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FOR GOD AND COUNTRY 13.04.19

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NIGERIA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA MY SECRET LIFE: RIVERS’ RUNOFF COMMUNITY WHERE MY SPOUSE IS MY ➔ PAGE 71 ELECTION HOLDS TOBACCO IS GOLD PLANNER – JEMIMAH TODAY ➔ PAGE 8 ➔ PAGE 21 Atiku Not A Nigerian, Can’t Be President, APC Tells Tribunal BY KUNLE OLASANMI, Abuja Election Petitions Tribunal in APC said that Atiku, Nigeria’s In a reply to the petition of Atiku should be voided and considered a Abuja, that the candidate of the former vice president between 1999 and the PDP where they prayed for waste by the tribunal. The All Progressives Congress Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in and 2007, is a Cameroonian and not the declaration of the former vice The APC’s response was (APC), whose candidate, President the poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is a Nigerian citizen. It, therefore, president as the lawful winner of filed by its lead counsel, Lateef Muhammadu Buhari, won the not a Nigerian and therefore not asked the tribunal to dismiss his the presidential poll, the APC said Fagbemi (SAN), where it faulted February 23, 2019 presidential qualified to have contested in the petition against President Buhari that the 11.1 million votes recorded ➔ CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 election has told the Presidential election. for lack of merit. in favour of the two petitioners Incumbents, Govs-elect At War Over 4 Last-minute Contracts, Appointments They’re plotting to cripple us – Incoming govs We are still in charge, say outgoing govs Governors’ actions fraudulent – Lawyers Military Kills 35 Bandits, Rescues 40 Hostages In Zamfara

NAF denies bombing wrong target BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto, BY TARKAA DAVID, Abuja The ‘Operation Sharan Daji’ unit of the Nigerian Army in Zamfara State revealed yesterday that it had killed no fewer than 35 bandits, arrested 18 and rescued 40 persons abducted by the bandits. The army, in a statement signed by Major Clement Abiade, acting Force Information Officer, Operation Sharan Daji, and issued to newsmen in Sokoto, said the above L-R: Speaker, House of Representatives,Yakubu Dogara; aviation minister, Hadi Sirika and permanent secretary, State House, Jalal Arabi, achievements were part of its continued at the wedding Fatiha of Maimunat, daughter of Aishatu Dukku and Mustapha Junaid, at Faud Lababidi Mosque, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, ➔ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 yesterday. PHOTO BY SPEAKER’S MEDIA OFFICE OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN DOWN 4-YEAR-OLD ELECTROCUTED BY ➔ PAGE7 TO 10.2 MILLION – MINISTER ➔ PAGE 6 UNFENCED TRANSFORMER IN NIGER 2 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES Saturday, April 13, 2019

Corps members, during skills acquisition training completion at the Damare NYSC Orientation Camp in Yola, Adamawa State, yesterday PHOTO BY NAN.

Presidency Clears Air On Nigerian NEPZA Defends Warehousing Of Executed In Saudi The Federal Government, N14.3bn From 2017 Budget yesterday, said that drugs were hidden on the body of Kudirat Afolabi, who was executed in BY SUNDAY ISUWA and AHURAKA management of the agency of of the economy and address the “The recognition of a newly ISAH, Abuja Saudi Arabia on April 1. warehousing N14.3billion from fundamental issues affecting formed company named the It said Afolabi was among the their 2017 budget allocations productive activities. Nigeria Special Economic Zones The acting managing director 20 persons arrested with drugs before transferring it to a private “Subsequently, the present Company (NSEZCO) as the entity hidden in their body parts. of Nigeria Export Processing company last month. administration also introduced for all FGN investments and Zones Authority (NEPZA), Engr The senior special assistant But in his explanation, the the Economic Recovery and proprietary interests in existing to the president on Foreign Terhemba Nongo, has defended acting MD of NEPZA said the Growth Plan (ERGP). The ERGP and future SEZs. the alleged warehousing of Relations and the Diaspora, warehousing of the N14.3 billion adopted the substantial ideas and “The transfer of the sum of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, N14.3billion by the agency from was not done fraudulently but in strategies identified in the NIRP. N14.3bn from NEPZA account its 2017 budget allocations. disclosed this, yesterday, to line with the country’s Industrial “The total sum of N48.14bn into the NSEZCO account “ News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Defence of the alleged Revolution Plan and approval was appropriated in the 2017 Though the committee chairman warehousing of funds by the in Lagos. of a memo submitted to that Appropriation Act for NEPZA out and members vowed to ensure She said the clarification agency came to the fore, yesterday, effect by the Hon Minister of of which the sum of N20.5bn only return of the said N14.3billion during defence of 2018 budget became necessary in a bid to Industry, Trade and Investment, was released. into the nation’s account, the clear the air regarding the allocations to the agency before Okechukwu Enelamah in June “However, there was a turn of deputy chairman of the Senate the Joint Committee of the circumstances leading to the 2018. event. A memo dated 28th June, Appropriation Committee, Senator execution of the Nigerian. National Assembly on Trade and According to him, in 2014, the 2018 was submitted to the Federal Sonny Ugbuoji, defended the Investment. Afolabi was executed Federal Government of Nigeria Executive Council (FEC) by the agency by saying that the National alongside two Pakistani men The chairman of the committee, introduced the Nigeria Industrial Honourable Minister of Industry, Assembly in the N9.12trillion 2018 Senator Sabo Mohammed (APC and one Yemeni man, bringing Revolution Plan (NIRP) in its Trade and Investment seeking budget, appropriated N9bn for the total number of people Jigawa South West) and other bid to promote diversification among other things: running of NSEZCO. committee members, had accused killed by Saudi Arabia this year to 53. There had been attempts, Saraki Releases Details Of N139.5b 2018 NASS Budget especially in the social media, to link Afolabi’s fate with the BY SUNDAY ISUWA and AHURAKA chambers of the national assembly 145,143,254 was appropriated for BudgITng: ISAH, Abuja activities of alleged syndicates and its other institutions. service-wide vote of the Legislature. “This is in accordance with the operating at Malam Aminu In the budget, the Senate has Public Account Committee commitment of the leadership The chairman of the National Kano International Airport, about N35.58 billion while the (PAC) Senate got N118, 970,215 of the 8th National Assembly to Kano. Assembly and president of the House of Representatives got while PAC in the House of accountability and transparency. Senate, Bukola Saraki, has released The syndicate allegedly N57.4 billion. Representatives also got, N142, #OpenNASS.” specialises in planting of drugs details of National Assembly’s 2018 N10, 202,095,928 was 764,258. N12, 384,672,097 was Others are minister of Foreign budget amounting to N139.5 in the baggage of unsuspecting earmarked for legislative aides. The voted for general services, which Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; travelers. billion. National Assembly office got N15, bring the total budget for the 2018 minister of Interior, Lieutenant The release of the National Abike-Dabiri, however, said 389,235,912, while the National fiscal year of the national assembly General Abdulrahman Danbazau Afolabi did not belong to the Assembly 2018 budget is coming Assembly Commission got N2, to N139, 500,000,000. (rtd); minister of Defence, Brigadier 12 months after its passage. list of seven who are suspected 736,081,266. The release came as a result General Mansur Dan Ali (rtd); and to have fallen victim of the In his verified Twitter handle, The National Assemblyof demand by Nigeria’s budget the National Security Adviser, Saraki gave the total of N139, four-man gang hard drugs Legislative Institute got N4, watchdog, BudgIT. Major General Mohammed planting syndicate. 500,000,000 as budget for both 373,813,596, while about N1, Saraki had tweeted, “Dear @ Monguno (rtd). Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 3 our stand Menace Of Killer Policemen

wo widely publicised in Adamo community in from the state government, Nigerians unfortunate enough deaths caused by Ikorodu area of Lagos after she from police authorities and to have been dispatched to an policemen on duty succumbed to stray bullets fired from even the presidency, early grave but their stories are in recent weeks by a detachment of police from among others. And quickly, too, not in the public domain due to kicked up a lot of Imota Police Division, Ikorodu, the suspects were promptly the silent nature of their killing Tdust and reopened the calls who had come to raid criminal picked up, given orderly room or the inability of their relatives for a reform of the police force hideouts in the community. trial and the culprit dismissed and friends to make enough and a disbanding of the Special In the Kolade Johnson case, from service, all within four noise to attract the necessary Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), because of the way his death days of the incident. He still attention. a unit whose notoriety for was featured in the social and faces further prosecution for While we commend the speed brutalising suspects matches traditional media, his family the crime. at which justice was administered its ruthlessness in dealing received condolence gestures There are probably otherfor the Johnson family over with armed robbers and other the loss of their son and father, criminal elements. the case of the late Abuja-based The first was the March 20, Civil Defence officer has not 2019 killing of an officer of FOR GOD AND COUNTRY received such promptness. Even a sister security agency, the www.leadership.ng though the two suspects in Ogar National Security and Civil Jombo’s killing were detained Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogar and the police instituted an Jumbo, right in front of his EDITOR: Kayode Falade investigation, the issue is yet to DEPUTY EDITORS: Fatima Shua’ib wife and children. Jumbo, Festus Okoromadu be resolved. according to reports, was taking STANDARDS DIRECTOR: Silas Ezeugwu As a newspaper, we urge the his children to school along the GENERAL EDITOR: Richard Abu police authorities to dispatch Mararaba-Nyanya axis, which is COORDINATOR, EDITORIAL BOARD: Suleiman Abdullahi with the case and apply the eternally choked by gridlock in full weight of the law on the the mornings, and committed policemen who brutalised Mr a traffic violation, for which NEWSPAPERS GROUP Jumbo to death in front of a traffic warden flagged him his family ostensibly, as it was CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER: Rasheed Yusuf down. According to reports, CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER: Augustine Paul Agbo reported, because of inter- their exchange soon created a POLITICAL DIRECTOR: Jonathan Nda-Isaiah agency jealousy. scene and another traffic warden However, the above incidents came to back up his colleague underscore the need for and they descended on Jumbo, COLLECTION RC:1526199 training and retraining of police beating him with batons and personnel on various aspects of dragging him on the ground CHAIRMAN their expected responsibilities, by force to the nearby police Sam Nda-Isaiah from weapon handling to station where he was treated GMD, LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPERS: Nduka Nwosu interaction with the public and with disdain until he gave up. GMD, LEADERSHIP HOLDINGS: Abdul Gombe other organisations in related The dust raised by this incident fields of wok. In the last instance, was yet to settle when another GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS there needs to be a careful study youngman lost his life to trigger- Felicia Ogbonlaiye of the deep-seated animosity Geoffrey Essien happy policemen in Lagos. The Christian Ochiama between policemen and victim, one Kolade Johnson, Fadila Ismail personnel of other paramilitary an only son of his mother, agencies, especially the NSCDC. was watching a football match DIVISIONAL DIRECTORS This is necessary not just to avert with his friends at a viewing Mrs Zipporah Tanko further conflicts which could lead centre when SARS men, who Augustine Paul Agbo to unnecessary loss of lives, but had come to arrest a suspect, George Agba also to get both organisations fired sporadically and one of Ruth Tene Natsa working in synergy to tackle the bullets got Kolade. There the myriad security challenges GENERAL MANAGERS was nothing in the report of Femi Adekunle facing the society. the incident to suggest that the Solomon Alabi The police also need to reform policemen faced any resistance. Mariam Ogbe its modus operandi and adopt These two were not the only Angela Tony-Iji the use of policing technology. ones to fall to police bullet in the This will limit, to a great extent, last few weeks. On March 28, this the use of physical interaction year, a commercial motorcyclist, with the public. Ademola Moshood, was shot LEADERSHIP is a national paper symbolically embedded in the nation’s capital. Finally, there is the need dead at close range by policemen We shall stand up for good governance. We shall defend the interest of for the police authorities to attached to Soloki Police station, Nigerian people even against their rulers, and we shall raise our pen at all promptly expose and punish Surulere, Lagos, for not parting times in defence of what is right. These are the values by killer policemen among its with a bribe of N200 demanded which we intend to be assessed. ranks, as was done in Kolade’s of him. We shall never, ever for any reason forget the noble reason of our coming into being: case, to send the message across On March 18, and 18-year- F o r G o d a n d C o u n t r y ! that the Force does not tolerate old girl, Hadiyat Sikiru, died such elements. 4 NEWS www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 Incumbents, Govs-elect At War Over Last-minute Contracts, Appointments BY MICHAEL OCHE, AHURAKA YUSUF, KUNLE against giving arbitrary loans or overdrafts sum of N17 billion from the bank for inexplicable OLASANMI, Abuja, BEATRICE GONDYI, Bauchi, at this time as this will be at their own risk. reasons, denied the claims and accused Ihedioha ADEBAYO WAHEED, Ibadan, EMMANUEL Civil servants who get involved in shoddy of incompetence and misinforming the people MGBEAHURUIKE, Owerri transactions, aiding and abetting fraud will have of the state about his activities. themselves to blame if discovered,” he warned. The first shot at Okorocha’s administration Forty-six days to the inauguration of their The situation is not different in Bauchi was fired by the state chairman of PDP, Hon. administration on May 29, 2019, some state State, where Senator Mohammed, the Peoples Charles Ezekwem, who told newsmen that the governors-elect have kicked against the last- Democratic Party (PDP) defeated the incumbent state government had resorted to looting and minute awards of contracts and massive All Progressives Congress (APC) governor sale of government properties, mostly vehicles. appointment of top officials and intermediate Abubakar. He said: “We have it on good authority that civil servants by the outgoing governors. Bala Mohammed accused Abubakar of governor Rochas Okorocha withdrew the sum of The worried incoming governors alleged planning to award spurious contracts worth N4 N17 billion belonging to the state government that since the conclusion of the governorship billion and recruit 8, 000 teachers before leaving from the bank and has begun to auction some elections by the Independent National Electoral office on May 29. official vehicles to sabotage the incoming PDP Commission (INEC) the incumbent state He said: “While we do not question the administration. executives have resorted to awarding contracts authority of the present administration to award The Ihedioha camp added that it was aware for projects that were not captured in the 2019 contracts and make financial transactions for that the appointment letters of some newly- budgets, appointing new officials and promoting the day-to-day running of the government, it engaged workers had been backdated warned others without adequate provisions for their beats the imagination that instead of focusing that such actions of the governor would be salaries. Yari on closing its books, the outgoing government reversed by the administration of Ihedioha. Consequently, the governors-elect declared has chosen the dishonourable option of In an advertorials published during the that the incumbent governors, some who were emptying the treasury and over-burdening the week, the state government invited qualified defeated at the polls or failed in their bid to In Adamawa State, for instance, Fintiri people with enormous debts again.” persons to apply for the positions of the vice plant their political surrogates in office, were cautioned the Bindow administration against The governor-elect noted that Abubakar chancellor, registrar and rector for the Imo State out to set booby traps for them and cripple their what he described as “last-minute employment sacked 2,000 traditional district heads when University of Agriculture, Umuagwo and the administration from inception. and award of bogus contracts.” he assumed office in 2015 on the ground that state polytechnic, respectively. In their reactions, the incumbent governors His warning came following the the state had financial problems and wondered Ezekwem added that “PDP further notes maintained that they were still in office and announcement by the commissioner for why he would employ new staff at the expiration that just less than two months to the end of that no law forbids them from performing Education, Julius Kadala, that the state of his tenure. Governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration, their statutory roles. They, therefore, asked the government was set to issue employment letters Bala Mohammed also alleged that state assets he has employed more workers than he had incoming governors to wait for their turn and to 1,540 new post-primary school teachers were currently being carted away by officials ever done during the eight years he wasted as be ready to inherit their assets and liabilities whose recruitment had been concluded. of the outgoing government and warned that the governor of Imo State. because government is a continuum. But in a swift reaction, the commissioner said: his administration would investigate capital “Worst still, he employs and back-dates Among the governors and governors-elect “The employment of these new teachers cannot inventory and forensic audit of all the financial letters of employments given to individuals who involved in these altercations are Adamawa be categorised as a last-minute action because transactions of the Abubakar government. hitherto have no service to render to the state State governor Jibrilla Mohammed Bindow and the selection process began in July 2018.” Governor Abubakar however said that his Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs). the incoming governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri; Kadala said that his ministry had highlighted administration had not engaged in any last- The governor, who countered the allegations Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and the a manpower deficit of over 5,000 secondary minute award of contracts. through his chief press secretary, Sam governor-elect, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha; governor schools teachers but only got the governor’s Through the commissioner for Information, Onwuemeodo, advised the people of Imo to Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State and his approval for 1,540 teachers because of the state Ibrahim Sade, the governor said yesterday that ignore the governor-elect’s whenever he “comes would-be successor, Senator Bala Mohammed; government’s lean resources the allegations by Bala Mohammed were false. up with such gimmicks. governor Abiola Ajimobi and the governor-elect, But Fintiri in a statement issued by his media Sade said that though no fresh contracts had “The guy is just smart politically but political Seyi Makinde, and governor Ibikunle Amosun aide, Mr. Solomon Kumangar, warned banks been awarded, there were ongoing multi-million smartness is different from having the capacity and the governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun. not to give “arbitrary loans” to the outgoing naira roads and other projects across the state. for leadership or governance,” he said. The governors-elect lamented that their government Similarly, the Bauchi State Universal Basic Okorocha challenged Ihedioha to mention predecessors were not just leaving behind empty The governor-elect urged the Bindow Education Board (BASUBEB) spokesman, how the alleged N17 billion withdrawal was treasuries, huge debts, salary and pensions administration to show statesmanship in its Mohammed Shehu Abdullahi, dismissed the made and where in the state as he said: “Where arrears, and other liabilities were already in stock action by not making things difficult for his allegations of last-minute award of contact by in Imo State with meagre federal allocation and for them. incoming administration. the board. Internally Generated Revenue can one see N17 LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that the Kumangar said: “The governor-elect wants He said that the N4 billion contract slated billion to withdraw? He is coming to be governor scenario was more prevalent in states where all unnecessary expenditures and last-minute for award was a 2017/2018 UBEC/SUBEB joint with the only income he made at the National the opposition parties won the governorship employment, not done in the past four years, intervention project. Assembly because, prior to his going to the elections. halted forthwith. Similarly, all last-minute In Imo State, the battle between Okorocha National Assembly, he never did any paid job It was further learnt that some of the outgoing awards of bogus contracts without following and Ihedioha, which began shortly after INEC and is trying now to blackmail a man adjudged governors were also giving out luxury cars and due process should stop. Adamawa belongs to announced the former as the governor-elect, has to be the highest property owner both in Owerri houses as parting gifts to their appointees and all and any action to the contrary would not be assumed a worse dimension. and in Abuja several years before becoming a associates. condoned. Okorocha, who was accused withdrawing the “Banking institutions are hereby cautioned CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 Atiku Not A Nigerian, Can’t Be President, APC Tells Tribunal

FROM COVER the election to the office of the president of the compliance with relevant laws made by Atiku Federal Republic of Nigeria held on February and the PDP, adding that their failure to make the candidacy of Atiku in the election. The 23, 2019. specific references to the compliance issue had LOW GI FOR BETTER SLEEP party insisted that as a Cameroonian, the PDP The ruling party averred that by reason a fatal effect on the petition and therefore the candidate ought not to have taken part in the of Atiku not having qualified to contest the petition does not have enough material to poll of Nigeria in the first instance. election, all votes purportedly cast for him and justify the ground of any relief sought. You may have heard about the health Fagbemi averred that Atiku was born on the PDP in the election were wasted votes. Atiku had in his petition with reference benefits a low-GI diet can have for you-more November 25, 1946 in Jada, Adamawa, in Besides the issue of the origin of Atiku, the number: CA/PEPC/002/2019 faulted the steady energy levels, less bloating, no sugar Northern Cameroon and is, therefore, a citizen APC asserted that most of the claims contained conduct of the February 23 presidential election cravings – but eating a low-GI diet can also be of Cameroon and not a Nigerian by birth. in his petition had become statute barred and on the ground of non-compliance with relevance He said that before 1919, Cameroon was that the tribunal was not the appropriate forum electoral laws and other malpractices such as beneficial for your sleep quality. GI stands for administered by Germany and that following to entertain same. intimidation of voters, unlawful arrest of his Glycaemic index – the ranking of carbohydrate the defeat of Germany in World War 1, which Specially, the APC said that the issue of supporters and the harassment by soldiers and – containing foods based on their overall effect ended in 1918, Cameroon became part of the educational qualification of the president- other law enforcement of those wishing to vote on blood glucose levels. When we eat foods League of Nations mandate territory which elect (Muhammadu Buhari) raised by Atiku for him. The former vice president and the PDP consisted of French Cameroon and British cannot be treated by the tribunal because the claimed to have scored the majority of the lawful with a high GI, such as white bread, pastries Cameroon in 1919. period for claims and objections on such issues votes in the election and prayed the tribunal to and sweets, our blood sugar spikes and then APC further argued that in 1961, a plebiscite had expired and that the petitioners failed declare them as winners of the election. drops rapidly, leaving us tired, irritable and was held in British Cameroon to determine and neglected to use the appropriate period In the alternative, the PDP candidate prayed hungry. This can continue on into the night, whether the people preferred to stay in to challenge the validity of the educational for an order for the cancellation of the election so if you have finished the evening off with Cameroon or align with Nigeria. qualification of Buhari as contained in the and another order by the tribunal directing According to the party, while Northern form CF001, submitted to the Independent INEC to conduct a fresh one that will conform sweetened tea and biscuits, you can wake Cameroon preferred a union with Nigeria, National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the to relevant laws. in the night with feelings of hunger. Eating Southern Cameroon chose alignment with the general elections. But the APC in the reply argued that the low-GI foods helps ensure your body is fuelled mother country and that it was as a result of According to the APC, since the petitioners failure of Atiku to join the Nigerian Army, the throughout the night, meaning you don’t get the plebiscite that Northern Cameroon, which had waived their right to challenge the propriety police and other security agencies which were included Adamawa, became a part of Nigeria. of information contained in the Form CF001 alleged to have performed the harassment and the midnight snack-attack and have steadier It, therefore, argued that contrary to Atiku’s of President Buhari, their petition no longer intimidation as defendants in the petition to sleep. assertion in his petition, the PDP candidate disclose any reasonable cause of action. establish his claim, was fatal to the petition. has no right to be voted for as a candidate in APC also faulted the allegations of non- They urged the court to strike out the claims. – Culled from “50 Tips To Help You Sleep Well” Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA NEWS 5 Military Kills 35 Bandits, Rescues 40 Hostages In Zamfara

FROM COVER hideouts where kidnapped victims are has descri rejected claims that its air He added that, as standard practice, often hidden, but that air strikes are strikes in Zamfara hit wrong locations NAF attack aircraft on air interdiction effort to restore peace to areas precision activities designed to avoid killing innocent civilians, describing missions are accompanied by bedeviled by banditry activities, collateral damage. the report as ridiculous. ISR platforms that guide them to Major Abiade said the new “The troops also had several NAF was reacting to reports designated targets. operation is pushing deep into the encounters with bandits during the insinuating that the recent air strikes “Furthermore, NAF pilots, by hitherto hidden enclaves of the period in focus and neutralised 35 conducted by its Air Task Force training and in line with extant bandits, hence making them easy bandits. A total of 18 suspected for Operation Diran Mikiya killed Rules of Engagement (ROEs) for the preys. bandits’ informants, rustlers, only innocent civilians in the areas operation, do not attack any location The statement by Major Abiade kidnappers and logistics suppliers attacked, and not bandits. if it is observed that non-combatants, reads in part, “In continuation of were arrested, including one NAF director of Public Relations especially women and children, are operations designed to mitigate Muhammed Iso, a notorious and Information, Air Commodore present.” banditry activities in Zamfara and kidnapper who was intercepted in Ibikunle Daramola, said: “NAF finds He stated that in such cases, the other contiguous states, troops of Niger Republic through collaboration such reports rather ridiculous because pilots would rather return to base Operation Sharan Daji have been with the security forces in the country. most of the locations attacked are with their munitions unexpended. dominating the area of operation “The bandit hails from Naagwalam within the Rugu, Sububu and Kagara “Consequently, it is inconceivable with aggressive fighting patrols. in Katsina State and confessed forests general area, which are known that the NAF would attack locations Troops also conduct day and night to being a member of a five-man armed bandits’ hideouts that have where innocent civilians reside,” he patrols deep into the forest areas to syndicate responsible for kidnapping been attacked in the past without said deny the bandits freedom of action, and highway robbery in Batsari and any outcry. He said the NAF found it Buratai while building the confidence of the Jibiya axis,” the army statement “Besides, the NAF target selection rather mischievous that anyone local population. noted. process for air operations is would spread such deliberate “Accordingly, we shall continue “The intensity and redoubled The army spokesman also revealed particularly rigorous and methodical misinformation whilst the Service was to work assiduously, in synergy with efforts in the conduct of these military that no fewer than 40 kidnap in order to ensure proper target doing its best to effectively respond to sister Services and other security activities are being complemented victims, consisting of men, women identification and thereby prevent the challenges facing the good people agencies, to rid the Northwest of all by Ex Harbin Kunama III, which and children from communities in strikes on wrong locations,” of Zamfara State and the environs. criminal elements,” he stated. commenced on 1 April 2019. Zamfara State, were rescued during He explained that the locations He said rather than making such The NAF spokesman, therefore, “These operations have achieved the operation, in addition to the attacked from April 8-11, 2019 were spurious and unsubstantiated assured the general public that the tremendous successes leading to the recovery of four AK47 rifles, two selected based on human intelligence allegations, “NAF requests that air force would not be deterred but recovery of weapons, ammunition locally made pump action rifles, reports obtained from security anyone with evidence to the effect would sustain its air operations to and rustled animals in various parts 17 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) agencies and other government that innocent civilians were targeted facilitate a return to normalcy that of Operation Sharon Daji area of ammunition and 20 cartridges, 10 sources, traditional and community by the NAF air strikes should produce would enable Nigerians in the area operation (OPSD AOR). During motorcycles, 94 rustled animals, two leaders as well as reliable, vetted such evidence.” pursue their legitimate aspirations. the period, the Air Component mobile phones and assorted charms informants. He reiterated that NAF, as a He added that as personnel of operation Sharan Daji carried and two handsets. These, he said, were further professional service, would not want continue to make huge sacrifice out several Air strikes around Major Abiade added that the confirmed by days of detailed day to join issues with any a group of towards eliminating all threats to Kagara, Gando, Fankama, Fete and arrested suspects had been handed and night Intelligence, Surveillance individuals, including traditional the security of lives and property of Dumburum Forests.” over to the appropriate agencies for and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions to rulers, but will rather remain Nigerians, they need the support of According to the statement, the further investigation and prosecution. ensure proper targeting for avoidance committed to ensuring the safety and the public, rather than distracting and forests provide sanctuaries and Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force of collateral damage. security of all Nigerians. unsubstantiated allegations. Incumbents, Govs-elect At War Over Last-minute Contracts, Appointments

FROM PAGE 4 government purse before the May 29 According to him, those who are in trouble with last-minute contracts Rafsanjan, said that weak legislation swearing-in date. being employed now will be under and appointments. by state Houses of Assembly and governor.” According to him, there will be probation by the time the new He said that they should absence of procurement laws in In Oyo State, Ajimobi and his radical review of all contracts awarded government will come in and they understand that the eagle eyes of the most states are responsible for the would-be successor, Makinde are by the APC-led administration in the stand to lose their employment anti-graft agencies will be on them. misnomer. also on the warpath over contract state from March. depending on the findings of the ‘’Some of them should not further He stated that CISLAC has been awards and appointments of more The statement said that while the new government concerning their compound the cases they have with at the forefront of advocacy for workers two months to the end of government remains in place till engagement. the anti-graft agencies by awarding procurement laws. the administration. May 28, awarding a N30 billion new He said: ‘’They should know that contracts that may land them in “That is why we have been One of the disputed contracts is the set of contracts in one day as was the new government has the right not trouble,” he warned. advocating for each state to ensure purchase of 33 excavators by the state the case during last Wednesdays’ to confirm the appointment of those In his reaction, a senior legal that they have public procurement government to boost agricultural executive meeting was curious and under probations. When governor practitioner based in Abuja, Barr. laws. There must be procurement production, safety and rescue an aberration, especially when debts, Rocha’s Okorocha came into power, Alasa Ismaila, said: “Although planning which will be backed by operations, as well as urban renewal as old as 2011 were left unpaid. he sacked about 10,000 workers. It government is one and a continuum, budgetary allocation. across the 33 local government areas He pointed out that information is clear now that the appointments it’s pre-emptive and smack of fraud to “But because of corruption, some and 35 local council development from civil servants who have being made and the contracts being be issuing contracts at the verge of a people want to rush and give contracts areas. the interest of the state at heart awarded are out of malice. governor’s end of tenure. that are not planned for and are not The governor said that the purchase suggested a grand plan to disrupt ‘’They should also know that a “Both the issuer and beneficiary are backed with any budgetary allocation. of the equipment was to reinforce his the smooth take off of the incoming searchlight is being beamed on them wrong and are at risk. The succeeding And because we have weak state earlier stance that he would sustain administration by mopping up all by anti-graft agencies. The whole governor is at liberty to cancel or assemblies, that cannot assert itself the administration’s developmental available funds. thing is about malice and intended review such contracts of dubious in terms of complying budget and strides until May 28 when his tenure Dapo (governor-elect) has also to create problems for the new origin and intention, as no law is programmes of government, some of would end. kicked against governor’s Amosun administration,’’ he stated. violated,” he said. these governors with their impunity He explained that it was one of last-minute jamboree as he appointed Another lawyer, Mr. Kayode In his contributions, Barr. Mukhtar decides to put serious burdens on the excavators that was deployed for 18 new permanent secretaries from at Ajulo, argued that no law stops the Abanika, said: “it is only when we incoming administration. rescue operations during the recent a go. He also kicked against Amosun’s governors from awarding contracts begin to call people to account and “The only way to stop this is to have building collapse in Molete area of request for fresh loans and bank or making appointments till their last to defend their past actions or deeds enabling laws backing programmes Ibadan, the state capital, which made overdrafts. day in office. that such recklessness will cease. No and policies of government and it possible to bring out all those He warned financial institutions He said: ‘’Every governor has a court of law will necessarily compel compliance ensured. With these, trapped in the ruins alive. against granting such requests, four-year tenure of two terms if he the incumbent to bear such a burden no outgoing governor will award Also, recently the governor stressing that his administration re-elected, except he resigns, dies in the practical sense of it.” outrageous contracts that are not appointed education secretaries, would not honour them. or impeached. Until May 29, he Mr. Ezenwa Nwagwu, the convener backed by the procurement law,” he which did not go down well with the is empowered by law to perform of Say No Campaign Nigeria, said: said. incoming administration. Govs’ Actions Fraudulent – the duties and responsibilities of a “It’s a mix of greed, impunity, and Awwal, however, urged anti-graft But Makinde (governor-elect) has Lawyers, CSOs governor; so, it is not out of place subterfuge. In many cases, they are agencies to investigate the activities said that he would carry out a radical Meanwhile, lawyers and some civil if he awards contracts or makes the beneficiaries of the contracts of the outgoing governors to uncover review of all contracts awarded in the society organisations (CSOs) have appointments, as long as it is in the using fronts. The jobs are used as irregular practices. wake of the March 9 gubernatorial described the actions of the governors interest of the state. dubious settlement and patronage He said: “As it is, only the anti- election and others that are linked as malicious and intended to create ‘’That is the reason why most of the for cronies but more deleterious corruption agencies can curb this to it. problems for their successors. time when a successor comes in, he is the challenge of burdening the practice. The ICPC and EFCC should Makinde in a statement signed Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN) said that will set up a committee to look at what new government with debt and question these governors immediately by Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that the outgoing governors should bear has been done and decides whether to discrediting it should they sack those they leave office; this means that the events of the past two weeks have in mind that the incoming governors ratify or nullify it,’’ he said. who have been engaged.” media and civil society organisations shown characteristics of targeted reserve the right not to confirm A Kaduna-based lawyer, Adekunle The executive director of the Civil must seriously monitor such contract awards that were compiled in the appointments being made and Adio, urged the outgoing governors to Society Legislative and Advocacy outrageous award of contracts and haste and randomly awarded to empty contracts awarded. be careful so as not to put themselves Centre (CISLAC), Awwal Musa irregular employment,” he added. 6 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES Saturday, April 13, 2019 Marwa Out-of-school Children Down To 10.2 Million – Minister Committee BY CHIKA MEFOR, Abuja Echono, permanent unfortunate phenomenon include: Kano, Akwa Ibom, good news is that the secretary of the ministry, include, though, not limited Katsina, Kaduna, Taraba, Universal Basic Education Reads Riot The Federal Government said that conflicting figures to the following: financial Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara, Commission (UBEC) and has said the number of of out-of-school children incapacitation, violent Oyo, Benue, Jigawa and other stakeholders have Act To Airlines Out-of-School (OSC) were being given, ranging conflicts and ignorance Ebonyi. been working towards Children in the country has BY ANTHONY AWUNOR, Lagos from 10 -13 million. on the part of parents/ According to him, this common goal of reduced from 13.2million The ministerial strategic guardians. the concerns of this determining the number of to 10.2million, following plan states that Nigeria has He added that lack of administration are two- children of school age who Chairman, Presidential various interventions Advisory Committee on 10.5 million children aged political will to confront fold; to find an empirical are not in school. of the government and six-14, out of school. the ugly phenomenon, means of getting the figures “Similarly, the the Elimination of Drug development partners. Abuse (PACEDA), Brig Gen However, a recent socio-cultural complexities, right and the best way of Universal Basic Education The minister of Education, Demographic Health Survey distance to schools; reducing the number to the Commission (UBEC), the Buba Marwa (rtd), has said Malam Adamu Adamu, said that his committee would (DHS) has shown that the physically challenged barest minimum. World Bank, United Nations this at the 12th edition of the population of out of school children, child labour, “ln the last four years, International Children henceforth, penalise any Ministerial Press Briefing on airline whose staff collude children in Nigeria has risen migration and orphanage therefore, we have been Education Fund (UNICEF), the OSC Phenomenon held from 10.5 million to 13.2 were other challenges of the making efforts to determine and other development with baggage handlers to tag in Abuja, yesterday. names of innocent travelers million. OSC. the exact number of out-of- partners are collaborating to Adamu, who was According to him, the He listed the most school children. reduce the number of out-of- on bags containing illicit represented by Mr Sonny drugs on out-bound flights. reasons adduced for this endemic states of the OSC to “However, the school children. Marwa issued the warning on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting at L-R: Managing the Murtala Muhammed Director, International Airport, Nigerian Railway Lagos. Corporation, Mr He said preliminary Fidet Okhiria; minister of investigations had revealed Transportation, that some innocent Mr Rotimi passengers have had luggage Ameachi; team that does not belong to them manager, Railway tagged by airlines in their Itakpe Ajokuta names leading to their arrest warri Project, by security agencies on Mr Chiedu arrival at their destinations. Nwazojie; Project The committee chair said: Manager, China “What I said is real that Civil Engineering Constructions some airline staff and some Company, Railway persons collude to check in Itakpe Ajokuta and tag passengers’ names warri Project, Mr on baggages that they are Shuhony He and unaware of and do not Director Rail and belong to them. Transport Service, “We have a recent incident Mr Mohammed at the Kano Airport where a Babakobi, during passenger was arrested in the inspection Saudi Arabia and he denied of Itakpe Warri Railway Project, in ownership of the bag. Warri on Thursday “Through the Closed PHOTO BY NAN Circuit Television Camera at the Kano airport, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Boy, 14, Drowns In Stagnant Pool In Kano (NDLEA) officialsA 14-year-old boy, Huzaifa Kano State Fire Service, Mr call today from one Malam at about 07:43am. careful when bathing in open discovered that he was Abdulrashid, has drowned Saidu Mohammed, told the Habibu Ibrahim at about “Abdulrashid was found water. innocent as the bag was while bathing in a stagnant News Agency of Nigeria 07:35am that Abdulrashid’s dead and his corpse was NAN reports that there checked in and tagged in pool called “Promise” at (NAN) that the incident body was found floating in handed over to the Ward had been frequent deaths in his name by an airline staff. Gwarzo Road in Gwale Local happened yesterday morning the water. Head of Dandago, Alhaji open water through drowning “Henceforth, such Government Area of Kano when the deceased went to “On receiving the Abubakar Sani,’’ he said. since the commencement of airlines will be penalised State. take his bath. information, we quickly sent Mohammed advised the the heat season in Kano over once we discover that such The spokesman of the “We received a distress our rescue team to the scene general public to be more a month ago. a thing happened on their flight.” According to him, the move is necessitated by the 3 Family Members Die In Car Accident In Kebbi high number of Nigerians BY YAHYA SARKI, BIRNIN in Kebbi, DSP Nafiu driver of a Peugeot 406 them while they were on Lukman Muhammed, 9 languishing in foreign Kebbi. Abubakar, confirmed the knocked them down on a bicycle. yrs; Suleiman Muhammed, jails as well as the recent incident to LEADERSHIP the road. “Two of them died on 8yrs and Ismail execution of a Nigerian A fatal car accident has Weekend. ‘’The accident occurred the spot while the third Muhammed, 14yrs old. woman for drug trafficking ended the lives of three He explained that all the in Ambursa at about one died while receiving The driver, Basiru Aliyu, in Saudi Arabia. male members of the same three victims killed in the 4:20pm when the driver treatment at the hospital 35yrs, according to the Marwa said the family in Kebbi. accident were members of of a Peugeot 406, Basiru in Sokoto,” he said. PPRO, is still in police committee was inaugurated The police publicthe same family who were Aliyu, lost control of his DSP Abubakar gave the custody and investigation by President Muhammadu relations officer (PPRO) riding a bicycle when the car and rammed into names of the deceased as is being carried out. Buhari to bring up recommendations that were implementable and sustainable for government Auto Industry Bill: Panacea For Auto Sector Growth – Boyi to implement towards BY ANTHONY AWUNOR, Lagos Manufacturer (OEM). The World Bank team, coupled with uniform policy of our porous borders allowing addressing the scourge of The OEM has huge capacity headed by Dr Supo Olusi, instruments incentives to smuggling of used vehicles. drug abuse in Nigeria. Managing director/chief for mass employment, value are on a policy development heavy capital investors, all ‘’As at the last count, we have He said though the executive officer, PANchain addition and export strategy mission to help contribute in dwindling the only eight operational OEMs drug abuse crisis is a huge Automobile Nigeria, Ibrahim revenue for the country, when fashion out Nigeria’s private fortune of the OEM and made out of the 70 that existed in challenge; it is, however, Boyi, has advised that the passed into law. sector business development investment in the sector 80s and 90s which contributed surmountable especially New Automobile Industry Boyi gave the advice, when he instruments. unattractive. in PAN attaining 40 per cent with the right political will Development Plan (NAIDP) met with the World Bank Group Addressing the World Other factors that contribute local content, assembling 90 being demonstrated by the Bill, among others, is the key on Private Sector Development Bank team, Boyi said, lack of to the progress, according vehicles in three shifts with present administration in to accelerate development and at PAN’s corporate head office industry protection through no to Boyi include: mediocre over 4000 direct employees’’, bringing it to an end. growth of Original Equipment in Kaduna, recently. strict policy implementation, garage operators, the nature he lamented. Saturday, April 13, 2019 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES 7 Stakeholders Reject Genetic Modification Of Indigenous Foods In Nigeria

