Residents of Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, have showered encomiums and panegyrics on the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led administration in the state, and specifically the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA), over the move to clamp down on the defaulters of the ban against crossing the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway without using the pedestrian bridge. It…

Suspected armed robber and cultist, Mr. Anichede Akachukwu, has finally landed in police net in Anambra State after going into hiding due to many notorious criminal activities linked to him and his gang members, both within the state and its environs. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu…

Anambra State Government has set up a committee to look into the issue of minimum wage for workers in the state civil service. The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Anambra State, Comrade Humphrey Nwafor and Comrade Chris Ogbonna disclosed this in a joint press briefing at the government…

The Squadron Commander, Okija Vigilante Group in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr. Ikenga Ben Eze, has revealed why he and his men did not respond to the recent assassination of Barr. Peter Awa, an indigene and Secretary-General of the town, by gunmen. Recall that some yet-to-be-identified gunmen, on Sunday, assassinated Barr….

The Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led administration in Anambra State has approved the recruitment of more teachers to further address the problem of dearth of teachers in some public schools in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Paul Nwosu disclosed this to newsmen in a statement on Monday. He said the recruitment, which is the…

Information reaching Ekweanaedo has it that the former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Nigeria’s general election, Mr. Peter Obi has visited the St. Joseph’s Specialist Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu. According to verified sources, Obi stormed the popular mission hospital on Monday, May 20, where he was received by…

The Management of the College of Postgraduate Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has passed a vote of confidence  on the leadership of the Provost, Prof Philomena Igbokwe. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. E. O. C. Obidimma, Associate Provost (Humanities), for the College of Postgraduate Studies after an emergency meeting over some…

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two armed hoodlums on their way to an illegal assignment and mission in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, adding that it is one of…