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To combat counterfeit drugs, Governor Soludo unveils a plan to establish a centralized wholesale drug center in Anambra.

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As part of his efforts to standardize the drug market and eradicate fake and counterfeit drugs, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced plans to construct a coordinated wholesale drug center in Oba, Idemili South LGA. The relocated and standardized Ogbo ogwu market, Onitsha's arguably largest open drug market, will be housed in the new center. "As a government, we are already building a coordinated wholesale drug centre in Oba, Idemili South LGA, that will accommodate the new and standardised Ogbo ogwu market. This is our own contribution to ending the current chaotic market environment where fake and counterfeit drugs thrive. "Onitsha remains the largest trading hub in Africa, we will further expand this status to a more befitting height," he said. Onitsha's Ogbo ogwu and adjoining market were visited by Soludo, who learned that the nearby plumbing materials market had been shut down because of shops selling illegal drugs. The governor ordered an ex...
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Late Osinachi Was Physically, Verbally Abused By Husband – Employees Allege

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Two employees of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, today Tuesday, October 11, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that her husband, Peter Nwachukwu verbally and physically abused her.

 

Osinachi who was popular for her gospel song ''Ekwueme'' died on April 8. Her husband. Mr. Nwachukwu is currently standing trial on a 23-count charge bordering on domestic violence and culpable homicide. He has been accused of being responsible for the death of the late gospel singer.


At the resumed hearing of the case today October 11, a former Personal Assistant to late Osinachi, Adetunji Moses, while giving his testimony led by the prosecution counsel, Yewande Gbola- Awopetu, alleged that on different occasions, Nwachukwu during rehearsals referred to his wife as useless, lazy and indolent.

 

Moses said he worked with the defendant and his wife as a PA and also a keyboardist from Sept 2018 to March 2021. According to him, he stopped working them because he could no longer bear the anger of Mr. Nwachukwu which was most times directed at him. 

 ”In 2018, we traveled to Enugu. I was informed by the people who invited us that Nwachukwu left strict instruction that nobody should be allowed to visit mummy Osinachi.

It was later I got to know that her family resided in Enugu and they were the reason he gave the instructions.

On another occasion, we were to travel to Zimbabwe for ministration and that morning, Nwachukwu got into an argument with his mother-in-law who was visiting at the time and due to the altercation, we missed our flight.He tried to book us on another flight, but to no avail and on our way back from the airport, having missed our flight, it was a serious battle as Nwachukwu kept abusing his wife verbally.

He told her that her family members were around to hinder our progress, to shut the door of the ministry and the blessings of God” Moses alleged.

 

The former PA further alleged that the defendant during a programme in Lagos instructed him not to allow the deceased’s twin sister to share the stage with her during ministration. He stated that on a visit to Uyo for another ministration, a cheque was issued in the deceased’s name and the defendant followed her to the bank to transfer the money into his account before he paid the crew members.

 “Some of the crew members like the bass guitarist got angry and left the group because of the defendant’s refusal to keep to the terms of their agreement which to pay them a percentage from every ministration,” he said.

During cross-examination, the defendant’s lead counsel, I.A Aliyu asked Moses if the deceased always complained about ulcer pains to him and he said yes.  Aliyu equally asked how close Moses was to the deceased as her PA. He said they had close interaction whenever they travel for ministration outside Abuja.

 

The counsel also asked him if he was angry with the defendant because he refused to increase his salary and Moses replied no.

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