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Strategy, PDP will use to re-claim Anambra - Hon. Azubogu

Strategy, PDP will use to re-claim Anambra – Hon. Azubogu

August 19, 2019 9:57 am

Member, representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo federal constituency, Chris Azubogu has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can take over Anambra State if the opposition party does the right thing.

In this interview, the three-term federal lawmaker also decried the insecurity situation in the country and expressed the need for the National Assembly to come up with laws that would deal with the menace.

The people are worried about the security situation in the country, what roles will the legislature be playing in the issue of security?

The general challenge of insecurity in the country have been …

Anambra man creates App to checkmate Internet fraud

Anambra man creates App to checkmate Internet fraud

July 3, 2019 11:55 am

Worried by rising cases of fraudulent transaction on the Internet, a former medical student, Mr Chinonso Okoye from Anambra State has designed an internet application known as ‘The Middle’.

Okoye, a software developer, said his decision to build the application was informed by series of complaints by those making purchases on the internet without their goods being delivered.

Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Awka, Okoye said he was once a medical student of University of Calabar, Cross River State before abandoning the programme to pursue a career in the Information Communication Technology (ICT).

He described online shops as the easiest …

Unmasking Odumodu Gbulagu with Anambra state ₦5m bounty

Unmasking Odumodu Gbulagu with Anambra state ₦5m bounty

July 1, 2019 6:10 am

By Odumodu Gbulagu

 

Whoever knew me on this space knows that I’m a social critic and an advocate of good governance who loves to write and oftentimes get my articles published on different news web portals.
I write about virtually everything, from history, wars, humanity in general, to burning social issues, but With special interest in politics and leadership.

I have been around for a very long time, and have not spared Buhari or any other bad leader there is.
Many of my friends here can attest that they got endeared to me because of my activities on the …

‘Politicians use party vehicles to carry drugs Anambra’

‘Politicians use party vehicles to carry drugs in Anambra’

May 17, 2019 9:14 am

A group, Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIJE) has accused politicians in Anambra state of using branded vehicles to peddle hard drugs and other harmful products.

The group asked the Police to implement its decision of impounding such unmarked vehicles of political parties in the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura, had earlier this week ordered  the arrest and prosecution of persons using unmarked/tinted and masked vehicles without authorization from June 1.

The Board of Trustees’ chairman of HURIJE, Dede Uzor Uzor, in a statement on Friday in Awka, also accused the politicians of using …

Osinbajo goes to U.S, meets Pence

TraderMoni to reach 2000 beneficiaries in Anambra – FG

May 12, 2019 10:05 pm

To increase social intervention across different market segments, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, recently has unveiled the second phase of the TraderMoni and MarketMoni in Awka and Onitsha, Anambra state.

The schemes were launched in both Eke Awka in Awka South local government area and Ochanja Market in Onitsha, as beneficiaries acknowledged the receipt of funds ranging from N10,000 for the TraderMoni and N50,000 for the MarketMoni.

Executive Director, Micro Enterprises of the Bank of Industry, Mrs Toyin Adeniji, was quoted in a statement to have said the unveiling of the second phase was to sustain continued efforts to
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Three sustain injury in fire accident

Three sustain injury in Anambra petrol tanker accident

May 12, 2019 1:31 pm

Three persons on Sunday sustained severe injuries when a fully laden petrol tanker lost control and crashed into a a Lexus Jeep before falling into a nearby valley at Amawbia, Awka in Anambra.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who was at the scene of the crash, reports that two of the injured persons were occupants of a Lexus Jeep while the third was the tanker driver.

NAN reports that men of the Anambra Fire Service were battling to ensure that the spilled contents of the tanker did not burst into flames.

Mr Andrew Kumapayi, Sector Commander of Federal …

Anambra Assembly passes bill to reduce burial expenses

April 10, 2019 7:45 am

A Bill seeking to curtail burial and funeral expenses in Anambra State has been passed by the state House of Assembly.

The Bill which was sponsored by the member representing Anaocha 11 constituency,Hon Charles Ezeani, was passed after due consideration by the House during Wednesday’s plenary.

The burial and funeral expenses had been on the rise in the state, which forced the Catholic Bishop of Awka, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor to raise the alarm a few years ago.

The Cleric said if not curtailed, people in the state would go hungry after such burial ceremonies, while also advocated for a …

Obi advises Nigerian varsities to look inwards

Obi introduced equity not zoning in Anambra state – Aide

April 8, 2019 11:39 pm

The former Governor of Anambra State and the PDP Vice Presidential candidate in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi did not introduce nor contemplate introducing zoning in the gubernatorial elections in Anambra State.

This was made known by his Media Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem who was reacting to the news from various sources crediting Mr. Peter Obi with the introduction of zoning in the gubernatorial politics of Anambra State.

In a release made available to the press, Mr. Obienyem who acknowledged that Obi was the person who, single handed, insisted that the governorship should go to Anambra North against even …

Women threaten to go naked over harassment in Anambra

March 22, 2019 9:53 am

No fewer than 100 women including widows from Ndiukwuenu community in Orumba North local government area of Anambra State, Friday, stormed the state police command, threatening to go nude over harassment by thugs and policemen in their area.

Besides, they demanded immediate release of two of their husbands arrested by the police Friday morning in the community.

The names of those arrested by the police on the orders of some land grabbers in the area were given as Raymond Egwu, a Catholic catechist and Vincent Nwafor.

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Ban on Okada in Anambra and the rising crime

March 20, 2019 8:37 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

When Governor Willie Obiano banned the activities of commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called OKADA in Anambra state, I wrote that the ban was ill informed, and would bring high rate of crime in the state.

The reason why the ban was ill timed was because there was no clear cut plan for integrating hundreds of those Okada operators into another trade, or any means of livelihood; and there was no plan to cushion the fallout of the ban.

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APGA wins 24 of 30 House of Assembly seats in Anambra

March 10, 2019 12:16 pm

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won 26 of the 30 seats in the Anambra State House of Assembly.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won six of the seats, leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties in the state without any seat.

The duo of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and the senator representing Anambra South zone and state Shairman, President Buhari Campaign Council, Senator Andy Uba, failed to win any seat for the APC.

Ngige and Uba lost their state constituencies to candidates of the APGA.

The Speaker of Anambra State …

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