BY RUTH TENE NATSA, Abuja

L-R: Ex-Officio, Akeem Oyewale; Financial Stakeholders, following Secretary, Adebola resolutions from a recently Adedeji; President, concluded conference and Taiwo Sonola; Vice workshop on seeds, foods President, Aderonke and biosafety in Nigeria, have Adetoro; and Publicity Secretary, rejected the call for the genetic Babatunde Majiyagbe modification of indigenous all of the Association foods in Nigeria. of Assets Custodians The stakeholders’ of Nigeria (AACN) during a media parley conference on Seeds, Food and in Lagos. Biosafety, hosted by the Health PHOTO BY KOLAWOLE ALIU. of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) brought over 100 stakeholders drawn from representatives of various 4-year-old Electrocuted By Unfenced Transformer In Niger organisations including the BY ABU NMODU, Minna occurred late, on Thursday, cage. He stated that the way When contacted, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty when the young boy, Arafat, A family source revealed Arafat got access into the public relations officer in Africa (AFSA), Heinrich A four-year-old boy, followed his older sister to that instead of returning transformer cage was of Abuja Electricity Boll Stiftung Foundation, Mohammed Arafat Jibril, fetch water from a nearby home, which is about 500 something he was yet to Distribution company Cassava Growers Association was electrocuted and well but ended up at the metres away from where fathom because they never (AEDC), Adamu of Nigeria, Women in killed in Maikunkele, transformer transmitter the incident occurred, he expected him to go near the Mohammed, said that Agriculture, Association of headquarters of Bosso box in the cage. decided to enter into the area when he was told to go after the incident was Small Scale Agro Producers in local government area of It was gathered that the transformer to hide. back home by the sister. reported to the company, Nigeria (ASSAPIN) and Youth Niger State after touching sister had initially driven The father of the boy, Mallam Jibrin said he a team of senior officers Voyage of Nigeria (YVN) an active transformer him back from following her Jibrin Saliu, stated that has surrendered the whole from Abuja, mandated by among others. transmitter serving the to the well but unknown to the whole incident took incident to the will of God the managing director, Eng The conference looked area. her, Arafat did not return them by surprise as nobody because the occurrence of Ernest Mupwaya, visited into concerns and defined a LEADERSHIP Weekend home but tried to hide from thought he went into the such an incident is beyond the site of the transformer sustainable course for Nigeria gathered that the incident his sister in the transformer transformer cage. human comprehension. and parents of late Arafat. with regards to seed laws, agricultural productivity and food sovereignty, noting that the state of biosafety in Nigeria requires critical interrogations Senate Approves Federal University Of Agriculture, Zuru as concerns mount up about the implications of modern BY SUNDAY ISUWA and sponsored the Bill, SB 686, Jibrin (Kano) presented In his remarks on the even assist the university, I AHURAKA ISAH, Abuja agricultural biotechnology, 2019. the report containing floor of the Senate, sponsor think Nigerians should be adding that the concerns are The bill passed third recommendations for of the bill, Sen Na’Allah said, happy with this,” he said. The Senate has approved further increased as Nigeria reading on the floor of the establishment of the “based on the potentials that He thanked the senate begins moves to sign into the the establishment of Federal the Senate on Wednesday university and was seconded Zamfara, Zuru and parts of president, the majority leader University of Agriculture, International Union for the following a report by the by Sen Bassey Akpan. Niger represent, as far as this and his colleagues for their Protection of New Varieties Zuru, Kebbi State. committee on Tertiary The bill was adopted and university is concerned, in support. Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, of Plants (UPOV). Institution and TETFUND. approved by the Senate, view of the fact that there are The bill had undergone In their demands, the deputy senate leader Chairman of the presided over by the Senate indications that there will be first and second reading and representing Kebbi South, stakeholders said genetic committee, Sen Barau I President, Bukola Saraki. foreign investment that will public hearing in 2018. modification of food crops is not needed in Nigeria noting that the challenges of food FRSC Personnel Empowered To Bear Arms – SGF production in Nigeria lie outside the realm of supposed BY EJIKE EJIKE and HENRY stipulates that “personnel the amendment Act of the property.” sincere commitment of TYOHEMBA, Abuja solutions offered by genetic of the commission, who are FRSC allowing the corps to He said that the Federal the federal government to engineering. exposed to high risk in the be in possession of arms, Executive Council had ensuring that Nigeria lives “What is needed is adequate Secretary to the Government enforcement of the provisions noted that “By the time it is approved the procurement up to the UN conventions of the Federation (SGF), support for farmers in of this act, shall have same assented to by the president, of critical operational on road traffic and other terms of extension services, Boss Mustapha, yesterday, powers, authorities and it will allow men and equipment to further international obligations it said the Federal Road Safety credit schemes, storage and privileges, including power personnel of the corps to not empower the FRSC in its has assented to. processing facilities to reduce Corps (FRSC) personnel to bear arms…” only protect themselves but functions of safe-guarding He said the development are entitled to possession wastage, good roads to access He stated this at the to also protect the citizens lives. will ease implementation markets, and increased of arms and ammunition in inauguration of 74 newly who ply the roads every day. In his welcome address, and achievement of FRSC performance of their duties as access to agricultural land for acquired FRSC operational “With the kidnappings on the Corps Marshal, FRSC, Strategic Goals for the years increased productivity and the constitution allows that. vehicles and three the roads, we actually need Dr Bobboye Oyeyemi said 2019 among which is the The SGF explained that food security,” they said. ambulances in Abuja. more people on the roads the procurement of the 74 reduction of road crashes by The stakeholders also “Section 19 of the FRSC The SGF, who stated that who can assist the citizens patrol vehicles and three 20 percent and fatality by 25 (Establishment) Act, 2007, rejected colonialism and the law was very clear about as well as protect lives and ambulances reveal the percent. neo-colonialism through the use of modern agricultural biotechnology and called Gov Abubakar Files Petition Challenging PDP’s Victory In Bauchi for the urgent review of the BY BEATRICE GONDYI, Bauchi nation’s current regulatory suit, yesterday. always, from the Court because election. of Nigeria, I also met with the frameworks as well as The chairman of the APC in we know that the Court will do Abubakar, who addressed president of Nigeria. the amendment of the Governor Mohammed Abubakar Bauchi State, Uba Ahmed Nana, just that,” he said. his supporters at his Campaign “Just like I have said, I am of Bauchi State, has filed a suit National Agricultural Seed said they are seeking justice Recall that the governor, office said he had earlier an obedient member of the Council Law to ensure that at the Election Petition Tribunal from the tribunal. who had earlier accepted his accepted his defeat as “destiny” national body of the party, it challenging the election of seed breeders ensure full “We are here to file a suit on defeat, had made a turn around but said: “The reason for my was because of this, that in all disclosure of information the candidate of the Peoples behalf of the APC challenging when he met with President going to Abuja, in my capacity these three places that I went to, Democratic Party (PDP), Sen relating to improved varieties the results of the governorship Muhammadu Buhari and the as a loyal and obedient party each one of them said that the as well as harmonisation and Bala Mohammed. election in Bauchi State, held leadership of the party, which member, was to meet with the APC would file a suit in court to The Bauchi State Chapter of empowerment to sustain some weeks ago. informed him that they would national chairman of the APC, challenge the election results of indigenous varieties. the APC at the Tribunal filed the “What we want is Justice, as file a suit soon to challenge the I met with the vice president Bauchi. 8 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES Saturday, April 13, 2019 Look For Good Brains When Forming New Sultan Wants Early Preparations For 2023 Elections Cabinet, Ganduje BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, pitching tent with candidates meeting, the Sultan emphatically leaders preaching things that you you done in using your influence Sokoto when they should be seen as said he has been an observer of find it difficult to respond to. to preach to people on the need Urges Buhari neutral. elections in Nigeria over the years “Some of you like professor for peace and allow the will of God The Sultan of Sokoto and According to him, the just but has never declared support Akintola usually respond despite to prevail? Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje President General Nigeria concluded presidential elections for any candiate as a religious me trying stop him. “I made it a habit in these past of Kano State has advised Supreme Council for Islamic was more of a contest between leader that has everybody in his “In the recent election, we have years to bring big personalities to President Muhammadu Affairs (NSCIA) Sa’ad Abubakar two Muslims who were candidates prayers. 2 Muslims contestants and some our midst. Buhari to look for competent III yesterday expressed fears over of the dominant parties, APC and “2019 election has come and Muslims leaders pitch themselves We have much more challenges hands in forming his new the future of Nigeria’s election PDP. He however, said within the gone. Though there are court in the camp of one or the other now that we cannot in any way cabinet. looking at what transpired before, electioneering period, respected issues here and there But let same way some Christian leaders deny it. You have heard and seen Ganduje offered this advice during and after the 2019 general scholars from both religions us begin to plan ahead of 2023 also kept themselves in one camp that the challenges are real. You while fielding questions from elections. turned their worship places to on how to ensure that we have or the other. can see the insecurity in the north State House correspondents Sultan who premised his avenue of camapign for either of leaders that are our choice and Meanwhile, others also mixed west. after a private meeting with fears on the fact that the just the two candidates. not those that are forced on up and supported candiates of “I have been an observer of concluded elections witnessed Speaking at his palace during people. their choice. election over the years and have Vice President Yemi Osinbajo very disturbing trend where even the 2019 Da’awa Coordination “Prior to 2019 you have heard “I want you to go back to your never declared support for any on Friday at the Presidential religious leaders were seen openly Council of Nigeria (DCCN) and seen Muslims and Christians closest and ask yourself what have candiate. Villa, Abuja. He said he was in the Presidential Villa to inform the Vice President that all was set for his visit to Kano State on Saturday for a marriage ceremony. Ganduje said he also informed Osinbajo that Kano people were ready for him as they were delighted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the state. “As far as I am concerned he should look for brains rather than considering political parties that may decide to undermine him later. “ I think what is important is to get good brains, committed people who are experienced, who are achievers. I think that is what we need at this moment.’’ He said he was not jittery that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had approached the governorship election Moderator Antioch Baptist Association, Rev. Samson Alabede (middle); assistant moderator, Rev. Joseph Hirdima (left), and secretary Rev. Ayuba Awokson (right), during the tribunal to challenge 2019 First Quarter Associational Session Theme’ Moving Forward, Building a Great Church Through Faithful Stewardship at New-Karu in Nasarawa State yesterday. the outcome of the state PHOTO BY REMI AKUNLEYAN. governorship election. Ganduje said that some political parties in the Rivers’ Runoff Election Holds Today state had come together BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, a total of 3066 of its personnel personnel deployed for the the forthcoming House of supplementary elections and to sign a Memorandum of Port Harcourt to cover the election. election will be complemented Assembly supplementary engender a seamless exercise, Understanding (MoU) with The local government areas by the deployment from other elections scheduled to hold the Command has deployed his party, adding that a As residents of four local where the supplementary security agencies during the on Saturday, 13th April, a total of 3066 personnel hand of friendship would be government areas in Rivers election will hold include; election. 2019, adequate security has to be complemented by the extended to the PDP. state file out to elect members Abua/Odual, Ahoada-West, The statement readsbeen emplaced to ensure that deployment from other into four State House of Gokana and Opobo/Nkoro. in part: “The Rivers State the exercise is conducted in a sister security agencies, to Rumoured Fuel Assembly Constituencies in A statement signed by the Police Command wishes peaceful atmosphere, devoid provide safety, security and Scarcity, Fake News the supplementary elections Police Public Relations Officer to inform the general of acrimony. maintenance of law and holding today, the state Police (PPRO) in the state, Omoni public and residents of “To realize the order in the affected local – NNPC Command says it has deployed Nnamdi, said the police the state, that in view of full objectives of the government areas. BY FESTUS OKOROMADU, Abuja NYSC Certificate: Court Strikes Out Shittu’s Case Against APC, INEC The Nigerian National Petroleum BY ADEBAYO WAHEED, plaintiff (Adebayo Shittu) failed to party in September last year. of the party hence he petitioned had been committed. Corporation (NNPC) has appealed Ibadan comply with section 285(sub 9) of Shittu had also declared that he the National body of APC, at Justice Ajoku who quoted to Nigerians to disregard trending the constitution of Nigeria when only read about his disqualification the same time asked his lawyer several authorities to support social media report of an impending A Federal High Court sitting he didn’t file the case within 14 on the pages of the newspaper to write a letter in respect of the the judgement declared that the fuel scarcity due to purported in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday days which the constitution allow published on the September 28th, disqualification. constitution of Nigeria did not refusal by some oil marketers to lift struck out the case instituted by after the action had commenced. 2018 as a result of his failure The judge ruled that all the make provision for extension of products from depots. the Minister of Communication, The trial judge noted that the to perform a year mandatory excuses of the plaintiff cannot time in electoral related matter, The NNPC in a release on Friday Barrister Adebayo Shuttu against plaintiff in his originating summon National Youth Service Corps exonerate him from the section adding that the plaintiff erred described the story trending on the All Progressives Congress had said that he was a card carrying NYSC. 285 sub 9 of the constitution of when he said he tried to explore social media as fake news, stressing (APC) and Independent Electoral member of the APC which gives The court submitted that the the Federal Republic of Nigeria seven day internal mechanism for that it was fabricated by mischief Commission (INEC). him the opportunity to contest plaintiff had claimed that he tried which only gives the plaintiff 14 the settlement instead of filing the makers with intent to create undue Justice P. I. Ajoku stated that the governorship primaries of the to explore the internal mechanism days to file his suit after the action case in court. panic in the prevailing sanity in the fuel supply and distribution matrix across the country. NERC Issues Ikeja, Benin DisCos Permit On Meter Assets Providers The Group General Manager, BY FESTUS OKOROMADU, Abuja Company (BEDC). engage MAPs that would assist, as meters), Consolidated Infrastructure Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu The meter providers according investors, in closing the metering Group Ltd- (397,922 meters) and Ughamadu, explained that the The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory to NERC were successful in the gap and thus eliminating the New Hamshire Capital Ltd-(276,699 corporation has over 1billion litres Commission (NERC) on Friday procurements conducted by both practice of estimated billing in the meters) respectively within the of petrol in stock while Imports of said it has issued permits to the Ikeja and Benin DisCos in Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry Ikeja Disco franchise under MAP. 48 vessels of 50million litres each vendors operating the Meter Asset accordance with section 4(3) of the (NESI). While Benin Disco has appointed have been committed for the month Providers (MAPs) policy who will of April 2019 alone noting that there MAP Regulations- NERC- R-112 of NERC gave the list of the FLT Energy System Ltd, G-Unit was no need for panic buying or service electricity consumers under 2018. appointed vendors and the quantity Engineering Ltd, Inlaks Power hoarding of petroleum products in the coverage of the Ikeja Electricity Section 4(3) of the MAP of meters they are expected to Solution Ltd, Sabrud Consortium anticipation of a phantom scarcity. Distribution Company(IEDC) and Regulation 2018 requires all provide as follows; are Mojec Nigeria Ltd and Turbo Energy Ltd to Benin Electricity Distribution electricity distribution licensees to International Limited- (399,790 provide meters within its franchise. Saturday, April 13, 2019

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Bovi To Teni To Hold ‘Man Drop “Sugar On Fire Mommy Of Comedy’ Lagos: Eyan Show YOKOSUNA” 10 SCOOP www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 AMEBO’S Teni To Drop ‘Sugar Mommy KORNER Of Lagos: Eyan YOKOSUNA’ with Okrote4real Simi’s Yahoo Boys’ Spat BY SAMUEL ABULUDE, Lagos The Dr Dolor entertainment recording artiste Teni aka "Teni Makanaki" who’s known for making hit after hit seems to be ready for another one as she teases a new hot one which she tweeted the title to be Sugar Mommy of Lagos, Eyan Yokoshuna. This title doesn’t only implies a song name but an Ep or album. Anyone it is, her fans her very much The menace of Yahoo boys has ‘I’m not supporting fraud ready to hearing from her continued to be a challenge but is that the only problem soon. to the Nigerians populace. we have. Recall, Teni who is From pants to bras and now, “Nigerian artistes won’t now TomTom brand we heard they have delved talk about bad governance, ambassador weeks back into used pads and shorts killing of innocent lives. If also released a single titled 'Party Next Door', which from women. Many have died the system was ok, all these is gaining rotation from because of these guys who won’t be happening. Fake street and radio OAPs. want to buy Porsche cars and attention,” he said. Teni is becoming one build mansions. Also MI Abaga reacted on of the most sought after The past week witnessed the issue surrounding Simi Nigerian artistes and the in European cities and various events in the and the criticism of internet leading light for alternative extend her frontiers. Her entertainment industry now fraudsters. sound. The singer who music which signposts the shaping popular opinion He took to his Instagram is the younger sister to ongoing Owambe-party today. One of it is about the page to posit that in as much Niniola is to embark on themed Airtel advert is Live Instagram video Simi as internet fraud isn’t a a music tour anytime another indication of did over the weekend where good job to take up, people soon and will perform Teniola Apata’s versatility. she condemned internet indulging in it should not fraudsters (Yahoo boys) be attacked as the situation and also told them not to be of the country is what has patrons of her craft. pushed them into it. Khalid Set For First No.1 Album On Billboard “Do you know how many He said the energy used in Nigerians go for business condemning and criticizing halid is on course for meetings or just to even get the boys that indulge in his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, the smallest opportunity “yahoo yahoo” should instead as industry forecasters for themselves to make it be used in voting out the expect his new release, and they leave with nothing leaders of this country who ‘Free Spirit’, to bow atop next because they’re Nigerians, have made life difficult for the K week’s tally. Sources suggest the that is the only excuse that ordinary citizen. album could launch with perhaps they get. “sorry we cannot He also pointed out that 200,000 equivalent album units work with Nigerians.” this same energy should earned in the week ending April The issue has since been be used to speak against 11. The effort was issued on April escalated on social media as people that orchestrate bad 5 via Right Hand/RCA Records. it has been drawing mixed governance in Nigeria so The Billboard 200 Chart ranks reactions from fans and that every young person the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric celebrities and one of them would be able to survive consumption, which includes his singer Samklef. as a result of following the traditional album sales, track Samklef believes that the right path and taking up jobs equivalent albums (TEA) and artiste should focus her that is synonymous with streaming equivalent albums attention on other issues of “righteousness.” (SEA). The top 10 of the April national importance than Well...no matter what they 20-dated Billboard 200 Chart accusing those who are the say , Yahoo Boys are not good (where ‘Free Spirit’ may debut at payers of the shows she influence to anybody even No. 1) is scheduled to be revealed Khalid attends and the money she if they are the payers and on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, gets from it. influencers of their shows. April 14. April 4, ‘American Teen’ has chart, including a trio of top 10s: ‘Free Spirit’ is Khalid’s third earned 2.45 million equivalent as a featured artiste on Logic’s “1- release, following his debut effort album units, according to Nielsen 800-273-8255,” “Love Lies,” with ‘American Teen’, and ‘Suncity’. Music. Its songs have rung up 2.9 Normani, and “Eastside,” with REPORTER: The former climbed to a peak billion on-demand audio streams. Benny Blanco and Halsey. TEAM: SAMUEL ABULUDE of No. 4 back in September of Meanwhile, ‘Suncity’ is no slouch, Elsewhere in next week’s ENTERTAINMENT &TOURISM EDITOR: EMAIL: 2017, while ‘Suncity’ debuted with 450,000 units earned and Billboard 200 top 10, watch for ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM [email protected] and peaked at No. 8 in November 548 million on-demand audio singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles streams registered for its songs. to possibly debut in the region SMS ONLY: 2018. Both albums have remained on the chart since their respective Concurrent with the success with her new effort Amidst the GRAPHICS: 08053686156 releases, with American Teen of Khalid’s two earlier albums, Chaos. The album could earn XTANLEE UCHE ECHIDI 08092721737 racking up 109 consecutive weeks he has also notched 20 entries around 30,000 to 35,000 units for on the tally thus far. Through on the Billboard Hot 100 songs the week. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA BLITZ 11 Bovi To Hold 'Man On Fire Comedy' Show BY SAMUEL ABULUDE, Lagos Top Comedian and brand ambassador, Bovi is set to hold his final comedy, 'Man on Fire' on the big stage. The fourth edition of the ‘Man on Fire’ franchise takes place on the 28th of April, 2019 at Eko Hotels and Suites. In March 2013, ace comic Bovi debuted his one-man stand-up comedy special Man on Fire, produced by Flytime Promotions. The show was a colossal success, promoting a second edition which was held in October of 2014, and a third in May of 2017. The comedy special showcased Bovi’s unique style of observational comedy, weaving relatable Bovi stories and current affairs into satire. Beyond New York, where his the Top 5 most bankable Nigeria, the comedian jokes were met with the comedians in Nigeria with took the spirit of good same level of delight and greater potential making cheer to other cities like enthusiasm. stage productions and Toronto, London, and Bovi Ugbomah ranks in sitcoms. Goge Africa Celebrates 20 Years

Nneka And Isaac Moses

BY SAMUEL ABULUDE , Lagos programme, Nneka Moses, million homes, igniting smiles hinted this on her social across Africa and beyond! Nneka And Isaac Moses are media platform. #GogeAfricaLegacy global ambassadors in their She posted, "It has been 20 #GogeAfrica20 own right. The couple for two years of travel and counting, #downloading" decades have brought the 20 years of promoting Goge Africa is an award- multi-cultural and diversified tourism in Africa and winning pan-African tourism traditions and beauty of diaspora, Over 3,000,000 km and cultural programme, Africa to the whole world via travelled, over 30 countries which was founded in 1999. their cultural cum tourism visited, explored the diaspora It was conceptualized and programme 'Goge Africa'. in four continents, connected anchored by a Nigerian The woman whose voice over 100,000 happy tourists couple, Isaac and Nneka and smile radiates on the to Africa, Reached over 50 Moses. 12 CLOSE-UP www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 For Me, Music Is The In-thing – Ferrycee Cynthia Ngozi Adimma popularly known as Ferrycee is a Theatre Arts graduate from the University of Port Harcourt. The Imo State born ex-beauty queen who is also an actress, musician, producer and business woman has been making waves with her song “Big Brother Egwueji.” She speaks with ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM

As a theatre artist, how many camps in commemoration of members because whatever I movie(s) do you have to your my birthday because I feel that’s do, they are the first to share it credit? the only way I can give back to and promote it on their social I have done quite a few movies. I the society. media platforms. My secondary have done movies with popular school mates, they have always actors like Mercy Johnson, Mike What informed your decision into believed in me because back Ezuronye and others. I have music? then in school I was very done even series. I didn’t take It is the passion. When you popular. So whenever I acting as a full time job. Some have passion for something drop something, they are are even in the market. Though and give it time, it brings out always there to share and I haven’t taken it serious, I the best in you. Growing up, I repost to encourage me. believe now that I am going into was somewhat sceptical. I have Gradually I have started it full time as a producer, there loved music but hadn’t taken it having fans all over the will be more focus especially as serious not until I went to the world because at some I am a professional in the field. university and saw other people point, I discovered that When you want to invest in doing it effortlessly. That was people from other parts of Nollywood, production gives where I picked up courage to the world are picking interest more money than acting. do what I really loved doing. in my work. Currently, I am Ever since then, I have received doing a collabo with someone What aspect of life is more crucial commendation from well from Tanzania, and the song for you and what are you working wishers and fans. The outcome would be ready this week by on now? has been splendid and fruitful. God’s grace. Soon I will be For now I feel it’s the music Seeing all these, I now took it doing something with a known aspect that is more prominent. as a career and make it what it international artiste. I actually started music in should be, a reality. 2015 and I have dropped four Any challenges? songs. I have videos online. What genre of music are you into There are challenges in the And I dropped a song recently specifically? industry but I feel they aren’t to kick start my 2019 musical I do Afro Pop and RnB. because there’s no good campaign which is likely would thing that comes without be well received by fans and Which one of the two do you think challenges. The normal music pundits like you. The you are better at? challenge is just that you song is like a theme song to I feel the Afro Pop because you need to work hard and put the Nigerian reality television know Nigerians when you do in your best to succeed series, ‘Big Brother Naija’. I something that is not African and grow to be a better want to tease my fans with my and Nigerian, they tend not to person. And whatever new single titled “Big Brother patronise. I am good in Afro Pop thing you do is what Egwueji,” where I showered and also RnB is my other soft people out there encomiums on the popular side. I knew that my fans would would appreciate. television series. The lyrics love the Afro Pop so I went into To give back to of the new single is about it fully and a bit of RnB. my fans what Big Brother Nigeria Season they really 1 winner, Katung Aduwak, How supportive are your family expect from alongside Big Brother Naija members towards this you career? me. And Season 2 & 3 winners, Efe They have been very supportive. that’s the Ejeba and Miracle Igbokwe There was a time I went to Lagos respectively because they have and was stranded because of been the luckiest ones to fully shortage of money, I didn’t reap the benefits of the show. even have anyone to call on. My lyrical content also dwelt on But when I called on my dad, how the show has impacted on he made sure he sent me out of Nigerians and Africans at large, that challenge. They have been challenge most especially the youths who very supportive to me. For the because many are now celebrities. “Big fact that they have always it makes Brother Egwueji” is just a song known that this person has me want to to wet my fans’ appetite and this talent and wants to do better and prepare them for greatness. For do this thing, they have continue to up me, music is the in thing. And I never given up on me. my game. will be dropping the song this They always make sure month on April 23 which is on I achieve my aims and What’s your best work my birthday. I am celebrating dream. so far? it big time. In all my birthday The song ‘Bae’. That celebrations I carry out charity Do you have people you song really brought projects. intend to feature in the me out. I performed near future? that song at a Which charity projects do you I have some couple of show and the positive I am work- have and what plans do you have people in mind like Patoranking response I got is what is ing towards for the less privilege? and others. You know in the motivating me today. But my exhibi- I have been into charity for like music industry, if you want to I am working on releasing two years now. The first project make it big, sometimes you better hit songs and hits tion which I embarked on was in Bayelsa have to do a lot of collaborations which I believe will drop. I feel would State. We carried out the project with big artistes. Financially, for be the right in two local governments. I also you to feature these people you What are other things that went to my state, Imo, where need to work hard to raise lots people don’t know about you? time for I did same in two different of money to have them in your I paint. I’m a creative artist. people to community schools. I visited a song. I am working towards That’s what they don’t know village in Abuja where physically featuring Patoranking which is about me. I am working know the challenged persons reside, that’s in 80 per cent conclusion. towards my exhibition which other side of Karmajini and provided them I feel would be the right me with some relief items. I’m also Who are your biggest fans? time for people to know the planning on visiting some IDP My biggest fans are my family other side of me. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA e-FEATURE 13

2Pac Eedris Abdulkareem Eldee Weird MC Rugged Man Why Nigerian Hip-hop Artistes Must Flashback Hip-hop or rap music is a music genre developed in the United States by inner city African Americans in the late 1970s. It consists of a stylised rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. Nigeria has also developed its own style of Hip-hop called the Afro hip-hop. ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM pictures the roles and aims of the founding fathers of African Hip-hop and what is obtainable today.

