By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has restated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, job creation, and enterprise development as major pillars of his Solution Government. Governor Soludo stated this at the graduation ceremony of the One Youth Two Skills Plus (Batch 2) Trainees, which held on Tuesday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has debunked a report credited to one Mr. Salaudeen Hashim and published by Punch Newspapers, which alleged that the state had witnessed fourteen political assassinations between 2022 and 2024. In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD His Grace, Most Reverend Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, PhD, Bishop of Awka and Archbishop of the Province on the Niger, has once again shown what it means to be a true vessel of honour. In the face of coordinated blackmail and malicious lies, he remained calm, discerning, and unshaken. While…
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…
