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he Senate yesterday acknowledged the pains being faced by many Nigerians as a result of the dwindling fortunes of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy.

This is even as the Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, is to appear before it today for briefing on possible way out.

Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acknowledgment of the pains, came after about two hours closed door session with the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele who briefed senators on the state of the economy in line with earlier resolution passed to that effect in May this year.

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L-R: Special Adviser to Abia State Governor on Nddc, Eze Ebere Felix; Chairman,traditional rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria,Hrh Ralph Ikegwuruka; acting Managing Director,Nddc, Mrs Ibim Semenetari and Amayanabo of Twon Brass, Hrm Alfred Diete-Spiff, during the NigerDelta Development Commission Partners for Sustainable Development Forum, yesterday in Port Harcourt. Photo: Nan

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Dasukigate: Reps move to subject defence contracts to Procurement Act

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he Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara yesterday said the House will soon amend Public Procurement Act, 2007 to include purchase of defence equipment for the nation armed forces.

Dogara stated this while declaring open a public hearing on the amendment of the procurement Act, arguing that this has become pertinent in view of recent happenings in the country in which the procurement of defence equipment was shrouded in secrecy.

The speaker who was represented by the House Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde (PDP, Kaduna), said “the amendment has become inevitable in the light of recent happenings, to further check corruption and procurement irregularities”.

“In considering these amendments, we should look at the possibility of shortening the time spent on public procurement in order to ensure

budget execution within a budget year. You should consider the issue of Mobilisation Fees for Government projects by ensuring that there are sufficient safeguards to ensure security of government funds. The Committee should also look at the composition of the National Council on Procurement to ensure its neutrality and effectiveness”, Dogara stated.

On his part, Chairman, House Committee on Public Procurement , Rep Oluwole Oke (PDP, Osun) noted that recent revelation on the procurement of the arms scandal serves as a reminder on the need to amend some provision of the procurement Act which has proven to be counterproductive.

Also recommending what the possible amendment should look like, the Bureau of public procurement (BPP) expressed opposition to proposed 35 percent increment for mobilisation fee to those contracted to make procurement for government projects.

The BPP’s legal adviser , Mrs

Amaka Obinna who spoke at the public hearing insisted that if there must be any increment from the 15 percent current approved in the extant law, it must not exceed 20 percent mobilisation fee for contractors.

Mrs. Obinna who argued that the proposition was in line with international best practices als pointed out that as practitioners, there were instances of abandoned projects even after contractors had been duly mobilised with huge sums of monies at the expense of the government.

“Mobilisation is not a right, and so we don’t expect contractors to insist on having it before moving to site. But if it must be increased beyond the current 15 percent, we are appealling that it doesn’t go beyond 20percent. Imagine a situation where somebody who has not done any work before gets hold of a large amount of money as mobilisation, he could disappear from Nigeria and public funds will be further used to find him or her”, she warned.

She further disclosed tha the BPP had already commenced the process of classification and categorisation of contractors to ensure project execution, whilst calling for the amendment of section 42 of the extant procurement Act to eliminate time wastages and cost of advertisement in the media.

While she expressed support for the President to remain as chairman of the BPP council, she opposed the idea of subjecting the appointment of the Director General of the bureau to competitive selection and that it must not be subjected to the confirmation of the National Assembly.

She situated her argument on the provision if section 171 (2) of the constitution which empowers the president to make key appointments like the secretary to the government of the federation (SSG), ambassadors , permanent secretaries and heads of government agencies and parastatals with recourse to National Assembly approval.

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he Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the abolition of security vote for the president and governors in the country.

The president of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said on Tuesday in Abuja that security vote had become an avenue for siphoning public funds.

“The issue of security vote is another form of corruption; in fact, there was a particular state which took N1 billion in one month as security vote,” he said.

“It is an avenue for corruption.

In good governance, all monies spent by government are budgeted

and transparently applied.

“That is what happens in other spheres; so for our sake, the issue of security vote should be done away with.

“All monies to be spent should be transparently budgeted for, including the so-called security vote, so that it can be tracked, to prevent corruption.’’

Also, Mr. Wabba called for the removal of the immunity clause from the constitution, to enable the president, his deputy, governors and their deputies be prosecuted for criminal offences.

He noted that such political

leaders in other parts of the world do not enjoy immunity against criminal prosecution, adding that Nigeria should not be an exception.

The NLC president said that immunity was hindering the fight against corruption and decried a situation whereby political office holders could not be prosecuted for criminal offence.

He said, “Even after they leave office, they use their influence and resources they have accumulated to frustrate prosecution.

“I have seen cases that lasted for eight to 14 years and were inconclusive. Some of these

cases outlived the life of the administration that started the probe, due to this particular challenge.

“There are some cases that started before the administration of former President Olusegun Obansajo till now, it is still ongoing.

Mr. Wabba said that nobody should be given immunity against criminal prosecution while in office.

He, therefore, stressed the need to review the constitution to address loopholes that gave room for some political leaders to steal the commonwealth. (NAN)

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We must collaborate to end IDP crisis, Dogara tells Nigerien parliamentarians

By Umar Muhammad Puma

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he Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has urged the government of the Republic of Niger to continue to collaborate with the government of Nigeria to curtail terrorism and work out ways to resettle victims displaced by the activities of the insurgents.

The speaker said this when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Parliament led by its president, Ousseini Tinni, who were on a working visit.

Dogara assured the lawmakers that the Nigerien government is doing everything necessary to ensure that citizens displaced by the crisis are returned back to their homes as soon as possible.

He also commended the Nigerien government for its assistance in tackling terrorism through its military and other forms of support, while expressing optimism that with the success recorded so far, Boko Haram will soon be unable to operate at all.

“I want to commend the president of Nigeria and that of Niger over exemplary leadership in equipping our armed forces to handle the situation.

“Though not completely defeated, very soon, with cooperation like this between us, we will be able to push them out of our international borders.”

The speaker advised the lawmakers to always put the people first in their actions so aa to sustain democracy and to bring the benefits of it to them.

Earlier, president of Nigerien parliament, Ousseini Tinni, said they were on a working visit/study tour of the Nigerian parliament, while also seeking a joint visit to the multinational troops stationed in Lake Chad to give them moral support for their efforts in fighting Boko Haram.

Among other things, Tinni also sought concerted efforts by both parliaments to enact laws that will help to improve the fight against terrorism in their respective countries and the African continent.

Senate President Bukola Saraki (middle) receiving one the 600 Malnourished Children Treated after their evacuation from Bama Idps camp two months ago, from Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno (3Rd-right), during the Senate President’s visit to the Special Malnutrition Care Unit established by Borno Government on Monday in Maiduguri with them are other Senators and a Nema official.

Buhari warns against blackmail of ministers, officials

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resident Muhammadu Buhari has warned against deliberate blackmail of his ministers and other government officials.

Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, appealed to discerning Nigerians to ignore orchestrated attempts to sully the

integrity of his lieutenants.

According to him, some ministers and other senior government officials are being tarred with the brush of corruption without any concrete evidence.

Reacting to reports, particularly by online media, that the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), who is also Minister

of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, is being investigated over crude oil swap deals and gas liftings during his tenure as GMD of the petroleum corporation, Buhari appealed for decent and civilized comments, particularly when it has to do with the integrity of those who are serving the country.

“Terrible and unfounded comments about other people’s

integrity are not good. We are not going to spare anybody who soils his hands, but people should please wait till such individuals are indicted,” the President said.

Buhari reiterated the administration’s commitment to probity, accountability and integrity, promising that transparency remains a watchword, which would never be trifled with.

UN: Lack of funding hindering efforts to end AIDs by 2030

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N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for faster action to end AIDS epidemic by 2030, while the UN’s AIDS agency warned that lack of funding was making that target difficult to reach.

Ban said at a five-day AIDS conference in South African that more than half of the world’s 37 million HIV-positive people still have no access to life-saving medication.

The conference brought together about 18,000 scientists,

activists and officials from 180 countries.

“As a global community, we must move quickly and decisively towards achieving the targets that will help us finally bring this epidemic to an end,” Ban said.

UNAIDS Director, Michel Sidibe said that he was concerned about the situation saying `` I’m scared because we are back again in difficult times. ``The world is facing many other competing priorities terrorism, migration. I’m scared because I’m seeing for the first

time the decline of contributions from donors.

“We will not be able to end AIDS by 2030. The risk is we will have a rebound in the epidemic,” Sidibe said, referring to the target set by the UN. Britain’s exit from the European Union will make it more difficult for the world to combat AIDS, International AIDS Society President Chris Beyrer said.

The Brexit decision is a “worrisome development for HIV/AIDS response,” said Beyrer,

who heads the world’s largest association of HIV professionals.

“The British have been essential donors, along with us and the EU for continuing the global AIDS effort,” Beyrer said, stressing Britain’s role as a research base.

“A substantial proportion of AIDS research in the UK has been funded by EU research funding,” he said.

About 1.1 million people die from the consequences of HIV infection annually, mainly in Africa.

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Clash with Shi’ite: Protest in Kaduna on plans to prosecute soldiers

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aduna State Citizen for Peace has condemned in strong terms the prosecution of the Soldiers involved in the Army-shiite clash that occurred in the state recently.

They bore their mind during a protest held to express their displeasure over the outcome of the investigation team that probed the crises.

The group led by its National President, Richard Augustine explained that prosecuting the Soldiers when the IMN mercenaries are still walking around the state freely was unjust, alluding to the development as another sinister move by activist lawyer, Femi Falana.

The group said, “They are building

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up again and outsiders are empowering them. When the trouble comes, it will be we the Kaduna State Citizens that would be left to face the consequences.

“The sufferings of previous religious crises are still being borne by us. We still suffer today even several years after fanatics scatter and destroy our state.

“The story does not change.

Whenever Kaduna is about to recover they will again spill blood. Each time the population starts uniting then division comes. Whenever we want to return to live as one, they find problems for us. We have to end this and that is what must happen.

“Since December of last year, they have done everything to make the Shi’ite problem in Zaria come to other parts of our state. For several years, Zaria people lamented as they suffered under Shi’ite occupation run by Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). We have

feared what happened in December 2015 was a matter of time and we even feared it would spread to other parts of our state.

Then these extremists confronted the military and they were flushed out we thought we have been finally liberated.

“We believed our people in Zaria would finally be free. We thought the soldiers that risked their lives to end the rule of extremism would have been respected as representing Nigeria but they came under attack.

“As we march today to demand that there is no room for religious extremism in our state, we are also demanding justice for soldiers who also lost their lives during the ShiiteArmy clash in Zaria.

“We are also protesting the so called request made by Mr Femi Falana (SAN) who is asking our state to persecute soldiers that liberated us

from IMN occupation.

“The so called request is depending on the Judicial Commission of Inquiry that Mallam Nasir el-Rufai set to investigate the Zaria clash.

“It is the same commission that Falana, the leadership and membership of IMN refused to testify before.

“We therefore find it ridiculous that they want the same panel’s report to be used as a basis for trial. The trials they are demanding are meant to hold in Nigerian courts that IMN in their fanaticism had refused to recognise in the past.

“We therefore have reason to suspect that the whole call for trial is a prelude to bigger evils that could be unleashed on Kaduna state.

We, therefore, say no to the return of sectarianism to Kaduna state.

No, to religious extremism. No to radicalisation.

“To the Kaduna State Government and the Attorney General we want to categorically reject the trial of any soldier. That line of thought is to scare security agencies from curbing IMN excesses as to allow them carryout a coup and install the long awaited Shiite government in the state and later nationwide without any form of opposition.

“We also want security agencies to be put on notice by this our rally that Mr Falana should be held responsible for any breach of the peace committed by the IMN since he is the chief implementer of their latest plot to revive militant Shiism.

Falana should also be held accountable for any violence that trails the publication of the Commission of Inquiry’s report because his letter is meant to be used as the basis to trigger an IMN rejection of the report,” he said

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esearchers on Tuesday praised progress made towards developing an HIV cure, but said it was impossible to tell when or even if a cure for the devastating epidemic would be found.

Some 18,000 delegates from around the world have converged on the coastal city of Durban for the 21st International AIDS Conference where the latest advances in research are being presented.

Scientists have unveiled an aggressive strategy to develop an outright cure, but many of those in Durban warned it was still a young field of research.

“A true cure is an aspirational goal,” said principal author of the strategy Professor Sharon Lewin.

She said remission — the ability of a patient to stop taking anti-retroviral treatment and remain healthy — was the intermediate goal.

“We don’t know when we will have a cure and if we will have a cure,” said Nobel Medicine laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, who in 1983 helped identify the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. “We really believe that we will be able to have sustainable remission,” she said.

“That’s not to say a cure is impossible, it’s just to say to have a real cure is very, very hard.”

In 2004, AIDS deaths peaked at more than two million.

Last year, the toll was around 1.2 million lives — a decline attributed in large part to the success of anti-retroviral drugs, which reduce the symptoms of people carrying the virus.

L-R: Reviewer of the lecture, Dr Remi Ayede; guest lecturer, Dr Hakeem Tijani and Chairman of the occasion, Dr Chairles Akinlola, at the lecture “Evaluation of Social Protection Programme in Nigeria”, yesterday in Ibadan.

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EFCC raises alarm on identity theft

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he Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is on the trail of a suspected ATM fraudster, who goes by the name Akinade Tofunmi. The suspect is currently on the prowl, targeting possible victims in ATM Points and Point of Sales (POS) machines across the country.

In her last operation, Tofunmi who operates with the identity of her victims raked in about N3 million within 24 hours.

One of the methods employed by the suspected fraudster is to politely approach people having difficulty using the ATM and offering to help, only to dupe them after obtaining their personal identification numbers.

This was the scenario that played out on Friday, June 3, 2016, when a woman identified simply as Alhaja attempted to use the ATM in Ibadan, Oyo state while her husband waited for her in the car. Tofunmi observing that the elderly lady had

some difficulty, offered to help. In the process, she obtained her PIN number, and after the transaction, swapped her card with another in her possession.

Armed with the card and the PIN as well as the knowledge that the account had a credit balance of N3million, she made several ATM withdrawals and carried out PoS transactions.

Having exceeded the daily withdrawing limit, Tofunmi waited for a few minutes into the following day which was a Saturday.

Shortly after midnight, she made another rounds of withdrawals to the tune of N150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand naira) which was also the withdrawal limit for that day.

Since it was a weekend when most are banks officially closed for business, Alhaja and her husband were helpless as debit alerts start coming in torrent.

Not satisfied with what she

had stolen, the fraudster started transferring funds out of the account.

In desperate need of where and how to empty the balance in the account, Tofunmi went to a night club where she met a motorcycle transporter, popularly known as Okada rider whom she approached for help.

Her decoy was that she had enough money in her account, but could not access it having exceeded her daily withdrawal limit.

She showed the bike man her balance and pleaded with him to give her his ATM card, account details and PIN for a quick teller transfer from her (Alhaja’s) account . With that, she was able to transfer some of Alhaja’s money to the bike man’s account thereby stealing the identity of the unsuspecting bike man.

To further cover her tracks and ensure a total clear out of the victim’s account, she got the motorcyclist to take her to a hotel.

At the hotel reception while paying for her accommodation which was N10, 000.00 (ten thousand naira) for a night, she deliberately credited the hotel’s account with N101, 000 (one hundred and one thousand naira) feigning a mistake and demanded a refund of N91, 000.00 (ninety-one thousand naira) as overpayment. This was also done with Alhaja’s ATM card through the PoS machine at the Hotel.

To further conceal her identity, Tofunmi provided fake personal details in the hotel and gave the hotel the bike man’s account detail when the hotel management requested for an account to deposit the refund.

By Sunday, Alhaja’s funds had been moved to the fraudster ( through both cash withdrawals and transfers to the bike man’s account domiciled in the same bank). All the while, the fraudster was in possession of ATM cards of both Alhaja (the first victim) and the bike man (the second victim).

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Zamfara: Moves to impeach Gov Yari lands speaker, deputy in detention

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he Speaker, Zamfara state House of Assembly, Sunusi Garba Rikiji alongside his deputy, Abubakar Muhammad Gummi, House Leader, Isa Abdulmumini Mafara and 2 other members were said to have been arrested and detained by the Department of the state Service (DSS) over alleged plot to impeach Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar.

Confirming the development, member representing Tsafe West, Aminu Abubakar Dan Jibga told newsmen on phone that the officials were invited by the DSS for questioning, adding that the

entire members of the House were later conveyed allegedly to the DSS headquarters in Abuja where the principal officers of the assembly were currently under detention.

The drama-like incidence occurred Sunday when hundreds of youth launched an attack on the lawmakers while they were allegedly holding a meeting at the Speaker’s personal residence with claims of plot to impeach the state governor.

Speaking to newsmen at the NUJ state secretariat, the leader of the aggrieved youth, Sufyanu Shehu Dansafiya claimed that they were made to understand that the lawmakers were sponsored by a certain individuals to embark on

impeachment crusade.

“We are quite opposed to any crusade meant to strangle the people-loving administration of Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, we stand to make ourselves very clear that, we can go to any length in fighting to ensure hitch-free administration of the state’s affairs.”

Sufyanu further challenged that there is nothing to show on the ground which was done by any member of the state House of Assembly to empower the teeming unemployed youth across the state, adding that the outcome would not go down well with anybody, whether it politician, civil servant or business tycoon in the state.

“We really attacked them, and if not that the lawmakers jumped over the fence, the story might have been different by now, but we demonstrated our anger by smashing glasses of numerous vehicles parked within the premises of the Speaker’s house” Dansafiya narrated.

Responding on behalf of the state House of Assembly however, Dayyabu Adamu Rijiya, representing Tsafe constituency, said they were not planning to impeach the state governor but to grill him on how he spent the ten billion naira bailout which they alleged was not in accordance with the policy of the federal government.

Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara (middle ),President, National Assembly of Niger Republic, H.E, Ouseini Tinni (2nd left ), Ambassador of Niger Republic to Nigeria, Maman Mansour Hadjdado (1st left ), Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Pally Iriase (2nd right ) and Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Relations, Hon. Nnena Ukeje (1st right ) during a Parliamentary visit to the Speaker by the Members of National Assembly of Niger Republic, at the National Assembly, yesterday in Abuja.

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State of economy worries Senate, summons finance minister Contd from Cover page

In a statement issued by the leadership of the Senate, after the CBN governor’s briefing, the Senate admitted that these are indeed difficult times in Nigeria and all over the world going by information made available to them, some of which its Vice Chairman on Media and Publicity Committee, Senator Ben Bruce said may become too explosive if allowed into public domain.

The Senate in the said: “Following an exhaustive

response by the CBN governor and his team, the Senate acknowledged that these are indeed difficult times all over the world and not just Nigeria.

“The Senate also acknowledged the pains that many Nigerians may be facing at this time, especially in the light of increase in price of electricity and fuels”.

Senate’s leadership in the statement added that senators at the briefing raised issues concerning the banking system, the slippage in economic growth

for the first quarter of 2016, the gradual rise in inflation, fall in foreign exchange reserves and policy coordination between the fiscal and monetary authorities.

The Senate however in the statement expresses its strong conviction that going by policies already put on ground by the CBN, that the nation’s ailing economy would eventually come out of the woods.

It said “Having carefully considered the policies of the CBN, the senate would like to commend and support these

policies because they are mostly geared towards increasing local production, creating jobs here in Nigeria, safeguarding our commonwealth and expanding economic opportunities and growth in Nigeria.

“The Senate believes strongly in the resilience of the Nigerian economy and the ingenuity of the Nigerian people and as such, confident that we will all pull through these difficulties and come out as much better, equitable and prosperous nation”.

Troops kill 12 Boko Haram , rescue 22 captives in Borno

By Paul Efiong

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he army yesterday disclosed that troops of the Nigeria Army and operatives of the Civilian-JTF killed12 Boko Haram gunmen in a foiled ambush attacks in remote villages of Borno state.

The troops also rescued 22 civilians who had been under the captivity of the Boko Haram insurgents.

In a statement yesterday, the spokesman for the Nigeria Army, Sani Usman, said four soldiers were injured as troops battled hard in a difficult terrain to subdue the insurgents.

The statement reads: “Yesterday troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B (7 DSGB), attached to 21 Brigade, along with 4 Civilian JTF, carried out clearance operation of suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Warpaya, Zenteleye, Mubarka, Jadawa and Yerwa villages”, said Mr. Usman, a colonel.

“During the operations, they encountered and engaged elements of Boko Haram terrorists in Jadawa and Yerwa in which they killed 7 terrorists.

Unfortunately 4 soldiers were wounded in action.

“The troops also recovered one Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle with registration number ANT 015 (B/B No 0058), 2 motorcycles and 2 mobile phones. As the operations continued, the team also intercepted some of the Boko Haram terrorists with 75 rustled cows and 25 stolen sheep.

“While returning to base, the team was ambushed by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists. But the troops rose to the occasion and successfully cleared the ambush. They also encountered serious hardship because of bugging down of vehicles occasioned by marshy terrain.

“In a related development, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion of 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some members of vigilante group, also carried out similar exercise at suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts at Mbale and Madube on Monday.

“During the operation, the troops killed 5 Boko Haram terrorists, while some of them were believed to escape with gunshot wounds. The troops rescued 22 persons held captives by the terrorists; comprising of 10 females, 6 males and 6 children. In addition, they also recovered 2 bicycles, 2 gas cylinders and 2 Dane Guns in the process.

Similarly, troops of 115 Task Force Battalion also conducted clearance patrol at Kilekasa and Kopchi villages. While they were advancing they cleared pockets of terrorists hibernating at Pumpum and Emi villages.

“Troops of 117 Task Force Battalion also conducted confidence-building patrols within Gella, Gyadkwara and Ngyahi villages, as well as Mayo Bani village. Their counterparts at 143 Battalion also conducted patrol up to Fattude, Gershisha, Wakara, Gadamayo and Barai villages. While troops of 115 Task Force Battalion along with about 60 vigilantes also carried out patrol at Kilekasa and Kopchi villages. They however observed that Kopchi has merged with Kikelasa village”.

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Nigeria, other African countries adopt roadmap to eliminate malaria by 2030

By Doyin Ojosipe

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he African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) has commending the adoption of a comprehensive new roadmap to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2030.

On Sunday, African leaders endorsed the Catalytic Framework to end AIDS, TB and Eliminate Malaria in Africa by 2030 during the 27th African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali.

The framework outlines a pathway to “eliminate malaria incidence and mortality, and prevent its transmission and reestablishment in all countries by 2030.” By building Africa-wide consensus, leaders have charted a pathway to malaria elimination.

H.E. President Idriss Déby Itno of Chad, current Chair of the AU, AIDS Watch Africa and of ALMA, urged leaders to redouble their efforts to sustain existing donor funding and ramp up domestic resources to ensure the success of the roadmap and implementation

of innovative health solutions to eliminate malaria.

“Today, Africa’s leaders have again shown their commitment to the fight to end malaria, HIV/ AIDS and TB by adopting the Catalytic Framework to end AIDS, TB and Eliminate Malaria by 2030 with clear targets and milestones.

Through our continued leadership and increased cooperation to finance and provide lifesaving anti-malaria interventions, we can sustain our momentum and achieve a malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB -free Africa” said Idriss Déby Itno, President of Chad and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) Since 2000, malaria mortality rates in Africa have fallen by 66 percent among all age groups and by 71 percent among children under five years old. Annual malaria deaths in Africa have decreased from an estimated 764,000 in 2000 to 395,000 in 2015. Still, malaria remains one of the top causes of morbidity in pregnant women and mortality in

children under five.

A ground-breaking coalition of 49 heads of state and government, ALMA has worked with governments to keep malaria high on the national and international development agenda since its founding in 2009.

“African leadership is our most powerful weapon in the war against malaria,” said Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary of ALMA. “In renewing their commitment to fight malaria and endorsing a framework to get us there, African leaders have brought us one step closer to an Africa free of malaria.”

“Nigeria is on the front-line of the battle to eliminate malaria and progress is being made.

Incidents of malaria among children decreased from 42 percent in 2010 to 27.4 percent in 2015. The percentage of children under five-years old sleeping under LLINs increased from 16.6 percent in 2013 to 43.6 percent in 2015. During the same time, the percentage of pregnant women

sleeping under a LLIN increased from 17.8 in 2013 to 50.3.

The Catalytic Framework is a reflection of the high level pan-African leadership and commitment that is necessary to meet our common 2030 goal of a malaria-free Africa.”

Joining other African heads of state and government, Nigeria committed to the full support of, and compliance with the requirements of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the International Health Regulations focusing on improved quality data collection, analysis and sharing. Countries committed to the strengthening of health systems, accountability and community engagement.

The meeting pushed for the accelerated implementation of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa; emphasizing the need for improved quality of locally produced commodities as well as access and affordability.

The Chair emphasized the importance of local manufacturing

in each sub region as a vehicle for both improved health services and employment creation.

Leaders at the Summit also commended international donors – calling on partners to fully replenish the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria this year at the Global Fund Replenishment Conference.

They committed to increased domestic financing from both the public and private sectors and endorsed the domestic financing scorecard introduced by the AUC. The Catalytic Framework was adopted and it defines continentwide goals for HIV/AIDS TB, and Malaria, focusing on the guiding principles of country ownership and leadership, financial and political commitment, equal access to health services for vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations, and robust surveillance and response systems. It outlines milestones and targets, with the aim of reducing malaria incidence and mortality rate by at least 40 percent by 2020, and 75 percent by 2025; With the ultimate goal of eliminating malaria, and preventing re-establishment in all African countries by 2030.

Edo 2016: INEC releases list of parties, candidates

T •Some of the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries taking oath of office during their swearing-in ceremony, yesterday in Bauchi State.

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Two injured in Offa cultists attack

From Olanrewaju Lawal,Ilorin

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he suspected cultists have continued to create chaos and tension in Offa with another attack on Monday which left two people wounded.

An eye witness who spoke to journalists under condition of anonymity said it could not be confirmed whether the gun men who shot sporadically into the air and targeted opponents were students or not.

According to the source, “there were gunshots around

UBA/ General Hospital. Two persons were injured but none of them are dead. I may not know if they were students but available information is that they are not students from Offa Polytechnic. “ You know that cultism has spread to even secondary schools these days. But the injured ones are not students of Offapoly.

The DCO of Offa Police Station confirmed that they are not students of Offa Poly.

“There is cold war between cultist groups in Offa for about three months. At times we

heard they clash in some areas in the town like Tipper Garage, Alleluyia etc. Offa is a place that has many academic institutions and secondary schools.”

But the Public Relation Officers (PRP) of Offa Polytechnic,Mr Ladi Badmus denied the link of the fresh cultists strike to Students of Federal Polytechnic,Offa,Kwara State.

“The gunshot is not related to SUG election. The election was conducted peaceful and it has nothing to do with the election

at all.”

It could be recalled that on Friday, July 15,2016, suspected cultists shot dead a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State, Mr. Kazeem Oloto.The victim was shot dead by suspected cultists around Hamdalat International School, Atari Area of Offa.

The source said that the victim was killed many hours after the successful conclusion of students union election in the institution.

he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Benin, released a list of 19 political parties that would participate in the Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo. The list signed by INEC’s Head of Legal Services, Mr Mathew Ugwuocha, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also contained the names of candidates being fielded by the parties.

The list contains 19 male governorship candidates, 15 male running mates and four female running mates.

