History's Eye

  Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says that effective collaboration with the Federal Government would complement efforts at resolving the security challenges in the state. Soludo stated this on Friday when he received the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who was on a courtesy visit to Anambra. While welcoming the vice president, he harped on the need for effective coalition among the progressives in Nigeria to enhance the growth and development of the country, given the current state of the nation. "You are highly welcome to Anambra state and your contributions to nation building as the Chairman of the National Economic Council, is commendable," he said. Responding,  Osinbajo said that Soludo was a great asset to Nigeria, adding that Anambra will do great under his administration. " Anambra state is a major hub of industry in Nigeria, especially with regards to Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs). " Anambra is one of the states that everyone is looking up to with high exp...

 A Presidential Aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Peter Umeadi, on Tuesday solicited the support of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo to actualise Igbo Presidency project. Umeadi, also a former Chief Judge of Anambra, made the call while addressing the Executive Committee of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra Chapter and Chairmen of APGA in the 21 Local Government Areas, in Awka. He said that he is the best candidate to win the 2023 presidential election for the party, saying that he has the initiative and capacity to reposition Nigeria in four years if elected. According to him,  he is qualified to participate at the APGA Presidential Primaries slated for June 1. as he has been screened and cleared to run for the office of the President. "I'm here to inform you as critical stakeholders and solicit your support as I aspire to become the next president of Nigeria. "It is not possible for us to achieve, economic, educational, scientific, sp...

  Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra State, has lamented the high rate of evacuation of businesses and productive assets from Onitsha to other neighbouring states. Soludo expressed the displeasure at a strategic meeting with landlords in Onitsha. Landlords from Omagba Phases l and ll, GRA Onitsha Zone, Onitsha Housing Estate, American Quarters, Trans-Nkisi areas, among many others, participated in the meeting. The Governor explained that the meeting was in line with the mantra of "Be Your Brother's Keeper', saying that it has become necessary to dialogue on how best to reclaim Onitsha, starting from the contributions of the landlords. While describing Onitsha city as 'dead', he said that everyone had one critical role or the other to play to take the city to an enviable reputation. "Recalled that Onitsha was once known to be housing the largest market in West Africa, which is sadly no longer the case, as new businesses and investments are now tilting toward n...

 The Anambra State Government says plans are underway to construct an international drug market to reduce the influx of adulterated and low quality drugs into homes and health facilities in the state. Dr Afam Obidike, the state Commissioner for Health made the disclosure on Thursday, during an on-the-spot assessment of the location at Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, along with officials of the state Physical Planning Board. Obidike said: "Anambra is one of the four states benefitting from the project alongside, Kano, Abia and Lagos, with works in the other three states almost at different completion stages. "Unfortunately, the project was unable to take off in Anambra due to bottlenecks and  encroachment by illegal developers. "Gov. Charles Soludo's administration has vested interest in the project and he wants it to be a world standard market, which is why he sent us on this visit to ascertain if the the project and its location meet interna...