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Why is Nafdac still closing this market in this harsh economy. It took Very Dark man to come to ogbowu and confront the corrupt Nafdac that is extorting our traders while the Useless and overrated soludo of a governor has not said anything thing.

Nafdac is suffocating ogbo ogwu market in the name of fighting fake drugs while useless Soludo is silent because is not Peter Obi. If it is obi matter, his manhood will rise.

Soludo put politics first, before economy and he call himself and economist. He must be a quota system Economist!!!

Anambra senators and political leaders should call the criminal Nafdac to open that market and stop extorting the traders since the governor Soludo has continue to be silent and useless!

Beautiful view

Solution fun city today

First fun city east of the Niger

The ground is probably too hard for the grasses to grow or the grasses aren't getting the right kind foods...
And the right grasses suitable for the environment should also be considered.


By the way, the color of the soil does suggest it needs more orginic manure to make it dark and rich in nutrients..
They can just get the dark soil from somewhere else or apply the manure directly and transplant new grasses to cover all the exposed ground.

Not that difficult to create nutrients-rich soil. They could do it on large scale probably with tractors or small/medium scale by gathering the red soil together with different organic materials like soft plants, animal wastes, etc, and allow them to decompose and become dark, then spread the soil back. This is part of the reason oyibo grasses tend to look lush green and well spread out. They feed their grasses well. I hope people can go into this business and recieve patronage from governments, estates, companies, etc

IgboProgress:
The ground is probably too hard for the grasses to grow or the grasses aren't getting the right kind foods...
And the right grasses suitable for the environment should also be considered.


By the way, the color of the soil does suggest it needs more orginic manure to make it dark and rich in nutrients..
They can just get the dark soil from somewhere else or apply the manure directly and transplant new grasses to cover all the exposed ground.

Not that difficult to create nutrients-rich soil. They could do it on large scale probably with tractors or small/medium scale by gathering the red soil together with different organic materials like soft plants, animal wastes, etc, and allow them to decompose and become dark, then spread the soil back. This is part of the reason oyibo grasses tend to look lush green and well spread out. They feed their grasses well. I hope people can go into this business and recieve patronage from governments, estates, companies, etc

Finishing and landscaping are still a challenge for Soludo's works ministry but in time they should get it right! However, my pet peeve with the Soludo administration is the lack of a town planning philosophy that runs through the contracts and projects in our major cities ..........I noticed that the local contractors in Ekwuluobia seem to be slightly better in finishing and as a matter of fact, the designs of the projects seem to be better thought out....just saying..........Onitsha has had some road projects but the city is not really vibing for me like Awka! i dunno....

ANSMEDIA:
First fun city east of the Niger

This is beautiful and worldclass. Southeast’s first fun city just arrived. Awka is beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myP4KaD5Ipc&t=184s




More info on proposed railway plan for Anambra state! The rail corridor no reach the airport ...or are my eyes decieving me?

IgboProgress:
The ground is probably too hard for the grasses to grow or the grasses aren't getting the right kind foods...
And the right grasses suitable for the environment should also be considered.


By the way, the color of the soil does suggest it needs more orginic manure to make it dark and rich in nutrients..
They can just get the dark soil from somewhere else or apply the manure directly and transplant new grasses to cover all the exposed ground.

Not that difficult to create nutrients-rich soil. They could do it on large scale probably with tractors or small/medium scale by gathering the red soil together with different organic materials like soft plants, animal wastes, etc, and allow them to decompose and become dark, then spread the soil back. This is part of the reason oyibo grasses tend to look lush green and well spread out. They feed their grasses well. I hope people can go into this business and recieve patronage from governments, estates, companies, etc

They gave contract to someone without experience. Go to finotel and see lush grass on laterite soil.

JAMB 2025: Another Mmesoma break UTME record in Anambra State.

Obiora-Nwokedi Nmesoma, a candidate of the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has broken record as the student with the highest score in her school.

Nmesoma, a student of Queens Convent Awka, Anambra state, owned by the Anglican church scored 343 in the resit exercise scheduled by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

She had scored 165 in the botched controversial version, which the exam body had blamed on technical glitches in the system.


Many students were reportedly traumatised by the ugly development, including the girl that allegedly took her life.

