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<p><strong>Awards N2 million against agency</strong><br />
Justice Adedayo Oyebanji of Igbosere High Court has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to henceforth mandate the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc to include on all bottles of Fanta and Sprite soft drinks manufactured by the company a written warning that the content of the said soft drinks cannot be taken with Vitamin C as same becomes poisonous</p>
<p>Justice Oyebanji also declared that NAFDAC has failed the citizens of this great nation by its certification as satisfactory for human consumption, products in which in the United Kingdom failed sample test for human consumption and which become poisonous in the presence of Ascorbic Acid ordinarily known as Vitamin C, which can be freely taken by the unsuspecting public with the Fanta and Sprite.</p>
<p>The court also awarded a cost of N2 million against NAFDAC.</p>
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<p>The judgment of the court was sequel to a suit filed by a Lagos businessman, Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo and his company, Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited, against NBC and NAFDAC.</p>
<p>Adebo also urged the court to declare that the firm was negligent and breached the duty of care owed to their valued customers and consumers in the production of contaminated soft drinks with excessive “benzoic acid and sunset” addictive.</p>
<p>He also prayed the court to direct NAFDAC to conduct and carry out routine laboratory tests of all the soft drinks and allied products of the company to ensure and guarantee the safety of the consumable products produced from the factory.</p>
<p>In an amended statement of claim filed before the court by counsel to the claimant, Abiodun Onidare, it was alleged that sometimes in March 2007, Fijabi Adebo’s company purchased from the NBC large quantities of Coca-cola, Fanta orange, Sprite, Fanta Lemon, Fanta Pineapple and soda water for export to the United Kingdom for retail purposes and supply to their customers in United Kingdom (UK).</p>
<p>When the consignment of the soft drinks arrived in the UK, fundamental health related matters were raised on the contents and composition of the Fanta and Sprite products by the United Kingdom Health Authorities, specifically the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s Trading Standard Department of Environment and Economy Directorate.</p>
<p>The findings were also corroborated by the Coca-cola European Union and the products were found to have excessive levels of “Sunset Yellow and Benzoic Acid “which are unsafe for human consumption.</p>
<p>And due to the irregularities and harmful content of the soft drinks, which can cause cancer to the consumers, the claimants could not sell the products resulting in appreciable losses, as they were certified unsuitable for consumption and were seized and destroyed by the UK health authorities.</p>
<p>The claimants alleged further that NAFDAC failed to carry out necessary tests to determine if the soft drinks were safe for human consumption.</p>
<p>However, in its amended statement of defence filed before the court by Mr. T. O. Busari, the NBC admitted supplying the<br />
products but contended that the products manufactured by the company were meant for local distribution and consumption.</p>
<p>It denied that it was negligent in the manufacturing of its products as alleged. It said that stringent quality control procedures were adopted in its production process to ensure that its products are safe for consumption of the final user.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, NAFDAC did not file any defence.</p>
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<p>In her judgment, Justice Oyebanji said: “It is imperative to state that the knowledge of the NBC that the products were not to be exported is immaterial to its being fit for human consumption.</p>
<p>“The court is in absolute agreement with the learned counsel for the claimants that soft drinks manufactured by the NBC ought to be fit for human consumption irrespective of color or creed.</p>
<p>“In consideration of the fact that this case was filed in 2008 and that it has been in court for nine years, cost of N2 million is awarded against NAFDAC. Interest shall be paid at the rate of 10 per cent yearly until liquidation of the said sum.”</p>
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<p><strong>• Fashola, Okowa task DISCOs, GENCOs on regular electricity<br />
• Operators need funds, says Elumelu, Transcorp Power boss</strong></p>
<p>An audit report of debt by Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to power distribution companies (DISCos) has revealed an indebtedness of N59.3 billion by top 100 customers, like defence, military and security agencies owing N51 billion.</p>
<p>This was the communiqué at the 13th meeting of power sector stakeholders yesterday with the Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, hosted by the Transcorp Power Limited, Ughelli, Delta State.</p>
<p>The report stated that all verified bills would be recommended for payment on a first-come first-serve basis as a demonstration of government’s determination to lead by example with regards to payment for electricity delivered.</p>
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<p>Although the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reported an improved compliance with submission of audited accounts by DISCos, the stakeholders said that NERC should more rigorously to perform regulatory duties.</p>
<p>In their comments, Fashola and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa charged power generating companies (GENCos) and the DISCos to do more to ensure regular power supply to Nigerians.</p>
<p>They maintained that regular electricity is critical to the nation’s industrial, technological and infrastructural development.</p>
<p>Fashola also chided the DISCos for failing to strengthen their transformers, thereby leading to epileptic power supplies as a result of frequent breakdowns.</p>
<p>Okowa slammed the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for the poor power supply in his state. He declared: “No matter what you generate, if it does not get to the common man, then it becomes a problem.”</p>
<p>Okowa charged all stakeholders to ensure peace in their communities to ensure peaceful operation of the power companies.</p>
<p>The Chairman of Transcorp Power, Mr. Tony Elumelu told the minister and governor: “We have two issues: one is liquidity. We want the minister to fast-track access to the Liquidation Assurance Programme funds. The second is gas. We want to do, but there is no gas. We can generate 620WM but due to poor access to gas supply we are handicapped.”</p>
<p>The power sector operators present included the NERC, managing directors and CEOs of GENCos, DISCos, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), as well as various government agencies such as the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET), Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) and Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and other operators in the electricity industry.</p>
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<p><strong>Delta wades into communities, oil firm’s rift over MoU</strong><br />
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) and Ijaw National Congress (INC) have asked the Presidency to enforce the relocation of multinational oil companies to the Niger Delta.</p>
