Two brothers from same parents were on Wednesday lynched and set ablaze by angry mob for extorting and robbing tricycle and commercial bus drivers in Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased, simply identified as Omuma and Sunday, were said to be carrying out the act around Haruna/Bida junction, near Oniitsha main market, despite recent launch of
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By: Ndife David – Awka The transition committee chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Hon. Emeka Orji has reiterated commitments towards aligning with the Professor Chukwuma Soludo Led administration in delivery the Dubai Taiwan of Africa. He demonstrated this resolve on Monday when he personally supervised the desilting of the drainage systems along Izuchukwu
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…sources claim the halting of the desilting might have been influenced by a business magnate who reportedly owns plots of land at Ohanugo field The Anambra State Police Command has halted desilting of drainages at Ohanugo field, Onitsha South Local Government Area, as ordered by the governor. The Daily Vendor gathered that the Onitsha Area
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…insist that the levy collection style is not safe for the traders Traders in different markets in Onitsha and its environs, Anambra State on Monday raised the alarm over method of collecting the newly introduced levy for loading and offloading of goods into heavy duty vehicles. The traders predominantly industrialists, importers and warehouse operators, alleged
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…aggrieved traders express preparedness to resist the payment There is palpable tension in markets in Onitsha, Anambra State and its environs following circulation of fliers by sacked revenue collectors to resume collection of illegal revenue from traders. The aggrieved traders, through their chairman, Chief Gabriel Okeke expressed their preparedness to resist the payment. They vowed
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…The deceased, said to be hawkers were crushed to death by the truck after it lost control Three pedestrians were on Friday crushed to death, while seven others were injured in a fatal road crash along Asaba-Onitsha Expressway, Onitsha, Anambra State. The crash which occurred on top of the bridge, involved an articulated truck and
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…the abductors first contacted the transport company and demanded the ransom Gunmen have demanded a total of N550million as ransom for kidnapped 11 passengers who were abducted on Friday. THE DAILY VENDOR reported that the passengers were abducted along the Nasarawa-Benue borders. The kidnappers are reportedly demanding N50m ransom for each of the victims. The
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Residents of Onitsha North Local Government Council in Anambra State have been charged to join hands with the Council and State Government to rid the Onitsha Metropolis of dirts and refuse dumps. The new Transition committee Chairman of the Council Area, Hon. Onochie Ozoma made the appeal while flagging – off the desilting of gutters/water
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Panic in Onitsha as truck fully loaded with live bullets was discovered on Sunday. The incident attracted the attention of Security operatives immediately which they besieged the commercial city to scare away perceived invaders. The truck fully loaded with cartons of live bullets fell into a ditch along the street, spilling its content. The incident
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Barrister Francis Onwuachi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Onitsha branch, has been killed by his abductors. Onwuachi, President General of Omor, a community in Ayamelum Local Government Area, was kidnapped was kidnapped along Ezu River/Anaku road on Friday, March 12, while on his way to his town by gunmen suspected to be Fulani
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Four female hawkers have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck on Upper Iweka Flyover in Onitsha, Anambra State. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, the state capital, on Wednesday, said the accident occurred
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Suspected Revenue collectors on Sunday allegedly murdered a 25-year old truck driver, Micheal Chimezie Okorie at the head bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased, a driver of an articulated truck was reportedly being pursued by the suspected “revenue collectors” stationed at Head bridge Onitsha when he suddenly lost control and crashed into a concrete
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The sit-at-home directed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to protest against the celebration of Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary and in solidarity with the declaration of Oduduwa Republic recorded total compliance by residents and traders of Onitsha the commercial city, and Nnewi the industrial city of Anambra State. All the markets in Onitsha and
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A cross section of Nigerians have attacked President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to build a rail line from Nigeria to Niger Republic. The rail project which will cost about $1.9 billion was approved by Buhari during the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Wednesday. They advised the President to focus on connecting states that
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Eight month old baby and seven other abducted children between the ages of three and six have been rescued by the police in Onitsha. The eighth months old, was reportedly snatched from her mother in Owerri, Imo State Capital, while other victims which includes male and female children were abducted from Bayelsa, Aba and some parts of Imo
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