Gov. Obi gives workers sense of belonging.

 

Governor Peter Obi said that workers had the right to descent living, which he said is founded on good housing scheme. He was speaking during the laying of the foundation stone for the first phase of the Civil Servants Housing Estate of one thousand units at Isiagu, Awka South Local Government Area. Performing the function, Governor Obi said the initiative was to alleviate the accommodation burden of workers.

The project is a collaboration between the State Government, Federal Mortgage bank and the Developer under the National Housing Scheme.

Governor said under the Scheme, the State has the highest contribution of forty-six thousand contributors. He explained that provision of conducive accommodation would encourage workers to put in their best to boost productive. He also said the project would provide direct and indirect employment, as well as fast tract infrastructural development of the area.

He disclosed that the access road to the area has been awarded for reconstruction while the on-going bridge project will be completed within one month.

The State Head of Service, Mr. Chidi Ezeoke thanked the Governor for actualizing the project and giving workers sense of belonging. He explained that one thousand hectares of land has been acquired for the project and charged workers to work harder to reciprocate the gesture.

The Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Patrick Obi thanked the Governor for fulfilling his promise to workers.

A State controller of the Federal Mortgage Bank, Mr. Cosmas Nwankwo commended the courage and bold steps of Governor Obi to provide affordable houses for workers, assuring that the project would be completed as planned.

Also speaking, the Developer, Mr. Obi Ene said the Scheme was a continuous process to accommodate all qualified civil servants.

Mr. Ene disclosed that the beneficiaries would be given mortgage to purchase the houses at six percent interest loan a long period of repayment.

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Gov. Peter Obi (3rd right), with Oselloka Obaze (2nd right), Patrick Obi (1st right), Chidi Ezeoke (3rd left), Obi Ene (2nd left) and Cosmas Nwankwo during the flag-off of the first phase of the Civil Servants Housing Estate of one thousand units at Isiagu..

Source from: Val Obienyem

Obi leaves N75bn; Iweala, Dangote, Achebe, others eulogise him

 

Governor Peter Obi says administration has N75Billion Naira in savings for Anambra State. The governor, who announced this during a public presentation of his end of tenure report, said the money included N25 billion  investment for the state.

Obi said that expected bank balances as at March 14, 2014 would be N11.5bilion Federal Government  approved refund,  N10 billion and foreign currency investment of (US$155m) N26 billion.

Obi also gave account of the investment Anambra made in some projects being executed, some of which are N3.5 billion in INTAFACT, N9b in Nigeria Independent Power Project; N4billion in Orient Petroleum Resources PLC, N1b in Onitsha Hotel; N1b in Agulu Lake Hotel; N0.9billion in Awka Shopping Mall, and N350m  in  quoted investment portfolio, among others.

The governor explained that his administration received about N620 billion and N20 billion naira from Federal Allocation and interventions from donor agencies and development partners. He noted that in spite the state’s  low revenue profile, his government completed over 801 kms of roads that gave access to all parts of Anambra and opened up rural areas. He noted that collaboration with the church transformed and repositioned the education and health sector to meet the needs of the people.

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7 School Children killed, 10 Seriously Injured as car failed break:

A Toyota Camry Car on Thursday afternoon at the Umuokpu Junction along the old Onitsha, Enugu expressway, Awka lost control and ran into about 30 students of the Community Secondary School, Umuokpu, Awka and Union Secondary School, Amawbia.
About seven of the students were feared to been killed in the accident, while 10 others were critically injured, with head, limb and body injuries.
The students had just closed from school and were waiting in their numbers to catch transportation home at the spot where the accident occurred when the car ran into them.
One of the victims was an old man, who had his right leg broken, his right eyes cut open and a whitish substance oozing out of his forehead.
One of the students feared to have been killed in the accident was crushed in the head. A student of Union Secondary School, her innocence and beauty, reflected as she lay lifeless on the road.
Another of the victims was trapped under the belly of a commercial bus that tried to avoid colliding with the ill-fated Toyota Camry.
The car also crushed the stands of people selling fruits, food items and recharge cards around the scene of the accident and left several women injured.
The entire atmosphere was charged as sympathizers amid cries scampered about to rescue the victims. The road was littered with items, fruits and destroyed tables and umbrellas on which they were previously placed.
The driver of the car, who was also injured in the accident, was able to climb out of the mangled car. He went back inside the car, retrieved some valuables and crossed the road to catch a cab to wherever he was headed.
Men of the Federal Road safety Corps arrived the scene 20 minutes afterwards. But the victims had been taken away to nearby hospitals, one of them was the Enugwu-Ukwu General Hospital. The FRSC men proceeded to tow the car away.
The Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Hyginus Omeje, who confirmed the story of the accident, said he was waiting for his men to give him the details of the accident.
The Old Onitsha – Enugu road has become the preferred alternative route to the dualised expressway for many motorists after the state government reconstructed it.