The governorship candidates with female running mates are Mr Thompson Osadolor, KOWA; Adviser Nowamagbe, UPP; Ishaka Ofemile, AA and Ukonga Frank, NNPP. The running mates are Nancy Ewemade, AA; Florence Okundaye, KOWA; Okosun Davis, UPP and Emodogo Eweha, NNPP. Others governorship candidates include Osagie IzeIyamu, PDP, with John Yakubu as running mate and Godwin Obaseki, APC, with Philip Shaibu, member of House of Representatives, as running mate. (NAN)

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Plateau: Reps seek Buhari’s attention over paramount ruler’s killing

By Umar Muhammad Puma

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lateau state caucus in the House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to speak up over the killing of the paramount ruler of Bokkos, Dah Lazarus Agai and four other persons in Pleateau state.

Agai was reportedly murdered alongside his son, daughter in-

law, his orderly, a police Inspector and another relative while on their way from the farm.

Adopting a motion under matters of urgent public importance yesterday, by Rep Solomon Maren (PDP Plateau), whose constituency the attacks took place, the House directed all security agencies in the country to deploy personnel to the area with a view to forestalling any

breakdown of law and order.

The lawmaker insisting that it was not enough for his media aides to issue statements in condemnation of the acts, which they said if allowed to continue may lead to chaos.

Addressing journalist in Abuja yesterday, the Caucus said such killings have become recurring decimals, which has now reached its peak.

The lawmaker described the killing if the 78 years old traditional ruler, who he said was the longest serving in the area, haven spent 42 years on the throne as “a declaration of war,” but that as law abiding citizens, they were asking the youths to be calm until all channels may have been exhausted by security agencies.

Also speaking at the briefing,

Hon. Timothy Golu cautioned that it was time something is urgently done before there is an escalation of violence in the area.

“We want the President to visit and see things for himself.

Our people want to hear him talk in strong statement to give us a sense of belonging. Whoever that is this blood-thirsty should know that if we must live together, we must live in peace,” he stated.

Similarly, Hon. Istifanus Gyang and Hon. Edward Pajwok in their submissions said there appeared to be palpable indifference by the authorities over such killings in Plateau, which had spanned the last two years during which other traditional rulers were killed.

… As youths attack communities over Bokkos monarch’s murder

From Ado Abubakar Musa, Jos

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ollowing the attack on His Highness Lazarus Agai, the Saf Ron Kulere and his entourage on their way back home from farm in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state on Monday evening by unknown assailants, youths from the area yesterday launched attacks on Fulani communities of Fokkos, Danan and parts of Kwatas.

It was gathered that the youths took to the streets in the morning of yesterday displaying dangerous weapons, burning tires and homes.

The Plateau State Police Public Relation Officer, ASP Tyopev Mathias Terana confirmed the Monday attack to Peoples Daily on telephone , saying five people were reportedly killed including the paramount ruler by unknown gunmen. He added that six people were injured in the incident but two have been discharged.

According to the PPRO, no arrest have been made as at the time of filing this story but that investigation is being done to arrest the perpetrators of the unlawful act.

Responding to the allegation published in some National Dailies (not Peoples

Daily) that the attack was launched by the suspected Fulani, the chairman of Plateau state chapter of Myyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria ( MACBAN), Nuru Muhammad denied the allegation.

The chairman further said the subsequent burning of Fulani communities was as a result of the media reports saying that the attack was launched by the Fulani without further investigation from relevant security agents in the state, adding that, “ anyone found responsible for this atrocity whether Fulani or Challa or any other tribe should be made to face the full wrath of the law.”

The Plateau state government through its Director of Press and Public Affairs in its response to the incident, said he received the news of the killing of the monarch alongside others with shock, describing the perpetrators as enemies of peace and would not be allowed to continue with the barbaric act.

He said, “Government is appealing to all citizens and particularly residents of Bokkos Local Government to remain calm and not to engage in any act that is capable of aggravating the situation, but should rather volunteer all necessary information that will aid investigation to security operatives.

Kwara Police parade suspects with human heads

From Olanrewaju Lawal,Ilorin

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he Kwara State Police command has paraded one Sunday Bamidele who allegedly killed Sunday Owolabi on his farm and beheaded him for sale.

The suspect, who was paraded with the exhumed human head along two other suspects, Musa Aliu and Kayode Musa have confessed to the crime.

While parading the suspects along other criminals, the Commissioner of Police,Mr Sam Okaula disclosed that the police received a report that one Sunday Owolabi of Ile-OJa compound,OmuAran left for his farm at Rore area and did not return.

“A search party was formed and in the farm, his headless body was found. On the basis of this report, a crack team of investigators was detailed to wade into the matter.

“During investigation,Segun Bamidele confessed that he killed the victim with a cutlass in his farm at Rore and severed the head which he took to a herbalist for sale. The suspect took policemen to a bush where he hid the head, while the cutlass used in killing the victim was retrieved”.

He said that it was the herbalist who raised alarm over the primary suspect crime which exposed him and was arrested.

Similarly, the Police boss disclosed that the police arrested three suspects for culpable homicide namely;Saidi Amdu,idrish Amadu and Quadri Ayodele.

. L-R: Chairperson, Legislative Advocacy Coalition on Violence Against Women( LACVAW), Dr. Charmaine Pereira; Coordinator, Women Advocacy Research and Documentation Centre, Dr. Abiola Akiyode; Gender Adviser, Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Mrs. Ene Ede and Secretary General, Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA),Mrs. Saudatu mahdi, at press conference on threats of physical assault and use of sexual demeaning language by Sen. Dino Melaye against Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday in Abuja.

Photo: Justin Imo-Owo

Mob beat undergraduate to stupor over meat in Delta From Osakhare Erese, Asaba

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n what appeared to be mildrama on Monday night unfolded at the popular Ogbeogonogo, Market in Asaba, Delta State when angry Mob numbering over six allegedly descended on a 26 year-old undergraduate of the state owned university (DELSU) for her failure to pay on agreed price of a 6kg

cow meat after negotiation.

It was reliably gathered that the victim identified as Miss Josephine Irereh, had approached an Ibo man cow meat seller for a 6kg after which she was allegedly told the last of N2,500.

But this was not to be when Josephine discovered in her bag the money she had was not up to the N2,500, a situation she was said to renegotiated for N1,500,

thereby leaving the Ibo man cow meat seller in fit of furry and attempted to molest her.

Eyewitness, Kate Okafor said that while the hot exchange of words lasted, the victim allegedly replied the meat seller in an unprintable manners, thus creating more anger in him.

In reaction, a Senior Police Officer at the ‘A’ Division who did not want his name in the

print, confirmed that five out of the suspects escaped while one of them including the meat seller were arrested and are currently helping the police for further investigation.

Some traders who also spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity described the meat seller as evil and urged the police to ensure he is taking to court.

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News Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Ambassador Hakan Cakil, addressing journalists on the Coup attempt staged in Turkey Targeting the Democracy and Constitutional System, at the Turkish Embassy, yesterday in Abuja.

Photo: Mahmud Isa

2 years anniversary: UniAbuja VC restates commitment to infrastructural devt

By Usman Shuaibu The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Michael Adikwu on Monday restated commitment to focus more on the infrastructural development of the University for betterment of the students.

Adikwu, who stated during a press conference to make his two years anniversary in office at the University, also said that his leadership would remain committed to the welfare of the staff in the institution.

He said that plans were in top year to accredit some courses that were not recognized by the National Universities Commission (NUC) at the University in the interest of the students.

On the staff’s promotion, he pointed out that his administration had promoted a lot of staff to the next level, adding that his leadership had been organizing the inaugural lectures for the University dons to confirm them as the Professors.

While fielding questions from the journalists, the UniAbuja boss, said that his leadership would continue to gear up towards restructuring the university.

Army begins forensic audit of formations, units, says Buratai

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he Nigerian Army is carrying out forensic audit of its units, formations and all operations nationwide as part of efforts to ensure prudent utilisation of resources allocated to it, an official said.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday when Mr Ugochukwu Osuagwu, Principal Partner of St Francis Xavier Solicitors paid him visit.

Buratai said the Army, under his command, had zero tolerance for corruption as every activity of formations and units were being subjected to thorough scrutiny.

He noted that wastages of the past were being corrected to align to the policy thrust of the present administration. ``My officers know how much I have emphasised the need for basic audit of our accounts.

``The military police is presently carrying out a forensic audit of every formation in the Nigerian Army and, in particular, our operations in the northeast. ``We are looking into the details of how funds were utilised in all our operations, especially in the northeast, in order to ensure that we justify what has been given to the Army,’’ Buratai said.

He attributed the successes recorded in the fight against insurgency in the northeast to the judicious use of funds allocated to the Army for counter-insurgency operations.

He said today the Army could beat its chest that it had defeated Boko Haram largely because of the way funds had been used.

He said if the authorities had embezzled the funds given to the Army for operations, the feat achieved in the northeast would not

have been possible.

Buratai said the Army remained loyal and committed to the present administration’s fight against corruption and transparency.

He commended the effort of Osuagwu for making efforts to verify the truth about his declaration of assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

He urged other Nigerians to emulate Usuagwu’s virtues of patriotism, selflessness, honesty and respect for human dignity.

Earlier, Osuagwu said his quest for the truth about the Buratai’s Dubai property saga was borne out of his quest for the truth.

He stressed that the revelation from the CCB document on the property owned by the Army chief should end the controversy surrounding the matter.

Osuagwu commended the Army chief for his level of transparency

and described the matter as an unnecessary distraction and a national apprehension that should not have come up. ``Being here is part of my civic duty to contribute in resolving national apprehension; it is unnecessary controversy that just came up recently. ``When this issue came up I felt there was a need for the central body, which is the Code of Conduct Bureau, to put an end to this matter. ``My firm wrote to the CCB and in the letter of July 11 it was clearly stated that the said asset was in his asset declaration form and the said property was declared in his wife’s name,’’ he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugochukwu’s firm got the Code of Conduct Bureau to disclose the content of Buratai’s asset declaration form in the wake of the Dubai property saga. (NAN)

African water ministers want countries to increase water budget

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he African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has called on member-countries to increase their budget for water in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on water and sanitation.

AMCOW’s Executive Secretary, Mr Bai-Mass Taal, made the call at the ongoing Africa Water Week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Monday.

He said that there was no doubt that achieving the SDGs for water security and sanitation would require a different approach from that of the MDGs. According to him, finance plays a major role towards meeting this goal, and it is saddening to note that most

country budgets relegate water and sanitation to the back.

“When you look at budgets for water in most African countries, it can never be in the top five; this is not good.

“Most leaders forget that water is a multi-sectoral issue; it cuts across agriculture, health, education, socioeconomic issues, so we must stop this trend if we want to achieve the SDGs.” Taal said that water was seen as non-important, but urged that the trend should change.

He said that the week was a wakeup call for the region to begin to think outside the box for strategies that would help countries scale up access to water for all.

He added that to ensure a secure, productive and sustainable water for all purposes as well as sanitation and hygiene, interventions were prerequisite for sustainable economic development.

Earlier, AMCOW President, Mr Amadou Faye, said that the choice of the theme, “Achieving the SDGs on Water Security and Sanitation”, was driven by the recognition to lay foundation for Africa to meet the SDGs. He said that the ``SDG 6’’ was interlinking with other SDGs, hence the need to place emphasis on matching commitments and plans with concrete actions.

Faye said that the outcome of the Africa Water Week would be a roadmap for developing a comprehensive plan of action from the ‘Ngor Declaration’ on water security and sanitation.

He stated that the programmes that would emanate from the plans would contribute to poverty alleviation, health improvements, social development and economic growth.

The president called for strengthened cooperation among countries with shared water resources, saying that this would build stronger partnerships for the implementation of AMCOW work plan.

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News NOA tasks Nigerians on leadership selection

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA) Garba Abari has called on Nigerians to be proactive and make painstaking efforts in choosing leaders that will impact and manage the affairs of the country meaningfully, irrespective of ethnic and religious affiliations.

A statement issued by the agency’s Deputy Director, Press, Fidel Agu said Abari made the call at the Ahamudu Bello University Annual Leadership Workshop in Zaria, Kaduna State.

He said that it was thoughtful and worthwhile for a student body to organize such a forum to identify among them those with leadership potentials, noting that such efforts will guarantee and form the fulcrum for future Nigerian leaders.

The DG lamented that the present crisis in the country was due to failure of leadership over the years and their inability to manage affairs and other aspect of “our national life properly, leading to high rate of moral decadence and retarded development of our country”.

He therefore appreciated the University for establishing traditional leadership forum for easy identification of leaders that have potentials for national development.

In his words, “It is a worthwhile initiative and we will align the Agency’s programme to this great initiative as a way to encourage the students in this noble cause, a cause which is purpose – driven and beneficial for the development of our country,” Abari posited.

Members of Kaduna State Citizen for Peace, Protesting Insecurity, Yesterday in Kaduna. Photo: NAN

FG cancels interview test for common entrance exam into unity schools

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he Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has announced the cancellation of the interview test for National Common Entrance Examination (NCCE) into Federal Government colleges.

A statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday in Abuja said that the cancellation of the test for NCCE would take effect from the 2017/2018 academic year.

The statement signed by Mr Bem Goong, the Deputy Director, Press, said that the minister could not establish the rationale for second test for NCCE organised by the National Examination Council (NECO). ``The second test is an unnecessary additional financial burden on parents/guardians. ``The era of multiple examinations attracting prohibitive fees cannot be accommodated by the

Buhari administration, especially against the backdrop of government’s determination to increase access to education as a platform for breaking the cycle of poverty,’’ the statement quoted Adamu as saying.

The statement said that Adamu had directed NECO to strengthen its examination processes with a view to achieving quality and credible examination for admission into unity schools at the first test.

It said that the minister argued that multiple examinations did not necessarily translate to the admission of quality pupils in secondary schools.

The statement said that Adamu maintained that 2016/2017 academic year remained the effective date for the ban on Post-UTME, advising vice-chancellors to adhere strictly to the policy in the overriding public interest. (NAN)

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), late Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno.

Saraki also visited centre for the treatment of people suffering from severe malnutrition.

He lamented that Borno state has been left to carry too much of the burden of the Boko Haram insurgency and it has become pertinent for others to give their shoulders.

“I am happy I am here with the leader of the Senate, before we break we will definitely discuss it (the Borno malnutrition crisis) on the floor and see what we can do. The Federal Government and all agencies need to step up to the game. I think it is not good for a country like ours, we are a rich

country, it is just an issue of organizing ourselves and getting the fund to support the state government. The state has been carrying too much of the load on their own”, he further queried.

He said that the state government should not be left alone to carry the heavy burden but should be assisted by the federal government, private sector and wealthy individuals all over the country.

Saraki said: “We all need to put in our effort and see how we can address the (malnutrition) situation because it is the women and children that have suffered most from this. We must do our best to play a role and support the state in doing that.”

“It is clear that the state government has done very well.

The report we heard about some of the children not being able to walk because of malnutrition but we can see all of them now well nourished, I must commend the effort of the state government in doing that”, he added.

The Senate, he said intended, assisting in the rehabilitation, reconstruction and resettlement of the people and communities affected by the Boko Haram crisis.

“You know we are almost at the last stage of passing the law on the North East Development Commission, we believe that the institutional framework is necessary to start to

address the situation and once we pass the bill the commission can start to work and begin to register the issues of rehabilitation and reconstruction that is important. We are very keen to have this, we are at the last stage now, we want the commission to start work soonest”, the senate president declared.

He added: “I believe the lack of having the proper structure to coordinate the state donations, international donations and individuals is also hampering that, all the loads is now placed on the state government, if there is an institution that is mandated to do that, then it knows it has a responsibility.”

Saraki in Borno, says malnutrition a national problem From Mustapha Isah Kwaru, Maiduguri

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enate President, Bukola Saraki yesterday described the malnutrition cases at the Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs) camps in Borno state as a national problem which requires urgent attention.

Senator Saraki equally declared the readiness of the senate to evolve effective mechanisms to tackle the ugly trend.

The senate president made the observation, while speaking to newsmen in Maiduguri, after a condolence visit over the demise of the first republic minister of petroleum resources and first African head of the Organisation of

Wife of Niger Gov begins free cervical cancer screening for 1000 women From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna

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he Wife of the Niger State Governor and Founder of RAISE Foundation Dr. Amina Abubakar Sani Bello in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Federation

of Nigeria has begun free cervical cancer screening for 1,000 women in Bida, Niger State.

Dr. Amina at the flagged off of the 2days free cervical cancer screening in Bida yesterday said that cervical and breast cancer were the major silent

killers of women in their reproductive ages, adding that it’s the main reason for the free screening which will be carried out in all the zones in the state.

The wife of the Governor also intimated that the reason for the

free screening was to afford the rural women and those who ordinarily cannot afford the screening to have the opportunity to have the screening.

She assured that apart from the screening, awareness campaigns are ongoing to sensitize the women

around the state to be more conscious of their health.

“Apart from the screening, we are carrying out awareness campaigns and health talks, we are also going to be sensitizing women in all our Local Government Areas in the state.

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PEOPLES DAILY, WEDNESday, JULY 20, 2016

The politics of university admission in Nigeria

By Niyi Akinnaso

W

hen I applied for admission to the university in the 1960s, I knew nobody.

There was no godfather or godmother.

Neither my parents nor my older siblings could assist me, because they were all stark illiterates.

As the first person in the entire Akinnaso lineage to ever go to school, I was virtually on my own.

Without any guidance whatsoever, I applied for direct entry admission to the University of Ibadan and the University of Ife, after passing the required General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) papers at the end of my first year of the Higher School Certificate class. I was admitted by both institutions, each one acting independently and without recourse to a superior authority. Ife, then, was a regional university, while Ibadan was federal. I chose to go to Ife to read English. The rest is history.

I told my admission story to a senior female civil servant, who approached me last year for assistance in getting her daughter admitted to study law at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. She listened attentively to my story and replied: “That was then, sir. The country has changed. You have to know somebody who knows somebody in order to get things done.”

I’m sure she did not like my next statement: “It’s people like you, who beg around, that caused the country to change”. She was not done: “No sir, it’s the system”.

There really is plenty of blame to go round, just as there are many sharers of the blame, including the students and their parents; the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board; the universities; the Federal Government; and the society at large. But my focus today is the government, which is now like that wild elephant, reported in the media recently, which killed an admirer who wanted to take a selfie with it.

The Federal Government has been known to be the enemy of quality tertiary education in this country. It has earned that status by (1)

over-centralising the institutions, procedures and regulations governing the activities of the universities and then starving them of the resources needed to carry out those activities.

Even where some resources are available, such as the tertiary education funds, the procedures for accessing them are again over-centralised.

In a distinguished lecture, titled ‘Education sector in crisis’, given by Professor Ladipo Adamolekun at the Joseph Ayo Babaloa University in 2012, over-centralisation was one of the three major causes of the crisis in the education sector, the other two being implementation failure – due largely to inadequate funding – and the deemphasis of the value of education, including quality decline in the teaching profession.

Adamolekun gave five examples of overcentralisation, namely, the Universal Basic Education programme; the establishment and operations of the unity secondary schools; the centralisation of the labour unions; the establishment of the National Universities Commission with its centralising functions; and the allocation of the lion’s share of the nation’s resources to the Federal Government.

Adamolekun rightly traced these developments to over 30 years of military dictatorship, which began its stranglehold on the nation’s universities by federalising erstwhile regional universities.

Today, however, perhaps the most controversial centralising agency is the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, empowered to conduct the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and oversee university admission. Enough controversy was generated recently between the Director of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to send significant ripples through the university system.

There are three knotty issues. First, who or which institution should admit students to the university? It normally should be the Senate of the university, which often delegates the authority of processing the necessary papers to the admissions office located within the Academic Affairs Unit

in the Vice-Chancellor’s office. That was the case when I was admitted to the university.

Today, however, JAMB has taken over this function, while the admission offices of the various public universities are being used as clearing houses. After weeks of controversy as to how this function should be performed, Ojerinde issued this clarification recently: “The public and all tertiary institutions should note that admission will only be approved by the board after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions”.

Yet, the Education minister still believes that this does not “in any way affect the statutory role of the Senate of any university or the academic boards of any tertiary institution conducting its admissions.” It would appear that what the minister understands as the role of the Senate is reduced to shortlisting. According to him, the universities will shortlist the candidates, using the agreed guidelines and return the shortlisted candidates to JAMB for verification of compliance to the guidelines. JAMB will subsequently issue admission letters to the shortlisted candidates.

The said guidelines appear to be the minister’s main target and it is the second knotty issue. According to him, the admission exercise rests on the tripod of merit, catchment area and educationally disadvantaged states. The last two criteria are intended to trump merit so that low-scoring students from particular localities or states could be admitted. This is not only an affront to the Senate’s ability to control standards

“The public and all tertiary institutions should note that admission will only be approved by the board after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions”.

in its admission; it also questions the business of the Federal Government in the admission of students to state universities. What should my state government care about admitting lowscoring students from another state because that state is educationally disadvantaged? How is educational disadvantage measured and who measures it? Wasn’t this kind of admission policy the killer of the unity secondary schools, where standards plummeted because many under-performing students were admitted?

The third and final knotty issue is university autonomy. The Federal Government and two of its agencies, namely, JAMB and the National Universities Commission, have killed whatever is left of university autonomy. The truth is that it is JAMB which admits students, while the NUC regulates everything else from the accreditation of courses to curriculum guidelines and the classification of degrees. The Federal Government completes the process by appointing Council members and ratifying the appointment of ViceChancellors. Little wonder many a Vice-Chancellor spends substantial time in Abuja these days.

To the extent that Nigerian universities are run like extensions of the ministry of education, to that extent will they continue to rot away like that ministry where there is neither institutional memory nor policy consistency. True, this problem is not peculiar to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nevertheless, there are genuine concerns that his administration has yet to have a grasp on education.

This university admission is the administration’s second major foray into education. The first, the school feeding programme, has yet to take off. With the lacklustre handling of this year’s admission procedure so far, it is unclear what the future of education holds in the administration. Certainly, the present Minister of Education has yet to begin the bend in his learning curve.

By Niyi Akinnaso is a Public Affairs Analyst.

Living together: How Africa’s young can thrive

By Bill Gates

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heme of this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture is “living together.” This is fitting, because in many ways, “living together” was also the theme of Nelson Mandela’s life. The system he fought against was based on the opposite idea— that people should be kept apart, that our superficial differences are more important than our common humanity.

Today, South Africans are still striving to “live together” in the fullest sense, but you are so much closer to that ideal because Nelson Mandela and so many others believed in the promise of one South Africa.

I was 9 years old when Nelson Mandela went to Robben Island. As a boy, I learnt about him in school.

I remember seeing reports about the anti-Apartheid movement on the evening news.

The first time I spoke with him was in 1994, when he called to ask me to help fund South Africa’s election. I was running Microsoft and thinking about software most of my waking hours. But I admired Nelson Mandela very much, I knew the election was historic, and I did what I could to help.

I had been to Africa for the first time just the year before – in 1993 – when Melinda and I travelled in East Africa on vacation. The landscape was beautiful.

The people were friendly. But the poverty, which we were seeing for the first time, disturbed us.

It also energised us.

Obviously, we knew parts of Africa were very poor, but being on the continent turned what had been an abstraction into an injustice we could not ignore. Melinda and I had always known we’d give our wealth to philanthropy—eventually. But when we were confronted with such glaring inequity, we started thinking about how to take action sooner.

This sense of urgency was spurred on by another trip, in 1997, when I traveled to Johannesburg for the first time, as a representative of Microsoft.

I spent most of the time in business meetings.

But one day, I went to a community centre in Soweto where Microsoft had donated computers. My visit to Soweto – which was quite different then than it is now – taught me how much I had to learn about the world outside the comfortable bubble I’d lived in all my life.

As I walked into the community centre, I noticed there wasn’t any electrical power. To keep the computers on, they had rigged up an extension cord that connected to a diesel generator outside. I knew that the minute I left, the generator would get moved to a more urgent task.

As I read my prepared remarks, about the importance of closing the technology gap, I knew I was missing the point in some way. Computers could help people do some important things, and in fact they have revolutionised life on the continent in many ways. But computers couldn’t cure diseases or feed children. And if they couldn’t be turned on, they couldn’t do anything at all.

Soon after that, we started our Foundation – because the costs of waiting had become clear. Our work is based on the belief that every person – no matter where they live – should have the opportunity to lead a healthy and productive life. We have spent the past 15 years learning about the issues and looking for the leverage points where we can do the most to help people seize that opportunity.

It was when I started coming to Africa regularly for the Foundation that I came to know Nelson Mandela personally. AIDS was one of the first issues our Foundation worked on, and Nelson Mandela was both an advisor and an inspiration.

What we talked about most was the stigma around AIDS. So I remember 2005 very clearly, when his son died of AIDS. Rather than stay silent about the cause of his son’s death, Nelson Mandela announced it publicly, because he knew that stopping the disease required breaking down the walls of fear and shame that surrounded it.

Progress and Challenges It is important to recall Nelson Mandela’s legacy—and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so. But Nelson Mandela was concerned with the future. He believed people could make the future better than the past. And so that’s the topic I’d like to discuss for the remainder of my time here today.

What can South Africa be, what can Africa be, what can the world be—and what must we do to make it that way?

The Millennium Development goals adopted by the United Nations in 2000 laid a foundation that enabled Africa to achieve extraordinary

progress over the last 15 years. And the Sustainable Development Goals that recently replaced them set even more ambitious targets for creating the better world we all want.

When I talk about progress, I always start with child survival, because whether children are living or dying is such a basic indicator of a society’s success.

Since 1990, child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa has been reduced by 54 percent. That translates to one million fewer children who died last year compared to 25 years ago. Ten African countries achieved the MDG target of reducing child mortality by twothirds.

Meanwhile, the incidence of poverty and malnutrition is down. And, though economic growth has slowed in the past few years, it has been very robust in many countries for more than a decade.

This is very real progress, but the Africa Rising narrative doesn’t tell the whole story about life on the continent.

First, the progress has been uneven. You know this very well here in South Africa. In last year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, the French economist Thomas Piketty pointed out that income inequality in South Africa is, quote, “higher than pretty much anywhere else in the world.”

In general, African countries tend to have higher rates of inequality than countries on other continents. And despite healthy average GDP growth in the region, many countries have not shared in it. Gross inequalities exist both within countries and between countries. Until progress belongs to all people, everywhere, the real promise of living together will remain elusive.

Second, even with the great progress Africa has made, it still lags behind the rest of the world in almost every indicator. In sub-Saharan Africa, one in 12 children will die before they turn five. This is a vast improvement compared to 25 years ago, but African children are still 12 times more likely to die than the average child in a wealthy country.

And because rates of poverty and malnutrition aren’t shrinking as fast as the population is growing, the total number of people who are poor or malnourished has actually gone up since 1990.

Finally, the progress is fragile. The continent’s two largest economies, here in South Africa and in Nigeria, are facing serious economic turmoil. And

new threats require attention. The Ebola crisis pointed out weaknesses in many national health systems. The effects of climate change are already being felt among farmers in many countries.

In short, to meet the goals of the SDGs, Africa needs to do more, do it faster, and make sure everybody benefits.

It won’t be easy, but I believe it can be done.

The successes and failures of the past 15 years have generated exemplars and lessons that we can learn from. Phenomenal advances in science and technology are constantly expanding the range of solutions available to solve development challenges. And then there is the ingenuity of the African people.

Youth One topic that Nelson Mandela came back to over and over again was the power of youth.

He knew what he was talking about, because he started his career as a member of the African National Congress Youth League when he was still in his 20s.

Later on, he understood that highlighting the oppression of young people was a powerful way to explain why things must change. There is a universal appeal to the conviction that the youth deserve a chance.

