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  • Director hails Rotary for supporting health care

    The Medical Director of General Hospital, Ifako-Ijaiye, Dr. Olushola Amure, has hailed the Rotary Club of Omole-Golden for its passion for health care.

    He said the club had contributed a lot to the development of health care, adding that it proved this by laying the foundation of the hospital’s neo-natal building.

    Amure, who spoke yesterday when the Rotary Club visited the hospital, also praised it for donating phototherapy machines and incubators to the neo-natal ward.

    He said: “The General Hospital, Ifako-Ijaiye was recently given the award of the best hospital in neo-natal care in Lagos State because of the support by Rotary Club of Omole-Golden.

    “Another history is being made today with the foundation laying of the neo-natal building by the club.

    “On behalf of Health Commissioner Dr. Jide Idris, I thank the club members for their kind gesture. The government should also be commended for providing more health care facilities. Other organisations should emulate Rotary Club of Omole-Golden.”

    The President, Mrs. Ibironke Alaba, said the club has donated over 10 incubators and phototherapy machines to the hospital.

    She said the hospital needed a new neo-natal clinic because there was no space in the neo-natal ward to accommodate more incubators and phototherapy machines.

    Alaba said the club would donate another incubator to the hospital.

    District Governor Rotary International District 9110 Nigeria Kola Sodipo urged the hospital workers to join Rotary Club “so that we can together put smiles on people’s faces.”

  • Why we settled for AAC candidate in Rivers – APC

    Director, Strategic Communications of the Tonye Cole Campaign Organization, Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill has said that the determination to vote out the Rivers state governor, Nyelson Wike necessitated the decision by leaders of the APC in the state to back the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for Saturday’s governorship election.

    In a statement made available to The Nation in Abuja, Princewill frowned at the exclusion of the APC and its candidate from the election even though the Supreme Court was yet to make any pronouncement on the faith of the party.

    He believed that Governor Wike’s overbearing influence has ensured that the APC is denied justice, adding that only the exit of Wike from the state will guarantee justice for the APC.

    He said: “Even though I can not hide my disappointment at the non-inclusion of APC Rivers state candidates on the ballot come Saturday, I too must approve the decision reached by our leadership to support Sowore’s AAC in our upcoming Governorship election. With the way things are hot in Rivers state, a double AC may just be what we need.

    “Seriously though, “Wike must go” and “Power must rotate”, were what attracted me to this cause. It was not candidate-specific then and it is not candidate-specific now. Tonye Cole and the other APC candidates will still have their day in court. The apex court has not yet spoken and since we’re advised not to speak while eating, Rivers state without Wike will allow the judges to speak even more freely.

    “The injustice of exclusion like this will be written about for years to come and the actors and the role each one played will be dissected by law professionals and the rest of us, the world over. It’s nothing short of a disgrace. Justice for me is the annulling of this election, I still stand by that. But since justice has been denied us for far too long, we have opted to do what is available to us now; Vote out Wike. For as long as we all await justice, let us do it with a different person sitting in Brick House.

    “That is where Biokpo Awara comes in. I urge all those who love us to vote for him and all those who despise Wike’s politics to do same. I must advise you all to do so peacefully. Election Violence is not our friend. He is Wike’s brother. And this Saturday, both Wike and his brother will meet their match when the security agencies ensure your votes count, free from harassment and free from intimidation.

    Oyibo man talk say; “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Let us hold this one first before all our candidates come out from that bush.

    Vote Biokpo Awara. Vote AAC. Remember the motto and also the logo. Hands up. Let’s take it back from those who want to keep taking us back.

     

  • ‘Oil marketers cheat Nigerians by N198,500 per truck of product sold’

    Director, Weights and Measures Department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Mohammed  Sidi, says that oil dealers have been cheating Nigerians of N198,500 per truck sold.

    Sidi said this in Abuja on Wednesday during a surveillance activity of the department to some fuel stations.

    He said that the action was to ensure that all commercial transactions involving the use of weights and measures were accurate, fair and legal.

    “Every weighing equipment in all sectors of the economy, whether oil and gas or non- oil and gas must be up to the required standard, ” Sidi said.

    At Forte Oil Station, Maitama, opposite Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, the team found that customers lost 0.5 litres of fuel in every 20 litres they bought.

    The team sealed three of the dispensing pumps and collected their certificate of clarification.

    “This is because the officials of Weights and Measures discovered that for every 20 litres of fuel dispensed to customers of the filling station, not less than 0.5 litres was found to be a shortage to customers.

    “We have 33 litres in a truck and when for every 20 litres, it is short with 0.5  litres which means that in a truck they will be making a profit of N198,500 per truck,” Sidi said.

    The team also visited Forte Oil station at Ibrahim Babangida Boulevard, opposite National Universities Commission and found that customers were cheated by the same quantity of fuel.

