Month: September 2024

Flood occasioned by torrential rainfall on Monday night sacked over a dozen family from their residents in Ngozika Estate, Awka, the capital city of Anambra State. Anambra had initially been named as one of the states to suffer flooding this year, but specific local governments have been identified to be prone to flood, and residents…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra State Council has asked the state government to redouble her efforts in the fight against Insecurity. The call was contained in a Communique issued at the end of their September Congress which held at Godwin Ezeemo International Press Center. The congress presided over by the Chairman of NUJ,…

Ofala Steering Committee to showcase Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage. The Ofala is a celebration of our nation’s diversity and resilience, and we are honored to be a part of it.” In a similar vein, the Marketing Director of International Breweries Plc, the manufacturer of Hero Lager, Mr. Bamise Oyegbami, stated, “At International Breweries Plc, we…

Anambra State, youth vigilantes in Ogbaru have arrested five individuals who were aiding secessionist elements in attacking communities within the local government area. The youths of Ogbaru organized themselves to apprehend some of the perpetrators of crime in the area. Ogbaru has been engulfed in violence due to oil mining activities, and Biafra secessionists have…

Young Farmers Association Ukpo, Anambra State, has lamented escalation of economic hardship in Nigeria. The Chairman of the Association, Mr Onyeka Igbomoji, who spoke with journalists in Awka on Monday, urged the government, civil society organisationand well-to-do individuals on the need for farm revolution in the country to curb the menace. According to Igbomoji, “as…

Motorists and other members of the public have been urged to report and individual impersonating to be an officer of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) or enforcing anything in the name of the Agency without being identifiable with the Agency. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of ARTMA, Engr. Okonkwo Emeka-Konti, gave the advice…

The secretive regime of Governor Charles Soludo has taken financial recklessness to a new level as revealed by findings unearthed from the Anambra State Government 2024 Budget Performance Report for Q2 (April – June). The ministry of local government, chieftaincy and community affairs within just two quarters, has overspent its approved budget by around N1.52…

In a move to show solidarity and support for the people of Borno State, especially Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), the National President of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Abdullahi Ali Usman, visited Maiduguri to sympathize with the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, The Shehu of Borno Alhaji Abubakar Umar…

Justice Binta Nyako of the the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the treason trial of the self acclaimed leader of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako announced her withdrawal on Tuesday shortly after Kanu demanded that the judge recuse herself from his trial. At the…