LOCAL NEWS

There was palpable fear during the  weekend at Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government area of Anambra State following an invasion of suspected hoodlums in the area. The hoodlums stormed the town around 4 pm with three tinted Hilux vehicles, one Lexus 330, three shuttle buses, and a Toyota Corolla car and    allegedly opened fire […]

Anambra state commissioner for education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh has adopted Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, an embattled student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, who allegedly tampered with her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result to emerge with the highest score. The commissioner, who spoke in Awka, while receiving an award in her office, said she […]

A section of a storey building, currently under construction in Asaba, Delta State, yesterday, collapsed, leaving about eight persons injured. The building, situated opposite ShopRite in the state capital, sources said, collapsed about 5p.m as workers were working on the site. Though details of the incident could not be ascertained at press time, an eyewitness […]

Operatives of Anti Kidnap Squad of Anambra State Police Command have smashed another kidnap gang at Nnewi Ichi. According to the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Squad which was on patrol with vigilante men got information about the kidnappers hideout and stormed the place where a kidnapped victim was found, rescued […]

The Anambra State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Ifeatu Onejeme, has resigned from his position. Onejeme was appointed Commissioner for Finance by the state Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, at the beginning of the administration in 2022. He had also previously served as a commissioner during the administration of the immediate past governor Willie Obiano. It was […]

Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor who clocked seventy-one. Governor Soludo in a congratulatory message described Bishop Ezeokafor as a guiding light in the Catholic community who has impacted the people positively with love and compassion, and unwavering commitment to the service of the Lord. Governor Soludo […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo called on all denominations of the church in Nigeria to help uplift the poor at this trying period in the Country’s history. Governor Soludo was speaking at the 14th General Synod, Church of Nigeria, Nnewi, 2023, themed: “Arise and Build: God’s Mandate For God’s People In A Broken World.  The Governor was […]

The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved contracts worth about N13 billion for the construction of three roads, two erosion sites and a fun park in parts of the state. Details show that N1.995 billion will be released for the construction of Uga-Nkpologwu Road with a spur to Amesi road in Aguata local government […]

A yet-to-be-identified man has been electrocuted near the Faculty of Education building, close to the Department of Economics of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. The suspected cable thief was said to have finished cutting a cable from a high-tension pole before he was electrocuted as power was suddenly restored by the Enugu Electricity […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo says he is working hard to ensure that up to four hundred kilometers of roads are awarded by the end of this year. Governor Soludo stated this during his quarterly television show “Chat with Mr. Governor”. According to Governor Soludo, so far, three hundred and forty-five kilometers of roads have been awarded, […]