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INTERVIEW: “I shudder to think of how this country will be if the opposition ever gets power” – PDP’s Olisa Metuh

What scares me about the opposition is the degree of undemocratic tendencies that they exhibit. I shudder to think of how this country will be if the opposition ever gets power. The National Publicity Secretary, of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, in this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, speaks about allegations levelled against... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: How the Boko Haram amnesty process started on a false footing

by Simon Kolawole There must be a well-programmed strategy to dilute the influence of extremist preachers. It will take years. But it is only after we have done this that we can sleep and snore in the knowledge that insurgency will not raise its head again. I did argue last week, if you remember, that... Read More

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How we kidnapped Okonjo-Iweala’s mother and shared ransom money – Suspect (PICTURED)

A former servant at the palace of the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, where the mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped has told PUNCH Metro that he gave the kidnappers the necessary information for the job. The suspect, Chiejine Onochie, said although the kidnappers collected N13m as ransom before... Read More

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Kidnapped ACN national vice-president, Chuddy Nwike found dead

by Akan Ido The body of Chuddy Nwike, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Vice Chairman who was abducted on March 19 in Anambra, has been found in Agbor, Delta. Reports say the kidnappers demanded a ransom of N30m (denominated in dollars) but the victim’s family negotiated till it was reduced to N5m. In... Read More

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January 29, 2013

5 men arrested with N108 million fake currencies (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Five suspects, Femi Jacob, Ramon Adeoye, Isaka Usman, Akeem Ayobado, and Onyeka Ibe were yesterday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command for illegally printing local and foreign currencies. Jacob and Adeoye were reportedly nabbed at Ogunlana Street, Alagbado, Lagos, with eight printing machines while Usman and Ayobado were picked up at... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Ready to go: Onitsha Port ready for concession

by Ebere Agina The Onitsha Cargo Inland Port in Anambra State will be ready for concession within two weeks, authorities have said. General Manager of the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mike Dike, stated this over the weekend during the visit of the National Good Governance Team to the port. The port is yet to... Read More

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January 27, 2013

Boogie men: Governor Uguaghan, Ngige do the ‘Kukere’ dance with Iyanya on stage (SNAPSHOT)

by Akan Ido The ‘Kukere‘ craze is still on, and the ‘big boys’ are fast getting a hang of it. Iyanya, the hitmaker last week performed in Asaba, Delta State where Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and Senator Chris Ngige of Anambra displayed their nifty dance-steps on the stage. The governor sure took his performance seriously as... Read More

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January 22, 2013

Analysis: The mystery of River Ezu and the floating bodies

by Awenlimobor Sylvester If the Nigerian Police Force does not re-orientate itself it would keep amassing loads of unsolved cases and its public image would only get worse. First the people of Amansea and then others from other parts of Nigeria awoke on Sunday January 20th to the horrifying scenes at Ezu river where over... Read More

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January 22, 2013

Ezu River: 18 bodies evacuated as autopsy begins today

by Akan Ido The eighteen decomposed bodies evacuated from the Ezu river on the border town of Amansea, between Enugu and Anambra states, will be subjected to an autopsy beginning today. The exercise will be witnessed by officials of the Anambra and Enugu state governments alongside officials of their respective state police commands. Following varying... Read More

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January 21, 2013

Mistress from hell: Woman strangles 4 children to death in Anambra

by Isi Esene A woman simply identified as Blessing in Obuno Umuochefu, Igbo-Ukwu, in Aguata LGA of Anambra state, has been held by the police for allegedly killing four children on January 15. Reports say the four children, Chukwuebuka (13), Chukwumelum (6), Obumneme (3) and 15-month-old Chinenyenwa, were strangled by the suspect. In an odd... Read More

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January 21, 2013

Chukwuma Soludo: What Obasanjo and Yar’Adua told me

by Charles Chukwuma Soludo The president cut in, and pointing in my direction remarked: “We shall pray as you have requested but the problem with you people from Anambra is that those of you who have something to offer shy away from politics and hooligans have taken over your state” A central issue in the... Read More

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January 20, 2013

Terrible: 40 decomposing bodies found in Anambra river (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by Akan Ido About 40 dead bodies were discovered yesterday floating in the Ezu river at Amansea in Awka, Anambra State, with residents of the community wondering what could be the cause of their death. The corpses are yet to be identified and the police have assured the public that investigations are ongoing to unravel... Read More

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January 17, 2013

Michael Orodare: Why Fayemi will surely lose an Ekiti re-election (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Fayemi has failed the teachers, the entire state workforce, the students and even the artisans, so who else is left in the state to give him the votes he needs for his second term ambition. I am not a prophet. I didn’t write this to proclaim what God has not told me,... Read More

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December 22, 2012

Policeman killed as armed robbers operate in Onitsha

by Akan Ido A riot policeman was shot dead yesterday in Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anambra State when robbers attempted to escape from the scene of a crime. The robbers were reported to have snatched a bag from a woman in the Fegge area of the Onitsha. Sources say the criminals rode on two... Read More

