Leadership NewspapersFG Evacuates 326 Nigerians From LibyaLeadership NewspapersNo fewer than 326 Nigerians were over the weekend evacuated from Libya by the federal government through the National Emergency management Agency (NEMA). A statement issued ...

Subsidy probe: Now that the bubble has burstBusinessDaySince last month when the alleged 'secret deal' between billionaire businessman Femi Otedola and members of the ad hoc committee on oil subsidy probe, especially its chairman, Farouk Lawan,...

CHANNELSOshiomhole: we've sent riggers out of businessThe Nation NewspaperEdo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has won a stunning second term victory, carrying the day in all the 18 local government areas. The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candid...

EFCC begins trial of Muslim, Christian clerics for diversion of N10mThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli 7 hours 42 minutes ago The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said it has arraigned three clerics before Justice MS Shu'aib...

CHANNELSKogi politician alleges threat to his lifeThe Nation NewspaperBy Emmanuel Oladesu 3 hours 9 minutes ago The winner of the January 2011 primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Jibrin Isah, has alleged threat to his ...

Nigerian TribuneNANS mourns death of 3 SUG presidents in auto crashNigerian TribuneTHE National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has described the death of the three student leaders in a road accident as rude shock. The incident occurred last we...

As Lagosians disagree over cremation of abandoned bodies...Nigerian TribuneAFRICAN tradition and the influence of the Western culture took the centre stage, recently, in Lagos as Muslim and Christian faithful, as well as opinion leaders, were divided o...

As Lagosians disagree over cremation of abandoned bodies...Nigerian TribuneAFRICAN tradition and the influence of the Western culture took the centre stage, recently, in Lagos as Muslim and Christian faithful, as well as opinion leaders, were divided o...

Al-ArabiyaTheoretically placing the Boko Haram terrorismNigerian TribuneA major challenge concerning the Boko Haram menace is the refusal of the sect leadership to come out publicly to state their grievance against the nation. So, how do we place the B...

The PunchBenin residents celebrate Oshiomole's victory in the rainBusinessDayBenin City, the capital of Edo State went agog on Sunday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adams Oshiomhole winner of the governorship elect...

BusinessDayEdo Decides: Oshiomhole leadingBusinessDayReports from most of the local governments in Edo State indicated that the incumbent governor, Adams Oshiomhole is in early lead in the Saturday governorship election. BusinessDay gathered that the P...

CHANNELSHow We Were Attacked, By Borno Deputy GovernorTHISDAY LiveBut for providence, Borno State deputy governor, Alhaji Zanna Umar Mustapha, would have been another statistic in Boko Haram's reign of blood and terror following the weekend attack ...

Leadership NewspapersOur Mission Is To Improve The Lives Of Imo People – UwajumoguLeadership NewspapersMutual cooperation between the executive arm of government and the legislature is essential if the governed must enjoy the dividends of democracy. ...

Leadership Newspapers2015 and Akpabio's senatorial ambitionThe Nation NewspaperBy Sam Egburonu 18 hours 50 minutes ago A lively topic of political discussion in Akwa Ibom State is the ethnic group or senatorial zone that should produce the next gov...

CHANNELSAt Least Five Killed In Nigeria Suicide AttackRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyAt least five people have been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack outside a mosque in northeast Nigeria. Security officials said the attack after Friday prayers on...

CHANNELSTinubu Hails Senior Advocate FalanaP.M. NewsAsiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, has hailed the elevation of Lagos lawyer and human rights crusader, Femi Falana, to the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), saying the elevation wa...

Al-ArabiyaSuicide bomber kills 5 in NigeriaEyewitness NewsMAIDUGURI, NIGERIA - A suicide bomber killed five people at the central mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday, the military said, the latest attack in a region plagued ...

Myjoyonline.comFuel Tanker Disaster: Police Begin Manhunt For DriverLeadership NewspapersThe Rivers state Police command have commenced a manhunt of the driver of the ill-fated petrol tanker that burst into flames and claimed the lives of over 100 pers...

BusinessDayOtedola Versus Lawan: Before We Slaughter…Leadership NewspapersFor a country in her 50s, Nigeria has failed to grow out of her diapers, always making the same mistakes over and over again. At every point, she professes one thing and does e...

CHANNELSForce Headquarters: A Scotland Yard Of NigeriaLeadership NewspapersHave you visited the Louis Edet House, headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force recently? Have you seen the equipment, machines and up-to-date telecommunication gadgets all over...

