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Ndigbo United Peoples Assembly, NUPA, has called on its members and all eligible voters in Anambra State to turn out in their numbers to get their Permanent Voter’s Card, PVCs, in readiness for the Anambra governorship election coming up November 6. Speaking to newsmen after a ceremony organized by the leadership of the group, yesterday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, national leader of the group, Prince Bartho Igwedibia, called on all members of the Igbo Socio-cultural group to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise to get themselves registered, and get their voter’s cards ready. “This event is organized solely to tell our teeming members in all the 21 Local Government Areas and the 326 wards in the state, to turn out in their numbers to register and get their voter’s cards ready for the Anambra governorship election coming up November 6. “This is also wake-up call on all eligible voters in the state to ensure that they also register. Many people, who were not u

By  Metu Franklin Chinedu. This piece offers a rare insight into the life of the Chairman, Capital Oil & Gas Ltd, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. It presents the restlessness and vision of someone, who from onset considered his humble background as a box that should not determine how far he would go in life. In discussing the big moments leading to his prominence in the society, Ubah believes certain defining decisions he made along the line could be useful for anyone.  He is from a humble background. It was very tough, but God in his infinite mercy favoured him and it has been great so far. Sometimes, Ifeanyi Ubah is highly misunderstood and people try to make the name look controversial. I thank God for his grace upon his life and I know that the blessings of God will get back to humanity. If someone who God has blessed forgets his people, God can take back the blessing. Senator Ubah is the son of a teacher. He was doing very well when he was growing up but at a point, he l

President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has given reasons why the position taken by the Senate on the electronic transmission of election results. The Senate on Thursday, while considering the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, voted that “The Commission(INEC) may consider electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the National Communications Commission (NCC) and approved by the National Assembly.” Lawan explained that the Upper Chamber voted the way it did in defence of about half of the Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results.   A statement on Sunday quoted the Senate President as saying this while responding to questions from journalists on the passage of the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, during a constituency visit to his Yobe North Senatorial District.   The statement titled, ‘Why we voted for e-tran

_---  As Senator attracts and commissions a block of classrooms, other social interventions in Ukpo community_ The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Uche Ekwunife PhD, on Friday July 16, 2021, paid a courtesy visit to the clan head of Dunukofia Ancient Kingdom and Eze Ukpo in Dunukofia, HRM Igwe Dr Robert C Eze, Okofia VI. The glamorous event which was graced by members of the Igwe's cabinet and many prominent sons and daughters of the Ukpo community was preceded by the commissioning of a block of classrooms built by the Senator at Community Secondary School, Ukpo. Speaking at the gathering, Ekwunife who had in the past few months embarked on massive commissioning of projects across the senatorial district described the Ukpo community as a community rich in culture and heritage. The performing lawmaker while recalling that Ukpo was the first community she attracted a project when she was member of house of representatives, thanked the

Ohanaeze Youth Council(OYC), the apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has tagged the obvious ploy to cause disaffection between Prof Obizor and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as ill-fated. The group has therefore observed with keen interest the malicious blackmail against the noble leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by Amb. Prof. George Obiozor. In a Press release made avaliable to Nigerian Notch, reads thus "The content of the cheap blackmail in the first and second paragraph stated thus, “I am the President General of Ohanaeze ndi Igbo not Nnamdi Kanu. Nobody gave him the veto power to decide for the Igbos. Whatsoever he was doing at his Radio Biafra is solely for him and has no link with the entire Igbo community”. “I could remember how many times we called him to order, yet he refused to heed to our calls, now he’s about to face what is bigger than him” Continuing the group said that "In the foregoing, Ohanaeze Youth Council wish to inform the general public, Igbo y

.....seeks opportunities for Ukpo indigenes His Royal Majesty Igwe Dr Robert C. Eze (Okofia VI)  has called on the Nigeria Correctional Service to consider youths of Ukpo whenever the Service is carrying its recruitment excercise . Igwe Dr R.C. Eze made the call when he received in audience the new and 17th  Comptroller, Nigeria Correctional Service, Anambra State Command, CC. Patrick Chukwuemeka, fsi, at his Ukpo Palace in  Dunukofia, Anambra state.  The Comptroller who  came in company of CSC. Magnus Uchegbu, the Squadron Commander of Anambra State Correctional Service, Francis Ekezie,   the Command PPRO among other officers and men of the NCS, informed Igwe Robert Eze that the purpose of his visit was to formally inform him, that he was recently posted to the State and pledged to maintain the already existing cordial and mutual relationship between the Command and Ukpo community.  The new NCS boss, Patrick Chukwuemeka particularly thanked Prince Engr Dr Arthur Eze, OFR f