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We won't conduct sittings in secret – Panel 'Double Blessing' Okagbare Makes History, Wins 100, 200 Metres Gold

BY ONJEWU DICKSON, Abuja

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare, after she won the women’s 200m gold medal at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. PHOTO BY AFP

Blessing Okagbare made history for Nigeria yesterday by lifting the gold medal in the female 200 metres event of the XX Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014, bringing the country’s total medals haul to 25 at the time of filing this report.

POLICE DISCOVER BURIED ARMS, IEDs IN BAUCHI

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Friday, August 01, 2014

Editor’s Note

You are welcome to another awesome week with Leadership Friday after the Sallah break. We hope you enjoyed the break and also rested well to start again, refreshed and re-invigorated. This week, we have a lot lined up for your pleasure.

FRIDAY EXTRA takes a new dimension as it brings you a feature on grasshoppers. Want some grilled grasshoppers? Well you don’t have to wait until the next time you travel to your hometown, as hawkers now sell grilled grasshoppers including other insects in town,

most especially in the suburbs.

WOMEN IN POLITICS features Hajiya Rabia Hussaini Eshak, an APC chieftain from Jigawa state, who emphasizes the need for more consciousness on education and youth empowerment in the north.

MY TOWN still features the unique origin of the Gbagi tribe. I hope you have been enjoying the series?

Be sure not to miss out on the article, as this week brings you the concluding part of the 5-week series.

Last week, on the cover of Essentials, we erroneously used the picture of another lady as that of Kemi Adetiba, our subject for the cover. We sincerely apologise for the error and, as a sign of good faith, are republishing the interview with the correct pictures of Kemi Adetiba.

Make sure you don’t miss out on any of our exciting segments. Lastly, don’t forget to Thank God It’s Friday!

Attract what you expect, reflect what you desire, become what you respect, mirror what you admire.

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CHIBOK IN THE WEEK Saturday, July 26, 2014 Having fulfilled one of the two demands of the Pakistani girl-child education activist, Malala Yousafzai, by meeting with the families of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in Abuja, the Chairman, Chibok Association in Abuaj, Mr Tsambido Hosea-Abana called on President Jonathan to endeavour to fulfil the second demand by ensuring the release of the girls.

Meanwhile a group by the name, Gatekeepers Foundation called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to prepare for a protest over the inability of the President Jonathan-led government to secure the release of the girls.

Sunday, July 27, 2014 Members of Chibok community where the over 200 schoolgirls were abducted expressed disappointment following their meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, saying he didn’t say anything new.

Youths of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP) under the aegis of PDP Female Youths vowed to visist Chibok to meet with the escapee Chibok schoolgirls as part of their empowerment campaign for young girls across the across.

Monday, July 28, 2014 As Muslims around the world celebrate Sallah, the BringBackOurGirls group called on Nigerians to reflect on the plight of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in Boko Haram’s captivity

and empathise with them considering the uncertainty surrounding their security and welfare where they are.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Following what appears to be a new trend of using girls as suicide bombers by the Boko Haram sect, the BringBackOurGirls group expressed fear over the possibility of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in captivity being indoctrinated and used as such.

N100m Presidential Gift Controversy: Chibok Community Commends BBOG Group STORY BY CHIKA MEFOR, EJIKE EJIKE, Abuja

The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) has commended the #BringBackOurGirls Group for standing by them and ensuring peace and tranquillity among them in the ongoing controversy surrounding an alleged N100million gift from the presidency.

One of the leaders of KADA, Dauda Iliya, who made the commendation at the BBOG Group’s daily sitout yesterday, stated that the Chibok Community was overwhelmed by the level of support the group had shown them since the controversial money issue started. He further said that the association would never have done anything to jeopardise the main reason for the daily sit-out sessions, organised to ensure that the 219 abducted schoolgirls still in

Boko Haram captivity were rescued alive.

Recall that the #BringBackOurGirls Group had distanced itself from the N100m presidential gift purportedly given to the Chibok community delegation when it visited President Goodluck Jonathan. The group had stated that the core purpose of their daily sit-out sessions was the rescue of the Chibok schoolgirls that were still with the Boko Haram sect, adding that they did not have anything to do with the money.

The group had also called on the Chibok community and its elders to ensure that (if any money was actually given) the escaped girls, the parents of the abducted girls and the community involved at large were properly re-integrated, rehabilitated and that they benefitted from the money equitably, to ensure transparency and trust among them.

I Got N100, 000 From Unknown Man, Not The President, Chibok Man Confesses

BY ABAH ADAH, Abuja

Against the backdrop of allegations that N100million was given to the Chibok people who visited President Jonathan in Abuja, one of the Chibok indigenes (name withheld) who met with the president over the abducted Chibok schoolgirls still in Boko Haram captivity and the welfare of the escaped girls, has said he was given N100, 000 by a man who came to them at the hotel where they were asked to stay, at about midnight.

In a telephone chat with LEADERSHIP Friday on the controversy generated by the purported presidential largesse, the man, whose sister is one of the girls that escaped on the night of the abduction said, “We were not told of any money given to the visiting Chibok community by the president while we were there, except for this man that came and shared some money among us that night.”

While describing the meeting between them and

the president as a fruitful one, he said he had been shocked to hear via the media that the sum of N100m was given by the president, to be shared by the Chibok people.

According to him, after giving N100, 000 to each of the 51 escaped girls who had attended the meeting, the man gave some of the parents N200, 000 each and later gave the others N100, 000 each, as he complained that the funds made available to him were not enough. He said that some of them were not given anything at all.

He blamed the confusion on the inability of government to come out openly and declare what it had for the people.

Commenting on the security situation and safety of the people, he said that the presence of security operatives in not only Chibok, but also the entire Maiduguri was nothing to write home about.

According to him, the soldiers deployed to the area were too few to contain terrorism and that every day, more lives and property were being lost to the attacks of the insurgents.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 The BringBackOurGirls group distanced itself from the N100 million presidential gift purportedly given to the members of the Chibok community when they visited President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.

Thursday, 31 July, 2014 Kibaki Area Development Association (KADA), which organised Chibok community for last week’s visit to President Jonathan in Abuja, denied receiving any money from the president, saying the allegation that the community is crisis over sharing of an alleged N100 million presidential largesse was false.

Today, Friday, August 1st, 2014 One of the members of Chibok community who visited and met with President Jonathan last week (name COMPILED

BY UGOCHUKWU IROKA withheld) has denied knowledge ...AS COMPILED BY Abah Adah

L-R: Excutive Director, Center for Children Health Education, Orientation & Protection (CEE-HOPE) Mrs Betty Abah, Director Cooperate Accountability, Environmental Rights Action (ERA) Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, President, Women Arise, Dr, Joe Okei-Odumakin and Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). Arch. Nnimmo Bassey during a protest in Lagos, yesterday. PHOTO BY BENEDICT UWALAKA

A little “thank you” that you will say to someone for a “little favour” shown to you is a key to unlock the doors that hide unseen “greater favours”. Learn to say “thank you” and why not? ― Israelmore Ayivor

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Disbursement Of N220bn MSME Funds

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he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has just signed a memorandum of understanding with 11 state governments to enable them access the N2billion available to each under the N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Fund. At the signing ceremony in Abuja, the CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, explained that the objective of the apex bank was to ensure that the funds got to the people at the very bottom of the nation’s economic and social pyramid at single-digit interest rate. He expressed regret that though MSMEs globally are recognised as the critical engines of economic growth due to their potential to create jobs, boost production, generate income and reduce poverty, their counterparts in Nigeria have never received the adequate financing they needed to play their role in the nation’s economy. As a result of this unfortunate situation, the apex banker said that a report of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and McKinsey revealed that the sector suffered a financing gap of N9.6trillion as at 2010.

Emefiele was optimistic that this financial injection into the sector will bridge that gap and unlock its economic potential.

That, too, is our hope as we applaud the government’s banker for this bold initiative. But it is worrying that this huge money is being released to these politicians in an election year. Most Nigerian politicians cannot be. trusted when it comes to managing public funds. One is tempted to suggest that this kind of arrangement ought to have excluded them altogether at this time. There are unsavoury lessons to learn from the state governments’ handling of the Environmental Disaster Relief Fund;

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did anyone consider these before contemplating getting them involved in this kind of noble gesture?

Our doubts are further buoyed by the penchant of these governors and their lackeys for politicising even the most sacred of ideas aimed at giving Nigerians at the lowest rung of the ladder a lift.

We wish to be proved wrong that they have not already started registering SMEs to corner this money. Or even making membership of their political parties a condition for benefiting from the fund. That is, if they are not going to shamelessly pocket the entire money and dare the rest of us to do our worst.

Nevertheless, we give the CBN praise for this initiative and insist that it must make the process of disbursement very transparent.

It must put in place a monitoring process to ensure that the intended segment of the economy actually benefit from it. A close marking of the use of this fund is not only necessary but important to eliminate every tendency towards abuse.

Again, we think that the CBN should be considering making the credit interest-free

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LIVING TO BE 100

One health tip daily Greener Grass May Not Be Better Weed killers contain chemicals that are toxic to our nervous systems and have even been confirmed to cause cancer. If you want to live a long life, stop using chemical herbicides and artificial fertilizers on your lawns. Instead, fertilize with organic compost or manure, pull weeds regularly, and reseed areas that are overgrown. Do not cut the grass too short, as this will expose the root system and leave the grass vulnerable to disease. Also avoid lingering on the golf course too long, especially under a hot sun: extreme heat can strengthen herbicides’ noxious effects.

‘Double Blessings’ Okagbare Makes History, Wins 100, 200 Metres Gold

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Okagbare had won the 100 metres event, setting a new Commonwealth Games record.

In the 200metres she won with a time of 22.25 slowing down at the finish line.

Born October 9, 1988, Okagbare specializes in long jump and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medallist in the 200 metres. She also holds the Women’s 100m Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds.

Her 100m best of 10.79 makes her the African record holder for the event. She was the African 100m and long jump champion in 2010. She has also won medals at the All-Africa Games and the IAAF Continental Cup. At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Okagbare won the silver medal in the long jump. Her jump of

6.99m put her in second place behind Brittney Reese of the United States by only two centimetres. In the 100m final, she placed sixth with a run of 11.04 secs and also placed third in the 200m race.

Judging from the success recorded so far, Chef de Mission and chairman of the National Sport Commission (NSC), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has described Team Nigeria as a strong force in World sport.

Elegbeleye was reacting to the sterling performance of Team Nigeria at the ongoing XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Odunayo Adekuoreye and Aminat Adeniyi won gold medals in Wrestling while Superwoman Maryam Usman lifted Nigeria’s name to high heavens with her golden lift. ‘’These things are made pos➔ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

CJ Ignores Assembly As Panel Begins Sitting

BY DONATUS NADI, Lafia and Kunle Olasanmi, Abuja

Nasarawa State Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko may have ignored the directives of the state House of Assembly asking him to disband the seven-man panel he constituted to investigate Governor Tanko Al-Makura.

The development appears to be the decisive factor as the seven-member impeachment panel held its inaugural meeting yesterday intent upon drawing up modalities and operational framework that would guide its activities within the constitutional 3 months it had to conduct its investigation.

Addressing newsmen after their sitting at the premises of the state Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs yesterday, the chairman of the Panel, Alhaji Yusuf Shehu Usman (Mni) said: “We have held our inaugural meeting today and mapped out our schedules on how we intend to carryout the investigation as vested on us by the constitution”.

He explained further that the schedule had to do with choice of venue, our meetings and other modalities for deliberations, adding that their sittings would be conducted as public sessions and not behind closed doors as earlier thought.

“Our sittings would be public and all parties involved in this investigation would be given the opportunity to present their cases, call witnesses and tender relevant documents” he said.

Alhaji Usman stressed further that any party might “wish to represent themselves personally or by legal practitioners of their choice”.

LEADERSHIP also reports that rumours making rounds in the state over purported summoning of the CJ by the National Judicial Council (NJC) owing to a petition alleging constitutional breach in the constitution of the investigative panel was unfounded.

Contrary to insinuations, investigations revealed that both the premises of the NJC and the Supreme Court were under lock and key owing to the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). In addition the Supreme Court was said to be on break till September, casting further shadows on the claims.

Rumours of the CJ’s summoning and possible suspension generated intense public interest in the state with many already expressing exasperation over PDP’s arm-twisting disposition towards

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political opponents and those who did not serve their greedy interests.

Nasarawa govt berates assembly over call for dissolution of probe panel Meanwhile, Nasarawa State government has criticized the purported resolution passed by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly directing the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, to reconstitute the recently inaugurated Panel to investigate the alleged gross misconduct levelled against Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura.

This position was made known in Lafia in a press statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Public Affairs, Hon. Abdulhamid Kwarra.

According to him, Section 188 (subsection 5) of the 1999 constitution as amended, states that the Chief Judge of the state shall at the request of the Speaker of the House of Assembly appoint a panel of seven persons “who in his own opinion are of unquestionable integrity, not being members of any public service, legislative house or political party”.

The Assembly in its resolution was contesting that Mohammed Sabo Keana is a registered member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Rev. Joel A. Galadima is a member of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board whose appointment on the Panel was therefore flawed.

Nasarawa State government was of the opinion that the Assembly could probate and re-probate on a matter that was before His Lordship, the Chief Judge of the state.

On the contrary, the statement pointed out that “should the members of the state House of Assembly be aggrieved with the compliance of the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State to the provision of section 188 sub-section5, the right thing to do is for the House to go to the court of law to chal-

lenge the composition of the investigative panel”.

The state government also drew attention to the fact that the sitting of the House in Karu local government was not in conformity with any democratic requirement because no rule of the House permitted the sitting of the Assembly anywhere in the state to conduct legislative affairs, adding that the sitting “is therefore ill-motivated, illegal and of no effect whatsoever”.

More so the Supreme Court has made a definitive declaration that the House of Assembly can only conduct its legislative functions in legally designated place in the state capital (Balonwu Vs Obi 2007 NWLR PT1008/488),” the government explained.

Reacting, a legal practitioner, Chief Jibrin Okutepa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) described both the purported proceedings held in Karu, and the resolutions passed by the 19 members as non-binding on any system.

“They have no right to question the constitution of the panel by the Chief Judge. They have no powers over the CJ, if they have grievances arising from the action of the CJ in the CJ’s compliance with the provisions of Section 188, they have the option to go to court,” he explained.

Giving a contrary opinion however, a legal practitioner, Mr. John Matthew said although the ideal place to hold such sessions is the House of Assembly complex, however the authority of the mace legitimizes their sitting so long as it was within the state.

Preparatory to his defence over allegations of gross misconduct and financial mismanagement, Governor Almakura has engaged the services of 9 legal practitioners who are expected to represent him before the panel.

The legal team includes: Chief U. N Udechukwu (SAN) lead counsel, Ms. Olufunke Aboyade, Prof. Ernest Ojukwu, Mr. Kehinde Aina, Esq, O. O. Adeleye, Esq, Olatoye Akinbode, Esq, Abdulwasi Musa, Esq, C. I Mbachu and Jamin Nwosu, Esq. Nasarawa CJ can’t disband panel – Legal Team Governor Umaru Tanko AlMakura of Nasarawa State has declared as ridiculous the call by the state lawmakers for the dissolution of the 7-man investigative panel set up by the Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko, to investigate the state governor for alleged constitutional breaches.

Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living. ― Nigerian Proverb

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‘Double Blessings’ Okagbare Makes History, Wins 100, 200 Metres Gold ➔ FROM PAGE 4

sible by the love and support of President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan. He has

been the backbone of sports and we are happy to be churning out these good results’’, a jubilant Elegbeleye said.

He opined that the sky still looks

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Chief Udechukwu Nnoruka Udechukwu, SAN, counsel to the governor, who is leading a team of Olufunke Aboyade, SAN, Ernest Ojukwu and others said that under the constitution the lawmakers ‎could not ask for the dis – bandment of the panel.

According to him, even the chief judge, who constituted the panel could not disband it unless a court of competent jurisdiction ordered him to do so.

He further said that impeachment process in Nigeria was strictly governed by the constitution adding that with regard to the Office of a State Governor the relevant provisions were contained in Section 188 (1) to (11) of the 1999 Constitution.

“Once the Chief Judge has set up a panel of seven persons to investigate an Impeachment allegation under Section 188 (5) of the constitution at the request of the Speaker, the House of Assembly lacks any authority to call for the dissolution of the Panel set up by the Chief Judge.”

“The Chief Judge has no constitutional power to disband the panel after setting it up under section 188 (5) of the 1999 constitution.

“He can only be bound to disband the panel in obedience to a court order by virtue of Section 287 (1), (2) or (3) of the 1999 constitution.”

He said that the twenty members of the House of Assembly behind the Impeachment process were acting in bad faith, motivated by base political considerations.

“In the first place, they did not serve any notice of impeachment on the Governor. They made no rules for the Impeachment procedure and their call for disbandment of the Panel of Investigators was made outside the Legislative Chambers. What is on display is nothing short of Legislative impunity”, he added.

APC slams Nasarawa lawmakers for demanding dissolution of impeachment panel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP members of the Nasarawa House of Assembly for demanding the dissolution of the panel of seven set up by the state Chief Judge to probe the impeachment charges against Gov Umaru Al-Makura, saying the call was unreasonable, unconstitutional and too late.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the demand by the lawmakers

shows they either had a very poor understanding of the Constitution or they were blinded by their desperation to impeach Gov. Al-Makura. ‘’Either way, they have boxed themselves into a tight corner. Holding an illegal sitting in Abuja with a fake mace is as ridiculous as the demand by the lawmakers for the dissolution of the panel set up by the Chief Judge. ‘’Section 188 (5) of the Constitution is clear: ‘Within seven days of the passing of a motion under the foregoing provisions of this section, the Chief Judge of the state shall, at the request of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, appoint a panel of seven persons who in his opinion are of unquestionable integrity, not being members of any public service, legislative house or political party, to investigate the allegation as provided in this section’. ‘’It is important to point out to the desperate lawmakers that the key words in that section is that the Chief Judge must appoint persons WHO IN HIS OPINION (emphasis ours) are of unquestionable integrity. At this juncture, it is neither the opinion of the Speaker nor that of the legislators that counts, it is the opinion of the Chief Judge. ‘’Therefore, neither the Speaker, the lawmakers nor the Chief Judge can dissolve the panel at this stage, and none of them can stop the impeachment process.

Once the Chief Judge has appointed the panel under section 188 (5), he becomes ‘functus officio’, that is he has no further powers on the matter. This is the situation of things at present and the lawmakers can only await the report of the panel,’’ it said.

APC said, however, that it was not surprised by the unwarranted and illegal call for the dissolution of the panel by the PDP members of the Nasarawa legislature, because that call falls within the realm of the runaway impunity for which the PDP and the Jonathan Administration have become infamous. ‘’The Jonathan Administration, for one, is always scoring a first in the area of impunity. This is the first time in the history of our democracy that a House of Assembly is seeking to dissolve the panel of seven judges it requested to be set up. This is unacceptable and it will not fly. ‘’What the House is suffering from now is called boomerang. Against sound advice, it went ahead to initiate the impeachment process. Well, it must now follow it to its logical conclusion. The Chief Judge cannot be made to dissolve the seven-man panel because he simply lacks the power to so do,’’ the party said.

good for more medals to come the way of Team Nigeria before the Games curtains are drawn on Sunday.

Nigeria now has eight gold, six silver

and 11 bronze medals.

Ese Brume also gave Nigeria a gold medal yesterday in the long jump event with a 6:56m jump.

Anambra Seals Off Hospital Over Ebola Scare

By Winifred Ogbebo, and Victor Okeke, Abuja, George Okojie, Aronke Olayiwola,

Nkem Osuagwu and Olushola Bello, Lagos

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Josephat Akabuike, announced yesterday that a hospital had been sealed off and its workers and patients quarantined due to Ebola disease scare.

Briefing journalists in Awka, Akabuike said the measure followed information received by the government that a man whose body was brought back from Liberia at the weekend, might have died of the killer disease.

He said that information available to the government indicated that the body was brought back from Liberia through Lagos and deposited in the mortuary at NkwelleEzenaka in Oyi Local Government of the state.

“Part of the briefing is to tell you what we are doing to make sure we don’t allow the deadly virus to come into the state.

“What actually called for this is that we have a report that a corpse was brought through Lagos and the deseased was said to have been taken from Liberia where of course you know there are cases of the disease.

“The corpse was said to have been brought to Nigeria and deposited somewhere in Nkwelle-Ezunaka and the ministry was alerted and that is why we are taking all these measures.”

The commissioner said that Governor Willie Obiano had already directed the Police Command in the state to cordon off the place until the necessary tests were carried out.

He further said that Federal Government had also sent medical experts from the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, to Anambra to carry out the test at the hospital premises.

The outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever, for which there is no known cure, began in the forests of remote eastern Guinea in February, but Sierra Leone now has the highest number of cases.

Atiku Joins Ebola Awareness Campaign Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stepped up awareness campaign on the danger of the deadly Ebola virus.

The foremost politician, who was vice president to President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007, also urged Nigerians to spread the messages of hope and work towards the unity of the country.

Using his Twitter handle (@atiku) and Facebook page (@Atiku Abubakar), Atiku posted links with vital information on the Ebola virus and how to protect oneself and family against the virus, stressing that the

Atiku

disease was preventable if everyone decided to be vigilant.

According to his Facebook posting on Wednesday, “The bad news: Ebola, one of the deadliest diseases in the world, is in Nigeria. The good news: it is preventable.”

On his Twitter handle, @atiku, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, tweeted, “In these difficult times, we must all be messengers of hope. We must unite our country.”

59 Contacts With Victim Not Infected – Lagos Lagos State Government has said there was no fresh case of the dreaded Ebola virus disease in the state or any part of the country.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina, who stated this yesterday in Lagos, added that none of the persons said to have come in contact with the late Liberian victim of the Ebola virus disease, Patrick Sawyerr, has manifested unusual body temperature or any other symptom of the dreaded virus.

She explained that all the 59 persons who were in close contact with the deceased Liberian in Nigeria were hale and hearty and had not exhibited any unusual symptoms while emphasising that that there had been no case of the dreaded disease from the country’s borders.

Also, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH), Professor Akin Osibogun, has said that contrary to reports that one of the contacts of late Sawyer, had started showing symptoms of the disease, none of the specimens of the contacts sent to them tested positive to the virus.

He said: “Since the over 20 specimens have been sent to LUTH, none of them have tested positive to the virus,” adding that the First Consultants Hospital should be commended for having such high index of suspicion and immediately alerting the feder➔ CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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al and state hospitals.

2 contacts with Ebola victim, hospital officials quarantined – FG But, the federal government yesterday disclosed that about 69 primary contacts of the 40 –year-old Liberian/American Ebola virus victim, were under surveillance while two were under quarantine.

Minster of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, gave the disclosure at a joint press briefing with the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku yesterday in Abuja.

Chukwu said that “the members of staff of the hospital who admitted the man, those with him in the plane and other secondary contacts are being quarantined for the three weeks incubation period of the virus, after which they will be discharged if certified free”.

“The federal government has the primary responsibility in disease control. About 69 primary contacts of the man are under surveillance and two are under quarantine,” he said. He added that the government was still looking for the passengers and implored those with useful information about them to provide such.

The minister said that contrary to insinuations that the airline carrying the man was not cooperating in the search of the other passengers in the airplane, that the government was working in collaboration with the airline and had already received the passengers manifest from the airline.

“We are pushing all frontiers of communication in as much as this virus is concerned. We are sparing no effort.”

Chukwu said that the government was collaborating with the transport companies that were plying across the West Coast, the telecoms, and the state governments in order to disseminate the necessary information and prevention mechanism.

The federal government said it was doing all that was possible to contain Ebola Virus spread, while restricting it to the singular case of the Liberian/American who died after entering the country.

He said: “Following the World Organisation Protocol (WHO) on the Ebola, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and the Lagos State government with permission from the Liberian government, the corpse of the Ebola victim was cremated after it was decontaminated.”

He added that the ashes were expected to be sent to the family.

Also in his remarks, Maku said that Nigerians should not be in unnecessary panic over the virus as it had not entered the country while assuring government’s commitment towards preventing it.

“Ebola and other diseases have similar symptoms. We must be very careful of how we report it. It is not every fever that is Ebola; we don’t want to create unnecessary panic. Fear and not the virus itself can kill people,” he said.

Meanwhile, Lagos State commissioner for information, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba, has advised the citizenry to be wary of the activities of fraudsters who were making spurious claims about their ability to provide cure for the Ebola Virus Disease.

He urged them to always contact health

providers to report unusual feelings noticed while cautioning against sending panicky text messages round about the Ebola Disease that could heighten tension and create anxiety.

Ibirogba called on those who wanted to make cheap money from the case to desist from their strange claims of cure for the disease lest they run foul of the law, as only medical solutions are known to be appropriate for the disease.

He reminded residents of the state to contact health authorities in case anyone with observed symptoms of the Ebola disease was noticed.

Ibirogba also counselled residents to observe the highest level of personal environmental hygiene, urging them to visit hospitals or Primary Health Centres nearest to them to report strange feelings noticed.

Health officials screen passengers for Ebola virus at airports The health officers at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, have begun screening of passengers arriving from foreign countries for symptoms of Ebola, after a traveller from Liberia died of the contagious disease in Lagos.

Speaking in Abuja, yesterday, the director, port services of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Sani Gwarzo, said they were screening passengers arriving from abroad while health officials were distributing information about how to identify

Ebola symptoms.”

He said: “The arriving passengers are to be processed first by port health personnel who are expected to carry out necessary tests on every passenger with special devices that do not permit physical contact. Those found to be free of any signs or symptoms would proceed to the immigration area for other formalities,” Gwarzo said.

He charged aviation stakeholders to be abreast of dangers posed by the Ebola virus and how to prevent the spread of the virus in the airport.

“Port Health officials have sensitized workers from different agencies operating at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Abuja on the dangers posed by the Ebola virus and how to prevent the spread of the virus in the work place, home and the community,” Gwarzo said.

He added that the awareness campaign was carried out to complement other measures already put in place by port health at the country’s international airports to prevent the presence and spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria.

“A holding area has been provided at the tarmac for suspected cases while key cases are expected to be isolated in a designated area outside the airport for further examination and treatment,” he said.

In attendance at the awareness campaign were officials from airlines, Immigration, Customs, NDLEA, Nigeria Police, handling companies, FAAN and NCAA, among other agencies at the airport.

Council Of State Wants Insurgency To End December

By George Agba, Abuja

The Council of State yesterday rose from an extraordinary meeting with a resolve that security forces must go the extra mile to ensure that the reign of terror in the country being perpetrated by the Boko Haram comes to an end before December this year.

At the emergency meeting convened by President Goodluck, the council of state also resolved to put measures in place to begin the process of abolishing indigeneship and encourage the recognition of all Nigerians based on where they reside.

Akwa Ibom State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Chief Godswill Akpabio gave the hint, while briefing journalists alongside his Niger and Enugu counterparts: Governors Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu and Sullivan Chime as well as the National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Dasuki Sambo.

This came just as the NSA said the federal government was helpless on the use of the abducted Chibok girls by the Boko Haram sect as female bombers because they were under the control of the insurgents and not government.

“What really can anybody do? The Chibok girls who are in captivity are not under government control. The only thing we do is try and address those who are outside who will have contact with them. If they are released today, we have a programme we put them through to make

sure that if there is any indoctrination, we try at least to reduce the intensity if we don’t release it completely. That is all we can do before they go back into normal life”, Dasuki said.

Niger State Governor, Aliyu who hinted of council of state resolve to ensure that the terror activities of Boko Haram ended before December said, “So, all the things came to the fore at the meeting and subsequently, each of us made it a deliberate resolution to all bi-partisan or non-partisan to support the President to make sure that we get rid of this insurgency before December”.

On the issue of abolishing indigeneship in the country, Akpabio said it was one of the most important issues discussed at the meeting, adding that it bordered on how Nigerians can actually be Nigerians in their country and feel free to live and do their business without molestation.

He said the council set up a committee composed of six governors, one from each of the geo-political zones of the country to work on modalities on how to abolish indigeneship and address the issue of nonindigene registration by some states. The committee which included the governors of Niger, Sokoto, Enugu, Gombe, Akwa Ibom and Ondo states was expected to submit its report within two weeks.

Akpabio said, “So the issue of indigeneship, the issue of deportation or return of Nigerians from any part of the country to their various states were discussed.

Council viewed the report seriously that some citizens were being deported. Deport should be from one country to the other, but where you have a Nigerian who is being returned to his state of origin to other states then you know there is a problem.

“We felt that that was capable of disrupting the unity of the country, making Nigerians to become apprehensive and unsafe. Also council frowned at the idea of even registering Nigerians in various parts of the country and felt this must be brought to an end immediately. And so we looked at all these issues and the role every leader should play from the local government level to the federal level.

“The role each one of us should play to ensure that we solidify the unity of this country. We also looked at this discriminatory practices across board from all parts of the country, north, south, west and the east and we felt all those issues must be brought to the front burner, solutions proffered to ensure that Nigerians are united, live freely and do their businesses without hinderance”.

On the committee, he said, “Council in the course of conclusion decided to set up a committee to further discuss with Nigerians and identify discriminatory practices in all states of the federation and in all the local government areas and then this committee should submit report to council in the next two months, in order for us to know what steps to take to stop such practices.

Aliyu

“Whether we need to go to the National Assembly, then we will go to National Assembly or whether we need to do so through policies at federal, state or local government levels just to make sure that the country is totally united and all those discriminatory practices are brought to an end so that Nigerians can truly feel free and safe to work in any part of the country without hinderance.

On his part, Governor Aliyu said: “In some states, there are some discriminatory school fees paid. If you are not a socalled indigene, you pay higher than the indigenes. In fact the very concept of indigeneship came to the fore that whether in Nigeria we should be concerned with socalled indigeneship or residency.

The main reason why your company can easily influence you is because “emotion and attitude are stronger than knowledge”. What you see can overcome what you know. You can easily damp away what you already know when you are faced with the reality of what your senses tell you to do! ― Israelmore Ayivor

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Policemen Clash Over Arrest Of Cab-driver

By Paul Chiama, Abuja

The code of esprit de corps was yesterday violated when two policemen clashed over the arrest of a cab-driver at the popular Arab Junction, Utako, Abuja.

The trouble which was witnessed by LEADERSHIP FRIDAY started when the driver of a Painted Abuja Taxi (PAT) parked for a passenger to board his taxi.

A corporal suddenly leaped into the taxi and ordered all the passengers to alight, threatening to arrest the driver.

The passengers looked at one another, remained speechless but later started begging the corporal. Unknown to the policeman and the driver, one of the passengers was a plain-clothes policeman.

The plain-clothed policeman, who claimed to be an inspector, showed his identity card to his colleague and begged for leniency on behalf of the driver.

However, the corporal turned down his request, insisting that he must take the driver to “Berger Round-about”.

The corporal insisted on arresting the corporal, pointing out that if he needed to ‘have pity’, it would not be “for this kind of taxi driver”.

The cab-driver, who later identified himself as Isah Alhaji, later explained to LEADERSHIP Friday that he was taken to the police post at the Berger Ringroad, where he was made to part with the sum of N1, 000 for ‘wrong-parking’, before he was released.

Ethnic Crisis Claims 8 In Taraba

By Andrew Ojih, Jalingo

Fresh ethnic crisis has claimed at least eight people and led to the destruction of property worth millions of naira in Ibi Town, Ibi local government area of Taraba State.

According to eyewitnesses, trouble began last Wednesday when a man from Ibi, who had gone to withdraw some money from an ATM in Wukari, was attacked by armed gunmen who collected the money, said to be about N200, 000, and beat him within an inch of his life.

LEADERSHIP FRIDAY gathered that when the man returned to his kin in Ibi, his people took arms against the Tiv, alleging that the attackers were Tiv people. Thus, they launched a reprisal attack which claimed eight lives, including that of a teenage girl and the destruction of valuables left off from the previous crisis.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of theTaraba State Command, Joseph Kwaji, confirmed that there, indeed, was crisis in Ibi local government, which led to the destruction of lives and property worth millions of naira. He, however, added that he was unaware of any casualty.

L-R: Head of school, Ebenezer Jegede; parents of the valedictorian, Mr and Mrs Olatunde and Comfort Sobowale; the valedictorian, Class of 2014, Woodland Hills High School, Miss Moyinoluwa Sobowale; member of the school’s board of directors, Olajumoke Okunnu and the proprietress, Mrs Elizabeth-Dawn Aigoro, during the valedictory service of the school in Sasha, Lagos, yesterday.

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Man Wanted For Strangling Lover With Twine

By Matthew Dike, Lagos

A man identified as Kelechi Willams, 33, has been declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly strangling his lover, who has also been identified as the managing director of Edmark International, Njideka Nzewe, with a twine.

Williams was said to have killed the 39-year-old mother-of-four in her private home at the Green Estate, FESTAC, in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State and made away with her Range Rover, US$50,000 (over N8m) and mobile phones.

The police also revealed that Williams, who is allegedly a serial killer, operated by other names and may now

be in Ghana with his loot, as he is now an international criminal wanted in South Africa, Angola and other countries for crimes he committed.

Nzewe was found on the floor of her apartment, with the twine used in strangling her round her neck.

LEADERSHIP FRIDAY gathered that the Area ‘E’ commander, ACP Dan Okoro, has ordered a manhunt for the fleeing suspect.

LEADERSHIP FRIDAY understands that Nweze and Williams – who was once a member of her staff – have been lovers for a fairly long time and that the suspect had made a marriage proposal which was rejected by the deceased.

The state police command’s spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed

the incident, said that the deceased, a divorcee, was supposed to travel to the USA on July, 24, 2014 on vacation with her children, before the tragic incident.

In another development, controversy has trailed the alleged killing of a lady by her boyfriend in a hotel room in Alapere area of Lagos State.

While police are saying the lady was murdered with a scissors during a quarrel, the family insisted that the man wanted to chop off her breasts and fingers for ritual purpose.

The incident which occurred on Tuesday has also become a problem to the hoteliers as a police sergeant said some of the workers in the hotel have absconded from duty to evade arrest or invitation by the police.

Prophet, 7 Others Arrested For Robbery Alo Abiola, Ado-Ekiti

A self-acclaimed prophet identified as Taiwo Afolabi and seven others have been arrested by men of the Ekiti State Police Command for alleged robbery and carsnatching.

Among the seven arrested by the police’s Swift Response Squad (SRS) was a secondary school-leaver, Raji Babatunde, who was arrested during a robbery operation in Okesa Area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, in the early hours of Thursday after receiving a distressed calls from some of the victims.

Parading the suspects to the newsmen yesterday in Ado Ekiti yesterday, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Babayemi , said the 40-year old Afolabi and his gang were apprehended by the police along Ogotun- Igbaraodo Road, as they could identify themselves convincingly.

Babayemi disclosed that later investigation by the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) showed that the gang was a carsnatching syndicate from whom the police had earlier recovered a Green Toyota Camry marked ET 241 AAA. According to Babyemi, other cars seized from the gang included a brown Toyota Camry with registration number KSF 634 AX and two Nissan Cabsters with registration number EK 973 XH and FST 621 XM, respectively.

Babyemi revealed that the gang, led by Ibadan-based Wasiu Sola and Abdulkareem Ganiyu, specialise in robbery and carsnatching, with assistance from a car-dealer based in Ado Ekiti .

Fielding questions from journalists, Afolabi said all vehicles received from Wasiu and Abdulkareem were delivered to one Ajilumo Emmanuel, a dealer, to sell to in-

terested buyers.

“Since they have been bringing cars to me to sell, I never asked them whether the cars were stolen goods or not. But the last one they brought that I could not sell in time put me in this trouble, because the engine was faulty and we could no dispose of it as quick as possible,” Afolabi said.

As for the teenage robber, Babatunde and three other members of his gang who were at large were said to have broken the door of their victim’s house with a huge rock, before descending heavily on the occupants with their machetes, inflicting severe cuts on them.

Babyemi told LEADERSHIP FRIDAY that, save for the timely intervention of the men of the squad, the victims would have been killed. The men of the squad shot Babatunde in the leg to immobolise him and prevent them from fleeing the scene.

When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by master weavers. ― Nigerian Proverb

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Boko Haram Attacks Borno Communities, Razes 4 Churches

By Kareem Haruna, Maiduguri

Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram members, dressed in military fatigues, yesterday night attacked about four communities in the southern part of Borno State where they burnt down four major churches, security sources and government officials said.

The attacked community comprise Kwajaffa, Tashan-Alede,Karbutu, Manjakwa, all predominantly Christian communities of Hawul Local government area of Borno State, 250km away from Maiduguri.

The gunmen, according to sources in Hawul local government, stormed the communities on Wednesday, targeting only churches and using explosives and petrol bombs.

“They were chanting Allahu, Allahu (God is great) as if they were doing a noble religious cause while they were destroying our churches. We also heard them shouting that their next target is the Local Gov-

ernment Secretariat in Azare, the headquarters of Hawul. We are happy that no life was lost; the gunmen operated freely without going after the residents even though most of us had to flee in the bush,” said Amos Kwajaffa, a local resident.

Officers (VIO) Quarters in Azare.

“Other items recovered at the site include 37 rounds double-barrel cartridge while some hoodlums occupying the building for five months now have been chased away,” said DSP Haruna.

Police Discover Buried Arms, IEDs In Bauchi The Bauchi State police command yesterday announced the discovery of a cache of arms and improvised explosive devices buried in a building somewhere in Azare town of Katagum local government area, officials statement said.

The state’s police spokesman, Mohammed Haruna (a deputy superintendent of police) said the lethal weapons were discovered on Wednesday at about 4:30pm following a tip-off.

The PPRO said the police Explosives Ordinance Unit of the police Command had successfully recovered and rendered safe a heavy-wired IED gas cylinder buried in a building site located at Vehicle Inspection

Bomb Scare At Bayero University, Kano

By Abubakar Salihi, Kano A bomb scare at Bayero University Kano yesterday attracted quick attention from security agents.

A security personnel of the university who wouldn’t want his name mentioned, confirmed that the university security unit got intimated by the students that a small bag was seen in an isolated part of the Information Centre Technology building.

On examining the abandoned small bag it was discovered not to have contained any explosives; it contained papers and reading materials.

We Have Nothing But Allah,Shiites Reply Military

By Midat Joseph, Kaduna

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiites, whose members were killed by the soldiers last Friday, yesterday told the Military that they have nothing to rely on but depend on Allah for vengeance.

The Shiites under the leadership of Sheik Ibraheem Zakzaky told the Defence Headquarters that it was only Allah that is able and capable to take vengeance for the massacre of their members.

The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, was quoted as saying that the military are not murderers, following last Friday’s killing of over 30 Shiites in Zaria, Kaduna State, during a pro-Palestine procession.

The Shiites, in a statement signed by director of its Resource Forum, Dr. Abdullahi Danladi, described the military’s response as belated and propaganda to cover the truth.

The Shiites said, “After about five days eventually, the Defence Headquaters spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade issued a statement to the press on the Zaria attack. First, one wonders why it took them this long to issue the statement.

“The Nigerian Army has weapons and ammunitions to attack and kill us. We do not have such, but we have Allah, and on Him we depend and He is able and capable.”

He insisted that their members were armless.

Stomach Infrastructure Politics Is Deceit, Says Odia Ofeimun

By Chibuzo Ukaibe, Abuja

L-R: Former head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, Speaker, House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal, former head of state Gen Ibrahim Babangida, former head of interim national government, Ernest Shonekan, former president Alhaji Shehu Shagari and former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon at the Council of State meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. PHOTO BY REMI AKUNLEYAN

Contributors To Devt Deserve Honour – Etsu Nupe

By Abu Nmodu, Minna

The Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has stated that he will continue to honour those that have contributed to the development of his kingdom and the society in general.

He stated this yesterday while honouring the Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG), Saidu Idris Ndako Kpaki, and former Chief Judge, Justice Jibrin Ndatsu Ndajiwo with traditional titles.

The Etsu Nupe honoured the SSG with the title of Dan Walin Nupe, and the for-

mer Chief Judge with the Magajin Garin Nupe at a ceremony which was part of activities of Bariki (a Sallah procession) to mark the end of Sallah celebration at the Etsu Nupe’s Wadata Palace,in Bida, Niger State.

The royal father said that the traditional institution honoured those who had contributed to the development of Nupe Kingdom, the state and country and indeed humanity.

“Those that are given traditional titles are people of proven integrity as well as those that showed concern for the development and socio-economic well being of

the Emirate,” he explained.

While saying that the honour was to encourage other people to live an exemplary life in any position for the general good of the country, Etsu Abubakar said that the Emirate would continue to recognize selfless service by its sons and daughters and encouraged highly placed individuals to continue to bring development to the land.

At the occasion, Niger State governor Babangida Aliyu represented by the Deputy Governor, Hon Ahmed Musa Ibeto, noted that as a lover of traditional institutions, his administration would continue to support the traditional rulers.

The trending politics of stomach infrastructure, as witnessed in recent elections, has been described as outright deceit.

This comes as the media have been cautioned to move away from the preponderance of reportage on personality rather than issues.

This was part of assertions at a lecture on the media and elections in Africa organised

by Africa Vision 525 Initiative, in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday in Abuja.

According to a social critic and poet, Odia Ofeimun, who was the lead discussant at the lecture, “the term stomach infrastructure should be interpreted properly. It is being misinterpreted at the moment, so any young politician is now being asked to do silly things like riding Okada. That is a degraded view of politics.

“The man who rides that Okada, you know that around the corner he will go to enter an air conditioned jeep. Deceiving the masses is not politics, it is deceit; that is what it is.

“So when people talk about stomach infrastructure, we should ask them, of the things that are needed by the public, how are they going to provide them?

“There is only one way of building jobs: you either build farms or factories. And those who say they don’t want to industrialise but build stomach infrastructure they are deceiving their people.”

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, fresh writer and aviator.

