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Billionaires' haven in Anambra – anticipate…quotes of the week…Nkanu man invents battery stove…Chioke joins MOFI board…plus South East Digest…

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Billionaires'  haven in Anambra - anticipate A billionaires’ haven is soon to spring up in Awka, Anambra State.   According to authoritative government sources, the public-private partnership project covering about 110 hectares which will be flagged-off by the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, on Tuesday, is sited in a new layout designated as the new Awka Government Reservation Area (GRA).   Our sources say that the project which is a key part of Governor Soludo’s dream of a liveable and prosperous homeland would be of a minimum standard comparable to Banana Island in Lagos State. We gather that the project has been christened “The Golf Residency, Awka”.   We will keep you posted.   Quotes of the week Chioke joins MOFI board President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to grow its Assets Under Management from the current value of N18 trillion to at least N100 trillion in the next 10 year...

Photos of the week – CBN extends old notes swapping…Mami Wata is here O!…Tinubu whistle stop changing Anambra political dynamics…Obiano top 10 brands of 2022…Obi of Onitsha in a class of his own…Aguleri shines in London…plus South East Digest…

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  Photos of the week CBN extends old notes swapping The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), today announced a 10-day extension of the old notes swapping deadline from January 31, 2023 to February 10, 2023.   In addition, a seven-day grace period beginning February 10 to February 17, 2023 would allow Nigerians to deposit their old notes at the CBN after the February 10, 2023 deadline when the old currency would have lost its Legal Tender status.   Mami Wata is here O! The Nigerian film, Mami Wata, directed by CJ Obasi and produced by Oge Obasi, has won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography at this year's Sundance Film Festival.   The award was accepted on behalf of the Director of Photography, Lílis Soares, by the film's director, CJ Obasi.   According to one of the reviewers of the film, Cassondra Feltus, “the monochromatic film is visually stunning from beginning to end, especially the darkness of the character’s hair and skin i...

Photos of the week – Tinubu, Ikpeazu’s son…Multi-millionaire palm wine tapper…Soludo’s tax waivers and cuts…Imo on “great economic march”…Soludo’s free health insurance…plus South East Digest…

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Photos of the week – Tinubu, Ikpeazu’s son Tinubu     Governor Ikpeazu’s son One of the leading trending videos during the week was that of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s son cruising with full complement of security details and convoy to attend a social function.   Obiozor to be buried February 10 The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, says its demised President-General (P-G), Prof. George Obiozor, will be buried on February 10, 2023 in his home-town Awo-Omamma in Imo. The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Amb Okey Emuchay, announced this in a press briefing after the Ohanaeze’s second emergency meeting of National Executive Council (NEC) held at Ohanaeze National Secretariat in Enugu on Saturday.   According to him, at the meeting NEC was informed of the new date for the burial of our P-G; Ambassador and Professor George Obiozor, which will be on Friday, February 10, 2023 at Awo-Omamma in Imo State. Amb Emuchay also disclosed...