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  • Gen. Madiebo: His contributions to nation-building a reference point in patriotism – Gov. Soludo

    Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state has expressed sadness over the death of Gen. Alexander Madiebo, who died on June 3 at the age of 90.

    Soludo reacting to his death, said that his contributions to nation-building and the development of his immediate environment remain strong reference points in patriotism and nationalism.

    Soludo made this statement on Saturday in Awka and signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Chief Press Secretary.

    Madiebo was one of the earliest officers of the Nigerian Army and former Chief of Staff of the defunct Biafra Army.

    He fought on the Biafran side during the 1967-1970 Nigeria civil war.

    He said he received the news of the veteran’s death with a deep sense of loss.

    He said his death came at a time his wise counsel was needed in moving Anambra forward and thanked God that Madiebo lived a worthy life and died at a very advanced age.

    “On behalf of my family, the government and the good people of Anambra, I express my sincere condolences on the passing of a great patriot, courageous soldier and officer gentleman, General Alexander Madiebo.

    “Though we would have loved him to still be with us, we take joy that he lived a life of service and accomplishment.

    According to him, Madiebo put his life on the line in protecting his people when it mattered most.

    “It is gratifying that while on the battlefields, he kept notes that enabled him to write one of the greatest books about the Nigerian civil war “The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran Civil War”.

    “We will surely miss his wise counsel and exemplary life of service to his fatherland,” he stated”, Soludo said.

    Soludo prayed to God to grant Madiebo’s soul eternal rest and grant members of his immediate family and relations the fortitude to bear the pains of his exit. 

  • EFCC declares disqualified PDP Senatorial aspirant wanted

    EFCC declares disqualified PDP Senatorial aspirant wanted

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Chukwumaeze Marcellinus Nzeribe, a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria wanted.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Nzeribe was declared wanted on Monday in a notice released by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity unit of the EFCC.

    “The public is hereby notified that Chukwumaeze Marcellinus Nzeribe whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a case bordering on forgery of documents.

    “Nzeribe, 62-year-old, jumped the court bail granted to him by the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja and has since not been seen. His last known address is at Block M7, Flat 8, NNPC Housing Estate, Area 11, Garki, Abuja,” the notice published on the official Facebook page of the Commission reads.

    Recall that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had disqualified Nzeribe from the Anambra South Senatorial District primary election.

    The former Senator was screened out according to a report of the five-man screening committee headed by Mr Udeh Okoye.

    The committee report which was obtained by our correspondent indicated that Nzeribe was disqualified on the grounds of being declared wanted by existing court order and denial that he had not been tried by any court of law.

    According to the party, we have in our possession, a Court Order in Charge No. CR/791/2020, between FRN v. Hon. Chuma Nzeribe, before Hon. Justice Y. Halilu. On 17th December 2020.

    It stated, “Hon. Chuman Nzeribe was admitted to bail, after he pleaded not guilty to the charges on 16th December 2020, he subsequently breached the bail terms and jumped bail.

    “This necessitated the Court on 21 March 2022 to make the Orders under reference, to wit: “that the bail of the accused person (Hon. Chuma Nzeribe) has been abused and breached as it related to the conditions.

    “The said bail being contractual between the court and the accused person having been breached, is hereby revoked, Bench Warrant is hereby issued against the said Hon. Chuma Nzeribe for his arrest.

    “The above orders showed that the Hon. Nzeribe Chukwumaeze Marcellinus is a wanted fellow, against whom a Bench Warrant has been issued, for his arrest.”

    TNG reports Chief Chris Ubah went on to win the Senatorial ticket for Anambra South.

  • Police foil attempt to burn radio station in Anambra

    Police foil attempt to burn radio station in Anambra

    The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed an attack on the state-owned Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) early Monday morning.

    The command’s Public Relations Officer in Anambra, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who made the confirmation in a statement, however, said that no life was lost in the incident.

    Ikenga said the suspected arsonists could not gain access into the studio, but succeeded in burning two operational vehicles belonging to the station.