Speaking exclusively to our correspondent, Principal of the school, Dr Martha Ibezim attributed Nmesoma’s feat to the school’s commitment to academic excellence and holistic student’s development.


She also linked the outstanding performance to the school’s dedicated faculty, state-of-the-art facilities and rigorous preparatory programs.


According to Ibezim, the victory had not only secured the student a bright future, but had brought pride to the school, reinforcing its reputation as a leading institution for academic and personal growth.

Just watched a clip of Uyo and its environs, and i was impressed with how well attention was paid to landscaping and maintaining of greenery, as well as how neat and litter-free the roads were. I feel these areas are where our cities in the south-east are lacking, and where improvements can be made. We may not have the funds to get Julius Berger to build all or most of our roads, but keeping the ones we have spotless, road marked and free of litter/sand (including the gutters), as well as landscape the road sides and trim wild and overgrowing grasses are things that cost little to do.

We just don't take care of our environment as well as we should, and this takes away from any efforts done in urban renewal like road construction. Watching the clip, you notice that when a road is built in Uyo, care is taken to level and landscape both sides of the road, including the median, and carpet grass and ornamental trees/shrubs are planted which are maintained on a regular basis. Even outside the main Uyo city, greenery on the road sides are trimmed and well maintained!

So we should try and improve the environmental ambience and eco-friendly credentials of our cities. Kudos to Uyo for having a neat city, It's not yet the finished product, but as it stands now, it's the neatest state capital in Nigeria!

Clip courtesy of Yuppie Tee: https://www.youtube.com/@Yuppietee01


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3vwyMFOVLM?si=PSdNrLOLeLYrgG8W

Update on Solution Park Ekwuluobia

IGBOPROMISE1:
Just watched a clip of Uyo and its environs, and i was impressed with how well attention was paid to landscaping and maintaining of greenery, as well as how neat and litter-free the roads were. I feel these areas are where our cities in the south-east are lacking, and where improvements can be made. We may not have the funds to get Julius Berger to build all or most of our roads, but keeping the ones we have spotless, road marked and free of litter/sand (including the gutters), as well as landscape the road sides and trim wild and overgrowing grasses are things that cost little to do.

We just don't take care of our environment as well as we should, and this takes away from any efforts done in urban renewal like road construction. Watching the clip, you notice that when a road is built in Uyo, care is taken to level and landscape both sides of the road, including the median, and carpet grass and ornamental trees/shrubs are planted which are maintained on a regular basis. Even outside the main Uyo city, greenery on the road sides are trimmed and well maintained!

So we should try and improve the environmental ambience and eco-friendly credentials of our cities. Kudos to Uyo for having a neat city, It's not yet the finished product, but as it stands now, it's the neatest state capital in Nigeria!

Clip courtesy of Yuppie Tee: https://www.youtube.com/@Yuppietee01


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3vwyMFOVLM?si=PSdNrLOLeLYrgG8W

I am simply tired of complaining about the lethargic way the Anambra commissioner of works supervises the finishing aspect of most road projects.............the roadsides are almost always abandoned....with heaps of mud and laterite left where the bulldozers left them! nobody cares about backfilling the sides of the road so that rainwater is able to flow into the gutters............next thing the rain runoff digs its own channels behind the gutter! We allow these mideastern-owned firms to get away with tardy finishings!

Here in the US it is the duty of property owners adjoining the side of the roads to cut and tend the lawns planted therein but the initial planting of the lawns is done by the government! If you allow elephant grass to grow there or even next to your property wall...you are given citations and pay penalties......if the citation is unpaid you are taken to court and more penalties added! I have had my car towed away right from the side of my house just because I parked in the wrong direction.........Anambra state government can earn billions by issuing such citations daily....cos our people are too headstrong! I agree with you 100% enuff of this tardiness....its becoming annoying!

I love the finishing of the Ekwulobia market and bus park! That is the way forward!

Check the latest state debt in Nigeria, here in the Southeast in 2022 and the last quarter of 2024.

Soludo needs to work on environmental cleanliness.

Innoson latest monster

God bless Anambra state
God bless igboland

Update from Awka mall. One of the many malls in Anambra state

MKPUOGALIGA:
Soludo needs to work on environmental cleanliness.

