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Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa has denied allegations of buying state assets or using persons or bodies fronting for him. This may not be unconnected with the several allegations against him on such matters during the press briefing yesterday following the commissioning of the new Government House Press Centre, Asaba. Making the position clear inside […]
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been charged to curb revenue leakages in the state, and also ensure that revenue thieves are kept in check. A human rights Lawyer, Mr. Nnalue Peters, told journalists in Awka that despite the efforts to increase the state’s earning through internally generated revenue, some revenue racketeers are still […]
Five persons were confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred at CBN Bus Stop, along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. Our correspondent gathered that the accident which occurred on Thursday was a result of a dangerous overtake. An eyewitness account who spoke on condition of anonymity said an 18-seater bus with Enugu registration number, XL884 ENU […]
A Chief Magistrate Court, the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced one Victoria Enwerem (Anosike), aged, 42 years, to multiple jail terms. Enwerem was arraigned in court on a-three count charge of conspiracy to steal children, fraudulently enticing away and habouring children, and forcefully isolating the children from […]
Many of the victims hit by last year’s flood are beginning to resume normal life, thanks to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which has located them and currently providing free healthcare services to the victims. One of such communities is Umudi, an island on the River Niger between the commercial city of Onitsha and […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has said that the secure environment created by his government was what enabled the huge turnout of voters in the presidential election in the state. The governor, who spoke through his Press secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, during an interactive session with journalists said about eight local government areas in […]
A delegation of Ndi Anambra Aberdeen has visited the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh. Ndi Anambra Aberdeen is an organization of Anambra indigenes who live, work and study in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Speaking through Prof. K. K. Nwozo, the delegation which includes Bar. Chidi Ameze and Mr. Nzube Achebe, stated that they were in […]
The Governor of Anambra State in South-East Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has identified the role of women in Nation building as pivotal. Governor Soludo stated this in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime while joining the women to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023. The Governor […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo has enjoined Ndi Anambra to lend a hand to the campaign for clean, green and livable Anambra State. Governor Soludo, who made the appeal in Awka, said they can do that by always cleaning up their surroundings and paying adequate attention to their environment. Governor Soludo, represented by his Chief of staff, […]
Anambra Governor’s wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo has appealed to women in the state to rally round candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Saturday’s State House Of Assembly election. The governor’s wife, who made the appeal in Awka, observed that APGA is still the only political structure that can respond to the interest […]