I agree with Mandela about young people, and that is one reason I am optimistic about the future of this continent. Demographically, Africa is the world’s youngest continent, and its youth can be the source of a special dynamism.

In the next 35 years, two billion babies will be born in Africa. By 2050, 40 percent of the world’s children will live on this continent.

Economists talk about the demographic dividend. When you have more people of working age, and fewer dependents for them to take care of, you can generate phenomenal economic growth.

Rapid economic growth in East Asia in the 1970s and 1980s was partly driven by the large number of young people moving into their work force.

Bill Gates is an American business magnate, co-founder and Technology Advisor at Microsoft, and Co-Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Comment

How do we make better husbands, fathers of men?

By Niran Adedokun

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ast Saturday, I had the privilege of being in the midst of a group of women who came together to find communal succour, even if fleeting, from the strains of their circumstancesingle motherhood.

The stories of these ladies were as diverse as their shapes and sizes. Some, but a far fewer number, lost their spouses to the cold hands of death, untimely; some left their homes after existing through it without fulfilment for years while others woke up or returned home one day to find out that their husbands had walked out on them, never to return.

All the ladies at the meeting, convened by Deola Erogunaiye-Olulana’s Precious and Pretty Moms at the Energy Academy, GRA, Ikeja were left with children of different age groups and number. It was a touching event.

A particular lady told, amidst sobs, of how, after she had suffered from physical and emotional abuse for about 12 years, she decided to leave her matrimonial home because she would: “rather be alive as a single mother and take care of her children alone than be dead.”

Another lady, slim, gorgeous in her ebony skin until her lachrymal gland succumbed to emotions, dropping a few tears and peeling off her erstwhile confident pose to reveal layers of vulnerability, told of how she had been “beaten and battered for five years without anyone, not even my parents knowing. Until he left me and our two girls two years ago. I am happy taking care of my two beautiful girls” The other painful part of their situation is the stigma attached to being a single mother even when it is not by choice. There was a consensus that some women choose this status, but such women are mostly well-heeled, without any care about what society feels. It is those who have single motherhood foisted on them, who ironically, do

not get our sympathy.

With the likely exception of widows, whose challenges are even more enormous albeit of different dimension, women who become single mothers either as a result of unplanned pregnancies or the exit of a man from their lives said they are treated like pariahs.

One common example to most of the ladies is the discrimination they claim to get from landlords who would not just insist on having their husbands with them before giving out their estates but make snide comments linking their status with prostitution or promiscuity at the best. Single mothers are victims of the lack of compassion that lives with us as a people.

After all the stories had been told by the ladies on the other side of the table, one was forced wonder what was eating up today’s man and depriving him of the fortitude and sense of responsibility that should attend manhood.

Then the guest speaker for the evening relives her own compelling, almost 50-year-old story.

Before she delved into it, Mrs. Betty Irabor, Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of Genevieve, who was invited to address the ladies, had betrayed emotions on one or two occasions in the course of listening to the stories of the single mothers.

When she eventually stood up to speak, she started with something like: “I thought I was coming to speak to you about how to find strength but listening to many of you speak, I am the one that has drawn strength from you.”

Irabor, then told the story of how she was brought up, alongside her siblings by her mum.

She explained that she did not know the reason why her mum severed her matrimonial cord but she did at some point leaving the children with their policeman father.

“I remember my dad doted on us, at least for a while. And then, one day, I went to school with my younger brother, I was about eight or so. As

we were coming in, I noticed that a truck was parked in from of our home at the barracks and I recognised some of the things in the police truck. I was wondering who was packing our things. Then, my father came out with two papers bags. He walked to us and handed over each of those bags to us. I discovered that one had my things and the other had my brother’s things. That was the last I would see of my father for over 20 years.” Irabor said to an attentive audience wrapped in the stun of an incredible story.

The eight-year-old had no idea where her mother stayed and had to depend on compassionate neighbours who traced their mum and handed them over to after explaining the shocking departure of their father from home. Irabor related with the challenges of single mothers, still living in the freshness of her own deprivations which hurt so much that she refused to see her dad when he appeared at her door steps over 20 years later!

Although it was a gathering to encourage single mothers to pick up the pieces of lives and be strong for their children, I left with a strong sense that unless something is done about the upbringing of men, we will continue to have stories like these ladies told last Saturday.

As Deji Irawo, one of the resource persons at the event pointed out, when boys grow up without the mentorship of a man, they are at sea about what it means to be an effective man. It can then safely be said that the failure at building the capacity of boys to becoming responsible men either because their fathers are not there to mentor them or that their fathers were themselves not properly taught, accounts for the increasing number of men who are unable to cope with the complexities of modern day relationships.

In addition to so many others, there are three specific roles that fathers plays in the lives of their children. The first is that a father confers identity on his children.

He also confers the sense of self-worth on his children, giving them a sense of belonging and history, which every child needs.

Lastly, the father is the one who gives children a sense of validation. He is the first coach and mentor of the child, the child’s biggest fan and encourager. It does not matter whether the child is male or female, the father is the one who builds confidence in a child from a position of acceptance and love in a non-judgmental environment which help the child interface with life.

Children who do not find this level of devotion from a father will most certainly find seek their identities, validation and sense of worth from elsewhere and this is at the root of a lot of antisocial behaviour that plague societies.

It is the absence of anyone to impart such a capacity in a lot of boys that makes them develop physiologically without the mental capacity to deal with the current realities of man-woman relationship.

For instance, the basic instinct of the average male child in this part of the world is to see himself as superior to the woman. He takes this sentiment to his relationship with the opposite sex and gets married without the mental capacity to cope with a woman who can hold her own; he becomes defensive and gets violent.

One of the services Precious and Pretty Moms hopes to offer its members is the opportunity for the mentorship of children by a number of men who have offered to work with the group.

The idea is that to stop the vicious circle of male abandonment and irresponsibility, children with single mothers should get occasional father figures who will prepare them for the emotional and psychological demands of manhood and save our country from men who bring violence home and eventually abandon it.

Niran Adedokun is a Public Affairs Analyst.

The use of the Police as contract enforcers in Nigeria

By Olorunmaiye Joshua

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n unfortunate albeit popular trend in the Nigerian society seems to be yet growing and expanding in both popularity and application. Indeed, many a times, one is confronted with stories on the pages of newspapers of how members of the Police are used by their friends, neighbors, relatives, and especially the wealthy, for the enforcement of contracts or for debt recovery; among other civil scores requiring settlement.

Yes, it is usually said, Police is your friend; but how far should this love affair go especially in relation to the definite boundaries set by the law as regards the duties of the Police?

Indeed, many Nigerians assume that for instance, having a friend or an in-law in any of the forces in Nigeria such as the Army, Air Force, the Police or even the local vigilante would afford them a certain high flying status, protection or reckoning. Severally, we hear of members of the society who are engaged in a quarrel or some form of altercation begin to roll out threats like “My Uncle is a DPO, I’ll make sure I deal with you in this town” or “You are lucky my army brother is not around, you would have been dead by now” or even, “If I don’t get my money in three days, be ready to rot in jail”.

Apparently, many people in this country are yet to understand or appreciate the extent of our laws with regards to the difference between criminal and civil matters. This even has less to do with our laws strictly speaking, as general legal knowledge all over the world is that while criminal acts are offences against the state as crimes, civil acts or breaches in contract are not crimes and cannot by any means be treated as such.

One is then required to ask as to what extent the Police can be used in the enforcement of contracts in Nigeria.

In finding answers to this, we would have to look at the statutory functions of the Police, vis-à-vis the difference between civil and criminal matters. More so, there exists the need to take into cognizance the various guiding pronouncements of the Courts in relation to this vexed issue.

Section 4 of the Police Act spells out the general duty of the Police to be the prevention and detection of crime, apprehension of offenders, the preservation of life and property, amongst others. This has been succinctly held has the true position of things by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the case of Kareem Olatiwo v The State [2013] 8 NWLR (pt 1355 ) 126 at 129.

It is therefore clear from the above provision that the Police are employed by the State and that the duties of the Police are with regards to crimes and security. As a matter of fact, there is nothing in the wording of the Act that contemplates a situation whereby our Policemen are called upon to intervene in civil disputes.

Evidently, the clear demarcation arises in the fact that while the State uses the Police to enforce law and order, contractual matters are solely based on agreements between parties arising out of a promise or a series of exchanged promises that the Courts may enforce.

It therefore suffices that where a dispute arises as to the enforcement of a contract by parties or the performance of a contractual duty owed, resort should be made to the Court by the aggrieved party rather than employing the Police as a war dog for intimidation or coercion.

Indeed, in as far back as 1971, the High

Court of Lagos, per Lambo J, in the matter of G. B. Olowu [1971] 2 All NLR 147 at 152 frowned at the use of the Police in enforcing civil claims. The fact in that case was that the Applicant entered into a transaction with a Company for the sale of 10,000 bags of cement which was paid for by the Company. The Company was to take delivery of the goods in Lagos. However, when the goods arrived, the Applicant’s local agents in Lagos sold them to a third party without the Applicant’s knowledge and consent. The Applicant was later arrested and detained.

The Court in hearing the Applicant’s application for a review of the order of detention which had been issued by a Magistrate held among other things that, “I think, in this case, the Kaduna Police had unwittingly allowed their criminal jurisdiction to be used as a weapon for enforcing a civil claim. The Police are not debt collectors for individuals and should, therefore, be wary of those who attempt to use them as such. The Company should have been plainly told to seek redress for the return of their money in a civil Court, or consult a Solicitor for advice in the matter”. The Applicant was thereby discharged.

This position was later restated in the 2010 case of Chief Francis Igwe & Ors v Mr.

“My Uncle is a DPO, I’ll make sure I deal with you in this town” or “You are lucky my army brother is not around, you would have been dead by now” or even, “If I don’t get my money in three days, be ready to rot in jail”.

Goddy Ezeanochie & Ors [2010] 7 NWLR (pt 1192) 61 where the Court of Appeal pointed out that the Police are not and should not in any community of civilized people be used as debt collectors, or in the resolution or settlement of disputes amongst people, as such use of Policemen often leads to the infringement of the fundamental rights of others.

A reaffirmation of this pronouncent was made by the Courts in the case of Mr. Gabriel Jim Jaja v Commissioner of Police & 2 Ors (2013) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1350) 225.

Here the Appellant had collected a loan of N700,000.00 from 3rd Respondent to which he was indebted, and was subsequently arrested and detained for. The Court of Appeal held that the Police duties under the law do not enjoin the Police to act as debt collectors. Furthermore, once a transaction is in form of a contract, the Police ought to exercise restraint. Not only were the Police rebuked for its involvement in a civil matter, the Appellant’s release was ordered and costs also awarded against the Police for the Appellant.

As has been held in the case of Ken McClaren v James Jennings [2003] FWLR (pt 154) 528 , such arrest or intervention by the Police, being unauthorized and unjustified by the law is wrongful and illegal.

Indeed a person who directs a Policeman to effect such illegal arrests may be liable in tort.

It is hereby submitted that in the event of such disputes, Nigerians should take the matter before a civil Court for adjudication.

Indeed, the Courts are the last hope of the common man. *OLORUNMAIYE JOSHUA is a Legal Practitioner based in Abuja and can be reached on joshomaiye@gmail.com.

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News

JAMB causing chaos in Universities, Delsu VC alleges From Warri

Mathew

Omoigho,

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he Vice Chancellor of Delta State University,Abraka,Prof.

Victor.F.Peretomode yesterday stated that the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) is allegedly causing confusion especially in the admission processes within the Nigerian University system instead of discharging its functions well.

Prof.Peretomode made the assertion during a chat with selected journalists at his office in

Abraka, yesterday.

In his words, “I think Jamb is creating more chaos or wants to create more chaos in the admission process than what is it established to do. I think Jamb is pock-nosing into the affairs of University admission than should be allowed.”

The University Don who described JAMB’s undue interference in the affairs of Nigerian University as a negative development warned that it should not be allowed to continue especially by the state universities stressing that, “the Universities have

autonomy to students admissions and to charge reasonable fees”.

While noting that the Nigerian Constitution 1999 as Amended gives the University the powers to admit and screen students, Prof. Peretomode noted that the Minister for Education and whoever that is Coordinator of Jamb cannot foist their decisions on the Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.

Prof. Peretomode who described the 2016 Jamb Examination as the worse in the history of Nigeria posited that the Universities should

allowed to screen students before admission. He warned that failure to which, the country may just be heading to producing failed manpower generation for the future.

Prof. Peretomode admits that the Federal Government cannot foist the Jamb’s decision on the Federal Universities but that it should not be extended to the State Universities especially where(FG) does not pay the salaries of lecturers and staff of the State owned Universities.

Staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Jubilating over the decision of the Federal Government to appoint an Acting Vice Chancellor by the Senate of the Institution, Yesterday in Ile-Ife

Harmony holdings rejoice with emir Ilesa-Baruba on elevation as first class ruler From Olanrewaju Lawal,Ilorin

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he Board, Management and entire staff of Harmony Holdings Limited have expressed delight over the elevation of its chairman, Professor Halidu Abubakar to the status of a first class traditional ruler of Ilesha Baruba.

The company, in a statement by the Group Managing Director (GMD ), Harmony Holdings limited Mr. Tope Daramola, expressed optimism that the elevation will lead to greater heights for the Emirate.

The Statement said the elevation which is coming barely a year after the coronation of Professor Halidu Abubakar as Emir of Ilesha Baruba, attest to his exemplary leadership style It pointed out that Professor Halidu Abubakar’s experience in Public life where he distinguished himself, has been of immense benefit for Harmony Holdings which he guided from infancy to a resulted oriented conglomerate.

The Statement while wishing the Emir many years of great achievements,

prayed for Almighty Allah to increase his knowledge and guide him in piloting the affairs of the company and the Emirate Mandela Day: South Africa reiterates support for Nigeria’s terrorism fight South Africa will continue to support efforts by Nigeria to fight terrorism, its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Mngumi Lulu, has said.

Lulu spoke at the launch of a skills development centre in an IDP camp by the commission in Abuja on Monday.

He said that the launch of the centre was part of efforts by South Africa to assist in the fight against insurgency in Nigeria.

He said that equipping IDPs with different skills would address some root causes of insurgency behaviours and promote self-sufficiency among IDPs. ``Today the world is celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day; we pay homage to a great leader. ``He said `make every home, every shack or rickety structure a

centre of learning’ and we therefore thought that the best contribution we can make in this IDP camp is to establish a centre of learning. ``Our aim is to make sure that the people who are here are not idle, do not think of their present situation but they develop skills and prepare themselves for the future beyond the war. ``We believe that while you are here you can acquire skills that will improve the quality of life of your families. ``We are sure that this war will be won and you will go back to your homes and contribute in rebuilding your communities,” Lulu said.

He said that the South African Government would explore other areas in which it could assist the IDPs. ``We will look into possibilities of scholarships, mobilise businesspeople and non-governmental organisations to complement our efforts. ``South Africa is always with you and we will also support the Nigerian Government to defeat the scourge of

terrorism and assist in whatever way that is within our capacity,” In her address, Ms Lynette Johnson, the Coordinator of the skills development centre, said that 15 volunteers were already available to offer their services.

Johnson also called on volunteers to offer their services to the development of IDPs in the camp. ``As we open the centre today, I will like to make a plea for volunteers; volunteering extends beyond monetary value. ``I believe that one most valuable effort is one’s time because what we can do with our time can have such great impact on the lives of others, especially those less fortunate than us,’’ she said.

She expressed gratitude for the contributions that had come in from different partners.

One of the volunteers, Ms Chinor Emeka, founder of the National Heritage Awards and Miss Heritage Nigeria, expressed optimism in the objectives of the centre.

Kaduna restates commitment to adolescents, HIV/AIDs programme From Mohammad Ibrahim, Kaduna

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nited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has ended the sponsorship of the Adolescents and Young People (AYP), HIV/AIDS programme initiated and kick started eighteen months ago

by Society for Family Health (SFH) in the state.

The programme aimed at prevention and ensuring the proportion of AYPs that have been tested and r HIV status of persons known and are accessing appropriate services is increased by 25% in the two LGAs. The programme was piloted in Jama’a and Jaba Local Government Areas of the State.

Speaking at the official close up of the programme, which will see UNICEF handing off to the state government, State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Dogo, reinstated government commitment to continue with the programme.

The commissioner who spoke through the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State AIDS Control Agency (KADSACA), Dr. Haliru Musa, said they have actually considered the sustainability issue and have factored it in 2016 budget. “ We are trying to capture it in the state development plan that will give rise to the state implementation plan for 2017, 2018 and 2019.

“So what we are trying to do now is look at the lessons learned from this pilot programme and incorporate them into the 2017 kaduna state budget. The state under the leadership of governor El-Rufai, has been very supportive of HIV/AIDS programme in the state. So we are looking at the key elements of the AYP project and trying to sustain them even beyond 2017, 2018,” he said.

Speaking, Dr. Idris Baba, HIV/AIDS specialist, UNICEF Kaduna field office, said, UNICEF has been able to get the state committed by ensuring it was made part of implementation plan, which is now a costed activity under the government funding mechanism.

Earlier Chief of Field Office, UNICEF, Kaduna, Utpal Moitra, said the importance of the project is to do more work on HIV prevention for AYPs in the state.

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Attempt to rope in Ekweremadu will spell doom for democracy - PDP BoT

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

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he Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that any attempt to robe in the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, with trump up charges to unseat him will spell doom for the nation’s democracy.

Speaking yesterday when he led other members of the BoT to the National Assembly on a solidarity visit to the PDP senators and the Deputy Senate President, the Chairman of the BoT, Jibril Walid, also said the emergence of Ekweremadu as the DSP is a good omen to the democracy of the country.

He also said the PDP will focus on issues and not people in its opposition, adding that all forthcoming elections will be won by the PDP, particularly those of Edo and Ondo coming up this year, urging the support of PDP senators.

This, he said, will show clearly to Nigerians that PDP is alive and kicking, with strong acceptability across the country.

In his response, the Deputy Senate President commended the BoT members for the solidarity visit, saying through that, they have shown themselves as fathers of the party.

He also pointed out that the party is poised to win the Edo governorship polls, adding that with the help of the BoT members, whom he described as the conscience of the country, the party will record tremendous success in the elections.

Speaking also, the former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, who recalled that he was a victim of executive intervention in the affairs of the legislature, said they came to support the Senate leadership, especially the Deputy Senate President.

He explained further that during their time, they lacked the present clear understanding which is now in Senate, expressing joy that unlike during his time, no other Igbo senator is interested in the seat of the Deputy Senate President.

At this point, he warned that the era of executive intervention in the legislative issues are over and the executive needs to know that, just as he commended the PDP senators for their solidarity to the Senate leadership.

In his speech, the former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, said that things would have been worse if not for the efforts of the PDP senators.

He urged them not to allow anybody to bend the rules for personal gains, saying that should be their responsibility as opposition senators.

Thieves “II no longer govern Edo - Obaseki

By Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Benin

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do state 2016 All Progressives Congress, APC governorship Candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki has called on the coalition of the willing, particularly the electorate not to yield the leadership of the state to desperate politicians who knows less to nothing in art of governance.

Obaseki who dropped the hint in Benin City yesterday while addressing a town hall meeting with business experts and interest groups, promised to make the state economically viable through job creation and live in accordance with its metaphor as the Heat beat of the nation if given the mandate.

He said he was in the race to

consolidate on the achievements of the state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole who has salvaged the state from deprivation, hopelessness and despair which he claimed was the creation of Peoples Democratic Party, past leadership.

“First we must make sure that we elect people that are not thieves in government because when you elect thieves; you will not see any money. So that is why this election and the quality of people we elect are important. We promise you, any money that we will get will be to work.

“Don’t be deceived, someone who has not created job, can he give job to other people, someone that has never worked but has made it somehow, can he create

work. Ask some people who want to be governor, what they have done before, where have they worked and which company have they created.

He emphasised that if the vast resources of the state is prudently managed, the state could survive independently.

Mr Taiwo Akerele, the Convener of the Godwin Obaseki Support Group, GOSG, had said the fundamental nature of the meeting was to x-ray the issues raised by the governorship Candidate in the last Saturday APC flag-off with a view to finding a solution to them.

Akerele, Edo state Coordinator, state Employment and Experience For Results (SEEFOR), identified taxation,

youth employment, housing, urban development, human capita development, and security as among the issues which the people will have to brood on.

According to him, You will agree with me that during the rally a lot of issues were raised by the governorship candidate in respect to the manifesto and these issues cut across taxation, youth employment, housing urban development, human capital development, and even security.

“However thousands of our people didn’t have that opportunity to have a one-on-one with the candidate that is why we quickly put up this programme to address some of the salient issues raised by the governorship candidate”, said.

• L-R: Plateau state Caucus of House of Representatives, Hon. Edward Pwajok, Chairman of the Caucus, Hon Solomon Bulus Maren, Hon. Istifanus Gyang and Hon. Golu Timothy, during a press briefing on the killing of Paramount ruler of Bokkos people, HRM Dah Lazarus Amashir in Plateau state on Monday, at the National Assembly, yesterday in Abuja.

Photo: Mahmud Isa

Nigeria constitution undemocratic, needs restructuring - Guber aspirant

By Umar Muhammad Puma

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or Nigeria to move forward there is urgent need for restructuring of the entire democratic structure of the country, a gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olabode Mathew Ayorinde has said.

Ayorinde, who is currently a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, also said the current constitution being used by nation is undemocratic.

The lawmaker who is also the deputy Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, believed that if democracy must thrive, it must be

on the basis that every region and every state managing its resources and contributing to the centre for security and international obligations to unite the country together.

Speaking to journalists yesterday in Abuja when he picked his nomination form to contest the party’s primary, said “It is not proper for the whole nation to work and put the resources in the basket and a super federal government takes the chunk of the resources and manage it for the region.

“Unfortunately the constitution we are using in this country is not a democratic constitution is a constitution bequeathed to us by the military government. It is therefore

a unitary constitution given to us by the military, which we have started practising.

“So, I am thinking that over time our leaders would know that to all these basic elements for democracy to grow and thrive in this country one basic elements to stop regional avengers, regional crises is for every region every regions have enough resources it is because one is cheaper to access that others went to sleep.

So every region can harness their resources perhaps half of it goes to the centre that makes us a nation I am in full support of restructuring.”

On power devolution, he said that there certain things Nigeria copied from the United State but failed to

practice in the country.

“We went to the US to copy presidential system but we did not copy it fully. Are there states police in the US? But we did not replicate it in Nigeria.

“Like I have said, perhaps when we copied it we were not matured for state police but dynamism will tell us over time will tell us at what point in time can we tolerate state police and at what point in time can we allow states to prospect their resources.

“I am from Ondo State. Bitumen in Ondo State is second to the largest all over the world. The state cannot harness these resources waiting for FG because of the law that govern mineral resources in the country” he said.

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Politics Benue assembly in rowdy session

…As group calls for resignation of speaker

Why I visited APC secretariat – Atiku

By Umar Muhammad Puma

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ormer Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar has explained the purpose of his visit to the national secretariat of the APCon Monday.

The Turakin Adamawa,

through a press statement by his media office in Abuja yesterday, noted that his visit to the party secretariat was not a response to summon by the leadership of the party as widely reported.

According to the statement, Atiku said: “My visit to the national secretariat of our great

party was to rub minds with the party hierarchy, and it was of a routine kind as a chieftain of the party.

“I was neither summoned nor queried by the party on any issue as being speculated. Rather, my visit was at my own behest.

“As a party chieftain, I owe

it a duty to my party to appraise challenges within the structures of the party and also proffer suggestions on how to manage those challenges. I urge you all to discountenance any malicious insinuations about my visit to the party secretariat, the Turakin Adamawa concluded.

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he Benue State House of Assembly yesterday was thrown into a rowdy session as members almost engaged in fisticuff.

This is just as a group known as Consensus for Change led by Hon. Kester Ikyenge has urged the Speaker Hon. Terkimbir Ikyange to honorably resign for peace to reign in the house.

Addressing a press conference yesterday in Makurdi, Ikyenge frowned at the manner the speaker is handling affairs of the house, noting that he has divided the house along party lines, adding that he does not consult with leadership and other members on issues concerning them.

Hon. Kester who represents Logo State constituency questioned the way the car deal was handled by the Speaker, his deputy and other principal officer of the house with the exclusion of members.

He said the group has passed a vote of no confidence on the Speaker and other principal officers of the house, maintaining that they are duty bound to their constituents in the face of insecurity, nonpayment of the salaries and misappropriation of funds for the purchase of cars to adequately inform them of what is happening.

“This put the leadership and majority of members who were short changed and maligned for what we know nothing. The speaker has not said anything cogent about all these. This has eroded on the image of the house and on members. Also the 500 million allegations on him are weighty since he is the face of the House. Another allegation of 450 million on biometric machines which was not purchased and he had not cleared the air on this.

“If he refuses to speak or resign, the resentment is building and we will follow due process. He is reducing the house to child’s play”, Ikyenge regretted.

It should be noted that the entire house is under investigation b the EFCC over the purchase of cars which was allegedly handled by the deputy speaker.

• L-R: Member, House of Representatives Committee on Army, Hon. Zafaniah Jesalo, Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Remamde Shawulu and member of the committee, Hon. Olajide Olatubasin, during a public hearing to curb, kidnapping and robbery in Abia State, at the National Assembly, yesterday in Abuja.

Photo: Mahmud Isa

Youth inclusion in governance may stem rising cases of armed agitation, restiveness

By Umar Muhammad Puma

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he Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has called for youth inclusion in governance as a possible way of putting an end to them.

The Speaker, who said this at the second annual conference of Young Parliamentarians Forum at the National Assembly, explained further that involving young people in public decision making and economic developmental activities offers important opportunities for strengthening their political presence and enlightenment and also developing their economic capacities.

He said, “A possible solution should include greater involvement of young people in economic and political affairs of the country to avoid anarchy and destruction of our hard-earned democracy.

Young people must embrace peace and eschew violence as a means of settling disputes.

“We believe that it is not just enough to say that the young people are the leaders of tomorrow.

To give any useful meaning to this maxim, it is our stance that the young people must be given the

requisite opportunities to serve in Leadership positions. This is a way of creating inclusion and practically preparing the Young ones for future leadership challenges.

“The 8th House of Representatives under my leadership, in its Legislative Agenda has set as priority the promotion of “open parliament” and e- Parliament to encourage youth and public participation in legislative processes and democracy at large.”

Going further, Dogara emphasised that the Political and Economic inclusion of young people is sine qua none to the success of any government; especially in Nigeria and Africa where over 60% population is made up of young people. Anything short of this, he added, will amount to excluding the political majority in the mainstream of socio-economic and political affairs of the Country.

The speaker explained that it was in this vein that the House of Representatives passed 2 important Bills through Second Reading, namely, HB 544 and HB 556.

“While HB 544 is aimed at reducing the eligibility age for elective positions; HB 556 is aimed

at creating opportunity for young Nigerians to be included in the appointment of Ministers and Commissioners in the States.

These bills have been referred to the House Ad- Hoc Committee on Constitution Review headed by the Deputy Speaker,” he explained.

He, however, tasked civil societies and advocacy organisations to intensify enlightenment campaigns on the bills to avoid a reoccurrence of the defeat suffered by the proposal to reduce age for qualifying to contest for elective office in the 7th Assembly when 306 voted against it and only 50 voted in favour.

Dogara said the time for youth inclusion is now, saying, “The need and the case for involvement of young people in our economy and governance is underscored by the reality that they can bring fresh and contemporary ideas to the table.