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Scenes from 2014 Bariki Day at Wadata Palace in Bida, Niger State, yesterday. photos by ADEFEMI ADEWUYI

L-R: Representative of Niger State governor, the deputy governor, Hon. Ahmed Musa Ibeto; newly turbaned Dan Walin Nupe and the Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Hon. Saidu Ndako Idris Kpaki; HRH Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar and the newly turbaned Magajin Garin Nupe, Hon. Justice Jibrin Ndatsu Ndajiwo.

HRH Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, decorating the new Dan Walin Nupe and Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Hon. Saidu Ndako Idris Kpaki with traditional title headgear, ‘Malafa’.

Newly turbaned Dan Walin Nupe and the Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Hon. Saidu Ndako Idris Kpaki on a horse after the turbaning ceremony.

Other Nupe chiefs paying homage to the Etsu Nupe, HRH Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar at his palace in Bida, yesterday.

Palace trumpeters announcing the arrival of Etsu Nupe at the venue.

What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.

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Jonathan, Sambo, Muazu, Others For Osun PDP Mega Rally

By Joshua Dada, Osogbo

President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Nnamadi Sambo, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Adamu Muazu and chairman of Board of Trustees(BoT) of the party, Chief Tony Anenih among other dignitaries will on Saturday converge on Osun State to round off the party’s governorship rally in the state.

Addressing newsmen at Osogbo yesterday, the state publicity secretary of the party, Prince Bola Ajao noted that the visit of the president would further boost the morale of PDP supporters in the state and also

motivate Osun people to vote for the PDP candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore in the election.

He urged the people of the state to demonstrate the hospitality Yorubas are known for by coming out in large numbers to receive the number one citizen of the country.

He advised the people not to panic over massive deployment of operatives of Department of State Security (DSS) and assured that the security men would not do anything to jeopardise the peace of the state.

He warned members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) not to attempt to

sweep the roads after the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan adding that such uncomplimentary behaviour is alien to Yoruba people.

“They must not try it this time around and if they try to sweep the floor in an attempt to rubbish and humiliate the president, we will resist it. We know that it is their usual habit and we resisted it in Ikirun recently when they tried to sweep the roads after our campaign in the area”.

Ajoa said President Jonathan, who would be accompanied by Vice President Namadi Sambo, PDP national chairman, would meet all traditional rulers in the state.

L-R: Prof. Wole Soyinka, Rivers State deputy governor, Tele Ikuru and Gov Chibuike Amaechi at a dinner to mark Prof.

Soyinka’s birthday in Port Harcourt, Wednesday. PHOTO

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Aregbesola Condemns DSS Show Of Force In Osun

By Joshua Dada, Osogbo

The governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday condemned the apparent display of power shown by the men of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the streets of the state on Wednesday and yesterday.

The men of the DSS came into the state on Wednesday in masks, shooting sporadically into the air as they moved in convoy through major streets in Osogbo.

Aregbesola stated this at the official commissioning of the emergency call centre built by the present administration for the effective and efficient security network around the state.

The governor observed that under no circumstance must a security agent discharging his duties within his country should wear mask to cover his identity away from Nigerians.

He also noted that the act of unprovoked street shootings negates the rule of internal security in a state that is peaceful like Osun.

The governor stated that his administration will launch an official complain to the authorities concerned saying that they have no constitutional right to threaten or intimidate law abiding citizen of the state.

According to the governor, “We owe it a duty to let the whole world know what is happening here. This is against the right of the Nigerian people. We’ve all forgotten that we pay the salaries of the security agencies.

“We don’t pay for them to wear mask in our towns. They should only wear masks when they engage terrorists and if they have to operate in a region where seeing them might compromise their own safety and security.

“What would they say is the reason for what they are doing now other than threat, shock and awe? So, what this means is that they want to conquer and cow our people, which is a direct assault on democracy.

“I won’t take gun against them but I will not be quiet. We should all talk and condemn it because this is not about Aregbesola alone,” the governor stressed.

According to the governor, the emergency call centre built in Osogbo the state capital will immediately alert security operatives at the dial of a distress call line (080067866786) that can take 24 calls at a time and 100 (hundred) calls when upgraded.

The governor pointed out that just as it has been done in all other aspects of public life in Osun, protecting the lives

and properties of the people is a task that has kept the administration busy and for which his administration will continue to shoulder.

He said it is a task for which his government is fully committed to observing, adding that government would leave no stone unturned in terms of welfare and security of the people.

The governor stated that the Emergency Call Centre will go a long way in enhancing the effectiveness of the various security measures which have been put in place for the safety of lives and property in Osun.

He added that the intervention will also make the state a haven of peace and safety where all those activities that give meaning to human existence can be legitimately and joyfully undertaken.

“This Emergency Call Centre will go a long way in enhancing the effectiveness of the various security measures we have been putting in place for the safety of lives and property in Osun.

“Towards this end, therefore, we have gradually been building a mutually reinforcing security system that will guarantee the pursuit of a ‘life more abundant’ in the State of Osun. We have, among other measures, set up a patrol unit, the Swift Action Squad (SAS).

Everything you can imagine is real.

Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and scuiptor

2015: Politicians Invade TAN’s Office For Electoral Support

By George Agba, Abuja

Political office-seekers in the country have started invading the states, zonal and national headquarters of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) to seek support in the actualisation of their political ambition, LEADERSHIP Friday gathered yesterday.

TAN, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and a political supportgroup fronting for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential poll is said to have been conceived as a mass movement to drive good governance in the country, with millions of high net worth individuals across Nigeria as members.

While the group is also said to have accumulated much goodwill and follower-ship, it has demonstrated a unique approach in justifying the need for all to support and encourage Jonathan for a re-election bid through the highlighting of his numerous achievements so far by way of promos materials and jingles in the media.

A source close to the group noted that politicians from diverse political parties now besiege the corporate office of the vibrant advocacy group daily round-the-clock to benefit from the mobilization machinery of TAN to actualize their political dreams because of it mobilisation, marketing and political advocacy group.

Botched Assassination Attempt: Resign, Buhari’s Wife Tells Jonathan Onukogu Kanayo Jubal, Abuja

Wife of former military head of state, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Hajiya Asiya Buhari, yesterday condemned the assassination attempt on her husband in Kaduna last week, and called on President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office.

Asiya Buhari called on President Jonathan to follow the example of former South Korean prime minister, Jung Hong-won who resigned over his government’s handling of the ferry accident which left more than 300 people dead.

“As he saw grieving families suffering with the pain of losing their loved ones and the sadness and resentment of the public, he took responsibility as prime minister; he apologised to his country and resigned because of service to humanity,” a statement released by Asiya Buhari and made available to LEADERSHI FRIDAY on Wednesday said.

The statement continued, “Jonathan should emulate such a leader, because Nigerians have been dying daily, for the four years, hoping that government is going to do something but we are tired of this insecurity and increased attacks on innocent people. Where is Jonathan?

What is he doing? If action is not taken now, when? It is not enough to verbally condemn; action is long overdue.”

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Abba Suleiman Is New IGP

BY CHIKA OTUCHIKERE, GEORGE AGBA and ABAH ADAH, Abuja

The Nigeria Police Council yesterday confirmed the appointment of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Abba Suleiman as the acting Inspector general of Police. If confirmed, he will become the 17th IGP. The appointment of Abba comes on the heels of the retirement of former IGP Mohammed Abubakar whose tenure expired yesterday.

Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, who confirmed this last night in a statement, said Abba’s appointment as IGP takes effect

from today, August 1, while the outgoing IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, is to proceed on statutory retirement.

The statement made available to LEADERSHIP Friday reads: “The incoming Inspector-General, a lawyer, hails from Jigawa State and is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies ((NIPSS).”

Suleiman was the AIG in charge of Zone 7, comprising Abuja, Kaduna and Niger states.

According to the statement, positions previously held by him in the police include: Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, FCT Command, Deputy Force Secretary

and Commissioner of Police, Rivers State.

The outgoing IGP and the incoming IGP were at the presidential villa where they met with the president immediately after the Council of State meeting. When they came out, the new IGP declined to speak to journalists. He simply said, “Let’s not jump the gun”.

Abubakar told journalists after meeting with the president that he was grateful to Nigerians and the president for giving him the opportunity to serve the country for 35 years.

Congratulatory messages have started to pour in for the new IGP who may be sworn in today.

Family Releases Funeral Program For Late Akunyili

BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY, Abuja

The family of former minister of information and communications, late Prof.

(Mrs.) Dora Akunyili, has released a week-long programme of activities for her funeral, culminating in her burial on Thursday, August 28, 2014.

The programme, released yesterday in Enugu and signed by Prof. Akunyili’s husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, starts with a Christian Wake-Keep at No. 2A Bishop

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A night of tributes is to hold at International Conference Centre, Abuja, from 5pm on Monday, August 25, while a Mass would be held for her at Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Abuja, by 10am the next day, August 26.

After the Church Service, Dora’s body would leave for Enugu, where there would be a Mass at KSJ Temple at 4pm.

On Thursday, August 28, Dora’s body would lie in state at John Chike Akunyili’s Compound before leaving for Agulu Town Hall, then Madonna Catholic Church Agulu for a Requiem Mass to hold by 10am.

Interment at John Chike Akunyili’s Compound follows at 1:30pm.

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration of planning to siphon huge state’s money through the creation of 19 new local council development areas.

The party, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, alleged that the state government was to take N10 billion from the state’s treasury before the expiration of its tenure on October 15, this year.

It claimed that the money was part of the accumulated deductions the government allegedly made from the allocations due to the present 16 local government areas in the state and foreign and local aids since government came on board in October 2010.

Reacting, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo said there was no iota of truth in the claim that the government intends to siphon such money since “such money is not available in the first place.”

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Monarchs Drum Support For Aregbesola I’ll Make Governance A Worthwhile respective of political or Venture – Omisore Monarchs in Boluwadu- ed on August 9. ro local government area of Osun State have joined their voice in support of Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s re-election bid.

Speaking while receiving the Aregbesola re-election campaign train led by the commissioner for information and strategy, Mr Sunday Akere, in their palaces yesterday, the Owa of Otan-Ayegbaju and Eleripa of Eripa separately called on supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the areas to troop out en mass to vote for Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.

According to the Owa of Otan, the governor’s development projects across the state is enough to campaign for his reelection and a pointer to his passion to develop the state more when re-elect-

He said the lofty ideas Governor Aregbesola brings to governance has shown that governance is a serious business meant for serious people, whose passion is only about serving the people.

The monarch attested to the massive road infrastructure the governor has constructed all over the state, commending the administration’s effort in Boluwaduro, particularly in Otan-Ayegbaju.

Similarly, the Eleripa of Eripa disclosed that the tremendous programmes of the governor are eye opener for the people of the state that whenever there is a will nothing is insurmountable.

He said the programmes of the present administration in the state have benefited all and sundry ir-

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religion affiliation, saying the governor has proved to be a statesman.

Earlier, Mr Akere had led other members of the committee to tour the wards in Eripa, OtanAyegbaju, Ayetoro, Kajola, Osooro, where he counselled the people not to be intimidated by the heavy presence of security operatives.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the August 9, governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore has promised to make governance a worthwhile venture in order to make Osun State the hub of business activity in the South West of Nigeria.

The gubernatorial candidate who spoke through his running mate, Hon. Adejare Bello while addressing PDP supporters at Ede noted that Osun State will become a state to behold with the rescue mission of Omisore’s administration.

He assured the people of the state that PDP administration in Osun will touch the lives of every individual in the state saying nobody will be left out of the development agen-

da of Omisore when elected into office on August 9, 2014.

The former speaker, Osun State House of Assembly called on party supporters to exhibit their love by working assiduously for the election of Omisore so that the end will come to the administration of All Progressives Congress in Osun.

He said that all hands must be on deck to ensure that the collective desire of winning the forthcoming election comes to pass and commended all for the unflinching support which has earned the candidate a comfortable lead in the 28 local governments of the state.

Bello charged the people to come out enmass to cast their votes adding that the presence of

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security agents was not designed to intimidate them but to protect them against hoodlums who might want to disrupt the electoral process.

Also speaking, a chieftain of the party, Akogun Lere Oyewumi extolled the noble character of Otunba Iyiola Omisore.

Stories by Joshua Dada, Osogbo

NATIONAL NEWS Shell’s N500m Tears Rivers Community Apart A N500 million donation from multi-national oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the running of the community fund of Oloma community in Bonny local government area of Rivers State, seems to be tearing the oil-rich community part.

To this end, youths, women and groups in the community are gearing up for a show-down with the leadership of Oloma Council of Elders, over the misappropriation of the money from the oil giant.

The secretary-general of Oloma community, Warisenibo Gabriel Godwin has already written a letter to the management of Shell, accusing the chairman of Oloma Council of Elders, Sir Amarigha Edward Hart of misappropriation of funds amounting to hundreds of millions.

Godwin, who is also the secretary of the Project Community Trust (P-CT) of the community also accused Hart of assuming the status of a demi-god in the community and acting with impunity in the running of the community organisation.

2015: Commonwealth Tasks INEC On Level Playing Field For All Political Parties

BY CHIBUZO UKAIBE, Abuja

Secretary general of commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma, yesterday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide a level playing field for all political parties ahead of the 2015 general elections.

He further cautioned INEC against postponement of elections without credible reasons or for political convenience.

Sharma, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the electoral commission in Abuja, further pledged the support of

commonwealth in helping to ensure credible elections in Nigeria, underscoring the legitimacy that electoral institutions give to democracy.

Stressing that the purpose of their visit is to “set the ball rolling in respect of the next elections”, the commonwealth secretary general however commended INEC over the last election in Ekiti State, noting that its success could serve as a model for other electoral commissions.

He added that the last election saw some positive features with regards to public participa-

tion such “That the ownership of the election was seen as not just as institutional function but also a function of the people themselves.”

Underscoring the importance of transparency and level playing field for all political parties, he said, “Elections should not be postponed without just and credible reasons which are transparent and it should not be postponed due to political convenience.”

He stated that the common wealth will send observers for the 2015 general elections.

Strike: Benue Workers Shut Offices, Markets, Schools

BY SOLOMON AYADO, Makurdi

Benue State workers under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday embarked on an indefinite strike action, resulting to a total shut down of offices, markets and schools.

This is coming on the heels of the state government’s slashing

By Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt of salaries of workers to settle

the minimum wage of primary school teachers while the labour unions are insisting that Governor Gabriel Suswam must reverse the decision.

The workers are equally calling on the state government to refund excess tax deduction from its members since 2011 and refund all deductions made in respect of the National Housing Fund.

Yesterday, in Makurdi the state capital and across the 23 local governments, all government offices were not opened for work, just as the popular modern market that is managed by government was also locked. Customers and shop owners were not allowed entry into the place.

The situation caused untold hardship to people of the agrarian state.

SHORT NEWS 2015: Wike Cannot Deliver PDP In Rivers – Group m

A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, the PDP Third Force Movement, has said the minister of state for education, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, alone, cannot deliver the party during the 2015 general elections in the state.

The movement also called on the national leadership of the PDP to ensure that the 2015 governorship ticket of the party is not given to Wike, as such move would result to bloodletting in the state.

In a statement signed by Oprite Amachree, it said the minister does not have any agenda.

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business news Lagos Generates N120bn From Tax In 6 Months

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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) yesterday said it generated more than N120 billion from taxation between January and June this year.

The executive chairman of the service, Mr Tunde Fowler, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that 90 per cent of the taxes were generated from the organised private sector and civil servants.

Fowler said that the remaining 10 per cent came from the informal sector, mostly market women, artisans, commercial drivers and taxable individuals in the state.

He said the state had relied on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to implement its budget following the dwindling statutory allocations.

The chairman said the increase in the IGR to N237 billion in 2013 from N15 billion in 1999

Control of metering facilities stationed at the electricity trading points across Nigeria was yesterday taken over by The Generation, Transmission and Distribution operators in Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).

The meters which measure the amount of electricity supplied across board were previously managed by the operator of the Nigerian Electricity Market (ONEM) also known as the Market Operator (MO), who now assumes a new supervisory responsibility.

The development which is part of the conditions precedent for the official commencement of the Transitional Electricity Market (TEM), grants operators the chance to manage their energy supplies which is also in line with requirements of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

It is expected that this development would further

byOLUSHOLA BELLO, and SIVOWAKU ABIODUN Lagos

After a rigorous exercise spanning over years of observation and testing of Sunola Soya Oil at various world renowned laboratories at both Nigeria and overseas, the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has endorsed it as a heart friendly edible oil.

Speaking on the occasion of public presentation of the new label of Sunola Soya oil carrying the NHF logo to Sunola Foods Limited,

the president of the foundation, Professor Oladipupo Akinkugbe, expressed his satisfaction about Sunola’s efforts at bringing a heart - friendly product to the Nigerian consumers.

He attributed several heart diseases being experienced in the country to what people eat, lack of exercise and a lifestyle that promotes unhealthy living. He thus advised that people should make simple lifestyle changes rather than depending on sophisticated medicine to combat

diseases such as hypertension, diabetes etc.

He called on Nigerians who are conscious of their well-being to eat heart friendly products such as those endorsed by the NHF. Also speaking on the occasion, the managing director of Sunola Foods Limited, Mr Tarun Das, expressed his company’s commitment to producing world standard quality edible oil that would promote good healthy conditions for the Nigerian families.

were the fallouts of sustained mobilisation and tax education in the state.

“In 1999, Lagos State generated N15 billion from IGR but last year it increased to N237 billion, an increase of N222 billion within 14 years.

“There has been a steady growth in tax payment in the state,” he said.

He projected that this year’s IGR would improve beyond the previous years.

Fowler also said that any development required money, adding that the IGR would further bridge the statutory allocation from the federal government.

“Any transformation will require money and you can’t transform without funding.

Now that the allocation from the federal government is reducing due to drop in oil revenue, we must look elsewhere to meet up with our budget,” he said.

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Operators Assume Control Of Electricity Metering Facilities

By Juliet Alohan, Abuja

Nigerian Heart Foundation Endorses Sunola Soya Oil

grant the affected market participants the responsibility to transparently and efficiently manage their metering interfaces with a view to cutting down on the industry’s loss statistics.

Speaking during the event in Abuja, minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, explained that obvious gaps presently being experienced in revenue collection within the electricity market could soon be eliminated with the new development.

Poor revenue collection by distribution companies, electricity transmission losses and instances of unfair trade practices across board have been reported as part of reasons for failure to meet the markets’ settlement expectations.

Nebo stated that generating and distribution companies as well as transmission service provider would now have to commit to good governance practices in their dealings as the MO no longer has the mandate to run their metering points.

BNP Paribas, Director Energy Group, Marianne Daryabeguin; Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc , Adewale Tinubu; Manager Commercial Negotiations, Mick Jarvis and Managing Counsel West Africa, COP , Nigel Walker, at the signing event in Paris for Oando’s landmark acquisition of ConocoPhillips Nigerian oil and gas business for $1.5 billion.

Recapitalisation: 70% Bureaux De Change Operators Miss Deadline

By Bukola Idowu, Lagos

As the July 31, 2014 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to bureau de change (BDC) operators in the country to recapitalise or have their licenses withdrawn closed last night, the president of the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has said more than 70 per cent of its members did not meet up with the deadline.

Speaking with LEADERSHIP in a phone interview yesterday, Gwadabe said most of its members had sold off their “properties at giveaway prices and some even had to go and obtain loans at cut- throat rates to meet the deadline, but I can assure you that many of

our members will not be able to meet the recapitalisation deadline.”

The CBN had on June 23, 2014 raised the minimum capital requirement of BDCs to N35 million from N10 million.

It also raised the mandatory caution deposit to N35 million from $10,000.

The apex bank had extended the deadline from July 15 to July 31, in response to appeals and intervention of ABCON and both chambers of the National Assembly.

Although the spokesperson of the CBN, Isaac Okoroafor, could not be reached as at press time, a source within the apex bank said BDCs were been given up till 12 midnight to comply after which the

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CBN would issue an official statement on the issue.

ABCON had recently sent a 40 -week recapitalisation timetable proposal to the CBN, but Gwadabe said it had yet to receive an acknowledgment of any sort from the apex bank, saying “it seems they are very adamant on the July 31 deadline.”

He admitted that compliance with the CBN deadline had been difficult for the more than 3000 BDCs operating in the country, adding that the “two weeks deadline given by the CBN is too short and even with the extension to July 31, I am sure that we cannot have more than 30 per cent which is about 1000 BDCs who will meet up with the deadline.”

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ConocoPhillips’ Acquisition Boosts OandO Energy Production Capacity To 50,000b/d

BY NSE ANTHONY-UKO, Abuja

With the acquisition of ConocoPhillips now completed, OANDO Energy Resources Inc has said it production capacity has increased to between 45,000 and 50,000 barrels per day.

This represents an increase of over 11 times it’s previous production capacity of 4,500 barrels per day, OER managing director, Pade Durotoye revealed yesterday in Abuja.

According to Durotoye, OER as a consolidated entity now has working interests and investments in 16 licenses and produces circa ~ 45,000 - 50,000 barrels oil per day (boepd), with 2P reserves of 230mmboe (million barrels of oil equivalent) and 2C resources of 536.8mmboe.

“This transaction represents a transformational leap forward for our Company and is in keeping with our overall strategy to grow our portfolio of Nigerian based assets by focusing on those opportunities that deliver high quality growth in reserves and production,” he said.

OER, a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria, on Wednesday announced the the completion of its acquisition of the Nigerian upstream oil and gas business of ConocoPhillips at the value of $1.5 billion, after customary adjustments plus a deferred consideration of $33 million.

The transaction encompasses the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian oil and gas businesses comprising the onshore and offshore business.

The transaction was financed with an approximate 50/50 debt-equity ratio.

Half of the deferred consideration of $33 million is due six months after closing with the balance due twelve months after closing.

This purchase is immediately cash generative and would significantly contribute to the company’s cashflows.

On the ability of the company to fully harness the new production capacity, the OER CEO, Durotoye, said, “Our management team is familiar with these assets and possess the managerial experience and technical expertise necessary to unlock their value for our shareholders.”

Crash Survivor Seeks Redress From NCAA

By Nkem Osuagwu, Lagos

Ten months after an Embrear 130 aircraft belonging to Associated Aviation crashed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, one of the surviving cabin attendants Ms Oluwatoyin Yemisi Samson, yesterday accused the management of the airline of neglect on account of the trauma she has been undergoing after the October 3, 2013 crash.

She accused the airline of insensitivity to her plight, claiming that the airline has failed to pay her compensation claims as spelt out in the Montreal Convention of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Speaking while narrating her trauma at the second year memorial lecture of the first director -general of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA), Late Engineer Zakari Haruna, Samson said she decided to bring her matter to the public as her disenchantment with the inhuman treatment meted on her by the airline.

She urged the NCAA to call the airline to order, as the injuries she incurred during the crash would not enable her secure any cabin attendant job in any airline, as the trauma she was grappling with was affecting her medical certification to secure job in any airline.

She said with her over 20 years experience as a cabin attendant, the management of the airline has been callous in meeting assistance for her medicals.

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Sarah Alade Appointed AFC Chairman

By Bukola Idowu, Lagos

The deputy governor, Economic Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr Sarah Alade has been appointed the chairman of the board of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC).

Her appointment came after the retirement of two members of the corporation’s board, Mr Adebayo Ogunlesi and Mr Aliyu Dikko.

Also appointed on the board of the AFC as a director is Mr Lamido Yuguda, the director of Reserves Management at the CBN. Commenting on her appointment, Alade said: “I am privileged to take up the chairmanship of the AFC at a significant time for the

Corporation. With a strong and growing balance sheet, an expanding geographically diverse base and a deep pipeline of new investment opportunities, the corporation is very well placed to continue to deliver on its mission to foster the economic growth and industrial development of African countries.”

Also, the AFC president and chief executive, Andrew Alli, while speaking on the changes on the corporation’s board said, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to offer my warmest thanks to our out-going chairman and to Mr Aliyu Dikko for their service. Ogunlesi has served with distinction for the last five years. He has provided invaluable guidance and support as

we have built the corporation into one of Africa’s leading multilateral finance institutions.

“Under his leadership, we have demonstrated the commercial viability of African infrastructure as an asset class, delivering consistent annual profitability, while funding several projects over the last 5 years. His tenure culminated in the award of an A3 (long term) /P2 (short term) foreign currency debt rating, making the AFC the second highest investment grade rated multilateral financial institution on the African continent.

“I would also like to welcome Dr Sarah Alade and Mr Lamido Yuguda to the Board. Dr Alade takes up the role of chairperson at a very exciting time for AFC.

FG Begins Roll-out Of 10,000 Houses For Low Income Earners

BY NSE ANTHONY-UKO, Abuja

The Federal Government has officially begun the roll-out of the first phase of its 10,000 mortgages under the affordable home ownership scheme.

The project, to be spearheaded by the newly established Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing Company(NMRC) would enable Nigerians to own their houses at affordable rate.

The minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, while speaking yesterday at the event in Abuja said with the flag-off, low income earners would begin to have the opportunity to own their houses under a flexible payment package.

Findings revealed that under the housing scheme, a unit of two bedroom apartment might be sold for between N4.5million

and N7.5million depending on the location, while that of a threebedroom would be sold from N8million.

The minister said unlike in the past where it was difficult for Nigerians to own their houses through affordable mortgages, the process had been simplified.

For instance, she said that under the new framework, the processing time for application for the mass housing project had been reduced from between six and 18 months to just six weeks.

She said with the launch of the NMRC in January, and its subsequent take off in June, the key barrier of finance to developing accessible and affordable housing in Nigeria had be removed.

She said: “We want Nigerians to own their houses at affordable cost The NMRC mission is to provide

long term funding for the housing sector.

“Since the ability of banks in providing mortgages is limited by the fact that 80 per cent of all and deposits are on 30 day period which does not ensure great level of sustainability in providing resources for the housing sector, the NMRC is here tenure greater access to for financing of up to 10 to 15 years.

“So instead of people not being able own houses as they would have to pay up in 12 or 18 months, we are changing that now so that for 10 to 15 years, people can be able to pay for their own houses.”

Also speaking at the event, the minister of lands, housing and urban development, Mrs Akon Eyakenyi, said the roll out was a significant step in the federal government’s bid to reduce housing deficit.

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Anambra To Partner With NTDC On Green City Project

Some ornaments for exhibitions at the arts and crafts expo

AFAC: Exhibitors Blame Insecurity, Poor Publicity For Low Patronage Stories By Chika Okeke, Abuja

The Arts and Crafts Expo (AFAC) was initiated in 2008 by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), a parastatal under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, to harness the potential in the tourism industry and provide a platform for exhibitors, participants and investors to exchange ideas and information.

The annual expo which is annually held in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) seeks to explore, develop, market and influence the country’s rich and diverse crafts industry to contribute effectively in response to government’s yearning for job creation, youth empowerment and rural economic growth.

However, the 7th Edition of the expo, with the theme “African Arts and Crafts: Tool For Economic Empowerment,” which was held on July 18-26 saw exhibitors from 12 states of the nation and 17 African countries only in attendance.

Some of the states were Anambra, Bauchi, Katsina, Jigawa, among others and the countries include Ghana, Cameroun, Liberia, among others. On display were household items, textiles, shoes, jewelries, souvenirs and other items made with both foreign and indigenous materials.

Also, non-governmental organisations and federal government parastatals also participated at the 10- day event. The fiesta which was almost marred by inadequate funding from the government ended but not without exhibitors and participants sharing gloomy tales of how insecurity

and poor publicity resulted to poor patronage despite the high quality of craftworks displayed.

An exhibitor from the Philippines, Ms Beth Faroozan, who spoke to LEADERSHIP admitted that the expo was moderate, given the security challenges in Nigeria and several rescheduling of the event by the organisers. Displaying household items, she added, “Based on the number of people coming to see the crafts, I think the patronage was favourably. I was not expecting much sales but the idea was just for people to be aware of what we are producing.

Another exhibitor from Taraba State, Mrs Tayelolu Korede Joel, noting that this was her fourth time at the event, said, “This year’s AFAC is not too encouraging because of the security challenges in the country.

The sales were not as I expected but we thank God.” On ways to resolve the security impasse, she said, “The federal government can enter into agreement with Boko Haram and let peace reign in the country. The exhibitors were scared and were just looking around to make sure that the place is safe enough. Yet another exhibitor from Osun State Centre for Transformation Training on Women and Youth Empowerment, Mrs Lola Wey, maintained that insecurity and poor publicity were the biggest challenges that resulted to low patronage during the expo.

“It would have been better if more publicity was created. A lot of traders are willing to sell their wares but few were aware of the event. Insecurity and poor publicity were part of the

cause of the low patronage which really affected us. Though government is trying their best to contend with the insecurity in the country, a lot needs to be done so that Nigerians will be confident of it.

A Chinese exhibitor that spoke on condition of anonymity noted that they incurred a lot of expenses as a result of flight cancellation, noting that the expo was postponed several times by the organisers.

“Our flight was cancelled several times because the expo was postponed several times and in the process we incurred a lot of expenses.

On his part, the chief executive officer of the NCAC, Mwajim Malgwi Maidugu, noted that exhibitors and investors were enthusiastic about the expo as seen in the number of foreign countries’ participation.

“This year, we discovered a lot of enthusiasm and interest have been generated by the exhibitors, producers and even the investors that were trooping in to see the craftworks displayed by the exhibitors. We have realised, this year, that there is an increase in the number of foreign countries participation from 15 last year to 17 this year.

He was hopeful that the AFAC would become the most globally recognised Arts and Culture expo soon, saying that there has been great improvement in packaging, presentation and quality of products exhibited during the expo.

Also speaking, the chairman governing board of the NCAC, Prof Nelson Brambaifa, said that his target was to seek ways of generating funds for the NCAC without relying on the government.

The Anambra state government has pledged to partner with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) in developing an eco-friendly Green City project in the commercial city of Onitsha.

The green city project, which aims at improving revenue generation for the NTDC will accommodate an NTDC office, a botanical garden and other essential projects that would promote tourism, was earlier scheduled to take off in Abuja but was cancelled due to the Abuja Centenary project.

The state commissioner for information, culture and tourism, Mr Tony Onyima, stated this when he led a 3-man delegation to the NTDC secretariat in Abuja.

“Anambra is the best place for the project because Onitsha only can give you the entire refuse you want.

We are eager to see the project come home because this is where it belongs,” Onyima said.

He noted that the state government has a robust developmental programme in the area of agriculture, saying that plans are underway to amend an Act that would officially list Anambra as an oil producing state.

While disclosing the intent of the state government to build a refinery and airport, he noted that the government has awarded a contract worth N4.5 billion for the construction of the road leading to the refinery which would specialise in drilling aviation fuel.

Onyima further called on the NTDC to assist the government in the registration and classification of hotels, saying that the state would soon be agog with cultural activities like beauty pageantry and the Odenigbo Carnival which is billed to take place by October 1, and December respectively in collaboration with the private sector.

He further revealed that the government was constructing a five-star hotel at Agulu Lake and Ogbunike Cave Resort to boost tourism and attract tourists in the state even as he sought the collaboration of the NTDC in achieving these laudable projects.

Responding, the director-general of the NTDC, Mrs Sally Mbanefo, said that the strategic imperative of the corporation was to rebuild the NTDC through skills acquisition and capacity building for the staff, growing the tourism value chain for revenue generation and job creation via domestic tourism.

Kano, Benin City Walls Turn Refuse Dumps

A lecturer at the Department of Tourism and Events Management, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Chief Oluwole Ajayi, has noted that despite the international reputation of Kano and Benin City walls their moats have been converted to refuse dumps as a result of trafficking of monuments.

In an interview with LEADERSHIP in Abuja, he advised the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM ) to incorporate the civil society organisations into the process of creating awareness on the dangers associated with trafficking of monuments.

“The city walls of Benin and Kano were both declared monuments in 1960 and June 1, 1961, respectively. Not minding their national and international reputation, both city walls have suffered from trafficking while their moats are concomitantly used as refuse dumps,” Ajayi stated.

He further suggested the creation of cultural marshals that would be posted to the monument sites across the states in order to arrest traffickers on monuments and thereby reduce the menace.

“It is high time the management of the NCMM considered and approved the establishment of cultural marshals to be posted to the monument sites in other to ward off, arrest and reduce to the barest minimum the nefarious activities of traffickers on monuments.

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KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT SERVICES) NIGERIA The Construction/Equipping of a new 300 Bed Specialist Hospital Project in Kaduna State HEALTH SECTOR CONSULTING SERVICES Mode of Financing: Installment Sales Financing Financing No: UNI-0035 The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Installment Sales financing for the Equipping of a new 300-Bed specialist Hospital Project in Kaduna State. and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services.

The services include preparation of the list of medical and non-medical equipment, preparation tender of document and overall supervision for medical and non-medical equipment.

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc).

Consultants may express interests in the forms of association, validated by an agreement among members of the association which clearly specifies the type of associations i.e. a joint -venture, intermediate forms of association or sub consultancy A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Guidelines for the Use of Consultants under Islamic Development Bank financing (current edition).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours at Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of health, Independence Way, Kaduna.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the office of the Project Manager. Ministry of Health, P.M.B. 2014. Independence Way. Kaduna latest by Monday 25th August. 2014 between 8.00am to 400pm, from Monday to Friday.

The Project Manager, Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Health, P.M.B 2014, Independence Way. Kaduna.

Mobile No: (+234) 8037001891, (+234) 8096859203 or (+234) 8098919811 Email: musahayatuddini@yahoo.com or kadhsdpii@yahoo.co.uk

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JONATHAN ACTUALIZATION MOVEMENT (JAM) WASHINGTON DC TOWN HALL MEETING VENUE: HAMILTON CROWNE PLAZA, DATE: 6TH AUGUST 2014 THEME:

“Security challengeS, Peace & SuStainable DeveloPment in nigeria” KEyNOTE SPEAKER:

Mr John P. McDonough, Maryland Secretary of State

2ND SPEAKER:

Prof Paula Tendai Johnson, Shaw University, North Carolina

3RD SPEAKER:

General S. Y. Bello Rtd, Representative of Nigeria National Security Adviser

4TH SPEAKER:

Dr. LeVonder Brinkley, Institute for International Empowerment, South Carolina

Announcer: OTUNbA bASIRAT NAHIbI, OON Founder/National Coordinator Jonathan Actualization Movement (JAM)

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Administration Of Current Taxes In Nigeria

Education Tax (EDT) The Education Tax (EDT) decree No. 7 which was initially declared in 1993 was amended

by Education Tax (Amendment) Decree No. 40 of 1998.

As stated in the Act, two per cent tax rate should be charged on the profit of all companies registered or resident in Nigeria.

The EDT should be paid at the point of payment for the Company Income Tax (CIT) or Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) as the case may be.

As part of the annual Companies Income Tax selfassessment returns, taxable persons should also compute and submit their education tax liabilities and make payment at a designated bank.

Stamp Duties (STD) The items and persons subject to stamp duties are instruments (written documents) relating to matters executed between a company and an individual, group or body of individuals.

Instruments which may be subject to stamp duties include financial instruments/ transactions, company memorandums and articles of association, statements of share capital ownership, bonds, conveyances on sale, depositions, lease agreements, mortgage bonds, debentures, etc.

Stamp duties on eligible instruments can be paid through designated banks Companies and persons issuing or dealing with all chargeable instruments shall submit such instruments to the stamp duties office for stamping.

The commissioner of stamp duties shall then assess the instruments submitted in line with the provisions of the Stamp Duties Act and specify the duties payable. The duties are then paid to the Federal Inland Revenue

Service (FIRS) at a designated bank.

Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) Persons subject to the Petroleum Profits Tax are • companies engaged in petroleum exploration and production operations in Nigeria (up-stream operations); • a person resident in Nigeria employed in the management of the petroleum operations carried on by a non-resident company; • the liquidator, receiver, or agent of liquidator or receiver of any company carrying on petroleum operations in Nigeria.

Companies carrying on petroleum operations in Nigeria make offshore payments to JP Morgan Chase Bank, the bank then advises the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enable the bank credit the FIRS accordingly.

Every company engaged in petroleum operations prepares and submits annual returns as specified by the Petroleum Profits Tax Act within five months of the end of each assessment year. Payment is in two segments; beginning with filing of estimated annual return not later than ending of February of each year. Payment for the tax due is then made in 12 monthly instalments beginning from March of each year. Where the actual tax liability arising from the annual tax returns exceeds the cumulative estimated tax, a 13th month instalment is payable and where the contrary is the case, a refund is due.

Withholding Tax (WHT) Withholding Tax (WHT) is not a distinct tax type and therefore has no legislation of its own.

It is only a mechanism for the collection of other taxes.

Consequently, its application is provided for in the enabling law of other tax types i.e. Section 81 of Company Income Tax Act,

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Section 54 of Petroleum Profit Tax Act, Section 73 of Personal Income Tax Act and Section 13 of Value Added Tax Act. Persons subject to the various tax types may be subject to the WHT deductions for the purpose of offsetting their tax liabilities.

The WHT deductions are regarded as advance payments Acting chairman, FIRS, Kabiru Mashi (or this. payments on account) of the All forms of property (whether relevant tax liability that will arise from the tax returns of the situated in Nigeria or not) that are liable to capital gains tax period concerned. include: Where the person benefiting • options, debts and from the payment and the incorporeal property generally; income are taxable, WHT is • any currency other than paid (deducted) at the point of Nigerian currency; and making payment. It is withheld • any form of property created by the payee and the net amount by the person disposing of it, or is then paid to the beneficiary through the designated bank(s). otherwise coming to be owned without being created.

The amount deducted at the CGT is paid at a designated point of payment is remitted bank at which the company directly to thr FIRS through a making the chargeable capital designated bank in a prescribed gain pays its CIT. format in the name of the In line with the provisions of person subject to the deduction. the Capital Gains Tax Act and the self-assessment regulations Capital Gains Tax (CGT) presently in operation, a All companies incorporated in company shall compute the Nigeria which earns any capital gains or gains on the disposal of gains on the disposal of all forms of assets in each year all forms of assets are subject to

of assessment and submit same together with its CIT returns. The returns shall also be accompanied by evidence of the payment of the full amount or first instalment of the tax due. Payment is made to a designated bank.

Value Added Tax (VAT) Persons subject to the Value Added Tax are any individual, corporation, sole, group, body corporate or organisation that consumes buys, procures or imports taxable goods or services is liable to pay the tax.

How to pay the VAT • During direct sales or open market transactions, the buyer or consumer shall pay the tax to the seller together with the cost of the goods or services bought.

The seller then nets off the VAT paid at the time of purchase of the stocks sold from the VAT collected on the stocks sold and credit the balance to the FIRS. • Where the goods or services were supplied to a government Ministry, Department or Agency (MDA) or a company engaged in oil operations, the VAT payable by the MDA or oil company is deducted or withheld at source (at the point of payment). It is then credited directly to the FIRS on behalf of the supplier • VAT payments are made on a monthly basis not later than 21 days of every subsequent month. Tax payers prepare and submit monthly VAT returns accompanied by evidence of payment of the tax due at designated banks VAT remittances may be made at any designated bank; an e-ticket is immediately issued as evidence of payment.

This e-ticket may be presented at the ITO and an e-receipt will be issued the taxpayer.

TO BE CONTINUED

Shifting Tax Monies: Transfer Pricing Phenomenon (4) Transfer mispricing shifts the tax obligation and leads to deprivation The government of every country or state spends money on behalf of its citizens for the provision of social goods and services, amongst other things.

And one of the sources of such money (revenue) is taxation.

Government collects some of this revenue from citizens and companies by means of an equitable tax on income.

A tax is equitable when it treats all taxpayers equally and at the same time takes into cognizance their difference. The latter ensures that those who

earn more pay more than those who earn less.

Where a multinational has increased its profits by the employment of tax avoidance strategies like transfer mispricing, it shifts taxable income. Since government’s expenses have not changed, it must make up this shortfall in revenue from other tax bases or taxpayers.

Therefore, transfer mispricing has the potential of increasing the burden on other taxpayers while the multinational’s profits increases. Where the

government chooses not to increase the burden on other taxpayers to

complement the revenue shortfall, the consequence is a revenue – expenditure gap.

This eventually would lead to depriving the citizens of social goods and services or a reduction in the quantity and quality of goods and services.

Conclusion From the foregoing, it is safe to conclude that transfer mispricing by multinationals increases their profits at the expense of other taxpayers as the venture effectively imposes a tax on other taxpayers.

This is a far cry from earning reasonable profits in an open

market where the market forces hold sway.

Transfer mispricing does not result in more efficient or cost-effective production, transport, distribution or retail processes in the real world. The end result of transfer pricing is that revenue ordinarily due to governments are converted into higher profits for multinational companies when they are shifted artificially away from the jurisdiction entitled to it to another (often times a jurisdiction with low or zero tax rates).

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Bernard Okhakume MC & A Weekly Digest market consumer advertising 08053040003

To wit, the Agency contributes its quota in the area of market research – data collation, analysis and interpretation for articulate application of same findings for: • Effective product launch/introduction • Effective brand introductory campaign • Effective media vehicle consideration, purchase and deployment • Proper target market profiling.

The process takes off thereon, unto a whole gamut of strategic and tactical imperatives to guide the brand through the ever delicate (product) life cycle.

The Agency and the brand owners/ managers work together as partners, for the growth of such brand, swimming and sinking together. The commitment from both ends is total and selfish because the success or failure at both ends is dependent upon the brand.

Therefore, what obtains in such ideal situation is that the brand is taken care of by two sets of professionals from two different perspectives but for a common goal. On the one hand the owners are so passionate about the brand, they see it as the best that can be, and

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it should just be so respected and engaged by the market, for the company’s growth and success.

On the other hand, the Agency positions as the outside marketing team for the brand and independently look at the brand versus competition and gives advice on way forward dispassionately but professionally, for the brand’s success.

