Heavy security presence at the Model Primary School, Uruagu Ward 3, for the re-run of Nnewi South/South Ikwusigo Federal Constituency election of Anambra as voters turnout en mass. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday reports that the security agencies include the Nigeria Army, Police and operatives...
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The Head Coach of Solutions FC, Awka, Uche Okagbue, is dead. A statement by Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission, on Saturday, said Okagbue died on Friday. The statement said the State government was saddened by the unfortunate demise of Okagbue who had handled the state-owned...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, confirmed that three persons were burnt beyond recognition in Anambra when their vehicle went into flames along Ezinano-Nkwo on Agulu road in Anaocha Local Government Area. Sector Commander, FRSC in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, told newsmen that the incident which...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Fire has destroyed a mechanic workshop situated along Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, opposite Building Materials International Market in Ogidi, Anambra. The Director, Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Onitsha. According to him, at about 4:30...
Pandemonium broke out in a church at Obosi, Anambra on Sunday as a man suspected to be insane dealt machete cuts on a congregant. “Preliminary information revealed that the man of God in the church claimed he could heal the insane man and started praying for him. “As...
The palace of Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife, the traditional ruler of Isseke Community in Ihiala Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, has been burnt down by yet-to-be identified arsonist. An indigene of the town, simply called Emmanuel, said the Palace was one of four buildings, including the family house...
Five persons died in Anambra area of River Niger on Sunday when the boat in which they were travelling capsized. Police spokesman in Anambra, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the boat mishap. He told newsmen that police operatives were able to rescue 30 passengers from the accident scene. “We...
The former minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over power from the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra in 2025. Ngige, a former governor of Anambra said this on Saturday while speaking to newsman at his...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to pay contractors the sum of N900 million owed them for supplying Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) to power streetlights before they were stopped. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of the IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community in...
A female passenger has been confirmed dead in an accident involving two vehicles opposite Ihembosi Junction, Okija along Owerri Road, Anambra State. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple suspected to be trafficking one month old baby from Lagos to Onitsha. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Onitsha. Ikenga...
Resident Doctors at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka, have called on governments at all levels to take deliberate steps to address the plague of brain drain in the medical service delivery. The doctors made the call at the first Annual General Meeting and Academic...
The Anambra Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the alleged killing of two vigilante operatives attached to Porsche nightclub at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), pointing out that...
The management of Chinua Achebe Airport, Umueri, near Onitsha in Anambra, on Thursday celebrated the second year of the commencement of commercial operations at the facility with notable passengers joining in the anniversary. Some of the passengers who ran into the brief ceremony were His Eminence, Peter Cardinal...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says there will be a five-day planned power outage in some parts of Anambra, beginning from December 2 to December 6. The Head, Corporate Communications of the company, Mr Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu and made...
The Federal Government on Saturday inaugurated two hostels, worth N550 million, at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. The construction of the male and female hostels were sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), 2020 Special Intervention. Inaugurating the hostels, Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, member, Senate Committee on Education...
The Anambra State Aids Control Agency (ANSACA), has said no fewer than 98,960 people are living with HIV/AIDS in Anambra. Commissioner for Health in Anambra, Dr Afam Obidike, gave the statistics on Thursday in Awka during a media briefing ahead of 2023 World AIDS Day, observed every Dec....
The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on failed Nkwelle-Nsugbe-Umueri-Aguleri federal road in Anambra. “CLO is making passionate and life- saving appeal to President Bola Tinubu; Minister of Work, Chief David Umahi and Federal Emergency Roads Maintenance...
The Anambra Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Chief Jeff Nweke, the Managing Director of Blue Shield Securities, a private security company in Awka. The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. NAN reports that...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo of Anambra on Tuesday presented N410 billion 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony, Soludo said the budget tagged- ‘Changing Gears: the transformation agenda begins’, was aimed at beginning the transformation agenda and implementing a new...