₦airaland Forum

All the best bro.

The Saga continues.

Shot by a friend. What do u think? [url]m.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMG4omu664&ctp=CAIQpDAYACITCKa3r8iItr8CFYOJwgod-wUAelIQY2hpbmVkdSBlbW1hbnVlbA%3D%3D&gl=NG&hl=en&client=mv-google&guid=[/url]

Am a beginner in filmmaking working on a couple of shoots willing to learn from the professionals. Post your works here so we can learn as well as help criticize constructively. Hope this attracts the Gurus.

They should also probe the immediate former VC of UNIzIK. Till today, he hasn't returned the second accreditation fee we payed after all buzz. That man is a crook!

Very educative and informative

Chino72: It can only get better!

. Me likey

To the Nigerian army troops in the North-east, if u can see this just know you have 100% of my support. Everyday you risk your lives fighting so that I can have the freedom and peace of mind to Live and even browse, leaving your loved ones to defend your country. Words can't explain how I feel; YOU GUYS ARE HEROS!!!!

Cool

ARAB MONEY!!!

See d kind ban wey dem gin Suarez becos he single handedly bundled England out of the #WC. England people just mount pressure on fifa after he bit Chiellini and they gave him the most ridiculous ban ever. Shame on FIFA.

I thought I was the only one. Fifa is the number on hypocrite in the fight against racism. Giroud elbowed mikel, nothing happened. Matuid use cutlass cut Onazi leg, nothing happen. Zuniga accidentally knee neymar...investigation sharperly!!

AANI
The Anambra State government has revealed that it
will liaise with the office of the Head of Service of the
state to know the modalities for people that will be
trained at the National Institute Kuru, Jos; as part of
its efforts to build strategic policies that will affect
the lives of the citizens. Chief Willie Obiano who
made this known during a courtesy visit by the
Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI)
Kuru, Jos led by the President Retired Major General
Onoja (mni); also assured them that the
administration will ensure that professionals who
graduated from the Institute will be considered for
appointment as he recalled that the administration is
currently working with economic enablers and pillars
which will initiate the needed development.
Earlier in his speech, the leader of the team, Retired
Major General Onoja, a onetime military
administrator revealed that the National Institute
Kuru, established in 1979, has graduated about 1560
persons; charged with the responsibility of carrying
out researches, policies and strategic studies; with
academia drawn from different walks of life, their
work has given birth to agencies like FEMA, Road
Safety, Joint Niger Delta Task Force.
Dora Akunyili
The Anambra State government has re-emphasized
that the state will always honour any of her citizen
who has served meritoriously in the state, Nigeria
and the world. The Governor, Chief Willie Obiano who
made this known while speaking to journalists after
signing the condolence register of the Late former
Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili;
opened by the state; also described her as the best.
The Governor also recalled the encouragement she
gave towards the administration when they met
earlier in January in Houston where she preached the
“Think home” mantra to Ndi Anambra in the
Diaspora; and shortly before her demise in the India
hospital where she extolled the current strides of the
administration. He also said that her memory will live
long as the state will participate fully in her burial
rites.
Upper Iweka
Chief Willie Obiano has said that Upper Iweka will be
beautified with flowers, streetlights and facilities for
relaxation to depict choice areas in developed
countries. The Governor who made this known while
supervising the demolition of illegal structures at
Upper Iweka Onitsha and environs, also warned
against indiscriminate building of structures; as he
called for support of government’s efforts to rid the
state of criminals and other crime related activities.
Local Government Service Commission
The reconstituted Local Government Service
Commission has been inaugurated and charged to be
vibrant in the management of the local government
system. Chief Willie Obiano who inaugurated the 5-
man Committee headed by Dr. Peter Egenti
reminded them that they were selected based on
their status and urged them to uphold fairness and
equity in discharging their duties. In a vote of thanks
by Dr Peter Egenti, he assured that they would justify
the confidence reposed on them. The state president
of NULGE, Comrade Jerry Nubia commended the
Governor for choosing people with proven track
records to handle the affairs of the Local
Government, even as he urged the workers to ensure
necessary cooperation.
Road Construction/Flag-off

