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Our Reporter, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given reasons for the overwhelming presence of its operatives at the Abuja home of the former governor of Imo State, Chief Rochas Okorocha. Operatives of the Commission on Tuesday invaded the Maitama Abuja home of the former governor and presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity said the anti-graft agency came to effect the arrest of Okorocha. According to the EFCC spokesman, the action followed Okorocha’s refusal to honour invitations after jumping administrative bail granted him…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State High Court sitting in Atani, Ogbaru Judicial Division, has directed the State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, and the Attorney General of Anambra State, to maintain the status quo in Ogbaru Main Market Traders Association (Relief Market). Justice A.O. Okuma gave the order following a motion ex parte seeking an interim order of the court to restrain the respondents from removing the elected Executives of the Market. He adjourned the hearing to June 3, 2022. Barrister B.C. Uzuegbu (SAN), had in a Suit No. AT/MISC43/2922 brought an application of motion…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu Former Governor of Old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo, has reiterated his call for the next Governor of Enugu State to come from Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. Nwobodo made the call on Tuesday in Enugu while briefing newsmen ahead of the gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He also called on Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to fulfill his promise of handing over power to a governor of Nkanu extraction, particularly, Nkanu East. The PDP chieftain said that his support for such opinion was based on good conscience, equity, and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Four years after the military raid of the Afaraukwu Ibeku Umuahia family compound of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, during the infamous Operation Python Dance II, the family is yet to recover from the trauma of the invasion. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, in an interview with Ikengaonline, recounted the ugly experience of the September 14 military raid. “It was like hell on earth. We can’t even wish our enemies such experience,” the family’s Spokesman said. According to him, children in the community go into convulsion any time they…
Our Reporter, Abuja All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, factional national chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku, has said that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, appears to be helpless in the struggle for the leadership of the party. Chief Njoku made this assertion while fielding questions Tuesday on Arise TV programme, The Morning Show, monitored in Abuja. While insisting that he remains the authentic national chairman of APGA following the Supreme Court’s decision to correct its own error in an earlier judgment, and the recent judgment from a federal high court sitting in Abuja, which declared him (Edozie Njoku)…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has demanded an end to the senseless bloodletting going on in the South-East. The IPOB Leader who spoke from the Department of State Services, DSS, detention in Abuja where he is currently detained expressed fury over the spate of killings and destruction of property in the zone. He wondered why agents of doom would want to destroy South-East known for peace and stability. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who conveyed the IPOB’s position during an interview Monday evening, after visiting the brother in detention said…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Silas Onu, has said he remains the Chairman of the party despite a purported court ruling sacking him. This is as he clarified that the court of appeal decision which ordered a stay of execution of his swearing in as Chairman of the party cannot stand as the said action had already taken place and ratified by the party. He also noted that PDP has withdrawn from joint appeal it filed with the other applicant in the matter, Tochukwu Okorie, effectively rendering the matter dead. Reports…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Igbo National Council, INC, on Monday called on Igbos living in Sokoto state and other parts of the northern states to rise and defend themselves. INC made this call through the President, Chilos Godsent, in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, over the burning of properties said to belong to Igbos by some northern youths hours after Deborah Samuel had been beaten to death over alleged Islamic religious blasphemy in Sokoto state. According to INC, “The Igbo National Council (INC) condemn in its totality the Killing of Deborah Samuel and the wanton destruction and looting of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday attacked a farmer, Okeke Nkemjika, in Ebonyi State. The incident happened in a farm in Amaeze community, Ivo Local Government Area, it was gathered. The victim, Mr. Nkemjika, is from neighbouring Lokpa community in Abịa State but was based in the community. He was allegedly attacked at a palm plantation in the community where he was working as the plantation keeper. A source in the community, Egwu Chibueze, told our Correspondent that the herdsmen had been terrorising the community for some time now. He said that on that fateful day,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have accused indigenes of various communities in the state of reluctance to volunteer information about the activities of criminals in their areas. The command said frequent hoarding of vital security information by indigenes “is stalling fight against insecurity in the state.” The state police Commissioner, Echeng Echeng, who stated this in a press conference on Monday, said that there was nothing unknown about the gunmen terrorizing Anambra State, to warrant calling them ‘unknown Gunmen.’ He said: “We have been saying unknown gunmen are not the right name for these criminals. We are trying…