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Awka- Etiti Community on the 25th of November 2017 made history by conducting a peaceful election, which saw to the emergence of a newly elected executive which will run the affairs of the town union for another tenure of 3 years. The election which was keenly contested, with the use of option A4 saw the emergence of Chief Joachin Okeke, as the newly elected President General of Awka-Etiti Community. In his interaction with newsmen, the newly elected President General, Chief Joachin Okeke thanked the people of Awka Etiti for finding him worthy to be elected as their  new President General. He called on those that vied for the position with him to close ranks to work for the overall benefit and development of Awkaetiti community. He said that his election as the President General will be a new dawn in the annals of the history of Awkaetiti. In his valedictory speech, the out going President General, Mr. John Unachukwu, thanked the people of Awkaetiti, for the assistance they gave h...

The Crown Prince of Nnewi dynasty, Prince Obi Orizu, has donated hostels and a cafeteria to Nigerian Science & Technical college Nnewi, through his foundation Prince Obi Orizu Foundation, as part of his contributions to charity and community development, with assistance from Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah and friends. In his keynote address at the occasion, Prince Obi Orizu, said that the welfare of the younger generation is  uttermost to him, considering the privilege they enjoyed while going to school. He said that the environment at which most of the students in this era study is terrible and promised to do something in that direction to ensure that they had a new lease of life. He said that the project would have been commissioned in 2015, but for obstacles that came their way, but thanked God that the event for the handover of the hostels and cafeteria coincided with his 52nd birthday, which to him is double celebration. He thanked Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, for his assistance in  th...

After careful analysis of the 2018 budget as presented to Anambra state house of Assembly, by the Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, we make bold to state that the budget if implemented will go a long way in further growing the economy of the state.   In line with the government’s promise to build a greater tomorrow, with the title of “the Budget for Value-for-Money, Economic Diversification and Job Creation”. The proposed budget size is N166.9bn, representing a 43% increase on the current year’s budget, will be a plus for the people of Anambra state, The expansionary budget with resolve to continue to deliver the dividends of good governance to the people of Anambra, will be to the greater advantage of the people. With the 2018 budget of Anambra state hinging on Value-for-Money, to be succeed in the 2018 fiscal year, the government may do well to carefully assess all activities and make difficult trade-offs to ensure it focus solely on implementing projects and programs that pro...

His Excellency Chief Willie Obiano has promised to usher in a new order in his second term in office. He said this in a meeting he held with members of his cabinet in Awka. Chief Obiano handed down this stern warning to members of his cabinet, during an exco meeting in Awka last week. The Governor said that any Commissioner, Special Adviser or civil servant found culpable for any act of fraud or corruption in Anambra State will automatically be dismissed from the work force. The Governor warned that with his re- election for a second term, governance would not be as usual. He said that there must be a sense of commitment and seriousness in all public servants in the state who want to be part of the new revolution that will be introduced in the state to serve the people of the state better. The Governor disclosed that there will be checks and balance in every aspect of government business now and that all loopholes must be completely plugged to checkmate the activities of those who hav...