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5 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Okungbowa Aiwerie |Nwanosike Onu |Alao Abiodun
Fresh facts have emerged on how gunmen at the weekend, abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa Capital. Eyewitnesses said he was kidnapped in front of popular eatery along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway at about 7pm after a struggle. It was learnt the Judge was in company of his two daughters to buy bread from the eatery before the attack. The Nation gathered that he usually drives around town without designated security while off duty.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu |Alao Abiodun
Former Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Oseloka Obaze, has resigned from the Labour Party (LP), citing unresolved leadership issues at the national level. Obaze, who also served as Peter Obi’s campaign manager, expressed concerns over the party’s handling of internal affairs and protested the conduct of the April 5, 2025, governorship primary in the state, describing it as fraught with irregularities.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nwanosike Onu |Vincent Ikuomola Abuja |Gbenga Omokhunu |Sanni Onogu |Alao Abiodun
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Yusuf Tuggar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi; Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN); Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, have mourned the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis.
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
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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Feb 7, 2025 | 
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.