Beyond its consultancy service, the Agency acts as the one-stop shop for concept generation, development and execution for effective marketing communication. In this area, it shares responsibility with no other. This is where the influence and importance of the Agency is most manifest. Information is key and powerful, more so an articulate product campaign based on scientific deduction, robust in strategic thinking and functional creativity.

A good campaign will at least elicit trial.

The big picture here is that by reason of its professional contribution to the process of marketing the advertising agency plays a very important role for the success of any business. It is evolving as in so many other dynamic professions world-over.

However, compromises abound

Agbaji Chinedu business 1:0:1 Agrobusiness with Agbaji Chinedu 08035004617

Introduction Turkey is a robust large bird raised mostly for meat. While turkey farming is popular in US, Europe etc. However, turkey has good potential in our country especially in the areas where people prefer lean meat. Naturally low fat and full of flavor our turkeys are not only tasty but very healthy for you and your family.

Foreign Turkey rearing should always begin with getting a good batch of either eggs or chicks from reputable suppliers only. If you have an incubator set up, you might want to acquire fertilized turkey eggs so that you can monitor their growth from the earliest possible time. However, if that is not possible, you might want to order in chicks from turkey farms or supplier that you trust instead, you can get it from Kaduna, Ibadan and Owerri.

How you keep the turkeys and what you feed them with will inevitably have an effect on the end product and it is in your interest to produce as healthy and succulent a bird as possible. Correct feed is virtually important. Young turkeys require a higher level of protein (27-28%) in the feed than chicks so the need to be-

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gin life on turkey starter crumbs. They then progress to turkey grower pellets at around 7-8 weeks. It is as well to combine the feed for a few days to allow the birds to get used to the new introduction. Some feed manufacturers have a turkey rearer pellet for poults between 5-8 weeks of age. This is very similar to grower pellets but smaller in size to allow the birds to get used to a pellet. When 16-17 weeks old, the turkeys will be put onto a finisher ration if they are to be table birds.

Some few years ago the Nigerian government placed a ban on the importation of poultry products especially turkey (though has been effective) into the country. This shows that a lot of Nigerians consume turkey meat. And despite the fact that the demand for frozen turkey meat is high, we don’t have enough large scale commercial turkey farms in Nigeria, The managing Director of ECEE GLOBAL an agro allied business firm in Gombe Road Kaduna said that foreign turkey farmers are mostly seasonal farmers and foreign turkey business is a sure way to work out of poverty because at 16

Brand Management Inquest (2) ...Who Manages Your Brand?

in our local environment; presently threaten brands, brands owners and management from all directions. For some reasons plenty of untrained nonprofessionals are now involved in the service of brands management, principally for financial gains – without the ethical and professional responsibility. Some position within the very small service-end of the process in the name of media buyers, hot-shop and portfolio consultants, etc. They cannibalise the market so badly, sanity takes flight.

The attraction they bring to their “clients” is value-for-money (cheap) services. They go about promising fee-free

services, undercutting the essence of the standard Advert Agency. Then-on they become attractive (mostly to the Asians). What are not evident at the initial stage are the compromises they bring to bear. Most of these so-called practitioners are not even registered to practice, let alone represent a brand.

While we do not quarrel with those seeking means of livelihood, we care about how all these impact on the brands and the consumer. At least the buying public should be adequately informed, to enable wise and beneficial decision to purchase. We are restraining. from mentioning names at this point. As we go forward in this series, we shall look at peculiar cases for purposes of learning and appreciation.

But our principal concern for now is to point out those impediments with inimical consumer satisfaction. To enable a market situation for consumer satisfaction, the messenger should be seen as important as the message.

The question we shall keep asking for some time on this page remains: Who Manage Your Brand? ➔ CONCLUDED

Foreign Turkey Farming Business For End Of Year Festival Season keys. Plenty of water, small grains, mashes and good pasture should be provided at all times.

Diseases and Cannibalism

to 18 weeks it is matured and weighs up to 20kg,this bread he said is from Europe and America and can go for 12,000.00 to 15,000.00 depending on your location of sales, he went further to say that presently people have to book for to rear for salah and now booking is on for Christmas and new year purpose which will end by end of the month.

Feeding: If raising turkeys commercially, there are around four different feeds to give the birds as they are grown from day-old to market: the starter, grower and finisher feeds.

Turkeys grown on commercial feed programs may grow faster but this feeding program will also produce good tur-

A small house will hold a hundred friends. ― African proverb

Diseases: Disease can be controlled with proper care, isolation and sanitation. It has been said that turkeys look for an opportunity to die rather than living in bad conditions. Turkeys may suffer from coccidiosis, airsacculitis, fowl pox, typhoid/ cholera and blackhead etc, which are caused by organisms specific to each disease. Isolation ensures that these organisms do not come into contact with these birds.

Cannibalism: With turkeys, cannibalism is a problem but this can be avoided by providing enough space to the turkeys. A good remedy for cannibalism is de-beaking, which entails removing a portion of the upper beak and little of the lower beak, which can be done easily on young birds.

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Your Entertainment and Lifestyle Guide August 1, 2014

Kemi Adetiba:

For The Love Of Motion Pictures

ESSENTIALS PLAYLIST

RAZAK’S DIARY TATTLES There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.

― African Proverb

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EDITOR’S NOTE I’m sure all our readers enjoyed a feast-full Ramadan and a well deserved long weekend. Although, there may be no such merriment this weekend, we can still indulge in the niceties of life. Even the simplest of pleasures can be a source of joy. I find that a good movie or listening to the radio puts me in the best of moods.

What will you do to make yourself happy this weekend? And while we are at it, why not make others around us happy too. It occurred to me that I expend a lot of energy trying to reward myself but why not others? It is very easy to get wrapped up in the daily grind and naturally working towards self

Ariana Grande (feat. Iggy Azalea) Problem

Bastille, Pompeii

Nico & Vinz Am I Wrong

Enrique Iglesias, Bailando f/ Sean Paul, D Bueno. & Gente de Zona

Iggy Azalea (feat. Charli XCX) Fancy

AJR, I’m Ready

Magic! Rude

Pharrell William, Happy

Calvin Harris Summer

OneRepublic, Counting Stars

Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith) Latch

Rita Ora, I Will Never Let You Down

Sam Smith, Stay With Me

Katy Tiz , The Big Bang

Paramore Isn’t It Fun

Georgia Line, This Is How We Roll f/ Luke Bryan Florida-

Maroon 5 Maps

Nigerian Songs Dammy Krane – Amin. Amin is a slow tempo, prayerful song that leaves listeners hopeful for the future. Krane’s playful lyrics, coupled with his unique dimension gives the song a positive vibe.

DJ Snake & Lil Jon Turn Down For What MKTO Classic OneRepublic Love Runs Out Jason DeRulo (feat. Snoop Dogg) Wiggle John Legend All of Me Demi Lovato (feat. Cher Lloyd)Really Don’t Care Justin Timberlake Not a Bad Thing Pharrell Williams Come Get It Bae KONGOS Come With Me Now Charlie XCX 5 Boom Clap Jennifer Lopez First Love Afrojack (feat. Wrabel)Ten Feet Tall Katy Perry Birthday Sia Chandelier Rixton, Me And My Broken Heart Lorde Tennis Court Jason DeRulo (feat. 2 Chainz) Talk Dirty Becky G Shower Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) Dark Horse Tiesto (feat. Matthew Koma) Wasted Ed Sheeran, Sing Clean Bandit (ft. Jess Glynne)Rather Be Trey Songz Na Na

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Essentials Playlist With Abisola Alawode THE TOP 40 FOREIGN SONGS OF THE WEEK

preservation. The ‘Me Me Me’ life.

Let’s do a bit more for WE and see how much happier we will be for it.

Enjoy a lovely weekend

Broad City

J’odie – Seasons What do you expect when a woman is blessed with such a golden voice? Gifted vocalist J’odie who has been quiet since the release of the video of Sugar Coconut released this single recently. Listen and enjoy.

Broad City is a situational comedy about two best friends in their 20s trying to navigate through the rigours of New York City, with their adventures leading them down unexpected, outlandish paths.

They’re broke, flawed and don’t shy away from the sticky situations the city throws at them. They have a knack for diving right into muck.

But no matter how bad it gets, the duo always take it in their stride.

Starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazeras as the lead characters,

Sunny Nneji – Sexy Thing Mr Romantic, Sunny Nneji, has been around for more than 10 years.

So, you can expect any number released by the musician to be nice. Download and listen.

movie review

Olamide – Awon Goons mi.

Indigenous Hip-hop king and YBNL Nation CEO, Olamide, is arguably the most consistent artiste in Nigeria. You don’t need a lot of proof to believe this one, do you? Consider the number of songs he has released in the past months. Awon goons mi is another song that showcases the rapper’s versatility.

Fuse ODG – I Need Jollof A very hilarious song. Fuse, helped along by his producer Killbeatz craft a song made exclusively for laughs.

Efya – One of Your Own Award-winning Ghanaian diva, Efya, blesses

music-lovers with a new emotive single titled One of your own, featuring Bisa K’dei. Though done in her native Twi dialect, language, as always, is no barrier to enjoying this song

Iyanya – Mr Oreo

In this number, off Triple MG’s The Evolution album, Kukere master Iyanya shows that he is, indeed, the master of club songs. Mr Oreo is a very nice song.

Believe it.

this show is downright funny!

Described as “passionate, funny and sometimes raunchy” by The New York Times, their dynamic relationship, combined with their impeccable comedic timing and chemistry, earned both actors praise from The Wall Street Journal, Time Out NY, Entertainment Weekly and AV Club, among others. The series has been nominated for the ECNY’s Best Web Series award (with both women being nominated individually). This is one show to look out for.

The Grand Budapest Hotel Release date June 2014 Producer Wes Anderson Genre Comedy Starring Ralph Fiennes,Murray Abraham, Matthew Amalric, Adrien Brody The Grand Budapest Hotel retraces the adventures of Gustave H, devoted concierge at one of Eastern Europe’s most prestigious hotels, and his most trusted employee, Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy.

The central intrigue concerns a missing Renaissance painting and

a family feud, all unfolding amid political turmoil in Europe.

It is a movie worth watching because of how beautiful the film is and the hilarious dialogue. Although the risk may be that style-oversubstance might seem frivolous and annoying. You will either laugh hysterically or be baffled as to why people like the movie. After watching, you can either love or hate Wes Anderson.

— Reviewed by Chic Chic Umah

group EDITOR Lerato Miriam Umah REPORTERS Abisola Alawode, Patience Ivie Ihejirika DESIGN & LAYOUT Chukwudi J. Nwabueze, Iniobong Ekong

ACTING EDITOR Hassan Gimba Ahmed

Founder Sam Nda-Isaiah Chairman Hajiya Ireti Kingibe GRP MANAGING DIRECTOR Azubuike Ishiekwene GRP EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Michael Okpere, Dr. Kazeem Durodoye

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ESSENTIALS Taste

By Patience Ivie Ihejirika

Unripen Plantain Porridge Ingredients 3 pieces medium-sized unripen plantains 1 bunch Pumpkin leaves/ spinach/scent leave (all sliced) Chilli pepper (to taste) 1 onion 2 handful crayfish (ground) 1cup palm oil 2 stock cubes 1kg dried or smoked fish Direction Peel and wash the plantain, cut into small parts, put inside a pot, add water a little above the level of the diced plantains and heat.

Add salt, stock cubes, crayfish, palm oil and pepper to taste.

Add the dried or smoked fish.

When the plantain is soft, wash your sliced leaves or vegetable and cook for another five minutes.

The meal is ready.

Making A Delicious Meal Out

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Of Unripen Plantain Unripen plantain is consumed in almost every part of Nigeria.

The plantains are usually boiled or prepared as plantain porridge or eaten with broth, stew or palm oil sauce. This delicacy is common amongst the Ibo and Efik people of Southeastern Nigeria.

Health benefits Research has shown that plantain contains 2.3g of dietary fibre per 100g. Adequate amount of dietary-fibre in the food helps normal bowel movements, thereby reducing constipation problems. It is also rich in Vitamin C which helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-free radicals. It is also a rich source of vitamins A, B Complex and also provides adequate levels of minerals such as iron, magnesium and phosphorous.

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Okpa

Ingredients/Recipe:

• 500grammes Bambara nut flour • 50ml Palm oil • 2 tablespoon ground Crayfish • 2 Stock cubes • 1 small onion • Ground chilli pepper (to taste) • Salt ( to taste) • Pumpkin leaves (optional) • Banana leaves for wrapping

Preparation

• Pour the flour into a bowl, add the palm oil and mix thoroughly. Add the needed

quantity of warm water and mix thoroughly, until there is no lump. Take care, so as not to make it too watery.

• Add the ground crayfish, stock cubes, onion, pepper and salt to taste. Mix thoroughly.

• Wrap with banana leaves and place in a pot of boiling water (just as you do with moi moi).

Leave to boil for an hour.

• Your okpa should be ready after an hour. Allow to cool a bit, then serve and enjoy.

Bambara Nut (Vigna subterrane) a known nut, is the nut from which one of Nigeria’s most delicious delicacies is prepared. The nut is usually processed into flour for the preparation of okpa.

Okpa is a cherished food in Nigeria, especially among the Igbos of South-eastern Nigeria. When prepared, one could mistake okpa for moi moi, because it looks almost the same. But the taste of okpa is unique. As it is called okpa by the Igbos, the Hausas of Northern Nigeria call it gurjiya, while the

Yourubas in the West call it epa-kuta.

Why you should eat okpa?

Bambara nut is regarded as a balanced food when compared to most legumes. A recent research conducted by both the University of Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University shows that the nut is rich in iron and the protein contains high lysine and methionine. The nut contains 63 per cent carbohydrates, 18 per cent oil and is predominantly linoleic and palmatic acid fats.

The friends of our friends are our friends. ― Congolese Africa

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Kemi Adetiba: For The Love Of Motion Pictures

By ABISOLA ALAWODE

If KEMI ADETIBA is not known at all, she is known for two things – the prestige and class associated with all her videos. Delectable, fun to be with and have around, charming, passionate about her craft and with an immense understanding of the entertainment industry, Adetiba truly deserves to be at the top.

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By Your journey in the Nigerian media has been quite remarkable; from being an OAP, to presenting the Maltina Dancehall show and, now, one of Nigeria’s most recognised director/producer for motion visuals.

How did it all begin for you?

I’ve always been a creative person.

I mean, they used to call me ‘DJ K’ in school. Back then, I used to listen to all kinds of music, because my family was quite music-inclined. The arts were a big part of our lives and, of course, you know that my father used to be in the media.

This was the kind of environment in which I was brought up. People who knew me as a child are not surprised that I turned out this way.

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How do you get your ideas when directing your videos?

The ideas just come. If I think about an idea, I usually get pictures. All that is left is for me is to just piece together these pictures and make sure they tell a story and, voila, the video is made.

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We’ve never dated and, come to think of it, I don’t think Banky W has ever found me attractive.

It’s weird when people say we are compatible.

I can understand why people group us together, though, because we travel together and all that

So law was just something you just did for the sake of it?

Yes, it was. I didn’t have any particular love for law. You know, my house is full of certified professionals.

My mum is one of Africa’s first certified female civil engineers. I couldn’t be an engineer because I don’t like math and I couldn’t be a doctor because I don’t like blood. Law was the final option.

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What is the first thing you consider before you shoot a video?

The first thing I consider is the music. If I don’t like the music, then I don’t do the video. If I am not inspired by the music then I can’t make the ‘Kemi Adetiba’ videos which everyone loves.

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So, even if someone offers you $1m to shoot a video with bad music, you wouldn’t do it?

I will not do it, because I’ll just be motivated by the money and, unfortunately, that’s not enough motivation for me. I genuinely have to like the music. What’s the essence of your coming to me if I can’t deliver and give you what you want?

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Should we expect a full featurelength movie from you soon?

Yes, I’m hoping [so too]. I wish I would have done that before now. I have done short films that have done well on the festival route, but with feature length, funding is key. This is so, because my methods will demand above-average funding. But we don’t exactly have a culture for investing in movies and I really do not know much about that industry. I’m, more or less, like an outsider just looking in. As much as I will like to be the first Nigerian movie director to have a movie showing at Cannes [film festival], I’m also concerned about how they (Nigerian movie-makers) make their money. The reason why my videos are the way they are is because I’m, first and foremost, a film-maker and story-teller and even if I can’t afford to make a feature-length movie, I try to make each music video my little movie.

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I understand you were in Brazil for the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup; what are some of the things you learnt from your trip?

Also, do you think that our country will do better by learning a few things from them?

I was in Brazil for work actually.

Wakanow had hired me to shoot a documentary for them over there. It was also my second time in Brazil. I wasn’t into their culture, so I really can’t speak about that, but I can just speak more on how they organised the world cup, especially from the media point of view. Everything was precise, well thought of and properly put together. I just wish we could have more of that in this country. We are getting there, though.

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In the entertainment industry, strong women like you are a reference point for young girls coming through the ranks. Do you think women can effectively compete with the men in the industry?

Why wouldn’t they be able to do that, especially when women say it’s tough for them to succeed in the industry? I usually say to them, I’m a woman and I’m here, I didn’t have to sleep with or beg anybody to get here. What I did was to ensure that I put everything into any project I put out. There are many people who do not

To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.

Kemi Adetiba know me as a girl; they think that I’m a boy and that’s fine as far as you pay me. The thing about is that once you are given a chance, you should be able to deliver. You can’t offer to lower your standards because you’re a woman: it doesn’t work that way. If you want to be able to compete, you have to compete on that level. Even if you have to work ten times harder, don’t grumble. Just do it.

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So, what are your thoughts on the Nigerian entertainment industry as a whole, considering the international recognition the industry’s been attracting?

I think we are presently getting a lot of attention for our music while our movies have been getting recognition abroad for some time now. A number of them are doing well internationally. However, I am hoping that does not make us lazy and prevent us from trying

― Tanzanian proverb

to advance. We might be getting recognition now, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we have to sit down and fold our arms. We have to keep pushing and looking for ways to take our craft to the next level. Like I always do when I work, I’m constantly on the lookout for ways to advance. I don’t think I should do something because everyone is doing the same. I mean, whenever I watch my old videos, I cringe because I see all my mistakes. So, on the next project, I try to correct those mistakes and come out with a better video. The whole industry needs to keep the attention [coming] for a good reason. We need to be more inspiring and let people outside Nigeria also copy from us.

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Video directors are constantly accused of ‘hijacking’ other people’s ideas or concepts.

Have you ever been accused of ‘hijacking’?

FRIDAY EXTRA N

afiu (not real name) sat under the Mararaba paedestrain bridge; silent, watching his goods, after selling a measure (mudu) to some young schoolchildren. ‘What goods could have such a brownish-gold hue?’ This writer wondered, as he ventured near to see what the children were buying and picking from the ground as they fell.

It was a mixture of roasted grasshoppers and termites. This writer was nearly overcome by shock. Grasshoppers and termites? “Zaka sia (do you want to buy)?” the trader asked in Hausa, as he got up, making ready to make good business.

“Ah,ah (no,no),” this writer replied.

“Ya na da kyau ma jiki, wallahi (it is good for the body, I swear),” he insisted.

“Ah,ah, ba zen sia ba (no, no, I do not want to buy),” this writer insisted.

“Zan baka tasting (I will give you some to taste for free),” he insisted again.

“Ah, ah (no, no),” this writer insisted, explaining that he needed to ask a few questions about the delicacy (pointing to the grilled insects).

Until recently, no one expected to see some delicacies cross the threshold of our various localities into the townships.

Perhaps, this is as a result of the shortening distance between the villages and the townships, huge thanks to technology, elaborate transport networks and increased reliance of the townships on the villages for a number of things. Perhaps, it could be due to the increasing desire to bring our own foods along with us, so as not to get caught up in the complicated web of the Whiteman’s technology which threatens to rule every aspect of our lives – music, dressing, relationship, learning, marriages, etc.

Perhaps, many have heard only that in some parts of Nigeria, termites (chinge), grasshoppers (fara), crickets (yare), moth and even the silkworm are mouth-watering delicacies. While very few consider this to be some form of abomination, others who are more polite wonder quietly how anyone could consume any of these.

You don’t have to look too far to see any of these delicacies on display in any of our markets. They are on display for sale to those who want to have a feel of home or for the bold who want to try a new delicacy.

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Oil is not usually needed since their bodies are naturally high in oil.

The finished product is sold in almost all Nigerian markets as snack

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By Onukogu Kanayo Jubal

Yum,yum: what many may find apalling is a delicacy for millions of others.

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But how do these insects become such a delicacy?

“We catch these insects in big farms in Adamawa, where they come to feast on the grains. We use big nets hung on trees and we catch them. The termites are the easiest to catch and they are more delicious,” Nafiu narrated in Hausa, with one of his fellow traders on hand in translate in halting English (since this writer cannot speak the language fluently).

“After we catch them, we have to prepare them carefully. In my own case, I get the insects, soak them in water for some hours, so that they are now bloated and not easily burnt, then I make a past of yaji and other ingredients and throw them all in. I fry them gently over a hot plate or fry-pan gently, without adding oil. You see, these insects, they have a lot of oil. I fry them gently, until they have this colour (here he points at the well-done ones having the gold-brown colour).

“Over there, in places like Numan and Lafia, people love this; but in Mararaba and Abuja markets, many people are ashamed of having them. I know some of them eat them in their villages, but they do now want to be embarrassed by others who see them. I grew up eating this for lunch or breakfast or just for fun. I know my father ate and his father before him, I cannot be ashamed of it. This is like a heritage,” Nafiu explained further.

Nafiu does have a point: the Chinese, the Thai and millions of Africans enjoy these animal proteins to no end. Nigerian researchers have been analysing the nutrient composition of commonly eaten in-

sects in Nigeria, confirming that insects are indeed a good source of protein and other nutrients.

But are termites and grasshoppers the only insects which have become delicacies?

The rhinoceros beetle, weevil larvae, scarab beetle and caterpillar are some others.

According to the African Journal of Biotechnology, edible insects constitute an important part of the daily diet of a large proportion of the population in many parts of Nigeria.

So which insects came out on top? The researchers analysed 17 species of edible insects for nutrient composition and found that the rhinoceros beetle larvae (analeptes trifasciata), palm weevil larvae (rhynchophorus phoenicis) and grasshoppers (zonocerus variegatus) had the highest crude protein content (29.62 per cent, 28.42 per cent and 26.8 per cent, respectively). Other commonly eaten insects in Nigeria are; winged adult termites (macrotermes bellicosus/macrotermes notalensis), adult crickets (brachytrypes species), adult short-horned grasshoppers (cytacanthacris naeruginosus unicolour), scarab beetle larvae (oryctes boas), eggs, larvae and pupae of honeybees (apis mellifera), as well as the larvae of caterpillars (anaphe species).

As strange as it sounds, the consumption of non-toxic insects, therefore, should be encouraged. Insects are traditional foods in most cultures, playing an important role in human nutrition and have many nutrients to offer. They can be reared for their high nutritional qualities and sold to the populace that regards them as deli-

cacies. Some of the most sought-after species, especially those with high nutritional content, ought to be cultivated with modern techniques to increase their commercial values and availability.

Interested in how to cook your next nutritious insect snack? Termites are apparently best gently roasted on a hot plate or lightly fried until slightly crisp; oil is not usually needed since their bodies are naturally high in oil. The finished product is sold in almost all Nigerian markets as snack (the chingay is a good example). Traditionally, they make a welcome treat at the beginning of the rainy season when livestock is lean, new crops are yet to produce food and stored produce from the previous growing season is running low.

The larvae of the palm weevil larvae, on the other hand, can be fried, stewed, grilled or roasted. Condiments commonly added include onion, pepper and salt.

Many African cookbooks also carry recipes for these nutritious insects.

Some ‘chic’ African dishes even have them packed in a dish in which they are cooked within coconut shells. Dried larvae are often incorporated into a squash seed paste, while the clarified fat of the larvae also has a use as an equivalent to butter.

If you are strange to the delicacy, there is no need to rush. One grilled, delicious insect at a time could see you getting used to it. After all the children LEADERSHIP FRIDAY saw couldn’t have been so wrong, could they?

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Speed has its limitations, and this is almost always true about travel. Getting there can still be half, if not most, of the fun, especially if you pick the right mode of transport. This is where barges come in. With nearly 5,000 miles of navigable waters, France has the largest and most intricate inland waterway system of any country, which is why it should come as no surprise that it is home to some of the best scenic canal barging.

Canal Barging C anal de Bourgogne in Burgundy is what many people envision when they think about cruising through French wine country. Served by barges like the 20-passenger Litote and the sixpassenger Fandango, the canal twists through the Ouche River valley. It passes vineyards, Gothic churches, Renaissance chateaux, and picturesque villages such as Dijon and Beaune. The towpaths have been paved for easy cycling .or walking when the barge docks for the day. Don’t miss a side visit to Clos de Vougeot, a vineyard bound by stone walls where monks planted the first vine in the 12th Century, as well as to the medieval Chateau de Chateauneuf and the hill-top basilica of St. Mary Magdalene in Vezelay.

Best of all, this route will take you to Les Halles, the enormous covered market in Dijon. You’ll find the lowest rates in the shoulder season, usually early March through late April and mid-October to early November.

Food lovers can splurge on a Michelin cruise on the Burgundy Canal du Nivernais and Yonne River on board the Randle. You can charter the entire boat, which fits only four guests, and comes with a Cordon Bleu chef who prepares your breakfast and lunch. With brokers like Edge Charter (www.edgecharter. com), you create your own itinerary: Dine at four Michelin-starred restaurants in a week, including the two-star le Grand Hotel de l’Esperance in the village of Saint-Pare and the renowned threestar La Cote Saint-Jacques in Joigny.

And to avoid the tourist wine trail, you can arrange visits with small, artisan winemakers in villages like Tennay and Irancy.

To explore a lesser known region, skip the well-trod Burgundy and Bordeaux regions in favour of the 300-year-old Canal du Midi in Languedoc-Roussillon. This is a considerably more laid-back region for wine lovers, and yet it’s an unusual gem because of how difficult it is to grow wine

grapes on the foothills of the Pyrenees.

Canal du Midi is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site, and its network of waterways stretches nearly 225 miles from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.

It considered an engineering marvel, with hundreds of aqueducts, bridges, and locks connecting the waters, but to barge here feels like you’ve travelled back a few centuries. While sailing on a barge like the four-passenger Alouette, you’ll travel between Beziers on the Mediterranean and the medieval walled fortress town of Carcassonne, passing by vineyards, Roman ruins, and medieval villages along the way. Languedoc-Roussillon has a typically Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters, so you can go any time of year, but wine lovers should go in October-this is harvest season when the region is alive with festivals and events.

Savvy travellers like the AlsaceLorraine region because it’s a little off the beaten path. The area borders France

It is only in our decision that we are important.

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and Germany and features distinct architecture, the capital of Strasbourg, the town of Colmar with its “Little Venice” district, and the famous Saint-LouisArzviller inclined plane. This is a hill that the barge ascends via a specialized boat lift, which is considered an engineering marvel. It enables the barge to cross a stretch of the Vosges mountains without making a long detour.

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August 1, 2014 Want a gourmet experience outside of France? The 10-passenger Shannon Princess II follows the lower River Shannon in Ireland, between Athlone and Killaloe. Chef Olivia Power, trained at Bally-maloe Cookery School (which is at the forefront of modern Irish cuisine), uses locally sourced ingredients from artisan cheese makers and bakers. She’ll even take you on foraging excursions and bring you back to the barge for a seasonal cooking lesson. As you sail the river, you’ll visit the ancient Clonmacnoise ruins, medieval castles, kitchen gardens, traditional craftsmen, and rural old villages along the way.

Llangollen Canal is a stunning 41-mile, 3-day journey through England and Wales. The canal starts near the town of Nantwich in Cheshire and ends near the Welsh village of Llangollen. Along the way, you’ll span the border of both countries as you pass by sheep pastures, peat bogs, tree-lined lakes, the ruins of Castell Dinas Bran, and the foothills of Snowdonia. The canal also traverses the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a feat of masonry engineering, which carries the canal 120 feet over the River Dee. Another less-spectacular aqueduct carries the canal over the River Ceiriog and passes through several tunnels. Nature enthusiasts love the fact that the canal runs right through the Fenn’s, Whixall, and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve on the border of Wales and England.

It is no surprise that you can barge through Holland’s ample waterways and even less of a surprise that the best time to do it is in spring tulip season. For a more unexpected itinerary, the Marjorie II is a 12-passenger luxury barge that sails from Haarlem down into Bruges. That means you cover many of the same sights as a traditional central Holland cruise—like the Keukenhof Gardens and Aalsmeer flower auction-but also stop in Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges. Beer and chocolate, anyone?

Want to stick closer to home? The Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals in central and western New York are popular with the slow-travel brigade-and families with children-who want to soak in the delightful scenery and see peaceful historic villages that have changed very little this century. You can have a perfectly Norman Rockwell experience over 10 days or so on the water. Swimming, fishing, and biking are plentiful along the route, while dozens of small towns, vineyards, museums, churches, and waterfalls beg to be explored during off-barge excursions.

These canals are navigable via self-drive barges that can be rented from a variety of vendors along the route. Mid-Lakes Navigation operates daily cruises and twoand three-day journeys along the Erie Canal. And if you want to try your own hand, you can self-skipper a charter boat and get a full orientation on how to operate the boat and maneuver through a lock.

Insider Tip Europe is also a great place to get hands-on barging experience. Although driving a barge isn’t difficult, the intimidating part is navigating the canal locks and lift bridges. If you’re a first-timer, your best bet is the Canal du Rhone it Sete in the Camargue region of southern France. It has only three locks total, and it’s a more off-the-beaten path option with old fishing villages and Mediterranean beaches. Le Boat is the major provider of self-drive barges in Europe, and will set you up with instructions on how to operate the barge and provide emergency support along the way.

Insider Tip Did you know that on many barge cruises, you can jump on and off the boat throughout the day? When the barge is in a lock, you can jump out and bike, walk, or jog along the towpath that parallels the canal. If you’re near a village, you can even take a detour through town to see the sights. Since barges only go 3 to 4 miles per hour, there’s little chance the barge will outpace you. When you’re tired of exploring, simply hop back on. Many people fear that barges will be too claustrophobic, considering their small size, so knowing that they can hop-off at regular intervals is reassuring.

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It’s done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. Richard Branson, founder, chairman and CEO of Virgin Group

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A Century Of Prize Winners

Gabriela Mistral

For his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method.

Artturi Virtanen

CHEMISTRY

(1895-1973) Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, son of Kaarlo Virtanen and Serafiina Isotalo, was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. From a young age Virtanen took his studies very seriously, studies that would one day lead him to a career as an internationally recognized biochemist. He is best remembered today for his work’s applications to agriculture and the dairy industry.

At university he concentrated on chemistry, biology and physics, graduated with a general science degree in 1916 and received his doctorate three years later. He studied physical chemistry in Zurich, Switzerland, and bacteriology and enzymology in Stockholm, Sweden. During this time Virtanen associated with some of the most famous scientists, including H. von Euler-Chelpin, who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and would oversee his studies in enzymology between 1923 and 1924.

Virtanen married Lilja Moisio in 1920, and the couple had two children, the first was named Kaarlo, after his grandfather, and the second was called Olavi.

With a stable personal life and a promising professional career in biochemistry, Virtanen confronted his objectives with dedication and enthusiasm. He was the first assistant at the Central Laboratory of Industries in Helsinki, Finland, between 1916 and 1917. Two years later Virtanen took up the position of chemist at the Valio laboratory of the Finnish Cooperative Dairies’ Association, becoming its director in 1921. A decade later he became the director of the Biochemical Research Institute in Helsinki. Virtanen was also a professor of biochemistry at the Finland Institute of Technology and at the University of Helsinki.

From 1948 on he was a member and president of the State Academy of Science and Arts in Finland, a position that earned him wide recognition and respect.

Virtanen’s honors are not limited to his native country, however. He was a member of the science academies of Norway, Sweden and Flanders and the engineering sciences academies of Sweden and Denmark. He received numerous awards and distinctions from private, national and international organizations, culminating in the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in agricultural and nutrition chemistry.

The banquet speech given in Virtanen’s honour when he received the Nobel Prize captured his patriotic spirit and utter dedication to his work throughout his life: “Through his work he has confirmed that a person who puts his sincerity and zeal at the service of his people and country, without thinking of himself or personal gain, also serves the interests of humanity.” He died 28 years later, in 1973.

LITERATURE

(1889-1957) Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga became famous for her poetry, which she wrote under the pseudonym Gabriela istral. The first name comes from the Archangel Gabriel, and mistral is the name given to the warm, strong wind that blows across the south of France. At the award ceremony Mistral attended to receive the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature, she was admirably described by Hjalmar Gullberg as having made a most “notable pilgrimage from the seat of teacher to the throne of poetry.”

Lucila Alcayaga was born in Vicuna, a small village in the Andes Valley of Chile. Her father was a primary school teacher with poetical ambitions but an irresponsible lifestyle; he abandoned his family while Lucila was still young.

Professionally, she always wanted to offer children what she had had to teach herself through reading books, and so she spent 15 years as a primary school teacher and also taught in various secondary schools.

Her desire to write came through personal tragedy. In 1907, while working as an assistant in a school in La Cantera, she fell in love with Romelio Ureta, a young railway employee. They separated because of constant disagreements, but, two years later, Ureta committed suicide after being convicted of embezzlement, leaving Gabriela distraught. She expressed her feelings in Sonetos de la Muerte, which made her a well-known poet in Latin America and, some years later, brought her an award by the Writers Society of Santiago.

In addition to Desolation, Mistral’s first collection of poems, published in 1922, she was the author of Ternura (Tenderness), published in 1924, a volume of poetry whose dominant theme is childhood, and Tala (Destruction) published in 1938, in which maternity plays an important role. Her complete works were published in New York a year after her death.

Writing became a way for Gabriela Mistral to articulate her innermost thoughts, but she was also a woman of the world. Besides playing an important role in the educational systems of Mexico and Chile, she was an active presence in the cultural committees of the League of Nations and was consul in Naples, Madrid and Lisbon. As well as receiving several honorary doctorates, she taught Spanish literature at three universities in the United States and at the University of Puerto Rico.

Although she longed to have children, Mistral never married; she did adopt a child later in life, who later died. Her work has been her legacy, and she continues to be admired by many.

For her lyric poetry which, inspired by poweiful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world.

Culled from the book ‘Nobel’

If you want something you can have it, but if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you’re willing to risk failure. Philip Pullman, English writer.

INVALUABLE TIPS FOR LIFE 01.08.2014

How to Think on Your Feet under Pressure Thinking on your feet and communicating eloquently during impromptu interactions is a skill anyone can master

Work/Career 7 Ways to Work Smarter not Harder

Finances Buying life insurance

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WORK & CAREER

GET FEEDBACK GETTING FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS IS A POWERFUL SHORTCUT TO BUILDING YOUR CONFIDENCE.IT CAN BE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE TO RECEIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR NEAREST AND DEAREST.

7 Ways to Work Smarter not Harder

INFLUENCE PLUS

By Joy Jones Joylifechangers@gmail.com

B

eing a hard worker is a musthave trait for success. But sometimes, working too much can lead to burn out. Instead, you should try to find ways that allow you to get both the same quality and quantity of work done, without running yourself into the ground.

Take More Breaks This may seem counterproductive but, by allowing yourself to take several small breaks during a lengthy task, you can stay focused and allow your body to renew its energy and attention span.

Create a To-Do List.

This not only keeps your mind free from disorderly thoughts but also makes you less likely to forget to finish something or meet a deadline. Try writing the list the night before. This way, you can figure out how much you need to get done, which can be helpful when scheduling your day. Plus, it can give your mind a rest. You won’t be obsessing over the possibility of forgetting a task when you’re trying to sleep.

Create a To-Don’t List.

This may seem odd, but it can help you stay on task. You can create a new todon’t list each day, in addition to the list of things you want to accomplish.

This exercise can help keep you focused on the most important tasks in a given day and keep you from wasting time.

Keep a Pen and Paper Close at Hand.

Instead of trying to keep it all in your head, jot things down on paper. Keep track of names, phone numbers, dates, deadlines, and odd jobs that need to be completed. You’ll be amazed at how efficient you can be when you can refer back to written information, and your brain is no longer cluttered with random thoughts.

Delegate.

This can be hard for people who are starting their dream business. It’s your baby. You love it, and you want everything to be perfect. But you’re not a super hero, and there are others who will want your business to succeed

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just as much as you do. The key is to surround yourself with and employ people who have the same vision for your business. Then you can feel more comfortable with passing important duties to other hands.

Don’t Over-Schedule.

When you’re writing out your to-do list (and your to-don’t list), try to give yourself a bit more time for a task than you think you may need. Then, in the event that you do take longer than you thought, you’ll be covered. Having this buffer can also help you prepare for potential crises that tend to crop up when you’re at your busiest.

Rest.

Choose one day each week that you will not work. There are millions of things that need to be done, but they will always be there when you get back to work. It’s important to allow your body to relax and reenergise. Otherwise, you may start to resent your work.

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Hassan Gimba Ahmed

group FOUNDER CHAIRMAN GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

to say, God knows you tried, it is the mind-set that says “You’re in it to win it!” This class tells you ahead of time that life will promise and fail. It will tell you that there will be unexpected betrayals and delays. It will also tell you to expect to be dealt some unpleasant blows but after you stagger keep fighting until you win.

Wouldn’t it have been great to have been thought in college on the specific challenges that you will face in business and career? But then some things are learnt but not taught. How? You may say, when these pressures come, the truth is revealed to you, your level of determination to succeed.

The virtues you have are truly what brings success in life.

You may have a first class degree but without tenacity, you might not be able to conquer certain challenges, life will bring on your path as you journey.

Be determined not just to fight but to fight to the finish and to fight with all you got so you emerge as the winner! See you at the top!

INFLUENCING PEOPLE

CONTENT Elizabeth Martin GRAPHICS Igwe-Ngerem Michael AG. EDITOR

Colleges are institutions of higher learning. After you get hold of the basics in secondary school, you proceed to the university or polytechnic to pick a subject you want to become majors in and get a degree.

This is what you believe prepares you for success in your life and career.

You refer to yourself as educated after this.

But is education really the major thing you need in life to succeed? After taking all those courses and obtaining whatever class of degree. Why is it that some people still don’t make it in life? Perhaps it is because of a vital class they failed to attend...oops, what class?

That class isn’t offered in college, even though one would wish they were.

It is the class of perseverance, endurance, tenacity and dogged determination that brings about the resolve of never quitting, never giving up or throwing in the towel.

This is the class of life that teaches you about fighting to the finish.

It is not enough to get into the fighting ring, just to say, you were there or just

Sam Nda-Isaiah Hajiya Ireti Kingibe Azubuike Ishiekwene Michael Okpere, Dr Kazeem Durodoye

Foresight published as an insert in LEADERSHIP Friday. A number of the articles here are sourced from diverse sources. Please do send your feedback and enquiries to: foresight@leadership.ng

“TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK HOW YOU FEEL THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE INTERRUPTED DURING A CONVERSATION. DID IT PLEASE YOU? WERE YOU ANNOYED? WERE THEIR SENTENCES BETTER THAN YOURS?.”

Don’t Interrupt

Since all communication between individuals essentially moves the relationship either forwards or backwards, or keeps it the same, the way you listen and respond to other people is paramount in promoting the relationship.

Because thoughts formulate faster than speech, there’s a string temptation to interrupt the other person. It’s a sign that you’re not listening, or

that you’re eager to side track the speaker’s line of reasoning, in favour of your own, or that you are one of the many people who enjoy talking more than listening. Whatever the reason, you may antagonise the other person. They are less likely to listen intently to you, when they’ve got to do the listening, if you cut them off midstream.

The spontaneity is gone once you’ve interrupted.

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August 1, 2014 Confidence

FINANCE

Confidence is almost all about perception.

Very few people are wholly confident in every area of their life. Those who appear to be so are probably good actors.

Financial FUTURES

Basics of...

Buying life insurance

What you’ll pay for a life insurance policy can vary dramatically; men pay higher premiums than women, older policyholders pay more than younger ones and smokers pay more than non-smokers. But just how much does your age, gender or smoking habit cost you?

Men pay an average of 38% more than women for the same coverage.

This is one area where women have a financial edge. Men are at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, various cancers and accidental injuries and that makes them more risky to insurers. The average life expectancy of a man is also five years younger than a woman’s, meaning an insurer is more likely to pay out on a man’s policy than a woman’s.

Smokers pay more than three times as much as non-smokers for the same policy.

Insurers can charge smokers three times as much as nonsmokers. If you can kick the habit, however, you can save big.

Tell your insurer that you’ve been smoke-free for two years and they will usually lower your premium

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to the rate for non-smokers. It’s almost like you never smoked.

But don’t tell your insurer that if it’s not true. If you do die of a smoking-related cause and your insurer finds out you never quit, they can deny the benefit entirely.

Get coverage young, if you need it Most people don’t feel the need to buy life insurance until they have a child. And in general, that’s a pretty good rule of thumb.

Stay Healthy Developing and maintaining a fit lifestyle is not only good for your physical health, but your financial well-being, too.

The less risky an insurance candidate is, the lower their monthly premiums will be. So do what is in your control. It’s a good idea to eat right, exercise and get regular check-ups so you qualify for life insurance at a lower cost. Quitting smoking, losing weight and reducing alcohol intake can all improve the rates you receive from insurance companies.

Understand Your Options It is easy to get confused by all the different life insurance options available. Depending on where you are in life and how much protection you need, you have to determine whether you want permanent or term life insurance. Within those categories, there are specific options which may be better for your individual situation.

As your life changes, your life insurance needs may change.

It’s a good idea to think about whether your policy still fits your needs whenever you make major changes such as getting married, having a child or buying a home. You may want to change the type of insurance you have or even just add a new beneficiary. culled from practicalmoneyskills.com

Image is not reality

Being an unforgettably ethical person isn’t just a matter of fostering an image. Making an impression without first building a firm foundation of principle is the equivalent of using Band-Aids when you need aspirin. It’s dealing with symptoms rather than creating overall good health.