he stylistic core founding fathers of hip hop, DJ songs until both lost their lives. those who practised it are not elements of hip hop Kool Herc, Afrika Bambata and That was their concept, the “Thug patronised like the other genres. involves MCing Grandmaster Flash and other Life.” This is because of the reality that or rapping, DJing notable icons. He now believeS the narrative comes out from them. or scratching with The NWA, an American hip mustn’t be about guns and Artistes like Ruggedman, turntables, dancing and hop group from Los Angeles, killings but to show love and Mode 9, Terry tha Rapman, T California who were among the speak about the acrimony and Six-Foot Plus, eLDee, Eedris sometimes thuggery. Hip-hop music has been earliest and most significant unlawful acts against the black Abdulkareem, Pherousheouz popular in Africa since the popularisers and controversial race even though the crop of are some of the few who dish out early 1980s due to widespread figures of the gangsta rap American rap artistes are all lines that shook the foundation American influence. In 1985 hip- subgenre, and are widely about drugs, guns, sex and of the industry. hop reached Senegal, a French- considered one of the greatest women. For instance, Eedris speaking country in West Africa. and most influential groups in Though Eazy E later died, Ice Abdukareem’s Jaga Jaga drew Some of the first Senegalese the history of hip hop music Cube continued to sing and also the attention of former president rappers were M.C. Lida, M.C. include Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. delved into movie, while Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo who nearly Solaar, and Positive Black Soul, Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, The D.O.C. Dre who’s one of the greatest nailed him to the cross. His song who mixed rap with Mbalax, a and Arabian Prince . Later Snoop MCs also groomed the likes of was banned due to its sensitivity. type of West African pop music. Dogg, 2Pac and Biggie Smalls Eminem and 50cents. It was a national anthem but An early South African group became prominent faces in that For Nigeria, its hip-hop music where is the artiste today? was Black Noise. They began as industry. started small, today it has gone Hip-hop artistes like U.G.O., a graffiti and breakdance crew The concept of Hip-hop far and wide. Nigerian hip-hop TySu, Chris Akinyemi, B-One, in Cape Town until they started according to Snoop Dogg (now songs are not only enjoyed in O.D, Junkies, Six-Foot Plus, M.I emceeing in 1989. known as Snoop Lion) was to Nigeria but are also enjoyed Abaga, Naeto C, Olamide, MC There also have been groups depict the happenings in their by several Nigerians and non- Loph, 2Short, Naeto C, Dagrin, in Tanzania and other countries society and environment at that Nigerians alike in the diaspora. M.I, Vektor African Kings, Blak that emceed before 1989 known period. He said anything talked Hip-hop was used during this Jesus, Whiteboy Pee, Sauce Kid, as Kwanza Unit, although they about in their songs would be time not only for entertainment, Nefe Stone, Ikechukwu of W.F.A, were not very well known. scrutinised by the gang members but also to criticize the Mastaplan (MP), IXXIGABARI, During the late 1980s–early to ascertain the authenticity government and demand Kraft, Freestyle, Ill Bliss, Elajoe, 1990s, rap started to escalate before knowing how serious the change. Groups and solo artistes Sasha, B.o.u.q.u.i, J-bif, Tony all over Africa. Each region had person was in the gang. He also during that period include the Merlot, Jesse Jags, A2 BrothazZ a new type of style of hip-hop. revealed that a gang member likes of Junior & Pretty, Daniel (Afro-Asian BrothazZ), Weird Rap elements are also found in could be expunged from the ‘Danny’ Wilson, Plantashun Boiz, M.C, Ice Prince & Jesse Jagz Hip-hop Kwaito, a new genre based on group if found telling lies with Remedies with members Eedris and Soundcity’s Best hip hop during this house music which developed in his lyrics. That was how serious Abdulkareem, Eddy Remedy & video winner Str8Buttah,Lord South Africa in the 1990s. Little Hiphop was back in the days. Tony Tetuila. The late 90s and the of Ajasa, Olamide, Blackface and time was wonder, South Africa is known as He chided current crop of Hip- early years of the new millennium many others have also tried in used as the African Hip-hop centre. hop artistes saying they are just saw an outburst of artistes and their own way to expose reality a means Hip-hop during this time doing it for the fame, stressing groups, many returning home in their songs but to no avail. was used as a means of divert they were the only ones who from the Western Diaspora, like Though hip-hop in Nigeria has of divert attention by youths from the practiced what Hip-hop was all Eldee da Don of Trybesmen, swayed from its original concept, attention by country’s crisis. It was made about. Madarocka and the S.O.U.R.C.E. it is believed that money, drugs youths from popular by using Nigerian For instance, the East Coast- Clik, Naeto C of W.F.A, and from and fame are the number one languages in the lyrics along West Coast saga between 2Pac Europe, JJC and the 419 squad. focus if the artistes today who the country’s with traditional hip-hop beats, Shakur and Biggie Smalls was In Nigeria today, Hip-hop want to be like their American crisis such as those made by the seen and heard even in their music doesn’t sell because counterparts. 14 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 Saturday, April 13, 2019 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES 15 Journalist Produces Patience Jonathan: Court Hears Oral Evidence In $8.4m Suit Movie To End A Federal High Court, Services Ltd, Finchley Top final forfeiture. ratio on the motion for final force in Lagos, and named Lagos, yesterday, took oral Homes Ltd, Am-Pm Global On Jan 15, the court had forfeiture, the court held some of his team members as Stigmatisation evidences in a suit seeking Network Ltd, Pagmat Oil and admitted electronic evidences that it found the affidavit Ogare Ogbore, Idris Adamu, Against HIV Patients final forfeiture of about 8.4 Gas Ltd and Magel Resort Ltd presented by respondent evidences conflicting, adding Abdullahi Tukur, Shehu, million dollars, and N7.4 and Esther Oba. counsel, which depicted video that same can only be resolved among others. BY SAMUEL ABULUDE and billion found in accounts On Oct 29, 2018, EFCC exhibits showing various if the parties concerned He said that he came SANDRA EMMANUEL, Lagos linked to former first Lady, counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, business outfits of the third are called upon to give oral across the account of Global Patience Jonathan. had moved his motion for and sixth respondents. evidences. Integrated Services Ltd, A M An investigative reporter, Tobore The Economic andfinal forfeiture of the sums, The court had then When trial resumed P M Global Network, Pagmat Ovuorie, a health specialist, has Financial Crimes Commission urging that same be finally adjourned until Feb 28 for yesterday, EFCC counsel Oil and Gas Ltd, and Margel produced a documentary on (EFCC) had secured an forfeited to the Federal judgment. (Oyedepo) called a witness, Resort Ltd, adding that he persons living with HIV. interim order for forfeiture Government. On Feb 28, the judge Mr Chukwuma Orji, who also came across an account The docu-drama, which is of the sums on April 20, Meanwhile, defence had first dismissed an deposed to some of the name captured as Patience J. highly informative and was 2018, before Justice Mojisola counsel, Messrs Ifedayo application by counsel to the affidavits, and he made Orji also adopted an recently unveiled, is titled, ‘Why Olatoregun, following a Adedipe, SAN, Chief Mike respondents, seeking to set adoptions before the court. affidavit deposed to by one Look At Me.’ motion exparte it filed. Ozekhome, SAN, and Mr Ige aside the interim forfeiture Referring to his role in the of the team members (Ogare The four-part docu-drama, Joined as respondents Asemudara had respectively orders made on April 20, course of investigation into Ogbore), and an objection by with titles like, ‘HIV is killing our in the suit are: Patience moved their processes in 2018. the case, Orji told the court defence counsel was overruled children’ and others, featured Jonathan, Globus Integrated opposition to the motion for Meanwhile, giving its that he was head of EFCC task by the court. some casts, which include, Nnenna Nelly Eme, Lekan Olaide and others. While commenting on the documentary during a media screening at The American Corner Centre, Yaba, Lagos, the producer, Tobore Ovuorie, said her works as a journalist and frequent interaction with people living with HIV, inspired her to produce a documentary that would put an end to the stigmatisation experienced by people diagnosed with HIV. “Stigmatisation of people living with HIV is still huge and the level of sensitisation efforts being made to make this cease needs to be increased. People living with HIV are human beings; schools should stop denying children living with HIV admission into their schools, neither should they send them packing. NYSC DG Urges Corps Members To Foster National Cohesion L-R: Country Head, Olam Nigeria Limited Mr. Mukul Mathur presenting an award to warehouse manager, Hon. Olusola Fatoba, and Mrs. Oluwakemi Fatoba for his 25years of meritorious Through Marriage service to the company at the Long Service Award ceremony in Lagos. PHOTO BY KOLAWOLE ALIU. BY HUSSAINI HAMMANGABDO, Yola Lawan On Collision Course With APC Leadership Over PDP The director general, National The All Progressivesruling party came to the fore Senate would not share They have inalienable rights veiled reference to his party’s Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Congress (APC) adopted on Wednesday when Senator power with the opposition. to be heard and listened to position that power would Brig Gen Suleiman Kazaure, candidate for the ninth Lawan vowed in deference to Although the APC won for government to work not be shared with PDP. has tasked corps members to senate presidency seat, party’s stand to work with majority seat (64seats) in for them no matter our “The notion from the foster national cohesion and Senator Ahmad Lawan, may the opposition, Peoples the senate while PDP has 43 differences and no matter the PDP side that they would development, through engaging be heading on a collision Democratic Party (PDP) to senators-elect, a candidate sentiments that we share. be excluded should be in intercultural marriage in their course with the Comrade realise his ambition. would require some “When we took our Oath withdrawn forthwith. What host communities. Adams Oshiomhole-led Spokesman of his opposition votes to win the of office, we pledged not we are planning to do is to Kazaure made the assertion in executives of the party, campaign, Senator Abdullahi seat. to allow personal interest have a Senate that will be for Yola, during his visit to Damare even as the Senate Leader Sabi, at a press conference “The 109 senatorsto override public interest. all senators.” NYSC Permanent Orientation, accused Oshiomhole of de- in Abuja, told PDP to ignore are individual senators Let me say very clearly that Lawan has since been where he interacted with batch ‘A’ marketing his candidacy by the threat by the national representing the various our aspiration is to have holding meetings with the corps members deployed to the his utterances. chairman of the party who senatorial districts in the the senate that works for PDP senators-elect to ensure state. Bickering within the said the APC-led ninth Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria,” Sen Sabi said in a victory. Director, Community Development Services and Special Project, Mr Yusuf Steve, ITF Pays N7bn As Reimbursement To Contributing Employers who represented the DG, urged the Corp members to be good BY ACHOR ABIMAJE, Jos criteria for such payments. and supervisors of accredited courses Ikeja Area Offices as well as the Oba ambassadors of their parents and According to the DG, the that participated in the Scheme. Akran Institute for Hospitality, Lagos communities at all times. The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), disbursements are the biggest He attributed the Fund’s and the Abuja Multi-purpose Centre, Steve said the NYSC SAED in line with its enabling Act, has payout to contributing employers in achievements last year, particularly which he said would be completed program has provided platform for disbursed over N7bn to 510 employers a calendar year by the ITF since its the training of 450,000 Nigerians and commissioned before next year,” Corp members to harness business of labour as reimbursement claims in establishment. in technical and vocational skills Ari said. potentials, and urged them to be 2018. Ari said only contributors that through its implementable In earlier remarks, the director committed in learning the program The director-general of the Agency, trained their workforce across all programmes to a combination of of Corporate Planning Department during the orientation. Sir Joseph Ari, who made this cadres and accepted Students on visionary and resolute leadership of the Fund, Mrs Adaeze Okonkwo, “Learn SAED program very disclosure during the Fund’s 2018 Students Industrial Work Experience and equally committed and dedicated thanked the Management of the well and marry your spouse from Annual Performance Review Meeting/ Scheme (SIWES) amongst other workforce. Fund for the Annual Performance Adamawa, together you will Merit Award Ceremony in Jos, said conditions were reimbursed. “In order to ensure that more Review as it provides a forum for prosper in business. the payments were in fulfilment He also stated that in the year Nigerians benefit from its skills stock taking, review operations, “I know citizens of the this state of its establishment’s Act, which under review, the Fund cleared the acquisition programmes, work methods and approaches. residing in Abuja, who have done requires that contributing employers backlog of unpaid SIWES allowances was accelerated on a number of Awards were later presented to well in business apart from Atiku are refunded up to 50 per cent of their dating as far back as 2012 as it paid infrastructural projects across deserving Area Offices and Training Abubakar. contributions provided they meet all out N 1,344,527,500.00 to students Katsina, Minna, Awka, Ibadan and Centres. 16 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES Saturday, April 13 2019

A man instructing a monkey to entertain the public for money making at Agege area of Lagos. PHOTO BY KOLAWOLE ALIU Declare Us Winner Of Kano Election, PDP Tells Tribunal BY ABDULLAHI YAKUBU, tribunal to declare the PDP in cancelling the contentious constitution, what is required the declaration and return respondent 22 days to file Kano candidate in the gubernatorial Nassarawa local government for a candidate is to secure the of Governor Abdullahi Umar counter petition, within which election, Abba Kabiru Yusuf, as results as unlawful and against lawful majority of votes and at Ganduje as winner of the the tribunal possesses 180 days The Peoples Democraticwinner of the April 9th, 2019 the spirit of the constitution. least two-third from each of election and as well, order the to rule. Party (PDP), yesterday, filed poll, having secured lawful votes. According to the petition, the local government areas of setting aside of the certificate of Responding to the petition, a petition before an election In the prayers of the “we are seeking the Tribunal to the state, which Abba K Yusuf return issued to him by INEC”, one of the lawyers of Governor tribunal sitting in Kano seeking opposition party contained declare that Abba K Yusuf is the has fully satisfied all these among other prayers. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in the the declaration of Governor in a six-volume document elected governor of Kano State, requirements during the April A member of PDP legal team election Tribunal, Barrister Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as spread across 1,685 pages, having secured the majority of 9th election and therefore, for the governorship tribunal, Musa A Lawan, maintained winner of the recently held the petitioner urged the the lawful votes cast during the should be declared winner of Barrister Bashir Mohammad, that the legal team of the All gubernatorial poll, as null and court to declare the action April 9th governorship election. the election”. told journalists that with the Progressives Congress (APC) is void. of Independent National “That, by the provision The petitioner equally asked launch of the opposition’s ready to defend the victory of The party also sought the Electoral Commission (INEC) of section 179 of the 1999 the Tribunal to “set aside appeal, the law allows the the governor. FG Postpones Entrance Nigeria’s Challenges Have No Party, Tribe, Examination For Unity Schools BY CHIKA MEFOR, Abuja some of the states have Religion – Ekweremadu less than 200 applicants The federal government BY SUNDAY ISUWA and of Nigeria, observed that that members-elect are president said the hunger and who have enrolled for the AHURAKA ISAH, Abuja has postponed the 2019 examination. Such states bringing together the aware that once sworn-in as poverty faced by Nigerians do National Common members-elect from across distinguished senators and not discriminate. may not be able to fill The deputy president of the Entrance Examination their quota if they are not the country had not only honourable members of the “We may all have come into Unity Schools to Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has helped them to garner basic house of representatives of in different vehicles as given the opportunity to said that the 9th National April 27th, 2019. enroll more candidates,” legislative knowledge, but the Federal Republic, we are represented by our various Speaking during Assembly would rise above also to familiarise with one bound by our oath of office political parties, but poverty he said. political, religious, and a press briefing, the He added that the another and better appreciate and house rules to always and hunger faced by the permanent secretary ethnic divides to address the the peculiar challenges faced act in the overall interest of masses of Nigeria have no data from the National myriads of challenges facing of the Ministry of Examinations Council by various parts of the the sovereignty, integrity, political party. We may Education, Arch Sonny the Nigerian people. country. solidarity, well-being, and profess different religions, (NECO) indicates that Ekweremadu spoke on Echono, stated that only 69, 568 candidates “After elections come prosperity of the Federal but the insecurity taking the examination, Thursday night during a the onerous business Republic of Nigeria. We are high toll on our people has have registered to sit dinner to mark the end of which was initially for the examination, of governance and I bound by these instruments no religion.” scheduled for 13th the orientation programme am greatly encouraged to preserve, protect, and “Therefore, it is imperative hence, the need for an organised for the members- April, was rescheduled extension of time for by the enthusiasm defend the Constitution and we are indeed inclined to in order to give states elect of the incoming and determination of of the Federal Republic of work as a team for the peace, more registration. National Assembly in Abuja. with low registration He urged states, local distinguished senators and Nigeria,” he said. justice, equity, and national of candidates the The lawmaker, whohonourable members-elect A statement issued by his prosperity, irrespective governments, mosques, described the National opportunity to register churches and all relevant to rise above narrow politics. special adviser, Media, Uche of political leanings and for the examination. Assembly as a microcosm “It gladdens the heart Anichukwu, the deputy senate diversities.” stakeholders to widen The permanentthe sensitisation and secretary, who stated publicity nest in the that states like Zamfara, media and other means Elumelu Faults IMF Advice On China Loans Borno, Bauchi, of communication so as Adamawa, Kebbi, to bring more children BY JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH, Abuja Muhammadu Buhari at the through the Tony Elumelu to ensure that our youths are Taraba and Yola had low on board our Unity presidential villa, Elumelu Foundation to create a more gainfully employed through enrollment, attributed Schools. Chairman of Heir Holdings, said they should provide prosperous society. entrepreneurship. Also, to the low enrollment to “It is instructive to Tony Elumelu, has faulted the alternatives, as nature abhors “My position is that nature make sure that development killings by herdsmen and note that the website International Monetary Fund vacuum. abhors vacuum, if you do not agencies, IMF, World Bank and insurgents. for registration will be (IMF)’s advise to Nigeria to be He also stated that his want Nigeria to take a loan from others help and support Nigeria “Regrettable as it were, closed on April 25th, wary of China loans. foundation would continue to China, provide the alternative. to improve infrastructure, road the postponement has 2019, two days to the Recall that the IMF had support the government and Like I keep saying, they should transportation, and access to become necessary due to examination. Candidates cautioned Nigeria and other the people through the $5,000 also support the development electricity. requests from over seven will be allowed to register developing countries from grant, so as to create a more of entrepreneurs, they should “These are things that will states of the federation, on the day of the taking loans from China due to prosperous society. look at ways to help us eradicate help us improve on security in who have asked for an examination, provided unfavourable loan conditions. According to him, “We poverty in a manner that is Nigeria, things that will help extension of time to they have made payment Speaking to State House will continue to support the sustainable. us increase prosperity through enable them to enroll and obtained their PIN correspondents after a private government and our people “For me, one of the surest employment, which is the most more candidates. on or before April 25th, meeting with President through the $5,000 grant ways to eradicate poverty is important thing. “It is on record that 2019,” he said. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 17 Visa Introduces Virtual Payments To 2m In Sub-Saharan Africa BY SANDRA EMMANUEL, Lagos credit score and bank account make financial accessibility a challenge Visa, the global payments for millions of people in Kenya and business technology company and Branch, the region. the most downloaded finance “By focusing on digitizing app in Africa, have announced a payments, we aim to build a more partnership that will see virtual digitally inclusive ecosystem. We Visa prepaid debit cards offered to are confident that our collaboration over two million consumers in Sub- with Branch will deliver on seamless Saharan Africa. access to finance for the unbanked.” This partnership represents Branch will also offer preferential NEWS Visa’s broader strategy to loan terms to Visa merchants who collaborate with and invest in accept Visa on mobile QR codes rapidly growing FinTech companies in Kenya. Branch will extend this Smugglers Threaten Nigeria’s that are reaching consumers service to additional geographies and merchants not previously in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically addressed by traditional financial Tanzania and Nigeria. Sugar Sufficiency Plan – FMN services. The loans will provide merchants BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos of smugglers in the country is According to him, the farm As a part of the agreement, with funds to grow their business fueled by arbitrary opportunities estate is expected to produce one Branch will also implement Visa through supplemental stock, The management of Flour Mills imbedded in its system. million tons of refined sugar per payment services into its platform, infrastructure investment, and Nigeria (FMN) Plc has raised “Smuggling happens because in year at full capacity. to give consumers the ability to other key operational needs. Loans alarm over what it called the economics there is what is called But expressed fears that the make payments using a card or a will be disbursed to Visa virtual incessant smuggling of refined ‘arbitrary opportunity.’ Nigerian activities of smugglers may affect mobile phone. The move is part of credentials attached to merchants’ sugar across the country’s land government wants the country the annual projection if urgent Visa’s strategy to leverage mobile to phones. borders. It noted that if not curbed, to be self-sufficiency in sugar action is not taken by the federal digitize payments and is expected “With this partnership we smuggling activities will continue production and for that to happen, government to forestall the act. to pave the way for cash-free seek to offer value beyond just to pose a threat to Nigeria’s quest several large amount of monies are He further explained that the payments. transactions. We would like to help for achieving self-sufficiency in the needed,” he said. sugar estate had about 17,000 Commenting on the merchants grow their business and sector. Speaking of the implications on hectares of arable farmland and a development, Visa’s Vice President, drive financial inclusion among the Speaking with news men in the sector, he said, the activities of mill capacity to processing 4,500 Strategic Partnerships, Fintech small merchant segments that are Lagos, the general manager, smugglers have affected the federal metric tons of sugarcane daily. and Ventures, Otto Williams said, often unable to access quick loans.” Golden Sugar Company, a government’s quest to achieve At full capacity, he stressed “Traditional barriers such as a Williams added. subsidiary of Flour Mills of Nigeria Backward Integration Programme that the estate could produce one Plc, Maniatis Loannis John, said (BIP) in the sugar industry in line million tons of sugarcane. the incessant smuggling of the with its diversification agenda of According to him, Flour Mill Firm Transforms To Carbon, product had also affected key Nigeria’s economy. Nigeria was expecting to realise sugar companies, saying that He stated that after investing between 6,000 tons and 7,000 Expands Financial Services “Smuggling has really affected N50 billion, the Sunti Golden tons of sugar this year at the Sunti BY BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos perform discounted transactions. sugar business in Nigeria. First of Sugar Estate built by Flour Mills Golden Sugar Estate, saying that The transition is set to lay the all, we need to understand why in Mokwa, Niger State is facing smuggling was the company’s only Paylater, a Nigerian financial foundations for Carbon’s focus smuggling is on the prowl in the challenges from smugglers. Even blockage in harvesting the sugar. technology company specializing on providing a wide portfolio country.” as the floods of last year destroyed Also, the general manager in consumer lending, has of services for its customers, According to him, the activities a lot of sugar farm. explained flood had affected the relaunched its brand changing as it introduces in-app credit its name to Carbon as part of reports and provides credit via its transition to a fully-fledged QR codes, in partnership with digital financial services platform Visa. that now offers bill payments, Speaking on the rebranding, fund transfers and savings the company’s co-founder and products, in addition to loans. Chief Executive Chijioke Dozie Carbon positions itself as said “it was very deliberate - a financial partner for its most of our customers only customers and goes beyond know us as Paylater which banking, the rebrand also sees conjures up images of credit, but the company’s mobile app being we have grown as a company to renamed to Carbon, which offer so much more. Carbon is one introduces brand new products of the most essential elements for such as free credit reports and human life, it is found in all life a wallet for its customers to forms and is extremely versatile. Petrol Coy Wins Award For Impactful Local Content Initiatives BY CHIKA IZUORA, Lagos The best five students from Bayero University, Kano who got smartphones from Globacom and Huawei at a presentation government agencies, industry recently (Left to Right)Sadiq Ibrahim Shuaib of the Department of Electrical Engineering,Johnson Ifeanyi Onyeka of regulators and the National the Dept. of Information Technology , Mr. Hussaini Abubakar – Dept. Cyber Security, Mr. Muhammed Abdulkadir Seplat Petroleum Development Assembly. It was aimed at and Miss Halirat Ayuba who represented Sulaimon Ayuba of the Electrical Engineering. Company Plc has emerged as the showcasing opportunities in the Nigerian Content Development oil and gas industry and expose and Monitoring Board’s (NCDMB) available in-country capacity to all Infrastructure Breach Undermining Operations – IBEDC most impactful independent stakeholders. upstream operating company for The executive secretary, its local content initiatives at the BY CHIKA IZUORA, Lagos John Donnachie while narrating done to its distribution network NCDMB, Engr Simbi Wabote, Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity while presenting the award, the recent disturbance in Ilesha infrastructure, specifically the Fair (NOGOF) held at the new The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Community, Osun state, at Oke-Omiru injection substation congratulated Seplat for the Company, IBEDC, has lamented NCDMB headquarters in Yenagoa, achievement as the Company the weekend in Lagos during a and the accompanying district Bayelsa State recently. received accolades from many harsh operating environment, press briefing, said the some key facilities. The NOGOF is an initiative of saying as a business it is currently other stakeholders present at the infrastructure of the company Donnachie, said it will cost the the NCDMB held from April 4 to event. operating at a great loss. were vandalized stressing that company several millions of naira April 5 this year, and was themed: The company said despite other The Minister of State for despite efforts to ensure stable to revamp and rehabilitate the “Maximising Investments in Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe challenges it is facing community power supply to the people, infrastructure, but the company the oil and Gas Industry for the unrest leading to infrastructure Kachikwu, in his address, the community is indebted to has however, restored power Benefit of the Nigerian People”. commended the Executive damages at some point and the company to the turn of supply to the neighboring towns The two-day programme had in customer aggression towards its Secretary on this initiative while N3.7Billion. with unaffected infrastructures. attendance major players across reiterating that the essence of the staff is impacting negatively on its He said the company is According to the MD/CEO, this the upstream, midstream and operating capital. fair was to find lasting solution to handicapped in restoring power is the unfortunate aftermath of downstream sub-sectors of the current challenges bedeviling the The company’s MD/CEO, there due to the extensive damage the crisis and mayhem unleashed petroleum industry as well as industry. 18 BUSINESS FEATURE www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers Saturday, April 13, 2019

-waste is one of the fastest growing types of waste in the world. Basically, as trendier In Search Of Panacea For technologies emerge, Ethe lifespans of consumer electronics are getting even Nigeria’s E-waste Menace shorter, worsening the issue. The world is currently generating e-waste faster than Experts have revealed how Nigeria could tackle the menace of e-waste, writes can be recycled or repurposed. NKECHI ISAAC. Globally, the eco-friendly recycling of e-waste is optimally The Executive Viceowe it as a duty to this country addition to the sanctions. low: more than half of almost Chairman of the Nigerian and the citizens to ensure that Speaking on the development, 50 million metric tonnes of Communications Commission such products do to find space president of the Association e-waste generated worldwide (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, in this country. He emphasized of Telecommunications ends up in landfills or is illegally made this known at the that as a country we should not Companies (ATCON), Olusola transported, according to the public inquiry on draft accept them but do everything Teniola, attributed the influx of United Nations Environmental disaster recovery guidelines we can to ensure they are substandard and fake electrical Programme (UNEP). and regulations on e-waste not dumped here because of and communication appliances Developed nations are convened by the commission the danger inherent in such into the country to the responsible for more than half in Abuja. obsolete irreparable devices. global massive technological of the e-waste. In 2014, the “75 per cent of devices The NCC boss urged telecom revolution. He however stated United States alone generated brought into the country are device importers to submit that his association has been at 75 per cent 11 million metric tonnes irreparable. They are second a sample of the intended the forefront of bringing this to of devices of e-waste, 80 percent of hand devices, devices that have product for importation the notice of government and brought into which was exported to poorer one fault or another and they to the commission prior to relevant organisations with a countries where they are either left those countries because importation to enable them view to stimulate reactions to the country sold for re-use, mined for raw they have been termed as test the device, confirm its curb the menace. are irrepara- materials or abandoned in irreparable in the host country. safety for the environment and “The issue around fake ble. They are landfills. As the nature with some people citizens, give its approval before products which in our industry second hand African countries like Nigeria in this country, we tend to go importation. He read a riot act are mostly fake mobile devices bear the brunt: An estimated for cheaper products, that have to defaulters, saying they’ll face is a menace that has escalated devices, 500 containers, each carrying one problem are the other in the full wrath of the law for so much to the point that 3 devices about 500,000 used computers terms of functionality. breach of the guidelines. years ago ATCON actually that have and other electronic equipment, “So, you find these devices Presenting the draft drew the attention of Ministry one fault enter the country’s ports every that are classified as irreparable guidelines and regulations of Communications, NCC, month from the United States, in the countries they emanated earlier, the commission’s Standard Organizations of or another Europe and Asia. from, handsets, television sets director of legal and regulatory Nigeria (SON) and the Nigeria and they Sequel to this development, finding their way into this services department, Mrs Customs to the issue that was left those Nigeria’s telecommunication country. This country is being Yetunde Akinloye, said then a growing problem. We countries regulatory body, the Nigerian used as dumping ground for defaulters that fails to secure saw a trend then, whereby 10 Communications Commission irreparable products,” he said. the commission’s approval per cent of all mobile phones because they (NCC) raised the alarm on the He, however, stressed the would attract sanctions sold in Nigeria were fake and have been magnitude of e-waste being commission and other agencies ranging from N500,000/day this had a negative impact on termed as channeled into the country, of government would not to N10,000,000, saying the our members ability to justify irreparable saying over 75 per cent of allow the country to be used as commission may also seize and bringing in investors to create telecommunication devices dumping ground for irreparable dispose of any Electrical and manufacturing plants in the host imported into the country are products, saying the NCC and Electronic Equipment (EEE) to country irreparable and toxic. other agencies of government which the violations relate to, in ➔ CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Saturday, April 13 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA FEATURE 19 In Search Of Panacea For Nigeria’s E-waste Menace

➔ FROM PREVIOUS PAGE “This coincides with what we’re now quoting as e-waste. The phenomenal of dumping substandard materials, products have been an ongoing issue in Nigeria. With the advent of smartphone increasing in Nigeria and its usage, there are needs for accessories like power bank, cases, and other accessories that come along with smart devices that are now subjected to those unscrupulous supply chain elements that are infiltrating these products through weak checks at the bothers of Nigeria. “So, the issue around e-waste is that once these products are no longer working, we have no repair institutions that can repair mobile devices in Nigeria even though we’re one of the largest users of these devices in Africa and I believe we have up to 151 million mobile phone devices in Nigeria. So, you can see that we need to ensure that government realizes that there is a potential opportunity for the encouragement of not only the assembly for manufacturing of mobile devices and therefore the careful destruction of old mobile devices and its accessories into e-waste that can be managed properly by the requisite authorities,” he said. Proffering solution to the menace, Teniola urged for stricter border controls to curtail importation of substandard toxic electrical and (NiNAS), Lawrena Okoro, international accreditation question why China that telecommunication products, contended that accreditation community through what is manufactures for America, stressing the need for relevant can be exploited as an enabler called a peer evaluation process, why are they not sending agencies of government to to stop sub standard products that’s what completes the circle. such toxic products there. employ massive sensitization in the country, saying the So, by that evaluation they also It is because it will not pass of consumers in the drive organization could work in check what we do at NiNAS, we through their system. By against e-waste in Nigeria. collaboration with other public also check what the product the time it goes through “I don’t believe government and private institutions to certification bodies do, while certification the product can do anything but to stipulate identify, discourage and root the check us to ensure we’re also would be identified as unsafe,” that customs in conjunction out substandard products in conforming to standard so a full she said. with SON and other agencies the society. circle of confidence is built.” She pointed out that that regulate a specific sector, According to her, “You know Okoro pointed out that other accreditation and certification in our case it is NCC, should accreditation is an enabler. developing countries have been was not rocket science but be involved with the National For the telecom industry able to record landmark success could be explored as an avenue Information Technology what is needed is a product in flushing out substandard to ensure only safe products Development Agency NITDA accreditation scheme, where products from its markets find their way into the nation’s to ensure that when products the products are evaluated through accreditation. electronic market. being sold in Nigerian and accredited. When such “The truth is that “The beauty of accreditation markets are coming through products come in NiNAS would for countries that have and certification is that it is not the border they are able to not evaluate the products itself implemented accreditation rocket science. Other countries stop the importation of such but certification bodies would the moment it becomes have used it as a vehicle to substandard products and even certify the product and ensure popular substandard products deliver quality and not just You now so if their cases where they have they are not just good but safe. disappear because they know quality but safe products and slipped through and enter the “You now know you can they would not pass through services to the people. So, I know you market there is consumer have a lot of good products the test within the system. It is would encourage government can have a awareness through SMS or with hazards associated with thriving because accreditation to adopt accreditation as an lot of good internet access that educates it either during or after its in Nigeria is undersubscribed. enabler to what is currently products the consumer from buying lifespan. So, the product So, as soon as accreditation being done by regulation fake products. These are the certification bodies would have gains acceptance and becomes because regulation alone with hazards two areas that should be kept to certify the products good and popular you will notice they would not deliver quality. associated as high priority in the drive safe. NiNAS would now accredit will start looking for another We require accreditation with it either against e-waste,” he added. those certification bodies. The dumping ground. to support regulation to be during or Similarly, the director of third link that’ll complete the “They know the countries able to deliver quality goods accreditation at the Nigeria circle is that the activities of where systems are working and services to the people of after its National Accreditation Service NiNAS are evaluated by the because you ask yourself the Nigeria,” she added. lifespan 20 WEEKEND weekend feature FEATURE communities in Oke-Ero Local communities inOke-Ero Local and Kajola Odo-Owa between community cameup. Kajola to bythe decision dependent be festival inclusive, until (Egungun) the pastand time the masquerader in together to doing everything be and Kajola. Igbede Ikotun, made the up community are Owa, Council. The that hamlets four and head Olota-in- of Odo-Owa of the Olota Adimula, Adeyemi traditional ruler,Joshua Oba asecondwhich has class community the ancient Odo-Owa same. by to secede group and an attemptby acertain and distrust toowing suspicious to almosttore themselves apart, oncethese communities peaceful discord of seed that almostcause the be out turned it but further communities and bind them cultural of these affinity to the strengthen supposed festival Sunday of March 31. before masquerade the 2019 Elewe T Kwara Egungun Elewe masquerade festival. MAGAJIOLADIPO writes onthedevelopment leadingto at thebloodycrisis last ByFestivalAsunder KwaraCommunities Torn Elewe Subsequently, broke crisis out of town part had been Kajola was anevent thatIt was These These werehamlets four known cracks started brewing cracks started but cultural heritage had shared common and harmony long ago had lived in hey Council. thego Olota-in- well down with community, a move that did not independence a as and self-rule bid for inits Odo-Owa opt of out community had lately to decided Weekend reveals that that Kajola severelypersons injured. lostand over 40 was reportedly after alifehome and belongings for dearlives leaving their behind lived inthe area had to scamper grounded and residents who the area. over the masquerade festival in Sunday following disagreement AreaGovernment Kwara of last being celebratedbeing among the four masquerade festivals in the area masquerade festival. separate own its festival Palaka of masquerade festivities and hosted the jointof celebration the of tocommunity decided opt out year head last whenKajola ugly first the crisis said reared its traditionalist Odo-owa, of Chief resulted fracas. inabloody festival Sunday of March 31that before masquerade the 2019 Elewe the two communities between Findings by LEADERSHIP Findings by LEADERSHIP Economic became activities He that there disclosed are two the Ogunsola, Sola Chief This was the boneof This the was contention Saturday, 13,2019 April period amongst 56communities, period celebrated three within years isnormally Elewe Egungun and Palaka. Elewe Egungun namely; hamlets the next community forthe next the same around 4.00PM before to moving community from till morning celebrate round by dancing the to the people and join with hands the celebratingstorm community from towns other are to expected the three years intervals. celebration within when its starts to host the masqueradesturn ‘Awoas Iyangba’, to own take its known from the immemorial, time by an ancient group,scheduled communities listed and had been each the said of Ogunsola Odo-Owa. to of the people is onlypeculiar masquerade, annualcelebration its State. area government local inEkiti of inMoba communities particularly of areas Kwara of andparts some government local Irepodun, Ekiti communities Oke-Ero, Isin, of inclusive, across Odo-Owa various ➔ According to Ogunsola, According to Ogunsola, He masquerades the Elewe said He Palaka of inthe case said But in the case of Elewe festival, Elewe of inthe case But

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➔ FROM THE PREVIOUS PAGE Omu-Aran to maintain law and order. purpose. The Kwara State Police “So when it was time to Command had also celebrate the Palaka festival confirmed the arrest last year 2018, Kajola opted of seven suspects in out and staged its own connection with the crisis. festival separately and we The spokesman for the did our own among the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, remaining three hamlets of confirmed het arrest of the Owa, Ikotun and Igbede. suspects. “Sunday March 31, Okasanmi also confirmed 2019 was the D-day and that one person was killed the turn of Odo-Owa to and several persons injured host the three years Elewe during the crisis. masquerader festival after He said that the situation Iloffa community had done had been put under control its own. with the dispatch of mobile “The masquerades were in policemen from Offa and the community as it was the Omu-Aran to the warring tradition and danced round communities. the hamlets until it was the Okasanmi said time for them to stop around investigation to unravel the 4.00 PM. But expectedly remote cause of the crisis Kajola people refused to had commenced. partake in the festival and According to him, the State demanded hosting their own Commissioner of Police, separate festival. Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has “This demand was out directed that anybody found rightly rejected by the culpable in the crisis should organisers. They based their be arrested and prosecuted. rejection on the fact that Also, speaking on the Kajola is still part of Odo- crisis, the Olota of Odo- Owa and that there can never Oba Adimula Owa, Oba Joshua Adimula, be two Elewe masquerade described the development celebrations in a single as barbaric and unwarranted. community earlier regarded He added, “The Olota- as one. in-Council immediately “The next community after swung into action to ensure Odo-Owa that just finished that the situation did not hosting the celebration of escalate. Elewe is Isapa then to be “I personally made followed by Oke-Ila-Ila- contacts with both the local Orangun,” the chief said. and state governments. We Ogunsola added that the are very grateful to them, rejection of the demand to especially the governor, for celebrate their own Elewe the timely response.” did not go down well with The traditional ruler was the people of Kajola then worried that tension still the ensuing fracas on Sunday hung in the air. night. “I am urging the “Hence, they resulted to government to include the intimidation, harassment military to support the and killings,” he said. police,” he said. However, an elder in Adimula advised the Kajola area, who preferred people of the affected anonymity, said the people communities, especially the are peace loving, tolerance youths to embrace peace and and accommodating, shun acts capable of causing It is true contrary to their being crisis. we are labelled as promoters of “No development can violence and animosity. take place in an atmosphere formerly “It is true we are formerly of acrimony and no investor part of part of Odo-Owa but we have will invest in a crisis-ridden Odo-Owa long decided to take our own environment. but we destiny in our own hands “I am pleading with the in the development of our aggrieved parties to sheath have long locality. their swords and give due decided “We are peace loving respect to our forefathers to take people, accommodating, Adamu who laid the foundation our own tolerant and ready to partner upon which we are enjoying with other communities any act of intimidation and which was later reviewed to today,” he said. destiny in toward ensuring the Men of the Mobile Police our own cheating from any quarters be between 7.00 PM to 7.00 progress, growth and in whatever form,” he said. AM. Unit and Nigeria Security hands in development of our state. Although things are The State Police Command and Civil Defence Corps are the devel- “In as much as we are very gradually returning to in a bid to curtail the crisis manning strategic locations committed to be together in normal, the state government from escalating further had within the communities opment an atmosphere of peace, unity were seen patrolling the of our had after the incident sought reinforcement from and harmony, we will not declared a dusk to duck mobile police unit in Offa and communities to forestall locality at the same time, condone curfew in both communities regular police combat from the escalation of the crisis. 22 FEATURE Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019

‘Farming Tobacco In Sanyinna Is More Of Inheritance’

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, they will not only serve as It is a story that inspires. locals’ morale in the farming wind breaker for the village According to 85-year-old of tobacco”. Sanyinna village in but also a beautiful place of Musa Yaro, the trend of Reeling out some of the Tambuwal local government resort. tobacco farming gained incentives, Yaro said they area of Sokoto State is rich For the people of boost in the village when were giving the farmers in farming. Despite being at Sanyinna, their survival some foreigners who came improved tobacco seeds, the Sahel Savannah belt with economically depends solely saw that few of the people fertilizers amongst other little or very insignificant on tobacco. were into the farming farming inputs. rainfall, the villagers make Despite over 90 per cent of tobacco and only for Musa, who further noted all year round farming of the people of Sanyinna personal usage. that he came back to the lucrative for themselves. village engage in tobacco “We were told that those village with one specie of Residents of Sanyinna, farming, very insignificant foreigners stopped and tobacco as well, said for Seeing the a settlement of thousands number, however, smoke requested to have a bit of over six decades now, he seriousness of people, have for over a cigarettes or take snuff. the local tobacco. After they has continued to be in the on the part century engaged in all year Amazed by the contrast tested the tobacco, they business of tobacco farming. round tobacco farming. It is in reality of the over 90 per now decided to bring a more In their collective resolve of the locals a trade left behind by their cent people of Sanyinna advanced seed on their next to sustain the tobacco in the area fathers and fathers before tobacco farmers who do not visit. farming in Sanyinna of tobacco them. smoke despite seeing the “On their next visit, they village, the villagers have a farming, Situated about 70kms stuff as part of their daily brought a specie that was recognized association and away from Sokoto existence, LEADERSHIP better off than the local ones a leadership structure that other for- metropolis and about 50km Weekend dug into some of earlier used by the locals. ensures the welfare of all. eigners who to Kebbi State, Sanyinna is the hidden realities while on Having seen the stunning The chairman of the specialize packed within an undulated a visit to Sanyinna village. outcome of that gesture and Sanyinna Tobacco Farmers in tobacco plain, with some parts of the How the entire villagers the subsequent request of Association, Alhaji village nearly swampy. come to embrace tobacco the yield by these foreigners, Muhammadu Danfati, said processing, Adding glamour to the farming and continue in it the locals bought into the tobacco farming means came in with Sanyinna settlement, is for over a idea and began expansion everything to every single incentives the well planned neem belt How the entire villagers of the tobacco farming. individual that is from to boost region few seconds outside come to embrace tobacco “Seeing the seriousness Sanyinna village. the village along Kebbi road. farming and continue in on the part of the locals According to Danfati, to the locals’ The neem plantation is it for over a century ago, in the area of tobacco the best of his understanding morale in such a wonderful sight explains how best these farming, other foreigners and memory, nearly 90 the farming to behold, as the manner people are dedicated and who specialize in tobacco per cent of whatever that of tobacco which it was arranged sent focused in whatever they are processing, came in with a signal that subsequently, set out achieve. incentives to boost the ➔ CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Saturday, April 13 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA FEATURE 23 Sokoto Community Where Tobacco Is Gold

