I will unbundle Supreme Court, Keyamo promises Says Nigeria to have 6 regional apex courts Submits that constitution replete with mistakes, needs amendment Abuja attorney general of the federation, his Tunde Opalana, first priority assignment will be to restructure the Supreme Court. A ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo said the Supreme Court will Keyamo (SAN) from Delta State said henceforth, operate on regional basis if President Muhammadu Buhari with one in each of the six geopolitical Iran demands appoints him minister of justice and Continued on page 3 El-Zakzaky’s release from

Nigeria g 5 www.dailytimes.ng DailyTimesNGR dailytimesnigeria dailytimesngr SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019 VOL. 3 NO. 1001 N100 Ministerial screening: Malami justifies El-Zakzaky, Dasuki’s continued detention Says their detention is in public interest Canvasses collaboration between executive and legislature throw sentiments into their continuous detention Tunde Opalana, Abuja which is in the interest of the nation at large. Substantiating his submission with Section 174 of the 1999 constitution (as amended), he said A minister -designate - Abubakar Malami the constitutional provisions creates room for (SAN) has justified the continued incarceration preference of public interest over private interest. of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria Malami was responding to a question raised by (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El- Zakzaky and former the Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki on the continuous detention of people against (rtd) among others being kept behind bars in order of courts for their bail. spite of court judgements ordering their release. Abaribe quoted exclusive rights of individual Malami, who was the immediate former Nigerians as entrenched in Sections 36 to 44 of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the the constitution which he said are not being Federation, said such persons suffer continuous respected in the case of Dasuki and El-Zakzaky detention in the interest of the public. and others. Absolving the Federal Government of any Malami said: “I concede as argued by the wrong doing in detaining Dasuki and El-Zakzaky Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe against public outcry, Malami, who appeared (PDP Abia South) that a minister of justice and before the Senate screening of ministerial nominees on Friday, said Nigerians should not CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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‘Malami justifies El-Zakzaky, PHOTO TIMES Dasuki’s continued detention’ Continued from page 1 detained at the instance of to repeat itself during the Federal Government on the current 9th National attorney general as stipulated alleged corrupt practices, Assembly, culture of deep- by sections 36, 37 and 39 of while El- Zakzaky alongside rooted collaboration between the constitution, supposed his wife were also being the two arms, has to be put in to protect the rights of any detained since December place. citizen from being violated 2015 on alleged treasonable “The culture of even by the state, but where offences. collaboration between such rights conflicts with Malami also advocated the two arms has to be public interest, the latter more collaboration between demonstrated right from overrides the former. the executive and legislature the stage of conception or “The office of the attorney at different parliamentary formulation of a bill, up to general has exclusive processing stages of bills the level of public hearing responsibility of upholding to avoid high turnover of and eventual passage. the public interest above bills not assented to by the “For example, the personal interest of President. Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) anybody”. He said: “Absence was fundamentally rejected He went further to cite the of collaboration and by the executive for lack of ruling of Supreme Court on cooperation between the this required collaboration Federal Government versus legislature and the executive, especially as regards the L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari; Liberian President George Weah and Liberian Minister of Foreign Asari Dokubo where on the accounted for high rate interest of host community Affairs, Gbehzohngar Findley as President Buhari is decorated with The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood grounds of public interest, of bills rejection by the perceived by the executive of Venerable Order of the Pioneers,” Republic of Liberia’s highest national honour as part of Liberian 172nd the court refused him bail. Presidency from the last to have been compromised Independence Anniversary Celebration in Monrovia...on Friday. Sambo Dasuki has since Assembly. through provisions of the December 2015 been “For such scenario not bills.”

I will unbundle Supreme Court, Keyamo promises Continued from page 1 amendment of the 31 not attempted to amend the justices. I will make a holistic provision. zones of the country, restructuring of the Supreme Also, during the screening lamenting that the apex court Court and unbundling of the exercise, a constitutional issue is the busiest in the world court,” he asserted. was raised by the senator and is over-burdened with Keyamo, who commended representing Bayelsa West, frivolous cases that are below the 7th National Assembly for Sen. Lawrence Ewrujakpor, the standard of the highest passing the Administration who noted that the Senate has court in the judicial system of of Criminal Justice Act breached Section 121 of the any nation. which provides for prison Senate Standing Rule and Part The spokesperson of decongestion in the country, 2 of the 5th Schedule of the 1999 the Buhari/ Osinbajo lamented that only a few Constitution (as amended) in Presidential Campaign states in the country have screening nominees without Fourth from left is Ibrahim Magu, Ag. Chairman, EFCC; Dr. Joe Abah, Country Director, DAI; Olanipekun Council highlighted his plan replicated the provision in proper asset declaration. Olukoyede, Secretary to the EFCC and Esther Adegunle from DAI.; 1st right from left is Dr. Aminu for a holistic reformation of their judicial system, adding Ewrujakpor said nominees Gusau, Director Organisational Support; Tony Amokeodo, SA (Media) to the Chairman, EFCC and Tony the nation’s judicial system that “it is unfortunate, are constitutionally requested Orilade, Ag. Spokesperson, EFCC. while fielding questions from that the provisions are not to have declared their assets senators on Friday during complied with by states. State before been screened for the screening of ministerial governments must amend appointment into public nominees. their criminal procedure acts.” offices. Keyamo said the Supreme The nominee picked holes He said: “Mr. President, I Court in Abuja will in the 1999 Constitution (as noticed that this trend was handle cases bordering on amended) as being replete not followed since we started constitutional, political and with mistakes that impact this screening exercise. This election jurisdiction while the negatively on the judicial is a breach of our rule and court at regional level will system, submitting that a that of the provision of the handle other classes of cases. handful of provisions of constitution.” He as well faulted the the constitution need to be The senator said glossing decision of cases before the amended. over this important Supreme Court as presently Keyamo specifically constitutional provision is constituted by just seven out called for a review of the not in tandem with the anti- of the 21 justices on the bench, constitutional powers granted corruption campaign of the describing such as scandalous. the attorney general at the incumbent administration of Keyamo frowned at federation and state levels, President Buhari. L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Transcorp Power Limited, Mr. Kalyana Sundaram; President/CEO, the provision of the court particularly the provision “This call is not to witch - Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc,, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo; Managing Director/ establishment that makes the that says the discretion of the hunt anybody, but to satisfy CEO, Transcorp Hotels Plc, Mrs Owen Omogiafo; and Executive Director, Business Development remaining 14 justices indolent attorney general cannot be constitutional provisions. and Legal Services, Mr. Christopher Ezeafulukwe, during the Transcorp Half Year Analyst Parley and involuntary acceptance of questioned. It could be ascribed to held in Lagos...on Tuesday the verdict of the ruling seven He said: “Let us amend the the hurried nature of the judges without power to raise constitution to make power assignment. I am happy that objections. of the director of public the Senate has taken note. We “If the President assigns me prosecution. It should be have not lost any ground, we the portfolio of the attorney subjected to review.” can make amends,” he added general, the first thing I will When asked by Senator Dino The Senate President do is to reform the judiciary Melaye on the usurpation noted the point of order. with my cardinal reformation of the power of the Code Meanwhile, the Senate principle, namely to of Conduct Bureau by the on Friday screened seven decongest the Supreme Court, Presidential Committee on nominees, bringing to 31 to decongest the prisons and Recovery of Public Properties the number of ministers- to decongest courts across the headed by Okono Obla, he designates so far screened. country. agreed that there is a conflict of Screened on Friday were “As an attorney general of roles, but blamed the inability Abubakar Malami from the federation, I will decongest of the legislature to amend the Kebbi State, Sen. Hadi Sirika the Supreme Court which provision. from Katsina State, Dr. Osagie is the busiest in the world. Keyamo explained that the Ehanire from Edo State, Mrs. Nigeria will have six regional committee in question was a Paullen Tallen from Plateau Supreme Courts. Let me say creation of the military decree State, Mohammed Maigari without being immodest that in 1984, but was transmitted Dingyadi from Sokoto State, the Supreme Court diary into law by an Act of parliament Festus Keyamo from Delta uptill 2022 is fully booked. while the legislature under State and Dr. Ali Isa Pantami Executives of Correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kwara State during “I will press for an subsequent governments has from Gombe State. their inauguration in Illorin, the state capital. Daily Times Nigeria 4 News Saturday, July 27, 2019 READ MORE ON: www.dailytimes.ng Confusion, intrigue trail Justice Tsoho’s Teenage sex trade booms in swearing-in as acting chief judge Delta as used condoms litter called to the bench same day with him. uncompleted buildings Andrew Orolua, Abuja Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmoud Mohammed, Justice Nosa Akenzua, Asaba and heavy sucking of their The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Justice Ejembi customers’ genitals for quick Eko of the Supreme Court and several ejaculation. Ibrahim Muhammad, on Friday, swore Teenage sex trade for in Justice John Tsoho as the acting chief judges of the Federal High Court At the uncompleted judge of the Federal High Court after witnessed the swearing- in. financial gains has continued buildings, sources said they an aborted 10 am ceremony which Earlier in the morning on Friday, to thrive in Asaba and its bribe their way into the rooms officials claimed was put off because Justice Tsoho and guests who came environs in Delta State with through area boys/men who a letter from the Presidency was not for the ceremony left the venue uncompleted buildings being collect N2,000 on each sexual forthcoming. disappointed after waiting for hours. used as their operational base. intercourse with a customer In his remarks, the chief justice The Supreme Court on Thursday Though the Delta State sent out invitations that the chief justice for forty to sixty minutes failed to allude to the early morning Government through its depending on the sexual confusion, but said that Justice Tsoho will swear -in Justice Tsoho as the Secretary (SSG), Barrister has been sworn in as the acting chief acting chief judge of the Federal High strengthen of the customer Court by 10 am on Friday. Chiedu Ebie, had in a chat on well dressed foams with judge of the Federal High Court in with journalists in Asaba last compliance with the constitution However, the swearing-in ceremony tissue papers positioned for being the most senior judge after the which was supposed to take place at the weekend condemned the their cleaning exercise after retirement of Justice Adamu Abdul- main bowl of the apex court at 10 am on increasing rate of persons sex. Kafarati. Friday could not hold because “there sleeping in uncompleted Abeiyuwa (surname He said that “Justice Tsoho has was no letter from the Presidency buildings across the state withheld), who spoke to our served as a judge at the Federal High approving the swearing-in.” including nefarious activities Justice Tsoho reporter, said that they make Court for a very long time and he has Though, at 9:37 am on Friday, Justice being carried out in many Tsoho and a large number of his well- Thursday. more money in Asaba hence risen to be the number two in hierarchy of the buildings, but the they moved into it for sexual and by the constitution he is the most wishers and staff of the Federal High The Director of Information of the situation appeared to not senior. Court were seated, but the chief justice Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, activities, adding:”We often who ought to administer the oath of told The Daily Times that “once to be abating as the ‘sexual settle Area Boys/Men with “We hope he will do well and marabouts’ have continued improve upon the achievements of the office was conspicuously absent. the letter reaches the court from the N2,000 and Police with N1,000 court. You have a lot of responsibilities After a long wait till about 11:30 Presidency, the swearing-in will to eke their living through after which we are allowed as head of this court that is spread all am, a staff of the Supreme Court, who take place immediately, adding “it random sex with sex hungry to sleep with our customers over the country with many judges.” spoke on behalf of the chief registrar of can even happen on Saturday, if we men for financial gains. and the following morning He urged that if the new acting the court, informed the gathering that get the letter on Friday.” Investigation revealed that we will go back to Benin and chief judge wants to nominate the swearing-in will not take place. Justice Tsoho was born on June 24, these teenage ‘sex traders’ others not from Benin will go new judges, he must carry out a He said that the Supreme Court 1959 in Mbaduku, Vandeikya Local operate as visiting prostitutes is still expecting the letter from the Government Area of Benue State. to where they came from”. thorough scrutiny of nominees and from neighbouring states Asked why she took to expressed the hope that the welfare Presidency authorising the swearing-in He attended Saint Anthony’s like Edo, Anambra, and Imo and conditions of service of judges of Justice Tsoho as the acting chief judge Primary School Chenge-Mbaduku prostitution at age of sixteen of the Federal High Court, adding that in 1967 -1972 and proceeded to St and are hardened cigarettes years, Abeiyuwa said: “I don’t and staff of the Federal High Court smokers with disdain would improve under Justice Tsoho’s when they receive the letter, Justice Michael’s Secondary School Alaide have anybody caring for me tenure. Tsoho will be sworn- in. and obtained his WASC in 1977 and manners. and I am from Benin and my Justice Muhammad enjoined the A senior lawyer, who was among Murtala college of Arts, Science and It was exclusively gathered parents are very poor, and I acting chief judge to take time off those in attendance, said that the Technology, Makurdi (IJMBE) from that they are allegedly need to assist them since they and pay visits to other divisions of unfortunate lapse has created a 1978 - 1979. empowered by powerful will not allow prostitution in the court to see things personally and vacuum in the Federal High Court Justice Tsoho was appointed judge native doctors with “do what Benin again,” disclosing that paid glowing tributes to retired Justice leadership as the tenure of Justice of the federal high court on November I ask love charm” as powder Kafarati expired by 12 midnight on 12, 1998. she was introduced to Asaba Abdul- Kafarati, who he said was they rob on their faces during by a friend. night fall and in preparing for Some of their customers, their routine sexual business. who spoke to our reporter Clad often in disarming on condition of anonymity, Imo uncovers looted govt properties in skimpy dresses and pointing described the teenage sex to power zero artificially traders as the best, adding: pumped breasts, these “We are enjoying sex with warehouses own by Okorocha’s wife teenage sex traders, further them better than those big investigation revealed, Val Okara, Owerri the former governor’s daughter who attracted and the state Commissioner girls carrying disease about. arrived at scene and started abusing of Police, Rabiu Ladodo came around operate in Summit Junction When you try them they the committee members as well as and decided that we seal this place. Asaba, Nnebisi road close will just finish you in bed”. The Imo State Recovery of Movable security agents that accompanied the “The funny thing is that all those to a popular international Unconfirmed sources Assets Committee led by Jasper committee. point seven millimetre roofing sheets hotel, Okwe quarters, Ibusa said that these teenage Ndubuaku on Friday uncovered The state Commissioner of Police, removed from the Imo State secretariat Community and Ogwashi Rabiu Ladodo and his men, who were and House of Assembly are all packed prostitutes are crazy in sex warehouses packed with 40 feet Uku Community where they with men and most often containers loaded with looted state present to forestall any breakdown here. They removed all those things hoodwink unsuspecting government properties. of law and order, prevented the mob and then used point 3.5 mm to re-roof knock out the overzealous from venting their anger on her. the state secretariat and the House of sex hungry men into sexual sex hungry men whose The warehouses where the looted intercourse for between government properties were packed Although, the plea from the police Assembly,” he added. performance portends belong to Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha, wife boss did not dissuade the angry youth Also speaking, the Commissioner N10,000 and N15,000 laughable narrative. of the immediate past Governor of the and traders from pelting Mrs. Nwosu of Police, Rabiu Ladodo expressed depending on negotiations. But the Police state, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. with stones as she attempted to leave happiness that his men were able Apart from within Asaba Commissioner in the state, In the warehouses located along the place before a member of the to forestall a breakdown of law and operations, they have Adeleke Adeyinka, who Aba Road opposite Alaba Market recovery team persuaded them to stop order. also discovered powerful spoke to journalists in Asaba, beside the sealed All-In One plaza their actions. According to him, tempers were operational areas such as Fielding questions from journalists very high to the extent that some the said that the police were on owned by Okorocha’s wife, the Umunede Community, top of investigation about committee discovered all types at the premises, the chairman of mob numbering over 100 persons Ubulowhoi Community and of furniture, air conditioners and the recovery committee, Jasper were about destroying the property the teenage girls operating Ndubuaku said the team acted on a and even killing people before the Onicha Ugbo Junction where as prostitutes, adding that electronic gadgets previously used they operate full swing sexual to decorate the Imo International tip -off and discovered the massive police intervened. though no arrest has been Conference Centre, the Ahiajoku warehouses where most of the looted He said his happiness was bouts with trailer drivers made, there was ongoing Centre and other government offices government properties were kept. the application of justice and including other smaller investigation to bring the before they were looted. Ndubuaku disclosed that some professionalism by the police, motorists who derive pleasure perpetrators to book. Also discovered in the warehouses of the properties found in the which resulted in the citizens, the in casual sex with them even “We are worried because were the corrugated roofing sheets warehouses include most of the government and the immediate without the use of condoms. of their activities as removed from the state secretariat and looted items from the Government past governor believing more in the Their business in Asaba House, such as beddings, window assurances of the police. teenagers and we shall the state House of Assembly complex. and other places in the state, soon bring them to book, The bursting of the warehouses blinds, chairs and tables from the Imo The Daily Times on Saturday recalls our informed sources said, by the asset recovery committee International Conference Centre and that the operatives of the EFCC last especially as they operate the Imo Trade and Investment Centre, Tuesday sealed some of the properties is profitable as the cost of in uncompleted buildings attracted the traders at the Alaba sex through the night range International Market, commercial bus electronic gadgets and air conditioners illegally acquired by Okorocha’s and also invite hoodlums operators and other angry residents amongst others. family members and his associates. from N30,000 to N40,000 to have sex with them every who were about to vent their anger at “Luckily, some citizens were with additional blow jobs day”, the Police boss said. Daily Times Nigeria READ MORE ON: www.dailytimes.ng Saturday, July 27, 2019 5 News Magu laments obstacles in Iran demands El-Zakzaky’s repatriation of stolen funds The acting Chairman, He further noted that President Economic and Financial Crimes Muhammadu Buhari has Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim remained unwavering in his release from Nigeria Magu, has lamented the vision and mission of ensuring difficulties being experienced in victory in the anti-corruption Iranian “I, as the prosecutor the repatriation of stolen assets crusade. government has asked general of the Islamic traced to foreign countries, “The next level in the Nigeria to send the leader Republic of Iran, urge making a clarion call on corruption fight is promising, of Islamic Movement the Nigerian judicial international law enforcement there is political will and we are agencies to assist the agency in going to be daring,” he said. of Nigeria (IMN) also authorities (to take this regard. He further noted the known as Shiites, Sheikh steps) in line with their “The process of repatriating importance of inter-agency Ibrahim El- Zakzaky judicial independence monies stashed abroad has collaboration between the to Iran for medical and support for a captive been very frustrating and EFCC, the Independent Corrupt disappointing, yet we have done Practices and other Related Fraud treatment. citizen, and provide the everything possible, gone out of Offences Commission, ICPC, the The Prosecutor-General ground for his release our way to encourage our sister Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, of the Islamic Republic and transfer him to the agencies, but cooperation is and the Fiscal Responsibility of Iran, Mohammed Islamic Republic of Iran almost nil,” he said. Commission, FRC, stressing that Montazeri, who made for treatment,” he said. Magu expressed the concern multi-agency collaboration was on Thursday at the EFCC Head key to winning the corruption the demand, urged the The Daily Times in Office, Jabi, Abuja, during a war. Federal Government and its Tuesday Editorial visit by Dr. Joe Abah, Country Noting that the Administration the judiciary to allow commentary demanded Director of DAI Nigeria, an of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA El-Zakzaky get medical that the Islamic sect international development firm 2015 has been “very helpful”, implementing programmes he opined that “majority of the attention because of leader should be covering governance, in more people in the Judiciary are not his deteriorating health released by Federal than 100 countries worldwide. doing well, but a few of them are, condition. Government without He said: “We have been and we use to have dialogue with A report by AhlulBayt further delay. investigating a number of cases them to share our experience, and News Agency, an Iran- “El-Zakzaky was for over four years working this has been very helpful”. with the Federal Bureau of He further revealed that from based news organisation, arrested in December, Investigations, National Crimes January till date, the EFCC has the prosecutor general 2015, barely six months Echono Agency and even the Crown secured about 550 convictions. made the demand in a after Buhari was sworn Prosecution Service, we have While commending the letter on July 20, 2019. in as civilian president. observing their annual since then. done everything possible, gone MacArthur Foundation and the out of our way to encourage our DAI for their support of the anti- He was said to have The arrest and detention religious procession. “While the case has sister agencies, but except there is corruption crusade in Nigeria, he called on the Judiciary to followed a bloody clash “During the clash, been in court over the a third party involved there is no called for more support for the grant bail to El-Zakzaky, between members of over 400 Shiite members years, El-Zakzaky has cooperation.” EFCC in all areas possible. who is the leader of all IMN and the Nigeria including three sons of been granted bail several While noting that “the Swiss According to Abah, the visit Shia Muslims in Nigeria Army which accused the Islamic cleric, were times by courts of have been more cooperative”, was part of efforts aimed at Magu observed that “the others further supporting the anti- and criticised Nigerian the Shiites of blocking reportedly killed by competent jurisdiction never disclose their findings”, corruption crusade in Nigeria. government’s handling the highway and the Army and buried in but the government has and are “very reluctant to get the “We recognise the valuable of the crisis, adding that disallowing the Chief mass grave. El-Zakzaky refused to release him proceeds repatriated”. work EFCC is doing to El-Zakzaky’s current of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. who was seriously citing security and other “We are willing to go outside preventing, investigating, this country to give evidence, and prosecuting and combating medical condition had Tukur Buratai passage wounded, was arrested concerns,” Daily Times to share the intelligence that we financial and economic crimes,” become a source of on the Kaduna-Zaria alongside his wife and editorial commentary have,” he stressed. he said. worry. road while they were have been in detention recalled.