<p>They said that the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s directives to oil firms to relocate their headquarters to the region without a time-frame creates a lacuna that might be explored by the multinationals to evade the directive.</p>
<p>The President of MOSOP, Legborsi Pyagbara, told The Guardian that the presidential directive was one of the key demands of the people of the Niger Delta as espoused by the Pan-Niger Delta Forum leaders when they met with President Muhammadu Buhari last November.</p>
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<p>Pyagbara stressed that government needs to ensure full compliance to this directive within a given time-frame.</p>
<p>He also advocated that opportunities should be given to qualified persons with requisite skills from the Niger Delta to head some of these companies.</p>
<p>In another development, the Delta State Government through the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice has waded into the rift between host communities in OML 34 and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) over alleged refusal to comply with terms of the project global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the domestic gas project by the oil company.</p>
<p>The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Mrakpor, who presided over the mediation meeting, said that he was acting on the instruction of the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.</p>
<p>He said the move was aimed at protecting the rights of the people as well as to create the enabling environment for investors to do business in line with the objective of the state government.</p>
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<p><strong>• State gets new police commissioner<br />
• Assembly renames RSUST to RSU</strong></p>
<p>The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has promised to submit the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the 2016 rerun election to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.</p>
<p>He made the pledge when the Chairman of the panel, Justice Chinwendu Nwogu, submitted its report to the governor at the Government House, Port Harcourt.</p>
<p>The panel was raised to probe the killings and other acts of violence that characterised the December 10, 2016 rerun and supplementary elections in the state.</p>
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<p>While expressing doubt at the inspector general of police acting on the report, he said he was optimistic that the police as an institution would perform their constitutional duties.</p>
<p>He disclosed that the state executive council would, after deliberating on the report, issue the white paper on it for necessary action by the police.</p>
<p>The governor commended the judicial commission of inquiry for a thorough report, which included videos, testimonies and relevant accounts of all that transpired during the elections.</p>
<p>Justice Nwogu explained that the commission received 13 Memoranda and several exhibits, including expended bullets and also visited different locations to gather its evidence.</p>
<p>He explained that the report, which is in four volumes, captured all aspects of the commission’s assignment.</p>
<p>Though he did not disclose the content of the report, he explained that the recommendations were in line with the commission’s terms of reference.</p>
<p>However, a new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Ahmed, has resumed in the state. This followed the death of the former police boss, Mr. Francis Odesanya.</p>
<p>Prior to this posting, Ahmed Magaji, had acted as the commissioner.</p>
<p>The new commissioner, who is from Kogi State, is the 38th commissioner of police in the state.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the state House of Assembly has renamed the Rivers State University of Science and Technology to Rivers State University.</p>
<p>This followed the passing into law of a bill seeking to rename the earlier name of the Institution.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580042040169511334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257473307767384814.post-4121826919165635292017-03-13T21:47:00.013-07:002017-03-13T21:47:22.234-07:00Dealers, group differ over customs’ new policy on vehicle duties (Read full details)<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2n4oNE3" rel="nofollow">http://ift.tt/2n4oNE3</a></p>
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<p>Vehicles dealers in the country have restated their support for the recent directive by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to collect duties for cars and other automobiles of Nigerians who may have defaulted in payment of duties.</p>
<p>National President of the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON), Prince Ajibola Adedoyin, who spoke to journalists in an interview at the weekend, described the grace period for the payment as an opportunity for all vehicle dealers and owners to pay duties on their vehicles to avoid losing them.</p>
<p>He said members of the association would take advantage of the duty collection window provided by the Customs from March 13 to April 14, 2017 as demanded by AMDON.</p>
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<p>According to him, AMDON had suggested the mode of duty collection on vehicles to the Controller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali as a way of resolving the challenges being encountered by its members.</p>
<p>Adedoyin pointed out that car dealers who were the most affected by seizures of cars and other vehicles had established a partnership with the Customs over the years.</p>
<p>He added that the dealers established a rapport with the Customs to save themselves from losses, arrests and embarrassment occasioned by default in payment of vehicles duties.</p>
<p>“Some of our members were arrested and detained in the past by the police after they sold vehicles that were eventually seized by Customs for non payment of duties. Some of the vehicles, for which our members were arrested, belonged to Nigerians abroad and some importers who only use our sales outlets to market and sell them off.</p>
<p>“Months after such sales were made the buyers will come with police officers to arrest car dealers for selling vehicles without genuine papers. The buyer, with the support of the police, will then be demanding for refunds of total amount spent in buying the vehicle whose money the car dealer had remitted to the actual owners after collecting a commission of less than 5% of the sum,” he explained.</p>
<p>He urged those with vehicles without proof of duty payments to take advantage of the opportunity to pay up the duties. There has been mixed reactions from Nigerians over Customs directive that all vehicles without proofs of duty payment should do so between March 13 and April 14, 2017.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRS) has lauded the National Assembly over its invitation to the Comptroller-General of the Customs, Hameed Ali, to appear before it on Wednesday.</p>
<p>While condemning the new vehicle duties policy, the group said the invitation extended to the Customs boss would sanitise the system and ameliorate the sufferings of the people.</p>
<p>A statement by its Chairman, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, commended members of the eight Senate, particularly Senator Dino Malaye and Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah for standing up against what it described as the illegal and anti-people policy of the service.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580042040169511334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257473307767384814.post-39406250503820153392017-03-13T21:47:00.011-07:002017-03-13T21:47:21.682-07:00Nigeria-born John Oyebode lifts Italy at ITTF Junior Open…See full details<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2mUtkuS" rel="nofollow">http://ift.tt/2mUtkuS</a></p>
