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4 — SATURDAY VANGUARD, OCTOBER 16, 2021 CHANGE OF NAME OGHEROHWO I, formerly known and addressed as Edwin Ogherohwo, now wish to be known and addressed as Edwin Egbaoghene. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note. EZEKA FESTUS This is to confirm that Ezeka Maureen Eluridu and Ojene Maureen Eluridu is one and the same person I now wish to be called and address as Ezeka Maureen Eluridu all former documents remain valid general public please take note. REWARD This is to confirm that Nwenearizi Uche Reward and Goodwin Reward is one and the same person I now wish to be called and addressed as Nwenearizi Uche Reward all former documents remain valid, general public please take note. OGOKO This is to notify the general public that in my bank/BVN details my name was wrongly wrtten as Ogoko Festus instead of Akpobiyeri Festus, now wish to be known as Akpobiyeri Festus. All former documents remain valid. 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ONUH I, formerly known as Miss Onuh Louisa Chinenye, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ajah Louisa Chinenye. All other former documents remain valid, general public please take note. MADUWUBA My name was wrongly written as Maduwuba Chukwuebeuka, instead of Maduwuba Chukwuebuka Princewill. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. NWAJIDE I, formerly known as NWAJIDE Scholastica Chinenye, now wish to be known and addressed as Muonwe Scholastica Chinenye. All other former documents remain valid, general public please take note. Tension in Ilorin as APC factions plot parallel state congresses •PDP holds State Congress today By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN, the capital of Kwara state is already agog ahead of today’s state Congress as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set for state congresses of their respective parties today. Meanwhile, Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday swore-in the newly elected local government chairmen across the 16 local government areas ahead of Saturday’s state congress. Already,the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and immediate past Governor, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed and other top notch of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party are already in Ilorin ahead of the exercise. CHUKWUAGWA I, formerly known and addressed as Chukwuagwa Ebele Doris, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Kobindi Ebele Doris. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. JOHNSON I, formerly known and addressed as JOHNSON FAITH EBI, now wish to be known and addressed as LAYEGBE FAITH EBI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. SHITTU This is to confirm that Shittu Badmus Asunmo and Shittu Asunmo Badmus is the same person as Shittu Badmus Ajisafe and henceforth want to be known and addressed as Shittu Badmus Ajisafe. 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Dashe and Laurentia Milat Dashe refer to one and the same person but now wish to be know and addressed as Mrs Laurentia Dashe Lawal. All former documents remain valid. All relevant organizations and the general public please take note. I, formerly known and addressed as Ojo Gbenga Abdulrazaq, now wish to be known and addressed as Ojo Akinola Abdulrazaq. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. Saturday Vanguard gathered that aggrieved members of the ruling party are prepared to conduct a parallel state Congress to Slug it out with the governor’s mainstream party. A member of House of Representatives, representing Ilorin East and Ilorin South, Alh Cook Olododo in the aggrieved faction confirmed to Saturday Vanguard that there would be parallel congress in the ruling party. “We are prepared to hold a parallel congress tomorrow, that much I can assure you, let’s wait and see what happens, he said yesterday. Also,according to the statement issued by the By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja AS part of efforts to mit igate the importation of the Delta variant of COV- ID-19, the Federal Government has released a revised travel protocol into Nigeria effective Monday, 25th October, 2021. Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this in a statement issued late Friday in Abuja. According to him, “travellers arriving in Nigeria must present a negative COVID- 19 PCR test result conducted not more than 72hours before boarding”. He added that unvaccinated and partially vaccinated in-bound passengers will be required to observe a mandatory 7-day self-isolation in addition to a COVID-19 PCR test on days 2 and 7 after arrival. “Fully vaccinated in-bound passengers will not be required to observe the mandatory 7-days self-isolation but will be required to do a COV- ID-19 PCR test on day 2 of arrival. Publicity Secretary of PDP, Tunde Ashaolu,the State Congress of the party will hold at Atlantic Events Palace, Ilorin, the State capital, beginning from 9 am. Meanwhile the parallel congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress will hold in the factional state secretariat along Flower Garden ,GRA ilorin and the government secretariat along Commissioners way,GRA Ilorin. Also , a chieftain of APC, Barrister Anthony Towoju, administered the oath of office and allegiance on the chairmen and secretaries of the 16 local governments in the state on behalf of the party . At the brief event in Ilorin, the state caretaker chairman of APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Samari congratulated the new officials on their victories at the last local government congress. “On behalf of the leader of the party in Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, I want to congratulate our local government chairmen and secretaries on your victories at the last local government congress. This victory is a victory for all of us. Some of you contested against one another. Try to embrace everybody. Try to make peace. Try to work and make the party wax stronger in the state,” Samari advised. COVID-19: FG releases revised int’l travel protocol “Persons arriving on ‘Business’ trip or on official duty staying less than 7 days in Nigeria must be fully vaccinated, produce negative COVID-19 PCR result 72 hours before boarding; and conduct a PCR test on day 2 of their arrival. “It will be recalled that the PSC Chairman, Boss Mustapha, had during the national briefing, promised that a revised travel protocol would be published. The review of the protocol is based on science, national experience, and global developments”, the statement added.
