By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) has identified over-speeding and driver’s unfamiliarity with the Agulu Lake Hill terrain as the primary causes of the fatal road traffic crash that claimed multiple lives along the busy corridor on Friday evening. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ARTMA, Engr….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A Catholic priest, Angelo Chidi Unegbu, has expressed his views following the recent demolition and burning of the shrine belonging to convicted Anambra native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Ọkụkọ Tiwara Akị. Recall that the Oba-born celebrity native doctor, Akwa Ọkụkọ was convicted on Friday, with destruction of…
Barr. Stanley Mbanaso, the Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Judicial Service Commission has recalled with hindsight that the commission’s complex was a bush when he came on board in 2018. Mbanaso who spoke to a team of journalists at the commission’s conference hall on the metamorphosis and achievements of the commission under him, said…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of four persons and injuries to nine others following a fatal road traffic crash involving four vehicles near Agulu Lake along the Nanka–Agulu Road. The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Bridget Asekhauno, confirmed this to newsmen over the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Idemili South Local Government Area has announced plans to carry out a comprehensive environmental sanitation and drainage desilting exercise across all communities within its jurisdiction as part of proactive efforts to mitigate flooding and promote a cleaner environment ahead of the rainy season. The Mayor of the Local Government,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The long-detained popular Anambra native doctor, Mr. Chidozie Nwangwu (popularly known as Akwa Ọkụkọ Tiwara Akị) will be made an Ambassador of Youth Reorientation in months time upon completion of his jail term. This formed part of the conditions contained in a judgement delivered by Justice Jude Obiorah on Friday,…
By Our Correspondent Two persons accused of assaulting a staff member of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. have been formally arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Nnewi, Anambra State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head of Communications of the Company, Mr. Izunna Okafor, who confirmed that the defendants were…
By Our Correspondent In line with its commitment to transparency, customer engagement, and service improvement, FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited on Wednesday received a delegation from Ifite-Awka community over recent power supply disruptions and billing concerns affecting customers on the Ifite-Awka Feeder. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Company’s Head of…
A suspected electricity vandal has been electrocuted in Awka, Anambra State, following an explosion at a transformer substation. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Ogechukwu Street in Awka South Local Government Area. According to a statement from the Head of Communications of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FPEDL),…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State has re-elected Mazi Chidi Orjika as its Local Government Chairman for a second term following a consensus congress held in Ukpor. According to reports and video from the venue of the election, Mazị Orjika, who led a…