Dankwololo Yaro

➔ FROM THE PREVIOUS PAGE inputs or finance that will Farmers Association led tobacco about last two years. help boost their morale. LEADERSHIP Weekend According to him, before Collaborating Danfatis’ into seeking what previous venturing into the business, has been achieved by most position on the successes efforts had the statehe was into buying beans people in Sanyinna has so far achieved courtesy government made in from Argungu town of Kebbi everything to do with of tobacco farming by the assisting them as well as State. tobacco. people of Sanyinna, 79 years what plans the government “While I was on my way “Farming tobacco for a old Maman Dankwololo said has for these farmers. in one of those journeys to typical person in Sanyinna not too long ago, the people Though efforts to get the buy beans from Argungu, I is more of inheritance tried diverting into farming state commissioner for had a stop-over in Sanyinna because the majority of us onions but have to stopped Agriculture to comment here and realized that they grew up to see our parents abruptly having realized on the issue proved are into commercial scale in the business of tobacco. that tobacco fetches them unsuccessful before filing farming of tobacco. “I am over 70 years old more money. this report, a very senior “I made frantic enquiry now and I do not know According to him, onions officer from the ministry into the consistency and any other farm apart from and other crops are seasonal who preferred anonymity stable availability of the tobacco. compared to tobacco said, the government of tobacco and was told they Most of our houses, farming which they can Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have been into tobacco marriages, children and cultivate at all seasons. has very sound plans for all farming for almost a century properties are proceeds He also noted that, categories of farmers in the now. from tobacco. some individual farmers state, the tobacco farmers “After that, I went ahead “The majority of our in Sanyinna can harvest as inclusive. to check for the quality of children that are educated much as 300 or more bags “It is very true that the tobacco being cultivated today were trained proceeds of tobacco in a particular these people have for time in Sanyinna and discovered of tobacco. season. immemorial engaged in that it was good. “For us in Sanyinna, Chipping into his the business of tobacco “I instantly made up my Sometimes, tobacco farming is better submission, his children farming. No doubt, we are mind to go into the business when it is than any other form of said, some persons harvest all aware that Sanyinna is a and since the last two years within the farming you can ever think more than that number of hub of tobacco farming in I have continued to come marketable of. Tobacco is our gold and bags in a season. the northwestern part of over here and buy almost petroleum.” Dankwololo added that Nigeria. every month”. period, a Danfati further said the price of tobacco bags “The present government Sanyinna village has for bag goes for that between three or four is equally another driving of Aminu Waziri Tambuwal over a century continued between N7, trucks which load no fewer factor that lures people of has great passion for those to be the hub of tobacco 000, N8, 000 than 5000 bags of tobacco the village into it. in the agricultural sector farming in the north do take off from Sanyinna “Sometimes, when it because nearly over 70 per western part of the country. or more. And village on weekly basis to is within the marketable cent of the people of Sokoto However, in spite of the when the other parts of the country. period, a bag goes for are into one form of farming good news, what continued price is not The chairman of Sanyinna between N7, 000, N8, 000 or the other.” to beat the imagination too good, it tobacco farmers, however, or more. And when the price A buyer at the Sanyinna of many is that investors appealed to the state and is not too good, it comes village tobacco market, have not thought it wise comes down federal governments as down to around N5 or N6, who hailed from Onitsha to invest in setting up a to around well as private investors to 000”. in Anambra State, Ngwanyi tobacco processing factory N5 or N6, please come to their aid by The appeal for assistance Celestine, told LEADERSHIP in Sokoto State where the 000 either providing assistance by the chairman, Weekend that he started raw materials are more than in the form of farming Sanyinna Tobacco patronising Sanyinna village available all year round. 24 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 Saturday April 13, 2019 EDITION: 297

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KIDS HEALTH Marshmallow Identifying Viral Root For Ulcers, Rash In Babies Coughs, Others 26 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA April 13, 2019 Cardiovascular Disease Rabies abies is a longer than six years are almost never found to EDITOR’S viral disease have been documented, be infected with rabies and that causes depending on the location are not known to transmit inflammation and severity of the rabies to humans. Bites NOTE of the contaminated wound from mice, rats, or Rbrain in humans and and the amount of virus squirrels rarely require other mammals. Early introduced. Initial signs rabies prevention because symptoms can include and symptoms of rabies these rodents are typically fever and tingling at the are often nonspecific such killed by any encounter site of exposure. as fever and headache. with a larger, rabid animal, These symptoms areAs rabies progresses and and would, therefore, not followed by one or more of causes inflammation of the be carriers. The Virginia the following symptoms: brain and/or meninges, opossum is resistant but violent movements, signs and symptoms not immune to rabies. uncontrolled excitement, can include slight or fear of water, an inability partial paralysis, anxiety, Diagnosis Sugar: Sweet ‘poison’ to move parts of the insomnia, confusion, Rabies can be difficult body, confusion, and loss agitation, abnormal to diagnose, because, Eating lots of sugar is a surefire way to raise your risk of of consciousness. Once behavior, paranoia, in the early stages, many different diseases, but reducing sugar can be very symptoms appear, the terror, and hallucinations, it is easily confused beneficially to your wellbeing. result is nearly always progressing to delirium, with other diseases or Here are practical tips to help you reduce the amount of death. and coma. The person may with aggressiveness. sugar you eat throughout the day. The time period between also have hydrophobia. The reference method • Avoid sugary drinks. Try drinking sparkling water with a contracting the disease Death usually occurs for diagnosing rabies splash of fruit juice instead. and the start of symptoms 2 to 10 days after first is the fluorescent • Don’t replace saturated fat with sugar. Many of us make is usually one to three symptoms. Survival antibody test (FAT), an the mistake of replacing healthy sources of saturated fat, months, but can vary is almost unknown immunohistochemistry such as whole milk dairy, with refined carbs or sugary from less than one week once symptoms have procedure, which is foods, thinking we’re making a healthier choice. Low-fat to more than one year. presented, even with the recommended by doesn’t necessarily mean healthy, especially when the The time depends on the administration of proper the World Health fat has been replaced by added sugar to make up for loss distance the virus must and intensive care. Organization (WHO). The of taste. travel along peripheral FAT relies on the ability • Avoid processed or packaged foods like canned soups, nerves to reach the central Transmission of a detector molecule frozen dinners, or low-fat meals that often contain nervous system. All warm-blooded (usually fluorescein hidden sugar that quickly surpasses the recommended species, including humans, isothiocyanate) coupled limit. Symptoms may become infected with a rabies-specific • Be careful when eating out. Most gravy, dressings and The symptoms of this with the rabies virus antibody, forming a sauces are also packed with salt and sugar, so ask for it disease include, tFever, and develop symptoms. conjugate, to bind to and to be served on the side. fear of water, confusion, Birds were first artificially allow the visualisation • Eat healthier snacks. Cut down on sweet snacks such as excessive salivation, infected with rabies in of rabies antigen using candy, chocolate, and cakes. Instead, eat naturally sweet hallucinations, trouble 1884; however, infected fluorescent microscopy food such as fruit, peppers, or natural peanut butter to sleeping, paralysis, coma. birds are largely, if not techniques. Microscopic satisfy your sweet tooth. wholly, asymptomatic, and analysis of samples is Causes recover. Other bird species the only direct method Rabies is caused by have been known to that allows for the lyssaviruses, including the develop rabies antibodies, identification of rabies rabies virus and Australian a sign of infection, after virus-specific antigen bat lyssavirus. It is spread feeding on rabies-infected in a short time and at a when an infected animal mammals. reduced cost, irrespective scratches or bites another The virus has alsoof geographical origin and E-mail: [email protected] 08029606414 (text only) animal or human. Saliva adapted to grow in cells of status of the host. It has to from an infected animal cold-blooded vertebrates. be regarded as the first step can also transmit rabies Most animals can be in diagnostic procedures if the saliva comes into infected by the virus and for all laboratories. contact with the eyes, can transmit the disease mouth, or nose. Globally, to humans. Infected bats, Prevention dogs are the most monkeys, raccoons, foxes, Almost all human cases common animal involved. skunks, cattle, wolves, of rabies were fatal until a EDITOR: Raliat Ahmed-Yusuf According to findings,coyotes, dogs, mongooses vaccine was developed in CONTENT: Tunde Oguntola and Henry Tyohemba more than 99% of rabies and cats present the 1885 by Louis Pasteur and DESIGN/LAYOUT: Xtanlee Uche Echidi cases in countries where greatest risk to humans. Émile Roux. Their original dogs commonly have the Rabies may also spread vaccine was harvested disease are the direct through exposure from infected rabbits, result of dog bites. to infected bears, from which the virus EDITOR: Kayode Falade domestic farm animals, in the nerve tissue was Signs and symptoms groundhogs, weasels, and weakened by allowing it The period betweenother wild carnivores. to dry for five to ten days. infection and the first However, lagomorphs, [58] Similar nerve tissue- CHAIRMAN: Sam Nda-Isaiah symptoms (incubation such as hares and rabbits, derived vaccines are still period) is typically 1–3 and small rodents such used in some countries, months in humans. as chipmunks, gerbils, as they are much cheaper Incubation periods as guinea pigs, hamsters, than modern cell culture short as four days or mice, rats, and squirrels, vaccines. Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health… Dalai Lama April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 27

Prolonged Exposure To Radiation Can Lead To Cancer, Others – FUTA Don While low levels of radiation might not be dangerous to your health, a new study by a Professor of Nuclear Radiation and Medical Physics, Professor Adeseye Arogunjo, has found that high radiation damages the cells that make up the human body and can cause cancer and other ailments.

ltimately, chronic fatigue, headaches, to radiation. the Nigerian situation is order to adequately combat radiation consists cataracts, stress, nausea, sleep He warned that Nigerians compounded because the the extreme danger posed by of several types disturbance and other health should thread the path of appropriate framework nuclear radiation substances. of subatomic and dermatological problems. generation of power from needed to guarantee an He said the lackadaisical particles, Prof. Adeseye Arogunjo nuclear sources with caution organized platform for setting approach to issues which principallyU those called stated this while delivering because of the near absence of regulations and standards has become endemic in the gamma rays, neutrons, the 106th Inaugural lecturer the required safety procedure for necessary interventions Nigerian society and the electrons, and alpha particles, of the Federal University of coupled with appropriate through systems of pervasive bureaucracy in that shoot through space at Technology, Akure. legal legislation. radiological protection is governance must be reversed very high speeds, something Speaking on the topic: The lecturer, whopractically inaccessible. through mindset reorientation like 100,000 miles per second. Nuclear Radiation Paradox currently serves as deputy Explaining the health and in order to meet up with the They can easily penetrate and Phobia: Public Health vice chancellor, Academics, medical benefits of radiation current challenges posed deep inside the human Nexus in a phlegmatic University of Medical Sciences, for diagnostic and therapeutic by increased technological body, damaging some of populace, he said non-thermal Ondo, said developed nations purposes, the Don said that advancement. The lecturer the biological cells of which low intensity radiations are have engaged in several most modern procedures used said adequate funds must be the body is composed. This becoming a public health funded research efforts that in many hospitals involve provided to universities in damage can cause a fatal concern due to the installation have brought about notable radiations that are useful order to propel innovative cancer to develop, or if it of antenna on masts and discoveries, leading to better in broad fields of medical research in all areas of physics occurs in reproductive cells, buildings, to facilitate the understanding of the effects specialties ranging from especially medical physics for it can cause genetic defects in widespread use of mobile of nuclear radiation and this pediatrics, internal medicine, novel research to solve multi- later generations of offspring. phones and digital satellite has led to the development obstetrics and gynecology, dimensional problems in When explained in this way, receiver radio propagation. of a system of radiological surgery and in most recent radiation oncology, diagnostic the dangers of radiation He said certain elements protection for people exposed times, is the Computed radiology, radiotherapy, seem to be very grave, and in radiation can be inhaled to sources of radiation. Tomography (CT) scan. On pharmacokinetics, nuclear for a person to be struck by a or absorbed through the He pointed out that while the way forward, the lecturer medicine, radiation and particle of radiation appears bloodstream with devastating organized societies galvanize said appropriate legislation health. to be an extremely serious consequences as the smallest efforts towards creatingmust be put in place to ensure In his remarks the chairman event. dose of radiation has the proactive measures to protect the deployment of improved of the occasion and vice A Professor of Nuclear potential to cause harm to people from the odious effects diagnostic equipment in chancellor, Prof. Joseph Radiation and Medical human health. of radiation, Nigeria on the health institutions with Fuwape commended the Physics has stated that He identified some of the hand is a phlegmatic society, total adherence to global lecturer on the dexterity radiation emanating from harmful effects of radiation with its people possessing a best practices on operational and excellent delivery of powerlines, home wiring, to range from loss of appetite, stoic ability to bear hardship standards. the lecture. He described airport and military radar, mild fatigue while malaise and adversity with fortitude Arogunjo recommended Arogunjo as a brilliant scholar sub stations, transformers, and acute fatigue, nausea and not easily excited to action that a bold and comprehensive and an astute administrator computers, cell phones and sweating, fever apathy and and this has made the country approach must be employed who has served the university domestic appliances are low blood pressure and other adverse to proactive measures by the government agencies meritoriously in many largely the cause of leukemia, major ailments result in in this regard. saddled with the responsibility academic and administrative brain tumors, miscarriages, prolonged and acute exposure Prof. Arogunjo said to protect the environment in capacities. 28 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 DISC VERY Electrical Brain Stimulation

lectrical brain motor cortex in animals by (1922–1976) and colleagues cortex. stimulation (EBS), researchers such as Eduard to discover brain stimula- Neurophysiologist Dr also referred to as Hitzig (1838–1907), Gus- tion reward and the pleasure Jose Delgado noted a few focal brain stimu- tav Fritsch (1838–1927), center. exceptions to this rule. In lation (FBS), is a David Ferrier (1842–1928) American-Canadian neu- contrast, EBS, via deeply im- Eform of electrotherapy and and Friedrich Goltz (1834– rosurgeon Wilder Penfield planted electrodes in local- technique used in research 1902). The human cortex (1891–1976) and colleagues ized areas of the brain (deep and clinical neurobiology was also stimulated electri- at the Montreal Neurologi- brain stimulation; DBS), to stimulate a neuron or cally by neurosurgeons and cal Institute used exten- elicited both pleasurable neural network in the brain neurologists such as Robert sively electrical stimulation and aversive responses in through the direct or in- Bartholow (1831–1904) and of the brain cortex in awake laboratory animals and man direct excitation of its cell Fedor Krause (1857–1937). neurosurgical patients to as previously described. membrane by using an elec- In the following century, investigate the motor and EBS could elicit the ritu- tric current. the technique was improved sensory homunculus (the alistic, motor responses of Electrical brain stimula- by the invention of the ste- representation of the body sham rage in cats by stimu- tion was first used in the first reotactic method by British in the brain cortex according lation of the anterior hypo- half of the 19th century by neurosurgeon pioneer Vic- to the distribution of motor thalamus, as well as more However, pioneering researchers such tor Horsley (1857–1916), and sensory territories). complex emotional and EBS remains as Luigi Rolando (1773– and by the development of However, EBS remains in- behavioral components of inextricably 1831) and Pierre Flourens chronic electrode implants extricably entwined with the “true rage” in both experi- (1794–1867), to study the by Swiss neurophysiologist work of Dr Robert Galbraith mental animals by stimula- entwined brain localization of func- Walter Rudolf Hess (1881– Heath, Dr. Jose Delgado and tion of the lateral hypothala- with the work tion, following the discovery 1973), José Delgado (1915- Dr. Wilder Penfield. It’s of mus, and in human subjects of Dr Robert by Italian physician Luigi 2011) and others, by using interest that during cerebral by stimulating various deep Galvani (1737–1798) that electrodes manufactured by localization studies, neuro- areas of the brain. EBS in Galbraith nerves and muscles were straight insulated wire that surgeon Penfield could not human patients with epilep- Heath, Dr. electrically excitable. could be inserted deep into elicit emotional reactions in sy could trigger seizures in Jose Delgado The stimulation of the sur- the brain of freely-behaving humans, either by observ- the surface of the brain and face of the cerebral cortex animals, such as cats and ing spontaneous epilepsy or pathologic aggression and and Dr. Wilder by using brain stimulation monkeys. This approachby electrically stimulating rage with stimulation of the Penfield was used to investigate the was used by Dr.James Olds the surface of the cerebral amygdala. fashionAPRIL 13, 2019 & style beauty lounge interview fashion looks I Made Profession Of My Hobby – Akhuetie

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BY MILLICENT AREBUN ONUOHA will ultimately be exposed to the sun. Even if you only have to take a walk to your office gate to buy lunch, wear In our corner of the world, it is inevitable that we battle your sunglasses. When you are 50 without a network of very hot weather conditions almost on a daily basis. wrinkles telling your life’s story you will thank me for Tunics, sheer garments, linen pants, chiffon blouses, this tip. cotton dress, hats and sunshades are the style solutions to 4. Water is God: Drink lots of water every chance keeping cool, especially when you have to work outdoors. you get and more. The more hydrated you are, the less For the office executive, whose work dress code is rigid, hot you will be. Trust me, your skin will thank you for stick to work dresses, cotton camisoles, and suits in it. Clock yourself and ensure you drink a glass of water lightweight fabrics. every 30mins whether you want to or not. I know this The trick to staying relatively cool during the heat wave rule may be tricky for our females, especially if we don’t is by adhering to the basic style rules below. have a clean restroom nearby. If you are faced with this 1. Fabric is king: Despite the fact we want to look our situation, pace yourself by drinking a bottle of water best; for now fabric not fashion trends are the ultimate every hour. style deciding factor. Wear light clothing and fabric. This 5. No-No to too-fight clothing. Sunstroke or fainting will help you stay cool, as the lightest breeze will reach spells due to oppressive heat isn’t restricted to “oyinbo”. you without much ado. So despite how much you love to look sexy, wearing tight 2. Avoid dark coloured clothing. I know we all love our or too clinging clothing this period is a big No-No. It will black and dark staples (the stark contrast with other only escalate the suffocating feeling you get when your staples is almost irresistible) but for now, ditch them or body is over heated which will inevitably lead to a dizzy keep them to the barest minimum on any outfit you wear. spell or sunstroke. 3. Sunscreen and sunglasses Are Your New Besties. In a nutshell, stay cool by any means possible and keep Slather on the sunscreen generously after moisturizing your cheer up! Severe heat has been known to trigger in the morning. Ensure you cover lavishly every area that depression. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA fashion & style 31 men’s corner Guide To Polishing Shoes Like Pro BY MILLICENT AREBUN ONUOHA worth its while. According FashionBean.com colour-enhancing shine but pen. to Fashion bean ‘Despite 1. If the shoes have laces, will do the job. 5. Apply a wax polish The state of a man’s footwear being hard work, polishing remove them and brush off 3. Once dry, buff with a using a brush or cloth, can be a badge of credibility your own shoes can be quite any surface dirt. If the shoes light brush or by rubbing paying particular attention and a yardstick to measure therapeutic, so roll up those are wet, allow them to dry gently with a cloth. You will to the welts. This will give how responsible he is without sleeves and get grafting’ naturally away from any now have a subtle sheen to your shoes a deep shine but the wearer being aware. Transform your drab artificial heat first. If the the shoes. will also create a protective Nothing is as off-putting as lifeless leather into shining shoes are particularly dirty, 4. It is vital that you clean barrier from the elements. As a well groomed gent with beacons of success by taking you can wipe them with a the welts of the shoe. 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Whether you are seeking solitude or a party,a place to reflect the beaches below offer exceptional beauty, clean sand and water, and nearby tourist infrastructure round the world, the following list is a compilation of the best beaches that are an amazing vacation destination any time of the year.

Aruba Aruba has a beach for just about everyone – whether you’re an adventure-seeker, an animal lover, or even a baby. The appropriately- named Baby Beach is great for families with young children thanks to its calm, shallow waters, which are perfect for paddling. With loads of tiny fish, it’s also the ideal place to introduce your brood to the joys of snorkelling. Eagle Beach and Palm Beach regularly top polls of the ‘world’s best beach’, in case you need any more reasons to visit. Both are long strips of powder-soft sand backed by calm, clear waters. Palm Beach tends to be a little busier, while Eagle Beach is a low-key spot with thatched beach huts serving cocktails and the famous slanted divi divi trees. It’s not just locals and tourists who love hanging out on Aruba’s beaches - flamingos love it, too. There’s a whole island full of the tropical pink birds, as well as a family-friendly lagoon where iguanas roam freely. It’s called Renaissance Island, and is reserved for guests of the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino hotel. 36 Saturday, April 13, 2019 BEACH HOLIDAY LOCATIONS Sardinia This Italian island’s known for its stellar stretches of sands – it’s a firm favourite with beach lovers. And, best of all, its Caribbean-esque coastline is just a couple of hours away by plane. Olbia’s Porto Cervo, also known as the Emerald Coast, is a winner with tourists and world-famous faces alike. So, you can top up your tan on the coast’s soft sand and then go celeb-spotting at the glamorous Porto Cervo Marina which is packed full of gigantic yachts. There’s even a pink beach in Sardinia called the Spiaggia Rosa Beach, which can be found on Budelli, an island near Olbia. If you pick your destination based on its Instagram credentials, this one should be a front runner. Cuba Everyone knows about Cuba’s colourful capital Havana, from the 1950s Cadillacs to the movie set- style architecture. But the island has some pretty impressive beach credentials, too. Cuba’s biggest beach resort is Varadero. This place combines 20 kilometres of sand with plenty of watersports, seafood and salsa dancing. It’s the ideal spot for snorkelling, relaxing and trying freshly made seafood at the beachfront restaurants. To get the best of both worlds, it’s easy to combine a beach holiday to Cuba with a trip to Havana with our Multi-Centre holidays. You’ll be able to relax and recharge in the secluded beach resorts and then get your culture fix on a day trip or overnight stay in the famous capital.

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SPAIN it’s home to one of Spain’s best stretches of sand, And yet, while everyone waits patiently, Cocoa Beach and Daytona Beach are just an hour’s There are so many beaches along Spain’s the award-winning Levante Beach. elsewhere in the country the momentum drive from the resort. mainland coast, the Canary Islands and the COZUMEL, MEXICO mounts. Nile cruise liner Sanctuary Retreats Further afield, Clearwater Beach has racked up Balearic Islands, it’s difficult to know where to has just launched weekly sailings of its plenty of well-deserved awards for its silky shores Caribbean island has coral-fringed sandy beaches boutique wooden boats, kitted out with art start. On the mainland, the famous ‘Costas’ are that are famous for diving and snorkelling. Even if and bath-warm waters. This family favourite where you’ll find the best stretches of sand. Costa deco fixtures and leather deck chairs to sink has loads of activities going on like dolphin- you’re not a diver you can explore the magnificent into while gazing at Nubian sandstone cliffs de Almeria is home to untouched beaches and marine life during your Mexico holidays by spotting, speedboat rides and Captain Memo’s quiet, whitewashed villages, while Costa de la Luz and the teeming ancient tombs and temples Pirate Cruise. Down in Miami, there’s the famous hopping on a gorgeous glass bottom boat ride, of Luxor. is another sleepy, traditional Spanish resort with renting paddle boards and kayaks or chilling South Beach – an iconic party spot known for its an easy-on-the-eye, six-kilometre beach, Chiclana out on a cool catamaran cruise! Among the best FLORIDA non-stop nightlife, long stretches of sand and de la Frontera. Costa del Sol is of course the most beaches on the island are Playa San Francisco and It might major in them, but there’s more to high-octane activities like jet-skiing. If you’re famous of the Spanish resorts, and lines up luxury Playa Palancar. Cozumel has plenty of watersports Florida than just theme parks. In fact, after after a quick culture fix, you’ll find lovely Art hotels, glitzy beach clubs, tapas bars and a lively for those that like to make a splash and is ideal for you’ve spent several days whizzing around on Deco architecture along the strip. And finally, the vibe. And the Costa Brava’s iconic Benidorm is couples and families, or why not pamper yourself rollercoasters, there’s no better way to unwind award-winning Siesta Key Beach offers shallow, still a firm favourite with Brits. Alongside nature and your partner with a stay in a romantic five- than by having some downtime on the beach. paddle-friendly turquoise waters and year-round reserves, sky-high waterfalls and a bustling town, star hotel in Mexico. You can even do this on a day trip from Orlando, as lifeguard protection. Saturday, April 13, 2019 37 BEACH HOLIDAY LOCATIONS Thailand In Krabi, our Centara Grand Beach Resort And Villas Krabi is right next to a secluded beach, backed by dramatic limestone cliffs and only accessible by boat – so the VIP experience comes as standard. You can switch between beach and pool easily here, with a spectacular two- tiered pool that comes with widescreen views of the sea. Krabi is also the ideal place to go beach hopping to find some peaceful coastal strips, too. Railay Beach in Krabi is one of the world’s best, and it’s well-known for its towering limestone cliffs. Phra Nang Krabi is another great beach which you can get to via kayak from Railay Beach, stopping off at a cave shrine filled with monkeys on the way. Over on Khao Lak, you’ll be able to explore Thailand’s unspoilt beauty. Hotels here are designed to blend into the landscape, so you can expect camouflaged villas surrounded by tropical greenery. Mauritius Mauritius has 330 kilometres of pristine coastline, so you are almost certain to find a secluded spot all to yourself. Best of all the sand here is silvery white, flour soft, and lapped by dreamy turquoise waters full of colourful fish. Belle Mare on the east coast is a strong contender for best beach on the island. It stretches over several miles and boasts white coral sand, bath-warm waters and some spectacular sunrises, too. It’s quiet here during the week if you’re after a relaxing sunbathing session, and much livelier on the weekends. Over on the west coast, Flic en Flac, meaning ‘free and flat land’ is another picturesque spot lined with Casuarina trees and backed by mountains. If you’re keen to get your adrenaline fix in Mauritius, you’ll love Le Morne, which is a haven for watersports like surfing, windsurfing and kiteboarding. Or, if you want to explore the island’s kaleidoscopic population of fish, Blue Bay Beach is where you can get stuck into some Finding Nemo- style snorkelling. The water is so clear here that you’ll be treated to first-class views of the fish and coral reefs. More than 50 species of coral have been found here, and you can spot rare fish including the Blue Tang, commonly known as ‘Dory’. If you’re travelling with little ones in tow, there’s also Trou aux Biches beach which has calm, shallow waters, gently shelving sands and family-friendly activities like glass-bottom boat trips. It’s a great snorkelling spot for beginners too, and a handy 20 minutes from Anse La Raie and the TUI SENSIMAR Lagoon Mauritius. 38 Saturday, April 13, 2019

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KEEPSAKES FASTFORWARD JUST UNBELIEVABLE The highest speed attained by a The total net worth of Jeff destroyer ship, the 2,900 tonne 6 MOST EXPENSIVE 83 $94.8 Bezos, CEO of Amazon and French ship, Le terrible in 1935. billion THINGS MADE OF GOLD kmh the world's richest man. Lamborghini CULTURAL ETIQETTE GUIDE TO ROME This is made of pure gold, platinum and is further Learn how to live like a local on your next Whether at a café, bakery, or restaurant, enhanced with diamonds. Italian getaway with our cultural etiquette observe how locals do things and follow their The estimated value of this guide to Rome. Get our top tips for ordering lead. Lamborghini is 62 million food, tipping and how to dress to impress. dollars. It is a small version At a restaurant and want a cocktail? You of the original car but is 1.Dress to blend won’t see Romans sipping spritz at a meal, much expensive than the so you shouldn’t either. You want grated 1real one. It is made from Romans aren’t the most formal dressers on Parmesan on your spaghetti with clams? No 500 kgs of pure gold. the planet, but they’re no slobs either. They one else is doing it, so take that as your cue dress smart when they leave the house and to fall in line and enjoy the dish just as it has Gold pocket watch you’ll rarely see a local out and about in yoga been served. This was designed by Patel pants, much less strolling into a restaurant Philippe with the estimated value wearing exercise gear. 4. Don’t order cappuccino after a meal of 11 million dollars. It took almost 5 years to design and make this To fit in, men should never wear shorts, no Cappuccino on table pocket watch to participate in a matter how hot it is outside; women can get away with short shorts as long as they aren’t Romans drink coffee throughout the day competition. It features almost 24 but there are a few rules guiding how they functional features in it. It is made too revealing and skirts are fair game too. Be aware that Romans cover up well into consume it. Espresso and cappuccino are the from pure 18 karat solid gold and drinks of choice at breakfast but espresso is the most demanded watch all 2 summer, so if you’re walking around with bare is the only acceptable coffee to order around the world. legs, the temperatures should be somewhere in the 30s. On the footwear front, wear immediately after lunch and dinner. Geoffrey Parker poker set stylish, clean shoes. Trainers are acceptable Poker is the game which is all at lunch if they are trendy or even dinner if While there’s an often repeated rule that about money, and this poker set they’re designer. Romans don’t drink cappuccino after was designed by Geoffrey Parker 11:00am, that’s not entirely true. Though it’s and is made from 18 carat white 2. Do not cut your spaghetti strands not the norm, plenty of Romans order one gold which is also studded with in the afternoon, often paired with a snack. 384 stones and diamonds on Cacio e pepe on plate Just don’t try ordering one directly after a it. This whole set is made from meal. Most restaurants will reluctantly serve Generally speaking, it is never ok to cut your a cappuccino to a tourist if they ask but the 3alligator skin and has a full suede pasta with a knife. Just think of how much server won’t be happy about it! lining, and it is fully plated with work went into making that tonnarelli, platinum. please cut along this line and keep spaghetti, or bucatini strand. Cutting it How to tip in Rome renders all that effort meaningless, plus it ruins the texture of the dish. Food being prepared at cafe counter Instead, use a fork to separate pasta strands Service is included in your restaurant bill, from the nest on your plate, then twirl them even if your server tells you otherwise. If around your fork. Obviously if you order you enjoyed the service, it’s polite to leave ravioli or some filled pasta that is too big to €2-3 per person for a restaurant meal; €1 per Bugatti Veyron diamond ltd eat in one bite, cut away. person is sufficient at a pizzeria. It was designed by Stuart Hughes and also Swiss luxury car Maker Company was involved in it. It is made from 3. When in Rome At a café, if you stand up at the counter to 24 carat gold and diamonds. It has a functional steering 4 drink a coffee, €0.10 per espresso is the norm, and only 3 models of this type and can be kept as the Aperol spritz cocktail in glass while if you sit down to be served, service decoration piece for a long time. is included in the price. Italian credit card To ensure a stress-free experience in the transactions don’t include a tipping option, so Red beryl Italian capital, make the proverb “When in if you wish to tip, come prepared with coins Toilet and toilet paper Rome, do as the Romans do” your mantra. or bills. Toilet and toilet paper is quite an important thing in every house. The estimated value of this gold toilet is 2.5 million dollars, and toilet paper has the value of 1.3 million dollars. It has embellished solid 5gold on the walls and with some jewels to enhance the beauty of this bathroom.

Ginza Tanaka Christmas tree This tree has an estimated value of 2 million dollars. It is made of pure gold which is studded with 240 precious jewels which include pearls and diamond studs. It has a shining gold star on the top which is made from a pure 6 gold ad is sparkling one. please cut along this line and keep Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 39

TRAVELOGUE THE MUST- The Troms region in the very north of Norway, Alesund READS AND on the west coast and lovely little places like Flam that are DESIRABLES LINGER-ONS nestled deep in the mountains of this beautiful European country would give any visitor the time of their lives.

ANTHONY JOSHUA

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua is the second British boxer, Joshua, OBE (born 15 October after James DeGale, to win both a 1989) is a British professional gold medal at the Olympics and a boxer. He is currently a unified world title by a major professional world heavyweight champion, sanctioning body, as well as being holding three of the four major the first British heavyweight to do championships in boxing: the IBF so. title since 2016, the WBA (Super) As of September 2018, Joshua title since 2017, and the WBO is ranked as the world’s best active title since 2018. He has also held heavyweight by The Ring,[2] the the IBO title since 2017, and at Transnational Boxing Rankings regional level he held the British Board (TBRB),, and BoxRec. and Commonwealth heavyweight Known for his exceptional titles from 2014 to 2016. punching power, he has finished Joshua represented England at all but one of his fights to date by the 2011 World Championships knockout. as an amateur in the super- Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni heavyweight division, winning a Joshua was born on 15 October silver medal; he also represented 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, Great Britain at the 2012 the son of Yeta and Robert Olympics, winning gold. In 2014, a Joshua.His mother is Nigerian, professional debuts together in through Year Seven to join Kings year after turning professional, he while his father is English with 2013. Langley Secondary School. was named Prospect of the Year by Nigerian and Irish ancestry. Joshua spent some of his early Growing up on the Meriden Estate The Ring magazine. In 2017, his Joshua’s specific Nigerian years in Nigeria as a boarding in Garston, Hertfordshire, he was victorious fight against Wladimir background can be traced back school student at Mayflower called “Femi” by his friends and Klitschko was named Fight of the to the Yoruba people.His cousin, School, Ikenne. Following his former teachers, due to his middle Year by The Ring and the Boxing Ben Lleyemi, is also a professional parents’ divorce when he was 12, name, Oluwafemi. He excelled at Writers Association of America. boxer. The pair made their he returned to the UK halfway football and athletics and broke 40 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA fashion & style 41

BeautyLOUNGE 7 Must-have Makeup Brushes For Fashionistas BY MILLICENT AREBUN making it look cakey. ONUOHA 4. Powder brush: soft full and rounded, this brush can Do you want to try something be used for both compact powder new to up your beauty looks this and bronzer. The bristles pick up season? Invest in makeup brushes, the perfect amount of colour and to transform you into the diva you distribute flawlessly onto the skin. desire either by rocking one of your Load your brush with the powder favourite celebs look or that look and shake away any excess before that stands you out anywhere, sweeping onto the skin. anytime. 5. Eye shadow brush: Makeup is an art. No kidding! large, flat, short and brimming with Every stroke and every colour bristles for excellent coverage. The choice you make is a definite act soft bristles have a bevelled edge towards getting the final image. In for a smooth application without this case, the canvas is you and that dragging the eyelid. is why you need to be more careful. 6. Blending brush: This is why knowing the tools A blending brush is a must for needed is vital to transforming you gorgeous eye looks. You simply from clueless to confident. cannot create a look while missing Below are a basic beginner’s this crucial step. Blending is very makeup brushes guide to achieving important in makeup application a flawless and confident look; which is why it is a brush worth 1. Foundation Brush: investing in. Designed to achieve a smooth 7. Blush brush: made and flawless finish, for even with fine, gentle fibers the blusher distribution dampen with warm brush has a rounder head which is water and squeeze excess into a perfect for giving a pop of colour to towel or tissue. the apples of your cheeks. Sweep 2. Concealer brush: and blend along your cheekbone a soft bristled, flat brush with drawing the brush up into your a wider base and a pointed tip. hairline. Use to apply concealer under the Finally don’t forget your brush eyes, to spots, blemishes and to cleaner, you don’t want to spend a camouflage discoloration on the lot of money buying high quality face. make up brushes, if you are not 3. Setting concealer going to be able to look after brush: used to achieve and set them, by keeping them clean and concealers beautifully without conditioned. 42 fashion & style www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA April 13, 2019 fashion Sheer Glamour Wearing sheer/see-thru such on our streets or events fashion to the extent that we one that would need a delicate · right undergarment in the garments is now considered but alas that isn’t the case. How don’t take into cognisance balance of: right colour and a trendy summer staple, many times do fashion editors the nature, values, society or · flawless skin, · a high level of classiness, popularised, by global and style reporters have to tell weather peculiarities of our · layer over a bodysuit, to pull it off right and not look celebrities, stepping out in head- us, that not all things trendy is country, self or style personality jumpsuit, a full slip dress trashy especially in Nigeria. to-toe lace or sheer dresses. One good for you? when we worship at the altar of underneath (for the less daring Below are some of our fashion would assume that in our corner It’s a sorry case, when we fashion. woman wanting to try the forward celebrities trying on the of the world we wouldn’t see become slaves to contemporary The sheer garment trend is trend) trend for size. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA fashion & style 43 event Best Dressed At ‘The 4th Republic’ Movie Premiere

BY MILLICENT AREBUN ONUOHA

‘The 4th Republic’ movie premiere which took place last weekend saw eager movie lovers, celebs, influencers and more mingle for a common cause while wearing lens-worthy outfits. Held at the Filmhouse IMAX Cinema Lekki, Lagos, the movie by Ishaya Bako parallel’s some of the political happenings in the country with a twist. Themed ‘Your Excellency’, the style crowd turned up in their best take of African political figures and influences. Below are some of our best picks of the night. 44 fashion & style www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA April 13, 2019 Lifestyle

Why You Shouldn’t Indulge In Roadside Suya BY MILLICENT AREBUN ONUOH A AND you are buying and eating with enjoyment. MARY OMENIUMEHY Hence, the high rate of food poisoning from eating street side suya or killishi. Suya is a popular barbecued meat meal or snack almost exclusively made by people Sold by strangers and unregistered from the northern region of Nigeria and individuals sold in all the major cities and states of the The fact that most roadside vendors of country. This is a spicy meat skewer also suya are unregistered individuals and total made as Kilishi is traditionally prepared strangers that appear out of nowhere is a by Hausa people of the Northern Nigeria. major drawback to indulging in roadside They are made from skewered beef, ram, suya. The possible dangers associated or chicken. It is a street food which is patronising them should be a deterrent to sold mostly at night by roadside, vendors, anyone. restaurant or eating joint. Despite the deliciousness of this street food, there are Unprotected From Dust. many health dangers associated with it so Some of the places where suya is made and it’s best to the possible disadvantages in sold are dusty areas and high traffic areas mind when next you decide to indulge. with its resultant air pollution, swirling sand and more. This invariably affects the Poor Hygiene uncovered meat displayed on sticks and the Most often the hygiene of both the health of the consumer vendor and the places where Suya is done are questionable in terms of cleanliness Varying spices. and adequate sterilizations of cooking The composition of the spices used to equipment. The possible exposure to flying garnish most suya are multiple mixtures and crawling insects and its resultant unique to the vendor, who most likely wont spread of viruses and diseases cannot be disclose his ingredients even if you asked. overemphasized. This in itself poses a health risk for many consumers who may or may not be allergic Not cooked properly to some of the spices used. Sometimes the meat is not cooked but merely heated on a grill, the possibility of Infected animals. infected meat been used is high and the There is the possibility of the sales of uncooked status of the meat only means infected animals used for suya which can that there is a high possibility of the viruses result in food poisoning, diarrhoea and still alive and thriving in the heated meat, more. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 45

, Strange But True!