CHANNELSBritain spent N3.6bn to investigate Ibori, says CJN MusdapherThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 14/07/2012 02:30:00 Justice Dahiru Musdapher formally bowed out as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) yesterday amidst accolades from senior law...

WorldStageLagos traffic solution as Third Mainland Bridge is repairedWorldStageBy Personal Opinion By David Stephen-- Maintenance work commenced this week at third mainland bridge, as directed by a top government official. It is scheduled for completio...

BusinessDaySenate blame governors for economic decline in statesBusinessDayThe senate on Thursday blamed state governors for the poor financial fortunes of their states. The lawmakers who warned the governors to address the economical decline, came to ...

Leadership NewspapersAdo Bayero Returns From Medical Trip AbroadAllAfrica.comBy Nazifi Dawud Khalid, 13 July 2012 Kano — The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, was yesterday received by thousands of residents who gathered around his palace and the Airp...

AllAfrica.comDANA Coroner - Judge Threatens to Arrest Airline OfficialsAllAfrica.comBy Abdulwahab Abdulah and Onozure Dania, 13 July 2012 Lagos — The Coroner, sitting over inquiry into the June 3 crash of Dana Airline in Lagos, Magistrate Oyetade Kom...

CHANNELSNUC to Accredit Postgraduate ProgrammesAllAfrica.comBy Boco Edet, 13 July 2012 The Federal Government has directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence accreditation of postgraduate programmes in Nigerian universities to deter...

CHANNELSThe Plateau Killing FieldsAllAfrica.comBy Ochereome Nnanna, 12 July 2012 Before the latest round of killings on the Plateau which claimed the lives of Senator Dantong Gyang and the majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gyang F...

Zee NewsEngine failure caused Dana Air crashNews24Lagos - Dual engine failure caused the crash of a Nigerian aircraft that killed at least 159 people last month in the country's largest city of Lagos, a preliminary official report said on Thursday....

Leadership NewspapersEdo in election mood, ACN, PDP optimisticThe Guardian NigeriaTHE anxiety and pressure have not abated as the candidates and parties put finishing touches to their strategies to win the july 14 governorship election in Edo State. La...

Leadership NewspapersSenate lifts suspension of new number platesThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele and Onyedi Ojiabor, 2 minutes ago The Senate yesterday lifted the suspension on issuance of new number plates and driver's licence by the Fe...

Leadership Newspapers'I don't know source of N29m in Daniel's company's account'The Nation NewspaperBy Ernest Nwokolo 9 hours 19 minutes ago An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Omolola Abiodun Akiode, yesterd...

Leadership NewspapersIllegal deductions: Govs to drag FG to courtNigerian TribuneThe governors of the 36 states of the federation have resolved to go to court to seek legal redress against the Federal Government over what they call illegal deductions f...

CHANNELSCourt dismisses certificate forgery case against SuswamCHANNELSThe Federal High Court in Makurdi, Benue State on Wednesday dismissed a certificate forgery case against the Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, by a chieftain of the Peoples Demo...

BusinessDayP square loses motherBusinessDayThe mother of one of Africa's prominent music duo, P Square(Peter and Paul Okoye) is dead. Their mother Mrs Josephine Okoye died on Wednesday evening. Mrs Okoye who was ill for a while, had been receiving ...

Osun DefenderYuguda - Don't Vilify Cattle RearersAllAfrica.comBy Mahmud Jega, 12 July 2012 Nigerian journalists should stop creating the impression that nomadic Fulani herdsmen are trouble makers in several states because they are actually victims ...

CHANNELS2012 budget: Lagos records 75% half-yea...BusinessDayLagos State government said on Wednesday that its 2012 budget has recorded 75 percent cumulative half-year performance. The state is running a N492 billion budget for this fiscal year. Govern...

CHANNELSDefence Headquarters Deny Death of 140 in PlateauAllAfrica.comBy Kingsley Omonobi, 12 July 2012 Abuja — Following media reports that close to 140 indigenes of Plateau State were killed by unknown gunmen in reprisal attacks in two villages in ...

The PunchJega, IG Commited To CredibleLeadership NewspapersIf you have a QR Code Reader you can access the app by scanning this code. This app will work on all phones including Android, iPhone, Windows 7, Symbian and Blackberry. The Chairman of the Ind...

Leadership NewspapersMystery over death of nine in ImoThe Guardian NigeriaNOT much was known about Umuakuru Village, Emekuku, in Owerri North Local Council of Imo State until Sunday morning. That was when neighbours, suspicious of the eerie quiet of th...

