Restiveness and killings in Anambra and the southeast geopolitical zone in general will deny women the opportunity of having spouses. The declaration was made in the report of the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), the Executive Summary of which was made available to the News Agency...
Anambra State Governor
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has expressed sadness following the tragic building collapse at Odu-Igbo Market, Ochanja, Anambra, that claimed five lives. Soludo, while addressing residents at the scene of the incident, on Tuesday, announced that 26 individuals had been rescued and hospitalized, while five persons died. He...
Despite formidable obstacles, Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Master Plan for a new Anambra has begun to document numerous victories. Since its founding on August 27, 1991, Anambra State has tried to prosper under minimum government. It was not until the Anambra Vision 2070, chaired by Professor Chukwuma Soludo, that...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo and Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah were among dignitaries who joined Chief Emeka Offor, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chrome Group, as he celebrated his 65th birthday. The birthday celebration took place on Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra, on Saturday. ...
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to pay N901 million owed members for the supply of Automotive Gas Oil for powering streetlights in the state. Chairman and Secretary of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, Mr Chinedu Anyaso and Mr Emeka...
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,...
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...