Anambra to clamp down on touts extorting lorry, trailer drivers

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The Anambra State Government on Sunday said it had directed its Joint Security Taskforce to rid the state of touts extorting lorry and trailer drivers.  The state Commissioner for Information, Chief Tony Onyima, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Onitsha that the government could not tolerate the illegal activities of the touts on the roads.

Onyima expressed surprise that the touts had regrouped after being dislodged earlier in the year, promising that the government would move against them again.
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Anambra Demolishes Church, 3 Others Over Links To Kidnappers

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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has revoked the Certificates of Occupancy of four buildings, including a church in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area, due to their alleged links to kidnappers.

The buildings have subsequently been demolished. The demolition followed the parade of 15 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad headquarters, Awkuzu on Tuesday.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations, Olafimiham Adeoye, said the demolition was in compliance with the state’s law.

NYSC redeploys corps members from Borno, Kano, Yobe, others

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The National Youth Service Corps on Thursday announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states.

The affected states are Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states.

A statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Mrs. Bose Aderibigbe, said the decision followed the high rate of insecurity in some parts of the North.

The corps members are part of the  2014 Batch ‘B’ Orientation Course  scheduled to commence next week Tuesday August 5, 2014.

The NYSC said due to logistic reasons, the orientation course will be conducted in two streams for different states.

Six People Electrocuted In Anambra During Burial Ceremony

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During the burial ceremony of a chieftain of Nnanka community, Anambra State, James Ibe on Saturday, six persons were electrocuted by a 33kv High Tension wire.

According to reports, the tragic incident happened when the victims were erecting canopies for the burial ceremony of the deceased – the men had lifted the canopy to place it in the appropriate spot when the tip of the canopy touched the 33kv high tension wire and got the six severely electrocuted with one person dying instantly.
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UN Claims Benue, Akwa Ibom, Anambra,Tops HIV/AIDS Chat In Nigeria [See Data]

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According to the United Nations, this analysis shows the rate of HIV/AIDS broken down by states and zones in Nigeria. Benue states leads with 12.7% population of the state with the highest HIV infection , while Kebbi state is the lowest with 1.2%



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Anambra Election: INEC Releases Official Result

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The official reasults of the inconclusive Anambra governorship elections have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC.

Senator Ngige, APC Pulls Out Of Election Rerun

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Information available to 247ureports.com indicates that the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Anambra gubernatorial race, Senator Chris Ngige has pulled out of the gubernatorial race rerun scheduled for 65 wards inside some communities of Idenmili North LGA.
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Anambra: INEC disappoints voters in rescheduled election.

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waiting for voting to start at Obosi on Sunday

Registered voters in Obosi, North Idemili Local Government Area have gotten increasingly frustrated by INECs inconsistencies and inadequacies, after the electoral body failed to bring election materials to several polling units.
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Anambra poll a mockery of democracy, says Ngige

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 Senator Chris Ngige, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress has indicated that his party will challenge the outcome of the Anambra State governorship elections at the election petition tribunal.

He described the election yesterday as a mockery of democracy.

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Video of Another Oga At The Top? Anambra Governorship Aspirant Messes Self Up In.

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In A Third Governorship Debate held today in Awka, By tha National Labour Congresss (NLC), Which featured candidates from APC, APGA, Labour Party(LP) and PDP, Started with speeches from the aspirants, the high point of the debate was when The APGA candidate Willie Obiano, as usual couldn't defend, his speech either consequently of unpreparedness or as a result of serious tension, he couldn't name 3 Agricultural products which can be Produced in Anambra while he was talking on his plans to reform the agricultural centre, he practically represented another version of the renowned OGA AT THE TOP, very funny and humorous clip.. enjoy and vote wisely.  Watch and observe as Willie Obiano couldn't name 3 crops cultivated in Anambra state.

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Anambra State Governor, Obi Presents 1.5 Billion Naira Cheque To Schools

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Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has presented a cheque of 1.5 billion naira to 150 public and private schools for infrastructural upgrade, under the State Education Programme Implementation Investment Project, SEPIP.
The presentation was made at the official launch of SEPIP, a World Bank project, which held at the Women Development Center in Awka.

