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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...

The APC Deputy Gubernatorial hopeful in this year's guber election in Anambra State, Dozie Ikedife says that there strongest point, going into the election is the youths of state.  He made this assertion today in his country home at Nnewi, when he granted audience to Otolo Youths. He stressed that the in coming government of Dr Tony Nwoye will change the face of governance in the state, bearing in mind that the youths have been short changed because of the ineptitude of the incumbent who has in the last 3 and half years squandered the fortunes of the state, which amounted to over 455 billion in allocations and IGR.  He opined that the government of Dr Tony Nwoye will ensure that governance is transparent and fair. He condemned a situation where the government of Willie Obiano will appoint over 600 SAs who have no office or portfolio to man. He however wondered how these SAs will advise the governor and in which capacity, they will advise the governor. He pointed out that the y...

J ust last night I watched live on AIT, a most wasteful reception of corrupt President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Governor Rochas Ethelbert Okorocha of Imo State. Ironically, on the same day the South African Supreme Court had earlier ordered the reinstatement of the corruption charges of money laundering and diversion of contracts against Zuma. President Jacob Zuma has definitely found an ally in Governor Ethelbert Okorocha. Two very corrupt and unpopular rulers from Africa. Imo indigenes know that the visit of Jacob Zuma is of no political, economic or social benefits to Imo people. The visit further adds to the rape of the economy of Imo State with Imo Governor, Ethelbert Okorocha having flown uncountable shuttles in his private jets to South Africa. We know that this visit by Jacob Zuma is another devious round of money laundering by Ethelbert Okorocha taking advantage of the diplomatic baggage of an equally corrupt Jacob. We call on Jacob Zuma to go home and face the cor...

Being a farmer himself, it was easy for president Muhamadu Buhari to spot the fact that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Anchor Borrowers Program has been making waves by having massive impact on the farming sector across the country and by extension helping in lifting up Nigeria’s economy which due to the sharp drop in crude oil price had tanked since the inception of the current administration. President Buhari who used the opportunity of October 1st Independence Day anniversary broadcast to sort of present the mid term report of his stewardship in the past two years , also held aloft the recently launched   CBN National Collateral Registry program also known as Collaterals Bank aimed at making credit more accessible to the small scale enterprises, SMEs as another milestone achievement under his watch. Through the new scheme , owners of SMEs and a critical mass of micro entrepreneurs who constitute over 90% of the estimated 17 million registered SMEs in Nigeria creat...

President Buhari and the southeast leaders on Friday, October 13, met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja President Buhari had prior met independently with some the chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and six governors from the area President Muhammadu Buhari and pioneers of thought from the southeast are right now meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those going to the meeting with President Buhari incorporate state governors from the zone, serves and the pioneers of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Governors in participation incorporate those of Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi states. Imo state is being spoken to by the agent representative.

Media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi, has said that he is still consulting in his bid to run for the national chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the December 9 national convention. The owner of DAAR Communication made this known yesterday in a media chat with journalists in Abuja He maintained that the party has zoned the chairmanship position to the entire South and the race is open to everyone from the region. “The concept and idea of zoning is to ensure that there is fairness and equity in the sharing of party offices. In this very particular case, the PDP has been very clear and stated that the chairmanship position of the party should be zoned to the entire southern part of Nigeria while the presidency of Nigeria should be zoned to the north. “The caretaker committee have affirmed and reaffirmed that the chairmanship is zoned to the three geo-political zones of the south and presidency is zoned to the three geo-political zones of the north....

I read it at about 3am today, 12th October 2017. It's now about 5am, and I haven't been able to sleep since. So I've decided to write down the thoughts that have kept me awake. Firstly I will give highlights of the article. Then I will comment. Highlights: 1. 90% of the networth of Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, comes from his cement business. 2. Dangote Cement controls 65% of Nigeria's entire cement market. 3. In 2013, Dangote Cement had the highest profit margins of any cement producer on earth - 52%. China's Anhui Cunch Cement came in second - at 17.8%. 4. In 2015, average profit margins of cement producers worldwide was 17.2%. Same 2015, Dangote Cement *reported* a profit of 42.3%. 5. In June 2016, the World Bank reported that cement prices in Africa averaged $9.57 per 50kg bag while the world was paying $3.25 (about one third of what Africans pay) 6. How has Dangote Cement been able to retain such a huge market share at such excessively high p...