Doctors Remove 4 Bees From conference on Wednesday. Woman’s Eye Doctors at Taiwan’s Fooyin A Taiwanese woman is recovering University Hospital were shocked after having four living bees at what they found to be the cause removed from one of her eyes. of the woman’s eye inflammation: Doctors say the tiny bees were Bees. Four tiny bees had made a feeding off the tears inside her eye home under her eyelid. and survived on her tears. “After I pulled them out one by A Taiwanese woman lived through one, I discovered that surprisingly the ultimate nightmare after there were four bees,” Doctor going to a local hospital with what Hong Chi Ting told reporters. she thought was a simple eye “The size of every single bee was infection. Turns out there were around 0.3 to 0.4 centimetres.” bees living under her eyelid – four A Taiwanese woman had living of them. bees removed from one of her eyes, The young woman, who health a doctors at Fooyin University officials only identified as Ms. Hospital revealed. He, was visiting the gravesite The bees, commonly known as of a family member during the sweat bees, come from the large country’s annual tomb-sweeping bee family of Halictidae and festival. Local media reported the are commonly found in North woman said she was pulling weeds America. As the Canadian Wildlife at the grave when something Federation notes, sweat bees became stuck in her eye. After can be identified by their bright attempting to wash the foreign metallic green or blue colour. object from her eye, the woman Females are generally a bright Prioritizing A Healthy Lifestyle began to feel severe pain, and her green, whereas males have a eye began to swell. bright-coloured head and yellow- ccording to the the body get rid of them. soya bean oil, walnuts, corn oil, “It was a very intense stinging pain and-black striped abdomen. (Oh, World Health tuna and pumpkin seeds, as and I was constantly shedding and the females are hairy, in Organization • Weight loss: they are good sources of MUFA tears, there was a lot of secretion,” case you needed further horrific (WHO) life Losing weight is important (monounsaturated fatty acids) he told reporters at a local news detail.) expectancy for both for one to lead a healthy life. and PUFA(polyunsaturated menA and women is still less Losing excess pounds and fatty acids). Poultry without than 55 years in nine sub- keeping them off can lower skin and fish are also low in Saharan African countries your risk of heart disease as cholesterol. Cereals, fresh fruit, Your Sexual Health Question Answered Angola, Central African well as various types of cancer. and vegetables contain no Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Even five to 10 pounds will cholesterol. Democratic Republic of the help you lower your cholesterol Does a missed period and gassy different symptoms. The best way Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, levels. So, take simple steps • Drinking and smoking: stomach mean I am pregnant? to find the answer is to use an at- Nigeria and Sierra Leone. to fulfil this goal; take a walk Drinking too much alcohol A missed period is when home pregnancy test. Hence it is important to when you are bored instead of can lead to serious health menstruation does not occur or Missing a period and know your enemy and know munching on food, eat carrots problems, including high blood does not follow its usual pattern. experiencing a gassy stomach yourself. Most of the common while watching a film or take pressure, heart failure and A gassy stomach may occur at together could be a sign of diseases that affect men are the stairs instead of using strokes. Staying away from any time. However, when gas or an underlying issue. Anyone potentially preventable, but the elevators. Also, you can smoking not only improves pressure appears in the abdomen uncertain about their symptoms one needs to know their enemy. add other innovative ways to good cholesterol, but also at the same time as experiencing a should see a doctor for a diagnosis. The ability to enjoy life to incorporate more activity in decreases high blood pressure, late or missed period, many people Some of the potential causes of a its fullest requires investing your daily routine. which further cuts the risk think they may be pregnant. missed period and a gassy stomach time and effort into health of various heart diseases. So, It is normal to occasionally are: maintenance and disease • Exercise: if you want to lead a healthy, experience a period that is a few Pregnancy prevention. Here are tips to Include physical activity in cholesterol free life, quit days late. However, a missed People may have gas and a make you beat the major health your daily routine. Exercise smoking. period is when the cycle completely missed period in early pregnancy. threat: can help you control your If you choose to drink alcohol, changes. A missed period may be It is possible that these • Limit alcohol Intake: weight and lower your risk of do so in moderation. For men, a sign of pregnancy or another symptoms occurring together are If you choose to drink alcohol, heart disease and stroke. Also, that means up to two drinks a underlying cause. early signs of pregnancy. There do so in moderation. For men, exercise may also lower your day for men age 65 and younger Early signs of pregnancy can may also be other early signs that means up to two drinks a risk of certain types of cancer and one drink a day for men be easy to miss, especially if the of pregnancy alongside these day for men age 65 and younger too. Choose a sport or other older than age 65. The risk of person has not been pregnant symptoms. and one drink a day for men activities you enjoy, such as various types of cancer, such as before. There are some signs that, As a study that appears in the older than age 65. The risk of football, golf, basketball to liver cancer, appears to increase along with a missed period, may be journal American Family Physician various types of cancer, such as brisk walking. Exercising even with the amount of alcohol you indicators of pregnancy. notes, pregnancy is the first thing liver cancer, appears to increase for 30 minutes a day will help drink and the length of time However, every person is that doctors need to rule out if with the amount of alcohol you boost good cholesterol and will you’ve been drinking regularly. different, and each may experience someone has these symptoms. drink and the length of time also help you lose weight. Too much alcohol can also raise you’ve been drinking regularly. your blood pressure. scrubbing up like she’s about to Too much alcohol can also raise • Consume food rich in HDL: • Eat a healthy diet: go into the operating room. She your blood pressure. Sources of HDL includes Choose vegetables, fruits, scrubs for a good 10 minutes. • Fibre: almonds, canola oil, cashews, whole grains, high-fiber foods JOKE Finally she goes in the bedroom Increase your fibre intake as hazelnuts, olive oil, peanut and lean sources of protein, and they have sex for an hour or fibre binds toxins, cholesterol butter, peanut oil, sunflower such as fish. Limit foods high in The Two Doctors so. Afterwards, the man says to and biliary salts, and also helps oil, avocados, soya bean and saturated fat and sodium. One night a man and a woman the woman, “You’re a surgeon, are both at a bar knocking back a aren’t you?” few beers. “Yeah, how did you know?” They start talking and come to The man says, “I could tell by the Medical Terms And Meanings realise that they’re both doctors. way you scrubbed up before we After about an hour, the man Trichotillomania Occurring more frequently in females, in general, started.” This is an abnormal desire to pull out one’s hair. trichotillomania is a chronic condition that will says to the woman, “Hey. “Oh, that makes sense,” Trichotillomania is a body-focused repetitive come and go throughout an individual’s life if the How about if we sleep together says the woman. “You’re an behavior classified as an impulse control disorder disorder is not treated. For some individuals, the tonight. No strings attached. It’ll anaesthesiologist aren’t you?” (along the lines of pyromania, kleptomania, and disorder may come and go for weeks, months, or just be one night of fun.” “Yeah,” says the man, a bit pathologic gambling) which involves pulling out years at a time. The woman doctor agrees to surprised. “How did you know?” one’s hair. Hair pulling may occur in any region of Symptoms it. So they go back to her place The woman answers, “Because the body in which hair grows but the most common Recurrent pulling out of one’s hair resulting in and he goes in the bedroom. She I slept through most of it and sites are the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelids. noticeable hair loss. goes in the bathroom and starts didn’t feel a thing.” 46 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019

Simple Steps To Healthy Living as Causes Of Nipple Retraction A retracted nipple is a nipple that turns inward instead of outward, except when stimulated. This type of nipple is sometimes referred to as an inverted nipple. Some experts make a distinction Fitness Beauty Wellness between retracted and inverted nipples, referring to a retracted nipple as one that lies flat against the breast, rather than indenting in. Retracted nipples can become What A Lump In Your Armpit Could Mean erect with manual or environmental stimulation, such as being touched, suckled, or feeling cold. What causes a retracted nipple? A retracted nipple is a natural variation of nipple type. That means you may be born with retracted nipples. You can also develop a retracted nipple later in life. There are multiple causes for this condition. Some are more serious than others.

Causes of retracted nipples include: Aging Nipple retraction can occur slowly and gradually as you age. This is a benign process, meaning it may be unrelated to cancer or any other medical condition.

Mammary duct ectasia This noncancerous condition occurs most commonly during perimenopause. It’s caused by a milk duct that widens and thickens, becoming blocked and causing fluid to t’s natural to be worried when you sentinels can filter out viruses and bacteria. the flu. (Note: if you are not breastfeeding build up in the breast. found a lump in your armpit. we’ve When you’re saddled with an illness, they but think you have this type of infection, see This inflammatory condition may been taught that lumps and bumps are can swell—and there happen to be lymph your doctor. She will want to rule out other, also cause redness, tenderness, and not normal but probably it is no big nodes in your armpits. You may find that the serious causes, including breast cancer.) nipple discharge to occur. deal a big deal to worry about. lump in your armpit is tender and the size of • It’s cat scratch disease IMost of the reasons for a lump in the a pea or bean, says the Mayo Clinic. However, Weirdly, cat scratch fever is a real thing. Paget’s Disease Of The Breast armpit are harmless. the underlying cause can be any number of This funny-sounding condition is one of the This rare, cancerous condition • It’s a cyst problems, from a run-of-the-mill cold to possible culprits behind an armpit lump, occurs in the nipple and areola. It’s If you regularly shave your underarms, the more severe problems, like HIV, mono, lupus, according to MedlinePlus. About half of cats often accompanied by ductal breast irritation to this tender skin and hair follicles or rheumatoid arthritis. carry a bacterium called Bartonella henselae, cancer. can lead to a cyst or abscess. If you have a • It’s an inflamed sweat gland which they can spread via a scratch. Once the In addition to nipple retraction, cyst, the lump in your armpit may be painful. Everyone knows about sweaty pits. When bacteria enters your skin, you can develop some symptoms of Paget’s disease of If that’s the case, see your doctor who can sweat-producing glands or hair follicles get an infection that causes the lymph nodes in the breast may mimic eczema or skin recommend a number of treatments, says clogged, bacteria can sweep in and produce your underarm to swell. The treatment? Wait irritation. They include: Do, flaky skin, the Mayo Clinic, including injections to a cyst that later bursts, infecting even it out, or if it persists, antibiotics. I, oozing, redness. reduce swelling, drainage, or even surgical more follicles. If the cycle repeats, it can When you should call your doctor cyst removal. Learn more about cysts, boils, develop into a chronic skin condition called There’s no reason why you should suffer Carcinoma ingrown hairs, and other skin mysteries. hidradenitis—this hits up to three percent of with a lump in your armpit, especially if Nipple retraction can be a symptom • It’s a lipoma people in the United States, explains Hopkins you’re feeling pain. And although your armpit of more common types of breast cancer, First, remember that a lipoma—a benign Medicine. This network of cysts may be itchy, lump is most likely a treatable skin issue like such as carcinoma. This symptom may fatty growth—is not lymphoma, a type of painful, and even impact your quality of life. a cyst, occasionally it can be an indication occur when malignancies are large cancer. (That should ease your fears.) To Although there’s no cure for hidradenitis, of cancer—such as breast cancer, which can enough to be seen on a mammogram know if it’s a lipoma that you have, give it your doctor can prescribe medication or spread to lymph nodes in the armpit. A lump and felt during a physical examination. a touch. According to the Cleveland Clinic, other therapies like laser hair removal to in the armpit is also one of the most common it’s like a “rubbery bulge that feels like it improve your comfort. signs of Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer When to seek help can move.” Lipomas are slow-growing and • It’s a breast infection that originates in white blood cells, according Retracted nipples that have been affect 1 in 1,000 people, particularly those If you’re currently breastfeeding, you’ve to the American Cancer Society; the other apparent since birth and those that in middle-age. A lipoma may not have to be no doubt heard the horror stories about lymph nodes that may swell include the ones occur gradually over time are typically treated at all unless the lump in your armpit mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue. in the neck or groin. If you’re concerned for not cause for alarm. truly bothers you, in which case, your doctor You may feel swelling, pain, and lumps any reason or symptoms are getting worse If your nipples suddenly appear can remove it. in your breast, but the infection can also or not going away, make an appointment retracted or inverted, see your doctor. • It’s an infection enlarge the lymph nodes in your armpit, with your doctor, especially if you notice any Remember that there are many causes You’ve got lymph nodes throughout your notes the U.S. National Library of Medicine. of these strange symptoms that can signal for this symptom. body, and these handy immune system Women often commonly feel as if they have serious disease.

Live well tips are NOT medical activity in your daily routine. You of protein, such as fish. Limit foods also important to avoid exposure to advice. Please consult your know exercise can help you control high in saturated fat, added sugar second hand smoke. doctor before taking medicine your weight and lower your risk of and sodium. • Maintaining a healthy weight. Live or supplement, changing diet or heart disease and stroke. But did • Make it a habit, no skipping Losing excess pounds, and keeping exercise. you know that it may also lower breakfast you must eat something them off, can lower your risk of Well • Exercising for 40 minutes your risk of certain types of cancer? healthy, like oats, whole-grain heart disease as well as various reduces stress for up to 3 hours. Choose activities you enjoy, from bread. Do it today, tomorrow and types of cancer. Rest and relaxation for 40 minutes brisk walking to ballroom dancing. every day. • Limit alcohol. If you choose Tips reduces stress for only 20 minutes, • Eating healthy diet. Choose • Stop smoking. If you smoke or to drink alcohol, do so only in your choice! vegetables, fruits, whole grains, use other tobacco products, asks moderation. For women that means • Get moving. Include physical high-fiber foods and lean sources your doctor to help you quit. It’s no more than one drink a day. Saturday, April 13 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 47 KIDS HEALTH Identifying Viral Rash In Babies

iral rashes in young dren under the age of 2. Symptoms of chickenpox in- Headache children are common. clude: Sometimes vomiting and diar- A viral rash, also called Measles rhea a viral exanthem, is a Measles, also known as rubeola, Mild fever Once these symptoms clear up, a rash that’s caused by an is a respiratory virus. Thanks to Blistery, itchy rash that generally rash develops. A child’s cheeks may Vinfection with a virus. widespread vaccination, it’s no starts on the torso and head. It can become very flushed and appear as Nonviral rashes may be caused longer very common in the United then spreads to other parts of the if they were slapped. The rash can by other germs, including bacte- States. It can still occur in peo- body before crusting over and heal- have a lacey appearance as it re- ria or a fungus like mold or yeast, ple who haven’t been vaccinated ing. solves or spreads to the arms, legs, which can also produce diaper rash against the virus, though. Hand, foot, and mouth disease and trunk. or an allergic reaction. Symptoms of measles include: Hand, foot, and mouth disease is Rashes caused by viral infections Runny or stuffy nose typically caused by coxsackievirus Rubella may cause reddish or pink spots High fever (up to or above 104°F A. It usually affects kids younger Also known as German mea- over large parts of the body, such or 40°C) than 5. Adults and older kids can sles, rubella has been pretty much as the chest and back. Many viral get it as well. eliminated in countries with wide- rashes don’t itch. Cough It’s characterized by: spread vaccinations. According to Viral rashes are often seen on Red, watery eyes Fever the Centers for Disease Control both the right and left sides of the Three to five days after these Sore throat and Prevention (CDC), fewer than body as opposed to one side. They symptoms appear, a rash develops. Blisters inside the mouth 10 cases of rubella are reported in also typically occur along with or The rash typically appears as flat, Flat, red spots on the palms of the United States each year. shortly following other symptoms red spots along the hairline. These hands and soles of feet, and some- like fever, runny nose, or a cough. spots can later develop raised times on the elbows, knees, but- When to seek help Viral rashes Type of viral rashes bumps and spread down the body. tocks, and genitals Most of the rashes associated are often seen There are many viruses that Spots that can sometimes de- with childhood viral illnesses cause rashes. Some of these viruses Chickenpox velop blisters aren’t serious for your child. Some- on both the have become less common with the Chickenpox is caused by the vari- times, the diseases themselves can right and left widespread use of vaccinations. cella zoster virus. A vaccination for Fifth disease be, especially if your child is born the chickenpox became available in Fifth disease, also called ery- premature or has a weakened im- sides of the Roseola the mid-1990s, so it’s no longer as thema infectiosum, is caused by mune system. body as op- Roseola, also called roseola in- common in the United States as it parvovirus B19. Early symptoms, See your doctor if you want a posed to one fantum or sixth disease, is a com- once was. which occur before the rash in definitive diagnosis of what’s caus- mon childhood virus that’s mostly Before the vaccination was avail- most children, include: ing the rash, or if you want expert side caused by the human herpesvirus able, nearly all children had the dis- Low fever guidance on how to make your 6. It’s most commonly seen in chil- ease by the time they were 9. Runny or stuffy nose child feel more comfortable. PHOBIA Emetophobia – Fear Of Vomit Emetophobia is a specific phobia that lot of time worrying about vomiting, even if chance you could get carsick. Maybe you stay significant efforts to avoid being in situations involves an extreme fear of vomiting, seeing they or those around them don’t feel ill. Just away from public bathrooms out of fear that where you or someone else might throw up. vomit, watching other people vomit, or the thought that someone could vomit is someone could be vomiting in a stall. You may find yourself building your days feeling sick. sometimes enough to cause intense distress. While the anxiety caused by emetophobia around avoiding these scenarios. Generally, most people don’t like vomiting. This ongoing distress can have a big impact might feel overwhelming, the condition is Other behaviors that might point to But this dislike is usually contained within on your daily life. For example, you may dread usually treatable with the help of a therapist. emetophobia include: a certain moment in time. People with eating out of fear that something will make Symptoms Eliminating foods that you associate with emetophobia, on the other hand, spend a you vomit. Or avoid driving because there’s a Having emeteophobia means you likely make vomiting. 48 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA April 13, 2019 Natural Remedies Cafe Marshmallow Root For Ulcers, Coughs, Others

arshmallow rodents. Rats that received mixture that contained levels of saliva, may benefit root, or Althaea marshmallow root were less marshmallow and other from using marshmallow root. officinalis, is a likely to develop stomach herbs, including chamomile The herbal remedy helped flowering plant ulcers than rats who did not and common mallow, had a with dry mouth symptoms, that has played get the extract. less severe cough and fewer although it was not more aM role in herbal medicine for Based on these results, the nighttime awakenings than effective than the other two centuries. authors suggest that the those who received a placebo treatments in the study, which Many people use marshmallow mucilage and flavonoids in instead. This study did not, were both over-the-counter root for various ailments, the marshmallow plant may however, look at the effects dry mouth treatments. including coughs, skin cover and protect the mucous of marshmallow root alone, To treat dry mouth, people irritation, and digestive lining of the stomach, which so other herbs in the mixture can use marshmallow root problems, such as ulcers. may reduce the risk of certain could have been responsible lozenges. It is important to It comes in the forms of a ulcers, including NSAID- for the medicinal effects. allow the lozenge to dissolve powder, capsule, tea, and associated ulcers. slowly in the mouth and to cough syrup. Improving dry mouth avoid chewing it. Some of the reported benefits Relieving coughs Chronic dry mouth, which Alternatively, people can make Due to its low of marshmallow root are: Some natural and herbal the medical community an herbal tea using either risk of side Protecting against ulcers. cough syrups and cough drops calls xerostomia, can cause marshmallow root tea bags or The marshmallow plant may contain marshmallow root. The an increase in cavities, gum the dried herb in a tea strainer effects and reduce the risk of gastric mucilage may have a soothing disease, and dental infections. and drink two to three cups long history of ulcers. effect on the esophagus by Dry mouth usually means that daily. medicinal use, A study found that coating it.The results of several a person has too little saliva in Due to its low risk of side marshmallow flower extract small studies have suggested their mouth. effects and long history of marshmal- could help protect the gut that herbal cough remedies Antihistamines, blood medicinal use, marshmallow low root is a from gastric ulcers. that contain marshmallow pressure medications, root is a good natural option good natural Researchers tested the root can have this effect. One neurological problems, and for treating minor ailments. effects of the extract on rats, study found that marshmallow autoimmune diseases are As with any herbal remedy, option for using nonsteroidal anti- root lozenges or syrup helped among its many causes. ask a doctor before using it, treating minor inflammatories (NSAIDs)treat a dry cough. The authors of one study and do not use herbs in place ailments to induce ulcers in the Another study found that concluded that people who of a doctor’s recommended children who took an herbal have hyposalivation, or low treatment. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 49 WEEKEND POLITICS ANALYSIS INTERVIEWS REPORTS DISCOURSE Weekend Politics Editor: Chibuzo Ukaibe

Ezekwesili Durotoye

Must Prevail Party (JMPP); Legacy The two political parties also won Party of Nigeria (LPN); Mass Action governorship elections across the Joint Alliance (MAJA); Modern states where they were conducted. Democratic Party (MDP); National When these parties were coming Missed Mark Of Interest Party (NIP); National out, there was an expectation that Rescue Mission (NRM); and New they would soon merge to produce Progressive Mission (NPM). a formidable candidate that would Others include: New challenge the dominance two main Fringe Parties In Progressive Movement (NPM); political parties in the country. Nigeria Democratic Congress Pundits who are not pleased with Party (NDCP); People’s Alliance the way the two dominant parties for Development and Liberty run the affair of the country and (PANDEL); People’s Trust (PT); had very high hope of “Third Force” 2019 Polls Providence People’s Congress were also disappointed in the (PPC); the Re-build Nigeria Party performance of the fringe parties (RBNP); Restoration Party of after the polls. TOPE FAYEHUN, in this report, looks at Nigeria (RP); and Sustainable Pointedly, analysts averred that the factors that contributed to the poor National Party (SNP), among since they could not make any Analysts performance of the fringe political parties in others. significant impact in the elections, averred that However, despite having risen they must have learned one or two the just-concluded 2019 general elections to this unimaginable level, such lessons that would help them to since they that the electorate can hardly keep give both the APC and PDP a good could not he predictions of some Nobody would initially doubt track of the identity of political fight in the next general elections. make any political analysts on their strength with the way they platforms, their logos, what they It was believed then that they the relevance of fringe saturated the political landscape of stand for and those behind them, must have begun the process of significant political parties ahead of the country then, as the electoral they still failed woefully to make fusing their thoughts, activities, impact in the just-concluded 2019 umpire, the Independent National any appreciable impact in the polls. and resources together with the general elections have come to past Electoral Commission (INEC) the elections, T President Muhammadu aim of taking advantage of the they must with the outcome of the elections registered as many as parties as Buhari of the APC, who some of perennial crisis in the PDP and which shows that the fringe parties possible before the polls. them during the electioneering the uncertainty that pervades the have learned have little or no significant results From three in 1999, the number campaign, said lacked skills on ruling APC. one or two to show for their participation in of parties rose to 91 prior to how to address the problems of the Then, pundits believe that if it the polls. the conduct of the last general country, polled more votes than his was possible for the APC to emerge lessons that Prior to the election, pundits elections. Although, more than 95 challengers from 72 other political in 2014 and shortly after defeated would help believed that other political parties per cent of them exist on paper. parties to retain the ultimate prize the PDP, nothing would stop them apart from the two giants, the The parties which were added to in Nigerian politics for a second from achieving similar feat if they them to give ruling All Progressives Congress the existing ones are: All Blending term of four years. had come together to present a both the APC (APC) and the major opposition Party (ABP); All Grassroots Alliance Buhari was followed by the common candidate for the election. and PDP a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (AGA); Alliance for New Nigeria former Vice President Atiku However, all the expectations might just be wasting their time (ANN); Abundant Nigeria Renewal Abubakar, who ran on the platform of the observers were cut short good fight and resources because they lack Party (ANRP); Coalition for Change of PDP. Abubakar and his party as many of the parties were not in the next the political structure, finances, (C4C); Freedom and Justice Party are currently challenging the properly organised and structured general elec- and manpower to challenge both (FJP); Grassroots Development declaration of the president in the the APC and PDP. Party of Nigeria (GDPN); Justice court. ➔ CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE tions 50 WEEKEND POLITICS Saturday, April 13, 2019 Missed Mark Of Fringe Parties In 2019 Polls

Secondus

Sowore Moghalu

FROM PREVIOUS PAGE various political parties. According it was believed that she was and example my determination to challenge the status quo that had to analysts, this contributed to the stepping down to build a coalition on this issue by stepping down my been in existence since the country fragmentation of the opposing that would defeat the candidates of candidacy so as to focus squarely returned to the democratic rule in camps in the election. PDP and APC. on building the coalition to a logical 1999. One of the political observers According to her statement then: conclusion. Notwithstanding, some analysts said: “Some of them don’t have “This decision followed extensive “We have no right to allow observed that a good number of good intentions. Are they serious consultations with leaders from citizens to give in to despair. We fringe party candidates were aware at all? Some of them intended to various walks of life across the will #Fight4Naija together and that the variables and the zoning use the platform of their parties country over the past few days. I prove to all that the mess, which arrangement as being practiced in to lunch themselves to the deem it necessary for me to focus the political class has now become, the country did not favour them as political system. Some of them on helping to build a veritable should not be allowed to destroy far as the contest was concerned, are seeking popularity and are out coalition to ensure a viable our spirits and nation. We are also but they still summoned the for monetary gain. If not, nothing alternative to the #APCPDP in the determined to ensure that the courage to make an impact. stops them from coming together forthcoming elections. message keeps resonating that our According to analysts, most of to pick someone. They were so “It is my ardent belief that beloved country deserves better the fringe parties, being new, have unrealistic. Most of them knew this broad coalition for a viable and that we will get the best that weak party structures apart from that they could not win election alternative has now become more we deserve. the fact that they also lack the individually.” than ever before, an urgent mission “From last year, when I joined ground game required to give the Analysts also identifiedfor and on behalf of Nigerian the presidential race, I made it established parties a run for their infighting within some of the citizens. I have therefore chosen to clear to Nigerians that the country money. parties as reasons for their failure. lead the way in demonstrating the has always had a 20-year cycle of Political watchers also For instance, in Social Democratic much-needed patriotic sacrifice for change – 1958, 1979, and 1999. commended them for pushing Party (SDP), Donald Duke, who our national revival and redirection. As such, 2019 begins another for a paradigm shift in the mode was the candidate of the party was “I wish to state that over the 20-year cycle, and together with of politics in the country, even at involved in the last-minute struggle past three months, I have been in all Nigerians of good will, I stand the risk of recording embarrassing for the presidential ticket of his private, but extended talks with ready to play my part to ensure votes at their various polling units party. other candidates to birth a coalition that we do not miss this golden and their respective states. Duke was caught between that would allow Nigerians to opportunity to sing a new song. However, pundits posited that judicial somersaults over whether exercise their choice without There is no more time to waste. We have no so many issues contributed to it was Prof. Jerry Gana or himself feeling helplessly encumbered by Let’s get to work!” their unimpressive show in the that won the primary election the evil twins of #APCPDP. Few days later, she explained right to al- 2019 general elections. They are of of the party. The issue of which “While the deliberations that she withdrew from the race low citizens the view that heavy monetization person should legitimately hold continued, I never hesitated for because of the desperation of to give in of Nigeria politics was one of the the ticket lingered for weeks a moment in my willingness and the leadership of the party to get reasons for their failure in the and consequently paralysed the determination to sacrifice my money from her foreign contacts. to despair. elections. campaign and equally tarnished the candidacy in order to facilitate She also described as “more We will They noted that the history of image of the party in the election. the emergence of the envisaged laughable moments”, allegations the party system in Nigeria has The stakeholders who were strong and viable alternative that that her presidential candidacy #Fight4Naija several examples of fringe parties supposed to hold forte for him, Nigerians could identify within was a scheme to negotiate for a together formed by self-absorbed individuals including the National Working our collective search for a new ministerial position. She said the and prove to for selfish purposes and 2019 is not Committee of the party, were beginning. claim was “the height of political an exception. divided to the extent of attacking “My commitment to this comedy.” all that the Apart from that, lack of themselves. The party fought until promising political recalibration The former minister of mess, which organisation was also identified after the presidential election when has been consistent and in Education described the party’s the political as the basis for their failure in the the Supreme Court ruled that it was consonance with my agreement, endorsement of Buhari and the 2019 general elections. Analysts Duke that actually won the primary at the request of candidates under APC as “a classic somersault.” class has questioned the rationale behind the election. the Presidential Aspirants Coming She said, “At one point, we were now be- reasons why they all put themselves Despite that, Duke still managed Together arrangement in 2018, supposed to have a meeting come, should forward to be a presidential to place ninth of the election results when I consented to supervise the with all the state coordinators of candidate without giving coalition standing with 34,746 votes. internal selection process as an the party. Instead of the ACPN not be a thought ahead of the crucial Also, the issue that led to the outside observer passionate about leadership to be honest about the allowed to elections. withdrawal of the candidate of the building an alternative force. strengths of the party and explain They noted that some of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria “However, despite resistance that some states did not have destroy our fringe parties and their candidates (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, from the ACPN on these and other coordinators at the time, they hired spirits and were greedy and not even serious from the presidential race, is issues, I have decided that it is fake coordinators and asked the nation with the mandate given them by the another issue of concern. Initially, now necessary to show by action campaign to fly them into Abuja. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 51 I Was Mischievous As A Child – Hauwa Kaka Hauwa Yariyok Kaka is a retired security officer who served the country in various capacities. The septuagenarian shared her moments with JULIET KUYET BULUS

When and where were you born? travelled out, I saw it in the I am from Diwhan, shops there, bought it but Farman and was born on it wasn’t sweet like the local 11th November, 1948. one we pluck from the bush. There were different species How did you know the actual date, in those days and they were month and year? large. In a locality there could Well, I can’t get the exact be two of it and it would be date and month but I’m enough to feed a locality. sure of the year. I am able to identify the year because Schools and or institutions attended a cousin was born on the I started with Practising same year with me. In fact, I School, Kagoro. It was named am sure that if I had gotten practising because the school through to her, I would get was located near Teacher’s the exact month because Training College and some my mother told me, they of the teachers usually went were about starting the there for teaching practice. I celebration of my cousin’s started with Class 3 because birthday when she had me. when I got there, we were So, I picked November. being taught by missionaries. They tried me from Sunday What was it like growing up? School and automatically My father had 12 wives placed me in Class 3 and left and he died before I grew up because my sister and her but my uncle automatically husband were missionaries became my father and took and I lived with them at over the responsibility of Kagoro Bible School. I later fending for us. My biological left for home and continued father was the village Chief. at Abet Primary School and My uncle took about four it was not an LEA School and wives of my father to become I think the Church owned the his. Growing up was unique school. I stopped at Class 4 as no one could tell who the because there was no Class 5. biological mother of a child I had to relocate to Zonkwa, was. Even if our mothers St. Louis Convent School were having conflict, we, the where I continued from Class children never noticed it. 5 before getting admission Wives who were yet to have to Kabo Girls School where children, weaned the babies I did Classes 6 and 7. I later in the family immediately went to Police College and after delivery and the child was trained; later National would grow up seeing her Security Organisation was step-mother as her biological separated from the Police mother. The home front was Kaka Force. It was known as E unified. This is contrary to Department when it was what we have today because We lived like we all belonged disperse one after the other with the Police Force. From then, polygamy was accepted to a particular clan or family. leaving him there alone. there, it became DSS. When but nowadays, no one wants We shared with each other, The fun I had was during I started work in the DSS, to have a mate. There were never lacked because all we moonlight when all the we were told to improve our polygamous homes that had did was ask and we would children would gather in one educational qualification, so problems during our time, but be given. My father was a location and as at that time, it I went to Polytechnic and did we never went through such disciplinarian and he would was a primary school ground. a Diploma with Plateau State an experience in our home. beat ‘hell’ out of any child that We would play different Polytechnic where I studied We grew up knowing peace in did wrong. We spent times games, with girls and boys at Administration and worked the family and a child could be with age mates as we always their different spaces within in the administration. scolded by anyone and there moved in groups whenever the school premises. Challenges faced while growing up, in REMINISCENCES was nothing their mothers we were sent on errands could do as they belonged to to the market, occasions. How did you unwind during your your career and working life? all. As a child I moved from We cared for one another, younger days? Not much in my younger one place to the next because despite the children conflict We sang and danced to days because my father I was picked by one relation among siblings; we wasted Victor Uwaifo’s record. I We grew up never allowed anyone put me or the other, all of whom no time in restoring the good can’t recall names of other knowing through any form of stress. were my aunties. Lastly, my relationship. In the house artistes I listened to but there There was an incident that peace in the happened. On a particular sister raised me in Kagoro. I after eating, my father would were times I got to listen to family and also stayed in Kanem. I went always gather his wives and such songs on radio. There day, my elder brother said back home to the village children to tell them stories. were songs we danced to by a child could I gave him food without when my sister and her Sometimes he told us these twisting. I used to accompany be scolded keeping the spoon rightly husband were transferred stories after taking the local my cousin and sister to and he slapped me. My father by anyone told him it seemed he was old to Tofa. I later continued alcohol and holding stick parties. and there schooling at Zonkwa where on his hands. Whenever he enough to stop living under I spent a year and was taken spotted anyone sleeping, he What do you eat to stay healthy? was nothing his roof. I was childish while to Kabo Girls School. It was would wake them up with his I still enjoy local foods like their mothers I lived with my sister and I a missionary Primary School stick. He later got to the point Karkashi, cocoyam, gwote. would intentionally do things could do as wrongly so I would be flogged and I rounded up my primary where he could no longer The only food I would love they be- education there. Life was cheat nature, so he started to to eat but have not been able and that way I would get to sweet living as a community. sleep and we would begin to to get is mushroom. When I longed to all ➔ CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE 52 Saturday, April 13, 2019 ‘Life In The World Today Is Too Wild’