The basis of acting with principle lies in how you feel about yourself.

Passionate principle is too threatening for most people to share openly until they have a high level

of comfort with their own identity.

You can’t expect people to accept you as an example of passionate principle until you first give that same acceptance to yourself.

Discrepancies between your words and your inner beliefs reveal themselves in so many different ways. Unless your self concept is solidly in place, you can’t fool all the people all the time. So why bother trying? Instead, invest in establishing a strong passionate principle and unforgettable identity.

5Money Lessons to Be Learnt Before University

In the hopes of skewing new university students towards the former, read on for six pieces of financial wisdom that every student should know by move-in day.

1. Keep track of your spending.

When you sit down and ask someone where their money goes, most people can’t account for about 40% of their money. People typically spend a lot more than they think they do. The problem with this lack of awareness is obvious: If you don’t know what you’re spending, you don’t know what you have left, and what you can and can’t afford. Students glued to their smartphones have no excuse to plead ignorance, as free apps like Learn Vest and Mint automatically track your spending and keep that info accessible only a few taps away.

2. Don’t seize every deal that comes your way.

Money is more available for young people today than it was for their parents. But it’s available with strings. If you open a checking account

that waives fees when you keep a minimum balance, but you can’t manage to keep it, then there’s another fee you owe every month. If you can’t see the strings on a financial offer, you should take a closer look.

4. Get a job.

Not every parent wants their child’s focus diverted from studying; a job even before heading to the university is valuable. Maybe a year before school, have some sort of job or earning. Get them used to managing a little bit of their money, so at least they’re not thrown right into the deep end.

5. Don’t get an ATM card if you can’t monitor your spending.

If people don’t keep track of their spending and have some sort of discipline, it can be a problem.

6. Keep your debts to a minimum.

Keep as low a leverage in life as you can, Keep the number of fixed payments you have to make as low as you can against your income. That at least insulates you a little against unforeseen eventualities. culled frommoney.cnn.com

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August 1, 2014 CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE

LEADERSHIP

EXPERIENCING NEW CHALLENGES CAN HELP YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. YOU MAY FIND THAT CHALLENGES AREN’T ALWAYS POSITIVE EXPERIENCES INITIALLY. BUT, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK YOU REALISE THE NEW SKILL YOU’VE ACQUIRED OR ACHIEVED HAS CHANGED YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

Core Beliefs Of Extraordinary Leaders The best leaders have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company and team dynamics. See what they get right just as you discover their management secrets. The ‘best of the best’ tend to share the following eight core beliefs.

Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield Average leaders see business as a conflict between companies, departments and groups. They build huge armies of ‘troops’ to order about, demonise competitors as ‘enemies,’ and treat customers as ‘territory’ to be conquered.

Extraordinary leaders see business as a symbiosis where the most diverse firm is most likely to survive and thrive. They naturally create teams that adapt easily to new markets and can quickly form partnerships with other companies, customers and even competitors.

A company is a community, not a machine Average leaders consider their company to be a machine with employees as cogs.

They create rigid structures with rigid rules and then try to maintain control by ‘pulling levers’ and ‘steering the ship.’

Extraordinary leaders see their company as a collection of individual hopes and dreams, all connected to a higher purpose. They inspire employees to dedicate themselves to the success of their peers and therefore to the community – and company – at large.

Management is service, not control Average leaders want subordinates to do exactly what they’re told. They’re hyperaware of anything that smacks of insubordination and create environments where individual initiative is squelched by the wait and see what the boss says mentality.

Extraordinary leaders set a general direction and then commit themselves to obtaining the resources that their employees need to get the job done.

They push decision making downward, allowing teams form their own rules and intervening only in emergencies.

Employees are peers, not children.

Average leaders in organisations see employees as inferior, immature beings who simply can’t be trusted if not overseen by a patriarchal management.

Employees and followers take their cues from this attitude, expend energy on looking busy and covering their behinds.

Extraordinary leaders treat every employee as if he or she were the most important person in the firm.

Excellence is expected everywhere, from the loading dock to the boardroom. As a result, employees at all levels take charge of their own destinies.

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Motivation comes from vision, not from fear.

Average leaders see fear – of getting fired, of ridicule, of loss of privilege – as a crucial way to motivate people. As a result, employees and managers alike become paralysed and unable to make risky decisions.

Extraordinary leaders inspire people to see a better future and how they’ll be a part of it.

As a result, employees work harder because they believe in the organisation’s goals, truly enjoy what they’re doing and of course know they’ll share in the rewards.

Change equals growth, not pain.

Average leaders see change as both complicated and threatening, something to be endured only when a firm is in desperate shape. They subconsciously destroy change, until it’s too late.

Extraordinary leaders see change as an inevitable part of life. While they don’t value change for its own sake, they know that success is only possible if employees and

AVERAGE LEADERS CONSIDER THEIR COMPANY TO BE A MACHINE WITH EMPLOYEES AS COGS. organisation embrace new ideas and new ways of doing business.

Technology offers empowerment, not automation.

Average leaders adhere to the old IT-centric view that technology is primarily a way to strengthen management control and increase predictability. They install centralised computer systems that dehumanise and antagonise employees.

Extraordinary leaders see technology as a way to free human beings to be creative and to build better relationships. They adapt their back-office systems to the tools, like smartphones and tablets, which people actually want to use.

Work should be fun, not mere toil.

Average leaders buy into the notion that work is, at best, a necessary evil. They fully expect employees to resent having to work, and therefore tend to subconsciously define themselves as oppressors and their employees as victims. Everyone then behaves accordingly.

Extraordinary leaders see work as something that should be inherently enjoyable and believe therefore that the most important job of manager is, as far as possible, to put people in jobs that can and will make them truly happy.

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Infallible Ways to Earn Respect There’s no management tool more important than respect.

Here’s how to make sure you’re getting it. Business may be all about money, but the currency that’s traded inside every organisation is respect. If you command respect, people listen when you talk and take action when asked. If you don’t command respect, well, everyone’s just laughing behind your back. Contrary to popular belief, a fancy job title never commands respect. In fact, there are six, and only six, ways to earn respect: Be Authentic People will not respect you when they know you’re pretending to be somebody or something you’re not. Human beings have a natural ability to detect fakery and see fakers as untrustworthy, insecure, and ultimately insignificant.

On the other hand, humans are always drawn to individuals who truly are what they seem to be. Being yourself (and at your best) is therefore the foundation for earning respect.

Be Curious If you’re truly curious about other people, you listen; truly listen, to what they have to say. When people realise that they’re really being heard, they’ll tell you what’s really important (to them) about their jobs, their dreams, their fears, their goals. That knowledge not only gives you perspective on how to do your job better but also helps you see how you can best help others.

Be Discreet Workplaces are hotbeds of petty gossip, not just about work but also people’s personal lives. Though it’s easy to use gossip to

work office politics, nobody respects somebody who can’t keep a secret. When people realise you can safely be told anything in confidence, you’ll become the one person everyone seeks out when they really need some perspective and advice.

Be Unique People respect expertise, especially when it’s hard to find. Pick a segment of your business or industry that’s relevant and essential. Make it your avocation and hobby to learn everything you can about that subject matter.

Learn more on a daily basis; make it part of your routine.

When you become the resident expert, everyone will depend upon you when they need solid inputs and good decisions.

Be Helpful People respect contributors, disrespect layabouts, and despise narcissists. Being a contributor means making it your primary goal to help others to achieve their goals.

It means making every job and project a form of service – to customers, to co-workers, to employees, and to bosses.

Remember: The degree to which you can help others is always the degree to which you’re valued and respected.

Set Boundaries Nobody respects a pushover, so earning respect also means setting limits. If you’re given an impossible task, explain up front what can be accomplished and commit to accomplish that and no more.

If someone becomes dependent upon your constant help and reassurance, wean them away by defining exactly how much you’re capable of giving. The stronger your boundaries, the more respect you’ll earn.

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WHAT LEADERS ARE SAYING...

“One starts an action simply because one must do something.”

T.S Elliot

“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.”

Anon

“A coward’s fear can make a coward valiant.”

Thomas Fuller

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August 1, 2014 MOOD PATTERNS

As you refine your awareness of your mood and that of other people, you heighten your observation of what triggers a change in mood for you – whether good or bad. Start to pay attention to how you’re feeling.

MARRIAGE

7 Keys to a Happy Wife Separate from mothers Men, you are married to your wife, not your mother! When family matters invade a marriage, your wife needs to trust that you and she are a united front. She must not fear that you will go behind her and talk negatively, especially to your mum. When you and your wife speak to your mum, it should be as one flesh, not competing teams. Your mum is usually going to fight in your corner, right or wrong. This will cause serious problems in your marriage. You love your mum and she is precious to you, but leading your family is the best way to honour her, not the other way around.

Balance the extracurricular The problem with this is when it’s done in excess. You really need to take a look at why you go to sports bars, etc. Are you doing it because it’s fun or are you getting away from your wife? It’s easy to fall into this trap because it’s easy to justify ‘harmless’ activities. After all, you’re not out drinking all night with other women, so it’s not that bad. The problem is that your absence at home is felt by your wife and the kids. Keep your extracurricular activities in check by communicating about them with your wife.

Kiss her first When you see your wife for the first time after a day of work, kiss her first. There is nothing that makes a woman feel better than knowing you are thinking about her.

Hitting the door with the intent to connect with her immediately sets the stage for positive energy throughout the evening and shows the kids that their parents are

secure in their relationship.

Boys Night Out There is nothing that kills a good thing with your wife like a ‘boys night out’. Boys night out usually implies alcohol, smoking, strip clubs and vomit. If this is how you roll with the boys, then re-examine your priorities. You may not know it, but your wife is probably scared to death the whole time you’re out. If you want to go hang out with your friends, don’t involve excessive alcohol at nightclubs. Take some responsibility as a husband and make sure your wife approves.

Reject Passivity When something is happening that you know isn’t right, step in. Passivity will kill your family’s faith and trust in you in times when circumstances demand your intervention. There might be so many times in your marriage when passivity ends up defining your role in your home.

Rejecting passivity does not mean that you need to be a dictator in your home. You are to love your wife.

Your wife did not grow up in your house Six months after marriage begins, you’re in marriage counselling. You are 100 per cent sure it is all her fault. Your biggest complaint is, this isn’t the type of environment you grew up with in your house. It’s not the way you do things.

Be quick to realise that your wife didn’t grow up with you or your family. She was thousands of miles away living a different life and didn’t even know you existed. How can you possibly expect her to understand ‘how things were in your house’ when you met her only some few years ago. So, don’t expect she’ll act like your relatives? Far too often men think things will immediately mesh and that they’re above the communication problems. Understand that you and your wife are building a new life together, and it will always be in progress.

Own her decisions Being married to your wife is like a roller coaster. She should respect your role as the head of your family and when issues arise that are major, it’s your job to make the final decision. And ladies – before you get up in arms about the ‘balance of power’, allow your wife be the first to tell you that she prefers it that way. The burden is taken off of her shoulders by allowing you to bear the responsibility of the heavy family issues. Even though many of the ideas are not yours, be the leader of your house and therefore the decisions to take action all yours. If decisions like these fail, you should never blame your wife. You should own it and learn from it.

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Secrets to Planning Your Perfect Wedding Special touches are always memorable.

The amount of money you spend is really less important than the thought and care that go into your choice of details.

Don’t cut the wrong corners Sure, your Uncle would love to take your wedding photos, but will you be happy with them? Probably not, always hire professionals. You’ll save yourself a lot of stress by hiring well-qualified people, whose work you can count on. Be true to yourself, when you’re offered suggestions that you aren’t too keen on, politely say, that’s an interesting idea and then go ahead with what they really want to do.

Don’t Overthink or be a superwoman Once you make a decision, don’t go back and rethink it over and over again, that leads to bridal craziness. It may be hard to make a decision, but once it’s made, check it off the list and quickly move on to the next thing. Brides often get this idea that they can do everything. They’ll say, ‘it’s cheaper’ or ‘it’s more fun if they do it. But it takes over 240 hours to plan a wedding,

so get plenty of help from family, friends or a wedding planner.

Take steps to be comfortable Though, this may sound trivial, but it’s the most overlooked piece of advice given to brides, mums and attendants. Why do women think they can be on their feet for six to eight hours in a pair of shoes they’ve never worn and not end up with painful blisters? It not only makes you uncomfortable, but it detracts from any formal affair when everyone is barefoot as soon as the first dances are over.

Hire help for the big day If you choose not to hire a wedding planner to handle the bulk of the wedding, then at least hire someone for the day. Even if you’re a planner at heart and you’ve got things well under control, the best stress reliever is to have someone professional there, handling things that can and do come up.

Take a Break If things get too tough, give yourself some

time out. Walk away for a day, a week or even just go out with your groom-to-be for an evening. Your wedding planning will be there when you go back to it and your relationship will be better off at the end.

Let the Honeymoon Wait Brides, if at all possible, shouldn’t leave for the honeymoon immediately; wait at least for a couple of days. This serves a couple of purposes. One is that they can spend more time with close relatives and friends who have travelled to attend the wedding. The other reason is that it is good for the bride and groom to relax a little bit, decompress and savour the moment.

Manage Your Emotions.

It’s easy to get sucked into the ‘bridezilla’ zone, where you start sweating bullets over the smallest things that normally you wouldn’t think twice about. Keep a check on your character and think about the consequences of burning bridges, carrying grudges and thinking ill thoughts.

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August 1, 2014 HOW TO ORGANISE YOUR LIFE

GROOMING

WHEN STRESSED BY A SITUATION, TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK WHETHER YOU WILL EVEN REMEMBER THIS IN 5 YEARS.

Custom and Romance Times change customs and this certainly applies to love-making. Whether this is an improvement is questionable when you look at the large proportion of broken marriages among young people.

There is quite a lot to be said for parents having a much bigger say about their children’s romantic activities than at present. Whatever your inclinations might suggest, theory is not the same as practice.

However the situation for most people today is that they implicitly believe love to be an accident. It comes through a chance meeting, the coincidence of working in the same office or being in the same church or social club.

The young people insist, and have obtained the right to insist, that they shall be free to grasp their own happiness and, by implication, to make their own mistakes.

Good manners safeguard love Young people will not be involved in immorality or unsuitable love affairs if they have been brought up with high standards.

Children with wise, understanding parents who have set a good example learn to think with their brains as well as feel with their hearts. They recognise vulgarity, commonness of mind, deception and hypocrisy wherever they meet it.

Parents’ attitude to their children’s romances How essential this training in childhood is, will be realised when a son talks about his first girlfriend or a daughter about her boy friend. It is very probable that the news will be quite unexpected and the person referred to will be unknown to the parents. In other words, the beginning of the average romance takes place without the knowledge of the parents. It is therefore their preparatory work, long before the age of the potential indiscretion, which lays the foundation of the proper attitude towards the opposite sex.

Just as secretiveness and deception are examples of bad manners and bad behaviour, so are intolerance and lack of

Selling Yourself

By Chioma Agwuegbo dfairygodsister@yahoo.com

Social Media terms and terminologies (Part one)

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JUST AS SECRETIVENESS AND DECEPTION ARE EXAMPLES OF BAD MANNERS AND BAD BEHAVIOUR, SO ARE INTOLERANCE AND LACK OF UNDERSTANDING

understanding. The well brought-up youngster of understanding parents is very unlikely to indulge in a friendship of a clandestine nature and it is extremely unlikely that he will begin even the mildest of friendships with someone of whom he is ashamed.

Love interests Children should be encouraged from an early age to talk about their friends and name them.

Parents must show interest without excessive curiosity. It is difficult for them but hey can easily antagonise their children at this most critical time in their lives.

What to look for

What situations in business make you uncomfortable?

Write them down. What is your feeling? Where did it start, and how long ago?

Who can you talk to about this, and get you past it? The situations that make you uncomfortable in business are those when you are at your weakest and most vulnerable.

ALL THINGS SOCIAL

At these moments you make your biggest mistakes, the ones that are inhibiting you from performing and feeling better. Attack these and your life will accelerate. This isn’t the easiest advice to hear, and among the hardest to follow. But its precisely for both of those reasons that hearing and following this

will lead you to someplace special. Because most people, hearing this, turn the other way, repeat their mistakes, suffer in silence, and hold themselves back.

Don’t do this exercise every week. Like heavy weight work, it will leave you sore. Do it each week, however and it will make you stronger.

It is assumed that everyone knows the distinction between social media platforms but to be on the safe side and carry everyone along, a few definitions of the less than popular have been highlighted.

Commons This refers to online spaces, which are held in trust for people/users and are owned by everyone. The term has become particularly popular due to its use in the Creative Commons license Embedding Embedding is a way of displaying content that is hosted elsewhere on the web (like videos on YouTube or pictures on Flickr), on a website or blog without hosting the files oneself. Most websites that host such content, provide the ‘embed code’ for users to copy and paste onto their own sites.

Hashtags Hashtags were first used on Twitter (now pretty much everywhere else) and are used for collation, curating, etc.

Example #BringBackOurGirls Threads Threads are strands of a conversation.

On an email list or web forum, they will be defined by messages that use the same subject. On blogs, they are less clearly defined, but emerge through comments and trackbacks.

User-generated content User-generated content refers to any text; photo and other material produced by people who don’t own or control the space and previously just consumed content. Typically it refers to users of a website posting content directly to a web platform, but can also refer to any public content created by participants of a project, such as videos or SMS messages.

Web 2.0 This is a term coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004 to describe blogs, wikis, social networking sites and other internetbased services that promote community, collaboration and content-sharing, as distinct from the older content publishing and e-commerce websites (Web 1.0).

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August 1, 2014 Pay attention

MOTIVATIONS

Pay attention to what matters instead of bowing to pressures from other people.

How to Think on Your Feet under Pressure You’re minding your own business when you bump into someone important and he or she asks you a question. Suddenly, you’re at a loss for words and find yourself stammering about awkwardly. Or maybe you’re in what you thought was going to be a mundane meeting when out of the blue someone wants to know your perspective on the topic at hand, but your mind goes completely blank. These are a few things you could do: Don’t just start talking.

People often feel a need to immediately launch into a response or present a point of view, but doing so is a mistake if you’re not ready. Most people from their anxiety just launch into a conversation where they start the sentence and have no idea where it’s going, take a moment or two to plan what you’re going to say before you open your mouth.

Slow down.

When you feel like you’re under pressure and you need to come up with something brilliant on the spot, your heart rate increases, and you speak faster than you normally would.

The less certain you are about the next idea coming out of your mouth and the words you’re going to use to articulate that thought, the slower you should be talking. You want your vocal pace to allow your brain more lead time to get out in front and navigate not just the first thing that pops into your head, which is what you do when you’re under stress.

Prepare for commonly asked questions.

Through the course of doing business or networking there are a handful of questions you should always be prepared for and have answers at the ready. They will vary depending on your industry

or profession but may include classics, such as: What are you doing now? How’s your business doing?

What are the biggest challenges you’re facing right now? Where do you see your business in five years?

A lot of people never prepare for the conversation starter and go off without any kind of idea of where they’re going to take it.

Engage in brief but interesting storytelling.

After identifying at least a half dozen topics that tend to come up in casual business networking, also think of an interesting story or example you can give that illustrates whatever point you’re trying to make. Be on the lookout for anecdotal material you can use in conversations to be more of a visual story teller which is going to capture people’s attention and engage them a lot more.

Ask for more time.

But what if you’re put on the spot and you honestly don’t have a good answer?

Instead of offering a lame filler response that’s going to make you look bad, offer to come up with an excellent answer after giving it some thought.

Prepare for every meeting.

This advice holds true even if you plan on only being a spectator. You should never go into a meeting without planning what your response would be if the boss wheeled around, pointed at you and said ‘what’s your point of view on this?’. You should always be prepared to articulate what your point of view is. culled frombusinessinsider.com

How to Become a Huge Success It seems that every business book, blog, and talk has a different recipe for success.

More than ever before, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and self-help gurus use every available platform to spread the word about what it takes to make it big. While it can be great to have access to all this guidance, there’s a downside as well. With so many successful people confidently presenting their way of doing things as the only way, it can be difficult to figure out what’s right. As it turns out, there is one thing that every successful person does, and it can’t be found in any single business book.

Finding Your Way If you spend any amount of time with wildly successful people, you’ll find that their personalities, approaches, work styles, and preferred tactics often have little in common.

As such, trying to mirror your favourite billionaire’s every move will probably end up as an exercise in disappointment.

At the same time, no one has ever achieved success by taking action haphazardly. Everyone who has ever achieved big goals either started out or ended up with a system.

WHAT MOTIVATORS ARE SAYING...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine Tyron Edwards

So what can you do?

As with so much else, your quest for success must start with learning. Read, ask questions, and study a wide variety of sources and examples. Then let the stew of influences settle in. You should certainly let all this wisdom influence you, but beware of taking any one book or guru as the definitive guide.

Also, note those ideas that seem promising and try them.

If a tactic doesn’t fit who you are, get rid of it. Keep the pieces that fit you best.

Most importantly, actively look for ways to combine and reconfigure parts of what other successful people have already done. It is only by using your influences to generate a new way of doing business that you will gain an edge on your competition.

Successful people follow a recipe for success, but it’s a recipe they’ve custom-tailored for themselves and themselves alone. Work seven days a week, twenty hours a day. Work four hours a week and outsource everything you can’t automate.

Settle for nothing less than perfection. Embrace mistakes at every turn. culled from inc.com

The secret of living is to find the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand.

Luigi Pirandello

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Albert Schweitzer

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August 1, 2014

HEALTH

Uncover your confidence Stay curious as to what kind of confident person you can be at your best.

Motion Sickness GENERAL INFORMATION DEFINITION

Motion sickness is an unpleasant, temporary condition that occurs as a response to certain kinds of movement.

BODY PARTS INVOLVED

The semi-circular canals in the inner ear are affected. These fluid- filled canals normally maintain a person’s sense of balance.

SEX OR AGE MOST AFFECTED Both sexes; all ages.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

• Loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting.

• Spinning sensation; weakness and being unsteady.

• Confusion; anxiety; sweating.

• Paleness.

• Yawning.

CAUSES

Motion that may be due to a plane, boat, car, train, amusement park ride, or swinging. The body, the inner ear, and the eyes send conflicting messages to the brain. The ears may sense motion that the eyes cannot see, or the eyes may see movement that the body does not feel. People who suffer from motion sickness may have the symptoms just thinking about movement (such as when sitting on a plane waiting for take-off).

35% • Motion sickness is a common condition, with about 30per cent of the general population suffering some kind of symptoms during a voyage and 5per cent suffering heavily.

• More than half of women 54 per cent suffer from motion sickness, and the majority of them 86 per cent agree that it can spoil travel plans.

• About 46 per cent of men suffer from motion sickness SOURCE

www.cdc.gov

RISK INCREASES WITH

before and during trips.

• Sit in areas of the airplane (usually over the wings) or boat with the least motion. Sit in the front seat of the car.

• Recline in your seat, if possible.

• Breathe slowly and deeply.

Don’t read.

• In a car, airplane, or bus, turn on air vent to improve air flow.

Focus eyes on the horizon.

• Avoid areas where others are smoking.

• Take preventive drugs before a trip.

• Mental and emotional factors can add to motion sickness. Try to resolve concerns about travel before leaving home.

• Acupressure may help. This is done by placing pressure on a point three finger-widths above the wrist on the inner arm.

Elastic wristband products can be purchased to put pressure on this area.

• If your work or lifestyle requires travel and yet you suffer from motion sickness, consider preventive therapy. It may include behaviour modification techniques, biofeedback, controlled breathing, relaxation techniques, stress management, desensitisation (repeated brief exposure therapy), and others undergoing research.

WHAT TO EXPECT DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES

Certain persons: women more than men, children, being pregnant, migraine sufferers, and those who have ear disorders such as with allergies or infections.

Certain situations: travel, smoky environment or poor ventilation, drinking too much alcohol, or visual stimuli (e.g., a moving horizon).

• Your own observation of symptoms.

• If your symptoms persist or cause concern, see your health care provider. A physical exam may be done and medical tests may be recommended to rule out other disorders.

APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE

HOW TO PREVENT

Self-care is usually all that is needed.

• Avoid large meals and alcohol

POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS None usually. Some people continue to suffer symptoms for a few days or longer after a trip (may be referred to as mal de debarquement syndrome).

PROBABLE OUTCOME

Usually resolves within an hour after the trip or other triggering event.

HOW TO TREAT GENERAL MEASURES

• If symptoms occur, try to rest in a dark room with a cool cloth over the eyes and forehead.

• Take sips of water until stomach calms.

• Allowing yourself to vomit can help the nausea. However, don’t make yourself vomit.

MEDICATION

• You may use non-prescription drugs. Try dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) or meclizine (Bonine) before and during travel, or for treatment. These can cause drowsiness.

• A scopolamine patch to control symptoms may be prescribed.

• Other drugs may be prescribed if simple treatment methods are not effective.

ACTIVITY

Limited only by the symptoms.

DIET

• Eat lightly or not at all before and during brief trips. For longer trips, sip liquids (tea and juices to maintain your fluid intake. Avoid alcohol.

• Ginger helps some people.

Take it on an empty stomach. It is available in a tea, capsules, or candied pieces.

CALL YOUR DOCTOR IF

You or a family member plans to travel and has had disabling motion sickness in the past.

SOURCE: COMPLETE GUIDE TO SYMPTOMS , ILLNESSES & SURGERY, 2012

QUESTIONS ANSWERED: The Eyes I’m 22, have a healthy diet and exercise. But for the past year, I’ve had dry eyes that are regularly bloodshot, and in one eye I have a permanent enlarged blood vessel.

Prescribed eye drops haven’t helped.

Could the clue be in your exercise? Are you regularly dehydrating yourself, not drinking enough fluids to compensate for the loss in

sweat? Try extra fluids drinking water when you’re not thirsty, for example. If you have truly dry eyes you need to put the drops in every hour or so perhaps you have used them too little. You may have a chronic conjunctiva infection, so tests and perhaps an antibiotic ointment may help.

If the dry eyes are linked to a dry mouth, then you may have Jorgen’s syndrome, in which other secretions (in the gut,

joints and vagina) are also less than they should be. That needs expert advice, so see your doctor again.

I’ve just turned 50 years old, and have to drive a lot in my business. Recently I’ve found that I’m much more affected than I used to be by glare from streetlights and the sun.

I can see all right to read and watch television without glasses. Is there anything I

can do to help my vision while driving?

You need a full eye checkup. Increased sensitivity to glare could be the beginning of a cataract - your lens may be clouding over. So see your optometrist for a full vision check, and visit your doctor for a full health check. Cataracts at your age may also be a sign of early diabetes or other conditions.

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August 1, 2014

ultimate top list outlaws of the wild west

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BILLY THE KID, NOVEMBER 23, 1859-JULY 14, 1881 There is no outlaw more legendary than Billy the Kid. Countless books, movies, and songs have been written about his life, but the reality was not quite as sensational. Often portrayed as a cold-blooded killer, he entered a life of crime out of necessity, not malice.

People who knew him personally called him brave, resourceful, honest, and full of laughter. Under different circumstances, he could have been a successful man. It has been said that he killed twenty-one people, one for each year of his life, but he was probably only responsible for four. In 1877, he went to work as a cattle guard for rancher John Tunstall, who was embroiled in a bitter dispute with the local merchants Lawrence Murphy and James Dolan. On February 18, 1878, Tunstall was murdered by Murphy’s workers, while herding his cattle in the open range. He was unarmed and alone.

JESSE JAMES, SEPTEMBER 5, 1847-APRIL 3, 1882 Jesse James was born in Missouri, and along with his brother, Frank, was a Confederate guerrilla fighter during the Civil War. After the war, the James boys joined the Younger brothers and formed the James-Younger Gang. Together, they robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains. In 1869, the gang held up the Daviess County Savings Association in Gallatin, Missouri. Jesse shot and killed a clerk, believing him to be someone else. When he realized his terrible mistake, he began a correspondence with John Newman Edwards, editor and founder of the Kansas City Times. Edwards had fought for the Confederacy also, and was sympathetic to the James brothers. He ran many admiring articles about the gang and published Jesse James’s letters to the public, in which he declared his innocence.

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JOHN WESLEY HARDIN, MAY 26, 1853-AUGUST 19, 1895 The son of a Methodist preacher, Hardin was named after the founder of the Methodist faith.

When he was only fourteen years old, he stabbed a boy for taunting him. A year later, he was playfully wrestling with an ex-slave named Mage. He scratched Mage’s face, arid the next day, Mage hid on a path and attacked Hardin in retaliation. Hardin fired three warning shots, but when Mage didn’t back off, Hardin was forced to shoot him in self-defense. Mage died as a result. Since many of the Texas State Police were themselves former slaves, and Hardin was a “Johnny Reb,” he didn’t stand a chance of a fair trial. He went into hiding and was warned by his brother when the police found out where he was. He did not run, but stayed and fought instead.

He killed all three policemen and evaded the law.

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BUTCH CASSIDY, APRIL 13, 1866-CIRCA NOVEMBER 1908 In 1879, at the age of thirteen, Robert LeRoy Parker lived and worked with his family on the ranch of Jim Marshall in Circleville, Utah. It was there he met his friend and mentor, Mike Cassidy, who gave Bob his first gun and taught him how to shoot. Years later, Bob would take his last name, Cassidy, as a tribute. His first run-in with the law occurred when he rode into town to buy a new pair of overalls. The general store was closed, so Bob let himself in, found a pair that fit, and left a note promising he would be back to pay later. The merchant reported him to the sheriff, but he was acquitted of any crime. On June 24, 1889, he and three others robbed the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride, Colorado, netting twenty-one thousand dollars.

Billy The Kid

Jesse James

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BELLE STARR, FEBRUARY 5, 1848-FEBRUARY 3, 1889 Myra Maybelle Shirley was born in Carthage, Missouri. As a young lady, she attended the Carthage Female Academy where she excelled in all subjects and became an accomplished pianist. She grew up with Cole Younger and later befriended the James brothers. When the outlaws of the James-Younger gang needed to hide out, they often stayed at the Shirley family farm. It wasn’t long before Maybelle was introduced to a life of crime and earned the nickname “The Bandit Queen.” In 1866, Belle married Jim Reed, a former Confederate Army guerrilla. Jim Reed tried to live the honest life of a farmer, but when that didn’t pan out, he fell in with the Starrs, a Cherokee Indian family notorious for stealing horses. Along with his wife’s friends, the Jameses and Youngers, they planned and executed many daring heists. Jim was killed while trying to escape from the custody of a deputy sheriff who had arrested him for one such robbery. After the loss of her husband, Belle made her living organizing and planning robberies, as well as fencing stolen goods. When she was unable to bribe the law into looking the other way, she would seduce them to get what she wanted.

THE SUNDANCE KID, 1867-NOVEMBER 6, 1908 “The Sundance Kid,” Henry Longabaugh, earned his nickname when he was caught and convicted of horse thievery in Sundance, Wyoming. Despite his reputation as a gunfighter, he is not certain to have actually killed anyone. After his release from jail in 1896, he and Robert LeRoy Parker, aka” Butch Cassidy,” formed the gang known as the “Wild Bunch.” They were responsible for the longest string of successful train and bank robberies in American history. Due to the pressure of the Pinkerton Detective Agency on their trail, Sundance, Butch, and Etta Place left the United States for Argentina to let things cool down. The Sundance Kid is believed to have been killed in a shootout in Bolivia, but several family members claim he actually returned to the U.s., changed his name to William Henry Long, and lived in the small town of Duchesne, Utah, until 1936.

Long’s body has been exhumed and is undergoing DNA testing to determine the truth.

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JAMES B. “KILLER” MILLER, OCTOBER 25, 1861-APRIL 19, 1909 James Miller was also known as “Deacon Jim” because he went to church and did not smoke or drink. Despite his piousness, he was actually one of the deadliest guns in the Wild West. He openly stated that he would kill anyone for money, and his rate was reported at anywhere from one-hundred-and-fifty to two thousand dollars. Miller’s usual method was to ambush his victims at night using a shotgun and wearing a black frock coat, making him hard to see in the darkness. His coat also concealed a steel plate he wore on his chest to protect him from opposing gunfire, an early version of a bulletproof vest. He is known to have committed fourteen murders, but rumors swelled that number to fifty. He was arrested in Oklahoma, for the murder of A. A. “Gus” Bobbitt. Not wanting to leave it up to a jury, a lynch mob dragged Miller and three others out to an abandoned stable to be hanged. Before he died, he made two requests. He wanted his ring to be given to his wife (who was a cousin of John Wesley Hardin) and to be allowed to wear his hat while being hanged.

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THOMAS COLEMAN YOUNGER, JANUARY 15, 1844-MARCH 21, 1916 Cole Younger’s life was forever changed when his father was murdered by Union Captain Walley.

Mr. Younger had given Walley a severe beating for making advances on his daughter (Cole’s sister). Cole was already a member of Quantrill’s Raiders but after the murder of his father, he joined the Confederate Army. It is not for certain when he went into banditry, but the first time he was mentioned as a suspect was after the 1868 robbery of Nimrod Long & Co., a bank in ussellville, Kentucky. Cole and his brothers formed a gang with Jesse and Frank James. They robbed stagecoaches, trains, and banks in Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas, and West Virginia. Luck ran out for the Younger boys on eptember 7,1876, during a botched bank robbery.

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SAM BASS, JULY 21, 1851-JULY 21, 1878 Sam Bass started out an honest man. After running away from the abusive uncle who raised him, he went to work in a sawmill in Mississippi.

His dream was to be a cowboy and he eventually made his way to Texas. After one season, he decided he didn’t like it. In 1876, Bass and a rough character named Joel Collins drove a herd of longhorns up north where the prices for cattle were higher. They were supposed to go back to Texas to payoff the owners of the herd, but instead they took the eight thousand dollars profit for themselves. A few months later, he and Collins went into another venture-stagecoach robbery. They set their sights on bigger prizes and turned to train robbery. Bass and his gang robbed the Union Pacific gold train from San Francisco, netting over sixty thousand dollars, which is, to this day, the largest single robbery of the Union Pacific. He was wounded by Texas Rangers on the way to rob a small bank in Round Rock, and died two days later on his twenty-seventh birthday.

WILLIAM “CURLY BILL” BROCIUS, CIRCA 1845- MARCH 24, 1882 “Curly Bill” was so-called because of his head of thick, curly black hair. After the death of “Old Man” Clanton, he became the leader of the Cowboys” gang of cattle rustlers in Tombstone, Arizona. Curly Bill was a heavy drinker who became even more rambunctious when drunk. One night, while drinking with other Cowboys, he was asked by Marshall Fred White to give up his pistol. In handing the gun over to the marshall, it accidentally discharged, hitting White. White, who had been friendly with Curly Bill, made a statement on his death-bed that he believed the shooting was an accident and Brocius was acquitted.

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Culled from the book ‘Ultimate top 10 list’

If you really want to succeed, you’ll have to go for it every day like I do. The big time isn’t for slackers. Keep up your mental stamina and remain curious. I think that bored people are unintelligent people. Donald Trump, American business magnate, author and TV personality

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Has a nation’s wind turbines ever all stopped at once?

QUICKFIRE

What is electricity made of?

Electricity is the flow of electrons through a conducting material from a negative electrode to the positive. That direction might seem counter-intuitive, but electrons are negatively charged and therefore attracted to positive.

So, if electricity is made of anything, it is the electrons in a conductor. An electrical current comes about through electrons bumping into their neighbours. Each particle itself barely moves, but the signal that propagates the movement is near the speed of light.

Does electricity weigh anything?

As critics of wind power point out, there is a risk involved in relying on the weather as a source of electricity. In February 2003, parts of Denmark - the world’s most wind power-dependent country - suffered a virtual dead calm for a week, during which turbines in the west of the country produced no power at all. A similar event struck Germany

in November 2003, when a six-hour lull led to the nation losing the equivalent of three conventional power stations.

Also, in February 2008, parts of Texas came close to a black-out following, the sudden loss of 80 per cent of the state’s wind power production, caused by a change in the weather.

Why are British mains plugs bigger than those in other countries?

The origins of large British plugs go back to the end of World War Two. With so many houses to build after the war and facing a chronic copper shortage, Britain was keen to find a way of wiring homes that used less cable.

Previously, each mains socket had its own connection to the fuse board. To save copper, Britain adopted the ring main system, with sockets connected sequentially, but this means each connection needed its own fuse.

Instead of putting the fuses in the sockets, they were included in the plugs themselves. Hence the UK’s bigger plugs.

Electricity is, strictly speaking, just the flow of electrons and so it doesn’t make sense to talk of it weighing anything, as it is an abstract quantity.

That said, the electrons themselves certainly have mass, albeit very little: each one is around 2000 times lighter than a proton, which itself weighs just a billionbillion-billionth of a kilogramme.

DO YOU KNOW In terms of numbers, the largest wind farm is located in Altamont Pass, California. With around 7300 turbines in an area of 140km2 – twice the size of Manhattan – it has the capacity to generate 576 megawatts.

When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, every, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.

Robert Greene, America author on security

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Can oil leaks come about naturally?

Yes. Weathering and tectonic upheavals can rupture undergrounds oil reservoirs and allow oil to reach the surface. The La Brea tar pits near Los Angeles are one example, while off the coast of nearby Santa Barbara in California there’s an oil field that’s been leaking 20-25 tonnes of oil everyday for the last several hundred thousand years.

Do coal-fired power stations produce radioactive wastes?

Yes – and the waste contributes far more radiation to the environment than nuclear power stations. The radioactivity comes from the trace amounts of uranium and thorium contained in coal. These elements have been trapped in the planet’s crust since its formation and are usually in concentrations too low to pose any serious threat. But the burning of goal produces fly ash, a material in which the uranium and thorium are much more concentrated.

The exact amounts depend on the source of the coal, but are usually in the range of a few parts per million. That might not sound a lot, until you realise that a typical gigawatt-capacity coal power burns several million tonnes of goal per year. That means every such station creates fly ash containing around 5-10 tonnes of uranium and thorium each year. Multiply that by the number of such stations worldwide and the total amount of radioactive waste produced is truly astonishing.

According to US Oak Ridge national laboratory estimation, the world’s coal-fired power stations currently generate waste containing around 5,000 tonnes of uranium and 15,000 tonnes of thorium. Collectively, that’s over 100 times more radiation dumped into the environment than that released by nuclear power stations.

Could we solve global warming by grassing over deserts?

About 10 per cent (or 16 million km2) of the Earth’s land surface is hot desert.

Savanah grassland ties up around 146 tonnes of carbon per kms in the plants and soil, so a straightforward conversation of desert to grassland would remove about 2.3 billion of carbon from the atmosphere. That is about eight per cent of the annual production for the year. Or, to put it another way, if you managed to green all the world’s desert in a single year, you would bring the net carbon footprints of the planet down to where it was in 2005. For that year only.

But this assumes the grass magically appears. In reality, you would need a massive engineering project to irrigate the desert, fertilise the soil, plant the seed and fence the region to keep out goats. This would take a lot longer than a year and would generate significant carbon emissions of its own.

Culled from the book ‘BIG Question And Answers’

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it is means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO of General Electric

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why?

... ANSWERS TO EVERYDAY SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS

Why is the Earth round? an object gets, the stronger its gravity. Any asteroid bigger than about 1,000 km (621.37 miles) across will collapse into a sphere under its own gravity. This is now one of the definitions of a planet, according to the International Imagine a crowd of people Astronomical Union. standing in a field, each person In fact, the Earth is not tied to the others. Now imagine completely round. Once every 24 they all start pulling on the ropes hours it spins round an axis that that bind them together. The runs through the poles, and this crowd of people will quickly be means that the equator is moving pulled into a circle, and anyone much faster than the poles. With who tries to move out of the circle will be pulled back in. This, in three the surface of the Earth at the equator moving at 1,675 kph dimensions, is what happens to (1,040 mph), there is a centrifugal the Earth - it’s called ‘hydrostatic force pressing out, and this makes equilibrium.’ the Earth bulge at the equator. The This is what tries to happen distance from the centre of the with any and all mass, it’s just that Earth to the equator is about 0.33 gravity is a very weak force. Your per cent further than the distance mobile phone, for instance, exerts from the centre of the Earth to gravity on itself and everything the poles, which means that the around it, but its gravitational diameter of the Earth from pole pull is so incredibly tiny that you to pole is 43 km (26.72 miles) less can’t feel it and it cannot possibly overcome the strength of the metal than across the equator. So the top and plastic that gives the phone its of Mount Everest is not the point on the Earth’s surface furthest rectangular shape. But the larger The Earth is round because gravity pulls with equal strength in all directions, so that any uneven bits are pulled back in line with all the other bits, making a sphere.

from the centre of the planet that’s actually Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, which is almost on the equator. Being thicker in the middle means the Earth is not a sphere, but an oblate spheroid.

As well as this bulge around the middle, the Earth also has mountains, valleys, ocean trenches and other wrinkles, so its surface

is not smooth. But compared to the overall size of the Earth these wrinkles are tiny. A billiard ball is smooth to within a tolerance of 0.22 per cent, but the Earth is smooth to within a tolerance of 0.17 per cent, so if a galactic-size giant came along and handled the Earth it would feel smoother than a billiard ball.

Culled from Why?: Answers to everyday scientific questions

If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.

Malcolm Gladwell, British-born Canadian journalist and sociologist

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for your child. It stands out to me because I got my nephew to star in the commercial. He starred with his parents (my brother and my sister in-law) and, of course, I paid them. It stands out, not because I used my family members, but because of the intimacy in it and everybody who sees that videos always appreciates that intimacy. That’s why I like it.

