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  A Reflection on Geometric Power’s Laudation of Abia Government By C. Don Adinuba   Geometric Power’s laudation last week of the Abia State government for its efforts to ensure reliable power supply in its utility’s coverage area brings to the fore a critical element in Nigeria’s economic development, public-private partnership (PPP) which has become regrettably a desideratum. While the PPP is officially a development strategy adopted by every government in the country, the reality tells a different story.   With the publication in 2014 of the book entitled Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy, Francis Fukuyama, one of the leading global thinkers, shocked the world by revealing that a Nigerian state governor compelled a soya milk-producing company owned by a German named Robert and his Nigerian wife to shut down for refusing to offer huge bribes to him. Ironically, it was the couple that brought the governo...

  How I Arrested Akwa Okuko And Stopped Austin  Ndigwe Says AIG Orutugu (  rtd )  By Nkiru Nwagbo  Former Anambra Police Commissioner and retired Assistant Inspector General of Police Ikioye Orutugu on Sunday narrated how he was able to apprehend popular Native Doctor Chigozie Nwangwu aka Akwa Okuko Tiwala Aku and checkmated Ozo Austin Ndigwe who was as it were parading himself as the Monarch of Awka Kingdom. Recall that Nwangwu aka Akwa Okuko Tiwala Aku was recently released by Governor Charles Soludo from the Awka Correction Center after serving his jail term and Ozo Austin Ndigwe has hands off his claim to the thrown of Awka Kingdom which had unsettled the area in the past . Orutugu who narrated this at his Thanksgiving Service at the St Peter's Anglican Church Amawbia in Awka South local government area of Anambra state. He recalled that when he was posted to serve as CP Anambra state he saw it as a great challenge in view of the negative reports about the s...

  Akwaokuko Released As Soludo Visits Amawbia Correction Center  By Nkiru Nwagbo Awka . Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state displayed magnanimity at Amawbia Correction Center when he granted the release of popular Native Doctor Mr Chigozie Nwangwu aka Akwaokuko who has been serving six months jail term . Awka Okuko had pleaded guilty of the charges of misleading the general public with his phantom traditional miracles of making people wealthy under false pretences . He had spent over a year at the facility of the Agunechemba Security Squad before his conviction which reduced his sentence. Last three months he had made an application for his release though his term has not been completed and at exactly 5.32 pm Thursday, Governor Charles Soludo visited the Correction Center and signed his release. Speaking shortly after the release the Special Adviser to Soludo on Youth Dr Omenugha thanked the Governor for his gesture adding that it is a manifestation of his determination t...

  South East APC Rejects Wike's Rainbow Coalition Says It's Chameleonic  Nkiru Nwagbo Awka . South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has thrown it's weight behind the party's Progressive Governors Forum against the Rainbow Coalition proposed by the Minister for Federal Capital Territory Chief Nyesom Wike . The party dismissed the coalition describing it as highly chameleonic insisting that the proposal would adversely affect the re-election of it's Presidential candidate Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. In a resolution signed by the National Vice Chairman APC South East Dr Ijeoma Arodiobu  and the Chairmen of the five states led by Anambra Chairman Sen Emma Anosike, the party wondered why Wike chose to meddle with the affairs of the party in reelecting its candidate insisting that the Progressive Governors Forum are a crop  of Governors duely elected by their people and have been performing since being in office. "The Leadership ...

Anambra APC Sidelined Over Visit Of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Says Chairman Anosike  NKIRU NWAGBO  The  visit of the First Lady Sen  Oluremi Tinubu to Anambra is currently causing ripples following the protest by the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC Sen Emma Anosike that the party was never informed about the visit of the First Lady. According to Anosike, the party in Anambra state was never informed about the proposed visit and that the party is taken aback upon hearing that wife of the party's Leader and Presidential candidate President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is visiting the state without recourse to the state Chapter of the party. "It is indeed strange that the First Lady of our Presidential candidate is visiting Anambra state without recourse to the party in the state"  "The party wishes to state categorically that we are not part of the arrangements for the reception of our First Lady Sen Oluremi Tinubu because the party was never put in the picture...

  Soludo Carpets Critics Of Anambra Road Projects   NKIRU NWAGBO AWKA  Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has dismissed reports that massive road constructions undertaken by his administration are substandard hence being washed away by flooding. Recall in the past three weeks now there has been sustained rain fall in most parts of the state , a development that has led to the eating up of some parts of the road infrastructure in the state. According to Soludo who spoke through his Commissioner for Works and infrastructure Arch Okey Ezeobi, the flooding had earlier been predicted by the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet ) adding that incidents of flooding this year is a global issues and has nothing to do with the quality of roads constructed by his administration. He contended that since Soludo commenced the massive road constructions last four years there have been rains and the roads never collapsed noting that the 2026 rains is not the first since the Governor ...

