Anambra state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has announced free education in all government-owned schools across the state. The governor made this announcement on Thursday at Premier Primary School, Obosi. Soludo said: “Beginning this term, so far as I’m on this chair as governor of Anambra, in public schools owned by government and run by government, children from nursery to primary 6 Read More
Queens Convent, a missionary secondary school owned by the Anglican Diocese of Awka, Anambra State, has dismissed a report making round in some media platforms that a gateman impregnated three students in the college, describing it as malicious, pedestrian and denigrating. A report had claimed that three students of the Senior School (SS2) class, in the institution were put in Read More
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has commended the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for his commitment towards solving the perennial issue of bad roads in the country. Ugochinyere, in a statement, said with Umahi’s laudable track record in Ebonyi State and his emergence as Read More
Hoodlums suspected to be unknown gunmen, Tuesday, burnt down the house of member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency, Hon. Paschal Agbodike. According to sources, the attack which was carried out around 1am at Mbosi, the country home of the lawmaker, completely raised down fully furnished duplex, another bungalow and other properties worth millions of naira. Agbodike, who is the immediate past Read More
The Managing Director (MD) of Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) Mr Emeka Okonkwo has called on traffic enforcers under the agencies to respect rights and dignity of motorists while carrying out their tasks. Okonkwo said this while speaking with newsmen in reaction to complaints of high-handedness of some traffic enforcement officials in Awka on Tuesday. He said the mandate of Read More
The Anambra state government has released its findings on the alleged forging of 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result by Joy Mmesona Ejikeme. The state government in its report revealed that the alleged confessed to forging her result. The state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, had set up a panel to probe the raging issue raised by Mmesoma. She had alleged Read More
A popular hotel in located in the Nkwelle community, of Onitsha, Anambra state, Sopurum Hotel, has been gutted by fire. Though the course of the incident was yet to be ascertained, it was gathered that a section of the hotel was completely destroyed by fire. As of the time of filing this report on Monday, men of the fire service Read More
About 15 persons were feared dead, Saturday, after five vehicles collided at Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State. The fatal crash which occured at about 12.40pm at Odumodu junction by Nteje-Awka expressway, involved four commercial vehicles and one private car with registration numbers – ENU 32 XD, LSD 339 XA, KSF 646 BZ, BAU 305 ZE, and ABN 64 Read More
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Tuesday, appealed to governor Chukwuma Soludo to make policies for protection of students living with albinism against cancer across schools. The State Chairman of JONAPWD, Comrade Ugochukwu Okeke, made the appeal at Awka, Anambra state capital, during the 2023 albinism celebration organised by Anambra State Albinism Association (ASAA), under the theme Read More
Mild drama played out at Anambra State House of Assembly, Monday June 12, 2023, as the most ranking member reelected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, emerged as Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Udeze, member representing Ogbaru II Constituency for a third term, was first elected under the platform of PDP in 2015 and reelected Read More
There was a mild drama in Anambra State House of Assembly complex on Thursday as police blocked gate to stop armed men believed to be operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) from whisking away the lawmaker-elect for Nnewi North constituency, Mr Onyekachukwu Ike. Ike, elected under the platform of Young Progressive Party (YPP), as a first timer during 2023 Read More
The Senator representing Anambra Central District, Uche Ekwunife, has said she facilitated employment of over 600 people from her constituency within four years she had been at the green chamber. Ekwunife, who stated this at a townhall meeting held in Awka, the Anambra state capital, added that she equally sponsored 30 bills and moved 18 motions at the Senate from Read More
The Chairman Anambra State Sports Commission (ANSC), Mr Patrick Estate Onyedum, Thursday, said a total of 610 schools have enrolled to participate in the State 2023 Sports Festivals. Onyedum, who disclosed this at a press conference in Awka, noted that the enrollees for the sports festivals which begun since May 17th, included Primary and Secondary schools across 21 Local Government Read More
A chairmanship aspirant in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Congress in Anambra Chief Anthony Nchekwube has said party supremacy and inclusiveness would be the hallmark of his executive team if elected. Nchekwube popularly known as Dunga said this in his 11-point agenda manifesto entitled “Soludo of the People’s Manifesto” which he unveiled on Thursday ahead of May 23, 2023 Read More
The White house has confirmed that the United States Embassy convoy in Anambra State was targeted in a deadly attack. This was disclosed during a press briefing, by the spokesperson for the National Security Council, John Kirby on Wednesday. He also clarified that no U.S. citizens were involved in the incident. Kirby said, “What I can tell you is that Read More
Gunmen, Tuesday night, attacked and killed four officials of the United States Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra state. Blueprint gathered that other officials of the embassy escaped from the scene of the incident which occurred in Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state with varying degrees of injuries. It is unclear if Read More
The Anambra government has endorsed Onitsha City Marathon (OCM), a long distance race event organised by the Onitsha Business School. The endorsement was conveyed in a letter signed by Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission. The government also endorsed the second edition of OCM slated for September 30, 2023. According to the letter, “We hereby endorse and Read More
An incredible sum of over N10.7 million has been earmarked as winning prizes in the inaugural edition of the BrainBox Football League which kicks off in Awka, capital of the South East State on Saturday May 6, 2023, organisers have revealed. The tournament is an open event involving all the 21 local government areas of the state. According to a Read More
Up to 15,000 athletes are expected to participate on Anambra State Sports Solution Initiative (ANSSI 2023), an event organised to revive and groom grassroots sports. The Chairman, Anambra State Sports Commission, Mr Patrick-Estate Onyedum, who disclosed this in an interactive session with members of Anambra State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State chapter, explained that the game would Read More
The Chairman of Anambra State Football Association, Chikelue ‘D’General’ Iloenyosi, Monday May 1, 2023 inaugurated a seven-member media committee for the maiden edition of the BrainBox Football League. The BrainBox League tournament, according to the FA boss and former Dream Team (U23 Eagles) and Super Eagles defender, will involve all the 21 local government teams in the state. He charged Read More
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state, Senator Andy Uba, has denied reports of his arrest over a purported N50m fraud case. Senator Uba, who spoke Monday, warned those behind the fake report and rumour mongers to desist from tarnishing his image or face litigation. “I wasn’t arrested and I don’t have any case of N50m Read More
Abia state governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti, has constituted members of his transition council for handover from the incumbent governor Okezie Ikpeazu. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, April 13, 2023, by the governor-elect Special Adviser on Media, Ferdinand Ekeoma. According to the statement, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is to Read More
‘Tilova for Africa, a non-governmental organisation has described the Osu Caste system as “anachronistic and no longer tenable in modern day civilisation”. The charity organisation stated this at a symposium on “Discrimination Against Sexual, Disease State and Minority Groups” in Awka on Wednesday. Co-Founder and Chairman of Tilova for Africa Mr Martin Nwabueze said apart from the denials that the Read More
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state, Chief Andy Uba, has congratulated the Nigerian Muslim ummah on this year’s Ramadan fast, even as he called on Nigerians to imbibe the virtues of selflessness, charity and love for one another as exemplified by the holy month. Uba, who spoke Monday in Abuja, while sharing food to the Read More
A 28-year-old Nigerian woman, Mrs Chidinma Amaechi, has given birth to a set of quintuplets after nine years of marriage. The quintuplets, consisting of three boys and two girls, were delivered through a caesarian section on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Life international hospital, Awka, Anambra state. The woman, who finished her National Youth Service Corps programme in July Read More
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