DID PETER OBI MEAN TO SAY N75 MILLION? By Ifeanyi Afuba

 

  It was a tale that aroused curiosity each time it was told. Officially, Anambra State is not yet an oil producing state and thus, does not benefit from the 13% mineral derivation fund.  Nor does Anambra belong to the premier league of federation account recipients such as Kano, Katsina, and Lagos – with lopsided number of local government areas and high population respectively.  Then given the low tone of governance and public service in the country, interest was stirred with the announcement that outgoing Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi was bequeathing an asset of N75b in cash and investments to his successor, Willie Obiano. 

Obi Vs Obiano: Setting the Records Straight

We received the recent press statement issued by Mr. Valentine Obienyem, the Media Aide to the former governor of Anambra State, Sir Peter Obi, calling for restraint in the relentless media attacks on the person and family of the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, with HOPE and CONCERN.

SEAMATA DISSOCIATE SELFFROM PR- BIAFRA PROTEST CALLS FOR CAUTION IN ITS ACTIONS

Traders in South East Geo-Political Zone, under the aegis of SouthEast Markets Amalgamated Traders Association, SEAMATA, has disowned theMovement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra,
MASSOB and theIndigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their agitation and activities for
the actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra. Addressing newsmen yesterday in Onitsha the traders through a statement signed by Chief Okwudili Ezenwanko and Honourable Temple Udeh,President General and Secretary General respectively, of SEAMATA, said they are constrained to react to
the continuous calls for the closure of business in south east in protest and solidarity
for actualization of Biafra agitators.

Anambra Priest dies while celebrating Mass

Catholic faithful in Umuchu town in Aguata local government of Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, have been thrown into mourning after their priest slumped on the church altar and died while celebrating mass.
The priest, Rev Father Emmanuel Idika, slumped at Our Lady of Fatima parish in Umuchu while he was conducting mass.

Lai Mohammed Urges Online Publishers To Self Resulate Themselves

 

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the Federal government is not about to regulate or stultify the Nigerian Social Media. He said this at a meeting with bloggers at Zen Garden

 

Chinese restaurant Ikeja, Lagos today November 23rd.

Does Peter Obi want Third Term in Office?

As the war of words between former governor Peter Obi and his successor, Chief Willie Obiano continues to rage on social media, the question that many Nigerians are beginning to ask is, “does Peter Obi want another term in office?”  This question is gaining currency on the lips of most discerning members of the public who are surprised that Obi may have inadvertently pricked the balloon of his exaggerated image of a good man and now the air has gone out with a hiss. The tragedy is that Obi will remain diminished when this foul wind blows over. This is one battle that will leave permanent scars on the former governor whom late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu had hoped would take over the mantle of leadership of the Igbo from him.

Public Notice: As Peter Obi Intensifies Calumny Campaign in the Media: Ndi Anambra Beware!

 

This is to alert the general public and the good people of Anambra State of some fraudulent documents being circulated in the media by Valentine Obienyem, an employee of the former governor of Anambra State, Chief Peter Greg Obi.

Breaking News: Late Audu Abubakar Repordtly Resurrect From Death

Late Kogi state Governorship candidate  Abubakar Audu has been rumoured to have resurrected from death .
The news about his sudden raise from death filtered the social media and Vanguard Online this afternoon, noted that the late former governor of the state was reported raised from the dead by three men dressed in white apparel as prophets, intercepted the Muslim burial rite put in place by the family, with the hope to raise him from dead.

Obiano Encourage Youths To Engage In Agric Develoment Programmes

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has enjoined youths to utilize facilities made available at the State College of Agriculture, Mgbakwu, for sustainable agricultural revolution in the state.
He  said young people who are willing to improve their job or career prospects should consider enrolling into the State Agriculture.

Saraki’s CCY Update : CJN to set up fresh Supreme Court panel

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, is set to set up a fresh panel that will hear the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, challenging the jurisdiction and competence of the charges by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false asset declaration preferred against him.