Tag: Anambra
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NDLEA busts Lagos, Anambra labs, recovers 258.74kg Mkpurummiri
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the dismantling of two major clandestine laboratories in Lagos and Anambra States, where the dangerous illicit drug, crystal methamphetamine, popularly known as Mkpuru Mmiri in local parlance, was produced for local distribution and export. The agency said that following the outbreak of crystal methamphetamine abuse in the…
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Two dead as Aba robbers attack bullion van
The Abia State Police Command, on Tuesday, along Port Harcourt/Enugu highway, by Ntigha junction, in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state, shot dead a bullion van robber. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, “Six mobile policemen attached to 28 PMF Umuahia and Counter Terrorist Unit…
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Nigeria must live within its means, says Peter Obi
The presidential hopeful and Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria must transit from a consuming to a producing nation to pull her citizens out of poverty. The Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant said the country must live within its means by cutting down on the cost of governance and investing in…
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Pictorial: Soludo visits LG Secretariat Burnt In Anambra
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Thursday visited the scene of the attack on the secretariat of the Nnewi South Local Government Area, Ukpor. The governor who was accompanied by the state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, and other heads of security agencies, condemned the attack, describing it as mindless and very unfortunate. Soludo…
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Obiano granted bail after five days in EFCC detention
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has been granted bail. Obiano, who is under investigation for N42 billion fraud, has been in EFCC custody since Thursday when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State while attempting to…
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Obiano not released from detention, transferred to Abuja – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday night hours after his handover to the new Anambra governor, Chukwuma Soludo. In a chat with newsmen, the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Obiano…
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Pictorial: Soludo sworn in as governor of Anambra
The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has been sworn in as the governor of Anambra state. The swearing-in took place at the state government house on Thursday. Soludo, who won under the umbrella of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), won the Anambra governorship election with 112,229 votes in 2021. Soludo…
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Four gunmen killed in Anambra police station attack
No fewer than four members of an armed gang have been killed in a midnight shootout at the Aguata police divisional headquarters and the Neni Police Station, Ekwulobia, in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. In a statement, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, said police operatives killed four of…
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Anambra APC suspends chairman, Basil Ejidike
The Anambra State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its chairman, Chief Basil Ejidike. A chieftain of the party, Okonkwo Okom, announced the suspension at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Thursday. Okom said Ejidike’s suspension is a result of his refusal to convene a state congress of…
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UK congratulates Soludo, hails INEC on Anambra election
The United Kingdom has congratulated the winner of the November 6 Anambra State governorship election, Professor Charles Soludo. The UK also hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying the results released by the electoral body are consistent with the results obtained through the civil society Parallel Vote Tabulation process carried out by YIAGA Africa. This…