Umunankwo-Mputu-Ogwuaniocha Road
In the bid to resuscitate agriculture in Anambra
state, Chief Willie Obiano has said that the state will
provide facilities for the production of high quality
palm seedlings which will aid the farmers to embark
on commercial oil palm plantation to produce quality
red oil for export and domestic use . The Governor
who made this known during the flag-off of the
14.5km Umunakwo-Mputu-Ogwuaniocha road in
Ogbaru; awarded at the cost of N4.5billion with a
completion period of two years also revealed that the
road would facilitate the evacuation of agricultural
produce and enhance implementation of mechanized
agriculture in the area. In his remarks, the
Commissioner for Works, Arc Callistus Ilozumba
explained that the road which was designed with
concrete slabs, streetlights and other major
components of a modern road will link the area to
Oseakwa Bridge and Ihiala LGA. The Speaker of
House of Assembly Princess Chinwe Nwebili also said
that the road is strategic such that it will provide
access to the highly populated community of
Ogwuaniocha; while Secretary to the State
Government, Mr Oselloka Obaze appreciated the
Governor for the massive infrastructural
development embarked upon by the administration.
Obosi
The agricultural programme embarked by the state
will accommodate about 200,000 youths as part of
efforts to provide jobs for the unemployed citizens of
the state. Chief Willie Obiano who made this known
during the flag-off of the construction of End Minaj
road- Army Barracks Gate/Onitsha-Asaba Dual
Carriage way junction road with spur to Azubuike
Street, Ilo Okoye Street and People’s Club- Limca
Road Onitsha, at Obosi; also revealed that the
erosion sites at Obosi will be included as one of the
six sites slated by the state government for European
Union and World Bank Intervention. The 7.4km roads
awarded at the contract sum of N1.9billion with a
completion period of 18months will have all the
necessary facilities of a modern road like streetlights,
drainages; even as the Governor advised privileged
Nigerians to compliment the efforts of the
government in infrastructural development of their
immediate community; as he appreciated Chief Odu ,
one of the philanthropists in the town for his
inspiring strides.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Works, Arc
Callistus Ilozumba called on the youths of the
community to avoid activities that will cut short the
life of the road like dumping of refuse and building of
road bumps. In their separate speeches, the member
representing Idemili North at the House of Assembly,
Hon Tony Muonago; the President General Obosi
Urban Landlords Association, Sir Patrick Oyeduba;
and the Chairman Idemili North LGA, Chief Emma
Idemobi ; all described the road as the panacea for
the traffic at Nkpor junction while appreciating the
Governor for the strides on security.
Umunnachi
Anambra State government has revealed that the
4.2km Ozzuh-Umunnachi road awarded at the
contract sum of N800million will take 1year to be
delivered. The road will link a major by-pass to
Abagana- Oye agu, thereby making it less difficult to
connect to the old road.
Umudioka-Ogbunike
Chief Willie Obiano has directed the immediate
demolition of a fence which is on the right of way of
the road being constructed by the state government.
He made this known at Umudioka-Ogbunike road
during an inspection and also stated that there will
be no payment of compensation since the major
house is not affected even as he warned people to
endeavor to build their houses several meters away
from the major road.
Umunya
Chief Willie Obiano has stated that power will be
improved in the state as he reaffirms its importance
in the society. He made this known while flagging off
the construction of Nteje-Umunya-Umudioka-
AforIgwe-Ogidi road at Umunya in Oyi LGA. According
to the state government, the road which was started
in 2010 in Nteje is 9.8km from the express road to
Ogidi-Abatete; is costing the state N1.4billion; and
that the certificates generated has already been
paid. In his speech, the Commissioner for Works, Arc
Callistus Ilozumba also said that the road connects
Onitsha-Nteje-Aguleri with a strategic bridge and will
be finished in record time. In his remark, the
Chairman Oyi LGA Chief Uchenna Okafor described
the road as symbolic and the only access to the old
road. He also reminded the Governor that the
Umunya-Ogbunike road, NYSC camp road, Umunya-
Awkuzu-Ukwulu-Nsukka road; and Umunya-Ifitedunu-
Oye Agu roads also need equal attention.
Awka Community
Chief Willie Obiano has revealed that the state
government will flag-off the construction of 3 fly-
over, and had also directed the Ministry of Local
Government and the Ministry of Public Utilities and
Water Resources through their Commissioners to
ensure that all the streetlights are functional and
also redesign the master plan and a state of the art