➔ FROM PREVIOUS PAGE it means, when we look back, we are full of regrets but run away from the house, when we look forward we but it never happened. I have hope. Hospitals services went as far as breaking her were not bad. I had my first pot, just to get a reason to son in a private hospital in leave but she didn’t even the 70s and I paid only N39 lay a hand on me. While I for antenatal. When one was in school at St. Louis I gave birth they stayed in the didn’t stay in the convent hospital for four days. When but with my half-sister and there stay was more than that time at Zonkwa we the number of days, they went to the outskirts to get were charged extra. They firewood and I would say, it had a general nursery where was the only time I laboured they took proper care of the in my life. My challenges children, fed them, bathed presently are spiritual as we and dressed them. When have battles all the time. I the child cried they would lost my husband to the cold take them to their mothers hands of death. I thank God for breast feeding. But now, I am occupied with church when a woman puts to bed, activities throughout the she is discharged on same week ranging from prayers, day. Then, when one finished counselling, Bible Studies, school, there was job waiting mid-week prayer. My for them unlike what we see children are graduates but today in the country. Now, none of them is gainfully graduates trek from one office employed and the only one to the next looking for a job working, is doing so with a and this is unrealistic. Thank private organisation and the God I live to see this day little pension I get sustains and the things happening; me. though they are terrible. We I am grateful that I do not had to adjust to what we see have high blood pressure today not because we enjoy and this is because when I’m it. Children are deep in illegal faced with an issue I discuss drugs and cigarettes these it and when angry, I let go days when we didn’t have and make things right. such in the society back in the days. We knew our parents At what age? were against it and so we 1966 January. At the age stayed away. Looking at the of 18 Kaka ills in the country, sometimes I feel the country is cursed. We Why the Police College? the successful candidates, The youths are so wild that are better trained than this I was not even mature to so I deliberately answered they behave like untamed technology generation and it know what I wanted. I was wrongly but because God horses. Life in the world becomes a thing of surprise called upon. Where ever destined I would make the today is too wild. They get when I hear this generation one finds himself, except cut, they called out names in involved in things that will speaking bad English. wrongly, I feel it is God’s two groups and I thought my inflict harm and when an calling. In my primary school, group was to head back home elder try to correct them, Service I passed well. While waiting, but that was not the case as they say, it is wrong. During My years in service was we were called in Zonkwa the other group was asked my days, we were obedient, all about work, home and only to find out that women to leave. Besides, I was slim respectful but nowadays it is church without any special police were been recruited and even the day we visited by God’s grace if we are able interest. I was the registry and after it was completed, I the Commissioner of Police, to see a child that respects a supervisor where we received travelled back to the village to Late Audu Bako, he looked at parent’s advice. The age today letters, filed them for action. get my things thinking they’ll me and asked if I would get seems to be more aligned to We looked for information be leaving the following day, a cap that would stay on my peer group more than their in the documents to solve and would wait till we arrived small head (she laughs). we parents and this is what we crisis and avoid breakout. before they took off but I eventually finished after six are suffering today. In the We also documented issues was wrong; they left. And months and were posted. In past there was real teaching of security threats to the because I was not interested order to carry out my job with but now only few schools nation and we followed up to in the force, I was willing ease, I learnt how to use the are equipped with quality settle the issues and report REMINISCENCES to give up the opportunity typewriter at a school, for six teachers and teaching. to the government on what but a cousin gave me about months. I was trained, given You find teachers chatting we had been able to achieve. two pounds and insisted I examination and I passed. I amongst themselves when a So that if such issues come boarded a train to Zaria. I was also attended some trainings. class should be holding and up in the future, there will left thinking of how I would this was not the case in the be information to fall back get there since I had never Was your choice of career deliberate good old days. No teacher on. Working in the registry been there. Before I got to During my or accidental? dare to miss their class. A didn’t have much challenges. Kaduna, I found someone on days, we were It was definitely anteacher then, would not be The only challenge one faced the train who knew the exact obedient, accidental decision. We away from a class for long. there was when their work location I was heading to, respectful but were the second set of Schools were almost free, like was left undone. We engaged so I followed. I got to Zaria, women recruited into the the Government Secondary in sporting activities and at did medical test and went nowadays it is Police Force. Former EFCC School I attended in Kano, some point travelled to Lagos, to the District Officer. When by God’s grace Chairman, Farida Waziri, was they would give students where we met with Igbo girls we finished we were taken if we are able among the first set of women food, transport, books, that looked like macho men to Police College Kaduna to see a child recruited. uniforms but now all these and if they threw their ball, and given a test. When I are not there. The Bible says one would not be able to catch was writing the test, I didn’t that respects a How would you compare life during we should forget the past it. Their trainer admitted we your time with what obtains today? want to be enlisted among parent’s advice and look forward and I think ➔ CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 53 ‘Independence Day Was Fun’

➔ FROM PREVIOUS PAGE with just N100 when it came to paying tuition, books and were good but had no good transportation to school trainer. We eventually took from another state and other second at the competition. needs. When I think about Women were mostly left in it now, I wonder why I was the registry then. It was later given a pound or two to travel they decided to be posting us down to Zaria. It was big to the field. As at that time money then. they posted me to Barkin Ladi and I was in charge of When did you get married? our office there for two years. I got married in September I was later brought back after 1967. someone complained that the registry was bad and How did you meet your spouse? they were looking for who He was also a policeman in to organise it and my name the band section. The band was mentioned. He sent for section was in the Police me, I went and he transferred College and so whenever we me back to the registry and passed during practical, he I refused despite being a saw me and I usually went to junior to him. He made me the barracks to see my sister. to understand that I would He knew my sister’s name just set up the registry and and would call me using her after six months I would be name. He was a quiet person posted to wherever I wanted and didn’t know how to to. I spent two weeks and approach a lady. Along the without commencing work line, when we started dating there and whenever files were I noticed he would always brought I would order them prepare a general soup for all to be packed away. But with food ‘egusi and spinach’ to eat time I had to give in because rice and swallow. I later began I was being paid to do the job cooking for him and made without getting free money. sure I prepared different After six months, my boss soups. Whenever I visited, I was transferred when he was would be left reading books, about to post me. The person magazines and he would just that took over was told to utter few words and stay post me out once he settled quiet. down. He called me and said that he also wanted to enjoy What was the attraction? my services and that was how He was slim, lanky, tall. I went back to the registry. In a way, his quiet and calm The person I handed over nature attracted me to him. to, turned everything upside Kaka down thereby making it How many children? difficult to locate certain files. Ganawuris do not recognise care of the aged. For those We had eight children. The Unlike when I was in charge, them as part of them as they who have no pension, they first two children died. After I knew where and how to get claim they are intruders should be encouraged to go my husband’s death, the third certain files and for the ones living on their land. My sister into farming by giving them child died at the age of 36. that were hard to find, all I visited my home and was told fertilizers and herbicides. Life has its ups and down but would do was get in touch I was usually not home for This will go a long way in in all, I thank God, I have five with one or two women who the weekends because I was helping them. children left. would check every drawer at Barkin Ladi, and when she and cabinet till they find was filled in on the nature of Where were you during independence What is your typical day like? it. For someone who is not the assignment, she began in 1960? Listening to gospel music, familiar with the system, crying and wondering why I was in Class 4 in the towns people meeting and some subjects would be filed they would send a woman to village. church. I set up a women’s in a wrong file. do a man’s job. They had to meeting at the community I I think I stayed in explain to her that I signed Experience on independence in 1960 live since retirement because uniform police as a desk in for the job and had to do it. It was a wonderful there is a need to know and officer for about two weeks During this period, I settled experience. We were given comfort or support each other before we were sent to the boundary and communal plastic cups we had never seen when the need arises. There REMINISCENCES E-Department for training dispute by pleading with them, before. It was unique and are certain situations that in Lagos. We wore uniforms making them see reasons why we treasured it. We didn’t cannot be handled alone. only on Fridays. The registry peace should reign. I retired know it could be destroyed, was my qualification and on May 27th 1999 as Public so some used it to carry hot Advice to the younger generation. that was what the training Service Intelligence Officer palm oil and it melted. They have a mind of their in Lagos was all about. (PSIO). own and as such do not listen Field work is dangerous for Did you know what the day meant? to advice. The only advice is a security officer and I met Regrets We did not know what The person I for them to take it easy as life with that while in Barkin The only regret is having independence meant. We just handed over is about God not man. If they Ladi, Plateau State. While children who are graduates enjoyed the moment. want to live long and make I was there, the Chief of and not employed. I grew to, turned progress, they have to create Ganawuri was killed by Is the country where you envisaged it everything time for God. Only few are up knowing God and it has decades ago? some people and as at that helped me in my life’s journey. truly rooted in the Church Nobody will want to live upside down time there was communal thereby mak- and seeking God. The do’s and clash between Ganawuri and How can government make life easy from grace to grass. We lived don’ts in life are for their good Atakar, who are few people for the aged in the society? in the days of grace and are ing it difficult and I believe they can still merged in the Plateau due to Our children should be presently in the days of grass. to locate do the right thing if they set boundary adjustment. The given jobs so that they take In the late 70s, money had their heart to it. value. Much could be achieved certain files 54 WOMAN woman of substance OF SUBSTANCE WITH OLUREMI ADEOYE or The Three Little Pigs: or The Three as first Little and the threeGoldilocks bears Hood, Riding Red like Little titles having to buyImagine them characters that like looked them! with too few (non-textbooks) the youngerof We ones. found the reading ability to support we foundclasses, limited content forrange books the of primary (laughs). 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With With That BOOM! it! was after awave lateOne night, I refer to myself, firstas an I also haveI also aself-published Two later, weeks Iattended an Currently, isdoing ‘A ABC’ Fun season, the same within Still son, son, his scolding meant to be the father was story, in which scene inapicture- once cameacross a I project, ERIPPS forbook-shopping the representation. While across pictorial through toeasy the send wrong message read can they and is it text) are what children read (before took years. 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Yet we are here inthe UK, themfor out shelves and giving frommy books the Nigerian buying Ihad apoint toAt start value do not people picture books. cost and money our books Quality Cost of production is also high. productionCost of high. isalso Again, parents Again, and schools on textbooks ignorant of on textbooks the value fiction of for the development of social engagement, engagement, social problem solving key developmentalkey and enjoyment. and enjoyment. is missing out onis missingout child TheNigerian skills onewhich of skills is the ability tois the ability express itself creativity. Saturday, April 13, 2019 POLITICS INTERVIEW 55 Law Doesn’t Forbid A Woman To Be Speaker– Nkeiruka Hon Onyejeocha Chidubem Nkeiruka is one of the long serving female legislators in the National Assembly and currently, a contester for the speakership of House of Representatives. In this interview, she told select journalists why the cap fits her.

You have declared your in- less because I am a woman? tention to want to be the next I believe that it is high time Speaker of the House of Rep- that a woman changed the resentatives. How do you in- narratives; it is high time tend to win this battle because the women changed the some men think that politics conversation; it is high time belongs to them? the women changed their First of all I am a Nigerian. attitude. I am a woman. I think that Oh! I’m a woman I don’t being a woman shouldn’t be a think I’m fit; most women minus; it should be a plus for are fit it is just because they me. Being a woman should also have been stereotyped into be my strength and I want to believing that a woman will capitalize on my strength as a be asking for peanut or 35 per woman because to begin with, cent. For instance when we God created us to be helpmate discuss or debate in the floor for the man and that means we of the House, sometimes they should simply get it right this use to bring down our bills, time around, the men should on one simply item, if you have their helpmate presiding ask for gender that is against at the Chambers. Having said the constitution because the that, if I am coming from constitution states that there that concept that we have to should be no discrimination. compliment the men, that When you push gender issues, means that Nigeria needs a they will say no! Don’t go Nkeiruka woman to compliment her. there because they will raise the constitutional point of order. It takes a constitutional Your party, the APC, seems to What would you do differently if There are lots of things that point of order to obey what the have zoned the Speakership out given the position? we have not gotten right. Why constitution has said about of your reach. What are you go- don’t they just try this one The first thing is that I am gender. Why will they bring ing to do about it? going to collaborate with every woman who God just brought? gender issue when somebody The party officially has not I was a local government facet, all stakeholders involved wants to contest election? Or told us so. I am a party person in this House. Remember chairman, a commissioner, they will bring religion, sex, and if the party comes up with and a third term member of we are representing 360 and all manners of things, this zoning and it does not constituencies. Who are the the House. I’ve learnt the the constitution has given favour me because I’m from rope. I know what it means to grassroots, who are the men me the right to contest and the South East, the worst I of the nation I will make sure be in politics. How do I win? I believe that those points of can do is to let them know It is simple. Everyman has a that these people the 360 order we use to hear every that it is not good to exclude a constituents are involved with mother, every man has a wife, time would be applied for equal region from national politics. most men have daughters what we do more than what opportunities. Party supremacy is sacrosanct we’ve had. The conversation and I know they cherish their because all of us came from a daughters, wives and mothers will still be on previous There is this general belief that party platform. We believe that leaderships have done well. and they see some strength in women don’t support one an- the party will do the needful their daughters. So it is not It is just to improve on what other. What is your take on this? to look at the South East they have done and bring in like something that is unusual That is why I am saying that geopolitical zone. because I know that first-hand the feminine balance into the the women have to change equation. information is important. the narrative; women have to These men we are talking change their style. I support Would you accept a lower posi- Apart from politics, can you tell about know that we have the women. The women that tion if given to you by your par- us a little about yourself? strength. It is just because will not support me are just ty? I’m a mother, I cook. I do of the religious and cultural the minority; it is just that I don’t want to limit myself background and those things home chores. I have a timid sometimes the minority’s because I believe that I can be background no apologies are the things we have to look voices are heard the more. I Speaker and I’m not someone into and then push Nigerian to anybody, I wasn’t born am basing my campaign on that can take no for an answer. in America or in a city. I forward to the next level. the majority of women who The good thing is that I have I believe that the men will was born in my village, I are progressive, majority of more positives than negatives. grew up in my village, I support me because I know the women who are mentoring I believe that with God all that every day of their lives attended village primary and young ones, women who are things are possible but you see secondary schools except for they come in contact with caregivers, not on women no man or person is an island, women as their daughters, my university in Nsukka and who careless about supporting you can’t be if the people do Nsukka is equally a village. For wives, mothers, sisters. Hence, other women. I am not going not want you to be. That is it is not going to be out of place me it’s about my constituents, to dwell on the minority, their why my agitation is women it’s about being home around because you couldn’t have voice is loud but they are not should be given their place I believe that become a man or woman if a my people, that is why till the majority because me because the president said that now I still visit home at least with God woman didn’t give birth to you. personally, I support women he is going to run an inclusive all things Basically I attended the same twice a month which may because before I came to the government and if he had said be unusual for people who school, the men attended. parliament in 2007, I was the so, that means that South East are possible During the election, nobody are born in America or with chairman house committee will be recognized and the geo silver spoon. I didn’t come but you see treated me like a woman and on women parliament. I political zone should be part of course as a woman you from a poor background. My no man or promoted women issues and of the next level of the APC grandmother was one of the have to fight 10 times to win. concerns. The issue of women government. person is an Being a woman for me is not richest people around her own not supporting women will not Secondly, the President time and my father was well island, you a limitation because l went to be a challenge because we are promised that he is going to the same primary, secondary, to do. The only challenge I can’t be if talking of Speakership of the include women in his second had was that I lost my mother university with men; they House of Representatives. It term in office and I believe that the people didn’t set different exams for quite early. You know how it is is beyond only the women but the President can start with to lose your mother and your do not want me neither was I given any the entire House. the House of Representatives. less. Why would I aim for father remarried. That is just you to be who I am. 56 Saturday, April 13, 2019 COURTS & CRIMES Court Man Docked Over Reckless Driving In Osun BY JOSHUA DADA, Osogbo and causing body injuries levelled knocked down one Olalekan Yemisi, and pledged that their client would Dissolves against him. broke her left hand and inflicted not jump bail, but would provide For allegedly driving recklessly, The prosecutor, Ona Glory, severe injuries on her head. reliable sureties. 16-year-old a middle-aged man, Jimoh told the court that the accused Glory stated further that the Chief Magistrate Olukunle Mudashiru, was yesterday docked committed the offence on April 6, offence contravened sections 6, 10 Owolawi granted the bail of the at an Osun State Magistrates’ Court 2019 around 10:00 am, in the front (1), 28, 30 (1), Road Traffic Act, accused in the sum of N200,000 Marriage sitting in Ile-Ife, Osun State. of C. A. C. Oke-Anu, Olarewaju Cap 135, Vol 6 and 8 of the Law of with two sureties in like sum, The 45-year-old man who agreed area, Ondo Road, Modakeke. the Federation, 1990. saying that the sureties must be Over Wife’s to be tried by the court however Glory said the accused, being The defence counsel, Mr state tax payer as well as resides pleaded not guilty to the four-count the driver of Picnic Saloon car with Adegoke K. S. and Mr Ruben within the court jurisdiction as he Infidelity charge of reckless driving, driving Reg No: LSD 248 drove the said Abednego, applied for the bail of adjourned the case until April18, for without license, drunkenness vehicle recklessly on public road and the accused in most liberal term continuation of trial. BY OLADIPO MAGAJI, Ilorin

A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Friday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between Samson Apaila and his wife, Grace, for infidelity and troublesome behaviour. The judge, Ibrahim Shakarau, dissolved the marriage in the interest of peace, saying that the parties have ceased to be husband and wife henceforth. “The parties are to maintain peace all the time, any violation of the order of this court will amount to contempt and of course with grave consequences. “Also the parties should collect their divorce certificate from the registrar’s office,’’ he ordered. Shakarau granted the petition custody of the three children produced by the 16-year-old marriage. Apaila had told the court that he was married to the respondent since 2003, according to the native law and customs of Igala people, while the union produced three children. L-R: Acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu; Deputy Inspector General of Police DIG AM Ali and DIG Taiwo Lakanu, during the IGPs meeting “She is a very troublesome with commissioners of police and other senior police officers at the force headquarters in Abuja yesterday. PHOTO BY OYEDELE OMOKAGBO woman. She quarrels, nags and fights me at every slight provocation or without reason. “She is an unfaithful wife, as she cannot stay at home and look after Four Okada Riders In Prison For Attacking Police Officer the children, but goes out with other men and even threatens BY OGUNTADE ISMAILA, Lagos. LEADERSHIP Weekend was set him ablaze before he managed before he was brutally attacked to kill me whenever I raise the informed that the police officer to escape with severe injuries. by the suspects alongside other matter. Four motorcycle operators narrowly escaped death after He was rushed to an undisclosed accomplices who were said to be “Please, let this honourable popularly known as Okada riders he was attacked and mobbed by hospital where he is still receiving at large. court separate us, there is no have been docked and remanded motorcycle operators in the area. treatment while the other police The magistrate, Mr. T.O. longer love in the union and in prison custody for allegedly It was also gathered that the officers who went with him to Shomade, granted the accused nothing can bring us together attacking a senior Police Officer, incident happened at Egbe by Cele the scene were said to be lucky persons bail in the sum of again,” Apaila told the court. Lebi Augustine, attached to the bus stop in Ikotun Area of Lagos, and escaped unhurt. The police N100,000 with two sureties in The petitioner also pleaded with Ikotun Police Division in Lagos. where the officer, Augustine, went later mobilized and arrested some like sum. the court to grant him the custody The suspects identified as Allen to answer a distress call with a members of the group who had They were, however, remanded of two of the three children, Azeez, 47, Olanrewaju Adebanjo, team of police officers. attacked the officer. in prison custody pending while the last one, who is about 34, Nureni Abiola, 33, Ismaila On arrival, the Okada riders The prosecutor, Kennethwhen they will perfect their bail five years old remain with the Oyedapo, 49 and others at large were said to have mobilized Asibor, informed the court that condition. respondent, while he still takes were charged before the Ejigbo themselves, attacked Augustine, the victim was a serving police The matter was adjourned till 13 responsibility. Magistrates’ Court for assault. tore his uniform and attempted to officer who was on lawful duty May, 2019. Man Remanded For Allegedly Raping Ex-lover In Her Matrimonial Home

BY OGUNTADE ISMAILA, Lagos. identified as Feyintola resides as Babalola and opted to marry Ibrahim forced his wife into and abduction. with her husband. him with the consent of Ibrahim. having sex in their matrimonial The court did not take his plea A 35years old man, Abiodun There was twist in the matter After the woman was delivered home and eventually abducted after the prosecutor, Inspector Ibrahim, have been arrested and after the suspect told the police of the baby, Ibrahim was secretly her and her baby to Ajegunle area Maria Daudu, asked the Court for arraingned before the Ebute- that he only went there to see going to the woman’s husband of Lagos without their consent. the DPP’s advice on the matter. Meta Magistrate court for the new baby because he was house to take care of her needs But at the police station, Thus, the Presiding Magistrate, allegedly raping his married lover responsible for the pregnancy until her husband was informed Ibrahim opened up and told the Mrs. A.O.Ajibade, ordered in her husband’s matrimonial before the woman got married. by neighbours and he then set police that the baby belonged to the defendant, Ibrahim, to be home. It was gathered that the trap for him. him and challenged the husband remanded in prison without an LEADERSHIP reports that woman in question reportedly The woman’s husband,for a DNA test. option of bail. the incident happened at Bola had a relationship with Ibrahim Babalola, went to Denton Police The police found him culpable The Court also directed the Street in Ebute Metta area of who impregnated her before she Division and alleged that Ibrahim and charged him before Ebute prosecutor to duplicate the file Lagos where the woman simply met her present husband known raped his wife. He alleged that Metta Magistrates Court for rape and send to the DPP for advice. Saturday, April 13, 2019 COURTS AND CRIMES 57 NCC Threatens To Jail Yahoo Boys BY RICHARD NDOMA, Calabar

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to jail yahoo boys who take delight in defrauding their countrymen through the use of mobile phones warning them to desist or be prepared to face the full weight of the law. Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta issued the threat days after the commission concluded its 103rd Consumer Outreach Programme held by the commission to educate Nigerians on the latest trend used by internet fraudsters to defraud people of their hard earn cash via mobile phones on the internet. The commission promised to make life uncomfortable for all internet fraudsters so as to put a halt to defrauding people with use of mobile phones. Speaking on the theme, Cross River State commissioner of police, Austin Agbonlahor, parading suspected criminals in Calabar recently. “Mitigating Effect of Cyber Crime: The Role of Telecom Consumers,” the NCC boss averred that the use of mobile phone to defraud Businessman To Spend Time In Jail For was nothing but sabotage to the nation’s economy. The commission boss urged all cell phone users not to fall a prey Allegedly Adulterating Engine Oil to the tricks of cyber thieves who devised all strategies to defraud BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE, Lagos The court therefore admitted Babatunde Alajogun and Adeleke 13 2018. unsuspecting Nigerians. Muonagolu to bail in the sum of Olofindare opposed the bail They were accused of being in Danbatta, who was represented Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal N50m with two sureties in the like application on the ground that possession of 15,000 cartons of at the event by the Deputy High Court in Lagos has remanded a sum. Muonagolu committed another adulterated Prime Plasma, Prime Director Consumer Affairs Bureau, businessman, Cajetan Muonagolu, According to the judge, one of offence during the pendency of ATF and Stanley brand of engine Alh. Ismail Adedigba, stated that in prison over allegations of the sureties must be a civil/public the case. oil which they presented as being because of the high rate of cyber producing and selling adulterated servant not less than Grade Level Alajogun said he broke and of low quality. crime which has almost become engine oil to unsuspecting 15 in the employment of the removed the official seal of SON The offences contravenethe order of the day in recent members of the public. Federal or Lagos State Government and evacuated 15, 000 cartons Section 3 (6) of the Miscellaneous times, the commission is out to Justice Saidu ordered that while the other must be the of suspected adulterated/ Offences Act, CAP M17, Laws of leave no stone unturned to ensure Muonagolu be kept in prison until defendant’s relation with landed substandard engine oil which SON the Federation of Nigeria 2004 that those behind cyber crimes of he is able to perfect the terms of the property within the jurisdiction of put on hold. and Section 26 of Standards any kind are brought to book to N50m bail he granted the accused the court. He also allegedly assaulted and Organisation of Nigeria Act, 2015. face the wrath of the law. person. The court also ordered that beat up SON officials in the course SON recently undertook a The NCC boss stressed that the The accused person had pleaded both sureties must deposit their of their lawful duties. nationwide raid on suspected commission would stop at nothing not guilty to a four-count charge of passport photographs with the The court ordered the counsel adulterated and substandard to ensure that sanity is brought to conspiracy, dealing in substandard court while Muonagolu must for the prosecution and defence to lubricants in response to a myriad the system. products and failure to comply with deposit his international passport visit the warehouse to ascertain the of Consumer complaints and failure Danbatta who spoke on the conformity assessment programs with the court registrar. breaking of the seal or otherwise. of engines occasioned by suspected theme, “Mitigating Effects brought against him by the Justice Saidu ordered that The matter was adjourned to substandard engine oils. of Cybercrimes: The Roles of Standards Organisation of Nigeria. prosecution and the court registrar May 20, 2019 for commencement The arraignment of Muonagolu Telecom Consumers”, maintained While ruling on his bail are to verify the sureties’ address. of trial. and his company, Richbond Nigeria that the topic was necessary so application, the judge held that Arguing the bail application In the charge document, Limited follows on the heels of that telecommunication service the offence for which the accused on Friday, defence counsel, Goke the defendants are accused other ongoing prosecution of consumers can become educated person was charged with is a Olagunlehin, holding the brief of of committing the offences at standards infractions in relation to to become aware on the danger bailable and that the prosecution Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), urged ASPAMDA Trade Fair Complex, adulterated and substandard engine posed by cyber fraudsters. failed to prove to the court that he the court to grant his client bail. Lagos Badagry Expressway Lagos oils in Lagos and other parts of the “In line with our mandate would jump bail. The SON prosecution team of State between December 12 and country. to continuously educate and enlighten the consumers on industry issues, the theme of this event: ‘Mitigating Effects of 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Ibadan Auto Crash Cybercrimes: The roles of Telecom Consumers’ has been carefully BY ADEBAYO WAHEED, Ibadan ran into the waste bin disposal have fractures in their head “We are appealing to the chosen in order to sensitize truck with the description and leg have been taken to the present and the incoming telecoms consumers first, on A lady identified as Adeniyi MARC LAMMERTYN, leaving hospital for treatment,” he said. government in Oyo State the rising wave of cybercrime in Balikis Olajumoke working one person dead and two other Another eyewitness, to stop these trucks from its various forms, the danger it with Interest Day Cooperative critically injured. Adelowotan Adelani, said evacuating refuse and poses and second, the role which and Investment Limited, An eye witness, Bamgbose the owner of the tricycle was packing on the road side, the telecoms consumers are expected Polytechnic, Ibadan yesterday Omobola, said over speeding holding naming ceremony on government should bring back to play in reducing the impacts of died in an auto crash along of the tricycle driver was what that day and that was why he the waste bin we were using cybercrimes on them,” the NCC Mokola-Sango-University of led to the accident, adding that gave the tricycle to Baba Mercy before, whereby waste basket boss added. Ibadan road while two others the lady died on the spot. who was the driver of the had been put beside the road Danbatta stressed that the sustained injuries. “The lady was coming from tricycle that was involved in for the people to dump their commission has put in place the Our correspondent gathered GTB at Ajibade where she went the accident. refuse there. Internet Code as an intervention that the auto crash which to pay her school fees. Her “The tricycle route was “Oyo State government strategy to secure the country’s involved a tricycle and a waste phone was recovered from her from Orita Merin to Sango, should look for another way to cyber space “against imminent disposal truck occurred at bag and this was what made it this accident would not have evacuate refuse instead of using threats from “cyber attackers,” as Leventis Bus Stop at about 9:30 easy for us to get in touch with occurred if the waste disposal these trucks and people should well as take care of issues related am on Friday when the tricycle her parents. truck was not packed beside the also stop dumping reduce on to online child protection, privacy with number plate RU 152 UP, “The two other victims who road side. the road side again”, he said. and data protection. 58 Saturday, April 13, 2019

VILLA DIARY with Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

As PMB Addresses Nigeria’s Security Challenges At Jordan

Last week, I was among the serious. the venue of the event. At the conditions and across treacherous damages and destructions caused presidential delegation that To understand what “crossing event, the founder and executive seas to seek what they believe by terrorist groups such as Al visited Jordan. The King of the Jordan River” metaphorically chairman of the World Economic would be a better life in Europe. Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram over Jordan, King Abdullah II bin Al- means to a Christian you have to Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab, Ladies and gentlemen, I strongly the last 10 years will take decades Hussein, had invited President first understand what it literally before calling on President Buhari believe that the lack of social and to repair,’’ he added. Muhammadu Buhari to the World meant to the Jewish people. As to give his keynote address, economic inclusion was the root President Buhari said terrorism Economic Forum for Middle East Christians, they look back at the congratulated the president cause of many challenges we are around the world, including Boko and North Africa. Jordan is one moment the children of Israel for his re-election for a second experiencing,’’ he said. Haram, had been significantly country with a rich history. It is crossed the Jordan River into term. He said discussions at the President Buhari said the degraded, stressing that the the only country in the world, Canaan’s land as a rite of passage. forum would focus on new ideas, changes taking place across the insurgents no longer control which shares border with three Once they crossed that river the entrepreneurship, innovation, world in technology, population, any territory in Nigeria, but the continents. It is bounded by promise became reality – and environment, peace and migration, trade and geo-politics country had been left with the Egypt in the African continent, reality surpassed expectations. reconciliation. had been yielding both positive task of rebuilding. Israel in Europe and Iraq, Their miraculous crossing On his part, President Buhari and negative results in different “In this digital age where Lebanon and Syria in Asia. It is affirmed God’s presence with who urged world leaders to parts of the world, even as he physical borders no longer exist also home to the Dead Sea and them and His promise to remove work towards narrowing called for more collaboration to protect even the most secured the River Jordan. their enemies from the land. gaps in social and economic across borders to alter tides of nations, the only way to overcome The Jordan River or River So, when President Buhari took opportunities for citizens as frustrations that fuel conflicts. predatory and divisionary forces Jordan is a 251-kilometre-long the issue of terrorism and other panacea to rising conflicts across “It is my view, that no region is for all well-meaning nations (156 mi) river in the Middle forms of insecurity bedevilling the globe attributed the Boko of the world has felt the full to work together for the greater East that flows roughly north to Nigeria to that country, it seemed Haram terrorism in Nigeria to impact of these dramatic shifts good of mankind. Simply put, south through the Sea of Galilee. as if the Nigerian leader heeding lack of inclusion. He said rising and shocks like the Middle cooperation amongst sovereign Jordan and the Golan Heights to the biblical metaphor of taking opportunities of prosperity East and Africa – North and nations is no longer a choice. It border the river to the east, the people of Nigeria to the for some people, while others Sub-Sahara. On one hand, our is an absolute necessity,’’ the while the West Bank and Israel promised land. It is instructive struggle to survive, trigger region is blessed with a very President said. lie to its west. Bible scholars to note that the Economic Forum tensions and conflicts. young, vibrant, enterprising and He told the gathering of would readily recall that the River was for the Middle East and North “It is at this point that we dynamic population. We also have leaders, entrepreneurs and Jordan has a major significance African countries. But President must ask ourselves how we, as valuable natural resources that are economic experts that Nigeria’s in Judaism and Christianity since Buhari was invited because of a region, got to this point. The the envy of many nations. population is 190 million, and many believe that the Israelites the strong relationship between answer, at least in the case of “These assets and endowments by 2050, estimated to hit 390 crossed it into the Promised Land the two leaders. Jordan has been Nigeria, is the lack of social and contributed to our region million, making it the third and that Jesus of Nazareth was one of the key supporters and economic inclusion. As Nigeria experiencing some of the most populous country in the baptised by John the Baptist in partners of Nigeria in its war celebrated being the largest highest economic growth rates world. President Buhari said he it. The Church songwriter in his against Boko Haram. economy in Africa and one of the in the world. On the other hand, spent the last four years tackling hymn, ‘Over The River Jordan, On arrival at the airport at fastest growing economies in the however, we have also been hosts security issues in the country and We Shall’, enjoins Christians to Ammam, we undertook another world, Nigerians were migrating to some of the deadliest conflicts implementing policies that make take crossing of this river very one hour drive to the Dead Sea, in droves through harsh desert in recent history. The deaths, the economy more inclusive. Still On Matters Arising From 2019 Elections BY EMMA IHEANACHO again. can do about it. We must pick up the mess you put on your way in the with pomp and peasantry. A I remember being in a discussion our pieces and move on, for where course of advancing your political seasoned politician does not lose It is good to wake up to the with a friend, who lamented the there is a will, there is always a way. position? out no matter the party in power. reality that the election has come degree of harm and distrust the One lesson Nigerians must learn is It is only stupidity and A politician is always a politician, and gone, and this will see sanity last general elections sowed among that election is a contest between irrationality that could make one and will not jeopardize his interest gradually returning to the society, Nigerians. He narrated how his two or more persons. And like in lose his meal ticket and jeopardize for you no matter how supportive and the media space will become friend of many years, became a every other contest, one out of the his future for politicians, who may you are. saner and more conducive for staunch supporter of one of the several contestants must emerge not even know that you exist. There If you must discuss politics, do discussion of issues. Though the main political parties and all of winner; there is no way all the is nothing as bad as closing a door so with caution and liberal mind, election has come and gone, the a sudden became inaccessible to contestants should win. Nigerians you would need to access later or not mortgaging your conscience ripples and matters arising from him because they did not share the will invest less emotion in politics blowing up a bridge that you will and future, and destroying a the election will still be on the front same political opinion. when they realize this fact. need to cross those difficult terrains relationship that had served you in burner for some times to come. Regrettably, some Nigerians Now is the time to reconcile later. Wise people discuss politics good and bad times. There is always Now that the election is lost the opportunity of meeting and reconstruct old relationships with caution and do not allow it to life after political campaigns and over, the great challenge facing their destiny helpers because that were dented and sacrificed spoil things for them. We should elections. Do not indulge in self- Nigerians is that of reconciliation of blind support for political on the altar of uncontrolled rise up to the realization that there inflicted injuries, just to satisfy the of fellow citizens over insults and parties and candidates. The social emotion and uncreative thinking, is nothing better and stronger desires of the moment. hatred that took over the country media became a platform to pour on the altar of irredentism and than building and maintaining a Now that the election is over, prior to the elections. It was a vituperations and verbal attacks shallow mindedness; on the altar relationship. Even if every other all Nigerians must come together period of heightened tension and on people ordinarily some would of pettiness and irrationality; and thing fails you, a good relationship and see the need to improve the recklessness as citizens threw fall over heels to even have a on the altar of selfishness and will come in handy when you are electoral processes and deepen caution and respect to the wind handshake with. Nigerians put parochialism. down and out. Learn to build our democracy. We must team up while advancing their different to maximum use their new found How do you start to mend such genuine relationship more than with the winners and contribute political interests. The consequence freedom of speech. It was so bad fences, how do you start reconciling political affiliations. in whatever way we could to make is that lots of people lost friendship at the peak of election campaign with a superior or mentor whom Sadly the politicians are wiser governance meaningful and that was built over time, lots of that accessing social media was you had blazingly insulted on the than the rest of us. They know positive. The losers should take people lost business contacts, lots scary because of the things that ground of political differences, how to protect their interest first their losses in good faith knowing of people fell out of favour with one would read, see or hear. how do you reconstruct and mend and above every other thing. They that 2023 is just by the corner for their mentors and people that Now that the election is over and a relationship that you deliberately are enemies today and friends another election. We must start would have probably assisted them; the hen has come home to roost, it broke the foundation just to satisfy tomorrow, feathering their nests. working for the success of the while some people did permanently is time to make amends. Nigerians a politician, how do you begin to The politicians in the opposition next election now and not wait shut the door behind them in such must resolve to allow the pains and retract your insults and baseless party will tomorrow become till 2023. a rude manner that they would experiences of the last election to die hard position on issues of members of the same ruling not dare go back to access the door be by-gone. There is nothing anyone discourse, how do you start to clear party, and they are welcomed – Heanachowrote from Lagos Saturday, April 13, 2019 NEWS ACROSS THE STATES 59 Court Gives Saraki, Dogara, 52 Others 5 Days To Respond To Suit Challenging Defection The Federal High Court Federation and the clerks to Abuja on Friday, gave both houses. Senate President, Bukola When the matter was Saraki, Speaker, House of called, Mr Efut Okoi Representstives, Yakubu announced appearance for Dogara and 52 other the senate and the senators lawmakers until April 17 to while Safiya Mohammed file their responses to a suit announced appearance for asking them to vacate their the members. seats. Both counsel urged the An advocacy group, Legal court to entertain their Defence and Assistance applications noting that a Project, (LEDAP) dragged the litigant’s choice of counsel lawmakers to court seeking was his fundamental right. a declaration that they were Mr Jubrin Okutepa, (SAN) no longer members of the who announced appearance National Assembly having for LEDAP said that the defected to other political defendants were attempting parties before the expiration to confuse the court by of their tenure. changing counsel. The defendantsHe noted that at comprise 17 Senators, 37 Thursday’s proceedings, Shalkur and Rhindi Mamdam Haruna at their wedding ceremony which took place at COCIN Headquarters Compound members of the House Mr Mahmud Magaji, SAN, Church, Jos,Plateau State, recently. of Representatives, the announced appearance Independent National for all the defendants and Electoral Commission, the wondered why that had Attorney-General of the changed. PMB Attends Cen-Sad Meeting In Chad; Security Tops Agenda BY JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH member-nations are expected at the extraordinary meeting President Muhammadu of CEN-SAD holding on Buhari will depart Abuja today Saturday at the Radisson Blu for N’Djamena, capital of Chad Hotel, N’Djamena. Republic to participate in the According to a statement Extraordinary Session of by his spokesman, Garba the Conference of Heads of Shehu,President Buhari and State and Government of the other regional leaders will Community of Sahel-Saharan join their host and current States, CEN-SAD. Chairperson of CEN-SAD Created by the Treaty of Conference, President Idriss Tripoli on February 4, 1998 Deby Itno to deliberate with six founding members, among others on political Nigeria joined the current and security issues, state of 29-member regional economic peace and ways to address community in 2001 which multifaceted threats in CEN- seeks mainly to create a free SAD area especially Boko trade area in Africa, as well as Haram and refugees; and Bishop Humphrey Olumakaiye of Lagos Diocese with one of the new bishops Ebenezer A Okuyelu and his wife Mary Omolewa Okukyelu at the “strengthen peace, security make a declaration on the consecration of new bishops of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion which took place recently at St David Cathedral Church Ojomu in and stability, and achieve entry into force of CEN-SAD Akure Ondo State. global economic and social revised Treaty intended to development of its members.” fast track the realisation of the Delegations from 22 objectives of the body. JAMB Arrests Medical Student, Undergradute For Exam Fraud BY JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH impersonation and other forms of examination The Joint Admissionsmalpractice, desperate and Matriculation Board individuals still attempted (JAMB) says it arrested a to commit the offence. third year medical student “It has come to our and another undergraduate notice that a lady, was for attempting to write the caught at the Rainbow ongoing Unified Tertiary Digital Tech centre, one Matriculation Examination of the centres for the (UTME) for candidates. examination in Kano, The board’s Head of trying to impersonate by Media and Information, Dr way of trying to sit for Fabian Benjamin, disclosed the examination for a this in an interview with candidate. the News Agency of Nigeria “On interrogation, it was (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. discovered that the said NAN reports that the lady is a medical student 2019 UTME commenced of the Usman Dan Fodio on April 11 in 678 centres University, Sokoto. across Nigeria. “Another case of According to Benjamin, impersonation was also in spite of the measures reported in Benin,” he told Some of the cast and crew of Why Look At Me. From Left to Right: Mr. Lekan Olaibi; Fisayo Opatunmbi; Ms. Tobore Ovuorie; Sammy Brado; put in place to stamp out NAN. Olukunle Olayinka; Eme Nelly and Oluwaseun Adeniyi during a question and answer session of the film preview. 60 TOURISM Saturday, April 13, 2019

