Izunna Okafor

Anambra Govt Walking the Talk in Counterpart Funding Commitments, Says Finance Commissioner, As Partners Review Operations

The Anambra State Government under Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been described as a government that walks the talk by keeping to its promises to the people and being committed to fulfilling its own part in every agreement with development partners. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs. Chiamaka Nnake, stated this at the…

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Anambra Water Revolution: Soludo Hands Over Solar-Powered Borehole to Akwu Ukwu

It is yet another giant feat in the ongoing infrastructure rejuvenation under Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration, as the people of Akwu Ukwu in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State received a newly rehabilitated solar-powered borehole. The project, aimed at improving water supply in the community, was officially handed over by the Anambra State…

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National President Of JONAPWD Visits Maiduguri, Urges Special Support For Persons With Disabilities Affected By Devastating Floods

In a move to show solidarity and support for the people of Borno State, especially Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), the National President of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Abdullahi Ali Usman, visited Maiduguri to sympathize with the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, The Shehu of Borno Alhaji Abubakar Umar…

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‘Village People’ Not Responsible for Frequent Accidents in Ember Months, Says Anambra FRSC Boss, Tightens Synergy with NUJ

The Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Corps Commander (CC) Joyce Alexander, has debunked the widespread notion that ‘Village People’ (a colloquial term used to describe malevolent individuals or spiritual forces) are responsible for the frequent road accidents often witnessed during the Ember months. CC Alexander made the clarification on…

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Enugwu-Ukwu Bloodshed and Unending Land Disputes in Anambra: Why Govt Should Be Proactive Instead of Reactive

The recent brutal violence that befell the people of Enugwu-Ukwu Community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, where no fewer than three youths of the community were allegedly killed, with five others severely injured by unidentified persons over a suspected land boundary dispute with neighbuoring Nawfia community (also in Njikoka Local Government Area),…

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More Bombs Recovered in Anambra

Barely five days after police operatives in Anambra State recovered five unexploded improvised explosive devices (bombs) thrown by gunmen at the Umunze Police Station, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State; the operatives have, again, recovered three more unexploded bombs in the State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Ikenga Tochukwu,…

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BREAKING: Kidnapped Anambra PG Regains Freedom, Says “We Cannot Succumb to Fear”

The recently kidnapped community leader in Anambra State, High Chief Ezebinobi Chimame Ezigbo, has regained his freedom. Chief Ezigbo, who is the President General of Abatete Community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, was kidnapped in the late hours of Tuesday, September 17 at his house, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen who trailed him…

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BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Anambra Community Leader Hours After Soludo Appointed His Town Member As Commissioner

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped High Chief Ezebinobi Chimame Ezigbo, the President General of Abatete Community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The abduction occurred on Tuesday, just few hours after an indigene of the community, Dr. Law Mefor, was appointed and sworn-in as the state’s new Commissioner for Information. According to…

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