LOCAL NEWS

The Transition Committee Chairman for Onitsha South Area Council, Mr Emeka Orji has pledged his commitment to deliver on the mandate of restoring the area to its lost glory. Mr Orji stated this at the commencement of demolition of illegal structures within the markets in the area. The demolition exercise took him and the team […]

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike has reiterated the call on Ndi Anambra to give adequate support to the state government in the ongoing statewide free distribution of insecticide-treated nets. Dr Obidike made the call while addressing a cross section of journalists during a media orientation on the nets distribution campaign in […]

Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has stated that the recent establishment of children and sexual offences court in Anambra State is a major win in the fight to build a safer environment for women and children in the State. Mrs Soludo, who stated this in Awka, explained that the new […]

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has signed the 2022 Revised Appropriation bill of 170 billion naira into law. Governor Soludo performed the signing ceremony of the budget tagged “Building Off From The Blocks” at the Government House, Awka. Performing the function, Governor Soludo explained that the purpose of the 2022 revised budget was to […]

In a release signed by the Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Christian Aburime said that while it is a general knowledge that government alone cannot fight insecurity, it is instructive to note that the story of engaging Traditional Spiritualists by Anambra State Government to fight insecurity is not true as being peddled by some […]

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr Echeng Echeng has on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba Alkali, presented cheques worth Nine million and one hundred thousand naira to fifteen families of deceased Police officers attached to the Command. The gesture is an initiative of the Inspector-General of Police family welfare insurance scheme […]

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State Dr Nonye Soludo says her husband, Professor Chukwuma Soludo is preparing a better future for all residents of the State. Dr Soludo, who stated this while addressing a women group in Awka, explained that the different policies initiated by the current administration are strategic plans to remodel […]

Anambra state government will embark on the demolition of illegal structures and removal of unserviceable vehicles on roads across all the Local Government Areas of the state. A press release signed by the Commissioner for Ministry of Local Governments, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Honourable Tony-collins Nwabunwanne, said the exercise which will commence by 1st of […]

Owners and tenants of illegally sited properties count their losses as Anambra State Government intensify the demolition of shanties and illegal structures around Fegge and other areas of Onitsha, the commercial capital of the state. The government taskforce equipped with bulldozers, on Wednesday descended on properties illegally sited along Pineapple Market (Ogbo Pineapple) Woliwo and […]

A former Awka Correctional Centre inmate, in Anambra State, Livinus Ugwu, has earned a degree in peace and conflict resolution from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Ugwu, was to be discharged from the centre in 2018 after serving a 21-year-jail term. He began the degree programme while in correctional facility. Receiving the certificate […]