Luxury Intone With Nature OLUWAROTIMI MAKINDE writes on the Luxurious comfort offered by Belanova Apartments and Suites

The hospitality industry is an and Suites, a luxury boutique short indispensable revenue spinner for stay property located in the heart many economies around the world. of Maitama, Abuja’s most exclusive They are a cornerstone for local district with their unique spacious economic activity, providing increased apartments, rooftop pool, gym and tax revenue, capital investment, dinning. tourism-related development and Guests have not stopped the praise promotion, civic leadership, charitable since their coming to town. Cyril contributions and sponsorship. Johnson, said “From the moment we It is no surprise, that, the federal arrived we were greeted with a warm government is resolute in its welcome and introduced to several commitment to supporting the staff within the hotel. From then Nigerian hospitality industry by onwards, the experience of our trip ensuring that they don’t experience just got better and better.” much difficulty in their operations. “The all-inclusive food was The Minister of Industry, Trade and amazing and they provided us with Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, an extensive choice of alcoholic and gave the assurance at the official non-alcoholic beverages. Day or night inauguration of Belanova Apartments there is always something for guests and Suites in Abuja recently. to do. I Would thoroughly recommend He stated that the government this to anyone looking for somewhere had resolved to provide the needed to stay in Abuja.” support to investors in Nigeria. “From The managing director of Belanova the point of view of the government, Apartments and Suites, Ugochukwu it is important to us that investors like Ezeigwe, explained that the hotel has this are allowed to prosper and that 39 furnished apartments and that whatever support they need from visitors to the facility would enjoy event, said the hotel is home away is a product of mindless design. the government, they get it. I’m sure spacious apartments, a rooftop pool, from home. That is why Eugenia Abu, has said that in any way we can help, whether a gym and two restaurants. Mrs Abu said, “I fell in love with that “though it’s important to work in the area of patronage or any other According two him, the hotel Belanova Suites. The apartments are to earn a living, it is also essential way, we will support, basically making would serve as a domestic substitute a rich and beautiful blend of colours.” to spend some time in a conducive sure that they don’t have any hassle in for foreign brands in the hospitality Indeed, Belanova smells of British environment to relax, especially with operating this edifice.” business. upper-class nostalgia. It’s a hotel of your spouse.” For travelers, they tend to expect, “We have a rooftop swimming pool intone with nature and picturesque “And that’s why I fell in love with among many other things, cleanliness, and many other features to explore, painting dangling all over, claw-foot Belanova Suites” she exclaimed. complimentary shampoo, proximity to which is why we say those who haven’t baths and breakfast kippers. Yet in the Besides, who can really say what Guests have business meetings or key attractions, tried us yet should patronise and see morning, in a magnificent confusion creates a memorable stay? Belavova not stopped and a great view of emerging the difference. Also, the feedback of cultures, you are awakened by the has got it all. From infinitesimal technologies and evolving guest needs. we’ve been getting so far has been so rhythms of good music. Beyond the and priceless things as toiletry and the praise since The hotels are having to play catch up positive,” he added. windows, the valley plunges with corridor artworks to the literary their coming to to stay current with guest needs. A retired broadcaster with the green plantations. Mist swirls through classics left in the bedside table, you Perhaps, all these fittings play into Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), the paradisiac scenery. can read Murder in the Rue Morgue town the hands of Belanova Apartments Mrs. Eugenia Abu, who anchored the The truth is, none of these things under the covers as the night rolls. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 61

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General Public Take note. 62 FEATURE Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 Underscoring Values Of Youth Mentorship BY CECILIA OGEZI if mentored. youths” she said. you to achieve what you can’t do Health and Right Advocacy Keshi further stressed that The president also stressed that without passion, it drives talent Empowerment, an NGO, that Private sector complements mentoring was an innovative the youths who carry the torch achievement beyond ignorance that is health driven and provides the efforts of government by tool and the biggest instrument for the next generation cannot blinds an individual so programs justice for marginalised group of undertaking programmes that to impact on another individual be relegated to the background, like this throw light on what persons in Nigeria, said the event promote initiatives that improve positively. while adding that there must be a passion is about to help people to reawakened the need for passion in the economic status of youth and She continued “Mentorship is deliberate attempt by government put in perspective what they can every endeavour just as he stressed women, enhancing literacy and replicating yourself in young ones and private individuals to every achieve, it grants willpower to do that programme is beneficial to the learning skills in children, and bringing that person into your single individual who has a stake in what they have to do to succeed.” large population of youths. improving environmental health. space to provide the guidance the country to identify the need for He stated that passion comes “This programme will go a long It is against this background required for them to launch out young people to be well enhanced from inside a person to influence way because youths look for jobs that AFRIGROWTH Foundation into the society helping them and empowered. his or her environment adding that will get them instant money held first in the line-up of youth nurture talent and skills to make The initiative also aligns with the that it goes beyond poor economy and often times not driven by mentoring series earlier this week. the useful in the society.” Europe 2020 strategy for smart, and barriers as passion drives passion this will help them achieve The programme, supported by She explained further that the sustainable and inclusive growth achievement in any given area. their dreams as mentorship Sabipedia and Superself foundation, mini-youth mentoring series came which puts young people high on Participants at the event lauded programs like this build courage, is aimed at bringing out positive as a result of the youth summit held its agenda and embraces a number the initiative of the organisation and help youth identify their attitude in enhancing young last year which revealed that quite of concrete initiatives to support describing it as a step towards the passion,” she said. peoples’ innovative and creative a lot of young people don’t know their creativity and employability right direction. Fashion entrepreneur, Hopez potential in ways that they can be their role in national development as well as dealing with related A participant, Oyewole Peace, Offor, founder of Hopez Tudes relevant to employability and be or even self-development. challenges. who works with Edusoft an IT Rizons, in an interview with self-reliant. “There is thinking amongst youth The general approach employed company, explained that she LEADERSHIP emphasized the need The underling idea is to improve that they have to be in a public by the organisation is to regard benefitted from the programme as for the youth to be reoriented. and widen the recognition office before they can make impact young people as assets rather than she was unsure of what her passion According to her, the “Launch and inform understandings of it is to reach out on a smaller group problems, and to work with them is but the programme has helped Your Dream “yearly project under problems, situations and issues, as of youth less than the summit and in responding to their interests, as put that in perspective. her label is a forum open to young well as ideas. school them on what their needs are well as their needs, whilst seeking “I intend to follow up on my minds for development of skills According to the president of the and how to actualise their dreams to capitalise on their creative and passion and it is due to what I have through training in skill acquisition organisation, Mrs Dayo Keshi, the through mentorship innovative capacities. benefitted, a lot of young people and mentorship in various fields youth mentoring series are targeted “Young people who turned up Also speaking, the resource are uncertain about what they targeted at youths actualising their at bringing 30 youths in a smaller this number can serve to many person at the event, Mr Anthony really want and i think this kind of dreams. group and create opportunity for others, as the importance cannot Nwabuebo stressed that a major programme will be of importance Another NGO, Graduate them to express themselves in be over emphasized ,methods of reason for this seminar is for young to them to help put them in Foundation (GRAFO) was founded closer interaction with mentors. life and enhancing your capacity people and others in the society to perspective” she said. to alleviate the pains of unemployed The president explained that the .can be carried on to others youth understand the need to be passion Another participant, Emmanuel youths roaming our streets in youths are intelligent, resourceful such that by the next series will driven. Aneneh, who works with search of non-available white collar and much more useful to the society have more focused and orientated He added, “Passion sustains International Centre For Total jobs. OPINION Courage As An Asset BY DEBO ADEPELUMI deeply entrenched political parties established parties. election. There is also the angle of community projects in Idanre/ with formidable structures. Not even A man of courage would rather divine recompense to his electoral Ifedore federal constituency. He It has often been said that it takes a a fulcrum of his supporters believed confront his challenges, rather than victory. The candidate of APC and has already conceived some youth great deal of courage to stand up to that a repeat of David and Goliath run away from them. This was exactly the incumbent MHR is someone empowerment programmes as well one’s enemies, just as much courage fight could be re-enacted between what Small Alhaji did throughout that Small Alhaji supported to make as overseas training programme is also required to stand up to friends the frailly Small Alhaji and his arch the period of campaign. He never it to the House of Representatives. some few selected youth of Idanre/ alike. No young man has been seen political opponents. To many, the for once felt agitated nor showed any The same man was trounced in his Ifedore federal constituency. in recent time to have demonstrated efforts of a 34-year-old man to sign of being overwhelmed in the own local government area by Small To be launched soon for raw courage in the face of stiff and dislodge an incumbent House of face of mountainous opposition. He Alhaji. the benefits of traders in his monumental oppositions like Reps member who was contesting practically turned deaf ears and blind It is instructive to state that while constituency is ‘Small Alhaji Alhaji Tajudeen Adeyemi Adefisoye, on the platform of the APC and an eyes to all matters with semblances some elected members of the 9th Market Moni’. This is conceived to popularly known as Small Alhaji. immediate past Commissioner who of distraction in the course of National Assembly are still basking be a quarterly grant disbursement This young man is now the House hails from same Idanre with him his electioneering campaign. in the euphoria of their victories, to some selected female traders of Representatives member-elect for and the candidate of PDP appeared Courageously, Small Alhaji went, he Small Alhaji, the son of an Idanre- in his consistency. He also has Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency a mere wishful thinking. The hope saw and conquered at the polls. based cocoa magnate has gone to the ‘Small Alhaji Educational in Ondo State. The contradiction of his ever winning became further At a material time in the course work and already done with his Scheme’ for indigent, but between his frail stature and hopeless with the third candidate of the electioneering campaign, blue print of developmental and academically endowed students quantum of his repository courage of Action Alliance who also had it became clear to people on the empowerment programmes. He in his constituency. There is is pretty confounding and confusing. the backing of someone very other political divide that Small has also wasted no time to warm also plan for Small Alhaji Soccer Presumably, the first time his rare important and highly influential Alhaji has become a moving train himself into the hearts of most Competition amongst secondary courage became noticeable to all in the state. The entire scenario that would be most difficult to elected members of National schools in Idanre and Ifedore local was when he singly prevented some could be perceived as the case of a stop. True to characters of average Assembly, thereby becoming government areas. He also has suspected political thugs of Peoples toddler trying to stand against a Nigerian politicians, blackmailing, a toast of many that attended good plans for ‘Small Alhaji Rural Democratic Party (PDP) from moving train. Naturally, complete intimidation and thuggery became the mandatory orientation Water Project as well as Small burning down the office of INEC crushing was to be expected, but options in a desperate bid to stop the programme. He has also shrugged Alhaji Stipends For The Aged. that is located in his home town sheer courage and determined emergence of Small Alhaji. However, off his shy nature and clad a flowing In keeping faith with his electoral of Idanre during the 2015 general efforts saw Small Alhaji triumphed while the electorate were determined garb of impressive advocacy. The slogan of ‘develop with Small Alhaji’, elections. This act of bravado that over the allied forces. to vote their conscience, the young Chief Executive Officer of VATA Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency actually portended a high possibility Aside the inherent courage of the man in the eye of the storm never City Centre has been actively is now positioned for quality of his being killed by the thugs might young man, another attribute that ran out of courage to firmly resist all involved in deep intellectual representation and development. have been taken by many as a mere cannot be taken away from him is sorts of concocted machinations to intercourse and adventure at the Meanwhile, it should be noted that flash in the pan. humility. Fact of his humble nature thwart his impending victory. induction programmes in the success is not final and failure is not However, the real bravery of must have informed the love showed Half education just like half National Assembly. fatal; however, it is the courage to Small Alhaji came out in full throttle him by the people of Idanre/Ifedore courage could prove unhelpful to The determined courage of Small continue that counts. Small Alhaji when he dumped the All Progressive federal consistency. its possessor. Small Alhaji had a Alhaji to blaze the trail of quality is starting on the right footing and Congress (APC) in the run up to Being deeply loved by the people clear cut ‘counter strategies’ that representation in his constituency he is expected to end much more 2019 general elections and pitched undoubtedly gives strength, while covered the entire cycle of his is beginning to manifest. In better with the help of God, support his tents with an unknown Social loving the people deeply in return election. His courageous resolve his resolve to prove points of of the people courage and impressive Democratic Party ((SDP). also gives courage. Small Alhaji also worked the magic at INEC performance to some critics, he performance. He is resolutely What underlined real courage in actually drew strength from this Constituency Collation Centre in has resolved to go beyond the determined to leave his footprints the political gambit of Small Alhaji and went ahead to win the two local Idanre where frantic efforts were constitutional duties of legislation in the sand of Idanre/Ifedore. was the fact of having to contend governments of Idanre and Ifedore made by the opposition to prevent and thoughtfully mapped out with powers, principalities and when it was least expected by the his declaration as winner of the for execution some beneficial – Adepelumi wrote from Lagos. Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 63 Teens’ World With Cecilia Ogezi [email protected] 08032500837(SMS Only) TEENS’ WORLD STAR OF THE WEEK TEEN’S STORY VICTORIA KIMANI David’s Experience Victoria Kimani (born 28 July 1985) is a Kenyan David is a 17 years old boy living singer, songwriter, actress and entertainer. She is with his aunt in Badagry,Lagos. currently signed to Chocolate City and is described as He moved to Lagos to to write the record label’s first lady.As a singer, she is popularly his WEAC exams as his parents known for her numerous hits and sense of style.[4] discussed with his aunt. It was not Her penetration into the African music industry has difficult for him to know his new earned her a number of nominations, with her singles town as he had kids of his age group receiving numerous airplay across Africa.Her debut where he lived. album was expected in 2016. He was enrolled in a secondary Kimani was born in Los Angeles, California to clergy school not far from home for him parents. She has two older brothers.She grew up partly to take his WEAC exams again to in Benin City, Nigeria, where her parents were doing enable him further his education. missionary work. She began singing at the age of 9; at He was also enrolled for extra age 16, she began performing alongside other church classes to enable him make good choir members as a back-up and writing songs for grades. others. It wasn’t long before he made Before moving back to her mother country, Kenya, new friends who unfortunately she met one of her fans named Bright Chukwuma who introduced him to drinking and had a life long crush on her. Rumours has it that this smoking,all efforts to make him young man refused to date anyone else other than stop moving with them yielded no Victoria .She later dropped out to fully pursue a career positive result. in music. On one of his outings with his In 2010, Kimani performed a remix of Ice Prince’s new friends,numbering about hit single “OLEKU” (remixed by Nathaniel Williams 5 including David, the boys had Jr.), which caught the attention of Chocolate City taken too much alcohol and were executives. In late 2012, she was the first female artiste driving home on a high speed which signed by Nigeria’s music label Chocolate City,She resulted to a ghastly motor accident. released her first single under the label, “Mtoto”, the Leaving David hospitalized for Swahili word for “child”, in March 2013.The video was several months in one of the private shot in Los Angeles. hospitals in the city. In 2014, she released the single “Show”, produced Due to his health condition he by singer and producer Tekno Miles.Later in 2014, could not take his exams because he she released “Prokoto”, a Congolese word that means was still too weak to write so while “swagger.”She featured Tanzanian artists, Diamond his peers were taking their exams Platnumz and Ommy Dimpoz. he was still in the hospital unable In February 2015, Kimani joined forces with divas to move his legs. Cynthia Morgan and Emma Nyra and released the video “Vex”.On 23 July 2015, she released the video Counsel “Two of Dem”. In May 2015, she released her work Moving with the wrong company “Loving You”, in which she collaborated with Nigerian always has consequences, it is good label mate, Ice Prince.On 4 November 2015 she to avoid people of questionable released “Booty Bounce”. character that can make you pick On 21 January 2016, Kimani released her new up certain negative habits and make single “All the Way”, featuring Khuli Chana.The song you vulnerable . pays homage to renowned artist Angelique Kidjo in her classic “Wombo Lombo”.[The video was shot in Davids weakness Johannesburg,South Africa,and was produced by Was succumbing to peer pressure Reinhard. Victoria Kimani Forgetting his purpose of coming to Lagos TEENS’ PROFILES Name: Favour Name: Zara Abubakar Name: Mirabel Enenche Tadanyigbe Age:15 years Age: 18 years Age: 16 School: First Royal School: African School: FGC International School, International College, Rubochi. Kakuri, Kaduna Asokoro,Abuja

Class: SS 3 Class: SSS 1 Class: SS3 Hobbies: Reading Role Model: Mum Interest: I will like to be a and traveling For her caring and loving make up artist. ways, I also love the fact Interest:(Food, that she is principled. Oluwatimileyin Hobbies: Singing, Reading Precious fashion, and Zara novels, listening to music. modeling Hobbies: Travelling and singing. Role Model: My Mother, because she carries herself with respect and Role Model:( my mother because she is amazing) Interests: Wish to start up a business in my craft of knitting, honour and loves the things of God. bead making and baking. I professionally want to be a doctor to Future Ambition: To be lawyer. help the sick. Future Ambition: I want to be an Architect.

Advice To Government:( They should improve the education Advice To Government: My advice to Kaduna State government Advice To Government: The rate of corruption is high and i am sector, power, and security in the country). is for them to pay salaries to enable parents cater for their hoping government can keep a check on public servants in order for families. the country to move forward it needs good leaders. Advice To Friends:( They should read hard and pass their exams for the good of their future) Advice To Friends: My advice to my friends is for them to Advice To Friends: Nobody is too small to achieve something. If young imbibe virtue of honesty and tolerance in everyday dealings. people have a goal they should strive to achieve it with discipline. 64 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 Parenting With Cecilia [email protected] Tel: 08032500837(SMS Only) Typhoid Fever In Children

Typhoid fever is caused by bacteria He noted that Sanitizing water, that may have been washed with better. If you stop it too soon, called Salmonella typhi that cause boiling or disinfecting any water contaminated water, especially some bacteria could remain. food poisoning. They typically live that will be used for drinking, lettuce and fruits like berries Most kids start feeling better in humans and are shed through washing or preparing food are that can’t be peeled. Bananas, within 2 to 3 days of beginning Avoid raw, a person’s feces (poop) or urine preventive measures to avoid avocados, and oranges make treatment. Offer your child plenty unpeeled (pee).The infection happens when spread of typhoid fever. better choices, but be sure you of fluids to prevent dehydration. a person eats or drinks something Ensuring also that children peel them yourself. For safety’s Kids who are severely dehydrated fruits and contaminated with the bacteria. avoid tap water, fountain drinks, sake, you may want your kids to due to diarrhea might need to vegetables When the bacteria get into the and ice cubes, and reminding them avoid raw foods entirely. get IV (intravenous) fluids in a that may body, they quickly multiply and to not swallow any water in the Wash hands well and often. hospital or other medical care spread into the bloodstream. shower or bath. Wash with soap and clean, warm facility. have been According to Dr. Anya Samuel Guides To Cooking Food:Fully water, especially after kids use the Heroic mother saved a washed with in Abuja,typhoid fever is usually cook all food, and avoid food from bathroom or before they eat or stranger’s life by driving him from contami- transmitted by drinking beverages street vendors and food stored prepare food. If no soap and water Manchester bomb blast to hospital or eating food that has been or served at room temperature. are available, use an alcohol-based at 100mph nated water, handled by someone who has Instead, serve packaged foods or hand sanitizer. Trained nurse Lianna Shutt, 29, especially typhoid fever or is a carrier of the meals that are freshly cooked and was leaving Manchester Arena lettuce and illness. Those infected also can served steaming hot. Treatment with her family when she spotted pass the disease to others directly Typhoid fever is treated with a severely injured man with his fruits like (for example, by touching them Tips To Preventing Typhoid antibiotics that kill the bacteria. daughter. berries that with unwashed hands). People also Fever Include: It’s important to take the medicine The man, called Gary, had severe get the illness by drinking water Avoid raw food. Avoid raw, for the whole time that the doctor injuries to his shoulder, chest and can’t be that is contaminated by sewage. unpeeled fruits and vegetables prescribes, even if your child feels legs and was bleeding profusely. peeled

