Press Statement: Campaign of Calumny against Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano

 

Our attention has been drawn to a calumny campaign being orchestrated to impugn the integrity and malign the character of the Wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, Osodieme Aguleri.

The sponsors of this campaign are driven by the desire to smear this innocent woman whose only sin is standing by her husband, Governor Willie Obiano in his titanic efforts to build a new Anambra State. Their goal is to ultimately distract them from the good job they are doing and defer once again the dream of a better Anambra State.

For some time now, financiers of the campaign were only able to recruit pliable hacks in some disreputable online platforms that were eager to peddle all manner of falsehood against chosen targets without a modicum of professionalism or regard to decency and good taste. Our investigation has revealed that these enemies of truth and their agents are currently making the rounds in mainstream media and planting sensational stories with the intention of scandalizing Chief Mrs Obiano and exposing her to public ridicule.  Their plan is to foist an unpleasant profile on her and set the stage for a series of unsavory stories about her.

Read Why the Police Blocked Tambuwal from Entering NASS

 

You must have heard of the shameful display by the “honourable” members of our House of Representatives. A reprehensible act where our elected representatives scaled through the fence like common criminals. I weep for us all.

Why the blockade?

The Nigeria Police Force has said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, was blocked from entering the National Assembly, Thursday, so as to forestall the breakdown of law and order based on an intelligence report of the invasion of the National Assembly by hoodlums

Read the statement from NPF:

Is This True? "Emmanuel Adebayor Ejects Mum from his House because she is a Witch"

 

The family of Tottenham Hotspur striker, Emmanuel Adebayor has accused him of neglecting them.

The Togo international is alleged to have ejected his mother madam Alice Adebayor from the US$ 1.5million house he bought for the family citing that his mum is a witch.

Read the full gist below:

Gov Sullivan Declares PDP Congresses "Totally Unacceptable", says "The Prison Will Soon End"

 

The Executive Governor of Enugu State, Barr Sullivan Chime has declared that the just concluded congresses by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state were “totally unacceptable’’ to its members and the people of the state.

Speaking at a PDP stakeholders meeting in Enugu, Chime said the congresses were not subjected to the will of the people.

Read what Sullivan said:

Shuaibu Amodu Makes Eagles Return, Okocha, Kanu, Others Join Technical Group

 

Shuaibu Amodu, a former coach of the Super Eagles, has been appointed to the Technical Director position of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

His appointment is part of NFF’s reaction to the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the AFCON 2015 after a 2-2 draw at home with South Africa.

Anambra 1st Lady: Concoction of a Depraved Mind

 

There may never be an end to the depravity of a concocted mind. As I browse through the net this morning I stumbled on a piece of trash from the stable of obvious detractors of the government of Anambra state. What I saw was not in any way different from what have been - noxious pieces from equally deleterious blogs. From all indications the mercenary writers in their depravity appear to have sworn to defamation in hope to cause the Willie Obiano administration some damage and possibly force it to some negotiation. The lies repeatedly told by these fellows even as wicked as they can be, showed the concocters as lowlifes. It does not need much diligence to discover the roguish writers.

They wrote,

Gov Obiano commissions ASATU Administrative Building, Keeps to his Promise to Presidents-General

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has officially opened the ultra modern administrative block for the Anambra State Association of Town Unions

Gov Obiano also doled out cheques of N1.5m each to all the communities in the State for palliative works in rural areas.

Recall that Chief Willie Obiano had earlier promised to give the Presidents-General a befitting office and increase the palliative funds from N1m to N1.5m.

While giving out the cheques, Gov Obiano charged the PGs to make effective use of the funds adding that the state government has commenced repairs on all major roads to ensure smooth yuletide season.

See picutures…

Nigeria Vs South Africa: See What Football Fans Are Strugling In Uyo

 

Can you guess what is happening here...

I am a man but our thirst for football is becoming crazy.

Though, it's fun to stand behind your nation all the time but going through stampede to pick a ticket is uncalled for.

These are football lovers buying N500 tickets for the Nigeria - South Africa match kicking off later today at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

See another picture below...