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How long does it take you to put a music video

Kemi Adetiba No, I haven’t. If I have [copied anyone’s ideas] you’ll see it. I rarely watch music videos, except for some that are really popular on Youtube or the blogs. I don’t usually watch the music video stations so I don’t know the ‘reigning’ thing. I don’t know the latest style, the latest camera angle etc., and that’s why I think my work – by the grace of God – stands out. I’m not blinded by anything. Sometimes, even unconsciously, you don’t know when you are close to copying someone’s idea. You know, no idea is original and I’m pretty sure that a lot of work I’ve done is inspired, not necessarily by music videos but, also, by television shows like Good Times, The Cosby Show etc. Also, I’m inspired by things that happened in my family. My family is very humorous, so my ideas come from a melting pot of different things I’ve seen or experienced.

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From radio to television and now you are a lecturer (Adetiba teaches a yearly class with Frontline Media Academy)… (cuts in with laughter) I’m just waiting for the day people will wake up and find out that I’m a fraud. I tell my father all the time that I feel like a fraud. But he had to assure me that I’m no fraud : “You’ve been behind the camera for about eight years and besides the time you’ve spent in front of the camera you’ve been around

for about 13 years; so, it’s high time you realise [that] you are not a fraud”. He also says it’s good that I’m nervous; it’s good that I have anxiety about my work because once you lose that; you will fail to put your all into a project. I’m just glad that I’ve been able to pass on to others some of the things I’ve learnt in my career.

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Your videos have won countless number of awards...

Yes, they have been nominated a lot of times; I’ve won a couple, though not as much as I’d have wanted to.

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But do you think the Nigerian award system is a good yard-stick to measure videos, considering the number of awards organised nationwide?

I think, as far as comments on these awards are concerned, it is subjective and somehow biased.

There are a couple of times when I feel I should have won a particular award but it went to someone else. Perhaps, it is because I don’t release videos all the time. I don’t do every body’s video. I’m very choosy about the videos I shoot.

I mean, I don’t make my money from shooting music videos; I do commercials and produce a lot of content for television. So, it allows me to be able to pick and choose things which inspire me.

One thing I’ve trained myself to believe is that my work can

never be measured by an award.

I prefer people telling me on Twitter or Instagram that they were inspired by my videos and that it made them to pick up a camera. That’s the scale on which I measure my work. If I measured my work through an award, I’ll be miserable every day.

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What is your favourite piece of instrument you work with?

My brain is my favourite instrument. Not because I’m very smart, but because I enjoy piecing stories together. When this idea is completed, I can’t wait for people to see it. About 80 t0 90 per cent of what you do comes from a great idea. You might have a great idea and shoot it on your camera phone but because it’s a great idea, people would still want to watch it. It’s not the graphics or the cinematography; it’s not the camera work or lighting that makes a product.

Once you make it palatable for public consumption, people will like it.

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You mentioned earlier that you do commercials. Is there any particular one you’ve done that stands out?

I’ve done quite a few; one for Mouka Foam and about three others for First Bank. The one that stands out is one of the commercials I shot for First Bank, which is about opening an account

Hold a true friend with both hands.

together?

Getting the concept usually takes the most time. Like I said earlier, I don’t pick up concepts; I get inspired by them. Sometimes, they don’t come immediately and I just have to wait for them.

But once I get the idea, I do the costing and send it to the client.

So, let’s say, it takes a week to put everything together. If it’s an elaborate video, I try not to shoot for more than two days.

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Have you worked with everybody you’ll like to work with? Also, are any musicians in Nigeria you’ll like to work with?

I’ll like to work with Davido, because he seems like an exciting, energetic character. I’ll also like to work with 2Fac and Sound Sultan. There are a lot of people I’ll like to work with but for now, I’m just drawing blanks.

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Who were the people you looked up to in the film world while growing up?

Mine was different. I didn’t know this was my calling until I went to film school. I actually went to film school to be a director for television and it was my supervisor that told me that I had a knack for telling stories (I was well into my 20s then). I grew up watching a lot of movies and musicals. That was the kind of person I was. I didn’t think I was going to go in this direction.

If there was anything that I thought I’ll be, I thought I’ll be a singer or music producer.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the courage to do either. So, ever since this gentleman told me I had a knack for telling stories, that has been all I wanted to do.

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As someone who’s been around for more than 13 years, what advice would you give

― African proverb

45 other females who want a career in the media?

I’ll say ‘don’t be afraid to dream’. I dream like a naïve person. To me, everything is possible. When I get knocked down, I give myself a little time to be depressed about it and I always have a ‘Plan B’. if all you need is a break, do all you can to get that break. You might have to reduce that break; sometimes you might not be paid because you want that break. Once you get that break, you have to put in a 1000 per cent because you might not get another chance.

Another thing is that it’s a sexless industry. Hard work will always get you the recognition you deserve. Also, remember that beauty doesn’t take you anywhere; it is what you have in your palm that does that. Have no excuse when it comes to work.

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Was there any video you saw while growing up that made you decide you wanted to be a director?

If I had to pick, it’ll be Michael Jackson’s You Rock My World directed by Paul Hunter. I mean, the extended version of the video is like a movie. The lighting, acting and story-line were simply amazing. It’s one of my favourite videos in the world.

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In Nigeria, which video director’s work do you

admire?

I like a lot of Clarence [Peter]’s work for Illbliss and Suspekt.

Suspekt is another person I’ll love to shoot for. I’ll give a limb to shoot for Suspekt – but Clarence probably has a monopoly on that.

I’ll also like to shoot for Illbliss, because of his understanding of his good understanding of the music industry.

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What’s your relationship with Banky W and EME

Records?

Banky is like my brother.

I met him before he became big, though we are not as close anymore. We’ve never dated and, come to think of it, I don’t think Banky W has ever found me attractive. It’s weird when people say we are compatible. I can understand why people group us together, though, because we travel together and all that. I also have a relationship with his label now, because I work with Niyola (one of his signees) a lot.

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RayZ,J’Beyonce s ‘Interesting’ to Kim And Because Kanye ‘It Jay SkippedGift ‘Kimye’ Wedding Music royalty Jay Z and Beyonce allegedly skipped Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s wedding, because it reportedly wasn’t classy enough. According to a new report, the duo are not impressed that Jay Z’s close pal Kanye married the reality TV star – who shot to fame after her sex tape was released and due to the ratings of her successful family reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians – and refused to attend the nuptials in Italy back in May. A source told the New York Post’s Page six: “They are guarding their status like hell. Beyonce wasn’t going to allow a Kardashian to climb her socially and Jay didn’t want Kanye with Kim – he thinks it’s bad for business.

I think Jay lost a little respect for Kanye there,” said the insider, adding that “it’s not who they hang out with, it’s who hangs out with them”.

Joe Jackson Writes Open Letter To Janet Jackson

The father of the Jackson 5 and Janet Jackson, Joe Jackson, took to his website to pen an open letter to Janet, telling her that though he’s never said it, he’s very proud of her. Who knew big Joe was such a ‘softy’?

“Janet, the youngest in the family, is very smart.

She was more like a tough kid. She was real rough. I mean she was rough. What do they call them… yes … tomboy(s). She was a tomboy. She could whop all the girls. [She was] Really rough and really, really smart. She is really easy nowadays. She has mellowed. She is now married and living a good life with her husband. I am happy for her and wish her nothing but the best! I never tell you this, but I am proud of you Janet.”

The Problem Of Nigeria Is Nigerians – Sound Sultan

In a recent interview with NET, popular musician Lanre Fasasi aka Sound Sultan took a different approach to the nation’s many problems. According to him, the problem of Nigeria is Nigerians.

“Most of your songs have been about the situation of the country, which is good. What will you say are the problems facing this country and how do you think we can reform the state of the nation? You realise that, whenever we point an accusing finger at the government, it points back at the masses.

We have a common enemy, which is the government. But we fail to realise that we are a part of the government. Even if we are not at the reign of power at the moment, one day we will get there.”

Akon, Wale Perform At Wizkid’s NYC Concert Sometime in the past, musician WizKid said he was going international. Few believed him. However, to confirm his ‘international’ status, the singer held a concert in New York City’s Irving Plaza on July 27, 2014. Not only was the concert hall filled to capacity, WizKid thrilled his fans even more when he brought on stage two of America’s biggest acts, Akon and rapper Wale. The Senegalese-born singer and US-born Nigerian rapper performed songs like I want to Love You and Clappers, to the delight of the audience.

I Can Never Act Nude – Eniola Badmus Popular Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus aka ‘Gbogbo Bigs Girls,’ has vowed never to go nude in any movie. Badmus made her stance on the issue known during a recent appearance on the talk-show Rubbin’ Minds hosted by Daphne Akatugba. “I can never go nude, even if they offer me one million dollars. I can’t bring the name of my family [down] to [the] mud,” she said. Badmus also debunked the news making the rounds that she is about to go on a weightloss programme.

“My size frame is a major one. We really do not have people in the industry who have my size. Even if I want to lose weight I will not want to go down so much, because it will spoil my brand. I may just lose one or two sizes. Losing my weight will not make me who I am.

I do not want to drag with size 10 people in the industry. They are much,” she said.

If rumours currently making the rounds are anything to go by, Kim K’s younger model sister, Kendall, is ‘dating’ singer Trey Songz. Kendall and Trey were reportedly seen at a recent charity bowling event flirting and being all touchyfeely. Guess the Kardashian women have a thing for black brothers.

Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner Gerard Piqué are reportedly expecting their second child together. The 37-year-old singer and her soccer player partner who already have 19-month-old son Milan together are said to be overjoyed at the prospect of becoming parents again later this year.

TiSPY

Which actress said she can never act nude?

I Enjoy Being A Mum – Annie Idibia Annie Idibia, the wife of 2Face, enjoys everything about being a mother.

In a recent interview with a national daily, the actress and mother-of-two opened up about life as a mother, her relationship with 2Face’s other kids and many more.

“I enjoy being a mum. God has blessed me with two wonderful kids. It’s wonderful, though tasking, stressful and, sometimes depressing, especially when you are a working mum. But I try to create time to be with my kids, no matter [how busy] my schedule [is]. I make sure I am always involved in my daughter’s school activities.”

On her relationship with her husband’s other kids, she said, “I don’t have stepchildren; they are [all] my kids. They are innocent, smart and adorable kids. We have a good family relationship with our kids in America and Nigeria. Zion has a great sense of humour. He is always attached to his sister, Isabel. They are age mates and they always disagree to agree in love. It’s fun watching them stay together whenever they come to their family home and I really appreciate their mothers for their great understanding and, their father, for making our children his priority in life.” Loving, understanding words, don’t you say?

The Things

THEY SAID

“If women did not exist, all the money in the world will have no meaning” –Musician Solid Star “Prostitution should be legalised in Nigeria” –Musician Maheeda

FLiRT “Exercise, eat well, comb your hair and you’ll get better sex” ALERT –Media personality Funmi Iyanda

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Did you know that Afrobeats singer and son of music icon Fela, Seun Kuti, has performed at 66 live shows this year?

Amazing right? The musician made this known in a recent post on Twitter.

OUR EAR-ON-GROUND

During a recent question and answer session with fans on Twitter, actress Omotola JaladeEkeinde disclosed that she thinks Jim Iyke is the best dressed man in Nollywood. Do you agree? Send your answer to the phone number at the bottom of this page (text only).

Was The Dorobucci Video That Bad? “Dorobucci…Don Dorobucci”. So goes the first line of the Don Jazzy-produced song for Mavin Records, Dorobucci. To say the song is a hit is an understatement.

It is a mega, super, massive hit! If that is established, why are fans far from satisfied with the video of the song? To better understand this situation, one must first understand the psyche of the ordinary Nigerian music-lover.

First off, the average Nigerian musiclover is tired. Yes, tired! “Tired of what?”

You may ask. The Nigerian music-lover is tired of the ‘rubbish’ being released these days in the name of music videos. Once a video is about to be released, you can guess its contents. If there is no scene where scantily clad girls are gyrating, you can be sure to see one where some heavy partying is going down. If there is no party scene, you can expect the artiste

PUBLiC DiSPLAY

in a scene singing while a lovely, scantilyclad lady caresses every part of his body.

Does this mean there are no more creative video directors in Nigeria? Of course, not!

But sometimes, the pressure to deliver the market standard (in our case, girls shaking their bum bum) is so much that instead of releasing a world-class video, artistes now go for videos loved by marketers.

Whatever is wrong with the Nigerian entertainment industry is a story for another day.

According to film-maker and critic, Charles Novia, the video (for Dorobucci) was not good for a number of reasons: – The concept of the video was skewed and the location of the video had ‘issues’ (why was it not shot in Nigeria by the way?). The choreography in the video needed some Nigerian flavour, seeing as

“Nigeria, I love you” –Entertainment mogul P. Diddy

some of the Mavin Records’ signees were completely overwhelmed in the video (again, that concept of too-many girls in a particular scene).

Honestly, in from TATTLES’ perspective, the video was ‘just there’. Yes, it had neither the comedic factor of Waje’s Onye video (directed by Kemi Adetiba) nor the evident choreography of Mc Galaxy’s Sekem video (directed by Patrick Elis).

The problem with the video, in TATTLES’ opinion, was the song. We have played and danced to Dorobucci so much that much of the initial excitement one felt when the song was first released has worn out. The video was always going to be bland, irrespective of any concept evolved by Don Jazzy and the Mavin crew.

Do you agree with Charles? Send your opinion to the phone number at the bottom of this page. Text Only

Rapper Naeto C and his wife recently welcomed their second child – a girl – on July 25, 2014. The couple has also posted the first pic of their bundle of joy.

Kokomaster D’banj is rumoured to be in love again. The singer who is said to have had romantic links to Genevieve Nnaji, Tonto Dike and Jennifer Obayuwana, amongst others, is now rumoured to be dating the daughter of billionaire businessman Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, Adama Indimi. But Tattles and many others can’t stop wondering: “is Adama the one?” Only time will tell.

TiP FOR “Life isn’t about getting and having; it’s about giving and being” THE TOP – Kevin Kruse

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RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOU, BY ME

Pros, Cons Of Dating More Than One Man

co s y raz z y @ ya h o o. co m

I’m an impulsive guy with an insatiable thirst for adventure. This is all about my dalliances & escapades.

A Huge Discovery I laid my head on my desk. My head was banging; it was as if Thor had taken a hammer to my head.

I was seeing starts and, just as I was about getting up to go inform Bose (yes, that Bose) that I may leave for home before the close of work, Etim stood at the door.

I was seeing stars and blistering barnacles, but I managed to focus. It seemed he was covered by a rainbow-like halo, but I knew that was the headache acting up.

“Heh,heh,heh, my guy, I thought you said no em,em, during Ramaddan.” Etim was coming on again.

“Of course.”

“Then, can you explain the source of this mysterious headache, if not some extra-curricular activity which you involved yourself in some time last night?” He was also playing police with me.

I waved him off.

“Alright, go tell Bose you are about leaving, then when you get there you get some more. Lucky guy. In my own case, if there is a little squabble or if Shades catches me talking to you, I have to do some explaining before I even sniff…”

“Etim,abeg, carry your exotic erotics comot for my office, abeg. I think it’s even contributing to my headache,” I said, with my head bowed.

“Me? You know I’m now your go-to-guy. I’ve not been here long, but we click so bad; you and moi, amigo.

See, I can even talk you out of this headache and make you’ll be better.” He had gone all suave and sotto voce.

He could play doctor, as well.

“Why are you talking to me like that, are you gay?”

“Fool. Gay, with finely sculpted ladies like Nurse Tits and Shades around? Bros, warn yourself.”

I groaned.

“Sorry, I…” “You ladies should stop fraternising like girlfriends and come out to the cafeteria.” That was Zuleyat. But we called her Zully.

Etim looked at her and, before anyone could say ‘jack’, he blurted “absolute”.

“Absolute what?” Me and Zully chorused together.

“Absolute appeal,” Etim said, unfazed and pleased with himself.

“Mtcheew,” said Zully as she sashayed away. I turned my head, forcing my mind to be blank.

“Bros…” Etim started.

“Etim, haba, you will get me into trouble one day o.

Everyone’s going to think that we are birds of the same plumage …”

“That are cavorting together,” he completed.

“Whatever that means,” I retorted.

I got up and, together, we started leaving for the cafeteria, but, in no time, the rogue burst into Mase’s Bad Boy. “Bad, bad, bad, bad boy, you make me feel so good.

Bad, bad, bad, boy, I wouldn’t leave you if I could…”

It sounded good, thanks to his sonorous voice.

Shade joined from nowhere and so did Fanta and a number of other. Bose came swaying and, in no time, the whole cafeteria had become a community of hipswaying, Hip-hop lovers.

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People like Jibo, Ehis and Kam filled in with the ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’. It sounded good but I was still seeing stars.

Thor was still having a go at my head.

After a moment, Bose, made everyone cool it. She had caught the attention of the boys the most and, noticing it, she wanted to act like the big sis she was considered to be.

“MD has declared a bonus for everyone, because of our performance in the first quarter of the year.

Everyone, therefore, will get 25 per cent of his or her salary when he or she applies. If you apply after Ramaddan, today or next week, whenever, you can have it,” she said, looking at me.

Loud whoops and cheers swallowed what was left of her speech.

“Three gbosas for MD,” Kam shouted.

“Gbosa, gbosa,gbosa!” the cafeteria vibrated.

“Five gbosas for us; we made the money!” Ehis screamed.

“Gbosa, gbosa, gbosa, gbosa,gbosa!”

The environment had become charged like an SUG election hall. Spirits were high.

Etimwas on hand again: “If you like, go spend it on your girlfriends and come back broke.” Hearty, grateful laughter greeted his comment. But I could see Shade didn’t take it well.

Before anyone could say anything, he launched into Brandy’s I’m Gonna be down, singing “I’m gonna be down with you, I’m gonna be down; I think you know it’s true. I’m gonnna be doooooown…”

As everyone began to leave the cafeteria, I decided to take a little walk in the garden behind the MD’s office. True to E.T’s promise, he had chased the headache a little distance and I was feeling a little better. I smiled. Wherever did that fellow come from? He had enough charm for all the girls in the world.

I sat on one of the sculpted seats in the serene garden, as I wondered why many of us never sat in it, to enjoy its solitude. In my case, I was sitting in it for the first time and it did me real good. Who would believe there was such a beautiful ground in an office environment? I smiled and prepared to close my eyes a little when I heard some moaning and whispers.

I stood up suddenly, my headache forgotten. What was that?

I snooped around. It was coming from my left, close to the block of offices. I it was coming from an office!

I stepped carefully as I moved, peering into the office shutters, one after the other, until I stumbled on them.

My headache returned full force. I winced and held my temples. Thor was really having a nice time pounding my head to pulp. I couldn’t believe it. I stepped back as carefully and as silently as I had stepped forward, when I suddenly stumbled on a flower bed and fell. I had just seen Shade and Ehis sweating, having a go at it! Shade’s moaning was the one I heard while I tried to get amoment of quiet.

So, while Etim cheated on her, she took her chances with Ehis. I held my healing arm, as I thought to myself how people easily died for nothing.

Before the world turned into a complete confusing dating conundrum you were always monogamous, focused on one person at a time and now you want to try dating a number of people at once. Yes, it is possible if you do not have intercourse.

Dating multiple people allows you to weigh your options instead of driving yourself nuts and obsessing over just one man. However, you must know that refusing to invest all your time, energy and emotions in any single man, no matter how much he's convinced you he's Mr. Fabulous, has its perks and, of course, its issues. In this day and time, especially, when you are trying to pursue a career etc. you simply don't have time to fret about how much time he's fretting about you if you're simultaneously dating Mr. SemiFabulous and Mr. Just-okay, as well. If you are looking for a serious relationship, then you should absolutely be dating more than one man at once... you need quantity to find quality.

Now, dating more than one person at once has its pros and cons I tell you and, before entering any battlefield, you have to equip yourself with the right weapons for survival. Here are some pros and cons for you; Pro. Getting to know people intellectually, emotionally and spiritually takes time. While you're still technically single, why not expand your options?

Con. By dating multiple men, you're relying more on luck than dating experience to figure out which guys are keepers and which ones to throw back.

Pro. Dating around takes the initial focus off of one person and alleviates the stress that comes along with waiting for that phone to ring or the attention you feel you deserve. Sometimes, dating just one person at once causes you to direct too much attention towards that person at the get-go. That will send him running while you experience a huge heartache.

Con. Dating other people just to take the focus off of one person can also be a waste of time. Make sure that if you do decide to date multiple people, there must be something about each person which genuinely interests you. If you know from the beginning [that] it's a no-go, you're just wasting your time and theirs.

Pro. Fun dates with many guys keeps you in control; its gives you power which you’ve never known before. By dating more than one guy at a time, you won't waste time making emotional investments in men who do not have your best interest at heart.

Con. When you're dating around, it's wise to wait longer to be sexually intimate. That can be frustrating for both of you – if this is what dating is to you of course.

Pro. Dating multiple men can be a great way to understand the qualities of the person you desire. By paying close attention and using insight on your dates, you can learn a lot about what you need [or don’t] in a partner. You should have a way to compare and get what you really want from a relationship.

It’s a tough world out there today and dating hasn’t become any easier. Now, remember, I am not encouraging sex with multiple partners, especially as that is another matter entirely. What I am encouraging is a fair chance to find the right fit for you in an otherwise cold world. If you focus so much on just one person who is yet to commit to you, you are creating a recipe for disaster. You deserve the best and if you have the means to get it, why settle for any less? Go forth and enjoy a new world that awaits you.

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Nigeria, Ghana Indigenous Automobile Brands Rock The Waves Stories By Samson Echenim, Lagos, with agency report

In West Africa, the year 2014 marks a turning point for its new automobile manufacturing industry experience.

Nigeria and Ghana are leading the subregion in re-writing the history of automobile manufacturing.

With Nigeria’s revised National Automotive Policy (NAP) coming into force, indigenous vehicle brands from an indigenous auto manufacturer, Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Company Limited, have hit the roads.

The company expects to roll out from its Nnewi plants prestigious brands such as the Fox City sedan and a sport utility vehicle, the Amazon.

The Innoson vehicles have gone wild in the country and are seen in neighbouring West African countries already with plans to begin commercial exportation to countries in the region soon. Innoson’s Fox, with 1.5 litre Mitsubishi engine and 5-speed manual/4speed automatic transmission, and the 2.0 litre Amazon SUV are the fore-runners of a total of five passenger vehicles expected to be rolled out of the Nnewi plant before the end of 2014.

The chairman of Innoson Group of Companies, Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, who gave insights into the activities of the company said Innoson-badged vehicles are genuinely indigenous, because apart from being made in Nigeria, they bear a

Nigerian name, and not the monogramme of any foreign auto brand.

“Americans are proud of their Ford and Cherolet; in India, Tata and Maruti are respected, promoted and patronised by both the government and the citizens because those brands are truly Indian in presence and in name; and in Malaysia, Proton, which is also indigenous to that country, is loved as the national car brand.

“In the Nigerian auto industry, there is no other made-in-Nigeria vehicle that bears a local name apart from Innoson. Others are foreign brands, though made in Nigeria. If you go to Europe, America and Asia or anywhere outside this country, you won’t see any vehicle called Innoson, because the name does not exist in any other place in the world except here,” Chukwuma said.

Commercial vehicles brands, ranging from mini buses and high capacity mass transit models, to pick-ups, as well as refuse disposal vehicles, are already known to have come from the Innoson stable.

Ghana’s Kantanka Automobile Company Limited, producers of Kantanka vehicles in June this year announced plans to produce the brand of vehicles in commercial quantities for the Ghanaian market in the fourth quarter of 2014 after the successful installation of its assembling plants at Gomoa Mpota in its Central Region. The facility is expected to have about 150 vehicles made up of pick-ups and SUVs unveiled to the general public.

Volkswagen Moves To Overtake Toyota As Global Auto Leader Volkswagen is poised to overtake Toyota Motor Corporation as the global leader in vehicle sales, with a rapid expansion drive in China, the world’s biggest auto market, as Toyota curbs growth to focus on shoring up quality.

Toyota has been reigning at the top spot in the auto industry for two years running but for the full year, IHS Automotive expects Volkswagen to sell 9.91 million vehicles as against Toyota’s 9.47 million.

Volkswagen, which sold 3.27 million vehicles in China last year, is planning to invest £18.2 billion ($24.4 billion) between 2014 and 2018 in new plants and products there together with its Chinese joint venture partners.

Toyota said yesterday that its first-half group-wide global sales rose by 3.8 per

cent, having sold 5.097 million vehicles, achieving a record for first-half sales as its reign at the top of the global auto industry comes under threat from Volkswagen.

Toyota’s overseas sales in the first half rose by 2.9 per cent to 3.85 million vehicles.

The Volkswagen group, however, sold 4.97 million vehicles between JanuaryJune, up by 5.9 per cent from the same period a year ago. This excludes figures from truck makers Scania and MAN, which will be released on July 31.Volkswagen said its total first-half sales stood at 5.07 million vehicles while that of Toyota was 4.83 million, although it added that Toyota could end up outperforming its projections in the Middle East and Africa.

Renault Faces Decline In Emerging Market Growth France’s major automobile producer, Renault automobile company, forecasts a further drop in car sales in Russia, its emerging market stronghold due to turmoil stemming from the Ukraine crisis.

Although Renault earlier forecast was a 10 per cent drop, the automaker said the Russian vehicle market might even become weaker than its earlier estimate for the full year, accelerating a first-half decline of 7.6 per cent.

Renault is particularly exposed to Russia because along with its Japanese partner, Nissan Motor Company, it controls OAO

AvtoVAZ, the maker of Lada models and the country’s largest carmaker. The company recently perfected a dealership deal with Nigeria’s auto representative, Dana Motors, to manage its prestigious brands in Nigeria.

According to Bloomberg News reports, Renault, Europe’s third-largest car maker fell the most in more than three months.

“We are probably a little too optimistic.

There’s a risk that it will be worse,” the chief performance officer, Jerome Stoll, said regarding the company’s earlier forecast of a 10 per cent decline.

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The Origin Of Gbagyi's (6)

By M.R. Is’haq

Women may not appeal direct, but only through their husbands. (a) Bori includes many superstitions, one of which is practiced by the women and results in a state of hypnotism, as a result of hypnotism induced by drinking a certain medicine. The medicine is also helpful in curing diseases, thanks to powers attributed to a number of spirits. It is common to many Gbagyi tribes. (b) Another is casting an evil spell over some enemy. A speckled pullet is brought to the priest of that Bori who, after receiving a fee, sacrifices it, performs incantations and calls down vengeance on the enemy and his family. The circumstance is known to them and, unless peace is made, the accused man often falls ill and dies.

Ordeal, in the form of gwaska, was given by the Sarkin Gwaska – if innocent, the man vomitted and the complainant’s property was held forfeit; if guilty, he died and his family was sent to the Zaria slave market. This has been abandoned for another form. The suspected party must now pass across ashes at the threshold of the complainant’s dan-daki (Maigirro shrine). They believe sickness will result if the man lies on his conscience.

Certain animals (the crocodile, python and bush cow for example) are regarded as sacred in certain towns and are always associated with the spirits of the dead. Baobabs or other large trees are worshipped, in common with certain natural objects, such as a big rock or deep river. They are probably regarded as emblems of spirits.

As an illustration of the sanctity of natural objects there is, at Esse, in the Paiko District, a large rocky hill behind the town, which the inhabitants regard as their ‘chief’ and the head-man is not allowed to usurp this rank. As it is the right of the chief alone to have the big drum beaten within the town, this also is forbidden to the head-man, least the hill-chief, whose drums are thunder, should think his right was being usurped. There was an incidence when galadima – head-man – was drunk one evening and ordered the big drum to be sounded, that all might know he was not only galadima but ‘chief’. It was done, but that night there was a great thunderstorm and when the people came to the head-man’s house the next morning he was lying dead on the threshold.

In Kuta, the supreme god is known as Sheshu or Soko, but as he is too great to take an active interest in their affairs they do not worship him, but devote themselves to the propitiation of Maijiro, who can, if mischievously disposed, prevent crops from reaching their maturity, bring disease and cause persons to be bewitched. All important rites are carried out at night, when no woman

A Gbagyi homestead. photo by Patrick Ebi-Amanama

may be present. Were one to see Maijiro, death or barrenness could result.

A festival is regularly observed at the sowing and again at the reaping season.

The priest –fatauchi – officiates in ceremonial garb, robed in a kilt of flowing grass, his body smeared with clay. Women may not be present, because were one to see the priest she will die, unless the crime was confessed, beer brought to the priest and absolution obtained.

When the chief eats the first-fruits of the crop, he practices tsafi, so that sickness may not fall upon his town. In the case of an epidemic the priest assumes his official robe and cries out, “Eheu, sickness, go, leave our village, that the village may find health,” and when fowls have been killed and beer brought, he says, “The village has found health, sickness has been driven away and has gone; anyone who is ill [should] come and health will be given him.” When the people have saluted him and thanked him for driving away sicknesses, he dismisses them and goes home.

There is a temple in each village, which is usually situated in a forest (kurmi) on the outskirts of the township. The outside wall is frequently ornamented with different colours and shells. Inside, there is a mud screen ornamented with shells, porcupine quills and facsimiles of animals in clay, such as a crocodile.

The priest’s robe, the drum of death and a small drum hang from the roof, while horns, tortoise-shells and a sling – with which to carry the bric a bric – are also kept there.

The chief religious festival of the Kushaka Gbagyi is the Amomo. It is celebrated for four days during the planting season and, again, after the guinea-corn harvest. It is confined to men ) presides and the Badakka (or over the ceremonies. A minor festival, Kalma, inaugurates the burning of the grass. Iya (or the eldest princess) makes fura, which is taken to a spot on the hill behind the Sarki’s compound,

The village has found health, sickness has been driven away and has gone; anyone who is ill [should] come and health will be given him where a libation is made and a he-goat killed. The flesh is eaten by the participants in the ceremony.

They have a sacred sword, which passes from sarki to sarki and is never seen by any but the reigning sarki and the Sarkin Lau (the guardian of the sword). It is kept hidden in a special hut within the chief’s compound and is consulted on important occasions – as is common in Alawa and Birnin Gwari.

Oath is taken on these swords (takobin sarki) or on the sun and their aid may be invoked in a recognised formula.

Kusharki and Kwongoma possess corresponding weapons – the former a sword, the latter a knife – which is worn on the arm. These are worn during all ceremonial occasions.

The people are very reticent on the subject.

In Nasarawa State, the customs are interwoven with those of the Koro, as are probably their religious beliefs.

A god, Shekohi, is worshipped in some parts, but in Abuja (Barden Sarki) and Jangella, Mama is the principal god.

The temple is a grove called Dawiyaakun, where goats, sheep and dogs are sacrificed at times of festival or by individuals in thanksgiving, when much beer is consumed. In Abuja, as at Kuta, the priest dons a kilt of grass and rep-

If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.

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...Smile cost nothing but it gives much.

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resents the god on these occasions, dancing in a clear space round which he has lit a fire. Three young men join him as representatives of the three minor deities; Agorebi, Kakayi and Abwali.

No women are allowed outside their compounds when a festival is going on.

Ordeal is given in the name of Mama, when the guilty swell and die.

Each individual male Gbagyin Yamma worships a personal god (or guardian spirit) whose shrine is in a special tree in the forest (kurmi), where offerings of fowls and beer are made.

Should a man fall sick, a member of his family goes to the tree of his spirit and prays for his recovery.

The Gbagyi believe in an omnipotent god, whose office is to punish. Therefore, in times of bad harvest, famine and war, they make incessant supplication, while in times of plenty, they do not think it necessary to trouble.

Conlcuded Additional information from ‘Northern Nigerian Tribes, Provinces and Emirates’ (edited by C.L. Temple) was used in this write-up.

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Condolence My sincere heartfelt condolences goes out to the former Minister of the FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and his family on their tragic loss. May God grant you the grace to deal with this loss. Take solace in the fact that we came from Him and to Him we must all return.

The Gift Nigerians really crack me up with our triple standards. If there is any country on this earth that has an understanding of the effect of money on people no matter the circumstance; it is the Nigerian! When you invite people to visit you, after hosting them, don’t you see them off with gifts of good tidings?

We all go through the routine of turning down the (highly anticipated) gift especially if it is in an

envelope, squeezed mysteriously or jocularly thrust at us. Now the Presidential gift of N22.4m or so has generated furore to the extent the ‘Bursar’ missed some parents!

The spokesperson of Kibaku Association dissociated itself from any financial transactions with the FGN but acknowledged that money have been shared and received by the parents. Now someone, some people are crying wolf. The ideal situation would have been for none of the parents or the escapee girls to have collected the money but these people have gone through a lot in the last few months that unless we are in their shoes we can’t fully comprehend the gravity. They have a right to their decision to accept the money. My own is that the 10 parents that were short-changed should be given their due except of course they turned it down. ‘Bursar’ over to you.

The Rise Of Teenage Female Suicide Bombers In the last couple of days we have seen a sudden change in the tactics of terror, where teenage girls have been used to attack. Where are these girls been recruited from? How many have been recruited? What are the girls being told? Are the

girls even aware of what is happening to them?

Where are their parents? Has any reported that their daughter is missing? Are our security agencies ready for this latest method?

I hope that these girls are not the CHIBOK girls.....

Remember i spoke about those pesky lower dollar denominations? Well, apparently our intelligent Nigerians have thought of a way to make use of them since the bank doesn’t acknowledge them, and we find them a nuisance; the trolley service cashiers don’t. If a customer approaches the trolley service ,to get a trolley, and the conversation is, Sister, I need trolley with ‘jaguda’ behavior, the cashier will respond briskly; N200.

However if the conversation starts out, (clear clipped different sounding accent) ‘excuse me, how do I get a trolley?’ ; a job has come.

Cashier: ‘Do you have naira? It is N500’ Client: ‘No, I don’t have but I have $20’ Cashier: ‘don’t worry, I can change it for you at N100 to (the) dollar’ Client: ‘great! Good deal too’ Deal sealed, exchange made at N2,000 for $20. * You do know what happens next to those pesky lower denominations, don’t you? Then the lower denominations after the journey will be sold to us at the same rate as the higher denominations. Only here, only here.

Mr Megarice Has Been Arrested!

It warms my heart to no small measure when our crime fighting agencies are able to catch criminals; amateur, career or circumstantial ones. However, when large sums of money are involved in a crime like this, the consolation of an arrest is brief and the question remains, ‘where is the money?’ One thing that seems certain for Mr. MEGARICE is that the commodity will soon arrive, it will be sold and he will pay every investor every single kobo. The problem is that he has said that every single month. In these tough times, against all logic there is hope that the monies owed investors will be recovered. At least he is off the streets Look out for more Ponzi schemes, times are hard, people hungry, desperate and daring.

Brought Back, ‘Now And Alive’ The singleness of purpose that the Cameroonian’s showed in the rescue of not their Vice President or even their President but a spouse is to be admired. It was swift and to the point; no long

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grammar. The operation took the lives of no fewer that 16 of their operatives but it didn’t stop the execution of their singular purpose; to bring back Oga’s madam ‘now and alive!’ Two days

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later she was back in the arms of her loving husband.

For the families of the slain soldiers, grief; true but they executed their mission and I am sure the Government will cater to the

families left behind and honour the memory of the soldiers. I believe that if it had been 200 Cameroonian girls abducted, we would have seen a plan being executed.

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Sama’ila Aliyu: A Unique Public Servant

BY DICKSON ONJEWU

If there is one public servant who deserves accolades for serving his country and region diligently, that man is the Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Sama’ila Aliyu. For anyone who has been opportune to come across him, one thing that sticks out about this cross-border business administrator is his fervent professionalism and his managerial skills.

Born in October, 1969, in Makarfi, Kaduna State, Aliyu had his first taste of Western education at Modoji Primary School (now in present-day Katsina State) from 1974 to 1980, before proceeding to the Government Secondary School, Kagoro (also in Kaduna) for his General Certificate of Education from 1980 to 1985. His quest for further education saw him obtain a pre-degree certificate from the prestigious Bayero University Kano, in 1985, and a BSc. in Business Administration from the same university in 1994. He capped it off with a master’s degree in Business Administration.

Determining to go the extra hog, Aliyu also obtained a master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from the famous Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the year 2000.

A top-notch banker who has cut his teeth by availing members of staff of various banks across the country for over 14 years professional training –

starting from the glamorous Guaranty Trust Bank as an executive trainee, where he rise to become an assistant banking officer; before moving onto the prestigious Access Bank as senior banking officer – his outstanding accomplishments with NUB International Bank Limited, First Inland Bank Plc, Fin Bank Plc and Hamdala Micro Finance Bank Ltd are achievements every professional banker will aspire to have in his or her resume.

His working experience as a civil servant cut across two states – Bauchi and Kaduna states. The fact that he is not a native of Bauchi State did not deter the executive governor, Dr. Isa Yuguda, from appointing him his senior special assistant on economic development, a post he held conscientiously and through which he contributed positively to the state’s socio-economic well-being. This, no doubt, prompted the present executive governor of Kaduna State Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yaro to, first, appoint him as his principal private secretary (PPS) and, subsequently, saddle him with the cumbersome task of overseeing the state’s finances, a position which he is presently and diligently occupies.

As a professional and a public servant, Aliyu’s conspicuous zeal for professionalism and his ability to deliver when it matters most make him stand out wherever he has found himself. I believe this could be attributed to his remark-

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able record of overseeing some lucrative business developments and aiding in the creation of a comfortable commercial climate in the state.

A prolific writer with an enigmatic way of expressing himself, Aliyu’s intelligent use of words has seen him author books like The Biography of Chief of Kagoro: Mallam Gwamna Awan and Tarihin Shehu Shagari (the biography of Nigeria’s first civilian president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, written in the Hausa language).

The Role of Promotional Activities in the Marketing of Products and Services, The

Role of Sales Promotion in the Marketing of Bank Products and Service are among some of his unpublished works.

No doubt, this distinguished public servant has carved out his name boldly in the minds of many of those who have been quite opportune to cross his path. It is, therefore, no gainsaying to say that the best way to express one’s admiration for Aliyu is to let the world have a candid view of this true, affable Nigerian who has, over the years, happily served his state, his country and his people.

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Nasir Yammama Thought Outside The Box To Wear The Crown

BY ABAH ADAH

In an agriculturally endowed Nigeria where young people hardly think of anything to do with agriculture, Nasir Yammama, a Nigerian postgraduate student of Creative Technology Middlesex University, United Kingdom, an indigene of Katsina state, has emerged first place winner in the British Council’s Enterprise Challenge competition for his innovation that will immensely contribute to the development in the sector.

Yammama won the U.K. leg of the competition, out of over 2,000 contestants, with his invention of a farming support application that can help farmers with information about weather and how to take care of their farmlands.

Yammama, on July 1 had a mentoring session with renowned entrepreneur and chairman of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, as part of the reward for the competition. He is also to attend entrepreneurship training at the Branson Centre for

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Entrepreneurship in South Africa.

In a statement posted on its website, the British Council noted that “Nasir’s ability to think outside the box and develop digital solutions to everyday problems has earned him the respect of his peers and prizes and various international competitions (e.g. Oracles Thinkquest, Digital Peers International’s Digites etc.)”

In a statement, the judging panel ex-

pressed surprise over the uniqueness of Yammama’s ingenuity. “What struck us about Nasir was that unlike a lot of young people his age, he is actively thinking about solutions to Nigeria’s current problems and he has taken a different perspective to what he believes this solutions might be,” they averred.

According to the statement, at the moment the Nigeria agricultural sector is one of the most underfunded with the greatest potential to boost the country’s economy. And in terms of the question asked, Nasir proved that that not only is he aware of the current issues, his proposed product seeks to plug into and piggy back on the foundation of recently launched government initiatives.

“His product is a knowledge sharing mobile application which seeks to ensure that Nigerian farmers make informed decisions about their business based on what is available to them in their local environments, for example the farmers will receive information about the best soil

A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.

― Lesotho Proverb

types to use for their various agricultural products, weather and its effect on crops etc.,” the statement further said.

The Panel also expressed happiness for embarking on the journey with Yammama and concluded thus: “This product is very much in the developmental stages, but we are excited to embark on this journey with Nasir. He proved to us during his presentation and board interview that he has done his research and we look forward to what the future brings and will support him in any way we can.”

In his reaction to winning the prize, Mr. Yammama said that he’s thrilled to have emerged winner in the keenly contested competition.

“I was very delighted when I received a letter notifying that I’ve emerged the first place winner of the competition in UK. But then, such delight always comes with a certain responsibility. It has challenged me to work harder and stay focused on my goals,” he said.

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So Much On The Attempt On Buhari’s Life

I am not a fan of Nyesome Wike, Nigeria’s minister of state for education, just as in the early days I saw Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State as a hero at a point in time but no more. Both men, as far as I am concerned are just opportunists relishing God’s mercy on their lives.

Few days ago, Wike who seems to distaste decorum, was at it again claiming that no one could stop his governorship ambition – not even the president, he was reported to have said.

While Nigerians might have condoned some of Wike’s acts in the past, obviously operating with ‘presidential cover’, for him to have boasted that the Ogonis, Andonis, Opobos, Bonnys and even the Akuku-Toros had no individual to challenge him for the governorship of Rivers State, to me was playing God. Lest he forgets, he was just a chief of staff before political convenience shot him to the politics in Abuja. I thought a serious politician would rather strategise and walk his way up and not be stoking up hatred.

Guess the ‘cover’ he has gotten over time in Rivers has got him gonebunkers!

Folks like Alhaji Asari Dokubo have opened up new vistas on the bomb blast which attempted to snuff life out of APC’s national leader and former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari. I read newspaper reports, opinions and have watched and listened to both television and radio

commentaries over whether Buhari was targeted or not by the state. The raiding of villages in Borno State cannot be more different from that of the power players in the country.

In my opinion, let us not throw banters, lets thank God for sparing Buhari’s life whilst collectively working on how to bring this monster called terrorism to an end in Nigeria.

Stan’s Memo

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life – Charles Darwin

When Did We Get Here?