Video: Anambra Governorship Aspirant Messes Self Up In.

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See How Mr Enedo from Anambra Killed His Mom for Money Rituals

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Great Men of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested a man identified as Mr Tonna Enedo for killing his own mother for the objective of money-making rituals. Confessing to the crime, Mr Enedo said:

“I was asked by the principle priest of the society that if I desired to be rich, I ought to go and enjoy a mad woman. I should  also go and sleep with a human for seven hours; I should also to fast for 7 days dry.

“I was told that I'd first kill my father and the final stage is that I should go mad and after I may have completed all the problem, I will end up being the richest man in Africa, if not in the complete world.”

Mr Enedo blamed his action on his quest to earn money at all cost. He said he has already slept in a mortuary for seven hours as one of the conditions for the money-making rituals.

Highly Graphic photo: Man allegedly Kills wife with acid in Anambra

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We always include these graphic photos as it provides stories more life..you know the say seeing is believing, but this particular photo is horrible. We'd advice you never to view it, but first the story.

A 33 year old man is on the run after murdering his wife with acid. On Friday October 11th, a man named Sunday Eze from Obiofia Nnewichi Nnewi in Anambra State, went to his father-in-law's house at Edoji Uruagu to see his estranged wife, 23 year old Ebere Eze (Nee Agwuncha) who had moved back again to her father's house after falling out in clumps with her husband.

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Guber poll: Tinubu, Akande head to Anambra for Ngige

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The National leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to lead the interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, to Anambra on Tuesday.

They will attend Sen. Chris Ngige’s Governorship flag-off at the Holy Trinity field in the commercial city of Onitsha.

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Teenage Girl Gang-Raped To Death by 8 Coffin Makers in Anambra

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It’s a busy day for Police detectives in Obosi, Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State as they try to unravel the circumstances which led to the death of 18 year old Chekwube Mbaka.

She had left her father’s house to buy N100 garri to serve as dinner for her family only to never return.

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Just In: Anambra Gubernatorial Candidate (NNPP) Kidnapped in Awka!

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The gubernatorial candidate of the the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Chief Leonard Uchendu, has been kidnapped.  The kidnap was announced by his party who also said that the kidnapped politician had been asked by the state government to resign his presidency of the the President-General of Uwuawule Town in Awka South Local Government, Anambra State on the grounds that he has been using the town's vigilante association to harass political enemies.

Check out why Police Destroyed MASSOB's Office In Anambra

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Omor, Anyamelu Local Government Area of Anambra State -- Yesterday, September 30, 2013, the police forces reportedly invaded and destroyed the office of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Anaku, the council headquarters. The incident comes two days after the inauguration of the office.

The MASSOB Director of Information
in the area, Joseph Tagbo, in his interview, stated the police "vandalized" the office, and "carted away equipment and cash."
Mr. Tagbo wondered what the organization's offence was, that would have provoked the violence and stealing.

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Jungle Justice : Armed Robber Burnt Alive In Onitsha Anambra State

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Close to the location of a baby found dumped in Onitsha on Friday was the badly burnt body of a young man in his late 20s who had boarded a luxury bus going to Lagos with a view to robbing other passengers on the way but luck ran against him as he was searched and a locally made pistol found on him.

The incident according eyewitness accounts occurred at 9pm on Thursday when the suspect dressed in a black suit boarded the luxury bus with other passengers. But when the driver wanted to move, he asked that a search on passengers be conducted and it was during the search that a locally made pistol fell off from the suspect’s pocket. As a result, he was lynched and burnt by irate youths.

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HEARTLESS: Baby found dead inside gutter in Anambra state - Grap-hic content

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Sometimes i wonder why people can be so wicked. A baby was found dead this morning inside a gutter along Upper New Market road axis of Onitsha in Anambra State. A reader  who lives in the state took the photo and sent it in. The baby was well dressed and dumped there. Incredibly sad. See the photo after the cut and say a little prayer for him... *warning* Viewer discretion advised. - 

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