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Arms procurement deals:

How ex-military chiefs stole over $15bn-TI

Ï Report misleading, false, unfounded, says DHQ Lateef Ibrahim and Andrew Orolua Abuja

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a damning report that reveals mind boggling diversion of public funds, a new report by the Transparency International Defence and Security (TIDS), a

non-governmental organisation, has revealed how former military chiefs in Nigeria stole as much as $15 billion through fraudulent arms procurement deals.

But reacting, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) described the Continued on page 5

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Ï Says he has no regrets that Wike is governor of Rivers State Ï Commends him for opening up Rivers through projects, showing commitment to infrastructural dev. Ï ‘It doesn’t matter the blackmail against Jonathan, we will continue to back him, says Gov Ï ‘After two years of APC, Nigerians have seen the difference between good governance and false promises’

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The immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, declared in Port Harcourt, on Continued on page 5

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Senior Pastor, House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin (l) receiving his Life Impact Award from Mr. Sam Amuka, publisher of Vanguard Newspaper at the recently concluded Daily Times of Nigeria Times Heroes Awards in Abuja

Senate probes alleged lopsided recruitment in DSS Ï Orders Lottery Commission DG to vacate office

Olufemi Samuel and Chris Emetoh, Abuja

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Senate on Thursday endorsed the move by its committee on Federal Character to carry out thorough investigation on the alleged lopsided recruitment recently carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Also, the Upper Legislative chamber has ordered the Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, to vacate his office immediately for assuming office without the required confirmation by it as stipulated by the constitution.

Chairman of the Senate Com-

mittee on Federal Character, Senator Tijjani Abubakar Kaura (APC Zamfara North), had during Senate plenary on Thursday declared that his committee based on petitions received from concerned Nigerians on recent recruitment carried out by DSS, resolved to probe the exercise Continued on page 12

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Wike’s giant strides justify his election –GEJ Continued from page 1 Thursday, that the excellent performance of the Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has justified the support he received from all political stakeholders for his election in the 2015 general election.

Speaking during the commissioning of the Second Nkpogu Bridge as part of the second year anniversary of the Wike administration, Jonathan said that Wike has performed wonderfully well.

The former president said: “I have no regrets that Governor Wike is the governor of Rivers State. I am happy that the governor has opened up Rivers

State through projects. Wike has shown so much commitment to infrastructural development. The whole of Rivers State is now a construction yard.”

He pointed out that the appreciation for the excellent performance of Wike went beyond party lines, recalling that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo after visiting the state recently, also stated that the governor was delivering on projects.

While appreciating the people of Rivers State for the support they gave him throughout his eight years involvement in national politics, Jonathan expressed happiness for the invita-

tion to commission the important Second Nkpogu Bridge.

Speaking at the occasion, Governor Wike said that after two years of APC, Nigerians have “seen the difference between good governance and false promises.”

Governor Wike explained that the decision was taken for former President Goodluck Jonathan to commission the second Nkpogu Bridge as a clear message to the nation that he would be not abandoned.

He said: “We are not politicians that when anything is wrong, they sing different song. Rivers State is a different place. When we believe in you, we believe in you.

We are different from other Niger Delta states. We can say it with all authority.

“We cannot come out in the public and begin to castigate our own.

Those who do that should have a rethink. For us, it doesn’t matter the blackmail against Jonathan, we will continue to back him”, he said.

Continuing, he stated: “Those who think that they have promises from those who think they own Nigeria should be careful. They will use you and dump you at the appropriate time.”

The governor assured the former President of the continued unwavering support of Rivers

people, saying that he would never be abandoned.

In his own speech, Chairman of Monier Construction Company, Senator John Mbata, said the company constructed the two bridges which had linked Nkpogu to the business districts of the state capital.

Also speaking was the state Commissioner for Works, Mr. Bathuel Harrison, who said that the Second Nkpogu Bridge would resolve the traffic challenge in the area.

Recall that Governor Wike, after assuming office, constructed the first and second Nkpogu Bridges to link different parts of the state capital.

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Elumelu, African leaders commend AFC on world class governance standards

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Africa Plc, Tony O. Elumelu, has hailed the African Finance Corporation (AFC) on its various initiatives and contributions targeted towards supporting African economies in the last few years, noting that these initiatives have gone a long way in fostering growth and diversity on the continent.

Elumelu, who gave this commendation during the AFC’s 10th Anniversary celebrations of the corporation in Abuja, on Monday, was also full of praises for the corporate governance culture exhibited and practiced by the AFC, adding that its impact has been felt not only in Africa, but by the world over.

The UBA Group chairman, who was honoured and recognised at the event as a long serving board member of the AFC, said: “As a pioneer chairman of Risk and governance at the AFC, I interacted closely with management and the AFC has world class leadership and management. “We have seen

great seeds planted. This is indeed an African institution domiciled in Nigeria with world class standards,” he said, as he referred to the Triple A rating of the AFC. Having served on the board of AFC for 9 years, he shared his vision and hopes for the corporation in the next 10 years as he sat on a panel titled, ‘The foundation for growth’, alongside the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Professor Chuwuma Soludo.

“The commodity crisis has demonstrated that we need to attract more capital to Africa and I would like to see the AFC mobilising much needed capital to the continent as we engage with our political leaders to create the enabling environment for growth and development,” Elumelu said.

Acting President, Pro. Yemi Osinbajo, who had earlier opened the AFC’s summit on Infrastructure revolution, commended Obasanjo, for his clear vision in

conceiving the idea of an African Development Finance Institution that would be birthed on the continent, saying: “The idea of developing a wholly African Finance Institution that was the will of African leaders, nations and institutions, seemed far - fetched a decade ago”.

He expressed pride that Africa was on the right path, adding “this coming decade is Africa’s time’ and ‘the world would be seeing real development on the continent in the next few years.

Other African leaders who were in attendance at the summit include the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele; Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta; Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Uganda’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hon Kasija Matia; Gambian Minister of Trade, Isatou Touray; Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili and many others.

report as misleading, false and unfounded, adding that the report is an attempt to discourage foreign support for the military and weaken the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents.

The TIDS report, which was made available to newsmen on Thursday, further revealed that corrupt officials over the years exploited the excessive secrecy of the country’s defence budget to rip off the nation.

The report, which TIDS prepared in partnership with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has the title “Weaponising Transparency: Defence Procurement Reform as a Counterterrorism Strategy in Nigeria”.

The report pointedly declared that corruption in the defence sector constitutes a major threat to Nigeria’s internal security and political stability, stressing that it has equally weakened Nigerian counterterrorism capacity whilst strengthening Boko Haram.

But the report acknowledged the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to tackle corruption in the country’s defence sector.

TIDS, in the report, warned sternly, that only a holistic reform agenda can deliver the deep, systemic changes and improvements in transparency and accountability needed to prevent the next US $15 billion quietly leaving Nigeria through the back door.

According to the report, “Since coming to power in May 2015, President Buhari has taken some bold action in tackling defence sector corruption. Central to his approach have been two ad hoc, temporary audit committees: one investigating spending by the Office of the National Security Adviser and one investigating defence arms and equipment procurement.

“Taking on the defence establishment was a significant move: the evidence uncovered by these probes revealed that several of the country’s former military chiefs, using dozens of companies, together stole as much as US $15 billion”, it said.

The report repeatedly mentioned former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki’s case as an example of how the country’s defence sector leaves room for exploitation.

The former National Security Adviser (NSA), under the regime of the immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, is presently standing trial for allegedly mismanaging funds meant for the procurement of weapons to prosecute the war against Boko Haram.

According to the report by TIDS, “With oil prices at a record low, defence has provided new and lucrative opportunities for the country’s corrupt kleptocrats.

“Former military chiefs have stolen as much as US $15 billion – a sum equivalent to half of Nigeria’s foreign currency reserves – through fraudulent arms procurement deals,” it said.

Continuing, the report said: “Only a holistic reform agenda can deliver the deep, systemic changes and improvements in transparency and accountability needed to prevent the next US $15 billion quietly leaving Nigeria through the back door.

The report thus recommended a unified anti-corruption strategy for the defence sector, the extension of public access to defence and security information, and the monitoring of confidential procurements as some of the ways of tackling the problem.

Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters said Thursday that corruption allegation levelled against military officials by Transparency International is an attempt to discourage foreign support for the military and weaken the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents.

Major General John Enenche, the Director of Information, Defence Headquarters (DHQ), disclosed this while reacting to the statement by Transparency International that military corruption is weakening Nigeria’s efforts to battle the Islamist insurgency of Boko Haram.

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News 12 ÏÏÏ Nigeria is to launch Africa’s

first nanosatellite (an artificial satellite with a wet mass between one and 10 kg 2.2–22 lb) into the orbit, before the end of May. Director-General of National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Prof. Seidu Mohammed, disclosed this to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Thursday, adding that the launch would be in conjunction with Japan, Ghana, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Nanosatellite is applied to an artificial satellite with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kg.

“We are happy to announce the fact that the Project Manager of these five countries is a Nigerian who used this as his PhD work.

“So within the window of 23rd to 27th of May, the nanosatellite along with four other countries would be launched from the launch base in Miami, Florida.

“It once again demystifies hightech; the fact that our engineers and scientists designed and built this, give them further confidence, that is one.

“Two, the fact that we built Nigerian Sat-X and we built this one is consolidating our know-how technology transfer already acquired by Nigerians from most of these studies embarked upon by the agency.

“And in addition to that, is a scientific work; we need to understand our environment better because of space investment already made by Nigeria and some other countries.”

According to him, Nigerian satellites are also contributing to image intelligence that is doing the analysis of problems towards solving them.

He added that the satellites were helpful to addressing some of the security challenges in the country.

“We are doing our best. We did our best in the past and we would continue to help the security agencies along this line,” he said.

According to him, the latest sat-

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Nigeria to launch Africa’s 1st nanosatellite before May 31 ellite to be launched is another feat achieved by the Nigerian engineers.

Mohammed said: “Nigeria, along with other four countries – Japan, Ghana, Bangladesh and Nepal – in the last one year, came together to work in a constellation to build about five nanosatellites.

“You may ask ‘what are these nanosatellites for?’ It’s a scientific satellite that is to study environmental parameters.

“They would help in most of these environmental issues to study them – environmental characterization.

“In addition to that, they would also be carrying camera that would acquire some form of data.

“And what we have also demonstrated by this is the fact that Nigerian engineers and scientists earlier built Nigerian Sat-X using the laboratory in Missouri.

“They’ve gone ahead again to build nanosatellite in the laboratory in Kyushu University in Japan and all these are parts of efforts to sustain technology already transferred to Nigerian scientists and engineers”.

The NASRDA chief said in addition to the feat achieved by the Nigerian engineers, there was the need to encourage the youth to take career in space science and technology.

“Those nanosatellites, each time they are within the Nigerian territory, would be singing National Anthem.

“So those who carry UHF radio would be able to receive it and all these are part of Nigeria’s efforts,” he said.

The space chief also declared that Nigeria would be a space power by 2030, sending an astro-

naut into space from Nigerianowned launch facility on Nigeria’s soil.

According to him, the engineers that design and launch Nigerian satellites are at the Centre for Satellite Technology Development at NASRDA. “There is a ‘Roadmap for Development of Space Science and Technology’ ending in 2030.

“We hope by 2030, facilities for launch would have been provided in Nigeria so that by that year, we would have launched satellite from Nigeria into space.”

He expressed optimism that with the current efforts of the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the plan would be actualized.

“We would be able to complete our Assembling, Integration, Testing and Design before 2018, and by 2022, most of these efforts would begin to crystallize.

“The large-scale commercialization of space equipment would be possible in our country, and by 2030, we believe that there would be a launching facility from our country.

“We believe before 2030, there will be need for Nigeria to be an international space station,” the NASRDA chief said.

He commended the team of engineers scientists at NASRDA, saying efforts are ongoing to ensure that by 2018, the first satellite would roll out of the agency’s facility.

According to him, NASRDA remains the number one space agency in Africa, adding it has so far launched five satellites – three earth observation satellites and two communication satellites.

NAN reports that NASRDA since inception in 2001 had launched five satellites.

The first satellite, NigeriaSat-I, an international disaster monitoring constellation satellite, built by a UK-based satellite technology company, Surrey Space Technology Limited, was launched in 2003.

NigComSat-I, the second Nigerian satellite was ordered and built in China in 2004; it was Africa’s first communication satellite, launched on May 13, 2007.

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Senate probes alleged lopsided recruitment in DSS Continued from page 1 considered to be highly lopsided in favour of a particular state and section of the country.

Senator Kaura, who rose through order 43 of the Senate Standing Rules to intimate the Senate of the move, said probing the alleged lopsided recruitment by the DSS and taking needed steps thereafter, would go a long way in restoring the confidence of Nigerians on the principles of federal character required for such exercise on the basis of equity, justice and fairness.

Accordingly, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in his response to Kaura’s submission, gave the Senate Committee on Federal

Character the go ahead with the probe and update the Senate with its findings.

“Your committee should please go ahead with the planned investigation on the alleged lopsided recruitment in DSS to right whatever wrongs that must have been committed in the general interest of all Nigerians”, he said.

Reports from the alleged lopsided recruitment exercise carried out by DSS last month revealed wide disparity in state by state allocation of the 479 newly commissioned cadet officers.

While the Director-General of the agency, Lawal Daura, ensured that at least five cadets were recruited from each state of the federation and the FCT, the scale was

heavily tipped in favour of some states in the north, regarding other extraneous considerations.

Specifically, only the minimum of five cadets stipulated per state finally entered the Service from Akwa Ibom, while a whopping 51 found their way in from Katsina State, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director-General of the SSS, Mr. Lawal Daura.

Furthermore, the two most populous states in Nigeria, Kano and Lagos, were given 25 and seven, respectively, indicating that the recruitment was not based on the population of states.

A breakdown of the newly commissioned cadet officers on geopolitical basis revealed that 165 are

from the North-west, roughly four times as many as those who were picked from the South-south (42).

The figures for the other zones are: North-east 100, North-central 66, South-west 57 and South-east 44.

This means that while 331 of the newly commissioned officers are from the 19 northern states and the FCT, less than half of the total intakes were from states in the southern part of Nigeria.

Also on Thursday, the Senate ordered the Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila to vacate his office immediately for assuming office without the required confirmation by it as stipulated by the con-

stitution.

The upper legislative chamber said Gbajabiamila must henceforth not been seen within the vicinity of NLRC, let alone performing the duties of the director general of the commission.

This was sequel to the outcome of an investigation and confirmation that he has actually assumed office without being screened and confirmed by the legislature.

The Senate had on Wednesday directed its Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, to investigate the alleged assumption of duties by Gbajabiamila in office following his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, but without confirmation in line with the law establishing the NLRC.

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Alarming number of out-of-school children

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ecently, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) lamented the fate of more than 1.5 million children forced out of school by Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria.

According to UNICEF, the number of children missing their education due to the insurgency adds to the estimated 12 million children of primary school age already out of school in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, before the onset of the crisis.

The agency noted that across Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, more than 2,000 schools remain closed for more than two years, while hundreds have been attacked, looted or set on fire, even as insecurity, fear of violence and attacks are preventing many teachers from resuming classes and discouraging parents from sending their children back to school. So far, more than 600 teachers have lost their lives in Nigeria alone since the Boko Haram insurgency started.

This is a shocking revelation, especially as they affect the lives and future of children. Before now, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) estimated that more than 10.5million of the country’s children are out of school, thereby ranking Nigeria high among nations where a large population of school children is not in the classrooms.

In fact, the number of out-ofschool children would be much higher when both dropouts, who are unable to complete school and others who because of other challenges and disadvantages have been shut out of the school system, are added up.

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must come up with answer to the problem of out -of -school children, if only to save their future and that of the country. While these children are not to blame for their plight, it behooves on the authorities to find alternative schools in other safe areas to enable them continue their education.

Incidentally, most schools in the northeast have been converted into temporary shelters for those displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency. Unfortunately, nothing is being done to ameliorate the situation, as the children are left to roam the streets and beg for alms. We are not only concerned at the lack of progress in relocating these children, the fear is that if nothing is done, there is every possibility they may end up joining the already alarming number of Almajiris in that part of the country. It would amount to a monumental tragedy if the future of these children were mortgaged on the altar of expediency and buck passing.

There is no gainsaying the fact that education is the right of every child in Nigeria. The society should therefore provide education to out- of- school children, to enable them to have a better life as well as ensure that our society breeds productive and positive citizens instead of destructive and negative elements. Advocates posit that education is the No. 1 guarantor of income, wealth, status and security, even as it also comes with the reduced risk of infant mortality, contracting HIV and being forced into child marriage. That is why the recent budget of N369.6 -13824 by President Muhammadu Buhari for education and commitment to train 500,000 teachers is welcome. We hope the allocation would help address the issue of out- of -school children.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Goodluck Jonathan

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“Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian”.

“If you must make a difference in life, then change your mind set”.

“Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.”

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Fear grips int’l market as Nigeria’s crude oil production increases

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ÏÏÏ Nigeria’s crude oil production is beginning to explode following ceasefire by Niger Delta militants, causing a major headache for the market, and also threatening OPEC’s cut deal.

The Daily Times gathered that rising oil production in Nigeria and Libya, is raising concerns about the Organisation of Petro-

leum Exporting Countries, OPEC’s ability to boost crude prices, despite influx of crude oil from U. S shale producers also contributing to the glut.

Nigeria and Libya were exempt from the cartel’s deal to remove 1.2 million barrels a day from the oil market in the first six months of this year. But with OPEC planning to extend the agreement at least through the rest of 2017,

world market fear that the conflicts that sidelined Libya and Nigeria from the crude cut and supplies are easing.

Libya’s output rose above 800,000 barrels a day for the first time since 2014, when a second civil war broke out, the country’s National Oil Corporation reported last week.

Meanwhile, Nigeria is restoring major infrastructure damaged in militant

attacks that nearly halved its output last year.

According to Goldman Sachs, rising Libyan and Nigerian production is one factor that is capping oil price gains, even as top producers, Saudi Arabia and Russia, push to extend OPEC’s output cuts into 2018.

“While we remain cautious on factoring in such a recovery in production given the ongoing local tensions, these combined vol-

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NNPC at final stage of signing $6bn oil-for-product swaps

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Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is in the final stage of signing $6 billion worth of deals to exchange more than 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil for imported gasoline and diesel, sources with direct knowledge of the process told Reuters.

The contracts, which come three months later than expected, include three more pairs of companies than last year, reflecting Nigeria’s increased reliance on NNPC for fuel imports.

A lack of local refining capacity means Nigeria is reliant on imported gasoline, kerosene and other petroleum products, and the oil price crash and mili-

tant attacks on Nigeria’s oil industry have starved independents of dollars for fuel imports.

At least four of the 10 groups have signed contracts, set to begin from July 1, with the rest expected to do so by today (Friday), the sources said.

The NNPC, which is due to approve them by the end of the week, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The fuel quality in the final agreements was not immediately clear, but July 1 is the same deadline Nigeria set for switching over to higher quality, lower-sulphur fuels that create less toxic fumes.

Sulphur levels were a major sticking point in the negotiations. The Ministry

of Environment and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the body responsible for setting requirements for imported goods, promised a switch to 150 ppm gasoline and 50 ppm diesel.

Some sources said the new standards would be applied. Others reported that three different gasoline specifications - 1,500 ppm, 500 ppm and 150 ppm - would all be included in the contracts, giving NNPC options on which to import.

This year’s deal includes international trading houses, not just oil refineries.

The 2016 contracts included only companies with refineries in an effort to cut out middlemen.

The latest list contains several companies from

2016, including Varo Energy, Societe Ivorienne de Raffinage (SIR), Total and Cepsa. Italy’s ENI and India’s Essar, which won 2016 contracts, are absent from this year’s list, while Socar and Mercuria are new additions.

The contracts were initially planned to begin in April but last year’s swap deals were extended at least twice in order to give NNPC more time to negotiate.

NNPC had previously said this year’s contracts would exchange up to 800,000 bpd of crude oil, though at some 40 percent of peak exports that target was seen by markets as unlikely.

NNPC has been forced to ramp up its own fuel imports to around 80 percent of Nigeria’s consumption,

umes could largely offset the benefit of the extended cuts,” the bank said in a research note.

The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based energy advisor, issued a similar warning on Tuesday, saying “any significant increase” in Libya and Nigeria production “clearly offsets cutbacks by other OPEC and non-OPEC countries.”

The outlook for Libyan supply improved this month after the leader of the country’s internationally recognised government and a rival commander whose forces control the country’s northeast met to sketch out a power-sharing agreement.

In a positive sign, Egypt appears to have pushed its ally General Khalifa Haftar to meet with UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj. This shows Cairo is committed to promoting stability next door, even if a resolution forces Haftar to make concessions, the Eurasia Group said in a briefing.

But the Risk consultancy believes it will be difficult to secure a lasting peace deal in the next six months. A bitter dispute over Haftar’s role in Libya’s political future is one obstacle. Progress is also being hampered by a disjointed diplomatic push by international players and disputes within the United Nations’ Libya mission, the Eurasia Group said.

