Umahi suspends commissioner, sacks empowerment committee

Umahi suspendsEbonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has suspended the state Commissioner for Local Government and Rural Development, Samuel Okoronkwo.

Although Umahi did not state the reason for his action, it was learnt that it had to do with the lopsided selection of youths in the state for the Industrial Training Fund programme.

U-17 AFCON: Eaglets crash out

World champions Golden Eaglets on Saturday failed to progress to the final round of qualifiers for the 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 3-1 to the Junior Menas of Niger in Niamey.
 The Nigeria Football Federation in a statement said the game was a “highly-charged encounter full of drama more on the stands as the Nigeriens in the full glare of security threw caution to the wind as they wrestled and seized the video camera of NFF staff, Mallam Munir Shittu. The NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, was not spared either in the VIP Box as he was assaulted, even in the presence of Nigeria Diplomatic officials led by Ambassador Abduljelil Sulaiman.”

APC warns Obiano against paying N6bn negotiated god-father bill, demand account of LG allocations

Our party calls on the Immediate past Governor of Anambra State,  Mr. Peter Gregory Onwubuashi Obi  to declare the source of the N7bn fund he claimed to have funded the ‘election’ of the current governor of Anambra State who was actually foisted against the wish of the people.

 We further posit that if it was drawn out of a business enterprise, the tax payment of that enterprise to the government should also be furnished, as the only key providing moral authority to disturb public peace through private illegal agreements, a vice that was fought and defeated before Obi became governor.

I WILL FIGHT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE - ANAMBRA CP

Mr Sam Okaula, Anambra state's new Police Commissioner has declared his resolve to nip every abuse of human rights in the bud in the discharge of police duty by sensitizing his men and officers on his stance concerning it and working with members of the Civil Society Network, Anambra state.

He made this known while receiving the executive members of Civil Society Network, Anambra state in his office during their courtesy cum familiarization visit.

MARRIAGE IS BEYOND COOKING-PASTOR CHRIS OJIGBANI

Recently, there is this controversy going on in the social media that a man shouldn’t marry a woman who doesn’t know how to cook or a woman who doesn’t pray for an hour. So, I deem it necessary to clarify the issue. As the apostle of marriage, it’s my responsibility to clarify the issue to avoid causing more delayed marriage, separation and divorce in the world.
This is the will of God concerning the issue: You must not use cooking as a criterion for choosing your spouse. Though food is important in life, cooking must not be used as a criterion for choosing a spouse. Why? I tell you three reasons.

BREAKING: We’ll declare Niger Delta Republic Oct 1 – Avengers

The Niger Delta Avengers on Thursday threatened that it will declare a Niger Delta Republic on October 1 should President Muhammadu Buhari fails to restructure the country.

It also said the group is praying for the Buhari-led federal government to discover oil in commercial quantity in the northern part of the country.

OMG! Lassa fever kills doctor, three others in Anambra



A medical doctor and three others have reportedly died of Lassa fever in Anambra state.

This was disclosed in a one-day Lassa fever training workshop organized by the state Ministry of Health.

A resource person in the workshop, Dr Jane Ezeonu confirmed that the medical doctor died at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, on Tuesday.

Empowering Nigerian Youths & Adults through Skills Acquisition

The importance of skills acquisition in third world countries especially Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. Schools of thought have stressed that for a nation to be economically self-reliant, it must necessarily diversify its economy and as well encourage the youth to embrace self-employment through appropriate favourable policy and an environment that would facilitate skills acquisition, entrepreneurship and self-reliance.

I love dancing to Fela, Sunny Ade’s music – Irish diplomat

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, Eoghan McSwiney, shares with Ashiwaju.org  his experience in Nigeria and love for Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade’s music

If you were to leave Nigeria today, what would you miss most about the country?

I would miss the Nigerian people most. Nigerians are an amazingly dynamic, resilient and funny people. When I leave, I think I will probably also miss the Abuja weather, although less so the rainy season.

Blackout looms as power firms become broke

The power sector may be heading for a total collapse if the current paucity of funds in the industry is not addressed quickly, officials of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission have said.

According to them, the sector is presently suffering from acute shortage of funds as both power generation and distribution companies are finding it difficult to meet their various obligations to NBET, gas suppliers and other service providers.