Condition of the environments especially at homes or living spaces reflects the state of the mind of the people.

People who litter the environments with dirts need clean minds or enforcement.

Those with clean minds won't need to be told to do what is right. They are less expensive to maintain

ANSMEDIA:
Three Arm Zone Awka

This is so beautiful! I am surprised that the usual gang of 'why open drainages' has not invaded here to wail ignorantly about the open drainage systems we currently have in Nigeria.

I currently reside in the United States, but I spent many years living in Europe. Many of those criticizing Nigeria's open-ditch drainage system clearly have no understanding of why it exists or how it works.

Let’s be clear: Nigeria is not yet at the stage of development where underground drainage systems are feasible or sustainable.

The closed drainage systems in the U.S. and Europe that people often refer to are large underground pipes that connect to even larger underground drainage networks. These systems are part of complex infrastructure networks designed to handle water flow, maintenance, and desilting.

Nigeria simply does not have that level of infrastructure, just as we lack comprehensive underground sewage systems for our cities. So when we cover open gutters without building a proper underground system to connect and maintain them, the drainage still fails. There’s nowhere for the water to go, and no system in place to clean or maintain those blocked drains.

Take a look at the Onitsha–Owerri expressway, especially around Roadmaster Industries and Mgbemena Street. All the covered drains there are blocked, and there’s no way to desilt them. This leads to frequent road failures, as floodwaters from Awada now run directly on the road surface because the gutters are clogged and ineffective.

Please, our people should stop re-echoing opinions from those who merely speak without understanding the complexities of the situation. This is not just about covering gutters; it requires an entire support system of underground infrastructure that allows water to drain properly and pipes to be cleaned when blocked.

Tomorrow, we’ll likely hear people arguing against the use of soakaways in Nigerian homes simply because “they don’t have soakaways abroad.” But they fail to realize that homes in developed countries are connected to underground sewer systems, a completely different system from street gutters. Now, some are even advocating that we drain sewage directly into gutters in front of homes, all to blindly copy foreign systems without understanding the infrastructure that supports them.

If we want to adopt foreign practices, we must first invest in the proper infrastructure to support them. Until then, open drainage systems, while not ideal, are the only option that can function effectively within the current limitations of proper city infrastructure we desperately lack.

OreMI22:
This is so beautiful! I am surprised that the usual gang of 'why open drainages' has not invaded here to wail ignorantly about the open drainage systems we currently have in Nigeria.

I currently reside in the United States, but I spent many years living in Europe. Many of those criticizing Nigeria's open-ditch drainage system clearly have no understanding of why it exists or how it works.

Let’s be clear: Nigeria is not yet at the stage of development where underground drainage systems are feasible or sustainable.

The closed drainage systems in the U.S. and Europe that people often refer to are large underground pipes that connect to even larger underground drainage networks. These systems are part of complex infrastructure networks designed to handle water flow, maintenance, and desilting.

Nigeria simply does not have that level of infrastructure, just as we lack comprehensive underground sewage systems for our cities. So when we cover open gutters without building a proper underground system to connect and maintain them, the drainage still fails. There’s nowhere for the water to go, and no system in place to clean or maintain those blocked drains.

Take a look at the Onitsha–Owerri expressway, especially around Roadmaster Industries and Mgbemena Street. All the covered drains there are blocked, and there’s no way to desilt them. This leads to frequent road failures, as floodwaters from Awada now run directly on the road surface because the gutters are clogged and ineffective.

Please, our people should stop re-echoing opinions from those who merely speak without understanding the complexities of the situation. This is not just about covering gutters; it requires an entire support system of underground infrastructure that allows water to drain properly and pipes to be cleaned when blocked.

Tomorrow, we’ll likely hear people arguing against the use of soakaways in Nigerian homes simply because “they don’t have soakaways abroad.” But they fail to realize that homes in developed countries are connected to underground sewer systems, a completely different system from street gutters. Now, some are even advocating that we drain sewage directly into gutters in front of homes, all to blindly copy foreign systems without understanding the infrastructure that supports them.

If we want to adopt foreign practices, we must first invest in the proper infrastructure to support them. Until then, open drainage systems, while not ideal, are the only option that can function effectively within the current limitations of proper city infrastructure we desperately lack.

