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City News Soludo promises secure, enjoyable Christmas for Anambra residents The Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Law Mefor, says the 2024 Christmas and New Year celebration will be exciting and peaceful in Anambra. The commissioner said Governor Charles Soludo’s administration was “working assiduously” to ensure that holiday seekers enjoyed security and good roads during […]

Anambra State Governor’s wife, Nonye Soludo, has cautioned parents against giving out their underaged children as maids and live-in servants. The Governor’s wife, who was speaking in Awka, observed that children in their most vulnerable age should be learning the basics of life and not sent out to face uncertain environments. Mrs Soludo noted that […]

Five pregnant girls have been rescued following a raid of a baby factory by security operatives at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The rescue efforts followed a collaboration of the Anambra State Ministry of Health and security agencies in the South-Eastern state. Briefing journalists on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]

The secretariat of Dunukofia Local Government Area in Ukpo, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire. The fire outbreak, which occured on Wednesday evening, was said to have emanated from a bush fire close to the secretariat. A resident of the area, Mr Frank Okolie, said the fire lasted hours, noting that it would have […]

Two separate fire outbreaks have occurred at the Timber Market in Nnewi and behind the Sinai Gas Plant in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The two incidents, which occurred at different times on Tuesday, burnt for several hours, but were controlled by the intervention of the men of the Anambra State Fire Service. The state […]

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal for the rerun election conducted in Burutu and Ethiope West State Constituencies in Delta State; as well as Nnewi North/Nnewi south/Ekwusigbo; Orumba North and South Federal Constituencies in Anambra State. The re-run elections were […]

The Nigeria Police, Anambra State Command, has declared Inspector Audu Omadefu with AP No. 362178, wanted for murder in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday, urged any member of the public who sees the fugitive or has information on his whereabout […]

Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, has said that it is incumbent on landlords in Onitsha to complement government’s efforts by facelifting their degenerated buildings; given that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has spent so much money doing up the dilapidated road network of the commercial city. In a statement in Awka, the Information Commissioner […]

A middle-aged woman identified as Nkechi will be prosecuted for allegedly involving her 7-year-old grandson (identity withheld) in money-making activities in Onitsha, Anambra state. The disclosure came from Commissioner Ify Obinabo of Women and Social Welfare after a group of traders apprehended the boy for selling sachet water in the Ochanja market during school hours. […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven persons for allegedly providing illegal security services in Anambra State. Deputy Commandant, Francis Nnadi, Head,  Private Guards Company (PGC) Department who led other operatives in the operation said the arrest of the guards were in two categories. According to Nnadi, intelligence also revealed impersonators […]