ANAMBRA EMERGES TOPS IN TRANSPARENCY RATING

Barely two weeks to its one year anniversary, the pace-setting government of Chief Willie Obiano has scored another first in the annals of good governance by ending a glorious one year in style as the state emerges tops in transparency rating. In a report released by the Federation Accounts Sub-Committee on International Public Sector Accounting System (IPSAS) implementation, Anambra state was ranked highest in the South East. The South East Zone also came first in the overall ranking among the states of the Federation. With an impressive score of 80 percent, the Fiscal merits of the Obiano administration’s commitment came to the fore.

Stakeholder Urges Online Media Operators To Maintain Global Best Practice

In the bid to strengthen online information dissemination services in Ananbra state, resident bloggers have been charged with the responsibility to ensure they are guided by the ethics of journalism.

They have also been challenged to ensure that 'project Anambra'  is portrayed in good light before the international communities, as a people who operate with less supervision but have wider readership when it comes to speedy information circulation mechanism.

The secretary, Anambra state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Ifeoma Anumba gave the charge at the maiden meeting of Anambra state resident bloggers in Awka, promised to ensure they are protected by the state council of NUJ, if their conduct falls within the tenet of best practice.

Obiano Assures Of Empowering Skilled Manpower To Tackle Unemployment Challenge in Anambra

Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has reiterated his administration's resolve Saturday to improve employment among the youths and enhance skilled work-force that will support the service of the state in urgent  area of needs in the labour market.    

Governor Obiano disclosed this spoke  at an interactive session with the Catholic Women Organization (CWO), Onitsha Archdiocese held at Bethany House, Onitsha,stressed the reason behind the inauguration of the State Youth Skills and Empowerment Scheme is to make sure that there is ready labour for hire by the industries  springing up in the state.

He governor noted that training centres like the Technology Incubation Centre Nnewi, 

Gov Fashola lied against me on the altar of politics –Agbaje, Lagos PDP governorship candidate

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, in this interview with ashiwaju.org, speaks about his candidature and his plans for the state if elected governor
How prepared are you for the election?
You cannot be 100 per cent prepared, but we are definitely prepared. You can see there are lots of activities going on; we are very busy and everybody is occupied. We’re not afraid. We know what we have to do before the day of election and we believe once those things are done properly, victory will be ours definitely.
People say it would be difficult for you to win the election as Lagos is seen as a stronghold of the APC. Do you think you have a chance?
They have been in office for about 16 years, so, to that extent, we never thought it would be a tea party. We are very clear that it is going to be a tough race but we believe that at the end of the day, we’re going to win. We have looked at what is happening and got the opinions of people and we are clear that people are more on our side than on their side. All things being equal, if we have a free and fair election, we will lead them.

Kate Henshaw likes her ride huge

Kate Henshaw is not just a popular face in Nigerian movie industry, where she is rated as an A-list actress. Beyond acting, the 43-year-old has also found her way into politics.
She may not have been flaunting her wealth, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t enjoy her earnings. Sometime ago, Henshaw bought herself a big Nissan Armada. The car costs about N7m in the auto market.
For anyone looking for a workhorse that can take the whole family to the mountainside, the eight-passenger Nissan Armada is more than adequate.
Overall, the 2014 Nissan Armada has good handling and continues to get the job done for shoppers in need of a large capacity SUV as it remains a very capable vehicle for off-road venture or towing.

Woman changes name to Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz

A Colombian woman recently changed her name to include all 26 letters in alphabetical order. Her first name is Abcdefg Hijklmn while her last name is Opqrst Uvwxyz.

Before the latest change in nomenclature, the 36-year-old was called ‘Ladyzunga Cyborg’, a name she came up with along the line. She is notorious for the act but her latest stunt is believed to be extremely bizarre.

The Colombian in a recent television interview said: “I started looking for a name that nobody had in Colombia, or the world, so I thought about ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ.

“I’ve changed my name so people wouldn’t know it’s me. It’s not because I was disturbed by it, but because I always wanted to bring an element of surprise.”

Jega’s removal: More confusion as FG remains non-commital

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday further compounded fears in some quarters that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, could be sacked before the general elections.
In an answer to enquiries on government’s stand on allegation that the INEC boss would soon be asked to proceed on a terminal leave, the Federal Government through the Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, gave a rather ambiguous answer.
He said the exit of Jega from the chairmanship of the INEC would take a natural course. Duke, who is also the supervising Mtinister of Information, spoke with journalists at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information in Abuja on Friday.
While answering a question on whether the Federal Government planned to send Jaga on terminal leave before the expiration of his tenure in June, Duke said Jega would not be sacked as President Goodluck Jonathan had pledged, but added that his exit from the electoral body would be a natural sequence.

How Bola Tinubu Plots To Become Nigeria Next President Exposed

President Goodluck Jonathan/Namadi Sambo Presidential Campaign Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that All Progressive Congress Chief Scribe, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is plotting to become the President of Nigeria through the back door.

It said the plot by the former governor, who is a former governor of Lagos state, was to take over as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the event that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) wins the March 28, 2015 presidential election.

Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP-PCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, made this allegation at a news conference in Abuja on Friday.

AIG LAUNCHES OFFICE IN YABA

Africa Internet Group (AIG), the leading internet​ group in Africa, has moved its​ office to​ Yaba, housing six of its​ ventures in Nigeria - Easytaxi, Lamudi, Carmudi, Hellofood, Kaymu and Jovago.

Since inception in 2012, AIG has expanded to 26 countries and has created 71 companies in different verticals namely online retail, online marketplace, food ordering, car classifieds, real estate classifieds, taxi hailing, online travel agency and P2P lending marketplace.

WHY WILLIE OBIANO’S SUPPORT FOR JONATHAN IS UNEQUIVOCAL

In recent times, there has been a well-organized and massively funded campaign by some out-of-favour politicians in Anambra State to poison the cordial relationship between Chief Willie Obiano and President Goodluck Jonathan. This campaign has been simmering for quite some time, showing itself in different ways.