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  Lawmaker Gives Away Fuel To 500 Tricycle Riders As Birthday Gift. BY NKIRU NWAGBO Member representing Awka South 1 constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Nigeria Henry Mbachu on Thursday marked his birthday by co-sponsoring free fuel to over 500 vehicles and individuals.  Mbachu who was joined by member, House of Representatives for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Prof. Lilian Oby Orogbu said the gesture was aimed at easing economic hardship among his constituents. He said the gesture which started at Epo Filling Station, Awka, would extend to other strategic stations.  Hurricane News gathered that the benevolence was not the first time the lawmaker had shown his love and care for his constituents.  He recently distributed millions of naira to support over 500 petty traders in the markets within Awka South 1 Constituency. Responding, some of the beneficiaries expressed joy and gratitude, praising Hon. Mbachu and praying for God’s bless...

   Two Policemen Confirmed Killed As Uba, Ozigbo Allegedly Escape Gunmen Attack In Anambra. Nkiru Nwagbo The duo of gubernatorial candidate of the People's Democratic Party now stalwart of the Labour Party Mr Valentine Ozigbo and Self styled godfather Chief Chris Uba were alleged to have escaped the barrels of the unknown gunmen in Anambra state last yesterday. The incident which occured at Uga junction in Aguata local government area of Anambra state led to the killing of two policemen who were in a convoy of vehicles suspected to belong to Chris Uba. The two police personnel had gone to clear the traffic jam at the junction when they ran into the gunmen who allegedly opened fire on them and in a prolonged exchange of fire they lost their lives. According to an eye witness Chris Uba escaped on harmed because he was in a bullet proof vehicle while the rest his convoy was shattered with bullets. Mr Valentine Ozigbo however was lucky as the gunmen had overtaken his convoy while ...

  Police Launch Manhunt For Gunmen Who Killed Two Police Officers In Anambra. BY NKIRU NWAGBO. The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have swung into action and launched intensive manhunt for the armed men responsible for attacking Uga community in Aguata Local Government Area of the State. Recall that gunmen suspected to have infiltrated into Anambra from a neighbouring state, stormed the popular Uga Roundabout at about 6:30pm on Thursday, in disguise as military personnel, and opened fire on policemen from Enugu State Police Command who escorted a convoy to Anambra, killing two of the officers. It was gathered that the armed men, who also injured a mentally-challenged man during the attack, eventually abandoned one of their vehicles and fled the scene shortly after the remaining officers engaged them in a shootout. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the State’s Police Commissioner, CP Ad...

  Police Launch Manhunt For Gunmen Who Killed Two Police Officer In Anambra.  By NKIRU NWAGBO. The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have swung into action and launched intensive manhunt for the armed men responsible for attacking Uga community in Aguata Local Government Area of the State. Recall that gunmen suspected to have infiltrated into Anambra from a neighbouring state, stormed the popular Uga Roundabout at about 6:30pm on Thursday, in disguise as military personnel, and opened fire on policemen from Enugu State Police Command who escorted a convoy to Anambra, killing two of the officers. It was gathered that the armed men, who also injured a mentally-challenged man during the attack, eventually abandoned one of their vehicles and fled the scene shortly after the remaining officers engaged them in a shootout. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the State’s Police Commissioner, ...

  Ezeife's demise is a colossal loss to the State, Anambra Speaker says. NKIRU NWAGBO. The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly,Rt.Hon.Somtochukwu Udeze has described the death of former Governor of Anambra State,Dr.Chukwuemeka Ezeife as a big loss to Anambra State and Nigeria at large. In his Condolence Message to the Ezeife family of Igboukwu in Aguata Local Government Area on behalf of the State Legislature,Rt.Hon.Udeze noted the late Dr.Ezeife lived a fulfilled life as an accomplished politician, distinguished public servant and revered community leader with the title of "Okwadike Igboukwu". The Speaker who attributed the present state of development in Anambra State to the solid progressive foundation laid by the late former Governor Ezeife as the first Executive Governor of Anambra State after the state's creation in 1991, extolled his vision for a better Anambra State. He maintained that the late Dr.Ezeife used his wealth of experience as a renowned Harva...

