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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." By Amb Adichie Izuchukwu. In Anambra State where I hail from, Angels have been the ones governing the masses.  Since the creation of Anambra State, both past and successive leaders have remained "self proclaimed angels" in the eyes of the ruled. The great difficulty that has always bedeviled my state is that, the governed are not allowed to control the government. Both past and successive government has perfidiously abused the business of government and constitution, what is government if not reflection of human being? 1) How could you, an elected leader spent eight (8) years in governance without conducting Local Government Elections only to do so in the eve of you leaving office? 2) Who do we tell that our State has Exported $5million dollars worth of ugu, yet, nobody could trace the said Ugu farm upt...

Now this worries me.  You have a ready made host,  a man willing to drop his cash and host, yet you are out there toasting and begging the Kano state governor who has shown no willingness to host.  We heard from a very reliable source,  that the letter from the NFF is yet to get to the governor who has been out of town for sometime now. We hear too that the Kaduna Stadium is undergoing renovation and suddenly,  someone is suggesting Katsina.  Why are we like this.  The whole reason behind getting a state governor to host is understandable, yes we know the booties that are there to share but when are we going to change?  Why must we as a Nation allow our personal interest destroy our National objectives?  The truth is,  the signs are not too good.  The team selection bleeds of sentiments,  the selection of a venue, too smells of sentiments and you begin to wonder why all this is happening.  We have lost our football, we ...

By Adaeze Okechukwu WESTERN Lotto Nigeria Limited has disclosed that lottery can generate over N141.3 billion annually for the development of Nigeria’s economy. Speaking during the launch of the company in Lagos yesterday, the Managing Director, Western Lotto Nigeria, Mr. Elvis Krivokuca, said the company seeks to create opportunities through extended value-chain of distributors, agents, business centres, portals, and several suppliers as well as wealth and empowerment of Nigerians. He stated: “In South African, 82 percent of the population play the lottery at least once in a week. In 2012 alone expert put the lottery shares of funds to the country finances at about N141.3 billion. In same year, United Kingdom lottery made a significant contribution up to the sum of £2.2 billion which was used to host the 2012 London Olympics games.” “The stakes are very high in gambling. People bet with expensive items including houses, cars etc. A lottery is a numbers g...

Capital Oil exposes NNPC's lapses during House investigative hearing Says NNPC owes Capital Oil N16bn ..As Committee says it can help Capital Oil to recover its money. The Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah yesterday exposed lapses in the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) saying that the corporation owes the company N16 billion with a key portion of the debt spanning over two years. The Oil mogul who was clearly unhappy with the treatment NNPC meted out on him and his company, provided in-depth details and analysis of the contractual agreement between the NNPC and Capital Oil and Gas. Ubah, who revealed this yesterday during the public hearing organised by the House Committee on Petroleum Downstream stated unequivocally that Capital Oil and Gas did not commit any crime. He further stated that everything Capital Oil did was within the purview of the dynamics of the business practice in throughput storage management worldwide and has bee...

BY  ADE ALADE  and  CHIOMA IGBOKWE After  weeks of public furore and media frenzy, a sudden blackout has descended on the case of Chukwuduneme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, Nigeria’s infamous billionaire kidnapper, thus fuelling speculations that he’s escaped, or dead. Saturday Sun has however gathered that Evans is not dead as his family now fears but has been moved from the Lagos police command headquarters cell by about 30 heavily armed men at midnight few days ago to an undisclosed destination. Some senior police officers in the know told Saturday Sun he was moved to Abuja Indeed, in the last few days, a palpable silence seemed to have enshrouded the Evans phenomenon. Where is Evans? It is a question the police is not prepared to officially answer right now. A man who hitherto divulged the details of his criminal life to the public almost on a daily basis is suddenly no longer accessible to even the press corps. All a Saturday Sun reporter who visited...

Anambra State as the Light of the Nation, long before now been lacked the right motivation for sporting development at elite and grassroots level. Prior to the institution of FCIfeanyiUbah by Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, most sports lovers football fantasies, was watching tv highlights or follow updates online or on dailies. The state had a little known clubs with limited ambitions until a bigger brand which is the Anambra Warriors took over and revolutionized the game by bringing back our fans to status quo (The Stadium). It takes a passion and enthusiasm to institute such massive structure in a year, within a two and a half years of top flight football, achieved accolades that some older clubs wished for on their cabinet. In that short period of time, Nnewi and Anambra have had more visitors than ever before, the revolution have taken the City and State to a forefront in Nigeria's Sports industry as well as the Global map. A quick outline why the FC IfeanyiUbah International Stad...

Do you know that underway Qualifiers for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN 2018), can be hosted in Nnewi, one of the topmost commercial hubs of Anambra State, thus, Nigeria at large. O Yes! the multi-billion dollar FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium, in Nnewi, Anambra State, has the state-of-the-art facilities and everything it takes to host the CHAN 2018 Qualifiers. Is it Hospitality, Reception, Luxury, Passion for Football, Massive Fans Turnout, Nnewi has it all. Infact, the FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium has it all. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, led by our own Mr. Amaju Pinnick must take note of this. Settling for the FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium, Nnewi, for the CHAN 2018 Qualifiers, is a major morale booster for Private Investors Participation (PIP) in the Nigerian football sector. BRIEF ABOUT CHAN 2018 CHAN 2018 also known as Total African Nations Championship will be hosted by Kenya. CHAN 2018 is the 5th edition of the African Nations C...

*#Nnewi4CHAN* We can host Africa Football in Nnewi city ... *What is CHAN ?* It is the Total African Nations Championship (sometimes referred to as *African Championship of Nations or CHAN*) is a football tournament which was first announced on 11 September, 2007. It is administered by the *Confederation of African Football (CAF) and is played between the best national teams of Africa, exclusively featuring players who are active in the national championships* and qualified to play in the ongoing season. Expatriate (Foreign) players, regardless of where they play, even in Africa, are not qualified to take part in the African Championship of Nations. *At Ifeanyi Ubah International Game Village otherwise known as the FORTRESS.* We have the components needed to host CHAN . * *Currently, we  boast of the highest fan base that  can cheer Super Eagles to victory ...* * We have hotels of international standard for the teeming  visitors .. * *FC Ifeanyi Ubah Int'l Stad...

First up, NNEWI if not the largest, is one of the largest city in Anambra state with an estimated population of 391,227 according to the Nigerian census. Apart from this, Nnewi is the ancestral home of most prominent Nigerians and also prominent in the hospitality industry with modern hotels that has adequate accommodating amenities which includes; Kings Palace hotel, The Nnewi Hotel and event Centre, Beverly Hills Hotel, Twin Towers Hotel, Conv-Aj Hotel and soo many more. Nnewi is also a city with a low crime rates and very peaceful and disciplined citizens. On hosting CHAN QUALIFIERS, Nnewi as well, have FC IFEANYI UBAH’S INTERNATIONAL STADIUM which is located at IFEANYI UBAH GAMES VILLAGE with massive fans base, due to the numerous football lovers in Nnewi which have helped Fc Ifeanyi Ubah to maintain a very long unbeaten in all their home matches, In the same Games Village, there is entertaining sectors too and approved facilities that made it possible for them to host Al...