The funeral rites of renowned community leader, late Ogbuefi Dominic Udegbunem Nweke, have been announced by the family in memory and celebration of his life after 91 years sojourn on earth. A public statement by the family endorsed by the son and Group Executive Editor, ITREALMS Media group, Sir...
Anambra State
The Managing Director of Operations for Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), Mr Celestine Anere, has vowed to eradicate fake drink production across all Anambra markets. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday, Anere assured residents that individuals involved in producing fake...
Gunmen have killed crew members of broadcast outlet SuperSports in Anambra. A police officer was also gunned down. They were travelling to cover the Super Eagles 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Libya. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said Saturday that the victims were “killed by kidnappers...
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that the party is fully prepared to participate in the Saturday local government elections in Benue. Mr. Edward Akpen, APGA Deputy National Chairman, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi. Akpen, who...
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Anambra Chapter has rejected the outcome of the Saturday Local Government Council elections in the state. Chief Chigozie Igwe, the chairman of PDP in Anambra said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Awka on Monday. Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, Chairman, ...
The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra has won all the electoral positions contested in the local government council polls held Sept. 28. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elections were conducted in 21 local government councils across 326 council wards of the state....
The Anambra Local Government Area Polls currently holding in the 21 council areas of the state is marred by low turnout of voters and absence of electoral materials and staff at some polling units (PU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the polls reports that there...
Anambra State Police Command and the security Joint Task Force (JTF) have recovered three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, some other dangerous materials from a camp raid in Ihiala. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. According...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka- Gunmen have set ablaze a police station in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two officers. The spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka on Monday. He said that the...
The Labour Party (LP) in Anambra East Local Government Area (LGA) has threatened to boycott the September 28 Local Government Elections in the area. The LG Chairman and Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Chinwuba and Mr Onyeka Aghadiuno, made the threat in a statement issued in Awka and...
The Ukpor Community, the headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra, on Friday, embarked on a protest over more than six years power outage in the town. The protesters, who trooped out to the office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in the area in their...
Once more, food insecurity and the hunger crisis have forced Nigeria to face a crossroads. Protests have erupted across the nation, and young people are going on the rampage in numerous states, resulting in sorrows, tears, and blood. At least 20 lives have been tragically lost due to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the newly constituted Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to be independent and transparent in its conduct of local government elections. Chairman of the PDP in Anambra, Mr Chigozie Igwe, gave the advice on Thursday in Awaka in reaction to the...
The home of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah in Anambra was on Saturday unusually quiet as people trickled in to confirm the news of his death. Ubah, a sitting senator representing Anambra South District died in London at the age of 52. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has described the Supreme Court judgment on remittance of Local Government Council allocation directly to the third tier of government as a “reprieve” for the local government system. Chairman of PDP in Anambra, Chief Chigozie Igwe, reacted to the judgment in an...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday confirmed six persons dead in a multiple accident at Eke Awgbu along Agulu-Awgbu road in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra. The state’s Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the incident, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
National Librarian, National Library of Nigeria, Prof. Chinwe Anunobi, has urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to facilitated the establishment of Anambra branch of national library. Anunobi said on Friday during a courtesy visit to the governor in Awka that doing so would further boost the level of...
My wife used fasting & prayer to starve me of sex –says pastor arrested for defiling 7-old housemaid
My wife used fasting & prayer to starve me of sex –says pastor arrested for defiling 7-old housemaid
A 65- year old man, Francis Ogwu, has been handed over to the police for allegedly defiling his seven-year old girl domestic help. The suspect, Ogwu, was arrested following an alarm raised by concerned residents of the town. The media aide to Anambra Commissioner for Women...