Author: Saint Augustine

BEING AN ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR WILLIE OBIANO ON THE OCCASION OF THE SYMBOLIC MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR NDIGBO THAT PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR NATIONAL UNITY, JANUARY 12, 2015 Protocol Ndi Anambra ekenem unu! Nke onye chilli ya zelu o! My brothers and sisters, today is a great day in our collective memory. Today, we begin the symbolic effort of casting a long look backwards, beyond the immediate horizon of our national experience, to honour the memories of our loved ones who lost their lives to the various dark chapters of our national history.…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief  Willie Obiano, has urged the international business  community and Nigerians in the Diaspora who wish to invest in the state to take advantage of the one stop agency, the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) to make such investments without the rigmarole of dealing with multiple, incoherent agencies and offices. He made the comments while speaking as the special guest of honour at the USAfrica Interactive Forum at the weekend in Houston, Texas, where he received the award of ’Nigeria’s Governor of the Year’ 2014. The former banker and auditor also listed…

By Ikenna Chukwuemeka Chief Victor Umeh is no stranger to the politics of Anambra state and Nigeria in general; over the years, he has demonstrated a brilliant ability to stand firm in the rescue of the Igbo nation from the hands of political jobbers and misfits whose major interest in politics is the acquisition of lucre while offering poor representation. As we get set for the forthcoming general election, the people of Anambra Central Senatorial Zone are once again faced with the daunting option of electing a man of strong moral and political fibre to be their voice at the…

By Stephen Chibuzor My glean with a grin in the green land Here I land with bands of glee Blessed and prosperous; not cursed, not boisterous Land that forgather the peaceful and grateful And many more full to fulfil morality What a great green formality this country holds A lot fallacies that she might grow old and fold But prophesy says: she shall stand firm and bold This land, occupied by great potentials Protected by the creator from initial Oh, what green love I have for my country Nigeria Ebola and malaria brought bacteria But we defend her with green…

By Stephen Chibuzor Chai, what stupid mania! Smoking their words like panla, Election at the corner, I wonder, What they do is to sweet-talk And if eventually they get on the seat, Renege is all they do to please their pockets. I could remember an election candidate prolix, “That his opposition party would carry out civil disobedience” It sounded so stupidly sweet to his ears and theirs. Frankly, he is a propagandist And to propagate is his hobby. His words are schlock to me, But if divine, let it be. Bloods on their hands but innocent they seem.…

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has been named winner of this year’s edition of the Nigeria Integrity and Anti-corruption Awards. According to Ethics and Corporate Compliance Institute of Nigeria who instituted the awards, Governor Obiano earned the confidence of the awards’ panel for his commitment to public safety and security. In the words of Dr Dagogo Lawrence, a spokesman of the institute, “Governor Obiano has demonstrated that the challenge of securing lives and properties could be prioritized and achieved with prudent leadership and focused direction.” Speaking further, he explained that “in a very short while in these…

Rev. Jonathan Nicol is the President, Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (ASLA). In this interview with our correspondent, he bares his mind on the activities of the maritime industry in the year 2014, the prospects of the industry this year and other matters thereto. Excerpt: What is your assessment of the maritime industry in the out gone year? First of all, I want to say happy New Year to all practitioners in the maritime industry. 2014 was a year of remembrance because a lot of things happened during the year. The first thing is the awareness of the practitioners in…

The Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS) has called on the Nigeria Customs Service to adopt the electronic manifest as well as a miniature video of all the contents of a consignment coming into the country as a way of accelerating the release of containers in the country. Speaking in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, the President of the association, Rev. Jonathan Nicol also warned against incessant querying of consignments duly released from the ports contending that it was wrong for junior officers along the road to query the authority of the releasing officer who in most…

Barr. Emeka Akabogu is the Principal Partner of Akabogu and Associates as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the Admiralty Resources. In this Interview with our Correspondent, he bares his mind on the maritime sector in the last one year, the Port and Harbour bill before the National Assembly and others. Excerpt: What is your assessment of the maritime industry in the last one year? The industry has been evolving as far as I am concerned. I think it is difficult to place the group of the industry within any specific time bound because if you look at what…

Mr. Johnson Chukwu is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cowry Asset Management Limited based in Lagos, Nigeria. In this interview with our correspondent, he bares his mind on the dwindling oil prices, devaluation of Naira and many more. Excerpt; Going by the persistent fall in the oil prices and the measures being put in place by the Federal Government to cushion the effect on the nation’s economy, could it be said that the Nigerian economy is distressed? One cannot say that the Nigerian economy is distressed. What is happening is that the Nigerian economy is going through…