“Older politicians can guide us with their experience. Younger people are often endowed with radicalism and aggression but, experienced persons bring stability and diplomacy. A balance of both young and old is very necessary for a successful democracy.

“It was after all not such a long

time that Nigeria had a Head of State at 29, a Commissioner at 25 and a member of the House of Representatives at 21.

“Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Cofounder of Facebook was only 19 years when they started. He is now worth 52 Billion USD. Same applies to Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Amazons Jeff Bizos, and Apples Steve Jobs and so many other entrepreneurs.

“They were all in their late teens and twenties when they founded their multi Billion Dollar businesses.

“Let us unleash the potentials of our young people and Nigeria will be definitely better for it.”

He also noted that under the 1963(S.44) and 1979 (S.61) Constitutions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the age qualification for membership of the House of Representatives was 21 years.

“The reason for changing it to 30 years under the 1999 Constitution has not been justified. We may need to revert to the provisions of the 1963 Constitution in this area.

That way, bright young men would not have to resort to forgery of their ages to participate and excel in the political process.”

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Alleged plan to impeach Buhari mere speculation - Rep Doguwa Hon Ado Alhassan Doguwa is the Chief Whip in the House of Representatives and member representing Doguwa/ Tudun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano State. In this interview with a group of journalists in Bauchi, Doguwa spoke widely on the alleged impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, the stand of the house on anti graft crusade of the President and achievements of the 8th Assembly. Our correspondent, Ahmed Kaigama was there.

What is your reaction on the speculation of a plan by the National Assembly to impeach President Buhari?

I am a member of House of Representatives and a principal officer of the House of Representatives but by implication the National Assembly. It is a twin institution which has red and green chambers. If there is any insinuation or speculation about the impeachment of the president in any chambers other than that of the House of Representatives that I don’t know. I want to be very straight to you that we don’t have such a consideration before us. This matter is not even contemplated, it’s not at any point in time thought of or deliberated on so as far as the House and the leadership of the House is concerned, we have no cause whatsoever to contemplate the impeachment of the president, after all we don’t have any impeachable offense at hand to which to even take any action. The speculation as unfolded, it has not come to my notice officially or otherwise from any principal officer or any member, it is a mere speculation on the street and should be left at that level.

How can you access the achievements of the National Assembly in the last one year?

I want to clarify that the government of the day be it an APC government is government that comprise judiciary, executive and legislature. If you want to make assessment you cannot make isolated assessment of National Assembly alone. Without any fear of contradiction, whatever success that has been so far made by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is a collective success of the government of the day which we are all part of. I want to be very categorical to say, you may not look at what the National Assembly has done so far as the yardstick to determine our achievement or success in government but a collectivity of three arm of government and what they have done and there are so many achievements we can be proud of; the restoration of peace and security in Northern part of the country, the promotion of global integrity of the nation, I want to say that National Assembly has also be party to all these successes so far archived by the APC led administration in Nigeria by way of legislation which is our primary responsibility. I want to say that the 8th House of Representatives is an unprecedented house, the 8th House of Representatives is the only house you have in the history of Nigeria where over 160 bills was passed in less than one year and most of the bills are waiting for concurrence by the Senate. We also have about 300 bills in the pipeline at various level of legislative process. I want to say this is one session of the house that we have never had before. I am the oldest serving member in the House of Representatives , I started July 4th 1992 and I am still a member till date so I want

to tell you that we have never had it so good in terms of legislation, lawmaking and sensitivity to yearnings of Nigerians like this House of Representatives and of course all these things are made possible because of the focus, commitment and resilience of our leadership led by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, he is an unprecedented leader in which all us are proudly associated with the success made by him as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. I want to tell you that apart from the bills that have been passed, apart from those waiting for concurrence by the senate, we have over 360 bills now at various level of consideration and I believe within the shortest time we will be able to pass all of them, we have been more sensitive to the sensibility of Nigerians on issues that will really add value to the governance and to the people.

Some Nigerians believe that the anti corruption crusade of President Buhari is targeted at the opposition only, what is your take on this?

The issue of corruption is more or less executive crusade because it’s the policy of the government on the part of the executive. But like I said, the legislature is also part of the government and we identify fully by the anti graft crusade of the present government, we are all proud to be associated with President Buhari in his fight against corruption, we will make sure that this country move forward, we shall move to the next level so that we can be able to secure a limited resources for the betterment of the people. I want to tell you that law is not friendly to anyone and this government will not have excuse to anybody, if you are involved, you will be tried but if you are not involved, nobody will touch you. I want to say there is nothing like selection, the opposition will continue to criticize us but that is normal because they are no more in government, so you should expect a lot of speculations but our government is not being selective in its fight against corruption. We are focus and that is why the National Assembly is coming up with a lot of laws, we are initiating a lot of laws so that we can create enabling legal

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• Hon Ado Alhassan Doguwa

environment that will help the executive arm of government to succeed in the anti graft law. We are not selective, we are only try to be democratic in the fight against corruption.

The APC made a lot of campaign promises which the government is yet to fulfill, what is your take on this?

It may be too early to pass judgement on the government of the day within a year, there may be a lot of campaign promises but the fact remains that it’s too early for anybody to pass judgment. People should not be in haste in their judgement.

I agreed there are promises made that have not been accomplished but I want

One thing that Nigerians should know is that we also promised security for Nigerians and we have succeeded in securing peace in the North Eastern part of the country, Nigeria government has secured international image in the face of outside world, these are also campaign promises we made and we have succeeded in delivering them to the people

to tell you that in the next 2 to years, all these problems will be solved. Don’t forget that APC took over government from an administration that almost brought to its knees the economy of the country. The PDP administration almost pulled down this country economically, we inherited a government with an empty purse coupled with the challenges of dwindling prices of oil in the international market, with the challenges in revenue resources and revenue window in the country, so tackling these problems must be taken into consideration , government will have to consolidate on some of these problems so that at the end of the day we can be able to achieve on these promises we have made to the nation. One thing that Nigerians should know is that we also promised security for Nigerians and we have succeeded in securing peace in the North Eastern part of the country, Nigeria government has secured international image in the face of outside world, these are also campaign promises we made and we have succeeded in delivering them to the people. I believe that the remaining promises shall be delivered within the shortest period of time, the only challenge is the economic challenges we are facing which is natural and we must try to preach peace and let our people understand the circumstance we find ourselves so that at the end of the day Nigerians should get things right. The three years ahead of us will be sufficient for us to deliver every other campaign promises.

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Politics

Re-run: INEC to deploy 5,603 personnel for Imo, Kogi elections

By Ahmed Abubakar

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he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will on Saturday, 23rd July, 2016 deploy a total of

Anenih not behind nullification of Osunbor’s election

5,603 personnel for the conduct of outstanding re-run elections in Imo and Kogi states.

For the Imo re-run elections, the Commission will deploy 4,105 personnel to conduct elections into one (1) Senatorial District of Imo North and three (3) state constituencies of Isiala Mbano, Oru East and Owerri West with a total of 390,311 registered voters in eight (8) Local Government Areas, 64 Registration Areas and 817 Polling Units.

A breakdown of personnel to be deployed indicates that INEC will

deploy: one (1) Returning Officer for the Senatorial District election; three (3) Returning Officers for the state constituency elections; eight (8) Local Government Area Collation Officers; 78 Registration Area (RA) Collation Officers; 82 Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs); 817 Presiding Officers; 2,742 Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs); 175 Assistant Presiding Officers (VP); 146 Reserve APOs; 9 LGA Supervisors (plus one (1) reserve); forty (40) RA Cluster Supervisors and four (4) Constituency Supervisors (1SD;

3SC).

The Kogi State re-run elections will be conducted to fill vacancies into one (1) Senatorial District of Kogi East and two (2) State Constituencies of Ofu and Idah, across eight (8) Local Government Areas with a total of 140,297 registered voters in forty five (45) Registration Areas (RAs) and 236 Polling Units.

The breakdown of personnel to man the elections is as follows: One (1) Returning Officer for the Senatorial District election; two (2) Returning Officers for

the state constituency elections; eight (8) Local Government Area Collation Officers; forty five (45) Registration Area Collation Officers; (RA) forty five (45) Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs); 236 Presiding Officers; 915Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs); 135 Assistant Presiding Officers (VP); 53 Reserve APOs; 9 LGA Supervisors (plus 1 reserve); 46 RA Supervisors (plus one (1) reserve) and three (3) Constituency Supervisors (1SD; 3SC).

From Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Benin

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eoples Democratic Party Youth leader, Edo state chapter, Thaddeus Irabor, has absolved Chief Tony Anenih of any wrong in connection with the court of Appeal verdict which nullified the election of Prof.

Oserheimen Osunbor in 2008.

The three-man panel of judges led Justice Abdullahi, had in 2008 sacked Osunbor and declared Governor Adams Oshiomhole winner of Edo 2007 governorship election.

Irabor, in a statement on Monday in Benin, said Anenih, former Board of Trustee chairman of PDP, Anenih, described as untrue and misleading for mischief makers, declaring that the octogenarian underdeveloped Esanaland and marginalised his people.

His remarks, was in response to a statement credited to Charles Idahosa, the Special Adviser to Governor Oshiomhole.

Idahosa had in a media report (not Peoples Daily), alleged that Anenih among other things, went into partnership with “some power-brokers to install Adams Oshiomhole”, the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, as it then was, following perceived disloyalty by Osunbor to the PDP national leader.

According to Irabor who described the moves as a misrepresentation of facts, said: “If you say Osunbor won election, that means himself and the Comrade Governor are staying in the office illegally.

“It will be unfair for anybody to accuse Chief Tony Anenih removing Osunbor, when he wasn’t the Comrade governor, Adams Oshiomhole that took Osunbor to court.

“I make bold to say that Chief Charles Idahosa is a come and chop politician courtesy of his political antecedent, the same man that cried bitterly when Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu left the APC, he’s only making noise because of what he will eat. It is pitiable suitable to see an adults respond to issues because of hunger”, the statement said.

• L-R: Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Bello Sifuwa; Director of Finance, Alhaji Bello Isa, and Nuj Chairman, Alhaji Isa Shuni, after ministerial news conference, yesterday in Sokoto

We are poised to bringing succour to Nigerians- Dogara

By Umar Muhammad Puma

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he present economic challenges facing the country notwithstanding, the government is resolute and determined to bring succour to millions of Nigerians, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said.

Delivering a remark at the Chattered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria Abuja Tax week on the dilemma of improving tax revenue in tough economic times on Tuesday, Dogara, noted that survey of Economists on growth rate for the West African region is put at 5.4% and 4.6% for Sub-Saharan Africa.

He maintained that more than ever before, now there is however, the consensus in the fact that diversification of the economy is no longer a politically expedient tool

but an urgent economic renaissance which must occur for Nigeria’s continued survival and sustenance.

This, he argued informed the decision of the House of Representatives to introduce Sectoral Debates on the diversification of the Nigerian economy aimed at interaction with Hon Ministers in the Executive branch and introducing necessary legislation and oversight to diversify the economy.

“Midway into fiscal year 2016, the challenges of meeting yearning expectations is still as daunting as ever but the government is as resolute as it remains dedicated to bringing succour to the plight of the average Nigerian,” he stated.

“To do this, the government deliberately tinkered with the Federal budget in order to ensure that it delivers a 70:30 recurrent to

capital spending per total budget expenditure in order to boost capital formation in the economy.”

“We realise that capital project financing is vital to providing new infrastructure that would help build the badly needed capital formation for our economy to grow. We need to do even better in the 2017 Budget and afterwards.”

“Our tax buoyancy does not leave us with any much to cheer as well at -3.21 in 2015 from its previous levels of -0.08 for year 2014. Combined contribution of the States to tax revenue stood at 15.43% of total tax revenue with Federal tax revenue making up 84.57% for year 2015.”

“This was only a 2.38 percentage point increase in States’ Internally Generated Revenue. Among the States, Ebonyi State tops States with average annualized growth rate in IGR of 98.59% while Kwara State is

lowest with 0.77%.

“On the basis of Internally Generated Revenues per states’ population, Lagos understandably tops the chart with N22, 954.65 per capita while Zamfara is lowest with N 652.15 per capita as at 2015.

This means that Lagos is more able to serve its people 35.2 times with tax revenue over its Zamfara counterpart.”

The speaker also called on Nigerians to pay their taxes as patriotic and law abidinf citizens saying, “ I urge every well-meaning Nigerian and foreign businesses to honestly declare their incomes and pay their fair share of taxes to the Nigerian government.”

“For us at the National Assembly, we equally stand ready to contribute our fair share towards delivering a tax system that works in the interest of all stakeholders.”

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L-R: Chairman, Federal inland Revenue, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, President, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Dr. Teju Somorin; Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Hon. Babangida Ibrahim and Chairman CITN Abuja branch, Mr. Simon Kato during the 2016 Tax Week, yesterday in Abuja.

Photo: Justin Imo-Owo

My vision in oil and gas still flourishing - IBB From Yakubu Mustapha,Minna

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he former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has said that his vision in the oil and gas industry will continue to flourish because his administration’s vision considered petroleum very important during his tenure in office.

The statesman made the disclosure

yesterday in his uphill Manson in Minna when he received the State Controller of Department of Petroleum Resources, Engineer Abdullahi Isah Jankara who paid him a courtesy visit.

IBB stated “ I appreciate the evolution of history of petroleum in the country because I consider it very important during our tenure especially we discussed a lot with my minister of Petroleum, Prof. Jibrin Aminu

and our vision is still working and will continue to flourish “.

Babangida who appreciated the visit commended the efforts put in place in oil and gas sector and assured the department of maximum support and assistance from the people of Niger state who were known for peace.

It could be recalled that his administration established the only petrochemical industry

in Nigeria situated in Port Harcourt.

The Controller for Department of Petroleum Resources in Niger state, Engineer Abdullahi Isah Jankara in his remarks applauded the machineries put in place by his administration.

Jankara who described IBB as a visionary leader said it was his vision for the establishment of the two deports in the state that led to the sitting of DPR in the state.

Kogi gets $1.5m World Bank funds to boost health Projects From Ayodele Samuel,Lagos

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he Kogi State Government has been awarded $1, 500, 000 by the World Bank to meet set health targets.

The Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Haruna Audu, who represented Kogi State at the ceremonial launch event for the first disbursement of funds to states on the “Saving One Million Lives Program for Results” (SOML-PforR) reiterated that the SOML-PforR is a peculiar health intervention program as it is developed with the principle of transparency and accountability.

He further stated that, the administration of Governor Yahya Bello is committed to honoring memoranda of understanding, fulfilling counterpart funding and making sure that whatever fund or donation, received from the Federal Ministry of Health and development organizations is used strictly for the purpose it is meant for and therefore assures that not only would Kogi State be ready for the next disbursement, but aims to go beyond being just zonal champions but overall champions as all hands would be on deck in the State Ministry of Health and no stone would be left unturned in achieving the program set objectives.

The SOML-PforR is an initiative aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality rates in the country by providing financing to the states based on the results they achieve. It is a response to the slow progress witnessed in the past in an attempt to curb this alarming situation of child and maternal death. That has been chiefly attributed to the focus being on the input rather than the results achieved there from.

The program is supported by a $500 million credit from the World Bank, which rewards states with an untied fiscal transfer (grant) from the Federal Government when they achieve improvements in the coverage

and quality of key maternal and child Health (MCH) services. On the overall, 82% of the funds would be available to states based on their performance in four continuous disbursements, implying that any state that does not attain improvement at the end of the year would not receive any further funds from the Federal Government.

The Program Development Objectives (PDO) are “to increase the utilization and quality of high impact reproductive, child health and nutrition interventions”. This objectives would be measured by the following indicators as well as increase in the combined coverage of six key SOML-PforR services.

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Business

Reps probe FG’s N35bn expended on insurance

By Umar Muhammad Puma

T

he House of Representatives, has expressed concern over more than N35billion allegedly appropriated and expended on the insurance covers of fixed and nonfixed government assets in the 2015 appropriation.

The resolution of the House followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Ossy Prestige (APGA-Abia), which was unanimously adopted by members through a voice vote.

Moving the motion, Prestige noted that every N10billion paid as insurance premium by government, N5billion was returned to corrupt government officials.

He said, “at the beginning of every financial year brokerage, firm, insurance and reinsurance companies are invited to bid for insurance of government fixed and non-fixed assets.

“Although the processes are presumably carried out in line with the Public Procurement Act, it is generally believed that some companies are

unduly favoured during such bid.

“The unduly favoured companies reciprocate by engaging in a fraudulent practice termed Return on Premium.

“A percentage as much as 50 per cent of the premium paid by government are returned to government officials as cash pay back thus creating the biggest recurring fraud in the public sector.

“To best appreciate the magnitude of fraud being perpetrated, for every N10billion paid as insurance premium by government, N5billion is returned

to corrupt government officials.”

The Lawmaker pointed out that if this alleged criminal practice was not checked, billions of naira meant for other pressing national needs, would continue to go into private pockets.

He also pointed out its adverse effect on the national economy.

The house, however resolved to constitute an Ad-Hoc committee to compel the Head of Service of the Federation and other statutory government establishments that purchase direct insurance covers to provide detailed data.

The data is to include all premiums paid on group life and related government assets within the last three months.

The house further resolved to investigate the complicity of brokerage firms, Insurance and Reinsurance companies in the alleged multi-billion naira return on premium practice.

It will also carry out an indepth audit of the selection process and execution of such covers by government assets underwriters with the view of “eradicating the fraudulent process.”

L-R: MD/CE, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alh. Umaru Ibrahim receiving the President / Chairman of the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Prof. Segun Ajibola who led his Management team on a courtesy visit to the NDIC Senior Management in Abuja

Mid-West IPMAN caretaker c’ttee sacked

By Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Benin

T

he Caretaker Committee of Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mid-West Zone headed by Chief Sunny Ogbewe has been sacked.

The notice was contained in a terse statement by the National President, Elder Chinedu Okorokwo, the Committee which was made available to journalists in Benin City.

It said the move was sequel to the dissolution of the association Board which earlier constituted a new 21 members Board of Trustees, representing the 21 deports across the country, Elder Peter Agbonkonkon was appointed member BoT MidWestern Zone.

The statement relied on the 2009 IPMAN Constitution (as ammended) Okorokwo, derected the dissolved committee to handover all IPMAN property in their possession to the IPMAN National Headquarters and clarified that the tenure of the executives have “outlived its usefulness”.

No State Gov. mismanages bailout fund – Amosun From James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta

O

gun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has debunked rumour going round the town that State governors across the country had mismanaged the bailout funds given to them by the federal government to settle outstanding salaries and other entitlements of their workers as well as those who had retired.

Amosun, who made the declaration yesterday during a meeting with Organized Private Sector at the Government House, Abeokuta, noted that the responsibilities of state governments have grown beyond current resource allocation.

He also noted that the “era of free money from Abuja” had gone, adding that the situation had made governors to become endangered species among their people.

According to him, the huge depletion in the nation’s revenue owing to falling oil price has made it imperative for Nigerians to think out of the box.

He therefore charged all stakeholders in the nation’s project not remain complacent about the nation’s economic present condition but must work harder to diversify into agriculture and other non-oil sectors.

Amosun, who noted that oil dependence made Nigerians to be lazy, stressed the need for partnership between the government and the private sector to revitalize the nation’s economy.

He said, “Governors are now endangered species because people believe that governors collected this (bailout) money and they cannot pay and they have mismanaged.

“You know why? Because everybody was so complacent. People would just say ‘no problems, allocation is coming from Abuja;’ and nobody wanted to think out of the box. And when the money stopped because we didn’t prepare for it, then there is a crisis.

“Everybody now is down. So, those are our challenges. For us to now surmount those challenges, what we need to do is

to work with the private sector and create the enabling environment.”

While restating his commitment towards providing more infrastructure to attract massive employment generation, the governor announced that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has approved a certified sum of N123billion as refund for the road projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government by the state.

He assured that the government would provide more infrastructure and developmental projects if the state was eventually refunded.

On the spate of militant attacks rocking riverine communities in Ogun and neighbouring Lagos State, the governor said government was working to tackle the emerging security threat.

He alleged that some traditional chiefs and residents of the affected communities connived with the suspected militants to engage in oil theft, assuring that the creeks would soon be cleared of criminals to secure government’s investments.

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Business

L-R: Managing Director, FESADEB Communications Ltd., Mr Festus Adebayo; Mortgage Consultant, Mr Kunle Faleti; A U.S. Based Mortgage Consultant, Adenike Fasanya-Osilaja, at the ongoing Abuja housing show, Yesterday in Abuja

Insurance Industry: NAICOM moves to enhance penetration Stories from Ngozi Onyeakusi, Lagos

I

n a bid to enhance insurance penetration across the country, the National Insurance Commission has assured relaunch of Market Development and Restructuring Initiatives MDRI. The Commissioner for Insurance, Alhaji Mohammed kari, who gave the assurance at second edition of mega insurance conference held in Abuja pointed out that the relaunch of the project became necessary to tackle low penetration issues.

“To address the medium and long-term

challenges of penetration, the commission is on the verge of relaunching the MDRI. The initiative originally launched in 2009 is being reviewed for the immediate impact we believe it will provide”, he said.

He noted that the whole effort was targeting at focusing on the reforms that would drive the insurance business for the sector to take its pride of place.

Earlier in her presentation, the Chairman, Insurance Industry Consultative Forum, Mrs. Isioma Chukwuma, said the conference intended to amplify the cardinal objectives of the IICC, which included to

engender a platform for developing and achieving joint-industry agenda and the enthronement of an intra-industry conflict resolution mechanism.

She added that the forum would as an industry voice on national issues and promote the industry’s image and articulate the growth agenda of the industry.

She also said the conference intended to take up and assume any other role that would serve the best interest of the insurance industry in Nigeria.

Chukwuma said that the theme of the conference was apt and timely as it was

informed by the need for the insurance industry to key into the drive of the present administration towards re-building a virile national economy through the diversification and expansion of national infrastructural resources.

She said, “We are living witnesses to the various efforts being made by the present administration to take our national economy out of the doldrums through the annexation of all latent national resources.

This effort definitely calls for the support of all strategic stakeholders, of which the insurance industry is cardinal.

PenOp cautions on pension funds investment

T

he Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has cautioned that careless deployment the pension funds which currently stood at N5.4 trillion could wipe the gains of Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) so far.

The Chairman of the association, Eguarekhide Longe, noted that the call to invest a greater portion of the pension funds in infrastructure require clear, calm, incisive and strategic thinking to achieve any notable success.

With N5.3trillion, grown over an 11year period, careless deployment could wipe these gains out in an instant. On the contrary, if looked at as a constituent part of National Economic Strategy, the focus will switch to how we can support the industry to grow beyond N20trillion describing broader coverage so that a National savings pool, effectively utilized, will always be available to kickstart properly conceived, internally consistent, National development initiatives, he said.

He urged pension operators to esteem professionalism, adding that unprofessional and unfair competitive practices should really have no place in the industry.

I believe that we have to maintain a high standard of professionalism in our conduct as individuals and within organisations to etch ever stronger the Oasis of Sanity this industry has come to be in the Nigerian Financial Services landscape.

Unprofessional and unfair

competitive practices should really have no place in the pension industry. As leaders, it is important that we take a firm stance on this.

It is also very important that we foster unity amongst ourselves as operators. That we imbibe the discipline of speaking with one voice. Healthy, honest and open debate is important.

But once positions are agreed, it is my opinion that they should be binding, he submitted.

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Business

NUPENG urges FG to give clear policy on kerosene T

he Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday urged the Federal Government to come out with a clear policy on kerosene.

The union’s South-West Chairman, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the product was becoming unaffordable.

He explained that while the

government deregulated diesel and petrol, no clear policy had been declared by it on kerosene.

He noted that this had made the product to be sold for as high as N240 per litre in most filling stations in the country.

Korodo added that most of the filling stations, especially NNPC Mega Stations in Lagos did not have the product, thereby forcing the masses to buy from independent marketers

``Kerosene has not been deregulated according to the Federal Government policy on the product. ``Part of the excuse given to us is because of the hostility in the Niger Delta which reduces the capacity of the products given to refineries. ``The increase in the price of kerosene has also triggered up price of gas which is now between N4,000 and N4,300.

``Kerosene is the only product that is accessible to rural and urban women and government needs to explain to us why the product is more expensive than diesel and petrol now. ``For kerosene to be sold for more than N200 at pump price is uncalled for and the government should look inward and address it urgently,’’ he said.

NAN reports that the Federal Government on Jan. 19, increased

the pump price of kerosene from N50 per litre to N83 per litre.

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) in its revised pricing template revealed that NNPC will sell Kerosene (HHK) at N83 per litre.

NAN reports that the increase in the pump price may not be unconnected with the recent stoppage of subsidy payment for the product to marketers. (NAN)

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, addressing street traders at Rumuodomanya in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Yesterday in rivers. Photo: NAN

Egypt wants greater partnership with Nigeria to develop Africa The Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Ashraf Salama, has called for strong collaboration between Nigeria and Egypt to achieve development in Africa.

Salama made the call in Abuja on Monday at a ceremony to mark Egypt’s 64th national day.

According to him, Egypt and Nigeria remain strategic partners in Africa’s development.

He said both countries could help develop Africa by “setting up a solid example for inter –Africa relations” and also serve as a model of African cooperation and integration.

The envoy, however, urged African leaders to explore new horizons with a view to achieving better welfare for the peoples of the continent.

He commended the cordial relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and his Egyptian counterpart, President Mohammed

Al Sisi, and said it was healthy for African unity.

Speaking, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba, lauded the cordial relationship between the two countries.

Abba said both countries had shared common interests since 1962.

She expressed Nigeria’s gratitude to Egypt for its support in the fight against terror as well as donating relief items to internally displaced persons in the country.

