Lalasticlala!!!

This is just great!!!!

Baba salami

You are singing a strange song in a strange land

Negodu!!!

Nice

Your brother is running a northern Nigeria govt whilst you are calling for one Nigeria

Oga who you dey fool? Na yaself o.

NNEWI THE LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY!

He seems not to understand English. Let me repeat, the zoo must fall.

Update on the official opening of THE NNEWI HOTELS AND EVENT CENTER located in Akaboezem Uruagu Nnewi Anambra State today by the Former Head of State General Abdusalami Abubakar

More updates on the official opening of THE NNEWI HOTELS AND EVENT CENTER located in Akaboezem Uruagu Nnewi Anambra State today by the Former Head of State General Abdusalami Abubakar

Beyond Nnewi Hotel and Events Center

Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Gov­ernment Area is a one town local gov­ernment area. It is home to great men and women; people who have excelled in diverse professional and technical competences. The communi­ty comprise of four quarters: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi.

going by the 2006 census figure, Nnewi has a popula­tion of 391,227. It is the home town of a great Eze Igbo Gbu­rugburu, Dim (Ikemba) Chuk­wuemeka Odumegwu-Ojuk­wu. His father Louis Ojukwu (then wealthiest man in Afri­ca), it was learnt, had in 1956, made available to the country, his Rolls Royce, for the use of Queen Elizabeth when Her Majesty came on official vis­it to the Nigeria. It should be noted also that Igwe Orizu I (Eze Ugbo Onya Mba) was the first Nigerian to own a car and that was as far back as in 1912. It should be added that Ichi, an autonomous Nnewi communi­ty is part of Nnewi North Local Government. Nnewi is unargu­ably, the second largest city in Anambra State.

Oral history had it that ‘ewi’ (bush rat) played a pivotal role in providing relief to the pro­jenitors of Nnewi in the early primitive wars, which is why it is generally believed today that hunting, killing or eating ewi remains a taboo in Nnewi. This tradition spans back to the 15th century

In spite of being land-locked and seemingly turked away in small corner of the Igbo land, Nnewi remains a major trading and manufactur­ing town in Nigeria, attracting millions of migrants from oth­er parts of the country and be­yond. Industrial concerns and local fabricators are a legion in the town, making Nnewi in­dustrial hub of the country, in­spite of daunting challenges, brought about by obvious fed­eral government neglect and absence of most public social infrastructure, except those provided by private philan­thropic citizens, who are also indefatigably doing their best in that regard. Nnewi equally boasts of several professors and giants in academic and the sci­ences.

Apart from academic, sci­ence, business and industrial concerns, the cultural heritage of the Nnewi people is anoth­er teaser that makes the com­munity thick. The Ofala Nne­wi, a showpiece cultural festival holds every year in commem­oration of the coronation the Igwe

Nnewi, His Majesty, Nwa­for Orizu, the oldest tratidional ruler in the country. Similarly, “Afiaolu”, the New Yam Festi­val and “Ikwuaru” are among the traditional annual festivi­ties in the town. Nnewi King­dom is also known as “Anaedo” meaning, the ‘Land of Gold’ (The supreme deity and god­dess of Nnewi).

In the Nigeria’s political his­

tory, Nnewi resonates as its il­lustrious son, Akwueke Nwafor Orizu was the first President of the Nigerian Senate and Act­ing President shortly after in­dependence in 1960 and short­ly before the first coup d’etat of 1966. Nnewi equally has as its son, Chief M.C.K. Ajulu­chukwu; a respected Nigeri­an journalist who was head of the Eastern Nigeria Informa­tion Service in the 1960s. He was a product of the Zik group of newspapers, starting out as an assistant editor for the then Anthony Anahoro run Daily Comet in 1946. He then served as editor of the West African Pilot and the Nigerian Outlook in the 1950s. There was Com­rade Dr. Edward Ikem Okeke, Deputy President of the PRP and Special Adviser to former President Shehu Shagari; Mr. F. C. Nwokedi, the first Nige­rian Permanent Secretary; Dr. Dozie Ikedife (Ikenga Nne­wi), former President-Gener­al of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Profes­sor A. B. C. Nwosu, frontline politician and former Health Minister; Dr. Chu Okongwu, Former Minister of Finance; Dr. David Bennet Anagwu Ofomata, the first Indigenous Medical Director, as well as Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, business mogul and Chairman (Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limit­ed and Authority Media Ltd), among several industrialists and entrepreneurs.

Nnewi’s economic boom sprout from “Agbo Edo”, a for­est land which belonged to Edo Nnewi deity, which was cleared to make way for a new mar­ket called, Nkwo Nnewi mar­ket. This championed develop­ment of local economy to the extent that today Nnewi inves­tors are doing well in their re­spective businesses in Nnewi, in the spirit of think home phi­losophy.

Known as the Japan of Af­rica, Nnewi has grown large industrial congromertes in­clude but not limited to: Ibe­to Group of Companies, Cutix and ADswitch, Uru Industries Ltd, Omata Holdings Ltd, Cen­to Group of Companies, In­noson Group of Companies, Ebunso Nig. Ltd, John White Industries, Ejiamatu Group of Companies, Chicason Group, Louis Carter Group, etc.

The only private FIFA-standard Games Village is be­ing constructed by Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, an illustrious Nnewi son, who also runs a chain of congromerate business con­cerns. Dr. Ubah is also ventur­ing into building football and other sporting activities into a viable business venture and major source of employment for the teeming Nigerian un­employed youths. In all, there are about 3,000 companies op­erating in Nnewi.