End of Boko Haram: Nigerian Troops retake Gombe, Pelia & Hong, Begin Mop Up Operation

 

The Nigerian Troops have taken control of the areas infested by terrorists in the north.

In a release by the Defence Headquarters through their official twitter handle, the troops are currently mopping up the Gombi, Pelia and Hong.

See the tweets here...

Pastor Bakare Blasts Obasanjo, says "He Killed Students..."

 

I am not one of his congregants but I say amen to some of his views with respect to national matters.

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has always taken time off his church dealings to air his political views.

He recently blamed the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo for the present sorry state of student unionism in the country.

Speaking today while delivering a paper titled: “Good Governance: Sustainability of Democracy, the Role of Students in the Forthcoming General Election,” in Abeokuta, the Ogun State to mark the Students International Day, Pastor Bakare, the Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG stated how President Obasanjo when he was military head of state carved his name on marble as a villain of democracy in 1978... But

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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Obiano at Presidential Villa, attends YOuWIN Launch

 

Today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Governor Willie Obiano attended the Presidential Launch of You Win, a youth empowerment initiative of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Here are cute pictures as exclusively published on The Willie Obiano Blog...



OBIANO AND THE CHALLENGE OF GROWING APGA

It is remarkable that in the course of the recent bashing of the All Progressives Grand Alliance by some defecting, notable members of the party and other sundry detractors, Anambra State Governor and by extension, leader of the party, Chief Willie Obiano, largely stood aloof from the fray. It seemed the case that Obiano chose not to utter a word over the altercations in recognition of the need to play the statesman and diffuse the gathering tension. With the benefit of hindsight however, there can be little doubt that aside from prudence, and the business of delivering good governance, the Governor was rather preoccupied with how to grow the party and take it to higher levels. As the foremost public office holder elected on the ticket of the party, it naturally devolved on him to take the lead in harnessing the potentials of the organization.  This resolve to assume the historic responsibility of fulfilling the mission of APGA is evident in certain occurrences in the party. The recent declaration for the party by the immediate past Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, Dr Alex Otti is a significant development.

Coming at a time critics have been unrelenting in their negative portrayal of the party, the decision of Otti to join APGA just like the earlier case of Emmanuel Iheanacho, former Minister of Interior, indicates that the public perception of APGA has not changed despite the spirited attempts to run down its image.  With people of such stature as Otti and Iheanacho embracing APGA at times like this, it means that the defining values of the party are still intact and perhaps, being better nourished.  Whichever way we look at it, increasing party membership, more so, of the enlightened and elite cadre at a supposed time of crisis, connotes a vote of confidence on the leadership of the party.

Wow.... World's Tallest Man Meets the Shortest Man on Earth

The world's tallest and shortest man in the Guinness Book of World Records, met each other for the first time on Thursday November 13 at an event in London.

The tallest man, 31 year-old Sultan Kosen from Turkey, a part-time farmer, is 8 feet 3 inches tall and can reach a basketball hoop without jumping. He became the world's tallest living man in 2009. He also holds the record for largest hands on a living person. His hands measure 11.2 inches from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger.

See full pictures here...

Political Thugs Go Wild in Lagos as a House Member Seeks 5th Term

 

Why on earth should you be used to destabilize another in exchange for peanuts? Why would you prefer to be someone’s thug?

Political thugs, last weekend unleashed terror on residents of Ajegunle, a suburb of Lagos, destroying properties worth millions of naira during a political campaign.

The thugs, numbering over 300, allegedly invaded Ajegunle and its environs during a political declaration campaign by a politician (names withheld) and a member Lagos State House of Assembly, who is angling to contest for the fifth term.

Can Super Eagles Qualify? See the ONLY Possibility...

 

 With ten teams already qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, six places will now be decided on Wednesday.

Equatorial Guinea have qualified automatically for the tournament to be played between January 17 and February 8 after they replaced Morocco as the host country.

Nine other countries have booked their passage to Equatorial Guinea after five rounds of qualifying matches at the weekend.