The event was attended by members of the diplomatic and captains of industry. NAN)

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Stock Watch: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Company

7UP

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185.06

184.5

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233,796

43,137,315.02 MAYBAKER 1.26 - - - 1.26 5 26,078 32,955.18

ABBEYBDS 1.25 - - - 1.25 0 - -

MBENEFIT 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

ABCTRANS 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 4 505,000 252,500.00

MCNICHOLS 1.2 - - - 1.2 5 154,383 176,896.62

ACADEMY 0.59 - - - 0.59 0 - ACCESS

4.46

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4.64

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0.04 321

28,060,764

126,589,999.78

ADSWITCH 1.63 - - - 1.63 0 - AFRIK 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - AFRINSURE 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

MOBIL 138.99 - - - 138.99 20 6,378 854,115.18 MORISON 1.73 - - - 1.73 0 - MRS 49.66 - - - 49.66 1 500 23,590.00 MTECH 0.91 - - - 0.91 0 - MTI 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - MULTITREX 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

AFRIPRUD 2.65 2.7 2.7 2.61 2.61 -0.04 35 553,581 1,479,349.55 MULTIVERSE 0.5 - - - 0.5 1 10,000 5,000.00 AFROMEDIA 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 1 550,000 275,000.00

NAHCO 4.38 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 -0.21 19 203,175 850,145.97

AFRPAINTS 2.59 - - - 2.59 0 - -

NASCON 7.18 7.5 7.3 7.16 7.3 0.12 26 1,031,170 7,479,398.60

AGLEVENT 1.02 0.97 -

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1.02

8 48,971 46,330.44

AIICO 0.9 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.01 18 983,972 898,207.23 AIRSERVICE 1.91 - - - 1.91 3 1,505 2,918.35 ALEX 9.84 - - - 9.84 0 - ALUMACO 7.75 - - - 7.75 1 200 1,474.00 ANINO 0.25 - - - 0.25 0 - ARBICO 5.04 - - - 5.04 0 - -

NB 135 135.2 135.2 129.51 129.51 -5.49 105 1,220,085 161,842,702.19 NCR 11.02 - - - 11.02 0 - NEIMETH 1.03 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 -0.05 6

126,800 124,264.00

NEM 0.69 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.01 16 1,774,600 1,241,859.00 NESF 552.2 - - - 552.2 0 - NESTLE 814

822.99 822.99 822.99 822.99 8.99 73

115,282 94,401,035.72

NIG-GERMAN 4.91 - - - 4.91 0 - NIGERINS 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

ASHAKACEM 22.5 - - - 22.5 16 55,698 1,233,876.58 NIGROPES 7.46 - - - 7.46 0 - ASOSAVINGS 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

NNFM 8.99 - - - 8.99 0 - -

AUSTINLAZ 2.09 - - - 2.09 0 - -

NPFMCRFBK

AVONCROWN 1.52 - - - 1.52 0 - BECOPETRO 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - BERGER 9.6 9.61 9.61 9.61 9.61 0.01 9 379,696 3,674,398.56 BETAGLAS 48.51 - - - 48.51 0 - -

0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0

6

174,000 170,510.00

NSLTECH 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - OANDO 8.5 8.92 8.92 8.48 8.48 -0.02 364 7,671,197 65,761,034.51 OKOMUOIL 28.82 - - - 28.82 21 108,772 3,056,214.60 OMATEK 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - OMOSAVBNK 0.92 - - - 0.92 0 - -

BOCGAS 4.18 - - - 4.18 0 - PAINTCOM 1.14 - - - 1.14 0 - CADBURY 20.1 - - - 20.1 15 82,240 1,655,764.64 PHARMDEKO 2.14 - - - 2.14 1 5,000 10,850.00 CAP 38 39 39 39 39 1 16 166,666 6,492,031.87 PORTPAINT 3.53 - - - 3.53 0 - CAPHOTEL 4.07 - - - 4.07 0 - -

PREMBREW 2.95 - - - 2.95 0 - -

CAPOIL 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

PREMPAINTS 10.93 - - - 10.93 0 - -

CAVERTON 2.63 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 -0.13 7 145,913 366,122.50 CCNN 8.73 9.16 -

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8.73

7 51,560 458,087.60

CHAMPION 4.17 4.17 -

-

4.17

11 146,282 587,170.36

CHAMS 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - CHELLARAM 3.76 - - - 3.76 0 - -

PRESCO 30.5 - - - 30.5 6 32,910 1,045,950.40 PRESTIGE 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - PZ 25.5 25 25 25 25 -0.5 33 567,539 14,195,538.05 RAKUNITY 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - REDSTAREX 4.2 - - - 4.2 2 19,785 83,097.00 REGALINS 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

CILEASING 0.5 - - - 0.5 2 4,000 2,000.00

RESORTSAL 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 1 100,000 50,000.00

CONOIL 27.41 26.04 -

ROADS 6.6 - - - 6.6 0 - -

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13,350 330,799.00

0.6 - - - 0.6 0 - 1.06 1.01 1.06 1.01 1.06 0 11 3,520,635 3,661,166.09 ROKANA ROYALEX 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - CORNERST 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - RTBRISCOE 0.5 - - - 0.5 3 78,164 39,082.00 COSTAIN 0.5 - - - 0.5 1 5,000 2,500.00 CONTINSURE

COURTVILLE 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - CUSTODYINS 4.1 - - - 4.1 6 16,101 64,845.03 CUTIX 1.45 - - - 1.45 1 26,666 38,665.70 CWG 2.67 - - - 2.67 0 - DAARCOMM 0.5 - - - 0.5 1 4,000 2,000.00

SCOA 4.16 - - - 4.16 0 - -

SEPLAT 230.04 225 225 225 225 -5.04 20 77,862 17,490,790.00 SIMCAPVAL 103.24 - - - 103.24 0 - SKYEBANK 1.9 1.9 1.99 1.9 1.99 0.09 75 2,020,105 3,920,083.45 SKYESHELT 100 - - - 100 0 - SMURFIT 0.98 - - - 0.98 0 - -MAY-

DANGCEM 162 163 163 163 163 1 33 156,759 25,532,904.96

BAKER 1.26 - - - 1.26 5 26,078 32,955.18

DANGFLOUR 2.31 - - - 2.31 16 31,484 75,328.68

MBENEFIT 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

DANGSUGAR

- - - 1.2 5 154,383 176,896.62 6.52 6.32 6.51 6.32 6.51 -0.01 26 343,221 2,210,542.55 MCNICHOLS 1.2 MOBIL 138.99 - - - 138.99 20 6,378 854,115.18

DEAPCAP 0.58 - - - 0.58 0 - -

DIAMONDBNK 2.87 2.8 2.8 2.74 2.74 -0.13 43 1,315,800 3,645,250.00 IPWA 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - JAPAULOIL 0.5 - - - 0.5 1 10,000 5,000.00 JBERGER 39.5 - - - 39.5 4 1,180 44,879.00 JOHNHOLT 0.96 - - - 0.96 0 - -

MORISON 1.73 - - - 1.73 0 - MRS 49.66 - - - 49.66 1 500 23,590.00 MTECH 0.91 - - - 0.91 0 - MTI 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - MULTITREX 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - MULTIVERSE 0.5 - - - 0.5 1 10,000 5,000.00

JOSBREW 1.51 - - - 1.51 0 - -

NAHCO 4.38 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 -0.21 19 203,175 850,145.97

JULI 1.75 - - - 1.75 0 - -

NASCON 7.18 7.5 7.3 7.16 7.3 0.12 26 1,031,170 7,479,398.60

LASACO 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 1 300,000 150,000.00

NB 135 135.2 135.2 129.51 129.51 -5.49 105 1,220,085 161,842,702.19

LAWUNION 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.52 -0.02 14 910,610 481,548.30

NCR 11.02 - - - 11.02 0 - -

LEARNAFRCA

0.68 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 -0.03 10 1,074,871 699,416.15

LENNARDS 3.15 - - - 3.15 0 - LINKASSURE 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - LIVESTOCK 1.4 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 0.01 9 134,400 192,410.51 MANDRID 5.35 - - - 5.35 0 - MANSARD 2.62 2.55 -

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8 37,850 99,859.50

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NEIMETH 1.03 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 -0.05 6

126,800 124,264.00

NEM 0.69 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.01 16 1,774,600 1,241,859.00 NESF 552.2 - - - 552.2 0 - NESTLE 814

822.99 822.99 822.99 822.99 8.99 73

115,282 94,401,035.72

NIG-GERMAN 4.91 - - - 4.91 0 - NIGERINS 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - NIGROPES 7.46 - - - 7.46 0 - -

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ALUMACO 7.75 - - - 7.75 1 200 1,474.00

MULTITREX 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

FORTISMFB 5.42 - - - 5.42 0 - -

NNFM 8.99 - - - 8.99 0 - -

UNHOMES 5.23 - - - 5.23 1 3,750 18,637.50

MCNICHOLS 1.2 - - - 1.2 5 154,383 176,896.62

INFINITY 1.42 - - - 1.42 0 - -

UTC 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

OMOSAVBNK 0.92 - - - 0.92 0 - -

UNIONDICON 11.84 - - - 11.84 0 - -

MULTIVERSE 0.5 - - - 0.5 1 10,000 5,000.00

MANDRID 5.35 - - - 5.35 0 - -

ASOSAVINGS 0.5 - - - 0.5 0 - -

CADBURY 20.1 - - - 20.1 15 82,240 1,655,764.64

ABBEYBDS 1.25 - - - 1.25 0 - -

JULI 1.75 - - - 1.75 0 - -

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Property TUC threatens to withdraw from National Housing Funds

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

T

rade Union Congress, (TUC) one of the major arms of the organised labour in Nigeria has threatened to withdraw its support to the National Housing Trust Funds, over an allegation that the Federal Government has over many decades now reneged on contributing it’s equitable share to the funds.

The of TUC President, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama, revealed this at the 10th Abuja Housing Show, which was held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja .

He lamented that the Federal Government which initiated the funds and established the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria through an Act for the purpose of managing the funds, has over many years now refused to contribute what is

its obligation according to the law.

Kaigama who threatened that the organised labour might pull out of that arrangement if the wrongs that have continued to cast a shadow of doubts on the integrity of that funds is not urgently addressed.

“Yes particularly the National Housing Fund Act made provisions for the Federal Government to make contribution to the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)

which has the responsibility of running the national housing fund, but unfortunately, neither the Federal government nor the other government agencies like I said have contributed even a dime of their equity share to that bank, yet they are dipping their hands in the accumulated funds of Nigerian workers, this is funny,” he said.

He explained further that “these contributions are from the hard

earnings of the Nigerian workers, and the government is dipping hands into it to lend to developers and when the developers develop these units of housing, they are not accessible to the contributors”.

He also emphasised that the situation has become so funny, and the development, if left unchecked might truncate the desire to address the challenge of affordable housing in Nigeria.

A typical unconstructed mass housing in Nigeria

Mapping of slum footage in FCT can be used to generate revenue - Experts

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

E

xperts in the building sector, said the mapping and estimation of slum footage in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) can be used to generate revenue for the government through proper assessment (for tax collection), if slums were organised and recognised.

The experts said the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA) often refuse to recognised slums, because of the fear that official recognition will encourage more slum.

“According to them, recognising and notifying slums triggers a creation of property rights, and requires that government provide public services and infrastructure to the slums”.

This issues form the crux of discussion in a research paper published in the International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Development;

with the theme, the Mapping and Estimation of Slum footage inventories of Garki -2.

On his part, one of the authors of the paper and the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB), Bldr.

Musa Yabuku, said that government can develop policies and strategies that can balance the sustainability for Garki - 2 slum area of the FCT. He stated that the ultimate goal of the research is to improve slum footage estimation modeling for generating information about the different types of houses, sizes of floor area, soil types and differential depth of building foundation in the area.

He added that “The study areas are bordered to the north, east, south and west by Garki area 3, Garki 2 and Apo respectively,” and emphasised that the parameters used for the mapping and estimation classification was from remotely sensed data of satellite imagery

showing accessibility, housing, roof buildings and building density.

Bldr. Yakubu maintained that there is change detection in land use and land cover which remain obsolete in the study area, and it could be observed that the study area had been in condition of virtual slum before the creation of FCT. Similarly, a Researcher/ graduate Ph.d with the Department of Geography (Applied Remote Sensing Laboratory) of the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUT), Dr. Yahaya Usman Badaru stated that slum sprout and continue from the combination of demographic, social, economic and political reasons.

He said that the anticipated causes of slums or squatters areas includes rapid rural - to - urban migration, poor planning, economic stagnation and depression, poverty, high unemployment, informal economy, colonialism, segregation and social conflict”.

He further explained that,

understanding the nature of slum environment will also be key in developing footage inventory, and that without prior knowledge of the study area, it will be impossible to measure the accurate composition of the footing.

Dr. Badaru said the current problem of using manual estimation of assessing slum footing substructure inventory could produce negative results, which is capable of misleading tax official, government agencies, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), health related departments, builders, planners and surveyors.

The Researcher reiterated that to achieve mapping and estimation in slum footage inventories in Garki 2 area of FCT, it is to necessary to identify and classify the slum footage distribution by using the combination of building type, building foundation depth, number of existing houses plot and individual floors areas or plot sizes, and also to identify the economic parameters

associated with large scale slum footage development.

The university Don noted that in sampling of slum footage there are variables that includes foundation depth, soil types, plot sizes and number of existing plot.

He also emphasised that this examination can only be done by remote sensing scientist, registered builders, surveyor and environmental scientist concurrently at the study area over a period ten days between the hours 10am - 3:40pm.

In his words; the data collection will always be sorted and examined by professional licenced to practice

by CORBON, SRCN, and TOPREC that are currently existing in Nigeria.

Finally, the experts believed that the information generated can be used by government agencies for planning and development purposes for upgrading of slums, infrastructural development and economic planning for the growth of the FCT.

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Property Tips on how to become the Estate Agent of Value in Nigeria W

ithout boring you with dictionary definitions, estate agency is a fiduciary relationship whereby a person (referred to as ‘an estate agent’) act as an intermediary between a principal (property owner/landlord) and another party (property buyer/ tenant).

Many people (including some Estate agents) have misconstrued who an estate agent is, as well as the functions/roles of an estate agent.

Almost everyone, especially if you had ever attempted to rent/ lease or buy/sell a property would have come across an estate agent, or someone who claims to be one.

The business of estate agency in Nigeria is an all-comers affair, as there is no strict entry and exit barriers, hence, the prevalence and preponderance of ‘quacks’.

To checkmate the harmful incidences of this group of people, some concerned bodies such as the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) established the Association of Estate Agents in Nigeria (AEAN), while the government of Lagos State established the Lagos States Real Estate Transaction Department (LASTREDA).

This article is written with Estate agents in mind, and it is targeted to all Estate agents and intending ones who want to stand-out, and at the same time be outstanding in the practice of real estate agency.

Please note that estate agent and agent may be used interchangeably.

To this end, any estate agent who wants to be outstanding must take the following into consideration: 1. Trust The most important ingredient in every relationship is Trust. Trust is the belief and confidence in the integrity, reliability and fairness of a person or organisation. Never ever take the values of honesty, truthfulness and sincerity with levity. As an agent, you need to earn

the trust and respect of your clients and colleagues by being open and honest in all you say and do. This value is even much more important than academic and professional qualifications, as no client will ever buy or rent a property from you except they trust you. This is not to undermine the possession of these qualifications, but to emphasize the importance of trust, and to show that ‘trust’ is a tradable commodity.

2. Integrity Integrity is the twin sister of trust, as both go hand-in-hand, you can’t have one without having the other.

Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

To be an estate agent of value, you must adhere to high standard of moral and ethical principles. Your word must be your bond; you must be uncompromisable.

People must know you to be someone who say what you mean, and mean what you say. You must be guided by the need to always do the right things legally, ethically, morally and professionally.

3. Professional Affiliations Professionalism is the culmination of competence, knowledge, resourcefulness, expertise, quality service delivery, attitude, discipline and tenacity. A professional in any discipline is expected to have gone through periods of academic studies, professional experience and are usually well guided by code of conducts/ethics to be able to gain the confidence of the public.

To this end, people will be more confident to deal with a person or company who is affiliated to well-known professional bodies.

Moreso, members of such bodies can easily be traced, tracked and reported in the case of professional misconduct. This is much more important because investment in real estate usually involves large amount of money, and hence people will not want to take a gamble.

4. Personal Appearance The importance of good appearance cannot be overemphasised. It has been said that ‘You will be addressed the way you are dressed’. Like it or not, a first impression can make or break a sale. Details of your appearance can show a lot about your work ethic, integrity, passion and professionalism. If what you demonstrate upon a first encounter is slouchy, people assume your business habits are probably equally slouchy. According to research by Dr. Albert Mehrabian of UCLA, as reported on www. businessknowhow.com by Nina Jamal and Judith Lindenberger in their article, How to Make a Great First Impression, “appearance and body language (visual image) accounts for fifty-five percent (55%) of an invaluable first impression. It is disheartening to see estate agents in rough shirts and jeans taking clients around; this is one of the reasons people do not regard agents as reputable.

Most often, the writer of this article has been mistaken to be a banker by the way he dresses; and the question is, Is it only bankers that dress properly?

5. Amiable Personality While personal appearance/ dressing is external, amiable/ pleasing personality is internal. You must be friendly and have a genuine love for people. Having a great sense of humour is also a plus. You must have the ability to ‘connect’ with the client. You must have a good carriage and a confident personality.

In summary, you must be a people’s person, you must be likable and you need to command the respect of your clients.

6. Excellent Customer Satisfaction An estate agent of value must value clients and treat them with dignity, respect and empathy. You must

listen to the needs of your clients and always strive to not only meet their needs, but to even surpass their expectations by giving them the maximum benefits/ values for their investments. Putting smiles on the face of your clients must be your goal, and try every possible means to gain their trust. And remember, customers are always right.

7. Know Thy Properties It is sad that some agents advertise properties without knowing the full details of the properties, such as the owner, the title, facilities in the house, etc. A very important principle in marketing is to really know what one is marketing. An estate agent of value must know the properties being marketed insideout. He/ she must have a good understanding of the property visa-vis the location, unique attributes of the properties compared to other properties, how the property meet clients demand/expectations, etc.

8. Versatility An estate agent that will stand out must be very versatile and knowledgeable in almost every subject matter. The work of an estate agent must be seen beyond showing of properties to people, but must also include the ability of dealings with people and their emotions, because most times people can be very emotional when buying properties, and this is where empathy comes in. A good agent must put him or herself in the position of the client.

You must understand the thinking of the client, the reasons for their decision or indecision.

The client’s interest must override your own interest.

9. Patience And Discernment To be an estate agent that will stay very long in the real estate business, patience is a non-negotiable virtue you must cultivate. As there are multitudes of clients, so also there are varieties of behaviours/ attitudes

they come with. We have gentle/ hot-tempered clients, patient/ impatient clients, innocent/ cunny clients, sincere/ insincere clients, humble/ arrogant clients, serious/ unserious clients, etc. They come in different shades. A good agent must be very patient and discerning to place the client in the right category.

The caveat here is that you cannot always judge a book by the cover; at times, a client may look unserious at first, but surprisingly, they will be the one to buy a property from you, the reverse is also true, whereby a client will appear very serious and even ask you for title documents and offer letter, but he/ she will refuse to answer your calls when you follow up and they will not even bother to return your calls.

10. Branding And Standard Branding makes you to be unique and distinct amongst several other people who render similar services like yours. The need for branding and standardisation is even more important because the business of estate agency is an all-comers affair, especially in Nigeria where there’s no strict standard of practice; hence, the need for you to stand out, and be outstanding amongst several other estate agents.

Identify what is unique about you and your business and capitalise on that. Every individual is different and unique, so also is every business, and until you identify what experts call your ‘USP – Unique Selling Point or Proposition’, you may end up being frustrated by your competitors. You must also have a standard, people must know what you stand for, what you can do and can’t do. You must be specific about your mission, vision and core values.

All these will stand you out in your real estate business practice and ultimately make you a sought-after agent.

Source : ESV. Patrick Ogungbola and nigeria property center

European commercial real estate investment up 2.5% in second quarter of 2016

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ommercial real estate investment remained strong across Europe in the second quarter of 2016 totalling €54.0 billion, up 2.5% on the previous quarter and 30.4% on the 10 year average, new research shows.

However, overall activity fell short compared to the second quarter of 2015 with the office sector having the strongest quarter, seeing an 8.3% increase on the first three months of 2016, driven by a particularly strong performance in the Nordic region.

The research from CBRE also points out that despite uncertainty in the UK caused by the European Union referendum, sentiment remained strong in

other European markets and investment levels were stable year on year.

Investment volumes in France and Sweden, Europe’s third and fourth largest markets, were particularly resilient. The data shows that over the last year investment in these markets has grown 32% and 20% respectively.

Indeed, second quarter results in both France and Sweden were boosted by buoyant office sectors.

Ireland also performed extremely strongly, transacting a record €2.3 billion of commercial property deals in the second quarter of 2016, more than double that of the same quarter last year, although the sale of the

Blanchardstown Centre for close to €1 billion closed during this quarter.

Poland followed suit, transacting €1.5 billion in the second quarter, over three times the level recorded in the same period last year.

But Germany showed decreased levels of investment in the second quarter, which is likely connected to a lack of availability of stock in the core markets, which dampened the European total. Core property in Germany remains highly regarded as a safe haven and sentiment remains strong.

The UK also performed less strongly than its continental

European counterparts in the run up to the Brexit vote although strong fundamentals continue to underpin the UK market. The recent depreciation of sterling, coupled with low interest rates, has attracted the attention of overseas investors to the UK, and with the spread between bond yields and property being the widest on record, the fundamentals of UK and continental European real estate remain attractive.

‘Whilst investors have reacted cautiously to Brexit, the market fundamentals remain strong and investors still have significant capital to deploy. The uncertainty means that many investors will watch and see how the market

develops before deciding how to act, said Jonathan Hull, managing director of Investment Properties EMEA at CBRE. ‘However, sentiment is already improving as the UK enters a more stable political environment and there are signs that the market is responding positively to this,’ he added.

According to Miles Gibson, head of UK research at CBRE, the EU referendum risk was undoubtedly one factor affecting investment activity in the second quarter. ‘But instability in the financial markets earlier in the year was similarly important in causing investors to be more risk averse,’ he added.

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Motoring

Engine oil rating

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lder models of automotive engines usually have crankshaft speed between 1000 –4000 revolutions per minute while the newer models have crankshaft speed of 7000-8000 revolution per minute, a clear leap from the older models.

The speed or the number of revolution per minute of an engine or machine is always the determining factor in the choice of lubricant. For example, usually a semi solid lubricant (grease) is used on a slow moving part or machine while liquid lubricant (oil) is used on fast moving parts or engines. The higher the speed of an engine the higher the tendency of the engine to generate more heat which in turn causes depletion of the engine oil.

Therefore to avoid engine oil depletion due to shear and tensile stresses caused by the high speed of the engine, a high profile quality engine oil should be used.

Now the big question is, how do we know the quality of an engine oil?

Actually, there is no easy way to know the quality of an engine oil by just mere feel or virtual inspection because they all feel and look the same.

The only way we can know a high or low quality engine oil is by decoding the codes of the American Petroleum institute (API’s) engine oil rating, always found on the engine oil bottle.

The rating of engine oils is the sole responsibility, globally, of the American Petroleum Institute. The program certifies that engine oils meet certain original equipment manufacturer (OEM) quality and performance standards. The API uses alphabets from A-N in an increasing order of quality omitting letter I&K. This means that any oil rated as B is more qualitative than the one rated as A, while C is more qualitative than B and so on, up to N, being the latest and most qualitative.

The API classification and API rating always go together. When someone ask you what is the API classification of a particular engine oil, you should realize that this question is directed at assessing whether the engine oil is for Gasoline or Diesel (S or C) engine. But when the question is about the API rating, then it is directed as assessing the quality of the oil on the basis of the alphabetical ranking already explained above, which runs from A-N, without I&K included.

Taking a particular engine oil as an example, instead of labeling the oil as API S and API A, the two are combined for convenience and the oil is labeled API SA. This kind of code (API SA) is what is generally referred to as API engine oil classification.

Thus, Gasoline engine oils are labeled SA, SB, SC, SD, SE,………….SN; the codes are always written in capital letters as “API SA”. Conversely, diesel engine oils are labeled as CA, CB, CC, CD, CE etc. Sometimes, we may see labels like API SC/CC or API SL/CF. this means that the engine oil can be used on both Gasoline and Diesel engines.

It is also worthy to note that all the engine oils classified as API SA, SB, SC, SD and SE are formulated to be used on vehicles manufactured between 1930 and 1979. This class of engine oils are obsolete and can cause harm to the engine. Those with API SF, SG, and SH are intended for use on vehicles manufactured between 1988 to 1996 and are now obsolete to be used on any vehicle manufactured after 1996.

However, the most current engine oils under the API rating are those rated as API SJ, SL, SM and SN.

PEOPLES DAILY, WEDNESday, JULY 20, 2016

more fun drive

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n general, hybrid vehicles are known for their extra-high fuel economy, while small sport coupes typically offer sporty fun.

Combining the two, as Honda has attempted to do with its 2014 CR-Z two-door hybrid hatchback, would seem to be a great idea for people who enjoy driving and want to look sharp and sip gas while doing so. But sadly, the melding of these two genres in this diminutive Honda is underwhelming.

To its credit, the CR-Z is definitely more fun to drive compared to other mainstream hybrids. This is a relatively lightweight car, and between that and its quick steering, this Honda can be pretty entertaining to drive around the city. But while the CR-Z is quite fuel-efficient -- it’s rated at 34 mpg combined, according to the EPA -- it doesn’t deliver the hugely impressive mpg ratings most people usually expect from a hybrid car.

On the flip side, the 2014 Honda CR-Z doesn’t offer the agile handling and swift acceleration that you’d expect from a small, sporty car. Drive it back to back with some of the sportier, non-hybrid cars in this price range and its limitations become quickly apparent. The Honda CR-Z is a goodhandling car, but it’s not the kind of car you’d go out of your way to drive at a brisk pace on a curvy back road. At the same time, it’s one of the few cars in this price range that doesn’t have a backseat, and that puts it at a disadvantage versus both higher-mpg hybrids and true sport coupes/hatchbacks.

Ultimately, with its two seats, two doors and two sources of power, the 2014 CR-Z looks the part of a cool hybrid hatch but fails to bridge the gap between the sporty and economical ends of the spectrum. Given these compromises, we encourage shoppers to look at some of the other choices in this price range. If fuel economy and versatility are priorities, the Toyota Prius C sets the standard. Its 50 mpg combined rating and four-door hatchback body style make it a much more useful commuter car, though the driving experience is admittedly rather dull.

For a car with more entertainment value, the four-door 2014 Ford Fiesta ST is a great choice, given its terrific handling and solid 29 mpg EPA combined rating. As for other sporty but still respectably fuel efficient twodoor (or three-door) vehicles, the 2014 Fiat 500, Hyundai Veloster and redesigned 2014 Mini Cooper are also worth considering.

In the final analysis, the 2014 Honda CR-Z is a neat concept -- a hybrid car that’s fun to drive -- but the actual execution leaves quite a bit to be desired. We think most shoppers will find its competitors more practical and enjoyable to own.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options The two-seat 2014 Honda CR-Z

hatchback comes in two trim levels: base and EX. Standard equipment on the base model includes 16-inch alloy wheels; full power accessories; keyless entry; hill-start assist (manualtransmission models only); a rearview camera; cruise control; automatic climate control; c l o t h

upholstery; a height-adjustable driver seat; a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel; a cargo cover; Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity; and a six-speaker sound system with a CD player, steering-wheel audio controls, an auxiliary audio jack and an iPod/USB audio interface.

Stepping up to the EX adds automatic xenon headlights, LED daytime running lights, foglights, heated mirrors, two-tone black and red upholstery, metallic interior trim, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and an upgraded seven-speaker audio system. The EX can also be had with an optional navigation system that includes a 6.5-inch touchscreen interface, a rearview camera, voice control, Pandora Internet radio and text-to-speech message capability for compatible smartphones.

The front-wheel-drive 2014 Honda CR-Z is powered by a gasolineelectric hybrid system that mates a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine with an electric motor for a total output of 130 horsepower and 140 poundfeet of torque with the standard sixspeed manual transmission. The torque number drops to 127 lb-ft with the optional continuously variable transmission (CVT), which also comes with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters.

A three-mode selector allows the driver to choose from Normal, Econ or Sport driving modes. Each adjusts parameters for gas-pedal sensitivity,

steering effort level, transmission programming (CVT), additional electric motor assist (manual transmission) and air-conditioning usage. The Plus Sport System allows the driver to enjoy a boost in acceleration -- provided the battery is more than 50 percent charged and the CR-Z is traveling over 19 mph.

Pressing the “S+” button on the steering wheel does the trick by allowing

maximum power from the battery pack for 5 seconds. This feature can be used in any of the drive modes.

The EPA’s fuel economy estimates are 34 mpg combined (31 mpg city/38 mpg highway) with the manual transmission and 37 mpg combined (36 city/39 highway) with the CVT. The 2014 Honda CR-Z comes with standard safety features that include antilock brakes, stability and traction control, front seat side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags and active head restraints. A rearview camera is included on EX models equipped with the navigation system.

