Etisalat Group Confirms Withdrawal from the Country Gives Nigerian telco three weeks to phase out brand, remains silent on loan repayment EMTS: Discussions ongoing on continued use of Etisalat brand
Emma Okonji with agency report In
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withdrawal from Nigeria, the Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat Group announced yesterday that it had terminated its
management agreement with its Nigerian arm and gave Etisalat Nigeria three weeks to phase out the brand in
the country. The decision of the Abu Dhabi-owned network operator, which once held
a 45 per cent stake in Etisalat Nigeria and 25 per cent of its preference shares, arose after its $1.2 billion loan talks
with 13 Nigerian banks collapsed. Continued on page 8
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Aisha Buhari: Hyenas, Jackals Will Soon Be Evicted from My Husband’s Kingdom
Tobi Soniyi
In a statement certain to raise eyebrows, President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has promised that the
“hyenas and jackals” will soon be evicted from the proverbial kingdom headed by her husband. Mrs. Buhari, who has never shied away from controversy
and in a BBC interview last year had alluded to a cabal in the presidency that was influencing her husband, stated this in a Facebook post yesterday, in response
to a post by the Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani who had lamented that prayers for the “Lion King” had waned due
to his prolonged absence. But in her response, which shed more light on the power play at the Presidential Villa, following Buhari’s illness and absence
from the country since May 7, his wife said God had answered the prayers of the weaker animals. Continued on page 8
Osinbajo Meets Saraki, Dogara over Executive-N’Assembly Dispute
Ministers assigned to lobby legislature, lawmakers spoil for showdown Olawale Olaleye For the second time in one week, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday night met with the two heads of the National Assembly, with a view to resolving the lingering disagreement between the executive and the legislature. Osinbajo, who met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, sources said, has also detailed about four ministers to lobby the National Assembly and find a meeting point on some of the issues that have led to the
discord between both arms of government. The meetings, sources in the presidency hinted, may have become compelling, as the lawmakers were said to be spoiling for a showdown with the executive over their differences, ranging from the disagreement over the retention of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, despite his rejection by the Senate, to the alterations made to the 2017 budget by the National Assembly. Continued on page 9
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L-R: Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano; Chairman/CEO, Stanel Group, Mr. Stanley Uzochukwu; and Senator Andy Uba, during the opening of Stanel World ultra modern filling station in Awka, Anambra State… recently