I Owe My NASS Victory to Obiano -Madubueze





BY ABUCHI  IFESINACHI, AWKA

APGA Winner of Anambra East/ West federal constituency, Chief Peter Obiano Madubueze, Okaka Anam, has said he owed his March 28 national assembly election victory in the State to the executive governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano.

Chief Madubueze who stated this in Awka during a media chat said he would forever remain grateful to Obiano for believing in his undoubted capabilities noting that his victory at the poll was not in any way a mean feat.

He also thanked the people of Anambra East/West for their support assuring them that he would do everything humanly possible to repay them even as he vowed never to betray the trust and confidence reposed in him.

When asked what kind of legislative influence he intend to bring to bare for his people, he said, 'I know about Federal Character Commission I know how to get my people jobs.
I will  ensure that all the ecology funds are used for their purpose.
Apart, from that we need roads in our areas because we are the food basket of the state. Most of the crops produced are sold at cheap prices simply because there are no roads to convey them to urban areas. I now that I have clinched the national assembly ticket, I will affect the lives of the farmers in my area,' he pledged.

Wale Adenuga’s worries over Nollywood :Canvasses for establishment of a national body

Worried by the incessant crisis rocking the Nigerian movie industry coupled with the menace of piracy, producer of the popular TV series, “Papa Ajasco” and CEO of Wale Adenuga Productions, Wale Adenuga(MFR) has added his voice on the need for the practitioners to shun anything that will undermine the development of the industry. He also canvasses for the establishment of an umbrella body that will represent the interest of all film makers in the country.
Adenuga made this observation , earlier in the week while addressing the press. He insists that establishing a national body is the only way the industry can move forward in this new dispensation.

Mothering Sunday: Bishop Ezeokafor Wants Mothers To Spend More Time With Children

BY ABUCHI IFESINACHI, AWKA
As the Roman Catholic Mothers world over set to celebrate this year's Mothering Sunday on Sunday 19 April 2015, the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor has admonished the mothers to spend more time with their children in order to ensure proper up-bringing as well as help in reducing vices in society .

Bishop Ezeokafor who gave the admonition during a news briefing at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka the Anambra State capital, stated that the role of mothers in family building can not be over-emphasized as they performed the bulk of domestic chores including the task of raising the children .

Mrs. Obiano gets set to Distribute 200 more Prosthetic Limbs to the physically challenged in Anambra

 

On the heels of the impressive showing of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led by her husband the BoT Chairman and Governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano in the just concluded general elections, and as she gets set to distribute the second phase of prosthetic limbs to about 200 physically challenged beneficiaries on Tuesday April 2015, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has come under another malicious attack aimed at damaging her credibility.

Former PDP National Chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor Visits APC Secretariat Abuja



Gale of defections hitting the outgoing ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP assumed a serious dimension yesterday with its former National Chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor visiting the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abuja.
Ogbulafor who arrived the secretariat at about 2:35pm went into a closed door meeting with the APC national chairman, Chief John Oyegun.
The meeting lasted for about 40 minutes.
It will be recalled that as sitting PDP national chairman, Ogbulafor scored a first when he boasted in 2008 that PDP would rule Nigeria for 60 years.
The phrase later became maxim for the party members even in the last presidential election campaign.
But it was not too long when things fell apart between the Abia State born politician and President Goodluck Jonathan consequent upon a statement credited to him before 2011 general elections that power must remain in the north before 2015.

VIDEO: MEET THE SOUTH AFRICAN KING WHOSE REMARKS LAUNCHED THE XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS

Zulu King Godwill Zwelithi's utterances on March 23rd launched the Zenophobic attacks in South Africa and he had refused to apologize, even after finding out that his people have maimed, killed and destroyed businesses belonging to black foreigners. He's still insisting that foreigners should go back to their countries but tried to save face by saying attacking the foreigners is not how to chase them away. He wants the government to do it legally.

During a speech last month, Zwelithini called for the deportation of foreign nationals living in the country, saying it was unacceptable locals were being made to compete with people from other countries for the few economic opportunities they had available. King Zwelithi said "foreigners must pack their bags and go home".
His three major complaints and why he wanted foreigners to go were; 1. SA traders in the townships said they could not compete with the prices that foreign-owned businesses were selling their products. 2; foreigners involved in crime. 3. Lack of respect shown by foreigners to locals.
Addressing Pongolo community members during a moral regeneration event, Zwelithini accused government of failing to protect locals from the “influx of foreign nationals”. He said;
“Most government leaders do not want to speak out on this matter because they are scared of losing votes. As the king of the Zulu nation, I cannot tolerate a situation where we are being led by leaders with no views whatsoever.

Huge debts await Buhari, in-coming govs

AFTER the euphoria of their electoral victories, one of the major challenges that will confront the President-elect, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and 20 or 21 new governors is the level of debt stock the out-going administrations will leave behind.
According to the Debt Management Office, DMO, the Federal Government has a stock of $6.445 billion in external debt (N1.29 trillion at the rate of one dollar to N200)) and another N7. 9 trillion domestic debt totalling N9.19 trillion, as of December 31, 2014. This is the equivalent of two years budget. 

Daura: Simplicity, Contentment redefined in Buhari’s abode

Hardly will anyone argue that the contemporary Nigerian society is not such that is riddled with avarice and corruption.
Both the public and private sectors of the economy stink with stench of clandestine criminal activities. From the office of Local Government Councillor to the exalted office of nation’s President, looting of public treasury stands tall.
The evidence: Palatial houses, private jets, exotic cars, countless Chieftaincy titles, flamboyant foreign trips, properties at home and abroad, the list goes endlessly. In fact, it could be a taboo to occupy and exit office without embezzling public funds. But in the midst of all these, there is a Nigerian whose integrity resonates even with tearful testimonials. He is General Mohammadu Buhari. From east to west, north to south, he stands assuredly different from among folks.
He has occupied many exalted offices within the political hemisphere of Nigeria, yet available records show he did not selfishly enrich himself. Perhaps, the piece below intrinsically laced up with pictures of the country-side bungalow of Buhari in Daura, Katsina State tells the story more.

Did Oba Akiolu’s threat work for Ambode? Yes and No!

Pa Ikechukwu Okonkwo, a septuagenarian, and his family stayed back in their three-bedroom apartment in Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, to monitor reports from his large screen television while the April 11 gubernatorial election lasted.


Unlike the previous election, where the aged grandpa had encouraged all his children to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 presidential election, this time, he handed down a warning to all members of the family never to be involved in the gubernatorial election in the state. His reason was not farfetched.

Rescue of abducted children: The intrigues, rigmarole & frustrations

The joy of the couple whose three children were abducted by a maid in Lagos knew no bounds, Wednesday, after they found their children, hale and hearty, dumped in a building at Shasha, a suburb of the city.

Before their eventual discovery, the couple had reportedly traversed round Lagos and other adjourning areas in company of operatives from the Special Investigations Bureau, SIB, attached to Lagos State Police command headquarters in Ikeja.