By Izunna Okafor, Awka The quiet Isiekwulu village in Ukpo community, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, was thrown into grief over the weekend, as a widow and her five children, who lost their lives in a tragic fire incident in Burkina Faso, were laid to rest amid tears, anguish, and disbelief. Happening…
From Uchenna Ezeadigwe Awka The Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria, TOAN have endorsed the Awka South local government area Chairman, Hon Chinedu Okafor for the second term bid and equally donated two million naira as support for acquiring ticket. The TOAN Chairman, Hon Prince Collins Ozojiofor disclosed this on Saturday, Jan 30th during the…
The Anambra State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD, has emerged as the new President-General of Amanuke Development Union, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. According results from the poll, Comrade Odogwu clinched victory at the polls after scoring a total of 576…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Igbariam Campus of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) was agog over the weekend as the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, marked her 61st birthday in a spectacular, symbolic and academically impactful manner that was climaxed with stage acting and the commissioning of the reactivated and…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What was meant to be a moment of celebration and joyful preparations for a wedding ceremony has turned into a period of deep mourning and preparations for burial ceremony in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following the sudden de@th of a 24-year-old lady, Miss Kosisochukwu Emmanuella…
By Tochukwu Ochie Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Chidera Samuel Oha has officially assumed office as the new Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO) for Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. The appointment, approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, is aimed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Reputation management and its growing importance in an increasingly digital and fast-paced communication environment are set to dominate discussions at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Summit of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Anambra State Chapter, coming up in March. This was disclosed during a special ceremony…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) has warned land bankers and speculators against slowing down the development vision of the agency and that of the Solution Government for the capital city. ACTDA’s warning is coming against the backdrop of some property owners who indulge in the practice of acquiring…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A visibly agitated young man may face arrest soon following what has been described as his unwarranted outburst, vulgarity and media bullying against the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, over the recent temporary closure of the Onitsha Main Market as part of the state government’s renewed clampdown on the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo has defended his decision to shut down the Onitsha Main Market for one week, boasting that the market is his property and that of the Anambra State Government which he currently leads as the Governor. The Governor further threatened that continued closure of shops on Mondays in…