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<p>Nigerian-born Italian, John Oyebode was in superb form at the just concluded 2017 ITTF Italian Junior and Cadet Open in Lignano, where the 15-year-old claimed two gold medals in the cadet event of the championship.</p>
<p>Oyebode, whose father, Michael, was part of the Nigerian coaching crew to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, partnered Matteo Gualdi to beat Czech Republic’s Simon Belik and Tomas Martinko 11-9, 9-11, 15-17, 11-9, 11-8 (3-2) to claim the gold in the cadet boys doubles.</p>
<p>He also paired Matteo Gualdi to overcome Belgium 3-0 in the cadet boys’ team event.</p>
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<p>Despite not playing beyond the second round of the singles event in the cadet boys, Oyebode shone like a star for his adopted country in the junior boys singles as he worked his way into the last four of the event where he was beaten in the semifinal by compatriot, Antonio Amato.</p>
<p>The bespectacled star was seeded number three in the cadet boys and after making the podium in the boys singles, he said, “after the bronze in the Junior Boys’ Singles, the first podium in single in my life, I want another medal.”</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580042040169511334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257473307767384814.post-91682366838335197192017-03-13T21:47:00.009-07:002017-03-13T21:47:20.987-07:00Court orders warning against soft drinks with Vitamin C<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2nyLJun" rel="nofollow">http://ift.tt/2nyLJun</a></p>
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<p><strong>Awards N2 million against agency</strong><br />
Justice Adedayo Oyebanji of Igbosere High Court has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to henceforth mandate the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc to include on all bottles of Fanta and Sprite soft drinks manufactured by the company a written warning that the content of the said soft drinks cannot be taken with Vitamin C as same becomes poisonous</p>
<p>Justice Oyebanji also declared that NAFDAC has failed the citizens of this great nation by its certification as satisfactory for human consumption, products in which in the United Kingdom failed sample test for human consumption and which become poisonous in the presence of Ascorbic Acid ordinarily known as Vitamin C, which can be freely taken by the unsuspecting public with the Fanta and Sprite.</p>
<p>The court also awarded a cost of N2 million against NAFDAC.</p>
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<p>The judgment of the court was sequel to a suit filed by a Lagos businessman, Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo and his company, Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited, against NBC and NAFDAC.</p>
<p>Adebo also urged the court to declare that the firm was negligent and breached the duty of care owed to their valued customers and consumers in the production of contaminated soft drinks with excessive “benzoic acid and sunset” addictive.</p>
<p>He also prayed the court to direct NAFDAC to conduct and carry out routine laboratory tests of all the soft drinks and allied products of the company to ensure and guarantee the safety of the consumable products produced from the factory.</p>
<p>In an amended statement of claim filed before the court by counsel to the claimant, Abiodun Onidare, it was alleged that sometimes in March 2007, Fijabi Adebo’s company purchased from the NBC large quantities of Coca-cola, Fanta orange, Sprite, Fanta Lemon, Fanta Pineapple and soda water for export to the United Kingdom for retail purposes and supply to their customers in United Kingdom (UK).</p>
<p>When the consignment of the soft drinks arrived in the UK, fundamental health related matters were raised on the contents and composition of the Fanta and Sprite products by the United Kingdom Health Authorities, specifically the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s Trading Standard Department of Environment and Economy Directorate.</p>
<p>The findings were also corroborated by the Coca-cola European Union and the products were found to have excessive levels of “Sunset Yellow and Benzoic Acid “which are unsafe for human consumption.</p>
<p>And due to the irregularities and harmful content of the soft drinks, which can cause cancer to the consumers, the claimants could not sell the products resulting in appreciable losses, as they were certified unsuitable for consumption and were seized and destroyed by the UK health authorities.</p>
<p>The claimants alleged further that NAFDAC failed to carry out necessary tests to determine if the soft drinks were safe for human consumption.</p>
<p>However, in its amended statement of defence filed before the court by Mr. T. O. Busari, the NBC admitted supplying the<br />
products but contended that the products manufactured by the company were meant for local distribution and consumption.</p>
<p>It denied that it was negligent in the manufacturing of its products as alleged. It said that stringent quality control procedures were adopted in its production process to ensure that its products are safe for consumption of the final user.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, NAFDAC did not file any defence.</p>
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<p>In her judgment, Justice Oyebanji said: “It is imperative to state that the knowledge of the NBC that the products were not to be exported is immaterial to its being fit for human consumption.</p>
<p>“The court is in absolute agreement with the learned counsel for the claimants that soft drinks manufactured by the NBC ought to be fit for human consumption irrespective of color or creed.</p>
<p>“In consideration of the fact that this case was filed in 2008 and that it has been in court for nine years, cost of N2 million is awarded against NAFDAC. Interest shall be paid at the rate of 10 per cent yearly until liquidation of the said sum.”</p>
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<p><strong>• Fashola, Okowa task DISCOs, GENCOs on regular electricity<br />
• Operators need funds, says Elumelu, Transcorp Power boss</strong></p>
<p>An audit report of debt by Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to power distribution companies (DISCos) has revealed an indebtedness of N59.3 billion by top 100 customers, like defence, military and security agencies owing N51 billion.</p>
<p>This was the communiqué at the 13th meeting of power sector stakeholders yesterday with the Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, hosted by the Transcorp Power Limited, Ughelli, Delta State.</p>
<p>The report stated that all verified bills would be recommended for payment on a first-come first-serve basis as a demonstration of government’s determination to lead by example with regards to payment for electricity delivered.</p>
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<p>Although the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reported an improved compliance with submission of audited accounts by DISCos, the stakeholders said that NERC should more rigorously to perform regulatory duties.</p>
<p>In their comments, Fashola and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa charged power generating companies (GENCos) and the DISCos to do more to ensure regular power supply to Nigerians.</p>
<p>They maintained that regular electricity is critical to the nation’s industrial, technological and infrastructural development.</p>
