Author: Saint Augustine

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill prohibiting political aspirants whose names did not appear on the final list of candidates cleared by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) to stand for elective posts in the coming general elections. Titled “Breaches of the Peace and Unlawful Assemblies Law”, the legislation which took immediate effect from January 20, 2015 stipulates in Section 3 (1) that: “A person shall not advertise, publish, and solicit for votes for or otherwise engage in any campaign for himself or for a person whose name was not duly published by…

President Good Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has commended members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for their unflinching support and assurances in the coming presidential election. Speaking at the Government Lodge in Onitsha during his weekend campaign tour of the city, President Jonathan recalled that the support he got from APGA helped seal the victory for him during his first term and thanked all members of the party for standing to be counted when it mattered most. According to him, APGA’s continued support of his administration had not only made his first term highly eventful but it has also boosted…

A 28-Man Delegation from the business community in Thailand has finally arrived Awka, Anambra State capital on a week-long visit to explore the abundant business opportunities in the state. The Trade Missioners are largely drawn from diverse sectors of the Thai economy cutting across sectors like Oil & Gas, Agriculture, power generation and distribution, waste and water management, Mining, Healthcare etc. The delegation, led by Dr. Ratana Porn D arrived the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu via Addis Ababa having flown Ethiopian Airlines straight from Bangkok, Thailand. Accompanied by the Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Chudi Okafor, the Trade Missioners…

The intense investment drive of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has had a flying start to the New Year as a strong team of international businessmen from Thailand arrives Awka, the Anambra State capital to take advantage of the growing investment opportunities in the state. The delegation is scheduled to arrive the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu on Ethiopian Airlines flight via Addis Ababa to be received by top functionaries of the Anambra State Government including the representatives of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) which facilitated the trade mission. The delegation is made up…

Returning from the Yuletide break, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has resumed his effort at accomplishing his administration’s vision of making Anambra State the first choice investment destination and a hub for industrialization and commercial activities with the recent attraction of an automobile assembly plant and a natural gas distribution plant to the state. The two investors are Richbon Nigeria Limited which plans to establish a $40m vehicle assembly plant in the state and Falcon Corporation Limited which intends to set up a natural gas distribution project valued at $100m that will pipe natural gas to the…

…Wants training for Officers The Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has given the Federal Government a pat on the back over its effort to reduce the incidences of piracy and sea robbery on the nation’s waterways in the year 2014. The National President of the association, Engr. Matthew Alalade who made this known in a chat with newsmen in Lagos stated that cases of piracy attacks on the Nigerian waterways was on the decline compared to what it used to be in the last four years that preceded 2014. Alalade who was full of praise…

Barr. Valentino Buoro is the associate Convenor, Standing Conference for Mediation Advocates (SCMA). In this interview with our correspondent bares his mind on the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) with emphasis on Mediation. Excerpts: How is mediation different from Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) In the conventional way of going to court, when you have an issue, you go to a lawyer, tell the lawyer the story and then the lawyer prepares your case and goes to court on your behalf. In the court of law, the lawyer speaks for you; the only opportunity you have to speak is when you have…

…A Special Broadcast by Gov Willie Obiano Being a full text of a special broadcast by the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, on the need to maintain the peace in the State during the general elections holding in February, 2015. Fellow citizens, it has become necessary to address you on the coming general elections. Since the past four years, we have all patiently waited for this moment. Now that it has finally come, we must handle it with care. Ndi Anambra, as we begin the countdown to the coming elections; we must all remember to abide…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has raised an alarm over the worrisome incident of the emergence of multiple aspirants parading themselves as candidates vying for the same position on one political platform, warning that security agents in the state were fully ready to pick up anyone who violates the electoral laws. In a Special Broadcast on the coming elections entitled – An Appeal for Peaceful Elections in Anambra State, Governor Obiano expressed concerns that some political aspirants who had not been cleared by INEC are still campaigning and parading themselves as candidates of different political parties. He…

By Elo Aforka It has become urgent to disburse the mind of coterie of disgruntled elements who from the sidelines of events, especially men of the vestiges of the past administration, have continuously wished and prayed for the crumbling of the present government in Anambra State, but little did they know that the present administration is not only formidable in earthly foundation, her mission is in line with the eternal mission of things even of all things that there are. Let me say it ones and for all: Willie’s administration is in line with the spirit of the time. There…