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No fewer than 50 communities in seven Local Government Areas of Anambra State may be submerged in this 2023 flooding. This is coming less than 24 hours after the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)alerted the country about looming flood disaster in 19 states, including Anambra State, warning that adequate preparations should be made in good […]

A commercial tricyclist has been arrested for allegedly beating his 8-year-old daughter to a coma in Ifite, Awka South local government area of Anambra state. The suspect, Chinedu Adim from Lokpa in Abia state, a father of two kids and reportedly abandoned by his wife, was said to have used hard substances to beat the […]

One unidentified person was feared killed on Wednesday as traders of Ogbete Main Market in Enugu State protested the sealing off of their shops by the state government. The Governor, Peter Mbah administration in Enugu State had sealed some commercial banks and scores of shops for allegedly observing an illegal Monday sit-at-home order enforced by […]

Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Chukwuma Soludo to direct the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs to cause the Department of Town Union and Chieftaincy Matters in his Ministry to task religious and other community leaders to create awareness on the law to control burial ceremonies in […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo says security of life and property remains top priority as his government strives to build a livable and prosperous homeland. The Governor stated this while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, the Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral U.S.A Chugali and his entourage at the Governor’s lodge Amawbia. Governor Soludo who commended the commitment, […]

A 24-year-old graduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (name withheld) has alleged that a suspect already in police custody robbed and raped her at gunpoint at a hotel in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on July 11, 2023. The victim also identified her phone among the phones recovered from the suspect when she came […]

A joint operation by Men of the Nigerian Army with Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) on Monday, led to the death of many unknown gunmen who attempted to ambush the security men. The incident happened at Owoko community of Mmiata Anam, Anambra East Local Government. This is coming barely 48 hours after an […]

The Operations Unit of Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, AIRS, has sealed some shops at Maria Modern Market Onitsha and made arrest of individuals who failed to pay their taxes. The team which was led by the Executive Director, Operations Unit, Dr Christian Madubuko also sensitized the people on the need for all taxable adults […]

The Anambra State Government says it has handed over 19-year-old Mmesoma Ejikeme, who forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, to a psychotherapist for a three-month guidance and counselling The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this at a press briefing in her office in Awka, on Thursday. Chuma-Udeh said Mmesoma would undergo […]

It was all tears and frustrations in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area as erosion swallowed properties worth over N200 million. Commenting on the calamity, amidst anguish, Rommy Ezeonwuka in whose Stadium the properties were based, blamed the environmental disaster on the gully erosion control work going on at the Oba axis of the Owerri […]