PICTURES: Jonathan Campaigns in Maiduguri...Is This Borno State?

The way President Jonathan is wowing the crowds across the North is obviously making a strong statement.

It was a happy day in Maiduguri today with the crowd shouting Sai Goodluck!

See exclusive pictures below…

Nnewi, Ekwusigo Pledge Support to APGA, as Obiano flags off more Roads

Governor of Anambra State His Excellency Chief Willie Obiano, and his wife Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, with all the APGA Candidates within Ekwusigo/ Nnewi North/Nnewi South Federal Constituency during the Flag-off of Coscharis Road in Nnewi yesterday.

Communities and residents of Nnewi and Ekwusigo Local Government Areas of Anambra State have pledged total support to the Governor Willie Obiano administration and all the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidates in the forthcoming February 2015 elections. The widespread endorsement of APGA and its candidates by the Ekwusigo and Nnewi South LGAs was done in appreciation of N16.5 billion road projects the APGA led-government has awarded in the areas over the years. The latest being the 6.22 kilometre Coscharis-Onuzilike Okonkwo-Francis Maduka road project at Nnewi and the 7 Kilometre Ozubulu – Ihembosi – Ukpor road projects inaugurated by Governor Obiano on January 23, 2015.

Speaking while inaugurating the 7 Kilometre Ozubulu – Ihembosi – Ukpor road projects Governor Obiano said that the infrastructural projects were in line with the policy of the administration to open up and link all parts of the State with quality road network especially the food producing areas.  

PICTURES: The Commissioning of 5 68-seater Passenger Coaches on the Makurdi-PH Rail Line by VP Sambo

 

Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan represented by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo has commissioned five 68-seater air conditioned passenger coaches and flagged off Makurdi-PH rail line

See more exclusive pictures from the event below...

For Victor Umeh, Victory Beckons with Open Arms

 

As the race for the Anambra Central Senatorial Seat gathers momentum, Chief Victor Umeh, the APGA candidate walks around with an indulgent smile on his face. And why not? Unlike other candidates who are engaged in a titanic race against the wind, Chief Umeh is running a great race with all the elements in his favour. And here are the reasons –

Of all the candidates locked in this battle of the woodpeckers, Victor Umeh seems to be the one with an iron head. Umeh is the only one among the titans who hasn’t lost a battle yet; whether it is a legal battle or a political one, in the past dozen years or so. Plus the fact that neither the incumbent Senator Chris Ngige nor Senator Annie Okonkwo has personalized the Igbo cause in a compelling way as Umeh has done in over ten years, proudly donning his trademark red cap that marks him out as an Igbo cultural icon. Umeh’s life has revolved around things that affect Ndigbo and he has never shown any hesitation or lack of guts to give voice to the issues that dominate the day.

The Day Over 50,000 Persons Gathered At Agulu To Endorse Victor Umeh

It was a triumphant entry of a bold and courageous warrior. Just recently, over fifty thousand persons gathered at the Civic Centre in Agulu to endorse Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh as their candidate of choice for the Anambra Central Senatorial election.

People from the four wards and the twenty-two villages that make up Agulu trouped out en masse to Agulu Civic Centre to receive Umeh.

Speakers that spoke at the event echoed that if not for Chief Victor Umeh's support for their son, Peter Obi, Agulu people will not be boasting today of producing a governor of Anambra State. They also said that his achievements at the national conference set him apart from other candidates.

One of the speakers explained that Agulu and Aguluizigbo which is home town of Chief Victor Umeh are brothers, and stated clearly that they will not leave their brother and support another person.

Sensational DJ Blox Storms ABS, Awka all the Way from London

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You need no visa to feel the sensational DJ Blox all the way from London.

He is right here in Anambra State, Nigeria.

The picture (above) shows DJ Blox (left) with the CEO of Anambra Broadcasting Service, Uche Nworah inside the station's studio in Awka today.

DJ Blox in ABS 88.5 FM? Wow... That's the Heartbeat of the East!

See another picture below...

