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By Isaac Ojo     Mrs Catherine Osigwe, son and relations brooding over the demolition .   Mr Osigwe trying to salvage what he could from the demolished fence Tension, Outrage In Ndiakwu Otolo-Nnewi Over Alleged Demolition Of Widow's Building But for the timely intervention of some elders in Ndiakwu Otolo-Nnewi community, the youths of the area would have been up in arms with the staffers of ASUDEB for alleged illegal demolition exercise. An eyewitness said that about sixty five officers of Civil Defense, Ocha Brigade, staffers of  ASUDEB and people suspected to be thugs stormed the residence of 80 year old widow Mrs Catherine Osigwe and attempted to destroy everything in sight. The Ndiakwu Otolo-Nnewi according to the eyewitness became a sort of theatre of war as the fierce looking Civil Defense officers were shooting sporadically into the air to prevent any form of resistance. In her statement, Mrs Catherine Osigwe alleged that her assai...

By Chuks Collins Man Kills Father In Anambra The Anambra Police command operatives attached to Umunze Division early morning Sat,  Sept 26,2020 in collaboration with local vigilante group arrested one Chisom Ogum aged 26years of Umuomaku Community in  Orumba South LGA of Anambra State for allegedly killing  his father.  The young man was reported to have run amok in a circumstances yet to be ascertained, and attacked and killed his own biological father named Christopher Ogum aged 70years of same address with a shovel and instantly buried him in a shallow grave. The suspect reportedly "attempted to escape before he was apprehended and beaten to stupor by an angry mob who forced him to exhume the corpse from where he buried it. According to a release by the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) -SP Mohammed Haruna, detectives visited the crime scene, photographed the deceased victim and took it to the mortuary for autopsy after a medical doctor at Umunze g...

By Isaac Ojo Again, Anambra lawmaker builds house for widow The legislator representing Nnewi North local government area in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Nonso Okafor has build house for another widow whose residence was totally consumed during an inferno. The whole of Umuzu community in Mbana, Otolo-Nnewi defied a heavy downpour to be part of the commissioning and handing over of the rebuilt house to the widow, Mrs Ebelechukwu Igwilo whose husband died in 2011. Hon Okafor while speaking at the occasion said that his attention was called to the plights of the forty year old woman who has to grapple with the responsibility of catering for five children in July, a month after her residence got burnt. "Hon Isreal Erimemena told me about the untold suffering the woman was passing through especially as we are in the peak of rainy season. I came here and decided to come in with my intervention. "For me it is a great privilege to be of assistance to the downtrodden who o...

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE WHAT I TOLD THE SECURITY AGENCIES BEFORE EDO POLLS – PRESIDENT BUHARI President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his single desire is to make sure that innocent Nigerians don’t suffer regardless of party affiliation. Speaking Friday when Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State led his Deputy, Philip Shuaibu and other party supporters to the State House on a thank-you-visit, President Buhari said: “I thank you for bringing your deputy and supporters to come and see me after beating my party. I am supposed to preside over all Nigerian interests whether I like it or not, but my single desire is to make sure that innocent people don’t suffer. That message I got across to the Inspector General of Police, that elections must be free and fair.” According to the President, “If contestants have too much money and they decide to spray, so be it. But what I insist is, nobody should go and raise a counter force to the government, arm heavily-drugged thugs to go and humiliate p...

By Isaac Ojo Siblings Arrested For Robbery In Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects who are of the same parents. The news of the arrest of the two siblings was contained in a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr Haruna Mohammed(SP) "On the 22/9/2020 at about 9:am police operatives attached to B'Division Awka arrested two  Robbery suspects, Chigozie Simon aged 21years native of Aguata but resides at Kenfrank Lodge UNIZIK Tempsite Awka and Onywka Simon aged 22years of same address. "The Suspects who are brothers from same parents as well as undergraduates at Paul University and UNN allegedly entered a jewellery shop forcefully at Tempsite Awka,tied the sales girl and cover her mouth with cello tape. "They also threatened to stab the sales girl on her neck if she scream and thereafter carted away 33 wrist watches,14 necklaces valued over three hundred thousand naira (#300,000) and cash sum of thirty seve...