In Edmunds brake testing, the CR-Z came to a stop from 60 mph in 122 feet -- a good performance among compact cars.

In government crash tests, the CR-Z earned an overall rating of four stars (out of a possible five) as well as four stars for frontal-impact protection.

It earned just three out of five stars in side-impact protection. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the CR-Z its highest rating of “Good” in its moderate-overlap frontal-offset, side-impact and roof strength tests. Its seat/head restraint design was rated “Good” for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

Source: Edmunds.com

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Arts & Culture

Painting by numbers? China art trading house promises investors sound platform

By Farah Master

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s China’s economy wheezes to a 25-year low, investors who once collected stocks and property are turning to what they are willing to believe will become a new safe haven market a trading platform for fine art.

Even as the global fever among connoisseurs cools for Chinese art, Hong Kong-based Takung Art Co said its revenue and profit jumped along with rampant growth in valuations for a portfolio of paintings, jewelry and precious gems. Via Takungs’s platform, investor-enthusiasts can partly own, buy and sell Chinese art pieces over a 10-year period.

Earlier this week, the small U.S.-listed firm said thousands of customers like Shenzhen-based finance professional Zhou are boosting trading of units in artwork listed on its platform. Takung said the notional value of its portfolio of contemporary pieces has surged over 700 percent to $179 million since it launched the platform at the end of 2013.

“We all want an easy, safe place to earn money,” said Zhou, 37, who declined to give his full name. Formerly a stock investor, Zhou said he researches art trends personally and currently has around 400,000 yuan ($61,360) tied up in Takung’s platform: “Here I know my assets are safe, and for a long time.”

Online art marketplaces have proliferated as the Internet has grown, with sites from Beijing’s Hihey.com to New York-based Artspace offering art lovers an alternative to traditional auction houses. Giants of e-commerce are also in on the act - Amazon.com Inc operates Amazon Art, featuring $200,000 oil paintings.

But traditional art auction houses such as Sotheby’s and Christie’s International have seen overall sales slow of late amid global economic uncertainty. By 2014 the global auction market for Chinese art and antiques had slid to $7.9 billion, nearly a third below its 2011 peak, according to a joint survey by online auction platform Artnet and the Chinese Association of Auctioneers.

Philip Hoffman, chief executive of the Fine Art Fund Group in London, said he would be very surprised if Takung’s model was translated outside China as the mode of investing was risky.

“A lot of these people (using the online platform) simply have the financial approach with no art understanding whatsoever,” said Hoffman, whose fund manages $350-500 million in art assets.

Takung’s model is a first for Hong Kong. The brainchild of 40-year-old Chairman and Chief Executive Di Xiao, Takung neither buys nor sells art on its own account, but charges a percentage fee for owners to list works that

will be traded on the platform for a guaranteed 10 years, as well as trading commissions.

The art’s price tag is then broken down into a large number of small ‘units’ - for example, a painting valued at HK$1.2 million may be divided into 1.2 million units at HK$1 apiece. Platform users then trade units, the price changing according to demand - and so far, every work on the platform has appreciated in their notional on-screen value, often by huge multiples.

This week Takung reported revenue more than doubled to $11.3 million and net profit nearly quadrupled to $5.4 million. “We believe that our sharp increases in revenue and profitability validate the soundness of our shared fine art ownership model,” Di Xiao said in a statement.

After trading on the platform for 10 years, Takung said works will be sold “in any way available at the time, including auction house, galleries and/or a 1-to-1 transaction platform that we are developing”.

The first such sale is due in December 2023, with proceeds to be distributed among the shared ownership. Asked what might happen if the art fetched less than its on-platform valuation, Takung said, “As a product approaches the end of the 10-year period, the onplatform valuation will converge to the expected valuation of selling the piece as a whole.”

Part of a Chinese painting is shown at a warehouse rented by Hong Kong Takung Assets and Equity of Artworks Exchange Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong, China February 18, 2016. Reuters/Bobby Yip

Solitude of Ravens

By Phil Coomes

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asahisa Fukase’s Solitude of Ravens is at first glance a tough set of pictures to look at. The stark black and white frames pull you into a filmic world of nightmares and never-ending gloom.

Yet stick with it, and though you will find the collection packs a powerful emotional punch, it also shows how a photograph can speak about far more than what it depicts.

The work was created between 1976 and 1982 following Fukase’s divorce, and it is perhaps that little fact that can change how you read these images. They are dark and mysterious, yet this is a personal statement of loss.

Akira Hasegawa wrote the

afterword to the book of the work and captures this well.

“In the case of Masahisa Fukase, the subject of his gaze became the raven. For him, the ‘raven’ was both a tangible creature and a fitting symbol of his own solitude.”

One could argue that these are the saddest set of images ever created, but we should be aware that our reading of them is affected by the knowledge of why they were created. Yet even without that knowledge, each frame seems to contain some kind of pain.

Technically they are far from perfect, but that, too, adds to the feeling of honesty: Fukase’s desire to visualise his internal thoughts and feelings.

The pictures work as single frames but together they show

what can be achieved by an artist with a camera, and though widely seen before are well worth another look.

Fukase was born in 1934 in Bifuka, Japan, and the defeat of his country during World War Two is said to have shaped much of his work, and indeed that of others with whom he collaborated. He set up a photographic school, The Workshop, with Daido Moriyma and Shomei Tomatsu in the 1970s.

Masahisa Fukase died in 2012 having been incapacitated by a fall that left him in a coma 20 years earlier.

Prints of the work from the private collection of Masahisa Fukase are on show at London’s Michael Hoppen Gallery from 23 February to 23 April 2016.

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EZEULU THE PRIEST

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zeulu is that fictional character created by Chinua Achebe in his novel Arrow of God. The thoughts of Ezeulu below are my own assessment of the High Priest of Ulu finding his authority is under threat by rivals in the clan, by the functionaries of the colonial government and even in his own family.

He suddenly adopts a cosmic view of events and in his thoughts, surely in the battle of the deities, he is merely an arrow in the bow of his god? With such an unbending idea of events around him, with his increasing rigidity, he is prepared to lead his people on even if it leads to destruction and the annihilation of all that the people hold dear. In the end he finds in his own tragedy that the will of the people always prevails. It is a story that has a melody that expresses both triumph and tragedy in the human fact that with great power come heavy responsibilities.

Ezeulu, has always fascinated me. In my work as a stage director, he has always held more attraction for me than the other universal character created by Chinua Achebe in Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo whose tragedy and story is a straight forward one but we dare not say the same for Ezeulu perhaps because of the introduction of the cosmic element in his own tragedy. With the death of his son and his own eventual madness, he seems to make us ask, whose voice was he listening to? His own voice or the voice of the gods whom he had served faithfully and this is the question he asks even with the snapping of his mind or maybe one could say that in that one minute of illumination and insight, he asks this question before his mind goes into that void that is madness.

At that moment when he was ‘invited’ by the white district officer and he realises that he has been arrested, his anger at his clansmen that they did not come to visit or commiserate with him in his moment of humiliation by the district officer makes him determined not to announce the sighting of the new moon which will allow the tribes to start planting. The Christians had gone ahead to plant looking forward to the harvest. His own people could not and they risked the tragedy of having their yams rot in their barns and in the soil. They could not plant and they could not harvest. One would ask at this point – was he exerting his revenge on his people or was he truly speaking with the voice of the gods that they had commanded him not to announce the date for planting or harvesting? The collective souls of the entire community was thus left wandering in the void.

The study of Ezeulu is a deep psychological study into the mind of man. His situation can be compared to the voices these days that stridently claim – Thus says the Lord – how do you argue with such a man or with such a voice?

Who can testify to what has been sown in my mind in one minute of supreme and divine illumination? Who can contend with such an argument once such a proclamation has been made? But to the clans, there was a way out.

The High Priest can eat the remaining yam on behalf of the gods and declare a date. But Ezeulu’s argument was that he would be visiting an abomination on his head and that of his family and the gods had not given him such an order. But the elders also argue that the gods cannot watch their people destroy themselves while waiting for their order for the planting season to commence.

With the growing distrust, his only friend in the clan while counselling caution, asks Ezeulu to search his heart and ask whose voice he has been hearing – his own to retaliate against his people or truly the voice of the gods.

In the ensuing silence, it was only madness that resolved the matter.

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Arts & Culture Book Review

Title: A Tributary in Servitude Author: Servio Gbadamosi Reviewer: Olumide Ayodele Genre: Poetry Pages: 81 Publisher: Write House Collective

PEOPLES DAILY, WEDNESday, JULY 20, 2016

‘A Tributary in Servitude’

AFRICAN STORIES

By Adeola Ikuomola

I always like to tell African stories Under the umbrellas of the moon And the guardianship of the stars Without a racial trace on our race I always like to tell African stories Like the waves lapping the shores And the palms wiping the breezes To bridge up the generational gap I always like to tell African stories Like the hanging gardens of peace Swinging to and fro in all greenery Founded on the folklores of purity I always like to tell African stories Abounding in our glittering colour With colourful cultures renowned Bookmarked across all continents I always like to tell African stories About you my very precious child The matured fruit from my womb To glitter like raw gold in the fires

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y memory is a myriad of shadows, dark wailing shadows— • f r o m “Testament” People often sigh at the demise of fine African poets such as Tchikaya U’Tamsi and Christopher Okigbo. They often, hitherto, wonder if there could ever again be such spectacularly brutal display of honesty of man’s tumultuous sojourn, such grand artistry, such refined penmanship.

Could another people’s representative shoulder the ever elusive truth that has now taken residence in the backseat, yet simmers like an ever fed hot coal that will never know its due? Could one’s mastery of a craft be so good that it spellbinds its audience like the sought after opium? Servio Gbadamosi’s A Tributary in Servitude is the tip that lips the muddy slip. The 81 page book woven into 6 chapters houses 14 poems which are strung with a myriad of colours dripping with African folklore, dark metaphors, and imagery of memories’ truths/untruths. It is a condensed web of the author’s wailing hushed emotions which yet brim with rage so great it could block out the sun.

I slaughtered many moons working miracles with crisps of smoke.

• “Testament” Out of all the themes present in Gbadamosi’s A Tributary in Servitude is the preeminent one of the search for identity and truth. This subject is banked by the poet persona’s shedding of his disillusionment (all boxed in his pregnant memory) on his personal struggle for the search for self. This foremost concern also ushered in the topic of expectation which is quickly hushed by the realization that he had hitherto been disillusioned.

My country wobbles fumbles, tumbles, crumbles

My country rumbles and my waters tumble on.

• “Irritations in the Oyster” Furthermore, there is the theme of disintegration of social institutions due to political, ethnic and economic upheaval all of which dampen the poet persona’s hope for a brighter tomorrow. The above excerpt clearly mirrors how the instability of the persona’s country affects his search for self. This concern thereby ushered the matter of uncertainty which follows the death of self-disillusionment.

The high point of Gbadamosi’s

POEM OF THE WEEK

Waiting Tables We sail across the ocean

A Tributary in Servitude is found in his language usage. His diction is linguistically creative and full of dark humour. The poems are adorned by colourful figurative expressions such as alliteration (silk-slipperyspring…), assonance (fumbles, tumbles, crumbles), repetition, and an overwhelming dark metaphor which concretizes the tone of anger and the mood of despair in the poems. The poet portrays his cultural and religious affiliations by utilizing biblical allusions (brass serpent, wash my guilt, wash my sins, the Jew, Jesus-Christ-of-Lazarus, blood) and Yoruba folklores, terms and names (Akalaudo, Obatala, Olokun, Pekele pekele arugbo jegbese, etc). The poet’s rich cultural usage all portray him, without a doubt, an African.

There is an adventurous streak in the book which is realised by the poet’s creative usage of the journey motif. The imagery show a persona, who after his disillusionment, is stricken by realities, horrors,

decided to soldier on in his search for truth and enlightenment.

His search is often waylaid by political upheavals and doubt which is often instilled there by the powers that be. The first poem, “Testament” (under the chapter A Voyage Around Tears), encapsulates a journey motif that is ridden with such despair and agony that its tone drips with hopelessness, longing, and an ultimate anger. The five-part muscled poem showcases the poet’s personal struggle as a poet in a world where writing is hushed then put to rest. Yet the poet is armed with such determination which the past and present troubles of the country (social upheaval, one-sided politics, and impending division of tribes) cannot railroad. The central mood found in the poems is that of despair which is often heightened by the poet’s invocation of the imagery of blood and tears.

Christopher Okigbo’s notable statement ‘My poems are not for non-poets’ will start having new meanings when readers start

reading A Tributary in Servitude.

Imbued with such dark unapologetic metaphors which unravel the poet’s tumultuous mind to the reader, every word of Gbadamosi’s poems are forged under the illuminous umbrella of unadulterated poetry. Indeed, from the very first stanza to his last, Gbadamosi’s poems are filled with such unlimbering poetic expressions that will douse a dozing reader with cold sobriety.

After reading Gbadamosi’s poems, you may sigh and say that they are slightly difficult. Yes, guilty as charged! You may even look at their weighty length and frown at their pompous obesity; yes, you may dare and go there.

But what you oughtn’t, cannot, must not do is deem it a nonmonumental artistry in its own right. Fortunately, for poetry lovers out there, their marriage with this poet will definitely start off with a bang but never ever end with a whimper. Yes, without a doubt, this poet is here to stay! The general applause is in order.

to sell smiles and shine tiles.

Bold girls with bottomless eyes make violent love to shiny poles under dim lights and blue windows before woozy audiences flipping dollar bills, whispering erotica.

Our innocence died at sea when we dared to take the dreaded pilgrimage to the Promised Land.

Pride and sound manners either blew in the tempest or got lost in the frost leaving only skin and bones.

Our forefathers were victims of the trade, forced on board to toil abroad.

But we resigned to partake of the trade.

Hard work is a long suffering spirit that refuses to be buried in the furrows of time.

So we sweep the electric avenues by day and wait tables at night; the extended family has to eat.

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Nyanya: New Bus Terminal due for completion soon-Minister Stories by Stanley Onyekwere

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o ensure that the ongoing construction of a multimillion Naira ultra-modern Bus Terminal in Nyanya satellite town of Abujais completed as soon as possible, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is set to deploy enormous human and material resources to the project site.

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello dropped this hint yesterday, while on inspection tour of the site of the

old Nyanya motor park and the ongoing construction of the new permanent site of the Nyanya bus terminal.

The new Transport terminal under construction which is about 62 percent complete, and is expected to gulp a total sum of N628, 265,998.63.

Meanwhile, it was gathered that the out of the total contract sum only 49. 3 million naira has been paid to the AU General and Sons Ltd handling the project.

The development of a new bus terminal was conceived by the

FCT Administration to provide a secure and convenient facility with adequate services for use by commuters, sequel to the series of bomb attacks at the old Nyanya Motor Park in 2014, which led to the loss of many lives.

Explaining that he embarked on the unscheduled inspection tour of the project, to ascertain the level of progress at the site, the Minister assured residents that it would do everything possible to complete the new bus terminal, to ease the hardship facing the motoring public, traversing the

busy Nyanya/Mararaba route.

According to him, “The construction has gone up to sixty percent according to the contractors and our engineers; and from what we have seen it is very important for us to deploy human and material resources to make sure that the project is completed as quickly as possible.

“The contractors have assured that they will be able to finish it by the end of the year depending on the availability of fund.

“As you can see, it is a very massive complex consisting of

• Out of school girl hawking groundnut, yesterday in Apo Village, Abuja

departure and arrival halls, a banking hall, garage for the basic maintenance of motor vehicles as well as commercial blocks.”

However, lamenting that the project was conceived without the construction of access roads, Bello noted that it’s a challenge for a complex of that nature.

He said: “Looking at both the human and vehicular traffic it’s very important to have a very clear entry and exit road that is well constructed to make sure that it caters for heavy duty vehicles.

“That’s a challenge but we are going to look at it.”

He reiterated that the old Nyanya motor park in reality shouldn’t have been a park “because mainly it is meant to be a beautiful enclosure that is going to be a green area and I think for all intent and purposes that side is no longer on the table we are working on completing the new site.”

Bello however expressed displeasure over the commencement of the ongoing project without taking into account the construction of an access road to the new terminal.

He therefore wondered why such a huge project would start without the award of contract for the construction of the necessary road network to connect motorists in and out of the terminal.

The construction work, which began in the first quarter of 2015 is expected to provide arrival terminal building, departure terminal building, security block, Bank, Driver’s lodge, maintenance block, communication block and commercial block.

Other structures under construction also include a church, a mosque, an Administrative block as well as public conveniences.

Approvals for land allocation, others to be drastically improved- FCT Minister assures

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he Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is committed to drastically improve on the processes for approvals for all official transactions, including land allocations in the Territory, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has revealed.

In particular, Bello said the FCT Administration is working on a blueprint to make all official transactions to be more business friendly in line with international best practices.

The FCT Minister, made this revelation on Monday, when members of the Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN) visited him in his office at Area 11, Abuja.

According to him, “Our process of approvals for all transactions, not necessarily land, would be improved in line with the internationally best practices.

“As you know, if you look at the World Bank index of doing business the World over, Nigeria is now ranked around 189 in the

index of a number just slightly hovering around 200 and we are determined to reverse the trend for good.

“As a government, we want, within the very shortest possible time – this year as a matter of fact – to move that index upwards by 20 points, so that instead of 189, we want by January of 2017, if there is a survey, Nigeria should be 169 and we keep on improving,” he added.

The Minister continued: “The feedback I received is that they are being improved upon. But we

are working to do more; any input you bring will be very useful.

“I’m going to partner very closely with you, together with my colleague, the Permanent Secretary here to be able to gradually build on what we have,” he assured.

The Minister remarked that his Administration is poised to put Abuja on the right track to make it a first class city where everything works and also for the investors to feel more comfortable to invest.

He further assured that FCT

Administration under his watch would continue to partner with reputable organizations to take the Territory to greater heights.

Speaking earlier, theNational President of REDAN, Surveyor Ugochukwu Chime called for the fast tracking of approval of estate development in the Territory.

He noted that the Association has contributed enormously towards the reduction of housing deficit in the country, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory and promised to continue along that line.

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Photo Splash

Women traders sitting in the back of open van along Gwagwalada- Giri road, yesterday in Abuja

Worshippers about breaking their Ramadan fast, yesterday at the entrance of the National Mosque, Abuja.

young boys searching for job with their tools, yesterday in Garki Village, Abuja

Unity Dance troupe performing at a book lunch at international conference centre, recently in Abuja

Food vendors, setting out for business, yesterday in Area 3, Garki Abuja Photo: Justin Imo-Owo

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Metro

Secretariat commences closure of Illegal, substandard schools in Abuja

BY Stanley Onyekwere

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n demonstrationof its renewed efforts towards curtailing the proliferation of illegal schools in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through its Education Secretariat yesterday commencedintensive mass closure of substandard and unaccredited schools in the Territory.

To kick off the exercise, officials of the Secretariat, accompanied by officials of FCT Development Control Department and security operatives, stormed and sealed offone Superstar International School and Rit-Success International School (running both nursery and primary education) in Durumi III area of Abuja.

The leader of the team, and acting

Secretary of FCT Education secretariat, Mrs. Naomi Bikki, while speaking to journalists during the exercise, said the closed schools were not only substandard, but did not registered with the relevant authorities, and had never applied for licence to operate.

Accordingly, she specifically stated that machinery has been put in motion in making sure such illegal schools (those that don’t meet the required standard set by the education secretariat”, do not thrive again in the territory.

In the same vein, the Director, Quality Assurance Department of the FCT Education Secretariat, Mr. AyubaDidam, noted that the closure of illegal exercise is a tough measure taken to send message to operators of such schools in the FCT that the secretariat places much

premium on quality education for the Nigerian child.

He added that government would not allow any illegal or mushroom school to thrive, except such schools follow the rules guiding the establishment of schools in the FCT. He specifically frowned at those who are in the school business to make money while neglecting the real purpose of providing a conducive and comfortable learning environment for their pupils and students. He added that government is committed to giving quality education to students in the FCT. According to him, “Whosoever that wants to establish a school in the Federal Capital Territory must seek guidance from the quality assurance department from the beginning.

“Such person must first make sure that the site is certified and fit for school after which he or she would be given permission to go ahead and establish a school that will meet international standard taking into consideration all that is required in such school.”

Recall that the FCTA had declared that it will closure of over 500 unapproved and unaccredited schools in the territory, even as the administration has vowed to prosecute proprietors and promoters of such schools.

And recently, the Department of Quality Assurance of the FCT Education Secretariat embarked on sensitization tour, to educate and warn the public to be wary of such schools which constitutes academic, emotional and psychological danger to their wards.

• : Local nail cutter, along street, yesterday in Area 1, Garki Abuja

Don tasks government on adequate funding of researchers

By UsmanShuaibu

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he Dean, Faculty of Social Science at the University of Abuja, Prof. Rhoda Mundi, has called on the government of the day, to deem it necessary to provide adequate funds for the researchers to enable them to carryout the research work in the country.

Mundi, who made this call in an interview with newsmen at a

seminar organized by the Faculty on Monday, in Abuja, also urged the government to carry academics along in the scheme of things.

She noted that the seminar was being organized to update the knowledge of the educationists as well as the students at the University.

She further pointed out that the leadership of the faculty would continue to organize such

seminars in the interest of the students and the University Community.

Also speaking, the Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Musa Maisamari, who is the Dean of Education at the University, urged leaders to always gear up towards restructuring the nation for a better society.

Similarly, an Economist, Prof.

J.S. Odama, while presenting a paper titled: “The Financial

Burden of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as Ammended): A case for Restructuring the Nigerian system, charged political officeholders to focus on the development of the country in all ramifications.

He also called on lawmakers to deem it necessary to review those sections of Nigerian constitution that needed to be reviewing for the benefit of Nigerians.

Odama, however, urged

the political leaders to govern the country in accordance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and asked them to make the fund available to the Nigerian citizens.

Peoples Daily reports that discussants of the seminar were drawn from the faculty of Law, the department of Political Science/International Relations as well as the department of Economics.

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Money Sense

Six Ways to know that you might be a spendaholic

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

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he world wants to be a big time consumer. Black people are among the worst, since many of us are not raised to appreciate the idea of holding onto the money that we make. Instead, many of us turn right around and hand that money back to our oppressor.

A spendaholic is a person who wants to move forward financially, but always ends up with empty pockets. It’s like an addiction, where money burns a hole in your wallet and you find yourself going through the tragic ups and downs that come with never having enough money to do anything you want to do.

It’s all in fun, but here are a few ways to know that you might be a spendaholic: 1) Do you wake up at the end of a weeklong shopping binge wondering “Where did my money go?” – Not keeping track of how you spend is an easy to way to end up broke.

When it comes to your money, it’s always important to know where it’s going and where it went. Budgeting is a good place to start.

2) Do you usually end up eating beanie-weenies and Ramen noodles the week before you get paid?

Most people live paycheck-to-paycheck, which can be stressful, since losing your job could make you

homeless overnight. Find a way to scrape 10% off of your income every time you get paid into an automatic savings account that will protect you during the dry times. You might think you can’t save, but that’s typically

because you haven’t learned the difference between wants and needs. There are people who live on less than you do.

3) Every time you spend up your paycheck, you swear you are not going to go through

that again, but you repeat the same cycle: The psychology of money is one that can cause us to go from feast, to famine, back to feast again. A good way to avoid this kind of chaos in your life is to try not to spend right after

you get paid and to refrain from using credit cards. By forcing yourself to remain on a cash budget, you can more closely track what you’re spending.

4) Do you pay enough money in overdraft fees to fund the Pentagon? Overdraft fees are an easy way to end up financially busted. Banks are experts at using your bad habits against you, charging massive fees for even the tiniest overdrafts.

5) Does spending money make you feel better? If you’re bored, do you respond to your boredom by pulling out your wallet? In this case, spending money might be a coping mechanism with deep emotional ramifications. Pay attention to how your mood changes when you spend money or when you’re broke; it might give you insights into your personality.

6) When you get a large sum of money, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think about how you can invest and turn that money into more money, or do you think about some kind of material possession that you can purchase? If you’re the kind of person who sprints to the mall when you get your tax refund, you might be a spendaholic.

Knowledge of self is the first step toward conquering the world. Don’t let the power of money control you; you should be controlling your money instead.

4 benefits of showing up early to work every day

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veryone knows that guy.

He’s always at his desk before everyone else, making the rest of the team wonder if he slept at his desk.

How does he do it? Why does he do it?

Chances are, that early bird knows a few things you don’t.

Here are four top benefits to rolling into work bright and early every morning.

1. Skip the traffic The longer you’re stuck, the more frustrated you likely get as you realize you’re wasting valuable time that could be spent in your office.

In many cities, the traffic gets worse as 8 a.m. approaches and doesn’t abate until well after 9 a.m. Even if you utilize public transportation, you’re more likely to deal with crowds if you wait around until peak traffic times.

I have seen this type of traffic issue motivate many coworkers over the years to

switch to an earlier morning routine. If you can force yourself to leave the house early enough, you’ll miss all of that traffic. Instead of sitting behind the wheel of your car, you can be seated at your desk, getting some work done.

2. Peace and quiet Most offices are relatively quiet before 8 or 9 a.m., since many employees are on the way in. Instead of being interrupted every five minutes by a coworker with yet another question, you’ll be able to make a major dent in your latest project.

By the time the office starts filling with people, you’ll have already plowed through your to-do list, freeing you up to focus on the new emergencies that arise.

Even if you find your mind isn’t quite sharp enough in the morning to tackle your projects, you can still enjoy the quiet morning hours. You’ll be in the

office early enough to enjoy your first cup or two of coffee while catching up on the news.

be reachable by phone or email.

3. Impress others If you’re interested in showing others your strong work ethic, being at work earlier than anyone else is a great way to do it.

If you’re an employee, your boss will see you as a hard worker who is so dedicated to your job, you’re at your desk, working hard, before everyone else. If you have employees, you’ll set the example that you’re willing to work harder than anyone.

If you’re really ambitious, stay later than everyone else, as well, although this type of behavior isn’t good for your work-life balance. If your work situation is flexible, you can use your early arrival as a great excuse to slip out a little early every afternoon. You’ll get home before evening rush hour starts and if someone needs you, you’ll

Depending on your line of work, being the early bird of your group can be a huge benefit. If a call comes in from a potential client or a customer calls needing assistance, you’ll have a great opportunity to save the day.

Watch out, though. Once your coworkers figure out that you’re gaining the edge by showing up early, you may have company.

Even if your work doesn’t stand to gain by being the first one on site each day, you can win. You’ll be better prepared for early-morning meetings, since you’ve been at your desk long enough to get acclimated.

You’ll also be able to prepare a list of issues to discuss with your coworkers when they arrive, rather than showing up in time to deal with the lists they’ve created.

4. Catch the early calls

Whether you’re a morning person or not, there are definite benefits to moving your alarm clock forward a half-hour or more. That extra time will let you tackle work duties uninterrupted or simply have some relaxation time before things get chaotic.

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world news How Malawi reduced its HIV/ PEOPLES DAILY, WEDNESday, JULY 20, 2016

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Aids infection rate analysis

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ince its first diagnosis in 1985, Malawi has come a long way in the struggle to overcome HIV/Aids.

At least 10 percent of the country’s population has HIV. In 2013, some 48,000 people in this country of 16 million died from HIV-related illnesses. But experts across the board agree that the country, nestled deep in southern Africa, has made significant progress.

According to UNAIDS, there has been a reduction in new infections.