By: Ebere Suzy Okoye

Obi says Nigeria will win the battle against polio: Val Obienyem..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governor Peter Obi says Nigeria will win the battle against Polio through collective efforts. Governor Obi was speaking while flagging-off Polio Eradication outreach Programme at Oraifite. He also flagged- off the exercise in Aguata.

Governor Obi stressed the need to sustain comprehensive and effective immunization coverage to maintain the State seven-year old polio free status, especially with the high movement of people from other part of the country to and from the State.

 He assured that all necessary measures would be taken to protect the children from all killer diseases to enable them attain their full potential inn life.

At Oraifite, the Governor commended the Nigeria polio Ambassador Sir. Emeka Offor for his various contributions towards the fight against polio and inputs to promote good governance and community development, urging other privileged individuals to emulate him and attract projects to the State.

The Chairman Ekwusigo Local Government Area, Mr. Jude Mbaegbu assured that people of the area would continue to participate actively on immunization exercise and other Health programmes.

Earlier in his address, the Governor Rotary International District 9140, Mr. Charles Onianwa said Governor Obi’s commitment to polio eradication campaign had remained unprecedented.

Mr. Onianwa disclosed that over nine billion USA dollars had been spent in the fight against polio with over 2.5billion children immunized in 122 countries.

 

Source: Val Obienyem

Pastor orders female congregants to come to church with not underwear for Christ to enter

 

There are  reports of a Kenyan pastor who has ordered all female congregants to go to the church 'free' - That is without bras and panties for Christ to enter their lives.

According to kenyan-post.com, Reverend Njohi of the Lord's Propeller Redemption Church in Nairobi reportedly advised female worshippers against wearing any undergarments to the church, calling them ungodly.

In a meeting chaired by him, a law was passed banning the wearing of inner wears. Njohi claims that when going to church, people need to be free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ.

He went ahead to warn members of dire consequences if they secretly put on their inner wears. A member of the church who pleaded anonymity said at last Sunday's service, women dressed as the pastor had ordered without bras and panties.

Mothers were also advised to do same and check their daughters when coming to church on Sundays so as to receive Christ too.

Inspired Quotes from President Goodluck Jonathan"" PHOTOS

"We must agree as African leaders that acts of terror against one nation is an act of terror against all nations" - President Goodluck Jonathan

"I prefer to see the silver lining in the dark cloud rather than the dark cloud in the silver lining" - President Goodluck Jonathan

"If God did not will it, we will not be Nigerians" - President Goodluck Jonathan

Ex-pope denies rumors surrounding resignation

Former Pope Benedict, in one of the few times he has broken his silence since stepping down nearly a year ago, has branded as "absurd" fresh media speculation that he was forced to quit.

Church law says a pope's resignation is valid only if he takes the decision in full freedom and without pressure from others.  "There is absolutely no doubt regarding the validity of my resignation from the Petrine ministry," Benedict, 86, who now has the title "pope emeritus," said in a letter to the Italian website Vatican Insider published on Wednesday.  "The only condition for the validity of my resignation is the complete freedom of my decision. Speculation regarding its validity is simple absurd," he wrote in answer to a request by the website for comment on recent Italian media reports.  Benedict announced his decision to resign on February 11, 2013 and formally stepped down on February 28, becoming the first pope in 600 years to do so. Two weeks later, Francis was elected the first non-European pope in 1,300 years.

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Benedict said at the time that he was stepping down because he no longer had the physical and spiritual strength to run the 1.2 billion member Church and that his decision had been taken in full freedom.

Earlier this month on the day after the first anniversary of the announcement of the resignation, Italian newspaper Libero ran a long story reviving speculation that Benedict may have been forced to resign because of scandals in the Vatican.  In 2012, Benedict's butler was arrested for leaking sensitive documents alleging corruption among Vatican prelates and irregularities in Vatican finances.  Italian media at the time reported that a faction of prelates who wanted to discredit Benedict and pressure him to resign was behind the leaks. The Vatican has always denied this.   Libero also suggested that Benedict chose to continue to wear white because he still felt like he was a pope.

                                                                                                        

Benedict, who lives in near-total isolation inside a former convent on the Vatican grounds, was also asked about this and responded:  "I continue to wear a white cassock and kept the name Benedict for purely practical reasons. At the moment of my resignation there were no other cloths available. In any case, I wear the white cassock in a visibly different way to how the Pope (Francis) wears it. This is another case of completely unfounded speculation." In an interview with Reuters earlier this month, Benedict's personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, said the former pope saw his main function now as helping the Church and his successor through prayer.   Benedict has only responded to a few letters in the past year and has appeared in public only a handful of times. The latest was last Saturday when he attended a ceremony in St Peter's Basilica when Pope Francis created new cardinals.