WASSCE: Over 1m candidates obtain credits and above in 5 subjects 180,205 candidates’ results withheld over exam misconduct in this category in the administered to candidates while 768,075 were female, candidates, representing examination. Certificates Esther Taiwo WASSCE for School from some schools in Benin representing 51.70% and 11.33% of the total number of candidates whose Candidates in 2018 was Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and 48.30% respectively. of candidates that sat the results have been fully This will be a cheery news 50%. Equatorial Guinea where “Out of the total number examination are being processed and released for parents, guardians and “The West African the Nigeria curriculum of candidates that sat the withheld in connection will be ready within the students as out of 1,590,173 Senior School Certificate for the Senior Secondary examination in Nigeria, with various reported next 90 days from today candidates that sat for Examination (WASSCE) School were in use”, he 1,468,071 candidates, cases of examination (Friday)”, the HNO added. the 2019 West African for School Candidates said. representing 92.32% malpractice. “The cases Olanipekun on behalf Senior School Certificate 2019 took place in the The head of WAEC have their results fully are being investigated and of the Management and Examination (WASSCE), five member countries of national office noted processed and released reports of the investigations entire Staff of the Council a total of 1,020,519 WAEC from Monday, April further that a total of 1,918 while 122,102 candidates will be presented to the in Nigeria expressed candidates representing 9, 2019 to Friday, June 7, candidates with varying representing 7.68% have appropriate Committee of gratitude to all the 64.18% obtained credits 2019” degrees of special needs a few of their subjects still the Council in due course. Supervisors, Invigilators, and above in minimum “The Coordination of were registered for the being processed”. The Committee’s decisions Custodians, Examiners and of five subjects including Examiners and Marking of examination saying out He said efforts are will be communicated to other Ad-hoc personnel for English Language and Candidates’ Scripts took of this number 299 were however being made to the affected candidates their support towards the Mathematics. place at 83 Marking Venues visually challenged, 842 speedily complete the through their various successful conduct of the Announcing the results in Nigeria while one Subject had impaired hearing; processing and all the schools,” he stated. examination and marking at a press briefing to was electronically-marked 158 had low vision; 75 affected candidates will “The details of the results of scripts. announce the release of in three selected Computer were spastic cum mentally get their results fully are already available online, “Our sincere WASSCE results for school Centres. A total of 80,125 challenged, and 85 were processed and released and candidates who sat appreciations also go to candidates on Friday at Examiners participated physically challenged. subsequently. the examination and who the officials of the Federal the WAEC National Office, in the coordination and All these candidates The analysis of have fulfilled their financial and State Ministries of Yaba, Head of the Nigeria marking exercise”, he said. with special needs, the statistics of the obligations to the Council Education, ANCOPPS and national office of the West He said a total of according to him, were performance of candidates are free to check the details to the Nigeria Police and African Examinations 1,596,161 candidates adequately provided for in the examination shows of their performance on the other Security Agencies Council (WAEC), Mr. registered for the in the administration of that out of the 1,590,173 Council’s results website: for their assistance and Olu Adenipekun, said examination from 18,639 the examination adding candidates that sat the www.waecdirect.org. cooperation during of this number, 507,862 recognised secondary that their results have examination: 1,309,570 “The Result Checker the conduct of the representing 49.77% schools in Nigeria. also been processed and candidates representing PIN and Serial Number examination. We are were male candidates, “Of the number released along with other 82.35% obtained credit needed by candidates equally grateful to schools and 512,655 representing that registered for the candidates. and above in a minimum to check their results that availed the Council 50.23% were female examination, 1,590,173 “Of the total number of of any five subjects online are contained on the use of their facilities candidates. candidates sat the 1,590,173 candidates that that is, with or without the candidate’s Smart for various activities of He, however, said the examination. The sat the examination in English Language and/ Identity Card used the Council despite other percentage of candidates examination was also Nigeria, 822,098 were male or Mathematics; 180,205 during the conduct of the commitments,” he said. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 News 6 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng #BBOG challenges FG to confirm Short News or deny Leah Sharibu’s death NEMA receives 171 Nigerian Boko Haram on February 19, 2018 Alice Loksha Ngaddah. Are they Andrew Orolua, Abuja and Alice Loksha Ngaddah, an aid still alive? returnees from Libya worker with UNICEF may be dead “What is the government under The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received Members of the is extremely troubling. his leadership doing to secure their another batch of 171 stranded Nigerians from Libya. #BringBackOurGirls movement Coordinator, Lagos territorial office of NEMA, Alhaji Idris Muhammed, who was “Grace Taku, a recently release from terrorist enclave that represented by the Public Information Officer, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the returnees have called on the federal abducted aid worker with Action has lasted over 522 and 512 days arrived the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport about 1.10 government to confirm or deny Against Hunger, made this claim respectively? Or has the President a.m. on Friday. the video released by Boko Haram of Leah and Alice’s death in a forgotten his numerous promises He said that they arrived aboard an Al Buraq Airline aircraft with registration stating that Leah Sharibu and Alice proof of life video released by the to bring them back? number 5A-DMG and flight number UZ 196/25. Loksha have been killed. insurgents on July 24. She stated “Given the belated justice According to him, the returnees were brought back by the International Organisation The group said it has read the that Leah and Alice were killed of rescue to our 112 remaining for Migration (IOM) and the European Union under the assisted voluntary returnees statement put out by the Senior by the insurgents because of the Chibok girls who have been in programme. Special Assistant to the President federal government’s inability to captivity for 1, 929 days and end Muhammed said the returnees comprise of 61 female adults, one female child and on Media and Publicity, Garba five female infants, as well as 98 adult males, one male child and five male infants. do something. the shame of his failure to keep He advised Nigerian youth to be wary of overseas love advances from strangers, Shehu as the government’s “We have read the statement promises made to ensure that all of noting that this was now one of the tactics being used by human traffickers to lure their reaction from the Presidency are put out by a senior special them are rescued before December victims outside the country. unsatisfatory. assistant to the President on 31, 2015 – about four years ago. The coordinator said the traffickers were now contacting ladies via social media #BBOG, in a statement signed by media and publicity, as the “We remain resolute and apps, especially Facebook and WhatsApp, and making fake marriage proposals to Florence Ozor, Gapani Yanga and government’s reaction from the determined to never cease them to deceive them into travelling outside Nigeria. Nifemi Onifade respectively, said Presidency to this disconcerting demanding action for our citizens. He cited a particular case when a lady sought advice about a man who simply called it is the constitutional duty of the news. We are however, not The constitutional duty to uphold himself Ali, who claimed to be living in Sudan, adding that “upon critical observation, government to uphold the dignity satisfied, especially given that the the dignity of life of all Nigerians the code number of the caller indicated that it belongs to Libyan code, and the man that of life of all Nigerians. makes video calls was an Arab; but he was not making statements for the lady to hear statement is characterised by too must be performed by the federal him. They stated that many innuendos as well as lame government and President “It was understood that the man cannot communicate in English, but someone “#BringBackOurGirls calls on the assurances that are not backed up Muhammadu Buhari. behind the scene was responsible for the chatting with the lady.” federal government to confirm or with any credible evidence. “As a citizens movement The NEMA official urged the returnees to put behind their experiences in the volatile deny claim of the death of Leah “We therefore, call on the committed to keeping government North African country and take advantage of the opportunities being put in place by Sharibu and Alice Loksha with a President, Muhammadu Buhari, accountable, we are not for turning the federal government and other development partners to forge a better future for proof of life video. directly as is usually done by until Leah, Alice, Grace, her five themselves. “The claim that Leah Sharibu, the leaders of other nations to provide unnamed colleagues, Chibok girls Muhammed advised young Nigerians planning to leave the country to make use sole remaining Dapchi schoolgirl an update to the people of Nigeria and other abducted citizens are of the migrant resource centres, jointly set up by the government and the International of the 110 students abducted by Organisation for Migration to know more about their destination countries. on the status of Leah Sharibu and rescued.” According to NEMA, as at March 15, 12, 574 Nigerians have so far returned from Libya under the assisted voluntary returnees programme which began in April 2017. UBA pledges more funding for SMEs The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has pledged more funding for the growth and development of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME’s) in Africa. The General Managing Director, UBA, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the opening of the UBA Market Place. The UBA Market Place is an entrepreneurial fair, with exhibitors from 20 African countries, taking place on the sidelines of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum. Uzoka said that the bank had made specific initiatives to make SMEs more viable and better established across Africa with a view to stimulating and deepening the economy of the continent. “We bank a lot of customers across the continent and in doing that we have discovered that there is a gap in the business value chain. “That void we discovered is how to bring more buyers and sellers together and that is what we have done today. “The UBA market place has brought together under one roof, more than 5,000 SMEs from across Africa. We want to create a platform in Africa similar to Alibaba and ebay,” he said. Uzoka said that Africa’s youth were full of ideas that could change the standard of living and reduce poverty on the continent and that was why the bank was passionate about supporting SMEs. Also, the UBA Group Head, Retail Banking, Mr. Jude Anele said that 10 per cent of the bank’s total balance sheet has been earmarked to support SMEs in countries where the bank operates in Africa. The countries are Nigeria, Chad, Cote D’ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Congo Brazzaville, France, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, and Mali. Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa making his remarks at the FCT Police Command during the FCTA’s condolence visit. The other countries are Sierra Leone, Zambia, Cameroon, Congo DRC, Listening attentively is the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma. Gabon, Mozambique and Tanzania In Nigeria, Anele revealed that about N50 billion had been set aside from the Don advocates need to embrace forestation in Nigeria bank’s portfolio for SMEs financing. titled: “The unrecognised are also particulate matters, and treat industrial Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin important,” said that the dynamics wastes before their release into the Man, 28, docked for allegedly raping of this world is being kept moving environment. The three tiers of government in Nigeria through the activities of the seen and He cautioned against farming along 13-year-old girl as well as Nigerians have been enjoined unseen, plants and animals, living and the roadsides, saying any farming A 28-year-old man, Moses Okechukwu on Friday appeared before a to embrace forestation, while doing non- living things. activity should be at least 20 metres Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos state for allegedly raping a 13-year- away with unnecessary deforestation. “Therefore, there is the need to away from the road. old girl. Prof. Paul Ojo Fatoba of the accord everything and every person Prof. Fatoba said Nigerians should Okechukwu, whose address is not provided, faces a three-count charge of Department of Plant Biology, University due recognition because everybody and learn to recognise everything around rape, sexual assault and trying to escape arrest to which he pleaded not guilty. of Ilorin, who gave the admonition Police prosecutor, ASP Akpan Nkem, told the court that the defendant everything are important. Even if only them because they are all important, committed the offences on July 15, at No. 2, Chukwuma Close, Jakande, at the 183rd inaugural lecture of the for the purification of the atmosphere, adding that this would help in decoding institution, said forestation is the most Ajangbadi, Lagos. all plants deserve recognition. the messages in them. Nkem said that Okechukwu unlawfully had sexual intercourse with the girl appropriate approach to arrest climate “Plants are very important in the The teak plants along the main road, without her consent. change as the green plants are the space purification and the making of the he cautioned should only be weeded “The defendant forcefully penetrated the girl’s private part without her vehicles and have the capacity to act as environment clean and safe,” he added. while others should be left so that the consent. carbon sinks, thus reducing green house Urging prudent use of forest seedlings and saplings can survive, He also assaulted one Chukwuemeka Okereke while trying to escape arrest,’’ gases. resources so as to reduce the loss thus increasing the stands and the the prosecutor said. He stated that when a tree is felled, of bio-diversity, the academic said smothering of the weeds. Ikem said that the offences contravene Sections 168, 258 and 170 of the at least two stands of such a tree should Criminal Laws of Lagos state, 2011. industries should evolve strategies All the teak stands, he added, need The Chief Magistrate, Patrick Adekomiya, admitted the defendant to bail in be planted. that are environmentally friendly by to be pruned so as to increase their Prof. Fatoba, whose lecture was the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until reducing the emission of gaseous and economic value. August 28 for hearing. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng 7 News Gov. Dickson has no preferential Short News FG inaugurates committee on candidate, says Alaibe sustainable funding for education ambition. from that point when we get in as Tunde Opalana, Abuja He said all the governorship governor. Doorsum Iwambe, Abuja aspirants have equal rights like any “We have rolled out a blue -print The federal government has inaugurated a committee charged with A Peoples Democratic Party other citizen of the state to contest for the economic development the responsibility to harmonise, develop and work out a framework for (PDP) governorship aspirant for as governor. of our state which will soon be sustainable funding of education in Nigeria. the November 16 governorship “In fact, if anyone is actually publicised and of course, with Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, who election in Bayelsa state, Timi inaugurated the committee in Abuja, charged members to interface with looking for endorsement, I should special emphasis on our ability to the relevant stakeholders to collate their views and submit the report for Alaibe has absolved the state be the one to be endorsed. So, there deliver them. President Muhammadu Buhari’s consideration. Governor, Seriake Dickson of is no story about him endorsing “We want to tell our people that In a statement released on Friday, Echono said the challenge before the having a preferential candidate as anyone; he has not said that we shall face creation of jobs, we committee was to devise a new source of mobilising the resources needed to the PDP flag -bearer. adequately fund and transform the sector. publicly and people should stop have strategy for resolving conflicts According to the permanent secretary, President Buhari is keen on He described as unsubstantiated carrying these rumours,” Alaibe and youth restiveness. addressing the challenges in the education sector, declaring that “the rumour, insinuations that Dickson stated. “All what we have done so President accords top priority to this assignment to ensure that we provide is propping one of his many The aspirant assured the people far in the resolution of youth the right framework for intervention in the education sector. loyalists in the restoration group to of the state that he is focused restiveness in the Niger Delta and “Prior to this formal inauguration, I had the privilege of meeting with the succeed him as the state governor. Vice President as well as the Senate President to discuss the core priorities in on exploring the economic the experience and capacity is what the education sector. Alaibe, who was at the PDP opportunities of the state because we will put on the table to try to “So, it is a special privilege to welcome the members of this committee. national secretariat, Abuja on Bayelsa state is very strategic deal with the security dynamics The federal government alone cannot fund education adequately and we Friday to submit his expression of to Nigeria and ought to be the in Bayelsa state and provide jobs need to look at other sources.’’ interest and nomination forms said Echono listed the committee’s terms of reference to include the provision economic hub for the people of the for our teeming youth and resolve of effective strategies towards ensuring that adequate resources were made the governor has never said that he Ijaw nation and Nigeria. some of their issues. available to fund quality education at all levels. has endorsed any aspirant. He said that “from our experience “We will emphasize on skills The committee is also expected to review, harmonise and develop an He acknowledged that the in the public and private sector, development for our teeming implementation framework on the proposal produced in 2018 during a governor has encouraged his we need to implement a shared youth and ensure that the shared stakeholders’ workshop on the subject matter. immediate staff and others who He said that the committee has up until August 15 to submit its report. economic prosperity since a lot of economy that we talk about is Members of the committee, include Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, executive have identified their interests, have infrastructure work has been done something that will energise that secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Prof. Abubakar Adamu, executive collected the forms for this process by the current governor who we growth and propel the economic secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC). and are all qualified to pursue their adore and we are going to take -off development of our state.” Bayelsa: Police read riot act to political parties, politicians The Police in Bayelsa state has urged political parties in the state to abide by the electoral rules in the forthcoming local government and gubernatorial elections. Commissioner of Police in the state, Uche Anozia, gave the advice on Friday at a meeting with the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yenagoa, the state capital. According to Anozia, when laws are obeyed, there will be peace, calm and tranquillity in the society. The commissioner warned that the command would not hesitate to prosecute perpetrators of such crimes during and after the elections. “Youth in Bayelsa state prefer engaging in crimes than engaging in profitable ventures; so, there is always a tendency on the part of politicians to pick up these youth at periods of elections with a view to protecting their interest outside the law during elections. “I want to let you know that we are not going to tolerate any unlawful acts during this election because the law will take its course. Do not engage in anything outside the law while participating in the election; avoid electoral violence because I will not want to record any and most importantly, abide by the rules. “The police are not going to tolerate any disorder and any person found causing trouble will be dealt with. If you engage any youth, such must act within the rules guiding the exercise and feel free to report any incident that is against the law to the police. “We know that campaign has started and it is expected to end in August according to the INEC time-table. I therefore, urge you to play by the rules of the game; we all know what the law says, so, conduct yourselves,” the commissioner warned. Responding, the Deputy IPAC Chairman in Bayelsa state, Mrs. Ibubeleye Ikoko decried the incidents of electoral violence during elections. Assign portfolios to ministers based L-R, Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer, Hygeia Nigeria Limited, Mrs Lanre Sanusi; Executive Director, Mrs Fola Laoye; Permanent Secretary, on competence, PPA tells Buhari Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Titilayo Goncalves; General Manager, Enterprise Directorate, Bank of Industry, Mr Leonard Kange; CMD/Chief The Lagos state chapter of the Progressives Peoples of Surgery, Hygeia Nigeria Limited, Dr Jimi Coker and NHIS representative, Mrs Aisha Haruna, during the unveiling of critical care and advanced Alliance (PPA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urology, neurosurgery and dialysis services at Lagoon Hospitals Ikoyi, Lagos...recently. assign portfolios to screened ministerial nominees based on their competence. Chairman of the party in the state, Olumide Oguntoyinbo, made the call on Friday in Lagos in an interview. He said that ministers IGP cautions against false security information would perform better if given portfolios in areas where they have competence and experience. Mba said the inspector-general arrangements. Abuja Oguntoyinbo advised the President to put “round pegs in Andrew Orolua, has ordered the immediate beef-up The police spokesman explained round holes,” saying that will enable them to deliver on their of security in all the states of the that the idea is to checkmate responsibilities, adding that “we urge the President to assign The Inspector-General of Police federation and the Federal Capital the activities of criminals and portfolios to ministerial nominees immediately after all screening (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has by the Senate.”This will help to fasten the wheel of governance and Territory (FCT). any possible threat to public facilitate the realisation of budgetary goals. In assigning portfolios, cautioned the public against According to him, the proactive peace in their respective area of the president should consider the competence and experience of circulating unsubstantiated measures, including aerial responsibilities. would-be ministers and ensure that assigned responsibilities match security advisories that can create surveillance of major cities have He further stated that the police their expertise and passion.”Someone with expertise in agriculture undue fear and apprehension in been emplaced to ensure the safety chief has also advised all would- should be put in that ministry while a nominee knowledgeable in the country. military affairs should be appointed as minister of defence. Putting and security of lives and property be protesters to ensure that they round pegs in round holes is the only way the country can get the Force Public Relations Officer of all Nigerians. express their grievances within the best of out of the would-be ministers,” he said. (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, said in a He said that zonal assistant ambit of the law, adding that “this Oguntoyinbo remarked that portfolios should have been statement on Friday in Abuja, that inspectors-general of police is to ensure that the constitutional attached to nominees presented for screening as this would help Adamu gave the advice against the the Senate to better assess the nominees with relevant questions. and commissioners of police rights of other citizens are not He however, commended the Senate for the screening the backdrop of violent protests by the nationwide have been mandated infringed upon or that they do not nominees, but said that there was still room for improvement and Shi’ite group in Abuja. to ensure customised security cause breach of public peace.” however, decried the low number of women ministerial nominees. Daily Times Nigeria 8 Saturday, July 27, 2019 News Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng Nigerians need results, Princewill Short News 23-year-old-man drowns in Kano charges ministers-designate A 23-year-old man, Aminu Abdullahi, has drowned while bathing in a pond at Hotoro Quarters A former governorship work, but committed to their people,” the returning ministers had performed of Kano metropolis in the Nasarawa Local Government candidate in Rivers state, Prince Tonye the All Progressives Congress (APC) was the surest way to consolidation. Area. Princewill, has advised the ministerial chieftain said in a statement he signed. “I look forward to seeing the nominees to hit the ground running According to Princewill, the re- returnees in familiar roles, while the The Public Relations Officer, Kano state Fire Service, after their inauguration and not expect nomination of the immediate past newcomers hit the ground running; Saidu Mohammed, confirmed the incident in Kano on a honeymoon period. Minister of Transportation, Chibuike time is not on our side and Nigerians Friday. Princewill said on Friday in Port Amaechia is a welcome development need results because there will be no Mohammed said that the incident happened in the Harcourt in reaction to the nominations and sweet. honeymoon period. morning hours when the deceased went to take his and ongoing screening of the “Amaechi’s contributions to the “This is the more reason why we in bath. ministerial nominees that Nigerians party and this government, including the ruling party need to bury all our “We received a distress call today from one Habila look forward to results from the new what we have suffered here in Rivers political differences and join hands John, at about 08:30am that Abdullahi’s body was and re-appointed ministers. state makes his own nomination and to make our party succeed, especially found floating in a pond. He said that the release of the his now successful screening all the here in Rivers state. “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our ministerial list and the immediate more sweet. “If we cannot learn from our rescue team to the scene at about 08:35am, but the cause screening of nominees by the Senate “I thank the President for standing by mistakes, we will be doomed to repeat of the incident is still under investigation for now. were significant for several reasons. him and he will more than justify your them; so, anywhere we find a brother or Abdullahi was rescued unconscious and was handed “I want to use this opportunity confidence,” the former governorship a sister, let us do our little bit to provide over to the police,’’ he said. to thank the president for not only candidate added. them support,” Princewill said. Mohammed advised the general public, especially bringing in fresh faces with good He said that while Nigerians await the The APC chieftain urged Nigerians parents and ward heads to stop their children from records. But, returning a few good screening of the other nominees and the to be positive, saying that “no list is going to take their bath in any open water as such men and women who have proved assignment of portfolios, it is important perfect, but the pursuit of perfection is could be dangerous. themselves not only diligent in their that continuity in the ministries where itself a major motivation.” Saudi, NAHCON assist pilgrims following unbearable heat Saudi Arabia authorities, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and concerned organisations have continued to assist Nigerian pilgrims with water following the harsh weather condition in Madinah The assistance has been particularly in the area of provision of portable and adequate water to quench the thirst of pilgrims in the face of the excessive heat. Many of the pilgrims, who attended Jummat prayer at the Prophet’s mosque, were seen drinking ‘Zamzam’ water freely made available to them. Other pilgrims made do with cold water provided by concerned individuals and organisations on their way to the mosque. The weather condition in Madinah on Friday was 45 degree Celsius, which most pilgrims described as very harsh. At the Jummat prayer, Saudi security personnel had a hectic time controlling the tumultuous crowd of pilgrims at the one million capacity mosque. Some, who could not secure space inside the mosque, resorted to using adjourning spaces some metres away from the mosque. At a point before the commencement of khutba (sermon) and the two rakat prayers, security men were heard echoing “Hajji,Hajji, Hajji” to pilgrims for them to maintain orderliness in the observance of the rakat prayer. The number of Nigerian pilgrims to this year hajj FCT Coordinator of NYSC, Hajiya Walida Isa (Midlle) with 2019 Batch ‘B’ stream II corps members during the passing-out ceremony in Abuja. increased to 21, 990 and they were airlifted in 45 flights as at Friday while MaxAir VM1057 departed Yola for Jeddah with 539 from Taraba state. The command control centre of NAHCON disclosed FG, OGP partner to reduce secrecy in governance the figure in Madinah on Friday. The Open Government “OGP is simply aimed at enhancing said. Partnership Nigeria (OGP) is to transparency where all barriers that Okolo however, said the government partner with the federal government to prevent the citizens from participating has since commenced implementation Jigawa agency vaccinates 44, adopt a globally acceptable framework in governance are removed to increase of some of the body’s policies on open to reduce all forms of secrecy in the integrity of government. governance, such as the introduction 157 children against polio governance. “We have invited you to be trained of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) The Jigawa state Primary Health Care Development Nigeria joined the OGP in 2017 as its to act as the drivers and reformers of and Bank Verification Number (BVN) Agency (JPHCDA) says it has vaccinated 44, 157 children 70th member-nation. the system. The trend now is that state geared towards open administration of in Birniwa Local Government Area during the April National Coordinator of the actors and non-state actors have equal government affairs. round of Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs). programme, Benjamin Okolo disclosed stake in the affairs of government and Director-General, Ethics and Alhaji Umar Said, the council’s manager, National this in his address at a training held to we must ensure that the government Corporate Compliance Institute Programme on Immunisation (NPI) made the disclosure expose public officials and institutions becomes more accessible to the citizens. of Nigeria (ECCIN), Agaidu in Birniwa on Friday while presenting the report of the into the workings of OGP on Friday in “The anti-corruption fight can best Chukwuemeka, said the federal Abuja. be won when critical government government would count on the exercise to the council’s Chairman, Alhaji Mohammad Okolo explained that OGP was information on budgets, procurement expertise of public officials to drive the Dole. about peer reviewing, learning and and contracts are made opened for the policy to an achievable end. The manager said the figure represents 100 per cent education of government functionaries citizens to evaluate. Chukwuemeka therefore, urged coverage of the target population, disclosing that 49, 180 on the need to ensure elimination of “We are working toward the participants to show commitment oral polio vaccines were used in the exercise, and the secrecy in governance. direction where all laws that stand to the training, adding that it was wasted rate of vaccines stood at eight per cent. He said the main objective of the way of OGP like the Official Secret for the public good and that the Umar thanked the council for donating N240, 000 and the partnership is to extinguish all Act, CAMA and the Public Service OGP if properly handled would more than 100 cartons of sweets to lure the benefiting enactments that legitimise secretive Rules are amended to encourage open eliminate citizens’ reservations toward children for the vaccination. administration of government policies. governance instead of negating it. government policies. The chairman of the council commended the manager According to him, the federal “The framework of the OGP is such “The essence of this is to bring the “for the unprecedented coverage of the target children” government by joining the world body the citizens formed the nucleus of the government and the governed at a and promised to continue to assist the agency in its in 2017 is prepared to increase citizens’ system. Where the citizens are not meeting point where trust can be built operations by providing vehicles to enhance access to participation in government decisions. involved, then there is no OGP,’’ Okolo for the growth of the country,’’ he said. remote areas. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng 9 News Akeredolu orders arrest of Fulani Short News Teenager, 2 farmers, drown in vigilante in Ondo Jigawa – Police “If Akeredolu fails to disband the groups circulation of the story in the social media The police command in Jigawa state has said a teenager Our correspondent within 24 hours, Yoruba groups from across about the purported formation of an armed and two farmers have drowned in a river and pond in Kiyawa the traditional Yoruba territories will move to vigilante group by the Miyetti Allah, Gov. and Dutse Local Government Areas of the state. Ondo state to physically confront the Fulani Akeredolu was swift in his reaction to the Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu The command’s spokesman, Abdu Jinjiri, who disclosed this Vigilante. development. in Dutse, the state capital, confirmed that a 13-year-old boy, has ordered the police to arrest anyone “This is not a threat, but an historical “Not only did he disown the move, if at or group parading themselves as Fulani Abdullahi Adamu drowned when he went to swim in a pond at responsibility to defend every inch of all, he indeed ordered the police to arrest the outskirts of Fanisau village in Dutse Local Government Area Vigilante in any part of the state, according Yorubaland from armed killers who already anyone or group which parades itself as to a statement by the Information and of the state on July 25. have their hands dug inside the mouth and Fulani Vigilante. The governor’s position “Yesterday, one Alhaji Adamu Buba of Fanisau village in Orientation Commissioner, Donald Ojogo. intestine of patience Yoruba people. was decisive even as it was pointedly This is coming following severe criticism Dutse Local Government Area reported to Fanisau division that “We have endured traitors for too long, consequential. his 13-year-old son Abdullahi Adamu, got drowned after he that followed the report of Fulani herdsmen but there should be a limit, for it is better to “At the risk of repeating himself, Gov. patrolling the highway as vigilante group. went to swim at the outskirts of the village. die than to live in slavery,” Chief Hakeem Akeredolu reaffirmed the position of “The police rushed and took the corpse to Rasheed Shekoni Several pan -Yoruba groups on Tuesday Salau Akinremi and Col. Abimbola Sowunmi government on July 23 when he was accosted angrily replied to reports that the governor Specialist Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical (rtd) respectively signed the statement on by reporters who sought further information doctor,” Jinjiri said. has set up armed Fulani Vigilante groups in behalf of the 23 groups. on the matter. the state. He said the deceased’s corpse has been released to his family However, in a statement, Donald Ojogo “The leadership of the Miyetti Allah in for burial. They described attempts by him to deny said the state government “has witnessed the state has equally, disowned the report the reports as a tissue of lies to cover up a Also, the police spokesman said two farmers, 30-year-old, with utmost dismay, an orchestrated and has even provided further insights Rabiu Abubakar of Kagadama village and Adamu Saidu, aged horrendous anti-humanity policy. campaign in respect of the above subject into actionable steps to deal with whoever In a statement, 23 pan -Yoruba groups 35 of Kazuba village, got drowned while crossing a river on their matter. The intention of the sponsors and conducts self in a manner that does not way back from their farms. described the action of Akeredolu as a their echoers is undoubtedly, to discredit the conform to the position of government. “monumental disgrace” to the culture of According to him, the corpse of Abubakar was found later, administration of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu “The position of Gov. Akeredolu on this while efforts are being made to recover the corpse of the other the heritage and tradition of the people he and ostensibly, incite the people against the matter stands. The government will not was elected to serve and gave him 24 hours victim. Ondo state government. allow armed Fulani Vigilante in any part of “On July 25, Rabi’u Abubakar, aged 30 and Adamu Saidu, to take action on the matter or face serious “It is pertinent to recall that upon the Ondo state,” the statement concluded. sanction. aged 35, got drowned while trying to cross a river. However, the body of Rabiu Abubakar was found and effort is on to recover Adamu Saidu’s corpse,” he said. Jinjiri then cautioned people who were not conversant with swimming to desist from entering ponds or rivers. Lawan swears-in Uwajumogu as senator for Imo North Tunde Opalana, Abuja

The senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu has been sworn in as the 109th member of the 9thSenate. Sen. Uwajumogu, who won his election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but has been enmeshed in legal tussle to claim his mandate, received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday. Our correspondent recalls that Justice Taiwo Taiwo, of the Federal High Court, Abuja had ordered INEC to immediately issue a certificate of return to Uwajumogu. Uwajumogu had approached the court seeking for an order to compel INEC to issue him the certificate after the failure of the electoral body to declare him the winner of the senatorial election based on an allegation that the electoral process was marred by irregularities. The oath of office as a senator was administered on him at exactly 10.33 am at the commencement of plenary on Friday morning by the Clerk of the Senate, Nelson Ayewoh. We will close down South African L-R: The African Church Bethlehem Cathedral Ebute Trustee, Elder Lolu Odofin; Cathedral Verger, Bro Oluwafemi Lambo; Trustee, Dr Niyi Obigbesan businesses in Nigeria, NANS vows and Trustee, Chief Sola Sipeolu during the Swearing In Ceremony of Officers of The African Church Bethlehem Cathedral Ebute Metta, Lagos... recently. Our reporter

Zonal Deputy National Coordinator of the National Association Nigeria loses 420, 000 children annually to severe malnutrition of Nigerian Students (NANS), Owoicho Aba, says members of the association have been mandated to close down any business to hold policy makers accountable on severe is concentrated in the North East with 8.7 per linked to South African investors, including the South African Samuel Luka, Bauchi acute malnutrition prevention and treatment cent prevalence, North-West 8.3 per cent, South- government. through intense and sustained reportage,” he West 6.8 per cent, South-East 5.6 per cent while Aba stated this in Makurdi while members of the Benue state An official of International Society of Media explained further. the South-South has 6.7 per cent and the North- branch of the association were protesting the killing of Nigerians in Public Health (ISMPH), Solomon Dogo has The official who represented the Executive Central with the least of 4.9 per cent. in South Africa. revealed that 420, 000 Children die every year Director of ISMPH, Moji Makanjuola described Another facilitator, Edosa Oviawe, disclosed The national coordinator who led the protest lamented that from severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria. the media as a key stakeholder in influencing that the training will feature presentations, the Nigerian government is sitting down watching while its Dogo made the revelation during a two- policy change. group work exercise and field visits to sites in citizens are killed daily in other countries, especially South Africa, adding that Nigerian students would not allow South day advocacy training aimed at equipping Dogo said that the ISMPH in collaboration Bauchi state for a first hand information on the journalists and civil society organizations on the African businesses to operate in Nigeria. with other partners put together the training scourge of severe acute malnutrition. According to him, students have been mandated to close menace of severe acute malnutrition as a child to “better articulate the role media can play in The Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF) called down all South African businesses in Nigeria, including MTN, killer and the need to take measures in reversing holding policy makers accountable in support on the participants to contribute in the fight DSTV and Shoprite. the trend, especially in Bauchi state and the of severe acute malnutrition prevention and against the scourge through sustained reportage He said that if Nigerian businesses cannot enjoy the peace and country in general. treatment. of nutritional issues as well as advocacy for support that South African businesses enjoy from the federal Addressing participants at the “A 2017 UNICEF report has estimated that 2.5 prompt release of budgetary allocations on government, the only reasonable thing would be to close down commencement of the training in Bauchi million under five years Nigerian children suffer health related activities. all South African businesses in the country. yesterday, Dogo said that the main objective of severe acute malnutrition every year with nearly The training is being conducted in partnership “It is very painful to see that the citizens of a country, which supported South Africa to attain freedom from apartheid, are the training was to expose journalists and civil 420, 000 of them dying annually.” with the International Society of Media in Public society groups to the severe acute malnutrition being massacred. Nigeria fought hard to stop apartheid and Also, a resource person, Dr. Grace Onotu, Health (ISMPH), Civil Society Legislative now, the South Africans are paying us back with evil,” he said. epidemic in Nigeria. while making a presentation said that Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Network for The protesting students marched to the offices of some “We want to secure the commitments of according to a 2018 SMART survey, the largest Health Equity and Development (NHED) and companies linked to South Africa operating in Makurdi, journalists and the CSOs toward using the media percentage of severe acute malnutrition burden the Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF). including MTN, DSTV and others. Daily Times Nigeria 10 Saturday, July 27, 2019 News Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng

Southern, Middle Belt Forum accuses Short News Fulani herdsmen of genocide Enugu ACP lauds Buhari for sensibilities of Nigerians by pretending under this administration,” adding re-nominating Onyeama as minister Our reporter that the herdsmen were not responsible that the figures were as compiled by Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki for the attacks across the country. international organizations. The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders They said that the “level of “As late as yesterday, there was Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu state on Friday insensitivity being displayed by the kidnap on the Lagos –Ibadan lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for re-nominating Geoffrey Onyeama Forum (SMBLF) says Fulani herdsmen as a minister. are deliberately committing genocide ACF on the serial crimes against Expressway during which the son of In a joint statement they issued after a meeting in Enugu, the stakeholders against Nigerians while disguising as humanity being carried out by their the Chief Medical Director of Lafia who are all members of the Kwusike Political Family said the ministerial list as cattle breeders. kinsmen shows clearly they are a group Hospital in Ibadan, Dr. Oladopupo submitted by the President would be a sure way to taking the country to the The forum stated in a statement that who think only about themselves Sule and two staffers were kidnapped. next level. the action of the Fulani herdsmen are while ignoring the interests of other This has been the common thread in The statement was signed by Ejike Njeze, Comrade Adolphus Ude, Lolo citizens they jokingly refer to as ‘fellow many of the kidnappings in recent time Nwankwo, Tony Ibekwe, E.L Aja, Obed Eneh, Ginika Tor and Nwakaego coordinated and sponsored by vested Madubuaku. interest. Nigerians.” in many communities, adding that They specifically lauded Buhari for finding their son, Onyeama worthy to According to the statement signed The forum said that about 30, 000 “instead of ACF and their ilks showing serve in his about to be formed cabinet. by Yinka Odumakin, SouthWest, Prof. Nigerians have been killed in the empathy with the victims as humanity “We heartily thank President Muhammad Buhari for recognising Chigozie Ogbu, South East, Senator last four years by Fulani herdsmen/ demands and contribute to finding performance and finding it worthy to re-appoint our incorruptible and Bassey Henshaw, South South and Dr. militia “with not a soul convicted ways to end the menace, it is only illustrious son of Enugu West, Geoffrey Onyeama as a minister in his new even when we hear of people being insults that flow from their mouths,” cabinet. Isuwa Dogo, Middle Belt, the Arewa “Mr. President has by this singular act endeared himself more to the good Consultative Forum is assaulting the charged to court for killing cows the forum said. people of Enugu state and the party members who believe in rewarding loyalty and excellence. “We wish to reassure Mr. President that this reappointment is not in any way misplaced but is very much in line with the wishes of all well meaning members of Enugu APC. “We have no doubt that our son, Onyeama would go all the way in contributing his quota towards the realization of Mr. President’s Next Level agenda. “The crack team assembled by Mr. President meet the aspirations and expectations of well -meaning Nigerians and we are pretty sure that they will deliver,” the group stated. Police arrest 5 suspects over Ikere killing, monarch denies involvement Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado-Ekiti The police have arrested five persons in connection with the shooting and killing of a commercial motor-cycle rider in Ikere Ekiti on Thursday evening. The commercial motor-cyclist was allegedly hit by bullets during a traditional dancing rehearsal conducted by the wife of Ogoga of Ikere and the paramount ruler of the town, Oba Adejimi Adu in preparation for Odun Oba festival slated for today (Saturday). According to a police source, the traditional dancing procession was conducted amid shooting, which allegedly led to a stray bullet hitting two motor-cyclists and one of them died immediately. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti state Police Command, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu confirmed the arrest of the suspects. “When killing like this happens, once we know where the shooting allegedly emanated from, it is normal for us to make arrest; so it is true. The offence becomes more severe when you carry prohibited firearms, as it was in this case. The arrest should be expected,” he stated. When the incident which caused a big commotion in the town occurred, people thought it was a fight between Ogoga’s supporters and his rival, the Olukere of Ikere, Oba Ganiyu Obasoyin. But speaking on Friday, Oba Obasoyin denied his involvement in the crisis, saying he and his supporters were never involved in the incident. The monarch added that he has already spoken to his people to be calm in spite of the highly provocative shooting in the town on Thursday. “The whole town knew where the shooting emanated from; we are not involved at all. Some people were dancing round the town and shooting L-R: Chairman, Board of Trustees, Pacific Group of Schools, Mr. Remi Omosowon; Best Graduating Student (Female), Pacific College, Precious Egidi; when they shot the dead and the injured man. “We are doing our best as leaders to ward off crisis. We are engaging our Best Graduating Student (Male), Pacific College, Alexander Attoh; and Chairperson of the occasion, Chief (Mrs), Kofoworola Awobamise, during 2019 people on the need to embrace peace, but some people are jittery. The issue Valedictory Service & award presentation in Lagos. has nothing to do with Olukere and Ogoga. We are happy that the killers have been arrested. “I appeal to the police to do their job. They should do a just job. They shouldn’t allow the matter to be swept under the carpet,” the monarch added. Police probe robbery, murder of housewife in Delta A member of the commercial motor-cycle riders’ association in the town, identified as Mrs. Ugochukwu Grace number AGL 822 EY, she was Jide Amos, who was an eye-witness, established that the man was killed by Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Dabo during the week was allegedly intercepted by policemen at Igbiki stray bullets from the dancers. killed by suspected armed robbers Junction, Ovwian -Aladja and when The Delta state Police Command has after her car was impounded by she could not produce the vehicle Hisbah personnel arrest 24 suspected said that the police is investigating policemen on a stop and search documents on demand by the police, how a housewife was robbed and check-point in Warri. the vehicle was impounded and sex workers, clients in Jigawa murdered after the police had In a statement signed by Police taken to the police station for further The Hisbah Command in Jigawa state says it has impounded her car. Public Relations Officer in the state, investigation, while the woman was arrested 24 suspected commercial sex workers and their State Commissioner of Police, DSP Onome Onovughkpoyaga, the left at the scene having refused to go customers in a raid conducted in Gwaram Local Government Adeleke Adeyinka, who spoke to police disclosed that police officers with the policemen to the station. Area of the state. journalists in his office on Friday, had stopped the housewife and upon “That same night at about Hisbah Commander, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who confirmed disclosed that two policemen were her inability to produce her valid 2105hours, her husband, one the arrest disclosed that 14 of the suspects were prostitutes currently being interviewed following papers for the ownership of the car Benjamin Dabo later reported to the while the other 10 were those who patronize them. the incident that culminated in the she was driving with her daughter, divisional police officer at the station The commander added that 588 bottles of beer, one jerry death of the housewife and expressed the police impounded her car, adding that while the woman was on her can of local beer popular called ‘burkutu’ and 10 cartons of regret on the sad incident. that in anger the woman abandoned way home with her daughter in a condoms were recovered during the raid in Sara village of “We are investigating the incident the car to walk home when she was commercial tricycle they boarded, Gwaram Local Government. and two policemen are currently shot dead by armed robbers. she was attacked, robbed and He stated that the raid was carried out in collaboration with being interviewed in regard to the The statement reads in part: “ On shot dead by a three-man robbery the police, adding that those arrested would be charged to incident and we shall get to the root July 20 at about 1920hours while gang operating with the tricycle court soon and commended the police for their cooperation cause of the housewife’s death soon. one Mrs. Ugochukwu Grace Dabo unknowingly boarded by her. while advising residents to stop engaging in immoral acts and I appeal for calm to enable the police was driving home in company of “Her daughter survived the attack other vices inimical to the society. carry out a thorough investigation,” her 11-year -old daughter, Dabo and escaped unhurt and she was able A similar operation was carried out in Dutse, Gumel, Adeyinka said Oghenryerhowo Evon in her Toyota to narrate how the mother was killed Kazaure and Taura Local Government Areas during which 84 It was gathered that the housewife Sienna space bus with registration by the armed robbers.” suspects were arrested and over 37 cartons of beer confiscated. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng 11 Amazing story of Mike Tyson’s marijuana empire