Malawi’s treatment programme, which began in 2004, has reportedly saved 260,000 lives. Crucially, it has seen a 67 percent reduction in the number of children acquiring HIV, the biggest success story across all sub-Saharan nations But the story is far from over.

Women and girls, sex workers and men who have sex with men are still very vulnerable. Moreover, young people account for 50 percent of new infections.

Ahead of the 21st International Aids Conference in Durban, South Africa, Al Jazeera spoke to Peter Kumpalume, Malawi’s minister of health, in Lilongwe.

Al Jazeera: Malawi has managed to reduce new infections as well as the number of people dying from HIV. How has it done this?

Peter Kampalume: We have had a very high infection rate. I think at some point it was estimated to be around 25 percent but we have managed to reduce it to about 10 percent.

It’s been hanging around there for some time and, indeed, we have reduced the infection rate significantly to about 40,000 a year.

How have we done that? I think in two ways.

Number one: there has been a concerted effort from government and civil society organisations to sensitise the people about the decisions they make. So the messages have been going out loud and clear.

The second aspect of it, of course, is the availability of medicines.

Al Jazeera: So would you say this success has been a result of better information and education?

PK: I think the prevention aspect has worked significantly better than the curing or treatment aspect. Because of the messages there has been a behaviour change. There is no question about it.

For instance, the vast majority of reasonable people would not go out on the streets and sleep with prostitutes without protection. There would still be some risk-takers; you always have those in society. But also I think generally people have been cautious in starting new relationships.

Al Jazeera: Why are urban Malawians disproportionately affected

by HIV?

In 2013, some 48,000 Malawians died from HIV-related illnesses [SorinFurcoi/Al Jazeera] PK: I think there are two reasons.

In any country where you have more people in one area, if there is going to be an epidemic, it is likely to affect those people more than those people that are scattered.

Then, if you go back to the 1960s, when we had some kind of revolution, particularly in Western cultures, where we had, let’s call it “loose morals” from the Western perspective. And that has properly expanded in the 1960s and 1970s and because of globalisation and because of TV and so on, people kind of copied Western mentalities and the first people that tend to embrace globalisation and liberalisation, as they call it, are urban people and not so much the village people.

So the risky behaviours - if I may put it that way - are more pronounced in urban areas than in the rural areas.

And as a result the infection rate has been higher in the urban areas than in the rural areas.

Al Jazeera: If this “risky behaviour” was copied from the West, why do you think the developed world hasn’t been as affected by HIV/Aids as the developing world?

PK: I think to an extent it is information. We know that HIV was first manifested in Western countries.

But the precautions, the information went out faster to people, and people generally adhered to the messages.

But also you need the critical mass of infections in order for it to become an epidemic. I guess they never went through the phases that we, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, have experienced with HIV/Aids. That would be my explanation: information went out faster in those countries. Also, we kind of lived in denial for some time; it took us time to accept that this was a problem and we needed to do

something about it.

Another aspect was that, again, we just didn’t have the money to combat it.

So people were just dying, or if you like, spreading the virus to other people.

Al Jazeera: Why was sub-Saharan Africa more affected than other regions?

PK: I think what we need to understand is that there are several factors that have necessitated the spread of HIV, particularly in subSaharan Africa more than in other places.

Now, generally, if you look at the figures globally, it is actually the developing nations that are disproportionately affected by HIV/ Aids.

So could it be nutrition? That because HIV attacks the immune system and if you are malnourished, it’s going to manifest itself more than it would have if you were well nourished.

That’s a possibility and that could be one of the contributing factors as to why particularly sub-Saharan Africa was affected the most. This is where most poor people live, after all.

It is pretty difficult to know with certainty that this is the main reason.

The leading factors are information,

cultural practices, nutrition and, of course, the availability of medicines.

Those all contribute towards the disparities that we observe between the developing nations and the developed nations.

How can we handle something of this sort in future? We have to remember one thing, that the world is becoming smaller and smaller. So a problem in one part of the world is a problem for all. The days where we would say: “Oh, that’s an African problem,” or “Oh, that’s a European problem,” and so on, are all gone.

Al Jazeera: Women and young people are still most at risk of contracting HIV in Malawi. Is it an issue of power?

PK: I know that it may be a big issue in other parts of the world, say other developing nations, but not so much here. So if you look at the behaviours, we do know that in some instances there will be some issues where a man doesn’t want to use a condom, and the woman may find it difficult to persuade him otherwise. With education there has been a significant change in mindsets.

I am not saying that the issue does not exist in Malawi but I think it’s not

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So we need to make sure that as a global village - particularly in southern Africa - that we come together and agree on modalities on how we can help patients irrespective of where they come from

as big a problem as you would find in other parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

The vast majority [of new infections] is related to risky behaviours of both males and females.

Al Jazeera: But women are most at risk.

PK: Yes, but the driver for infections among the 15 to 29-year-old group is not related to power dynamics. This is just the risky behaviours of young people. There is always a vicious cycle between men in their late 20s and young girls and so on and so on. So it’s not about power dynamics in the family setting. That’s not the driver, the driver is completely different.

Al Jazeera: But Malawi has significant difficulties with regard to family planning.

PK: We have done significantly well in Malawi, in terms of convincing both husbands and wives in terms of reducing the number of children. So, for example, five years ago an average family in Malawi was six children, today the statistics say it is about four children per family.

I think to an extent, education is key. If you look at the number of children that educated people have in Malawi, it is about two on average.

Al Jazeera: How difficult is it as the department of health to manage a pandemic like HIV when so many Malawians are moving around subSaharan Africa? So many Malawians are working in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe - countries that have been hit hard by the virus.

PK: I think to an extent we need a global solution to the problem. We cannot have a system where medicines are available here and when that person goes to another country, they don’t have access to Aids or TB medicines.

If we don’t have this kind of crossborder understanding and methods of targeting HIV/Aids, we would basically be at the mercy of the behaviour of the people and we know that willpower alone is not the most reliable means of controlling the spread of HIV. So we need to make sure that as a global village - particularly in southern Africa - that we come together and agree on modalities on how we can help patients irrespective of where they come from.

Al Jazeera: how successful have you been in convincing a country like South Africa to have a process or a policy of universal healthcare for a regional block?

PK: I don’t think that it would be fair for universal health coverage for all. Because you have got to remember that health coverage comes from taxes, from the people, and it’s not fair to ask a particular country to increase their health budget because they have foreigners in that country. That’s not the way to do it. The fight against HIV/Aids is being driven by UNAIDS through the funds that every country accesses globally.

Source: Al Jazeera

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News From Africa 21st World AIDS Summit Opens in South Africa

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housands of researchers, activists and donors have opened a global AIDS conference in South Africa, to share ideas about the best ways to treat and prevent the disease.

The five-day conference has drawn more than 18,000 attendees, including actress CharlizeTheron, Britain’s Prince Harry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

In a speech at the opening of the conference in Durban, Theron said it is sad that the world has hosted 21 international AIDS conferences without finding a cure for the epidemic. She decried social inequalities which she said are driving the spread of the disease.

“We value men more than women, straight love more than gay love, white skin more than black skin, the rich more than the poor, and adults more than the adolescents,” she said.

Ban told reporters Monday that the gains the world has made against AIDS are “inadequate and fragile.” He noted that more than half the people around the world infected with HIV have no access to treatment, about 20 million people.

South Sudan conflict: African Union approves regional force A

frican leaders have backed plans to deploy regional troops to South Sudan after recent fighting between rival forces left hundreds of people dead.

Soldiers for the African Union (AU) force are to come from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda.

A 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping force is already in the country, but the AU force would have a stronger mandate, officials say.

South Sudan’s government says it is opposed the deployment of the force.

“We are not ready for a deployment of even a single additional soldier,” South Sudan’s Information Minister, Michael MakueiLueth, told the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme. “That does not solve the problem.”

President SalvaKiir and his rival, Vice-President RiekMachar, announced a ceasefire last week.

Clashes over several days between troops loyal to the two men had threatened a recent peace deal.

“The UN doesn’t have the mandate to impose peace,” the AFP news agency quoted AU Peace and Security Commissioner SmailChergui as saying at the AU summit in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.

“They are there where there is peace to keep. African troops are

14 Somali Civilians Killed in Clashes in Southwestern Somalia

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t least 14 Somali civilians were killed and three others wounded following a shooting between Ethiopian troops and al-Shabab fighters in southwestern Somalia on Sunday, officials and witnesses said.

Officials in Bay region have accused the Ethiopian troops of “indiscriminate” killing after clashing with al-Shabab fighters in Wardinle village, 30 kilometers west of Baidoa town.

A Somali lawmaker, Ibrahim IsakYarow, who visited the village Monday told VOA he counted the bodies of 13 civilians killed at the scene while another died on the way to the hospital. He said all the victims were civilians.

“An awful tragedy has happened in Wardinle,” he said.

Yarow, a former deputy minister of security who represents the area, said he interviewed the villagers who told him Ethiopian troops passed through the village late Sunday in an apparent hunt for alShabab. He said the troops told the villagers they were heading toward an area they suspect alShabab may be hiding just three

kilometers away.

He said the troops again were passing through the village on their return when they asked the villagers if they have seen any al-Shabab fighters.

As the troops were leaving the village, they came under fire, which resulted in a firefight that lasted for 30 minutes, Yarow said.

“Al-Shabab sneaked into the village, whether they wanted food or whether they wanted to kidnap people, it’s not clear, but they fired upon the troops.”

Yarow said the villagers told him that after al-Shabab fled, the Ethiopian troops went into a house where there was a wedding ceremony, and shot and killed civilians. He said the troops moved on to a second house where religious men were reciting the Quran over a sick, elderly man and shot him and others.

He said all the 14 people killed were men, between 40 and 80 years of age.

Yarow said one of those killed was the chief of the village, Aden Barire, who was a relative of his.

AU troops will have a more robust mandate than the 12,000-strong UN force

ready to engage in very difficult situations.”

He explained that the mission would be similar to the deployment of a 3,000-strong special force that took on the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013.

Over the weekend, UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed his support for the AU deployment.

But Mr Lueth blamed the recent fighting on the peace deal which, he

said, was imposed on the country by regional mediators.

“As a sovereign state… this thing cannot be imposed on us without our consent,” he said, adding that it would not “serve the interests of the people of South Sudan”.

President Kiir will be hoping that the African Union shelves its plan to deploy troops in South Sudan as it did in the case of Burundi. So far the continental body has only sent forces

in at the request of the state in need.

Theoretically it can intervene against a nation’s wishes, which is part of the remit of the new rapid-response African Standby Force.

The AU has a history of talking tough but so far has been unable to rein in problematic African leaders. It is also struggling to fund its operations - so taking on a new intervention force, reliant on external support, will only add to its challenges.

South African rally driver Gugu Zulu dies on Kilimanjaro

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outh African rally driver Gugu Zulu has died while attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Mr Zulu, 38, was on a Nelson Mandela-linked charity trip to raise funds to buy sanitary towels for girls.

Mr Zulu and his wife Letshego both descended Mount Kilimanjaro when he experienced breathing problems on Sunday, according to local reports.

In his last Facebook post, the three-times national rally champion posted he had flu-like symptoms.

Mr Zulu won the hearts of many South Africans with his warm spirit as a motorsport television presenter and was well-loved even by those who did not follow racing, say the BBC’s PumzaFihlani in Johannesburg.

“Made it though (stet) day2. My wife is doing fabulous, she has even learnt the local language. Am having flu like symptoms and struggling with the mountain but taking it step by step!! Today we managed to see our destination and our camp is literary above the clouds!!” he said in his last post 16 July.

The pair, affectionately known as the “adventure couple”, were celebrated in South African sporting circles.

Messages of condolences have

Gugu Zulu and his wife Letshego were known as South Africa’s “adventure couple”

poured in from across the country, with many posting wishes for his widow and their one-year-old daughter Lelethu.

The celebrity couple were taking part in the Trek4Mandela Caring For Girls, an expedition led by the Nelson Mandela Foundation aimed at raising funds for underprivileged communities to ensure girls would not miss a day from school due to menstruation.

“I am devastated. I knew him

well. I recruited him to climb Kilimanjaro. The last thing he said to me at the airport before he left last week was that he wanted to speak about doing other Mandela Day projects. I feel a huge sense of loss,” said the foundation’s CEO SelloHatang.

The group had planned to climb Kilimanjaro to mark Mandela Day, a United Nations recognised day which falls on the late statesmen’s birthday - 18 July.

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Israeli closures: ‘They’re pushing us into depression’

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ebron, occupied West Bank - “Don’t drive through Younis - they shoot at people there,” Um Ahmad said through a bus window to the driver as he left Hebron’s central bus station.

Younis is a checkpoint at the main entrance to the occupied West Bank village of Sair, which was sealed earlier this month by the Israeli military after gunmen opened fire on an Israeli vehicle and injured the driver before fleeing into the village.

Um Ahmad and a dozen other Palestinians bound for the blockaded town told Al Jazeera that the junction in front of the checkpoint is notorious, as Palestinians have been shot dead there in the past during alleged attacks on Israeli forces. They debate which route to take home, before piling into another bus headed for the village’s southern entrance.

“We think this will be safer,” Um Ahmad told Al Jazeera, motioning to her niece’s young family. “We are scared. This is probably the best way.”

The bus moved through the neighbouring village of BeitEinun and passed by armed Israeli soldiers at a makeshift checkpoint before stopping on the outskirts of Sair, where passengers disembarked and crossed over cement roadblocks on foot.

Sair is one of several towns throughout the Hebron district that has been fully or partially closed by Israel since the start of the month, when deadly attacks carried out by locals left two Israeli settlers dead, marking the most widespread lockdown since 2014. The closures, accompanied by nightly detention raids that have left dozens injured, have severely disrupted the movement of an estimated 400,000 Palestinians,according to the United Nations.

A spokesperson for the Israeli army told Al Jazeera that the recent measures were carried out “according to security assessments” in light of the latest attacks.

In recent months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has also ordered revocations of work and visitation permits to Israel, punitive home demolitions and withholding of bodies of Palestinians killed while perpetrating attacks.

Asia&Middle-east

Turkey says US given evidence of Gulen’s role in coup

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urkish Prime Minister BinaliYildirim warned that further “criminal activity will be forcefully dealt with”, and announced that the United States has been given evidence of the involvement of exiled opposition leader FetullahGulen in the failed coup.

In an address on Tuesday before members of his party in parliament, Yildirim denounced the “despicable” and “cowardly” coup plotters, whom he said were being “directed by a cleric” from abroad, referring to Gulen.

“The power of the tank has not been able to overcome the power of the people,” he said, adding that all those involved in the coup will be “severely punished”.

Yildirim did not say whether the evidence provided by the Turkish government to the US constitutes a formal extradition request.

Ankara had earlier demanded Washington hand Gulen over to Turkish authorities, though US officials said that no official request for extradition had been submitted.

Gulen, who is resident in the US, has denied any involvement in the military plot to topple the government of President RecepTayippErdogan, and hinted that the coup might have been staged to justify his arrest.

Yildirim’s speech comes as the government continues to detain government workers, including police officers, members of the civil service and the judiciary.

I Yildirim denounced as “despicable” and “cowardly” coup plotters, whom he said were linked to Gulen [Reuters]

Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith, reporting from Istanbul, said as many as 20,000 government employees have been detained, or are being pursued by the authorities, including 185 admirals and colonels, and 1,500 finance ministry officials.

Reuters also reported that 257 personnel from the prime minister’s own office have also been removed from duty.

Yildirim said that the government will make a major announcement on Wednesday in response to the coup attempt.

He did not specify what action the government would take, but earlier on

Tuesday, President Erdogan said he is ready to reinstate the death penalty.

“There is no time to rest,” Yildirim said to cheers from party colleagues.

“There is a group of people who are going to be punished.”

A top United Nations human rights official urged Turkey to uphold the rule of law, and voiced “serious alarm” at the mass suspension of judges and prosecutors.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ZeidRa’ad Al Hussein also called for independent observers to visit places of detention in Turkey to check on conditions, and for detainees to have access to lawyers and their families.

North Korea Responds to THAAD With Missile Test

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orth Korea test fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday, a week after it threatened to retaliate against South Korea over the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system.

Both the U.S. and South Korea said the missiles Pyongyang launched early on Tuesday were likely medium range Scud or Rodong types that flew between 500 and 600 kilometers before falling into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula.

Tokyo denounced North Korea’s multiple missile launch and said it would strengthen cooperation with the U.S. and South Korea to deal with the continuing threat.

“We urge strongly that North Korea restrain from further [missile] activities, and will take all possible measures to deal with any situation [which may arise], said Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launches from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America.

The U.S. and South Korea recently agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) defense system to defend against

Santoso: Indonesia police ‘kill most wanted militant’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 11, 2016.

the North’s increasing nuclear and missile capabilities.

North Korea on July 11 responded by threatening to launch a retaliatory strike against the THAAD deployment by turning the South “into a sea of fire and a pile of ashes.”

Jeon Ha-gyu, the Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman for the South Korean military, said Tuesday’s missile launches were meant to further intimidate.

“Our assessment is that this was done as a show of force. The range of the ballistic missiles fired today is enough to hit the entire area of South Korea including Busan as a target,” said Jeon.

Following its fourth nuclear test in January, North Korea has conducted numerous ballistic missile launches, often to test technological advancements made to increase the range and accuracy of the missiles.

ndonesian police say they believe they have killed the country’s most wanted militant in a jungle gun battle.

The body of Santoso, who led a group that backed socalled Islamic State, had been positively identified, the police chief who led the operation in Central Sulawesi said.

Police are carrying out a DNA test to confirm that the body belongs to the Mujahideen Indonesia Timur leader.

The operation is seen as a major victory for the security forces.

Police, soldiers and journalists let out cries of “praise be to God” at a police press conference announcing the news.

Numerous people who had met Santoso or fought alongside him had been asked to identify the body, and confirmed it was him, police said.

Local police chief Rudy Sufahriadi told AFP the person killed was “definitely Santoso”, while another police official told Reuters they were “99%” confident it was him.

One other militant was also reported to have been killed.

Santoso pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2014 and had been officially labelled a terrorist by the US government.

His small Mujahideen Indonesia Timur (MIT) group was known for carrying out attacks on security forces, and he urged others to do the same in videos.

MIT is based in Central Sulawesi’s mountainous Poso district, a hotbed of religious conflict for over a decade. It is believed to only have about 20 fighters left.

Santoso, also known as “Abu Wardah”, has been Indonesia’s most highly sought militant but not necessarily its most dangerous.

Indonesian counter terror forces have been actively hunting him since 2013, and have done so with greater urgency following the terror attack in Jakarta in January, as they feared he planned to turn the region into a militant hub.

He was the first Indonesian militant leader to publicly pledge allegiance to IS in 2014, and was active in sectarian violence in Poso between 1998 and 2001.

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Europe & Americas Islamic State Claims Germany Axe Assailant as One of its Fighters

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avarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann says police have discovered a handpainted flag of the Islamic State militant group in the belongings of the teenager who went on an axe and knife slashing rampage aboard a train Monday.

IS claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on its Aamaq news agency Tuesday, shortly after the flag was discovered.

According to the statement, the attacker was “a member of the Islamic State,” and planned the attack after calls from the group for supporters to attack western countries.

“The perpetrator of the stabbing attack in Germany was one of the fighters of the Islamic State,” the news agency said.

IS has claimed responsibility for several attacks carried out in its name, though the connection between the group and the perpetrators of those attacks is unclear. If IS is behind this attack, it would be the first time the group has targeted Germany.

Witnesses report hearing the attacker shouting “Allahuakbar (God is great)” while he carried out the assault.

Several people were injured in the attack, including members of a Chinese family, with two of the victims in critical condition.

President Erdogan: Ready to reinstate the death penalty T urkish President RecepTayyipErdogan has said he is ready to reinstate the death penalty if the Turkish people demand it and parliament approves the necessary legislation.

Erdogan spoke early on Tuesday to thousands of supporters outside his Istanbul residence who were chanting for Turkey to restore capital punishment following the failed coup.

“Today, is there no capital punishment in America? In Russia?In China?In countries around the world? Only in European Union countries is there no capital punishment,” Erdogan said.

The president added Turkey is “a democratic state run by rule of law”, and “you cannot put aside the people’s demands”.

Parliament is expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

European Union officials had warned that long-stalled talks on Turkey’s bid to join the EU would end if Ankara restores the death penalty.

Turkey abolished capital punishment in 2004 under reforms aimed at obtaining European Union membership.

Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker, reporting from Ankara, said leaders of the EU will be closely watching the death penalty discussion in Turkey.

“We do know when it comes to Turkey’s accession to the European Union, there has been

Protesters carry an effigy of opposition figure FethullahGulen during a demonstration in Istanbul on Monday evening [EPA]

a very clear message given to President Erdogan. The German Chancellor Merkel in a phone call said if the death penalty gets reinstated here, then that will no longer happen.”

Howard Eissenstat of St Lawrence University told Al

Day 2: Republicans to Focus on Economy After Chaotic Convention Start

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he Republican National Convention moves Tuesday to a focus on the economy, a day after Melania Trump told a prime time audience her husband Donald is “an amazing leader” and the only one who can deliver change for the United States.

Tuesday’s speakers in Cleveland, Ohio include some of the party’s most prominent figures, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and former presidential candidates Chris Christie and Ben Carson.

“If you want someone to fight for you and your country, I can assure you he’s the guy,” Melania Trump said.

The Slovenian immigrant has been largely unseen during the presidential campaign and used part of the address to tell her personal story.

But her speech prompted questions about its origins after journalists noted striking similarities in one passage to an address Michelle Obama gave at the Democratic National Convention in 2008.

“From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life.

That your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise. That you treat people with respect,” Trump said Monday.

Michelle Obama in 2008: “And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: like you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond, that you do what you say you’re going to do, that you treat people with dignity and respect.”

The Trump campaign issued a statement early Tuesday standing by the convention address.

“In writing her beautiful speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments of her own thinking. Melania’s immigrant experience and love for America shone through in her speech, which made it such a success.”

Trump advisor Paul Manafort later told CNN it was crazy to think she was copying Michelle Obama’s words.

“What she did was use words that are common words,” Manafort said. “To think that she would do something like that knowing how scrutinized her speech was going to be last night is just really absurd.”

Her speech did not have the fiery tones of many of the others who gave addresses Monday on the first day of the convention. Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn followed Trump’s speech with sharp criticism of President Barack Obama and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

“There will be no apologies for our American exceptionalism or leadership standing around the world,” Flynn said. “Wake up, America. You cannot sit this one out.”

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said a vast majority of Americans do not feel safe and warned terrorists, “We’re coming to get you!”

Giuliani also mocked Obama’s own address at the 2004 Democratic convention during which the thenSenate candidate said there is no liberal, conservative, black, white, Latino or Asian America, but a United States of America.

Jazeera the president does not appear concerned about following the dictates of the West post-coup attempt.

“Erdogan isn’t particularly interested at joining the EU at this point… Were he to reinstate the death penalty, that in and of itself

alone would be enough to scuttle any EU membership,” Eissenstat said.

Thousands of alleged coup plotters have been rounded up since Friday’s failed putsch, in which more than 260 people were killed.

German train attack: Afghan refugee ‘had IS flag in room’

The IS-linked Amaq news agency said the teenager was an IS “fighter”

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hand-painted flag of so-called Islamic State has been found in the room of an Afghan asylum seeker accused of carrying out an axe and knife attack on a south German train, officials say.

The 17-year-old injured four people from Hong Kong, one critically, in the attack in Wuerzburg on Monday evening. He was shot dead by police as he fled.

He had shouted Allahuakbar” (“God is great”), a witness said.

The IS-linked Amaq news agency said the teenager was an IS “fighter”.

It said he had “carried out the operation in answer to the calls to target the countries of the coalition fighting the Islamic State”.

The attack comes days after a lorry ploughed into a crowd in Nice in France, killing 84 people. The selfstyled Islamic State group said one of its followers had carried out that attack.

Joachim Herrmann, the interior minister of the state of Bavaria, said the flag had been found among the teenager’s belongings in his room in his foster home in the nearby town of Ochsenfurt.

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Stunning photographs reveal how the nomadic Brokpa tribe in remote Bhutan fight to preserve tradition nestled in the misty foothills of the Himalayas

By Qin Xie Living in remote, eastern Bhutan is a semi-nomadic tribe that’s on the brink of change.

The Brokpa people, who have lived on the borders of Arunachal Pradesh, India, for centuries are traditional yak and sheep herders. They originated from the Tshoona region of Tibet and depend on the animals for their livelihood.

But in recent years, as the Kingdom of Bhutan becomes increasingly developed, the Brokpa have seen their way of life irreversibly changed.

They originated from the Tshoona region of Tibet and depend on the animals for their livelihood. Above, a group of children in their home Documentary photographer AJ Heath lived in Bhutan for 12 months as part of his work and met the Brokpa people while he was in Merak and Sakten in July 2015.

He spent two weeks living in the two villages as part of a photography project focusing on the four main ethnic groups of Bhutan.

Heath told MailOnline Travel: ‘Most people only stay in the village one night, as they complete a four to five day trek, so the locals were quite surprised I stayed so long and they were very inquisitive.

‘I was there just after the King and Queen had visited the area and they were in high spirits and always extremely hospitable.

Documentary photographer AJ Heath lived in Bhutan for 12 months as part of his work and met the Brokpa people while he was in Merak and Sakten in July 2015 ‘Most people I photographed would insisted on me having a least a couple of butter milk teas with them and also several glasses of Ara (local home brew).’

Although the area is remote, the people are more than happy to have their photographs taken.

Heath told MailOnline Travel: ‘Although the villages

are remote, they have stared to get a small, but steady stream of tourists, so they are getting use to outsiders walking around the village.

‘The Bhutanese in general are very smiley and love having their photograph taken.

There aren’t too many places in the world where they thank you for taking their picture.’

However, Heath is always careful to be sensitive.

He recalled an occasion when one of the women he photographed got worried when he brought out a reflector as ‘she had no idea what it was’.

Heath told MailOnline Travel: ‘Although the villages are remote, they have stared to get a small, but steady stream of tourists, so they are getting use to outsiders walking around the village’ In an article for Maptia, Heath described how the Brokpa people lived on their yaks and sheep as the high-altitude region they are in is not suited to growing crops.

Almost every aspect of their life traditionally depended on the animals.

For example, their clothes are made from woven yak hair. Their yak felt hats are designed to keep the rain from running into their faces with the addition of twisted tufts of of the hair.

Even their tents are made from yak wool - though this is becoming less and less the norm as plastic tarpaulins have become increasingly ac-

The Brokpa people live in remote, eastern Bhutan, in the villages of Merak and Sakten - as they’ve done for centuries. Pictured is a woman dying yak wool fabric cessible.

Yak has also been an important part of their diet, not only for meat but also for its milk.

But as a documentary photographer, Heath was keen to capture their daily life, especially as the country is changing so rapidly The tea, made from calorific yak butter, is a very important part of a herder’s diet and helps to keep them fuelled for the day.

It’s especially important in the summer months, when the Brokpa become nomadic to seek out grazing land for the animals.

As well as the fascinating way of life of the Brokpa people, there was incredible landscape in the area.

They originated from the Tshoona region of Tibet and depend on the animals for their livelihood. Above, a group of children in their home

Heath told MailOnline Travel: ‘The area is a mixture of lush forest, glacial valleys and rolling pastureland.

‘I was there in July 2015, which was just before the start of the monsoon. It was cold, wet, but the scenery breathtaking. It rained solidly for two of the days, so everything was super green and lush, but also very muddy.

