Breaking News: Gunmen Attack Another Community In Anambra Killing One Security Agent
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On the 4th of January 2023 it occurred. Precisely at minutes after 1am in the morning, the agents of violence struck at Ndikokwu village in Uli community located in the southern district of Anambra State.

According to information gathered from the community, the unknown gunmen arrived in cars and motorcycles with assorted arms and ammunitions. They numbered over 25 and the attack was quick and rehearsed.

Breaking News: Another Assassination In Anambra, Two Dead
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At minutes after noon in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, at a popular intersection near the UNIZIK back gate. A supposed Keke rider was assassinated by 2 boys owho rode n a motorcycle along with another who was also shot dead.

See video

Breaking News: Buhari Signs 2023 Budget, Says Provisions Made For 2023 Elections, Transition Program
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”The amended fiscal framework for 2023 as approved by the National Assembly shows additional revenues of N765.79 billion, and an unfunded deficit of N553.46 billion.

”It is clear that the National Assembly and the executive need to capture some of the proposed additional revenue sources in the fiscal framework. This must be rectified.

”I have also noted that the National Assembly introduced new projects into the 2023 budget proposal for which it has appropriated N770.72 billion. The National Assembly also increased the provisions made by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) by N58.55 billion.”

Breaking News: Unknown Gunmen Assassinates Another Town Union Boss, Obosi PG
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247ureports.com gathered from stakeholders within the community that the assassinated Obosi PG was recently engaged in a series of meetings with community stakeholders concerning the recent spate of insecurity. It was understood that he was determined to address the security head on. According to the information obtained, he was in the process of implementing measures to drastically reduce the activities of unknown gunmen.

Angry Buhari Attacks Obasanjo For Endorsing Peter Obi Calls Him “Morally Squalid”
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Obasanjo had cautioned the youths of Nigeria in his 6-page letter to be minded of the physical and mental health of the presidential candidate they decide to vote for. The president implied that Nigeria does not need a President that will not be sufficiently active to meet up with the problems bedeviling Nigeria presently. He told the youths that they needed a president who can speak directly to Nigerians, and not merely through press statements and media aides.
This, as a result, angered the Presidency.

Reacting, the presidency issued a strongly worded press statement signed by Garba Shehu, a media assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari. [Prior to joining the Buhari administration, Garba Shehu worked for Abubakar Atiku and still maintains a healthy relationship with the PDP presidential candidate]

The Buhari spokesman – who was speaking for President Buhari in official capacity referred to Obasanjo as Jealous, vengeful and corrupt.

See the press statement below

Unknown Gunmen Kill 4 In Anambra, Commando Style
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Unidentified gunmen arrive the compound with a white tinted Toyota Corolla and shot four (4) people who were seated inside the compound.



The four victims were identitied as

– Onyiebo Okoye – aka Onwa

– Kenechukwu Okeke – PDP chairman in the area)

– Jude Ebenezer

– Obinna Maduka

Available information indicates the victims have been conveyed to Amaku mortuary by their families after reporting to the Police who came to inspect the incident scene.

Breaking News: Obasanjo Endorses Peter Obi In A New Year Letter To The Nation [Letter Enclosed]
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The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has written the nation a New Year letter addressed particularly to the youths of Nigeria calling on compatriots and friends to set aside the past and the sediments inherited from our parents and vote with Nigeria in mind.

In a 6-page letter, the former President called on the youths to stand up and be counted that the game of politics is a game numbers. And that youths of Nigeria have the numbers to determine who will be elected the next president of Nigeria.

More Troubles As Bauchi Youths Boo APC Guber Candidate, Sadiq Abubakar
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At the Muda Lawal Market, the biggest market in Bauchi State – where a fire incident was recorded on Saturday December 31, 2022 and casualties were recorded – the APC gubernatorial candidate and his campaign team opted to visit the market site. Upon arrival, the crowd consisting largely of those affected by the fire incident took to the top of their voices to sound their rejection of the arrival of the APC gubernatorial candidate. Motions of displeasure and chants of Bamayi, Bamayi rented the air.

Happy New Year From 247
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We at 247ureports.com collectively wish our readers a happy and prosperous new year. May the new year bring good tidings of joy and answered prayers. May the troubles bedeviling the country Nigeria find its solution easily without much rancour.

“Bring Back Our Daughters Before You Leave Office” – Chibok Parents To Buhari
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The letter urged the President to recall and redeem the pledge he made to the Chibok community on May 29, 2015, where he said “but we cannot claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by insurgents, this government will do all it can to rescue them alive.” They also point to another pledge made four [4] years into President Buhari’s administration on April 14th, 2019 which marked 5 years after the abduction, where he said, “We will not rest until all the remaining girls are back and reunited with their families. I made this promise when I became president, and I will keep it.”

