The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has reportedly nullified the recent appointment of Prof. Benard Odoh as the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. This is coming barely 48 hours after the immediate-past (Acting) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Carol Umeobi handed over to Prof. Odoh on Wednesday…
A trigger-happy police officer, identified as Inspector Sani Suleiman has reportedly gunned down a youth in Anambra State over N100 disagreement. According to reports, the incident happened on Saturday at a police checkpoint in Anambra East Local Government Area where the officer was attached. Reports further have it that the victim had a little disagreement…
In a society, such as our beloved Anambra State, where culture, individual choice, and law often clash, one cannot help but wonder: has Anambra State’s Burial Law lost its relevance, or is it simply being disregarded at will in grand style? This question aptly arises, following the recent demonstration of extravagance, where a 72-year-old man,…
Stakeholders from Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State have unanimously called for equity, fairness, and an all-inclusive approach ahead of the by-election to fill the vacant seat of the Anambra South Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly. It would be recalled that the Anambra South Senatorial Zone has stayed for more three months…
The Anambra State Commissioner for Housing, Hon. Barr. Pauly Onyeka, has rated high the transformative efforts of Governor Chukwuma Soludo in facilitating multi-sectoral development across the state. Interacting with journalists in Awka on Thursday, the commissioner detailed various impactful initiatives, stressing that the government’s approach is rooted in strategic, inclusive, and sustainable development aimed at…
The National Democratic Front (NDF) has issued a public plea to the Chief Judge of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to intervene in what they describe as a severe erosion of integrity within Nigeria’s judiciary. The group accuses former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of undermining the judicial system for personal gain, alleging his actions…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has launched the pioneering ‘School Protection Squad’ in Anambra State, marking the first time such an initiative has been implemented in any part of the country. The two-day event, which kicked of at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre in Awka on Wednesday, drew a large…
Few hours after EKWEANAEDO’s investigative report about a four-storey building that shows dangerous crack signs of near collapse in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, the state government has officially sealed the building. EKWEANAEDO, on Tuesday, reported that one of the buildings in a 113-room popular hostel, known as Diamond Hostel, located near primary/secondary…
Few hours after EKWEANAEDO’s investigative report about a four-storey building that shows dangerous crack signs of near collapse in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, the state government has officially sealed the building. EKWEANAEDO, on Tuesday, reported that one of the buildings in a 113-room popular hostel, known as Diamond Hostel, located near primary/secondary…
No fewer than one thousand houses have been overtaken by flood in Anambra State, following the rising water level in different flood-prone communities in parts of the State. This is coming barely three months after the flag-off of the 2024 Flood Early Warning and Sensitization in the State, by the Director-General of the National Emergency…