When I was handed the responsibility of anchoring this page months ago, never did the crafters or even my humble self think that week in week out I would be discussing security issues as part of the nation’s political dynamics. But here we are, it just wouldn’t add up if this page goes every week without the mention of the threat to our lives as individuals and of course as a nation.

And with the speed of light, our lifestyles are changing by the day. Caution is the reigning word on the lips and minds of all Nigerians, especially for those of us living in the North. Life is no longer fun. Hardly is there any family in the North and by extension across the country that has not been affected by the state of insecurity in the country.

It is even more alarming that one can’t be more careful as the deaths in Kaduna and Kano recently, perfectly depict. It may just be that you are a poor trader passing by, or a cyclist or student trekking back home.

It may just be that you are at the petrol station to buy fuel or kerosene as in the case of the Kano Victims or it may just be that you had set out for a journey like General Muhammadu Buhari was before he was attacked. All that is needed for one’s life to be snuffed out is for he or she to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.

And if compared with the brazen attacks

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that insurgents launch at communities and barracks to kill, maim and wreck havoc, then the seeming worthlessness of life today in Nigeria would be appreciated. Life indeed has lost its value in Nigeria. We are only now living at the mercy of God. And the more we hope for a reprieve, the more hope we lose.

I just wanted to ask; “Do we leave the fight against Boko Haram and face the threat of Ebola virus or do we continue with the Boko Haram challenge and allow Ebola to play second fiddle or we actually fight both at the same time or abandon both?

Seriously speaking? I don tire!

Where Is Gusau And Dasuki?

Need anyone be told that Nigerians are getting fagged out by the day as regards the continued spate of terrorists’ activities in the country.

Gradually and unconsciously we are slipping into states like Afghanistan, Somalia and a host of other countries where human lives makes no meaning.

No one is safe and except the Almighty says it isn’t your time to leave mother earth, anyone could just fall victim of the rampaging bomb blasts in the country.

With the latest adoption of female suicide bombers by terrorists to unleash mayhem, it is clear that the insurgents are well ahead of us in terms of strategizing and tactics.

But in all of these, where is the minister of defence, Aliyu Mohammed Gusau and the national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki? It does seem that the more they keep mute the more havoc is wrecked on the citizenry and this business cannot continue like this. It is sure getting to that time! Quietness in the midst of devastating loss of lives is sure no military or security strategy. Or is it?

Power Play: Obama Vs Putin Ever since the shooting down of the Malaysian airline, MH 17, by suspected Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Ukraine, the continued silence of Russian president, Vladimir Putin, I must say is rattling

and indeed baffling.

Clearly fingered in the arming of these separatists, Putin has come under the fire of the United States president, Barack Obama who has further unleashed economic sanctions on

Russia with the support of some other countries.

As expected, Putin has lashed back at the US saying Russia was unperturbed by the sanctions being imposed on it. But given that Putin and Russia are unperturbed

by the sanctions, shouldn’t the former KGB spy be concerned about the innocent loss of lives on that callous act by the pro Russian separatists? Is another cold war in the offing?

Not every movement is progress; Some movements are just a way of burning fats! ― Israelmore Ayivor

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Rivers 2015: As Wike Ambition Affects Jonathan, PDP, APC Gains michael Oche takes a look at the gubernatorial ambition of Nyesom Wike, the current minister of state for education and how it is affecting the fortunes of his party (PDP), in the forth coming elections, giving the APC, the needed in-road.

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ew days ago in his usual character, the Minister of State for Education, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike boastfully told newsmen in his Port Harcourt residence that he has all it take to run for and win the governorship of Rivers State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In fact, the junior minister, who served as Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi between October 2007 and June 2011, said all the party’s governorship aspirants in the state put together cannot defeat him in their various wards.

Wike boastfully said; “I read a lot of things where people say, it is our turn to produce a governor.

Assuming what they are saying is correct, does is stop another person from running? What it means is that you should face the person in an election. That is the important thing. Most of them who say it is zoned to them, can they win in their local government areas?

“I can tell you that if I declare to run today, nobody, of all those that are clamouring that it is their turn, will win me in their wards. So, if you can’t win me in your ward, which person’s zone do you want to use to win the election? For example, in Ogoni where we have Tai, Khana, Gokana and Eleme, those who want to run under PDP, which of them can win me?

“Come to the riverine area, those who want to run there, I hear one Rtd Major Anyanya, which one? He won’t win me in his ward, if I want to run. Come to Opobo, who wants to run? Come to Bonny, who wants to run? Come to Akuku-Toru; I read yesterday Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack says he wants to run; Walson-Jack, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, Tonye Princewill, one Emmanuel Georgewill; which of them will beat me in their various wards if I want to run?”

It is a known fact that the minister’s comments and aspiration to run for the governorship of the state on the platform of the PDP, despite the fact that the current governor of the state, Amaechi hails from the same Ikwerre ethnic nationality, and Rivers East senatorial district with him, will certainly affect the fortunes of the state.

Already, he has pocketed the Chief Felix Obuah-led executive committee of the PDP in the state, forcing them to endorse him for the governorship ticket, and at the same time extract endorsements from some members of the House of Representatives led by Hon. Ken Chikere, as well as from about six members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Hon. Evans Bipi.

Wike’s desperate aspiration to succeed Amaechi in 2015, have divided the PDP in the state, forcing most chieftains and leading lights of the party in the state, including Senator Lee Maeba, Dr. former Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Sekibo; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, and others to shun the activities of the party in the state.

Without mentioning names, the junior minister boasted that he will defeat governorship aspirants of

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Ogoni extraction in the four local government areas that make up Ogoni ethnic nationality, and by his statements, Wike was referring to Senator Maeba, and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Don Baridam, both of whom have declared their interest to run for the governorship election on the platform of the PDP. For the riverine axis of the state, he mentioned the names of Dagogo-Jack, Walson-Jack, Princewill, LuluBriggs, Georgewill, and the rest of them, as aspirants, who cannot win him even in their respective wards, insisting that none of them are closer to the party chairmen at the ward level than him.

Wike said; “This is my game; I have been chairman since 1999. There is nobody that I don’t know in the various wards. You know that I headed the campaign of Amaechi in 2011. Is there any ward, any local government that I cannot call the politicians in each of the wards? I am not talking about the local governments, in each of the wards.

“I know those that matter; I know those that will decide what will happen. It is not by internet posting.

If I decide today that I will run for an election; I am just giving you as an example; check these local governments. Why will everybody be depending on endorsements? You don’t want to go to your various wards, your local governments to build the party and try to make the people have confidence in you and make you to win the election. Each time you leave Port Harcourt, you fly to Abuja, and you are looking for endorsement. When you have been endorsed, who will make you to win the general election?

“Mention any one of them that can tell you who is their ward chairman. As I sit here, from my (Obio/Akpor) Ward 1 to 17, I know the entire ward chairmen; I know all the party chairmen in the 23 local governments. I know the state executive committee.

I challenge them to tell me who are members of the state exco; who are chairmen of the party in the 23 local governments. How does their ward function? It is not only by going to newspapers, taking up adverts saying, it is our turn. The issue is how far have they come to make PDP to be strong for that their turn to be

realized. That is the point.”

From the look of events, Wike is out for a fight with the President Goodluck Jonathan because all those he boasted he would win in their various wards as well as powerful chieftains of the PDP like Sekibo, Maeba and Nwuche, who he forced out of the activities of the party in the state, were those that worked for the successfully election of the President in 2011, and have at various fora, declared their readiness to repeat same feat in 2015.

Another look at the minister’s allegation that the aspirants fly from Port Harcourt to Abuja, to seek endorsement, means that he was indirectly accusing President Jonathan of giving endorsements to the aspirants, as he was not happy with that.

But in very clear words, Wike dared the President, saying that not even the “President can stop me if i decide to run” for the governorship of Rivers State.

On Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack, who is the Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Power, and one of the governorship aspirants, Wike said; “The truth of the matter is that if you want to be a politician, you don’t just go to the house and begin to check how many barrels of oil wells your father has produced. You don’t say, I am in Abuja working with Mr President to check the electricity tariffs.”

It is pertinent to note that with the way and manner the junior minister is going about his governorship ambition desperately, despite several calls on him from the Presidency and chieftains of the PDP in the state not to run, he has not only created enemies for himself in Ogoni ethnic nationality, and the entire riverine communities that cut across more than 11 local government areas in the state.

Also, to many, Wike’s desperation has created factions within the PDP in the state, which he admitted during his recent interview with journalists in Port Harcourt, saying; “Yes, you know in PDP, we have camps.” The minister’s aspiration if not stopped is likely to affect the success of President Jonathan in the 2015 election in the state, considering the fact that the state is presently controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden. ~ Akan proverb

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“Emphasis Should Be On Quality, Not Expansion” Hajiya Rabia Hussaini Eshak is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). She was a Special Adviser to the Military Administrator of Jigawa State in the early 90s, and also the First and founding Rector of Jigawa State Polytechnic, now Husaini Adamu Polytechnic. Ishaq, was also a one-time Commissioner of Jigawa State Ministry of Health and Social Development. In this interview with HAUWA MAHMUD MADUGU, she emphasizes the need for more consciousness on education and youth empowerment in the north.

The recently concluded National Conference passed some resolutions to favour more women participation in politics by applying the 35 per cent Affirmative Action which means 35 per cent of elective offices at all levels be reserved for women. How do you feel about this development?

It is a welcome development but this is nothing new. Several efforts have been initiated especially by the combined action of civil society groups pushing for more women participation.

Nigeria is really well behind in this regard even on the continent. Women are yet to be giving the space to partake in decision making at all levels despite all the policies. So to me we need to see more concrete efforts put into practice as a necessary step to translate policy into real tangible increase in women’s participation ,starting from elective offices at the legislative l e v e l from local government right up to the national a s s e m b l y.

There is a significant increase in the number of ministers and other positions at the national level in recent years. The situation at the state level is still limited to one or two commissioners.

What is your general assessment on the just concluded National conference?

As we predicted, a waste of valuable time and resources that could have been channeled towards

the betterment of the quality of lives of the citizenry!

As an educationists cum politician. How will you rate the standard of education in Northern Nigeria?

The state of education in northern Nigeria is seriously below acceptable levels. We are facing a crisis situation where more than half of the worlds out of school children come from the north. Primary school enrollment is dismally low and even lower for girls.

Teacher quality and teaching conditions there are significantly poorer with pupilteacher ratios of 93:1 in Bauchi and 60:1 in Sokoto, representing north east and north west zones respectively. The rate is to 42:1 nationally. Similarly, the percentage of National College of Education (NCE) qualified teachers in basic education is only 26% in Bauchi and 42% in Sokoto, compared to 62% nationally. Thus Learning achievement is static as recent early grade reading survey revealed that less than 5% of a sample of class four pupils are able to read a four -letter word in english and hausa (2011). Teacher quality is also poor with primary school teachers performing poorly on a recent primary curriculum based test (ESSPIN 2011). Majority of teachers are not qualified to teach largely due to political patronage that encourages rewarding party loyals with appointment as teachers. Including those that are school dropouts. Teaching is always a last option to many and a stepping stone to better paying professions.

The problems are many as our teacher training institutions are too few for the demand of the sector. I am particularly concerned about the future of the region because for any meaningful development to occur, we have to give due attention to human capital development. We cannot rise above the quality of our teachers. Recent figures released by JAMB showed that only 20,000 out of about 1.5million who sat for the examination applied for entry into colleges of education. The number says a lot about our preferences against our real needs.

There is a serious disconnect between what we need and what we eventually produce.

It is also apt to note that the same people who shunned the teacher colleges eventually pick up teaching jobs they are ill-prepared for. This makes it difficult to break the vicious cycle of poor teacher capacity and low learning achievement.

For the north to record any meaningful development we need the emergence of leaders who are committed to all the tenets of good governance which are entrenched in accountability to the people. We need to give special attention to basic education to lay a strong foundation for the future, as is done in all organized countries. It is so sad that we are not able to give special attention to teachers and the education sector in general.

Government spends a lot of money on physical infrastructure, which is more about the contracts and not about the quality of

teaching and learning. Physical expansion without the requisite human capacity in place is not the solution. There are so many issues but there are also possible solutions, what we lack is the political will to do the right thing.

Are you satisfied with the level of development recorded in Kano state since the inception of this regime?

Yes, Kano state is working! I personally believe that if all our northern governors will place high premium on human capital development, the region will be brought back to a glorious path. I am particularly impressed with the impetus in the education sector, youth and women empowerment and the environment. We need to support the effort and use it to showcase the possibilities that it is possible to work for the good of all, which is the essence of democratic rule.

Do you think President Goodluck Jonathan deserves re-election in view of his performance in office?

Hmmm... Is this a question or a statement?

The president has a chance to justify a reelection bid without even campaigning. All he has to do is to address the security challenges facing the country. The story would have been different in any other country.

Its been over three months since the abduction of the Chibok girls and the federal government is still playing the blame-game politics. What is your take on this?

It is unfortunate that we are wasting time in taking decisive action to address this very unfortunate situation. With each passing day, the possibilities of rescuing these girls gets more and more remote. We must all put our heads together to look at the larger picture as our actions and inactions, will affect all of us. In this particular case, we can’t afford to waste our energies blaming each other. We are talking about the lives of 200 plus girls... this is not the time for political horse trading.

We should take a cue from our neighbors, the incidence in Cameroon. Let us burry our differences to make life better for the good of all, not just for a few. Nigeria belongs to all of us and we all deserve to live at peace no matter what our political leanings are, and no matter where we live. Without peace, we will continue to lag behind and remain backward while the whole world moves on the highest speed mode towards greater technological heights.

Do you see Nigeria having an APC president come 2015?

I believe so, but remember, Allah gives power to whom he wills. However, from all indications, APC clearly stands out as the only alternative for the country... All the indices show that APC controls the major states in the most politically conscious regions of the country, with the largest voting blocks. So much depends on Allah and our collective and sincere efforts towards the conduct of free and fair elections.

interview What do you make of the on-going impeachment stand-off in the state?

Without mincing words, I must tell you, with all sense of responsibility that the impeachment move against Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Tanko Al-makura, is not in the interest of the people. It is against the wishes of the poor masses who voted Al-makura to power in collective protests against past years of misrule which the state has been subjected to since the inception of democracy.

It is against the democratic move we are witnessing in the state, it is against the developmental strides which they have seen under this administration, it is against the unity and mutual harmony which we have started enjoying.

Don’t forget that the government has successfully used its goodwill and commitment to restore order in the state during clashes among the diverse ethnic groups in the state in the recent past. Despite this, some people, under the guise of politics, want to distort and truncate the peace we are enjoying in Nasarawa State today.

We never expected one of the two organs of government who have been working together to bring development to the state can revert to begin to work against the general interest of the state.

For all intents and purposes this impeachment saga is nothing less than a democratic coup d’état and a conspiracy against good governance.

What, in your opinion, is the primary motive behind this impeachment move by the state legislature?

It is clear that they have seen the handwriting on the wall, given the achievements of this administration and they are afraid of going to the poll with him.

Assuming they are confident enough to face this government, they would have waited. We just have seven months to go back to the polls; so, I think they just want to avoid contesting against the incumbent, because of his popularity.

Don’t forget that Al-Makura’s emergence as governor was [as a result of] a popular mass movement of the citizens of Nasarawa State who forced the PDP out of office for want of change.

Al-Makura stepped in and justified the yearnings of the people much to the chagrin of the PDP who see his achievements as a way of awakening public consciousness to the fact that they have been short-changed over the years by those they entrusted the leadership [of the state] to.

However, I can assure you that Nasarawa electorate can no longer be fooled, because they have conquered underdevelopment and are resolved not to go back to it. That said, given any other chance any day, the PDP has lost the trust of the electorates, completely.

Ethnic and religious sentiments are already being weaved into the issue. How do you think it will impact on the polity

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sues resolved, knowing that the state legislature is dominated by the PDP. Do you suspect the involvement of any external force in this impeachment move?

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‘Nasarawa Impeachment Is Conspiracy Against Good Governance’ David Nonso Ezedinma is the special adviser to the Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, on National Integration. In this interview with DONATUS NADI, he speaks on the no-love-lost situation between the governor and the state legislature, as well as other burning issues. in the state?

It is so unfortunate that some people are whipping up religious and ethnic sentiments around issues which are purely political, but I want to tell you that, as the special adviser on national integration, we have reached out to the masses. We know that there is no religious or ethnic problem in Nasarawa State; only desperate politicians fanning the embers of ethnic and religious politics because of their selfish interests. The people of Nasarawa State see themselves as one and love themselves. They have long inter-married, so the differences are artificially created by politicians, in order to achieve their aims by manipulating a gullible public.

Leadership is all about facts, figures and records, so, instead of using sentiments we should be discussing issues backed by facts and figures. Those who resort to whipping up sentiments at any given opportunity – either as ethnic or religious champions – must be

resisted because they don’t understand issues and cannot further the developmental course of the state.

Also, let me say that, in Nasarawa State, there is no dominant ethnic or religious group. Therefore, whatever political or social negotiations we must have has to be on the basis of collective interest. Christians or Muslims alone cannot produce leadership for the state, so, anyone appealing to religious sentiment is an apostle of disunity.

What is the most auspicious and civil way of resolving this impasse?

Considering that the executive and legislative arms of government have always worked together, if there is any misunderstanding there are several ways of resolving whatever the problem is. I don’t think they have exhausted all these other means before embarking on this impeachment process – because if you ask me, Al-Makura is the kind of person who wants such is-

A small house will hold a hundred friends. ― African proverb

Yes, of course. From the way things are playing out, I don’t know if the fact that the impeachment move began on the day the president visited the state is coincidental. Don’t forget [that] the last time the president was in the state was during his campaign in 2011. Coincidentally, in 2014, the day the president was in town was the same day the state legislature chose to serve the governor with the impeachment notice. That said, it is very clear that there are external forces dictating what these legislators are doing. But I want to tell you that if we continue to allow ourselves to be tele-guided from without, it will not augur well for us. Whenever we are confronted with such issues, we must try as muchy as possible to exercise patience and seek resolution process to ensure that we resolve our differences amicably.

Do you think Al-Makura still enjoys the same level of popularity which he did in 2011 in the face of such a bold move to impeach him?

Frankly, the present move by the state legislature to impeach Al-Makura has further put to test his popularity and the world can bear witness that the governor is a grassroots man. You are also about to discover that he is a man to beat, anytime, because his records are speaking for him. He has been able to give hope to the despaired in the state.

As someone from the eastern part of this country I have seen the influx of our people into the state because of the level playing ground he has afforded every one in the state, irrespective of where you come from.

What allegations are we talking about when the people have seen and testified to the leadership style of the governor? He has reformed even the very perception of those on the streets on what government and governance is all about and how it can be an instrument of change for the common good.

What do you make of insinuations that the governor may not appear before the probe panel to answer questions about the allegations levelled against him?

I want to assure you that the governor is not afraid to appear before the probe panel; in fact, he is very anxious to come out and make clarifications on some of these unfounded allegations. I can also assure you that, at the end of this investigation we will come to know who is working against the interest of Nasarawa State. People who are working against public interest will be exposed, because the governor is duly prepared to answer all the 16 charges levelled against him. Also, I can assure you that he will emerge stronger and more endearing to the people.

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In Support Of The Shi’ah Procession

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o I need to attach a caveat to this topic? Do I need to state that I am not an adherent of Shi’ism or that I do not pledge allegiance to the declarer of the Quds procession? I do not. Only someone new to my columns in this newspaper would need a caveat. What we are discussing today is beyond sectarian leanings; it pertains to, on the one hand, the plight of a people under an illegal Israeli occupation for decades, and who are now shelled by Israeli troops from air and land, killing more than a thousand of them while destroying their homes. On the other hand, it pertains to the foolhardiness of some armed servicemen (or whoever gave the orders) in shooting and extra- judicially killing largely unarmed Shi’ah protesters in Zaria. No one needs to be reminded that it was the murder of Muhammad Yusuf, in similar circumstances, that led us to where we are today with Boko Haram.

The Palestinian issue is fraught with hypocrisy and betrayal. Israel is claiming to have the nod of some powerful Muslim and Arab nations in its aggression in Gaza. That claim seems to be valid in light of the deafening silence from the most powerful Arab countries since the latest pogrom began. In fact, if you check http:// www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/arabcountries-stay-silent-death-toll-climbsgaza for example, some observers cited examples of countries who traditionally opposed Israel’s aggression and murder in the past but who have somehow remained mute even with the current Israeli shelling of Gaza.

The Rafah Border is closed by the Egyptian authorities, thus hardly will any medical or material help reach the injured.

General Sisi is doing Israel’s job better than the IDF and Mossad. Those people who supported the coup against Morsi with billions of dollars cannot be the friends of Palestine.

Even the leadership of the Inviolable Places of Worship are not spared in this allegation. Why will the imams cry in supplications during Khatmah and Taraaweeh on the plight of Palestinians, but will not speak truth to power?

I refuse to weep during such du’aa sessions, not because I do not earn sins over which I should cry, but because I could not understand why Allah is called upon to destroy the enemies of the Palestinian people, when the suppliant knows that the government he serves (and concerning which he is silent) is as guilty of the murders, and that they hate ‘Islamic organisations’ like the Muslim Brotherhood forming governments in the Arab region while supporting Israeli agendas through people like Sisi. The greatest Jihad is to speak the truth in front of a tyrant; what are these people waiting for? A revelation to that effect?

Here in Nigeria, there is no Khutbah on this issue from most of our imams. At

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a time like this, they are busy honouring Presidential Iftaar invitations. I doubt whether anyone among them drew the attention of His Excellency to plight of the Ummah and what the government should be doing on insurgency and other issues of insecurity in the country.

I have read accounts of the event of Friday, 25th of July, during which Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky lost three sons to Army bullets. I have also listened to accounts of the incidence from eyewitnesses. Whichever way you want to look at it, somebody with weapons went beyond the call of duty and broke the rules of engagement of the Army by firing at mostly unarmed people. I say mostly unarmed because from some of the information I gathered, some of the Shi’ites were armed with bows and arrows. I also gathered that what probably triggered the bloodbath was the way the procession blocked the road, which left the soldiers on an assignment stranded. When the soldiers demanded that they be let through, a melee ensued.

Sheikh Zakzaky earns my respect for his restraint in face of provocation on this issue. You only need to lose a child to the cold hands of death to understand a father’s anguish. He lost not just three grown sons, he lost many followers too.

My condolences to him.

The Nigerian government has a duty to investigate the killings transparently.

We are tired of committees; there are already organs of government saddled with the duty of investigating human rights violations; let them do their jobs.

If people are found guilty, let justice take its course. Where no misdemeanour is recorded against the military, let the world know the Army did the right thing and let all see that probity and fairness dictated the conclusions not tribe, religion or

political affiliation. Anything short of that is a disaster. The government would have thus given extremists another excuse to murder more innocent people in the name of revenge.

It has been 35 years since the Shi’ites started the Muzaaharah (demonstration) in Nigeria (Zaria being their main base).

Not once did this sort of brazen murder happen. As I stated earlier, the Shi’ites are on their own; I owe them no allegiance but even a pagan has a right to justice in Islam, not to talk of people who are largely Muslims. Only a small fraction of them have unIslamic ideologies.

All said, the procession of the Shi’ites has to do with the murderous occupation of Quds, not exactly the shelling of Gaza.

Iran, the nation to which Shi’ites worldwide look for guidance has remained mute on the killings. Palestine has a Sunni government, Hezbollah is a Shi’ite group, so it is quite

The Nigerian government has a duty to investigate the killings transparently. We are tired of committees; there are already organs of government saddled with the duty of investigating human rights violations

convenient to be silent. The demonstrations thus merely coincided with a period that has seen the death of hundreds of women and children at the hands of the Israeli Defence Front (IDF).

There is nothing more hypocritical than what the world press is doing with the reportage of Israel’s atrocities. The worst of them are the leading media houses in Nigeria and beyond. They give the picture of a harmless Israeli people being attacked by a terrorist Hamas group. Nothing can be further from the truth!

Do yourself a favour and google the name ‘George Galloway’, a British MP who has been very vocal about the atrocities Israel is committing in Gaza. While at it search for Noam Chomsky and John Pilger too. Also search for such Facebook pages like “If Only Americans Knew”, “Jews United Against the Occupation of Gaza” and other pages which share information about the beginning of the occupation of Palestine, the current massacres and why these actions are wrong.

As someone pointed out, you do not have to be a Muslim to stand up for Gaza, you only need to be human.

On the Muslim side, many do not know that there are daily protests in major European cities for Gaza in front of Israeli embassies there. The protesters are mostly Jews and Christians who believe in standing on the side of truth.

On the Christian side, there are hundreds of thousands of Christians who are protesting the on-going genocide cum ethnic cleansing. The internet is replete with blog sites, websites, Facebook pages and Twitter handles dedicated to this issue.

There are, of course, the bigots and uninformed who seem to think it is Israel’s divine right to steal land belonging to others and keep supporting Israel’s genocide. They wrongly assume that the Palestinians are only Muslims. Little do they know that the idea of Zionism has nothing to do with religion. It is a supremacist ideology propounded by atheist Jews in the early 1900s. When people do not equip themselves with information and knowledge, they run the risk of being seen as idiots.

Benjamin Netanyahu shocked US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton recently when she visited Jerusalem. She had expressed US concerns over the largely civilian casualties in the offensive on Gaza.

Netanyahu said Israel did not share that concern at all and that what they prefer, in fact, was to “maximise civilian casualties”.

He said they are conducting “surgical strikes” on schools, mosques, hospitals and children! He said further that he believed Clinton understood that very well but in the event that she did not, they owed neither the US nor anyone any explanation.

Abruptly, he turned to the shocked Clinton and shook her hands saying, ‘Welcome to Jerusalem!’

This is the mind-set of the murderers.

Qaatalahumullaah!

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Discourse with Sheikh Muhammad Mahmud Turi turimuhd@yahoo.com 07038199475 (text only)

Quds Day And Its Aftermath: Commisserating With Sheikh Ibraheem Al - Zakzaky (H)!

In the name of Allah who states “And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead; nay they are alive but you do not perceive” Q2:154 May the everlasting peace and blessings of Allah be upon His noble servant, our master Muhammad and his purified progeny.

The International Quds Day was declared

by Imam Ruhullah Khomeini (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1979 to express solidarity and unflinching support to the oppressed Palestinians and other oppressed people of the world. Ever since, it was observed, not only by the Muslims who answered the call of this great Islamic personality but all human rights activists and civil liberties organizations including the anti – Zionist Jews!

This year’s event preceded last Friday of Ramadan which coincided with 25th July, 2014, -the actual day declared by the late Imam as Protesters stormed the streets of Paris just as they did the same in central London to protest massacre of defenseless Palestinians mostly women and children for over three weeks by the merciless Israeli government.

It is imperative to acknowledge this effort for by the people in want of peace to reign and justice to prevail all over the world. l As earlier elaborated, Quds day is global and therefore commemorated by all people with sense of humanity.

Attacking The Zaria Peaceful Procession The Quds day procession was observed in most towns in the northern part of this country and some part of south such as Lagos. As the 32nd in 35 years, the commemoration of this day has been absolutely peaceful.

In fact, it was successfully concluded before the military arrived and shot live bullets at the calmly dispersing crowd.

They shot thirty one brothers and a sister from Kubanni sugarcane farms beside the roads. Among the first shot was Sayyid Mahmoud, son of sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H). He was rushed to hospital but because of the military blockade he bled to martyrdom. They also arrested some including three of the sheikh’s children -Ahmad, Hameed and Ali. Some contacts were made for their release but the commandant, one lieutenant colonel Okuh refused and after an intense torture shot Ahmad and others personally. Allah wished that Ali the youngest whose leg was forcefully broken would survive to narrate the merciless action he witnessed on his elders.

INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAAJI’UUN - to Allah we belong and unto Him is our return - was the continued expression of the sheikh over the sad story.

Here are the brief profiles of the sheikh Zakzaky’s sons innocently murdered by the military:

Shahid Ahmad: Shahid Ahmad is the eldest of the three killed. He was 24, an excellent student of Chemical Engineering in the Chinese Shenyang University of Technology to graduate next April. His moral and academic capacity has been quite impressive and commendable.

He was very enthusiastic in terms of worship and religious activities. Of a blessed memory, he spent ten consecutive nights praying hundred raka’ats each night in last year’s Ramadhan! He related very well with friends, elders and the general public with a great dose educational and leadership qualities.

three of my sons; Ahmad, Hameed and Ali. They were taken alive and in good condition.

But later on after we made contact with some people specifically the police, they helped us to locate their where about. They were taken to a military hospital in Basawa and when we demanded that they should hand them over to us, they refused but insisted on taking them to Shika hospital (themselves) and that we should collect them there. Later on, we came to know that they have already killed Ahmad and Hameed while Ali was wounded on his leg. He has compound fracture. I don’t think it was bullet wound, they broke his leg.

Up to now (then) he could not be brought back because they have blocked the roads”

Shahid Mahmoud: Shahid Mahmoud, 19 was a student of Islamic studies in the Al-Mustapha International University, Beirut. He was very popular among his fellows who greatly respect him for his very august and considerate habit. During his O level, his mates called him gentleman just as he was simply referred as Shehu at home.

His love and attachment to religious teachings and activities were generally acknowledged.

Trooping Of The Sympathiezers: After the spread of the sad news and owing to the good relation of the Islamic movement with all people at both national and international levels, sympathizers began to troop to the sheikh’s Gyallesu residence.

Of the International condolences received were those of Ayatollah Uzma Sayyid Ali Khamne’i, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, London - based Islamic Human rights commission and many others. Others include;

Shahid Hameed: Shahid Hameed, 22 was a student of Aeronautical Engineering in the Chinese Xian University. He was extra-intelligent with far greater intellectual ability comparatively related. He was very hardworking and indefatigable with strict observance of religious teachings.

On his return from holiday in Ramadhan on the 23rd night, with all the stress, he energetically prayed his hundred raka’ats recommended on the nights of majesty.

The Sheikh and their mother Malama Zeenatudden Ibraheem have described them as very obedient children. Their elder brother and sister have also described them as such, so also all that knew or interacted with them.

The Sheikh’s Conference In a press interview, the sheikh confirmed unprovoked shooting and killing of brothers after the peaceful QUDS day procession in Zaria.

“During the shooting, they have killed and wounded a lot of people including children and women. It was during that shooting that one of my son Mahmud, a student of Al-Mustapha international University in Beirut was shot. He came here for holiday at the beginning of this Ramadhan. He was shot at his abdomen. He was brought here bleeding, they wanted to take him to hospital but the soldiers have blocked the way. He therefore bled to death on the road to the hospital. Sheikh said.

He continued “among those arrested were

Centrum Initiative For Development And Human Rights Advocacy: “We therefore condemn in the strongest of terms the shooting and killing of peaceful protesters in Zaria on the 25th of July 2014 and call on for a full independent investigation of the Zaria killing by bodies charged with monitoring and reporting of human rights violations. Governments in Nigeria must know that the dark days of ruling with impunity are over and have no place in democracy. The chief duty of the state is to protect life and not take it away without authorization of the body responsible of snatching away life from citizens.

We want to use this opportunity to thank the leader of Shiite in Nigeria malam Al – Zakzaky for his restrain and calm disposition to the great loss of his sons and members. We will walk with him and his organization in their quest to seek for justice on the QUDS procession incidence. And we pray to God to forgive the souls of those killed and grant them Aljanna”. John Danfulani convener.

It is most unfortunate and sad that our security forces have not learnt their lessons on the grievous implications of cold blood killings of religious leaders or their followers

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Christian Association Of Nigeria: The Christian association of Nigeria has condemned the killing in Zaria and condoled the leader of the Islamic movement in Nigeria in a statement by its president Ayo Oritsejafor; “I particularly commiserate with the scholar over the loss of his sons and appeal to him to take solace in God who knows all things.

The demise of the scholar’s sons is most unfortunate and regrettable particularly at a time when the energy and wise counsel of all in the society is needed to tame insecurity. The president finally commiserated with other families of the deceased.

Civil Rights Congress Of Nigeria “It is most unfortunate and sad that our security forces have not learnt their lessons on the grievous implications of cold blood killings of religious leaders or their followers. ....” The unprovoked attack and killing of the members of the Islamic movement is a reprehensible and abominable act capable of triggering a wider bloodletting and endless conflict. The impunity and brigandage of our security forces undermines the peace and stability of our country and by extension the authority and credibility of the government.

Security forces established, recognized and funded by constitutional guarantees must operate within the ambit of the law and democratic tenets. It’s apt to state here categorically that Nigerians live in the fear of insurgents and the military’. He finally called on the Federal government to investigate the condemnable killings by the military” –Comrade Shehu Sani Sam Nda- Isaish, Founder, Leadership Holdings After condemning the killing and calling on the movement to go to court, he added “we commend your leadership attribute and the dignity you exemplified. We wonder how many leaders could contain this (loss) and remain calm even when they lose three of their children this way. We are very proud of this attribute. If leaders were like you the world will be a better place to live in”. He said Nigerians should never keep silent in the face of this atrocity saying that it is dangerous to remain silent in this situation.

To all those who expressed their condolences personally or by whatever means, the revered sheikh has expressed his gratitude and prayed that Allah the most high should reward them abundantly!

While prying for the endless mercy on these innocently murdered servants fasting in the holy month of Ramadhan, we pray to Allah, the omnipotent to give a befitting recompense to all with a key hand in the atrocity!

Wassalamu alaikum warahmatullah.

― Zimbabwean proverb

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Unemployment: FG, Kaduna Sign MoU To Engage 2000 Graduates

Zamfara: 2 Commissioners Resign

By BY ISAIAH BENJAMIN , Kaduna

Following the resignation of commissioner of agriculture Alhaji Malami Aliyu Yandoto from Governor Yari’s cabinet last April, two other commissioners that of commerce, Alhaji Hassan Muhammad Zurmi and that of transport, Alhaji Nasiru Zarumi Magama have also tendered their resignation to the executive governor of the state.

In his letter of resignation dated 11th July 2014, the commissioner of commerce Alhaji Hassan Zurmi, said he resigned his appointment as cabinet member to enable him have time for his family and prepare for future challenges.

But in a local Radio interview, Zurmi categorically explained that he took the decision because

In an effort to tackle the increasing spate of unemployment in the state, the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) of the federal government and that of Kaduna State government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage 2,000 graduates in the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS).

Speaking during the signing ceremony which held at the Sir Kashim Government House, Kaduna, yesterday, the leader of the federal government team, Barrister Audu Maikori, who spoke on behalf of the chairman of SURE-P, General Martins Luther Agwai (rt) explained that the scheme was meant to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country and by extension in the state.

According to him, the rate of the unemployment was largely respon-

sible for the insecurity currently ravaging the country, and assured that, with the scheme in place, the unemployed graduates would be positively engaged and kept busy.

The scheme, he said, would further reduce social vices in the society, build capacity and empower young people in the system.

He said: “The federal government will pay each of the 2,000 graduates from the state the sum of N30,000 while the Kaduna State government has agreed to augment with the sum of N10,000 totalling N40,000 monthly while the one year internship programme lasts.

Responding shortly after signing the MoU, the Kaduna State SURE-P Chairman and Deputy Governor Ambassador Nuhu Audu Bajoga on behalf of the state government, commended the initiative and described the initiative as a welcomed develop ment generation initiative, we decid-

ed to key into the scheme to get people who will work for us while we pay little.”

While reiterating that the state has large number of unemployed graduates, he said no fewer than 80 unemployed graduates will be engaged from each of the 23 local government areas.

He said, “The money to pay the internship graduates scheme for the one year by the Kaduna State SUREP is already in place and same applies to the Federal Government SURE-P. “It will be an open system, we encourage graduates from Kaduna State to log into the Federal Government SURE-P website and apply accordingly by filling the required forms” he said.

He further assured that Kaduna State Government under the leadership of Government Mukhtar Ramalan Yero would not hesitate to key into any initiative that would better the lives of the good people of Kaduna State.

By ABBA ABUBAKAR , Kabara

he could no longer continue to remain in a cabinet where he was consistently being denied the chance to exercise his official responsibilities.

He said not only himself,’’ but all my colleagues in the cabinet sincerely confess that they were facing a similar dormancy’’ he said, explaining that none of the commissioners was given the opportunity to effectively exercise his official role.

Similarly, the commissioner of transport Alhaji Nasiru Zarumi Masama who also tendered his resignation letter dated 31st July 2014, addressed to the executive Governor, did not however state reasons for his action, but simply thanked the governor for giving him the opportunity to serve in his cabinet.

Kaduna Bomb Blast Most Barbaric, Unholy – Tukur By millie ibe, Osogbo

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Former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Nigeria’s Ambassador-atLarge, Dr. Bamanga Tukur has described the recent two bomb blasts in Kaduna State which killed scores of innocent Nigerians going about their lawful and legitimate duties as “most barbaric and unholy”.

Dr. Tukur said that for the perpetrators to commit such heinous crime against humanity at this holy period of the Ramadan fasting

was most unholy and barbaric.

A statement signed by Prince Oliver Okpala, a Special assistant on Media to Tukur, quoted the former PDP Chairman as saying that no right thinking person would like to take the lives of innocent people away against the preaching and doctrines of Christianity and Islam.

He called on those behind these dangerous acts against humanity to have a re-think and return to the path of religious and social rectitude.

Death Of El-Rufai’s Son Unfortunate – Gov Aliyu

By Abu Nmodu, Minna

The governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has condoled with the former minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over the death of his son Hamza who died in an auto crash.

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary Mr. Israel A. Ebije yesterday in Minna, the Niger state governor described the loss as unfortunate, praying that Allah in His infinite mercies grant the family fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

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Aliyu therefore advised the former FCT minister to see his son’s death as an act of God. He therefore urged him to take solace in the fact that every flesh must pass through the process of death.

“It is indeed with deep sense of loss I condole with Mallam El-Rufai and his entire household over the death of Hamza. No amount of condolence message can fill the vacuum created by the demise of Hamza but it is my sincere prayers that Allah (SWT) grant the family fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”

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Soyinka Is A Global Achiever – Amaechi

By Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt

Rivers State governor and chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has congratulated Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on his 80th birthday and described him as a global achiever.

He also described the Nobel Laureate as being consistent in the literary world and bringing honour to Nigeria despite its current travails, noting that Soyinka’s achievements and contributions spanned across the world.

Amaechi, spoke yesterday at a birthday dinner held in honour of the literary icon at Government House, Port Harcourt, which was also attended by Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and friends and associates of Soyinka and a host of

eminent Rivers State citizens.

The governor said, “I need to thank you (Soyinka) for accepting the invitation by the Rivers State government to host you to a dinner. The reason for it is basically the achievements that you have made globally not just in Nigeria.

“You have in the midst of our so many bad news brought good name to Nigeria. I will give you an example, like those days when Nigerians were very good in football. Wherever we went, we would say ‘I’m from Nigeria. I’m related to Okocha or to Kanu’ because the only good news then was just the football we played but as things are, the football has joined so many negative things too because we are not doing too well as we used to do before, but you have remained consistent in the literary world.

“The good thing about your own achievement is the fact that it has to do with hard work. If you don’t read, you won’t be a good writer. Nobody can tell you that once you wake up, you become a good writer. Reading begets writing and you must understand what you are writing about. I was quite elated when you accepted to allow us host you to an 80th birthday dinner. I know how many persons applied to host you. I know how many people you also refused.”

Also speaking, Ekiti State governor, Fayemi extolled the virtues of the literary icon and described him as one of the world’s literary giants, recalling that Soyinka fought so much for the liberation of Nigeria during the Sani Abacha days in office and was for some time even incarcerated.

Osun Guber: Aregbesola In Clear Lead – Survey

By George Okojie, Lagos

With less than 10 days to the Osun State governorship election, the latest survey conducted by the reputable firm of TNS-RMS (a member of Gallup International) has confirmed the domination of the Osun political landscape by the All Progressives Congress (APC) on all critical indicators.

“The APC continues to dominate the political landscape in Osun State judging by its performance on all key indicators evaluated: it scored highest and also increased in rating on first mention, sympathy, and voting intention,” the research firm said in its final report.

According to the study, the incumbent governor, Rauf Aregbesola, is the candidate of choice by Osun voters with a 73 per cent lead over other candidates. This is a clear indication that the choice of Osun voters in the next governorship race is Governor Rauf Aregebsola.

Meanwhile, Senator Iyiola Omisore of the PDP comes a distant second, polling 19 per cent representing a 2 per cent decline from the earlier survey.

“The incumbent (Governor Rauf Aregbesola) remains the main voting choice. Voting choice for Senator Omisore declined by 2 per cent and seem not to pose a threat to the incumbent’s chances of re-election as he remains firmly ahead of the race,” TSN-RMS said in its report.

The two phased survey was conducted over a period that stretched from June 2014 into the third week of July 2014.

Communities Threaten To Disrupt Oil Exploration In A/Ibom

By Bernard Tolani Dada, Uyo

Acting Chairman of Faskari LGA, Alhaji Sale Tsagero (third left), with the district head of Mairuwa, Alhaji Sani Idris (middle), assisted by other environmental health workers at the inauguration of environmental fumigation against mosquitoes and other insects in Mairuwa village of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, yesterday. PHOTO BY NAN.

Impeachment : I’m Not Guilty Of Any Misconduct – Enugu Dep Gov

By Nnamdi Mbawike, Enugu

The embattled deputy governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi has declared that he was not guilty of any act of gross misconduct levelled against him by members of the State House of Assembly.

He said he was, however, glad that none of the allegations against him bordered on corruption or fraud, saying he believed that he was not guilty of any act of gross misconduct to warrant the setting up of an impeachment panel.