Anambra Guber poll: Southeast Gov, INEC top official in trouble over $4 m bribe Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor A Southeast governor and a top national official of the Independent National Electoral Commission have run into trouble with security agencies over a princely sum of $4 million bribe doled out by the governor as bribe to compromise the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Saturday Vanguard gathered last night that the desperate governor, who wants to install his preferred candidate, used the top electoral body official to pass the bribe so as to get his wish actualised. The huge cash, Saturday Vanguard leant, has already been handed over to the targeted beneficiaries by the official, who is described as controlling a vital organ in INEC but it was not clear if the leadership of the commission was aware of the development as at last night. While the embattled governor is said to be trying to reach key national players in INEC to compromise the vote in his favour, the wife of the politician, who is described as ‘an influential and powerful first lady in the Southeast, is reported to have been meeting secretly with many electoral officers, Eos, who are key to the forthcoming election. “The woman has been holding regular meetings with Electoral Officers, who man From left: Eng Leye Kupoluyi, Vice President; Mrs Bunmi Obadina, Chairperson, Marketing Committee, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry(LCCI) Trade Promotion Board; Mr Gabriel Idahosa, Chairman; Dr Segun Alabi, Head Corporate Communications and Mr Taiwo Seriki, Director, Trade Promotion, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the press conference held in Lagos on Wednesday to announce the forthcoming Lagos International Trade Fair holding Nov. 5 to 14, 2021. the local government offices in the state and has told them her expectations regarding the election,” a top security official privy to the deal, told Saturday Vanguard. While the security agencies may not be in a hurry to move against the governor, there were indications last night that they might go after the top INEC official even before the polls. A senior security official confirmed that the affected INEC top shot had already been placed under watch for some time and that he could be picked up for necessary questioning and action at any moment. “The evidence against the governor’s breach of his oath of office and public trust is strong but he is still protected under the immunity clause but we will see what happens once his immunity elapses,” the top source said. He declined to give further SATURDAY VANGUARD, OCTOBER 16, 2021 — 5 details. There are many parties contesting the November 6 election in Anambra with the stake getting higher on a daily basis as a result of the calibre of candidates and their backers as well as the attempt to change the political colours in the state. It was not clear as at last night whether there might be some arrests in the Southeast and Abuja before or after the vital poll coming up in the next three weeks. Scavenger kills landlord in Ondo *Cult members, underaged boys nabbed for burglary, stealing By Dayo Johnson Akure A 39 year old scaven ger, Badiru lbrahim has allegedly killed a landlord, Arise lkuesan in Ore, Odigbo council area of Ondo state for disallowing him to pick iron rod from his compound. Vanguard gathered that the scavenger hit an iron rod on the forehead of the deceased during an argument over his invasion of his privacy without his consent He reportedly died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the attack. Eyewitness account said that the suspect who is now in police custody attacked the deceased for trying to stop him from picking iron rod in his compound. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Funmi Odulami who confirmed the report said the 45 year old landlord was attacked by the scavenger. Odunlami said “On 13th September, 2021, at about 1600hrs, a report was made at Ore Divisional Headquarters that a scavenger, Basiru Ibrahim ‘m’ 39 years old hit an iron rod on the forehead of one Arise Ikuesan ‘m’ 45 years old, now deceased, after trying to stop the scavenger from picking iron rod in his compound. “Upon the receipt of the information, Detectives swung into action and arrested the suspect who confessed committing the crime. On the teenage burglars, the police image maker said that Police Patrol Team at Igbaraoke Division, intercepted one Opeyemi Olotu 14 years and Blessing Arohunmolase 17 years, both of Odo- Ode Igbaraoke with Mobile Phones accessories valued at ¦ 200,000.00. “During interrogation they confessed to have burgled the shop of one Olumide Folorunsho, a Phone accessories seller, on 2nd October, 2021, at about 0100hrs. Odunlami added that Emmanuel Sunday, aged 11 years, a member of the gang who was formerly at large, had also been arrested. The police image maker said that the suspects will soon have their day in court. Also, four suspected cult members were arrested for shop breaking , burglary and stealing. They include (a)Abiola Akinlowo ‘m’ Aged 25 , Yakubu Lattef ‘m’ Aged 21, Abdulwaheed Abibu ‘m’ Aged 25 and Emeka Ali ‘m’ Aged 25. The suspects who were caught in the act at Arakale market according to the police have confessed to the commission of the crime and stated that shop breaking was their area of specialization. They equally confessed that they had broken into three shops in Arakale Area to steal goods. Drug dealer, manager, 3 workers bag 75 years imprisonment *NDLEA appeals against N700,000 option of fine for convicts, others A major drug dealer, Mike Omoarukhe, his manag er and three other workers in his cannabis farms have been sentenced to 75 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Benin, the Edo state capital. The convicts were charged in July by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in a five count charge number FHC/B/107c/2021 bordering