I Started To Know My Father 5 Years Ago – Clarence Peters Reveals

It is no more news that the relationship between Fuji maestro, Sir Shina Peters, and Nollywood icon, Clarion Chukwura, produced celebrated music video director, Clarence Peters. But what some may not know is that Clarence started having to relate with his father well about five years ago.
The young peters disclosed recently that it was about five years ago that he began understanding his dad’s person.
Clarence said “I started having a relationship with him five years ago. When one starts having a relationship with one’s father when one is older, one tends to understand a lot of things about him which one will not understand as a kid. I understand a lot of his mistakes; I relate with his mistakes and empathise with them. I understand where he was coming from. When we have discussions now, I understand the conversations more, which I am not sure I would have if I were still a kid.
There were no picnics or walk-in-the park stories between my father and I, but there are many things to gain and learn from his wealth of experience as an artiste and a man. Our relationship is more on the standpoint of his wealth of knowledge in the arts and as an artiste. We have an artistic relationship.”
Asked he was attracted to his father’s works “I am not attracted to my father’s body of works. I am mostly attracted to his choice of percussion and the melodies. I am enthralled by the way he does it. I think my father’s best performance for me was when I was in his house one day. There was no light and he was drinking a bottle of Gulder. He took his acoustic guitar and played for an hour. I know that he has not done his best work yet. Nigerians are ready for him to do his best work but he doesn’t believe they are ready for him. Those who know him will agree that he has not done his best work.

Toba Falode didn't die in a car accident, he was pushed from a 17 storey building

The story that was put in the press was that Toba Falode, the only son of iconic sports journalist Aisha Falode died in a car accident but that's not how he died. According to a close family friend I spoke with, Toba, a student of SAE Institute in Dubai, was pushed from a 17-storey building by an Arab guy last week. Heard he held on to the railings for a few minutes after he was pushed, but eventually fell. The Dubai police have yet to arrest anyone for his murder. More details later...

21st Century Igbo RnB. SAGA

Still quite trending... After the video of Saga Bonaventure ft. Bosalin - Ujo Adiatum [prod. by Nkwa Smith] this video still trends as its local filled and street strict concept still remains outstanding. The genre is 21st Century #Igbo #RnB. video here..

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Jonathan Assures on 2nd Niger Bridge, Commends Obi for Leaving Without Liability

 

President Goodluck Jonathan said the 2nd Niger Bridge would commence before Governor Peter Obi leaves office on the 17th of March, 2014 in view of how passionately the Governor had pursued the project. He was speaking today when he paid a courtesy visit to the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe at his Ime Obi palace in Onitsha.

The president who said he was on the way from Unity rally by the PDP at Imo State, described Anambra State and people as very lucky to have Peter Obi as there Governor. He said that even in an era other Governors are owing banks and raising bonds, that Governor Obi was one Governor that is not owing any financial institution in Nigeria in spite of his giant achievements in the State. He said that though he would be leaving office, but that he would still remain a member of his Economic Management Team.

The President thanked the people of the State for their support to him and contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria.

Earlier in his welcome address, Igwe Achebe thanked him for his support and love for the Government and people of Anambra State and appealed to him to extend the same love to the incoming Governor, Dr. Willie Obiano.

The Monarch also thanked him for the on going work in Zik's final resting place. His words:
"There are many more things to be grateful to your government for, but let me single out the construction of Zik’s Mausoleum, which is now nearing completion after some sixteen years of delays, dilly-dallying and cat and mouse games between successive governments at both state and federal levels. It will go down in history that it was your administration that had the determination and zeal to finally give our beloved Right Honorable, Chief Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Owelle-Osowa Onitsha, first President of Nigeria, and Zik's of Africa, a befitting resting place. Mr. President, we cannot thank you enough for this gesture. "

While pointing out to the president some specific problems in the country, including the Boko Haram insurgency, general security challenges and corruption, he appealed to him to remain focused on his Transformation Agenda, assuring him of prayers of Anambra People and constructive advice at all times. Commending the President for the courage to convoke a National Dialogue, he said it was an opportunity to deliberate for the good of the country and not for her dismemberment.

Commending Governor Peter Obi for enthroning civility in governance and peace in Anambra State, the Monarch told the President that he would need the services of people of integrity and commitment as Peter Obi. "I cannot resist mentioning once more our indefatigable outgoing governor, Mr. Peter Obi. Your Excellency, you know and we know that Peter Obi is your greatest supporter and pillar of strength in the entire South –East, and will count amongst the few that believe most in you in the entire country. Shall we call him you younger brother or even your son? He will now become fully available when he leaves office next month and we urge you to take him close to you and deploy him effectively, particularly in the immediate period ahead. We assure that he will be an even greater asset to you now that he is free from the burdens of State governance," the Monarch concluded.

In his vote of thanks, Gov. Peter Obi assured the President of continued support by the People of Anambra State.

Aborted baby found at a university female hostel bathroom:

A fetus was found on the floor of a female hostel bathroom at a university in Nigeria today. The student who sent  the pic told me it happened in her school but I wasn't able to confirm this really happened in the school so I'm going to leave the name of the university and hostel out of this report for now until I have more details. The foetus was found by another female student who raised the alarm. Find it after the cut...*viewer discretion advised*...  SOURCE