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Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare Mrs Ify Obinabo says the seventeen-year-old victim of attempted homicide will soon be discharged. She disclosed this after a visit to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka where the girl has been receiving medical attention after her rescue. Mrs Obinabo thanked Governor Chukwuma […]

Yesterday, property worth several millions of naira was destroyed following a fire outbreak at a five-star hotel near Onitsha, Anambra State. Though the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, an eyewitness said the hotel located at 3-3 Estate in Nkwelle Ezunaka area, near Onitsha, started at about 4:00a.m. The eyewitness, who pleaded […]

A middle-aged woman has been arrested for allegedly setting a policewoman and her two children ablaze in Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Nneamaka Nwosu, a native of Amawbia in Awka South Local Government Area of the state, was said to have come in contact with the deceased […]

No fewer than 400 youths and women in Onitsha North and South LGAs of Anambra State have been trained in entrepreneurial skills. The training was facilitated by a former Member of the House of Representatives representing Onitsha South and North, Hon Lynda Chuba Ikpeazu. The participants were trained on how to produce bleach, detergents, shampo, […]

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has called on Christians to combine efforts with the state government to enthrone a better society. Governor Soludo made the call during a funeral service for the late Archbishop Maxwell Anikwenwa, at St Faith Cathedral Church, Awka. Governor Soludo, represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, described the legacies of the late […]

Anambra State Governor’s Wife, Nonye Soludo, says the involvement of all health facilities in the state in the ongoing Maternal, Newborn Child Health week boost the programme and help achieve the intended goals faster. Mrs. Soludo, who stated this in Awka, while assessing modalities for the recently kicked off exercise, noted that it is also […]

The Transition Committee Chairman of Ihiala Local Government Area in Anambra State, Hon. Kingsley Obi, has revealed that he runs the activities of the council under trees inside the secretariat complex. He stated that this was as a result of the destruction of 14 buildings in the secretariat by gunmen in January this year. Ihiala […]

The Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Somtochukwu Udeze, has assured that the state legislature would continue to support all efforts to promote harmonious co-existence among different tribes in the country. In his goodwill message to Muslims as they celebrate the feast of Eid-el-Kabir, Right Honourable Udeze urged them to pursue peace at […]

Police operatives from Ogidi Division, Anambra State, have arrested the Ojoto community vigilance commander and two others, over the kidnap and murder of a tricycle operator, Christian Oluchukwu Onah. Onah, a 25-year-old tricycle rider from Ovoko community, Igbo-Eze South LGA, Enugu State, but residing in Oba, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State, was declared missing on […]

The students of Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji in Anambra State, have won the 2023 National Entrepreneurship Exhibition and Awards competition. This remarkable achievement came after fierce competition from 20 top secondary schools across the country. The annual competition, organised by the Nigerian segment of the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship, is aimed […]