on possession of 183.5 kilograms of cannabis sativa, conspiracy to possess, cultivate and cultivation of 22 hectares of cannabis farms. Delivering his judgement in the case on Thursday 14th October, Justice A.C. Obiozor sitting in Court 2 of the Federal High Court, Benin Judicial Division, sentenced the defendants to 15 years on each of the five counts, bringing the total years of imprisonment to 75 years, which will run concurrently. The judge however gave the convicts an option of Seven Hundred Thousand Naira (N 700,000) fine on all the counts. Meanwhile, Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed that immediate appeal be filed at the appellate court against the option of N700, 000 fine granted the convicts by the trial judge. NDLEA operatives had on July 1, 2021 stormed the Ughieudu forest, Uhunwonde LGA of Edo State, where six persons: Elijah John; Friday Emma; Itoro Emmanuel; Daniel Emmanuel; Udom Etok and Abraham Monday Thompson were arrested with 50kg cannabis. A follow up operation in the Ughieudu forest on 3rd July 2021, led to the arrest of Emmanuel Ekpeyoung and the total destruction of three cannabis farms with a combined size of 22. 210421 hectares and seizure of 133. 5kg cannabis. After weeks of manhunt for the owner of the farms, the 36-year-old Omoarukhe was later arrested at a drinking joint in Irrua, after which they were all charged to court, except two of them; Udom Etok and Abraham Monday Thompson who were discovered to be minors. Meanwhile, the anti-narcotic agency has filed a notice of appeal against the judgement of a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice D.E. Osiagor who sentenced two defendants; Clement Ajayi and Bolaji Fajebe, to three years imprisonment or a fine of Three Thousand Naira (N3,000) and two years imprisonment or a fine of Two Thousand Naira (N2,000) on the two counts charge of conspiracy and dealing in illicit drugs filed against them in charge number FHC/ L/199C/2021. In a three-ground notice of appeal dated 15th October, signed by the NDLEA’s Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, Mr. Joseph Sunday and filed at the Lagos Division of the court, the Agency contended that the October 8th judgement by Justice Osiagor of giving the two convicts option of N3,000 and N2,000 fine is “ridiculous, unwarrantable, unjustifiable and contrary to public interest” It was further submitted that the trial judge did not provide any reason for awarding the ridiculous penalty, which is contrary to “Section 14 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 LFN 2004 which prescribes a penalty of not less than 15 years and not exceeding 25 years of imprisonment for *Mike Omoarukhe the offence.” APC fails to pay N12.9m newspapers advert debt, affected journalists cry out By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The ruling All Progres sives Congress APC is currently in a financial mess following its inability to pay an advertisement debt of N12.9 million more than one year after some Newspaper houses published the said advertorials. The centrespread advertorial, titled, “Report of the Screening Appeal Committee for Edo state Governor, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki submitted Saturday 13th June 2020 to the National Working Committee NWC at the Party’s National Secretariat” was published on Friday, 19th June, 2020 in several newspapers. The material was placed by the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led NWC through the Publicity Directorate of the Party. There was also a full page advertorial published on the same day showing the University of Ibadan degree certificate tendered to the screening appeal committee by Gov. Obaseki who had been disqualified from participating in the party’s Edo state Governorship primary election. However, following a trouble-shooting emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee NEC of the party, the Oshiomhole-led NWC was sacked days later on June 25. In its place, a Caretaker/ Extraordinary National Convention Committee was then appointed, with Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State named as its Chairman. Mr Buni was for several years National Secretary of the APC until his election as governor in 2019. Journalist sacked The refusal of the party to pay the advert debt has however claimed its first casualty following the sack of one of the reporters covering the party. Others are also facing several disciplinary measures, with two of them placed on half salary while another has had his salary completely stopped since January 2021 as part of measures to offset the debt of the governing party. All efforts by the affected journalists to get the party to tread the path of honour by offsetting the debt have been met with a brick wall as an aide to Gov. Buni is said to be frustrating such moves. Vanguard gathered that the Media and Publicity department of the party has raised a memo for the money to be paid, the process was allegedly thwarted by the said aide. One of the affected journalists who pleaded anonymity said, with his salary stopped by his organization, he finds it difficult to pay his bills as a husband and father. He said;”As a result of the refusal of the APC to pay the advert debt, my office thought I wasn’t pushing hard for the money to be paid. It was as a result of that they stopped my salary. I have not been paid since January this year and you know the implication of that on a man that has a family to look after.” It was further gathered that when the Media and Publicity Directorate of the APC appears powerless to ensure that the money is paid, the affected journalists started pushing for the payment through the National Secretary of the party, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe who had on three different occasions signed the memo raised by the directorate and forwarded to the Chairman, Gov. Buni.
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