South-East

By Peter Agba Kalu There's a burden most children of super great men always lived with, living behind the shadow of their fathers. Always been introduced as the son of this and that without really...

This followed their victory at the Anambra gubernatorial election which was concluded on Wednesday.

The supplementary poll held on Tuesday across the local government area.

The deceased, from Umuoyo, Irete in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state, was shot dead on Owerri-Onitsha Road.

The Governor further directs the State Accountant General to ensure immediate payment of March,2023 stipends to all the appointees.

Mr Kanu facing trials on terrorism charges is being held at the State Security Service (SSS) headquarters, where a federal high court in Abuja ordered he be detained while rejecting the bail application of the secessionist mysteriously renditioned back into the country, last year, from Kenya.

Over 1,000 police cops were said to have been deployed to the local government area which did not take part during the governorship election on Saturday.

Governor Hope Uzodinma of imo confirmed this in a statement, describing the development as a big loss to the state, the south-east and the country at large.

The command spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed this in a statement Monday morning, said a massive manhunt for the attackers resulted to them abandoning a black Mercedes Benz ML 350 4Matic SUV used for the operation along Enugu-Port-Harcourt Road.