    He said that following a distress call today May 30, at about 4:30 a.m. of a case of arson in Anambra State Broadcasting Station Idemili North, a police patrol team responded swiftly.

    “The hoodlums were prevented from causing damage to the structure.

    “Unfortunately, two of the operational vehicles belonging to the station were affected. No life was lost.

    “Meanwhile, the station has been cordoned off and operation is still ongoing in the area,” he stated.

  • Peter Obi hovers over becoming president of Nigeria

    Former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has told critics that he is not desperate to become the president of Nigeria.

     

    He made it crystal clear that his interest is to see Nigeria work for the teeming youths and other Nigerians facing hardship across the country.

     

    He made his position on the 2023 Presidential election known in a statement on Friday night.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Peter dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on 25th May.

     

    According to reports, he later joined the Labour Party on Friday, 27th May.

     

    He maintained that the party is the right platform that aligns with his aspiration.

     

    The former governor asserted that he had chosen a path that he considered to be in line with “our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production.”

     

    The statement reads: “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in the mission of taking back and reuniting Nigeria. This project is yours and for the future of your children. I am just a facilitator.

     

    “Since I resigned from the PDP because of issues that are at variance with my persona and principles, I have consulted widely with various parties and personalities to ensure we do not complicate the route to our desired destination.

     

    “For me, the process of achieving our goal is as fundamental as what one will do thereafter.

     

    “Therefore, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production; and that is the Labour Party which is synonymous with the people, workers, development, production, securing and uniting Nigerians as one family. I invite all Nigerians to join me in taking back our country. Be assured that I’ll never let you down.”

     

    However, TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that the former governor has likened his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the Labour Party (LP) to leaving a palace for a hut.

  • Insecurity: IPOB, ESN deny killing Fatima, four kids in Anambra

    The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has said that the operatives of the Eastern Security Network, (ESN) do not have a hand in the murder of Fatima and her four children in Anambra state.

    Recall that a pregnant Hausa woman named Fatima and her four kids were murdered in cold blood in Anambra state

    IPOB made it known that it’s an abomination to kill a pregnant woman in Igboland, saying ESN has no connection with the murder of the Hausa woman and her kids.

    Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, alleged that Fulanis murdered Fatima in a bid to cause disaffection between Igbos and Hausas.

    In a statement, Powerful warned that those behind her murder must pay for their abominable act.

    The statement by Powerful reads partly: “We the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to state unequivocally that we have no hands in the killing of Hausa woman and her children in Agulu, Anambra State. We strongly condemn that abominable act. In Igbo land it’s an abomination to kill a pregnant woman. The perpetrators of this heinous crime are certainly not IPOB and could never have been IPOB.

    “We have always said it that terrorists were imported into Biafra land to commit the ongoing atrocities all in an attempt to discredit our struggle, demonise IPOB and proscribe it then lobby and bribe Britain to tag us a terror group with the hope to stop our march to freedom but the doubters who already have a predetermined belief will not listen.

    “The husband said he ran away from his home state Adamawa because of terrorists pursuing him and his family members. How are we sure that those pursuing him from his place were not behind to this wicked murder of this pregnant woman and her children? The people pursuing him can come here and kill them to give the impression that Igbos and IPOB killed them. We can’t kill pregnant women and children is an abomination in our land.

    “Those involved in the barbarity of killing the Hausa woman and children in Agulu should wait for the repercussions of the evil they committed against the innocent woman and children. The criminals behind this barbarity should be prepared to pay for their heinous crimes.

    “IPOB has severally called these criminals to allow Hausa citizens to do their legitimate business in our land because Hausa suffer the same fate we are facing in the hands of Fulani terrorists claiming they are herdsmen in Nigeria

    “Fulani people decided to kill the woman and her children and blame it on IPOB so that Hausa people can help them start killing Igbo people living in the North because they know they can’t do it again. The Hausas leaders must not fall for this Fulani gimmick. We assure them that the Hausa community in Biafraland are safe and should continue to live their normal life amongst our people and go about their legitimate businesses.”