<p>Fashola also chided the DISCos for failing to strengthen their transformers, thereby leading to epileptic power supplies as a result of frequent breakdowns.</p>
<p>Okowa slammed the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for the poor power supply in his state. He declared: “No matter what you generate, if it does not get to the common man, then it becomes a problem.”</p>
<p>Okowa charged all stakeholders to ensure peace in their communities to ensure peaceful operation of the power companies.</p>
<p>The Chairman of Transcorp Power, Mr. Tony Elumelu told the minister and governor: “We have two issues: one is liquidity. We want the minister to fast-track access to the Liquidation Assurance Programme funds. The second is gas. We want to do, but there is no gas. We can generate 620WM but due to poor access to gas supply we are handicapped.”</p>
<p>The power sector operators present included the NERC, managing directors and CEOs of GENCos, DISCos, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), as well as various government agencies such as the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET), Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) and Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and other operators in the electricity industry.</p>
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<p><strong>Delta wades into communities, oil firm’s rift over MoU</strong><br />
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) and Ijaw National Congress (INC) have asked the Presidency to enforce the relocation of multinational oil companies to the Niger Delta.</p>
<p>They said that the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s directives to oil firms to relocate their headquarters to the region without a time-frame creates a lacuna that might be explored by the multinationals to evade the directive.</p>
<p>The President of MOSOP, Legborsi Pyagbara, told The Guardian that the presidential directive was one of the key demands of the people of the Niger Delta as espoused by the Pan-Niger Delta Forum leaders when they met with President Muhammadu Buhari last November.</p>
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<p>Pyagbara stressed that government needs to ensure full compliance to this directive within a given time-frame.</p>
<p>He also advocated that opportunities should be given to qualified persons with requisite skills from the Niger Delta to head some of these companies.</p>
<p>In another development, the Delta State Government through the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice has waded into the rift between host communities in OML 34 and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) over alleged refusal to comply with terms of the project global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the domestic gas project by the oil company.</p>
<p>The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Mrakpor, who presided over the mediation meeting, said that he was acting on the instruction of the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.</p>
<p>He said the move was aimed at protecting the rights of the people as well as to create the enabling environment for investors to do business in line with the objective of the state government.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580042040169511334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257473307767384814.post-28803611286885231012017-03-13T21:47:00.003-07:002017-03-13T21:47:18.970-07:00What the world can learn from Nigeria<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2mm1owZ" rel="nofollow">http://ift.tt/2mm1owZ</a></p>
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<p>Last week, while visiting Accra for the first time, I was awestruck at just how amazing the city was; from its beautiful architecture, to the pristine streets, orderly traffic and the uninterrupted power supply. I immediately swung into comparison mode as most human beings – but dare I say especially Nigerians, do. As I made these admittedly baseless associations, I remembered a conversation I had with a fellow Guardian Contributor, Minna Salami, who challenged me to write a piece on what the west can learn from Nigeria as an alternative to the daily complaints about what is wrong with Nigeria.</p>
<p>In that moment, I realized the importance of perspective. In our rightful quest to compete on the global scale, we are quick to criticize ourselves, abandon what makes us unique and what makes us great while ignoring the mitigating circumstances. We instead adopt what we accept as universal standards, beliefs, practices and norms in order to gain acceptance into mainstream society. But I’m here to tell you that, although the country appears to be coming apart at the seams, by comparison, we’re not in as terrible shape as we appear to be and there’s still a whole lot the world can learn from Nigeria.</p>
<p>The first and perhaps most important indicator of a society is family. Pearl S. Buck famously said “Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.” While Nigeria like most western societies struggle with building and securing the safety net for the poor and most vulnerable, it scores high marks for how it reveres its elders.</p>
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<p>Across our cultures, when citizens become old, sick or retire, they are surrounded by family and helpers, as opposed to being hauled to nursing homes where they are cared for by strangers. They are respected and thought highly of and their opinions (or wisdom as its often referred to) are given special deference. This doesn’t only apply to elderly folks and retirees, but even in corporate structures. While youth is celebrated in the west, driving people to act and appear younger in fear of being discarded; experience and steady hands are preferred. While the young should be heard and given a prominent seat at the policy and decision-making table (especially given that they make up a disproportionate size of the population), it shouldn’t be to the detriment of the older, more experienced people. I believe the west can learn to value judgement and competence as much as it does energy and effervescence.</p>
<p>As the legend of the “Nigerian Prince” grew to epic proportions, and internet fraud became more rampant, international banks and online merchants alike cowered with archaic fraud resolution systems that left customers without access to their funds for long periods of time, limiting banking services. And even when customers travel overseas, cheques are delayed and interbank online money transfers would sometimes take up 5-10 business days to clear. Nigerian banks however, took on the challenge, creating effective checks like bank tokens to verify online transfers, providing versatile accounts to fit different customer needs, and many banks providing specialized services for small business owners, as well as my personal favourite – instant online transfers between banks. While there are serious challenges in the banking sector, with the recent currency crisis, and the uncertainty around regulations, the banking sector in Nigeria has shown tremendous ingenuity around financial services that the world can certainly learn from.</p>
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<p>In the visual art world, the works of artists like JD Ojeikhere and Victor Ehikhamenor have lined the halls of museums from The Metropolitan Museum in New York to Venice. Nigeria has always told its story through its own medium, in its own voice. In the visual and performing art world that has often followed established convention, Nigeria has continued to set its own standards and forced the world to pay attention to it.</p>
