By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old student of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Miss Chinecherem Nwaokoye, alongside her 30-year-old boyfriend, for allegedly faking her own kidnap after watching a Nigerian movie. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Popular Nigerian writer, lecturer, and playwright, Olatunbosun Taofeek, has expressed grief and regret after killing a rat that invaded his home and specifically destroyed his PhD certificate, thesis, and other academic documents relating to his doctorate degree. The Ogun State-based author, who lectures in the Department of English, Mountaintop University,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has produced its candidate for the upcoming Anambra South Senatorial by-election scheduled for August 16, as former governorship aspirant, Chief Sir Azuka Okwuosa, emerged victorious in the party’s primary election. Chief Okwuosa, a seasoned politician who has held different positions in the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A southeast group, South East Renewed Hope Agenda (SERHA) has said that the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 is already a done deal, given the widespread admiration and acceptance his government continues to enjoy across the country, including the Southeast region. The National Coordinator of SERHA, Ambassador…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one year after a fatal multiple crash that claimed several lives occured at the popular Idemili Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, another multiple crash has hit the ever-busy spot again, involving several persons. The latest crash, which occurred in the morning of Friday, July 18,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Igbo Community Association in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has expressed outrage over the recent comment credited to the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, in which he reportedly placed a ban on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, from entering Edo State without…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Solution Youth-Preneurs Support Group (SYPSG), a network of beneficiaries of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s 1Youth2Skills programme, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for heeding their call and extending the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State, which initially ended on Thursday, July 17. Recall that SYPSG…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The leadership of students in Nigeria, under the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Anambra State chapter, has called for the immediate removal of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), over what they described as gross incompetence and deliberate suppression of students in the ongoing Continuous Voter…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of his strategies to further strengthen the synergy between the Anambra State Police Command and members of the public, the State Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has addressed some security concerns in the state, and restated the commitment of the Police to ensuring the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Solution Youth-Preneurs Support Group (SYPSG), a network of beneficiaries of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s 1Youth2Skills programme, has concluded its eight-day monitoring tour across the 21 local government areas of Anambra State, covering wards and communities in support of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The tour, which commenced…
