LOCAL NEWS

The Anambra State Government has alerted its residents to be prepared ahead of the forthcoming rainfalls and imminent flooding for the year. The warning was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, on Friday. Nwosu, while enumerating measures to mitigate the effect of the looming flooding, listed high-risk communities including […]

Anambra state government has moved to put an end to the mini erosion threatening parts of Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Felix Odumegwu announced this shortly after inspecting the erosion site at the community. According to Commissioner Odumegwu, the news about the erosion seen on social media prompted the […]

Anambra state government has reassured of an improved partnership with all the Development Partners working in the state for enhanced socioeconomic development of the state. The Anambra state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike made this known when the United Nations Children’s Fund Emergency Manager Country Representative, Christiana Valderrama and her team visited Comprehensive Primary […]

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Wednesday distributed 200 sets of computers and laptops worth over N100 million to civil servants to digitalise civil service and drive electronic government. Soludo who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, at the flag-off ceremony organised by the state ICT Agency in Awka, […]

Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have abducted a man, suspected to be a cleric at Nnobi Roundabout in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened late on Monday as the victim, who was said to be driving in a Lexus FX 300 jeep with an Anambra State number […]

Anambra Governor’s wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo has disclosed that the state government has already kicked off plans to be among the first states in Nigeria to receive the new malaria vaccine. Mrs. Soludo who stated this in a statement released in Awka to mark the 2023 World Malaria Day, noted that taking delivery of the […]

The Acting Director of Anambra State Library Board, Mrs. Obioma Obalum, has called for sustained campaigns to save the Igbo Language from fading away permanently. Mrs. Obalum, who made the call in Awka, said that with the language still dangerously endangered, Ndigbo should take responsibility to see that the most significant aspect of Igbo Culture […]

Candidates of the ongoing 2023 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB examination, in centres across Anambra state have been asked to abide by rules guiding the examination. The Anambra state JAMB Coordinator, Mrs. Karen Gar gave the directive at JAMB office in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, while speaking on the ongoing JAMB examination […]

Anambra State Coordinator, Joint Enforcement Team, ANJET, Air Vice Marshal Ben Chiobi retired, has refuted claims by some Keke drivers in the state, who alleged that some members of the team are cultists and touts that divert government revenue. Air Vice Marshal Chiobi, who spoke through ANJET’s Director of Operations, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalezeukwu, noted that […]

An Environmental Scientist, Professor Leo Muoghalu has blamed erosion menace ravaging parts of Anambra State on lack of consideration for the environment in construction and urban planning. Professor Muoghalu disclosed this while delivering a lecture on flood menace in Anambra State, causes, prevention and remediation: A call for community participation” during World Earth Day celebration […]