  Anambra Women/ CP Adeoye Dismiss Naked Protest By Women . Say Not Nature Of Anambra Woman. By Uche Eze The last week protest in Anambra State where some women walked naked along the streets of Awka Capital have received the bashing of Anambra women and the state Commissioner of Police Mr Aderemi Adeoye. The women under the umbrella of Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association of Nigeria UBWFAN led by Hon Nkiru Nwagbo during a courtesy visit to the office of the state Police Commissioner contended that the action is not in the nature and character of Anambra women. According to Nwagbo; " Going by our painstaking investigation it has been discovered that those women are not from Anambra state but some prostitutes recruited from outside the state and paid to go on a protest" "We want to use this opportunity to state that Anambra women are well trained, a highly cultured and well mannered to reduce themselves to this act of lunacy" she said. Nwagbo also advised ...

  Ex-Governor Mbadinuju’s Burial: Anambra Shows Leadership By C. Don Adinuba In his famous study of leadership, Jim Collins, regarded as one of the most engaging leadership scholars across the globe, states in his book entitled Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t, that there are otherwise excellent leaders who have the weakness of not wanting their successors to do very well. They relish being described as indispensable, even after they have left office. You can never hear them say anything positive about their predecessors or successors. But the best and most effective leaders, according to Collins, are those who acknowledge the contributions of others and are professionally competent as well as humble. “I am a giant because I am standing on the shoulders of other persons”, Nelson Mandela, a global hero, used to declare, as documented by his biographer, Martin Meredith, the resourceful historian, and journalist. The Anambra State government and people ...

  MBADINUJU "S DAYS OF LONG KNIVES .  BY NKIRU NWAGBO The month of November this year would go into the history books as the month Anambra for the first time buried an ex- governor of the state. NKIRU NWAGBO who was there from his inauguration till his demise reports on the crucibles of his four year tenure . The banks of Otuocha River was polluted with blood of Omabala children and parents while the bomb blasts  reduced high rise buildings to dust along Awkuzu - Aguleri road to the main market. Human lives were treated with contempt as the Umuleri- Aguleri- Umu Oba Anam  war raged over the ownership of some potions of land bordering the two communities in Anambra East local government area. It had started in 1998 to 1999 and there seemed to be no end to the communal clash until he became the Governor of Anambra state. His first action  was to end the war and he stormed the area interfacing with the natives, Tin gods and principalities that had held the communit...

Anambra CP condemns jungle justice, Two perpetrators to be charged for Murder NKIRU NWAGBO Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye has warned that the State Police Command will not condone the reckless resort to jungle justice by anyone or group in the State.  In a statement signed by Public Relations Officer Ikenga Tochukwu DSP, stated that two of such perpetrators had already been arrested . While describing any mob that lynches Crime Suspects as beasts, he said that such group who resort to Jungle justice are worse than the suspects they lynch.  According to the Commissioner "Someone steals a phone and a mob kills him. The sentence for stealing a phone is 3 years imprisonment. Those who lynch commits murder which carries the death penalty as the Courts have not delegated anyone outside the Judiciary to try, convict and execute suspects". The Commissioner advised all aggrieved persons to take their cases to the Police and if they don't get justice to contac...

  Umunze is not headquarters of ESN Anambra Police says. NKIRU NWAGBO. AWKA. Anambra State Police Command has described as mischievous a story that Umunze, the headquarters of Orumba South Local Council is the Headquarters of Eastern Security Network (ESN). The spokesman in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) stated this in a statement to debunk claims of a kidnapped victim that members of ESN  have unfettered freedom in Umunze. Ikenga wrote: “The attention of the Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a story making the rounds on social media claiming that Umunze in Orumba South LGA is the Headquarters of ESN and that the Police regard the town as a “No-Go-Area. "While sympathizing with the kidnap victim who was allegedly held for four days in the area, it is important to let the public know that the claims attributed to the man are false and baseless”. Ikenga recalled that the Police-led “Forward Operating Base” in Aguata just last mon...