33 years anniversary of Tinubu opening his drug account in Chicago, Illinois USA
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“In a country where the Law Enforcement Agents guard and protect Criminals, the direct message and implication is that Citizens should become Criminals so they can enjoy the same protection. The bigger your crime, the more security personnel attached to you. Correctional centres in my country are for small criminals or even innocent citizens while the big criminals are rewarded with powers and political positions. Ours is sincerely a sad and sorry story any day, anytime”.

The President of Nigeria by the virtue of section 130(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) is the No.1 citizen of Nigeria and the image of the nation. This being the case, the holder or occupier of such office/position must be a person of proven integrity, rectitude, nobility and above all, a trustworthy person whom Nigerians and international community can trust and respect.

Middle-aged man murdered, dumped in Anambra bush
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A masculine voiceover that accompanies the video explained that the fair-complexioned young man was shot on the head, on the chest and on the belly, after which his murderers abandoned his corpse there in the bush and fled.

The voiceover also alleges that the deceased has no means of identification on him, as he was puting only boxers. It further explains that the corpse lies before the bridge along the Umuawulu—Isiagu Road, while also calling on those who know the victim to trace him to the place and evacuate the corpse before it decomposes.

Police arrest ASP for allegedly shooting Lagos female lawyer to death
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Police in Lagos State have arrested an Assistance Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to Ajah Division for allegedly killing a female lawyer on Christmas Day.

Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest on Monday.

He stated two other police officers who were with the ASP were also arrested for interrogation.

Season’s greetings from 247
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May the almighty Lord bring you and your family joy and happiness this festive season. May the good tiding’s associated with this season of yuletide be made manifest in your lives, homes and families, And may love, peace and unity abound in your hearts Amen.

As the world experience turbulence and war, may the good tidings of our hearts and the good spirits of our deeds guide us through these uncertain times. May the forces of good conquer and overcome the forces of evil.

Attack on Ugochinyere; PDP calls on FG to place Gov Uzodinma on Terror watch list
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has publicly reacted to the attack on its candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency Barr Ikenga Ugochinyere. In a press statement signed by it’s publicity secretary Collins Opurozor the said bloodthirsty elements working for the Supreme Court-Imposed Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma are responsible for the attack.
Below is the threats on tape:

Anambra Dep. Gov. quarrels military for causing unnecessary hold-ups
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The Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, over the weekend, quarreled some military officers stationed at the Amansea axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway for causing unnecessary hold-ups and untold hardships to travelers and other road users with their roadblocks.

The Deputy Governor who toured the various roads and junctions within the Awka metropolis and beyond, was visibly angry with the officers at Amansea post for always holding up a long queue of vehicles at the checkpoint while slowly extorting, exchanging pleasantries or interacting with the first driver on the queue, in the name of stop and search.

CUUP Spokesman Ikenga Ugochinyere escapes assassination
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The Special Assistant to Governor, Hope Uzodinma on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri on Friday night made good his threat to attack the Spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, when he led a team of 15 fully armed hooded operatives to attack the convoy of Ugochinyere in a lonely road.
The assailants led by, Chinasa Nwaneri came in three Sienna vehicles, two tinted Hilux trucks, an Armoured Personnel vehicle and another vehicle with APC sticker.
They forcibly stopped the convoy with the Armoured Personnel Carrier while the team of hooded operatives and thugs rushed at the vehicles in the convoy and ordered all the occupants to disembark.

Road: Your contractors are feeding us dust, we now all have catarrh — Residents cry out to Soludo
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Residents of Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to come to their rescue as they now consume and wallow in dust day and night due to the negligence of the contractor handling the ongoing road construction works in the areas.

Some of the residents who spoke with this reporter when he recently embarked on a tour in the area to examine the ongoing road works and sample people’s reactions, shared mixed feelings about the work.

Road: Your contractors are feeding us dust, we now all have catarrh — Residents cry out to Soludo
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Residents of Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to come to their rescue as they now consume and wallow in dust day and night due to the negligence of the contractor handling the ongoing road construction works in the areas.

Some of the residents who spoke with this reporter when he recently embarked on a tour in the area to examine the ongoing road works and sample people’s reactions, shared mixed feelings about the work.

Zombies’re responsible for insecurity in Igbo land – Igbo leader
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In his twitter handle, the Igbo nation spiritual leader insisted that unless these corpses in the mortuaries scattered all over Igbo land are gathered and buried as soon as possible, they would continue to roam the streets, markets places, churches, residential homes and public places, dwelling on living humans to cause uncontrollable chaos as we witness today.

The Igbo spiritual leader who was reacting to incessant sit-at-home and counter sit-at-home orders being dished out by various Biafra agitation groups, maintained that it is the Zombies from the mortuaries who assumed human flesh that are tormenting Ndigbo by causing these unnecessary tensions and insecurity in Igbo land.

UPDATED: We Ordered For Printing Of 500m Pieces Of Notes – CBN [Daily Trust]
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Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial Stability, Aisha Ahmad on Thursday said the apex bank ordered the printing of 500 million pieces of the redesigned notes.

Daily Trust reports that earlier while responding to a question by a lawmaker on the quantities of the redesigned naira notes Ahmad said she did not have the exact figure and did not want to give a wrong account.