In a statement entitled, “Reply to allegation of gross misconduct in the performance of my functions of my office as the deputy governor of Enugu State” which was made available to newsmen yesterday, he thanked the lawmakers for giving him an opportunity to respond to the allegations in the impeachment notice that was placed at the gate of his private residence. “ On Thursday 24 July 2014, a document headed ‘Notice of Allegation of Gross Misconduct in the Performance of the Functions

of the Office of the Deputy Governor of Enugu State: Re: Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi’ was posted at the gate of my private residence at 46 Savage Crescent, GRA, Enugu, signed by 22 Honourable members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, alleging that I am guilty of various acts of gross misconduct in the performance of the functions of {my} office as the Deputy Governor of Enugu State.”

The deputy governor who said that he had good working relationship with the state governor, Sullivan Chime maintained that he did nothing wrong in operating a poultry farm at his official resident which was one of the allegations against him. He was accused of operating a poultry at a residential area.

He said, “The allegation here as I understand it is that contrary to a resolution of the Enugu State House of Assembly passed on 12 February 2013 prohibiting the maintenance and operation of commercial livestock and poultry farms within residential neighbourhoods in Enugu metropolis, I continued to maintain and operate a commercial poultry farm within the premises of my

official residence. It is also alleged that I refused to carry out the directives of officials of Government who came to monitor compliance with the said resolution.

“Permit me to start my response by saying that I was never served with any such resolution of the Enugu State House of Assembly nor was any such resolution ever brought to my notice by any official of the Enugu State Government”.

He said that on assumption of office in May 2007, there was an existing official residence for the deputy governor of Enugu State and on inspection of the premises he observed that it had on its grounds an area designated and fenced as an Agricultural Unit, with facilities for amongst other things, a poultry farm. “I commenced operation of a poultry on the premises in 2008 with technical support from ENADEP and the Commercial Agricultural Programme of the State Ministry of Agriculture. The said poultry farm was declared in my Asset Declaration and inspected by the Code of Conduct Bureau.”

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Communities in Uruan local government area of Akwa Ibom State where the Moni-Polu Development Company is currently engaged in oil exploration services have threatened to shut down the operations of the oil firm if it does not listen to their plights.

Prominent traditional rulers, youths and other stakeholders who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity said the company was taking their peaceful disposition for granted.

According to them, “This company is trying our patience and the earlier they follow the path of responsible engagement with our communities before embarking on projects the better for them.’’

They alleged that the oil firm carried out seismic operation without Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU), stressing that it was after they had taken action against it for operating without Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) that they hurriedly went to the newspaper for publication.

The communities alleged further that the company ignored them and preferred to deal with officials of the local government, thereby denying them what was legitimately due to them.

According to them the company went out of its way and constructed two health centres at Anakpa and Adiadia and renovated a school at Idu and provided water project at Ituk Mbang without consulting them, saying this was unacceptable to them.

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Dokubo-Asari Asks DSS To Investigate Link To Attempt On Buhari’s Life

BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE, Lagos

L-R Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna State, Comrade Yusuf Idris, deputy registrar, National Open University of Nigeria, Mr, John Obaji and Media Officer 1, North Centre for Education Technology, Mr Ambrose Benard, when the deputy registrar of the institution presented press jacket to the council in Kaduna, yesterday. PHOTO GBENGA ABIOLA

Adamawa Guber By-election: PDP Youths Woo Nuhu Ribadu

By MOHAMMED ISMAIL,Yola

A political pressure group under the aegis of Concerned Youth for Good Government in Adamawa State has urged the former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) chairman, Malam Nuhu Ribadu to contest the governorship election in the state under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).

The group called on Ribadu to dump his current party, the APC and join the PDP as it says that the PDP is the only credible and formidable platform which he could use to achieve that ambition adding that the APC has neither serious leadership nor followership.

In a communique issued on 31 July 2014 after a meeting with its members across the 21 local government areas of the state, the group resolved that Ribadu should dump the APC and join the PDP in order to contest the governorship position.

The group said that their request for Ribadu to join the race was based on his pedigree and record of service to his fatherland saying that he has all it takes to salvage the state from total collapse.

“The major obstacle hindering development in the state is corruption.

Ribadu is capable of solving it because he is a renowned professional in fighting corruption both locally and internationally,” the group noted. The

communique added that Malam Nuhu Ribadu is known internationally as anti-corruption crusader noting that when such personality is placed in position of authority the international community most especially foreign investors would invest in Adamawa State.

However the chairman of the group in the state Malam Isa Ibrahim Toungo in separate press statement said that the group’s main concern is the emergence of a credible candidate for the party in the coming by-election.

He said that the group is strategising to bring sanity to the state by bringing a credible personality as its chief executive to steer the state out of the present mess.

Niger East By-election: APC Threatens Boycott Over REC

By Abu Nmodu, Minna

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State said it may be constrained to boycott the forthcoming by-election in Niger East senatorial district if the resident electoral commissioner (REC), Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo is allowed to preside over the election.

The party in a statement issued by the publicity secretary, Jonathan Vatsa, yesterday, in Minna alleged that the resident electoral commissioner is not in the right moral standing to preside over the election without compromising adding

that he was a governorship aspirant under PDP in Kogi State.

APC in the statement reiterated many allegations against Dr Onucheyo especially on his many requests for money under the cover of organising National Inter-Agency Advisory Committee on Voter Education and Publicity which he is the chairman.

The party declared that “APC has discovered that Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo is a card carrying member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having contested and was defeated as PDP governorship aspirant in Kogi State dur-

ing the 2003 general elections”. “APC in Niger State strongly believe that this is enough reason for INEC to immediately redeploy Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo from the state, especially before the August 16th by-election to guarantee a free, fair and credible election. If he is allowed to preside over the election, it means that INEC has prepared ground for the rigging of the election,” the APC added.

Vatsa said in the statement that “There is no doubt that as a PDP card carrying member, Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo will certainly have the sympathy for the Party (PDP).

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Leader of Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), Alhaji Mujahid DokuboAsari yesterday called on the director general of the Department of State Services (DSS)to investigate the allegation that he sponsored the recent attempt on the life of former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari.

The self-acclaimed Niger Delta warlord, who made the call in a petition written on his behalf by his counsel, Festus Keyamo said that the allegations made against him by an online media platform, Rescue News are too weighty and grave to be ignored or disregarded.

Dokubo-Asari further alleged that the allegations have endangered his life, the lives of his family, close associates and kinsmen.

The petition read in part, “ After the ugly incidents of Wednesday, 23rd July, 2014 in Kaduna State that killed about eight five (85) people and which was allegedly targeted at former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and an Islamic Cleric, Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, an online media, RESCUE NEWS, published a news item that our client procured suicide bombers to kill General Muhammdu Buhari and that he is privy to a plot to assassinate General Muhammdu Buhari.

“The publisher further alleged that our client paid the sum of N5,000,000.00 (Five Million Naira) to the suicide bombers that carried out the said dastardly act and that one of the suspected suicide bombers arrested in connection with the said incident of 23rd July, 2014 has confessed to our client’s complicity in the said act.”

Ansar Udeen Society Of Nigeria Condemns Attack On Bauchi, Buhari

By YAHYA SARKI , Kebbi

The Ansar Udeen Society of Nigeria, Kebbi State branch has condemned the recent attack on Shiek Dahiru Bauchi and the former Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari who is also one of the national leaders of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Nigeria.

The condemnation was made during a public lecture in Birnin Kebbi to highlight the benefits inherent in Ramadan fasting and what is expected of a Muslim during and after Ramadan.

The speakers, Mahmud Animashahun and Alfa Ibrahim Alfijir expressed their unhapiness over the recent attacks in the country saying that Islam has no hands whatsoever on the happenings in the country but rather it was a delibrate attempt to daint the religion of Islam.

The chairman of the occasion, Adewale Abdulhakeem , who is the also the charman of Silfat Ventures, Kebbi State, called on Muslims especially the youths to continue to fast and pray for the salvation of the country “In order to overcome the calamity which is afflicting our country today.

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New Era N/P School

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Great Favour Academy

55

Best Asset Academy

56

Prince of Peace Academy

57 58 59 60 61

United N/P School Brighter Future Lord’s Favour Academy Kings Guise Academy Gracious Academy

62

Peace Day Care N/P School

63

Dove Children’s School

64

Stepping Stone N/P School

LOCATION FHA Lugbe

CONDITION OF SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL In a batcher behind a residential LEA Primary School 3 bedroom flat. No space for FHA Lugbe expansion and sport Tudun-Wada, Lugbe No qualified teachers, in a poultry LEA Primary School hall that is no demarcated. No toilets FHA Lugbe Lugbe Tudun-Wada No qualified teachers, in a swampy LEA Primary School environment . No toilets. In a poorly FHA Lugbe demarcated hall. No Science laboratories.

Lugbe Across Located by gully without LEA Primary School, Lugbe embarkment. No toilets Zone 7 Old Lugbe Facilities are substandard.

LEA Primary School, Lugbe No space for improvement Zone 5, Lugbe In a very dirty environment.

No access road. Facilities are substandard.

LEA Primary School, Lugbe Tudun-Wada, Lugbe In a poorly demarcated hall with no ceiling LEA Primary School, Lugbe Tudun-Wada, Lugbe substandard LEA Primary School, Lugbe FHA, Lugbe In a poorly demarcated hall, Not registered. No toilets, teachers LEA Primary FHA Lugbe Tudun-Wada, Lugbe Classrooms are substandard No toilets. Not registered LEA Primary School Lugbe In Church hall not demarcated.

Tudun-Wada, Lugbe No toilets. Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Lugbe Lugbe Substandard. No toilets, playground, qualfied teachers. Not registered.

LEA Primary School Lugbe Lesson are held in a batcher not Lugbe demarcated. No toilets.

Not registered LEA Primary School Lugbe Lugbe Across Located in a vally surrounded by water, with substandard structures.

Not registered.

LEA Primary School Lugbe Beside Bekeji Rest House, Located in a living compound.

Zone 6 Old Lugbe People are living within school.

No qualified teachers. No space for expansion. No space for sports.

Not registered LEA Primary School Lugbe Fish Market, Kado Lessons in substandard structures. LEA Primary School, No qualified teachers. Not registered. Kado Village Jabi A little hall and poorly demarcated, LEA Primary School, congested. No toilet, sport field.

Kpadna-Jabi Not registered.

Kado Annex In a Church. No structure, sporting LEA Primary School, facilities and not registered Kpadna-Jabi Kado Annex No structure, toilet, playground.

LEA Primary School, Not registered Kado Village Kado Annex Inside fish market. No structures, LEA Primary School, toilet , playground. No available Kado Village teachers. Not registered.

Karmo Inside fish market. No structures, toilet , playground. No available teachers. Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures , toilet playground.

No teachers. Not registrer LEA Primary School, Karmo Old Karmo No toilets, playground, no teachers available, not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo Nostructures, toilets, palygorund.

No toilets, playground. No teachers available.not registered LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures, toilets, playground.

No teachers available. Not registered. LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures, toilets,pay ground.

No teachers available.

Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures, toilets play ground.

No teachers available. Not registered LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No playground. No teachers available. Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo FHA Lugbe No structures, toilets play ground. LEA Primary School, No teachers available.

FHA Lugbe Karmo No playground and not registered LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures, toilets, play ground.

No teachers available. Not registered. LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures, toilets, play ground.

No teacherss available.

Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structlures, toilets, play ground, No teachers available.

Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo No structures, toilets, playground.

No teachers available. Not registered. LEA Primary School, Karmo Angwan Tiv. Karmo No structures, toilets, pllayground.

No teachers available.

Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Karmo Not registered. No playground, No toilet and poorly demarcated.

Not registered.

LEA Primary School, Karmo Idu- Karmo Not registered. No playground, LEA Primary School, No toilet and poorly demarcated.

Idu- Karmo Idu Not registered. No playground, No toilet and poorly.

LEA Primary School, Idu Tasha No sturctures and facilities, toilets, teachers and operates kin an uncompleted building.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures and facilities, toilets, teachers and operates in an uncompleted building.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures and facilites, toilets, teachers and operates in an uncompleted building.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures and facilites, toilelts, teachers and operates in an uncompleted building.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures and facilites, toilets, teachers and operates in an uncompleted building.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures and facilites, toillets, teachers and operates in an uncompleted buillding LEA Tasha Jiwa No teachers, toilets, structures.

Not registered.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures, toillelts, playground, teachers. Not registered.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures, toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures, toilets playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Tasha Tasha No structures, toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Tasha Tasha No sturctures , toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Tasha Tasha No sdtructures , toilets playground, teachers and not registered LEA Tasha Old Karmo No structures , toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Old Karmo Old Karmo No structures, toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Old Karmo Beside Judiciary Area Court, No sturctures toillets, playground, Karmo Sabo teachers and not registered.

LEA Karmo Opposite Health Centre Karmo No structures, toilets, pllayground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Karmo Opposite Health Centre, Karmo No toilets,, playground , not registered.

LEA Karmo Karmo No toilets,playground not registered LEA Karmo IDU Karmo No toilets,playground not registered LEA Idu Idu Karmo No toilets,playground not registered LEA Idu Karmo No toilets, playground, not registered. LEA Karmo Karmo Playground, not registetered no toilets.

LEA Karmo Idu Gbagyi Structure poorly demarcated, no toilets,playground,not registered. LEA Idu Angwan Shaho, Karmo Not conducive for learning, no toilets, no qualified teachers.

No playground, not registered.

LEA Angwan-Shaho, Karmo Angwan Shaho, Karmo Not registered, no playground, no qualified teachers.

LEA Angwan Shaho Karmo

REMARKS

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Secret of Greatness

Angwan Shaho, Karmo

66 67

Angwan Shaho, Karmo Angwan Shaho, Karmo

68 69

Kings and Princes God’s Victory Apostolic Church N/P School Hope in God Academy Great Favour N/P School

70

Amazing Grace Academy

Angwan Shaho

71

Champion International School Tasha II

72

Super Star N/P School

Tasha II

Recommended for Closure Recommended for Closure

74

Jet Age NP/School

Tasha

Recommended for Closure

75

Faith Mission Academy

Tasha

76

Great Children Academy

Tasha

Recommended for Closure

77

Christ Soul Winners Intrnational Tasha School

Recommended for Closure

78 79

Ude Genius Model Academy Corner Stone Academy

Gwagwa Damagaza

Recommended for Closure

80

Divine Success Academy

Damagaza

81

Distinction Academy

Damagaza

82

Grace Academy

Damagaza

83 84 85

Clemsy Unique N/P Surlight Academy COCIN Academy

Damagaza Damagaza Durumi II

86

Early Children Academy

Durumi II

Recommended for Closure

87

St. (eters’ International Academy Darki-Biyu

Recommended for Closure

88

Living Grace Academy

Daki-Biyu

Recommended for Closure

89

Victory Mineef International

Daki-Biyu

90 91

The Shepherd Grace Glorious Day

Damagaza Damagaza

92 93

Jollykate N/P School Unique Care School

Damagaza Durumi III

Recommended for Closure

94 95

Sunlight Academy Read Success

Damagaza Durumi III

Recommended for Closure

96

ECWA Goodnews N/P

Durumi I

Recommended for Closure

97

Immaculate Kids

Karonmajiji

98

ECWA Goodnews N/P

Karonmajiji

99

Xhivic International School

Karonmajiji

100 101 102

Delight N/P School Jewel of Pride International Excellent Gates International Academy Brilliant Jemz Basic

Karonmajiji Karonmajiji

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107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123

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Angwan Shaho Inside LEA School, Old Karmo

Karonmajiji Kuchigoro

Not registered, no qualified teachers, structures, toilets, not conducive for learning.

LEA Angwan Shaho Karmo Not registered with DPI LEA Angwan Shaho Karmo In the Church, No structure, no qualified teachers. Not registered LEA Angwan Shaho Karmo A Daycare LEA Angwan Shaho Karmo Not registered, encroaching on Government land.

LEA Old Karmo Within residential, no structure facilities, no teacher, toilets, playground LEA Angwan Shaho Karmo In a hall and poorly demarcated classes. Not enoughm no toilets, not registered.

LEA Tasha No structure, teachers, toilets, playground, environment not for learning.

LEA Tasha In a shanty scattered building, classes not adequate, no toilets and playground. Not registered.

LEA Tasha In all hall, not demarcated, not teachers toilets, playground and not registered.

LEA Tasha Operate in a batcher, no enough classes, no qualified teachers, toilets, playground, not registered.

LEA Tasha Operate in a church, classes merged no qualified teachers, toilets, and playground and not registered.

LEA Tasha Not registered LEA Gwagwa No structures and facilities, not toilets,playground and not registred. LEA Damagaza No structures and facilities, not toilets, playground and not registred. LEA Damagaza Not registred,playground,structures, toilets and not registered.

LEA Damagaza Not registered,playground,structres, toilets and not registered.

LEA Damagaza No playground, and not registered. LEA Damagaza No playground and not registered. LEA Damagaza No structure and facilities, toilets and not registered.

LEA Durumi No structure, toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Durumi No structure, toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Daki-Biyu No structure, toilets playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Daki-Biyu No structure, toilets, playground, teachers and not registered.

LEA Daki-Biyu In a church, no structure.

LEA Damagaza No structures, teachers, toilets, not conducive for learning.

LEA Damagaza No toilets and not registered.

LEA Damagaza No structure, facilities, toilets, playground and not registered.

LEA Durumi III Not registered and no toilets.

LEA Damagaza No structure, facilities, toilets, playground and not registered.

LEA Durumi No structure, playground, toilets and not registered.

LEA Durumi No structure, facilities, toilets, playground and not registered.

LEA Karonmajiji No structure, playground, toilets and not registered.

LEA Karonmajiji In a church, not structures, play ground and not registered LEA Karonmajiji in a church LEA Karonmajiji Not registered LEA Karonmajiji

Not registered LEA Karonmajiji Not registered, in church, no structures and playground LEA Kuchigoro ECWA Bethel Kuchigoro Not registered, in church, no structures and playground LEA Kuchigoro Gifted Academy Piwoyi Not registered LEA Piwoyi Serah Dominion Piwoyi No structure, no toiulets, play ground and not registered LEA Piwoyi Bema Homes Piwoyi Not registered LEA Piwoyi St. Micheal N/P School Piwoyi Not registered LEA Piwoyi God’s Wisdom Academy Piwoyi No structures, toilets, playground and not registered LEA Piwoyi Miracles International Pyakasa No structures, toilets, playground Montessori School and not registered.

LEA Piwoyi Bright Academy Piwoyi No structures, toilets, playground and not registered LEA Piwoyi Bright Star Academy Pyakasa No structures, toilets, playground and not registered.

LEA Pyakasa A School opposite Living Faith Pyakasa A hall poorly demarcated and Bright School not registered.

LEA Pyakasa St. Peters N/P School Pyakasa In a church and poorly demarcated and not registered.

LEA Pyakasa Liberation Academy Kagini In a church hall poorly demarcated no toilets and qualified teachers.

Not registered.

LEA Kagini Great Ambassador International Kagini Inside a house, no classes, teachers, playground,toilets and not registred. LEA Kagini Excellent N/P School Kagini Operating in batcher, no classes, teachers, toilets and not registered. LEA Kagini Pathfinder N/P School Kagini Operating in church, no teachers, poorly demarcated. Not registered LEA Kagini A school near Pathfinder Kagini In a collapsed building, after a pathfinder, no classes, toilets, teachers and not registered LEA Kagini Erudite N/P School Kagini In a batcher, no classes, toilets, teachers and poorly demarcated.

LEA Kagini Sunshine Kiddies FHA Lugbe Not registered and no play ground. LEA FHA Lugbe Winners N/P School Kagini Along JSS Kagini in a batcher, poorly demarcated no toilets, teachers, playground and not registered.

LEA Kagini not registered. No teachers, Winners Academy Trademore, Lugbe playground, not conducive for teaching and learning.

LEA FHA Lugbe Things to Come FHA Lugbe Not registered, teachers not qualified and no play ground.

LEA FHA Lugbe The Crest Academy Sabon Lugbe In a church, poorly demarcated, only 3 teachers, no toilets and not registered.

LEA Sabon-Lugbe Cassiel International School Dnako No toilets, qualified teachers, playground and not registered.

LEA Dnako Benvic International School FHA Lugbe No toilets,teachers and not registred. LEA FHA Lugbe Mimshach International School Dnako Inside residential yard with people, poorly constructed, no toilets, qualified teachers, playground and not registered.

LEA Dnako Suntonia International School Tundun- Wada, Lugbe Not registered, no qualified teaching and playground.

LEA Lugbe Bethel Faith Academy Jiwa In a batcher, poorly demarcated, no toilets qualified teachers and not registered.

LEA Jiwa Superstar N/P School Jiwa In small rooms, no teachers, playground,toilets and not registred. LEA Jiwa Boki N/P School Jiwa Not registered, no qualified teachers and playground.

LEA Jiwa Aunty Bassey Foundation N/P Inside Metodist Church, Kagini. In a church, no classes, toilets and School not registered.

LEA Kagini God’s Time Academy Kagini Not registered. No classrooms, playground, toilets, enough classesPrimary 1-3 in a class with a teacher. LEA Kagini UniqAcademyue Presrque Lugbe Across No classrooms, playground, toilets and not registered LEA Lugbe Successful Foundation School Lugbe Across Poorly demarcated structures, no N/P JSS & SSS toilets, playground and not registred. LEA Lugbe Devine Favour Lugbe Across No structures, toilets, playground and in living premises, not registred. LEA Lugbe Quen-es International School ACO Estate Lugbe All learning facilities are grossly inadequate, no toilets, inadequate

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139

Catena International Academy

Chika

140

Allwell International Academy Kaduna Street Chika

141

A School in St. Linus Catholic Church.

Chika

142

A School in a Church behind Goshen N/P School

Chika

143 144

Godwin School Grace Divine N/P School

145

Wisdom N/P School

146

God’s Way Montessori

147

God with Us Academy

Chika Jikwoyi Phase 2, in Gospel Believers Church Kpeyegyi behind Anglican Comprehensive School.

Kpeyegyi opposite Yoruba Mosque Kpeyegyi

148 149 150

Annajat N/P School City of David Wisdom N/P School

Behind LEA Kurudu Behind LEA Kurudu Anka

151

Hope Memorial Science School

Anka

152 153

Royal Wards Academy Global Primary Academy

Orozo Behind the Mosque, Orozo

154

Gift of Wisdom wonderful Kids

155

God the Pillar

After Grason International School, Kpeyegyi FHA Nyanya

156 157

Leaders’ N/P School Kings and Queens

Kpeyegyi Kpeyegyi

158

God’s Love

Orozo

159

Nazareth Children Academy

Orozo

160 161

Emmanuel Junior Mixed Infant Academy Yoke Breakers

Orozo Orozo

162 163 164

Jectek Academy Devine Children Academy Success Academic Foundation

Orozo Orozo After E’cole De Excellent School, Orozo

BWARI ZONE 165

Adelizzy N/P School

166

Good faith N/P School

167

God Star Academy

168

Sare Foundation International School San Dezy Excellent Academy

169 170 171

Convenant Kiddies International School Jumol N/P School

172

Noble Kings International Academy

173

Adef N/P School

174

Zion Keppies academy

175

Paradise kids Academy

176

Merit international

177

Peace Daycare and Nursery School

178

Crown of honour

179

Teram International Academy

180

Flourish Montessori School

181

Divine Wisdom Wholistic Academy

182

Pure Heart Mission school

183

Rehoboth International School

184

The Redeemers Kings and Queens School

185

Divine Gold International School

186

Virtous Lady International N/P School

187

Vestra International N/P School

188

Able God N/P School

189

The Manor School

190

Blessing N/P school

191

Chivine Diamond Academy

192

Seed Academy International N/P School

193

Peculiar Kids Academy

194

Divine Revelation Academy

195

Royal Ambassador Academy

196

Vision Academy School

197

God’s time N/P School

198

Emmanuella N/P school

199

COCIN N/P School

200

God’ Army N/P School

201

Mercy Academy

202

Graceville School

203

Family Care

204

teaching staff only 4 teachers for Nursery 1-2 and Primary 1-5 The odour from the poultry behind the school makes the site unfit for learning.

Inadequate classroom as classes are from N/P and JSS in three classes.

No qualified teachers, not registered.

Only JSS with 2 students, no toilets and no qualified teachers, not registered.

In a church hall, not registered. no toilets, structures, play ground and no qualified teachers.

In a church hall claiming to be operating lesson with uniform.

Not demarcated, not registered Not registered, unqualified teachers In a Church coumpound Not registered.

Unconducive environment, not registered.

GWAGWALADA ZONE LEA Lugbe

Recommended for Closure

LEA Chika

Recommended for Closure

LEA Chika

Recommended for Closure

LEA Chika

Recommended for Closure

LEA Chika LEA Chika Rahina/ Maryland LEA Jikwoyi Phase 1

Recommended for Closure Recommended for Closure

LEA Pyeyegyi

Recommended for Closure

205

Glory land Trinity Academy

Comp. Layout, Kutunku

206

Destiny Christian Academy

Near Special Pupils Academy, Angwan-Dodo

207

Golden Academy

Near Grace Land Leadership Academy Angwa Dodo

245

Lords’ Shepherd International School

Behind Akand’s Hotel, Sauka, Kuje

246

De Apex Creative Mind Academy Along Akand’s Hotel, Sauka-Kuje Operating in residential local land, inadequate and poor facilities and staffing and not registered LEA Sauka Fountain of Life International Along Akand’s Hotel, Sauka-Kuje Unsuitable land site, poor and Academy inadequate staffing/Facilities LEA Sauka Greater Kids Academy Sauka Extension, after Kingdom Operating on local and unsuitable Hotel, Kuje site, poor and inadequate facitlies / staffing and not registered LEA Sauka Brighter Stars Academy Old NEPA Road, behind Alfa Unsuitsble site and land faciliites and Clinic, Kuje staffing grossly inadequate and not registered Pilot Primary School, Kuje Excellent Wisdom Academy Peyi-Kuje unsuitable local site inadequate and poor faciities and staffing and not registered LEA Pegi Hephzibah Schools Sundaba, Kuje Operating on unsuitable site and land, inadequate facilities and staffing, not registered LEA Sundaba Flourish Academy Old NEPA Road, behind Alfa operating in refuse place and made Clinic, Kuje fish building inadequate staffing and Pilot Science, Kuje facilities. Not registeerd Shams Model Academy Shadadi Unsuitable site and land inadequate facilities and poor staffing.

Not registered LEA Shadadi Step by Step International Sch. Dafara unsuitable site and land , more than three calsses combined in one classroom and not registered LEA Dafara Accolades Standard N/P Schools New Wave Bible Church, Sauka operating inside church premises, Extension, Kuje partition classroomsa and not registered.

LEA Sauka Shekinah Glory Educational Sch. Along Lanto Road, Pasali-Kuje inadequate and unqualified staffing, operating in residential building, inadequate facilities and not regsitered UBE Pasali Happy Home N/P School Dafara Unsuitable site and land inadequate facilities, inadequate facilities inadequate and unqualaified staff.

Not registered LEA Dafara Braining Children School Bassan-Jiwa, Airport operating in unsuitable site and land, poor and inadequate staffing.

Not registered LEA Bassan-Jiwa Mustard Seed Academy Bassan-Jiwa, Airport Unsuitanle site, not registered LEA Bassan-Jiwa School Master International Sch. Bassan-Jiwa, Aiport operating in unsuitable site and land, poor and inadequate staffing.

Not registered LEA Bassan-Jiwa Precious Group Schools Bassan-Jiwa, Airport poor and inadeauate facilities multiple classes in one classroom, poor and inadequate staffing.

Not registered.

LEA Bassan-Jiwa Victory in Heaven International Bassan-Jiwa, Airport operating in a make-shift church, School multiple classes in a classroom, poor and inadequate staffing and not registered LEA Bassan-Jiwa

208

In a residential house. Not registered. LEA Pyeyegyi Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Pyeyegyi In a tight environment, not registred. LEA Pyeyegyi In a residential house, not registered. LEA Kurudu Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Kurudu In a batcher in a small area, not registered.

LEA Azhata Operating in a Church, not registered. LEA Azhata Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Orozo Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Kpeyegyi Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Nyanya 1 inside a flat, not registered.

LEA Kpeyegyi Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Ppeyegyi Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Pyeyegyi Unconducive environment, not registered.

LEA Orozo

209

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Operating in a Church, not registered. LEA Orozo operating inside a Church, not registered.

LEA Orozo Tight environment, not registered. LEA Orozo Unconducive environment LEA Orozo

Recommended for Closure

219

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220

Operating in a House

Recommended for Closure

LEA Orozo

Behind Ki-Queens, Dutse Alhaji Not registered, Operating in a Batcher and the environment is unhygienic LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Zone 5 Dutse-Alhaji Not registered, Operating in a church partitioned with a plywood and not for teaching and learning LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure No, 39, power line Dutse Alhaji Not registered, Operating in a flat not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Near mosque Dutse Alhaji Not registered, Operating in a flat not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Zone 1 Dutse Alhaji Not registered, substandard classrooms and not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Zone 4,Dutse Alhaji Operating in a flat not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Opposite mobile feeling station, Not registered, substandard class Dutse Alhaji room, environment is not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Quarry Road Bmuko-Dutse The school is close to quarry site, Honoured International which posses dangerous to the Academy, Bmuko Recommended for Closure school, not registered No,6, Behind Total Child School, Not registered, Operating in a flat Dutse and d environment is unsafe and not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Zone 4 Dutse Makaranta Not registered, Operating in a flat andenvironment not conducive for learning and teaching LEA Dutse-Makaranta Recommended for Closure Behind Catholic Church, Dutse Not registered, Substandard class Alhaji room Unqualified Teaching And Adequate toilet facilities LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Zone 4 NO 89B, Dutse Alhaji Not registered, the school is sited in a marshy area, Substandard class rooms and some class rooms’ walls have cracks.

LEA Dutse-Alhaji Recommended for Closure Behind Catholic Church, Dutse Sagbagyi Not registered, Operating in a dilapidated building and envirnment unconducive for teachin and leaning LEA Dutse-Sagbagyi Recommended for Closure New Jerusalem DutseNot registered, Substandard class Makaranta rooms and environment unconducive for teaching and learning LEA Dutse-Makaranta Recommended for Closure New Jerusalem Dutse-Makranta Not registered, Operating in a flat Faith Glorious Kiddies and grossly not conducive for teachin International School, New and learning Jerusalem - Dutse Makranta Recommended for Closure Ater Living Faith Byazhin Not registered, Operating in a 2 Bedroom Flat and environment not conducive for teaching and learning and unqualified teachers LEA Byazhin Recommended for Closure Millionaire Quarters,Byazhin Not registered, Operating in a batcher and environment not conducive for teaching and learning LEA Byazhin Recommended for Closure NO.13,Umar Isah Sreet, Byazhin Not registered, Operating beside a church hall and inside the church and unqualified teachers LEA Byazhin Recommended for Closure Plot 178,Phase 2,Site 1, MTN Not registered, Operating in a flat and LEA Owner Occupier Quarter, Mast, Kubwa other Class rooms made with PVC Kubwa Recommended for Closure materials and not conducive for teaching and learning FCDA Owner Occupier Quarters, Not registered, Operating in a make- LEA Primary School, Kubwa shift building and not conducive for FCDA Quarters, Kubwa Recommended for Closure teaching and learning Opposite NPA Quarters, Kubwa Not registered, Operating in a makeshift building, the environment is shabby and not conducive for teaching and learning LEA Phase 3, Kubwa Recommended for Closure Julius Berger Camp, Kubwa Not registered,the environment is dirty and not conducive for teaching and learning LEA Phase 3, Kubwa Recommended for Closure Julius Berger camp, Kubwa Not registered, the environment is dirty and unsafe; therefore, the environment is not conducive for teaching and learning LEA Phase 3, Kubwa Recommended for Closure Julius Berger Camp, Kubwa Not registered, Operate Under Canopy will all the pupil lumped together and the environment is dirty and not conducive for teaching and learning LEA Phase 3, Kubwa Recommended for Closure Lagos Street, Phase 2, Site1, Not registered, Operates in a flat and kubwa substandard classrooms some made with PVC materials which is Unconducive for teachng and leaning LEA Phase 3, Kubwa Recommended for Closure Julius Berger Camp, Kubwa Not registered, Operates in a Church LEA Phase 3, FCDA Quarters, Recommended for Closure auditorium without clear demarcation Kubwa of class rooms and not conducive for teaching and learning Beside RCCG Peyi Not registered, Operates in a flat and highly unsuitable for effective teaching and learning.

Subert, Peyi Recommended for Closure Along Shisimpe Road, GRA Not registered, Substandard Ajegunle Mpape Classroom and not conducive for teaching and learning Dabmark N/P School, Mpape Recommended for Closure GRA off Ajegunle Road Mpape Not registered, Operates inside a church and very unsuitable for teaching and learning Dabmark N/P School, Mpape Recommended for Closure Along Ajegunle Road, Mpape Not registered, and the environment is not conducive for teaching and learning Dabmark N/P School, Mpape Recommended for Closure 2nd GRA off Shisimpe Road Not registered, Operates in a Road, Ajegunle Mpape church and not Condusive for efective teaching and learning Dabmark N/P School, Mpape Recommended for Closure GRA II along shishimpe Road, Not registered, Operates in a flat and Mimi International School, Mpape not conducive for teaching and Mpape Recommended for Closure learning Behind Police Station, Mpape Not registered, Operates in a flat and not conducive for learning Wesley School, Mpape Recommended for Closure Behind four Square Church, Not registered, substandard Mpape Classrooms and not conducive for teaching and learning Wesley School, Mpape Recommended for Closure Behind newton College, Mpape Not registered, Operates inside a church and not conducive for teaching and learning Newton College, Mpape Recommended for Closure Masafa Road, Mpape Not registered, substandard Classrooms and not conducive for teaching and learning Wesley School, Mpape Recommended for Closure Masafa Road, Mpape Not registered, operates inside a Church and not conducive for teaching and learning Impact N/P School, Mpape Recommended for Closure FCDA Quarters Extension, Bwari Not registered, Operates in a flat and Unique Inernational School, not conducive for effective teaching Bwari Recommended for Closure and learning Oposite Catholic Church, Sabon Not registered, Operates in a flat and Betherl Land Schools, Sabon Gari, Bwari not conducive for teaching and Garki, Bwari Recommended for Closure learning

Great Tiding International School 2nd GRA off Shisimpe Ajegunle Not registered, Operates in a Church Dabmark N/P School, Mpape Recommended for Closure and not conducive for teaching and learning

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Operates on a Temporary site with no play ground\, toilet facilities, and not registered UBE Kutunku

Recommended for Closure

Operates in a residential building, no play ground\, toilet facilities, and not registered LEA Angwan-Dodo

Recommended for Closure

Operates on a Temporary site without adequate toilet facilities, and not registered LEA Angwan-Dodo Recommended for Closure Luvy’s Touch International School Oposite Maple House, Kutunku II Operates congested enviroment withoutAdequate toilet Facilities and not registered UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Redeemed private School Anagada Operates on a Temporary site without Adequate toilet facilities, and not registered LEA Anagada Recommended for Closure Africa Ambassador Accademy Gwagwalada Behind Redeemers Church, Kubwa Operates on a Temporary site without play ground and not registered LEA Ikwa Recommended for Closure Rabinic N/P School Ikwa Road, Zuba Operating in substandard classroom, no toilets and playground, not registered.

LEA Zuba Recommended for Closure Fountain Excellent N/P School Dagiri, Gwagwalada, Operating in substandard classroom, no toilets and playground, not registered.

LEA Dagiri Recommended for Closure Evangel Excellent N/P School New Market Road, Kutunku, Gwagwalada Operating in substandard classroom, no toilets and playground, not registered.

UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Kuns Mary N/P School New Kutunku-Gwagwalada Operating in residential building, no toilets and playground, not registered.

UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure St. Michael’s N/P School Dagiri, Gwagwalada, operating inside church premises, no toilet facilities and not registered LEA Dagiri Recommended for Closure St Patrick’s N/P School Anagada Operating inside Church premises, no toilets facilities and not registered. LEA Angada Recommended for Closure St. Patrick’s N/P School Paikon-Kore operating inside church premises, no toilet facilities and not registered LEA Paikon-Kore Recommended for Closure The New Covenant Baptist N/P School Zuba operating inside church premises, no toilet facilities and not registered LEA Zuba Recommended for Closure Capital Business School Paikon-Kore operating on a temporary site and not registered LEA Paikon-Kore Recommended for Closure Rotard International School Tungan-Maje Operating in substandard classroom, no toilets and playground, not registered.

LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Wisdom of God N/P School Tungan-Maje after Top Brain operating in residential building, along GSS Road no toilet facilities and play ground, not registered LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Johnson Beauty International School Tungan-Maje operating in residential building, no toilet facilities and play ground, not registered LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Auccess Achievers Academy Tungan-Maje substandard classroom, poor ventiliation not condusive for teaching learning, not registered LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Zion Shinning Star Academy Area 1, Zuba operating in a temporary site with inadequate toilet facilities, not registered.

LEA Zuba Recommended for Closure Testimony Science & Technology Tungan-Maje on Blossom operating in substandard classrooms, Academy Standard Road not registered.

LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Hemia Foundation School Ungwan Hausawa behind Abattoir Gwagwalada operates in Church, not registered. UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Shalom Royal Academy Ungwan Hausawa behind Abattoir Gwagwalada Operating in substandard classroom and not registerd UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Day Spring Academy Kutunku Comp. Layout, Gwagwalada Operating in substandard classroom and not registerd UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Stair Steps International Academy J. T. Useni Road, Kutunku operating in a residential house with no toilet facilities and playground UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Level Basic Education Old Kutunku operating in a residential building and not registered UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Prince & Princess N/P School Old Kutunku II operating in substandard classroom with no toilet and playground, not registered.

UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure Glorious Academy Ungwan Hausawa Kutunku II operating in dilapidated building with no toilet facilities, not registered.

UBE Kutunku Recommended for Closure St. Baths’ Standard School Giri operating insde Church, not registered LEA Giri Recommended for Closure Blessed Favour Academy Off Ikwa Road, Zuba operating in a temporary sites, not registered.

LEA Zuba Recommended for Closure Cannan N/P School

By Calvary Group of Schools, Zuba Operating in residential building, no adequate toilet facilities and no playground, not registered.

LEA Zuba Recommended for Closure Supreme Love International School Beside Burial |G|round, NITEL substandard classroom and not Post, Zuba registered LEA Zuba Recommended for Closure Kentoy Model School Near Vigilantees’ Office, Paikon-Kore, Dobi Road no play gorund, oerating in a temporary site very closde to the road and not registered LEA Paikon-Kore Recommended for Closure Talabul Islamic Academy Beside JSS Paikon-Kore Not registered LEA Paikon-Kore Recommended for Closure Rahamah Best Academy Angwan-Dodo operating in a batcher with no toilet facilties, not registered.

LEA Angwan-Dodo Recommended for Closure Sure Way International School Tungan-Maje substandard classrooms and toilet facilities, not registered LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Horse Gate Early Education Tungan-Maje substandard classrooms site with no play ground, not registered.

LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Emigina International School Angwan-Dodo Operating on temporary sites with no playground, not registered.

LEA Tungan-Maje Recommended for Closure Excellent N/P School Ungwan-Gade, Gwagwalada operating inside the premises of Assemblies of God Church, not registered.

LEA Angwan-Dodo Recommended for Closure Mariam International School Ungwan-Gade operating in substandard classrooms Pilot Primary School, with no toilet facilities and play Gwagwalada Recommended for Closure ground, not registered. operating in substandard classrooms Pilot Primary School, with toilet facilities and playground, Gwagwalada not registered.

Recommended for Closure

KUJE ZONE

Zadek School

Bassan-Jiwa, Airport

multiplke site and land, poor and adequate staffing. Not registered

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Please note that this is a continous exercise. Signed: Management

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BY PAUL CHIAMA

The road to Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was unusually busy on Saturday, July 12, 2014.

Students, staff, parents, guardians and invited guests had gathered at Grace Garden International College (GGIC), Kuje for the school’s graduation ceremony for 2013/23014 academic session. At the gate to the school, the atmosphere suggested air-tight security as fierce-looking policemen and civilian security men motion one to a spot for routine check.

In the school auditorium, venue of the ceremony, it was all colourful. Sonorous sounds of music rent the air as people waited for the occasion to commence.

Unconsciously, people moved their feet on the floor in response to the sound of music as it continued. Soon, the event took off with the arrival, in a procession, of members of the school’s advisory council and other special guests.

In her welcome address, the proprietress, Mrs Ruth Aimuan, effusively expressed her gratitude to parents and guardians who have chosen GGIC/ GGIS for their children. She said that the school was established with the vision to give Nigerian children the best education they deserve. According to her, the school management, in its firm resolve, will continue to provide sound education to students and pupils in the school, even if it would cost the school all of its resources. Mrs Aimuan called on the graduating students to continue to reflect the good quality training they have received.

In his address, the chairman, GGIC Board of Trustees, Barrister Collins A. Aimuan, advised the graduating students to remain focused and exploit the good training they have gotten. “I wish once more to advise our ‘graduands’ as I have always done in the series of occasions I had time to admonish them in the course of this journey of their training: that they are high breed specie. So

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Addressing Academic Standard In Our Wards

The society expects students coming out of schools to exhibit high moral and academic standards.

much have been pumped into you by the school. You are a product of uncorrupted learning for which GGIS stands strong … and therefore, you have only one way to go, the way of supersonic success in life,” he said. He also thanked the Gomo of Kuje, Alhaji Haruna Tanko Jibrin, for supporting education in the area.

In her remarks, Dr (Mrs) Lucy Ugbe who represented the chairman of the occasion, Professor Julius A. Okojie (executive secretary, National University Commission, NUC), commended the management of GGIC for playing a leading role in the education sector. She ad-

vised the students to continue to reflect the virtues they had imbibed in school.

The occasion came close to a carnival of public speaking. A renowned university don, chancellor and founder, Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, Dr Gregory I. Ibe, had a turn to deliver the graduation lecture. In his lecture titled “Practical Approaches To Teaching And Learning”, the don recommended an interactive teacher-student engagement teaching method. He added that practical approaches to teaching and learning guarantees meaningful classroom performance, achievement of high test

scores and makes students suitable to multi-tasking challenges.