ferocious fighters in the history of Bonaventure Melah professional boxing. In 1986, at the age Former world heavyweight boxing of 20, Tyson won the WBC title, making champion, Iron Mike Tyson is creating him the youngest heavyweight champion a marijuana empire that would turn the ever. The following year, Tyson won the herb into multimillion dollars business WBA and IBF titles making him the first as well as make it a vital medicine for heavyweight champion to hold all 3 titles the healing of many aliments including at the same time. depression, among others. Tyson had the strength of a bull, Tyson whose life career has spanned his blows came very quickly and his decades moving from boxing, acting and defensive abilities were unmatched. His later, pop culture icon, seems to be set for aggressive behaviour in and out of the the limelight once again, and this time, in ring, coupled with his ability to finish off a huge positive way. his opponents in just one round, earned According to a tip-off publication by Tyson the nickname “Iron Man”. The Blast which is being followed by Mike Tyson’s winning streak lasted Daily times of Nigeria, The man once till 1990 when he lost the belts to an known as Iron Mike for his capacity to underdog Buster Douglas. In 1992, he destroy his boxing opponents in minutes was sent to jail after being convicted of has broken grounds on a 40-acre ranch in rape. After a 3-year stint in jail, Tyson California which he said would become promptly returned to the ring and made a cannabis resort for growers, users and several efforts to get back to the top. enthusiasts of the drug. Tyson is also infamous for biting Located in the Mojave Desert, some off the ear of his opponent Evander 110 miles north of Los Angeles and Holyfield during a high-profile match in just a stone’s throw from Edwards 1997. The former heavyweight champion Air Force base, Tyson Ranch will set was disqualified for the bizarre act, fined aside 20 acres for marijuana cultivation very heavily and equally had his license by “master growers” to develop new revoked. strains, according to The Blast. It also Controversial as his career was, Mike plans to offer an “edibles factory,” Tyson is still adjudged as one of the an amphitheater and an upscale greatest heavyweight boxers ever. In campground. 2011, he was inducted into the Boxing Tyson has been a cannabis advocate Hall of Fame. Upon retirement, Tyson for years and is a big proponent of ventured into showbiz and also launched using cannabis or cannabidiol (CBD)) his own clothing line. His acting which has the same non-hallucinogenic career boasts such blockbusters as The properties as marijuana, to help veterans Hangover. who suffer from post traumatic stress Mike Tyson was born Michael Gerard disorder (PTSD). Tyson on June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, Tyson According to the report, Tyson is New York. His parents were Jimmy not the only person looking to make Kirkpatrick and Lorna Tyson. Tyson World Boxing Association (WBA) title. In the same Mike Tyson grabbed his opponent’s head and bit off a marijuana-themed destination for was raised by his mother after his year (1987), Tyson claimed the International Boxing a piece of his right ear. enthusiasts. Last year, American Green father abandoned them. Due to scarce Federation (IBF) title from Tony Tucker making him That unprecedented move got Tyson disqualified bought the town of Nipton, CA, and resources, Tyson’s mother was forced to the first boxing champion to hold all 3 major boxing from the match, followed by a myriad of other transformed the ghost town into a move to Brownsville, a rough Brooklyn belts simultaneously. sanctions by the boxing associations. On July 9, 1997, marijuana tourist destination, with neighbourhood with a high crime rate. Mike Tyson maintained his winning streak Mike Tyson had his boxing license revoked and was plans to also use it as a production hub As a young boy, Mike Tyson had a until February 11, 1990, when he was defeated by slammed with a fine of $3 million. He made efforts for cannabis-based products – including small frame and was an easy target for underdog Buster Douglas. After he lost his titles, to regain his license while his personal life was also CBD-infused water. The company says bullies. To defend himself, the young things seemed to go south for the former champion. in turmoil. it plans to spend $2.5 million in 2019 to Tyson developed into a notorious street In March 1992, Tyson was found guilty of rape and He had a bit of luck in October 1998 when his build out the town. fighter. He was recruited into a criminal was sentenced to 6 years in jail. However, he was license was reinstated. Tyson quickly set out to Tyson said the marijuana resort is a gang at the age of 7. He dropped out of released after serving only 3 years. get back to his winning ways but without success. place where clients can smoke freely high school as a junior and by age 13, he Upon his release, Tyson immediately got back From the time he got back his license until the end and study about cannabis. According to had been locked up more than 30 times. to the ring in a bid to reclaim his place as a boxing of the millennium Tyson was trailed with numerous him, the vision is to educate, enlighten However, his outstanding fighting skills champion. On November 9, 1996, after a series of allegations of violence and sexual misconduct. and engage the public on the healing were spotted during one of his spells at successful fights, Tyson went head-to-head against In 2000, things seemed to come to a head for properties of marijuana and cannabis a juvenile detention centre by former the reigning heavyweight champion, Evander Tyson after he failed a random drug test. The last He said marijuana saved him when boxer Bobby Stewart. Holyfield. Tyson was defeated via a knockout in high profile match of Tyson’s career was against he was spiraling with severe substance As a teenager, Tyson won the gold the 11th round. However, Tyson cried foul claiming British boxer Lennox Lewis. He lost the match by abuse and so he founded his cannabis medals at the 1981 and 1982 Junior that Holyfield had illegally head-butted him several a knockout and that signaled the beginning of the company in 2016 to make weed Olympics, a precedence for what was times during the match. He threatened to pay end for the former undisputed champion. In the accessible. to become of the fiery boxer. He made Holyfield back in his own coin. following years, Tyson suffered a series of more Currently, Tyson sells an array of high his professional debut in 1985 and a Tyson booked a rematch with Holyfield on June defeats and in 2005 he decided to hang up his gloves. grade strains and marijuana merchandise year later (1986), he was crowned the 28, 1997. The rematch was a high profile fight which Since after retirement, Tyson has engaged in such as grinder and tray. heavyweight champion of the world. attracted a record number of viewers worldwide. several ventures to reinvent himself. He went on Mike Tyson is a retired boxer and The following year, Tyson successfully However, the viewers and match officials got more an exhibition tour in 2006 and featured in the 2009 former world heavyweight boxing defended his heavyweight title against than they bargained when things went awry in the comedy film The Hangover alongside Bradley champion, unarguably one of the most James Smith which also earned him the 3rd round of the fight. In a bizarre turn of events, Cooper and Zach Galifianakis. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Gist 12 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng

My several controversies have pulled more business for me – Mike Nwalie, aka Pretty Mike of Lagos

For someone who has been back lashed several times for pulling jaw breaking stunts, Mike Nwalie, better known as Pretty Mike, has disclosed in a recent chat that he has over time developed tough skin towards negative vibes from members of the public , saying “what people don’t understand is the fact that these controversies help in selling my several businesses”. “Most of the time, when I pull those unbelievable stunts, people are prompted to ask who is that guy and that attracts a lot of people to my club thereby driving sells and in most cases Pretty Mike Some of the cast members of MTV Shuga season 4 when people visit my club and don’t find me, they take the pain to wait, buy catching people’s attention with what more drinks in cause of waiting for I was doing, I could use it to shine the me,” Pretty Mike explained. light on certain things. However, you Explaining the time he got on the may come up with a concept but it RMD, Tobi Bakre, Funsho Adeolu, bad side of Nigerians when he went ends up going the wrong way. I think out with girls on a leash, he said: “I that’s what happened in that case”. have never really shared that story However, Pretty Mike disclosed Osas Ighodaro join all-Star Cast! fully; that point in my life was when exclusively that he has project all the ladies were my friends and I currently running that is tilted toward Nigeria’s biggest to be back on set again and to meet about serious issues raised in was managing a lot of girls. I was not empowering youths especially the Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe- the new cast”. our communities. MTV Shuga their lecturer and I was not a pastor, female folks with reasonable amount Damijo, popularly known as RMD, Executive Director, MTV Staying is entertaining, witty and fun but these girls kept coming to me for of money as startup capital for small is joining the new cast of MTV Alive Foundation, Georgia Arnold but also effects change within advice. I started an NGO at that time scale businesses as this will further Shuga Naija, alongside Nollywood also shared her thoughts on the communities and inspire the next because of these ladies, trying to bring enable them take their minds off Veteran, Funsho Adeolu, top actor unveiling of the new cast. generation of young people to attention to the abuse our ladies suffer involving themselves in prostitution and show host, Osas Ighodaro, Big “The new series of MTV Shuga serve the world better.” in society. I figured that since I was and other indecent acts. Brother 2018 finalist, Tobi Bakre, Naija has so many stories to tell: MTV Shuga has also announced Omowunmi Dada and Belinda we’ll see characters dealing with a new partnership with the Yanga among many others. This family planning, contraception, United Nations Population Fund year’s cast will feature a mixture of and gender based violence among (UNFPA) for the new season; TV Reality show ‘Voice to both old and new faces – including other issues – all of which are so the United Nations body, whose three budding stars, who beat relevant to our audience. The cast key initiatives and messaging is off the challenge of over 1,000 of the series are such an integral centered on adolescent sexual Fame’ begins Sunday other hopefuls at April’s public part of the work of MTV Shuga - health, teen pregnancy and family auditions, to land a role in the they are not only (brilliant) actors, planning among young mothers. Episode 1 of the first pidgin English Short videos sharing platform, VSKIT award winning TV series. but actors and ambassadors Speaking on the new dubbing competition, ‘Voice to Fame’ has announced its partnership with Digital Returning cast also include who work so hard to ensure collaboration with the MTV featuring a host of celebrities including cable TV, StarTimes, to host the maiden Funlola Raimi Aofiyebi, Timini that our messages are reaching Staying Alive Foundation, Fatima actress Mide Martins, Charles Okocha, aka edition of ‘Voice to Fame’, a dubbing Egbuson, Rahama Sadau, Yakubu and positively impacting young Mamman-Daura (Adolescent Igwe 2Pac, Nkechi Blessing and others, competition in Nigeria. Mohammed, Bukola Oladipupo, Nigerians across the country. Sexual and Reproductive Health will start airing from tomorrow on leading Inspired by the dual notions of dubbing Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Amal Umar, Alex Okosi, Executive Vice and HIV Specialist, UNFPA Digital pay TV network, StarTimes. and acting, Voice to Fame will connect with Alvin Abayomi, Helena Nelson President and Managing Director Nigeria) said: The 13-episode show will be aired from Nigerian audiences and seek to deliver a and Ruby Akabueze among others. for Viacom International Media “UNFPA is proud to collaborate 7:30 to 8:00pm on Orisun, ST Yoruba and wonderful audio-visual feast with the most Timini Egbuson, who has Networks Africe (VIMN Africa) with MTV Shuga - the undisputed Area 10 with a late broadcast at 9;00pm on expressive voices and the most creative starred in previous seasons, shared adds “It is incredibly gratifying to leader in behaviour change ST Dadinkowa. acting. his excitement about the upcoming see the rollout of the 4th instalment communication for adolescents The show will see eight contestants The show is a combination of dubbing season: “I am so excited to be back of this powerful campaign in and young people. MTV Shuga competing against celebrities, for a chance and acting where all stars will compete on MTV Shuga Naija. I couldn’t Nigeria that has helped change speaks the language of young to win a grand prize of N2 million and by using their voices to tackle challenging be prouder to be such an integral the lives of African youth for the people - providing HIV education will feature the re-enactment of classic lines and dub new life into classic films and part of this conversation, helping to better. At VIMN Africa, we are and information on sexual and movies and TV plays, Rap battles and lip- television clips. StarTimes subscribers will educate young people on effective proud to continue supporting this reproductive health in the most sync taken from clips of movies and TV understand and enjoy the power of great ways to manage pressure from crucial campaign that originated entertaining and captivating shows with focus on vocal delivery and performance. The competition will also be society, and to make informed on our MTV Base channel.” manner.” demonstrative facial expressions. open to viewers on StarTimes ON. decisions about their sexual health. As producer for the show’s The past seasons have been This is my fourth series of MTV return, Tope Oshin shared her broadcast in over 61 countries Shuga, and not only have I learnt excitement for the new season across the world, showing on more so much from being involved, “I’m elated to be producing than 179 channels and reaching but I’m sure that our fans have the new season of MTV Shuga… over 720 million households. MTV grown with us too. MTV Shuga We have so many issues in the Shuga Naija will premiere on Naija continues to make a positive world and while we entertain MTV Base and BET in September change in Nigeria, and I’m thrilled our audience, we also talk 2019.

The Narcos 19 label unveils new acts

that is mutually beneficial for all compared to other budding artists Stories Mutiat Alli its team members. in the industry; both signees Elijah Mbadiwe-Odum disclosed that their distinctive As part of helping in the popularly known as Aviel Kingz sound and quality of materials set growing entertainment industry, is an Alte/Afro Trap recording them apart as they are bringing a Fast rising outfit, The Narcos 19 artist who has been working change to the industry at large. record label has unveiled its first on his debut EP and would be However, as a youthful sets of two budding artistes - Aviel dropping singles before the end of and creative record label, the Kingz and P Ray to the industry. the year while P Ray on the other management embraces and The label which prides itself hand just released his single titled utilizes the advantages of as a selfless organization that Ire featuring Alapomeji crooner, cutting-edge innovations without has modeled its operations as 9ice is also set to give us more discarding the invaluable collaborative and innovative such good tunes before the end of the knowledge gained from industry that artistes and management can year. veterans to help promote its artists Charles Okocha both contribute towards success On what makes them difference and attain success. Daily Times Nigeria 13 Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng Gist Burna Boy announces 7th Body of work, ‘African Giant’

The year started off great for the Afrofusion artiste Burna Boy with hits like “Killing Dem”, featuring Zlatan, “Dangote”, “Anybody” and “Pull up”, which was released on Monday 22nd July 2019. This 7th body of work is a testament to his development and growth as an artist. It is often said, both in religious texts and folklore that the number 7 is an auspicious sign from our guardian angels that one is on the right life path. It means one will overcome all obstacles and realise success in all endeavors. Every song on this album stands out, from the musical arrangement to the message which is both introspective and thoughtful. Burna boy We are treated to the sounds Augustsecrets founder, Toyin Onigbanjo, flanked by guests at the just concluded event of the motherland - Africa, with his 7th body of work; serial style collaborations from Grammy award- numbers representing his date of winning musicians Angelique Kidjo birth, images of his Grandfather, and the “Junior Gong,” Damian Father with him as a baby depicting Marley on the track “Different” generational transition, stack of gold Augustsecrets records large and features from a cross selection coins suggesting a single African of critically acclaimed artists like currency backed by gold making it Manifest from Ghana, Jeremih, the strongest currency in the world Future and YG from the United and the image of Burna Boy which turnout at 1st kids’ food fair States, Jorja Smith from the United depicts the true African Giant Kingdom and Jamaican dancehall whose values are a combination of said: “I understand the sacrifices the Jaden’s brand series that includes artiste Serani. some of Africa’s greatest leaders Mutiat Alli, Lagos parents make for their children’s Fossy Pops, Fruitamil, Nuttymeal, Known for philosophical from Obafemi Awolowo to Nelson comfort and well-being which is as it Mixagrain, Veggie Beans and the messages of holding steadfast to Mandela to Muammar Gaddafi and The 21st of July saw an amazing should be, but I also want parents to crayfish powder amongst others. achieving one’s dreams, standing Fela Anikulapo to name a few. turn up of parents, guardians, and sit back and enjoy their time when they However, one of the exciting up for the right and just, calling The road to the African Giant their kids to Augustsecrets’ first ever can. The sole purpose of this fair, aside moments of the event was the mini out bad leadership and rising up album started with the African kids fair organised with the sole aim from the food exhibition and sales, was kitchen set up where parents and to change our society, Burna Boy Giant tour with performances at The of showcasing their new products, as really to give parents the opportunity guardians were educated on the fast presents this album artwork with Apollo Theater NYC, Coachella, The well as create an avenue of fun and to just relax and enjoy themselves with and effective way of preparing the hidden details, clues, and tributes. Ends festival ,Afro-Punk to being entertainment for families to chill, the assurance that their children were brand’s meals which helps you save The album artwork is inspired by named Apple’s Up Next artiste to mingle, and be properly catered to. It properly watched over.” time, but still nourishes the child the first Nigerian Ten Naira note winning a BET Award and then was an event filled with fun, laughter, Held at the popular Bay Lounge, while the kids corner manned by Baby on which Alvan Ikoku, one of a live performance on The Jimmy games, and free gifts for all. Lekki, guests had opportunity of a Lounge had exciting set up that includes Nigeria’s foremost educationists, Kimmel Live Show. Speaking on the occasion, the firsthand feel of the newly improved slides, diaper changing sections, mini free primary education activist On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Los brand’s founder, Mrs. Toyin Onigbanjo, Augustsecrets products that featured trampolines amongst others. and advocate for learning/gaining Angeles, California Okay Africa and knowledge was immortalized for Hennessy hosted a listening party his belief in one’s ability and right for the album. to be free to pursue a better life. Burna Boy is currently on the Some other clues and tributes are second leg of his African Giant Tour Zenith Bank unveils ‘Style by Zenith 2.0’ “BB 7” - Burna Boy 7 representing with his band.