Leadership NewspapersI'll reabsorb sacked workers if Oyo people approve, says AjimobiThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 7 minutes ago Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi yesterday said he would reabsorb the 3000 workers who were recently sacked by t...

Reps divided over troops deployment in EdoThe Nation NewspaperBy Dele Anofi 4 minutes ago Members of the House of Representatives yesterday failed to decide whether or not to discuss troops' deployment to Edo State for Saturday's governorship e...

Osun DefenderLawyer sues Ondo NLC over rally for MimikoThe Nation NewspaperBy Leke Akeredolu 9 hours 22 minutes ago An Akure lawyer, Mr. Morakinyo Ogele, yesterday filed a suit at the Ondo State High Court against the Chairman of the state chapter of t...

CHANNELS'Blame Obasanjo, Duke for loss of oil wells'The Nation NewspaperBy Nicholas Kalu 6 hours 15 minutes ago The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Cross River State has alleged that Tuesday's Supreme Court verdict which ceded the dispu...

Myjoyonline.comPlateau massacre: We did it – Boko Haram; it's a lie — PoliceMyjoyonline.comThe police authorities, yesterday, disputed claims by Islamic sect, Boko Haram which claimed responsibility for weekend's massacre in some villages i...

CHANNELSSingle Tenure - Belgore Committee Pushes Proposal Back to JonathanAllAfrica.comBy Emmanuel Aziken, Emma Amazie And Clifford Ndujihe, 11 July 2012 Abuja — The Justice Alfa Belgore-led Presidential Committee on Constitution Review has pushed ba...

Nigeria IntelThere Is No Giving Up On NigeriaAllAfrica.comBy Timawus Mathias, 11 July 2012 I could not write last week, wearied by the many irksome issues that our nation Nigeria was faced with. It was overwhelming to see the wanton battering of our ec...

CHANNELSNigerian Senate Urges Quick Dialogue with Militant SectCRIENGLISH.comNigeria's senate on Wednesday renewed its call for dialogue with the country's militant group as key to a lasting resolution of crises flaring across the country. Sena...

Nigerian BulletinFG insists on posting corps members to t...BusinessDayThe Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, has said that corpers will be posted to troubled states for the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC). Abdulkadir said this ...

BusinessDayFG to solve power problems in one monthBusinessDayThe Federal Government has announced a four-week deadline to complete the power transmission projects. The new deadline given to contractors was announced by the Vice-President Namadi Sambo a...

BusinessDayAregbesola Prompts NCP, Stakeholders Towards National PeaceNigerian ObserverOSOGBO – Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for the collaboration of the National Conscience Party (NCP) with other stakeholders for the peace of the coun...

Ribadu Blames PPPRA for Leakages in Fuel Subsidy SchemeTHISDAY LiveBy Chineme Okafor The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Petroleum Revenue and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has pa...

Telecoms: When lawmaking endangers industry progressThe Guardian NigeriaWHERE does somebody begin this story - the story of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Environmental Standard Regulatory Agency (NESREA), which festered ...

Leadership NewspapersCouncil presents foreign policy publications to JonathanThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Presidential Advisory Council on Foreign Relations has presented two publications to President Goodluck Jonathan. The publications are a handbook on Ni...

CHANNELSGovt plans lean capital vote in 2013 budget, benchmarkThe Guardian NigeriaCOST-SAVING measures being adopted by the Federal Government may lead to the exclusion of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from allocations to capital pro...

CHANNELSTinubu: Plateau tragedy a challenge to NigeriaThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 41 minutes ago Former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the bloodbath in Plateau State as a challenge to Nigeria. The former governor, in a s...

Nigeria: A religious, but decadent societyNigerian TribuneIf there is anything so strangely peculiar about the country called Nigeria, it is her avalanche of contradictions which in many cases defy logical explanation even by the international communit...

CHANNELSCourt awards N2 million damages to Elizabeth Atuche over illegal detention by EFCCCHANNELSA Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, awarded damages of N2 million in favour of Mrs. Elizabeth Atuche, wife of Mr. Francis Atuche, former Managing Di...

CHANNELSSenate mourns death of colleague in Jos killingCHANNELSThe Senate on Tuesday suspended all activities to mourn the death of its member representing Plateau North Senatorial district, Senator Gyang Dantong. Senator Dantong died last Sunday while...

WorldStageFashola wants remembrance of physically challenged in social infrastructure designWorldStageBy Press Release Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (right) discussing with the Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Republic of A...