A new road that’s being built in the area will likely to make their life even easier.

This, in turn, will reduce their dependence on yak and sheep herding ‘We also spent a huge amount of time in low cloud and the weather would change in an instant. We had to leave the car a five hour hike away from the first village, which is

up above the tree line.

‘The villages are located in the foot hills of the Himalayas, so you don’t get the rugged mountains of Tibet and Nepal, instead you get rolling mountains covered in lush forest.’

But as a documentary photographer, who has visited Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo on assignment, Heath was keen to capture their daily life, especially as the country is changing so rapidly.

He stayed in guest lodges and homesteads and was able to travel to remote areas and meet the locals with the help of government officials.

Source Dailymail.com

They spin yarn from the wool, which later gets woven into fabrics that could be dyed and made into colourful outfits

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Digest

The quick, easy and very tasty recipes that will help you kick your carb and sugar habit

By Karen Thomson

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ollowing a rigidly structured healthy eating meal plan to the letter is easy if you have all the time in the world to pre-plan, shop and cook three nourishing and delicious meals every day — or a chef to do all the work and worrying for you. But for many of us, life can so easily get in the way of our best intentions.

When we need food, we need it quickly. But that doesn’t mean you can’t eat more healthily in a hurry. In fact, there is a way to transform your diet that can be blissfully quick and simple.

All this week in the Daily Mail we are serialising a fascinating new book by Karen Thomson, great-granddaughter of pioneering heart transplant surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard, in which she lays out a revolutionary approach for cutting back on carbs and kicking your sugar habit, leaving you slimmer and feeling fabulous for ever.

Karen Thomson, great-granddaughter of pioneering heart transplant surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard, lays out a revolutionary approach for cutting back on carbs and kicking your sugar habit, leaving you slimmer and feeling fabulous for ever The secret lies in ignoring all the conventional low-fat, carbohydrate-based dietary advice that has guided us for decades — but which is now accused of being at the root of a worldwide obesity epidemic — and switching to a super- healthy low-carbohydrate diet packed with healthy fats.

Although it might seem counter-intuitive after so many years of low-fat indoctrination, a low-carbohydrate, healthy fat (or LCHF) lifestyle is wholeheartedly endorsed by an increasing number of top medics and academics as the way forward in the battle against obesity and its related diseases.

At its heart is quitting sugar and all refined, processed foods and returning to a natural, wholesome diet of real food cooked from scratch.

Ready Meals Can Be Healthy It’s always best to cook, but you can find healthy options at the shops, too...

WAITROSE Waitrose easy to cook chicken breasts with cheese and bacon, £4.19 for 307g with cauliflower and broccoli couscous £1.29 for 220g.

Waitrose easy to cook butterflied pork leg with olive oil & lemon, £4.19 for 380g with Waitrose chilli and lime sweet potato wedges £1.99 for 390g and watercress, rocket and spinach salad, £1.99.

M&S Balanced For You courgette and broccoli spaghetti with chargrilled chicken, £4.

Super Nutty Wholefood salad, £7.

Rainbow Super Salad, £6.

TESCO Tesco Thai chicken with spiralized salad, £3 for 245g.

Tesco Finest Cajun chicken and pepperdew salad, £3.50 for 260g.

Tesco finest meatball ragu, £6 for 480g plus Tesco Finest petit pois, leeks and pancetta, £2.60 for 250g.

SAINSBURY’S Courgettini, £1.20 for 300g.

Butternut squash noodles, £1.20 for 300g.

Cauliflower rice, £1.20 for 300g.

Beetroot rice, £1.20 for 300g.

Ready to roast Mediterranean style vegetables, £1.50 for 400g.

Butternut squash mash, £2.40.

ASDA Kirsty’s Slow Cooked Beef with Celeriac Mash, £3.

Pret A Manger Chicken, peppers & feta SuperBowl Salad, £4.95.

Egg & spinach Protein Pot, £1.60.

Egg &Avo Protein Pot, £2.2.

Vegetable Tagine Soup, £3.25.

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Starbucks Falafel, quinoa and lentil salad, £2.50.

Yesterday, we explained the basic rules of the diet and showed how a typical week’s meal plan could be packed with delicious dishes that will never leave you hungry. Luckily, it is just as easy to live an LCHF life in a rush and on the hop. You just have to know what to look for — and what to avoid — when shopping and cooking.

Today, we’ll guide you through the process, and give you tips for every meal of the day, with wonderful recipes that you can prepare even if you’re pressed for time.

Be Label-Savvy When you’re at the supermarket, try to pick simple, natural foods if you can — but if time is tight and you need to grab something preprepared, get into the habit of scrutinising food labels.

Steer clear of anything marked ‘lite’ or ‘lowcalorie’ — it will almost certainly be heavily processed and packed with sugar, sweeteners and grain-based bulking agents. These are the kind of foods that got us into this sugaraddicted mess in the first place.

On the LCHF diet you have no need to count calories because you’ll be getting the perfect mix of proteins and fats without sugars to confuse your brain and body’s satiety (fullness) messages, so you should know naturally when you are properly hungry and properly full.

First, the ingredients list. Don’t buy anything that contains sugar in any of its many disguises. The higher up any ingredient is in the list, it follows that the more of it the pack contains.

But manufacturers have got wise to the fact that you can spot this, and now use a variety of different sugars to create the sweetness which allows the sugar words to drop farther down the list, making the product seem less intensely sugar-infused than it is.

Dried fruit and fruit juice are rapidly converted into sugar by your body, so don’t be tempted to buy something apparently ‘natural’ that has been sweetened with either of them.

Next, the nutritional label. Check the total carbohydrate content, not just the sugars. As a golden rule, avoid anything with more than 4g carbohydrate per 100g. It’s not easy and it won’t leave you with an abundant choice, but you’ll soon get to know which brands and which products you can trust to keep you sugar free.

Be really careful with prepared sauces — anything from pasta sauce to ketchup — as many can be much, much higher in sugar than you realise.

Even the teaspoon of sugar in a big dollop of ketchup could be enough, if you’re really sensitive to sugar, to tip you back into a cycle of cravings which could make it extremely difficult for you to stick to the plan.

The Big Breakfast Without cereal or toast to rely on in the morning, many people worry that a lowcarbohydrate breakfast could be a soulless, joyless way to start the day. But on this plan

you can feast like a king in the mornings if you want to, or grab something ‘on-message’ to eat when you get to work. When it comes to breakfast, there’s no deprivation about this plan — in fact, it lends itself perfectly to a great big brunch with family or friends.

Aim to start your day with a proper meal to keep blood sugar levels stable and cravings at bay.

That means a good combination of protein (eggs, bacon, salmon, yoghurt), vegetables or berries, and fats (nuts, seeds or cheese if you fancy that). Here are some ideas for ways in which you can give traditional breakfast favourites a healthy LCHF twist.

Porridge If you’re missing the taste and texture of porridge, try making it with chia seeds, which are nutritious, high in protein and low in carbohydrate.

You can whip up a filling bowlful by pouring milk (or almond or coconut milk) over two heaped tbsps of chia seeds and leaving them to swell overnight, or for half an hour while you get ready for work.

Stir, add a handful of frozen berries, then pop the bowl in the microwave for a minute, finally adding a dollop of cream or Greek yoghurt.

Alternatively, prepare things the night before. Pour 100ml coconut milk and 100ml water into a microwaveable mug and stir in a pinch of cinnamon and 1 heaped tsp cacao powder with your 2 tbsp of chia seeds, then leave the mug in the fridge overnight so the seeds swell to absorb the liquid. In the morning, just pop the mug in the microwave for a 60-second blitz.

Smoothies Although fruit juice and ordinary smoothies are too high in sugars (albeit fruit sugars) to have a place on the LCHF plan, if you love a nutritious liquid breakfast, try these:

n Whiz up 75g frozen berries with 60ml/3 tbsp cream, 60ml/3 tbsp coconut cream, 60ml/3 tbsp water and 2 tsp melted coconut oil to make a smoothie. n Blend 75g frozen berries with a large handful of spinach, then add 100ml coconut milk, 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt and 1 tsp nut butter and blitz again. Add a 50g scoop of whey protein powder, 1tbsp coffee granules and ½ tbsp cocoa powder for the final blitz. Add a pinch of Stevia to sweeten if you like, and a little water, if too thick. n For a great green smoothie, blend together 2 large handfuls of spinach, ¼ avocado, 4 stems of broccoli, a handful of kale, 1 slice of melon and 50g walnuts, then add 100ml coconut milk, 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt and 2 tsp nut butter (almond or hazelnut) and blitz again, then add 100ml unsweetened almond milk and a little water to get the consistency you like.

Eggs With A Twist Eggs couldn’t be speedier if you scramble them with smoked salmon or bake individual egg and ham cups (line a muffin case with a slice of Parma ham, crack in an egg, season with salt and pepper, and bake at 180c for 7-10 mins). However, if you have family and friends visiting, lay on a memor-able breakfast.

Whip up a few protein pancakes (see recipe in yesterday’s paper or Mail Online) or serve a generous platter of eggs (cooked any way you like). Or try a plate of smoked salmon, sliced avocado and cherry tomatoes, or even a full English (eggs, bacon and 80 per cent meat sausages with mushrooms).

For something a bit different, try bowls of blackberries with cream cheese sprinkled with crispy bacon, or omelettes (stuffed with feta cheese and olives or spiced up with onion, red pepper, cumin and chilli powder).

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Le Guen dumps Nigeria as Eagles’ Technical Adviser

By Albert Akota

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aul Le Guen had earlier looked fervently with the Nigerian football system because he fell in love with the “high skills of Nigerian players” but when the deal seems settled for him; he diplomatically opted out of the job.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday denied engaging Frenchman Paul Le Guen as new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, saying all sub committees in the Federation can only make recommendations to the federation board.

Chairman of the NFF Media and Publicity Committee Suleiman YahayaKwande who dismissed reports in local and international media of the Frenchman’s rejection of the position as simply preposterous, said the situation was only recommendations.

“The press statement was clear, to the effect that all appointments made at the Technical and Development Committee meeting were mere recommendations, which had to be deliberated upon and agreed by the Board.

No subcommittee in the NFF, except the judicial bodies, takes decisions. They only make recommendations.

“In truth, the Technical and Development Committee perused the profiles of all the coaches who submitted applications and find Mr. Paul Le Guen suitable for the post. But during final negotiations, he objected to being given a target and also did not wish to live in Nigeria, which was a sore point with the Board.”

Yahaya-Kwande added: “The job of Head Coach of Nigeria is a very big one and there is no way anyone will get such a job without being handed a target.

There is absolutely no issue with Le Guen saying he is not coming; several highly qualified persons would be happy to be named Manager of the Senior National Team of Nigeria. We have a plan to take care of that eventuality.”

Meanwhile, the federation on Monday in Abuja named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new Technical Adviser of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles.

He was to be assisted by Nigerian Salisu Yusuf, who takes the role of Chief Coach. The appointments are subject to agreement of contract terms with the

Paul Le Guen NFF Executive Committee.

New Eagles’ boss Le Guen steered the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. He played for Brest, Nantes and Paris Saint Germain and won 17 caps for France, before coaching Rennes, Lyon, PSG (in France) and Glasgow Rangers (in Scotland). He also coached Oman.

Yusuf, capped at U20 level by Nigeria, called the shots in interim capacity for two international friendly matches in Europe at the end of May, which the Eagles won.

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Spokesman of the Committee, Paul Bassey said after the meeting at the NFF secretariat that Enugu Rangers gaffer Imama Amapakabo and former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper and skipper Alloy Agu, who served as assistant coach and goalkeeper trainer for the games against Mali and Luxembourg in May, retain their places in the technical crew.

The new crew’s immediate challenge is a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in the first week of September a dead rubber, but which would serve as ample preparation for the

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match away to Zambia on October 3.

The Committee has also recommended to the NFF Board, the appointment of one time Super Eagles’ assistant coach Bitrus Bewarang as the new NFF Technical Director. Bewarang, who is president of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, will replace the late Coach Shaibu Amodu.

There is also a recommendation that former Super Eagles’ defender Nduka Ugbade be restored to the U17 National Team as assistant to Coach Manu Garba.

Iheanacho left out of Manchester City squad

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Buhari orders release of funds to Team Nigeria

Ranked 70th: Why giving me World Cup target Le Guen

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aul Le Guen objected to Nigeria setting him a target because “your team are not doing well, they are 70th in the world”, a top official said.

“He said he will only take the job and see how things play and so there was no basis to set a target for him as the Super Eagles are now doing well and hence their ranking as 70th team in the world by FIFA,” an official said.

Interestingly, during the technical committee media briefing announcing their recommendations, they made it clear

that no target was set for the coach even though he was to be appointed to lead Nigeria’s qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup. Le Guen also maintained he will rather shuttle between France and Nigeria rather than reside in Nigeria as Eagles coach.

“He wanted to fly in and out for Nigeria’s games and not live in the country, similar to what Berti Vogts did when he was in charge of the Eagles in 2008,” the official further disclosed.

Muhammadu Buhari

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resident Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate release of funds budgeted for Nigeria’s successful participation in the Rio Olympics in Brazil.

President Buhari gave the order at the official handover of Team Nigeria to the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) at the State House, Abuja yesterday.

He said the order became imperative given the Federal Government’s commitment to Nigeria’s successful outing in Brazil.

The president, however, warned the athletes against any act capable of tarnishing the country’s image and charged them to be worthy ambassadors of Nigeria.

“Let me equally assure you that the Federal Government is fully committed to our delegation’s successful participation in the Rio Olympic Games and will ensure that funds budgeted for the Games are released without further delay.

“We are all aware of our nation’s dwindling revenue and the current global economic challenges.

“It is therefore imperative that funds provided for the games are utilized judiciously.

“In this regard, any official who has no business at the games should stay at home to cheer the team from here and if they must travel to the Olympics, they should do so at their own expense.

“As the Federal Government formally hands over our athletes and officials for the Rio Olympics to the Nigeria Olympic Committee today, I want to charge all athletes and team officials going to the Olympic Games to be worthy ambassadors of our great country, both on the field of play and outside the sporting arena.

“The eyes of the global community

are on you and as such, you should desist from acts that could dent the image of our great country, Nigeria.’’

Mr. Buhari observed that apart from qualifying for the Olympic Games, Nigerian athletes also qualified for the Paralympic Games.

The Paralympic Games comes up immediately after the Olympic Games.

He congratulated all the athletes on their qualifications for these Games “even in the face of daunting challenges in their preparations’’.

Mr. Buhari advised the athletes to steer clear of drugs to avoid embarrassing the country.

“You are very aware of recent doping allegations, which cast aspersions not only on the individual athletes, but on their home countries.

“Please keep Nigeria clean.

“The menace of drug use in sports is threatening the core foundation of sports and has led to embarrassing situations as well as sanction of some great sporting nations.

“I, therefore, urge you to keep the integrity of our nation intact by competing clean and fair at the Olympic Games.’’

He also urged the athletes to win for the country as many medals as they could.

“But remember, it is more important to compete and acquit your country as a fair sporting nation than to bring a pack of medals as a result of bending the rules and denying the Games of fair competition.’’

The President assured them of the support of more than 170 million sports-loving Nigerians whom he said were solidly behind them.

According to him, 86 athletes will be participating in nine games at the Olympics.

Paul Le Guen

Heartland FC Coach quits amid crisis

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he Technical Adviser of Heartland FC of Owerri, Alphonsus Dike, says he has resigned following irreconcilable differences with the club’s management.

The coach disclosed yesterday in Lagos that he was resigning because the “they are not ready to do my bidding’’.

Dike took over from Bethel Orji on February 28 following the club’s poor run in the 2015/2016 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL).

He led the club for 11 matches with the last against Lagos-based MFM FC on Sunday at the Agege Stadium where they lost 0-2.

Reacting to Dike’s resignation, Heartland Protocol Officer, Tonex Chukwu, said that the club had yet to receive a formal letter from Dike.

“I am just hearing about the resignation this morning, it is news to me.

Other journalists had called me to verify same story too.

“The club has yet to receive any letter of resignation from him, so, we will treat such news as mere speculation. We did not employ him on the pages of newspapers.

“Courtesy demands that he writes to the management of the club to declare his intension.

“What I know is that he did not travel back with the team from Lagos on Sunday after the Match Day 27 fixture against MFM which we lost.

“After that, we have not heard anything from him officially,’’ he said.

Dike, a former Golden Eaglets’ coach, has also tutored Rangers International FC of Enugu, Nasarawa United of Lafia and FC Taraba before joining Heartland’s bench.

Coach Alphonsus Dike of Heartland FC

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Iheanacho left out of Manchester City squad

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elechi Iheanacho has been left out of Manchester City’s provisional preseason tour squad.

City manager, Pep Guardiola, has named a 32-man traveling party for the tour to Germany and China and Iheanacho is conspicuously missing.

But the squad list is subject to change due to visa applications.

It is not yet clear of this latest development will open up an opportunity for Iheanacho

to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

City blocked Nigeria’s attempts to include Iheanacho in their Olympic squad, with Guardiola insisting on the striker joining him for pre-season, rather than taking part in the Rio Games.

The 19-year-old will be given the chance to establish himself as Sergio Aguero’s understudy next season and the tour was going to be his chance to make an impression

on City’s new manager.

He could yet be added to the squad for the games against Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund in Beijing and Shenzhen.

Aguero, David Silva, Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling are among those who will meet up with the squad in China.

Iheanacho scored 14 goals in all competitions for City last season.

Ronaldo deserves Ballon d’Or, says Drogba

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idier Drogba believes that Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win a fourth Ballon d’Or this year due to the success that he has enjoyed with Real Madrid and Portugal.

The 31-year-old ended an impressive campaign with a Champions League crown with Madrid before going on to win Euro 2016 with the national team - their first-ever major international title.

The forward is the favourite to be crowned the player of the year for 2016 as a result of his fine performances, with even Barcelona star Neymar admitting that he is the likely winner.

And Drogba, who currently plays in MLS with Canadian side Montreal Impact, feels that Ronaldo has shown himself to be a good leader and hopes that he wins the prize for a fourth time.

Madrid are using Montreal Impact’s facilities to train as they prepare for the Internaitonal Champions Cup and Drogba feels that the club can learn from such a “prestigious” club.

“It is very important for Montreal Impact that Real Madrid train here, given the history of the club,” he said. “It is important to see how such an important team works.

“I’ve played many times against Real Madrid. I faced them with Marseille and Galatasaray. I also played against Coach Zinedine Zidane.

Ronaldo

Kelechi Iheanacho

Barcelona set to sell Halilovic to Hamburg

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arcelona and Hamburg have reached an agreement to sell Alen Halilovic to the Bundesliga club.

The Croatia international will move to Germany for a fee worth €5.5 million, after Barca’s effort to keep him in Spain failed when Valencia talks broke down because of his wage demands.

Halilovic will sign a four-year deal with Hamburg, although Barcelona will retain a buyback clause on the young midfielder.

The Catalans will have the option to bring Halilovic back to Camp Nou for €10m at the end of his first season, a fee that will rise to €12.5m at the end of 2017-18.

The 20-year-old, who was overlooked by his nation for Euro 2016, joined Barcelona in 2014 from Dinamo Zagreb.

He spent the last campaign on loan at Sporting Gijon, where he scored three goals in 36 appearances.

Halilovic

Chelsea warns Atletico to hands-off Costa

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helsea will issue a hands-off warning to Atletico Madrid over their links to Diego Costa, as new coach Antonio Conte is intent on keeping the forward at Stamford Bridge.

The 27-year-old striker has been linked with a move back to the Spanish capital this summer and the Blues will speak with Atletico over their reported interest in their former star forward.

Chelsea is understood to be angered by reports linking Costa to Spain and will again seek clarification over the transfer rumours.

“Diego Costa is our player, he is a Chelsea player,” Conte said on Tuesday. “I spoke with him; he is a very important player. For me he is one of the best in the world. He can score a lot of goals for us.

Chelsea want to avoid their striker being unsettled for the new season, with more talks between the two clubs expected in the upcoming days over a player the Blues originally signed for £32 million in 2014.

New striker Michy Batshuayi has only recently joined up with the group but is not seen as a replacement to Costa.

Conte who is preparing his team for a preseason friendly against RZ Pellets on Wednesday - does not deal with transfer matters directly but plays an advisory role. He was involved in convincing N’Golo Kante to leave Leicester City for London.

Diego Costa

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Some Interesting Facts Nigeria has the 4th highest number of poor, living under a dollar a day in the entire world. 100 million are ‘destitute’ according to figures from the NBS (National Bureau of Statistics).

42. Nigeria, the biggest economy in Africa is 160th out of 177 countries in HDI (Human Development Index).

43. Nigeria has the highest paid legislators in the entire world.

44. Based on amount squandered, of an income of $81 billion per year, Nigeria is the most corrupt nation in the world.

45. The nation with the most defrauded people, aka ‘mugus,’ in history, is

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Nigeria. Successive administrations continue to loot a greater percentage of the nation’s wealth, running in hundreds of billions of dollars.

46. Nigeria in 2013 was rated the worst country to be born based on welfare and prosperity projection.

47. Aliko Dangote funded Presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua and Jonathan’s 4th republic campaigns. Buhari rejected funding from Dangote.

48. Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817) was trained in classical Islamic science, philosophy and theology and wrote over 100 books on society, culture, religion, governance and politics. He could only declare Jihad when he was made leader in Gudu {In Islam you can only declare Jihad if you are an official Muslim leader}.

49. The Borno Empire rejected Dan Fodio’s colonization jihad. Al-Hajj Muhammad al-Amîn ibn Muhammad alKânemî not only militarily defended his Empire, but also did so by religious, theological, legal and political debates, challenging why a Muslim Empire should colonize another.

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Nigeria miss out of Poland IAAF U-20 championships

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mmanuel Arowolo and Raymond Ekevwo did not start the 100m event at the ongoing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U-20 Championships in Poland.

The 100m men event held on July 19 at the Zawisza Stadium, Bydgoszcz.

They were said to have missed their event because Team Nigeria arrived in Poland yesterday afternoon after the competition had started.

Nigeria now hopes to feature Mercy Ntia-Obong and Aniekeme Alphonsus in the women’s 100m event on the second day of the championships.

Alphonsus, a silver medallist at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa has a season best of 11.34 secs, while Ntia-Obong has her best as 11.47secs.

Abdullahi Bashiru whose season best is 13.68 secs and Omon Ojeikere whose season best is 13.91 secs will feature in 110m Hurdles.

Williams battle to defend Commonwealth titles

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iam Williams is unbeaten in 17 professional fights since his debut in 2011 Unbeaten Welshman Liam Williams has defended his Commonwealth and British super welterweight titles with an 11th round knockout of Gary Corcoran.

Williams knocked the Londoner down with a huge right hand as Corcoran suffered the first loss of his five-year career.

The 24-year-old’s first defence of both belts, the first time he had been past eight rounds, was a grudge match.

Both boxers suffered cuts above the right eye but Williams’ class ensured he extended his unbeaten professional record to 17 fights as the fighter from the Rhondda Valley hopes for a world title shot.

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he change mantra wielded by the All Progressive Congress (APC) led government is a welcome development.

It has overwhelming support of Nigerians who have been robbed of their commonwealth by a few greedy individuals. it is however instructive to know that using corruption to fight corruption is similar to making similar mistake several times and expect positive results.

It is therefore necessary to understand that President Muhammadu Buhari led administration may not be remembered for its fight against corruption alone but on how the fight was fought. If the cleaning of Nigeria from its nauseating corrupt status is tilted to defeated members and sympathizers of the ousted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the aim will be defeated and analysts will dismiss it as a “witch-hunt”.

It is instructive to intimate that reports pegs over N3.7trn is so far lost on account of corruption in military arms deal since the past 29 years.

While in the purchase of military equipment, the issue of witch-hunt wouldn’t have been valid if the entire corruption war was transparent. The selective investigations and probes is fast eroding the stance of Buhari led administration against corruption.

The media is recently harping on revelations against Abdulrraman Damdazzau and Tukur Buratai over alleged involvement in arms deal.

Denials, rebuttals, threats have trailed their alleged involvements.

First it was Buratai who was reported in the media on alleged corrupt property ownership in Dubai, United Arab Emirate.

Buratai and his media handlers denied the allegation, discarding it as actions of ‘social media terrorists’.

Buratai, initial reaction was denial, later acceptance, claiming he acquired the properties from savings.

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) was quick to exonerate him, insisting he declared the asset.

Many pundits are confused on how Buratai and his wives, Aishatu and Kalsum could save several millions to purchase the properties acquired. Though the CCB was fast to come to his rescue, it continues to remain fuzzy when they claimed he allegedly declared the properties in the name of his wives.

On the Dambazzau allegations, those who should know better have alleged that he was involved in arms deal between 2007, 2010 when he was the Chief of Army Staff. They are however petrified when government confirmed they are yet to extend investigation to include the above mentioned years from arms deal investigation.

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the fight against corruption will be classified as a charade, a contraption to inflict maximum harm on members and sympathizers of the opposition party. There are cases politicians with no integrity are shielded or condoned by anti graft agencies.

Let me intimate that PMB is able to go this far in the fight against corruption on account of his unrivalled, unblemished credentials of integrity, honesty, probity and accountability. The applause is gradually fading on account of the soiled hands of those expected to assist him in wrangling the hydra headed monster of corruption.

Buhari must however be informed that goodwill is like candle, it must be sustained through continuous process of exchange of excellence.

It whittles off once the fire of evil surpasses the good that allows the masses to be willing to support and encourage the leader in question.

Just as Jonathan is shouldering responsibility for all maladministration, financial recklessness when he was president, history will surely rate Buhari poorly if he allows those around him to manipulate the war against corruption. The dragnet must catch every indicted person Oyegun, APC National Chairman no matter the position, affiliation or orientation. surreptitious moves to doctor The present administration is only documents that might indict sustained on the popular agenda of Dambazzau. We must subject creating a new Nigeria, emancipated available facts to maximum scrutiny. from endemic corruption. Once there The claims of CCB on Buratai alleged are gaps, twists that tilts away from asset claims against possible arms the core operational templates of Mr. deal proceeds must be thoroughly Presidents “I belong to everybody, I investigated. This is indeed necessary belong to nobody”, then Nigeria will considering Buratai’s position as continue to grapple with corruption army procurement officer before his and grope in economic despondency. new assignment.

Petitions against ex-governors Ebije can be reached via: who jumped political ships to the ebijeo5@gmail.com or APC few weeks to general elections ebijeisrael@yahoo.com or @ in 2015 on alleged corrupt practices israelebije.com were ignored. The cry for justice is everywhere urging government to be justiciable in dishing out judgment regardless of party, social and ethnic Mob sets rapist, ritualist ablaze affiliations. in Delta – News If the gray arrears are not cleared,

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President Muhammadu Buhari Recent reports however assert that Dambazzau who served as Chief of Army Staff from 2008 to 2010 was not omitted as FG alleged. The investigation of the audit of defense Equipment Procurement in the Nigerian Armed Forces inaugurated in 2015 by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration actually covered the time he served.

Already the Dambazzau and Buratai rollercoaster on arms deal is an affair spinning out of control. I am indeed puzzled and interested in clearing my head on who is shielding who and for what purpose? Is the PMB led administration suddenly suffering from “sacred Cow” syndrome enroute its anti-corruption war?

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Petitions against ex-governors who jumped political ships to the APC few weeks to general elections in 2015 on alleged corrupt practices were ignored. The cry for justice is everywhere urging government to be justiciable in dishing out judgment regardless of party, social and ethnic affiliations.

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