  • CHILDREN’S DAY: The society we abuse today will take its revenge on our children tomorrow – Peter Obi

    Recognizing the importance of children and not allowing the present political combat among politicians in Nigeria, the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, while celebrating Children’s Day with Nigerian children on Friday, said “the society we abuse today will take its revenge on our children tomorrow”.

     

    Obi, who resigned his membership in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Twitter, noted that no country survives by recklessness and extravagance.

     

    The former governor, known to be highly disciplined and unyielding to all that is bad, asserted that “unless the present dangerous trend of governmental failure is reversed, the Nigerian child remains disadvantaged,”

     

    Obi urged children across the nation to remain on good behaviour.

     

    “As we celebrate our children today, I also urge that they remain on good behaviour, take their education more seriously and remain law-abiding and valuable to the society. Happy Children’s Day,” Obi said.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Obi gave the reason for his exit from PDP, saying he caught wind of a gang up against him.

     

    May 27 is a national day to celebrate the importance of children; it provides policymakers and families with an opportunity to consider them.

     

    Children’s Day is an international holiday that was first established in Nigeria in 1964.

     

    World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.

     

    “World Children’s Day offers each of us an inspirational entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a better world for children,” United Nations stated.

     

    Adding: “World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.

     

    November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

     

    Since 1990, World Children’s Day also marks the anniversary of the date that the UN General Assembly adopted both the Declaration and the Convention on children’s rights.

     

    Mothers and fathers, teachers, nurses and doctors, government leaders and civil society activists, religious and community elders, corporate moguls and media professionals, as well as young people and children themselves, can play an important part in making World Children’s Day relevant for their societies, communities and nations.

     

     

     

     

     

  • Gunmen kidnap another politician in Anambra, shot only son

    Gunmen kidnap another politician in Anambra, shot only son

    Few hours after the beheading of a lawmaker Hon.Okechukwu Okoye in Anambra State, gunmen have abducted another politician in the same state.

    The abducted man, Uzozie Chukwujekwu, is a special adviser to a former chairman of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

    Local government areas of the state have witnessed incessant attacks in recent times..

    The gunmen reportedly invaded Uzozie Chukwujekwu village in Ukpor, a community in the council area, in the early hours of Saturday.

    This is coming six days after the abduction and beheading of lawmaker in the state, Hon.Okechukwu Okoye.

    TheNewsGuru.con reports that Mr Okoye, who represented Aguata 2 State Constituency, was beheaded with his body dumped on the street of Anambra.

    The latest victim, Mr Chukwujekwu, a farmer, was reportedly abducted from his house.

    In addition, the gunmen who abducted him, shot his son for refusing to open the gate for them when they stormed his house.

    The politician’s son has been taken to a nearby hospital where he is receiving treatment.

    Tochukwu Ikenga the Anambra police spokesman confirmed the unfortunate incident but assures that an operation to rescue the victim from his abductors is in progress.

     

     

  • Anambra House of Assembly expresses shock over murder of Okechukwu Okoye

    Anambra House of Assembly expresses shock over murder of Okechukwu Okoye

    The Anambra State House of Assembly has expressed deep shock over the news of the gruesome murder of one of its member, Mr Okechukwu Okoye, by alleged gunmen.

    Mr Uche Okafor, Speaker of the House, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Emma Madu, on Sunday in Akwa, described the act as heart piercing and unfortunate.

    According to him, Okoye was one of the outspoken and articulate lawmakers, adding that the legislative institution in the state has lost a quality member, in the person of the fallen lawmaker.

    Okafor said the late lawmaker had a great sense of humour and was deeply committed to duty, adding that his demise would be felt in the House for a long time to come.

    He urged Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, not to relent in his efforts toward achieving maximum security of lives and property of residents.

