What Manner of Party is the PDP in Anambra?

By Nwanna Chidozie

Since losing the state to Peter Obi inspired APGA following the 2003 election that temporarily produced Sen. Chris Ngige as governor, the PDP has become a workshop for “political merchants” who continue to use the party for their business interests. The PDP stalwarts who are age-long in this trend, as the last election revealed, include; Mr. Chris Uba, Nicholas Ukachukwu and brothers, Prince John Emeka, Ken Emekayi, Ben Nwankwo and recently others joined, including Sen. Stella Oduah, Ifeanyi Ubah and almost all the PDP House of Representatives members from Anambra State.

FRSC ON YULETIDE CHARGE TO MOTORISTS IN ANAMBRA

                            

to observe road safety rules while driving.

The Anambra state sector commander of the federal Road Safety Corps Sunday Ajayi has warned motorists to be safety conscious especially at this Yuletide period. Ajayi Made this  public in an interview with newsmen in Awka, warned motorists  to always imbibe  safety laws, said their safety is paramount to the corps.

Reacting to the recent crash at Oba that claimed five lives, the sector Commander attributes the crash to an act of negligence on the part of the commercial driver, who he claimed drove against traffic, knowing the state of his vehicle.

Dell predicts man, machine partnership in 2018

The Senior Vice President at Dell EMC, META, Mr. Mohammed Amin, on Tuesday, said that year 2018 would witness more partnership between man and machine. Amin, in a statement in Lagos, said that the partnership would be more interwoven into peoples’ day-to-day lives. Dell According to him, it would transform everything from the way businesses are run and the importance placed on security to how entertainment was provided. “There is need to share the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) advances in Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing, will have on organisations and lives digitally in 2018. “Emerging technologies, such as AI, AR, IoT and cloud computing, made possible through exponential developments in software,

My defection to APC in the best interest of Igbo, says Ojukwu Jr

FIRST son of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Mr. Emeka Ojukwu Jr. has reacted to the controversy trailing his recent defection to All Progressives Congress, APC, saying he was merely following his father’s steps. Emeka Ojukwu Jnr Ojukwu, who spoke in Awka insisted that he would never return to the ruling All progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the state, describing the alleged overtures being made to by Governor Willie Obiano to him to return to APGA as infantile, adding that it smacked of ignorance on the part of the governor about the workings of politics in Nigeria. According to him, action he took was in the best interest of Igbo, recalling how, shortly after his

Wasiu Pasuma celebrates 50th birthday on the street

Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma was in a happy mood yesterday. He turned 50 years and to celebrate his golden age, the singer took to the street of Lagos to mark the special day with the less privileged people. Pasuma The celebration which kicked off over two weeks ago on the social media climaxed yesterday  with the legendary singer spotted celebrating with the less privileged in some

Love at first sight: Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle next year

Britain’s Prince Harry said Monday he proposed to his American girlfriend Meghan Markle over a roast chicken dinner as the one-time playboy royal and the glamorous actress confirmed they will wed next year. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle The prince revealed he fell for Markle — who will inject a little Hollywood stardust into Britain’s centuries-old royal family — “the very first time we met”. The 33-year-old described a cosy and intimate proposal, taking place over quintessentially British meal of roast chicken at his cottage in the grounds of his family’s sprawling Kensington Palace. In their first interview marking their engagement, the pair revealed they were set up on a

Banky W sets social media on fire as he mistakenly shares nude video of wife

The social media have gone agog over newly wedded celebrity couple, Mr. And Mrs. Banky W. The media got on fire after Banky W mistakenly shared a nude video of his wife,  Adesua. Born Bankole Wellington, Banky W, just married Adesua, a Nollywood actress and singer at the weekends in Cape Town, South Africa. Banky W and wife, Adesua In the video, Banky W tries to give a shout-out to

 

65, 000 Nigerians die yearly due to air pollution ―Saraki

SENATE President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, stated that about 65, 000 Nigerians, more than half of whom were children, were dying every year as a result of exposure to household pollution.
Speaking at the 2017 Nigeria Clean Cooking Forum, organized in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment in Abuja, the Senate President said globally, there were over 4 million deaths every year due to household air pollution and 24 per cent of global black carbon emissions came from cooking smoke.

Clampdown on frozen chicken, fish smugglers —Agric Minister tells Customs

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has called on the Comptroller-General of Customs, Rtd. Col. Hameed Ali, to clamp-down on smugglers of frozen fish and chicken into the country.

Aregbesola suggests N250 daily tax for 1 million Osun residents

OSUN State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, underscored the critical need for all taxable adults in the state to fulfill their civic responsibilities, through prompt payment of taxes, saying that such development was capable of enhancing the economy and collective prosperity of the state.
In a statement broadcast to commemorate the seventh anniversary of his administration, he stressed “every taxable adult in Osun State must view it as a patriotic duty to support the government with tax payment as and when due.