Following the success of the financial solutions, Zenith Bank Plc individuals are invited to register their maiden edition, foremost multi- seeks to be a reliable partner to her participation by visiting the Zenith national financial services provider, customers, ensuring that they excel on Bank website at www.zenithbank. Emulate Mr. Eazi, Dapper Zenith Bank Plc has announced every front. With “Style by Zenith 2.0”, com/style. the launch of “Style by Zenith 2.0”, the bank continues in her commitment Aside the fitness walks across Music exec charges artistes the second edition of its flagship to empowering individuals and the country, there are a lot of lifestyle fair dedicated to intentionally entrepreneurs by celebrating real activities such as conferences, online celebrating the ‘small’ things that talents. We will be helping people do engagements, and a special event for To get optimal leverage from as Iyanya (Artiste), Adey (Producer), Chris make ‘big’ differences in our lives. what they know how to do best and models that builds on the masterclass digital revenue, a music distribution (Artiste USA), Aaron (Producer USA), and First launched in 2018, the “Style by repositioning them for greater levels held last year, not forgetting the special expert and versatile artiste and Repertoire Tee-Y Mix (Producer). Zenith” initiative was created with the of success in their various endeavors.” play arcade and activities designed manager, Damilola Akinwunmi, Founder, He said: “At the moment, I believe that objective of supporting and creating This year’s program includes an for children at the fair. The variety Dapper Music Entertainment, has outlined platforms that make the most money for value for customers by focusing on interesting line up of activities all of events and activities lined up also pitfalls that Nigerian artistes make and Afrobeats artistes are Apple and Spotify. various aspects of their lifestyle. culminating in the 3-day Lifestyle Fair come with free medical check-ups proffered ways out of it. However, a lot really depends on the This year, “Style by Zenith 2.0” taking place at the end of 2019. Kicking like free eye, dental and cancer tests, Akinwunmi described popular artiste artist and type of content. One of the most takes things up a notch with the off the array of activities is the “Style amongst other special promotions and Empawa founder, Mr. Eazi, as the important mistakes Nigerian make is, they theme, “Style the Life you Desire”, by Zenith 2.0” Fitness Walks being both online and at the events leading poster boy that Nigerian artistes should don’t have their content well distributed aimed at encouraging Nigerians to live held in conjunction with Mass Medical to the final crescendo which is the emulate. and monetized on all platforms. It’s easy for their best lives and be extraordinary. Missions, a non-profit organization, 3-Day Lifestyle Fair. “I consider Mr. Eazi to be the best at artistes to neglect some platforms because The platform seeks to inspire people to and Venus Medicare Ltd, a leading With initiatives such as these hacking the digital space, he is basically it’s not popular but when calculated, the be authentic, while showing them that Health Management Organisation in and many more to come, “Style by tolling a line that everyone should follow missed revenue from that is huge. One of with ordinary talent and extraordinary the country. Zenith 2.0” promises to offer an all- and emulate. He also sets the bar so high the main sources artist neglect is YouTube effort they can thrive and make a real The Fitness Walk will serve as a encompassing experience touching on and if you pay attention to what he does you Content ID and Monetization on platforms change in this world. platform to promote Mission Pink key aspects of the lifestyle of Zenith can benefit a lot as well,” he said. such as SoundCloud and Audio Mack.” Speaking on the rationale Cruise – a project of Mass Medical customers and the public. The young and vibrant creative industry While he admitted that piracy has behind “Style by Zenith 2.0”, the Missions supported by Zenith Bank, The “Style by Zenith 2.0” platform entrepreneur has been working with rapper, become a reoccurring decimal, he adde:, “I Executive Director of Zenith Bank aimed at taking holistic cancer is also a testament to the priority given Ice Prince, to reposition his career. To his believe things are starting to ease up and the Plc., Dr. Temitope Fasoranti said that, prevention and health promotion to SMEs and the retail segment of the credit, he has distributed content for popular artist are gradually beginning to know their “Banking, for Zenith Bank means to various communities across the market by the bank. Together with Nigerian artistes such as Sean Tizzle, Teni, rights and what they deserve. Before now, going that extra mile to be present in country using Mobile Cancer Centres her various partners, Zenith Bank will Ice Prince, Mr. Real, Orezi among others. artistes promote their songs by sending out the lives of our customers. Driven by (MCC) nicknamed Pink Cruises, be laying the foundation for a future Fondly called Dapper Damm, the the actual MP3 to blogs for upload. Now, a culture of excellence and providing which is the first of its kind in Nigeria. where individuals and SMEs can live Sociology graduate of University of Lagos some artistes are wise, they push out digital cutting edge solutions, the bank is Scheduled to hold in August, these up to their full potentials. cut his teeth in 2014 promoting rising download links of their songs on monetized championing this cause to enable Fitness Walks and Cancer Screening Fashion One, the leading global Nigerian artistes, Koker and Dotman. platforms to the blogs for upload as opposed individuals and businesses to grow exercises will hold in five cities across fashion and lifestyle channel will once He moved on in 2016 to join Temple to MP3. Like I said, a lot has to do with the wealth.” Nigeria – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, again be working with Zenith Bank on Management, a Lagos, and Nigeria-based artist first changing their mentality and He added that “Beyond providing Kano and Onitsha. Interested the “Style by Zenith 2.0” initiative. talent agency as an Entertainment Executive. fighting for their rights. I believe things will At Temple, he was in charge of artistes such start to take shape from there”. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Interview 14 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng Beyonce needs Nigerian artistes than we need her - Rexxie, Producer

Beyonce. I am a firm believer Chisom Ezeh, popularly known as Rexxie, is behind in Afrobeats. In the end, I feel the new wave of sound known as Zanku Music. like American musicians need us more than we need them. The Anambra State born music producer and We are doing them a huge multi-talented artiste is a frequent collaborator favour rather we doing them a favour. We are the new wave with Zlatan Ibile and Naira Marley. Together, they and they need us right now. If you check Apple music and have made some of the biggest songs on the other digital platforms, you music scene. To his credit, Rexxie has produced will see that Beyonce album is on every African playlist as a some of Nigeria’s biggest songs such as Zlatan’s result of her cleverly featuring Able God and Naira Marley’s ‘Am I A Yahoo Boy’ African artistes. among others. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, How best can Nigerian he spoke about growing up, the popular Zanku musicians tap revenue from digital streaming? sound and take on international Beyonce feature Nigerian artistes are now of Nigerians. Enjoy… making a lot of money from digital distribution. It all boils down to working with the right Could you share your for him. I was not able to make people and understanding childhood memories with us? the connection. As fate will have the business as well as the I was raised in Lagos and it, I met Zlatan Ibile in a chance digital market itself. We have Abuja. Growing up in Lagos meeting. I went with an artiste, to understand how lucrative it helped me to get accustomed to Thessy who was featuring him Rexxie is and the potentials available Yoruba tradition. My childhood to meet him at a hotel. After in digital streaming. Most was spent in Akoka, Shomolu, working on the song, Zlatan happening in my life very fast. artistes don’t understand how Lagos. I did not think of music asked if I had any beat for him, Mind you, I was doing all this But this put you at the risk much revenue they stand to at that. I moved to Abuja for my then I played an unfinished beat recording while I was healing. of being described as a one- gain from it. That is being secondary school education. It to him. One thing led to another, I was still walking around dimension producer, how do handled for me by Damilola was in Abuja that I would say he started to vibe to it and I liked with bandage on my body. you react to this? Akinwunmi of Dapper Damn music first met me. After that, I what I was hearing him sing and One thing about this live Entertainment; he has been a returned back to Lagos and that I began to add more parts to the How bad was the accident is that, once you are known good professional. was when music started for me. I song. The title of the song was and how did affect your for something, you establish worked with different upcoming Jogo featuring Lil Kesh and Naira music career? your niche. This means that What is the most important artistes. We are three children Marley. In the lyrics, Zlatan sang I was almost going to quit. whoever is coming to record advice an up and coming from my parents and I am the a line that said, ‘Zlatan, abeg no It was a low point in my life. with youth know what to producer should know? first. I studied Computer Science kill us’ which has the acronym Actually, it happened when I expect. However, this does Keep believing in what you from Taiye Solarin University of Z-A-N-K-U. He had this unique was returning to Lagos from not mean that I do not do other are doing, don’t let anyone Education (TASUED). dance style that he dances any Ilorin. It occurred around Epe. styles of music. I have made put you down with negative time the song comes on. People The car somersaulted like hip hop sings for Chinko opinion. Once upon a time, I What is your story, how did started to dance to it too. seven times. It is still a miracle Ekun and Reminisce. I made used to allow people’s opinion you find music? that I walked out alive from high-life music for Lil Kesh, weigh me down. For instance, For me, music started in school What would you describe as the wreckage. I had a serious it was quite a hit featuring before we released the monster although I had been playing the a turning point in your music injury on my left hand. I Duncan Mighty titled Flenjor. hit, Able God, someone whom keyboard in church. I was part of career? would say that Able God Don’t forget that, Lil Kesh’s I highly respected said told the school band at Government Jogo went a long way. It announced me and people Self-Made was a high-life Jam. me that my beat was getting Secondary School, Garki. I was was recorded in a hotel. I came to identify me with that ‘wack’. But for the first time, I actually the Music Prefect. This also met Lyta, former artiste sound that we called Zanku. What’s the special disagreed with him. I had that was in 2010. We usually do with Olamide’s YBNL and we We uploaded the dance on connection between you and strong believe in what I was covers of popular trending songs recorded his second single, Self- social media and the song just Zlatan? doing for the first time. Also and perform it at the school Made. Luckily, Olamide heard went viral. Like I said, I like to work work towards finding your assembly before the whole it and called me inviting me to physically with an artiste in own sound. Please watch out school. I became more curious come record some songs with Can you take us through the studio and Zlatan is that for more music from me. to know how the popular songs him. While we were trying to your creative process? kind of spontaneous artiste. were made and that inspired record Jogo, I played a couple of First of all, I am not the type He is the type of artiste that if In the coming immediate me to go into music production. beats for Naira Marley and Lil of producer that sits down and you send him beat, he hardly future, what should people I learnt on my own, I was self- Kesh. We recorded a couple of create beat for artiste. I don’t records it. He is the live expect from you? taught. songs that is everywhere now. I send beat to artiste. I like to recording type as well. The At the moment, I am did three hit songs such as Jakpa be in the room with the artiste way he loves to record is the working on my EP. I want to How did Zanku sound for Naira Marley, Again O for Lil and do the music live. I like way I also like to produce. He put out a body of work that originate? Kesh and Illuminati by Zlatan to flow with the artiste and writes his lines on the spot. shows different sides of me I am the originator of the featuring Naira Marley. That feed on the artiste’s energy That is chemistry. Another apart from the one the world Zanku Sound. Let me go back night was magical, several hit and vibe. I can work if I don’t person who I achieve that knows. I want to test the waters a little bit. Before we started music was born in one sitting. get the vibe from the artiste. It kind of chemistry with also and put out different vibes. I the movement, I had a terrible is all about creativity. This is is Naira Marley. He is a very feel like this is best way to let accident in February March last Can you tell us about why I am always selective of creative artiste. I like artistes people know that I do other year that almost claimed my life. recording the monster hit song, the people that I work with. It that think on their feet. sounds apart from Zanku. I It made me almost quit music. It Able God? is a collaborative work. This is plan to feature African and was a tough period and turning For me, what I would call the why I hardly work with some What are your thoughts international artistes. It will point in my life. At that time, I biggest turning point for me certain people. I am not the about Beyonce’s feature of be out in November by God’s had been experimenting on a was the recording of Able God type of producer an artiste Nigerian? Grace. Before now, I dropped new bounce and I didn’t what featuring Chinko Ekun, Zlatan will send voice note to on Afrobeat has come to stay. my own hit song Fotifoyin by to call it. I was always praying and Lil Kesh. It was just the WhatsApp. We have to create I think it is a big progress for Rexxie featuring Teni, Naira to meet CDQ and play the beat right time and everything was it together. our industry to get featured by Marley and Zlatan. Daily Times Nigeria 15 Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng Interview Tim Godfrey: Hunger drove me into music After engaging in several menial jobs and now an international brand, gospel singer, Tim Godfrey, is sure one of the leading and successful gospel artistes who is changing the narratives and the way people position the gospel music sector. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, Tim disclosed the journey to his successful brand, and ideal woman amongst others. Enjoy…

How did you discover your talent? experience. I remember one day I ran I was one of those kids that did away from my master’s house and I well at whatever I touched. I played almost committed suicide. I was like football very well, same for table ‘this life is not worth it. If I go back tennis. It was easy for me to get into to my parents, this man will come for football but I was always doing music me again, because that was about the by the side, like in the choir. I became fourth time I was running away from a music director in 1994. But in all of his house’. It was a nightmare staying this, my focus was football. In fact, with him. I couldn’t watch television, when I got to Lagos and was staying listen to radio or play around with under Oshodi Bridge, it was hunger friends. I was just there washing, that drove me into music. cleaning and sweeping. I became One day, when I was very hungry, I a houseboy at the age of 12 due to just barged into a church at Oshodi and crippling poverty. told them I could handle their music and make it different. They did not You did a song with Travis Greene answer me the first time, so I began to and it became a national anthem; attend their rehearsals, and the third how does that make you feel? time they gave me a chance. Because You see one of the essences of I play five musical instruments doing gospel music is to change the including bass guitar, lead guitar and narratives and attract more souls to the piano, I just mesmerized them; they brand, I want to attract international were shocked! That was how they brand to my kind of music and not employed me and I remember my first the regular forms of using English salary was N3, 000. A lot of people language in songs but going as far as do not know my story; think I just promoting our culture and preserving popped out of the blue and stumbled our heritage. I never believed ‘Nara’ into success. will travel this far and people love it for the fact that Travis spoke a bit of What will consider as your turning Igbo. point? I think every part of my life, every What is the secret to your success? experience, and every turn has been a God has always been and will turning point. When I was a houseboy continue to be my strength. I don’t to when I was sleeping under the believe in magic or short cuts. I bridge to when I was selling coconut work and I push myself to the limit. and bananas on the streets of Kaduna, I challenge myself everyday to be a every one of these experiences better version of who I was yesterday. God used to build me. None was I am committed, resilient and focused, a waste. All of them were used by learning from my mistakes and doing God to build me. So, every mistake, those things they say are impossible. disappointment, and everything that made it look like it was not going to You are good looking, guess there work out, was part of God’s plan for is a woman in your life? my life. I think the most important Media and the way they put words thing is that, at some point in my life, into your mouth; I am not married I received Jesus Christ as my personal neither am I in any relationship at the Lord and savior. moment. I am taking my time and am sure when the time is right all will be Getting to this present stage of your set. life; you did menial jobs including working as a houseboy; can you What is your idea of an ideal share those past moments of yours? woman? Working as a houseboy was not My ideal woman must first of all an embarrassing experience but a be God fearing and family oriented; painful one. I was always beaten I am not really bothered about color and abused. There was nothing fun or language but she must be beautiful about the experience. I was flogged and also because of the nature of the until I bled. I never stole and was kind of work I am doing; she definitely not disobedient but it was not a good needs to be very understanding Tim BUSINESS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng g 16

Airtel Africa grew customer base by 9.3% to 99.7m in Q1 - Report Ladesope Ladelokun

Airtel Africa has announced a customer base growth of 9.3 per cent to 99.7 million in the first quarter of 2019. Details of the growth are contained in the telecommunication company’s first quarter 2019 results, posted on the website of the Nigeria Stock Exchange. According to the report, at the end of the quarter, ended June 30, the company’s revenue increased to $795.9 million, up 6.9 per cent, with constant currency growth of 10.2 per cent. Details showed that this was the 6th consecutive quarter of double-digit constant currency growth recorded by the company. Similarly, revenue growth of 10.2 per cent in constant currency was driven by double-digit growth in Nigeria and East Africa, although this was partially offset by a decline in revenue in the rest of Africa where the company operates. Growth was equally recorded across business products as constant currency revenue in voice increased L–R: Ige Olorunsogo, Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS); Charles I. Ojo, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc; Ugochi Obi, Head, by 3.2 per cent, data revenue by 35.9 per cent and mobile money by 41.8 per cent. X-Academy, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Akin Oyegoke, Managing Consultant, Johan Consults Ltd during an X-Academy & Johan Consults training The company’s reported underlying EBITDA was on GDPR & NDPR Masterclass, which held at the Exchange in Lagos. $347.6 million, up 9.7 per cent, while constant currency underlying EBITDA growth was 12.8 per cent. Similarly, the underlying EBITDA margin in reported currency was 43.7 per cent, an increase of 111 bps, while there was an increase of 101 bps in constant currency terms. In accounting and finance, EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and CBN clarifies policy on forex it is a measure of a company’s operating performance. It is simply a way to evaluate a company’s performance without having to factor in financing decisions, accounting decisions or tax environments. Airtel Africa’s free cash flow for the period under restriction for milk importation review was $102.4 million, down 29.2 per cent. The company attributed it to increased capex for network Says milk importation is not banned modernization and the rollout of additional sites. Urges Nigerians to restrict blackmail tactics of interested individuals FG tasks ECOWAS our policy considerations. begin local milk production instead of with the CBN. Motolani Oseni “Our focus remains ensuring forex relying endlessly on milk imports. He said the ban became necessary after on commitments in savings, job creation and investments in “Today, although there have been major dealers of milk products in Nigeria Due to continual criticism of its recent the local production of milk. some successful attempts at producing failed to ensure that they produce milk implementation of policy on forex restriction for milk “Milk importation is not banned. milk locally, the vast majority of the locally, three years after meetings were importation in the country, the Central Indeed, the CBN has no such power. All importers still, treat this national held with them in that regard. regional labour policies Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified its we will do is to restrict the sale of forex aspiration with imperial contempt.” According to him, Nigeria currently stand that the decision has no political for the importation of milk from the Acknowledging that the policy could spends between $1.2 billion and $1.5 undertone. Nigerian foreign exchange market. hurt some business interests, the CBN billion on importation of milk products Joy Obakeye The apex bank made the clarification “About three years ago, we began a urged Nigerians to restrict the blackmail annually, a situation he declared was no in a statement released on Friday, where policy to encourage backward integration tactics of individuals who have vested longer acceptable. he explained that the bank had offered The Federal Government has called on the Economic to conserve foreign exchange and create interests in milk importation. It would be recalled that the new milk importers low-interest loans to jobs for our people. Included in this Meanwhile, an Agric Economist, Mr forex policy was announced in Abuja Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to show begin local production since 2016 but commitment and political will in the implementation of policy package was the introduction Nnamdi Infenkwe, has said the plan by on Tuesday by the CBN Governor, Mr the offer was treated with “imperial of the highly successful policy which the CBN to ban the importation of milk Godwin Emefiele. labour policies and programmes in the sub-region. contempt.” According to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of restricted the sale of forex from the products is long overdue in view of the Emefiele said the item would soon be He noted that it is possible to produce Nigerian foreign exchange market for the drain on the nation’s resources. part of the 43 items delisted by the CBN Labour and Employment, Mr Williams Alo, the West milk locally in Nigeria because the African region needs a renewed commitment to drive the importation of some 43 items goods that Infenkwe, who is Senior Manager, from accessing official foreign exchange loans are still available to interested could be produced in Nigeria. Nissi Agro Alide Services, said this in market. tenets of Decent Work and other labour policies. manufacturers. He spoke at a meeting of Labour and Employment “Arising from the success of the Lagos, yesterday. He added the apex bank was ready Reacting to tweets condemning the restriction policy, we approached some He said immediately enforcement of to give loans to the importers to acquire Ministers in the ECOWAS region in Abuja, where key new forex policy on its official twitter policy documents on the future of work and decent job milk importers, like we did for rice, the ban would force the milk producers land, promote the artificial insemination handle, the CBN said: “Nigeria and the tomato and starch and asked them to take to immediately commence backward of the cows or production of water to for all in the West African region was adopted. welfare of all Nigerians come first in all “We cannot continue to be paying lip service to issues advantage of CBN’s low-interest loans to integration as agreed three years ago make milk in Nigeria. of labour administration in the sub-region. The time has come for us to make a radical departure from the past if we are to bequeath to future generation an ECOWAS sub- region that prides itself in the attainment of the tenets of OAAN to check influx of foreign outdoor firms in Nigeria decent work.” Nigeria without due adherence to an alarming dimension adding that retrospective look at the industry’s Two policy documents: “Directive on Minimum Godwin Anyebe the code and guidelines of practice as industry stakeholders must have business performance, especially in Standards Towards Harmonisation of Labour Laws stipulated by Advertising Practitioners to come together to chart the way the just ended half year period of 2019 in the ECOWAS region” and the “ECOWAS Regional Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) has deployed Council of Nigeria (APCON). forward on the debt issue. regretted that though the industry Programme for Decent Work (DWRP),” were extensively According to him, Nigeria’s outdoor Though he was unspecific on the fared not too well in the period owing deliberated, revised, validated and adopted during the deliberate measures designed to stem the tide of the illegal entrance of advertising sector was bedevilled total volume of debts owed by the to prevailing negative economic two-day meeting. by myriad challenges bordering various industry players, he was situations in the country, there are, ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi foreign-based firms into the nation’s outdoor advertising landscape. on breach of professionalism, basic particularly critical on the new trend however, strong optimism that Brou said the two documents would be a key framework among which is an uncontrolled entry of 120 days payment terms being businesses would perform better by that ECOWAS and member states can apply to achieve Speaking on this development, President of the Association, of foreign firms into the business initiated by several multinational the turn of the second half of the year. the ILO Centenary Declaration for the future of works, as well as the ever recurring issues advertisers, pointing out that the He added that the association was in adopted by the International Labour Conference at its Emmanuel Ajufo, disclosed recently in Lagos that the organisation was of multiple taxations by various development was antithetical to the process of leveraging with similar 108th Session in June in Geneva. governmental agencies. APCON stipulations on debt and as outdoor regulatory bodies across He said the policy documents would address the already in the process of initiating legal action against a number of such Commenting on the prevalent such, must be jettisoned in the interest West African sub-region and other challenges to shaping a fair, inclusive and secure future of issue of inter-sectorial indebtedness of business and industry growth at international agencies with a view to work with full, productive and freely chosen employment foreign companies that are engaged in outdoor advertising businesses in in the industry, the OAAN boss noted large. ensuring standardisation of outdoor and decent work for all. that the debt issue was assuming The OAAN boss who took a advertising practice in Nigeria. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Business Times 17 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng

NSE enhances stakeholders’ engagement with Investors Relations Data pack Temitope Adebayo The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or Exchange) has announced the launch of the NSE Investor Relations (IR) Data Pack, an innovative and dynamic webpage integrated with key market data, corporate news and disclosures for corporate issuers. NSE Investor Relations Data Pack is designed to reduce the burden on issuers, by providing them with an intuitive investor relations webpage which can easily be integrated into their existing corporate websites. Hosted in the cloud, it features enhanced interactive functionalities with 99.5 per cent uptime. The IR Data Pack was created with an easy-to-use, secure, and customizable interface to boost access and adoption. Commenting on the launch of IR Data Pack, Mr Jude Chiemeka, Head, Trading Business, NSE, noted that “NSE Investor Relations Data Pack is a necessary tool R-L: Governor of Ekiti State, Dr John Kayode Fayemi; Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Anders Einarsson, and Senior Finance Manager, Promasidor Nigeria required by issuers to improve their Limited, Yomi Adenson at the partnership agreement signing ceremony on Ikun Dairy Farm project, held at Ekiti House, Abuja….recently. engagement with investors. “We came up with the IR program to provide value-added service to our issuers and make their daily market statistics available to investors in real-time. It is a tool that will enhance their communication and Promasidor partners Ekiti on local material outreach strategy to investors, analysts and other stakeholders”. “As an Exchange, we remain committed to bridging the information gap between sourcing for dairy products the Exchange and market participants, products of nutritional value which hundreds of fattened cows could source of milk collection is paramount knowing that the stock market thrives on Kazeem Adeyemi helps to enhance human growth. serve as a source of milk supply to to ease less dependence on foreign information. The delivery of the IR Data Pack and associated services is an essential Commenting on the agreement, produce evaporated milk and other raw materials. Promasidor Nigeria Limited has building block in The Exchange’s strategy Fayemi stated that Ekiti State was nutritional products, create more The Promasidor boss corroborated as it seeks to improve market participation signed a partnership agreement delighted to collaborate with a major employment opportunities and Fayemi’s view that the partnership with Ekiti State Government to drive and transparency, and facilitate informed player in the fast-moving consumer increased nutritional products. would also lead to further employment investment decision making”, Mr Chiemeka its backward integration initiative goods sector that is deeply committed In his remark, the Managing and another viable source of livelihood added. aimed at creating a local source of to the wellbeing of consumers through Director of Promasidor Nigeria for people in the state. On his part, Mr Oscar N. Onyema, raw materials for its dairy products its array of quality products. Limited, Anders Einarsson, who He explained that Promasidor’s OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE, said, through the state-owned Ikun Dairy The Governor affirmed that the was highly elated with the progress backward integration initiative would “We are delighted to provide a solution that Farm. partnership would enhance the made on backward integration, said give the company an edge over others enables adequate exposure to capital market The pact was sealed on behalf of the information. Issuers can now drive a more backward integration an initiative Ikun Dairy Farm would in no small in the dairy market with the potentials robust market interaction on their corporate partners by the Ekiti State Governor, of Promasidor, in compliance with measure provide opportunities to of the farm. Dr John Kayode Fayemi and the websites and potentially position themselves Federal Government’s directives enhance local milk production, an Ikun Dairy Farm spans across 1,000 to attract more investors. Managing Director of Promasidor those companies should seek the exciting opportunity for the company. hectares of land area. Located in Ikun- Nigeria Limited, Anders Einarsson, local source of raw materials for their He affirmed that as the maker of Ekiti, in Moba Local Government during the week in Abuja. products, thus ensuring local content quality products such as Cowbell Area, the farm was established in Lush Hair, Nashco This project will enable Promasidor development. Milk, Loya Milk, Cowbell Chocolate, the early 1980s as an integrated agro- reward winners in to utilise the potentials of Ikun Dairy Fayemi disclosed that Ikun Dairy Miksi, Top Tea, Onga food seasoning, allied farm to boost the economy of Farm in the making of milk and other Farm, established in 1980 with Sunvita Cereals, and others, local the State. braiding competition Godwin Anyebe StarTimes opens all kids channels free to customers Lush hair, a hair extension brand alongside to entertain, educate, and provide to one of our core values which is to family.” the Nigerian Association of Hairdressers Joy Obakeye informative content no subscription provide and entertain viewers with He added that “Children are a and Cosmetologists NASHCO Lagos needed to children who are on holiday. timely, uncommon and innovative part of our business and now they chapter, organized hair braiding competition Pay-TV company, StarTimes has According to the Public Relations content. can enjoy unlimited fun during the amongst stylists from across the twenty local announced a one- week free viewing Manager, Kunmi Balogun, “The kids The holiday season for children is holiday on channels like ST Kids, Jim Governments areas in Lagos. for all its kids’ channels from August 1 can now watch the popular paw patrol upon us and we have a whole lot of Jam, Nickelodeon, Baby TV and more The hair stylist contest was a braids to 7. on Nickelodeon among other great fantastic content lined up to ensure irrespective of the bouquet, parents are competition amongst 20 teams from across This, the company said is in a bid educative content. We are staying true they enjoy their summer break with subscribed to.” the local governments in Lagos State. Each team comprises of a model, stylist and an assistant who slugged it out to in order to emerge as the winners of the monetary reward offered by the lush brand. Diageo increases global marketing spend by 8% The monetary reward came in the order of N150, 000 for the Winner, N100, 000 for the 1st runner up and N50,000 for the 2nd runner …as Nigerian Ad spend hike by 15% up. Out of the twenty teams that contested, per cent growth, which combined primarily by Guinness’ sponsorship regions and categories, with new Model Olamide Osoba from Orile Agege Godwin Anyebe with the use of new analytic tools of the Six Nations. product innovation being a strong LGA, came first and won for the team to improve the effectiveness of each Finally, African marketing contributor. We expanded organic N150,000.00, Model Oyeloro Sidikat and Diageo’s marketing spend for the pound spent to boost investment investment rose 3 per cent on the back operating margin ahead of our team from Kosofe LGA received N100,000.00 last year jumped by 8 per cent to returns, the drinks giant has revealed. of the relaunch of Guinness Foreign guidance and increased investment for the second and finally Model Roseline over £2bn, contributing to sales of In the Asia-Pacific region, the Extra Stout as well as investment in behind our brands ahead of organic Ogunyemi From Etiosa LGA a long side her £12.9billion, up 5.8 per cent from last team went back home with N50,000,00. comparable rate of growth was put Tusker marketing and media. net sales growth. According to Mrs Omotayo Azeez- year. at 7per cent, buoyed by increased The results also claimed an “Our focus on quality sustainable Meanwhile in Nigeria, its marketing Abiodun, Public Relations Manager, Tolaram investment in Chinese white operating profit of £4bn, an increase growth is backed by a culture of Group who represented the Brand Manager, expenditure increased to 12,047,558 in spirits, Johnnie Walker and scotch year-on-year of 9.5 per cent, driven by everyday efficiency that enables us Lush Hair, Ms Sukhm Pannu, “it is such a 2018 compared to 10,196,935 from the malts across China as well as its organic growth. to invest smartly in marketing and great pleasure collaborating with one the most previous year, representing a more “#ChallengeAccepted” campaign for Announcing Diageo’s preliminary growth initiatives while expanding credible hairdressing regulatory associations than 15 per cent increase. Royal Challenge in India. results for the year recently, chief margins.” in the country- the Nigerian Association of Marketing investment surged Marketing growth increased by 6 executive Ivan Menezes said: “Diageo Diageo has invested heavily in Hairdressers and Cosmetologists (NASHCO) worldwide to £2,042m (up from per cent both in Europe and Turkey has delivered another year of strong updating its drinks packaging as part in organizing such an exciting yet cerebral £1,882m) with the North American hair stylists competition which captured all as well as Latin America and the performance. Organic volume and net of an ongoing arms race to win the the local Government Areas in Lagos State”. market leading the charge with 11 Caribbean, with the former driven sales growth were broad-based across attention of consumers. POLITICS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng 18 It is El-Zakzaky, Dasuki today, it may be any of us tomorrow, everyone should speak up now – Yerima

Alhaji Shettima Yerima is a well known human rights activist and one of those who has always advocated for the recognition of June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day, but he is not so happy with the way the issue of June 12 and the naming of the National Stadium Abuja was handled by the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government. While he appreciates that June 12 has finally become the nation’s democracy day, he is sad that it was the abandoned National Stadium Abuja that is named after Abiola. To him the University of Lagos that President Goodluck Jonathan named after him, but was rejected is far more prestigious. He recently spoke with some journalists in Lagos and PATRICK OKOHUE was there.

Recently the Federal Government rulings in so many cases. The case of Dasuki is celebrated June 12 as the nation’s democracy day one, El-Zakzaky is another, so many of them, with a public holiday, also the National Stadium probably I may also be a victim soon, because I Abuja was named after Abiola, being one of am always a victim, tomorrow I may be picked those who have been in the trenches calling and a court will rule and nothing will happen. for the recognition of that day as the nation’s So it portends danger, today it’s the issue of El- democracy day, are you satisfied with what has Zakzaky, Dasuki who are direct victims, it could happened so far? as well be anybody, so where lies the whole thing When you say satisfied I will say not yet, yes called democracy and democracy day. something happened, some of us have spent Unfortunately, we have some of our major parts of our lives in the struggle for this June contemporaries today who are opportune to 12, I will say that was my first step into the pro- be in government, who are directly benefitting democracy struggle, it was June 12 that brought from it, they are gladly raising their hands and some of us into the limelight, I remember some jumping up and down. I have said it before, I said of my contemporaries such as the Aare Onakanfo when Jonathan named UNILAG after Abiola, the today, the likes of Asari Dokubo, people like protest against it was not initiated by the students Sowore, Mayegun, these are people who at that themselves, it was sponsored by some elements time were just growing up and many others, here in Lagos, who instigated the students and Wale Okuniyi and the rest of them, many of us funded them to raise that protest, so that Jonathan were just coming out of school and some others will look stupid and they rejected that thing were in school at that time, we were working as completely, isn’t UNILAG more prestigious, foot soldiers, the like of Shehu Sani who by God’s better than that stadium? I am sure the President grace is today a Senator, were ahead of us, age has never been there, because you can’t even find wise and experience wise. We lost some who were good animal there, some of them rejects it not to killed by the military at that time. I remember one talk of human beings. I was at the stadium a few Mustapha who was always around any struggle, days ago, one of my friends goes to the gym there any protest, he is still in Lagos, but goes with and once in a while you see people doing exercise clutches now because he lost one of leg, so many of on weekends, I was surprised how it looks like, I them lost their jobs, many were incarcerated, some have never seen an ugly place like that in recent of them lost their families. I remember a comrade Yerima time and a government property. Somebody who lost his wife and kids when the attack came. built that stadium, all they would have done was today you people in the Southern part of the holiday, good, at least there is a change from Those are things that happened many years ago. to renovate it, put the facilities, improve it to an country are living in paradise when it comes to May 29, to that day, even some people among When I was talking yesterday, I was on air on extent. Obasanjo built that stadium, yet you said the issue of hunger, because even among some of my contemporaries says it is politics, even if it is Channels TV on Politics Today and I mentioned PDP has not done anything, but part of what the our people that seems to be among the elites some politics, it has to some extent started, a journey of something, I said these things are not about Abiola PDP did is what you are using today to showcase of them find it very difficult to eat, people don’t go a million miles starts with a step, we have taken as a person, but there was something that made and take glory. to farm anymore, kidnapping now has gone to a a step to some extent on June 12, I don’t know if us come around at that time, we formed a rallying level that people only write you a letter, sell your one mad government will come up in the future point, we believed in the idea of that struggle at You are President of Arewa Youths and some of property if you don’t have money, come and pay, to reverse it, I hope that doesn’t happen, because that time, we believed in the manifestoe of Chief these challenges are being caused by the youths, if they come to your house it means you are too almost all of us will rally round and become MKO Abiola at that time. What are those things what are you, at the level of your group doing to stubborn, it has come to that level. The issue of enemy of that government if they reverse it. that actually drove us closer, the issue of fighting address some of these youths? banditry is a thing that happens religiously every hunger, alleviating poverty, controlling it to some Let me ask you this question, how do you day in the Northern part of the country, there is no They named June 12 the nation’s democracy level, food on the table, insecurity to be addressed, address a woman who you marry and keep in the place that is safe in Northern part of the country. day, at least that is a big step forward, or don’t addressing corruption, unemployment and so on. house and starve her of food every day, leave her Now if you look at all of this, the hunger, the you think so? These were things that were very key and germane hungry day in day out and tomorrow you come poverty, the unemployment and everything, it Now when you talk about democracy day, at that time, subsequently Nigeria killed him. and say you want to sleep with her? It’s a simple contradicts the principle of the struggle of June what is democracy with hunger in the land, what At that time we were more united than we example, when an environment or a society is the 12. I was looking at something bigger, when you is democracy in the midst of insecurity, what is are today, I don’t know really, but maybe I was way the North is today, where you have high rate say whether we are satisfied, it has not addressed democracy without respect to the rule of law, so young, I didn’t get to know that Wale was of unemployment, where when it comes to the anything yet out of what we are thinking. That one where rulings or pronouncements are made by different from me Shettima, or Tunde or Emeka, I issue of Western education you realize it is not grazing reserve, abandoned property, was named competent courts and it is only in this regime did not know any of this, we moved on together, even encouraged by successive governments, like after Chief MKO Abiola is not enough. Public where I see impunity thrive, undermining court I didn’t know if there was difference between Awolowo did in the South West, where almost all religion at that time, because we celebrated the younger generations are direct beneficiaries of Christmas together, and when Sallah comes we do Awolowo’s gesture, some of you benefited from the same, the only thing that differ was that when the free education and to some extent they made it is Sallah it was like I am coming to your house it compulsory and some of these legacies are seen to eat today and you are also coming to my house The case of Dasuki is one, El-Zakzaky is another, working today. Today Lagos State can boldly say at Christmas if I was a Christian, that was the only so many of them, probably I may also be a victim we have passed a law, that a child of six, seven thing I remember, but today we are all much more years must not be seen on the street begging, infact divided than we were. soon, because I am always a victim, tomorrow I must not be seen on the street roaming, he must be in school from so and so hour to so and so hour, But, why is that so? may be picked and a court will rule and nothing those laws are possible in a state as big as Lagos. Now come to think of it, under this regime will happen. So it portends danger, today it’s But those laws are so impossible in where I come insecurity is at the highest of it, nothing is from, it doesn’t work, poverty is high, hunger is impossible, I don’t know if I am thinking like the issue of El-Zakzaky, Dasuki who are direct much, I have fear that in the nearest future some this because I am from the North, I only come to of us may not live to even talk, I am worried not Lagos briefly, sometimes I stay in the North for six victims, it could as well be anybody, so where lies just for myself, but for my children, by God’s months or even one year without coming down the whole thing called democracy. grace today my children are doing good, they are here, you only read my statements from there. in schools, but can they live in peace, certainly I Secondly, the issue of poverty is higher, hunger, don’t see that happening. Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 Politics Times 19 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng

CACOL slams states who pilfer LG allocation, says action tantamount to grand corruption

recognises and takes cognizance “In retrospect, the recalcitrant Stories by Patrick Okohue of our three-tier system of attitude to local governments’ administration; it also tallies with independence is actually inimical The Centre for Anti- various rules and amendments to ease of providing beneficial Corruption and Open Leadership that emanated from the National leadership to the people through (CACOL), has chided various Assembly, especially the 8th the grassroots and convenience. state governments across National Assembly. “It is germane to note that the country that continues to “Though, the leadership of our democracy itself as we know it corner federal allocations to the (two) leading political parties had worldwide today, started from different 774 local government at one time or the other, insisted the Greek commune called Polis areas under the excuse of their that local governments can a suburb not bigger than a ward individual definition of what only exist at the behest of their inside a local government. In should constitute the Nigerian relevant states, this argument is the United Kingdom today, Federalism. self-serving with no substance affordable Council flats and CACOL in a release issued or relevance in the Nigerian other social welfare programmes, by Adegboyega Otunuga, it’s Constitution that recognizes including primary Health care, Coordinator for Media and three-tiers of authorities as Primary Education, etc., are Publications on behalf of Mr. obtained in many other modern usually within the purview Debo Adeniran, the Centre’s democracies. of local authorities with the Aisha Executive Chairman, noted that, “The truth is that, though states’ higher levels of Government “It is noteworthy that the Nigeria assemblies are constitutionally exercising oversight and judicial Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU empowered to initiate the creation control to guarantee fiscal and had instructed the Nigerian Banks and coming into being of local administrative discipline. not to remit or allow any portion governments, but the final nod for “This is why many have Governors’ wives back Aisha of their federal allocations to such to become lawful and official opined that such emasculation be deducted or received by the must have the imprimatur of the of this 3rd-tier of government Buhari on violence against respective states governments National Assembly. It is same is largely responsible for again with effect from June 1, 2019. for states’ creation, so as not to widespread poverty occasioned “This is not only in line with encourage willful and unwieldy by unemployment, insecurity and women, children, seek the 1999 Nigerian Federal balkanization of the polity.” deep rooted economic frustration Constitution (as amended) that The CACOL Boss added, ravaging the land.” police’s prompt response