Police Accused Of Shielding Pastor "Prophet" Rapist of 11 Year Old Girl Chuks Collins, Awka An alleged suspected serial sexual philanderer and Paedophile masking as a pastor and prophet operating in a sleepy Umuazu village in Uke, Idemili North Council of Anambra state has been arrested over the alleged rape and other indecent sexual acts against an eleven(11)-year old primary Five child -Miss Ogechukwu(full names withheld) in Uke. The man whose real name and place of origin have remained controversial -Pastor Prophet Ikechukwu Nwadike was said to have moved into the premises of Ichie Otutu Muonwem of Umuazu Uke about four months ago in the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic, and was warmly received. Gradually he converted the "Obi" of the late Otutu of Uke to his worship Centre. Sadly, despite not being too open with his full intentions, the self-styled pastor who investigations revealed has been dropping many names and place of origin -Ogidi, Nkpor and even Obosi was s...

*Communique issued out of the Regular Meeting held on Thursday, September 10. 2020*  The regular meeting of the Yoruba Summit Group has ended. It undertook an in-depth review the state of Nigeria in relation to the interests and aspirations of the Yoruba Nation. Notable issues were appraised.    These included the Waterways  Bill pending  in the National Assembly, recurrent quest to amend the 1999 Constitution, the impending landmark 60th Independence Anniversary date of October 1, 2020, and the mechanism of our involvement in the polity of Nigeria as it is unraveling  politically and economically under the watch of the Buhari administration. As we were preparing this communiqué, Global Terrorism Index screams "Nigeria has Emerged as The Most TERRORISED Country In AFRICA.... Ranked 3rd Most TERRORISED Country In The World!" We reiterate once again, the solution to Nigeria's problems does not lie in the 2023 elections, neither does it lie in the charade emba...

BE YOUR OWN HERBAL DOCTOR 1. TYPHOID FEVER.  Get unripe pawpaw, unripe pineapple, ginger, lime orange and Lipton tea. Cut into pieces, boil with fermented corn water for one hour. Take one glass cup 3 times daily for one week. The ailment will disappear. 2. STOMACH ULCER. Get 7-8 unripe plantain, peel them, cut them to pieces and pound. Put everything inside a plastic container, fill it with one gallon of water. Allow it to ferment for three days. Take one cup 2 times a day for one week. The ailment will disappear. 3. ASTHMA.  Get some seeds of mango, cut it into pieces and keep under the sun to dry. Grind to powder. Put one spoon of the powder into a glass cup of water, stir it and drink. Once in a day for 3-4 weeks . 4. RHEUMATISM / ARTHRITIS Get 5 seeds of English pear (Avocado pear), cut into pieces and dry under the sun, grind to powder. Mix with a glass of honey to form paste. Take one spoon, 3 times daily until the 6th day.  5 .CHOLERA Take three teaspoons of salt ...

Prophet Kills Mother, 2 Children In Nnewi A 47 year old prophet with Sabbath church, Emeka Ezimmadu has on Thursday night butchered his mother and two of his five children to death. The suspect who was believed to have acted under the influence of evil spirit sent his eighty five years old mother, Madam Agnes, Ifechukwu and Mmesoma aged nine and two respectively to their graves without any form of provocation. The damage according to an eye witness would have been worse but for timely intervention of neighbours who engaged the prophet before the arrival of vigilante men who overpowered him and tied him up. The injured were immediately rushed to an undisclosed hospital where the prophet's mother and two children were pronounced dead by doctors on duty. Sources said that doctors are battling to save the lives of the suspect's wife and two other children who suffered various degrees of injuries due to Matchette cuts at intensive care unit of the hospital. Many Nnewi residents have...

By Isaac Ojo Young Widow Wants Justice For Dead Husband From Isaac Ojo Nnewi Twenty eight year old Ifunnaya Onuora, who recently lost her husband, Mr Ikechukwu Onuora in an alleged mysterious circumstances has appealed to the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano, Senator representing Anambra South in red chamber of the National Assembly, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to help her get justice. The young widow, mother of eleven months old baby girl who stormed our office in Nnewi in company of a relation said that she married her late husband on 3rd August 2019 and that she still couldn't believe that the joy of getting married to her heartrob has ended even before it fully began. "We are from Isekke in Ihiala local government area of Anambra state but residing in Okija in the same council area. My husband left for Awka at about 3.00pm on 14th August 2020 to conclude a transaction he was handling for one of his friends. "I calle...

