A 37-year old widow, Mrs Chinenye Okonkwo, has appealed to the Anambra State Government and human rights organisations to assist her in recovering her late husband’s property from his siblings. At a news conference in Awka on Saturday, Okonkwo said her late husband’s siblings encroached on their land,...
Anambra State Governor
I wrote a piece highlighting the constitutional order that was being challenged in Anambra state when the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, decided to call out Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the media. The much-respected royal father made a very poor decision with that one. It was...
Since taking office on March 17, 2022, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has encountered difficulties establishing peace and order in Anambra state. When Soludo took office as Anambra State’s fifth governor, the state was in disarray, much like many parts of the South East. In general, people constituted law unto...
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has expressed displeasure over the way the administration of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo is treating the traditional institution in the State. Mr Goodluck Ibem, President-General, COSEYL, in a statement made available to newsman on Friday in Awka, described Gov. Soludo’s treatment...
The government of Anambra has suspended, Igwe Damian Ezeani, the traditional ruler of Neni community, for one year for conferring a Chieftaincy title on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. The suspension is contained in a letter signed by Mr TonyCollins Nwabunwanne, the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra State on the passing of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, CON, former governor of the state. Chief Ezeife, Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu, was governor of Anambra from 1992...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka- Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has appointed Prof. Kate Omenugha as the acting Vice Chancellor of the state owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Christian Aburime, stated this in a statement on Wednesday. Omenugha is a professor...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration inherited a dead economy from its predecessors. Soludo made this assertion on Thursday while commenting on policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “This economy...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has paid a special tribute to former Gov. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, describing him as “a man who lived his life in service to humanity”. Soludo said this at Mbadinuju’s lying-in-state at the Government House, Awka as part of the funeral activities lined up in...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has said that the state belonged to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). Soludo, who spoke through Mr Christian Aburime, his Press Secretary, said this while reacting to a comment attributable to Chief Basil Ejidike that APGA would go extinct by 2025. Aburime,...
The people of Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, have raised alarm over their safety following the assassination of Mr Joe Ezenwegbu last Saturday. Ezenwegbu, Chairman of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Nanka Ward 1, was killed after a stakeholders’ meeting ahead...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has lost his father, Pa Simeon Soludo, at the age of 92. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Chris Aburime, stated this in a statement on Monday. Aburime said the elder statesman popularly...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Chinua Achebe, a novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human civilisation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Achebe a native of Ogidi in...
Mr Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to Anambra governor Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed suggestions that erstwhile finance commissioner Ifeajuna Onejeme resigned his appointment over a rift with the governor. “Onejeme cited family challenges as reasons for his decision. He had no rift with the governor,” Aburime told newsmen in...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has called on the people of the state to always find time to engage in physical exercises in the interest of their health. Governor Soludo made the call after leading no fewer than 1,000 residents on a monthly walk organised by the Anambra State...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has criticised Gov. Chukwuma Soludo- led administration in Anambra for allegedly shutting down the state-owned National Light newspaper. The Chairman, NUJ Anambra Council, Dr Emeka Odogwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu that the latest move by the...
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has urged he Federal Government to urgently intervene and fix the collapsed portion of the Oba axis of the Onitsha-Owerri express way. Mr Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to Soludo said the governor made the call when he visited the failed portion of the road...
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has urged indigenes living in Nigeria and abroad to work together to make the state a destination point for commercial and industrial development. Soludo said this during a town hall organised by a group under the aegis, ‘Ndi Anambra Residents in Lagos...
The Anambra State Government says plans are underway to unveil an electronic identity card (e-ID) for civil servants and other government employees in the State. Mr Chukwuemeka Agbata, Managing Director, Anambra State ICT Agency, in a statement on Thursday in Awka, said that the innovation was in line with...
Thirty-Eight-year-old, Mr Sylvester Ezeokenwa emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Wednesday in Awka. Ezeokenwa was elected at the party’s national convention to succeed Chief Victor Oye. Delegates from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT attended the convention which saw 31...