    The team sealed three dispensing pumps for oil and one for diesel.

    At Dan Oil on Airport Road, the team found that customers lost 0.6 litres for every 20 litres bought and sealed three petrol pumps and one diesel pump.

    At the filling station, the attendants quickly adjusted some pumps immediately they sighted the officials.

    The managers at all the stations refused to comment.

    The team also visited Mabushi District cement depot and certified bags of cement found in the place as having the right quantity.

    The bags of cement checked were Bua, Dangote and Sokoto cement products.

    The Chairman of the depot Mr Maxwell Nnamani said that the depot always maintained standards and urged other dealers to do same.

    Nnamani said that although the issue of re-bagging had been a problem in the industry, it was being addressed.

    The team also visited the 7UP Company at Idu Industrial Area to measure different products.

    At ShopRite mall at the Jabi Lake, the team expressed satisfaction after measuring different products.

    “We are happy because there is a lot of improvement from the non-oil sectors compared to what we witnessed before,’ Sidi said.

    He appealed to members of the public report any suspected discrepancies by products’ dealers to the department to enable it to do its job better. (NAN)

  • 2019: Otti still in Abia governorship race, says Aide

    The Director, Media and Publicity of Alex Otti Campaign Organisation, Mr Kazie Uko says the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Alex Otti, has not stepped down from the race.

    In a statement he issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Sunday, Kazie stated that Otti “is still very much in the race.”

    He described the rumour that the former bank executive had stepped down for Mr Uche Ogah of the All Progressives Congress as unfounded.

    “The rumour is a false and deliberate attempt by desperate politicians to confuse the Abia electorate,” he stated.
    He, therefore, urged Abia people  to remain unshaken in their resolve to vote for Otti on March 9, in order to enthrone credible leadership in Abia.

    “We urge Abia indigenes not to be distracted by false rumours being spread by rejected and hopeless politicians and their collaborators,” Kazie further stated.

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    “Abia people should be rest assured that Otti is determined to win the March 9 election on the platform of APGA and will not trade that for anything.

    “Just like we did in 2015, APGA will win the 2019 election, this time with wider margin,” he also stated.

    NAN recalls that Mr Emeka Uwakolam, the Governorship Candidate of the Accord Party stepped down for Otti on March 1 and urged the party members and supporters to support the APGA candidate. (NAN)

  • ICPC seizes 12 landed property in Abuja

    The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has seized 12 landed properties belonging to a construction firm and its owner.

    The Commission disclosed this in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in Abuja on Wednesday.

    According to the statement, the property, which are located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja belonged to Mrs Ochuko Momoh, Director, Blaid Construction Limited.

    The commission said that Momoh is under the scrutiny of the commission in respect of an on-going investigation.

    The statement lists the property to include: two duplexes located at No. 14A, Lungu Crescent, Wuse 2 and No. 6 Casamance Street, Wuse Zone 3.

    Others are a mansion situated at No. 16 River Niger Street, Maitama; a bungalow at No. 35, Abidjan Street, Wuse Zone 3; two uncompleted residential estates located at Plot 618 Mabushi (B06) and Plot 1468 Katampe District.

    ”Terrace duplexes on Plots No. 21, 22, 23 and 26, Olympia Estate, Kaura District; a shopping complex on Plot 27, Waziri Ibrahim Waziri Crescent, Apo District; three vacant pieces of land located at Plot No. 1824, No. 1827 and No. 2017 Katampe District and a block of six apartments on Plot 799, Ebitu Ukiwe street, Utako.”

    The statement said that the seizure, which was carried out after an intelligence-led investigation, was based on the opinion of the commission that the properties owned by Momoh and her firm ”are excessive.”

    ”This is having regard to their past and present emoluments and all other circumstances.

    ”To this end, the commission will issue public notices of the seizure and shall cause them to be served on the appropriate land registries and Ministries and Departments where these properties are situated as required by law.” (NAN)

  • NYSC DG charges corps members to sustain reading culture

    The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Sulaiman Kazaure has stressed the need for corps members to sustain the habit of reading even after graduation from their various institutions of higher learning.
    Kazaure, who was in Cross River State as part of his nationwide tour to orientation camps for the ongoing 2018 Batch ‘C’, stream 1 orientation course, said this was imperative for them to continue to improve themselves.
    The DG who was represented by the Ag Director, Corps Welfare and Inspection, National Directorate, Abuja, Mr. Abdulrasheed Sanusi, who visited the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Obubra local government area urged the Corps members to always be inquisitive.
    For him, every camp activity is scheduled to imbue and communicate healthy attitudes to every Corps Member that will help them become better citizens.
    The NYSC State Coordinator, Mr. Adegoke Adewale, said the camp environment has been peaceful since it was officially opened on October 23 with a total of 2013 corps members comprising of 1021 males and 992 females.
    The State Coordinator appreciated the staff and collaborating agencies for their support so far since the commencement of the orientation course exercise.

