Izunna Okafor

Fire Service Saves Shops, Houses, as Anambra Records 3 Fire Outbreaks in 4 Days

The Anambra State Fire Service has successfully intervened in three separate fire incidents across the state, saving numerous lives and preventing potential widespread destruction of properties that would have resulted from the incidents. According to respective press releases issued on the incidents by the Media Unit of the Service, the fire outbreaks were all caused…

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ASUU Accuses UNIZIK Pro-Chancellor of Dictatorship, Calls for Urgent Intervention

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, has sounded an urgent alarm over what it describes as the growing dictatorial tendencies of the institution’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council. Speaking on behalf of the Union during a press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital, the Chairperson of ASUU…

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Anambra Govt Gives Update on Ban, Registration of ‘Iron Condemned’ Dealers

The Anambra State government has said the ban on the illegal activities and operations of metal scrap dealers (popularly known as ‘Iron Condemned’, ‘Iron Kwandem’, or ‘Ndị Akpakara’) in the state is still effective. The State Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Felix Odimegwu, stated this in an exclusive interview with this reporter regarding the enforcement status…

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Soludo’s Aide Advocates Stronger Youth Engagement in Politics, Social Issues

The Special Adviser to Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programme, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has lamented the failure of many political parties in Nigeria to live up to their duties, particularly in fostering youth participation. Dr. Omenugha, who is also the Convener of Youths Earnestly Seek Solution (YESS), made this assertion while speaking…

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