By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced official ban on the use of knockouts, fireworks and other social explosives during crossover night celebrations and beyond, in any part of the state. The ban is coming barely two days after a tragic fireworks explosion that claimed two lives during a Christmas…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The ancient community of Umuji Ebenebe in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State was agog and turned into an atmosphere of joy, thanksgiving and deep spiritual reflection on Tuesday as St. Peter’s Parish Ebenebe, popularly known as the Basilica of Grace, was officially inaugurated and dedicated. The magnificent…
Friends, family, faith leaders and staff of the Anambra State Ministry of Information on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, gathered at the Godwin Ezemo International Press Centre, Awka, to celebrate author and Information Officer, Obianuju Ekwughe–Azukaego, at the launch of her two novels — ‘Rose Petals’ and ‘The Glittering Spear’. The event, which drew professionals,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has officially signed the state’s 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, approving a total budget size of N766 billion for the coming fiscal year. The signing, which took place on Monday at the Light House in Awka, followed the conclusion of legislative work on the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as tragedy has struck an Anambra community following the death of a man, Obumneme, popularly known as Nzeakaibeya, who reportedly returned to Nigeria from China to celebrate the Christmas season with his people, only to lose his life in a most painful and devastating way….
By Emmy Young A prominent community leader in Nnobi, Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, Engr Nwankwo Okechukwu Jeremiah, made history on Saturday, December 27, 2025, when he supported 50 individuals from the community in commemoration of his 50th birthday. Engr Nwankwo gifted 14 petty traders one hundred thousand naira (N100,000) each to…
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Dr Chioma Irene Awuzie, was on Saturday, December 27, 2025, honoured with prestigious chieftaincy title of Nwanyikaibeya I of Lude by the traditional ruler of Lude Ahiara Autonomous Community in Imo State, HRH Eze Cyril Uwaoma. The honour, according to the traditional ruler, is a recognition of Dr….
RAYMOND OZOJI reports Honourable Okwudili Anigbogu, a native of Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, would have been a dead man when operatives of the Special Anti-tout squad, Agunechemba operatives, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps accompanied by daredevil hoodlums unleashed terror and mayhem on him on…
It was a celebration galore in Nawfia Town, Anambra State, Nigeria, as the Okeke Family celebrated Mama Augustina Anyanwu, who turned 80 in December. Indeed, it was a celebration of grace, wisdom, laughter, and love. Hundreds of family members, close friends, and well-wishers thronged the venue to celebrate Mama, who, having absorbed life’s roses and…
By Ifeizu Joe Youths and other stakeholders of Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka Local Government Area have declared that they will vote out the current President General of Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union (EBU), Mr Ebuka Onuorah on December 29. The union which is the umbrella body for all indigenes of Enugwu-Agidi will on Monday, December 29…