As a result, the firm projects oil exports will fluctuate between 500,000 and

700,000 barrels a day for the remainder of 2017. While Haftar’s firm grip over oil supplies in Libya’s eastern region will limit the risk that output will plummet, funding problems and a shortage of foreign workers at the National Oil Corporation will cap production gains, the Eurasia Group concluded.

RBC Capital Markets believes geopolitical risks remain high in Libya, in part because the Islamic State considers it a fallback option as the militant group loses ground in its Syrian and Iraqi strongholds. The CIA said last year that ISIS has 6,000 to 8,000 fighters in Libya.

In Nigeria, a wave of attacks on oil infrastructure claimed by the Niger Delta Avengers have ceased, allowing major pipelines to begin pumping crude again.

The peace that has taken hold is fragile though, warned Manji Cheto, senior vice president covering West Africa at risk advisory, Teneo Intelligence.

It rests largely on negotiations between elders in the oil-rich southern delta and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The militants, who demanded a larger share of the nation’s oil wealth for Deltans, now feel they have a voice in Abuja, Cheto said.

Simultaneously, the nonmilitary approach used by Osinbajo, which includes promises of development money, has undercut the case for militancy.

Arms procurement deals: How ex-military chiefs stole over $15bn-TI Continued from page 5 port was “suspicious coming at the peak of successes being recorded against the Boko Haram insurgency.”

Transparency International had in a statement on Thursday stated that “corrupt military officials have been able to benefit from the conflict through the creation of fake defense contracts, the proceeds of which are often laundered abroad in the UK, U.S. and elsewhere.”

But General Enenche said “the sweeping and inciting corruption allegation against the military officials is false.”

He said that the present leadership of the Armed

Forces of Nigeria has done a lot to train, boost troops’ morale and procure vital equipment through due processes, for the North East operations against Boko Haram in particular and other operations.

“The Defence Headquarters, Army, Navy and Air Force Headquarters have established procurement branches that are guided by the rules and regulations of the Bureau for public Procurement,” Eneche said.

He said that Ministry of Defence deals directly with states and governments on defence equipment procurement without using contractors or vendors.

General Enenche said the military authority is

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members against alternative platform The factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Segun Adewale (Aeroland) has called on party members to cast their differences aside and unite to give the party a strong showing in the July 22 council poll.

Adewale, who is aligned to the Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff national leadership, made the call on Thursday while addressing a crowd of party supporters at the party secretariat in Ikeja.

He urged aggrieved members of the party planning to contest the council poll in the state on an alternative platform to drop the idea as it would not bring success.

According to him, it will not be in the interest of the PDP or members, if the party performs woefully in the election just because of infighting.

The chairman emphasised that peace was the only option for the party to do well in the elections, urging members to aim for the success of the party, rather than pursue personal interests.

“I want to urge all our members, those in our faction and in the other camp, to come together and join me to ensure that we do well at the polls.

“Based on the Appeal Court Judgement affirming the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff camp as the authentic national chairman of the party, I, as a member of the Sheriff camp, am the authentic Chairman of the party.

“Even at that, we still want the other camp to join forces with us so that the party can do well at the election.

“For those of our disagreeing members planning to contest the election on alternative platforms, that is not the way to go for you will fail.

“The best for us is to come together and at least do well in the forthcoming election,” he said.

Adewale said it was regrettable that

overtures his faction made to the Moshood Salvador faction to bring peace to the party in the state, were not appreciated.

He, however, said the door of peace was still open and urged the Salvador camp to embrace the peace offers of his faction for reconciliation.

Adewale said his faction had postponed its primary earlier scheduled for Friday till Tuesday to allow more time for reconciliation in the party.

The chairman said that the police invaded the party secretariat early Friday and forced people out to enforce an eviction order over rent issues.

He said the eviction directive was given by a prominent member of the Salvador camp who claimed he had bought

Ogun LCDAs not created for political reasons–Speaker The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Suraj Adekunbi, on Thursday said the creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) by the Ibikunle Amosun administration was not done for political reasons.

Adekunbi said this while declaring open a one-day interactive session for chairmen of local governments and LCDAs, Secretaries to Local Governments and Heads of Local Government Administration in Abeokuta.

He said the idea behind the creation of additional administrative units at the local level was to bring governance closer to the people while offering them better access to dividends of democracy.

Adekunbi said that the forum was organised to address various administrative challenges likely to be encountered at takeoff by the LCDA management.

He assured the local government administrators of the Assembly’s readiness to enact more enabling laws to ensure smooth running of local councils for the achievement of optimal results.

Adewale

Salvador

“Our responsibilities as political office holders are clearly enunciated and the Heads of Local Government Administration have their roles to play. I don’t see any reason why we should cross our path.

“Our duties, to me, are clearly defined and we should complement each other and ensure that we deliver to our various councils.

“We are running one government defined by society of purpose; at that level we must get it right.

“It is incumbent on all the chairmen to ensure that they work together toward making our local government a very viable institution that would deliver on the mandate given to us by our people.

“The effect of this kind of programme would make things workable at the grassroots level and our people will have confidence in the newly created LCDAs and they will believe that it is not just created for political reasons, ” he said.

Earlier, Mr Jide Ojuko, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, stated that the programme was designed to prepare both the elected and appointed officers for the tasks ahead.

the property over to disorganise his faction’s preparations.

“We are PDP and this is our secretariat and we will not leave this place for anybody because the party belongs to us all.

“Even if they want to evict us from the secretariat over claims that they have bought this over, they should give us a notice of six months after the elections would have been concluded,” he said.

Adewale said that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) recognised him as the state chairman based on the court judgement in the Makarfi/Sheriff case.

He said he was glad by the development, which would add fillip to preparations for the election.

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Pass PIB now, Stakeholder tells NASS A stakeholder in the oil and gas industry and Group Managing Director, Rainoil Nig. Ltd., Dr Gabriel Ogbechie, has advised the National Assembly (NASS) to expedite action on the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

The PIB is a bill to establish the legal and regulatory authorities for the Nigerian petroleum industry.

Ogbechie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the nonpassage of the bill was making mockery of the industry and the country as a whole.

He said the country was losing billions of Naira in term of investment diversion to other African countries like Angola and Ghana.

“The industry definitely needs PIB to give it a framework for those of us who play in oil and gas industry.

“It is quite unfortunate that the bill has been with National Assembly for more than 10 years but due to politics and vested interest, it has not been passed.

“I remembered in early 2015, I told my people in the sector that the bill will not be passed, now two years after this administration the bill still remains with them.

“I will not be surprised if at the end of this administration the bill will still remain in the National Assembly.

“I do not know what is delaying the passage now that the bill has been broken into different segment.

“This bill is the hope of investment in the oil and gas sector, we appeal to our legislators to pass it,” he said.

NAN reports that on Nov. 2, 2016, the PIB passed the second reading at the Senate.

New Kwara LG chairman pledges to prioritise staff welfare The newly sworn-in Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman for Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr Abiodun Ajiboye, has promised to make staff welfare his priority.

Ajiboye made the promise at the inauguration of the council’s TIC members at the council headquarters in Omu-Aran on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed had extended the tenure of the 16 TICs, with each made up of four members.

Ajiboye said his administration would channel adequate resources toward improving the welfare of council workers through prompt payment of salaries and allowances.

He expressed his administration’s commitment to promoting the state government’s rural integration drive as catalyst for socio-economic development at the grassroots.

Ajiboye, who solicited the support of council workers and other stakeholders, pledged to

run an open door administration that would facilitate the turning around of the council’s fortunes.

He said: “I want to say that our effort toward the transformation of this council remains a collective responsibility of every stakeholder.

“We will give everybody, be it workers, politicians, traders and other stakeholders, equal opportunity to contribute toward the development of this council.

“Ours will be an open door policy with adequate priority for the welfare of council workers and the generality of the people of the council,” he said.

The chairman, however, urged the newly sworn-in officers to make honesty, transparency and accountability their watchwords.

He solicited the cooperation of party leaders, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in building a solid foundation for the next elected council administration.

Ajiboye commended the

Abdulfatai governor and the state’s APC leader, Sen. Bukola Saraki, for the confidence reposed in the committee’s ability to turn the councils around.

Chief Bisi Owolabi, the Chairman of the party in the local government area, urged the TIC members to see their appointments as a call to service.

NAN reports that the inauguration was attended by party leaders and supporters across the 11 wards of the local government area.

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FG yet to pay OPC N2b for protecting NNPC pipelines in S’ West –Faseun Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo ,

ÏÏÏFounder of the Odua Peoples

Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun has said that the Federal Government has not paid the over N2 billion accruing from the contract awarded to the OPC in March 2015 to secure Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines in the South-West zone of the country.

Speaking with journalists in Lagos yesterday Dr. Faseun said that since two years OPC signed the contract with federal government and job executed; the authorities have not paid a Kobo to the organization.

Despite the fact that OPC lost about six members in the job, Dr. Faseun pointed out that government did not find it necessary to send

Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏMore facts have emerged about

the recent Mokwa massacre as it has been claimed that the Niger State Government was alerted of an imminent crisis in the Efogi Village in the Mokwa Local Government Area of the state where not less than 27 people including the Chief Imam of the village were killed on Saturday morning.

The National Vice President of the Mayetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Hussaini Bosso made this disclosure at the police stakeholders meeting with the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr Shuaibu L. Gambo at the Police Officers Mess in Minna .

Hussaini Bosso claimed that: “When 100 cows belonging to the Fulani herders in the community were killed and one Fulani man was also killed, I personally reported the case to the Special Adviser on security to the state governor, General Imam Ndagulu (rtd) that “government should do something about this situation urgently because there will be trouble.

“I also reported to the Etsu Nupe who is the Head of the traditional rulers in the emirate, the Etsu Nupe called a meeting of the villagers and the herders but the villagers refused

them a condolence letter, let alone pay for the job done, emphasizing that he picked all the huge bills up to the point of paying for the burial of the deceased OPC members.

The OPC leader said that they went to the court because the government refused to honour the terms of their agreements which was ab initio recommended by same government and its agents.

Although, Faseun said that the government made efforts to negotiate after the job has been delivered but said he declined the offer, saying that such arrangement is very undemocratic in a democratic system.

Dr Faseun said: “They have not paid a Kobo. We had to go to court because we signed a contract with them before we embarked on that job. It surprises me when a govern-

ment has entered into a contract with his citizens to perform certain things and yet break it. The recommendations of that contract was made by the government and its agents and yet after completing the job without any query on the execution of the job, they cannot pay. It is very embarrassing”.

On why they went to court, the OPC leader said, “We went to court when we waited and nothing was done. We put about 4020 people on the pipeline and the government on its own recommended that they would pay N1, 500 per head a day.

That was their own suggestion in the contract and we took the job.

No Nigerian should earn that but because there is no work or job to do, we complied with the suggestion of the government. They didn’t give

us Kobo to sustain us. It was a three month contract and we did it judiciously. After three months, we left the pipeline. For years now, government has been dilly dallying. We lost six of our members; government didn’t even send us letter of sympathy, let alone pay the workforce.”

Faseun who said they protected the oil pipelines ranging from Shagamu, Mosimi to Ibadan areas added “should we not be protected from the glare of the sun, rain, snakes, wild animals; should we not eat have generators and torchlights?

That is why we have these figures.

And I have to pay to bury our dead and the government is sitting comfortably at Aso Rock. However, they later said they would pay one third of what we agreed. But even that one third has not been paid”

More facts emerge on Mokwa massacre to attend the meeting” However the Special Adviser on Security, General Imam Ndagulu denied the allegation saying: “ there is no link between the killing of 100 cows and the recent incident, government is not aware of the claim not even the police was aware, the event has no bearing.

“Can they show anyone where 100 cows were killed that will result in this type of killing?”

General Ndagulu said what the government was aware of was that about three months ago there was crisis between the villagers and the Fulanis during which a villager was killed and a Fulani mans’s hand was

chopped off. “ The police is aware of this case and they have been investigating it”.

In an interview with journalists Hussaini Bosso said that the solution to the frequent clash between Fulanis and villagers was for government to apprehend the culprits and prosecute them according to the law of the land.

L-R: President, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Dr. Olateju Somorin; Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and representative of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Deacon Victor Durodola, at the 19th Annual Tax Conference of the Institute in Abeokuta...on Thursday

Cholera outbreak spreads in Calabar over scarcity of potable water Edem Edem, Calabar

ÏÏÏ Many residents of Calabar are

being admitted in private hospitals following outbreak of cholera after using alleged contaminated water being sold by hawkers. Over several months, there has been acute shortage of public water supply to the city by the state water board which made residents to resorted

to buying sachet and bottled water for drinking, cooking, washing and bathing at very astronomical costs.

Those who cannot afford bottled water, get untreated water from water hawkers which seem to be cheaper than packaged water.

At Marian, Mbukpa and Watts markets, the three major markets in the city, there was high demands of sachet water.

Five persons were reportedly admitted in private hospitals yesterday in the Bayside and Mbukpa axis of the Calabar South LGA and Ikot Ishie in the Calabar Municipality over what is suspected to be cholera as a result of contaminated water and food poison., according to relatives.

A staff nurse at Ekpenyong Etim Clinic in Anantigha area of Calabar South LGA, Mrs Vivian Umoh said that

only last week they have admitted several patients who were diagnosed to be suffering from food poison and cholera.

Commissioner for Health, Inyang Asibong has denied knowledge of the outbreak. Managing director of the state water board, Prof Godwin Igile, admitted that there was water scarcity in the city because they were carrying out repair works on the vandalized water pipes.

Ijaw leaders seek ex-JTF boss’ trial over 2009 alleged military offensive Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏForemost

Ijaw Leaders of Gbara Kingdom in Delta State have sought the trial of the former Commander of the Joint Military Taskforce, Brigadier-General SarkeinYarki Bello Over the alleged 2009 Military Offensive against them.

The Ijaw Leaders under the auspices of federated Niger-Delta Ijaw Communities (FNDIC) and Gbaramatu Rebirth initiative (GIR) alleged that the military invasion to their kingdom was a taboo, regretting that its activities culminated in the loss of several lives. In a statement issued yesterday by the leaders, signed by Chief Bello Oboko, Mr. Fred Pink, Mr. Moses Yabrade, Mr. Godwill Doubra Wuruyai, a copy made available to our reporter, said it has become imperative for the federal government to initiate a discipline measure against Bello’s alleged action which they claimed led to the December 5, 2013 Judgment against the federal government and a cost awarded in the sum N99, 999,999,999, 30 to the 53 communities in the kingdom.

The Leaders in the statement also demanded that the excesses of the retired JTF Boss during the Gbaramatu attack in 2009 will continue to be painful indelible in the minds of the Ijaws, adding that the issue must be addressed and disciplinary measures be taken against the military officer.

Meanwhile, Niger-Delta exmilitant leaders have condemned in strong terms, the unwarranted attack on protesting ex-militants at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), office premises in Port-Harcourt, River State, Tuesday, over the commission’s ill-treatment and non-compliance to series of correspondence to the management. A statement issued yesterday, the national chairman, phase two ex-militants, Mr. Stephen Ebisinte, narrated that leaders of ex-agitators under phase two wrote series of letters to the new management when they came on board, felicitating with them and informing them of the existing relationship between the commission and exmilitant leaders, stressing that no response whatsoever was given.

He noted that the commission had a cordial relationship with exagitators since 2010, considering the efforts made in the struggle for a better treatment from the Federal Government, stressing that their main purpose was to discuss issues concerning beneficiaries of the amnesty programme. Ebisinte said that all efforts to meet with the members who according to him left them with no other option than to stage a peaceful protest at the frontage of the commission’s premises.

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Anglican Diocese of Lagos: Of God, Ambode and recession

Governor Ambode (standing) with officials of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Diocese of Lagos at the Synod.

Ladesope Ladelokun The 33rd Synod of the Premier Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Diocese of Lagos, may have come andgone, but, it was, for many, that the memory won’t fade away.

In fact, apart from the traditional activities of stocktaking, or, indeed, doing an appraisal of the year gone by and projecting into the future, which the Synod is known for over the years, the fourday event also provided a platform for political and religious leaders to bare their minds on burning national issues; as well as, and agenda setting.

From May 7 to 10,2017, religious leaders, captains of industries andpolitical leaders converged on the Cathedral Church, Marina, Lagos, which was a beehive of activities while the event lasted.

Speaking at the opening ceremony on the theme: ‘‘Serving’’, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, charged leaders in different strata of the Nigerian society to serve selflessly with a view to making life easy for the

people.

The governor also urged them to see ‘serving ‘as a clarion call from God. Ambode opined that the only way to appreciate God for His kindness to him is serve to well.

He also added that serving humanity selflessly should be seen as a way of giving back to God for His uncommon blessings by everyone in position of authority. “Politics is all about service. We’ve been elevated by God and it is important that we touch lives and make life easier for the people,’’ he said.

On his relationship with the Anglican Church, Ambode said, “I’ve always been an Anglican.

Baba (Most Rev. Ademowo) knows my story. During electioneering, I went to him. He counseled and prayed for me.’’

Meanwhile, the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Peter Ademowo, harped on the need to serve diligently to grow and mature into Christ-like character.

According to Ademowo, serving is giving. Serving is living.

And giving and living are intertwined, adding that in the quest to attain maturity in spirituality, the

quality which so completely characterized the life of Jesus Christthe quality of selfless service- cannot be bypassed. ‘‘We find ourselves in a world which places emphasis on selffulfillment rather than truly serving God and helping others. A world where attention is given to self-fulfillment and self actualization. Premium importance is being placed on achieving successful relationships, becoming more of a person, realizing ones potential, whipping ourselves into shape, improving our diet, managing our money, the list is endless.’’

He added: “These can never replace the genuine and true Christian principles of knowing, loving God, and living as servants in the power of the Holy Spirit, according to the exemplary life of Christ.’’

However, on the state of the economy, the revered cleric traced the current economic recession to over reliance on oil, fall in the global price of oil and activities of militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta areas.

Ademowo said, ‘‘The nation’s continuous over-reliance on oil which accounts for about 90 percent of the country’s foreign earn-

ings has exposed the economy to a major decline in foreign earning and depletion of the nation’s foreign reserves.’’

He further stated that, “The nation’s economy plunged into recession as a result of the fall in the global price of oil, the resumption of militancy activities in the oil-rich Niger Delta areas, which affected oil production, and the questionable currency policies of the Apex Bank are factors responsible for the current economic recession.’’

For the nation to recover from an economy in a tailspin, Ademowo said; ‘‘The economic policy formulators must ensure that the government improves the ease of doing business in Nigeria to attract foreign investors to boost the economy, a move already ignited by the Federal Government.

The country must build on its agricultural base, which is still the biggest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) as well as the largest employer of labour.

Waste must be drastically reduced and agro-allied industry must get priority.”

He continued: ‘‘Nigeria’s infrastructural deficit must be tackled comprehensively. The problem of

inadequate power supply in particular must be dealt with using innovative approach, including the increased utilization of renewable energy, the comprehensive decentralization of power generation and distribution, and the enthronement of equitable billing practice. Roads, bridges and other transport links must be rehabilitated so that they no longer constitute a drag on trade and investment.’’

The second session of the 33rd Synod also provided an opportunity for the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The Most Rev. Dr. Ephraim Ademowo, to announce the names of clerics that have been earmarked for honour by promotion owing to their diligent and selfless service to man and God. Among those honoured are; Rev. Canons Kehinde Olajide, Clement Iwuoha, Olaniyi Agesin and Victor Fashakin-all promoted to the rank of Venerable.

Those promoted to the rank of Reverend Canon include: Reverends Adeboye Babatunde, Paul Chikodili, Kiri Wakama and Akin Johnson.

Moreover, the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos seized the opportunity provided by the four-day event to shower encomiums on Governor Ambode for his exemplary leadership style; and endorsed him for a second term in office as governor.

He says Ambode’s visionary leadership has attracted global recognition, stating that his outstanding qualities of technocratic competence, undaunted commitment to results, detectable integrity and resilience which are often lacking in most leaders are woven with probity and accountability.

Also present at the 33rd Synod, was the Chairman, Governing Council and Chancellor of Lagos State University, whom is also a retired Justice of the Supreme court, Hon. Justice George Oguntade.

While making a presentation on state of the nation, Oguntade urged Nigerians to embrace agriculture to ensure food sufficiency and bring back the days of boom for the Nigerian economy. “Many people here don’t know I’m a farmer. I visit my farms at Shiun and Ijebu in Ogun state almost every weekend,’’ he said.

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TRUSTEE: 1- OMONIRA DANIEL ADEBAYO 2- AJANI OLUFEMI DAVID 3- AJANI FLORENCE OLUTOYIN AIM: TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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The trustees are : 1. PROPHET (DR) ANIMASAUN ELIJAH OLUSEGUN - Chairman 2. PROPHET OLORUNNISOLA KAYODE GABREL - Vice chairman 3. APOSTLE FADAIRO AYOKOMI MOSES - Secretary 4. PROPHET ONI OLUSEGUN - Member 5. PROPHET AWOTUNDE DAVID OLAWUYI - Member 6. PROPHETESS ADEMOROTI FLORENCE - Member 7. PROPHETESS BERNARD ABOSEDE ADEDOYIN - Member AIMS: 1. To foster unity among Cherubim and Seraphim in Nigeria.

2. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE 1. Anthony Iromuanya 2. Chidera Iromuanya 3.Somtochukwu Iromuanya.

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2. Provision of physical, financial and medical support for people living with disabilities.

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6. Supplying consumables to displaced individuals.

7. Juvenile incarcerated in prison.

Any objections thereto should be addressed to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent Maitama District P.M.B 198 Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed OLATOKUNBO OLAWUNMI Esq.

The general public is hereby informed that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 TRUSTEES ARE 1 PST OYEWOLE DAVID OLA 2 EVANG AYUEWUNMI SAMUEL AKINOLA 3 YOUNG EDMOND ESTWORTH 4 KOLADE ADEBOWALE SAMUEL 5 PST ADESANMI JULIUS OLAITAN 6 PST OMOLUSI ISAAC DAISI 7 PRO ADELEKE PETER ABIONA AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1 To preach the word as instruments of ligth to darkness, hope reconciliation at evey strata of the society 2 To propagate the word of god effcetively to the society for their individual grwoth and advancement 3 To deliver and set the captives free 4 TO Win soulds for christ through spreaching the gospel of christ 5 To bring others into harmony with God Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporte Affairs Commission plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi lronsi Street Maitama Abuja within 28 Days from from the date of this publication SIGNED S A O NOMINEES

WHITE ROYAL FRATERNITY WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATION

ZION LIFE REVIVAL FIRE MINISTRY

This is to inform the General Public that the above named ORGANIZATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ASIWAJU JAMIU ELETU 2. ODULEYE SIKIRU ADELEYE 3. ELETU TAIWO ASIWAJU 4. OLUMOGBA TEMITOPE BELLO 5. ASIWAJU MARYAM MODUPE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :1.To Promote Orisa Traditional Religions 2.To Promote Orisa Royalties and Chiefs Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED BY :- SECRETARY

AFRICANS IN DIASPORA INITIATIVE FOR HUMANITY

ILE IFE HERITAGE MARATHON ORGANISATION

The General public is hereby notified that the above named 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 ARE:1. Saheed Hafeez Oladipupo 2. Kimeku Richard 3. Oladipupo Olalekan Jones 4. Adedotun Oyekanmi THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1.To Provide Monetary Aid And Humanitarian Services In Times Of Natural Calamities 2.To Carry Out Educational sensitization and Promote Advance Moral Education, Charity and General Welfare Of The People

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under PART C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Adedayo Akinbode -President 2.Ashraff Ozovehe Mamman-Secretary 3. Adewole Alani Adesoji AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To create awareness and encourage indigenes and Nigerians in general to take up long distance running as a way of living a healthy lifestyle.

2. To encourage foreigners, indigenes and Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora to partake in running the cradle of the Yorubas as our rich cultural heritage is showcased.

3. To create a Marathon that will meet international marathon standards and be recognized by the international running community Any objection to this publication should be forwarded to Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P. M. B. 198, Garki, Abuja within 28th days of this publication.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission ,Plot 420,Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B.198, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication Signed By: SECRETARY

The trustees are : 1. King Olutanmole Universe- president 2.Obaseun David Olorunto 3.Shonde John Kolawole 4.Jumbo Andrew Abayomi Lomose -Secretary.

Signed: Secretary

This is to inform the General Public 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) BASSEY EMMANUEL (2) BASSEY ALABA MOROMOKE (3) BEN- AKINDURO CHRISTIANAH OLUWAFUMIKE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:To Propagate the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

SIGNED BY :SECRETARY

DREAM BUILDERS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MBA SHEDRACH CHUKWUMBA 2. CHUKWU MONDAY 3. OMEBEEGO ISAAC ONYEKACHI 4. NWABUIKWU EMMANUEL ONYEBUCHI 5. OGUEZE CHRISTIANA CHINEY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To promote the welfare of the members.

Any objection to this publication should be forwarded to Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P. M. B. 198, Garki, Abuja within 28th days of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

Public Notice 22 CHANGE OF FAMILY NAME That we, the underlisted family are formerly known, called and addressed as: 1. AFOLABI BABS OGUNDIMU (Father) 2. ADEFUNKE BOLATITO OGUNDIMU (Mother) 3. OLUWADAMILARE OLUSEGUN OGUNDIMU (Son) 4. ABISOYE OLUWATOBI ABIDEMI OGUNDIMU (Son) 5. OLUWAKAYODE JOSHUA OLUTAYO OGUNDIMU (Son) 6. OLUWAFUNMILAYO TEMILOLUWA GRACE OGUNDIMU (Daughter) 7. OLUWABUKOLA FAVOUR OGUNDIMU (Daughter) That we now wish to be known, called and addressed as: 1. ISAAC BABS AFOLABI (Father) 2. ADEFUNKE BOLATITO AFOLABI (Mother) 3. OLUWADAMILARE OLUSEGUN AFOLABI (Son) 4. ABISOYE OLUWATOBI ABIDEMI AFOLABI (Son) 5. OLUWAKAYODE JOSHUA OLUTAYO AFOLABI (Son) 6. OLUWAFUNMILAYO TEMILOLUWA GRACE AFOLABI (Daughter) 7. OLUWABUKOLA FAVOUR AFOLABI (Daughter) That all documents bearing the former names still remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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AL - IRSHAAD ISLAMIC MISSION

This is to inform the general public that the above named “ORGANISATION” has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under the part C of Companies and Allied Matter 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE 1.ADEBAYO MUYIDEEN. 2.OWOSENI MUHAMMED .F 3.GANIYU NURUDEEN OLASUNKANMI 4.AKINLABI KAYODE MARZUQ - SECRETARY. 5.ANAMO MUBIN ROTIMI - PRESIDENT. 6.ADERERE TAOFEEK KOLAWOLE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE1. To promote the ideals and tenets of this Islamic organisation.

2. More importantly to ensure that the interest of the member of this organization is protected.

Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed By: TRUSTEES.

BERNARD NONYE UDUJI

ADEBARE JAMIU OLAKUNLE

I, formerly known and addressed as BEN NONYE MBAH UDUJI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BERNARD NONYE UDUJI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SAIBU ADEBARE JAMIU OLAKUNLE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEBARE JAMIU OLAKUNLE. All former documents remain valid.

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ONYEDIKACHUKWU MARSHALL IKECHUKWU EZEUGO

MARTINS AFOLABI ADEWUNMI

I, formerly known and addressed as JUSTICE AWA IKECHUKWU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ONYEDIKACHUKWU MARSHALL IKECHUKWU EZEUGO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PRINCE MARTINS ADEWUNMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MARTINS AFOLABI ADEWUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

IKEM ROSEMARY UJU

AJIBOLA TEMITOPE GRACE

OBIJIAKU JULIET IFEOMA

OKOLO HANNAH

ELIZABETH BOLANLE DADA ADEMOLA

OMOZIKU JEREMIAH

Formerly known and addressed as OKOYE ROSEMARY UJUNWA, now wish to be known and addressed as Ikem ROSEMARY UJU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADESINA TEMITOPE GRACE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AJIBOLA TEMITOPE GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NWANKWO JULIET IFEOMA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OBIJIAKU JULIET IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OSSAI HANNAH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OKOLO HANNAH. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ELIZABETH BOLANLE DADA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ELIZABETH BOLANLE DADA ADEMOLA due to change in my marital status. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities

I, formerly known and addressed as OMOZIKU O. JERRY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMOZIKU JEREMIAH. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

JOHN GIDEON

EFFIONG EMEM

CHIOMA IZUMA JEFF-ENWELEM

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

LAWAL AYISAT AFOLAKE

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as JOHN EPHRAIM EIME, now wish to be known, called and addressed as JOHN GIDEON. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known called and addressed as EFFIONG JOSHUA EMEM, now wish to be known and addressed as EFFIONG EMEM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known called and addressed as CHIOMA IZUMA KEN-OWOTOR, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIOMA IZUMA JEFF-ENWELEM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was wrongly written as OLUSINA JACOB IDOWU instead of OLUSINA JACOB TAIWO and my date of birth was wrongly written as 19/04/1964 instead of 19/04/1968. General Public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as BADMUS AYISAT AFOLAKE, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL AYISAT AFOLAKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

That on my Driver’s licence, my name was wrongly written as UEWOR NKIRUKA RUTH instead of UGWOR NKIRUKA RUTH. That my correct name and spelling is UGWOR NKIRUKA RUTH. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS TAIWO ELIZABETH OMOLADE

MR. KENNETH OBI AMADI

MRS. PRECIOUS CHINENYE EMMANUEL

VICTORIA MINAYO HUGGETT

MRS. WORUKA CHINWENDU MARTINA

MRS. EDIOGU ESTHER

I Formerly known and address as Miss Odeyemi ELIZABETH OMOLADE, Now wish to be known and address as MRS TAIWO ELIZABETH OMOLADE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MR. KENNETH OBI AGBARKWE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MR. KENNETH OBI AMADI. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ONWUMERE PRECIOUS CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. PRECIOUS CHINENYE EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as, VICTORIA MINAYO OKWEZE, Now wish to be known and addressed as VICTORIA MINAYO HUGGETT. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. CHINWENDU MARTINA ANABA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. WORUKA CHINWENDU MARTINA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ONYESO ESTHER, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. EDIOGU ESTHER. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

VITUS ADIZUA FIDELIS

TYGER TAMUNOEMI

ITOLIMA PELAANI WILCOX

I, formerly known and addressed as, VITUS ADIZUA NDUKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, VITUS ADIZUA FIDELIS. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, TYGER TAMMUNOEMIE BENJAMIN, now wish to be known and addressed as, TYGER TAMUNOEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, PELAANI SAVIOUR ITOLIMA, now wish to be known and addressed as, ITOLIMA PELAANI WILCOX. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. MARTINA ANYASONUWO CHUKWUIGWE KINIKANUWO

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. CHUKWUIGWE MARTINA ANYASONUWO, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. MARTINA ANYASONUWO CHUKWUIGWE KINIKANUWO. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

ATIREN PATRICIA CHINWE

I,formerly known and addressed as UDEZE PATRICIA CHINWE, now wish to be known and addressed as ATIREN PATRICIA CHINWE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

ESSIEN MOSES EKANEM I. FORMERLY ESSIEN MOSES THE NAMES ESSIEN MOSES EKANEM AND ESSIEN MOSES ARE THE SAME. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TO TAKE NOTE.

GEORGE NNANNA AKAEME

NATERE NENNADU

I, formerly known and addressed as, GEORGE BASSEY AKEME, now wish to be known and addressed as, GEORGE NNANNA AKAEME. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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

MONSURAT TOLULOPE AJAYI

MRS BEATRICE IMUWAHEN BAZUAYE.

OGBUNUJU CHINENYE JOVITA

ADEWALE ADENUSI

I FORMERLY known and called BAKARE IFEOLUWA DOLAPO. Now wishes to be known, called and addressed as MONSURAT TOLULOPE AJAYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS BEATRICE IMUWAHEN OKORO now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS BEATRICE IMUWAHEN BAZUAYE. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as NWEKE JOVITA CHINENYE now wish to be known, called and addressed as OGBUNUJU CHINENYE JOVITA. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I formerly known as MUNIRU ABIODUN KAZEEM wish to be known and addressed as ADEWALE ADENUSI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS OSAMUYIMEN PRECIOUS SAMUEL-NWOKEJI.

I whose name was Formerly/wrongly spelt and referred to as ADEJOKE TEJU AEDAMOLA. That whereas the correct spelling of my name is ADEDAMOLA MORILIAT TEJUMADE Now wish to be known, called, addressed and referred to as ADEDAMOLA MORILIAT TEJUMADE All documents and certificates bearing both names remain valid. Relevant Authorities and the General public Should Please take note.

MRS UGOWE EUNICE UYINMWEN

CORRECTION OF NAME

ALEX CHIKA

AJADI NOAH FOLAJIMI

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS ODEMWINGIE EUNICE UYINMWEN now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS UGOWE EUNICE UYINMWEN. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I whose name was Formerly spelt and referred to as MR AJAGUN ABRAHAM AYODEJI That whereas the correct spelling of my name is MR AJAGUNJEUN ABRAHAM AYODEJI Now wish to be known, called, addressed and referred to as MR AJAGUNJEUN ABRAHAM AYODEJI All documents and certificates bearing both names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Should Please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as CHIKA ALI. Now wish to be known as ALEX CHIKA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ODEBODE AJADI NOAH, now wish to be known and addressed as AJADI NOAH FOLAJIMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as MRS OSAMUYIMEN SAMUEL NWOKEJI. Now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS OSAMUYIMEN PRECIOUS SAMUEL-NWOKEJI. Former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS. SANNI MARYAM

MRS OJEDIRAN ABIOLA ESTHE

NWOZUZU NNENNA CHINONYEREM

MRS. ESTHER CHIDINMA OBIOMA JAMES

IHENATUOHA HAPPINESS OZIOMA

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

I Formerly known and addressed as Abayomi Maryam, Now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. SANNI MARYAM general public should please take note

I, Formerly known and addressed as AJAYI ABIOLA ESTHER now wish to be known and addressed as. MRS OJEDIRAN ABIOLA ESTHER. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

My name was wrongly written as NWOZUZU NNENNA PERPETUA instead of NWOZUZU NNENNA CHINONYEREM, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOZUZU NNENNA CHINONYEREM. All former documents remain valid, Banks and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ESTHER CHIDINMA OKEZIE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ESTHER CHIDINMA OBIOMA JAMES. All former documents remain valid, NYSC and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IBE HAPPINESS OZIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as IHENATUOHA HAPPINESS OZIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BABA ENOGELA, now wish to be known and addressed as JACOB OKETA SALE. My correct date of birth is 25th December, 1991. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ISUWA ISAAC UWAU NDRIMBITAH

FAGBEMI SERIFATU EREOLA

IBRAHIM ADELEKE ISIAKA

CHIMAOBI VICTOR CHUKWUNYERE

OGUNDEKO OLAITAN OPEYEMI

SUNDAY MERCY EMEDIONG

I formerly known as IBRAHIM ADELEKE wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM ADELEKE ISIAKA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as CHIMAOBI VICTOR wish to be known and addressed as CHIMAOBI VICTOR CHUKWUNYERE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OGUNDEKO-BABAFUNMI OLAITAN OPEYEMI wish to be known and addressed as OGUNDEKO OLAITAN OPEYEMI . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as UDOH MERCY SUNDAY wish to be known and addressed as SUNDAY MERCY EMEDIONG .

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ISHAKU ISUWA, now wish to be known and addressed as ISUWA ISAAC UWAU NDRIMBITAH. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as AILERU SERIFATU EREOLA wish to be known and addressed as FAGBEMI SERIFATU EREOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

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AYODELE CHRISTIANA

MORIAMO OLUWASEYI SANNI

M/S ADERONKE ADEBOLA ADEYEMO

AKINDE PEACE ADEYEMI

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

I formerly known as MORIAMO OLUWASEYI OGUNDIPE wish to be known and addressed as MORIAMO OLUWASEYI SANNI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MISS ADERONKE ADEBOLA MAJIYAGBE wish to be known and addressed as M/S ADERONKE ADEBOLA ADEYEMO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as SOBADE ADIJAT PEACE ADEYEMI wish to be known and addressed as AKINDE PEACE ADEYEMI . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

JOKE FATIMOH OLUSE

ALLI ABIBAT OMOLARA

SHOKANBI SAMSON AYOOLA

OLAIFA JESSICA MORENIKE

KARUNWI ADETUNJI SAMUEL

FASANU AYOOLA MICHEAL

I formerly known as JOKE OLUSHE wish to be known and addressed as JOKE FATIMOH OLUSE . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OKUNNU ABIBAT OMOLARA wish to be known and addressed as ALLI ABIBAT OMOLARA . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as SHOKANBI SHAMUSIDEEN AYOOLA wish to be known and addressed as SHOKANBI SAMSON AYOOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as HUMPHREY MORENIKE JESSICA wish to be known and addressed as OLAIFA JESSICA MORENIKE . All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as SUNDAY ADE KARUNWI wish to be known and addressed as KARUNWI ADETUNJI SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as MICHEAL OLADELE AYOOLA wish to be known and addressed as FASANU AYOOLA MICHEAL .

All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that ANI IFEANYI SUNDAY, IFEANYI NWANYANWU ANI and ANIH IFEANYI refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as ANIH IFEANYI. My correct date of birth 14/2/1979. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

OLUWASEGUN OLAOLUWA WILSON

I formerly known as ODUSEGUN OLAOLUWA WILSON wish to be known and addressed as OLUWASEGUN OLAOLUWA WILSON. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLOYEDE ABISOLA AFOLASHADE

OLADOJA GBEMISOLA FAUSAT

CORRECTION OF NAME

JUSTINA OLAYINKA EGIARUOYI MRS

BALOGUN RASAKI AKO

MRS ARODOYE AYOMIDE

I formerly known as AJAYI ABISOLA AFOLASHADE wish to be known and addressed as OLOYEDE ABISOLA AFOLASHADE . All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SHEU GBEMISOLA FAUSAT, now wish to be known and addressed as OLADOJA GBEMISOLA FAUSAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was mistakenly written as ADEUGA ADEKUNLE ADEUGA instead of ADEUGA ADEKUNLE JOSIAH. My correct name is now ADEUGA ADEKUNLE JOSIAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as JUSTINA IDUFADE OLAYINKA, now wish to be known and addressed as JUSTINA OLAYINKA EGIARUOYI MRS. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES: This is to confirm that I, BALOGUN RASAKI AKO is the same person answering BALOGUN ABDULRASAKI AKO, now wish to be known and addressed as BALOGUN RASAKI AKO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as MISS MIMIKO AYOMIDE OLOLADE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ARODOYE AYOMIDE OLOLADE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

JESUBIYI OLUWAFEMI NUGBOYON

OLAWUMI OMOWUMI AYOKOMI

IMEH JOHN EMMANUEL

IYEKE JOHN ENWELIM

IFEANYI CHUKWU CHRISTIAN FIDELIS

KAFARU ESTHER BOSEDE

. I formerly known and addressed as OGUNBIYI OLUWAFEMI NUGBOYON now wish to be known and addressed as JESUBIYI OLUWAFEMI NUGBOYON .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as OMOWUMI RAFIU ABIKE now wish to be known and addressed as OLAWUMI OMOWUMI AYOKOMI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IMEH JOHN DICK now wish to be known and addressed as IMEH JOHN EMMANUEL .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

FAVOUR OSEMUDIAMEN OMOBUDE

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

. I formerly known and addressed as MRS FAVOUR OSEMUDIAMEN OJEAHA now wish to be known and addressed as FAVOUR OSEMUDIAMEN OMOBUDE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as IYEKE UMERAH ENWELIM now wish to be known and addressed as IYEKE JOHN ENWELIM .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as IFEANYI CHUKWU CHRISTIAN OGBUJI now wish to be known and addressed as IFEANYI CHUKWU CHRISTIAN FIDELIS . OGBUJI is my grandfather’s name I want to be known as FIDELIS my father’s name.

All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLOYE ESTHER BOSEDE now wish to be known and addressed as KAFARU ESTHER BOSEDE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

AJETUNMOBI RUKAYAT BOLANLE

RAJI KEHINDE KABIRU

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

. I formerly known and addressed as OKOLIE FLORENCE OBIAGELI now wish to be known and addressed as OFILI FLORENCE OBIAGELI . I was born on 14/07/1953.All former documents remain valid. UBA, FBN Registrars, others Banks

I formerly known and addressed as WILLIAMS VICTOR MOSAYENI now wish to be known and addressed as WILLIAMS VICTOR ISRAEL . I was born on 04/04/1988.All former documents remain valid. General public and Authority concern to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BABATUNDE YUSUF RUKAYAT now wish to be known and addressed as AJETUNMOBI RUKAYAT BOLANLE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OYENIYI KEHINDE KABIRU now wish to be known and addressed as RAJI KEHINDE KABIRU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LUKE ISHOLA JOSEPH now wish to be known and addressed as IBIRONGBE JOSEPH OLANREWAJU . I was born on 23/08/1966.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

TAMENWUA TOYIN ABIODUN

MRS ANIEFIOK JIMMY ESSIEN

MRS AYODELE CYNTHIA TEMITOPE

CORRECTION OF NAME

RUTH ADELAYO IGBEKELE

DADA OLUWABUKOLA JULIANA

. I formerly known and addressed as VICTOR TOYIN now wish to be known and addressed as TAMENWUA TOYIN ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as MISS ANIEFIOK JIMMY ESSIEN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANIEFIOK JIMMY ESSIEN .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as MISS AMOUZOU CYNTHIA TEMITOPE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AYODELE CYNTHIA TEMITOPE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

My name was wrongly written as HAMAN UMARU MAIVA instead of HAMAN UMAR MAIVA . Henceforth I wish to be known as HAMAN UMAR MAIVA All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as RUTH ADENLOLU now wish to henceforth be referred to as RUTH ADELAYO IGBEKELE. All former documents remain valid, general public and other affected institutions please take note.

