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ENUGU COUNCIL POLLS: APGA endorses Enugu
Hour of Code workshop for Dec 5
Caretaker C’ttee for 17 LGAs
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By Francis Igata
HE WIFI Combat Academy, a digital media school, is set to organize an Hour of Code workshop, December 5, 2015, at e-Learning Centre, opposite CMS Bookshop, Lagos. A variety of digital enrichment programmes where kids and teens can gain a sense of empowerment, independence and selfconfidence, using technology, will be offered. The programme is designed for complete beginners -elementary and secondary school students. Last year, Wifi Combat Academy in collaboration with Microsoft Nigeria hosted the “Hour of Code.” About 15 schools attended a one day programming workshop held at CHAMS, and children were exposed to coding, learning Python and Scratch programming languages.
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NUGU—THE All Progressives Grand Alliance,APGA,Enugu State Chapter,yesterday,threw its weight behind the setting up of Caretaker Committees to administer the running of 17 council areas in the state as approved by political stakeholders for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Ugwuanyi had last Saturday, at the expanded meeting of stakeholders held at the Old Government Lodge,cited the ongoing local government staff audit and the inadequate provision of funds in the 2015 budget for thev council poll as the problem even as he noted that the little appropriated for it is grossly and manifestly inadequate which he pledgeded to address in the 2016 budget to enable elections hold. But while being in government with the approval given to the governor by the stakeholders, the immediate past State Chairman of APGA,Enugu State Chapter, Mr. Okechukwu Nkolagu explained that,”APGA adopted Governor Ugwuanyi as its candidate in the last general
Xmas concert to hold at Muson Centre
election. We are in full support of the caretaker committee. “The governor has briefed and consulted with us on why the Local Government election will not be able to hold for now as a result of poor funds earmarked for it in the current budget. We see
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reasons with him and appeal to the public to be calm having gotten assurance from the governor that the issue of funds will be dealt with in 2016 budget to enable elections hold. On the publication by Maxi Okwu who reportedly threatened
Anambra govt stops town union, Igweship elections By Nwabueze Okonkwo
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N I T S H A — DETERMINED to avoid loss of lives and properties in Adazi Nnukwu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, the state government has stopped the Chief Ben Enemuo-led executive members of Adzi-Nnukwu Town Development Union, ATDU from conducting an election for new executives of the union that will take over the helm of affairs of the town union from himself. In a letter to Enemuo as the
President-General of ATDU, from the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Chieftaincy and Town Union Matters, government said it had come to the attention of the office that the PresidentGeneral of ATDU had fixed the ATDU election to hold on November 28, 2015 without formal notice to the office and requisite official payment as provided by law. In the letter with Reference No. OSPA/LG/CM/010/100/ 247, dated November 27 and signed by Ginikanwa A. C., Head of Department of Town Union Matters, for the Special Adviser, government said it
Umuahia Catholic Diocese disowns group
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HE ICONIC Musical Society of Nigeria, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, presents its Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Shell Nigeria Hall, by 6 p.m. Performing works by J.S. Bach, Marshal Bartholomew, Adolphe Adams, Vivaldi, G.F. Handel, David Willcocks and Sing Along Carols, performed by the MUSON School Choir & Orchestra conducted by Sir Emeka Nwokedi and Tunde Jegede.
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MUAHIA—THE Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, Abia State, has disowned the group, Catholic Network of Nigeria [CNN], which last week, held a protest at Bende and demanded that the Justices of Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri be changed, saying that such group does not exist in the Diocese. Disassociating itself from the action of the group, Umuahia Catholic Diocese also said that it did not know the coordinator of the disowned group, Catechist
Ambrose Udensi and that the protest did not take place at the Corpus Christi Parish, Bende. It also said that it is not partisan and does not involve itself in any partisan political activity. Meanwhile, Mr. Ugochukwu Emezue, the Special Adviser to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Media, has called on the main opposition party in the state, the All Progressive Grand Alliance {APGA} to stop distracting the Justices of the Appeal Court and allow them to do their job. Emezue alleged that the party has “raised many ficticious
groups to distract the Judges”, warning that “they should not ambush the Appeal Court Judges”. He also called on the groups being used to think twice as they are not helping democracy to grow by not allowing justice to flow. The Catholic Diocese of Umuahia in a statement issued by Wednesday, Church and Society department of the Diocese categorically disowned the Catholic Network of Nigeria [CNN], saying that it does not exist in the Diocese.
wonder how they want to govern the state when they cannot stand as on. However, whichever way it may be people will still talk against it. Nigeria is too big for all this. If it comes good people talk, the other way round people will still talk. Miss Jennifer Edimeh, Self Employed
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ahaya Bello does not deserve it because all his supporters worked against the late Audu during campaign; even he played a game of ‘sit don look’. So why would some people or somebody just bring him out to the governor? Mr Gbenga Adeoti, Worker
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he law should be followed. I do not think it is proper to say that because late prince Audu bought the ticket then the son should take his place. Kogi State is not for business. God alone knows who that leader is going to be. Mr Okechukwu Nene, Student
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here is no crisis in APC; it is only Igala people that are disturbing because of their stinginess. Over 19 years they have been ruling the state no any other tribes disturbed them, now that other tribe have the chance they are disturbing. Mr Salihu Muhammed, Businessman
noted that the PresidentGeneral of ATDU had insisted on going ahead with the exercise, despite protests from a substantial section of the community. The statement therefore advised that the election be suspended until the needful is done and the usual lawful steps in conducting town union elections in the state are observed. When contacted on phone, Chief Enemuo, the ATDU boss declined comments. But in his reaction to the situation, an Igweship aspirant in the area, Ichie Emmanuel Chukwuma, told newsmen in an interview that Enemuo and his followers are not telling the community the truth about the situation of things, rather, they kept threatening any one who dares say the truth, adding that they would not like to continue with such an ugly development because according to him, “we want to progress not retrogress.” Chukwuma noted that "Enemuo and his group are not only thwarting the rules of Igweship and town union elections by failing to pay the mandatory N100,000 election fee to the state government as required by law, but also do not have the powers to conduct Igweship election because the case is already in court."
By Bartholomew Madukwe (08102479985) nwamad@yahoo.com
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to drag Enugu State to court if council polls were not conducted on the platfoem of APGA,Nkolagu who is now the Deputy National Financial Secretary of APGA,said,”as far as APGA is concerned,Maxi Okwu was expelled from APGA in 2005.
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nce INEC failed to reverse the illegal conclusion of the election being inconclusive, APC has no legal way out than to revert to the last or new primary to get a replacement for Audu. That is my view about it. Miss Ogochukwu Onwuatuegwu, Student
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here is no provision for substitution of candidates in the Constitution and there is no room for another candidate as long as the deadline for nomination of candidate to INEC is gone. Other candidates are still there. Mr Nelson Nwamara, Entrepreneur