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2023: Obi urges Nigerians to insist on hearing from  Presidential Candidates, not proxies From Chuks Collins, Awka Aug 27,2022 The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has asked the electorate to insist on a direct contact/address by the presidential candidates, and to ignore messages of those speaking through proxies. Obi who dropped the wise counsel while addressing Nigerian citizens in Frankfurt, Germany who came out in large numbers to welcome him, at the weekend. Mr Obi said that every candidate should come before Nigerians with their agenda to make Nigeria work. Apparently irked by outlandish unfulfilled bogus and phantom promises of the All Progressives Congress(APC) of 2015 and 2019 asked electorates to do background checks on all presidential candidates this time, before listening to whatever promises they make. He said, "When you listen to us, go and check our background, this is not a time for somebody to show us his qualifications, ...

Anti-party activities: APGA reads riot act By Princess Anukwu The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has warmed the party faithful against campaigning for candidates of other political parties. The warning emanated from a memo signed by the Anambra State chairman of APGA, Sir Nobert Obi, addressed to all the state working committee members and all the local government area chairmen of the party. The memo sighted by our correspondent has reference number APGA/AN/08/60 was dated 18th August 2022. Sir Obi noted his attention has been drawn severally to some unwholesome activities of certain members of our party (APGA) who are campaigning for candidates of other political parties. "You may wish to know that it is wrong for any member to campaign, solicit votes, or attend any activity organized by other political parties or their candidates other than our great party APGA. Such development is considered anti-party activity and an act of indiscipline in breach of Article...

Anambra former guber aspirant celebrates 60th birthday, wants youths to punish APC, PDP By Princess Anukwu A former Anambra State governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chief Rommy Okoli on Sunday celebrated his 60th birthday. The celebrant during a surprise birthday party put together for him by his children said that he wished Nigerians especially youths will punish the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the atrocities they have jointly committed against the nation.  Chief Okoli at the occasion thanked God for the grace and privilege of making it to sixty at a time when life expectancy in Nigeria is less than forty. He said "My 60th birthday message is that I want the youths to punish the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for destroying their future and plundering our common patrimony in 2023 presidential, National and State Assembly Elections...

CMD Restates Commitment To Positively Transform NAUTH By Princess Anukwu The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Prof Joseph Ugboaja has restated the commitment of his administration to positively transform the hospital and take the name of the host community to Nigeria and Africa with five star performance. The NAUTH's CMD restated his commitment to make the health institution a medical tourist center by making it one of the best five of such institutions in the country during a birthday party organized by Committee of Friends headed by Chiedu Otitodirinna Azubuike, in his honour. The birthday party was hosted by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturer(IVM) Chief Innocent Chukwuma in his residence on Saturday. Prof Ugboaja said with relish that his administration has hit the ground running as the movement to permanent site of institution has t...

By Princess Anukwu Presidency: Ex Guber Aspirant Drums Support For Obi A former Anambra State governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chief Rommy Okoli has drummed support for the presidential ambition of the former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi. Chief Okoli who is popularly called the Messenger in the political circle during an interactive session with journalists said that the former Anambra State governor is a very good material for the presidential job. The former Nnewi South Local Goverment Area chairman said as a matter of fact that the era of politicians decieving the people to get political power are  over as electorates are now wiser and focus their minds on the candidate that can give them the future they want in Nigeria. Chief Okoli urged the electorates to avoid all distractions from the unscrupulous politicians who would want to deceive them again  through a very sophisticated campaign machineries ....

2023 HoR Elections: A New Ihiala Is Possible, YPP Candidate Declares By Princess Anukwu  Ahead the 2023 House of Representatives elections, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) standard bearer, Barr Johnmary Akachukwu Maduakolam says a new Ihiala federal constituency is possible. Barr Maduakolam, a United Kingdom (UK) trained lawyer stated this while playing host to a cross section of stakesholders from the consistuency in his Azia residence. He noted that participation in politics should not be seen as an avenue for personal aggrandizement and that service should be the basic motivation for seeking leadership positions. Barr Maduakolam however appealed to electorates to consider the anticidents of office seekers before giving out their mandates. "Politics is a game of inclusion. A game where one voter wins millions of voters for a candidate based on his anticidents. "Young Progressives Party (YPP) has come to build, rehabilitate, reconstruct and recover all through...

Amichi Community Elects New PG From Chuks Collins  Amichi community in Nnewi South Local Goverment Area of Anambra on Saturday elected her President General (PG) who will pilot the affairs of the union for the next four years. Ninety delegates from the four quarters namely, Okpala, Ezeudene, Afube and Ebenasa were cleared to participate in the town union election. Chief Cletus Udegbuana, Evang. Emeka Ezekiel and Chief Chukwujekwu Odikaezieme actually signified their intention to contest in the election but on the election day, Chief Chukwujekwu Odikaezieme withdrew from the race. At the end of proceedings, Udegbuana polled a total of Eighty votes to defeat his opponent Evang Ezekiel who garnered ten votes. In his post election speech, the newly elected PG of Amichi Development Union (ADU) thanked the Nnewi South Local Goverment Area Transition Committee (TC) Chairman, Hon Ikechukwu Anagboso, representatives of Gov. Charles Soludo and other stakesholders for creating tim...

Protest as Anglican Primate Commissions Law Faculty Facility  By Princess Anukwu Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba on Friday commissioned Law faculty building of Paul University, Awka, Anambra State amid protest by the staffer of the school. The facility, named after Archbishop of Niger Province His Grace Rt Rev. Alexander Ibezim was inaugurated by the Primate alongside Archbishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma and other Bishops from various dioceses across the country. The staff of the university at the occasion protested non payment of their salaries by the management of the institution. The protesters who carried placards with various inscriptions including, "Working without payment is unscriptural", "starvation is the worst form of attack, pay your staff or shutdown", "Primate have mercy on us", said the debts ranged between 14 to 28months. The acting ICT Head, Chidi...

By Ikechukwu Okafor Former Anambra Legislator Abducted A two time member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Benson Nwawulu has been abducted by gunmem. The former lawmaker sources claimed was abducted in his Ihiala family house. The abducted former lawmaker who is in his seventies was also a former chairman of Ogbaru Local Goverment Area of the state. Hon Benson Nwawulu took an unsuccessful shot at the House of Representatives in 2019 before retiring to his Ihiala community. Family source who will not want to be mentioned said that the son of the abducted former lawmaker has reached out to the colleagues of his father who promised to pay whatever ransom demanded by the gunmem. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Anambra State command, Tochukwu Ikenga (DSP) has confirmed the abduction of the former legislator. Ikenga said that efforts have been intensified to track down the abductors of the lawmaker, he however solicited useful information from the members of the public ...

By Princess Anukwu Insecurity: YPP House Of Reps Candidate Commends Sen Ubah Over Intervention The Young Progressives Party's standard bearer for Ihiala federal constituency in 2023 National Assembly elections, Barr Johnmary Akachukwu Maduakolam has applauded the national leader of the party, Sen Ifeanyi Ubah over his support to the fight against insecurity in Anambra State. The Anambra based lawyer who was commenting on the half a billion Naira worth of security gadgets pledge made by Sen Ubah to Gov Soludo noted that it was a right move in the right direction. The YPP House of Representatives candidate noted that insecurity is becoming something else as kidnapping is on the rise, a situation which he said has made it incumbent on all the stakesholders to collaborate to tackle the issue. He said that the intervention of Sen Ubah has again demonstrated that the Young Progressives Party is a responsible and responsive party that is ready to make the state work. "Dis...