housing estate in Awka. He said this when a
delegate of Awka community led by HRH Obi Gibson
Nwosu paid him a courtesy call at the Government
House Awka; also he revealed that N2.3billion has
been paid for the construction of the mall in Awka
which will be finished within 9 months; also a world
class conference centre with 5,000 capacity will be
built to foster development in the state capital. He
also said that CosCharis and Nissan are all coming to
Awka to set up their offices; even as he advised them
to support the Government’s efforts at development
he also advised them to reach out to their rich sons
and daughters, so as to speak with a united voice.
Describing Awka as the least developed capital in
Nigeria, in a speech by HRH Obi Gibson Nwosu,
enumerated that Awka needs a modern market, pipe-
borne water, recreational activities; while pleading
that the existing market at Eke-Awka be relocated,
while the place be used as a recreation park. They
also thanked the Governor for appointing Ifeatu
Onejeme as the Commissioner for Commerce and
Industries.
World Bank
Chief Willie Obiano has revealed that in due course, a
structure will be worked on so that teachers in the
state will be assisted with car loans as part of the
rewards and that 3 standard vocational schools will
be established to foster education. He made this
known when the World Bank Team on State
Education Project (SEPIP) paid him a courtesy visit at
the Government House Awka; and stated that
education is one of the key enablers; while pointing
out the basic pillars of the administration, he also
said that about 80,000 metric tons of rice is currently
being produced in Anambra state, and that the state
will in a short while become an inter supplier of rice.
He also assured them that whatever money spent on
the projects will be accounted for in all ramifications.
The leader of the team, Prof Tunde Adekola stated
that the World Bank has earmarked 55 million Euros
which will be shared equally to all the states; adding
that it focuses on quality education. He also said that
in the work plan for disbursement of funds in
Anambra State, 30% had already been released in
2013, while the remaining 70% will be released.
According to him, in order to improve technical
education, private sectors and professional bodies
need to be involved; technical colleges should
connect to other colleges in the world to learn more.
Collapsed Building
Chief Willie Obiano has set up a panel of enquiry to
investigate the remote and immediate cause of the
collapsed 4-storey building at St Christopher’s
Anglican Church Odoakpu Onitsha which collapsed in
the first week of June and killed 4 persons working at
that time. While inaugurating the committee whose
time frame is 4 weeks, he charged them to
determine the cause of collapse, nature, quality/
quantity of materials used, the government agency
that approved it, whether due process was followed,
and the role of professional bodies and make
appropriate recommendations.
The Chairman of the Committee, Arc Peter Okpala
expressed gratitude, stating that issues of collapsed
building have become an embarrassment to
engineers as he assured that adequate
recommendations will be made. In his remark, the
Chief Examiner of NSE, Engr C. Anetoh said that
thorough work will be done by the panel.
Anaku
Anambra state has revealed that the government has
started the distribution of 102 metric tonnes of high
yielding rice specie to farmers for this planting
season through their various cooperative societies
and it is expected that it will produce over 300,000
metric tonnes at harvest; which are parts of the
initiatives towards making the state a leading rice
producer in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Chief
Willie Obiano who made this known while flagging off
a multi-billion Naira commercial agricultural venture
at Anaku, Ayamelum LGA, revealed that the Agro
industry which is a joint venture of Anambra State
government and a private investor with land mass of
2,500 hectares of rice and production capacity of
102,000 metric tonnes per annum in the first phase.
He also revealed that the state has made a
commitment of N300, 000,000 (three hundred
million) and that the venture is expected to be of
immense benefit to the community, state and
country.
The chairman of the private company, Dr. Cosmas
Mmaduka thanked the Governor for endorsing the
partnership and also revealed that the venture will
provide 5,000 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs;
also the project has a rice mill of 20 ton per hour
capacity which will provide services to the local
farmers.
In his speech, the Commissioner for Agriculture,
Chief Nnamdi Mekoh said that the project is a major
breakthrough in transforming rural areas, and
enjoined other communities to emulate Anaku by
providing lands for the government’s agricultural
programmes.
By Chioma Nwezi