The koko is what works best for residents of our beloved state? If underground drainage works well for The United states and Rwanda ( even Cotonou) Why will it not work for us here in Anambra! So I respectfully disagree with you! This is the very reason I feel our educational system tend to be dysfunctional! Why do we have Universities all over the place...churning out engineers that cannot engineer solutions to the myriad of problems facing us as a people! Granted, that underground drainage is not needed everywhere and in all situations..........I feel its unprogressive to always pick the easiest path available when we have all it takes to design underground drainage that will save us road space , constant desilting and clearing and reduce mosquito infestation!

We are tired of our cities looking so ramshackle and shabby! Government appointees and civil servants should earn their pay and for once burn the midnight oil and come out with a town planning document that defines what exactly constitutes the design parameters of state roads, rural roads , town roads etc! As a matter of fact what exactly is the town planning Philosophy of Anambra state?

We all know what Abuja looks like? Uyo has a particular ambience......even Enugu of late is begining to find its feet! What exactly do we want for Anambra state! Soludo has done well but a lot of harmonization pf plans needs to be done!

This is Gaborone, Botswana!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nr07perucc




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDv021k2Srw

You people like posting nonsense. Does Enugu have one road that has covered drainage and walkways? Not one. Stop using a failed state like Enugu that has the largest urban slum in southern Nigeria to site an example. Yes, there are so many dynamics and structures to having underground drainage. Having just a covered gutter as we see in some places is not an underground drainage as seen in the western world. No Nigerian city, not even Abuja has underground drainage system. The kind of what we have at Awka millennium city is what is obtainable in Abuja and Uyo. Nigeria is still like 100yrs behind the western world. There are things we may want to copy but inadequate resources and corruption in Nigeria won’t allow such to come to fruition. Overall, Anambra is the most developed Igbo state and has overall a statewide development plan and best road infrastructures. Soludo is fixing cities, towns and rural infrastructures and renewal of our urban infrastructures down to the rural area. Building dual carriageways that crisscrossing the entire state. Anambra is in good hands.

Eboofa:
The koko is what works best for residents of our beloved state? If underground drainage works well for The United states and Rwanda ( even Cotonou) Why will it not work for us here in Anambra! So I respectfully disagree with you! This is the very reason I feel our educational system tend to be dysfunctional! Why do we have Universities all over the place...churning out engineers that cannot engineer solutions to the myriad of problems facing us as a people! Granted, that underground drainage is not needed everywhere and in all situations..........I feel its unprogressive to always pick the easiest path available when we have all it takes to design underground drainage that will save us road space , constant desilting and clearing and reduce mosquito infestation!

We are tired of our cities looking so ramshackle and shabby! Government appointees and civil servants should earn their pay and for once burn the midnight oil and come out with a town planning document that defines what exactly constitutes the design parameters of state roads, rural roads , town roads etc! As a matter of fact what exactly is the town planning Philosophy of Anambra state?

We all know what Abuja looks like? Uyo has a particular ambience......even Enugu of late is begining to find its feet! What exactly do we want for Anambra state! Soludo has done well but a lot of harmonization pf plans needs to be done!

This is Gaborone, Botswana!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nr07perucc




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDv021k2Srw

To the strange ones here, it's important to note that boundaries do not define who people are. What defines them is culture, behaviors, characteristics etc. Anambra person could be more attached to ndi Enugu because of similarity in personalities or cultures, same as being attached to True Christains in the North.
Location does not determine that.
In reality or in the spirit people who share thesame culture are bothers and sisters. Igbo pagans could be more related to northern or southern pagans than they're to igbo Christians (true Christians). These is how things are categorized in reality. Anambra Christians are more related to Enugu Christians than Anambra pagans. Anambra Christians have little to nothing in common with the pagans.
If there is war or emergency situation, the Anambra Christians will likely love their Enugu Christians more.

So, why not let the people relate as bothers and sisters in peace than attacking them for being critical of something they are part of? Or don't you realize that Enugu or Ebonyi True Christians have more right to anambra than Anambra pagans or non believers? They own Anambra and it's part of their inheritance because their FATHER owns it.
All the advices and suggestions are welcomed as long as they mean well and not attempts to provoke brothers/sisters to hate or do wrong. To be honest, I think certain people write in this manner. It's easy to understand what their intentions are. Others do it unintentionally, but they all point to a culture I hope will gradually fade away — the bad aspect of igbo culture... It's basically the bad ones amongst the igbos using their nature, characteristics, talents wrongly. The aggressive nature for example should be used more on the enemy or evil doers than innocent brothers/sisters.

