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X.Fit, Modern Fitness Center Opens in Awka

If everything goes as planned, X.Fit, the fitness wing of a truly modern Lifestyle and Fitness Centre will open in Awka on Wednesday next week.

The Center is a full-blown lifestyle and entertainment hub which has a gym, an event hall, a cinema, a night club, a swimming pool and other great offerings in one place.

The Center is closely located to Alex Ekwueme Square road in the heart of the city.

It is a worthy addition to the growing list of new businesses that are springing up across Anambra State as more and more indigenes respond to Governor Obiano's Akuluouno Philosophy which admonishes Ndigbo to never forget their homeland in their investment plan.

A group of fitness trainers known as 'Still Fit' are limbering up to give clients the very best in fitness training.

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Join Presidential Aspirant Omoyele Sowore on ABS 88.5FM and via Facebook live here as he speaks on 2019 Elections and Nigerian Youths. Post your questions for him here.

Why I dumped APGA – Stella Oduah



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Aloysius Attah, Onitsha

The senator representing Anambra North in the National Assembly and Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, has explained that lack of internal democracy was the major reason why she dumped the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) party and returned to her former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The senator stunned Nigerians who had earlier seen her pitch tent with APGA when she discreetly worked for the party during the November 18 gubernatorial election in Anambra State despite being a card-carrying member of the PDP party and also elected a serving Senator under the PDP during the 2015 general elections.

Though she never announced her defection to APGA on the floor of the National Assembly, Sen. Oduah had dumped the PDP and defected to APGA few months ago after she identified with the party and visited the party National Headquarters in Abuja for a formal defection and also visited the party office with hordes of supporters in Awka to notify the party of her intention to seek reelection to the National Assembly under APGA platform few weeks back.

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She also sponsored her supporters under APGA last week in an air travel to Abuja to cheer her up when she went to the National Headquarters of the party to obtain her nomination form and expression of interest under the party amidst fanfare and social media hype.

However, in a sudden twist, Oduah was seen few days ago at Geogold Hotel, Awka owned by Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, the incumbent Caretaker Committee Chairman of PDP, Anambra State Chapter where she appeared for screening among other aspirants into the various legislative positions of both the State House of Assembly and National Assembly seats from Anambra State preparatory for the primary election of the party.

Announcing her dumping of APGA and return to PDP yesterday, a statement from the media office of Senator Oduah said the decision to immediately return to her former party, the PDP was as a result of her discovery of the fact albeit lately that the workings of the APGA party presented to her in theory was different from the actual practice in terms of respecting internal democracy in electing the candidates to fly the party flag.

The statement reads thus: “Politics has always been about ideology and delivering service to the people for me, because I believe leadership is all about solving problems. Political platforms must afford members unfettered opportunity to participate in the electoral process and to solve the problems of their community, constituency and state.

“I joined APGA because I thought it had sound ideological leanings native to Igboland. But my ideological expectations were a mirage. I discovered that internal democracy, which will guarantee justice, fairness and equity, was also not in practice in the party.

“After due consultations and with respect to my religious beliefs, I announce that PDP remains the vehicle through which I will keep fulfilling my mandate to the people of Anambra North” the statement noted.

Efforts made to get the reactions of the National Organising Secretary of APGA, Chief Mike Kwentor and the State Chairman, Chief Norbert Obi were not successful as calls and text messages made and sent to their mobile phone lines were not answered.

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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work at the Zik's masoleum at his tomb in Onitsha.

Mr Fashola made this known when he came on what he called final inspection on construction work on the site.

ABS correspondent Ngozi Obileri who covered the minister's visit reports that the Minister accompanied by the Minister of Employment Dr Chris Ngige ,said that the masoleum is ready for commissioning.

hammer6F:
This generation of Igbo leaves alot more to be desired.

The way this generation conduct demselves is almost like a match to self destruction of Igbo.

Is IK Ogbonnaya a yoruba man?

How come he married a foreigner, never showed the foreigner to his village or villagers let alone his King, yet the foreigner found her way to Ille Ife in Osun State.

It is not even clear if she knows he is Igbo or wat Igbo is. They have a son, i bet u the boy also dont know he is Igbo.

Now, she has left him and the same yoruba are saying it is for a billionaire.

I bet u my trousers dat Yoruba have collected his wife and who ever did is closely affiliated to the Oni of Ife.

Wat is wrong with Umu Igbo today? @ pazienza, ngozi123, amarabae, Bigfrancis21, afam4eva,

hammer6F:
This generation of Igbo leaves alot more to be desired.

The way this generation conduct demselves is almost like a match to self destruction of Igbo.

Is IK Ogbonnaya a yoruba man?

How come he married a foreigner, never showed the foreigner to his village or villagers let alone his King, yet the foreigner found her way to Ille Ife in Osun State.

It is not even clear if she knows he is Igbo or wat Igbo is. They have a son, i bet u the boy also dont know he is Igbo.

Now, she has left him and the same yoruba are saying it is for a billionaire.

I bet u my trousers dat Yoruba have collected his wife and who ever did is closely affiliated to the Oni of Ife.

Wat is wrong with Umu Igbo today? @ pazienza, ngozi123, amarabae, Bigfrancis21, afam4eva,