A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a suit filed against Prof. Obiajulu Obikeze and four others until Oct. 6 for report on the takeover of the matter by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date following a complaint by counsel for the AGF, Joe Agi, SAN, that he was yet to get the file in respect of the matter.Prof. Obikeze, Dr Raymond Ofor, Chief Israel Ezue, Sir Amobi Nwafor and Okafor Bethram IK, who are 1st to 5th defendants respectively, are…
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Anambra Police bust under aged sex hotel
Rescue 35, arrest nine workers Recovers three pump action The Anambra State Police Command has bust a hotel where underaged girls were being used as sex slaves .In the operation led by the Onitsha Police Area Commander, John Obuagbaka, an AssistantCommissioner of Police (ACP), 35 of the girls, out of whom four of them are pregnant were rescued.Nine workers of the hotel called Gally Gally and located at Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, seven female workers and two vigilante boys were arrested during the operation.…
Read MoreUCKEMORAN boss asks Anambra citizens to back Soludo to flush out touts
Alphonsus Nweze The chairman of United Commercial Keke -NAPEP and Motor Riders Association of NIgeria (UCKEMORAN), Anambra State chapter, Chief Arunsi Igbaniuka, has called on Anambra people to support Governor Chukwuma Soludo in his determined efforts to flush out touts in the state. Chief Igbaniuka spoke recently when the chapter held its convention at Awka, the Anambra capital to reaffirm their support for the governor. “This is to show our unalloyed support and solidarity to the present government led by Prof. Soludo and all his seasoned commissioners.” The UCKEMORAN boss…
Read MoreAnambra traditional ruler frowns at cultism, laziness among youth
The traditional ruler of Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government of Anambra State, Igwe Alexander Onyido, has frowned at the high rate of cultism and laziness among the youths.The traditional ruler spoke yesterday in Ogidi, during the celebration of second Ito-Aro by the community.Ito -aro in Ogidi is the celebration by those who have attained the age of 80 years and above. The first edition started three years ago in 2019.Igwe Onyido decried the senseless killings through cultism, saying that the scale and frequency of unwarranted killings was unprecedented in…
Read MoreAnambra Tricycle operators decry forceful payment of outlawed levies
Ask members to resist paying money to touts Tricycle operators in Anambra State have been told to resist touts who still flout Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s order to force them to pay revenue.The chairman of Keke Drivers Welfare Association, Anambra State chapter, Chief Arusi Igbanuka, stated this yesterday when he led Keke drivers in a thank you road show in Onitsha.The drivers who took off from Holiday Resort went through Obodo-Ukwu Road – Ede Road all in Okpoko through Owerri Road-Upper Iweka-Iweka Road-Bida Road to Fegge.They also distributed handbills to fellow…
Read MoreTricycle operators arrest eight over criminal activities
*Denies that members are criminals*Set-up Seven-man anti-crime committee The leadership of Tricycles Owners Association of NIgeria (TOAN), Anambra State chapter, has arrested eight notorious suspects who were unleashing terror on people at Onitsha-Owerri Road in Onitsha.The arrest came at the heels of the condemnation of a voice message now trending in the social media, alleging that all Keke operators in Anambra State especially in Awka, the state capital are criminals. According to the TOAN Media Officer, Dede Uzor A Uzor, the suspects have been handed over to the police and…
Read MoreConduct Election for Us Now – Ogbogwu Traders Appeal to Obiano
The traders of Ogbogwu market at Onitsha Bridge Head have called on the Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State and the Commissioner for Commerce, Market and Wealth Creation Chief Uchenna Okafor to as matter of urgency conduct election that will usher in a new executive administration in the market. The traders under the aegis of Concerned Onitsha Drug Market Traders, told newsmen yesterday after the cancellation of the market election scheduled to hold Tuesday, February 2, 2022. The chairman of the concerned traders, Chief Ifeanyi Obiekwe, said there was no…
Read MoreBe wary of sycophants, APGA fanatics, Cleric warns Soludo
Alphonsus Nweze The Anambra State Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been warned to be warry of sycophants and bootlickers who are capable of derailing his Government.The General Overseer, Bible Base Miracle Assembly, Onitsha, Rev. Jerry Nwachukwu, who gave this warning during an interaction with newsmen in his office, also advised the former Central Bank of NIgeria (CAN) Governor to avoid preoccupying himself with Second term agenda, saying that it has ruined a lot of political leaders especially Governors. He said many who held executives position were so much obsessed with…
Read MoreGive attention to road rehabilitation, revenue reorganisation, Ohaneze chieftain tells Soludo
Alphonsus Nweze As the clock ticks for the swearing in of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo on March 17, 2022, the chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Nnewi South Local Government Area chapter, Chief Nnaemeka Onuzulike, has asked him to focus on the rehabilitation of Anambra State roads and reorganisation of revenue generation in the state. In an exclusive interview with Prime Pointers, Onuzulike who is also the chairman of Iron Dealers Union, Ogbaru Local Government Area, said there are lots of things Prof. Soludo will tackle in the state but he should first…
Read MoreSoludo lists 80 man committee for Anambra smooth transition
Recently the Anambra State Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Solud released a list of 80 mantransition committee to assist his swearing in on March 17, 2022.According to Soludo’s media aide, Joe Anatume, the listed 80 members, with prominent Nigerians will play diverse and active roles in the transition into a new administration in the state. He said the committee would liaise with a team set up by the government of Anambra State to ensure seamless transition from Governor Willie Obiano’s administration to a Soludo-led administration as from March 17, 2022. The members…
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