I FORMELY KNOWN AS TIWO OLUWABUKOLA JULIANA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DADA OLUWABUKOLA JULIANA, BANKS GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ONYIA CHARLES EJIKE.

JOHNSON GODSWILL UCHE

MRS ILECHUKWU IJEOMA BLESSING CHIOMA

NNAMANI JOY CHINYERE NNAMANI

MISS ROSE EFFIONG JACK

CHUKWUJEKWU KENNETH

ONYIA: I, formerly known and addressed as ONYIA EJIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYIA CHARLES EJIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OTISI: I, formerly known and addressed as OTISI UCHECHUKWU JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as JOHNSON GODSWILL UCHE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ONWUAMAEGBU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONWUAMAEGBU IJEOMA BLESSING CHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ILECHUKWU IJEOMA BLESSING CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid. BANKS, Authorities and General public should please take note.

OKWOR: I, formerly known and addressed as OKWOR JOY CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMANI JOY CHINYERE NNAMANI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EZEORBA: I, formerly known and addressed as MRS ROSE EZEORBA JACK, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS ROSE EFFIONG JACK. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

AKPUJEKWU: I, formerly known and addressed as AKPUJEKWU KENNETH OKANUMEE, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUJEKWU KENNETH OKANUMEE. All former documents remain

MRS NNAMCHI-NNAMOKO ODINAKA FRANCES

FRANK NNAMDI NNAMCHI

MRS OZOR PATIENCE NDIDIAMAKA

KALU SUNDAY WILLIAM

AMADI PETRUS ANAYOCHUKWU

OBASI VICTORIA IFUNANYA

ODINAKA: I, formerly known and MRS NNAMOKOH addressed as FRANCES ODINAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NNAMCHI-NNAMOKO ODINAKA All former documents FRANCES. remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

NNAMOKOH: I, formerly known and addressed as FRANK NNAMOKOH NNAMANI, now wish to be known and addressed as FRANK NNAMDI NNAMCHI. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

EZEH: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEH PATIENCE NDIDIAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OZOR PATIENCE NDIDIAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

KALU: I, formerly known and addressed as WILLIAM ELIBE KALU, now wish to be known and addressed as KALU SUNDAY WILLIAM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

DUDU: I, formerly known and addressed as DUDU STEPHEN ANAYOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as AMADI PETRUS ANAYOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OBASI: I, formerly known and addressed as OBASI VERONICA IFUNANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as OBASI VICTORIA IFUNANYA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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UGWUJA COLLINS KANAYOCHUKWU

MRS OGUEGBE UJU HENRIETTA

NEBO LILIAN ANULI.

DIMSTEVE OBIANUJU CHRISTIANA

OKORO: I, formerly known and addressed as MERCY OKORO CHIDI, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYIBOR MERCY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MADUBUKO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MADUBUKO UCHECHI LOVETH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MADUBUKO UCHECHI LOVETH. All former documents remain valid. NYSC

UGWUJA: I, formerly known and addressed as UGWUJA FELIX CHINEDU, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUJA COLLINS KANAYOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OGUEGBE: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUEGBE OGOCHUKWU EUPHEMIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGUEGBE UJU HENRIETTA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

BONIFACE: I, formerly known and addressed as BONIFACE LILIAN ANULI, now wish to be known and addressed as NEBO LILIAN ANULI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

DIM: I, formerly known and addressed as DIM OBIANUJU .C., now wish to be known and addressed as DIMSTEVE OBIANUJU CHRISTIANA. But my Nat. I.D Card was wrongly written as “Christian”. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS NWOBODO CHIOMA PATRICIA

UNDENTA EDITH CHINWENDU

UDEH: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UDEH CHIOMA PATRICIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWOBODO CHIOMA PATRICIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

EDET: I, formerly known and addressed as EDITH CHINWENDU EDET, now wish to be known and addressed as UNDENTA EDITH CHINWENDU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS EZEKWUNAM CALISTER NKECHINYERE OFFOR: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OFFOR CALISTER NKECHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZEKWUNAM CALISTER NKECHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. Local Govt.

Services Commission, Nkanu East, Banks ESUT and General public should please take note.

MRS UZUNMA OLUCHI BASSEY-EFFIONG

NWODO PATRICIA NKIRU

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

NWANGWU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWANGWU UZUNMA OLUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UZUNMA OLUCHI BASSEY-EFFIONG. All former documents remain valid. General public should

EMECHETA: I, formerly known and addressed as EMECHETA PATRICIA NKIRU, now wish to be known and addressed as NWODO PATRICIA NKIRU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that ODOH LINDA, ODOH LINDAMARY CHIKA and EKEH LINDA CHIKA refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as EKEH LINDA CHIKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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JM KEELINGS FOUNDATION The general public is hereby inform that the above named Foundation has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ESSIEN, JOHN MICHAEL - PRESIDENT. 2. UKPONG, UDUAK NKEREUWEM. 3. UKPONG, IDORENYIN NKEREUWEM. 4. INYANG, ANIEDIABASI IBANGA - SECRETARY. AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To help youths rediscover their talents Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: ESSIEN, JOHN MICHAEL PRESIDENT

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BRAIMOH UMANADEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION. This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C “of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1). Elder Jonathan Akpowowo - Chairman.

(2.) Mrs. Chioma Anietie Umana - Secretary, (3.) Elder Emenike Eke - Member.

(4.)Miss. Idara Anietie Umana - Member.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ; 1. To empower people; adults, men, youths and women through various entrepreneurial programs such as skills acquisition, employability skills, trainings and intervention programs.

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

HOPE FOR THE LOST DISCIPLESHIP FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. PRINCESS AYODELE FOLASHADE ITABIYI 2. MR. KAYODE AKINADE 3. DR. PRINCE SAMUEL OLAYINKA ITABIYI 4. MR. MICHEAL IBEH

-PRESIDENT -TREASURER -FINANCIAL SECRETARY -SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN OUR SOCIETY 2. GENERAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO THE POOR ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED ; CHAIRMAN.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN HEALTH, SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT

OMAGBEMI JEMINE CHARLES CARE FOUNDATION

CHRIST AGAPE LOVE CHURCH WORLDWIDE

ARTFAAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY

KENYATTA YOUTHS FOUNDATION

THE LIKEMINDS INTERNATIONAL CLUB, ISUOCHI

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

The Trustees are: 1. Nura Hamidu Alkali - Chairman 2. Hauwa Umar Aliyu - Secretary 3. Sani Abubakar Malami - Member 4. Gazali Shehu Ahmad - Member 5. Danbala Garba - Member 6. Yakubu Ahmed Geidam 7. Raliya Sulaiman Aims and objectives: 1. To raise public awareness on the benefits of formal education and the dangers of ignorance to Nigerian society

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1) Mr. Odunayo Jimoh 2) Barr. Dapo Abudu 3) Engr. Bobmanuel Omubo S. 4) Alhaji Lasisi Akanbi Faseun 5) Alhaji Ayodele Ismail AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To give youths sense of belonging.

2. To develop talents among the youths.

3. To assist in the academic and professional pursuit of the less privileged youths.

4. To drive development to our communities.

5. To defend the hopeless and bring them to life.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED. Secretary

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SUPPORT AND ADVANCEMENT FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITY INITIATIVE.

PRINCE CHIDI MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Dr. Kalu Ijeoma Agbonma, 2. Chief Mrs Nwaohamuo, 3. Mr. Ugochukwu Kingsley, 3. Barrister Modestus Mahakwe Madu, 4. Sybil Williamson.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. To be an advocate for people with disability and help them to achieve their ambitions and also offer them better quality live that is at par with their counterparts everywhere else Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED:- SECRETARY

HANDICAPS OPPORTUNITY FOR POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT SOCIETY

ARTFAAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY

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

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

TRUSTEES 1. IBRAHIM ALABI OLOMODA. 2. ALHAJI JIMOH KITTY LAWAL 3. ABDULKARIM IBRAHIM 4 .ABDULSEMIU AINA 5. ALHAJI SUAIBU ADDI OLORUNOJE 6 .MRS RAFAAT IBRAHIM

The Trustees are: 1. Nura Hamidu Alkali - Chairman 2. Hauwa Umar Aliyu - Secretary 3. Sani Abubakar Malami - Member 4. Gazali Shehu Ahmad - Member 5. Danbala Garba - Member 6. Yakubu Ahmed Geidam 7. Raliya Sulaiman

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO EQUIP HANDICAPS IN NIGERIA WITH SKILL FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT.

Aims and objectives: 1. To raise public awareness on the benefits of formal education and the dangers of ignorance to Nigerian society

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED. NWACHUKWU ESQ (SOLICITOR)

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIDI IBE 2. CHIOMA IBE 3. HELEN NWANGWU The aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

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PRINCE CHIDI FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Trustees are:

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FIDEL MARIA FOUNDATION

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

The Trustees are: 1. Mr. Fidelis Ositadimma Okorie Madumere - chairman 2. Mrs. Fidelia Chisom Nkwocha - secretary 3. Miss Mary Chigozie Madumere 4. Mr. Anthony Ekene Madumere 5. Mr. Fidelis Onyeka Madumere (Jnr)

TRUSTEES 1. SOLOMON AKPAN PETER 2. FELIX FIDELIS EKANEM 3. ESTHER SOLOMON PETER 4. UYOUKO BASI SAMUEL IKPO 5. EDIDIONG EFFIONG UYOUKO

The aim and objectives: 1. provision of skills acquisition to women, youths and less privileged people in the society 2. empowerment of women and young people .

3. entrepreneurship development and training for women and youth 4. provision of support seed for startup capital .

Aim AND OBJECTIVE 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

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

THE HANDICAPPED & AGED CARING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) ALHAJI MUKAILA IKEOLA AKINBODU 2) MRS ADEYINKA OLUFUNMI AKINBODU 3) MR TAIWO SAMUEL ONASEGUN 4) MRS JANET ABOSEDE SORINMADE 5) DR SHITTABEY AKINBODU 6) MISS FALILAT ADEBIMPE AKINBODU 7) MISS YETUNDE OMOLARA MAYUNGBE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: I) TO HELP THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND THE ELDERS II) TO EDUCATE THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED TOWARDS SELF RELIANCE. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

KINGDOM CONNECTION APOSTOLIC CHURCH

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSOCIATION OF POMO SELLER OF NIGERIA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AJAYI OLUSEGUN JULIUS - G.O. 2. AJAYI BISI BENEDICTA - SENIOR PASTOR 3. EMIDUN BABATUNDE PETER - RESIDENT PASTOR 4. AJAYI ANUOLUWAPO ELIZABETH 5. AJAYI GRACE OLUWASEUN 6. AJAYI OLUWAFUNMILAYO ABIGIEL 7. AJAYI ROTIMI FOLORUNSHO - PASTOR 8. PHILIP GABRIEL INNOCENT - PASTOR 9. AJAYI OLUWAFEMI PETER - PASTOR 10. MR AYIMASSE. D. EMMANUEL - MEMBER 11. MR OKEWUNMI LUKMON ADISA - MEMBER 12. AJAYI ROTIMI BENUA - MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS ESTHER KALU 2. NGOZI IBE 3. MRS MARBEL ORUKPE 4. MRS ROSELINE T. ADELEYE 5. MRS NGOZI OZOWARA 6. MRS MERCY OKEKE 7. MRS COMFORT JULIUS 8. MRS ABIMBOLA BASHORUN 9. MRS DEBORAH IKONEMEN 10. PRINCESS FELICIA FOLUKE FESOBI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WORLD. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY.

LITANMIYATUL IJTIMA’IYYAH WAL’INSANIYYAH ASSOCIATION 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, 2004.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING WATER, FOODS, SHELTERS, SCHOOL AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. 2. TO HELP ENLIGHTEN THE COMMUNITY WITH MORAL TEACHING S. 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

OASIS OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR GODWIN ESSANG - CHAIRMAN 2. DR. (MRS) MANDU ASIKPO ESSIEN - IBOK -SECRETARY 3. MRS. UDUAKOBONG GODWIN ESU 4. PASTOR ANTHONY EFFIONG EKANEM 5. MRS. GRACE ANTHONY EKANEM 6. MRS. VICTORIA EFANGA ARCHIBONG AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TOWER OF ZION FAITH COVENANT MINISTRY INT’L

SIGNED AUSTIN U. NWAROH ESQ 08037881053a

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

TRUSTEES : 1. ISSAH DANMEROGO - CHAIRMAN 2 IBRAHIM GARBA ALHASSAN- V/CHAIRMAN 3.SANI SULEMAN -SECRETARY 4.HASSAN ABBAS ABDULLAHI- V/SECRETARY 5.ABDUL’AZIZ DANMEROGO- TREASURER 6 .RABIU DANYARO- V/TREASURER 7.USMAN ABUBAKAR EL-JIBRIN- AUDITOR 8.MUHD AHMED SULEMAN-CHAIRMAN P.R.O 9 .ZAKARI UMAR SANKA- ADVISER

ELECTRICITY SECTOR RETIREES WELFARE ASSOCIATION

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

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

SIGNED: OLUSOJI EMMANUEL

EZEALA FERDINAND AKANO FOUNDATION

GLORIOUS POWER LIBERTY CHURCH

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

MEN OF DOMINION SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

YULI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 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, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALH. ARMIYA’U SHUAIBU (SARKIN YULI) 2. MAI-UMAR HUSSAINI (SARKIN KANTANANYULI) 3. MALAM IBRAHIM ADAMU (SARKIN GINYIR) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: A. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG ITS MEMBERS. B. TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF YULI COMMUNITY, COMPRISING YULI, GINYIR VILLAGES AND ITS ENVIRONS. C. TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION, CHARACTER AND SOCIAL CHANGE; AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES. 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: M. A. ILIYASU GINYIR, ESQ. (SOLICITOR)

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

TRUSTEES 1 . PROPHETSS FOLAYEMI OLUWATOYIN 2. PASTOR FOLAYEMI OLATUNBOSUN 3.ADESUYI OGUNDELE DAMILOLA WURAOLA 4 . OJO TEMITOPE OLUWAFEMI 5.DR.OLUWOLE KAJOLA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. SEMINAR FOR YOUTH FOCUSSING ON HOW THEY CAN DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL IN THE SERVICE OF GOD. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SOCIETY FOR THE RENAISSANCE OF AFRICAN ARTS AND CULTURE

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ANYAWU OSITA PAUL 2. MBACHUKWU KINGSLEY 3. TOGO DAVID ERUNKE

TRUSTEES: 1.NWABUEZE KELVIN CHUKWUDUM 2. OKONKWO EDITH NKEM 3. UDEMEH HENRY IWOKA

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. PROMOTION OF AFRICAN ART, AND CULTURE AND MORAL VALUE IN THE SOCIETY

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

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. HRM. EZE SAMUEL ANUAJA OKORIE 2. DR. OKORIE KALU I’VE 3. CHIEF JAMES KALU MONG - SECRETARY 4. CHIEF ELDER JUSTMAN AWUCHA UDUMA 5. ICHIE MARK CHUKWU INTIMA 6. HON. NDUKWE ARU OTTAH.

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WORKS OF LOVE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

AUTO PAINTERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. APOSTLE EKE CHINEDU PETER. 2. EVANG. CHUKWUMA JAPHET MIKE 3. MRS. EKE KELECHI MARYANN 4. MRS. EKE BLESSING ONYINYECHI

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO CARRY OUT ALL LAWFUL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTES CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EBEM- OHA AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND LEGAL RESEARCH

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH AND TEACH THE FULL GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

TRUSTEES: 1. OBASI PAUL2. NWOPHOKE SIMON3. ORJI AMOS 4. NWIFURU INNOCENT ESHA 5. AKAM COLLINS IDENTA 6. ANIEROBI OGUGUA CHIGOZIE

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER FINANCIAL SEC.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF HER MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: REV BARR. TITUS OFOMA.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

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.

YOUNG LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

FRANCIS ADAH FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES: 1. DR. ANTHONY MEKA 2. DR. MRS IJEOMA MEKA 3. DR. BENSON OLUGBUO 4. MRS UDOCHUKWU OLUGBUO AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ORGANISE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH ON LEGAL AND HEALTH POLICIES.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ENGR. MOHAMMED AHMED KABIR WANORI 2. IBRAHIM MUSA 3. HASSAINI GARBA MOHAMMED 4. CHIEF EZE CHUKUMA CYRIL 5. HON. PATTY ETETE-INEME 6. DR. WAHAB IBRAHIM AFEJIGBO

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 OF 1990.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADAH FRANCIS JOHN 2. ADAH JOY 3. AGBO BLESSING ADA.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO HELP IN SENSITIZING MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN SELF HELP ACTIVITIES. 2. TO ASSIST MEMBERS TOWARDS ACTUALIZING THEIR POSITIVE POTENTIALS IN THE SOCIETY. 3. TO ATTRACT SELF DEVELOPMENT TO MEMBERS. 4. TO PROMOTE MEMBERS’ WELFARE AT ALL LEVELS. ETC ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR MUHAMMAD AHMAD GIRAGI.

PUBLIC NOTICE YOUNG LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

PUBLIC NOTICE MORNING STAR HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ENGR. MOHAMMED AHMED KABIR WANORI 2. IBRAHIM MUSA 3. HASSAINI GARBA MOHAMMED 4. CHIEF EZE CHUKUMA CYRIL 5. HON. PATTY ETETE-INEME 6. DR. WAHAB IBRAHIM AFEJIGBO THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO HELP IN SENSITIZING MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN SELF HELP ACTIVITIES. 2. TO ASSIST MEMBERS TOWARDS ACTUALIZING THEIR POSITIVE POTENTIALS IN THE SOCIETY. 3. TO ATTRACT SELF DEVELOPMENT TO MEMBERS. 4. TO PROMOTE MEMBERS’ WELFARE AT ALL LEVELS. ETC ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR MUHAMMAD AHMAD GIRAGI.

This is to notify the general public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

The Trustees Are: 1. Dr. (Mrs.) Patricia O. Iwelunmor - President 2. Dr. Anthony C. Iwelunmor 3. Barr. Emmanuel O. Anoka - Secretary 4. Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor 5. Dr. Richard Ugochukwu N. Okonkwo Aims and Objectives: 1. To create a nurturing environment that fosters awareness of health issues faced by the youth including knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS. 2. To grant scholarships to deserving Pupils/Students in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

3. To encourage youth empowerment by organizing and sponsoring skill acquisition and training.

4. To assist widows, deserving persons in their occupations/trade irrespective of their ethnicity or creed.

Any objection to this application should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission PMB 198 Abuja within 28 days from today.

Signed: Barr. Emmanuel O. Anoka Pnm Emmanuel O. Anoka & Co. 08053218809

SAMUEL SAMSON OLUWASEUN AYODEJI IKECHUKWU.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE. 2. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THE NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEGE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. IYERE, EBEHENYA KENNEDY 2. OBEZUWA, MARIA 3. OKENA WILFRED, BONIFACE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO THE YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED ACROSS NIGERIA ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND BASIC AMENITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

SHOWANDE DEBORAH KEMI

This is to certify ALABUIKE that UKAMAKA JULIET and UKAMAKA DIMONYE JULIET are one and the same person now wish to be known as UKAMAKA ALABUIKE JULIET. former documents remain valid.

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THAT MY NAME WAS MISTAKENLY WRITTEN AS BABATUNDE OLUWAKEMI KENNY INSTEAD OF BABATUNDE OLUWAKEMI KEHINDE. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS MISTAKENLY WRITTEN AS 6/10/1982 INSTEAD OF 6/10/1986. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Formerly called, addressed and known as OYEWOLE DEBORAH now wish to be called, addressed and known as SHOWANDE DEBORAH KEMI. All my document bearing the former name remain valid.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONICHABOR SAMSON OLUWASEUN AYODEJI IKECHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAMUEL SAMSON OLUWASEUN AYODEJI IKECHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AMADI CHUKWUDINMA DAVID

MUHAMMED YUNUSA

OLADEJI FAITH ODION

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I, formerly known and addressed as YUNUSA BILARD, now wish to be known and addressed as MUHAMMED YUNUSA. ALL former documents remains valid. General public, please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Airiayenku Faith ODION NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADEJI FAITH ODION. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTOLORIN BILIKISU OMOBOLANLE ADUNNI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTOLORIN BILIKISU BOLANLE. Correct Date of Birth 17TH OF JUNE, 1973. Wrong Date of Birth 17TH OF JUNE, 1969.

