Anambra pensioners reject Gov Obiano’s Christmas rice gifts 1
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Anambra pensioners reject Gov Obiano’s Christmas rice gifts

Pensioners in Anambra State have rejected Governor Willie Obiano’s Christmas rice gifts in bags which he usually gives to them annually. The pensioners, who are aggrieved over months of arrears owed them by the state government, said they preferred that the government paid them their retirement benefits or nothing. Speaking to newsmen in the state

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Anambra Govt asks restaurants, bar owners to register businesses 2
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Anambra Govt asks restaurants, bar owners to register businesses

The Anambra State Government has called on owners of restaurants, clubs, and bar in the state to register their businesses. The call was made at the end of the three -day training for restaurants, clubs, and bar Owners in the State which was organized by the state Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and

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Buhari congratulates Nigeria's first female governor Etiaba @ 78 3
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Buhari congratulates Nigeria’s first female governor Etiaba @ 78

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s first female Governor Dame Virgy Etiaba on the occasion of her 78th birthday celebration due tomorrow 11th November 2020. Dame Etiaba who served Anambra State during the Peter Obi administration left office in the year 2010. It is noteworthy that her son Chief Ben Etiaba FCA, is currently

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Land Dispute: Vehicles, police Post burnt by hoodlums in Anambra 4
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Land Dispute: Vehicles, police Post burnt by hoodlums in Anambra

The land dispute in Ukpo, in the Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State has allegedly caused a choas as hoodlums burnt a police post and few vehicles. The dispute was said to be between the people of Ukpo and Abba communities. This was contained in a petition to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone

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Anambra PDP Chieftain dumps party for APGA 5
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Anambra PDP Chieftain dumps party for APGA

The Anambra State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suffered another major setback at the weekend as one of its chieftains, Chief Frank Oraeki, dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) with hundreds of his supporters in Nri ward in Aniocha Local Government Area of the state. Oraeki gave the

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Hoodlums plan to attack Anambra on Monday - Gov. Obiano 6
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Hoodlums plan to attack Anambra on Monday – Gov. Obiano

The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano made a notification that hoodlums have concluded arrangements to invade Anambra on Monday. He made this known at the weekend when the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Celestine Okoye paid him a visit The DIG visited Obiano in company of the Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG, incharge

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Hoodlums set Anambra police station ablaze, beheaded police officer, others injured 8
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Hoodlums set Anambra police station ablaze, beheaded police officer, others injured

In the last few days, hoodlums who took advantage of the #EndSARS protest unleashed mayhem in the city of Nnewi, Anambra State, killed three Policemen at Nnewi Police Station, wounded many others at various Stations, set many police formations across the state ablaze, and destroyed government facilities. It was gathered that on Thursday a police

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6 feared dead in Anambra as protesters burn 4 police stations 9
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6 feared dead in Anambra as protesters burn 4 police stations

Six persons died yesterday in Anambra state when protesters continued the end SARS protest in major cities the state. Also four police stations were burnt when the protesters engaged police men who were trying to protect police formations in the state. The burnt police formations include, Ogidi police station, 33 police station and two police

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Tragedy: Two killed, houses, vehicles burnt in Anambra land crisis 11
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Tragedy: Two killed, houses, vehicles burnt in Anambra land crisis

Two persons have been reportedly killed in a land conflict in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that buildings and vehicles worth millions of naira have been destroyed. As a result, Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has ordered Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13 in the state to investigate

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Tension in Anambra communities over burial of Adichie’s father 12
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Tension in Anambra communities over burial of Adichie’s father

There is renewed tension in Ukpo and Dunukofia communities in Anambra following the alleged refusal by the police and some youths to mount the burial flex of late Prof James Adichie at Abba -Ukpo junction along the Onitsha -Enugu expressway. The 88-year old Adichie, who died on June 10, 2020, was the father of award-

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Anambra community protests leadership imposition, threats 13
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Anambra community protests leadership imposition, threats

Residents of Agbaja community at Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested alleged imposition of leadership on their people. The protesters, under the aegis of Agbaja Abatete Community Association (AACA), also alleged threats to their lives by those they called influential persons in the town who had been attempting to

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Monarchs Suspension: Former SSG kicks against divisive politics in Anambra State 14
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Monarchs Suspension: Former SSG kicks against divisive politics in Anambra State

Former Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, has flayed politics of divisiveness in the state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, who spoke to reporters in Awka yesterday, warned those he called power brokers to stop playing divisive and dangerous politics in Anambra. Obaze was reacting to the suspension of 12 monarchs

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Anambra 2021: Obiano has killed APGA with poor performance –Ngige 15
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Anambra 2021: Obiano has killed APGA with poor performance –Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said that the poor performance of the incumbent governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has cleared the coast for his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over government in the state in the forthcoming governorship election next year. He said that APC

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