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By Chris Benson It is not in doubt that the administration of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo's effort in the education sector is gradually yielding results. His efforts in building trust for government by the populace is increasingly becoming more pronounced, just as philanthropists are gradually keying into his transformation agenda in all sectors. The latest positive response happened in Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area and Okija in Ihiala Council Area where two of their sons, Mr. Chidi Okeke and Chief Calistus Ibe made major interventions in line with Governor Soludo's developmental trajectory. Mr. Chidi Okeke built and equipped a Science and Technology hub in his home town, Ojoto, while Chief Calistus Ibe, instituted a forum for talent hunt for discovery and training of children with special gift of the hands and entrepreneurial potentials in Okija. Governor Soludo had always proposed and projected the Public Community Private Partnership ( PCPP)  model in all...

... Promises To Vote APGA In Next Month Elections. The stellar Candidate for Imo East Senatorial District and APGA Senatorial Candidate For The Zone, Barr Chyma Anthony Received Massive Boost Today, As The People Of IHODIMEZE Village In Ikeduru L.G.A Pledged Their Support To incoming Senator. The Grassroots Friendly legal practitioner, Who Received Warm Reception From The Crowd Thanked For Their Support, Stating That Ihodimeze his home town has witnessed his human development and community development, Odiuko Noted That This Is The Time For The People Of Ihodimeze To Pay Back His Good Deeds With Equal Measures And Urged The People To Vote According To Scorecards. The Quintessential philanthropist Stated That he Has Facilitated 190 Pensionable Jobs For Ihodimeze Youths, gave uncountable women empowerment to his constituents. Odiuko who was the first promising Chief in his Community and the first to handover car to their late Royal father, promised to do more if he will be giving the opp...

...Says Japanese Auto giant stealing billions of dollars annually from Nigeria with impunity Abuja based Lawyer, Rights Activist, development strategist and All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate for Imo East Senatorial District (Owerri zone) Mr Chyma Anthony has lampooned the Federal Government for looking elsewhere whilst Japanese Auto giant Toyota Company steal from Nigeria billions of dollars annually with impunity and without a functional assembling  plant in the country. The Senate hopeful said the excess profit in the quantum of capital flight out of Nigeria into the coffers of Toyota in the name of car importation is enough to place each unemployed Nigerian on 100,000 naira monthly social benefit. Chyma Anthony popularly known as Odiuko revealed that seven or eight out of every vehicle on the roads of Africa's most populous nation is owned by Toyota, meaning that about N8million made from each N10 million gotten from car importation goes to Toyota, yet the Japanese Auto ...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has kicked off its operation for the year 2023 on a positive note as it takes mobile MAP metering to its customers in Anambra State, ensuring that they are able to access prepaid meters within 48 hours. The exercise, which allows customers to pay and get metered, and reimbursed with the value of the cost of meter through energy over a period, is a conscious way the company has adopted to close the existing metering gap in its network. It is designed to be implemented according to Feeders, with 3 different locations selected within the areas covered by the Feeder, where metering will be going on simultaneously. Customers within these areas will be pre-notified of when the exercise will be carried out within their neighborhood. With Ogidi District taking the lead, its Umunya Feeder has been selected for the kick-off on the 10th of January 2023, and the exercise will be happening simultaneously for 3 days in the following locations: St...

The Ndiakwu Otolo community in Nnewi North LGA on the 31st of December 2022 handed over power to a new set of executive to man the affairs of the community for another four years. The former President General of Ndiakwu Otolo community and now the patron of the community, Prince Jude Osumouh  in his valedictory speech thanked Ndiakwu Otolo community for giving him the privilege to serve the community and prayed that the incoming administration will do better than his own administration.  He therefore tasked the new administration to keep a open door policy and always endeavor to listen to the people always to ensure equity justice and fair play in the community. He also thanked Dr Cletus Ibeto for all his support and assistance to Ndiakwu community and asked God to reward him in many folds.  In his acceptance speech, the new elected Chairman of Ndiakwu Otolo community, Mr. Izuchukwu Nwankwo thanked Ndiakwu Otolo community for giving him the privilege to serve them, and pr...

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has hailed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State over the listing of Enugu as an oil producing State.  It could be recalled that following the outcome of a meeting late last year by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in Abuja, it ratified the request of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration for Enugu to join other States in enjoying oil producing status. Governor Ugwuanyi had told a delegation of the University of Nigeria, Alumni Association (UNAA), Nsukka Branch during a solidarity visit at the Government House, that: “As I am leaving office, I am happy that the money that will be coming to Enugu won’t be what I witnessed. It won’t be what we suffered.” Reacting, the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, said the development was a result of Governor Ugwuanyi’s doggedness....

The real world is rapidly becoming more competitive, dynamic and demanding. Greater emphasis is now being placed on graduates who can strategize effectively, act decisively, drive performance, collaborate successfully and creatively innovate. To ensure, that your child is highly trained, well equipped with 21st-century centric skills and gets a world-class Canadian educational experience is the reason why we have established VCC! Vantage Canadian College is an institute with a clear vision – to be a leading, respected Canadian College in Nigeria, known for innovation and excellence in preparing students to earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D). The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D) prepares students for a smooth and successful transition into their post-secondary school lives in Canadian Universities or even USA, UK and Australia. It equips students with useful life skills such as: adapting to new environments, Cultural differences, dealing with imposter syndrome...

  Also, the opposition PDP said the subjective support for Obi by Obasanjo is his personal wish, which does not reflect the opinion or position of the overwhelming majority of Nigerians across the country. Spokesperson, PDP campaign organization, Kola Ologbondiyan, said while Obasanjo is entitled to his personal opinion, as remarkable as it may appear, it remains individualistic and cannot redirect Nigerians from their determination to rally with the more experienced, more proficient and more accepted presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He said, “What is surprising to the majority of Nigerians is that in the face of the alarming challenges facing the nation, which requires a tried and tested hand, former President Obasanjo is suggesting a candidate that has not had any experience in governance at the national level. “In any case, Chief Obasanjo’s opinion cannot sway Nigerians who can easily remember how he endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari, whose administration, he (Obasanjo)...

  But presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, dismissed Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi, saying it is worthless. Acknowledging that it was within the democratic rights of the former president to endorse anyone, Tibunu however said Obasanjo lacks the goodwill and political clout to produce even a local council councillor. He recalled that past candidates Obasanjo adopted had lost elections in the past, adding that not even in his home state, Ogun, can anyone rely on the former leader’s endorsement to be governor or councillor. Speaking through the director, Media and Publicity, of the APC presidential campaign council, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed sympathy for Mr Obi who he said is on his way to joining the lost of losers endorsed by Obasanjo in the past. According to the APC standard bearer, the former president has a history of failed endorsements. In a statement he issued yesterday evenin, Onanuga said  “We read with amusement the endorsement of Mr. Peter Obi, ...

With less than two months to the commencement of the year 2023 general elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed who he is supporting to become the next president. He openly endorsed presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, declaring that he remains the most qualified of all the presidential candidates that will keep the country united. Olusegun Obasanjo He also implored Nigerians not to be deceived when choosing the next president. The former president, who condemned the “Emi Lokan” attitude of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, specifically asked Nigerian youths to rise up and vote Obi and his running mate, Datti Ahmed as the next president to rescue their future from the hands of those intending to ruin it. Obasanjo made his position known yesterday in his New Year message titled, “My appeal To All Nigerians, Particularly Young Nigerians”, which he personally signed in Abeokuta, the Ogun State...