8th National Youth Festival: Team Anambra To Compete In 20 Sporting Events, Vows To Better Last Year's Record

 By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu 

The Anambra contingent to the 8th National Youth Games who departed Awka for Asaba on Monday,  9th September 2024 will compete in 20 sporting events.

The team which left the Archbishop Obiefuna Retreat Centre Camp comprised 124 athletes, and 49 officials 

 The Anambra contingent to the National Youth Games has departed Awka for Asaba with a contingent of 173 persons.

The festival would hold between Sept. 9 and Sept. 19 while the opening ceremony would hold on Sept. 11.

Anambra would take part in in 20 sporting events including Athletics, Para-athletics, Gymnastics 

Scrabble, Chess 

Table Tennis, Swimming 

Judo, Ncho/Ayo, Teackeando, Karate.

Others are  Weightlifting, Karate, Kungfu, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Cricket, Wrestling, Boxing and  Badminton 

Addressing the team before departure, Gov. Chukwuma Soludo encouraged the athletes  to do be worthy ambassadors of the state and do their best to make Anambra proud at the festival,

Soludo, who was represented by Nonso Anozie, his principal secretary, said a handsome reward awaits them while urging them to surpass their performance at the previous edition of the festival.

Patrick-Estate Onyedum,  Chairman Anambra Sports Development Commission thanked Gov. Soludo for his support and ensuring that talented youths had the opportunity to compete with their contemporaries.

Onyedum said the team was made up of athletes well under the age of 15 in line with the policy of development strategy of the state.

He expressed hope that Team Anambra would do well at the games.

Recall that Anambra won seven gold,  six silver and two bronze medals at the 2023 edition of the National Youth Games.

Late High Chief Sam Mendu's Death: I Was Reduced To Tears - Transition Committee Chairman Of Idemili North, Nkwoka

 

.... Pays Tribute To The Late Patriarch 

 By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu 

The Transition Committee Chairman of Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Stanley Nkwoka(Ochendo Idemili),says he was reduced to tears on hearing about the demise of High Chief Samuel Ajaefo Mendu (Onwa Oyoko Ogidi), who died at the age 71 years.

CFA Represents Anambra At Global Inclusivity, Says Anambra In Forefront of Tech Innovation

 

   By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu 

Our MD/CEO, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, CFA, is representing Anambra State at the Global Inclusivity and AI: Africa (GIAA) Conference happening from September 10-11, 2024, at the Lagos Continental Hotel.

The event, which began with a private dinner hosted by US Consul General Will Stevens, features notable leaders like Anna (ED of AfriLab), Dapo (Director at IHS), and Amal Hassan (CEO of Outsource Global).

We Would Like Abia to be Nigeria’s Power Hub", Nnaji Tells International Electricity Consultants

 

Abia State stands a good chance of becoming Nigeria’s electricity hub, according to Nigeria’s former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji.

Nnaji, now the chairman of the Geometric Power group which generates and distributes electricity in the Aba Ring-fenced Area that covers nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State, was speaking today when a team of international electricity consultants visited the group in its head office at the Osisioma Industrial Layout in Aba.

FRSC tasks unit, outpost commanders on integrity, professionalism

 

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has tasked its unit and outpost commanders on integrity and professionalism while discharging their duties.

The FRSC Corps Marshal (CM), Shehu Mohammed, gave the task on Wednesday while declaring open a  

Unit and Outpost Commanders' Retreat held at the FRSC Academy, Udi, near Enugu.

Firm moves to reposition businesses via local, international networking, connections

Keyedge Resource Consult, a Nigerian-based firm, has concluded plans to reposition businesses in Nigeria through bringing together of over 1,000 local and international entrepreneurs and captains of industries.

The firm said that its high-level business event, known as ‘The Entrepreneurs’ Dinner’, was meant for local and international networking and connections.

Hunters Rescue More Kidnap Victims In Anambra

 

BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka 

Barely three weeks to the rescue of two siblings from kidnappers and recovery of stolen vehicles around Nkwelle-Ezunaka axis of Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) has rescued another kidnap victim along Nri-Enugwu-Ukwu road between Anaocha and Njikoka Local Government Areas of the state. 

The unraveling of Soludo

 

Bright Ezimorah

The ex-Biafran leader and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, was once asked his opinion on the presumed brilliant performance of late General Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s Head of State. He chuckled a reply – “Time saved Murtala”. The reporter, surprised at his response, asked for clarification. Ojukwu told him he taught Murtala military tactics in Teshie, Ghana and knew him better than his uncritical enthusiasts.   

GOVERNOR SOLUDO: A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME

By Christian ABURIME 

The truly exceptional leaders in the world are often those who possess the foresight to anticipate future trends and challenges. They are not merely content with the status quo but actively seek to shape it, often in ways that seem revolutionary or even counterintuitive at a time. Such individuals, just like the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, are change agents, blazing trails that lead to remarkable progress.

Umuode Women in Enugu State End August Meeting With Skills Acquisition Centre.

From left: Mrs Nnaji, Igwe Idenyi and Town Union President Owube.

The women of the Umuode community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State on Saturday concluded their 2024 Annual August Meeting with the commissioning of a skills acquisition centre for the empowerment of both men and women in the community, including non-indigenes.