Obiano Moves to Modernize Anambra, Launches Intercity Taxi to link Onitsha, Nnewi, Awka

 In a bold move to give the three leading cities of Anambra State an outlook of modernity and shore up their social index, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has launched three landmark initiatives that will change the face of the State.

SEN ANNIE OKONKWO EMERGES ANAMBRA CENTRAL PDP CANDIDATE

In the usual dramatic epic consistent with Anambra state PDP politics, different candidates have emerged from different primaries for the National Assembly election.
In a major come back upset Sen Annie Okonkwo clinched  the ticket of the primary conducted by the recognized Ejike Ogwuebego- led state executives of the PDP.
The veteran PDP grass root politician confirmed his mastery of the game when he defeated other contenders including House of Rep member vieing for the same office, Honurable Uche Ekwunife, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, and his new entrant cousin, Barr. Sylvester Okonkwo.
In the massively attended congress at Emmaus House, Awka, the freewill of the party members turned the edge in favour of the senator Annie Okonkwo against  other rumoured  anointed candidates from the presidency and  other quarters.

Anambra PDP Senatorial Primaries : Uba Brothers; Ekwunife; Annie Okonkwo; Oduah Others Declare Selves Winner

BY ABUCHI IFESINACHI, AWKA

It started at the Commissioner Of Police office in the morning where most of the senatorial aspirants of the PDP in Anambra State went for the materials for the Primary election since the panel deposited the materials to CP when they arrived Awka .

Due to the tension at the station , CP then told the aspirants that he would not release the materials for the election since it was likely to cause break down of law and order due to the existing Court Judgement against the delegates list.

Oduah Wins PDP Primary for Anambra North Senatorial Seat

Business mogul and former Minister of Aviation,Princess Stella Oduah has won the People Democratic Party (PDP) primary for Anambra North Senatorial zone, polling the highest number of votes above other contenders that include Senator Margery Okadigbo, the outgoing Senator representing the zone in the last four years.

The result of the election which was held at Nteje,Anambra state Sunday morning were: Sam Ikemuefuna 10 votes; John Emeka, 15 votes,Senator Margery Okadigbo, 8 votes, Princess Stella Oduah, 259 and 5 invalid votes recorded, making it a total of 297, which is the number of voters that were accredited.

My relationship with Fashola cordial –Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has in­sisted that his relationship with Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola was cordial and intact.
He said that political char­latans and enemies were just peddling rumours of an al­leged feud between them.
In a statement by his media office yesterday, the former governor said he had “noticed and read many published political stories on Lagos politics in particular and the personali­ties involved that are either concorted, unsubstantiated, pure conjectures or outright falsehood.”

APC: FRESH TROUBLE FOR AMBODE •Faces perjury probe •May be arrested this week

NEWLY-ELECTED Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, is likely to be arrested by security agencies this week over an alleged criminal conduct, Sunday Tribune has learnt.
Checks within security circle pointed at Wednesday as the likely day he would be taken in for questioning and possible detention over alleged perjury.
His current travail is from within his party, with some party members behind the petition upon which the probe would be predicated.
Sunday Tribune gathered that the petition alleging perjury against Ambode was authored by Lagos APC Integrity Group, and that copies were submitted to the police and the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
Attached to the petition, which got to the leadership of the two security bodies in Abuja last Wednesday, were documents to prove the alleged perjury against the governorship candidate.
The petitioners accused him of lying on oath by claiming in his Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination form in 1981 that he was from Ilaje in Ondo State, only to claim in his APC nomination form, on oath again, to be from Epe in Lagos State, during the governorship primary contest.

Breaking News: Former NCC Boss, Ernest Ndukwe Clinches Anambra South Senatorial Ticket

Nigeria’s most successful and celebrated Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, OFR has won the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primary election for the Anambra South Senatorial Zone.

The result of the election held at Beverly Hills Hotel, Nnewi is as follows:

Dr Ernest Ndukwe - 344 Votes

Dr Okey Udeh – 136 Votes

Chief Maja Umeh - 24 Votes

Kate Henshaw loses PDP primary election

12 Photos of Transgender Cubans of Men and Women

A photographer Claudia González has snapped the portraits of 12 Cuban transgender men and women both before and after their sex changes. She shot the series with hopes of empowering her subjects, who face a daily battle against Cuba's discrimination against the LBGT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender - community.She took photos of them before and after their transition...see more photos below...

Obi appointed Deputy DG of Jonathan's Campaign

 The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has been appointed as the Deputy National Director General of Jonathan's campaign Organization for 2015 election.

This was disclosed in a statement made available to NTA Network News yesterday, signed by the special adviser to the president on media, Reuben Abati, pointing out his achievements as governor of Anambra state for eight years and manner he restored confidence and  stability in the state political sphere..