Echezona Okafor

Echezona okafor is a senior News reporter at Ekweanaedonews

FG Picks Aderonke, Others For African Youth Athletics LOC Role

The Federal Government has appointed a journalist and public servant, Arabinrin Aderonke, to the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championship, scheduled for July 16–20, 2025, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The National Sports Commission announced in a statement that Atoyebi will join a 15-member committee responsible for staging what is expected…

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Just In: Anambra Market Stakeholders Cry Out Over Extortion In Agboedo Market …..Calls On Gov Soludo To Call Hon Echezona Anazodo And Cohorts To Order.

  The Anambra Market Stakeholders, led by Mr. Oliver Nwachukwu, have condemned in strong terms the extortion and harassment of traders in Agboedo United Market, F Line Nnewi, by Hon. Echezona Anazodo, the local government chairman of Nnewi North LGA. According to a petition to governor Charles Soludo, cited by this medium, dated 9th May…

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JAMB Engage VCs, IT Experts To Identify, Address Allegedly Glitches

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has engaged experts drawn from the academia, Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria (CPAN) and other relevant sectors, to identify and and address the “unusual complaints” trailing release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in a statement on Monday in…

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Anambra Central Leaders Unite In Support Of Prof. Soludo For Gubernatorial Election

A significant meeting took place at Hon. Ferdinand Dozie Nwankwo’s (Onyendozi) residence in Enugwu-ukwu, where Mayors and APGA Local Government Chairmen from Anambra Central convened to strategize for the forthcoming gubernatorial election set for November 8, 2025, and to discuss Anambra’s development. The session underscored the importance of robust grassroots campaigns to ensure a decisive…

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FG Repays First N100Bn Sukuk

The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully repaid its first ever Sovereign Sukuk of N100 billion, issued in 2017, thus fulfilling all obligations to investors and reinforcing its commitment to transparent and responsible debt management. This milestone was announced on Monday at the Investor Meeting hosted by the Debt Management Office (DMO) in Abuja, during…

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