Soludo’s New Taskforce Accused Of Extorting, Beating Travelers In Onitsha, Awka
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The newly-established Anambra State Joint Enforcement Team (ANJET) created by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has been accused of extorting and harassing commuters in different parts of the state, in pretense of enforcement.
According to complains trending on different media platforms condemning the activities of the said enforcement team; the officers have left their main assigned duties and started feeding the innocent citizens while also causing untold hardship to the people.
It was alleged that the Team are a new brand of touts created by the current administration in the state just few weeks after the state government nominally barred the earlier version of touting in the state.

Dangote in Land-grabbing scandal as rights group fingers Oba Akamo, others
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…Plans to petition Buhari, others*
A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice
(CHRSJ) had concluded strong arrangement to Petition President Muhammadu Buhari and other concern authorities *over alleged illegal trespass, wilful and malicious damaged, breaking and entry into the Arayomi Family land situated at Oluke-Orile/Ipaso-Oluke town via Itori in Ewekoro Local Government area of Ogun State by the Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote*.
It was gathered that *one Olu of Itori, Oba Fatai Akamo with phone number +2348033044877 and one acclaimed traditional Chief, Mr. Ishau Adeola

N1.5b Crowd Mobilisation Money From Atiku Tears PDP Apart, PDP Exco In Disarray
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The Presidential elections of 2023 in Nigeria may register to be the most corrupt election held in the history of Nigeria. This is judging by the unfolding antecedents of the two major parties – the People Democratic Party [PDP] and the All Progressive Congress [APC]. Information made available to 247ureports.com from competent sources indicate the PDP may be undergoing internal turmoil over monies disbursed by the Atiku presidential campaign council to the various states where campaign rallies were held so far. A sum totalling an estimated N1.5billion.

According to available data, the Atiku presidential campaign train has visited fifteen states for political rallies as December 22, 2022. Arguably the highest of all the presidential campaigns thus far. With each state rally, Abubakar Atiku is said to disburse an average of N100million for crowd mobilisation related expenses. In total, the amount already disbursed is N1.5billion.

“I respect your decision”, Obi responds to Okupe’s resignation as campaign director
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He also said Okupe’s commitment and dedication had been part of the driving force of his movement which has endeared millions of youths to the Party.

Okupe stepped aside from his position following a Federal High Court ruling which convicted him of receiving more than N200 million in cash from former national security advisor (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.

In a letter written to Obi, Okupe, however, said he remains with him and the presidential campaign till he emerges victorious.

USA Veterans Of Igbo Extraction Sue University Prof Over Reference of IPOB As Terrorist Group
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A group of USA war veterans under the auspices “American Veterans Of Igbo Descent” [AVID] have filed a suit at the United States district court for the District of Maryland against Ivan Sascha Sheehan and University of Baltimore, Maryland over defamatory remarks made in the October 4, 2021 publication of The Washington Times – an “Analysis/Opinion” article headlined “US Ignores Small African Terrorist Group IPOB At Its Peril”.

Mixed, funny reactions trail Soludo’s visit to Obiano
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t was, however, usual or unusual that the said visit has been greeted with diverse reactions by different individuals, majority of whom expressed their thoughts on Facebook.

While many hail Governor Soludo for the visit, which they describe as “a normal thing” and a show of solidarity and respect for his predecessor; many others criticise him for embarking on such visit, pointing at some remarks he made on Chief Obiano and his administration sometime in the past.

Many, on the other hand, also take it personal on Soludo’s and Obiano’s integrities and administrations.

Some of the reactions, as were captured by this reporter are as shown below:

Atiku Campaign Aircraft Catches Fire Upon Take Off
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Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and his immediate family and close aides boarded one of the Jets and taxied out. It took off uneventfully. The second Jet also taxied and took off uneventfully.



However, the third Jet was not as successful.

What Will Make Me Support Peter Obi – Northern Forum Spokesman
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He said, “I can only root for Obi and my younger brother Datti if they are the best candidates. You know I’m working on a project with Northern Elders Forum, which gives all the candidates a level playing ground.”

He added that a lot of Nigerians might be disenfranchised because of insecurity; either because INEC can not deploy for elections purposes or people can’t move around.

He added, “There is a huge problem that must be tackled decisively. If you look at the South East, IPOB, unknown gunmen, whatever are targeting people and moving freely. People are being prevented from voting because some people are burning INEC facilities.”

Atiku Accused Of Luring Anambra Monarchs To His Rally With 300k Each
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The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has been accused of luring traditional rulers in Anambra State to his event with the sum of three hundred naira (₦300,000) each.

Recall that Atiku Abubakar was in Anambra on Thursday for his mega political rally, which held at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.

Labor Party Candidate Assassinated In Owerri
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Honourable Christopher Eleghu, the Labour Party State House of Assembly Candidate for Onuimo Local Government Area in Imo state, has been shot dead by gunmen

The ragtag gunmen also burnt down his house and cars.