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Lightning has killed three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students playing football during rainfall in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Six others sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital for treatment. It was gathered that the lightning struck the nine students who were playing football with their peers barefooted on the school’s pitch. An eyewitness […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has called on the Christian community in Anambra State to embrace true ecumenism as a way of fostering peace, unity and progress of the state. The Governor made the call at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka during Anglican Communion annual prayer rally. Governor Soludo while addressing the gathering said that church […]

The Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad, SASA, has arrested six hundred and thirty-two suspected touts in various parts of the state after one week of its inauguration. The Director of Operations of the Squad, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene said that the suspected touts were arrested in Onitsha North and South, Ogbaru and Idemili North Local Government Areas. […]

NO fewer than 5000 youths from the 21 local government areas of Anambra State have been empowered with N2 billion start-up capital released by Governor Chukwuma Soludo after the training of the ‘one youth, two skills’ programme initiated by the state government. The number constitutes the first batch of beneficiaries of the programme who have […]

Two suspected thugs have been set ablaze by a mob near Sokoto Road, Main Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened around 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses in the area said the mob first lynched the suspects before setting them on fire. “The tricycle operator had dropped a passenger and […]

Dr. Ebuka Nwankwo has been sworn-in as the Special Adviser on Special Projects by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. The newly appointed Special Adviser on Special Projects, Dr. Nwankwo, took oath of office and oath of allegiance in the presence of members of the State Executive Council at the Government House, Awka. The Governor highlighted the importance […]

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed condolences on the passing of the former Secretary-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo and Anambra State-born legal luminary and national patriot, Professor Ben Nwabueze, who died on Sunday twenty ninth October 2023. Governor Soludo in his tribute to the late legal luminary and elder statesman, noted that Professor Nwabueze’s […]

Officials of the Anambra State Government and men of the state police command have rescued two underaged girls and 18 others being used for prostitution during a raid of a hotel in Oba community, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The raid was done following a tip-off from a whistleblower after continuous suspicious […]

The free education policy of Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has come under a serious threat as authorities of a primary school in Dunukofia local government area of the state have chased away the pupils over non-payment of school fees. Recall that Soludo had announced that there would be no more school fees for […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has advocated for Public Private Community Partnership in the drive of his administration to make education an opportunity equalizer. Governor Soludo spoke through the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, shortly after the commissioning of the administrative block renovated by the Alumni Association of the Igwebike Grammar School Awka. Governor Soludo who […]