HEROIC MUM’S STORY Mum Saves Stranger’s Life By Driving Him To Hospital

Trained nurse Lianna Shutt, 29, permission from police to take Grande concert. ‘I had to make the devastating was leaving Manchester Arena the pair to hospital ‘as quickly as Recalling the terrifying night, call to Gary’s wife that her with her family when she spotted possible’ and bundled them into Mrs Shutt said : ‘I knew he [Gary] husband had sustained traumatic a severely injured man with his her car. was bleeding to death. I thought it injuries and that I was looking daughter. She then sped across the city and was a nail bomb just because of the after their daughter. The man, called Gary, had severe even managed to arrive at North nails and screws in his wounds. ‘I drove at 100mph to get them injuries to his shoulder, chest and Manchester General Hospital ‘We put my daughter in a taxi to hospital and I was weaving in legs and was bleeding profusely. before ambulance services. down the road with her dad and and out of cars. The police have His 11-year-old daughter had Twenty two people were my husband. told me they will cancel all my also suffered shrapnel injuries and murdered and 119 injured when ‘What I did just came naturally. speeding tickets as it was a matter was in need of medical attention. suicide bomber Salman Abedi I didn’t really stop and think. I just of life and death to get him there Quick-thinking Mrs Shutt, got detonated explosives at the Ariana wanted to help. as quickly as possible. 3 ELATING PAGES SPORTS 13.04.2019 Today’s Fixtures Premier League 04:30 Tottenham v Huddersfield 07:00 Brighton v Bournemouth 07:00 Burnley v Cardiff City 07:00 Fulham v Everton 07:00 S'ton v Wolverhampton 09:30 Man Utd v West Ham Italy - Serie A 06:00 SPAL v Juventus 09:00 Roma v Udinese 11:30 Milan v Lazio Spain - LaLiga 4:00 Espanyol v Deportivo Alaves 07:15 Huesca v Barcelona 9:30 Atletico Madrid v Celta Vigo 8:45 Sevilla v Real Betis Germany - Bundesliga 06:30 Hannover v Mö'gladbach 06:30 Leipzig v Wolfsburg 06:30 Stuttgart v Leverkusen 06:30 Werder Bremen v Freiburg 09:30 Dortmund v Mainz 05 France - Ligue 1 08:00 Marseille v Nimes 11:00 Monaco v Reims Arsenal 11:00 Strasbourg v Guingamp 11:00 Caen v Angers CAF - Champions League 06:00 TP Mazembe v Simba SC Face Stiff 9:00 Al Ahly Mamelodi Sundowns 12:00 Esperance v Constantine 12:00 Wydad v Horoya AC Sunday's Matches NPFL - Group A Competition 4:00 Insurance v Remo Stars 4:00 Enyimba v Kwara United 4:00 Katsina Utd v Rivers Utd 4:00 MFM FC v Lobi Stars To Land 4:00 Tornadoes v Wikki Tourist 4:00 Sunshine Stars v Rangers NPFL- Group B 4:00 Abia Warriors v Yobe Stars Nigerian 4:00 Akwa Utd v Kano Pillars 4:00 El Kanemi v Plateau Utd 4:00 Gombe Utd v Delta Force 4:00 Heartland v Nasarawa Utd Wonder-kid 4:00 IfeanyiUbah v Go Round Premier League After a move to sign Super But the Gunners are report- the Emirates Stadium know- performance that proved the 06:05 Crystal Palace v Man City Eagles’ young star, Samuel ed to be showing interest in ing that he could be a player catalyst for an unlikely point 08:30 Liverpool v Chelsea Chukwueze collapsed in 2016, Nigerian international again for now and also for the fu- secured against Barcelona in a Premier League giant, Arsenal with the bid of having his sig- ture. 4-4 draw fortnight ago. Italy - Serie A now face stiff competition for nature. So far, Samuel Chukwueze “I’m so happy to have scored 03:30 Torino v Cagliari a 19-year-old who has taken Chukwueze has shown big as had 8 games under his belt against Barcelona, they’re one 06:00 Fiorentina v Bologna La Liga by storm this season. prospect in the Spanish La and has been able to score 3 of the best clubs in the world 06:00 Sampdoria v Genoa Arsene Wenger and his Liga which makes the North goals in addition to one asset and have great players,” Chuk- 06:00 Sassuolo v Parma team were unable to agree on London side consider him as on goal across all competi- wueze told reporters after the 09:00 Chievo v Napoli a financial package with Nige- a good addition to the club as tions. game. 11:30 Frosinone v Inter ria’s promising star in 2016, Mkhitaryan has suffered an The 19-year-old’s perfor- “I want to specially dedicate Spain - LaLiga thereby gave way for Villar- injury. Reports claim that the mances have caught the eyes this goal to my mentor Prince 03:00 R. Valladolid v Getafe real who swooped in a year management has decided that of many, with him confirming Victor Apugo, who has always 05:00 A' Bilbao v Rayo later, paying just €500,000 the former Man United star to AOI Football that there is been there for me and really 07:15 Real Sociedad v Eibar (£430,000/$560,000) for the will be allowed to leave the interest from “some top Eng- helped me, especially when attacker, who picked up both club as a free player at the end lish clubs”. my move to Arsenal didn’t 09:30 Girona v Villarreal a winners’ medal and the of the season. It was the 19-year-old’s work out.” 11:45 Valencia v Levante Bronze Boot in Nigeria’s suc- However, reports claim that goal and assist that drew the His words will have left fans Germany - Bundesliga cessful 2015 FIFA under-17 Unai Emery will do all it takes Yellow Submarine level from of the Gunners wondering 04:30 Hoffenheim v Hertha BSC World Cup campaign. to land Samuel Chukwueze at 2-0 down, and his sublime what could have been. 06:30 Düsseldorf Bayern 66 SPORTS/POURRI Saturday, April 13, 2019 QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Rohr “The preparation must be good, we now have World Cup experience, we need more staff perhaps someone to help us in the goalkeeper department. There is a lot of work to do, one of them (Uzoho) is not playing so much, we have to send somebody there to work with him like we did before the World Cup. We also have some injured players. I want to send one Countdown To Silver Jubilee assistant there and work with people like Tyronne or Ola Aina. ‘We want everybody to be fit. I Celebration Of Eagles Class of ’94 will give my demand to the NFF Twenty-five years ago, the Super Eagles made history It is none other than to participate ture, a silver lining, a silver jubi- and write my report.” by winning the Africa Nations Cup and debut World in, according to the organizers, “A lee.” The projects will, as they un- — Gernot Rohr admitting celebratory project on the most tri- fold, “cumulatively provide a large that the Super Eagles have a Cup appearance. Two years later, they became world umphal moments of Nigeria foot- platform for reaching millions of goalkeeping problem ahead of champions during the Atlanta 96 Olympics. For ball.” Why the celebration? It was Nigerians and other citizens of the the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations the first time, the organizers right- world…This celebration is an invi- four days beginning from April 26, African soccer ly boast, “a Nigerian team qualified tation to the new generations of “With Iwobi playing the way stars, government and sports officials, sponsors for the final of a World Cup, the Super Eagles and our youth that he is, we would not be lacking, and aficionados will converge in Lagos for the first Nigerian team to win a Na- a wide swathe of hope and excite- creatively, at the AFCON if he tional cup away from home, the ment will travel with their every maintains his form. silver jubilee of the Class of ’94, MICHAEL JIMOH first African team to be rated fifth move to excellence. Nigerians will Paul Onuachu is another good one. He brought back memories REPORTS… by FIFA world ranking, the twenty- relieve the exploits, salute the dog- of what Yekini used to do back fifth anniversary of yet unequalled gedness and associate with wor- then. To me with these guys in On or before Friday, April 26, 2019, the Nwankwo and Abedi Pele, would have excellence and proof that Nigeria thy achievers and through those our attacking lineup, we have presidential jet of George Weah will de- made similar preparations for inter- can get to the heights with the re- gestures ignite the nation’s com- much more options. part from Monrovia, Liberia and touch national flights to Nigeria for a sport- sources we have.” mitment to supporting our emer- A team is as good as your down at Murtala Mohammed Inter- ing event that would be holding for the Celebrating this dream team, The gent heroes to soar towards great- defense line. Anybody can national Airport, Lagos. The one-time first time on any African soil. It is not Class of ’94, is why Weah and many er exploits and loftier patriotism.” attack, but can your team soak World and African Footballer of the hard to see why. of his counterparts will be in La- Nnechetta couldn’t have been — Sunday Oliseh saying Year will not be coming for a formal In April 1994, the Super Eagles of Ni- gos towards the end of this month. more apt for, as the defensive mid- Alex Iwobi will be very key state visit or some discreet diplomatic geria won the Africa Nations Cup in Tagged “The Class of ’94: 25th An- fielder of the Class of ’94, Oliseh to Nigeria’s success at the mission. The president of Liberia will Tunis. That would be the second time, niversary Reunion, A Celebratory himself once reflected about his 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations in be in Lagos for what has always been since 1980, Nigeria won the continen- Project on the Most Triumphant teammates soccer victories: “We Egypt should he play to his full dearest to his heart, what gave him in- tal soccer tournament after a 14-year Moments of Nigeria Football,” had youthful exuberance, speed, potential ternational renown: football. interval. In June of that same year, the the four-day ceremony will begin, technicality, endurance and pa- “I think not being part of the From his base in the United States of Super Eagles qualified for the country’s as earlier said, on Friday, April 26 triotism.” Nations Cup-winning squad America and about the same time, Di- first-ever Mundial. Two years later, and end on Monday, April 29. Another defensive mid-fielder, when I was at my peak is a big dier Drogba, another African Foot- they performed even more spectacu- Ogbuefi Tony Nnachetta, the man Youri Djorkaeff of France mulled regret. I don’t think there is baller of the Year, will be readying for a larly by becoming world champions af- whose brain child the entire proj- over the subject of patriotism after anyone that will say they are transcontinental flight to the same des- ter winning the gold trophy in the At- ect is, onetime commissioner in Oliseh’s declaration when his ad- without regrets. tination as the Liberian president. He lanta Olympics in America. Anambra state, legendary sports opted country qualified for the -fi I did everything I could to be a too will be coming for the same foot- Along with the visiting African Foot- administrator and a footballer nals in France ’98 against the Bra- part of that squad but it never ball fiesta. ballers of the Year and across the con- himself having played for UNN in zilians. “We have 22 players who happened. In the same week in Dakar, Senegal, El- tinent, from Abidjan to Accra and Con- his undergraduate years, revealed are poets and who are playing with — Osaze Odemwingie admits he Hadji Diouf, also African Footballer of akry, Lusaka to Johannesburg and how he mooted the idea for The their feet and their hearts.” regrets not being part of Eagles the Year would have had his Interna- Yaounde, soccer heavies such as An- Class of ’94, preparations and ex- Les Bleus went on to defeat the Africa Cup of Nations winning tional Passport stamped and other rel- thony Baffore, Aboubacar Titi Camara, pectations for the 25th anniversa- Brazilians to win their first-ever squad in 2013 evant travel documents approved for a Kaita Kader, Lua Lua Lomana, Geremi ry reunion and thereafter. World Cup! scheduled flight to Lagos for the same Ngitap, Lucas Radebe and Didier Zoko- “The vision for The Class of ’94 On hindsight, there is no doubt soccer event. ra, would have left their bases in Afri- has been on for many years, but The Class of ’94 thought with their Not far from the Bosporus in Tur- ca or Europe and America to be part of I never thought of it in such lofty blood, as Bismarck once exhorted EDITOR key where he lives in understated ele- the 25th anniversary reunion of foot- terms. Germans to do. Fired by such pa- Kayode Falade gance in a well-appointed apartment, ballers some of them played and joked “the stars will come from far and triotic zeal, the Super Eagles, in the SPORTS the Cameroonian Samuel Eto, record with on and off the pitch. near to hold a reunion and relieve end, defeated more formidable op- holder as African Footballer of the Year In all, 37 former soccer stars, includ- those heady days that marked Ni- ponents one after another on the SPORTS EDITOR - three times – would have packed his ing Super Eagles player-turned coach, geria’s soccer reawakening.” pitch, thus becoming continental Salifu Usman bag and baggage filled, no doubt, with Austin Eguavoen, Efan Ekoku, Eme- In other words, a good number of and world champions in the space 08072825152 gifts for family and friends to meet his ka Ezeogu, Finidi George, Ben Iroha, the footballers themselves will re- of just two years. Reporters colleagues in Lagos where he once en- Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Emma Okocha count their experiences – on and The most patriotic duty of all goes Wale Ayeni chanted soccer fans with his fancy foot- and Sunday Oliseh are expected at the off the pitch - before, during and to the author and finisher of the Abubakar Yunusa work at different encounters with the event. Michael Essien will fly in from after the decisive matches The project itself, TN and his team, DESIGN & LAYOUT Super Eagles. the United Kingdom. Although not an Class of ’94 played in those “mag- starting with SO and Maxim and Salifu Usman With the exception of Victor Ikpeba African, Nakatea Hidetoshi is expect- ical years.” several others credited with their group who is here in Lagos, six more African ed from Japan. Overall, the projects on the Class various contributions in making CHAIRMAN Footballers of the Year such as Emman- What is the reason for this conver- of ’94, as Nnechetta insists, is not TN’s dream come true. Sam Nda-Isaiah uel Amunike, Kalusha Bwalya, Fred- gence of soccer superstars from Afri- only “to salute our past” but to Michael Jimoh, wrote in GMD, LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER Nduka Nwosu erick Kanute, Patrick Mboma, Kanu ca and beyond in Lagos next month? also “eloquently inspire our fu- from Lagos Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA SPORTS 67 NBBF Faction Defies Court Order, Holds AGM Today In Abuja BY SALIFU USMAN, ABUJA fees and arrears are fully settled before the AGM which will serve Annual General Meeting (AGM) as accreditation and access to the of the Nigeria Basketball Feder- event. Chimezie directed that all ation (NBBF) faction headed by state representatives must col- Engineer Musa Kida hold to- lect an official letter from either day despite the order of the Fed- their Commissioners or Direc- eral High Court restraining the tors of Sports which should be group and the other faction of addressed to the Secretary Gener- the NBBF led by Tijjani Umar al of the Nigeria Basketball Fed- to stay clear of the activities of eration for easy identification. the Nigeria Basketball pending It is expected that far reaching the determination of the substan- decisions will be taken with spe- tive case. cial emphasis on the Laws gov- The AGM slated to hold at erning the game in Nigeria in line the National Institute of Sports with directives from the Feder- (NIS), located inside the Abuja ation of International Basket- National Stadium, will have in ball Associations and the Feder- AFCON 2019: Super attendance two representatives al Ministry of Youth and Sports. from each of the 36 Basketball Justice A.I. Chikere of Feder- State Associations and the Fed- al High Court in Abuja, had in an Eagles Draw Burundi, eral Capital Territory, represen- order of interlocutory injunction tatives of referees, coaches and granted on March 18, 2019, re- technical commissioners. strained both factions of NBBF Madagascar, Guinea This was contained in a let- from parading themselves as the ter addressed to various com- head of the federation until the Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn nia, Kenya, Algeria and Senegal do bat- Group C: Tanzania, Kenya, Algeria, missioners, directors of sports case filed before it by boards of in Group B alongside Guinea, Madagas- tle for a spot in the round of 16. Senegal and chairmen of State Basket- Kwese Premier League and two car and Burundi for the 2019 Africa Cup Group D is widely regarded as the Group D: Namibia, South Africa, Ivory ball Associations and other rel- clubs, Gombe Bulls Basketball of Nations (AFCON) slated for June in group of death with Morocco, Ivory Coast, Morocco evant bodies by the group secre- Club and Kwara Falcons Basket- Egypt. Coast, South Africa and Namibia bat- Group E: Angola, Mauritania, Mali, Tu- tary general, Chimezie Asiegbu. ball Club, who are both winner The draw for the 2019 AFCON finals tling it out. In group E Angola, Mauri- nisia According to the letter, all state and runner up of the 2018 Kwese was officially made at the Giza Pyramids tania, Mali and Tunisia were pitted in Group F: Guinea Bissau, Benin, Gha- associations and relevant bodies Premier Basketball League is and Sphinx in Egypt, yesterday with Ni- same group. na, Cameroon must ensure that 2019 affiliation properly resolved. geria handed a fairly comfortable draw Guinea Bissau, Benin Republic, Ghana in Group B alongside Guinea. and Cameroon complete the list of teams Burundi and Madagascar will be mak- at the tournament as they were grouped in 2019 Masters: Woods In Hunt For Title As ing their debuts at the AFCON finals, and group F of the Africa soccer fiesta. Koepka, DeChambeau Charge Into Lead given their inexperience on the continen- The competition will be the first that tal stage, the Super Eagles would fancy will feature 24 teams and will hold be- Tiger Woods is under par following the The good news for Woods is no- soft. The greens are sort of slow. their chances of making it past the group tween June 21 and July 13 in six cities first round of a major championship body went crazy low on a day that It’s there for the taking, and I’m stages. in Egypt. for the first time in five years. seemed ripe for scoring, with soft surprised someone hasn’t run off.’’ Host Egypt will campaign in group A Group A:Egypt, Zimbabwe, Uganda, DR He’s also on the leaderboard at the conditions, warm temperatures and Several players who had late tee with the opening game against Zimba- Congo Masters. manageable wind. times made runs in the afternoon, bwe, Uganda and DR Congo completing Group B: Burundi, Madagascar, Guin- Woods broke par on the opening day “I’m sort of surprised,’’ said pre- including three-time major cham- the teams while group C will see Tanza- ea, Nigeria at Augusta National for just the ninth tournament favorite Rory McIlroy, pion Koepka -- who missed last time in 22 starts, shooting a 2-under- who made five birdies but bogeyed year’s Masters because of a wrist par 70 that left him in a tie for 11th, his last two holes to shoot 73. “I’m injury and has won three major John Ogu Set To Quit Israel, four shots back of leaders Bryson De- sort of surprised that there hasn’t championships since his last ap- Eyes Fresh Challenge Chambeau and Brooks Koepka. been lower scores out there. It’s pearance at Augusta National. The last time Woods shot under par I feel like I can still offer a lot at the top during the first round of a major was level of European football. at the 2014 Open, where he shot 69 “I hope something positive comes at Hoylake. from them [Hapoel Beer Sheva] but if not “I felt like I played well, and I did I’ll move on to further my career some- all the things I needed to do today to where else. post a good number,’’ Woods said. “I “I believe I have the ability to continue drove it well, hit some good iron shots, my career in Germany or Spain.” speed was good on the greens. And it After stints in Slovenia, Spain and Por- was tricky, the winds as of right now tugal, Ogu moved to Hapoel Beer She- it puffs up, it goes down, it switches va in September 2014 after his contract directions, and it’s typical of this golf with Academica de Coimbra was ended course, it just kind of swirls out there, by mutual consent. and it’s hard to get a bead on exactly He has had a successful time at the what it’s doing at all times.’’ Nigeria international John Ogu has admit- club winning three successive league ti- Woods made four birdies and two ted he wants to leave Israeli side Hapoel tles as well as lifting the Israeli Super bogeys, the last coming at the par-4 Beer Sheva at the end of the season. Cup twice. 17th when he found the trees off the The midfielder’s contract ends this His time in Israel also saw him recalled tee and could not get up and down summer and, despite talks with the five- to the national team and he was part of from the left front of the green. time Israeli champions, he is keen to seek the Super Eagles squad at the 2018 World That denied him a chance at just his fresh challenges elsewhere. Cup in Russia. second opening round in the 60s at Au- It means the 30-year-old, who has won But after a difficult 2018/19 season gusta. The only time he has been un- six domestic titles in Israel, will leave af- which has seen second-placed Hapoel der 70 in the first round was in 2010, ter five years at the club. Beer Sheva twenty-seven points adrift of when he shot 68. “ I feel like what they are offering is leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Super Ea- And yet, three of his four victories not enough for me,” Ogu told BBC Sport. gle midfielder is convinced it is the right -- 1997, 2001 and 2002 -- came af- Woods “And I need a different challenge now. time to leave. ter opening the tournament with a 70. 68 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 3 Thousands Protest In Algeria To Demand For change Thousands of protesters protests broke out on Feb 22. gathered in Algiers for an eight Algeria’s army chief, successive Friday to demand Lieutenant-General Ahmed the departure of the ruling Gaed Salah, said he expected foreign elite as Algeria prepares for a to see members of the ruling presidential election in July. elite prosecuted for corruption President Abdelaziz and said he would support a Bouteflika stepped down transition toward elections. from 20 years in power 10 More than one in four people days ago, bowing to pressure under the age of 30, some 70 from the army and weeks of percent of the population, are ➏ ➍ demonstrations mainly by unemployed - one of the central ➋ ➊ NEWS7 young people seeking change grievances of protesters who ➎ in the North African country. want the economy liberalized ➌ But protests have continued and diversified to reduce its as many want the removal reliance on its oil and gas of an elite that has governed Bouteflika production. Algeria since independence the upper house of parliament, The army monitored the from France in 1962 and the as interim president for 90 days unrest from the sidelines. Then prosecution of what they see until a presidential election on Salah intervened, declaring as corrupt figures. July 4. “No to Bensalah,” the Bouteflika - rarely seen in public Bouteflika has been replaced protesters chanted, gathering in since suffering a stroke in 2013 by Abdelkader Bensalah, head of the center of Algiers where mass - unfit to rule. 4 ICC Rejects Request To Probe Afghanistan War Crime The International Criminal not serve the interests of forces in Afghanistan. Court (ICC) has rejected a justice”, the statement said. Prosecutors for the ICC request to investigate alleged The rejection comeshave been examining alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. a week after the US abuses committed by all In a press release, judges revoked the entry visa of parties in Afghanistan’s of the court highlighted an ICC prosecutor, Fatou long conflict for more than Afghanistan’s instability and Bensouda. It is thought a decade. 1 the lack of co-operation with to be in response to her A formal examination of Brexit Black Hole: Divorce investigators in the country, examination of possible potential crimes began in Implosion, Deal, Or Election? “such an investigation “would crimes committed by US November 2017. The United Kingdom now has until Prime Minister Theresa May, Oct. 31 to leave the European Union who voted for remaining the EU in 5 Sudan Coup: “We Won’t Tolerate Chaos” but the British political elite is still 2016, has repeatedly ruled out either Sudan’s military coup leaders leaders are too close to ousted allegations he denies. squabbling over how, when or if to revocation or another referendum. have warned protesters still on ruler Omar al-Bashir. The However, he may be put on Brexit. But if she is toppled, a successor the streets that there will be military says it will not extradite trial inside Sudan, according to British Prime Minister Theresa might be tempted to call an election. “zero tolerance” for disturbances. Mr Bashir on war crimes charges. the military council set up after May addresses a news conference The outcome of any election is A spokesman insisted the Mr Bashir is the subject of two the coup. at the EU summit in Brussels, and uncertain and while both main army did not seek power and international arrest warrants Mr Bashir, one of the world’s Some EU officials think the United parties’ manifestos support Brexit, Sudan’s future would be decided issued by the International longest-serving leaders until he Kingdom could change its mind - the opposition Labour Party backs a by the protesters - but said the Criminal Court (ICC), which was ousted on Thursday, is now a spectacular reversal that would “confirmatory referendum” on any army would maintain public accuses him of organising war in custody, his downfall followed illustrate the bloc’s fortitude and deal. order. crimes and crimes against months of unrest which began in keep one of Europe’s top powers Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Protesters are still out in humanity in Sudan’s Darfur December over the rising cost of inside the club. who voted against membership in Khartoum, fearing the coup region between 2003 and 2008, living. Eurosceptic supporters of Brexit 1975 and gave only reluctant backing say the divorce is under threat from to the 2016 campaign to remain in what they cast as an undemocratic the EU, has signalled only lukewarm 6 Pompeo Defends US Sanctions Over Venezuela plot that risks undermining political backing for another referendum. His stability in the United Kingdom. party, though, is clear it wants one. US Secretary of State Mike deepening economic and President Nicolas Maduro to Pompeo yesterday defended political crisis. step down and urges more sanctions on Venezuela and said Pompeo was embarking countries to join the coalition countries in the region would on a three-day visit to Chile, supporting opposition leader 2 Ethiopia Arrests 59 Officials Over understand that the United Paraguay and Peru, a clutch Juan Guaido. The region Corruption, Economic Sabotage States was not the “malign actor” of fast-growing countries in has seen a shift in recent in the socialist-run country’s a region where Washington years towards right-leaning Ethiopian authorities have suspects, which are beyond their concerns are focused on China’s presidents that have backed arrested 59 government officials income,” Berhanu said. growing presence, as well as the Guaido. on suspicion of corruption and After taking office last year, Venezuelan crisis. “This is an historic economic sabotage, the attorney Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed It will be the first time since opportunity,” Pompeo told general said yesterday, in the promised to clean up state- 1965 that a US Secretary of state reporters en route to Chile’s latest sweeping crackdown by owned firms and the military, has visited Paraguay, a symbolic capital Santiago, where he the administration. and canceled many contracts gesture that experts say touched down in the early hours Berhanu Tsegaye said those for its military-run industrial underscores US commitment of Friday morning. The region arrested in an operation on conglomerate METEC. to the region. contained countries that “were Thursday included the head and In November, Ethiopia Pompeo will also travel on truly market driven, democratic other staff of the government’s arrested more than 60 officials, Sunday to Cucuta, a Colombian in ways that we haven’t had in Public Procurement and Property some from the intelligence border city receiving significant South America for decades,” he Disposal Service, while others services and some from METEC. numbers of Venezuelan said. worked in what was previously In January, the former head migrants fleeing hunger and The visit comes as Washington the Finance, Economics and of METEC was charged with violence in their homeland. considers more sanctions Cooperation ministry. corruption, making him the Venezuela’s crisis is expected against Maduro’s government “We found properties, such as most senior official to becharged to dominate the trip as the and pushes Russia to remove title deeds of houses held by the after the arrests. Pompeo United States pressures its troops from Venezuela. Saturday, April 13 2019 FOREIGN ANALYSIS 69 As ECOPARL Mulls Panacea To Suicidal Mediterranean Sea Crossing Piqued by the rising death of ECOWAS citizens on deadly journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, the ECOWAS Parliament this week, convened a week Delocalised Committee Meeting in Conakry, Guinea, aimed at tackling the menace. OMONU NELSON reports. larmed by this development, the legislative arm of the Economic Community of WestA African States, ECOWAS, has convened a Delocalised Committee Meeting in Conakry, Guinean capital, aimed at finding lasting solution to the menace. It could be recall that in February this year, the International Organisation for Migration reported that, about 407 illegal migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea in the first quarter of 2019, and 439 deaths that occurred during the same period in 2018. Regrettably, a large chunk of victims are citizens of ECOWAS sub region. Speaking at the Opening Session of the Delocalised meeting of the Joint Committee on Communication and Information Technology, Education, Science & Technology, Labour, Employment, Youth, Sports and Culture in Conakry, Guinea, the Some migrants crossing Mediterranean Sea Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament Moustapha Cisse Lo stated that: overemphasized as it will tackle the menace through between January and July, The Delocalised meeting is address the challenges of fruitful deliberations. dies, compared to one death for aimed at ensuring that the unemployment facing our The Internationalevery 42 within the same period committees come up with region. Some of our citizens have Organization for Migration in 2017. recommendations that will died in the Mediterranean Sea (IOM), the UN Migration The group added: The renewed bring about job creation in due to irregular migration. This Agency, reports that 8,956 clashes have plunged Libya the ECOWAS region through is the reason why some of them migrants and refugees have into yet deeper chaos, further Entrepreneurship and the are fleeing to the industrialised entered Europe by sea through jeopardising the lives of about Development of Small Medium west. 27 February, a 12 per cent 8,000 migrants trapped and Enterprises, SMEs. “This meeting will deal with decrease from the 10,243 arbitrarily detained in the city’s Mr Moustapha Cisse Lo said job creation and training of our arriving during the same period detention centres. Many of the meeting will also renew youth, so that they can overcome last year. Deaths on the three these detainees are Nigerians. the parliament’s commitment the temptation of being trapped main Mediterranean Sea routes The recent fighting in developing strategies for in the Mediterranean Sea,” he through almost seven weeks of demonstrates that Libya is not a economic integration. said. 2019 are at 224 individuals or safe place and would-be migrants He said the consideration and He said the meeting will also about one half the 439 deaths to Europe should avoid the the adoption of draft report equip the Parliamentarians to that occurred during the same country as they will be exposed and recommendations of the play a major role in job creation period in 2018. to mortal danger. Committees would be done in the region. Figures from the Migration In view of the foregoing at the plenary session of the “This meeting will advocate Enlightenment Project Nigeria developments, the Migration ECOWAS parliament meeting and promote skills acquisition (MEPN), revealed that, at least Enlightenment Project Nigeria to be held in Nigeria, in May. of youths to enable them stay 1,600 persons attempting to would like to advise would-be The Representative of the in their countries rather than migrate to Europe through migrants to seek legal and safe ECOWAS Commission Mrs venture into illegal migration,” several illegal channels, ways of realising their goal to Liliane Alapini said that the Fischer said. including Libya, have perished avoid unnecessary suffering and issues of unemployment is at the He commended UNIDO for in the central Mediterranean deaths. heart of the region’s integration its collaboration efforts for the Sea, in the first seven months As part of efforts to address pursuit. development of the region. of 2018. illegal immigration from She decried the failure of This meet- Speaker of Guinean National The group noted that while the Nigeria, MEPN said it would policies in terms of job creation ing will deal Assembly, CLaude Kory number of illegal immigrants to hold a Stakeholders Roundtable and unemployment as being with job Kondiano, who also bared his Europe has reduced drastically, Dialogue on Migration a series of responsible for the rate of illegal mind on the ugly trend, said the the number of deaths increased consultations with civil society in Migration in West Africa. creation and meeting was apt, as the issue of between January and July 2018. Lagos, on Saturday. She urged the committee to training of unemployment has dealt a blow A statement jointly signed The forum, which was already strengthen policies on Small our youth, so to the region. by Kenneth Gbandi and Femi held in Abuja and Enugu, was and Medium Enterprises in the He said Guinea was happy Awoniyi, Co-Project Directors, part of the activities of the MEPN, region. that they can that the meeting is holding in MEPN, noted that attempts a public awareness campaign Also speaking, the Head of overcome the country, adding that it will to cross to Europe through promoting safe migration in Guinea Delegation of ECOWAS join in the implementation inappropriate channels Nigeria. Parliament and Co-Chair of the the tempta- of decisions reached in the amounted to suicide. 2019 is the fifth year of IOMs Joint Committee, Hon. Alpha tion of being meeting. The statement also quoted a efforts to systematically record Souleymane Bah Fischer, said, trapped in Similarly, Guinean Minister report of the United Nations deaths on migration routes the community would deal with of Cooperation, Dr Diene High Commissioner for worldwide through its Missing the challenge. the Mediter- Keita, reiterated that high rate Refugees (UNHCR), as saying Migrants Project (MMP). Since He said,” the important ranean Sea,” of unemployment is a major that, one in every 18 persons, the beginning of 2014, the Project of this meeting cannot be concern in the region. He urged who arrived in Europe via the has recorded the deaths of 31,340 he said the ECOWAS lawmakers to central Mediterranean route, people, including 407 in 2019. 70 INTERVIEW www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA Saturday, April 13, 2019 PMB Can’t Be Indifferent To NASS Leadership Emergence – Emiohe Mathew Emiohe is a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State and a Board member of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. In this interview with PATRICK ECHOGA, he speaks on the aftermath of the general elections, the horse-trading for leadership of the National Assembly, among other issues

Your party the APC won Edo Cen- and Obaseki is if the governor is tral, the supposedly stronghold not performing. I hear people talk of the PDP, and other parts of the about stomach infrastructure; I state. What was the magic? think all that will be addressed at The magic that played out for the right time. the APC was simply performance. The people of Esan land are now Before the general elections, there reacting to good governance and was rebellion of some members performance under Governor within the APC. However, in spite Godwin Obaseki. What has not of that President Muhammadu Bu- happened before in Esan land has hari was re-elected. What will be started to happen. In Ekpoma, your advice to him? the APC had never won but if you Buhari must strive to establish go to Ekpoma today you will see himself a man that will change road construction going on right Nigeria for good. He will want to there and the people appreciate be remembered as a leader that will that, so they voted for the APC. bring about economic prosperity In Ugbegun for example, there are for his people, a president that can schools and hospital projects going solve the problem of insecurity. Emiohe on right now. So, tell me why the You know, before Buhari came, people will want to vote otherwise? Boko Haram was a big problem to I think what the people want is the nation but that is not the case factor, as you are aware Esanland sity against ASUU? the leadership that can deliver for today. So, he needs to also do more is predominantly PDP but the APC Whatever is going on now them. in that area to completely eliminate won there because of what the between the management and it, including the herdsmen crisis. party is doing which the people the Academic Staff Union of After Obaseki’s eight years, the We want Buhari to be in same appreciate. As long as the party University (ASUU) is just a normal governorship should naturally go hall of fame with likes of the late has people’s oriented programmes disagreement. The university is a to Edo Central. Do you think this Obafemi Awolowo, Sardauna (Sir we will continue to win. People family and like in any family there victory is sustainable as against Ahmadu Bello), Tafawa Balewa, are angry with the PDP because of are bound to be disagreements the talk of how Edo Central vote Murtala Mohammed, among other what they did in the past. Rather once in a while, and don’t forget will determine if the governorship great Nigerians. In fact, we want it is the PDP as a party that will go that what is happening in the will go there? him to be greater than them. into extinction after Buhari. institution is not peculiar to the By the grace of God the victory is AAU alone. The interesting thing sustainable because it is our belief What is your take on the horse The day your board was inaugu- about the whole matter is that over that the governor will continue to trading for new leadership at the rated one task by the governor 90 percent of the workers went to do what he is already doing and we National Assembly? was to fulfil his dream of making AAU and I don’t think any of them know that in his own election by We don’t want a repeat of what the Ambrose Alli University one of will want AAU to fail because if 2020 he will win again. We have happened in the last four years. the most reputable. How has the they set fire on AAU, they set fire started to win and deliver the Yes, we know that party is supreme board gone to make this a reality? upon themselves. I think we should votes and we will continue to win but the party must tread carefully We are working very hard to all project the positive and great and when the time comes to have and consult widely to avoid make sure that the task given things happening at the university. a governor from Esanland there pitfalls so that only committed by the governor is achieved by will be no reason to say we haven’t APC lawmakers emerge as Senate making the University a world What do you think should be done delivered, everybody has seen it. President or Speaker, not what class. Unfortunately, most of the to address some of the teething we experienced in the Saraki- negative narratives are not true. problems in the institution? There seems to be cold war be- led Senate. If APC lawmakers Before I was appointed to the You know the board is new. For tween the governor and some are divided, the PDP will take board, I was always afraid to come a long time there was no council leaders of the party despite the advantage of it and take over close to the gate of the university in place. No doubt, we are saddled work he is doing in the state. Don’t the National Assembly. We must because of the scary things being with a lot of responsibility. I you think this might affect his re- come together as a united APC peddled about the institution, we know at the appropriate time the turn bid? lawmakers and members. Besides, always requested police escort to chairman of the board will address We don’t I don’t really think there is the president must a take a stand go there. all that. And I know in due time want a re- any cold war that I am aware of. and decide on who should emerge, Surprisingly, we were amazed there will be sanity and peace there. Whatever you are hearing or if not the one that may emerge will to see that some facilities and peat of what reading about is just a creation of be worse than Saraki. structures could even compare The issue of cultism is a serious happened in a section of the media. Maybe you with any other ivory towers. We challenge not only in AAU. What do you think should be done to the last four have forgotten that it was (Adams) Some analysts are of the view that have established that some of curb cultism affecting tertiary in- Oshiomhole that brought Obaseki, the APC as a political party may the negative information gaining years. Yes, stitutions? if he didn’t trust him to perform I not survive after President Buhari. grounds in the media are not very Initially, I used to be scared of we know don’t think he would have brought What is your take? correct and a far cry from the real that party is him in the first place. I totally disagree with such situation on ground. However, with going to the institution. Today, analysts. The APC is not built the chairman of the board you can the AAU has done something that supreme but So, as far as I’m concerned, around an individual. The APC be rest assured that some of the you don’t hear about cult activities the party Obaseki is doing everything is a strong party. For example, little challenges in the institution anymore. The present management planned for him to do. Where the APC is strong and alive in will soon be a thing of the past and has arrested that situation. In terms must tread Oshiomhole stopped is where Edo. That is why I said the party it will be restored to its old glory. of other schools, the commissioner carefully he has started and he is doing it must have a good manifesto and of police and other security agents and consult well. The only reason there can programme. In Edo State, the APC But there is this crisis that has pit- should be brought in to tackle it. In be quarrel between Oshiomhole didn’t win because of Buhari’s ted the management of the univer- AAU, cultism is no longer popular. widely Saturday, April 13, 2019 www.leadership.ng Leadership Newspapers @leadershipNGA 71 My Secret Life My Spouse Is My Planner – Jemimah BACKGROUND items I would pick out and DREAD about one week of fashion My name is Jemimah would offer to pay me to I cannot really say. I just school. It was far from Nerat Opara from Barkin have them, so I turned it take one day at a time, perfect but it was the best Ladi local government into a business and it just plan ahead, and expect feeling. area of Plateau State. I am evolved from there. I also the best while I prepare Berom by ethnic origin. I got tired of having tailors for the worst. HOW DO YOU was born into the family who could not interprete BALANCE BUSINESS, of a businessman and my designs properly, so CHALLENGES PROFESSION WITH businesswoman, Job I went to fashion school Balancing family and FAMILY LIFE? and Zipporah Jack on after the mandatory business is tasking, funds It is quite challenging, December 16th, 1988 National Youth Service too. There are so many but I have to work with in Zaria, Kaduna State. Corps (NYSC) Scheme things I could do time and place things in I am the second of three and I am here now. As with the right order of children, all of whom are for the yoghurt, my amount of boys. I did all my schooling mother started it and I funds. in Jos, Plateau State. I just continued in my own started my educational corner of the world. She REGRET career at Educare Private still makes yoghurt. It is a I regret not taking School, from there to family thing I suppose. fashion seriously Ecwa Staff School for early enough. secondary education. WHO TAUGHT YOU? I later proceeded to My mother taught me and FUTURE PLANS NTA Television College I am constantly looking I plan to start a for a Diploma and for new ways to make it ready to wear line for Bachelor’s degree. I did better. women and children. the mandatory National The process has already Youth Service Corps WHAT GIVES YOU begun. Eventually, I hope (NYSC) scheme in Sokoto AN EDGE OVER to include something for State, in a privately owned COMPETITORS? men as well. You know, television station. I am a I love what I do, and I take the whole family. fashion designer with a every order personally, touch of perfection, and I and so I pay attention to MOST MEMORABLE am also into the business details and finishing in my DAY of making all kinds of clothes. Every piece has I stayed up late and came yoghurt. a unique personal touch, up with a dress in spite no matter how simple. of the fear of GROWING UP And for my yoghurt, not getting I grew up in a very close- consistency is the word. it right. I knit family. Being an only wore my girl, I kind of learnt to play DRIVING FORCE dress to like a boy. Many thought I like to see people look school I would turn out to be a good. I also like good food. after tomboy because I used to only climb trees. Imagine the MENTOR (S) shock when years later, I I have a lot of indirect showed serious interest in mentors; people who fashion and cooking. inspire me from a distance. As for close mentorship, THE BUSINESS my mother in law is one. It started since I was 15 years old. I enjoy doing HOBBIES a lot of things and that Sewing, shopping, surfing influences the businesses the internet. that I venture into. I make clothes and accessories for women and female priority. I have a spouse children; I like seeing LIFE IN BRIEF who encourages me to people look good and I be the best version of I pay atten- also make and sell organic me. He is the planner. tion to details yoghurt for individuals Jemimah Nerat Opara is an indigene of Plateau State. I can be all over the and finishing and events. She was born into the family of Mr Job and Mrs place sometimes so he Zipporah Jack. She is Berom by ethnic origin and the in my clothes. second of three children. She had her nursery and is usually the voice of Every piece HOW IT ALL STARTED? primary education at Educare Private School and her reason that calls me out Well, the fashion part came secondary education at Ecwa Staff School, Jos. She and helps me focus. has a unique from my love for dressing obtained a Diploma and Bachelor’s degree at the NTA personal up and giving my friends Television College, Jos, Plateau State. She has been in ADVICE TO WOMEN touch, no and family what I used to the fashion design business since her teen years Idleness is not your matter how consider as ‘makeovers’. friend. There is so much Somehow, someone did INTERVIEW BY PHOTO BY buried in you. Allow it to simple always show interest in JULIET KUYET BULUS JEMIMAH NERAT OPARA find expression. AMUSEMENT MY WIFE AND I WERE HAPPY FOR TWENTY YEARS. THEN WE MET PARK Alec Baldwin

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t last, the con- agencies and organisations curity bedeviling some parts cate their responsibility, they science of Ni- engaged in the search for of the country. In Zamfara, leave the space for blood- gerians and the peace in the state. Most following the non-interven- suckers whose only desire is international members of the team, in- tion of security agencies to to entrench fear and control community has cluding yours sincerely, had end the bloodletting, some the populace. The crisis in finally been lanced over the our perspectives on issues of these traditional rulers Zamfara, as one of the mon- A have been alleged to be en- cruel killings by bandits in fuelling the bloodshed, but archs aptly captured it, is Zamfara State. Midweek, by the time we were through, gaged in subtle support of hinged on reaction to injus- President Muhammadu Bu- it was clear the visit had il- vigilante groups to confront tice. Security is not enforced hari cut short his foreign luminated our knowledge of these bandits. In some local but restored through the trip and returned home to the crisis. government areas of Zam- cooperation of citizens. Not attend to the raging insecu- The result of the visit was fara State, the police and even the deployment of more rity plaguing the country. On amazing as it opened my other security agencies have troops to the state can bring Thursday, the President met mind to all sides of the story. depended on these vigilante peace, if nothing is done to with security chiefs to review Critical stakeholders insisted groups for support in the restore economic develop- and appraise the ceaseless that the absence of political fight against banditry and ment, provide jobs to the human carnages that had at- will and sincerity of purpose kidnappings. A top secu- restless youths and ensure tracted national and global among the people are some rity official said the security that justice is delivered on all outrage. Earlier in the week, of the factors that make agencies had initially under- matters, no matter whose ox the Inspector General of Po- peace unattainable. To many estimated the sophistication is gored. lice, Mohammed Adamu, of these stakeholders who and prowess of the bandits. Zamfara and other states had visited Gusau, the Zam- participated in programmes He said that after over in the North are suffering fara State capital, where he organised by the IDFP ad- three years of banditry, “We from destruction because declared that no effort would vocacy team, peace is not have discovered that we are those responsible for soci- be spared to smoke out the the product of government Yari being overwhelmed on all etal peace are only engrossed bandits from their holes and only; the citizens must also fronts by these bandits. If in the pursuit of personal bring them to justice. He had be involved. Considering the In some instances, where of- told the advocacy team: “Fear we must end their hold in wealth and shutting the consoling words for Zamfara enormous cost of maintain- fending herdsmen are unable has taken over the hearts of the state, we must review doors of opportunity against people who have become ing security, no government to pay up, they are forced to people who should ordinar- our strategies and work to- those who are desperate to strangers to peace. is capable of shouldering the surrender their cows. The ily volunteer information to wards getting the people to come out of the poverty hole. Not many are well in- cost of providing security to consequences of this is that security agencies, but they support us. Without supe- For peace to be restored, formed about what is hap- the country. When citizens many farmers now rear cows are afraid for their own lives. rior power to deal with these those whose dream of eco- pening in a state that was are unwilling to cooperate in their homes, while Fulani That explains why the ban- criminals, the dream of tack- nomic empowerment must once peaceful. While some and collaborate with govern- herders who were engaged in dits enjoy some sort of invul- ling them will continue to be be allowed to walk through are wont to simply define the ment over the matter of se- rearing cows now roam the nerability. These bandits are what it is – a mere dream.” the door of economic oppor- raging banditry as a fallout curity, there is little govern- streets without cows.” seen on market days carrying One key issue that has tunities devoid of any form of illegal mining activities in ment can achieve. As the saying goes, an idle their deadly weapons, while been left unattended to is of discriminations. the state, others relate the In the course of the trip, mind is the devil’s work- the police look the other way negotiation with conflict crisis to herdsmen/farmers’ members of the advocacy shop. With harsh economic as these criminals extort and actors in resolving the cur- clashes that have led to loss team were made to under- realities confronting Fu- rob traders in broad day- rent quagmire. A sincere of lives and property. Some stand that herdsmen had lani youths who now do light.” approach towards tackling ???? have accused politicians of allegedly suffered from long not have cows, the resort to Amidst the ravaging crisis, the crisis must take into cog- GHANA MUST GO being behind the crisis. The years of injustice perpe- other forms of occupation to there is increasing distrust nisance a template that al- Reps summon truth is: all of these form trated by traditional rulers survive the hard times be- between Hausa farmers and lows for fruitful talks aimed part of the raging crisis, but who were assisted by secu- comes imperative. Initially, it the Fulani herdsmen. Unlike at launching appeals against Buhari over killings do not fully account for turn- rity agencies, especially the started with cattle rustling; before where intermarriage the evil works perpetrated by herdsmen, ing the state into a galling oa- police, in the imposition of thereafter, banditry, kidnap- is the normal practice, both by the bandits. The killing of bandits sis of perpetual and mindless heavy fines over destroyed pings and other criminal ethnic groups are now unfa- Buhari Daji, who was then — News murders. farms caused by grazing cat- activities were introduced. vourably disposed to encour- the acclaimed leader of the Sometime in Septem- tle. According to one of them, At the height of these crimi- aging intermarriage between bandits, should teach us that ber 2018, I was a part of a “It is normal for a herdsman nalities, bandits/kidnappers them. More than anything, unleashing death on bandits’ four-day advocacy visit to to pay as much as N100, 000 wrote letters to towns and the Hausa and Fulani are leaders will not, in itself, end Zamfara State. The trip was fine over a destroyed farm villages demanding them to engaged in promoting mu- such nefarious criminal acts. organised by the Interfaith that should not have attract- pay up whopping sums of tual exclusivity and standing There is absence of politi- Dialogue for Peace (IDFP), an ed more than N20, 000. Due money or risk the invasion up only for group’s survival, cal will from elected politi- interfaith initiative founded to these heavy fines, some of their communities. In the with subtle threat to their cians to deal with the prob- and funded by the Vienna- of these Fulani herders have absence of job opportunities, unity as they confront these lems. While the bandits’ based KAICIID Dialogue been forced to sell their cows it was easy to penetrate some barbaric bandits. firepower has become fear- Centre. The purpose of the to pay up whopping fines Hausa youths who serve as Last week, the Nigerian some, politicians are only visit was to interact with that are allegedly shared informants to bandits for a military authorities warned interested in strategising critical stakeholders like the among the police, owners of fee. that some traditional mon- for power without focusing With padded Zamfara State government, destroyed farms and, most A key member of a com- archs were engaged in aiding on the welfare of the people. pockets? traditional rulers, security times, village /district heads. munity-based organisation bandits in the current inse- When political leaders abdi- • LEADERSHIP (ISSN 0331-328X) is published in Abuja by LEADERSHIP GROUP LIMITED, 27 Ibrahim Tahir Lane, Off Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Way, Utako District, Abuja. Advert: 08161894836 (Abuja), 08033890255 (Lagos) News: 08034722406 P. O. Box 9514, Garki II, Abuja. 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