Wives of Governors’ of the thirty Generals to fast track cases of rape and six states of the Federation have thrown defilement. We also urge the setting up Residents of Lagos-Badagry Expressway storm their weight behind the First Lady of the of Special Offences Courts for rape and country, Mrs. Aisha Buhari on the need to defilement cases, and for such cases to be governor’s office, Assembly over state of road urgently take proactive measures to stem charged to the courts and heard without increasing cases of violence against women undue delays. It was a sight to behold and children. “We beseech the Minister of Health to during the week, when residents of Mrs. Buhari had recently called for action ensure the provision of timely, sensitive communities linked by the Lagos- to be taken to forestall rising cases of sexual and comprehensive medical services to Badagry Expressway stormed the abuse against women and children. victims of sexual violence. We plead that all Lagos State governor’s office and the According to a statement released at the medical facilities be equipped with Rape state House of Assembly to protest weekend on behalf of the Governors’ wives, Kits and Post- Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) what they described as the untold jointly signed by wife of the Chairman to prevent rape victims from contracting hardship they are being subjected to Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Erelu Bisi HIV. It is also our hope that professional on account of the state of the road. Fayemi, Chairman Northern Governors’ counseling services can be made available The protesters who stormed the office of the State Governor, Babajide Wives Forum Mrs. Amina Abubakar and to sexual violence survivors. Sanwo-Olu demanding immediate Chairman of Southern Governors’ Wives “We appeal to the National Assembly, removal of checkpoints and Forum, Mrs. Betty Obaseki, they noted that Executive Governors and State Houses commencement of palliative works this had become expedient with daily cases of Assembly to facilitate the passage of on the road. of rape, violence, sexual harassment and laws to protect women and children from They complained that the promises murder of women and children. violence and abuse. Where legislation made by the state governor during This is even as the wives of the state already exists, we call for political will in the gubernatorial election campaign helmsmen lamented that even women and the enforcement and implementation of have not been fulfilled 60 days after children with special needs have become such laws. In this regard, urgent medical assuming office. targets of sexual violence. attention, shelter, counseling and other The protesters, who were armed The statement reads: “As concerned support mechanisms for survivors are with placards bearing different Sanwo-Olu mothers and citizens, we hereby call on important. inscriptions like: Remember, the Inspector General of Police to direct “We plead with all political, religious and ‘Badagry is still part of Lagos’, them not to cause any mayhem from engaging in double standard the Nigerian Police to treat rape and community leaders to speak up against the Badagry road deserve more on the road, the governor should attention on issues relating to defilement cases with the speed and abuse of women and children. attention’, ‘Good road is not a luxury immediately order removal of illegal Badagry as against other parts of seriousness such cases deserve, in order “We encourage civil society but necessity’ and others vowed checkpoints on the road. Lagos and remove all impediments to ensure justice for victims. We are also organisations and women’s support to continue their protest until the According to them, these obstructing the reconstruction of the requesting that the Nigerian Police should groups to continue to advocate on behalf government yield to their demands. checkpoints have become an road,” the protesters added. be tactful and supportive in the handling of of victims as well as provide all relevant The joint protesters led by eyesore and a disgrace to the nation Addressing the protesters, Sanwo- alleged sexual offences and take measures services. We acknowledge the efforts of President, Society for Human compared to other neighbouring Olu, who was represented by Mr. Advancement and Creativity countries. Hundeyin Kolawole, political to prevent the intimidation of victims by organisations such as WRAPA, which was Organisation, Akande Mark, and Fix They also demanded that the director, office of civic engagement, families and associates of suspects. created by former First Lady, HE Justice Lagos-Badagry Expressroad mass governor should immediately assured them that their demands “We are also appealing for rape and Fati Abubakar, and many others across the Movement, led by Sewanu Micheal, commence palliative works on the would be addressed. sexual offences desks to be created in Police country who have been working tirelessly barricaded the entrance to the road while major reconstruction Also, the Speaker of the State Stations across the country where they do on these issues. office of the state governor, Alausa continues, adding, “We request House of Assembly, Mudasiru not exist, and that appropriately trained “We urge the general public to address Secretariat, Ikeja. a strong commitment from the Obasa, who was represented by personnel are designated to provide timely this issue by supporting victims to get In a letter containing their government on the reconstruction Gbolahan Yishau, stressed that the support for victims. justice and breaking the culture of silence demands presented to Sanwo-Olu, and rehabilitation of the road. House would deliberate on the issues “We implore the Attorney General of and stigma which prevents victims from the protesters demanded that for “That government should desist raised by the protesters at plenary. the Federation as well as State Attorney coming forward,” the statement said. Classified Enquiries & Booking: Daily Times Nigeria 0803 302 0395; 0803 355 0468; Saturday, July 27, 2019 20 AFRICA’S NEWS HERITAGE... SINCE 1926 WWW.DAILYTIMES.NG Made Easy 0803 834 4225; 0803 854 1505; 0802 550 1547

Volleyball: Oghuma charges coaches, Korea seeks to strengthen bilateral games masters to discover more players A former Head Coach of Nigeria Nimrod is ready to ensure the recruitment ties with Nigeria through dance Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Tony of players from the grass roots, and that is Oghuma, on Friday in Ibadan charged why we are having this seminar for coaches take the dance class which was free of had 9 students for the beginners category volleyball coaches and games masters/ and games masters/mistresses, so as to Godwin Idagu mistress in the country to build a reservoir build a reservoir of players. charge. and 20 students for the intermediate of players. “The effort is to ensure the country plays “Korean Cultural Centre invited two class. He gave the charge while speaking with volleyball at a particular level and build a At least 29 Nigerians have graduated K-POP dance instructors from Korea Some outstanding students during the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on reservoir of players to replace the present who took the dance classes from Monday six weeks training session were awarded the sidelines of the ongoing seminar for ageing players,” Oghuma said. from the K-POP dance academy South-West Volleyball Coaches and Games He expressed delight at the spate of organized by the Korean Cultural Centre to Thursdays every week for six weeks. with various gifts including certificates. Masters/Mistresses. positive developments in the NVBF, saying Nigeria (KCCN) in Abuja. The registration and participation in the Bavoshia Silas-Bossan and Rosemary NAN reports that the seminar holding they were a strong indication of a brighter According to the Director of KCCN, dance academy were completely free.” Onunkwo won the Excellent Award at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in future for volleyball in the country. He also revealed that while their stay under the beginners category while Ibadan is organised by the Federal Ministry “I am happy with the progress in NVBF. Lee Jin Su, the dance class which lasted of Youths and Sports Development, in You will always get a positive result when for six weeks was aimed at promoting the in Nigeria, the K-POP instructors also Aneni Cordelia and Joseph Uhiene conjunction with the NVBF. you put round pegs in round holes. cultural exchange between the Republic held a 2-day dance training session at bagged same award in the intermediate Oghuma said there was the need to “I am happy that Nigeria qualified for of Korea (South Korea) and Nigeria. the Creative Arts Department of the class. build a reservoir of players if Nigeria must the World Championships in the Under-19, University of Lagos all in a bid promote Park Yong Hyun who took the continue to play volleyball at the higher and qualified for the seniors in beach He disclosed that two Korean A-list level. volleyball, while the Nigerian girls just dance instructors, Park Yong Hyun (T. cultural exchange between the two beginners class while his counterpart He said this would be done through the returned from Hamburg in Germany. Gragon) and Kang Ji Won (T. Eli) were countries. Kang Ji Won served as instructor for the discovery of new talents at the grass roots. ”Also, the men and women teams brought in by the centre from Korea to The class which was divided into two intermediate class. “The present NVBF board led by Musa have qualified for the 2019 African Games

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I, FORMERLY I, FORMERLY I , I, FORMERLY I, FORMERLY I, FORMERLY SIMON KNOWN AS DAWA SIMON KNOWN AS DAWA UDOH-AKOREDE MRS. RUTH KNOWN ONUCHUKWU KNOWN CORRECTION OF NAME EDIDIONG KNOWN AND HIKAMA GREAT, NOW WISH TO ABBA EZEKIEL, NOW TO BE FORMERLY KNOWN AS AYODELE AND ADDRESSED AS MISS RUTH AS ONUKA KINGSLEY NDUBUISI ON MY BVN, MY NAME WAS ADDRESSED AS BLESSING GABRIEL BE KNOWN AS SIMON DAWA KNOWN AS SIMON DAWA EZEKIEL HAPPINESS AKOREDE, NOW WISH TO BE STEPHEN EZINNE NOW WISH TO BE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ENYIM UDOIBOK, NOW WISH TO BE GREAT OGHENEYERHOVWO. ALL OGHENETEGA. ALL DOCUMENT KNOWN AS UDOH-AKOREDE IDARESIT KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADDRESSED AS ONUCHUKWU GRACIOUS OGECHI INSTEAD OF KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DOCUMENT BEARING MY FORMER BEARING MY FORMER NAME ISREAL. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 24TH RUTH EZINNE PETER. ALL FORMER KINGSLEY NDUBUISI . ALL FORMER ENYUM GRACIOUS OGECHI. THAT EDIDIONG GABRIEL UDOIBOK . ALL DAY OF APRIL, 1976. ALL DOCUMENT MY CORRECT NAME IS ENYUM DOCUMENT BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NYSC DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNED AND GENERAL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC GRACIOUS OGECHI. AUTHORITY VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE. PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE. PLEASE TAKE NOTE. SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. SHOULD TAKE NOTE. SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

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FAMILY CHANGE OF SURNAME UMUNWANNEDINAMBA EFFECTIVE I FORMERLY KNOWN AS WE FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BROTHERS CLUB OF NIGERIA SULE SULE LATEEF OLAMIDE CORRECTION OF NAME AND ON MY NATIONAL IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS MY 1. UDEH OLIVER IFEANYICHUKWU THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED IDENTITY CARD MY NAME WAS WRONGLY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR WRITTEN AS SULAIMON LATEEF ABIOLA AS OKAFOR NONSO INSTEAD OF REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS INSTEAD OF SULAIMON LATEEF HABIOLA. 2. OKOLIE NKECHI JENNIFER I WAS BORN ON 20/10/1998 NOT OKAFOR CHINONSO MARCEL. ALL 3. OKOLIE NNEOMA NANCY ACT OF 1990. 28/10/1998.NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN AS SULAIMON LATEEF HABIOLA. ALL VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO THE TRUSTEES ARE: FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. PLEASE TAKE NOTE. 4. OKOLIE CHIOMA DIVINEFAVOUR 1) ONWUKA ODERA - CHAIRMAN GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE. 2) NNAJI FRIDAY 3) CHUKWU CHINONSO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS 4) AMAECHI PASCHAL NWANKWOR I FORMERLY ISMAIL I FORMERLY 5) ALI EMMANUEL KNOWN KNOWN AND 1. OHIA OLIVER IFEANYICHUKWU AND ADDRESSED AS MOLOKWU ADDRESSED AS ISMAIL BOLAJI AIMS & OBJECTIVES JOY NKECHI , NOW WISH TO BE QOSIM, NOW WISH TO BE 2. IFEANYICHUKWU NKECHI JENNIFER ACHIEVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL GOAL THROUGH GROUP EFFORT. KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANKWOR JOY NKECHI. ALL ISMAIL BOLAJI KAZEEM. ALL 3. IFEANYICHUKWU NNEOMA NANCY ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN 4. IFEANYICHUKWU CHIOMA DIVINEFAVOUR REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS PLEASE TAKE NOTE. PLEASE TAKE NOTE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL OF THIS PUBLICATION. PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. SIGNED: SECRETARY Daily Times Nigeria 21 Saturday, July 27, 2019 Read more on: www.dailytimes.ng Feature How Dangote Cement promo turned graduate applicant to a car owner

