Author: Saint Augustine

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has condemned the reported killing in Anambra State of a woman and her children by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime in Awka on Wednesday described the killing as unacceptable, promising that the perpetrators would be fished out and dealt with according to law. According to Governor Soludo, all law-abiding Nigerian citizens irrespective of tribe, religion or other affiliations are entitled to reside and or do business in any part of the country including the Southeast and in Anambra State without any fear…

… Says IOPC Fund implementation on track Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has restated the Agency’s commitment to ensuring effective pollution prevention and control in the Nigerian Maritime domain in order to continue to create an enabling environment for the sector to thrive. Dr. Jamoh who made this assertion while speaking at the 7th meeting of the National Standing Committee on International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund implementation in Nigeria emphasized the Agency’s commitment to the effective implementation of the IOPC Fund regime by ensuring optimal utilization of the instrument in the country. The…

… Demands retraction of publication The Anambra State Government has condemned a news report on the front page of a Daily Newspaper of Tuesday, May 24, 2022 with the caption, “IPOB Kills Woman, 4 Kids, 6 Other Northerners In Anambra”, with several riders, describing it as unacceptable and inimical to the unity and progress of the country. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Anambra State, Christian Aburime in a statement in Awka on Tuesday admitted that while it was true that there was general insecurity across the country, there was no targeted ethnic or religious killings in Anambra State.…

The Coalition for Peter Obi (COP) has asked the former governor of Anambra state to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and contest in the 2023 presidential election on the platform of another political party. The support groups warned Peter Obi that he should not be part of what Nigerians want him to change. The Coalition stated that according to their investigations, politicians inside the PDP who had no previous verifiable source of livelihood before joining politics are doling out hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the delegates that will vote at the forthcoming PDP presidential primary. The Coalition,…

A former Governor of Anambra State and frontline aspirant for the 2023 presidency, Mr. Peter Obi has described the problem with Nigeria as mostly economic. Obi was speaking on Monday in London shortly after the meeting of selected persons among the Commonwealth countries with the Prime Minister of Britain, Mr. Boris Johnson at his 10 Downing Street office. Obi who disclosed that the meeting essentially deliberated on trade and investment among Commonwealth countries, also said it touched passionately on how the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries would encourage investment in Africa and how the African Free trade agreement should be made to function…

… Sensitizes members on VREG application … Seeks reduction of import levy to 5% The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called on its members all the freight forwarders and indeed importers to embrace the improved Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Valuation as deployed by the management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on the 20th May, 2022 describing it as a way to go in customs administration. The Public Relations Officer, ANLCA, Tincan Island port chapter, Onome Joy Monije who made the in a chat with newsmen on the deployment of the improved VIN Valuation in Lagos recently…

Plans are under way by the Anambra State government to construct a rail line that will connect all the twenty-one Local Government Areas of the State. The Commissioner for Transport, Mrs. Patricia Igwebuike said that the move which will be under Public Private Partnership arrangement is part of the efforts of the Professor Chukwuma Soludo administration to make transportation accessible to the people. Mrs. Igwebuike who said that the present administration has series of innovations that can change the landscape of Anambra State, called on the people to see the development of Anambra State as a collective responsibility. The Transport…

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Sunday, May 22, 2022 met with the political aspirants of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The meeting was held at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. Addressing the aspirants, Governor Soludo expressed his gratitude for their support during his gubernatorial campaign. The Governor congratulated them for successfully participating in and passing through the screening exercise of the party. While stating that APGA as political party remains one big family, Governor Soludo expressed optimism that the party will win convincingly at the forthcoming elections; both at the State House of Assembly, House…

Southwest Watchers, a non-Political group in Ibadan have alleged plans by some politicians to manipulate the Primary elections of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Ibadan North Federal Constituency. The group made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, May 22, 2022 by its Secretary, Engr. Wale Adeoti who also insisted that the Party’s Primary election must be free and fair. The group noted with dismay the gimmicks played by the minority interest in omitting one of the aspirants’ name who is presumed to be their favourite, which resulted in postponement of the party’s primaries yesterday. The group alerted…

… Cede House of Assembly seat to Zone 2 Stakeholders in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday May 21, 2022 unanimously agreed that it is the turn of Zone 2 to produce a candidate to represent the constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly come 2023. It will be recalled that Idemili South Local Government Area is dividend into three geopolitical zones to ensure fairness, equity and justice in the distribution of political offices and appointments in the local government on rotational basis. During the meeting which held at…