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Airline loses bid to stop N80m suit over contract breach
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lNOICATlONS "" ,"'-'" ..-.ld.Jy lh;i( dKllfral oman would no Iont.~ le ~ptrd from exrt'CbIng ht..ir voting "dllS In the lOtS 1 oils. l'ht CNinn m, nUeptndent NadQf~
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(1NEe). f'toC. Alcah 1'\1 ~ who d.lsdosed this, Mlied tTwil the 1TlUSUn:s ~ In Ine with 0ngoing dian l(\ bo)51 the cmtil:iiliry of ~ rieao ..l process In
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the vlsil by .to Il(CftU(lonolil srudy group d "1\ Il.lI1g Experu on Getoio-Kno\'I E{ rAVAS.: Jtp told lht grn Ip ltd by Mr. FiiMrkh 8xn StI ffung tt\;al In spite d. the fact hal the 1011 poIl~lu\IItbMlwi leIyoidmawljod~ U ilmons hp besI: ewot h.13, mOle Is ntc(hllo be done 10 msure the ~ IMlty of the
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A FOREIGN ,1lrUne. Eml.l'l r.Jtes Airline, has lost its bid to stop an N80 million suit filtd ag.alnst it by 01 12· ~aro ld, Hrnry U~riselalu Aragho and others for allegtdly drnying him fiiRht [0 OuWiI from lagos lour yean oIgo despite "holding valid mytltlck~ In thr suit rtlrd at the Feder.11 HIIlh Court, lagos, thr plolinilffs Including Henry. who was rllht years old when the Inc drnl occurred in 2008, a.~ drmandlng the sumolNso millionasolggT.1· vartd d,1molgtS against Eml· ruesAJrlinr. ·ForwUlful mls-
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conduCl,md/or gmeral ages for gross nrgligrncr oInd/or willful misconduct occa.sIonlng brrach of con· Inet. ruinca Chrtstm.u holl· day, lnuma,lnconW'nif'nces, embamssment and loss of estrem. The minor had In a ll-pa~ graph written Statement on oath drposrd to by his fuhrr, Om.lIsolOl Aragho, asktd for speclal cb.lNges of thr COSt of vts'a to Dubal for four of them at the cost of $74S, mnsponadon to a.nd fro the airport .n N48.000. hmel reservation ,It 1,9S0 Dihrams; OInd mlscdlanrous expenses at Nso.OOO. But in ,1 preliminary objet:.
pgr, bdngt.aken foa wrong ilcstjnation, ,1nd dday. Justice Moholmmtd Idris In his ruling on thl' prdlml. nary objrction dlsmJs:sed It for lolck of mrrlt and .:rward· td thr sum of NIO,OOO COSt aplnst thr alrHnr. The judgr, who by tht' rul· Ing gilYl" the- plaintiffs oppor· tunfty to prow: thrlr USr', hrld thl' view that the- piain' tiffs' claims are rightly groundrd In contract and therefore nOI St.alute b.arred In the drcumstan~ Acrord· Ing to thr suit, tht' minor, .. long with hls ~rwts (Mr. Henry Om,1150101 Aragho, Mrs. Roseline- Ama.ju Ar.tgho, family membr'n - Mr.
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lion to the sullo thl' airline Il'lying on thr Convention ror the Unlfica.llon of Rules Jl'luing to Intemoltlonal Cama.ge by Air signed oil Monfreoll on May 28, 1999 (Monul'oIl Co nvl'ntlon), .. rgued that thr .. etlan broughl by the plaintiffs was Statule barrnl, ha.vlng br'e:n filtd two yrars' after. H~r,A.ra.&ho .. longskir other plaintiffs had argutd [ha.[ the sul[ W,1$ wrll grounded In contract., contrnding tholt the- Monu-l'al ConVr'Jltion was not OIpplica. bk to the' case brc.ausc the convention only appUtd to complaint arising from olvia· tlon ,1cddenl, loss of lug·
addressed In the 1115 polls..
