"Charly Boy is not my Son" says Justice Oputa

Justice Oputa, speaks out "Charly Boy is not my Son. I think Charlyboy is a character. I don’t have any child as Charlyboy, I have Charles Oputa. I don’t allow Charlyboy into my house, but I have a caring son called Charles," he said.

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"He has his own will, he has been doing what he likes, he has been happy with what he is doing and that is the aim of life. If you are satisfied, contented with the day to day existence, then you are considered a happy man. You may be very rich and happy but not satisfied, but if you are in an atmosphere you like and you have a wife who agrees with you like Charles, then you are lucky. My son is very understanding, loving and shows so much concern and respect for me and her mother.

"That’s all we need from him at this age. He has lofty visions seemingly impossible to actualize. He pursues those visions with a single-minded doggedness, exhibiting an amazing capacity to build a team and drive them relentlessly toward the realization of his dreams. His advice to the youths to never let anybody kill their dreams is his personal mantra which rules him. I salute that."

Customs launch aircraft to fight smuggling

The aircraft which was launched at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday,August 31^st, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala say this will help the Service to strengthen aerial surveillance of the different terrain that dot the nation’s borders.

Ojukwu's Statue

On Thursday, August 30^th, Bianca Ojukwu, Gov peter Obi and president Jonathan at the commissioning of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s statue and Gateway in Onitsha

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Nwokorie wins Nigeria’s second gold medal in power lifting

Friday, Nigeria’s female weight lifter, Ivory Nwokorie, won the gold medal in the women’s 44kg power lifting at the on-going Paralympic games in London

The nation will“get another power minister with such competent level.” Says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the former minister of Power, Barth Nnaji’s resignation wasn’t due to any offence he committed.
President Jonathan said this at the Anambra Townhall meeting held on Thursday in Anambra State.
The President noted that he was using the opportunity of being in the midst of South-Eastern leaders to state that, “Barth Nnaji didn’t commit any offence, he is credible and a product of the World Bank.”
He added that the former minister’s resignation was accepted in order to protect the privatization process of the power sector.
President Jonathan assured that the nation will “get another power minister with such competent level.”
Prof. Barth Nnaji had voluntarily resigned as minister of Power on Tuesday “to protect his integrity” after he willingly disclosed his relationship with the two companies who are bidding for Afam Power Station and Enugu Distribution Company.

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