Eboofa:
The koko is what works best for residents of our beloved state? If underground drainage works well for The United states and Rwanda ( even Cotonou) Why will it not work for us here in Anambra! So I respectfully disagree with you! This is the very reason I feel our educational system tend to be dysfunctional! Why do we have Universities all over the place...churning out engineers that cannot engineer solutions to the myriad of problems facing us as a people! Granted, that underground drainage is not needed everywhere and in all situations..........I feel its unprogressive to always pick the easiest path available when we have all it takes to design underground drainage that will save us road space , constant desilting and clearing and reduce mosquito infestation!

We are tired of our cities looking so ramshackle and shabby! Government appointees and civil servants should earn their pay and for once burn the midnight oil and come out with a town planning document that defines what exactly constitutes the design parameters of state roads, rural roads , town roads etc! As a matter of fact what exactly is the town planning Philosophy of Anambra state?

We all know what Abuja looks like? Uyo has a particular ambience......even Enugu of late is begining to find its feet! What exactly do we want for Anambra state! Soludo has done well but a lot of harmonization pf plans needs to be done!

This is Gaborone, Botswana!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nr07perucc




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDv021k2Srw

Nigeria's problem is not lack of money for infrastructure it's lack of system planning.

Basic systems towns in America with 50,000 people do, no Nigerian city can boast of. Scheduled bus systems for example. I visited a town of less than 30,000 people in Texas. They used Ford 30 seater buses to provide public transport with bus stops across a town spanning 20 miles. Tell me when you look at Onitsha or Awka how hard is it to design routes, stops and schedules?

Public scheduled transport makes life in cities easier, safer, less chaotic and cheaper. The current reality of tens of thousands of tricycles clogging junctions and streets is typical primitive lack of planning. A city dweller spends hundreds of naira shuttling from point a to point b over very short distances. But the dullards in ministry of transport can't do public transport nor are they intelligent enough to go get help from advanced countries.

Or water and waste systems. Forget city-wide. Just take the COOU Teaching Hospital in Awka. They built an array of buildings but ask yourself why didn't they build an integrated water and sewage system in the hospital complex? Basic stuff. Again lack of planning and lack of sense to source experts.

Storm drains is not new technology and it doesn't cost billions. Obi built Storm drains in Awka that diverted raging water flows away from Unizik Temp Site and the formerly swampy akwatta junction on the expressway. He built 10 foot open drains and pits and an underground pipe opposite what is now Solution Fun City under the expressway channeling the flood to a canal on the other side. That was a limited solution to save the expressway from constant maintenance. But no integrated solution. Eke Awka side still floods, the Obunagu part of the town still floods. It says that better planning is needed not reactive work of a particular governor.

We need to do a lot better and if we can't do it then get help and learn from experts. As a start ANSG need to restore planning in its institutions and go to EU,China and ask them to donate experts in water, sewage, transport, traffic control to help PLAN not money. Then design these systems for major cities over 50,000 in population and feasible 30 year workplans.

Aroma junction Awka. One of the many iconic flyovers in Awka city.

Emeka Anyaoku boulevard Awka. Beautiful city

Somewhere in Awka Nigeria. Anambra is the most developed state in the region.

Soludo is really trying based on the transformation i am seeing in the pic, igbo land has not had it better apart from when the real lions were in charge in the 60S, i just hope the governors will keep firing on all cylinders . Next is to create a solar economy that will save the south east N2 trillion

kettykin:
Soludo is really trying based on the transformation i am seeing in the pic, igbo land has not had it better apart from when the real lions were in charge in the 60S, i just hope the governors will keep firing on all cylinders . Next is to create a solar economy that will save the south east N2 trillion

PLEASE WE ARE TIRED OF THIS SAME PICTURE OF EMEKA ANYAOKU BOULEVARD !!!!!!
CAN WE LOOK OUT FOR OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE PLEASE.