ODILIMUO OBIANUJU MARGARET

MRS. ADEJUMO OYINLADE TAIWO

MRS. IKECHUKWU CHIDINMA FAVOUR

MRS. IHEANACHO-ALBERT CHIOMA CELINE

OSUJI ANNE ACHOR

MRS AJOKU IFEOMA BLESSING

I, formerly known and addressed as Onyekaonwu Obianuju Margaret now wish to be known and addressed as Odilimuo Obianuju Margaret. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MRS. OMOLADE KEHINDE OYINLADE TAIWO ADEJUMO ,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADEJUMO OYINLADE TAIWO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EMERENWA CHIDINMA FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IKECHUKWU CHIDINMA FAVOUR. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORO CHIOMA CELINE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IHEANACHO-ALBERT CHIOMA CELINE. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IBE ANNE CHIGOZIE, now wish to be known and addressed as OSUJI ANNE ACHOR. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS OPARA IFEOMA BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AJOKU IFEOMA BLESSING. My date of birth was wrongly written as 1/october/1991, why my correct date of birth is JUNE/8/1974. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and The general public take note.

DYAHYA MICHAEL DYAGAS

ALUKO OMOLARA SARATU

ADEWOLE OLUWASHOGO OBIRI

STELLA IHUOMA

MRS. NMERIVE PERPETUAL ONYINYECHI

RASAQ LAWAL

I, formerly known and addressed as BABA SOLOMON, Now wish to be known and addressed as DYAHYA MICHAEL DYAGAS. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLADIPUPO SARATU OMOLARA now wishes to be addressed as ALUKO OMOLARA SARATU. All former documents remains valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEWOLE OLUWASOGO MIRACLE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWOLE OLUWASHOGO OBIRI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as STELLA EDIALE PATRICK, Now wish to be known and addressed as STELLA IHUOMA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLISAKWE PERPETUAL, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NMERIVE PERPETUAL ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

THERESA ALAO OSAYANDE

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS THERESA MANEREMOGBO ALAO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS THERESA ALAO OSAYANDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THAT MY NAME WAS MISTAKENLY WRITTEN AS OKAFOR EMEKA FRED INSTEAD OF OKAFOR CHUKWUEMEKA FRED. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDRESSED AS AJAYI KAYODE AJIBI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIBI ADEKUNLE AKANDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI KAYODE AJIBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OPARANDU NKECHINYERE SALOME I, formerly known and addressed as NKECHINYERE EGBULEFU SALOME, now wish to be known and addressed as OPARANDU NKECHINYERE SALOME . ALL former documents remains valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ABDULLAHI LAWAL, Now wish to be known and addressed as RASAQ LAWAL. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

Public Notice27 MFON ASUQUO EDET

UKPONO EMMANUEL ASUQUO.

Formerly known and addressed as Bassey Edohoeket Daniel, now wish to be known as Mfon Asuquo Edet. That Bassey Edohoeket Daniel and Mfon Asuquo Edet refer to one and same person. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Uyime Samuel Essien, now wish to be known as Ukpono Emmanuel Asuquo.

That Ukpono Emmanuel Asuquo and Uyime Samuel Essien refers to one and same person. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OMONIYI THEOPHILUS OLANIYI

NWEFIA NANCY

Formerly known and addressed as AYADI THEOPHILUS OLANIYI now wish to be known and addressed as OMONIYI THEOPHILUS OLANIYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as NWEFIA FRIDAY NELSON now wish to be known and addressed as NWEFIA NANCY. All former documents remain valid.

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COMFORT INNOCENT BEN

DAMILOLA MODINATU JIMOH

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MRS. BEKE OSIMINI SILVER

MRS. ODO GLADYS IJEOMA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

PATIENT AGBAJI OMONIYI

I formerly called and addressed MISS. EZUGWORIE GLADYS IJEOMA now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. ODO GLADYS IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

This is to confirm that Israel ORIOLOWO AND ISRAEL LAISUrefer to one and t the same person. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as PATIENT AGBAJI now wish to be known and addressed as PATIENT AGBAJI OMONIYI. All former documents remain valid.

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EZENWA CHINENYE NKEMDIRIM

KUTEYI OLUWATOSIN RACHEAL

MRS MOFOLUWASO DOLAPO ADEWOLU

Formerly known and addressed as KAMORU JAGUNA AYINDE now wish to be known and addressed as JAGUNNA KAMORU ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as EZEH EMMANUEL CHINONSO now wish to be known and addressed as EZENWA CHINENYE NKEMDIRIM. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as ODESANMI OLUWATOSIN RACHEAL now wish to be known and addressed as KUTEYI OLUWATOSIN RACHEAL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS MOFOLUWASO DOLAPO KING now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MOFOLUWASO DOLAPO ADEWOLU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS POPOOLA RITA NKECHI

AHISU OZE SONAYON

OJUTIWON MARY JOLADE

MUNKA’ILA RUKAIYATU

I formerly called and addressed MISS. NJOKU OBY SILVERnow wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. BEKE OSIMINI SILVER. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

JAGUNNA KAMORU ABIODUN

Formerly known and addressed as IDONGESIT INNOCENT BEN now wish to be known and addressed as COMFORT INNOCENT BEN.That my date of birth is 8/3/1991. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DAMILOLA ABENI JIMOH now wish to be known and addressed as DAMILOLA MODINATU JIMOH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS OKELUE RITA NKECHI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS POPOOLA RITA NKECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KISTAN OZE AHISOU now wish to be known and addressed as AHISU OZE SONAYON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as ADEMO MARY JOLADE now wish to be known and addressed as OJUTIWON MARY JOLADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as SHEHU RUKAIYA MUKAILA now wish to be known and addressed as MUNKA’ILA RUKAIYATU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

FELIX CENSUS UZOR

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ONOJOBI IBUKUN AANUOLUWAPO

EBOREIME OLOAIGBE FAITH

JOHNSON ABIODUN

IDIAGE ABIOLA DORCAS

Formerly known and addressed as FELIX CENSUS FELIX now wish to be known and addressed as FELIX CENSUS UZOR. All former documents remain valid.

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This is to confirm that ELIZABETH INDIA INDIA WEST, as well as INDIA WEST ELIZABETH refer to one and same person. All documents bearing the above names are mine and remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as JEGEDE IBUKUN AANUOLUWAPO now wish to be known and addressed as ONOJOBI IBUKUN AANUOLUWAPO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as SHEIDU OLOAIGBE FAITH now wish to be known and addressed as EBOREIME OLOAIGBE FAITH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as CHRISTY DANIEL now wish to be known and addressed as JOHNSON ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as AKIRISORE ABIOLA DORCAS now wish to be known and addressed as IDIAGE ABIOLA DORCAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

UDEOGANYALE CHIWENDU IMMACULATE

BILESANMI-ADEDAYO OLATUTU

IDUMA CHIBUIKE MATHEW

AJAGBE ADEWALE BASIRAT AYINKE

AKINMUSIRE SAKIRAT ADUNNI

MRS OYEKUNLE FOLASHADE OLUSHOLA

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Formerly known and addressed as OLADUNNI OLATUTU OMOBOLANLE now wish to be known and addressed as BILESANMI-ADEDAYO OLATUTU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as CHIBUIKE IDUMA now wish to be known and addressed as IDUMA CHIBUIKE MATHEW. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as ADEWALE BASIRAT ADUKE now wish to be known and addressed as AJAGBE ADEWALE BASIRAT AYINKE. That my date of birth is 9 June 1987. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as ALIU SHAKIRAT ADUNNI now wish to be known and addressed as AKINMUSIRE SAKIRAT ADUNNI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as MISS DADA FOLASHADE OLUSHOLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OYEKUNLE FOLASHADE OLUSHOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OLISAKWE OLUCHUKWU EUNICE

MRS UZOKA UCHE ANNIE

LAWAL TUNDE LAWAL

YETUNDE ELEGUSHI

MAFUA AMARACHI BLE

VICTOR OLUWATOSIN ANUOLUWAPO

Formerly known and addressed as LAWAL BABATUNDE LAWAL now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL TUNDE LAWAL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as OBAGUN SIDIKAT IYABO now wish to be known and addressed as YETUNDE ELEGUSHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as EZEJI AMARACHI BLESSING now wish to be known and addressed as MAFUA AMARACHI BLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as AGBEJINNU ABAYOMI ANUOLUWAPO, now wish to be known and addressed as VICTOR OLUWATOSIN ANUOLUWAPO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OREAGBA ESTHER ABIMBOLA

MASOMMA OCHAU

ABDULLAHI SALIHU

.I, formerly known and addressed as NNONYE OLUCHUKWU EUNICE now wish to be known and addressed as OLISAKWE OLUCHUKWU EUNICE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Okigbo Uche Annie now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Uzoka Uche Annie. All former documents remain valid.

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OLAWALE KAFILAT ADEJOKE

ANTHONY OMOLOLA OLUWASEUN

Formerly known and addressed as LAWAL KAFILAT ADEJOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAWALE KAFILAT ADEJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ANTHONY OMOLOLA JULIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANTHONY OMOLOLA OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid.

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This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written in my Bank account records as KALU BASSEY. O. instead of KALU BASIL OKOH. That my correct name is KALU BASIL OKOH. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as AJAYI ESTHER ABIMBOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OREAGBA ESTHER ABIMBOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FRANCIS ROSE OGOCHUKWU

CHANGE OF NAME/ CHANGE OF ADDRESS

ADAM NASIR MOHAMMED

MRS IDEGWU GLADYS ONUOMA

NWIKPE BLESSING UZOAMAKA

MRS EWURUM CHINASA LAURA

Formerly known and addressed as Nwosu Roseanne Ogochukwu, now wish to be known and addressed as Francis Rose Ogochukwu. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known as Ogunbadejo Risikat Lara, now wish to be known as Bankole Omolara Risikat. Addressed is formerly known as 4,Ayodele street,Abule Oja yaba, lagos now wish to be known andNo.55, Ojokoro Road, Agric, Owutu ikorodu,lagos.

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Formerly known and addressed as ADAM NASIR ABUBAKAR, now wish to be known and addressed as ADAM NASIR MOHAMMED. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ISAIAH GLADYS ONUOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IDEGWU GLADYS ONUOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OBASI BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as NWIKPE BLESSING UZOAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS NNAJIAKU CHINASA LAURA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EWURUM CHINASA LAURA. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and the general public take note.

UZAIRU HADIZA UMMA

NWOKE JUDITH ONYEKACHI

CORRECTION OF NAME

AROLAMBO ABIMBOLA AMINAT

UGOKWE JUSTINA AMAUCHECHUKWU

BABATUNDE TOHEEB AREMU

Formerly known and addressed as ACHONYE JUDITH ONYEKACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOKE JUDITH ONYEKACHI All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as OGUNSIYI OLAMIDE AJOKE instead of OGUNSIJI OLAMIDE AJOKE. That my correct name is OGUNSIJI OLAMIDE AJOKE. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KARI ABIMBOLA AROLAMBO, now wish to be known and addressed as AROLAMBO ABIMBOLA AMINAT All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU JUSTINA AMAUCHECHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as UGOKWE JUSTINA AMAUCHECHUKWU All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULLAHI TOHEEB OLAMIDE now wish to be known and addressed as BABATUNDE TOHEEB AREMU All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANINZE HELGA CHINWENDU

AKANO ABIODUN RAHMAT

EDMUND CHINEDU PROSPER

OGUNYEMI IDRIS GBOLAHAN

OGUNDAINI TITUS FOLORUNSHO

ADEKUNLE BOSEDE ADETUTU

Formerly known and addressed as Arinze Helga Amanda, now wish to be known and addressed as ANINZE HELGA CHINWENDU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AKANO OYEKEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AKANO ABIODUN RAHMAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS STANLEY CHINEDU UGWUOKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS EDMUND CHINEDU PROSPER; ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINED VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNYEMI IDRIS OLAWALE, Now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNYEMI IDRIS GBOLAHAN. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNDAINI FOLORUNSO, Now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNDAINI TITUS FOLORUNSHO. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AGBEKE AGNES ADEBAMBO, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKUNLE BOSEDE ADETUTU. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as JIBRI HADIZA, now wish to be known and addressed as UZAIRU HADIZA UMMA All former documents remain valid.

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CORRECTION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as BOSSO DILLI, now wish to be known and addressed as MASOMMA OCHAU. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as ABBAS LIMAN BALA, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULLAHI SALIHU. All former documents remain valid.

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Why Ogun delayed assets sharing of LGAs and LCDAs –Commissioner Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

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The Ogun state government on Thursday said that lack of requisite personnel was delaying the assets sharing of the state’s 20 local government areas and new 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko, disclosed this in Abeokuta at the sidelines of an interactive session for the newly elected chairmen, Secretaries to the Local Governments and Heads of Local Government

Caleb College student bags Cambridge Learner award

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A student of Caleb International College, Lagos, Oluwagbemisola Oresegun, will today receive the prestigious British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award for her exceptional performance in the June 2015/2016 Cambridge examinations.

Oresegun, who came tops in Religious Studies in the O’ level Cambridge Examinations conducted across the six continents of the world in June 2015/2016, will receive an official certificate at an awards ceremony slated for 5pm at International Hotel, Kofo Abayomi Street, Lagoso today (Friday).

While speaking on the honour brought to the school, Director of the college, Dr. Ola Adebogun, attributed the feat to the school’s commitment to high standard of education with the existence of 100 per cent facilities and quality of staff in the college.

Dr. Adebogun stressed that the school’s conformity to quality standards with both Nigerian and British integrated curriculum has, no doubt, confirmed the institution’s core objective of ensuring the production of accomplished and ambitious young boys and girls of proven integrity who are ready to make significant contributions to the society.

He noted that Caleb International College was established to develop each individual into a confident, happy and well-rounded child by instilling in them realization that it is the development of the mind and body, the enrichment of the intellect and a consideration for others that are foundation stones for ultimate success, stressing that the importance of striving for excellence in those areas in which pupils have talent whether it be in the classroom, on the field, in music, art or in contributing to a caring and supportive community.

Administration.

The state government had created 37 LCDAs out of the existing 20 local governments to bring governance closer to the people but yet to share their critical assets since council elections in October 2016.

But speaking with reporters, Ojuko said the report of the government’s assets sharing committee had been concluded and submitted about two months ago.

The commissioner noted that the non-implementation of the report was due to the lack of personnel to assist in the effective running of the councils.

He, however, expressed optimism that all the problems facing the councils, especially the LCDAs, would soon be sorted.

He said, “The Assets Sharing Committee has submitted its report. We cannot implement because the personnel who will take over the assets are not in place.

“With what is happening today, conveniently anytime from now, implementation will take place and the assets would be handed over to all of them.

“What is important is that we have created these local governments, they have come to stay. They were created and elections have been conducted

and now we have elected officers in all our local governments and LCDAs. This is a good foundation and I believe we shall succeed.”

The commissioner explained that the interactive session was held to prepare the elected and appointed officers for the herculean tasks ahead.

He charged the council administrators to be creative in generating internal revenue towards improving the socioeconomic development of their respective domains.

Earlier in his remarks, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi, said it was timely to address

various administrative challenges confronting the proper take-off of the local council management.

Adekunbi, who declared the session open, explained that the idea behind the creation of additional councils was to bring governance closer to the grassroots and offer better access to the dividends of democracy.

“The Ogun State House of Assembly, where I am privileged to be Speaker, will continue to back you with enabling legislation to ensure the smooth running of the councils for optimal result,” he added.

Ambode’s wife, others laud 50 years of women’s contributions to Lagos

Benjamin Omoike

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Wife of Lagos state governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has paid glowing tributes to women of Lagos for their selfless contributions to the growth and development of the state in the last 50 years.

She made the remarks on Thursday in Ikeja, at a symposium marking Lagos@50 organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), with the theme: ‘Contribution of Women to the Development of Lagos State in the past 50 Years’.

According to her, the joy in her heart knew no bounds because she was confident that women in the state had

played pivotal roles in the huge successes recorded in the state in the last 50 years.

“The theme of our symposium is: ‘The Contribution of Women to the Development of Lagos State in the Past 50 Years.’ Talking about contribution, I am at a loss as to how and where to start. Should it be from trade and entrepreneurship, public service, academia or politics? Honestly, women have contributed in practically all fields to make Lagos what it is today.

“To the glory of God, we can boast of many women permanent secretaries in the current Lagos State Public Service. We have a serving senator and many wom-

en political office holders.

We have several women corporate titans; distinguished scholars and even a naval admiral, Itunu Hotonu, among many other women of Lagos State extraction.

“They have played important roles in building education infrastructure, in social engineering, in food security for the state through numerous markets dominated by women, in social enlightenment and electioneering activities, and so on and so forth. Who says we have not achieved?” She said.

Other notable speakers at the event included Senator Oluremi Tinubu; who spoke on the topic, ‘The Contribution of Women to the

Development of Lagos State in the Past 50 Years- My Experience,’ while Mrs. Nike Akande, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, LCCI; spoke on ‘Trade, Industry and Investment in Lagos State: Why The Boom Should Continue.’

Chief Kemi Nelson spoke on the topic, ‘The Voice of Women in Local and National Politics- Then and Now’. Mrs. Oluseyi Williams spoke on ‘The Giant Strides of Women in The Lagos Public Service’, while Chief Folashade TinubuOjo, Iyaloja-General; spoke on ‘Appreciating The Contribution of Market Women To The Growth of Lagos As Commercial Hub’.

Call to rename Kwara varsity after Saraki resurfaces Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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If recent call is anything to go by, then the Kwara State University (KWASU) may soon be named after Second Republic Senate leader, the late Dr. Olusola Saraki. This is even as agitation to that effect resurfaced at the formal launch of an educational foundation, Sola Saraki Educational Foundation (SSEF), in his honour in Ilorin on Thursday.

Leading the call was a lifelong associate of the late politician, Chief Tunji Arosanyin, who is chairman of the SSEF. He argued that legislative processes had been concluded for the name-change since 2013 and should be implemented without delay.

About N50 million was realised at the event with the state government doling out N15 million. Other donors included the state’s House of Assembly (N10m), Deputy Senate Minortiy Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi (N10m), Alhaji Moshood Mustapha (N2m) and wife of the deceased politician, Mrs. Morenike Saraki, (N1m).

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Representative of the President of the Senate, Senator (Dr) Bukola Saraki, Senator Magnus Abe (l), with other members of the committees, during the inauguration of the Senate ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of fraud against Chevron Nigeria Limited in Abuja… on Thursday.

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29 News NEMSA to test over 1000 meters for validity ...as JED, consumers reach truce

Chijioke Kingsley, Jos

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Wife of the former Governor of Ogun State, Aderinsola Osoba; former Ekiti State Governor/son of the deceased, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo; Senator Gbolahan Dada; former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Dr. Doyin Okupe and Senator Solomon Adeola, during the lying in-state of the late military governor of defunct Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd)- in Lagos … on Thursday.

Minister hails resuscitating Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin Trust Fund Ebelechukwu Ibeneme, Abuja.

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Minster of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu, FNSE has described the resuscitation of the Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund (HJYB-TF) as one that would help Federal Government in executing some quick-win interventions programmes that would support livelihoods in the North Eastern part of the country.

This was contained in a statement issued by the ministry’s Press unit, at the end of One-day Summit of the Governors of the six Riparian States of the Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund (HJYB-TF) held in Jos, Plateau state.

According to the Statement, the need for the resuscitation of the Trust Fund which has been neglected for the past four years cannot be over emphasised as lives of over 15 million people of the Riparian States of Plateau, Bauchi, Kano, Jigawa and Bor-

no depends on it as a means of their livelihood, ‘but today they struggle with poverty and unemployment as a result of contentious Water Management issues of the Basin, it added.

He lamented further “the Trust Fund was created by the riparian states and Federal Government to serve as a single shared platform through which the states could provide a sustainable funding mechanism for addressing the most crucial Inter-state Water Management issues of the Basin but because

TCN installs mobile power transformer at Damboa Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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Company of Nigeria, TCN, said yesterday that it has successfully installed and energized a 40MVA 132/33kVier mobile power transformer at the Damboa Transmission Substation in Bornu State.

The installation took place on May 7th, 2017.

The TCN, in a press statement signed by its General Manager, GM (Public Affairs) Mrs Seun Olagunju, said that the Damboa Substation, previously a 60MVA 132/33kV capacity transmission station with fully equipped control room and staff quarters

was completely destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents on the 4th of July, 2014.

It stressed further that as a result of the incident, bulk power transmission to Damboa and environs reduced by 60MVA. Notwithstanding the volatile nature of the area however, the statement said that TCN initiated the process for procurement and installation of a 40MVA 132/33kV mobile power transformer, in an attempt to bridge the shortfall in bulk electricity transmission to distribution load centers that supply the electricity to Damboa and environs.

The statement explained further that installation

works on the new mobile 40MVA 132/33kV power transformer commenced on Tuesday, 4th April, 2017 and was completed as well as energized on Sunday 7th May, 2017.

The Mobile power transformer, the statement added, was installed in-house by TCN engineers.

TCN noted that it recognizes the fact that every electricity customer deserves to have access to electricity, therefore it would continue to work with security agents, where necessary, to ensure that it continues to transmit bulk electricity to distribution load centers anywhere within the nation.

it is yet to be fulfill its purpose fully, it leaves the people with more to desire” “Though it has been able to address some Water Resources Management challenges in the past which include, the flow of water to undesirable destinations, conflicts resulting from shared resources and the restoration of some livelihoods it still need to address more of the people challenges and difficulties in getting good and portable water for their livelihood’.