<p>This in no way attempts to gloss over the many challenges that Nigeria faces or the many things that we can and should learn from the world – and there are many, this is simply an attempt at reminding us of why we are exceptional to begin with. Our strength has never been in following international standards but in creating our own, it’s never been in copying and pasting, it’s our ingenuity in adapting convention to fit our culture and character.</p>
<p>The unique experiment that is Nigeria – a country with over 160million people from over 250 ethnic groups in a relatively small landmass, sharing ideas and resources, while negotiating diversity of thought, interests and beliefs in a free society is bound to be chaotic and progress likely slow to come. But our shared values of determination, leadership, eternal optimism, resourcefulness, sheer will, joie de vivre and our commitment to freedom and pursuit of happiness still makes us a model for the world to emulate. So next time you want to compare Nigeria to a foreign country, do that difficult task of exploring the social political make-up of the country and its history and you’ll find we aren’t so bad after all.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580042040169511334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257473307767384814.post-25540812149806589762017-03-13T21:47:00.001-07:002017-03-13T21:47:18.167-07:00Rivers will submit report on rerun poll to IGP, says Wike<p><a href="http://ift.tt/2mlRvQ1" rel="nofollow">http://ift.tt/2mlRvQ1</a></p>
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• Assembly renames RSUST to RSU</strong></p>
<p>The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has promised to submit the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the 2016 rerun election to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.</p>
<p>He made the pledge when the Chairman of the panel, Justice Chinwendu Nwogu, submitted its report to the governor at the Government House, Port Harcourt.</p>
<p>The panel was raised to probe the killings and other acts of violence that characterised the December 10, 2016 rerun and supplementary elections in the state.</p>
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<p>While expressing doubt at the inspector general of police acting on the report, he said he was optimistic that the police as an institution would perform their constitutional duties.</p>
<p>He disclosed that the state executive council would, after deliberating on the report, issue the white paper on it for necessary action by the police.</p>
<p>The governor commended the judicial commission of inquiry for a thorough report, which included videos, testimonies and relevant accounts of all that transpired during the elections.</p>
<p>Justice Nwogu explained that the commission received 13 Memoranda and several exhibits, including expended bullets and also visited different locations to gather its evidence.</p>
<p>He explained that the report, which is in four volumes, captured all aspects of the commission’s assignment.</p>
<p>Though he did not disclose the content of the report, he explained that the recommendations were in line with the commission’s terms of reference.</p>
<p>However, a new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Ahmed, has resumed in the state. This followed the death of the former police boss, Mr. Francis Odesanya.</p>
<p>Prior to this posting, Ahmed Magaji, had acted as the commissioner.</p>
<p>The new commissioner, who is from Kogi State, is the 38th commissioner of police in the state.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the state House of Assembly has renamed the Rivers State University of Science and Technology to Rivers State University.</p>
<p>This followed the passing into law of a bill seeking to rename the earlier name of the Institution.</p>
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<p>There was excitement as two top brands from the stable of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, Nunu Milk and Premier Cool engaged over 3,000 students at the first round examination of its Chemistry Challenge, which took place recently in Agege, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Surulere and Amuwo Odofin areas of Lagos State. The two brands had jointly sponsored the fourth edition of the competition initiated in 2013 by PZ Cussons Foundation to stimulate, inspire and reward the study of science and chemistry in public and private senior secondary schools in the state.</p>
<p>During the formal unveiling of this year’s programme, the Executive Director for Brand Development and Activation, Christos Giouras, stated that the science contest has consistently made resounding impacts, spurring the interest of Nigerian students in the learning of chemistry. He added that the two brands are set to provide the emotional and physical experience for the candidates and the teachers at every level of the competition to spur them to victory as they contest for the most coveted chemistry prize in Nigeria.</p>
<p>The competition, designed to bring out the best in both students and teachers, comes in four stages. 100 participants with the best results will move to stage two to compete in another round of test. The top 24 participants will go on to stage three to compete in the practical test stage. Then the best six will qualify for the final stage, which will be conducted live on stage through a quiz format, after which, the highest scorer becomes the overall PZ Cussons Chemistry Challenge Champion for 2016/2017.</p>
<p>The first prizewinner will get a trophy and gold medal, N700,000 cash, laptop, N100,000 for the teacher and N100, 000 worth of laboratory equipment for the school represented. Second place prizewinner receives N450,000, laptop, N80,000 for the teacher and N80,000 worth of laboratory equipment for the school.</p>
<p>The third place prize gets N350,000 laptop, N70,000 for the teacher andN70,000 worth of laboratory equipment for the school. While the fourth place will go home with N250,000, laptop, N60,000 for the teacher and N60,000 worth of laboratory equipment for the school.</p>
<p>Launched in 2007, PZ Cussons Nigeria Foundation has been helping Nigerian communities by supporting projects in the areas of infrastructural improvement such as potable water, health, education and empowerment. The foundation has completed over 58 projects in different parts of the country.</p>
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<p>Organizers of the charity football event aimed at checking child and women trafficking, insurgency and terrorism slated to hold in Abuja later this year yesterday dismissed speculations that the project would not hold.</p>
<p>Speaking to The Guardian on the preparation for the visit of the world stars, the event’s coordinator, Ambassador John Fashanu said the body is working round the clock to ensure the reigning world footballer of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo, his arch rival and FC Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi, former France captain and coach of Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, former African Footballer of the Year, Abedi Ayew Pele, Nigerian retired football stars, Austin Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo and other world football stars participate in the novelty game.</p>
<p>He revealed that the novelty game, which is an initiative of Next2None, would hold in Abuja on May 21, adding that it might be rescheduled if logistics needed for the tie were not met before the day.</p>
