Anambra State, Nigeria, was formed on 3 February 1976 when East-Central State was divided into Anambra and Imo(Owerri) states. List of documented Administrators till date; 1. John Atom Kpera, Governor, March 1976 to July 1978, Military, 2. Col. Datti Sadiq Abubakar, Governor, July 1978 to October 1979, Military 3. Jim Nwobodo, Governor, October 1979 to October 1983, NPP 4. Christian Onoh,…
Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has asked the Federal Government to reveal details of the alleged disbursement of N30 billion each to the 36 state governors amidst inflation and high cost of food items. Obi’s demand followed the claim by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, that an “unverified report” showed that state governors…
The Zonal Command deployed more officers on an ad-hoc assignment to ensure compliance. The Zone ‘B” Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two Niger Republic bound trucks loaded with grains, on Thursday. In the last few days, officials of the Nigeria Customs Service have intercepted grains including Maize, millet and beans,…
A man has stirred reactions online after a video of him carrying his little daughter in a nylon bag to protect her from the rain surfaced online. It was drizzling and the man didn’t want his daughter to be drenched after picking her up from school. He decided to put her in a nylon bag…
The federal government has reiterated its determination to protect and promote hardworking and honest Nigerians in the diaspora irrespective of their location.The government has acted as a guarantor for eight medical doctors to pursue further training in various medical specialties in the United States for the entirety of their training period. It emphasized that while…
In a significant stride towards combating crime in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, the “Say No to Crime” security outfit has achieved a remarkable feat by apprehending poachers of palm fruits operating within the vicinity of Adapalm. Led by Mr. Innocent Nya, also known as Breaker, the local vigilante group has collaborated closely with the…
…..Poised To Bring Back Glory Economic Days of M.I Okpara The Chairman of Geometric Power Group, Professor Barth Nnaji, has explained that his passion to contribute to industrial development in Igbo land in a manner that would accelerate rapid development of Nigeria was the major influence behind the decision to locate the Geometric Power Plant…
A pregnant housewife and a native of Uburu, a community in Ebonyi State, has reportedly pushed her husband, Nwoga Maduabuchi to death from a two-storey, in Abakaliki, the State’s capital. The tragic incident occurred during an argument between the deceased whowas identified as Nwoga Maduabuchi and his second wife. The state police public relations Officer,…
The Imo State Correspondent of the Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Chinonso Alozie has emerged as Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo council. Alozie, who emerged alongside five others, polled 20 votes to defeat his lone rival, Angela Nkwo-Akpolu of the Leadership Newspaper who garnered 11 votes out of the…
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in conjunction with a Joint Task Force comprising five teams from the Nigeria Police Force and three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday, arrested 115 suspected currency racketeers in Enugu State. According to a statement by the EFCC’s head of…