In her remarks, the former deputy governor of Plateau State, Dame Pauline Tallen, said quality education can only be obtained in private schools. Tallen, also a school proprietress, said she went into investment in education out of the drive to make impact in the lives of Nigerian children through provision of sound academic standard.

Reflections on the reality and glamour of the occasion show that private schools have gradually wrestled high standard of education from public schools. For instance, in most public schools, schoolchildren receive lessons, seated on coarse floor and write examinations in the same condition. For this reason, public schools, with their falling standard of education, have become a left-over portion for children from less privileged homes.

In their poetic recitation which was particularly thought-provoking, the students called on Christians, Muslims and even Hindus to come together despite religious differences. They further condemned acts of bombing, killing, maiming and general destruction and therefore, wondered, “Where will it take our nation and society to?”

Remembering that about 200 female colleagues of theirs from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State have been abducted and continuously held in captivity in notorious Sambisa forest, the students came up with a topic, “Girl-child Education”. Obviously worried over the fate of the Chibok girls, the GGIC students wondered, “Should girl-child be educated?” The answer was obvious and prompt as one of the discussants quickly quipped: “Yes, education is for everybody, irrespective of sex.

Educating the girl-child is as important as educating the boy-child”. To accentuate their belief that educating the girlchild is more important, the schoolchildren dropped this hint: “train a girl and train a nation”

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Northern Elders Urged To Support Campaign For Return Of Chibok Girls Onukogu Kanayo Jubal, Abuja

Northern elders have been called upon to support the bid of the president and the nation’s security forces to return the abducted Chibok girls to their parents hale and hearty, without causing so much friction in the country.

The plea was made by a press statement released by the Global Network for Peace in Nigeria (GNPN) during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

“We wish to appeal to northern elders, governors, politicians, irrespec-

tive of affiliations, to support every good step initiated for the return of the girls.

“Suffice to say that the traumatic experiences which the parents of these girls have gone through in the last 100-plus days is a terrible one which no one would wish any family or individual,” the statement signed by the network’s national coordinator, Ambassador Odion Okpebholo.

The group called on all stakeholders to support the moves of the President Jonathan-led government to return the girls to their parents and guardians before it is too late.

2015: God Has Revealed Orji’s Successor – Cleric Stanley Nkwocha, Abuja

Ahead of the 2015 general elections, a cleric, Rev. Chisom Ekwonna, has disclosed that God has revealed the identity of Governor Theodore Orji’s successor to him.

Ekwonna, a minister of the Victory House Chapel of Living Seed Ministries, Lagos, revealed that a lawyer, Friday Nwosu, to succeed Orji as the next governor of the state and urged the PDP not to hesitate in nominating him for the position.

Ekwonna has, in past media interviews, accurately predicted certain events – Chief M.K.O Abiola’s annulled victory at the 1993 presidential election, Gen. Sani Abacha’s death, the removal of Nuhu Ribadu

You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. ― African proverb

as EFCC boss, the demise of ex-president Musa Yar’dua as well as the swearing-in of Jonathan as acting president, amongst others – all of which have come true.

“God, in His infinite wisdom, has revealed the next governor of Abia State.

God has also revealed the milestone achievements the chosen one will accomplish in Abia State. Let Abians and the state chapter of the PDP take heed and not be mistaken in nominating Barr. Friday Nwosu as the governorship flag-bearer of the party. God has chosen him to serve Abia people.

“With Nwosu as governor, I saw Aba the commercial capital of Abia State lit-up industrially, rivalling Lagos as the industrial nerve-centre of the nation,” Ekwonna said.

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August 1, 2014

Osun: Crushing The Jonathan Siege

By Abiodun KOMOLAFE

“Champions aren’t made in the gyms.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.” - Cassius Marcellus Clay.

Individual interpretations notwithstanding, elections are generally regarded as contests. The United States of America’s quadrennial election of 1876, which eventually led to the Compromise of 1877, through Kenya’s “tribalism-marked” election of 2007, to Zimbabwe’s “deeply flawed” presidential contest of 2008, even, Venezuela’s “decisive” election of 2012, among numerous others, all point to the fact that, Nigeria as an indivisible part of the Global Village cannot be said to be indifferent to the dynamics of its global villageness.

As a matter of fact, anyone who has read the book, ‘Why Nations Fail’ by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson would readily admit that there’s clearly more to the gubernatorial election which returned Ayodele Fayose as Governor-Elect than meets the eye. Aside any other reasons already in circulation for the sad event of June 21, 2014, I have personally described the quintessential Governor Kayode Fayemi as the [Governor Babatunde] Fasola of Ekiti State. The question then is: if the Fasola in Fayemi did so well - and, he did very well - in Ekiti, why then did he lose the election by such a wide margin?

In my considered opinion, the answer is simple: the Bola Tinubu of Ekiti politics was conspicuously absent; and the Lamidi Adedibu, the Azeez Arisekola Alao and the Olusola Saraki of Ekiti politics were either dead, incompetent, unrecognized, uncommitted; not empowered, or simply gone into self-imposed exile, thereby leaving the stage for the pro-masses-yetintegrity-deficient Fayose with such a landslide.

Some people tagged it “stomach infrastructure”; I’d rather refer to it as the “PDP abracadabra”: the more you look, the less you see!” Till date, I have continued to ponder what went so wrong and how things went so bad that none of Fayemi’s men of political “timbre and caliber” was able to deliver his local government to the ruling party. Too bad! Fayose won the election the usual People’s Democratic Party, PDP-way and the Umbllera went gaga, thinking that all elections would go the way of Ekiti! Anyway, as one Nigerian privileged with witnessing the Ekiti saga, what happened as well as what did not happen during governorship election are issues for another day!

Goodbye Ekiti, the Fountain of Knowledge! Welcome Osun, the Land of a Virtue! In less than two weeks, precisely, on August 9, 2014, residents of the state will go to the polls to elect the governor who’ll run the affairs of the state for the next four years. And, as a respected political leader once remarked, with the way this “mere geographical expression” is constitutionally structured, in any of the country’s 36 states, after God, the next person is the governor. Little wonder why every Tom, Dick or Harry wants to grab power at all costs! What more? With Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s sitting Khalifa, unwilling to let go of power; and, with the North scheming

Aregbesola

with unparalleled crudity to take back the power it “willingly conceded to the South”, the ruling party at the centre is indeed desperate in its bid to capture the Southwest in order to make up for any shortcomings that may come its way from the Northern part of the country during next year’s general elections.

“The journey is the reward”, said the Chinese Proverb. In other words, it is a settled case that Rauf Aregbesola, the sitting governor, has simplified the art of governance and has laid the foundation for modern welfare in the state. Apart from some of his achievements which have been comprehensively articulated by respected commentators, the governor has also surpassed the people’s expectations in other areas. For example, his First Term in office witnessed the establishment of the Quick Impact Intervention Programme (QIIP) - to deal with small-scale farmers on a cooperative basis; and Osun Debt Management Office - to centrally coordinating the management of the state’s debt. 185 Km Oyo Boundary (Asejire) to Osun-Ondo Boundary (Owena) was beautified; super highways to connect Osun to Lagos and Osun to Kwara States were built; and Freedom Park, the first of its kind in the history of the state, was constructed.

Aregbesola’s administration also saw to the payment of salaries to old age people (referred to as Agba Osun). Not that alone, over 3,000 permanent teachers were employed into the state’s Education Sector while 339 university graduates were recruited into Osun State Civil Service. Even, as we speak, there are free rail services to all indigenes of the state living in Lagos State; and 61 township roads covering128km are being upgraded all over the state.

Albert Einstein describes politics as being more complicated than science.

He was right! Politics is all about issues.

It is about morality and credibility. It is

about loyalty to the country, not to any particular individual, however strong, powerful or connected. Politics is about leadership; and leadership leads to good governance. It is all about the presence of the rule of law, not abuse of authority or the practice of nepotism. It is transparent, accountable, consensus-driven and predicated on the fundamentals of equity, efficiency, responsiveness and effectiveness.

Intrigues of power-play! Physical demonstration of incompetence! Twists of tension and turns of pretension! In our very eyes, politics has gone beyond being the survival of the fittest to the exclusive preserve of the horrid and the bucolic.

Added to this is a blend of “dumb horsetraders” and “perpetual complainants who do nothing about their complaints apart from moaning and moping.” In the midst of these, terrorists continue to torment us but, as far as our president is concerned, once political ‘Skelewu’ is on course, all other issues of statecraft can even go to blazes!

Hmnnn! Though leadership is about a leader’s ability to match words with action, in Nigeria, it is a different ballgame entirely! Here, it is about men with no “proud history of radical measures” lording it over a hapless populace. For instance, once our president promised Nigerians that, by April 2014, Boko Haram menace would “be a thing of the past.” Now, not insurgents but innocent Nigerians are being sent to early graves.

No thanks to Boko-bombs.

Casual politicians and political casualty: strangely related! For instance, PDP had no better candidate as its flag-bearer for Ekiti governorship election than Fayose, the man on whose neck two murder cases in addition to a lawful impeachment were hanging. In Osun, Iyiola Omisore, the man suspected of masterminding the death of Bola Ige, then serving AttorneyGeneral and Minister of Justice, is

What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.

being offered for election. Granted that he’s been acquitted by the law court and that his impeachment as Deputy Governor of Osun State has survived the constitutionally-stipulated moratorium of ten years, yet, unanswered questions on Ige’s death, coupled with his election as senator in questionable circumstances no doubt speaks volume of how bad things have gone in the country. Sad that a Minister of Justice could not get justice, even in his country!

In Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, another ‘I-have-learnt-my-lessons’ character seems favoured by the president while ‘go back and sin no more’ steps are already at an advanced stage to cleanse and present Muhammed Abacha as Kano State’s PDP governorship candidate. In Lagos State, an appointment by proxy has already been offered Bode George while Diepreye Alamieseigha, President Jonathan’s former boss, now, his god(the)-father, has been pardoned of corruption charges and he is on his way to the senate.

In the words of Bear Bryant, “It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference” August 9, 2014 is no doubt a day of decision for Osun and its people. It is a day of choice between the principalities of darkness and the powers of light; between the twists of fury and the tears of joy. Even with the presidential threat of flooding the state with twice the number of security officers that were deployed to Ekiti, it remains the day when the foundation of falsehood shall become so badly thrashed that it’ll become permanently consigned to the dustbin of history.

The story of David and Goliath taught us a lesson about “facing giant problems by seeing them from God’s point of view.”

The Bible also taught us that the God who made it possible for “a seah of the finest flour to sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria” (2 Kings 7:1-7:17) was the God who sent “the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now” (Exodus 9:18). He it was who sent “a man from the land of Benjamin” not only to be anointed ruler over Israel, His people, but also to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines (1Samuel 9:16).

Yes! Osun is not Ekiti and Osun cannot go the way of Ekiti! Reason: in Aregbesola lie both the Fasola and the Tinubu of Osun politics. Oranmiyan, as he is fondly called, is an astute administrator and a political juggernaut who knows his onions. But it doesn’t end there. The electorate must be prepared not only to cast their ballot, they must also be prepared to jealously guard their votes, not forgetting in a hurry what the PDP is known for.

And, because He lives, by this time on August 10, 2014, their Wall of Jericho will have fallen (Joshua 6; Hebrew 11:30); and their Goliath, strong as he may seem, sound or prove to be, will have had his head cut off by our small-but-mighty David (1 Samuel 17). There and then, shouts and songs of joy and victory will gladden our hearts (Psalm 118:15; 32:7; Deuteronomy 20:1-4); “for the Egyptians whom” we are seeing today, we “will never see them again forever” (Exodus 14:13-14).

May God save us from ourselves!

—African proverb

66 OPINION

August 1, 2014

Ali Modu Sheriff In The Storm Of Yobe Politics

By Muhammad Al-Ameen

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff landed at the Maiduguri airport at a time when the airport was closed to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia for ‘Umrah’, the lesser hajj, closed to the serving Borno State Governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima and, Senator Ali Ndume, this generated a lot of controversy with many people seeing the former governor as ‘above the law’.

While the dust surrounding his use of the airport was yet to settle, media reports emanating from Maiduguri linked Ali Sherrif, with an alleged plan to oust Governor Kashim Shettima and Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state and, to deliver the two states to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.

The threat to sack the two governors came when Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state was just impeached out of office while, Nasarawa governor, Tanko Almakura was served with impeachment notice.

Traditionally, Borno and Yobe states have always been identified with opposition political parties in Nigeria’s political sphere.

Secondly, he may have to vie for another political office to remain politically relevant in the state and, the only alternative for him will be to settle for Yobe east senatorial seat which is presently occupied by Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim.

The names of Alhaji Lawan Shettima the

state commissioner for works and Senator Ahmad Lawan have been making rounds within the APC circle. Lawan Shettima and Ahmad Lawan both enjoy very good relationship with the governor and, consiidered as possible favourites.

In the event of this happening, the Deputy Governor, Engineer Abubakar D. Aliyu, will also have to strive to maintain relevance in his senatorial district (Yobe south known as zone B), the state’s political hot bed.

Which ever way, if the deputy governor choose to contest for elective post or, choose to be a ‘king maker’ in the election, he will be facing political titans like Senator Alkali Jajere, Senator Adamu Talba, Alhaji Musa Lawan and Alhaji Muhammadu Guza to wrestle the control and leadership of the party.

Honorable Goni Bukar and Ismaila Gadaka, may face little or no challenge for their re-election bid to the house of representatives. There are strong indications that the two are still enjoying wide and strong support in their respective constituencies.

For Hon. Khadijah Bukar Abba Ibrahim, the only female legislator in the state, the election of Alhaji Mai Mala Buni as APC state chairman and subsequently national secretary, may pave way for a smooth ride for the lady. Until his election, Mai Mala was reported to be facing immense pressure to contest her seat in the House of Representatives. Khadijah will also cash on the goodwill she extended to her constituents.

Alhaji Hassan El-Badawy representing Bade/Jakusko federal constituency is currently the oldest elected political officer in the state. There are growing agitations for a more youthful representation.

Already, the names of a young public officer and, a former member of the house of representative are making rounds as possible successors.

Although APC enjoys total control of the state House of Assembly, many of the state legislators may not come back because of the concerns over the culture of recycling the legislators for quite a long time, making most of them rubber stamp and, the assembly an appendage of the executive.

Many people especially those who defected to the APC with political ambitions have expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the state legislators whose voices were never heard on the floors of the assembly. These detectors have expressed willingness to replace members of the house of assembly of their respective constituencies.

The growing agitation for change in the state legislature has sent shivers down the spines of many law makers as more challenges awaits them in the 2015 election.

Their seats are seriously threatened by the defection and interests of the prominent politicians who recently joined the party.

The ability of APC to manage the political ambitions of stalwarts who defected into the party and, assurances of internal democracy in selection of flag bearers would

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have great impact on the party’s chances and prospects in 2015.

In spite of the security challenges, the people have expressed readiness for the 2015 election arguing that, elections have been conducted in worse scenarios like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. After all, two elections were recently conducted by INEC and the State Independent Electoral commission peacefully and successfully.

Al-Ameen can be reached on muhammedalameen437@gmail.com

Nigeria And The Need For A Public Health Policy

By Bilis Manuel

There is an interesting discussion around initiatives to protect and improve the health of residents of New York City that is instructive for us in Nigeria. Indeed, the entire three-term tenure of Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been dotted with his desire to use restrictive policies to address health concerns – sometimes earning him the ire of many who say they do not want to live in a ‘nanny state’. Asides from introducing tobacco policies, another one he focused on was to try to cap the size of soft drink offers in order to protect overweight New Yorkers and those arguably in danger of becoming overweight. Bloomberg wants to ensure that the 32-ounce size helping becomes illegal and peg offerings at 16 ounces but so far a judge has ruled that the City’s Board of Health is not empowered to limit or ban otherwise legal items in order to control chronic diseases.

In a country like Nigeria struggling to deal with a crippled health care system and trying to make the necessary investments to improve health care delivery, it is anyone’s guess how long it will be before health care policy advisers decide to turn to the alleged ‘source’ of illnesses the way certain other countries are doing. Are manufacturers of soft drinks, fast food, and alcohol about to feel increased pressure from regulation similar to the way tobacco does?

Sugar for instance has been called the next tobacco and there is an ongoing global campaign against the sugar industry. Denmark had a health policy tax on saturated fat in-

troduced in October 2011, but this was thrown out soon after when at least 10% of tax revenues were swallowed up in administrative costs and it was estimated to have cost 1,300 Danish jobs. However, the question then is in Nigeria what is next after Tobacco; will we come to a point in time when almost every product faces these types of regulation such as tobacco is currently doing.

There are many reasons why international and local manufacturers of alcoholic beverages such as Guinness and Nigerian Breweries, and soft drink manufacturers such as the Nigerian Bottling Company should be nervous. Our Mr. Biggs, Tantalizers et al must not feel too safe either as McDonalds – the subject of many documentaries has also been the target of lawsuits by dedicated consumers. There are many ramifications to the development of regulation and legal jurisprudence around consumer goods which at this stage can only be said to ‘contribute’ to health. The trend around the world makes it important for policy experts in Nigeria and the corporations to start analyzing the implications carefully. For instance, just as the New York court raised in striking out the plans of Mayor Bloomberg to ban super-size soft drink offerings in New York City – is this type of policy regulation the role of the Executive or the Legislator?

Which government arm should be responsible for this type of regulation? The same question would apply in Nigeria and the outcome would depend on the independence of the judiciary and the arguments made on each side. Laws can emanate from

the Executive but it must be considered and passed into law by the Legislature. It is not an accident that if you visit most of the premier universities in the United States, you will find it near impossible to find a Burger King, McDonald or Kentucky Fried Chicken. The schools probably do not have anything in writing but just have enough hold on the real estate within and around the school to prevent such franchises from setting up shop.

Next is the issue of liberty and personal responsibility. The arguments in the case of the ban of the super size cups are fierce on the issue of freedom of choice. One side claims that individuals have the right to make their own decisions and the state should not be allowed to tell them what to do. If a person wants to eat fast food everyday and subsequently becomes obese and vulnerable to heart disease and other related diseases, then it is that person’s choice.

Others argue that consumers are being subliminally manipulated into buying and eating things which are not good for them and that they do not have the right information.

Then comes the issue of investments, profit and revenue. Corporations are in business to make returns on their investments and make money for shareholders and governments need to raise revenue to provide services. Where lies the balance between making policy which directly impacts on the profitability of a company’s operations and supporting businesses so that they can continue to pay taxes and create employment? It must be tricky and delicate to maintain and it is most unlikely that it

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happens when one side of the equation acts unilaterally.

In the final analysis the jury is still out on whether Mayor Bloomberg’s policies will actually make a difference to the eating habits of New Yorkers and ultimately to reducing the incidence of obesity. This, along with the other reasons above is instructive for those in Nigeria who make policy and who find themselves at the receiving end of policy – sometimes the means never delivers the desired ‘end’, hence, l agree with all the advocates for balance in the tobacco legislation – balance in formulating legislation is key.

—Manuel is a public policy analyst based in Abuja

August 1, 2014

WORLD NEWS REPORTS AND ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL EVENTS AND ISSUES August 1, 2014

Sierra Leone Declares Ebola Public Health Emergency Sierra Leone’s president has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak.

Ernest Bai Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in the east would be quarantined and asked the security forces to enforce the measures.

The UN says 729 people in West Africa have died of Ebola since February - 233 of them in Sierra Leone.

This includes Dr Sheik Umar Khan who led Sierra Leone’s fight

against the virus. His funeral is on Thursday.

Ebola is spread through human contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids.

Initial flu-like symptoms can lead to external haemorrhaging from areas like eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ failure.

As part of the new measures to contain the viral haemorrhagic fever, travellers at airports will have to wash their hands with

disinfectant and have their temperatures checked, President Koroma said in a statement.

All deaths must also be reported to the authorities before burial, he said.

His measures - to remain in place for between 60 and 90 days - follow tough anti-Ebola policies introduced this week in neighbouring Liberia, where schools have been closed and some communities are to be quarantined.

—BBC

Doctors educating volunteers on how to use protective equipment to avoid catching the virus in Liberia

Ukraine MH17: Forensic Scientists Reach Jet Crash Site

Israel Vows To Destroy Tunnels Before Truce Israel will not stop its operation in Gaza until the tunnels constructed by Hamas militants have been destroyed, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

He said he was determined to destroy the tunnels, which militants use to infiltrate Israeli territory, “with or without a ceasefire”.

Israel’s offensive, named Operation Protective Edge, began with a focus on Hamas’ rocketlaunching capability.

But it has since expanded to take in the threat from tunnels.

After air strikes began, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) discovered an extensive network of tunnels leading from Gaza into Israel.

Hamas militants have launched several attacks from the tunnels, penetrating Israeli territory and killing a number of soldiers.

Some 425,000 people - about a quarter of Gaza’s population - have been displaced by the

A soldier examinig a tunnel linking Gaza to Israel.

fighting, the UN says.

It said the people there were “facing a precipice”, and called for action.

Since Israel began its offensive in Gaza on 8 July, 1,400 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians, according to

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It said 173 people had been killed within the past 24 hours.

Some 58 Israelis have been killed, of whom 56 were soldiers and two civilians. A Thai worker in Israel has also died.

Meanwhile, the United States

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—BBC

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The general public is hereby informed that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

The general public is hereby informed that the above named CATHOLIC CHURCH has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for change of trustees under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

The general public is hereby informed that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Onyemaechi Egbo - Chairman 2. Ifeanyichukwu Uzondu - Secretary 3. Basil Ogoh 4. Ikechukwu Abel 5. Anayo Jonathan Ofia 6. Chineme M. Ogbu

THE OLD TRUSTEE: 1. Most Rev. Dr. F. E. O. Okobo

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THE NEW TRUSTEE: 1. Most Rev. Dr. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah - Newly Appointed

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote unity, understanding and development among members.

2. To cater for the general welfare of the members and the society.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrargeneral, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH REMAINS THE SAME Any objection to this change should be forwarded to the registrar-general, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Apostle Effiong Udongwo 2. Evang. Grace Udongwo 3. Pastor Raphel Peter Amos 4. Bishop Iniobong Ukpe 5. Mr. Ediomo Udongwo

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To reachout to the whole world to the gospel of Jesus Christ and of medical knowledge.

2. To proclaim grace and the favour of God to individual, groups and the nations of the world.

3. To partners with the holy spirit in the global and end time revival and to win souls for Christ.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrargeneral, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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HIS OFFSPRING CHRISTIAN CENTRE The general public is hereby informed that the above named CENTRE has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTTES ARE: 1. Rev. Okechukwu Orji 2. Obiora Udensi 3. Denis Ufomaduh 4. Chioma Udom 5. Angela Adibeli AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To propagate the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ within and outside Nigeria.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrargeneral, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: MAXWELL CHIEMEKE & CO. 0803300887

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CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The general public is hereby informed that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

The general public is hereby informed that the above named Centre has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for the appointment of a new Trustee under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTTES ARE: 1. Elder Christopher Nchekwube Ugbaja 2. Elder Diana Omerebre Mercy Ugbaja 3. Pastor Moben Chukwuka Joselp 4. Chukwubueze Ebube Ugbaja 5. Chinweike Okwuchi Ugbaja 6. Pastor Andrew Ejike Ochei 7. Evang. Philip Egbidi

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THE OLD TRUSTTES ARE: 1. BARR. KINGSLEY AKOSEIWE EGBON 2. BARR. HADIZA MARY DONLI THE NEW TRUSTEE IS: 1. HON. JUSTICE HANSINE NAPWANIYO DONLI (RETIRED)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrargeneral, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

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NGBO DIVINE FRIENDS CLUB

The general public is hereby informed that the above named CENTRE has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

This is to imform 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, 1 of 1990.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named club has applied for registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pst Mrs. Stella Aholu 2, Amb. Godfrey Aruahe 3. Mr. Philip Onyebuchi Aholu 4. Mrs Ngozi Tochukwu 5. Deconess, Mrs. Anne Egere

THE NAMES OF THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr. Osundu Nwachukwu 2. Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Idenyi 3. Mr. Ede Godwin Oge 4. Mr. Ekuma Kenneth Okechukwu 5. Mr. Nwachukwu Chukwuma

THE TRUSTTES ARE: 1. Chukwuemeka Julius Ndubisi Ogbonna - Chairman 2. Uchenna Christiana Ogbonna - Secretary 3. Rev. Emmanuel Okechukwu Oti - Member

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. To win souls for Christ.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To provide financial assistance to members.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrar-general, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Cresent, Off Aguyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within twenty eight (28) days of this publication.

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GOD’S GLOBAL LIGHT PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY

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

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named FOUNDATION has applied for registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named CHURCH has applied for registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. MR ARANYAM KALANGO 2. MRS ODO CLAIRE KALANGO

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN CREATIVE WAY USING CONTEMPORARY MEDIUM TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: MIMIHEMBA NUMHWANGE

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Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Cresent, Off Aguyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within twenty eight (28) days of this publication.

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JESUS FOOT STEPS MINISTRY The general public is hereby informed that the above named ministry has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. PROF. OBASI OJI UKOHA 2. ELDER MRS ELIZABETH OBASI UKOHA

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS ROUND THE GLOBE.

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Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrar-general, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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

The Trustees are: 1. Simeon Arhyel Emmanuel Zoaka 2. Dr. Arziki Balami 3. Timothy Sabo Bature 4. Kubai Miriam Lekwot 5. Arch. Molta Meshach 6. Grace Eleojo Ejeh 7. Nathaniel Zoaka The Aims and objectives are: 1. Creating platforms to unite God’s children in building a united Godly and Valuable Nigeria 2. Transforming the individual and his business into a valuable and Godly investment opportunity Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja within 28 days of the publication.

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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 1990.

The general public is hereby informed that the above named Association has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above mentioned FOUNDATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration in accordance with Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act LFN (cap 20)

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ENGINEER ALABA DIJI 2. MR ABIODUN ALADETOYINBO

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1 REV. MOSES WOLE IDOWU 2 PASTOR (MRS) CHRISTIANA OLAJUMOKE IDOWU 3 BRO. JOSHUA OLUWASOGO IDOWU 4 MRS DEBORAH OLUWANIFEMI DEDEIGBO

The trustees are: 1. Uzoamaka Ekwueme - Chairperson 2. Dr. Chimdimma Ekwueme Chibuzor - Secretary 3. Clinton Chimfurumnaya 4. Godwin Chimfurumnaya The Aims and Objectives 1. To promote the welfare of members.

2. To assist members financially who are in need.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja within 28 days of the publication.

Signed: Secretary

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SIGNED: BARRISTER JIDE MAKINDE 24, ONIREKE LAYOUT, IBADAN 08075156523,07044263815

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE 1. To assist less priviledge in the society 2. To promote and encourage a better relationship and understanding among the society Any objection should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Irosi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed : TRUSTEES

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GBENGA OLOWE OYEFUNKE CHARITY & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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The general public is hereby informed that the above named has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AIR MARSHAL ISAAC MOHAMMED ALFA (RTD.) 2. PASTOR SIMON ROY ILABIJA 3. MAJ. GEN. ALHASSAN ICHADO AKOJI (RTD.) 4. PROF. DANLADI AMODU AMEH 5. MAJ. GEN. SAMUEL USMAN ATAWODI (RTD.) 6. DR. SUNDAY OKPANACHI 7. DR. SUNDAY MENYAGA ICHADO 8. ARCH. PATRICK ALABILA 9. DR. JOHN ALFA 10. BARRISTER IGOMU MOHAMMED

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The general public is hereby notified that the above mentioned FOUNDATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration in accordance with Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act LFN (cap 20)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: a. To promote peace, love and unity amongst the members.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Purported Congress, A Ruse – NFF stories By ONJEWU DICKSON,

Abuja

The Nigeria Football Federation has alerted Nigerians to a document being circulated by a group of persons who claimed that an emergency Congress of the NFF held in Abuja yesterday.

“The NFF Executive Committee rose from its meeting of Wednesday, 30th July to say that the emergency Congress had been postponed, and duly apologized to members of the Congress, while stating that the Congress would hold at a later date.

“There was no Congress at all, and we urge Nigerians to ignore the so –called decisions contained in the document.

A properly –constituted NFF Congress would be convoked

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He added: “Whoever is instigating these persons does not love Nigeria and should be advised to stop.”

at a date to be made known to the public soon,” Chief Mike Umeh, NFF Acting President, said in Abuja.

Falconets Beat Codiac Boys 4-3 Nigeria U-20 women team the Falconets, continued their build up to the FIFA U-20 World Cup by coming from behind to defeat the U 16 Codiac AAA boys of Moncton 4-3 in a pre world cup friendly match played at Ricky Stone.

The match is the first the Falconets have played since their

arrival in Canada last Sunday.

Two goals from Heritier Massimengo and Jonathan Kalulumia and an own goal from defender Ibrahim Mariam saw the U 16 Codiac boys leading by 3-0 in the first half.

The second half witness a different ball game. Two minutes into the second the Falconets

got a penalty that was converted

by Oshoala Asisat to put the score at 3-1. The second and third goals also came through penalties that were converted

by Halima Ayinde and U.S based Courtney Dike.

The decisive goal came through Courtney Dike putting scores at 4-3.

Commonwealth Games Medal Standing Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1 England

42

37

36

105

2 Australia

35

34

41

110

3 Canada

24

11

22

57

4 Scotland

14

12

15

41

5 New Zealand

13

11

15

39

6 India

12

20

13

45

7 South Africa

10

10

12

32

8 Nigeria

8

6

11

25

9 Kenya

5

5

2

12

10 Jamaica

5

3

4

12

11 Wales

4

10

14

28

12 Singapore

4

1

1

6

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Commonwealth Games Today

With Blessing Okagbare’s winning of 100m and 200m double at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, many Nigerians will be glued to the Games as 10 different events take place today.

Bowls start at 8:45am, leading the pack with six different events. At 9:30am, netball will begin, featuring two events.

Also by 9:30am, table tennis event will start. By 10am, hockey’s five events will begin and five minutes later, for those that are fascinated by diving, the game will begin and will feature four events.

Most Nigerian viewers from the north would be interested in the squash event which starts at by 1pm.

For those interested in watching another sport that Nigeria has huge medals potentials, boxing will feature Efe Ajagba 26 events, beginning from 1pm. Nigeria’s Efe Ajegba will will begin by 2pm, while be fighting in the semi-final. athletics which many will An area that Nigeria has not stay glued to will begin really developed ; gymnastics by 6pm.

NFF Electoral Committee Releases Election Guidelines NFF Electoral Committee Releases Election Guidelines The NFF Electoral Committee has unveiled the dates for all processes leading to elections into the Executive Committee of the nation’s football –governing body on Tuesday, 26th August, 2014.

“We have taken into careful consideration, the yearnings of everyone in the Nigeria football family for a level –playing field for all, and have decided to slightly extend the deadline for the endorsement and collections of forms, which has also affected slightly other deadlines. However, we are committed to holding the elections as scheduled on Tuesday, 26th August, 2014. Our responsibility is to play the role of an impartial, unbiased umpire in the entire process to ensure fairness for all,” Chairman of the NFF Electoral Committee, Mr. Amoni Biambo, said in Abuja on Thursday.

Endorsement and submission

of forms will now take place between Thursday, 31st July, and 6pm on Monday, 4th August, while screening of candidature, endorsement and release of names of eligible candidates will take place between Tuesday, 5th August and Wednesday, 6th August, 2014.

Protests/Appeals against candidates will be entertained latest on Monday, 11th August while the election proper holds on Tuesday, 26th August.

Biambo stated further: “The NFF Electoral Committee will do everything possible to guarantee a free and fair election that will do justice to the great name of our country in the comity of football –playing countries of the universe.”

Crown FC in Kano while Kaduna United faced visiting Sharks in Kaduna. Nasarawa United and Gombe United traded tackles in Lafia. Also Akwa United slugged it out with Giwa United in Jos.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it is means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

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August 1, 2014

2014 Commonwealth Games

Amos Beats Rudisha To 800m Gold Stories By ONJEWU DICKSON, Abuja

Olympic 800m champion and world record holder David Rudisha was dethroned by his young rival Nijel Amos as the 20-year-old took the Commonwealth title in style.

Amos, who won silver in London in the greatest 800m race in history, kicked hard down the home straight to overtake Rudisha and cross the line with his arms outstretched in celebration.

Rudisha as always went to the front at 150 metres and tried to control the race from there, just as he had in setting that phenomenal record in 2012.

But, after a 2013 wrecked by a knee injury and a summer where he has been chasing fitness as well as his rivals, he could not take it out fast enough. He was powerless as Botswana’s Amos accelerated past him with 50m to go to take gold in one minute 45.18 seconds.

Rudisha’s 1:45.48 won him silver with Amos’s South African training partner Andre taking bronze, Scotland’s Guy Learmonth running brilliant personal best of 1:46.69 for sixth and England’s Michael Rimmer, after an injury-ravaged season, two hundredths of a second back.

The 25-year-old Rudisha had gone through 400m in 52.7 seconds, more than three seconds down on his split from the Olympic final.

BBC athletics commentator Brendan Foster: “The proud Maasai warrior David Rudis-

Ghana Sulks Over No Podium Appearance

While Team Nigerian officials continue to swim as their athletes amass gold medals at the XX Commonwealth Games, their Ghanaian counterparts are sulking over their inability make any podium appearance.

The Ghanaians have only won one bronze medal and their officials are blaming officiating officials for favouring some countries. ‘’Oh, Charlie! We have won only one bronze. But you see that these officials do not want us to win medals. They are favouring some countries with their officiatings’’, George Ansah said.

He however saluted their West African brothers Nigeria for making them proud with their performances in most of Amos wins over Rudisha who was tipped as favourite the sports. ‘’We’re happy that Nigeria is doing well. But we are sad that ha needed different weapons for this event when they came on the straight Amos they are being too hard on our because in London he didn’t come under was determined to beat the great man. athletes.

It is not good at all, pressure, but here he did. It looked as Rudisha wasn’t able to do it tonight beCharlie’’, he said. cause he wasn’t fit enough. though Nijel Amos was trapped, but

What I Want From President Goodluck Jonathan – Golden Girl Maryam Usman quested.

Golden girl Maryam Usman is still savouring her Weightlifting performance which not only won her gold but sent tongues wagging in the ongoing Commonwealth Games here in Glasgow.

Maryam dumped her Samoan opponent Ele Opeloge after lifting 155 kg to become the Queen of the Weightlifting of the Commonwealth Games.

Yesterday, Maryam who is still being mobbed by athletes at the Games Village made a passionate appeal to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to host them just as he has done to footballers. ‘’There is only one thing I want. I want President Jonathan to host us just like he has done to footballers’’, the 75 + kg lifter from Kaduna re-

Maryam

Reflecting on the rivalry between her and Opeloge, Maryam confessed that she was rattled when the Samoan opted for 161kg to upset her from winning the gold medal. ‘’I was shocked but prayed against it. She knew that the only way to win the gold was lift more than me. But there is no way she could have lifted 161kg. She is not a World Champion. Such lifts are meant for Champions. And when she tried and could not lift it, I fell on my knees and the rest is history’’, she said as more athletes queued to take autographs and others to take pictures.

Maryam who is making her second appearance in the Commonwealth Games was a silver medalist at the XIX Games in New Delhi. ‘’I was tired of winning silver medals. I did not want to another silver at the Commonwealth Games after winning one in India. I was focused and did not allow for distractions. There were more pressure on me from officials and athletes. But, I was calm and I thank God for answering my prayers’’.

Maryam also won three gold medals at the African championships in South Africa. She also scooped bronze medal at the Paris championship in 2011 as well as yet another bronze in Russia 2012. ‘’I cherish this medal more than other medals’’, she said with her trademark smile that reveals her immaculate white teeth.”

Bronze medal winner Francois Etoundi admitted head-butting Gareth Evans at the athletes’ village

Weightlifter Francois Etoundi Attacks Welsh Athlete

An Australian weightlifter has admitted assaulting a member of the Welsh team at the Commonwealth Games.

Francois Etoundi, 29, head-butted Welsh weightlifter Gareth Evans, 28, breaking his nose, at the athletes’ village at 05:30 on Wednesday.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court, he was ordered to pay Mr Evans £400.

Etoundi won a bronze medal in the weightlifting 77kg category on Sunday. It appears the problem arose after Mr Evans’ girlfriend hugged him.

Sheriff Andrew Cubie said Etoundi had chosen to bring the law of the playground to the Commonwealth Games.

Earlier, a Team Wales spokesman said: “We’re aware of an incident that occurred involving a member of Team Wales.”

He added: “We’re currently working with Police Scotland to assist them with their inquiries.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

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“Whilst the facts around the matter are being established it would be wrong for us to comment any further.”

Zero tolerance Team Wales has sent an email to its competitors about their behaviour for the rest of the Commonwealth Games, BBC Wales has learned.

The message, signed by Chef de Mission Brian Davies, tells them it would be “disrespectful” if anyone “were to let themselves, their team-mates and their families down by misbehaving in any way during their time here in Glasgow”.

It adds: “Would you please ensure that everyone in your team maintains the impeccable standard of behaviour that is part of our One Team Wales code of conduct.

“The CGF, Police Scotland and Glasgow 2014 have all re-iterated that they will take a zero tolerance approach to any misdemeanours.”

AMUSEMENT PARK

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours

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here’s not much in the world to laugh at these days. From Guinea to Gaza and from Donetsk to Damboa, the headlines are written in sorrow, tears and blood. If it’s not about Ebola making its most deadly comeback since February, then it’s about Hamas rockets raining on Israel and Israel retaliating most devastatingly with mounting casualties in one of the world’s longest blood feuds.

And how can the world find its sense of humour when three planes came down in one week, one of them struck at 32,000 feet by missiles from a war zone, killing all 298 persons on board?

In what seems to be Nigeria’s race for the grief world cup, Boko Haram and its various franchises have, according to Human Rights Watch, killed over 2,053 people so far in the first half of this year alone. The world, it seems, is too far gone in grief to recover its sense of humour.

The times have never been more dangerous. I’m not sure if this was exactly the reason Turkish deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc said what he said during his Ramadan message on Monday. It wasn’t just the wars and bloodshed that weighed on Arinc’s mind. He also took a swipe at declining morality but, in doing so, stretched his point a bit too far.

Instead of facing men, who in my view are the causes of most of the world’s deadliest troubles (after Eve in the Garden of Eden and the Isabellas in the Spanish wars), the deputy prime minister aimed at women above the skirt. “A man,” he said, “should be moral but women should be moral as well; they should know what is

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Laughing Turkey Women should not laugh loudly in front of all the world...

decent and what is not decent… they should not laugh loudly in front of all the world...” Don’t laugh, please.

The Turkish deputy prime minister piled on women for “spending hours on the phone to swap recipes” and mocked their mobile phone habits: “’Is there nothing else going on? What happened to Ayse’s daughter? When’s the wedding?’,” he mimicked.

There’s no point compounding his misery. Arinc is already getting a beating from womenfolk who have vowed not to take his avuncular affront lying low. From the over 11million hits on the subject in just a few days, the laugh is now on Arinc, with women flooding social media with laughing protests and the hash tag #kahkaha (laugh) and #direnkahkaha (resist laugh).

I’m not even talking about

some women who had the temerity to ask the deputy prime minister to go and count his stolen money instead of sticking his nose in their recipes or phone logs.

Turkey, caught between modernity and conservatism, has been boiling for some time now. This spat over laughter might just be the cooling the country so badly needs. For several weeks in 2013, the country was on fire over disagreements between the government and civil society groups on the siting of a mall at the end of which the government crushed the opposition and had its way.

In response to scathing criticisms of corruption, the government has also not hidden its disdain for social media, threatening more than once to block Twitter. It was therefore not a surprise that

the mobile phone, that pesky symbol of the new age, was the butt of Arinc’s comment – a comment that summarises the view of the government in which he serves.

His boss, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, would have said the same thing, if not worse. The man who has worked harder than any Turkish leader since Ataturk is a prisoner of his own good works.

After 11 years in power and still gunning for a fresh term, he not only thinks of himself as a messiah, he actually believes he is the messiah. Yet, he is losing grip and, like all governments that overstay their welcome, his government is decaying.

That may not be a laughing matter for Erdogan’s deputy or those in his government who are benefitting from the present order, and yet finding time to moralise about it. Women and other groups at the receiving end of the government’s iron fist must take some comfort from the fact that once in a while government agents are victims of their own highhandedness.

And that, trust me, is not just a welcome twist of fate, it’s something the people can’t help laughing about.

An incident after the Soma mine disaster last May illustrates the point. Erdogan had visited the town to commiserate with bereaved families after the country’s worst mine disaster claimed 274 lives. As angry villagers heckled the prime minister because they thought better regulation could have averted the disaster, one of the prime minister’s aides became furious.

He pounced on a protester who had been pinned to the ground by two soldiers and kicked him again and again.

The photo went viral and the world was enraged. But a few days later, the story changed and the shoe was on the other foot. The aide who kicked the poor protester took ill and was forced to go on sick leave.

He was diagnosed with “soft tissue trauma,” in the right leg with which he used to kick the protester.

That irony, I’m sure, was something not just for the protester, but also for many Turks, including perhaps Mrs Arinc, to laugh about.

GHANA MUST GO Terror sponsors can’t hide for too long — FG

Dame’s Thanksgiving Someone who should know told me last week that after Aso Rock received the news that General Muhammadu Buhari survived the terror attack in Kaduna, the first family was beside itself with joy. First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan was said to have grabbed her

husband, bringing him to his knees for instant thanksgiving. While we join the first family to give thanks, we also remember the unlucky dead and hope the day will come when we can look up to the government to protect its own citizens, great and small.

They’ll hid for as long as Jonathan is in power!

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