. Players and clubs are now required to disclose to their football association the full details of each transaction an intermediary is involved in. “The new system should be more transparent, effective and simple to administer and implement, resulting in better and more efficient enforcement at national level,” the spokesperson said. Increased risk? Only up to 30% of international transfers used to be concluded through licensed agents when the reform was drafted, according to Fifa. But Foot Solidaire is concerned that scrapping of the licensing system will increase the risk of frauds and abuse. “It’s a catastrophic reform for the protection of players, particularly young ones, and especially in Africa,” Foot Solidaire founder Jean-Claude Mbvoumin said. This is because the new rules remove the independent vetting and scrutiny of those coming into contact with young footballers. Similar concerns have been raised by
Jake Marsh, head of training and youth protection, sport integrity, at the Dohabased International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). “[The reform] opens players up to more forms of exploitation,” Marsh said. “We could potentially see more trafficking and it will become harder to investigate.” Marsh argues that football, and sports in general, should adopt more businesslike practices. “I don’t know of many other industries where intermediaries can self-certify their good character, where a broker isn’t properly vetted, regulated or has professional standards.” The Fifa spokesperson, though, stressed that the new regulations only set minimum criteria. Football associations can introduce any additional requirements they deem necessary to allow intermediaries to operate. The English FA, for example, has established that individuals representing minors need to provide a criminal record check from an official body to obtain specific authorisation. An ‘organised scam’ But many football associations will just comply with that minimum criteria, according to Marsh who added that criminal activity in sports has become increasingly sophisticated, which deepened the need for more scrutiny and guidelines. Academy and young players often publish their videos and provide contact details on social media in order to be noticed by scouts. And that is where fake agents often approach them. The criminals then offer the possibility of participating in trials.
“It is an organised scam but for a young talented player, the offer could look totally credible,” added Marsh. Agent Eby Emenike, who works in the UK, Nigeria and Ghana through her agency TBD Sports Management, has seen how convincing the tricks devised by rogue operators are. She has run workshops raising awareness among young players. “I have seen documentation [sent by fraudsters], for example letter-headed documents that are identical to the clubs’ logos,” she said. “The information on there is as it would be if it was a real letter.” Fake agents usually manage to extort sums between $300 and $3,000 for processing paperwork, paying for travel expenses, passports and visas, according to Emenike. Young footballers eager to leave Africa are also inclined to try their luck if they are given a chance, no matter how small, to realise their dream. I don’t know of many other industries where intermediaries can self-certify their good character, where a broker isn’t properly vetted, regulated or has professional standards Jake Marsh, ICSS Osumar did not question whether the agent he dealt with could secure him a place in a Russian club. He was 20 at the time. “I have now realised he probably wasn’t a proper agent. But I never checked. I never thought about doing some research, the only thing I thought was I was getting out of Africa.” He was able to return home and is
now training with a first-division club. But he is still committed to finding a way to leave, arguing that talent alone was not key to securing a major foreign contract. “People outside think football here in Africa is played on merit. In reality, it’s about who you know and can bribe. All the youth wants to travel abroad to play football. And that’s the reason the fake agents take advantage of.” Cracking down Fifa is committed to tackling this issue, according to its spokesperson, and protecting minors was a ‘constant priority’. For example, the new regulations prohibit the compensation of intermediaries involving players under the age of 18. Since 2009, Fifa has also mandated that a dedicated sub-committee approves all international transfers or registrations of minor footballers. Foot Solidaire’s Mbvoumin has urged Fifa to do more to raise awareness among youngsters in Africa, as he believes this is the main solution to eradicate the problem of fake agents. The charity is planning to establish an international information centre, hoping it could help educate players on market dynamics, regulations and rogue agents in a better way. “It’s very important to be on the field, to work with the kids on the ground. We need to train academies’ coaches and to explain to the families how football works internationally. “We need concrete action.” Ïd ƑƏƅƆë Ƌ C ƖƆƆƏ