He added that if the Trust

Fund is well funded by the six states and the Federal Government, it would foster improved Water Resources Management of the Basin.

The Statement however added that while presenting the communiqué of the Summit on behalf of the Governors of the six riparian states, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong promised not to only take the ownership of the Trust Fund but also to ensure better management of the Fund.

Nigerian Electricity Management Service Agency (NEMSA), at the weekend in Jos said it will test over 1000 meters that will be sent to the Kaduna office from the Management of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), to ensure that they meet the standard.

The development is as a result of the feud between consumers and JED weeks back in Jos when consumers complained to NEMSA alleging that the smart meters installed by JED were not calibrated hence resulting to over billing.

Management of JED responded, saying that the meters were certified by NEMSA for installation, adding that consumers are not used for paying electricity bill, hence the out cry.

However, the feud resulted in NEMSA placing a temporary ban on the smart meters installation, which complaints also alleged that they did not pass through routine test and have no seal of the required agency.

Consequently, against this background, the management of JED and other stakeholders which include civil society, NEMSA, the state ministry of water resources and energy, the media, security agencies and representatives of various communities rescheduled May 3rd for smart meters testing services to afford all stakeholders the opportunity to witness first hand the meter testing and re-certification exercise in Jos by NEMSA

Court settles age-long land dispute in Lagos ÏÏÏA Lagos High Court has

dismissed the case of a land dispute between Alhaji Yaya Erinfolami of the Ogbere family and Mr. Jamiu Awoyemi of the Ishoru family, both of Isolo area of the state.

The disputed land stretched from Jakande Estate to Isheri to Oke-Ogbere excluding Lagos State Government low cost housing estate.

The Ogbere family occupies the western side of the land while the Ishoru family occupies the eastern part.

The court held that both families have no right of claim over the entire disputed land.

In her ruling, Justice Josephine Efunkumbi Oyefeso said that both the claimant and the 1st Defendant were still bounded by the judgement in suit No 1/110/55 de-

livered by J.I.C Taylor on February 1957, which made no declaration of title in favour of either families.

Justice Oyefeso delivered her judgement on February 6, 2017.

The Court, however, said that the Claimants are entitled to continue possession of the western area, which they have occupied before and since the judgement in Suit No 1/110/55 which is described in paragraph 14/of the statement of claim.

According to the Judge, the principal member of the Ogbere family, Alhaji Erinfolami, gave evidence for its claim to occupy the entire land.

He (Erinfolami) testified that the land in dispute belongs to his family. He stated that the Ogbere family and Ishoru had, for a long time,

been having disputes over a large expanse of farmland at Isolo which was occupied by both families.

In 1955 the Ogbere family instituted an action against the Ishoru family over the entire land occupied by both families in suit No 1 /110/55. Hon Justice J.I.C. Taylor delivered judgment on 14th February, 1957, and dismissed the claims of the Ogbere family as sole owner of the entire parcel of the land. The judgment was confirmed by the Supreme Court in Suit No FSC /223/61.

Justice Oyefeso ruled that her court could not upturn that judgement of February 14, 1957, which has since been affirmed by the Supreme Court and for that reason the Claimant’s case failed and then dismissed.

News 30 Why it’s dangerous to cheat, comedian prompts men at Glo Laffta Fest ÏÏÏNigerian comedian

and actor, Iruvwe Okeremute, aka‘De Don’, has called on men to remain committed to the oath of their marriage and stop cheating on their spouses.

De Don, who is also an OnAir-Personality (OAP), said cost should be the number one reason for married men to stay away from adultery.

He carried out a hilarious analysis of the financial implication of adultery, submitting that for a man to successfully accomplish a single adulterous act, he has to spend loads of money that he could have otherwise saved for more important things.

He listed some expenses to be met before the adulterous act to include spending money to impress the lady, buying food and drinks for the lady, hiring a room in a hotel and then giving money to the lady in question after the act.

The comedian argued that the money might have been more useful to fix the man’s faulty car, pay a kid’s school fees, or any other equally important venture.

De Don, who also described Glo Laffta Fest show as the best thing to happen to comedy in Nigeria, got a standing ovation from the crowd for his rib–cracking jokes.

“This comedy brand helped many successful comedians today to build their brands. At the same time, it has ushered joy and fun into many homes in Nigeria,” said De Don. Earlier, the quartet of Richard Mofe Damijo, (RMD), Bovi, Gordons and De Don, described as “the home boys” were accorded a very special “Warri warm reception”. Other comedians including Arinze Baba, Frank da Don and Dan D’Humorous also got standing ovations after their performances.

The show which was held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Warri was anchored by the duo of Nollywood actresses, Mercy Johnson and Ebube Nwagbo, and was attended

by Glo subscribers who filled the hall to the brim, while others who could not enter the hall sat outside in front of a mega LED screen mounted outside the venue.

The comedians including Bovi, Gordons, Dan D’Humorous, De Don, Frank D Don and Arinze Baba all gave the Warri crowd enough dose of jokes for the night.

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Malabu oil: Court fixes July 5 to hear Shell, Agip, EFCC’s objections

NIS Recruitment: Companies used for tragic exercise are registered –CAC

Andrew Orolua,

Andrew Orolua,

Abuja

ÏÏÏJustice John Tsoho of

the Federal High Court on Thursday fixed July 5, 2017 for hearing of the preliminary objections to a suit filed by Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd against the Federal Government over the ownership of the expansive OPL 245.

Other defendants in the suit are the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Shell Nigeria Ultra-Deep Limited, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd; Nigerian Agip Exploration Company Ltd; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Chief Dan Etete.

By the suit dated April 6 and filed on the 10th, Malubu Oil and Gas Limited is seeking an order of court stopping Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company and Nigerian Agip Exploration Company Limited from signing the Final Investment Decision (F.I.D) for the $13.5 billion

Zabazaba Deep water Project located in Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL245) in the second quarter of this year.

In the motion on notice marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/201/17, the plaintiff is further asking for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Federal Government and the Minister Petroleum Resources from considering to revoke or revoking the re- allocation of OPL 245 granted to the applicant by virtue of the 1st & 2nd defendants’ letter of July 2, 2010 pending the determination of this suit.

At a resumed sitting on Thursday, J.A. Achimugu, counsel to the plaintiff, pleaded with the court for an adjournment.

“My Lord, we are constrained to ask for another date as the 4th defendant (Shell) was served the motion on notice in court this morning.

“We therefore seek an adjournment to enable them respond to the motion since they are within time”

Achimugu stated.

However, all the other defendants equally informed the court that they had filed preliminary objection to the motion on notice as well as have agreed that the matter be adjourned.

Consequently, Justice Tsoho adjourned to July 5 for hearing of the preliminary objections.

The suit was triggered by media publications to the effect that the Federal Government, the Minister Petroleum Resources, Shell Nigeria Ultra-Deep Limited, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd are negotiating to “sign the Final Investment Decision (F.I.D) for the $14.5b Zabazaba Deep water Project located in Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL 245) in the second quarter of this year.

Similarly, a sister suit

by Malabu against Kweku Amufagha and nine others marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/206/17 was equally adjourned to July 5, for mention.

Malabu’s lawyer, R.O. Atabo informed the court that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants could not be served in their respective addresses in Port Harcourt, adding that the 5th defendant was served in court this morning.

“We therefore request for another date to enable us effect service on the defendants, Atabo said.

In the suit, the plaintiff is further seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining each and all the defendants/respondents by themselves, their Servants or agents or howsoever otherwise from offering for sale, selling, mortgaging or in any form whatsoever alienate and / or grant any oil Prospecting Licence or lease to any other person or persons in respect of Zabazaba Deep water and /or Etan oil fields located within the area of the oil prospecting Licence 245 (OPL245) the subject matter of this suit pending the hearing and determination of this suit.

Director- General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons, (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli (m); pioneer CEO of the Agency, Mrs. Carol Ndaguba OON (r) and National Coordinator, Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), Mrs. veronica Umaru, during a courtesy visit to the General-Manager, NAPTIP in Abuja… on Thursday.

Building collapses in Lagos with over 20 labourers trapped Joy Anyim

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ing, located at no 6 , Richard Abimbola Street, Ilasa bustop Lagos on Thursday collapsed with over 20 labourers trapped in the rubble.

The labourers were said to be carrying out various

construction works when the tragic incident occurred at about 2pm.

According to the General Manager of LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, whose men were on ground for rescue operation, 14 of the labourers had been rescued.

He said: “Some of the

rescued labourers are been treated by the agency’s medical team and Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), while some had been rushed to the hospital.

“Extraction of trapped victims is on going and no mortality has been recorded at the moment.”

It was also gathered that the collapse of the building which was to be used as a shopping centre may be as a result of sub-standard building material used by the contractor.

Adesina however stated that investigations continues in order to ascertain the actually cause of the collapse.

Abuja

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trial of former Interior Minister, Abba Moro, resumed on Thursday with evidence from the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] to the effect that the companies that executed the contract for the mounting of the e-recruitment portal of the Nigeria Immigration Service [NIS] are registered companies.

A prosecution witness, Muftahu Bello, from the Registry Department of the Commission gave the names of the registered companies as Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Drexel Nigeria Limited.

Bello who testified as the fourth prosecution witness was summoned by the prosecution to tender documents in court relating to the trial.

He however told the court that another company, Drexel Tech Global has not been registered with the Commission.

Some of the documents tendered in evidence the prosecution counsel, Mr. Steven Odiase through the witness include a letter from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] to the Corporate Affairs Commission dated January 28, 2016 with the title “investigation Activities.

Another letter from the Commission to CAC dated March 3, 2016 with similar title was also tendered and admitted and marked as an exhibit by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba.

Meanwhile, the prosecution counsel has sought for an adjournment to enable him file and serve of counsel to the defendants, additional proof of evidence to tender additional documents.

Although the prosecution witness had initially told the court that only one company from the three companies mentioned in the EFCC letter to CAC for investigation that was registered, he admitted under cross examination by counsel to Drexel Nigerial Ltd, Sunday Ameh [SAN] that two companies were actually registered by the CAC. Justice Dimgba adjourned the case to June 28 and 30 for continuation of trial at the instance of the prosecution counsel.

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Ubah in detention for economic sabotage –NNPC Peter Fowoyo,

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Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos was on Thursday told that the reason why the oil magnet, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, is detained by the Department of State Security (DSS) is because he committed economic sabotage.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), through its lawyer, Mr. K. T. Turaki, told Justice Mohammed Idris that Dr. Ubah diverted petroleum products kept in his custody.

He stated this while urging the court to strike out the Motion on Notice filed by Ubah seeking orders for his release from the custody of the DSS. Turaki (SAN) while arguing his clients’ counter affidavit to Ubah’s originating Motion and Preliminary Objection to the Motion, averred that the Corporation has in the past two years been subjected to various investigations, particularly the issue of fuel diversion, adding that NNPC has a duty to inform the Investigating agencies where the fuels were kept. And that it is left for them to find out what happened to the fuel.

On the tripartite argument by the plaintiff, the respondents said even if the agreement existed, the position is that a crime has been committed by the diversion of the products, and stated that the law is that no party in an agreement has the right to decriminalized the criminal act.

Turaki also submitted that the security agencies have inherent power under the constitution to investigate economic crimes, of which diversion of petroleum product is one of them.

In challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the matter, the NNPC’s lawyer stated that all the alleged Infringements committed by the plaintiff took place in Abuja and not in Lagos. He therefore urged the court to decline jurisdiction on the matter and strike out the applicant’s application.

Also, the DSS, through its lawyer, Mr. Peter Okerinmade, also urged the court to dismiss the plantiff ’s application on the ground that it lack jurisdiction to entertain the suit.

Okerinmodu while adopting the Department’s counter affidavit and Preliminary Objection, Ubah’s Motion is aimed to fraustrate the ongoing investigation on the allegation made against him by the NNPC.

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Air safety: EU bars Medview Airlines, other from flying into Europe Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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European Union has barred Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Medview, from operating into European airspace for safety reasons. Several other airlines were also barred.

A total of 181 airlines were barred from flying into Europe. 174 airlines were barred due to safety oversight by aviation authorities in their home countries.

All carriers from Mozambique and Republic of Benin have been removed from the list of airlines banned.

Medview was one of seven airlines barred due to safety conditions with the airlines themselves.

The airline in an official statement concerning the ban issued by the Director business development Alhaji Ishaq Na’ Allah said the UK civil aviation requested the airline stop flying its B767 and has advised it to lease another aircraft.

According to Na Allah, the European Union operational restriction, which the public has misunderstood as a total ban on its UK operations.

The airline said its operations to London is in no way affected by the ban and had since being operating with her wet-leased aircraft. The ban which falls under exception rule in EASA, Annex A, where it states that “Air carrier listed in Annex A could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air

carrier, which is not subject to an operating ban”.

The Airline regretted the anxiety the misinformation may have caused its teeming passengers and assured them that there is no basis for alarm as the Lagos-London flight remains unaffected.

“We at Med-View Airline are committed to safety, and currently working with EASA and NCAA to restore normalcy, the statement said.

The Airline on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 operated its normal schedule flight to London amidst the misinformation about the restriction.

It will be recalled that in March 2016, Med-View Airline passed through one of the most stringent operations audit of the global airlines’ body – the International Air Transport Association (IATA), after which it was issued with IOSA – International Operational Safety Audit.

L-R: A student of Nigerian Tulip International College Abuja, Oghenakhoghie Dokpesi; representative of Minister of Education, Mr. Ocheja Emmanuel; Managing Director NTIC, Mr. Orhan Kertim and Director Department of Policy Assurance Education Scheme Federal Capital Territory, Alh Ayuba Didam, during the school science and art fair in Abuja... on Tuesday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

Migration of active subscribers caused fall in internet, teledensity –NCC Tony Nwakaegho

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lator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has blamed the migration of subscribers from 3G to 4G for the falling number of active subscribers, internet penetration and teledensity.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this, while fielding questions from reporters in Lagos during the week, said subscribers are also taking advantage of the presence of over-the-table (OTT) services to

save cash.

He explained that subscribers prefer to use WhatsApp to make calls and send instant messages instead of paying through their nose to make voice calls and send text messages under a regime of high tariff.

Danbatta noted that instead of spending to make calls, subscribers pay for data bundle and move on with their lives, stressing that the trend will continue.

The NCC helmsman, while giving a report on the sector, stated that the sector’s contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) has

moved to nine percent, adding that since the liberalisation of the industry, it has added some N15 trillion to the economy.

He stated further that since his assumption of office as the chief executive about 18 months ago, the industry has been adding between N1.43trn and N1.45trn to the economy quarterly.

He admitted that the quality of service offered by the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) has not been impressive, but added that there was a major improvement in the first quarter.

“Indeed, almost one year ago the

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) launched an 8-Point Agenda. The agenda, which drives the NCC until 2020, he said, aims, among other things, to: facilitate broadband penetration; improve quality of service; and optimize usage and benefits of spectrum.

Danbatta said that NCC desires to promote ICT innovation and investment opportunities; facilitate strategic collaboration and partnership; protect and empower consumers; promote fair competition and inclusive growth and ensure regulatory excellence and operational efficiency.

ment, Mr. Tunji Bello, said he was “particularly happy with the quality of their judgements which most superior courts have upheld and their ability to build the public confidence in the judiciary.

“On behalf of the good people of Lagos state, I say well done and more power to your elbow,” he said.

He also affirmed that his administration would continue to support the state judiciary with necessary materials to ensure its efficiency and

effectiveness.

He however noted that the journey in the last 50 years has not been rosy for the judiciary.

He said notwithstanding the achievements of the judiciary, more still needed to be done in view of the fact that Lagos, as the commercial nerve centre of West Africa presently cater for about 20 million people which continued to grow by the day.

“This signifies more work for the state government in the area of se-

curity, infrastructure, social welfare and for the judiciary, more and more litigation which would require the quickest dispensing of justice, more especially as it affects investor’s within the state, to continue to encourage them to invest in the Lagos dream and project.”

In her address, the Chief Judge, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, said the state judiciary is fully aware of their constitutional role as the third arm of government.

Lagos at 50: Ambode commends state judiciary Titilope Joseph,

ÏÏÏLagos state governor, Mr. Akin-

wunmi Ambode, on Thursday, commended judges and magistrates in the state for their excellent performance in the state judiciary system.

The governor made this declaration at a special judiciary session which was held at the foyer of Igbosere High Court, to mark Lagos at 50.

Ambode who was represented by the Secretary to the State Govern-

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Franco-Nigerian Hemery, Krstin rematch ignites GSL Open ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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op seed Calvin Hemery of France Thursday defeated Haadin Bava of India 6-3, 6-2 to book a semifinal spot at the GSL Open Nigeria F3 Futures which will round off on Saturday.

The win now pitched the world no 279 Hemery, who is born of Nigerian dad, against Serbian Pedja Krstin, who overpowered Zimbabwe’s Takanyi Garaganga 7-5, 6-2 in another quarterfinal match. The other final ticket will be contested between Canadian second seed, ¡™stopher Diaz-Figueroa of Guatermala.

Schnur, who won the Tombim Open Nigeria F1 Futures, outplayed Tunisia’s Moez Echargui 6-3, 6-4 while Diaz-Figueroa puts up a resolute display to upset third seed Italian, Alessandro Bega 6-4, 6-4.

In setting up a rematch with Krstin -who triumphed in the final of the Dayak Championship Nigeria F3 Futures - Hemery seems to be stepping up the gear with each game and he

Edo students embrace SuperSport ‘Let’s Play’ ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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yamho, a town in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State which is home to former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole came alive last weekend for ‘Let’s Play’, a corporate social responsibility initiative of SuperSport.

Over a thousand school students ranging from 6 to13 years from various primary schools around the state participated in the activation that preceded the annual Okpekpe 10km road race. The kids were taken through the basic rudiments of football and were inspired to a better future by one-time African footballer of the year and ‘Let’s Play’ Ambassador Victor Ikpeba who told the students to focus on their studies and at the same time passionately embrace the game of football.

General Manager, SuperSport West Africa, Felix Awogu, revealed that the ‘Let’s Play’ initiative has now been activated in over 1000 schools across Nigeria through three different sports; Rugby, Cricket and Football.

Awogu also stated that SuperSport believes in physical development programmes that help prepare young African children for the future.

was able to get a breakthrough against the unseeded Asian in the eighth game to lead 5-3 before serving out the set successfully for 6-3.

With his Nigerian root, he expectedly got the larger support and there was no let down for the fans as the 22-year-old broke Bava in the third game, and by the time he completed his serve in the fourth game, a 3-1 lead turned to be a task too much for Bava. And at 4-2, Hemery broke the world no 828 again, this time to love, to extinguish any hope of a fightback.

The second match on Centre Court was tightly-contested up till the final point of the first set which Krstin won 7-5. The Serbian broke from the start and lead 2-0 but Garaganga broke back in the fourth game after a double fault by the world no 346.

With scores at 5-5, a tie-break decided loomed but Krstin broke again to lead 6-5 before wrapping up the set on his serves. In the second set, Garaganga could not hold on for long despite tying 2-2 as he was broken consecutively in the fifth and seventh game as Krstin, the most successful player in the tournament with 12 ITF Futures, closed the encounter 6-2.

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Products supply to improve as NNPC revives Kano depot Petroleum products supply to the Northern part of the country received a boost yesterday as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, re-commissioned its Kano Depot, even amidst encomiums poured on the Corporation for reviving the facility.

Kano Depot is part of the Corporation’s System 2D Pipeline Network which was knocked down three-and-half years ago due to act of pipeline vandalism by economic saboteurs.

Speaking at the event, the Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, said the re-commissioning was aimed at restoring petroleum products supply and distribution for the benefit of Nigerians, and in line with the Presidential mandate of revamping national oil assets.

“Today’s re-commissioning is also strategic as it is one of the several strides embarked upon by NNPC under its 12 Business Focus Areas (12BUFA) Programme aimed at repositioning the Corporation towards sustained profitability,” Dr. Baru added.

According to the GMD, the Corporation has spent about N1.6billion, from January-December 2016, to secure and maintain the vandalized points of the Kaduna-Kano pipeline, a development that has huge implications on the Corporation’s operations.

While stating that the NNPC has over the last few months recommissioned the Port HarcourtAba as well as Atlas Cove-Mosimi pipelines, the GMD further stressed that the Corporation would not relent until all pipeline networks in the country are back on stream.

“Efforts are underway to recommission other national assets such as the Jos, Gombe, Suleja and Gusau depots. Also, the remaining parts of Mosimi-IbadanIlorin as well as Aba-Enugu pipelines will soon test our collective resolve to get the nation’s critical oil and gas infrastructure back on stream,” the GMD noted.

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Power:Calls for independent generation thickens Simon Ugwu Calls for independent generation and distribution thicken as the system of generating and transmitting to the National Grid has not helped matters in the new power programme.

