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When you see them, you know But few of them can be found Living life with your kind of flair Standing with your face to the sun And doing what you know best Many have threaded these paths Since we stood under the same sky But nay they never got it Even though they did, it’s not as you did I still remember when I lived with you at Aroma Trying to follow on your footsteps You gave me the impetus and the desire that I needed The kind of memories that will always last Growing up the future seemed like such a sure thing Though you hardly say a word But we get the message from your eyes Work hard, play hard and don't sweat the bills Today you have shown to us what it all means Success is bits upon bits, not measured on money The stars are now so clear from our domain Anam has a new professor in thee Even if our dreams still seem far away We know that you would be a fulfilling force To push and ...

Millennium Development Goals and 2015. A mirage? Target 2.A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development. Number 2 target is eradication of illiteracy at least to primary school level by 2015. The sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are the most laggards in this, but Asia has leap frogged Africa to that effect. In Nigeria the Northern part is the most behind in terms of the child literacy campaign. In Anambra state, Anambra West is like the Northern Nigeria with very low level of primary school enrollees and those who finis...

"The first World Cup ever held in Africa opened on Friday June 11, 2010 in a dazzling burst of joy, color and noise—and just a tinge of sadness". It lasted from  11 June to 11 July 2010. However, prior to the world cup, the   bidding process   was open only to African countries. This was FIFA's initiative to support Africa(Blacks are usually the target of racist abuse).Sepp Blatter received criticisms for making this decision with the committee to allow Africa be the only continent to bid. The answer was simple-the rest of the world would have never allowed it to be hosted in Africa as it had done since 1930(80 years before 2010). "Before a jubilant, horn-blowing crowd in Soccer City, the spectacular stadium between Johannesburg and Soweto, hundreds of African dancers in vivid greens, reds and yellows paraded onto the field for the opening ceremony of the monthlong tournament. It was much more a victory for the Africans and a source of inspiration".  Sepp Bl...

"I’ve had it up to my neck. Nigeria is on a slow motion suicide mission. Sometimes it is horrifying. At other times, it is amusing.  This is not one of those amusing times. " This was what i was ruminating about after reading this excerpt from a friend on Facebook "Noski Enendu". I had to shed tears, i was just like little kid, but how could i stop or at least do something about this hidden and un-broadcasted, demonic and unreasonable pogrom against my people by their supposed brothers(one Nigeria). The following are the full excerpts borrowed from Noski Enendu's note on facebook. He also gave the credit to the originator at the end. THE DEATH TOLL RISES IN THE NORTH, WHO IS THE VICTIM AND WHO IS THE CULPRIT?  "In our eyes, the knife goes round the neck, manoeuvres its way until it slices off an ear. At other times, it misses the wrist and slices off a finger. In one motion it goes for the testicles but ends up slicing off a chunk of the anus. Nob...

OTITE ANAM Igbo folklore is of the opinion that Yam was a gift from Chukwu – God Almighty to Eze Nri as reward for his solving the riddle of the Igbo market days. Yam, variously regarded as the king of crops or the symbol of wealth in Igbo cosmology occupies an enviable place in Igbo socio-cultural as well as economic life. Thus in the Anambra River basin areas, the highest title a man can aspire to take is Oba – Yam king. Indeed, so central is yam to Igbo socio-cultural life that almost all Igbo communities celebrate the new yam festival. In Anam, the new yam festival is called Otite and it is usually celebrated in the month of August every year. It is during the Otite that Anamites thank their Gods for granting them a bountiful harvest. Otite is usually fixed by the ruling age grade in Anam – Okpokolo and it is they who meet to examine the Igbo lunar calendar so as to ensure that Otite holds on the sacred market day of Eke.  Every titled man is expected to sacrif...

Anthony Collins Nwabunwanne, has a degree in Economics and M.Sc Development economics from Imo State University (IMSU). He hails from Oroma Etiti Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. He is the House of Assembly candidate for Anambra West L.G.A, State Constituency on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) sequel to the party primaries  result  earlier released. He has been showing great animosity on the way our politicians and representatives were parading themselves at the detriment of our communities so he has to resign as a Senior Executive Assistant from Zenith Bank to enable him get actively involved in politics to salvage his people. The 32-year-old banker-turned-politician and first child of a family of seven had between 2005 and 2008 held sway as the Manager of Harritex Communications, where he did his National Youth service Corps (NYSC) programme in 2004. At different times when he goes for his politicking in the lo...

A s the 2011 general elections draws near, delivering credible elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission seems to be like "a camel passing through the eye of a needle" more difficulties than the commission envisaged are cropping up. Just like it did in 2007 general elections when a last-minute scramble resulted in millions of ballot papers being hastily reprinted in South Africa. The possible delay in printing raises further fears that not everyone will have a fair chance of voting when the elections begin next month. . The press secretary to the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, denied the allegations and said everything remained on track to ensure a free and fair election. As the deadline for replacement and withdrawal of candidates passed yesterday, dozens of party officials filled the commission’s headquarters, meeting with INEC staff and passing documents. Mr. Idowu said that the replacements could not be confirmed until the list was publis...