Umueriland Today

 CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: ANAMBRA TALENT DATABANK As stated in our Manifesto and repeated during the election campaigns, I have committed to giving everyone who has the requisite competencies, capabilities, and relevant valuable contributions to the good governance of Anambra State an opportunity to do so.  Therefore, to enable an accessible, open, credible, and competitive process, I have approved the launch of the online system to collect information on available competencies, experiences, and passion through a platform; https://www.anambratalentdatabank.ng  This platform is designed for Ndi Anambra to “Express Interest '' in volunteering or seeking a political appointment or career in paid public service positions. This Talent DataBank offers a transparent and level playing field for talent search and team selection processes that are consistent with our vision.  We hope to attract problem-solvers with passion, competence, capacity, and integrity who are i...

 Anambra: Gunmen ‘Kidnap’ LP Governorship Candidate UmuerilandToday Media Sep 30, 2021Read original Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted Obiora Agbasimelo, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the November 6 Anambra election. Recall that Agbasimelo had emerged as the governorship candidate of the party in a primary election held in the state some months ago. The emergence of Agbasimelo led to a crisis in the party, and one of the leading aspirants in the primaries, Nnamdi Nnoruka, was allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons and forced to withdraw from the contest. In other news, the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), has received no fewer than eleven new party members in Anambra State. The defectors include five serving and four former House of Representatives members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) camps. Two more members of the State House of Assembly reportedly joined in the defection on Thursday, S...

 Do Not Put The Lord To The Test: The Tragic Tales Of Men Of God Who Died In Vain While Trying To Prove God's Power In An Act Of Faith Social Updates Sept 30, 2021 Believing in the Almighty and having faith in God is one of the highest recognitions that we can give Him. But for the love of all things holy, we shouldn’t blindly test the Lord.  So yes, as believers we know that faith can move mountains but how far would you go to prove that the power of God is at work in your life? If you are hoping to part the red sea or walk into any nearby zoo and have a chit-chat with lions like biblical Daniel did then think twice about it. Because let me warn you God doesn’t have a lot of free time to pay attention to people who want to show off for unnecessary reasons. Don’t believe me?  Here are four instances that people perished or died while attempting to make a point about how powerful God is. Like I said earlier, anyone bent on proving God’s power should really take lessons fro...

 No, Mr. President, There Is No Going Back on VAT, Let The Mud Fight Begin WIKE AND THE VAT LAW – “You grow the kola, we eat it” For more than half a century, since July 29 1967 to be exact, the North has gotten whatever it wants from Nigeria through brigandage, force of arms or outright murder of Southern loudmouths and adventurers. A war over consumption tax that has the potential to shake Nigeria to the ground is raging across the land. This simmering war has the unspoken capacity to liberate Nigeria from the stranglehold of a grasping Federal Government or otherwise break the nation altogether. The VAT war unleashed by the indomitable Barrister Ezenwon Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, who looks more like a street brawler than the fine attorney that he is, can potentially rejig Nigeria to what everybody wants or we all end up in a sinkhole which nobody wants. Governor Wike in true rage for his peoples’ inability to enjoy the tax benefits due to them by law, has gone to and...

 Anti-Open Grazing: Southern Governors Passed laws They can’t Execute – El-Rufai      Southern Governors Passed Anti-Open Grazing Laws They Know Cannot Be Implemented—Governor El-Rufai He, then, cautioned them not to deploy much energy on the laws, adding that it would take time for it to materialise. The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that it is difficult to execute the Anti-Open Grazing laws which his counterparts in the Southern part of Nigeria have passed to curb insecurity in the region.  He, then, cautioned them not to deploy much energy on the laws, adding that it would take time for it to materialise. Speaking during a visit to the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, El-Rufai revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has backed his state with N7.5 billion out of the N10 billion required to build a ranch. He also disclosed that since there are over 14 grazing reserves in Kaduna State, he would be gla...

 Tension, Anambra Guber Maybe Postponed   ..............As fear of the unknown grib political actors  By Dr. Harris Chuma-Odili,  FCMsp  It is no longer news that up until the time of putting this report together, no political parties in Anambra state have officially flagged off campaigns. Gauging the low election activities going on in the state, the developing story perhaps, wouldn't be far from the reality on ground, that Anambra governorship election scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 6, 2021 may no longer be sacrosanct. The political climate in Anambra is cold and quiet, the momentum is lost, the spirit is dampened; there's little or no electioneering activities going on in the state. Without mincing words, the political process leading to the polls is on all-time low. According to recent findings, the major political actors in the state have all deserted the courtrooms, abandoned the streets and presently taking refuge in their homes, obvio...

 Why is Anambra absent in the Southern Governors Meeting held in Enugu? Today at Enugu, the Southern governors met to discuss the state of the nation, the insecurity and the trending controversy on VAT. All the 16 states of the southern Nigeria were represented except Anambra state. The governors who couldn't make it sent their Deputies. Gov Obiano did not attend neither did he send his deputy Nkem Okeke to represent the state. The states that came or sent the deputies are; His Excellency  Arakunrin Oluwarotimi O.  Akeredolu, SAN Governor, Ondo State and Chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum 2. His Excellency  Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uguwanyi,  Governor, Enugu State  3. His Excellency                       Gboyega Oyetola,                                Governor, Osun State               ...