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Onitsha Bridgehead Market Laments On Fake Drug Cartels

Onitsha Bridgehead Market Laments On Fake Drug Cartels

March 15, 2020 1:29 pm

Traders in the once banned popular Onitsha drug market, at the Niger Bridgehead have raised alarm over plans by fake drug dealers to take over the market and return to business.

Some traders in the market under the aegis of Concerned Bridgehead Drugs Market Traders Association raised the alarm during a press conference in Onitsha at the weekend, saying that fake drug barons were trying to use the opportunity of the upcoming election in the market to return to business by foisting one of them as a leader.

The group led by Ignatius Akuma, a popular drug dealer in …

Man Throws Girlfriend Off 5th Floor Apartment In Onitsha

January 18, 2020 7:11 am

Yesterday evening 16/1/2020 at obosi street Onitsha South local government in Anambra state. A Corpse of a young lady was found in a building, the girl was identified as a young lady living at the 5th floor of the next yard of the building.

According to eye witness, the young lady living alone with her boyfriend in a 3 bedroom flat, it was around 7pm the boyfriend came down from the 5th story building asking his neighbors if they help him to see his wife, they said no. Few minutes after he asked his neighbors, some girls raised alarm of …

Fire

Anambra: One Collapse As Fire Guts Another Onitsha Market

January 11, 2020 1:12 pm
Properties worth millions were on Saturday destroyed in a fire incident at the old Automobiles spare parts Market Awada, Anambra state.

According to the Nation, one person reportedly collapsed during the incident, which occurred around 01:30: am.

The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the incident in a statement said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

He said the Commissioner of Police, John Abang has sympathized with the victims of the inferno.

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He said, “Today, 11/1/2020 at about 01:30: am, there was a fire outbreak

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Sad Xmas For Traders As Fire Destroys Onitsha Market

December 23, 2019 1:16 pm

Mysterious fire has razed goods worth millions of naira at yam, hotel, carpentry, and foam sections of Bridgehead market, Onitsha, Anambra State.

The cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

An eyewitnesses said that fire started at about 8.30 a.m when the traders were opening their shops and raged for about an hour before the traders themselves controlled it.

The president-general of Bridgehead Markets Traders Union, Chief Sunday Obinze who conducted newsmen round the scene, said they were suspecting an electrical fault.

2,000 Traders Affected By Onitsha Fire, Says NEMA

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Onitsha Catholic Priest Slumps, Die In A Football Pitch

December 5, 2019 1:44 pm

The catholic community in Onitsha Archdiocese was thrown into mourning yesterday following the reported death of her  Director of Social Communications, Rev. Fr Pius Uchenna Ukor.

Ukor, a happy and easy going priest also in charge of the  Onitsha Archdiocesan owned newspaper, Trinitas,  reportedly  slumped and died in a football pitch in Asaba Delta State Wednesday evening while coaching a football match between the catholic priests of Onitsha Archdiocese and Issele Uku diocese.

The death has also been confirmed on the verified Facebook page of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN

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Obiano

Obiano Gives Over ‎₦100m To Onitsha Tanker Fire Victims

November 20, 2019 5:45 pm
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has disbursed over ‎₦100m to the victims of the Onitsha Ochanja market fuel tanker inferno that happened on Wednesday October 16, 2019.
Obiano who disbursed the cheque at governor’s lodge Awka said that six people lost their lives, 10 people injured while about 763 people lost their wares, shops and plazas to the fire.
According to the governor six deceased families got the sum of ‎₦1m each, 10 injured persons with broken legs got the sum of ‎₦500, 000 while other victims got the sum of ‎₦100, 000 each.
He said the money was
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Onitsha Traditional Council Condemns Child Abduction

Onitsha Traditional Council Condemns Child Abduction

November 7, 2019 4:13 am

The Onitsha Traditional Council has expressed displeasure over recent abduction of some children in Kano State and ferried to Onitsha, Anambra State 

The council headed by Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, in a statement noted that it was purely a criminal matter committed by individuals for commercial benefits and had no religious, ethnic connotation.

“From all indications, these are criminal acts perpetrated by individuals for commercial purposes without any religious, ethnic or social connotation whatsoever.

“The council said the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, is in full contact on the matter with the Emir of Kano, …

Onitsha Ofala: Globacom’s 9 Years Of Cultural Fanfare

Onitsha Ofala: Globacom’s 9 Years Of Cultural Fanfare

November 5, 2019 8:20 am
In leaps and bounds, the Onitsha Ofala celebration has grown over the years to become one of the biggest traditional festivals in Black Africa, and, unarguably, the biggest festival in South East Nigeria. The recent success story of Ofala is attributable, to a large extent, to the ingenuity of the giant telecommunications network, Globacom, which has in the past nine years supported the festival as the major corporate sponsor, and the innovativeness of the custodian of the festival, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe.

The uniqueness of Ofala is not only embedded in the razzmatazz that characterises the …

Another Fuel Tanker Falls In Onitsha

Another Fuel Tanker Falls In Onitsha

October 31, 2019 4:23 pm

ANOTHER tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell into a ditch along Onitsha/Enugu expressway in Onitsha on Thursday.

The tanker was said to be coming from Benin, Edo State and was heading towards Enugu when it fell into the ditch near the Chipex filling station close to Zik’s roundabout. An eyewitness said the driver lost control of the vehicle following suspected brake failure.

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The content of the tanker spilled into the culvert and police had cordoned off the area. The firefighters had already arrived at the scene of the …

Anambra Govt To Compensate Onitsha Fire Victims In December

Anambra Govt To Compensate Onitsha Fire Victims In December

October 28, 2019 12:27 am

Anambra State government has assured Onitsha fire victims that they would be compensated for their losses before Christmas.

Deputy Governor, Dr. Nkem Okeke, who gave the deadline expressed optimism that by  December, Onitsha Fire Panel of Inquiry handling the compilation and verification of affected persons would have completed their job.

“Government has promised to procure more fire trucks, sink boreholes that will supply water, construct access roads, in order to combat mishaps in markets.

“As a state, we will continue to make life better,” Okeke assured.

The deputy governor said the committee would harmonise list of shops and affected persons, …

Anambra Govt To Compensate Onitsha Fire Victims In December

Onitsha Fire Victims Cry That No Donation Has Come To Them

October 24, 2019 6:10 am

Victims and landlords of last week’s fire disaster in Onitsha, Anambra State, have cried out that they have not received any money or donation from many Nigerians who visited the scene to commiserate with them.

The victims who disclosed this when they stormed the office of Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area Mr. Emeka Asanya in protest, saying they only got a cheque of ₦1m and nothing more from the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige who visited the scene last week Saturday.

The spokespersons of the victims Mr. Anthony, Chinedu Okonkwo, and Chief Uchenna Udaegbe who …

Onitsha-Owerri Road Now Death Trap – HURIDE Rights Group

Onitsha-Owerri Road Now Death Trap – HURIDE Rights Group

October 23, 2019 4:56 pm

The Human Rights, Liberty Access, and Defenders, Peace Foundation (HURIDE) has decried the deplorable state of the Anambra State end of the Onitsha-Owerri road, describing it as a death trap where a lot of vehicles had fallen and many lives lost.

The group appealed to the Federal Government and Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State as a matter of urgency to repair the Upper Iweka section of Onitsha-Owerri Road which has become a death trap where articulated vehicles fall on a regular basis, injuring and killing innocent souls.

In a statement signed by the Chairman of HURIDE, and Secretary, Mr. …

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