AllAfrica.comJonathan Moves to Fight Corruption, Meets Govt OfficialsAllAfrica.comBy Ben Agande, 10 July 2012 The meeting which was presided over by the president had in attendance, Vice President Namadi Sambo; President of the Senate, David Mark; Spea...

CHANNELSAbsence of counsel stalls Daniel's trialThe Guardian NigeriaABSENCE of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, at an Abeokuta High Court yesterday stalled the on-going trial of former Ogun State gover...

Myjoyonline.com'This is more than a tragedy; it is a calamity'The Nation NewspaperIt was a sitting like no other at the Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday. Members, dressed in all-black attires, fought back tears. They observed a minute ...

Aloma Mukhtar: A woman of historyThe Guardian NigeriaJUSTICE Aloma Mariam Mukhtar indeed has been a trailblazer for Nigerian women on the Bench in many respects. Before her nominations as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Goodluck Ebe...

The PunchFG earmarks N5.5bn for teachers' trainingThe PunchFederal Government is to spend N5.5bn on the training about 150000 teachers and education managers nationwide this year. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, said this on Mo...

Leadership NewspapersBudget implementation: Tambuwal wants executive, legislature romanceNigerian TribuneThe Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, clamoured for synergy between the executive and legislative arms of go...

Leadership NewspapersGovernors ignore constitution at councilsThe Nation NewspaperBy Gabriel Amalu 1 hour ago There is ample evidence at local government levels to confirm that many of our governors pretend as democrats. For those involved, constitutio...

CHANNELSSECURITY COLLAPSE: Jonathan meets with security chiefsCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday presided over an emergency session with the nation's security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sources say the meeting may not be un...

CHANNELSSECURITY COLLAPSE: Jonathan meets with security chiefsCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday presided over an emergency session with the nation's security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sources say the meeting may not be un...

CHANNELSFed Govt plans national strategy on corruptionThe Nation NewspaperBy Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja 20 hours 52 minutes ago As part of the efforts to end the scourge of corruption in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday convened a three-...

Nigeria probes 'mysterious' death of whole familyP.M. NewsThe Imo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Obi Njoku has ordered for autopsies on seven members of a family and their two in-laws, who died in Emekuku, near Owerri, on Sunday. Njoku said...

CHANNELSOdunmbaku Denies Dumping ACN For PDPP.M. NewsThe Vice Chairman of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Lagos West Senatorial District, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku, has denied any plan to dump the party for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, adding...

Nigeria IntelThe Imminent Food CrisisAllAfrica.comAnxiety mounts as the general insecurity in the Northern part of the country is forcing farmers in the region to flee their farms. Olaolu Olusina examines the impact of the insecurity on the food supply...

CHANNELSFire guts Dangote sugar factory in ApapaCHANNELSThe firm is one of the largest sugar producing companies in Africa that supplies sugar to some African countries like Ghana, Borkina- Faso and Cameron. An official of the company attributed the in...

CHANNELSPDP Vows to Win Lagos in 2015AllAfrica.comBy Dapo Akinrefon, 9 July 2012 Lagos — FORMER National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, has flayed the administration of the Action Congress of Nigeria, A...

Everybody In ACN Has United For Akeredolu Says Oranmiyan Sunshine Forum.Osun DefenderLeaders and aspirants of Ondo State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have closed ranks to ensure that the party's candidate, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), wins in the...

Osun DefenderArmed Bandits Visits Popular Yetty Mama's House In Osogbo, Kills Husband.Osun DefenderA gang of eight armed robbers yesterday killed a 47-year-old man, Rasheed Babatunde Bolarinwa, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. They also shot a Di...

Ban, Obasanjo task Africa, others on population, growthThe Guardian NigeriaTHE United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki- Moon has called on individual nations including Nigeria to reflect reproductive health and rights in all development and poverty re...

Lagos water transportation receives boost with 3 new ferriesBusinessDayThe long neglected water transportation sector of Lagos State appears to be bouncing back to life; and to many Lagosians, this should be a welcome development given the relief it ma...

Leadership NewspapersSecurity challenge: Don't rely on good luck alone - AtikuNigerian TribuneFORMER vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has enjoined Nigerians not to rely on good luck but hard work, fervent prayers and perseverance, to overcome...

CHANNELSNasarawa: CPC wins Awe North LG by-electionNigerian TribuneUMARU Tanko Tunga of the Con-gress for Progressive Change (CPC) has been declared the winner of the state House of Assembly bye-election for Awe-North constituency, with a total votes o...