  Soludo, Obi, Iweka, Others Expected at 2023 Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture By NKIRU NWAGBO. It will be a gathering of writers, intellectuals, literary activists, book lovers and top political figures in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State on Thursday, as young writers in Anambra State set to host the 2023 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture.  The Coordinator, Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Anambra State Chapter), Izunna Okafor, made this known in Awka while giving update on the association's preparedness for the 2023 edition of the event. According to him, Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, initiated in 2016 and currently in its 8th edition, is a literary event the association annually hosts in honour of Nigerian literary icon, Late Prof. Chinua Achebe, in celebration of his life, works and legacies. He added that this year's event will (as usual) hold on Achebe's birthday, November 16, 2023, at the Anambra State ...

  COMMENTARY BY  MR EMMA MADU Former Press Secretary to the former Governor/Deputy Governor to Former Anambra Governor, Deputy Governor, Dame Virgy Etiaba  as she clocks 81.  Today November, 11 2023 marks the eighty-first birthday of the former Governor and Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dame Virgy Ngozika Etiaba whose participation in politics could be described as both historical and glorious being the first female governor in Nigeria. Born on 11th November 1942 at Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area and married to late Barr. Benneth Etiaba, Dame Virgy Etiaba (CON) had her Primary and Secondary School Education in Kano State followed by her Teacher Training Education in Gombe State. Her Educational qualifications include; National Certificate of Education from the Abraka College of Education Delta State, Bachelors Degree in Education from the University of Nigeria Nsukka as well as a certificate in Information Technology from Goldsmith College, University...

  Odera and His Uncommon Spirituality By Ody Chukwube  Odera's instructions were swift, dangerous and mind blowing that mid afternoon. "CPS (Chief Press Secretary), come along with me to the forests of Umuleri, Aguleri and Umuoba Anam , I want to---. "No, Sir" I interjected, as both cold and hot sweat struggled for space on my pitiful face, devastated by a mission which was, in my thinking, an obvious attempt at self- destruction. "But, Sir, this is extremely dangerous. Let us reach out to the security people for advice", I insisted.  Quoting Psalm 46:10, "be still, and know that I am God", Odera yelled at me even as he flipped through his Bible. "This is a trip we must undertake. The Commissioner of Police, the Director of SSS and the Army Commander at Onitsha, have warned against going to the forest, but they are not God".  I made another futile attempt to convince him, but he became furious and with a tone of finality, he declared ...

  LEADING BY EXAMPLE: SOLUDO’S DAD DIED IN ANAMBRA HOSPITAL NKIRU NWAGBO In a world inundated with political rhetoric and grandiose promises, it is rare to find a leader who not only talks the talk but also walks the walk.  Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, stands as an exemplar of hope, demonstrating through his actions that true leadership begins with leading by example.  His recent decision to admit and treat his late father at the Anambra State Teaching Hospital, known as Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, instead of seeking medical care abroad, speaks volumes about his genuine commitment to transforming the healthcare landscape in the State.  For far too long, Nigeria’s elite have made a habit of seeking medical treatment in foreign lands, leaving behind a trail of distrust in the country’s healthcare system.  This practice, though seemingly justified by concerns over quality and accessibility, inadvert...

  Soludo mourns 3 students killed by lightening during football match NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA 7/11/2023 Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has expressed grief over the death of three student who were said to have been struck by lightening while playing football over the weekend. The students who were said to be of Tansi International College, Okpuno in Awka South local government area of the state, were holding their football training in readiness for a friendly match with another school when they were struck by lightening during rainfall. Soludo who spoke through his Press Secretary Mr Christian Aburime said " The Governor extends his deepest condolences to the Tansi International College community, their grieving students, as well as the bereaved families who have lost their beloved three children. The death was caused by the devastating effects of electrostatic discharge from lightening that unfolded on the school grounds in Anambra State. “Governor Soludo acknowledges the...