Ladesope Ladelokun If she didn’t buy the Dangote cement bag herself to find the winning scratch card, she definitely would not believe that the Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies promo is real. Even after the confirmation by the company that she has won the star prize, she is yet to come to terms with the reality of being a proud owner of a brand new saloon car which in the general parlance is referred to as “tear rubber”. For Mrs. Godwin Chimezie Success, a fresh English/Education graduate from the Federal University, Gombe, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 will remain a day never to be forgotten. Just as her name suggests, Success accompanied her to the retailer shop somewhere at Olodo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. On this day, Chimezie Success’ life was suddenly turned around from that of an applicant to an exotic car owner, even to her own amazement, courtesy of Dangote Cement Plc. Behold, Godwin Chimezie Success who just emerged the Star Winner of Dangote Cement ‘Bag of Goodies’ National Consumer Promotion in the South West Zone was publicly presented her winning prize, a brand new GAC Salon Car, at the Mingles Event Centre, Magazine Road, Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, in the presence of major distributors and retailers as well as some officials of Oyo State government including the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, who was represented by his Principal Private secretary, Mr. Laide Raji. Chimezie’s winning is coming on the heels of a similar winning a week ago in Abraka, Deta State by a cement retailer, Benjamin Igherighe, who became the first consumer of Dangote Cement to win one of the 43 cars on offer. This Star Prize, according to Engr. Joseph Makoju, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement, was just one out of the L-R: Winner of star prize, Saloon Car, Mrs. Chimezie Success Godwin; Marketing Director, Dangote Cement, Funmi seven luxury cars earmarked for consumers in the South West Sanni; Representative of Oyo State Deputy Governor, Laide Raji, Private Principal Secretary to the Deputy Governor; Region in the ongoing National Promo. Makoju revealed that in all, a total of 43 cars have been lined Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement, Engr. Joseph Makoju; and National Sales Director, Dangote Cement, up for grabs nationally by lucky winners across the various Adeyemi Fajobi, during the Dangote Cement “Bag of Goodies” consumer promotion star winner presentation in geopolitical Regions of Nigeria as the National Promo continues Ibadan, Oyo State. until the end of the third quarter of the year. Variety of other prizes include 24 tricycles, 24 motorcycles, 550 refrigerators, 400 foot soldiers and very important elements in the production chain. country. television sets as well as a total of N200 million cash. While maintaining that the Conglomerate churned out eight “Here in Dangote Cement, we adhere strictly to best global Visibly emotional Chimezie Success, who was accompanied to million bags of Dangote Cement on daily basis, Engr. Makoju standards in producing our range of cement which makes them the presentation ceremony by her husband, Mr. Godwin, was short remarked that it can only continue to keep its leading position in the best in the market. Our products; BlocMaster, 42.5R, 42.5N of words as the whole episode just seemed like a dream to her. the market by upholding consumers’ loyalty through good service, and Falcon are all top-of-the-range brands developed to ensure However, by the time she managed to express her gratitude to sustained quality and affordability. that cement users have a choice on the type of product suitable for Dangote Conglomerate for ‘this valued gift’ which she pledged to Makoju said the company was decided to run the biggest their projects. Much research and tests went into the development use for the purpose of which it is meant ‘for the glory of God’, she promo ever in the country as a way of contributing to the and production of these products as we are determined to offer was highly excited and could no longer keep the joy to herself. economic wellbeing of the consumers of its products given the consumers the best quality and experience either in building Her words: “I will first of all say a very big thank you to Dangote prevailing economic situation. He said the promo is to reward personal houses or in commercial construction works,” he added. Cemnet Company. I did not take the Promo very serious initially valued consumers for their unflinching partnership in ensuring The Dangote Cement Marketing Director, Mrs. Funmi Sanni as I thought it was a joke, not knowing that it is a reality. Dangote that our range of cement products remains today the first choice hitherto, the South West Regional Director, was obviously at home should endeavour to continue with this type of empowerment for construction purposes across the country and added that the with the cement distributors and retailers who graced the occasion initiatives which, I believe, will go a long way in changing the consumer promotion gives opportunities for existing and new as the chant of “Who are Who are Who are we? We are Dangote” fortunes of many Nigerians like me positively.” consumers to get a step ahead of their struggle for economic punctuated her comment intermittently. Pressed to speak further, Chimezie Success explained that she emancipation by winning any of the give-away items which has She told the elated customers that Dangote cement decided to bought 15 bags of Dangote Cement somewhere in Ibadan out of economic value. roll out the billions of Naira to empower the consumer because that which she had discovered the winning scratch card from one of “We have made it so transparent that you don’t have to go the company’s consumers are at the heart a production process the bags. through any raffle draw or the so called lucky dip associated with is incomplete and our ability to remain in business becomes The young housewife and her husband had resolved to use many other promotions in the country. For Dangote cement, you impossible. the cement for the purpose of moulding some blocks to construct win instantly because what is revealed in the scratch card is what “To grow our business, we must constantly create value in terms a demarcating fence as security round a plot of land they just you win”, he stated. of quality product and service, competitive pricing and depositing acquired somewhere in Ejioku village in Ibadan, not knowing that Explaining why Dangote Cement launched such a humongous in consumers’ emotional bank accounts in order to become their the winning scratch card was divinely tucked inside one of the promo, Engr. Makoju explained that Dangote Cement is the largest preferred choice of brand at the point of purchase.” bags to transform the life of the family. in Africa with the largest production capacity and therefore decided The Marketing Director said as a business, the management of Chimezie Success has a message for members of the public. She to reward the consumer in the biggest way ever experienced in the Dangote Cement recognizes the importance of every member of enjoined the populace to continue to take Dangote Cement by their our value chain, distributors; wholesalers; and Retailers, “and as words in all its ramifications. “They said it and we found it to be such we have invested in growing their businesses through various so, this is quite surprising, a car in a bag of Dangote cement, quite empowerment schemes.” unbelievable.” Dangote should endeavour According to her, every promo bag of cement contains a scratch Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, who spoke card carrying winning items carefully inserted in each promo through Mr. Laide Raji at the event, commended Dangote Group to continue with this type of bags. Consumer needs to be educated to scratch gently so as not for the noticeable connection between the company and the invalidate their wining card. She disclosed that the promo cuts consumers submitting that Dangote Cement is fast becoming a empowerment initiatives which, across all Dangote cement’s brands which include 3X, Falcon and global brand of first choice. Blocmaster. The Deputy Governor congratulated the star winner in the I believe, will go a long way in Mrs. Sanni explained that the consumer promo was in line with same vein while urging her to be a good ambassador for Dangote. changing the fortunes of many the mission of the company which is to touch the lives of the people Engr. Joseph Makoju, the Group Managing Director had by providing their basic needs pointing out that the consumer earlier, in his address, paid glowing tributes to the supportive Nigerians like me positively. promotion is another huge investment to help the customers organisations notably the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the improve their rate of sales and make more profit while at the same network of distributors across the country who he described as the time improving the consumers’ quality of life. DailyFOREIGN Times Nigeria Saturday, July 27, 2019 TIMESREAD MORE ON: www.dailytimes.ng g 22 Bitter chocolate: Deforestation in the Ivory Coast The last piece of chocolate you ate Lezou grew up surrounded by cocoa. likely had its roots in West Africa, where His family owns a farm that produces the two-thirds of cocoa beans are produced. crop, and his mother still works in a cocoa Respectively, Ghana and the Ivory Coast cooperative in the western port city of account for roughly 19 and 45 percent of San Pedro, through which most of Ivory this production, according to data from the Coast’s cocoa is shipped overseas. International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). Lezou now runs an artisanal cocoa- “That provides both countries significant processing outfit in the former capital, market strength against powerful buyers,” Abidjan. He notes that farming cocoa is says Casper Burgering, senior economist at labour-intensive, and the yields are low. ABN AMRO. He dreams of a day when the farmers who Yet when the two nations recently supply his business will be able to earn a demanded higher compensation for living wage. their prized crop from global buyers, the “We really have no say on the price industry called their bluff. against these international buyers of On July 16, Ghana and the Ivory cocoa,” Lezou told Al Jazeera. “They [are Coast gave in to pressure from the global the ones who] decide the price.” chocolate industry and lifted a month- In the 1960s, Ivory Coast encouraged A Syrian man saves a baby under the debris following air raids in Arihah district of Idlib, northwest Syria long ban on cocoa sales that was meant to locals and migrants to take up cocoa push international buyers to accept a new farming. Since then, annual production in minimum pricing agreement. The two the West African nation has quadrupled countries settled for a fixed premium price from half a million tonnes of cocoa to - and now farmers in Ghana and the Ivory over two million tonnes in 2018. IMF data More than 100 killed in Syria air Coast will get $400 per every tonne of cocoa shows cocoa exports account for nearly 15 beans they sell during the 2020-21 harvest percent of the Ivory Coast’s gross domestic season. product. raids in past 10 days, UN says The move may slightly boost earnings Cocoa gave the Ivory Coast one of Air raids by the Syrian humanitarian affairs (OCHA), said since the start of the campaign at at for West African cocoa farmers. But it is so Africa’s strongest economies, but there government and its allies in the on Friday. least 450. far from the $2,600-a-tonne minimum price is a sour side to this sweet story. A country’s last rebel-held enclave The region under attack is home In a statement on Thursday, for which Ghana and the Ivory Coast were satellite analysis sent to Al Jazeera by the have killed more than 100 civilians to some three million people, nearly OCHA described Monday as one of angling that the negotiations are largely Washington-based environmental activist in the past 10 days, according to half of them already displaced from the “deadliest days” in the region considered a defeat in both these nations. group Mighty Earth shows more than 30 Getting farmers just 15 percent of their percent of Ivory Coast’s cocoa production the United Nations, which said other parts of the war-ravaged since the start of the flare-up, with requested price for cocoa is especially is conducted illegally - and spread across the three-month campaign has country. It covers nearly all of Idlib 60 people killed in Idlib, Hama and painful in the Ivory Coast because the at least 220 protected forests and national displaced more than 400,000 people. province and parts of neighbouring Aleppo provinces, including 39 country has destroyed massive portions parks. The 103 dead from the recent Aleppo, Hama, and Latakia in an air raid in a busy market in of its forests trying to satisfy the global Traditionally, if a farmer wanted to air attacks on schools, hospitals, provinces. Maarat al-Numan. demand for chocolate. In 1960, the West earn more, he or she had to produce more, markets and bakeries included Idlib and surrounding areas of It also said that most of the African nation had roughly 12 million which would mean using more land. at least 26 children, UN human the northwest were included in a displacement was from southern hectares of forests. Today, nearly three- However, since the Ivory Coast is running rights chief Michelle Bachelet said “de-escalation” deal in September Idlib and northern Hama, the two quarters of that forest is gone, reports the out of farmland, it has to fight to increase on Friday, adding that the rising between Russia and Turkey, which areas that have been hit hardest by World Bank. farmers’ earnings so they are not tempted Compounding the pain, many cocoa to illegally grow cocoa in protected forests. toll had been met with “apparent backs some rebel groups, to reduce the flare-up. farmers in the Ivory Coast still don’t make “Cote d’Ivoire [Ivory Coast] has already international indifference”. warfare and bombardment. “The majority of those fleeing a living wage, even though their country is announced a plan to regulate supply The targets of the attacks were However, the accord was never have displaced within Idlib the world’s top producer and exporter of by addressing rampant illegal cocoa “civilian objects, and it seems highly fully implemented after fighters governorate while a smaller number cocoa beans that are the main ingredient in production in its national parks and forest unlikely, given the persistent pattern refused to withdraw from a have moved into northern Aleppo the $100bn global chocolate industry. reserves over the next five years,” says of such attacks, that they are all planned buffer zone. Instead, the governorate. Roughly two-thirds of “There are times farmers have Callee Davis, an economist at South Africa- being hit by accident,” she said in a bombardment increased in intensity people displaced are staying outside abandoned cocoa for other crops, but based NKC African Economics. statement. in recent weeks. camps,” it said. [still they] return,” says Ivory Coast cocoa The government believes it can cut the Backed by its main ally, Russia, The region is mostly controlled The agency said it had merchant Baikeh Lezou, 28. “That means global supply of cocoa by 300,000 to 500,000 they are producing cocoa beans because tonnes by evicting illegal farmers from the the Syrian government began its by Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham, led by al- documented 39 attacks against they have no other choice.” forests. offensive against the rebel enclave Qaeda’s former Syria affiliate. health facilities or medical workers For Lezou and others in the Ivory This would not be the Ivory Coast’s in northwest Syria - the last area of The Syrian Observatory for in the region since the end of Coast cocoa trade, setbacks like the recent first evictions of illegal cocoa farmers. active opposition to President Bashar Human Rights, a Britain-based war April. At least 50 schools have been fixed-pricing defeat are becoming all too In operations that Human Rights Watch al-Assad - at the end of April, saying monitor, has said more than 730 damaged by air raids and shelling, common as forces outside Africa set the says were marred by corruption and it was responding to violations of a civilians have been killed in aerial it added. rules - and profit - from chocolate’s sweet violence, the government has - in the past ceasefire. bombardment and shelling of the Both the Syrian government and success. five years - evicted thousands of people Since then, “more than 400,000 region by the Syrian government its Russian ally, whose airpower has Global demand for cocoa beans is from protected forests and also burned people have been displaced,” and its allies since the end of April. been critical to Damascus’ military surging because consumers in China and their farms. India - the two most populous countries on Although the government has the David Swanson, spokesman for the In Friday’s statement, Bachelet gains in recent years, deny targeting the planet - have taken a liking to chocolate, right to reclaim forests, this needs to be UN office for the coordination of put the number of civilians killed civilians or civilian infrastructure. reports the World Bank. done in a humane manner, respecting Scientists are researching cocoa’s the dignity and rights of those affected, pharmaceutical applications, which could Human Rights Watch said in a June also spur the industry’s growth. report. US House panel to ask court for Mueller grand jury material The ICCO expects cocoa processing to In addition to addressing concerns grow 3.4 percent this season - and continue about its forestland, the Ivory Coast must US House Judiciary Chairman attention on Mueller’s words and on his testify. Trump has said he will fight “all to expand in future years. also grapple with the impacts of the Jerrold Nadler said his committee is 448-page report’s contents, including of the subpoenas”. Currently, North America and Western $400-per-tonne minimum price at which it filing a court petition Friday in an effort several episodes in which Trump Nadler said the committee is still Europe are the principal markets for the has agreed to sell cocoa beans. to obtain secret grand jury material sought to influence the special counsel’s negotiating with McGahn for documents consumption of all chocolate products, “Although a price floor is viewed by underlying former Special Counsel investigation into Russia election and testimony, and the committee will according to Euromonitor. And because many as a positive development for cocoa Robert Mueller’s Russia report. interference. file the lawsuit “in very short order” if he cocoa prices are set in auctions at exchanges farmers, it could also have potentially The panel is also expected to file a Mueller concluded that he could does not comply. in the West - and not in West Africa - the debilitating effects in the long run in the lawsuit next week to try to enforce a not exonerate Trump on obstruction of The court battles are beginning as cost of Ivory Coast farm labour is not a case where an oversupply is induced,” subpoena against former White House justice. He also concluded that there was the House leaves for a six-week recess determining factor in what is ultimately says Davis. counsel Donald McGahn, a key Mueller no evidence of a criminal conspiracy and Democrats are debating whether to paid for chocolate. Davis and other economists are witness, if he doesn’t comply before between Trump’s campaign and Russia. impeach the Republican president. This means that though many people concerned that guaranteed compensation then. That suit is expected to challenge Nadler said before the court filing that Nadler said the court filing will in the cocoa supply chain may earn more will entice other competing countries - such the White House’s claim that former the grand jury information “is critically include a line saying that the materials because of increased demand, many as Indonesia and Nigeria- to produce more White House employees have “absolute important for our ability to examine are necessary “to determine whether the farmers must continue struggling to make cocoa, thereby increasing global supply immunity” from testifying before witnesses” like McGahn and for them to committee should recommend articles of ends meet. and triggering a fall in cocoa bean prices. Congress. investigate the president. impeachment.” Only an estimated 12 percent of the The lion’s share of money earned The move comes after Mueller’s It is unclear what new information More than 90 House Democrats Ivory Coast’s small farmers of cocoa make from cocoa is claimed by big-name testimony on Wednesday about his might be found in the grand jury have said they favour starting the what Fairtrade International considers a international manufacturers and 22-month investigation into Russian transcripts. Many of the high-profile impeachment process, but House living wage, or $2.50 a day. retailers. Producers receive only a mere interference in the 2016 presidential witnesses connected to the White House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants More than a million of these small-scale six percent of the final product’s value. election, as well as possible obstruction for instance, appeared for voluntary to build the strongest case possible before growers live in poverty. Desperate to cash in on the guaranteed of justice by President Donald Trump. questioning before Mueller’s team rather making that decision, including by going “We work with a lot of farmers and price - and without farmland to expand In the first of back-to-back House than before the grand jury. to court to force witnesses to comply. cooperatives and what they earn is nothing cocoa production - Ivory Coast growers hearings, Mueller told Congress he had The panel has struggled to bring On Friday, Pelosi said she is not compared with what the margins are for could start tilling even more of their not “exculpated” Trump as the president in witnesses like McGahn who spoke “running out the clock” on impeachment big processing firms,” Lezou says, while crops in protected forests just as their has claimed. extensively to Mueller because the White as Congress heads into their summer welcoming customers to his brightly government is ramping up its efforts to Democrats are trying to focus public House has directed them to refuse to recess. painted shoppe. stamp this practise out. 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Nigeria Professional Football npfl_lmc football season, Coach based team slide into the relegation Abia Warriors League (NPFL) side Abia Warriors Emmanuel Deutsch has renewed his zone. have put to rest speculation around contract with the club,” a statement Deutsch not only led Abia retain the future of their manager, on the official pages of Abia Warriors Warriors to Premier League safety Emmanuel Deutsch. read. but was quite close to securing one Emmanuel While several reports suggested “Deutsch signed a further one year of the play-offs spot for the team. Deutsch would be replaced with with Us. He will be in charge of the Abia Warriors were in the 11th Deutsch as former Katsina United coach team as the Head Coach next season.” position in the NPFL Group B head coach Abdullahi Biffo, the management of Abia Warriors recalled Deutsch in with 18 points from 16 games Abia Warriors have confirmed the the second half of the 2018/19 NPFL when Deutsch was brought back for new NPFL Cameroonian manager is staying on season to replace Henry Makinwa, on a rescue mission and the team for another year. who resigned after a string of poor finished in the fifth place with 31 season “As we look forward to a new @ results which saw the Umuahia- points. Andy Ruiz Jr cancels UK for the rematch with Anthony Joshua Andy Ruiz Jr has reacted to Whyte underwent extensive drug clash. the allegations Dillian Whyte has testing with Voluntary Anti-Doping Whyte served a two-doping ban failed a drug test by insisting he Association and UK Anti-Doping earlier in his career, but has always would not fight Anthony Joshua in Agency, and were cleared to fight. denied he knowingly took a banned the UK. Ruiz Jr hit out at Hearn and substance. The three-belt world champion Joshua after hearing the news, Hearn did not deny the allegation is due to finalise terms with Joshua saying: ‘I’m not going to the UK for Whyte had failed a drug test in his this week, with their rematch the rematch.’ response on Wednesday. expected to take place in Cardiff at Joshua has not failed a drug test as He said: ‘Further to reports I can the Principality Stadium. a pro and his team have repeatedly confirm that both Dillian Whyte Ruiz Jr has consistently pushed for referred to him as the most tested and Oscar Rivas were subject to the second fight to be held in New boxer in the world. extensive VADA and UKAD testing York again and news of Whyte’s The former unified champion is for their bout. Both fighters were reported failed drug test has riled signed up to UKAD’s whereabouts cleared to fight by both bodies and the Mexican. Reports emerged on system, which opens him up to the BBBofC (British Boxing Board of Wednesday night Whyte had failed potential testing 365 days a year. Control).’ a drug test just days before his fight Joshua has final say on the venue Whyte is 10-0 since his 2015 defeat with Oscar Rivas last Saturday. for the rematch per the first fight’s to Joshua and officially became the Eddie Hearn was quick to respond contracts and Cardiff remains the mandatory to Deontay Wilder’s to the claims, saying both Rivas and favourite to host the heavyweight WBC belt on Saturday night. Ogenyi Onazi: Missing Zinedine Zidane denies Dani Ceballos feud led to Arsenal loan switch Afcon was heartbreaking Zinedine Zidane has about that. There are a lot of players “He’s a Spanish coach and he dismissed speculation he does here, a lot of competition. I wish him knows me from my time at other Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi 2013 in South Africa says the situation not get along with Dani Ceballos, to play many games and do well.” clubs. I’m really happy to be able to Onazi says that missing on the the 2019 broke him down so much, but had to insisting the midfielder was Ceballos is looking forward to help Arsenal achieve our objectives. Africa Cup of Nations action for Nigeria move on. loaned to Arsenal to increase his taking on a new challenge in English “I knew I had the confidence was hugely disappointing to him. “I cannot deny how I felt about it. game time. football. of the coach, which was very Onazi ruptured his achilles tendon in a I almost got crazy but I had to just Ceballos’ season-long loan He believes Unai Emery is important for me from the start. Turkish Super Lig game against Rizespor control myself, keep training and avoid to the Premier League club capable of bringing the best out “I was aware of the responsibility in December 2018 which ruled him out distraction to focus on my club,” the was confirmed on Thursday, as of him, with the man in charge at that wearing this shirt entails and it of the rest of the season and the African combative midfielder told Brila FM on the Spain international became Emirates Stadium playing a big was a tremendously proud moment showpiece in Egypt. Thursday. the Gunners’ second signing of part in his decision to head for when I decided to join Arsenal. Following the six-month injury layoff, “Now, I am happy and looking the transfer window, followed north London. “He’s a very tactical coach and I the 26-year-old has now returned to forward to doing more exploits.” closely by William Saliba. “The coach was the turning point think that’s going to really help me training, as was captured in a video Nigeria finished third in the The 22-year-old joined Madrid in terms of me joining this massive to perfect my positioning. I think jogging. competition for a record eighth time from Real Betis in 2017, having club,” Ceballos told Arsenal’s we’re both going to try our best to The Trabzonspor midfielder, while after beating Tunisia 1-0 in the third- caught the eye in the European official website. make me a better player.” reflecting on the injury and missing place play-off courtesy of a third minute Under-21 Championship the AFCON 2019 and winning the goal by Odion Ighalo who has now following an impressive 2016-17 competition with Nigeria back in the year announced his international retirement. season in La Liga. However, Ceballos struggled to establish himself under Zidane, making 22 appearances in all competitions in 2017-18 before featuring 34 times last term. Only three of those appearances came after Zidane had been reappointed as Los Blancos boss in March, though, and Ceballos has been handed an opportunity to test himself in England’s top flight. But Zidane affirmed he has no problem with Ceballos. “No, it’s not that I didn’t get on with Ceballos. I think Dani needed to play a lot because he’s an important player,” Zidane told a news conference. “It’s true that at Madrid he has not had enough minutes, it’s just QUOTE I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. - Albert Einstein Sports www.dailytimes.ng DailyTimesNGR dailytimesnigeria dailytimesngr SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019 VOL. 3 NO. 1001 N100 FIFA sets December 11 date for Qatar 2019 Club World Cup World football governing champions, they will qualify CAF and Concacaf, who would the body, FIFA, has confirmed directly for the second round of be drawn in no particular order December 11 to December 21, the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar as teams A, B, C and D, would 2019, as the date for the 2019 FIFA 2019, with the AFC runners- contest the second round. Club World Cup, according to up playing the opening match The second-round winners Bureau of the FIFA Council. against Hienghène Sport. will then face the UEFA or According to FIFA Media “If the AFC Champions League CONMEBOL representatives Channel on Friday, the body says winners are not a club from in the semi-finals, with the the tournament would be held in Qatar, then the current holders respective pairings having been Qatar. of the Qatar Stars League title, Al previously defined by the draw. Newsmen report that the Club Sadd SC, will play the opening FIFA, however, did not World Cup will be played in its match against Hienghène Sport confirm stadiums and kick-off current format featuring seven on Dec. 11,” FIFA said. times for the tournament, stating teams and will consist of eight FIFA also said the winners that those details would be matches. of the first-round match and announced on its website in due FIFA Media Channel said the the representatives of the AFC, course. Gernot Rohr turn to Nigerian- draw that would determine the pairings for the second-round matches and the semi-finals would German to solve goalkeeper crisis take place at the Home of FIFA in Gernot Rohr continued his search for already two challenges Zurich on September 16. has turned to Nigeria- a permanent solution now, we’ve been working Three participants have already German Maduka Okoye in the goalkeeping on it for a long time now,” been confirmed: CF Monterrey to solve Super Eagles department. “We knew the problem in from Mexico (winners of the 2019 goalkeeper crisis after The 66-year-old coach the goalkeeping department Concacaf Champions League), the 2019 Africa Cup has told Sports Extra before the AFCON, and that Hienghène Sport from New of Nations third-place that he would invite it could be a big problem Caledonia (winners of the 2019 finish in Egypt. Fortuna Düsseldorf II at the AFCON. So, the OFC Champions League) and The three-time safe hands Okoye to bronze medal is really Liverpool FC from England Africa Champions are give him an opportunity an achievement and we (winners of the 2018-2019 UEFA struggling with a reliable to prove himself after could have even gotten to Champions League). number one keeper to the 19-year-old who the final. When you go to The participants from CAF, AFC replace former Wolves was born in Germany the history of winners of and CONMEBOL will be known stopper Carl Ikeme to a Nigerian father AFCON, you must be good in the coming months. who quit football due and German mother in this position, you must “The club representing hosts to leukaemia in June insist his desire to be very good and I think we Qatar will depend on the outcome 2017 one year before represent Super Eagles can be. of the ongoing AFC Champions 2018 FIFA World Cup in ahead of his country of “So, for the goalkeeper League. Russia. birth, thus making the position, we have Maduka “If a team from Qatar is the AFC Rohr has given Daniel job of convincing him Okoye, who plays for Akpeyi, Ikechukwu easier for Rohr and his Dusseldorf; he will be a Ezenwa and Francis technical crew. good one (keeper), I think.” NBBF appoints officials for Zenith Uzoho chance to feature “My aim is to improve Okoye was invited to in just concluded all the departments the U-23 national side tournament in eight but in the team. The most for an Olympics qualifier women basketball league the German tactician important ones are the earlier in the year but club Ahead of the 2019 Zenith Christopher Thomas Nnaji Akure. is not satisfied with goalkeeper and then commitments held him Women Basketball League and Ishola Akinsehinde 23 referees have also been trio performance as he the goal scorer, they are back. sponsored by Zenith Bank have both been appointed appointed for the phase tipping off on Friday, 26th of July, as Technical Commissioners first of the Zenith Women the Nigeria Basketball Federation with Afolabi-Oluwayemi Basketball League. (NBBF) has appointed referees, Olabisi (NBBF Secretary- All officials and teams are Vincent Enyeama begins trials at table officials, statisticians and General) to supervise. to arrive on Friday, 26th, July Technical Commissioners for the Ibrahim Haruna Hassan, for the Technical Meeting. French club Dijon after injury layoff four match venues. Mohammed Sule, Shibi Departure is on the 2nd of Former Super Eagles Enyeama won three Africa Cup Subel Kingsley, Sharon Njoku, Emmanuel (Supervisor) August. goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will of Nations bronze in 2004, 2006 and Faith Ogwuche, Queen Nwagu have been posted to Zaria. In a press conference and Abdul Yakubu have been Others for the Zenith heralding the season, Zenith begin trials with French Ligue 1 outfit 2010 before winning it with the Super appointed as Table Officials Women Basketball League Bank announced a N70m Dijon FCO today (Friday) in his quest Eagles in 2013 in South Africa. He for Zenith Women Basketballll 2019 include, Monday sponsorship for the 2019 to sign a contract. also featured in 2002, 2010 and 2014 League 2019 Abuja zone, while Owuh, Bamidele Funmilayo edition of the league with The trial period will end on FIFA World Cups for Nigeria. Suleiman Tukar, Aisha S. Daudu, and Aderinboye Adebayo 27 teams taking part across Wednesday, July 31st when the club Felix Adedeji, Emmanuel Balus, Alaba (Supervisor) in Ibadan four centres – Ibadan, Akure, is expected to make a decision on Abu Salias will be in charge of and Adeola Oboro, Angela Zaria and Abuja, with the whether or not to hand him a contract. Zaria. Nzekwe and Isokphehi first leg expected to jump Enyeama, who is the most capped Oyinloye Rapheal, Adeola Andrew (Supervisor) in ball on Friday, July 26. Nigerian player in history with 101 Isah and Suleiman Mutiu will appearances for the Super Eagles last be on duty in Ibadan. In Akure, featured for another Ligue 1 club, it will be Korede Fesiyo, Martins Lille Metropole. Ola, Babatunde Alex, Austine He was forced out of the club by Olajide, Sunday Owolabi and then handler of the side, Marcelo Taiwo Kayode. Bielsa who deemed him surplus to Babatunde Ola and Josiah requirements. Ahmedu have been selected as The 36-year-old had been sidelined statisticians for Abuja. Timothy by a knee injury for close to two years Abimbola and Abu Asimi will now and is willing to return to action be in Zaria, Shomola Abiola will in the French top flight. partner with Oladele Lanre in Ibadan with Adeniyi Adewale The former Enyimba of Aba goal and Emmanuel Asher in charge tender previously had stints with of Akure. Isreali clubs, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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