LOCAL NEWS

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has vowed that the state and its residents will not obey any illegal sit-at-home orders. Soludo stated this following the state government’s directive that, henceforth, residents should ignore the sit-at-home order by unauthorised individuals or groups in the state. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the […]

Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, AIRS, has arrested seven suspected illegal revenue collectors and sealed off parks in Onitsha and environs for non-payment of taxes to the state government. The Executive Director in-charge of Operations and other Revenues in AIRS, Dr. Christian Madubuko, made the arrest while visiting parks that refused to pay their taxes […]

Wife of the governor of Anambra State, Nonye Soludo, has assured that with the current strategic engagements and interventions in the state’s health sector, death of mother and child would be effectively reduced in the shortest time. Mrs. Soludo, who was speaking in Awka, explained that so far, the state has made significant progress on […]

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim and neutralized two members of a notorious gang. A release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu explained that the police in collaboration with Anambra State Vigilantes at Ichida, intercepted the suspects at the Bus Stop […]

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who is the best performing candidate in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). A statement yesterday in Awka, the state capital, by the governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, announced the scholarship award to Miss Umeh, who scored 360 out of […]

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called on the Federal Government to quickly intervene in the failed portion of the Onitsha-Owerri Road which has been completely cut off by gully erosion. Soludo, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, during an inspection of the site on Monday, said the […]

Anambra State Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, has assured that the Professor Chukwuma Soludo led administration will continue to work with security agencies to strengthen its security apparatus. The Deputy Governor gave the assurance when he on behalf of Governor Soludo, received the new Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderemi Adeoye, in his office […]

Senate has urged Ecological Fund Office (EFO) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to embark on remedial works on Obodoukwu, Urualla, Akokwa, Umumaisiaku, Urachima and Umueshi gully erosion sites in Ideato North and South Local Governments in Imo State. It urged the agencies to jointly engage geologists, hydrologists and environmental engineers to conduct assessment and […]

Anambra State Government has commenced a three-day second quarter training for all Accountants in the state civil service aimed at building their capacities to guarantee effective financial management. The programme, organized by the office of the Accountant General of the state, is holding at the Dr. Jerome Udorji state Secretariat, Awka. While addressing the participants, […]

The Federal High Court in Awka has blocked a move by the federal government aimed at helping the local government areas (LGAs) in Anambra State to recover over N16 billion diverted by their state government. The money represents the local governments’ share of the Paris Club refund, which the Anambra State Government received on their […]