It worthy to observe that every major bank or financial institution in Nigeria has a vi­able branch office in Nnewi. These are in addition to sever­al other industrial concerns in every part of the city engaged in the production of edibles like biscuits, sweets, palm oil, cosmetics, vehicle and motor­cycle spare parts, books and stationeries, textiles, electrical wares, etc. It is well known that the largest spare parts market in west Africa is Nkwo Nnewi market, in addition to the oth­er subsidiary markets: Nwafor market, Eke Amaobi market, Eke Ochie, Eke Ichi Market, Orie otube Market.

On the cultural sphere, Nnewi, has “Edo Na Ezeme­wi” shrine, “Udo Ogwugwu” shrine (Ichi), “Kamanu” shrine (Ichi), and several others dot­ted across sections of Nnewi city. It must be observed that gigantic church edifices equal­ly dott the nooks and cranny of the city providing Christian spirituality and way of life.

Therefore, as the former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsa­lami Abubakar, steps into Nne­wi soil to commission the mul­ti-million ultra modern The Nnewi Hotel and Events Cent­er, the occasion adds verve to the hospitality business in the town. Before the birth of this pace-setter hospitality con­cern, there were Beverly Hills, Twin Towers, Kings Palace, Swiss Park and sever other ho­tels and recreation center.

The Nnewi Hotel and Events center has been ad­judged among the best in the industry not only in Nne­wi, but in Anambra State and South-East generally. Taking up its name after Nnewi, the Chairman and Managing Di­rector, Dr. Benson C. Agha­zu is full of optimism about maintaining high standards comparable to similar hotels across the globe. He however is buoyed by poor road network but is optimistic that Governor Willie Obianor, will make good his promises in that direction.

The Director of the ho­tel, Mrs. Chinemerem Agha­zu equally expressed concerns on the poor state of the road Also, irregular electricity sup­ply from public sources adds to the cost of doing business which The Nnewi Hotels and Events Center will have to con­tend with even as hundreds of Nigerians and foreigner’s troop to Nnewi for the commission­ing of the center. It should be noted that Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, United States of America and several indus­tialised countries and cities, started with the Nnewi spirit: a spirit of doggedness and dex­terity; a spirit of not letting go, even in the midst of challeng­es and adversities; the I-can-do spirit which is not in short sup­ply in Nnewi and again dem­onstrated by Dr. Aghazu.

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Nigeria will never no peace until justice prevail..... IJN

I don't think some people will like this from Abdusalm.

Nnewi people have already blaze the trail in the area of building the nation's economy through individual efforts, I have gone round to see the factories in the town and I can say with all sense of responsibilities that this is the best industrial cluster in Nigeria. People from other areas should come to Nnewi to learn how the industrialists here are doing it." He said

If Igbos were independent, the "Nnewi" spirit in every Igbo would be harnessed to the maximum

Kudos to the land of gold(AlaEdo)...back then in medical school my flatmate was from there

sarrki:
Baba salami

You are singing a strange song in a strange land

i love this comment

Impressive

Anaedo......oke obodo

Dis man resemble Santa Claus sha

Some ppl won't be happy with this news..

The chestbeaters from the land of "sleeping sun" suddenly became onlookers and did not beat him for coming to say that in their backyard like they do to every sane mind that preaches that on this forum.



Bunch of empty-threat-and-ultimatum-givers!

onnenka:
I don't think some people will like this from Abdusalm.

this is becoming to repetitive and stale. You pasted this on a thread on the frontpage to garner 'likes' , here you are doing it again.



Are you this hungry for 'likes'.

Biafra can never match nigeria's development. Say no to Biafra

sarrki:
Baba salami

You are singing a strange song in a strange land

dear afonja. aka. yoruba muslim.


ur comment works for u and for me.

he is singing a strange song to us. we dont want wat he is singing

onnenka:
I don't think some people will like this from Abdusalm.

Abdusalm need to visit harbor industrial layout Onitsha eastern hidden treasure.

That phrase "One Nigeria" is as useless as the P in Psychology and is also meaningless.
If you doubt me try uttering the complete statement "Nigeria is one", then you will know what I mean. (Of course you quickly realized that its false)

That stupid phrase exists because Nigerians are too hypocritical and will stop at nothing to cover up the truth once it doesn't suit them.

Every right thinking person should eschew from using that phrase.
Abdusalami should take his sermons to the birds of the air they might find it useful for a bedtime story

lalasticlala front-page worthy

Newsi:
lalasticlala
front-page worthy

Tell himooooo!!!!. It seems to me that Lalasticlala is on Holidays!

BALLOSKI:
this is becoming to repetitive and stale. You pasted this on a thread on the frontpage to garner 'likes' , here you are doing it again.



Are you this hungry for 'likes'.

BALLOSKI:
The chestbeaters from the land of "sleeping sun" suddenly became onlookers and did not beat him for coming to say that in their backyard like they do to every sane mind that preaches that on this forum.



Bunch of empty-threat-and-ultimatum-givers!

Igbo are not violent beast like the rest of you. Nobody is going to beat up Abubakar for what he said, he's entitled to his opinion and the Igbo respect that.

That however, doesn't change the fact that the Igbo want out of this unholy and fake marriage. The Igbo want freedom to harness their true potentials which Nigeria is stiffling.