By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Anambra State Government, demanding the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of two circulars issued by the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), while also and calling for the removal of the commission’s chairman, Barr. Vin Ifeanyi…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly terrorizing residents of Aguleri and its environs with armed robbery and kidnapping, among other crimes. The suspects, all males between the ages of 22 and 40, were nabbed by officers attached to the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The gallant officers of the Operation Udo Ga-Achị security outfit have reportedly dismantled another notorious camp of gunmen and other criminal elements terrorizing Anambra State with their notorious activities. The raid and camp clearance, which happened at the Achalla Camp in Awka North Local Government Area of the state, reportedly followed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was another moment of massive defection as over 5000 members of different political parties joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. This latest political earthquake, which took place over the weekend at the residence of the State Commissioner for…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the weekend, erupted into turmoil as angry residents and village representatives staged a mass protest against their President-General, Hon. Chukwuebuka Onuorah, accusing him of land grabbing, high-handedness, intimidation, general abuse of office, and gross violation of the community’s constitution….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has disclosed plans to explore the possibility of converting some of the state’s gully erosion sites into tourism attractions, in line with its drive to harness tourism for sustainable transformation and development. The State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Comrade Don Onyenji, made this known…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The National Assembly has formally announced the final rites for the late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Agunwa Anaekwe, with a comprehensive schedule of events that will span Abuja, Awka, and his country home in Adazi-Ani, Anambra State. The announcement was made during a World Press…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Lagos residents were hit with a double tragedy this week as flash flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall, submerged several neighbourhoods across the state, even as the state government also launched a massive demolition of what it termed “illegal structures”, displacing many families and disrupting livelihoods. The floods, which ravaged communities such…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than two separate buildings have collapsed in different cities of Anambra State within a space of 24 hours, with one person confirmed dead so far, while yet-to-be identified number of persons sustained different degrees of injuries. While the first incident occured early Wednesday morning in the quiet neighbourhood…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in separate operations across the state, including a man accused of conspiring to abduct three children while they were eating in front of their house. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s Police…
