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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

Ofala 2023: Beyond feferity…Innovation centres coming across Nigeria soon…Ease of doing business – Top 10…plus South East Digest

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Ofala 2023:   Beyond feferity I think it was the defunct National Concord newspaper that said that the problem with Nigerians is not that we copy, but that we are “copy goats” instead of being copy cats.   A good number of communities in the South East have tended to copy the Onitsha Ofala, the problem, however, is that most of their efforts are concentrated towards copying the costumes (omalu nma na ugbene!) which results in feferity instead of going beyond cultural excellence as Onitsha has continued to do strategically year-on-year in the last one decade, at least. Yes, from the cultural front, Onitsha has continued to up its game like Nn’Emeka Maduegbuna, Chairman of the Strategic Marketing & Communications Subcommittee, Ofala Steering Committee (mark the title – what else can show enlightened management?) says “the Ofala remains   on course to achieving   the objectives of   the Ofala   attracting   considerable national, West African, and international attention, and at