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<p>He said the organization decided to use football for its campaign because it speaks the language of love, peace, hope and unity.</p>
<p>According to him, “We are not yet certain on the particular date for the game due to logistics reasons, but I am sure it would hold this year. Such information cannot be released for the fun of it. The organization is serious to bring all the top world footballers live to Nigeria. Information needed for the event would be given to the media as details unfold ahead of the game.</p>
<p>“The NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, has been hinted on the game and he is in support of the initiative.’’</p>
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<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has named former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke in the ongoing trial of the former gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) and the former Minister of Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman.</p>
<p>The anti-graft agency alleged that Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum, conspired with the accused to take possession of proceeds of crime.</p>
<p>At the resumed trial of the two accused persons, the EFCC prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court of a five-count amended charge, where the name of the former Petroleum Minister was conspicuously mentioned, and urges the court to allow the amended charge be read to Belgore and Sulaiman, for their pleas to be retaken.</p>
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<p>The application was not opposed by counsel to the accused. Consequently, the court granted the application.</p>
<p>In the charges, Alison-Madueke was alleged to have conspired with Belgore and Sulaiman on or about March 27, 2015 to directly take possession of the sum of N450 million, which they reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of unlawful act.</p>
<p>They were also alleged to have taken the said funds in cash, which exceeded the amount authorised by law, without going through the financial institutions.</p>
<p>Belgore and Sulaiman were also alleged to have paid the sum of N50 million to one Sheriff Shagaya, without going through the banks.</p>
<p>However, counsel to the first accused person, which includes Mr. Ebun Shofunde, Mr. Charles Edosanwa, Mr. Seni Adio, and counsel to Sulaiman, Chief O Ayanlaja, Ladi Rotimi-Williams, and Olatunde Busari, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), pleaded with the court for adjournment for the cross-examination of the witness.</p>
<p>Consequently, the court adjourned the matter till Tuesday (today) for cross-examination of the witness and continuation of trial.</p>
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<p>A prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ade Babatunde, yesterday narrated to the court how funds belonging to Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were allegedly converted by some officials of the agency,</p>
<p>The witness, a staff of Stanbic IBTC bank, was being led in evidence by EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo in the ongoing trial of former employees of NAMA over N6.8 billion fraud.</p>
<p>EFCC had charged NAMA’s former Managing Director, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, alongside a former General Manager of Procurement, Olumuyiwa Adegorite and a former General Manager of Finance, Segun Agbolade. Others are a former acting General Manager of ICT, Bolaniran Akinribido, Sesebor Abiodun and Joy Adegorite.</p>
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<p>Also charged are two limited liability companies, Randville investment Limited and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited.</p>
<p>The accused are been prosecuted on a 21-count charge of N6.8 billion fraud.</p>
<p>Babatunde, who is the first prosecution witness said that on July 13, 2015, a cash withdrawal to the tune of N3 million was made by the agency’s former General Manager in charge of Finance (Agbolade), from the account of Randville investment Ltd.</p>
<p>He said that on July 15, 2015, there was a withdrawal of N2.5 million from the account of Randville investment Ltd and same transferred to the account of Segun Agbolade.</p>
<p>He said: “On September 16, 2015, there was a credit transfer of N22 million into the account of Randville investment Limited. On September 28, 2015, a sum of N100 million was deposited in a fixed deposit account and on maturity, same was paid into the account of Randville investment Limited.</p>
<p>“On the same date, N28 million was transferred out of the account, but I cannot confirm the beneficiary because it was not stated on the statement of account. Still on September 28, 2015, N100 million was placed in another fixed deposit account.</p>
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<p><strong>• Faults N16m operational vote for 2017</strong><br />
Almost five years on, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday released the final report on the June 3, 2012 Dana Air mishap in the Iju-Ishaga suburbs of Lagos State.</p>
<p>According to the document, engine failure and poor judgment of the pilots were instrumental to the unfortunate incident which claimed all 153 passengers, six crewmembers and six others aground.</p>
<p>The ill-fated aircraft from Abuja, according to AIB, lost the first engine 17 minutes into the flight before the second packed up five minutes to landing.</p>
<p>Also yesterday, the bureau faulted the N16 million vote captured in the 2017 budget for the investigation of crashes this fiscal year. Though it is to spend N2 billion in the entire 12 months.</p>
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<p>The Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Akin Olateru, noted in Lagos that “engine number one lost power 17 minutes into the flight, and thereafter on final approach, engine number two failed to respond to throttle movement on demand for increased power to sustain the aircraft in its flight configuration.”</p>
<p>He added: “The inappropriate omission of the use of the checklist and the crew’s inability to appreciate the severity of the power-related problem, and their subsequent failure to land at the nearest suitable airfield, also contributed to the crash.”</p>
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<p>It is a tale as old as time (or one dating back to the 1990s, at least): Disney dusts off an animated classic, adds bells, whistles and real people, and everyone makes a fortune.</p>
<p>Since Jason Scott Lee annoyed purists as a grown-up Mowgli in “Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book” (1994), the company has churned out numerous big-screen live-action remakes of its hand-drawn favorites, recouping $4 billion worldwide.</p>
<p>The latest to get the Mouse House makeover is “Beauty and the Beast,” set for release on Friday with an all-star cast led by Emma Watson, 26, who grew up playing Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” films.</p>
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<p>No movie will arrive in theaters this year weighed down by as much expectation, in the wake of a 90-second trailer that generated a record 92 million views in its first day online.</p>
<p>“Beauty and the Beast” — which revisits the smash hit 1991 cartoon starring the voice of Paige O’Hara as Belle — had a whopping $300 million production and marketing budget but shouldn’t struggle to turn a profit.</p>
<p>It is already the fastest selling family film in history, outpacing previous record-holder “Finding Dory,” according to online ticket seller Fandango, with analysts projecting a $150 million opening weekend.</p>