They are Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Gabon, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia

Former Governor of Anambra State Loses Son to Cancer

 

Cancer Disease has taken a great son, friend, mentor and father.

Ifeanyi Nwobodo jnr, first son of the former governor of old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo, passed away on Saturday, 15/11/14.

Nwobodo jnr reportedly died at Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu, after he returned from Huston Texas USA where he had received treatment for cancer.

He was said to have complained of having pains on his leg and met a senior oncologist with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, after which he died of complications from medication.

The father, Jim Nwobodo, while narrating the ordeal of his late son to Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, who paid him a condolence visit on Sunday, said Nwodobo jnr was taken to the best cancer treatment hospital in USA where he stayed for five months and was discharged before he returned to Nigeria recently.

May his soul find peace in the beyond… Amen!

End of Boko Haram: Nigerian Troops Re-capture Chibok Town

 

Here is another reason to celebrate. Yes, if some persons rejoice when insurgents take hold of our territories and cause mayhem, then we have even more right to celebrate the successes of our troops.

The 7 Division of Nigerian Army, on Sunday in Abuja, said it has recaptured Chibok town in Borno State from insurgents.

This information is contained in a statement issued by Colonel Sani Usman, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army.

It said the military was still carrying out mopping-up operation on the surrounding environment.

The statement added that Chibok was fully secured.

Note that the insurrection by Boko Haram, which wants to create an Islamic state in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria, has claimed more than 10,000 lives in the past five years.

Read the short Statement...

APGA now general party of Anambra people – Umeh

Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has described his party as “a general party of Anambra people”.

Speaking during the mass defection of over 4,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to APGA, Sir Umeh said the defection signifies that APGA is the only hope the people of the state have for their salvation.

Chief Umeh, who is fondly called Ohamadike, said the significance of the mass defection of APC members is that in the next election, APC can be easily eliminated because the party has been seriously decimated to the extent that nobody can work for it or even vote for it.

Read his words:

As Obiano’s Magic Touch Spreads to APGA…

 Michelangelo, the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance once said that the “the greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Two important events in Anambra State last week remind us, in vivid colours, of the dangers of low aim. They are - the visit of Dr. Alex Otti, former CEO of Diamond Bank Plc, who had picked the APGA gubernatorial form for Abia State the previous day and the defection of about 4000 members of APC in Anambra State to APGA.

Coming fast on the heels of the recent emergence of Chief Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra State, as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and Leader of APGA, the two events speak to the clarity of vision that informed the choice of Governor Obiano as the party leader. Perhaps nothing could have spoken louder about the party’s obvious low aim in the past than the near instantaneous rush of hope that Obiano’s new leadership has fueled, leading to the two great events under review. For a while APGA had seemed content with its narrow canvass, straining against the leash of a leadership that obviously lacked the inspirational leadership to attract people of note in the region where it is supposed to have its strongest roots. But with the entry of Dr. Alex Otti, a thoroughgoing technocrat with a towering reputation for excellence in the nation’s private sector, APGA looks sure enough to reclaim the promise it once held for Ndigbo by offering a credible alternative to Ndi Abia; a great sub-sect of the larger Igbo nation whose known capacity for greatness seems to have been stultified for years by bad leadership. It is this low aim that Alex Otti has obviously come to change…

Al-Mustapha Challenges Obasanjo to a Public Debate

Do you remember Hamza Al-Mustapha?

An army major and the Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Sani Abacha.

Al-Mustapha has challenged former president, Olusegun Obasanjo to an open debate following the “old” allegation that he is heading a killer squad for President Jonathan ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Read what Al-Mustapha said in a recent interview…

Pictures from the Accident involving Gov Suswan and his Deputy

 

The governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam narrowly escaped death on the Makurdi-Gboko highway when his convoy was involved in a ghastly accident with two commercial vehicles.

The accident occurred on Friday, barely 24 hours to his birthday.

His deputy, Chief Steven Lawani who was also involved in the accident and also escaped unscathed.

Report has it that the incident occurred at Angbaaye village, a border community between Makurdi and Guma local government areas of the state.

See some pictures…