Peter Obi’s legendary stand for frugality is no longer news and have earned him the unenviable sobriquet; “aka gum“. Literally translated; “sticky hands”, the Igbo term implies that money in his hands doesn’t flow out. The former Governor of Anambra State was a guest speaker at “The Platform”, a nation ...

If nothing else strikes your fancy in Awka, the Capital of Anambra State, there is one landmark that is guaranteed to do so. In fact, I make bold to say that the luxurious Finotel Classique Hotel & Reservation has the capacity to overly excite. Located at Nnamdi Azikiwe Avenue, opposite Nwa-Uzu junction, ...

I had occasion to travel to Anambra State recently for the funeral of my maternal Uncle; Chief (Sir) Benneth Mbanisi (Ichie Igwulube 1 of Oraukwu). My revered Uncle, happened to be laid to rest on the same day that Professor Dora Akunyili, the former DG of Nafdac and Minister of Information was ...

Just a month shy of his seventy ninth birthday, my maternal uncle; Chief Sir Benneth “Basco” Okechukwu Mbanisi, Ichie Igwulube, Agbalanze Akunwafor, Basco all the time, The Boy is good, Mayor 1 of Oraukwu, breathed his last on June 4th, 2014 at the Intensive Care Unit of the University of ...

Hello,I will like to share my article which was first published in The Guardian on November 11, 2009. The State and Federal Government have since stepped in and rescued the situation and I will bring you an update on that later. Enjoy. My recent trip to Anambra State for the ...