  • Second Niger Bridge main project to gulp N210 billion —Director

    THE Director of Highway Bridges and Design, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Sogbesan Adetokunbo said yesterday that the main project on the second Niger bridge will gulp N210 billion. Adetokunbo spoke in Asaba during a media tour of the project. He said the Federal Government had begun the procurement processes for the award of the project.

    He said that a memo had been written to the Bureau of Public Procurement and thereafter, would be sent to the Federal Executive Council for approval. Adetokunbo told the media team led by Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing that, early works on the project were near completion.

    He said that the early works were preliminary projects to be completed before the award of the main contract. The director explained that the early works were in four phases adding that phase one, two and three were 100 per cent completed.

    This, he said, involved the design of the road, soil investigation, preliminary drawing and final engineering drawing while early work two and three comprises of piling and embankment works. He said early work was 45 per cent completed and currently ongoing at the two ends of the bridge at Onitsha and Asaba axis. ”The main works will be awarded in the next one or two months and the approach roads from Asaba and Onitsha axis will be awarded before the end of the year.

  • Universal Insurance appoints Director

    Universal Insurance Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Paulinus Offorzor as the Executive Director, Technical Operations of the company following the confirmation by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).

    The appointment came on the backdrop of NAICOM’s directive that insurers should have an executive director in charge of technical operations by which the Board of Directors had forwarded his name to NAICOM as the nominee for the position.

    Prior to his new appointment, Mr Offorzor was the Deputy General Manager, DGM, (Technical & Enterprise Risk Management) of the Company.

    In a statement by the firm’s Managing Director, Ben Ujoatuonu, he said they have been able to comply with the provision of a guideline from the NAICOM, saying that every company should have an executive director, technical operation.

    Paulinus Offorzor is a graduate of insurance from the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu. He equally holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (B.Sc. Hons) from Imo State University, Owerri and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) majoring in Insurance and Risk Management from Esut Business School.

     

     

  • IPI director visits Nigeria on Wednesday

    Director of International Press Institute (IPI) Barbara Trionfi will visit Nigeria from Wednesday, ahead of the world congress of the institute scheduled for Nigeria in June.

    This year’s IPI World Congress,  holding in Abuja from June 21-23, will attract hundreds of leading editors and journalists from across the world, who will discuss numerous challenges journalists are facing.

    According to a statement issued by Managing Director of The Sun Publishing Limited Mr. Eric Osagie  and spokesman for the forthcoming Nigerian  congress, the IPI director will arrive Abuja tomorrow.

    The visiting director will start her schedule in Abuja, where she will attend a meeting with  IPI members/media stakeholders, following which a joint news conference will be addressed by Trionfi and Nduka Obaigbena, chairman of Congress Organising Committee.

    The IPI director will also visit to Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).

    The IPI director will also visit Senate President Bukola Saraki and inspect the June congress venue, designated  hotels and congress event centres.

    The IPI director will be in Lagos on February 23 and February 24, where she will hold a meeting with media stakeholders, after which she and Chairman of ThisDay, Obiegbena, will address a joint news conference.

  • Fed Govt arraigns director, brother over undeclared assets

    Fed Govt arraigns director, brother over undeclared assets

    The Federal Government yesterday arraigned a Director of Finance and Account in the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing, Ibrahim Tumsah and his brother, Tijani Tumsah, before a Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly refusing to declare their assets.

    Ibrahim and Tijani (Vice Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on North East) were arraigned on a two-count charge filed by the Okoi Obono-Obla-led Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property

    Tijani is also said to be a former Interim National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Before yesterday, the Obono-Obla panel had on December 6, 2017 obtained an ordered of interim forfeiture on property allegedly owned by the two brothers.

    Justice Muawiyah Idris of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo gave the order attaching 86 luxurious vehicles, four houses and a quarry plant in Abuja, all of which the panel allegedly seized from the two defendants.

    After pleading not guilty to the charge yesterday, trial judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, granted the defendants’ bail application at N20 million and two sureties.

    Prosecution lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN) did not object to the bail applications by defence lawyers – Abdul Mohammed (for Ibrahim) and Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN) – for Tijani.

    The court, which adopted the bail conditions agreed upon by the prosecution and the defence lawyers, said the sureties must either be a businessman or a public civil servant not below the rank of grade level 15.

    In addition, the sureties, the judge said, must have landed properties anywhere in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

    The defendants are to deposit their international passports with the court and should not travel out of the country without the permission of the court.

    Justice Dimgba warned that he will order the defendants’ remand in Kuje prison should they fail to comply with the stated conditions within three days.

    He adjourned to March 1, 2018.