Joining the calls is Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who spoke at the opening ceremony of 2017 Law Week of Sokoto State branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

The governor called for a review of the law on power generation in the country, so that states would be allowed to generate and distribute electricity.

He stated that the existing practice of states generating power and evacuating it to the national grid was no longer in the best interest of the country.

Tambuwal further stated that there should be a review of the method of appointment of states’ representatives to federal agencies such as the Federal Character Commission, National Population Commission and the Revenue and Fiscal Mobilisation Commission.

He canvassed for the separa-

Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi (2nd left); Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Cement Production, Sunday Ugwuocha (left); Chief Financial Officer of LaFarge Africa Plc, Bruno Bayer and Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Sabinus Nwankwegu after a meeting between Umahi and a LaFarge team in Abakaliki on Wednesday.

tion of the offices of the Federal Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to avoid partisanship and hampering the ability of the latter to prosecute cases without bias.

The number one citizen of Sotoko State also supported a review of the revenue sharing

formula so that states and local councils would get more allocation.

He suggested that the railway service should be removed from the exclusive legislative list so that interested states would be able to invest in it.

The governor assured the

NBA that its members would be included in the proposed general review of the state’s laws, which he described as obsolete.

“The laws have to be properly updated to address present realities. Imagine, some of the laws are still using pounds and shillings,” he added.

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The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has implored security agencies to check the activities of impostors in the financial sector to avert industrial unrest.

The General Secretary of NUBIFIE, Mr. Muhammad Sheikh, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos.

According to him, any person who is no longer working with a financial institution but is manipulating crisis in the union will cause problems for the economy.

He said that the detention of the union’s President, Mr. Danjuma Musa, since over a week

was an attempt by some people impersonating the office of the general secretary of the union to cause trouble.

“We wish to draw the attention of the general public and in particular the Nigeria Police High Command to an ongoing attempt by a person, who is impersonating as the general secretary of the union.

“It is sad that this person and others, all of whom are nonmembers of the union, are using security authorities to harass and intimidate the leadership of the union.”

Sheikh alleged that a former dispatch rider with the defunct Enterprise Bank had led a team of security operatives to arrest

the union’s president on May 11.

The scribe said that Musa was still being held incommunicado and that his lawyers could not have access to him.

He alleged that the dispatch rider and his group had earlier sued the union in two separate courts and that on each occasion the case was dismissed.

“In the last judgment, the rider and his group were given a fine of N550, 000 by the court in favour of the union.’’

The unionist said that it was regrettable that the security operative hired by the former rider was intimidating Musa to submission by coercing him to resign and abdicate his mandate as the president of the union.

“This is sad because the union has its constitution which regulates and guides how processes on all matters are treated, including access to leadership positions or exit from such positions.

“The union will resist any attempt from any quarter to impose or determine who should be its leader.

He warned that the union would not hesitate to go on a nationwide strike if the activities of the impostors were not checked by security agencies.

Sheikh warned that the union’s president must be released unconditionally to avert industrial unrest in the financial sector.

Business News B2 CBN to recommence disbursement of MSME fund soon The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will soon recommence the disbursement of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) to micro, small and medium businesses.

Director, Development Finance, CBN, Dr Mudashiru Olaitan, made this known at the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Non-Bank Micro Finance Institutions (ANMFIN) in Abuja on Thursday.

Olaitan stated that the apex bank was in the process of overhauling the disbursement process to make it more efficient.

“I quite agree that there have been some delays; there is no doubt about that.

“But we are trying to overhaul the system to make it much more efficient and effective.

“Nevertheless, while we are reviewing the process, I think there have been some disbursements (we have made); we have disbursed about 500million to about 60MFIs “We are not resting, we are going to continue.

“In fact that was one of the reasons why I came here to come and appeal to you to exercise a little patience, because very soon all the issues will be addressed.’’

As part of its developmental role and mandate of promoting a sound financial system, the CBN launched the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund on Aug. 15, 2013.

This was in recognition of the significant contributions of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sub-sector to the economy.

The sub-sector is characterised by huge financing gap which hinders the development of MSMEs. The fund prescribes 50:50 ratio for on-lending to micro enterprises and SMEs respectively by Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs).

On the duration of the loans disbursed to ANMFIN members, Olaitan said: “The loans are supposed to last for 12 months after which the borrower is expected to pay back, although, for those going into productive activities, the loan tenure can last for as much as three years.

According to him, the apex bank is still collaborating with the RUFIN and that members can continue to apply for loans through the RUFIN/NIRSAL platform or apply directly to the bank.

He stated that other than MSMEDF, the CBN has other programmes such as the Anchor Borrowers Programme, which is also geared toward empowering farmers across the country.

“In Imo and Anambra states, we are working with farmers and now we have almost 50,000 farmers that we have empowered.

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NAHCO CEO, Bielderman resigns as Nwosu joins board

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The Managing Director/ CEO of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company plc (nahco aviance), Mr. Norbert Bielderman has resigned his appointment with the company, taking effect from 31st August, 2017, while Dr. Faruk Umar who retired from the Board had been replacement by Sir Sunny Nwosu.

According to an official statement issued from the ground handling company and signed by its Manager, Corporate Communications & Services, Tayo

Ajakaye, Mr Bielderman had since submitted to the company the notice of his resignation, giving three months’ notice.

With three months’ notice, Mr. Bielderman is expected to formally disengage from the Company on 31st August, 2017.

A statement from the company noted that Mr. Bielderman joined nahco aviance in May, 2010. He was appointed Executive Director, Operations on December 6, 2013. Bielderman was named Acting MD/CEO in October 2014. His appointment as MD/CEO was confirmed in April, 2015.

Other changes announced by the Company after the board meeting of Wednesday, 17th May, 2017 include the retirement of Dr. Faruk Umar from the Board and his replacement by Sir Sunny Nwosu. Dr. Umar, who was the director representing minority shareholders on the Board, was appointed to the Board on 22nd June, 2011.

With an eye to tapping into emerging opportunities in the energy and aviation infrastructure sectors, the Board has approved the immediate appointment of Mrs. Folashade Ode as the new Acting MD/CEO of

NAHCO Energy, Power and Infrastructure (EPI). Ode who is former ED, Legal, Risk and Subsidiary Services, is expected to further drive NAHCO’s diversification process using the platform of the new company, EPI. A statement from the Company noted that the resignation notice given by Mr. Bielderman has activated the company’s well laid-down succession planning process while adding that the regulators, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have been duly notified of the new development.

GE to assemble gas turbines in Nigeria next year

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria (right) in a handshake with Afreximbank President Dr. Benedict Oramah, following their meeting in Abuja on Thursday.

Afreximbank disburses over $35bn to Nigeria in 24 years Bonny Amadi The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since inception disbursed more than $35 billion in trade and project financing to Nigerian public and private entities to support economy via trade growth.

The Bank was established in October 1993 by African governments, African private and institutional investors, and non-African investors. Since the past 24 years of its establishment, a total of $35 billion has been disbursed to Nigeria to aid trade and economic growth.

Dr. Benedict Oramah, the Bank’s President, disclosed this in Abuja recently when Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, received him at the state house Abuja. Oramah said that Afreximbank’s current credit exposure to Nigeria stood at $3.5 billion.

Afreximbank CEO also re-

vealed that the Bank had launched a number of initiatives aimed at increasing industrial capacity and improving export competitiveness across Africa.

The Afreximbank CEO told Nigeria’s Acting President that disbursals to Nigeria included financing provided to the country’s banking sector to improve trade finance and foreign exchange liquidity, which aided the economy adjust to the current adverse commodity price shock.

The disbursements, according to the bank chief also included facilities arranged for entities in the export processing, manufacturing, aviation and hospitality sectors as well as loans granted to help local companies to acquire and operate oil mining leases that had been divested by major international oil companies, he added.

“In line with the Bank’s IMPACT 2021 Strategy, we are assisting our member countries in transforming their economies by

financing their industrialisation and export manufacturing with a strong focus on intra-regional trade promotion,” continued Dr. Oramah, who said that the Bank had launched a number of initiatives aimed at increasing industrial capacity and improving export competitiveness.

Some of those initiatives, which will be hosted in Nigeria, were the establishment of an internationally accredited inspection and certification centre to improve compliance of African exports with international technical and sanitary requirements; the creation of industrial and export processing zones dedicated to light manufacturing and agro-processing; and the construction of Africa’s first center of excellence in medical services through Afreximbank’s strategic alliance with King’s College Hospital, London, which aims to attract medical tourism and reduce the outflow of Africans seeking world-class treatment abroad.

United States of America industrial giant, General Electric (GE) plans to launch a gas turbine assembly plant in Nigeria next year and has invested over $100 million as it seeks to tap growing demand for gas-fired power plants in Africa’s biggest economy, its local CEO, Lazarus Angbazo, said on Thursday.

Angbazo said GE wants to support the development of Nigeria’s gas reserve which is largely untapped, adding that the U.S. company has invested in some local power plants.

Nigeria privatised its electricity sector in 2013, aiming to end decades of blackouts which have hampered economic growth. Most of the plants it sold were gas-fired, operating below capacity due to inadequate gas supply.

Officials say demand for gas in Nigeria is estimated to rise to 3 billion standard cubic feet (scuf) per day by 2017 from 1.2 billion scuf per day in 2015, ten times the 300 million of eight years ago.

OPEC member, Nigeria, has the world’s ninth largest proven gas reserves at 187 trillion scuf.

Last month, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it wanted to more than triple gas supply for local use by 2020.

Angbazo said construction work on the plant which is located in Cross River State is expected to be completed in December. Operations will start in the first quarter, the company told Reuters by email.

GE has made a bid for a $2 billion railway project to connect Nigeria’s northern cities to the south of the country and could expand its plant to include locomotive assembly.

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LBS attains 11th consecutive rating as global top Business School Bonny Amadi Lagos Business School has once again been ranked as a top global school by the Financial Times (FT). The current rating, is LBS’ eleventh consecutive appearance in the annual ranking of top business and management education providers in the world done by FT. The FT’s Executive Education 2017 ranking published recently in London, LBS is ranked among the most prestigious business schools globally in two categories: open enrollment and customs executive education. The Lagos Business School is one of only four schools in Africa that made the prestigious list.

Dr. Enase Okonedo, Dean of LBS, in her remarks, reiterated the commitment of the School to providing global standard business and management education. “The FT ranking is further recognition of our continuous efforts at providing world class business and management education with local relevance to Nigeria and Africa. Our business school’s determination for excellence has

also recently been recognized by our accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the association of MBA’s (AMBA).”

Dr. Okonedo also added that as part of plans to extend the benefit of LBS education to other Africans, the school had been admitting more non-Nigerian nationals to its programmes, and would also be extending its executive education to other African countries.

The Financial Times of London publishes annually a list of the best management programmes from business schools around the world, based on the quality of learning, staff and student diversity, growth in business and international reach.

Other schools that made this year’s ranking apart from Lagos Business School are the Harvard Business School, USA, the IESE Business School, Spain, and IMD in Switzerland. Others in Africa include the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), USB Executive Development and Graduate School of Business, all in South Africa.

Stanbic IBTC to enlist informal sector in pension scheme Afolabi Adesola Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, has outlined four vital measures needed to bring the country’s huge informal sector into the formal pension system. These are awareness and collaboration with key associations and unions; tax incentives and guarantee; seamless registration and service delivery.

According to the Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, Mr. Eric Fajemisin, these steps would attract a sizeable chunk of the estimated 38 million workers in the informal sector and significantly boost the reported eight million people currently registered under the Contributory Pension System (CPS). Accounting for about 60 percent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product and employing over 90 percent of its workforce, the informal sector is largely insignificant in the CPS. Fajemisin spoke in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at an employers’ forum orga-

nized by the PFA to encourage participation in the pension scheme. He was represented at the event by the Executive Director, Investments, Mr. Oladele Sotubo.

Fajemisin said it is imperative to raise the level of awareness through major informal sector associations and unions due to the prominent role they play in the sector. In addition, endorsements from these unions will help to motivate members and build the requisite trust in the pension scheme.

The on-boarding process for the informal sector customers’ needs to be flexible and devoid of any form of complexity, Fajemisin said, adding that this objective can be achieved through the adoption of a unique identifier like BVN and the use of mobile technology for registration, collection and benefit payment.

On service delivery, the Stanbic IBTC chief said the provision of satisfactory services to the informal sector through channels they are conversant with will ensure availability and accessibility.

L – R: Haruna JaloWaziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presenting a gong to Michale Mathew, Chief Executive Officer, MPD Logics in honour of Michale Matthew, whose actions helped foil the rape of female students in Lagos.

NSE Market value gains N204bn in three days Afolabi Adesola Equities trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange extended gains to the third day as market capitalization recorded a total increase of N204 billion.

The market capitalization which is the total market value of the shares outstanding on the NSE increased from N9.510 trillion recorded at the close of Monday’s trade and settled at N9.714 trillion on Thursday, representing a total increase of 2 percent.

The NSE All share index also added 0.72 percent to

28,101.63 basis points on Thursday, increasing the Year to date gains by 4.5 percent.

Price movement table recorded 22 gainers versus 15 losers. Oando maintained its topmost position on the gainers list with a growth of 9.59 percent to close at N9.37. Nigerian Aviation Handling Company followed with a growth of 8.42 percent to close at N3.09 while UBA appreciated 7.85 percent to close at N7.01 per share.

Zenith Bank appreciated 5.09 percent to close at N17.97 and Portland Paint increased 5 percent to close at N2.10 per share.

On the other hand, Mobil fell 5 percent to close at N315.40 per share, Trans nationwide Express dropped 4.88 percent to close at 78 kobo and CI Leasing declined 4.48 percent to close at 64 kobo per share.

Cement Company of Northern Nigeria depreciated 4.40 percent to close at N4.78 and Jaiz Bank dropped 4.21 percent to close at 91 kobo per share.

Total volume traded settled at 353.1 million shares against 371.46 million shares traded previous session, while value traded surged to N9.2 billion compared to N3.5 bil-

lion recorded previously.

Number of deals executed also increased to 4,034 from 3,910 deals recorded on Wednesday.

Zenith Bank emerged the most active in volume terms, accounting for 63.2 million shares valued at N1.1 billion.

FBN Holdings followed with 35.7 million shares worth N143.7 million and Transcorp traded 30.5 million valued at N35.7 million.

United Bank for Africa exchanged 30.1 million shares worth N209.9 million, while Diamond Bank sold 23.4 million shares valued at N22 million.

its issuance of N20 billion Stanbic IBTC commercial papers was misrepresentation.

“FMDQ did not make any statement alluding to the issuance of N20bn commercial papers or the raising of N20bn from the market in commercial paper notes by Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC. The headline, to which the Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC publication referred, was a misrepresentation of the facts provided by FMDQ. Indeed the article itself provided the necessary clarity as to the launching of a CP Programme and did not record that the CPs had been issued” Other publications in the Dailies, the company noted, however, represented the facts as appro-

priate. The Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC publication provides further explanation on what a CP Programme i.e. a shelf registration is. FMDQ offers this service, the registration of Debt Issuance Programmes, to potential issuers who wish to tap the debt markets in a more convenient way, FMDQ offers CP Pro-

gramme i.e. a shelf registration service, or the registration of Debt Issuance Programmes, to potential issuers who wish to tap the debt markets in a more convenient way, whilst maintaining the standards of governance, due diligence and integrity, to the benefit of potential investors and the markets as a whole.

FMDQ approves Stanbic IBTC 20.00bn CP programme Bonny Amadi The FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (FMDQ or the OTC Exchange) Board Listings, Markets and Technology Committee, has approved the registration of the Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC 20.00billion Commercial Papers (CP) Programme on its platform.

The company noted that while the paper is yet to be issued, eventually, issues from the Programme are to be quoted on the OTC Exchange.

Meanwhile, FMDQ in a statement made available to Daily Times Nigeria while refuting recent publication alluding to issuance of N20 billion Stanbic IBTC Commercial paper said reports of

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

28,101.63 4,034.00 353,144,074.00 9,162,441,009.16 9,714,890,167,538.28

Daily Times Nigeria Friday, May 19, 2017

Stories by Motolani Oseni The Naira, on Thursday gained a total of five points to close at 380 to the dollar, compared to 385 it sold on Wednesday at the parallel market.

The local currency, also appreciated against Pound Sterling at 485, against 490 sold on the previous day, while Euro remained unchanged at 420 at the unofficial market.

It, however, was steady at the interbank market where it was quoted at 305.45 the same rate it has been trading since Tuesday, but better than 305.60 sold on the first trading day of the week.

At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira was sold at N362 to the Dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N495 and N423.

The naira also strengthened further at the Investor and Export window, with an opening rate of 382 against 382.69 earlier in the week and closed at 383.11 an improved rate compared to 383.17it closed within the week.

Consequently, foreign exchange dealers believed that the naira is seen trading within a narrow range on the back of central bank injection of dollars

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Naira gains as traders expect sustainable appreciation to improve liquidity and narrow the spread between official and black market rate.

The local currency, was quoted at 382 per dollar at the investor’s window where they could trade foreign exchange at rates set by buyers and sellers, according to the market regulator FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange.

A senior currency trader quoted as saying: “We see naira trading within the prevailing rate as the central bank sustains its dollar sales in the coming week.”

It would be recalled that the CBN had injected $457.3 million into various segments of the forex market earlier in the week, making the local currency on Tuesday appreciated to 383 to US dollar, against 386 traded on Monday at the parallel market.

The CBN Spokesman, Mr. Isaac Okorafor in a statement in Abuja, said that both the spot and forwards segments

garnered 267.3 million dollars, while the wholesale segment got 100 million dollars.

Okorafor said the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Invisibles segments comprising basic travel allowance, tuition fee and medical got 50 million dollars and 40 million dollars respectively.

However, checks on the volume of trading on the Investors and Exporters foreign exchange window in the past three weeks on the FMDQ platform revealed that 600 million dollars had been sold by both the CBN and autonomous sources.

Meanwhile, despite the continuous forex intervention by the apex lender, the nation’s external reserves still stood at $ 30.72 billion but against $30.99 billion on May 4, 2017, which moved to $30.78 billion on May 15, 2017, the latest figure on the CBN’s website has shown.

For the days under review, the

nation’s foreign reserves almost crossed the $30 billion mark to $31 billion on May 4, 2017, following increased inflow from Oil revenue, among others. Finance experts had attributed the decline to recent windows introduced by CBN, stressing that foreign reserves might deep further in coming days.

The CBN last month opened a new special foreign exchange window dedicated to investors, exporters and end users.

In a circular titled Establishment of Investors and Exporters Window, the CBN claimed this new window was introduced to boost liquidity in the foreign exchange market and ensure timely execution and settlement of eligible transactions.

CBN in the same month unfolded yet another policy measure, stating that it has opened a special foreign window for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs).

The CBN on Monday injected $457.3 million into various segments of the foreign exchange market on Monday.

Commenting on this development, Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, said it is as a result of recent intervention by the CBN. He said, “You have heard that CBN has opened a number of foreign exchange windows.

There have been a number of interventions such as the retail and wholesale windows.

“The CBN opened a window for exporters and investors and meeting these demands would certainly have exerted pressure on the demands. It is basically because of the help the CBN is doing,” he said.

When asked if the situation may persist, he said “It depends.

I think the CBN will manage it. They would not allow the reserve to dip materially.”

CBN clarifies on legitimate items to access forex

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC) Mrs. Funke Osibodu (2nd left), Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Deputy Governor, Barrister Yemi Agboola and others during the courtesy visit by BEDC Managementto the Governor recently in Akure...on Thursday

Top bankers meet in Lagos tomorrow

Following the successful organisation of the 22nd World Conference of Banking Institutes, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), has concluded plans to meet with top bankers in the country on Saturday 20 May, 2017.

In line with the tradition of the organisations to render yearly accounts to their members and other stakeholders, CIBN has said that all necessary arrangements are in place towards hosting the 2017

Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institute, Scheduled for this weekend at Ijewere Hall, Bankers House, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Prof. Segun Ajibola, President/Chairman of Council, of the Institute will preside over the meeting, and according to the institute, it will attract top bankers and other distinguished dignitaries from other sectors of the economy such as Chairmen and Chief Executives of banks, Past Presidents of

the Institute, Presidents of other professional bodies, top Government functionaries, Fellows, Honourary Senior Members, Associates and among others.

The meeting will consider the Annual Reports, Accounts and other important matters affecting the Institute and the welfare of members.

It is expected that members of the Institute all over the country will turnout en-masse as well as participate actively at the

discussions for the interest of the banking profession and industry.

It would be recalled that professionals and Stakeholders in the banking industry, who attended the just concluded world banking conference in Lagos, recently, cautioned deposit Money Banks (DMBs) against the practice of sending spinsters, young and married women after net worth individuals and members of the public to source for deposits with outrageous targets.

In order clarify the misconception about the items valid for forex, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a 36item list of materials that it considers ‘Valid for foreign exchange.’

In a new circular signed by the Director, Trade and Exchange department, CBN, W.D Gotring, the apex bank released the complete list of 36 items, hitherto banned, that now qualify for forex.