  Anambra new CP charges Officers on proactive community oriented policing NKIRU NWAGBO,AWKA The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama has emphasised the need for proactive, intelligence-led, and community-oriented policing, among the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and other sectional heads of the Command The new commissioner of Anambra state who gave this hint during a maiden security meeting with Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and other sectional heads of the Command urged all commanders to take full responsibility of security within their respective jurisdictions. According to CP Nnanna the meeting was part of efforts to strengthen operational effectiveness and enhance public safety across the State . He said the meeting also  provided an opportunity for the him to set clear operational expectations for commanders and heads of sections . while urging all commanders to take full responsibility of security...

  Anambra  CP Orutugu Is Decorated As AIG    By Nkiru Nwagbo Awka . Anambra state Police Commissioner Ikioye Orutugu was decorated this Tuesday  as Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG  Recall that AIG Orutugu was among the Senior Police Officers that sat for the promotional examination which accounts for his being shortlisted among those promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. Also decorated was the immediate past Police Commissioner in Anambra state AIG Nnaghe Obono Itam who handed over to Orutugu as Police Commissioner. According to the statement by the Police Public Relations (officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga ; "The Anambra State Police Command is pleased to announce and celebrate the decoration of its substantive Commissioner of Police, AIG Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). Also decorated is the immediate past Commissioner of Police, AIG Nnaghe Obono Itam, psc (+), PhD, wh...

RULAAC Demands Independent Probe into Disappearance of Anambra Vigilante Operative, . Ekenne Valentine; Says Nearly Two Years Without Answers Is an Indictment of Accountability*  The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called for an urgent, independent and transparent investigation into the disappearance of Mr. Ekenne Valentine, a member of the Anambra State Vigilante Group (AVG), who reportedly disappeared during an official security operation in August 2024. RULAAC described the continued uncertainty surrounding his fate nearly two years after his disappearance as "deeply disturbing" and symptomatic of the weak accountability mechanisms governing security operations involving state-supported security outfits. The organisation expressed concern that despite repeated complaints by Ekenne Valentine's father, Chief Benjamin Nwosuagwu, to the leadership of the Anambra State Vigilante Group, the Anambra State Police Command and the National Human Right...

  2027; Orogbu 4 Years Of Impactful Representation . By Nkiru Nwagbo. As Nigeria goes into the 2027 general elections, all political parties and their candidates are pulling all stops in a bid towards launching a come back to their respective elective positions . In Awka North and South Federal Constituency, it has been a tale of accomplishment under the watch of the member representing the area Prof Hon Liliana Orogbu. Coming from the academia , Orogbu appears to have been well tutored on the needs and challenges of the two Council Areas that she was heading to represent and against this backdrop she hit the ground running. Orogbu took the issue of Community infrastructure as her first tine  charge through the  construction of Isiagu Police station, construction of Ogechuckwu street Awka, Ezinkwa - Mgbakwu road in Awka North local government area, Holy Family access road Amansea also in Awka North Council Area . In a bid towards lighting up the rural areas,  Orogbu ...

  *Annoying, Nigerian AI Researcher and Digital Transformation Strategist Appointed Visiting Lecturer at Olivia University, Burundi* Bujumbura, Burundi- Nigerian AI-in-Business researcher, digital transformation strategist, and education advocate, Ifeanyi ANIAGOH, has been officially appointed as a Visiting Lecturer at Olivia University, Bujumbura, Burundi, under the institution’s Faculty of Computing and Sciences. The appointment reflects growing recognition of Aniagoh’s contributions to artificial intelligence, digital transformation, research innovation, and human-centred technology systems across Africa and beyond. After acquiring Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Nigeria, and completing his Postgraduate Programmes in Information Technology at the National Open University of Nigeria, Aniagoh is currently pursuing a Master of Research (MRes) in Artificial Intelligence in Business at the University of Hertfordshire Business School, United Kingdom. His research focuse...

  Odua, Nwankwo, Obidigwe  Others Make APGA list Of  Nominated Candidates For Assembly And NASS  The trio of Sen  Stella Odua, Chief Dozie Nwankwo, Chief Chinedu Obidigwe among others emerged winners of the All Progressives Grand Alliance( APGA) primary elections in Anambra state. Odua emerged  as Senatorial candidate for Anambra North District, Dozie Nwankwo was nominated as candidate for Anambra Central District while Chinedu Obidigwe won the nomination for Anambra East and West Federal Constituency  Similarly Chief Emma Nwachukwu, Chief Paschal Agbodike, Mrs Mourine Gwacham were returned by the party members for the second term as candidates of the party for Anambra South District , Oyi -Ayamelum  as well as Ihiala Federal Constituencies. In a joint press briefing of the National Assembly  and State Assembly Committees Mr  Agunzi Victor (SAN) ,  described the exercise as transparent, peaceful and seemless adding that both the win...

  APGA Nominates Sen Stella Odua As Candidate For Anambra North Senatorial District. Former Minister for Aviation Senator Stella Odua has emerged as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Anambra North District. This is coming as the Special Adviser to Governor Charles Soludo Dr Alex Obiogbolu who is one of the aspirant in the said election respected the supremacy of the party and urged his supporters to remain loyal to the party despite the outcome of the process. National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Mazi Ejimofor Opara who had warned against believing in results issued through Social Media confirming the emergence of Sen Odua. "The election was conducted peacefully across all 99 wards in Anambra North Senatorial District, and results were announced at the ward level. While concerns have been raised about some ward outcomes, no results were changed, altered, or swapped at any stage. All results remain as su...

