Christmas: Sir Paul Chukwuma Fetes Anambra APC Executives As APGA Chieftain Joins Party

 Christmas: Sir Paul Chukwuma Fetes Anambra APC Executives As APGA Chieftain Joins Party

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu

As a way of thanking God for gifting him with  a twin babies (all boys), which has eluded him for years now and also for appreciating the executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for their steadfastness, the former National Auditor of the party, Sir Paul Chukuma (Onwa Umueri), on Saturday, 16th December 2023 shared over 800 bags of rice as well as cash gift to all the Local Government Areas and the state executives of the party.

Freezing of LG Accounts by Acting Governor untrue - Ondo govt

 

The Ondo state government has faulted the news going round some media platforms that the Acting Governor, Lucky  Ayedatiwa has frozen  local government accounts.The state government described the news as false and misleading. A statement issued by the state Commissioner for information and orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju urged officials of local governments to disregard the rumour.

New Artisan Collapsed bridge: Enugu to reopen Port Harcourt expressway for Christmas

 

The Enugu State Government has said it will reopen one lane of the Enugu- Port-Harcourt expressway collapsed bridge for use by Dec. 24.

The State Commissioner for Works, Mr Gerald Otiji, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Enugu on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, had on Nov. 9, announced that Federal Government would commence the reconstruction work on the collapsed bridge.

Igbos Have Resolved To Support President Tinubu - Ohaneze PG Iwuanyanwu

President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said the entire Igbo nation has resolved to support the President Bola Tinubu-led government.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, in his palace yesterday, Chief Iwuanyanwu, while appealing to the monarch for a renewed relationship between the Igbo and Yoruba in Lagos, said, “During the election, we, Igbo didn’t vote for Bola because we were told it was our turn.

Relocation Of Bridge Head Drug Market: PCN Hails Soludo, Absorbs Him Of Any Blame

 

  By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu

The Registrar of Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), Pharm. Ibrahim Baba-Shehu Ahmed (FPSN), says there will be no going back on the relocation of Bridge Head Drug Market, Onitsha, to Oba, in Idemili South Local Government Area, even as he absorbed the Executive Governor of Anambra State Professor Chukwuma Soludo of any blame. 

Soludo Led Anambra Govt Leads Major Leap Towards Domestication of Nigeria Start-Up Act With Stakeholders’ Engagement

 

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu

Anambra State Government has restated its commitment to supporting the streamlining of the state governance systems for greater efficiency, through development of frameworks, laws and procedures.

The State Deputy Governor, Dr Ifeanyichukwu Ibezim made the disclosure during a forum to kick off a two-day stakeholders’ engagement on the domestication of the Nigerian Start-Up Act in Anambra State, held in Awka.

Bishop Ezeokafor, Academia, Others Celebrate Gran Hermano 10th-year Anniversary

 

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu 

It was a gathering of who-is-who across fields of endeavours in Nigeria on Friday, 8th December 2023 as Gran Hermano Academy, Awka, Anambra State marked her ten years anniversary in a grand style.

The Cambridge school established in 2013, had produced best students in mathematics, computers, WAEC, NECO, JAMB, sports and others both within Anambra, South East and Nigeria generally.

Gran Hermano Academy Fixes Friday 8th December For 10th Year Anniversary Celebration, Parades Round Awka

 

   By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu

The fast rising Academy in the Southeast Geopolitical Zone, Gran Hermano Academy (GHA), Awka, on Wednesday, 6th December 2023 paraded round the city of Awka the Anambra State Capital with a call on Ndi Anambra to identify with the Academy. The parade was part of the activities lined-up for the 10th Year Anniversary Celebration of the Academy billed to hold on Friday, 8th December 2023.

Dangote Refinery Set To Commence Operations As First Crude Shipment Arrives

 

After a series of delays, the Dangote Refinery, a mammoth $19 billion project in Nigeria, is finally poised to commence fuel production as the first crude shipment arrives at the facility, marking a significant milestone for the country’s oil industry.

Quoting industry sources and tanker tracking data, S&P Global, in a report on its website, spglobal.com, said that the OTIS tanker, carrying a 950,000 barrel cargo of Nigeria’s Agbami crude, set sail on December 6 and is currently en route to Lekki, the nearest land port to Dangote’s offshore crude receiving terminal.

Onitsha in Dire Need of Prostheses

 

By Pat Onukwuli

Famed for being an economic and commercial powerhouse and boasts of hosting Africa’s largest market in terms of geographical size and volume of goods, Onitsha is the jewel nestled on the banks of the majestic River Niger.