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From Uchenna Ezeadigwe  Awka The Chief Executive Officer and founder Tropical Gate Foundation for Sustainable Development, Apostle Dr.Nnamdi Mbaigbo, has congratulated with Commissioner Tracey Kasuso on her Degree graduation with a Bachelor of Science in Counselling from the Zimbabwe Open University.  Apostle Dr Mbaigbo disclosed this in a congratulatory message made avaliable to Newsmen on Saturday, 9th December, 2023.  According to Apostle, "Congratulations to Commissioner Tracey Kasuso who graduated today with a Bachelor of Science in Counselling from the Zimbabwe Open University. Commissioner Tracey is an officer of the Zimbabwe and Botswana Territory (Madagascar) currently serving as the TPWM in Nigeria Territory. This is her second degree. Makorokoto! Amhlophe! - Salvationist online". Apostle Dr Mbaigbo however wished the Commissioner Kasuso a more fruitful achievement and God's guidance in her deliberations.

Uzodimma charges South East to take political destiny into their hands Sen.Ubah calls for a United front to lift Anambra out of its present stagnation National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, said President Bola Tinubu has approved the blueprint for the emancipation and take over of the South East geopolitical zone He made the revelation, while hosting a delegation of the APC Anambra State stakeholders at the party’s headquarters in Abuja yesterday. The former governor of Kano State said the blueprint would ensure the integration of the zone into the mainstream politics in the country. “I am so delighted and very happy. Today is like a Sallah day for me and Christmas Day for the Christians. It is like the day of swearing-in for a victorious politician. Today is just like that for me because I never thought I will see the calibre of politicians from, not only Anambra State, but also the South East zone in the name of APC. Let me annou...

The head of Media and strategic communications to Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representating Anambra South Senatorial District, Hon. Kamen Chuks Ogbonna has called out Dr Alex Obiogbolu on his recent outburst targetted at Senator Ubah, where he stated that the Senator got it all wrong.  Hon Kamen Chuks in responding to Dr Alex Obiogbolu stressed he lacked the impetus to advise or cajole Senator Ubah in any way. He said that "My attention has been drawn to the above titled release from Dr Alex Obiogbolu, the Special Adviser on political matters to Governor Charles Soludo, recently in response to Senator Dr Ifeanyi Ubah's factual statement that Anambra has not grown under the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and that time has come to rid the state of the Apga toga of deceit in order to commence an immediate advancement to meet up with other states and compete favourably with other developed cities of the world."   "My response ...

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the last presidential election , Prof. Peter Umeadi, has drummed his support for Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah of the APC, he made the assertion on monday that he holds the traditional symbol of authority, also known in Igbo parlance as ‘Offor Stick’ of the APGA in Nigeria. He also said that he is the face of APGA in Nigeria, having contested the last presidential election and won votes in all the Wards and Local Government Areas across the country. Prof. Umeadi while responding comments by members of Ikemba Front, a political support group for the governorship ambition of Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who was received over the weekend by the All Progressives Congress, APC, Anambra State chapter. Members of Ikemba Front, had visited Prof. Umeadi at his Agukwu Nri town, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, to thank him for always standing for the name of Ndigbo, while in the Judiciary ...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), wishes to inform her esteemed customers in Anambra State of the restoration of supply yesterday evening, following completion of the planned maintenance by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), at the GCM 132KV/33KV Station, which led to few days of power outage. Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC in a statement made available to this news medium said that, currently, all affected 33KV feeders are in service, and electricity supply has been restored to customers.  It will be recalled that over the weekend,  EEDC notified her customers in Anambra State of a planned outage to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) engineers to carry out maintenance on their facility, an exercise that resulted in the shutting down of the 60MVA power transformer at the GCM station. "We appreciate our esteemed customers for their patience and understanding during the period of the outage." "We assu...

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio says in spite of the challenges and uncertainty surrounding the world today, Nigerians should not despair saying Jesus Christ remains the beacon of hope. He also admonished the Christian faithful to embrace Jesus’s teachings in order to discover strength, redemption and the promise of eternal life. Akpabio made this known in his speech as the Chief Host to the 20th Anniversary edition of the Service of Nine Lessons tagged 'the National Carols 2023" jointly organised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Radio Nigeria and Voice of Nigeria (VON) at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja. He noted that the power of hope resonates deeply within Nigeria urging Nigerians to show compassion and forgiveness towards one another. “As we gather here today, united in celebration and joy, we are reminded of the true essence of Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ, our eternal hope. Let us, therefore, reflect upon this prof...

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged the revenue generating agencies of government to gear up for the successful implementation of the 2024 budget that is yet being processed. He specifically tasked them to plug loopholes of leakages and wastages for an improved revenue drive. Akpabio spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at a stakeholders retreat, organised by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, on the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The Senate President was satisfied with the attendance of ministers and other top government officials at the retreat. Speaking towards the close of the event, Akpabio said: "So far its being a great success but the icing on the cake will be the implementation of the budget itself. "My message is very simple. Revenue drive. Revenue drive and Revenue drive. We cannot achieve much unless all the revenue agencies rise to the occasion. Because no matter how beautiful the budget is, if there is no money to spend, the budget will not...

Anambra State has continued with its winning streak in educational competitiveness, as one of its indigenes has been declared the best candidate in the category of visually impaired students in Nigeria in the 2022 Senior Secondary School Certificate examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).   Miss Precious Nzube Mbajiorgu, who wrote the examination at St John of God Secondary School in Awka, has just been rewarded by the WAEC Nigerian headquarters office in Abuja for her academic excellence despite being physically handicapped.   She performed brilliantly in the nine subjects she wrote.   An indigene of Ihiala in Anambra State, Ms. Mbajiorgu is currently a fresh-year student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, where she is studying guidance and counselling.    Now 21years old, Ms Mbajiorgu lost her sight in 2008 to glaucoma when she was in her terminal class in a primary school in Awada near Onitsha. She subsequently lost...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers in Anambra State of a planned outage which will take place from 2nd to 6th December, 2023.  The outage is to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) engineers to carry out maintenance on their facility.  As a result of this planned maintenance, the 60MVA power transformer at the GCM station will be shut down for the four days the maintenance will last. This will mainly affect  our customers under Ogbaru District and some under Onitsha District as the following feeders will be without supply: Harbour 33KV, Golden Oil 33KV, Dozzy 11KV, BridgeHead 11KV, E-Amobi 33KV, Atani Water Works 11KV, Premier 11KV, Housing EBH 11KV, Iyiowa 11KV, Wharf 11KV,Fegge 11KV, Uga 11KV, Market 11KV, Bida 11KV, Iweka 11KV, and Market 11KV feeders.  Consequently, all customers fed by these feeders which include the whole of Atani, Bida, Main Market, Iweka, Fegge and its adjoinin...

A director with the Niger-Delta Development Commission NDDC, Chijioke Amu-Nnadi has charged journalists to maintain truth as a core value in the discharge of their duties to the society.  Chijioke Amu-Nnadi who spoke on the theme: Dangers of Gagging the Media in Contemporary Society at  the NUJ press week in Enugu on Thursday, stated that as professionals, journalists can only enjoy the respect of the public when they honour truth and report without bias. In his address the NUJ chairman, Enugu State Council Sam Udekwe emphasised the role of journalism in informing the public factually, and holding the leaders accountable. He noted that the media have unique ability to amplify the voices  of marginalised communities, shed light on corruption  and bring attention to the most pressing issues that will shape the our future. While commending the Governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah for  maintaining the path of  conviviality with the Journalis...