Leadership NewspapersPolice arrest 244 suspected robbers in LagosThe PunchLagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Umar Manko, on Sunday said 244 suspected robbers were arrested by the police in the first half of the year. Manko told the News Agency ...

CHANNELSThe man DantongThe Nation NewspaperBy Onyedi Ojiabor 3 hours 37 minutes ago He was one of the opinion molders in the Senate as his views and contributions were usually highly regarded by his colleagues. Unassuming and simple, the soft-spoken la...

CHANNELSNYSC DG clears air on redeployment of corps membersNigerian TribuneCONTRARY to widely held belief that the Batch 'B' 2012 corps members posted to some northern states would be redeployed, only prospective corps members posted to trouble...

Leadership NewspapersAjimobi constitutes review panel on sacked workersThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 2 minutes ago Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has set up an 11-man committee to review the cases of the sacked civil servants with genuine grie...

CHANNELSRobbers snatch teachers' salariesThe Nation NewspaperBy Duku Joel 7 hours 50 minutes ago Three gunmen yesterday stole the salaries of primary school teachers in Gujba Local Government of Yobe State. The robbery is the third in a row, as rob...

Leadership NewspapersKwara govt intensifies youth employment programmesNigerian TribuneThe Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdlfatah Ahmed, has said that vocational training and youth empowerment remained the key to addressing the unemployment challenges ...

CHANNELSAviation: FG must do something nowNigerian TribuneThe monumental calamity suffered by the nation as a result of the Dana Air plane crash will take a long time before it could be erased from the memory of most Nigerians, particularly the familie...

Osun DefenderOndo ACN candidates rally for AkeredoluP.M. NewsMembers of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ondo state have closed ranks to ensure that the party's candidate, Barrister Rotimi Akeredolu wins the 20 October, 2012 governorship ele...

CHANNELSA presidential phone call will end the boko haram menace – Mallam Shehu SaniCHANNELSThe leader of the Northern Civil Society Coalition, Mallam Shehu Sani, claims that “all it takes to put an end to the Boko Haram menace ravaging the North i...

CHANNELSFulani herdsmen attack 9 villages in Plateau stateCHANNELSTwenty people were killed while several houses got burnt when nine villages in Riyom and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau state were attacked on Saturday morning by suspecte...

Osun DefenderMan caught 'planting' bomb in JosOsun DefenderA 35 year old man was caught while trying to plant a bomb at an Islamic School in Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State. The police moved in immediately to detonate t...

Osun DefenderMan caught 'planting' bomb in JosOsun DefenderA 35 year old man was caught while trying to plant a bomb at an Islamic School in Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State. The police moved in immediately to detonate t...

CHANNELS$620000 Bribe: House Considers Open InvestigationTHISDAY LiveThe House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges may be forced to change its modus operandi in the ongoing investigation into the $620000 bribery allegation levelled ag...

CHANNELSTinubu, ACN Govs In Benin To Seek Support For OshiomholeThe Guardian NigeriaA mammoth crowd besieged Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, yesterday to witness the national leadership of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) declare support for Gove...

Nigerian TribuneDeclare Abiola president posthumously, Soyinka, CD urge JonathanThe Nation NewspaperBy Remi Adelowo 18 hours 15 minutes ago Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to declare the presumed winner ...

Times LIVEFresh clash between army, sect members in NigeriaAtlanta Journal ConstitutionAP MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria's northeast say members of a radical Islamist sect have clashed with the army in a city wracked by violence. AP PHOTO...

Nigeria Intel76 Oil Wells: C'River Wants Judgment StoppedTHISDAY LiveBy Tobi Soniyi in Abuja The Cross River State Govermment has applied to the Supreme Court not to proceed to deliver judgment in the case it filed against Akwa Ibom State in which ...

Leadership NewspapersThe Daunting Task Before Nigeria's First Female CJNLeadership NewspapersThe recent nomination of Justice Alooma Mariam Mukhtar by President Goodluck Jonathan as the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) will for a long ti...

CHANNELSSupreme Court sacks three National Assembly membersThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 07/07/2012 01:11:00 The Supreme Court yesterday declared Lady Margery Chuba-Okadigbo, widow of the late former Senate President, Dr. Chuba Okadigbo, a...

Leadership NewspapersEsuene, Others Hail Supreme Court Judgment On Eket Federal ConstituencyLeadership NewspapersSen. Helen Esuene on Friday joined residents of Eket, Akwa-Ibom to hail the Supreme Court judgement recognising Mr Dan Abia Jnr as the repr...