The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Eberechukwu, the wife of former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano. According to Punch report, Mrs Obiano, who has been under investigation for alleged fraud, is currently in the custody of the commission in Abuja. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said he was not aware of the ...

A legal practitioner, Bartholomew Okafor—Oyilo, has asked an Abuja High Court to set aside the findings of the Nigerian Bar Association which recommended him for disciplinary action based on a legal opinion he rendered as Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor of Anambra State (Legal Matters). The plaintiff in a writ of summon against the ...

Soludo made the promise while addressing inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Aguata. He decried the fact that some inmates had spent years in the correctional centre without trial, promising that his government will look into their cases. “This government will look into cases of inmates to ensure speedy dispensation of justice. “Having ...

Prof. Chukwuma Soludo was sworn-in as the governor of Anambra State on Thursday. The ceremony took place at the Government House, Agu-Awka, with few guests in attendance. Below is the full text of Soludo’s inaugural address: Inaugural Address as Governor of Anambra State, Government House, Agu-Awka, Awka Anambra State: 17th March, 2022 PROTOCOL Umunne m ...

The wife of the Anambra State Governor, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) as well as the Ultimate Businesswomen and Farmers Association of Nigeria have all condemned the inhuman treatment meted on a widow in the state. The unidentified woman, an indigene of Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area had been ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that Uba was never a candidate in the election having emerged from an illegally conducted primary election by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge held ...

The Federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of Charles Soludo as the governor–elect of Anambra state. Awarded a punitive cost of N2M against the two plaintiffs to be paid to Mr Soludo and his deputy, Mr Ibezim, Justice Taiwo Oladipupo Taiwo in his judgment described the suit as frivolous, irritating ...

A former justice of the Court Of Appeal, Chinwe Iyizoba, has commended Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, for rewarding the female voter, Mrs Eunice Onuegbusi, who turned down a bribe of N5,0000 from party agents during the November 6 election in the state. Iyizoba who spoke through a non-governmental organisation, African Women Forum for Good ...

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has begun recruiting lawyers to defend the victory of its candidate, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo from being stolen. Sofa said the move was to defend its mandate from the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba, who has promised to contest the result of the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the declaration of the Anambra governorship election results. This is because there was no election conducted in Ihiara Local Government Area of the State. Returning Officer, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Florence Obi said she would not announce the result of the election until a supplementary ...

A youth group, Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), has said that the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Anambra governorship election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo is being victimized by corrupt judiciary officials.

Though security in the South-east of Nigeria has worsened as a result of constant attacks by hoodlum codenamed ‘Unknown Gunmen’ on security officials and their facilities, there is a new twist in the insecurity plaguing Anambra state. The attacks on security facilities and security agents have practically caused a breakdown in conventional policing, with policemen ...