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EFCC: There Is Nothing To Hide, Your Drama is in Bad Taste – Anambra Govt

25Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

EFCC: There Is Nothing To Hide, Your Drama is in Bad Taste – Anambra Govt

The Anambra State Government has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of inelegantly acting the script of those who unsuccessfully canvassed for emergency rule in the State and were thereafter, badly defeated in the November 6 Guber Election. Media reports were rife yesterday that the outgoing Governor, Willie Obiano has been placed on the Commission's watchlist as his tenure draws to an end on March 17, 2022. In a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, he reiterated that Governor Obiano, will be ready to answer questions about his service record when invited. The statement reads in full: 1. Nigerians were dismayed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) went a new low on Wedne...

AnambraDecides: INEC Declares Governorship Election Inconclusive

8Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

AnambraDecides: INEC Declares Governorship Election Inconclusive

The Anambra governorship election has been declared inconclusive by INEC. The State Returning Officer for the election, Florence Obi, the vice-chancellor of University of Calabar, who made the declaration in the early hours of Monday, around 12:20 a.m., said this was because there was no election in Ihiala Local Government Area which has over 148,000 registered voters. Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), scored a total of 103,946 votes and won the election in 18 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. See Also: Soludo Defeats Andy Uba And Ozigbo In Their LGAs His closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 51,322 and won in only one local government area. “Based on constitutional provision and consi...

Soludo Defeats Andy Uba And Ozigbo In Their LGAs

7Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria

Soludo Defeats Andy Uba And Ozigbo In Their LGAs

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has defeated his main contenders in their local government area. Mr. Soludo won Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aguata LGA, the three top contenders’ native council. Mr. Soludo, Uba, and Ozigbo had won in their respective polling units in Isuofia, Uga, and Amesi town in Aguata. Out of the 20 wards that make up the LGA, Mr Soludo won in Isuofia, Nkpologwu, Igbo-Ukwu I and II, Ekwulobia II, Umuchu I and II, among others. He polled a total of 9,136 votes out of the 19,548 valid votes cast. His closest rival, Mr Uba, garnered 4,773 votes while 3,798 voted for Mr Ozigbo. According to the Collation Officer of Agu...

Anambra Election: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units

6Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Anambra Election: INEC Plans E-Transmission Of Results From 5,634 Polling Units

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will upload election results from the 5,634 polling units to its result-viewing portal in today’s governorship poll in Anambra State. It however said collation of results would be done manually as obtained in previous elections and not with the uploaded results. The commission expressed confidence that the technological approach, designed to enhance transparency in the election management process, would boost people’s confidence in elections and enable Nigerians to view polling unit results in real time as voting ends. The innovation, introduced in August 2020, was first used by the electoral body in the August 8, 2020 Nasarawa Central State Constituency bye-election and was later deployed in the Edo and Ondo states governorshi...

Osinbajo Inaugurates Shoe-Manufacturing Hub In Anambra

25Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Economy, News, Nigeria

Osinbajo Inaugurates Shoe-Manufacturing Hub In Anambra

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated an ultra-modern industrial shoe-making hub equipped with modern technology at Nkwelle Ezunaka Village in Anambra. In a speech at the event, Mr. Osinbajo described the complex as a “one-stop-shop digital leather and industrial hub”. He said the complex had the capacity to produce shoes that would compare favourably with those produced in Europe. According to the vice president, the project represents the nerve centre of the Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria He said the Federal Government was fully committed to improving commercial and economic environment and willing to complete all its ongoing projects in the South-East. The complex was jointly equipped by the federal government in conjunction with Anambra...

Soludo Remains Our Candidate For Anambra State Governorship Election – APGA

7Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Soludo Remains Our Candidate For Anambra State Governorship Election – APGA

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA0 has disclosed that Prof. Charles Soludo is the party's candidate for the November 6, 2021 Anambra guber election. A party statement released on Friday reads: We wish to state unequivocally that Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo remains the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 6, 2021 Governorship Election. We also state that up till date, it was only Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo that meticulously fulfilled all the requirements enunciated by the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the INEC Election Manual and the 2021 Electoral Guidelines of APGA for the 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election. It is also clear that the period permitted by law for the conduct of party primary for the election, downl...

BREAKING: PDP, Soludo Missing as INEC Releases List of Anambra Gov Candidates

16Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

BREAKING: PDP, Soludo Missing as INEC Releases List of Anambra Gov Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has skipped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the list of cleared candidates for the November 6 Anambra governorship election. The Commission, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, cited Court Order for exclusion of the party. Also missing is on the list is factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Professor Chukwuma Soludo. Soludo emerged winner of the APGA faction loyal to Governor Willie Obiano. However the Commission cleared the candidate of the other APGA faction Chukwuma Micheal Umeoji for the poll, leaving the fate of Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, hanging. Details shortly…

Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Station in Awka

24May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Uncategorized

Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Station in Awka

A divisional police station in Awka has been attacked by unknown gunmen. Eyewitnesses say an unconfirmed number of police officers were killed. The attack which lasted more than an hour had residents scampering for safety. There hasn't been an official statement by Anambra state police command.

Seven Policemen arrested over N500,000 Extortion in Anambra

22Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Security

Seven Policemen arrested over N500,000 Extortion in Anambra

Seven policemen have been apprehended and detained by the Anambra State command over an alleged N500,000 extortion. The money has equally been returned to the owner by the Police Commissioner Monday Kuryas, who pledged to prosecute the culprits after investigations. Their arrest followed a petition from a citizen of the state. It was further gathered that the victim was an Onitsha based businessman. A source said the extortion was perpetrated in Onitsha, it was learnt. Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed that the arrest followed a petition by a citizen against some men of the Command. “The sum of N500,000 extorted from the victim was also recovered intact and returned to him and the officers charged with misconduct in line with extant disciplinary procedure of the ...

Kidnapped Anambra Commissioner Ezewanne released — Police

4Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security

Kidnapped Anambra Commissioner Ezewanne released — Police

The Anambra Commissioner for Public Utilities, Mr Emeka Ezenwanne, who was kidnapped on March 31, has been released, the state Police command has confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Ezenwanne was kidnapped by some gunmen, after a gun battle that led to the death of three police personnel. The kidnappers had invaded the venue of an interactive session between an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship aspirant, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and youths at Isuofia civic centre. Confirming his release in a statement, on Sunday, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s spokesman, said Ezenwanne was released in safe condition in the early hours of Sunday. “The police, military and other security agencies had mounted an intense search and rescue effort, which had ...