The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the February 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, on Thursday presented a cheque for N75 million to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra. Obi, while presenting the cheque, disclosed that the donation comprised US$50,000 he personally raised...
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By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed the death of eight persons while 38 others were rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra State. The NIWA General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibril Darda’u, who confirmed the mishap in a...
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple for alleged trafficking in a month old baby. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the couple procured the baby in Lagos and were on their way to the...
The Wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Tuesday visited a set of quadruplets and triplets, urging pregnant women to take advantage of the ongoing free ante natal care and delivery services in the state. The governor’s wife visited the babies at the Referral Health Centre, Awgbu,...
Sen Annie Okonkwo, who died in the United States on June 8, was buried at Ojoto, Idemili North Local Government of Anambra on Wednesday. He was aged 63. Our correspondent, who covered the burial, reports that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra and Mr...
Chief Uchenna Nwoye, the President General (PG) of Ifitedunu Town union in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra, has alerted the Nigerian Police that his life is still under threat. Nwoye, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday, said those who attacked...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army, sister Services, Nigeria Police and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts and training camps belonging to IPOB/ESN in Orsomoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo States. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the raid was part of the...
The Anambra State Government said it rescued a 19-year old girl who was allegedly gang raped by six boys in Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told newsmen on Saturday that the suspects had...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Command, has secured the conviction of 16 internet fraudsters before Justice F.I. Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Akwa, Anambra State. The EFCC in a statement on Monday, said they were...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of Ejikeme Mmesoma for alleged manipulation of her scores. Earlier, Mmesoma, who claimed to have scored 362 in the 2023 UTME, was recently awarded a N3 million scholarship...
The Anambra State Government says it has commenced installation of clock-in device in public health facilities to curb absenteeism and ensure that health workers take their duties seriously. Dr Afam Obidike, the Commissioner for Health, said this in Awka during a meeting with administrators of public hospital the state....
Some traders on Friday stormed Onitsha South Local Government Area (LGA) Headquarters in Anambra, to protest alleged plot by the council chairman, Mr Emeka Orji, to eject them from their Oduigbo section of the Ochanja Central market. The protesters, who were led by their Chairman, Mr Chukwudi Eke, accused...
Former Dean, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, and Archbishop of the defunct Province Two, Late Archbishop Maxwell Anikwenwa, has been laid to rest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Dean was buried at St Peter’s Church, Ezi-Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra. In his...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl. The Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi said that...
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has extended financial assistance to the family of Sgt. Ochoa Isaiah of Enugu state command, whose wife recently gave birth to a set of triplets. This is contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the National Chairman of PCRC on...
Eighty traders at Onitsha Main Market, Anambra, on Wednesday, were declared winners of the Otunkwo Cooperative Society Federal Mortgage Bank Housing Estate phase 1 project. The raffle draw, which took place in front of the market White House, was conducted by officials of the Federal Mortgage Bank, represented by Mr...
The scarcity of the redesigned naira notes and the fact that traders and business owners are rejecting the old notes, have forced many residents to adopt cashless transactions in Awka, Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fixed Jan. 31...
Anambra confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday in Awka. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death since the year began,’’ Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Obidike said that...
Nigeria can become self-sufficient in rice in eight years if post-harvest losses are reduced to between 30 per cent and 16 per cent. The declaration was made in Awka on Thursday by Dr Nehemiah Danbaba, of the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, Niger He was addressing a three-day capacity...