Obiano Appoints, Swears in 21 for LG Transition Chairmanship Amidst Parties Protest

Despite protests by members of the Inter Party Advisory Council(IPAC), which consists of over 30 political parties in the state, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has appointed 21 persons as transition committee chairmen of the 21 local government areas of the state.

FG, Some Governors Conniving To Conceal AI Report on Killing of our Members - IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised alarm over what it called the conspiracy between the FG and some State Governors to conceal the true impact of the Amnesty International reports on the killings of its unarmed peaceful members.

APGA's Soul Has Left It, Only Carcass is Remaining - UPP

The

United Progressive Party, UPP has said that the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA lost its soul the day its founder, Chief Chekwas Okorie left the party.

DSS CLAMPDOWN ON JOURNALISTS CONTINUES AS PUBLISHER OF 247UREPORTS.COM IS INVITED BY DSS, OWERRI

A day after Fejiro Oliver, publisher of Secret Reporters was released from police custody in Lagos,  another Journalist and Publisher of 247ureports.com, Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe has been invited to the DSS office in Owerri.

Gospel artistes are God’s mouthpiece on earth—Illuminator Gospel

Illuminator

Gospel is a Nigerian gospel artiste, a singer, and songwriter, who is currently making waves in the entertainment industry across Africa and Europe. In this interview with Okechukwu Onuegbu, Illuminator, a passionate servant of the highest God, while lamenting that circular or obscene music is dominating the industry, urges his colleagues to make Christ the centre of their talents and skills.

IPOB is Toothless Bulldog - Group - Says 2023 Igbo Presidency is not Negotiable

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been described as a toothless bulldog, which does not possess the capacity to carry out the numerous threats it has been issuing lately.

A pressure group, #iStandWithBuhari made the declaration in a press briefing Saturday, saying that it was not true that the people of the Southeast hated President Muhammadu Buhari.

The group speaking through its Southeast media director, Ebube Mbonu assured President Buhari that he is very much loved by Southeasterners, unlike the IPOB tries to portray.

"We the people of the Southeast stand with Buhari. We will no longer keep quiet and allow some faceless people continue to put the region in such a bad light that attracts nothing but hate and enmity for our people and our land," the group said.

It recalled that two weeks ago, the group had defied the threats of the IPOB, who had threatened fire and brimstone if it held a rally to support President Buhari, but when it held the solidarity rally, not even a finger was raised in opposition.

Mbonu spoke further saying,"We find it rather disturbing that IPOB continually seems to make statements that indirectly ascribes to itself influence and supposed authority over what happens in southeastern Nigeria, an erroneous impression which was propagated by misguided individuals."

The group wondered how IPOB could ascribe to itself the powers to dictate how and what should come to Ndigbo, or its ability to make a politician win election.

It said it was pure falsehood for IPOB to claim that it was responsible for the election of the Anambra governor, Chief Willie Obiano in 2013, or even ascribing to to itself the power to choose the governor of the state in the forthcoming governorship election.

The group also rated the performance of the Buhari government in the southeast very highly, saying that projects that were hitherto abandoned by previous administrations in the zone have been commenced.

"Our plan is that we in the southeast will support Buhari for his first and second administration, so as to pave way for a president of South East extraction in 2023," it said.

Anambra Guber: 'Soludo's Endorsement of Obiano, Questionable'

The

endorsement of Governor Willie  Obiano of Anambra State for a second term in office by former Central Bank Governor, Prof Charles Soludo during the weekend has been faulted.

Soludo had last weekend, while delivering the anniversary lecture to mark the third year in office of governor Obiano showered him with praises for his feat in the state, while also urging other aspirants to shelve their ambition as there was no vacancy in the seat.

But reacting to this, a governorship aspirant from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Engr Bart Nwibe said Soludo may have either been induced or speaking from point of ignorance.

While addressing journalists on Sunday, Nwibe said, "Soludo has a hidden agenda for making that call. It is either he is living under the illusion that Obiano will pass him governance after a second term, or he is not a democratic person.

"Everyone knows that after every four years, there is vacancy in every elected position. If he is not ready to vie, he should give way for interested people to contest for the position, and let Anambra people be the judge.

"He has made several mistakes in the past, and I hope this is not one of them."

Speaking on his abilities, Nwibe, an engineer with business interest in oil and gas said, when elected governor, he hopes to ensure that the oil and gas sector of the state was functional.

"We hope to make the Anambra oil available in commercial quantity. We hope to transform the Orient Petroleum company into a world class one. That is my specialty, and I know I will do it. It doesn't cost much, it only requires experience, which the present governor does not have.

"When we fix that, can you imagine the number if businesses that will come with it to the state? Our people will be better confident to bring their businesses back home, and in that way, we will restore it's economy."

Nwibe also picked holes in what Soludo described as sterling performance of governor Obiano, saying it is sheer falsehood to say that Obiano has attracted $5billion investment to the state.

"Do they know what $5billion is? Go and check, foreign direct investment in the entire country within this period Obiano mentioned, it is not up to that amount.  Anambra people are capable of many things, but lies should not be part of it. They must stop telling our people lies.

"On the three flyover bridges in Awka, I want to tell you people that is not the kind of bridge our people need now. We live in a modern era, and you can do a google search if you like, those bridges are the type  built in this 1950s," he said.

Traders Endorse Paul Chukwuka to replace Obiano for governor

The stakeholders of Umueri in Anambra east local government of Anambra state have endorsed Chukwuma Paul Chukwuka an aspirant and South East Zonal leader of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) as their sole candidate for the November 18, 2017 governorship election.