    Okafor further called on all well-meaning citizens to join hands with the governor in the direction of the fight against social ills and all forms of criminality in Anambra.

    The Speaker, on behalf of other state lawmakers, then commiserated with the immediate family of late Okoye, his kinsmen, Gov. Soludo, the entire Isuofia community and Anambra state at large on the death of the politician.

    Okafor enjoined all to take solace in the fact that the short but eventful life of the late Okoye was full of quality service to God and humanity and would remain ever green in the hearts of the people.

    He prayed to God to grant him eternal rest.

    Okoye was a member of the state legislature, who represented Aguata 2 Constituency.

    He was kidnapped on May 15 and his lifeless body was found on May 21, at Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.

  • Soludo announces 10million naira bounty on the capture of the killers of beheaded lawmaker

    Soludo announces 10million naira bounty on the capture of the killers of beheaded lawmaker

    Anambra State Governor , Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has placed a 10 million naira bounty for anyone that has valuable information that can lead to the arrest of the kidnappers and killers of Hon.Okechukwu Okoye.

    The Governor expressed shock and disbelief over the gruesome murder of Hon .Okoye

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Hon.Okechukwu Okoye Aguata II Constituency at the State House of Assembly, representing was abducted last week by unknown gunmen in the state.

    Okoye’s severed head was found on Saturday without his body at Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

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    Gov. Soludo, in a statement signed by his press secretary, Christian Aburime condoling with the kinsmen of Isuofia, said that those responsible for his murder are probably the same criminal gang that attacked him and killed three policemen at Isuofia two years ago.

    He vowed that perpetrators of the act and all criminals in Anambra will be brought to justice.

    His statement read; “Governor Soludo has consequently placed a N10 million reward for anyone or group that will avail valuable information that will lead to the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of this dastardly act. Anambra will soon be hell for these criminals.”

    Soludo assured Ndi Anambra of its cooperation with the security agencies to deal with the criminals and ensure they are brought to justice.

    “Anambra will win against the forces of darkness”, Gov Soludo assured, urging Ndi Anambra to brace up for the all-out war against the criminals.

  • Unknown arsonists raze Idemili LG Secretariat, Magistrate court, Others In Anambra

    Unknown arsonists raze Idemili LG Secretariat, Magistrate court, Others In Anambra

    The Magistrate court and other buildings in the premises where the secretariat of Idemili Local Government Area in Ogidi, Anambra state is situated have been razed by unknown arsonists.

    Eyewitness account said that the incident happened on Sunday night as the hoodlums destroyed files and properties in the secretariat, including the secretariat building.

    While the entire buildings were left in ruins, vehicles parked inside the local government secretariat were also razed.

    The Anambra police command have confirmed the unfortunate incident that happened in the wee hours of Sunday.

    Speaking on the incident, the command’s spokesman DSP Ikenga Tochukwu described the incident as the handiwork of unidentified arsonists in the state.

    “Eyewitnesses who didn’t want their names mentioned said that the hoodlums carried out the dastardly act late Sunday night ”

    DSP Tochukwu mentioned that policemen arrived on the scene as soon as they got the information, saying police operatives were there to restore normalcy.

    In another attack close to the local government secretariat, the office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), was badly torched.

    The main office building and several shuttle buses used by the company for their operations were all destroyed completely.

    Reacting to this DSP tochukwu stated that no life was lost in both attacks, the command’s spokesman regretted that several buildings and vehicles were destroyed

    He explained that it took the intervention of the police to contain the attacks, thus reducing the level of damage that would have occurred.

    Ikenga, however, said the command has deployed a team of operatives in the area for heavy surveillance operation and with a view to restoring normalcy.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Professor Charles Soludo, visited the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is being remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja and days after attacks are being launched on government properties in the state.

    Meanwhile Governor Soludo, who shared pictures of himself and Kanu via his verified social media handle on Saturday night, said the IPOB leader was against the attacks and killings by gunmen in the South East.

    He said that Kanu wished he could address the attacks and killings in the Southeast region.