<p>It could also be the most controversial Disney remake in history — and the bar is higher than you might think — having weathered all manner of social media storms over its production and stars.</p>
<p>Among the more trivial controversies was an angry fan reaction to the design of teapot character Mrs Potts, who doesn’t have a spout for a nose in the new version as she did in the animated classic.</p>
<p><strong>– Capturing hearts –</strong></p>
<p>More recently, critics made snarky remarks about a revealing Vanity Fair photo shoot by Watson, claiming that exposing flesh wasn’t in keeping with the United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador’s feminist image.</p>
<p>And then all hell broke loose when it emerged that Le Fou, the sycophantic sidekick to antagonist Gaston, was being portrayed by comedian and actor Josh Gad as a gay man, making him Disney’s first ever out LGBT character.</p>
<p>The move sparked an international controversy, with at least one theater in Alabama refusing to show the film and the Russian government considering a ban before settling on an adults-only rating.</p>
<p>“What has this story always been about for 300 years? It’s about looking closer, going deeper, accepting people for who they really are,” director Bill Condon (“Gods and Monsters,” “Twilight: Breaking Dawn”) told journalists in Beverly Hills last week.</p>
<p>“In a very Disney way, we are including everybody. I think this movie is for everybody and I think on the screen you’ll see everybody, and that was important to me.”</p>
<p>Six years after the last of her eight “Harry Potter” movies, Watson — who turned down Emma Stone’s Oscar-winning role in “La La Land” — is taking on by far her largest role as an adult.</p>
<p>“The tagline of the movie is ‘a tale as old as time’ and it’s true,” said the actress — a fan of the 1946 Jean Cocteau version as well as the 1991 film — at the star-studded US premiere in Hollywood on March 2.</p>
<p>“It’s been retold in so many different ways… but I think there’s just something about the Disney version that was really a telling of it that was so inspiring and really captured people’s hearts.”</p>
<p><strong>– Activist –</strong></p>
<p>She and co-star Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”) as the Beast lead a stellar cast including Oscar winners Kevin Kline and Emma Thompson as well as Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen and Stanley Tucci.</p>
<p>Watson told the Beverly Hills news conference that the character from the 1991 movie had helped shape the adult she became, and she wanted her version to embody the same spirit and values.</p>
<p>“I love that in our version Belle is not only odd and doesn’t fit in — you see her reading and you see her not really a part of the community. In our film, she’s actually an activist within her own community,” she said.</p>
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<p>If you’re not a big fan of Disney’s live-action remakes, you might want to crawl under a rock for the next few years, as another 13 are in various stages of production.</p>
<p>“Cruella” and “Mulan” are both scheduled for release next year, and Tim Burton’s “Dumbo,” Guy Ritchie’s “Aladdin” and Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King” are due to follow.</p>
<p>“The Little Mermaid” will see Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” fame collaborating with legendary Disney composer Alan Menken, while two remakes of “Peter Pan” are in the works along with new versions of “Winnie the Pooh,” “Fantasia,” “Pinocchio,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “The Sword in the Stone.”</p>
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<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has named former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke in the ongoing trial of the former gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) and the former Minister of Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman.</p>
<p>The anti-graft agency alleged that Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum, conspired with the accused to take possession of proceeds of crime.</p>
<p>At the resumed trial of the two accused persons, the EFCC prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the court of a five-count amended charge, where the name of the former Petroleum Minister was conspicuously mentioned, and urges the court to allow the amended charge be read to Belgore and Sulaiman, for their pleas to be retaken.</p>
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<p>The application was not opposed by counsel to the accused. Consequently, the court granted the application.</p>
<p>In the charges, Alison-Madueke was alleged to have conspired with Belgore and Sulaiman on or about March 27, 2015 to directly take possession of the sum of N450 million, which they reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of unlawful act.</p>
<p>They were also alleged to have taken the said funds in cash, which exceeded the amount authorised by law, without going through the financial institutions.</p>
<p>Belgore and Sulaiman were also alleged to have paid the sum of N50 million to one Sheriff Shagaya, without going through the banks.</p>
<p>However, counsel to the first accused person, which includes Mr. Ebun Shofunde, Mr. Charles Edosanwa, Mr. Seni Adio, and counsel to Sulaiman, Chief O Ayanlaja, Ladi Rotimi-Williams, and Olatunde Busari, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), pleaded with the court for adjournment for the cross-examination of the witness.</p>
<p>Consequently, the court adjourned the matter till Tuesday (today) for cross-examination of the witness and continuation of trial.</p>
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<p>A prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ade Babatunde, yesterday narrated to the court how funds belonging to Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were allegedly converted by some officials of the agency,</p>
<p>The witness, a staff of Stanbic IBTC bank, was being led in evidence by EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo in the ongoing trial of former employees of NAMA over N6.8 billion fraud.</p>
<p>EFCC had charged NAMA’s former Managing Director, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, alongside a former General Manager of Procurement, Olumuyiwa Adegorite and a former General Manager of Finance, Segun Agbolade. Others are a former acting General Manager of ICT, Bolaniran Akinribido, Sesebor Abiodun and Joy Adegorite.</p>
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<p>Also charged are two limited liability companies, Randville investment Limited and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited.</p>
<p>The accused are been prosecuted on a 21-count charge of N6.8 billion fraud.</p>
<p>Babatunde, who is the first prosecution witness said that on July 13, 2015, a cash withdrawal to the tune of N3 million was made by the agency’s former General Manager in charge of Finance (Agbolade), from the account of Randville investment Ltd.</p>
<p>He said that on July 15, 2015, there was a withdrawal of N2.5 million from the account of Randville investment Ltd and same transferred to the account of Segun Agbolade.</p>
<p>He said: “On September 16, 2015, there was a credit transfer of N22 million into the account of Randville investment Limited. On September 28, 2015, a sum of N100 million was deposited in a fixed deposit account and on maturity, same was paid into the account of Randville investment Limited.</p>
<p>“On the same date, N28 million was transferred out of the account, but I cannot confirm the beneficiary because it was not stated on the statement of account. Still on September 28, 2015, N100 million was placed in another fixed deposit account.</p>
