Author: Drum Africa
Chima Anyaso recently circulated rumors on the internet bragging that he had deployed engineers and heavy machinery and restored power to Bende town. Drum Africa News reporters who went to investigate the rumors found this to be false. There were no engineers on site and no on-going restoration project. Bende town light is actually being fixed by Chief Benjamin Kalu, who incidentally, is from Bende town. FACT CHECK Our investigations reveal that 3 electric poles supplying power to Bende were destroyed by contractors Messers Hi-Mansion Limited in the process of re-constructing the Arochukwu/Ohafia Bridge several months ago, a project sponsored…
In another Trump-style misrepresentation of facts, Chima Anyaso has claimed that the Bende-Item road was built by his family. This claim was made at the recently concluded Abia Election Debate where he went up against Benjamin Kalu esq. which was captured on video. FACT CHECK: The Bende-Item road cuts across Ozuitem and through Igbere to Item. It was the very first road built by Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu as Abia State Governor in 2001. Following the debate, reports of plans by Mr. Anyaso to erect a toll gate on the Bende-Item road have began to circulate in the affected communities.…
Mr. Chima Anyaso has produced documents in an attempt to prove his ownership of the land where his primary school in Igbere is sited. Mr. Anyaso produced an undated Power of Attorney as well as a survey plan dated April 23, 2012. However, legal experts have pointed out that the documents are inconclusive proof of ownership of the land as Mr. Anyaso does not have a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the property. According to them, the property in question is sited in Onu Ibina Primary School, a government school, on a land gazetted and belonging to the…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Oluwabamike Olawunmi also known as Bambam has given prospective applicants some tips on how to make through the audition stage. Recall the Chief Executive Officer of Multichoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, recently announced the fourth edition of the popular reality TV show billed for this year as well as audition dates and venue. Against that background, Bambam during an interview with Plus TV Africa yesterday, disclosed that applicants do not need to bribe anyone in cash, sex or kind to make it through the multiple audition stages. She said: “I didn’t know anybody, I didn’t have…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office has arraigned a motor dealer, Emmanuel Adiele, for allegedly obtaining by false pretence the sum of N2, 960, 000. Adiele was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Orilade said, “Adiele got into trouble when he allegedly collected the sum of N2.9 million, in two instalments, from one of his customers who offered to purchase a Ford Edge Sports Utility Vehicle from him. “The petitioner alleged that he made full payments…
A truck carrying a container lost control in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Friday and killed one woman whose identify has not been identified yet. The incident which occurred Friday morning at Molete area also left several people injured. An eyewitness said the tragedy occurred at about 8:02 am under the Molete flyover due to a brake failure experienced by the driver of the trailer carrying a container. The corpse of the victim, whose identity was still unknown has been moved by the members of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYTMA) and Nigeria Police, Oyo State command…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered substituted service on an oil marketer, Chima Anyaso, and his company, Ceecon Energy Oil and Gas Limited who are standing trial on a N2.1 billion criminal charge. The defendant is standing trial over alleged forgery and fraud. The prosecution in the charge marked FHC/L/332C/18, alleged that accused committed the offence on February 21, 2011. The oil marketer was alleged to have forged a letter- headed paper of Total Nigeria Ltd. captioned “offer to sale” dated February 21, 2011, with reference number AAC/CSO/OPS/. He falsely presented the letter to Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB),…
Reactions upon reactions have continued to pour in as Bende people congratulate Barr. Benjamin Kalu for an outstanding performance at the Abia Election Debate which held at 11am today at Vision Africa Radio, Umuahia. See some reactions of Bende people across various WhatsApp groups:
It was a heated debate between the candidates for House of Representatives, Bende Federal Constituency at the Abia Election Debate held this morning at Vision Africa Radio. APC Candidate, Barr. Benjamin Kalu was present at the premises of Vision Africa Radio 30 minutes before the time slated for the debate looking energetic and charged for the mental exercise which swiftly began after PDP Candidate, Chima Anyaso showed up 30 minutes late. The moderators engaged the candidates on questions testing their qualification, programmes, and knowledge of the constituency. In the process, questions of Chima’s integrity and credibility for the position surfaced…