Anambra APC Records Massive Turnout At Presidential Primary Election Members of the All Progressives Congress APC in Anambra state turned out massively last Saturday to cast there votes for President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the Presidential primary election in the area . At the respective seven local government areas of Anambra Central North and South Senatorial Districts party members had arrived at their respective wards in readiness for the election and at exactly 7.23 am the officials for the conduct of the exercise arrived and voting commenced at 9.47 am . Though in some areas voting started by 11 am due to the number of registered members of the party who waited patiently to que up during the election. Speaking shortly after the primary election the Chairman of the party Sen Emma Anosike who was on a tour of the state to monitor the exercise, he expressed satisfaction at  the turnout and the peaceful process noting that it was a show of that  burning desire of party members...

  APGA Aguata Primaries in Crisis: Outrage as "Afamation" Supporters Face Disenfranchisement in Achina Ward 2, Coercion Reported in Oraeri, Isuofia, etc ​Outrage and confusion marred the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primary elections in Aguata Federal Constituency, as hundreds of supporters of the "Afamation" campaign organization—supporting the aspiration of Afam Ezenwafor—were allegedly disenfranchised during the Option A4 voting process.  Despite standing in the scorching sun for over two hours to queue for their preferred aspirant, voters in Achina Ward 2 and several other affected locations watched in disbelief as their numbers were completely ignored by electoral officials.  Reports from the ground indicate a total collapse of the electoral process across these centers, with voters now demanding an immediate and thorough review of the collation exercise. ​According to eyewitnesses and frustrated party members, the Option A4 system—which requires vote...

  Thugs Unleash Terror on APGA Primaries, Voters Flogged Out. Shock, horror, and absolute mayhem have engulfed the All Professions Grand Alliance (APGA) House of Representatives primaries in Aguata, as the democratic process descended into a theater of violence.  In what eyewitnesses are calling a brazen and barbaric assault on the rule of law, political thugs allegedly loyal to opposition camps have launched coordinated attacks across multiple communities, ruthlessly targeting and flogging supporters of frontrunner Hon. Afam Ezenwafor. Reports filtering in from the ground paint a grim picture of panic, with accreditation halls in Umuchu, Achina, Akpo, and Nkpologwu being transformed into zones of terror.  Thugs armed with heavy canes reportedly stormed the venues, wielding them mercilessly to systematically hunt down, beat, and chase Hon. Ezenwafor’s supporters out of the voting queues, leaving many injured and terrified. This shocking display of lawlessness has triggere...

  *Name-Dropping and the Aguata Federal Constituency House of Representatives Race * As the countdown to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primaries gathers momentum, the political landscape in Aguata Federal Constituency is becoming clearer—and, in some respects, more revealing. A noticeable trend by one of the aspirants is the increasing resort to “name-dropping,” particularly claims of closeness to, or endorsement by, the party’s national leadership. While access to party leaders may be a natural by-product of holding public office, it should not be misconstrued as a substitute for _anointing, blessing or endorsing_ an aspirant . The incumbent member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Engr. Dominic Okafor, by virtue of his office, maintains official channels of engagement with the Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, OFR (Oluatuegwu), and the party’s national leadership, including the National Chairman, Barr. Sly Okenwa. Similarly, Hon. Chibueze Ofobuike, as ...

  * Name-Dropping and the Aguata Federal Constituency House of Representatives Race * As the countdown to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primaries gathers momentum, the political landscape in Aguata Federal Constituency is becoming clearer—and, in some respects, more revealing. A noticeable trend by one of the aspirants is the increasing resort to “name-dropping,” particularly claims of closeness to, or endorsement by, the party’s national leadership. While access to party leaders may be a natural by-product of holding public office, it should not be misconstrued as a substitute for _anointing, blessing or endorsing_ an aspirant . The incumbent member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Engr. Dominic Okafor, by virtue of his office, maintains official channels of engagement with the Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, OFR (Oluatuegwu), and the party’s national leadership, including the National Chairman, Barr. Sly Okenwa. Similarly, Hon. Chibueze Ofobuike, as...

  * Unveiling the veiled: How Inordinate Ambition Cost Aguata South the Chairmanship of Aguata Local Government* Aguata Local Government Area has long enjoyed its own fair share of peace and tranquility in the selection of its Chairman. This harmony has been anchored on an unwritten gentleman's agreement between Aguata North and Aguata South. The arrangement is simple: One zone occupies the Chairmanship position for eight years, after which it rotates to the other zone for the same duration. In the build-up to the 2027 general elections, this longstanding tradition of fairness that characterised the practice has been subtly and tactically subverted. This disruption is widely attributed to the maverick manoeuvrings of Chibueze Ofobuike (the incumbent Chairman of the Local Government Area), actions which ultimately cost Aguata South the opportunity to complete its eight-year tenure as Local Government Chairman. His Excellency, Mr. Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, OFR (Ol...