By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than six persons have been reported de@d in another avoidable road traffic crash that happened in Anambra State. The aççident, which involved a fully-loaded tricycle (Keke Napep) and a commercial Sienna bus with, happened at over the weekend, near the Goodness and Mercy Motor Park, Onitsha, along the…
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Anambra State Council, will partner Malaria Eradication and Safe Health Initiative, MESHI, to promote sexual and reproductive health rights and communicable diseases, SRHR/CD, in Anambra State and among university students. Chairman of the NUJ Anambra State Council, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD, announced…
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka Global chairman of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Alumni Association, NAUAA, converge 2.0 planning committee, Prof Evaristus Afiadigwe is begging for support from all alumni members to complete the Alumni Center inside Unizik. Prof. Afiadigwe who addressed the media in Awka used the opportunity to request all branches to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Anambra State Council, has joined millions of workers across the globe to commemorate the 2026 Workers’ Day, celebrating the resilience and sacrifices of its members while renewing its demand for fairness, equity, and full implementation of welfare policies in the state’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as anger, grief, and frustration spilled into the streets of Mgbakwu community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State over the weekend as youths staged a massive protest over the alleged killing of a young man, identified as Chinyeaka Ike (popularly known as…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A residential building in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was on Thursday gutted by fire following an electrical fault, with firefighters swiftly intervening to contain the situation and prevent further damage. The incident occurred at Lomu Village, Umunze, where the fire engulfed the main building in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The political momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections in Anambra State continued to gather pace on Wednesday, April 29, as a frontline aspirant for the Nnewi South Constituency II seat in the State House of Assembly, Amb. Peter Oluchukwu Ezenwa (popularly known as Opendo) formally obtained his Expression of…
In the often unpredictable landscape of sports sponsorship in Nigeria, where corporate commitments come and go, Neros Pharmaceuticals Ltd has distinguished itself with an extraordinary record of twenty unbroken years of sponsoring the Anambra State FA Cup, a feat that remains unmatched at both state and national levels. From 2006 to date, the company…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as pandemonium, tension and confusion erupted at the Peak Castle Hotel in Awka, Anambra State capital, over the weekend, as a cultural gathering organized by members of the Kegites Club degenerated into chaos following a forceful disruption by operatives of Udo Ga-Achị security outfit, triggering…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The gallant operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested eight suspected criminals following a targeted raid on a notorious hideout in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The raid, which was confirmed in a statement issued to newsmen over the weekend by the State Police Public Relations…