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uncoVt'rt'd ~bout 2,000 ghost workers In the [oun·
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l" JOWED by he mtll' of YY lnstcurily up«i.llily In some nonhf'm PfIn of the counO)l. GovemoI Pettr- Obi of ARamoo St.itll' yt s;.~nby olIftrr
=~~ck::h~~: c;aJItdI'or~e. ObI ~Incl & ill peace WoH ntcessll)' foIJowIlg the spatt of bombln8~ ~nd reprtu] attacks roddng sI!nle ddes In the North, Vi:lh g to loss of IIws;and unqu.tndfl.llblt propw'IO
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jounYllsu olI(u:~r the meff!.ng with tradltklll.ll1 rulers. prei-
dent gmenb of to;.m unions and olhet- Sbkdl Jklrrs In the
$lilt!: at Awb., hc~, notrd thatAnambn~ p~d'ul Hecha~ rile QlOnan:hs and others to msu~ t \.lI1 thrn! was
pt!ac~ In the Ir ommunltles, addIng lhal g CM!Tors In the South.east l onl had also rMvrd that the area shoukl mnain pNCduJ.
Brazilian presKlollt to lead trade mission to Nigeria 'NtESIDEffl" Dilt'll RowseR" C of Bruil has atcepttd an Invitation from I Pusident Goodluck lonathan to visit Nigeria bt(ore tlte end o r the yrae In funherallC)! or efforu to boost economic and trade rf'latlons between both coun·
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Presidrnt Jon.rhm extend· td the Invitation .II 01 bilateral meeting with thf Br-nlHan Presklent on We Illesdaydur· Ing the ongoing lfnited NatlOIl$ (UN) C(nlerf'nce on Sustainable Drl!lopment, nadng thoIt gn~trr f'COnomI[ and dtYdopl llrntal c0operation would he In the mutual imeres of Nigeria
andBruiL The Iffsklent SOIir thoIt Nigeria would W!'k:otl1l'ln~ Bradlian 5upp:nt and coopt'ratfon for 1hi! development of mechaltised .1gricul· ture. power grneration and other S«tors ln yhlch Brazil· lans are glON I)' oIcknowl· tdgtd experu.
ghost workers "1'1-l E Kwarol Stale go~rn· .1 ment yestrrday SOlid it has
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Kwara uncovers 2,000 Fra. AIIIodLwI F..,..., 1crin
Obi meets mOl larchs, other.; over security FronI
EmlNnurl Oru and his wife, Mrs. Magdaie-nr Ad.a Ikom" Oru) W1!re to go on Christ· mas holiday to Oub.al bUI thr airline desk offidaIs afie-r confirming tht' boy'J lra~ltlcket gdyt-hlm bo.ai'd. Ing pass bUI falltd or neg· lraid to Issue him ,1 Rolt number. At the- last de-panurf' gate, the ,1lrline orncwls said the boy could not bo.ard and Oldvlsed the p.1rrnlS to proce-ed 10 boOlrd oInd Irave their son behind, an option not palatable to the minor's parrnts. After ~ralslus, thr giltr wasdoscdan tht'flIght:le-ft Wlthoutthr complainants.
Director, MobIIt Flnandal SeniceJ, ROAJAWARE. Mr, Ray Kehoe (\111); Mlnl&lnl DllIlctDt. Ecoblnk HIpriI. Mr. Jibril Aku; Head, Mobll,M...." u.:utm, Domesrit IIant!. Ecobank Transnatlonllinc.. Mf. Polttrick Akinwurllan II the otfidll J.undI of £.c:a-. ~ in!..apt; _psterday. PHOTO: "'YODEl! ADOORAH
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ThC' d~~p~nl, accord· ing to tht' Commissiollt'r for InrorTniltion OInd Mtdl.l, TunII Morounroyro, WOIJ re!iponsl. ble for tht' low I~I devdopmenl .n thr councils In thr natr. Hr put the tol~ number or warken oil the coundls ~t J&.OOO. Thr commissioner durinS 01 post C"XKUlive cou ncil bnef· 109 ~terday In !loon, said a b~metric exrrcise ordertd by the stale- gtJ\'mlment and conmcted to a Ann with a.nother - rollow up commit· tre- shCl'oW'd tlut nnly36,OOO workers rxlsttd out of thr oltl'n quoted )8,000. He- said the nau' couk! not yel oISCe-rt.aln the 1C'Ye1 of funds Illegally coUectrd OYtr the- yran as Q1.arits by-the ghost workers, he n~e less promlsrd Investigation of the fraud tow-uds bring. Ing to book those In\lOlvtd oInd stop 01 Mumnce.
