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Is the ballot finally dead?...the real love nwantiti…Anambra cements inflow of development funding…plus South East Digest

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Is the ballot finally dead? Since about four or five INEC governorship and presidential election cycles, it has been noticed that there has been a continued decline in the quality of the process as well as the acceptance level of the results. Yesterday’s off cycle elections looks like it says that we have come to the elections in Nigeria or about to. One thing that is very clear and predictable is that the “expected” party or candidate always wins irrespective of whether people voted for him or his party, thus, practicalysing the saying that “God is on the side of the Big Battalion”   An exasperated analyst on Channels TV said earlier today that “victors” no longer jubilate!  He gave the example of not hearing a whimper in Lagos and anywhere else in the South East where there are substantial Igbo population. The real love nwantiti Today, the couple are always in unison in everything they do.  Love pervades the air everywhere they go.  Sometimes I want to remind the wife tha

Get ready for robotic controls…The forgotten War…Miyetti Allah for Peace…plus other stories and reports

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  Get ready for robotic controls Everywhere you go same questions are being asked “can we handle it?” and of course you get the same answer “why not, if we can live under the leadership of our politicians, and the police!”   A robot was in charge of traffic on a busy road reportedly located in Abuja, the nation's capital. “A trending video showed the interesting moment a robot directed traffic in Abuja, the nation's capital city The clip was posted on Twitter, and some people who saw it said it looked like a costume worn by a human However, drivers who saw the robot obeyed its directives as it stood at the police post and gestured with its hands! (source:   legit.ng)   “I-DICE will create more than 65,000 startups in Nigeria” – Catherine Colonnade   The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of France, Catherine Colonnade, has said that the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (I-DICE) program of the Nigerian government is capable of cre

Ekpo is now the highest power… Road map for blue economy underway…5,000 solid graduates…Achalla light on continuous rise…plus other stories and reports

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Photos of The Week “Who know tomorrow?” Thirty-five years ago, they became husband and wife, Chief and Chief Mrs Willie Obiano, immediate past Governor of Anambra State. The rest as they say is history: Our profligacy in the front-burner yet again Ekpo, palm oil, i s now the highest power Our eyes don dey open small small!   That palm oil when we been dey communize don become the super power now O!   Dem don dey use palm oil dey fly aeromplane now!! Indonesia on Friday flew its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel, as the world's biggest producer of the commodity pushes for wider use of biofuels to cut fuel imports. Operated by flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the Boeing 737-800NG aircraft carried more than 100 passengers from the capital Jakarta to Surakarta city about 550 kilometres (342 miles) away, Garuda Indonesia CEO Irfan Setiaputra said.   "We will discuss further with Pertamina, Energy Ministry and other parties to ensure this fuel is

“Is Lekki going under?”…Iri Ji Anambra 2023: cultures and traditions going north…Ebonyi is 2023 leader on fiscal performance…plus other stories and reports

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Photos of The Week   Nigeria’s profligacy in focus   Naira’s continued nose dive No insecurity in the South East “South East Ambassador”, Nwanya Ochs, is perhaps indicating that December is just one month away!   Those who are not going home for Christmas, perhaps, have other reasons – ufodu e meet ro up! “Is Lekki going under? Lagos State government has urged communities on the fringe of the Ogun River to relocate immediately, warning that there could be heavy flooding following heavy rainfall and the opening of the Oyan dam by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority. The State’s Ministry of Environment in a statement signed by the Commissioner, Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, listed the areas likely to be affected to include Alagbole, Meiran, Maidan, Kara, Isheri-Olowora, Agiliti, Owode-Onirin, Owode-Elede, Agboyi I, Agboyi II, Ajegunle, Itowolo, Majidun, Ibeshe, Baiyeku, Maidan, Lekki-Ajah and the Lagos Lagoon boundaries.   Wahab, said following the i