PRESS STATEMEMT  The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a statement credited to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, threatening to impose a state of emergency in the South East if Governors of the states allowed any further attack on security forces in the states, a statement he has not denied.   While Ohanaeze Ndigbo decries violence in any form in the states, it takes particular exception to an open threat and warning to South East governors who by the country's constitution are chief security officers of their states but are lame ducks in practice as all security commands come  from Abuja.   Ohanaeze Ndigbo finds it particularly provocative for General Buratai to issue such a warning to governors of the South East where relative peace prevails while he has not done the same in the North Central, North West and North East which have become theatres of war and where army posts and bases have been subjected to incessant att...

By Isaac Ojo Non Conduct Of Local Government Elections: Groups Shut Down Awka Vehicular movements were momentarily paralysed in Awka, Anambra state capital as groups took to the street to protest non conduct of council polls in the state. Association of Councilors of Anambra State, Tipper Drivers Association and other groups were coordinated by Recover Nigeria Project. In a statement he presented during the protest march, the coordinator of Recover Nigeria Project, Comrade Ositadimma Obi said that the groups decided to take to the street to press home their legitimate demand that the Anambra State government led by Chief Willie Obiano should without delay conduct local government elections, He observed with concern that the Anambra State's case is peculiarly pathetic as the only local government elections conducted in the state done by the military regime in 1998 and the one conducted by Mr Peter Obi in 2013 after much pressure. "Once again, we have found ourselves in a roller...

Nigeria is becoming a failed and divided state under President Buhari – Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has once again attacked the Buhari-led government, saying that Nigeria is slowly becoming a failed and divided state under this administration.   Obasanjo stated this while delivering a speech titled, ‘Moving Nigeria Away from Tipping Over’ at a consultative dialogue attended by various socio-cultural groups including Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo and Pan Niger Delta Forum, in Abuja on Thursday, September 10.   The former President said he has never seen Nigeria more divided as it currently is under the Buhari-led government. He expressed sadness that Nigeria is also now the poverty capital of the world.   “I do appreciate that you all feel sad and embarrassed as most of us feel as Nigerians with the situation we find ourselves in. Today, Nigeria is fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state; economically our c...

By Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra 2021: Barr Emeka Etiaba Joins Guber Race Ahead 2021, a legal luminary, Barr Emeka Etiaba (SAN) has joined the 2021 Anambra State governorship race. The guber aspirant in an interaction with journalists in his Umudim-Nnewi countryhome spoke on his aspiration and issues affecting the state and Nigeria in general. Excerpts: Q: We have unconfirmed news that you are interested in the 2021 Anambra State governorship election? Yes, I am running. I hope to pursue my governorship ambition under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Q: So what do intend to do differently if you get opportunity to Awka Government House? You know the election we are talking about would hold in November next year. It is therefore still too early to be talking about my manifesto. We are presently at the intra-party thing; and of course getting the party's nomination. I have seen aspirants copying one another on what they want to do if they win the election. I can't do that...

By Ifeoma Ejiofor Car gift: monarch thumbs up Gov Obiano The Paramount traditional ruler of the Nnobi Kingdom, HRM (Engr) Nick Obi has commended the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano for his gift of cars to monarchs in the state. The royal father made the commendation during an interactive session with journalists in his palatial palace in Nnobi. Igwe Nick Obi said that the governor's car gift to royal fathers is a kind of moral booster especially now that the kings are now charged with the responsibility of keeping eyes on their domain to prevent any form of aggression against the state. "Well, the royal fathers have collectively thanked the governor and again I want to appreciate him on personal capacity. The car gift is a welcomed development. "We all heard of the influx of some foreign elements into the state and the Igwes have been asked to keep eyes on their communities especially the thick forests around them, this is bigger responsibility....

By Ifeoma Ejiofor NAUTH'S CMAC, Dr Ugboaja Lauds Anambra Progressives, Calls For More Strategic Partnership In Moving The Hospital To Permanent  Site. The Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Joseph Ugboaja has praised the efforts of the Anambra Progressives in building and equipping an ultramodern medical complex for the hospital and calls for more strategic partnerships in a bid  to move the hospital to the permanent site. Dr Ugboaja made this call during the official commissioning and had over of a 50- bedded medical complex donated to the hospital by the Anambra Progressives on Saturday, 12th September 2020 at the permanent site of the hospital. The Chairman, MAC thanked the Anambra Progressives for this great gesture and noted that it will greatly facilitate the efforts of the hospital management in relocating some sections of the hospital to the perma...

By Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra Progressives Builds Isolation Center For NAUTH  The efforts of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi in fighting the novel coronavirus and other deadly infectious diseases received a great boost on Saturday as Anambra Progressives, a group of passionate and committed prominent citizens convened by the Senator representing Anambra South, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah handed over a new ultramodern medical and isolation center which was totally sponsored by the group to the institution.  Speaking at the event which took place at the Permanent Site of the health institution located in Nnewi-Oraifite , the Progressives Grand Patron Chief Dr. Cletus Ibeto, CON, revealed that the group embarked on the project about four months ago as the novel coronavirus brought almost every activity around the world to a standstill. Chief Ibeto who further thanked the group members for their commitments maintained that the center will not only be...

By Ifeoma Ejiofor Nigeria Is Not Working, Anglican Bishop Raises Alarm The Anglican Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Rt Rev'd Ndubuisi Obi says Nigeria as presently constituted is not working. Bishop Obi stated this is his presidential speech during the 2020 synod of Nnewi diocese of Anglican Communion on Friday. "The common people are suffering, there is abject poverty in the land despite our touted oil revenue. This is most unacceptable. "Nigeria is only working for those who are benefitting from it. It is working for the elites." Bishop Obi stated. The prelate while speaking on the way out of the wood for Nigeria said restructuring is the way to go. "The hydra headed federal government must be dismantled and power should be ceded to the regions. While we have a loose, coordinating government at the federal level. "If we are a federal republic, then the regions must become federating regions and allowed to run their affairs, manage their resources and...

By Isaac Ojo Ndigbo Must Do Something Strategically About Their Security Says Bishop Obi The Anglican Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Anambra State, Rt Rev'd. Ndubuisi Obi said there is an urgent need for the Igbo to do something strategically about their security. The bishop stated this on Tuesday during his pre-synod media conference at the Bishop's Court Nnewi. He said that the need to be security conscious has become imperative because of the news of influx of some foreign elements into the South East. Bishop Obi charged the people of the zone to monitor their environment and report any observed funny and suspicious movements to security operatives. "We should not wait until villages are attacked before we do something, prevention will always be better than cure." Bishop Obi said. He also called on the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano to strengthen the state's vigilante groups and as well convocate a security...

By Chuks Collins Police smash One-Chance,  phone Robbers' Gang A gang of two notorious armed  hoodlums suspects who specialised in "one- chance" robbery and handsets snatching along the Ogidi/Nkpor/Tarzan and Umunya axis in Anambra state has been nabbed by the state police command.  Recovered from them are two firearms, twelve assorted telephone handsets, a huge cash sum of two hundred and ninety-six thousand Maura. (N296,000). The money was reasonably suspected to have been stolen from numerous victims at gun point.  According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, "at about 4.30am on Sept 6,2020 about 4:30am, a credible intelligence report obtained by police operatives attached to Ogbunike Division smashed the robbery syndicate and arrested two suspected armed bandits. "Consequently, Chukwuemeka Ikechukwu "m' aged 22 years of Chibest Street,Tarzan area in Nkpor,  and Tochukwu Okeke 'm' aged 30 years of Nkwelle...

By Isaac Ojo AIBO Celebrates Gov Obiano At Nnewi Erosion Site The Afa Igbo Bu Ofu(AIBO) and the Nnewi North Local Government Area chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)on Saturday defied a heavy downpour to celebrate the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano for his intervention at the Hundred Foot Road erosion site which had swallowed many properties and has even become a big threat to the Nnewi main market. All the speakers at the occasion said that the Hundred Foot Road erosion site has actually become issue for certain unscropulous persons to play politics with before the governor moved in and invested over four billion Naira (N4b) to checkmate the rampaging gully erosion at the site. The chairman of APGA in Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon Chike Agunwa in his welcome address said that the governor's intervention at the erosion site brought a big relief to all and sundry as it was feared that the rampaging gully eros...