[url]orientnewspaper.com/akunyili-paragon-of-service/[/url]

In the hierarchy of the things which it has pleased a
lovely Providence to bequeath to His Universe, none
is as enduring and compellingly noble and attractive
as a great humanity.
For any society imbued even upon a modicum with a
correct sense of history, there is obviously something
deathless about the life and times of Prof. Dora Nkem
Akunyili, the late erstwhile Minister of Information
and National Orientation.
There are people, when they die, the encomiums that
trail their demise would seem a misnomer, anchored
only in the ancient admonition that one must not
speak ill of the dead. But in death, lies the awful
truth that Prof. Akunyili was indeed an uncommon
amazon, a woman of great worth who showcased the
acme of service in all her public enterprise.
It was therefore a frozen moment of reverential
spectacle and easy flowing empathy when the
Federal Executive Council paid sufficient tribute to
this national duenna of propriety. Nigeria has indeed
again lost a good and penetrating soul whose loud
courage and undeviating probity in the performance
of national assignments would for many years and
for many succeeding generations of her countrymen
and women remain indelible mementos of imitable
patriotism.
Prof. Akunyili’s odyssey from Better Life to the
Petroleum Trust Fund to National Agency for Food,
Drug Administration and Control to the Federal
Ministry of Information and National Orientation was
all the way laced with unequalled devotion and
excellence. She fought the monster of fake drugs
with so much passion and zeal that infected
Nigerians positively. If this admirable woman had
the powers of a God for just a moment she would
have converted, rebranded and transformed
Nigerians with the fire of her Good People, Great
Country slogan.
Today, Prof. Dora Akunyili is no more. We have
eulogized her in apt and befitting superlatives. Can
it ever be genuinely said of us in our homes and in
our persons, at that fine point when we lie hobbled
by the clutches of death that we ran the race of life
respectably and with dignity? Can it be said that in
our small positions and stations in life that we were
fair to all manner of people who crossed our path?
Can we truly represent symbols of justice and equity
to those we will be leaving behind? Can it be said of
us that we performed our national assignments
without fear or favour like Prof. Akunyili manifestly
did?
The death of this amiable Professor, exceptional
scholar and administrator has ignited in us a
moment of serious and sublime introspection of the
true meaning of life as we know it and obviously
what maze of irreversible emptiness it will be,
without positive service to humanity as exemplified
in Prof. Dora Akunyili.
Dora, died not because she was sick but because she
was alive and like Schneidman would remind us,
‘death is one thing you don’t have to do, it will be
done for you.’ It is therefore a platitude not worth
repeating that all men and women must die but in
dying they must first make their lives sublime and in
departing leave their footprints on the sands of time.
To the Akunyili family, the husband and children, if
the voice of the people is God’s voice then you had a
great wife and mother and we console you at this
moment of grief. To the Anambra state government,
our condolences, for doubtlessly the state has lost a
daughter of the rarest mould. To the Nigerian
government take heart for indeed the nation has lost
one of her finest walking, ubiquitous Public Relations
Officer.
To Prof. Dora Akunyili, peace to your loving memory.

Chino72: THE ANAMBRA STATE COAT OF ARMS – What The Symbols Represent

Our new coat of arm and symbol brings together the spirit and essence of our great state.
The new coat of arm and symbol of Anambra state is made up of the following elements:

Ugo di ebube....
Ugo di ebube stands for Royalty, Pride and Excellence in Igbo cosmology. No other bird typifies the Anambra person better than the Royal Eagle.

Nkwu...
Nkwu in Igbo cosmology denotes plenty. The pair here represents the wealth of talents that abound in both the male and female citizens of Anambra.

The Niger Bridge ...
This engineering artistry is iconic. The Niger bridge symbolizes the gateway into the heart of the Igbo nation.

Igwebuike.. the 21 active currents
...Symbolises our 21 local government areas. This represents the continuous developmental energy of our people

Okike...
Okike symbolizes dignity, honour, nobility. It is positioned at the base because the foundation of our aspirations is based on the time honoured igbo tradition of truth, honesty and hardwork.

....the tapestry on each of the tusks symbolizes the industry, dexterity and creative essence that lead to the height of our achievements.

The Penny...
The round coin under the roped pot is the penny of the old days. The penny sign stands for Aku na Uba. We are proud business and craft men who travel around the world doing business.

....The circle at the centre of the penny shows our continuing readiness to put at the centre of all our action, God Almighty who is depicted here by a circle – having neither beginning nor an ending.


The Roped Pot...
The Roped Pot symbolizes the art of metal works among our people. It also represents the history and success of this ancient art.

Ugu leaves and blooming petals of sunflower...
..Symbolise our prosperity in agriculture and a hearty and cheerful people.



-Dr. Willie Maduabuchi Obiano

. Thank you very much.

These contractor keep on amazing me. the other day a building collapsed in Fegge, com see tiny tiny rods the builders where using to suspend a 5storey building. Plz Gov. Obiano should put stiff penalty for contractors their building collapses.

I have been trying to Modify the POST, but I think the ADMIN of Nairaland have removed the feature. Am also searching for the professional interpretation of the Shield.

Anambra adigo mma![b]Anambra adigo mma![/b]Anambra adigo mma!

[img][/img]

A new beginning for the Light of the nation. Introducing the new logo that will represent Anambra state Officialy.

Bomb doesn't kill people, people kill people.

Where them wey dey serve for Akwa Ibom?

Even if they are goint to talk trash, let them come there and disgrace themselves. It our right they debate on issues constructively, tell uS how they intend to achieve all their bogus promises. If it's only me, #WEWANTDEBATE will be terending in twitter by now. Nigerians, shine your eyes!!! These illiterates want to get away with every silly decisions. in all the developed countries, preSidential debate is common. Why will ours be different? Did they give us the reason why they rejected it?

Tyt

Correct man. Am planning on serving there too, any useful info plzzzz?

The 112 emergency Number works pretty well in Anambra state, I tried it the other day.