An official of the Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) was on Tuesday in Awka, shot dead by yet to be identified gunmen. DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra, in a statement confirmed the incident and identified the victim as one Mr Chinedu Onwuka. Tochukwu said that the...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three persons from an accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in Anambra. The corps said the accident occured along Onitsha-Ayamelum Road in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra on Monday night. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has revealed that he might contest in the 2023 Presidential election. Ngige, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this in Awka, Anambra state capital, during the empowerment of some graduate trainees in the state. Some beneficiaries of the...
A tanker laden with substance suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, has exploded in Anambra State. According to reports, the incident occurred on Friday morning at the Upper Iweka junction of Onitsha – the state’s commercial hub. The South East Zonal Coordinator of the...
Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading airline, has announced the deployment of its brand new Embraer 195-E2 and Boeing 737 aircraft on the Anambra route. Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Former Governor of Anambra, Peter Obi has urged all tiers of government to see investment in education as a veritable tool in the fight against poverty, insecurity and other societal ills. This is contained in his message to mark the 2022 International Day of Education, which was issued on...
Oby Ezekwesili Anambra State’s governor-elect, Prof Charles Soludo, has appointed former Minister of Information, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, as the chairperson of his transition committee. It was learnt that the inauguration of the committee will take place on Thursday, January 20, at the Agulu Lake (Golden Tulip) Hotel, Awka. Soludo,...
The Global Initiatives for Anambra Needs (GIAN), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has urged Prof. Charles Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra, to address the challenge of neglected federal projects in the state. Mr Amah Amaonye, Director-General, GIAN, while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Awka, said that the expectations of the people is...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra Chapter, says it will review its performance in the November 6 governorship election in the state. The party which made the resolution at a stakeholders’ meeting in Awka on Tuesday, said it would sanction party members who sabotaged the election. The PDP said...
Eleven people were confirmed dead on Sunday in an accident involving three vehicles on Agulu Lake Bridge by Awka-Ekwulobia Road in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirming the incident to newsmen in Awka, said that...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has made a clarification that it is not against the call for restructuring in Nigeria. IPOB, however, said its major demand was for a referendum to decide whether “Biafra” would continue to be part of Nigeria or not....
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Anambra State Government has reacted to the placement of the state Governor Willie Obiano on the watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had issued letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) requesting the immigration to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on a watchlist, ahead of the handover of government in the state. This was contained in a letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) dated November 15, 2021....
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Anambra State Government has declared Tuesday as a public holiday in honour of Nigeria’s first president, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, who was born on November 16, 1904. Governor, Chief Willie Obiano announced this in a statement issued by the state commissioner for Information and Public...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has arrived in Akwa, the capital of Anambra State, ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state. Upon arrival, Prof. Mahmood immediately went into consultation with the Anambra State Commissioner of...