In response to the confusion emanating from its circular dated May 3rd 2015, wherein the apex bank had announced that items classified as valid for forex shall now qualify for allocation of forex, it issued an updated version (now removed from the website of the CBN) clarifying that the original 41 banned items (hitherto referred to as not valid for forex) still remained banned.

However, there were indications that the CBN, seems to be relaxing the ban on various sub-items especially those that are essential for manufacturing purposes.

This could be an aftermath of increasing pressure from manufacturers,

who through their various associations, and at various occasions, have been pressing for a relaxation on the banned items.

For them, many of the raw materials required for their production activities were inadvertently included in the broad groups of the initial list.

For instance, President, Manufacturer Association of Nigeria (MAN) Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs, recently highlighted that the association has done an analysis on the banned items and “we broke the 41 items into 110 and of the 110, 75 are raw materials for our members. It is these 75 items we ask the Federal Government to remove from the list so that our members can source forex to buy their raw materials.”

The CBN had thus, in releasing a list of 41 items, bundled up several other sub-items which are essential inputs for several manufactured goods.

The custom list of imported items, for example includes about 5,925 items all broken down into their individual nomenclature and HS codes, instead of their cluster or compound name.

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D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p N i g e ri a n E q ui t i es f o r g e o n ... NSE A SI u p 72 b ps Th e Nig eria n b o urse sust ain e d its b ullish stre a k f or th e 3rd co nsecu tive sessio n as t h e A ll Sh are In d ex rose 72b ps t o close a t 28,101.63 p oin ts yest erd ay. A ccordin gly, YTD re t urn im prove d t o 4.6 % w hilst m arke t ca pit aliz a tio n incre ase d N70.3b n t o se t tle a t N9.7t n. Th e a p precia tio n in Ba n kin g Bell w e t h ers

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B6 Tourism

Flight attendant job makes you to have many admirers, says Ejiogu …Reiterates Commitment to Medical Tourism

Mrs. Glory Ejiogu is a career woman to the core. Her mannerism, outspokenness and logical reasoning makes one to know quickly that she has flown virtually to all parts of the world. This amiable lady happens to be one of the few African ladies that got employment with Emirates Airline as a stewardess when the international airline commenced flight operations to Nigerian routes many years ago. In a chat with EBERE CHIBUZOR, the former Stewardess says that flight attendant job is very challenging but can be managed effectively with professional ethics.

Working with a big airline can be very captivating especially when one has to fly round the world. Mrs. Glory Ejiogu was one of the few Nigerians who were given the opportunity to work as air stewardess in Emirates Airline. She grabbed the opportunity, utilized it and today; her wealth of experience is paying off.

She joined the airline in 1997 at about 26 years old and since then she has never regretted her foray into the aviation sector.

Speaking to Ebere Chibuzor, the ex-Emirate stewardess said that the job was the type of work that makes one to have a lot of admirers.

She however, pointed out that well trained stewardesses know how to manage the advances of men, adding that there are some excesses among the crew.

Ejiogu equally said that such admiration was not only limited to the crew but other professions such as bankers as well, saying that banks and every person in the advertisement and Public Relations jobs are channeled to that kind of situation too.

“I can tell you in my job many of us got married, perhaps within the first year, second year and third year as each desire”, she declared.

Refuting the claim in some quarters that air hostess don’t get married

easily, Ejiogu said “I know generally they will tell you air hostess or stewardess don’t get married. That their jobs are not suitable for marriage; that they have husbands and men in all the station they go to but that is just gross misconception. It is not true at all. That one is trained to become a hostess does not change you from being a normal human being. It does not stop men who see you to admire you”.

She added “Yes, the job is sort that put one to have a lot of admirers but being whom you are, you will know how to manage the advances you have and there are some excesses among the crew. It is however, not only the crew that are involved in such, bankers are the same and every person in the advertisement and Public Relations are channeled to that kind of situation too. I can tell you, in my job, many of us got married may be within the first year, second year and third year as each desire”.

Mrs. Ejiogu who is a director at both AGE Facility Management and Clarion global Company emphasized that being a flight crew, she was a little bit excited and challenged in the sense that in the environment where she was working then, it was very few blacks had the opportunity and it was not easy for a young African girl to get that kind of job and

also be able to stand her ground.

Speaking further, she said “it is a matter of what others will do with 50% but you have to put in about 200% to be recognized. I am so exciting. It was breaking grounds for me and it was interesting too because it offers me the opportunity to travel all over the world. And I believe I did make my mark as one of the best.

I started working with them since 1997. I was about 26 years old then”.

Comparing the trade when she was with Emirates Airline and the present day flight attendants, Ejiogu said she believes generally the standard has fallen. “Maybe because I was used to doing it better, but you find out in terms of courtesy and in the finance, they used to put into the jobs, you don’t see it these days and I want to say sincerely that airlines like Emirate have managed to keep the standard”.

Narrating her experience, she said she was not married until the later part of her flying job days. “Actually I quit flying about a year after I got married”, she said.

On Emirate Airline, Ejiogu said “I hope many people think I am bias but I am not. Sincerely speaking, apart from working I have flown as a passenger for almost all the week for other airlines and I

Ejiogu think Emirate is still the best. I still fly Emirate, I think they will recognize me; at least give me some fish and prawn. I am happy that the airline is doing well in this country and all other West Africa countries”, she added.

She further said that flying job is a kind of job you knowing that there are limited by time. “It is not that kind of job you can afford to say you are doing late. The aircraft and the flight cannot wait for you.

It is not a job you come late and say that there is traffic”, she said.

“You cannot make excuses. You must be there on time. Even on the services, everything you do is timed because you need to get yourselves sorted before it is time for the flight to touch down. It is

the kind of job that puts you on very tight schedule and then teaches you discipline On Nigeria’s tourism, Mrs. Ejiogu said there is need for Nigeria to patronize her domestic tourism instead of rushing out to go to other countries.

“When we talk of tourism, it will be more from outside the country to Nigeria but a lot of Nigerians are looking for places to go. When we talk about tourism it is not necessary the site seeing and shopping, there are also medical and religious tourism.

Know that I am not in the support that Nigerians have to live the country and go into another country as tourists.”

Speaking further, Ejiogu disclosed that her company is already in partner-

ship with some groups so as to harness inherent gains in medical tourism.

According to her, a closer look and development of our medical services will no doubt stop most Nigerians from running to overseas for medical tourism.

“There is need for the hospitals to be well equipped beyond necessary facilities. By so doing, they will be turned into the state of art quality and most Nigerians will stop running to abroad” “So we are trying to put together a program that will be able to showcase Nigeria internationally and people will begin to be attracted to Nigeria while they will equally start trooping to some places of interest”.

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Stakeholders tasked on cheap, affordable housing Stories by Babajide Okeowo Stakeholders at the recently concluded three-day Lagos Architects Forum (LAF) tagged: Lagos 8.0: An Architectural Autopoiesis”, organised by the State’s Chapter of the Nigeria Institute of Architecture (NIA) has been challenged to come up with cheap and affordable housing designs to address challenges of blighted urban areas This charge was given by the representative of the Lagos State Governor and Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Ade Akinsanya, who urged architects to prove their relevance by coming out with good designs that can save money for the government.

He stressed the state’s government commitment to secure architects’ services in its development and infrastructural projects.

“If architects can give government better value for money, they will have better recognition, they should prove their relevance by coming up with designs that can save the government money which in turn will result into cheap and affordable housing ” he said Earlier in her keynote address, The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), University of Lagos, Prof Folasade Ogunsola lamented the plight of some blighted urban areas where housing and living conditions are appalling.

Prof Ogunsola stressed that Lagos will continue to play catch up in terms of infrastructural development because of the overcrowding nature of its population noting that it is a crisis in the making which must be stopped.

While regretting that 70 per cent of Nigerians live in slums, she said Lagos could assist in reducing life-threatening diseases in the society by coming out with buildings that are culturally relevant.

She was however full of praise for the designer of ‘Makoko Floating School’ Kunlé Adeyemi, an architect, for his innovative

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prototype floating structure, which has become a reference point.

She therefore urged Nigeria architects to come

out with such innovative feats to make slums architecturally beautiful.

According to her, going vertical may be a verita-

ble option for Lagos in the midst of land and population challenges.

Earlier in his speech, the chairman of Lagos

Chapter of NIA, Fitzgerald Umah said the 2017 event was meant to address the issues of regeneration, rebuilding, recreating and reinventing in the light of economic recessions.

The event he added also looked at the problem of building collapses and possible solutions to the menace, which have claimed the lives of many Nigerians and foreigners.

Growth potentials, opportunities top agenda at REIT Conference The issues of growth potentials and opportunities inherent in the real estate sector of the Nigerian economy will be the focus of discourse as The Nigerian Stock Exchange hosts the maiden edition of its Real Estate Investment (REIT) Conference.

The Conference themed “Real Estate Investment Trust in sub-Sahara Africa: The role of The Capital Market” will bring together key decision-makers, policy-makers, government officials, private sector players, property developers, asset managers, dealing members, investors and thought leaders to share experiences and explore growth potentials and opportunities inherent in the REITs market in Nigeria and Sub – Sahara Africa.

Speaking about the event, the Executive Director, Capital Markets of the Exchange, Haruna

Jalo-Waziri, noted that the REIT Conference is an important meeting of stakeholders to dimension the current state of the Real Estate sector and to be acquainted with relevant emerging trends, strategies and policies. “One of our aims with the Conference is to discuss tropical and regulatory issues affecting the REITs within the Capital markets and Real Estate ecosystem as well as proffer strategic solutions for follow up implementation by The Exchange in its capital market advocacy role”.

He further said that “attendees at this conference will be apprised with the latest developments driving investment decisions in the real estate industry.

Thus, increasing investor knowledge that can accelerate the unlocking of the huge potential and wealth creation capabilities in the Real Estate value chain”.

The 2017 REITs Conference which is sponsored

by Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, FSDH Asset Management Limited, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), United Property Development Company (UPDC) Plc, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria Limited, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie and Mixta Nigeria, will be headlined by the Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN.

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The Furore about Land Use Act in Nigeria Part 1 In recent times, there have been calls by experts for the land use act to be reviewed, overhauled or totally abolished. This article looks at how the land use act threatens economic development in Nigeria and why there is so much noise about it. The issue of land tenure system in Nigeria has always come up in discussions pertaining to the land use act.

The Land Use Act of 1978 conferred on State Governors the custodian right to issue certificates of occupancy for land holders in their states but left out the majority already with possessory rights to their land.

Although the Land Use Act of 1978 was meant to usher in a new land reform in Nigeria, it soon became a

clog in the wheel of development over the years. This was more so because the Military Government which promulgated it also ensured it was embedded in the Constitution of the country.

Thus, any attempt to rectify its inadequacies required a constitutional amendment.

There were thus many protests both to have the Act expunged from the Constitution and to amend it in many substantial ways.

It was not surprising, therefore, that faced with these contrasting land tenure systems and the considerable hassle in getting land for public purposes especially in southern Nigeria, the military government sought to unify the two systems through the Land Use

Decree of 1978.

Seven of the more important provisions of that Decree are indicated below: 1. All land situated in the territory of each state in the country is vested in the Governor of the state; For southern Nigeria in particular, this means state appropriation of land from families and communities without any compensation except for economic crops and other resources on the land.

2. All land control and management, including land allocation in urban areas come under the Governor of each state while land located in rural areas becomes the responsibility of the various local governments. Only the Governor can declare parts of the state territory gov-

erned by him as an urban area by an order published in the state gazette; 3. All land in urban areas is to be administered by a body known as the Land Use and Allocation Committee which has the responsibility of advising the Governor on the management of urban land; similarly, a Land Allocation Advisory Committee is provided to advise local governments in like manner; 4. All land which has already been developed remained the possession of the person in whom it was vested before the Act became effective; 5. The Governor is empowered to grant statutory certificate of occupancy (C of O) which would be for a

definite term to any person for all purposes and rights of access to land under his control; 6. The maximum area of undeveloped land that any person could hold in any one urban area in a state is one half of a hectare; in the rural areas this must not exceed 500 hectares except with the permission of the governor; 7. The consent of the Governor must be secured for the transfer of a statutory right of occupancy through either mortgage or assignment. The consent of the Local government or that of the Governor in appropriate cases must also be obtained for the transfer of customary right of occupancy.

To be continued.

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Africa’s Troubled Giant: Reflections on economic recession in Nigeria - (5) – Concluded The Government has also launched a CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme targeted at farmers. This is expected to grow the agricultural sector significantly and create more jobs. The fund will go to cover the training and funding of 100,000 farmers of priority agricultural products in its first phase. and provide a guaranteed market for their produce.

Out of an approved N150billion earmarked for the government’s Social Investment Programme, N65billion has been released so far. The scheme will cater for the feeding of school children across the nation, a N30,000 stipend to over 200,000 graduates – beneficiaries of the government’s N-Power programme designed to drastically reduce youth unemployment and a further 1,000,000 traders are to get subsidized loans to support their operations.

Massive developmental projects have been carried on across the country since the inception of this administration and further planned infrastructural spending will help boost economic growth. It is evident that the government intends to engage in massive expenditure going by the proposed loan requests it has sent to the National Assembly and the bonds issued and proposed. This increase in public spending assumes that it wants to spend its way out of the recession as part of its strategies.

The Federal Government just recently released its Economic Recovery Strategy, a Medium Term Development Plan 2017 – 2020 that focuses on economic stability and diversification. A GDP growth of 7% and inflation rate of under 10% by 2020 is envisaged by the increasing of oil output as the oil sector is reformed, opening up of new farmland and boosting investment in power, roads and ports in order to diversify revenue. The plan states the government’s determination to create 15 million jobs by 2020. As part of the move to reform the oil sector, the FG plans to cut its stake in joint-venture assets and other holdings.

Selling the assets will “optimize their efficiency and reduce fiscal burden on the government,” ac-

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cording to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning’s website.

Conclusion and the way forward: There are indications that the Nigerian economy is well on its way out of recession considering the 2016 overall and last quarter Gross Domestic Product reports. With an expected sustained increase in oil production output, the gradual gain in oil prices, planned infrastructural spending, Social Investment Programmes and passage of the 2017 budget there is going to be gradual rebound of the economy.

From our statistics earlier above, the trend in nearly all the sectors showed a nominal growth improvement and with inflation expected to moderate, GDP growth will return. These figures also show that the recession may have bottomed out as seen from the improving trend. It is worthy of note that the IMF and the World Bank project that Nigeria will experience a modest 1% growth in GDP in 2017 given the present circumstances.

Furthermore, there is a better outlook for revenues from the petroleum sector with revenues set to increase with oil production now over 2m barrels per day while oil prices holding relatively steady at an average of about $55 per barrel. This improved outlook for the oil and gas sector is closely linked to the on-going engagement and dialogue between the Federal Government and various communities in the Niger Delta.

With an ever increasing population there is need to expand earning and production base of the economy and as Sanusi rightly points out “through wise investment and very difficult, but appropriate decisions” or we will end up in a classical Malthusian situation, where the resources cannot support the population and we start having wars and pestilence.

We need to improve on our capital expenditure by improving and investing more in power, roads, schools, hospitals, housing etc.

The present administration has been very effective in their war against corruption, although it had been accused of be-

ing selective, the truth is that it has done more than all the other past administrations in recent times put together performed far better in the quest to sanitize the system. It is no longer business as usual. One of the ways to revamp the economy is the fight to end the scourge of corruption.

If the present regime will effectively pursue and execute its proposed agriculture roadmap as well as the solid minerals sector roadmap, there will be real economic, export, and revenue diversification as well as import substitution. It will help us take a model that is investment-driven, rather than consumer or consumption-driven. A high investment to GDP will deliver high growth that is also inclusive.

We should further the creation of an encouraging atmosphere for our domestic industry competitiveness and establishing protection for our industries, we should properly align our companies with national interest by changing the incentive system within which they operate. The tax structure should encourage industrial revival, particularly in industries which have been hit worst by unfair foreign competition.

The leadership of the CBN has tried in steadying the ship in the face of the storm. The raising of iinterest rates has been a move at stabilizing the currency, because the truth is that where we are today, the only way we are going to reverse this recession is to increase liquidity in the foreign exchange markets and reduce the gap between the official rate and the parallel market rate. And this is what I think the Central Bank needs to keep doing.

A flexible exchange rate regime and a positive real interest rate will combine to bridge that gap, bring in the dollars that we need to finance imports, and those imports of raw materials are the things that will increase production, and that production is what will lead to growth.

In order to boost production, efforts need to be stepped up in the area of adequate power generation and distribution with appropriate tax policy that will encourage the required conducive atmo-

sphere for increased investment. Enough needs to be done in these areas if we must achieve our aim of properly diversifying our economy. Some states of the federation have begun to respond positively to the need for self-reliance and sustenance especially as they have stepped up efforts in enhancing their agricultural output capacities.

Such efforts must be encouraged so that they can perform better.

Simon Kolawole (2016) wrote on Recession, Recovery and our Relapsing Fever that there are three options to the path of recovery dubbed the 3Ms – the Miracle, Mayday and the Marathon.

This present administration is harnessing every tool in restoring the economic greatness of the nation and to do this it is focused on dismantling the defective structures that crippled us and putting in its place proactive, healthy, sustainable and conducive structures.

These efforts of government may not be the quick fix strategy (Mayday) that everyone is looking to in order to immediately get out of the burden of

hardship but it has to be a conscious careful effort aimed at restructuring the economy. It is a longterm-long-run strategy (Marathon). In the opinion of Simon “We want to stop importing hay, but we cannot plant grass today and get the feed tomorrow — especially as we did not make hay when the sun was shining. You can’t diversify government revenue base overnight”.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo adds that “there is no reason why any Nigerian child, at this point in time, should not have basic education, food and nutrition, and not only the Nigerian child, any Nigerian should not go to bed without food. We have the resources to achieve all that. If we are not achieving it, does not mean we don’t have the resources, it is because we haven’t managed our resources well.”

We have been through difficult economic times but with some of the actions this present administration has taken, there is hope for the Nigerian nation. The sleeping Giant is rising again, her economy is poised to take

a turn for the better. As Nigerians groan under the burden of the recession, we are comforted to know that respite is in sight.

Thank you for listening. for is a member of the in Nigeria and Chairman Before his political career as a legislator he worked in the banking and finance industry. As West Africa’s main regional power, Nigeria is central to the region’s economic and security governance.

Yet, the country faces grave economic and security challenges of its will reflect on the impact of political and economic turmoil on Nigeria and its position as a regional leader. ture was delivered by Centre for International Interventions of the Department of Political Science, University of Surrey, United Kingdom, on Wednesday 29 March 2017 16:00-18:00 (Lecture Theatre Building, LTE)

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Ademilola

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The first African pilot to fly solo

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Many people thought I was crazy when embarking on the trip –Ademilola Odujinrin

Congratulations on the successful accomplishment of your goal?

Thank you very much.

Do you accept that we sometimes think differently in life?

the military, I love those guys, those guys work to protect was right bang on the CG limit. I took off in the middle of the us, right. They obviously put their lives on the line for ours, was no light and it was for 14 hours over the ocean and I give our own part of our share for our communities and our country.

So why did you have to take the risk of going so late in the night? now that you are back? doing is, eliminating the worst of the scenarios. So what I it is right now. We have changed in narrative. This is, for chances of the things going wrong in the last three hours of the light are very off. So I wanted to be in day light if anything was going to go wrong so I could call for help and you know if I took off at 7 a.m. and I was going to land at 11p.m. in my

right? Do you also accept that there are always differences accepting the fact that various opinions and way of thinking is actually different? If you have a dream and you see it clearly in your eyes and your mind, you can never explain that dream to anybody else as clear as you saw it right? So because something is crazy to you, would not always be crazy to somebody else. If a lot of things were crazy to the developments today. This is the mind frame, the mindset that as Africans we need to start channeling that, you know we are

Have you actually set out to be an aviator and where do you derive the motivation from?

with my uncle and you know, it was like, I loved it and when I used to play with kites as a kid as well, I just loved the principles

everybody thought I was weird, I felt completely normal. This people. But it was like a vision that I had. So I should not be penalized rather I should be supported in trying to realize that vision. If I was in the US, that vision would have been On embarking on such a solo trip, what was the response of your family members especially your wife? to it. But over time I think, it dawned on her that this guy is never going to give up; but then it was too late because, I think she had fallen in love so much with me that she had no other choice than to support me.

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How then did your parents take the decision?

Do you know it is so funny? My Dad is very relaxed he was

Were you scared during your I would never forget it. It was then I was about nine years old and I could remember that I sat comfortably at the cockpit.

In the cause of your trip, how many continents did you pass through?

In all these, which particular terrains were you scared of the most?

I was most scared about Hawaii to California. Why because the airplane was outside every single operational limit. So the airplane was overweight, the airplane

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‘Banana Island Ghost,’ much anticipated movie trailer, arrives

and the level of dedication and professionalism that has been applied by everyone involved in the on strategic partners and sponsors for this project;

interactive television and emerging entertainment Pharmacy and Kilimanjaro Restaurants are all

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