PICTURES: The Unbelievable Happened as Jonathan and PDP Stormed Kano Today

As the political gimmicks for the February 14 Presidential Election momentarily turn to who gathers more crowd during campaigns, something unexpected happened today in Kano as President Jonathan and the People's Democratic Party stormed the state.

Ordinarily, Nigerians expected a low turn out of supporters for PDP considering the pictures posted yesterday by Vice Presidential Candidate (through his twitter handle) of  the All Progressives Congress which showed a gathering of people almost more than the population of persons living in Kano State.

As Prof Osibanjo systematically agreed today that the pictures he posted were not confirmed to be real, the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi blasted Buhari saying he does not support the "recycling of old materials" in politics.

See what happened today as Jonathan arrived Kano, in pictures...

APGA flags off Anambra South Senatorial Campaign, Absorbs more Defectors

As the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) targets to win both the State and National Assembly seats in the forthcoming general elections billed for next month, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has flagged off the Anambra South Senatorial District Campaign of the party and  intensified  massive grassroots mobilization and sensitization of the electorate to get their voter’s cards in order to be eligible to vote candidates of their choice.

Flagging off the campaign of the party at Ekwulobia, Tuesday, Governor said that APGA had entrenched the culture of good governance in the State and urged the people to vote for APGA candidates who he charged to maintain good leadership and quality representation at all levels of governance.

He called on local government chairmen, traditional rulers, Presidents-General and other stakeholders to encourage and support eligible voters in their area to collect their permanent voters’ cards before the elections.

Nigerian Police Seizes 850 Cutlasses Smuggled Into Katsina By Political Party ahead of the General Election

 

The Kastina State Police Department over the weekend, intercepted 850 cutlasses, which were allegedly smuggled into the state by a political party ahead of the general election.

Deputy Commissioner Police Bala Zama Senchi, who disclosed this at a meeting with political parties in the state, however, declined to mention the party.

Senchi, who noted that the cutlasses were new, warned that the command would not tolerate thuggery or any act capable of causing unrest before, during and after the elections. He said politicians must operate within the ambit of the law.

He added that the police are non partisan and committed to ensuring peaceful conduct of the exercise. Senchi called on parties to submit their campaign timetables to the police to avoid clashes and confrontations during campaigns.

ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY OUTLAWS CAMPAIGN BY ASPIRANTS SCREENED OUT BY INEC

 

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill prohibiting political aspirants whose names did not appear on the final list of candidates cleared by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) to stand for elective posts in the coming general elections.

Titled “Breaches of the Peace and Unlawful Assemblies Law, the legislation which took immediate effect from January 20, 2015 stipulates in Section 3 (1) that: “A person shall not advertise, publish, and solicit for votes for or otherwise engage in any campaign for himself or for a person whose name was not duly published by INEC or ANSIEC or any other electoral body within Nigeria as a nominated person for any election within Anambra State.’

Section 3[2] also states that ‘Any person who acts in contravention of subsection [1] of this Section is hereby declared to have engaged or to be engaging in an unlawful assembly with intent to cause public disorder and breaches of public peace.’

Obiano’s Investment Drive Attracts Vehicle Assembly, Gas Distribution Plants to Anambra

Chief Joe Billy Ekwunife, Managing Director, Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), Chief
Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State and Chief Cajetan Muonagolu, Managing Director of Richbon Nigeria Limited during the MoU signing between the government of Anambra State and Richbond Nigeria Limited in the Governor's Lodge, Amawbia...at the weekend

Returning from the Yuletide break, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has resumed his effort to accomplish his administration’s vision of making Anambra State the first choice investment destination and a hub for industrialization and commercial activities with the recent attraction of an automobile assembly plant and a natural gas distribution plant to the state.

The two investors are Richbon Nigeria Limited which plans to establish a $40m vehicle assembly plant in the state and Falcon Corporation Limited which intends to set up a natural gas distribution project valued at $100m that will pipe natural gas to the many industrial clusters in the state.

The proposed Richbon assembly plant will be located in the industrial cluster at Oba, Idemili Local Government Area and will on completion assemble various types of automobiles including light and heavy duty trucks, buses, construction and agricultural equipment among others.