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December 8, 2012

Opinion: In defense of my generation

by Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent If you are young in Nigeria today you are a lucky chap. Nigeria is stupid. Its economy is f—ed. Recently, I attended the first ever Anambra Book and Creativity Festival in Awka, Anambra State, organised by the Anambra Book and Creativity Network – an initiative of Prof. Krydz Ikwuemesi, a professor... Read More

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November 28, 2012

Human trafficking ring busted in Awka, several operators including native doctor arrested

The National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related Matters on Tuesday in Onitsha said it had busted an Awka-based syndicate that specialzsed in trafficking young girls to Europe. The agency’s South-East Zonal commander, Nkiruka Michael, made this known at a one-day sensitization workshop at the Onitsha North Council Secretariat. She said... Read More

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November 26, 2012

Armed men kidnap former attorney-general in Enugu

by Akan Ido Five armed men yesterday morning abducted the former Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and a two-time Attorney-General of the old Anambra State, Prof. Ilochi Okafor, SAN. Okafor was abducted by the unidentified men around 8am on Sunday while he was preparing to go to church. The incident was confirmed by the... Read More

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November 24, 2012

Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us

by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve the catalogue of unresolved scams. Reports says certain proposals to the ongoing Constitution review, to redress the flaws inherent in the 1999 constitution handed down... Read More

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November 5, 2012

Sunday Tragedy: 5 killed, several others injured as church building collapses during service

by Isi Esene Five members were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday when a church collapsed in Nnewi, Anambra State. The church, St. Thomas the Aguiros Catholic Church, located at Ezenifite community, in Nnewi South Local Government Area was under construction. The church was said to be thrown into pandemonium with children yelling and other... Read More

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October 24, 2012

Teacher flogs pupil to death in Anambra State, school shut down by govt

by Isi Esene A 12-year-old pupil, Chidimma Ukachukwu, reportedly died while being flogged by her school teacher for not doing her homework. Sources say the secondary school student fainted in the process of being flogged by a female teacher and later died while being rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Awka, Anambra State. The... Read More

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October 24, 2012

12-year-old flogged to death in Awka for failing to do her homework

by Hauwa Gambo An awful story. In Awka, the Anambra capital, a 12-year-old second school pupil, Chidimma Ukachukwu, has died after her teacher caned her, purportedly for not doing her homework. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the girl died on Thursday last week after she was caned. She had fainted following the beating... Read More

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October 20, 2012

Eyewitness: A home owner, retired colonel shows us the impact of the floods (WATCH)

by Isi Esene The flood disaster in many parts of the country has seen hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes with no where to go. Here you see a Battabox video in which a retired army officer, Colonel Paul Izukanne, takes us on a tour through Atani Village near the banks of... Read More

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October 20, 2012

TICKER: Another set of triplets delivered in Anambra flood camp

Another set of triplets was delivered on Friday at the Fr. Joseph High School Relief Camp for flood victims in Anambra State. Mrs. Josephine Ejimofor, who was delivered of the babies, is a native of Enugu-Otu Aguleri, in the Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The first set of triplets was born in... Read More

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October 1, 2012

Anambra under water – See (PHOTOS) what the floods have done

by Reuben Daba As heavy floods continue to ravage cities all across Nigeria, it appears that Anambra is one of the worst hit states. The flooding in Anambra, especially in Ogbaru, Anyamelum, and Anam, is a national emergency. See photos for yourself.

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September 8, 2012

Thriller: How Anambra’s most wanted criminal was nabbed

by Stanley Azuakola Mr. Olisagbo Ifedike, 36, has been on every single most wanted list in the South-Eastern state of Anambra for the past few years. He’d been a source of headache for the state’s police commissioner, Bala Nasarawa. Now, Nasarawa doesn’t have to worry about that problem any more as he has the famed... Read More

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August 31, 2012

I will deliver on my election promises in 2013 – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan called on Nigerians to be patient with his administration promising to deliver on his promises before the end of his tenure. He said this, Thursday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, during the inauguration of the N4.6bn Onitsha River Port Complex. During his visit, the president also inaugurated oil drilling activities... Read More

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‘El-Rufai is delusional’ – Thisday editorial board member responds to Peter Obi critique

by Dr. Okey Ikechukwu Mallam Nasir el-Rufa’i’s analysis of Anambra State’s 2012 budget lacked the objectivity and attention to available evidence needed for believable conclusions. He certainly got some data on physical and human geography and capped it with random and recondite statistics. This is all right where the targeting audience is foreign, especially if... Read More

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You are ignorant – Peter Obi dresses down El-Rufai

by Hauwa Gambo Maybe the brilliant Mallam should stick with throwing darts at President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan? Well, you be the judge. Following Nasir el-Rufai’s’ criticism of Anambra State’s 2012 budget, which he claims is incompetent to address the needs of its citizens (whom he says are the poorest in the zone), the state’s governor,... Read More

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