Anambra State Government Joint Taskforce (JTF), Saturday, said they have arrested 35 persons suspected to be engaging in peddling drugs and other criminal activities in the State. The Public Relations Officer (PRO), Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), Mr Anthony Agbafune, who stated this while parading the suspects in Awka, Anambra state capital, said the agency carried out the Read More
A man, identified as a pastor of a pentecostal church in Nnewi, Anambra State, Prosper Obum Igboke, has allegedly committed suicide after a lover reportedly turned down marriage proposal. According to sources, Igboke, who hailed from Leru autonomous community in Umunneochi local government area of Abia state, jumped down from a two-storey building and died instantly because he was jilted Read More
Anambra State government has announced a decision to organise a football championship to hunt for young talents among traders over 1000 markets in the State. The Chairman, Anambra State Sports Development Commission (ASSDC), Mr Patrick-Estate Onyedum, who stated this while inaugurating the 20-man committee in his office at Awka, said the event will hold between October and November 2023. Onyedum, Read More
A group, Team Make Ogbunike Great (TMOG) has lamented that Anambra state government was losing about N40 billion internally generated revenue (IGR) yearly, over the failure to invest on and utilise Ogbunike cave, a tourist hub in Oyi local government area of the state. The TMOG coordinator, Dr. Harris Chuma, who disclosed this at a media parley, described the cave Read More
Not fewer than 20 youth in Anambra state have been selected to participate in an on-going three-month training on public works and community-based businesses organised by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The programme, organised by the Special Public Works Department of NDE in collaboration with Amansea community in Awka North local government area, centered on molding and fixing of Read More
Scholars at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Anambra state, Thursday, urged collaborative efforts and attitudinal change towards managing and sustaining the environment in the country. They spoke at NAU’s Faculty of Environmental Sciences (FES’) maiden installation and award ceremony of environmental sustainability partners (ESPS) organised in conjunction with a taskforce on waste disposal and environmental cleaniness held at the Read More
Anambra State police command, Friday, said the lady who was allegedly beaten to death at Cosmila Hotel, Awka, was probably drowned in an abandoned swimming pool. Reports published on some social media platforms had claimed that the lady, Miss Chinyere Awuda, was beaten to death in the hotel for pilfering some of the Naira Notes allegedly sprayed on the celebrant. Read More
The Nigerian Army Monday said troops of 192 Battalion operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate, while transporting a truck load of smuggled ammunition to Anambra state on Saturday. Army spokesperson person Brig.-Gen Onyema Nwachuckwu disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. He said the troops, who acted on Read More
A yet-to-be identified houseboy has reportedly used a pestle to kill his boss, Mr. Chima Anolue, a technologist working with the Department of Psychology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state. A source close to the family said late Anolue died at one undisclosed hospital Friday night after failed attempts to revive him from injuries sustained from the attack at his 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
Two people were reportedly gunned down on Friday in Awka, the Anambra state capital, following a suspected cult battle. According to an eyewitness, Mr. Ike Odi, the attack which took place at about 11:00am at Ukwuoji bus stop along Zik’s Avenue, left many confused and shocked. He recalled that the hoodlums numbering five drove in a tinted glass car shot Read More
No fewer than 2,000 students across 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) are set to compete in the state finals of the Anambra School Sports Festival (ANSSSI) scheduled to hold between June 21 and June 24. The finalists who emerged after scaling through the community, local government and zonal elimination stages which started since May 17, will take part in the 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
Serikin Hausa community in Awka, Anambra State, Garuba Haruna, has commended the efforts of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in uniting and building cordial relations among the populace for the past 50 years. Haruna, who gave the commendation, while welcoming the State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Blessing Ekene Iruma, who visited with her entourage as part of activities marking the 50th Read More
The police in Anambra state, South-east Nigeria, said they killed two gunmen in the state Monday. The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this in a statement Tuesday. Ikenga, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the hoodlums were killed by police operatives during a joint operation with other security agencies, mainly vigilante operatives. The police spokesperson said the Read More
It was a day of requests for Anambra state civil servants during the last workers day celebration in Awka as OKECHUKWU ONUEBU reports. It seems all is not well with Anambra state civil servants even though they are not contemplating industrial action in the next two years. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at the workers day celebration tabled some demands 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
Masquerades from Umunankwo community in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state have banished a woman, simply identified as Mrs. Nneka, for allegedly poisoning a community food. Nneka, according to a viral video, was ostracised by the masquerades (referred to as Mmụọdisi) which equally warned her not to return again, even as villagers and an esoteric wooden gong player played Read More
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Friday, said they arrested some vote buyers in Anambra State during the 2023 general elections. The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner for Anambra state, ICPC Office, Mr. Godwin Oche, who disclosed this in Awka during a visit to the May congress of the Anambra Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), said 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
Dare-devil gunmen have reportedly abducted Anambra businessman, Alexander Nwosu. Nwosu also known as ‘Uyoo’ was said to have been abducted at his hometown in Umuchu Community, Ekwulobia, in the Aguata local government area of Anambra state on Friday, March 31 and his whereabouts still unknown. It was gathered that the victim, who runs a petrol filling station and a hotel Read More
The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate for the 2023 poll, Mr Peter and his wife, Mrs Margaret Obi, have exercised their franchise at Umudimakasi square (Amatutu, Agulu ward 2) which houses polling units 05, 08 and 019 in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. Obi’s family, who arrived the voting centre at 11.25am, queued behind others as number 27 and Read More
Three days to the 2023 general elections, some hunters in Nnewi, Nnewi North local government area of Anambra state have discovered a bag full of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) produced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the forest. A trending video shows the hunters whose names were not provided with the bag containing the PVCs in a bush Read More
The Anambra government has signed a sports marketing partnership deal worth N1,5 billion with Brunnuel and Winston Ltd, a financial consulting firm to drive the Anambra Solution Sports Initiative(AnSSI). The partnership is a bold move towards Prof. Chukwuma Soludo administration’s determination to transform the sports sector infrastructure and in human capital development. Chairman of the Anambra State Sports Development Commission Read More
When people are celebrating the month of love, Anambra state is mourning late Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, a foremost Zikite and first Nigeria’s minister of aviation. OKECHUKWU ONUEGBU writes on how events heralding the burial took place. November 1 last year, the world was thrown into mourning following the departure of Chief Mbazulike Amaechi. This former minister of aviation died at Read More
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