Thai Trade Mission Finally Here

A 28-Man Delegation from the business community in Thailand has finally arrived Awka, Anambra State capital on a week-long visit to explore the abundant business opportunities in the state.

The Trade Missioners are largely drawn from diverse sectors of the Thai economy cutting across sectors like Oil & Gas, Agriculture, power generation and distribution, waste and water management, Mining, Healthcare etc.

The delegation, led by Dr. Ratana Porn D arrived the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu via Addis Ababa having flown Ethiopian Airlines straight from Bangkok, Thailand.

Accompanied by the Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Amb. Chudi Okafor, the Trade Missioners were received at the Airport by the CEO of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), Mr. Joe Billy Ekwunife, his Executive Director and Senior Special Assistant on Investments, Mr. Mark Okoye and the protocol staff from the Office of the Governor of Anambra State.

Here are  the arrival photographs of the delegation.

Obiano’s Investment Drive Revs Up as Tai Business Delegation Storms Anambra

 

The intense investment drive of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has had a flying start to the New Year as a strong team of international businessmen from Thailand arrives Awka, the Anambra State capital tomorrow to take advantage of the growing investment opportunities in the state.

The delegation is scheduled to arrive the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu on Ethiopian Airlines flight via Addis Ababa to be received by top functionaries of the Anambra State Government including the representatives of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) which facilitated the trade mission.

The delegation is made up of a formidable team of 13 Thai businesses with vast interests cutting across oil and gas, agriculture, electricity generation, waste and water management, mining as well as agricultural equipment manufacturing among other interests.

Rivers PDP & APC Declare War as Amaechi Denies Jonathan Use of Portharcourt Stadium

  

While the arrow heads embrace peace at federal level, their state representatives are spoiling for war.

Reports has it that the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said President Goodluck Jonathan cannot make use of the 40,000 capacity Adokiye Amiesiemeka Stadium, located in the New Port Harcourt City, Igwuirita-Ali, for the January 28 commencement of his South-South presidential rally.

Read the response of the Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Obuah, and the reply of his APC counter-part, Davis Ikanya.

Reacting to the disapproval Obuah said:

Ozoemezina – When a Leader Rises to the Call of History

On a balmy evening in late October last year, I ran into the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke as he was stepping out of the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Anambra State. He had just rounded off a meeting with his friend, Governor Willie Obiano and was heading to his car. A brief exchange ensued. I had been a huge fan for so long and it was a gift to finally meet him, I said. A sunny smile lit up his face as he said, “I have just told your principal what he must know. I told him that unless Anambra gets it right, the rest of your Igbo brothers will continue to search for a direction. I made him realize that this is his cross to bear.” After this comment, he quickly hopped into the open door of a black Toyota Jeep and slid noiselessly away into the gathering dusk, leaving me with a sinking awakening.

President Jonathan Storms Onitsha, Thanks APGA for Support

President Good Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has commended members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for their unflinching support and assurances in the coming presidential election.

Speaking at the Government Lodge in Onitsha during his weekend campaign tour of the city, President Jonathan recalled that the support he got from APGA helped seal the victory for him during his first term and thanked all members of the party for standing to be counted when it mattered most.

According to him, APGA’s continued support of his administration had not only made his first term highly eventful but it has also boosted his chances in the February 14, 2015 Presidential election.

Ex Governor Chris Ngige Reconciles With First Wife, Evlyn

 

Have you heard?

Five years after former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige and Evelyn, his wife and mother of his three kids, went their separate ways, the estranged couple is extending the olive branch to each other.

Reports suggest that they have found out that they are better off in joyful matrimony than the sad, bleak throes of divorce.

It could be recollected that the couple parted ways due to “irreconcilable” differences.

Their separation astounded their friends and family to the extent that people started to wonder if their marriage crashed over familiar brimstones in lives made too affluent and easy.

PICTURES: President GEJ's Historic Reception by Ndi Anambra led by Governor Obiano

President Goodluck Jonathan visited Onitsha, Anambra on Saturday, January 17,2015. He was received by the governor of the State, Chief Willie Obiano and a mammoth crowd of APGA faithful.

Here is the historic visit in pictures...