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<p><strong>• Faults N16m operational vote for 2017</strong><br />
Almost five years on, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday released the final report on the June 3, 2012 Dana Air mishap in the Iju-Ishaga suburbs of Lagos State.</p>
<p>According to the document, engine failure and poor judgment of the pilots were instrumental to the unfortunate incident which claimed all 153 passengers, six crewmembers and six others aground.</p>
<p>The ill-fated aircraft from Abuja, according to AIB, lost the first engine 17 minutes into the flight before the second packed up five minutes to landing.</p>
<p>Also yesterday, the bureau faulted the N16 million vote captured in the 2017 budget for the investigation of crashes this fiscal year. Though it is to spend N2 billion in the entire 12 months.</p>
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<p>The Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Akin Olateru, noted in Lagos that “engine number one lost power 17 minutes into the flight, and thereafter on final approach, engine number two failed to respond to throttle movement on demand for increased power to sustain the aircraft in its flight configuration.”</p>
<p>He added: “The inappropriate omission of the use of the checklist and the crew’s inability to appreciate the severity of the power-related problem, and their subsequent failure to land at the nearest suitable airfield, also contributed to the crash.”</p>
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Egyptian giants, Zamalek, who defeated Enugu Rangers 4-1 in their CAF Champions League first leg last qualifying round, began training for the second leg of the tie yesterday with the intention of beating the Nigerian champions in Enugu on Sunday.</p>
<p>Zamalek are expected to arrive in Nigeria on Thursday for the tie in which the over all winners will move to the group stage of the CAF Champions League.</p>
<p>Speaking before his team began their training session for the return leg yesterday, Zamalek Coach, Mohamed Helmi warned his wards to stay vigilant for the away match.</p>
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<p>Helmi told the club’s official website that “victory is just a step towards qualification, which will require effort and focus in Nigeria.”</p>
<p>The five-time Champions, who will visit the Nigerian league holders for the return leg on Thursday, gave an outstanding performance in the first leg, winning the praise of critics and fans.</p>
<p>“Zamalek played a great game. I deeply thank the players for the great show,” football director, Ismail Youssef, said after the game at Cairo’s El-Salam Stadium.</p>
<p>However, while Zamalek have already started looking beyond Rangers in their dream of winning the Champions League trophy, one of the Nigerian champions’ star, Edoh Ocheme, believes his side can upturn the huge deficit. But he agrees the task is enormous.</p>
<p>“I’m still confused how we conceded those number of goals… I think the goals are simply too many. I never thought we could concede more than a goal in the encounter. I wept profusely when the goals kept coming that we were three goals down in the first 45 minutes.</p>
<p>“Well we have come to accept the outcome as it’s as no amount of crying could change the result of the match,” he said.</p>
<p>“Right now we have our jobs well cut out as we must score at least three unreplied goals to progress to the next stage of the competition.</p>
<p>“The task looks daunting but not insurmountable once we are able to do the needful as well as prepare adequately for the reverse fixture clash.</p>
<p>“All hopes are not lost as we are quite capable of scoring the three mandatory goals in the first 45 minutes just as Zamalek SC performed at their backyard in Cairo.</p>
<p>“At least we have role models in Barcelona to copy as well as look up to as we get ready for the reverse clash.</p>
<p>“Barcelona have shown that in football nothing is conclusively done and dust until it’s completely over.</p>
<p>“That’s the mentality we will bring into the second leg coupled with some self-belief I’m sure we will upturn the disadvantage to advance to the next stage of the competition.</p>
<p>“Nigerians should not write us off, we have a second chance to make amend and we will do it to the cheering of our teeming fans,” the former Giwa FC star said.</p>
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<p>Federal High Court, Abuja, has moved ruling on two separate applications filed by Shell Oil Exploration Nigeria Limited and Agip Oil, seeking to vary an order made on January 26, till Friday, March 17.</p>
<p>The order had granted temporary forfeiture of the Oil Prospective Licence (OPL 245) bloc to the Federal Government.</p>
<p>The ruling could not go on as earlier scheduled by the court following three fresh applications filed by Malabu Oil, seeking to be joined in the matter as well as for an opportunity to be a party in the already heard applications filed by Shell and Agip.</p>
<p>Counsel to Malabu Oil, Abdullahi Haruna, informed Justice John Tsoho that the applications had been served on parties and that they have responded accordingly.</p>
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<p>He also stated that the joinder application was aimed at reopening hearing to accommodate Malabu Oil on the applications made by Shell and Agip.</p>
<p>The purpose, Haruna explained to the court, was to enable Malabu Oil join others as respondents.</p>
<p>But counsel to Agip and Shell, Babatunde Fagbola and Muyiwa Balogun, respectively had opposed the applications and urged court to dismiss them summarily.</p>
<p>Fagbola described the application as frivolous and consequently urged the court to dismiss it summarily from the bench.</p>
<p>He argued, “when a court hears a matter and adjourns for ruling, party(ies) cannot pull back the hands of the clock.”</p>
<p>On his part, Balogun reminded the court that at the last adjourned date being February 27, “counsel to Malabu Oil drew attention of the court to his applications that were yet to be filed and served, but that the court ruled that the proposed applications should be in abeyance.”</p>
<p>“By this applications, Malabu Oil is asking the court to sit on appeal over its own ruling.”</p>
<p>Balogun therefore asked the court to dismiss the applications summarily.</p>
<p>Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Johnson Ojogbane, did not file any application but rather left the issue at the court’s discretion.</p>
<p>However, Haruna, pursuant to Order 27, Rule Six of the Federal High Court Rules, filed what he described as “innocuous application” by way of motion on notice, introducing a further affidavit (criminal charge filed against the defendants) by the Federal Government before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja.</p>
<p>In his ruling on that, Justice John Tsoho, granted leave and deemed the further affidavit as properly filed.</p>
<p>Though Shell and Agip had told the court not to accord any probate value to the further affidavit (criminal charge) because it was not yet filed when their applications were argued and date fixed for ruling.</p>
<p>But after taking submissions of counsels, Justice Tsoho, who expressed dismay over the applications, remarked that even though Malabu Oil’s application was irritating, “in the interest of fair hearing, an application before a court must be heard.’’</p>
<p>He consequently adjourned ruling on Malabu’s applications to March 17.</p>
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