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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Chris Njoku |Nwanosike Onu |Ogochukwu Anioke |Sunny Nwankwo
Imo’s Orsu LG communities deserted as insecurity lingers Many communities in the Southeast are bedevilled with one form of insecurity or the other, a situation which has made many abandon their homes, in this report, CHRIS NJOKU, OWERRI; NWANOSIKE ONU, AWKA; OGO ANIOKE, ABAKALIKI; SUNNY NWANKWO, UMUAHIA, examine the plight of residents, and attempts to arrest the situation.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu |Alao Abiodun
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, is set to visit Anambra today (Saturday) to commission the party’s state secretariat, secured by leading governorship aspirant, Sir Paul Chukwuma. Another top contender for the APC ticket, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has fully equipped the secretariat with millions of naira and fulfilled his ₦20 million pledge to the party.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu |Alao Abiodun
National Assembly members of the Labour Party (LP) have raised the alarm over the status of abducted Anambra Assembly member, Hon Justice Azuka, a month afterThe lawmaker, representing Onitsha North 1, in the Assembly, was abducted on December 24, 2024 by gunmen, on his way to spend the Christmas with familySince then, the lawmaker has not been found.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu
Four suspects nabbed, fear grips residentsKidnapped person rescuedThe crisis rocking the traditional stool of Ojoto community, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State has taken a new dimension as gunmen invaded the area to abduct some prominent persons.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu |Alao Abiodun
The retired Archbishop of the Anglican Communion in Anambra State, Most Rev. Godwin Okpala, has described his 27-day captivity in a kidnappers’ den as a harrowing experience, likening it to “seeing hell.”The cleric was abducted alongside his driver on December 6, 2024, and regained freedom on January 3, 2025. Speaking at his residence in Nnewi on Thursday during a visit by former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, Okpala recounted his ordeal.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu
Five suspected secessionists have been killed in Anambra State and their camp burnt by the Joint Security Forces (JSF). It’s part of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s planned “Operation Udo Ga Achi” to eliminate criminals. The incident happened at Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area on Tuesday.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu
Five suspected members of a secessionist group were killed and their camp set ablaze by the Joint Security Forces (JSF) in Anambra State on Tuesday. The operation is part of Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s “Operation Udo Ga Achi,” aimed at eliminating criminal elements in the state. The operation, which took place in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area, involved a combined team of police, military, and other security agencies.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu
Two Reverend Sisters, Vincentia Maria Nwankwo and Grace Mariette Okoli, who were kidnapped in Anambra State about a week ago, have regained their freedom. Also freed was an unnamed judge abducted on Saturday while entering his house. The judge was released on Sunday. A source told The Nation on Monday that the swift resolution was linked to the state’s newly introduced “Operation Udo Ga Achi” initiative, championed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has appealed to the Federal government to shelve the idea of abolishing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund. The Owerri Zone of the union, comprising five universities in Anambra, Abia and Imo states, said scrapping TETFund will give private universities the room to thrive more than public universities.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has appealed to the Igbo youths to stop the incessant killings and kidnappings in the region and embrace peace. He spoke in Achina, Aguata local government area of the state as the traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Nnaemeka Obiora, honoured President Bola Tinubu’s ally Chief Modestus Umenzekwe with a chieftaincy title, among 17 others.