Jonathan charges civil servants on professionalism, pledges better welfare Front KIrts TIOkar. Abuju
IN commemoralion of the
lzoU Clvtl Servicr W~k. President Goodluck lonalhan has ch.. rgtd. dvti SHVilnlS In thl' FedmJ (joy. rmmrnt"s employ more professlona In the intl:rest of the natton,C'Yen ~ he assurrd them of better
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~kJenL Jonathan SGIlOO thls In Ahuja yesterday at thr Presklential Vi lla dunng the s~holders' workshop for civil servants. organistd by the OifJce of the Head of 0vIl Soviet: or the fr'deradon. Hr said dIe [ounuynecds·a proressional. hlgftly skilled, meril-drlven and IIltt>grityb.urd Instltudon that cOIn erret:{I~ly contribute to
national devrlopmrnt and thCf"t'by mrel the )'ramln&! and asplrallon or our people tie sakI·such a service must be m.anntd by officrrs or Impeccable etiar.llcter imd high int~rlty, sufficlenlly Challenged'ana mOlivatrd to become rmeient maoagers of Il'$Ol1Ke$ 01 nd ~enlS..Thr Preslde-nl. who was '""P" rt$tJlted by his Vlcr.
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commitmrnt of the civil ser· ~nlS to n .. tlonal dC"Vt'lo~ ITIC'nt Qnnot. lx Ignorm ~nd as such "'we shall rnsu~ that C'Ytry civil servant can own 01 ho me ,1nd olher wdfilrf' nec· essary for dellvr:ry or good servicr.The Head of Ovil Servicr of the Feder-nlon, Isa Bello Sa.IJ,
wid some of thr rdorm being put In place Wt're almrd at rrposldonlng thecMI servi[e and to'W.1rds thr rfTetlivr implrmrntation of the- transforTniltlon agend.a. Hr addoo that as ~n of eIToru at rrfonnlng the dvll servia:, a National Stratrgy for Publk Service Reform WiI$ pt'Oductd, to span from 2011 to 2020.
Govt plans agric driven economy, Plateau farmers get N350m
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t:'CHOlNG thr ~ ror tht
£nation to br less dependent oil, thr MtnistC'f 0( /«riCU1· ruTC'. Dr. Akinwumi AdesJna, has said that thr FcdtraJ G0v-
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ernment wa:s readv ID use agri-
culture 10 dnve the country's ~.
Mr.. nwhlle. the PlatC'.1u
FADMVoIII (a fotlow-upon the Nat10nal FADAMA II Pr'ofKt., .lIIm at sustalnabty IllC1USIng
the income of Fold..Inu user groups: by directly deUming to the bellt'fieiolry rural mmmunitM!S m.n also set'.ks to empowt'r thrm through colira tYe decision· making on how to dfectiYely .tnd rmde-OIly ,dloatr ilnd molnage resources for their liYeliilood acdvltks~ has disbursed more than N3so mlllion to 61 Fadilma CDmmunity AssodoItions (r<:As) In tM $I01le, Mr. Gideon Dand.un, the mte rf'5OUJ[CS
JI'rojra Coordinator, has said.
In thr same: YeIn,sakdloJdm;
.If the comC=nAftiCol Agt1culture I Pmgratnmr(CMDP) haYr Woent· ~ the folliurr of the Fftieral Government to gIVe ,1gr1cul. tUIl' the desired ,1l{ention In its
dC'YdoprnrOl 0Igrmb.
Adc:sina dlsckised dtIs ~er.: (by InAbeoku~ .. tthruag-on
01 Commercial AgrIculrure
~rSchcITlC'(0\CS)mom.
cl.1l RoIl-OUI of the Growth Enh.1ocement Suppon (GES) SchemrlnOgunSt.atr. Thr CACS IS 01 parmership betv.ftn the mtr goyernment
and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ID boost rood Dftiduc· tion in Ogun SUte while GES is 01 collaboration beno.ftn Ogun St.Jll' oInd FrdwII GoYnnment designed to lift rtSOUtcr'-pOOr rannm; out of subslstmce to
sdkuffidency The minister addrd:: •Ag!icu~ rurt'tJ IhC' bedrock of thr Ni~ rIa's econom)l. It accounts for
40 pet" ernt of tht' Gross Domestic Product (GOP) OInd 10 per cent of 0111 employment. What we ~ to make SUf1! thatwe do is to ~SUIl'
that O1Jp;r\culrurf' must
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lot orwealth; It Coln't create
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a by the CommunlaUon Officer, bpha~ jahklm, In jos. said that Foldama III hold madr trf'mendous ImJNCU In the lMs of the bmeficYnes across o Thr natemml .uld thal me JIromfX p.aymem of the state's counterpan contribution [0 IhC' project had m.1de It t'a5)' lOr thr sta~ to .am:s:s funds from the YobridBank.
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