By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) community was thrown into another mourning over the weekend following the sudden death of a 200-level student who was electrocuted while ironing his clothes in an off-campus lodge. The deceased student, popularly known by his nickname “Fedwin,” was a 200-level undergraduate in the Department of Education…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Young people in Anambra State, Nigeria and across Africa have been urged to deepen their digital literacy, strengthen their online research abilities, and take ownership of telling the African story in the global knowledge space. This formed the central message at the maiden Wiki Classroom Initiative, a special digital-skills training…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Secretariat Complex of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council in Awka, was filled with joy on Friday as the League of Anambra Professionals (LAP) officially unveiled its maiden Future Forward Scholarship Programme and awarded a sum of One Million Naira (₦1,000,000) each as annual scholarship to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Distinguished Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso, OFR, has added another remarkable feather to his already illustrious cap, as he has successfully earned a Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in Maritime Law — a major academic achievement that crowns years of unwavering commitment to scholarship, personal development, and the pursuit of excellence. Investigator News,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Mayor of Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Dr. Chibueze Ofobuike, has announced his return to the classroom after securing admission to study Law at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Ofobuike, who made the announcement in a post shared on his official Facebook page on Monday, described the development…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has announced the appointment of Professor Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie as the institution’s new substantive Vice-Chancellor, marking a new phase in the university’s leadership and administration. According to a statement issued by the Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Njelita Louis, the appointment was approved…
By Joseph Ude, Awka All roads led to the Anambra State Central E-Library, Awka, on Friday, as writers, students, scholars, dignitaries, cultural leaders, and literary enthusiasts converged for the 2025 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, a gathering that once again reaffirmed Anambra’s place as the literary heartbeat of Africa and the spiritual…
Fifteen thousand pupils in 45 public schools across 7 communities in Idemili South local government area of Anambra state have benefitted from free school bags distributed by Hamilton & Thelma Ezeonu Foundation, a non-governmental organization. The foundation, known for its charitable donations, distributed the school bags across the 45 public schools cut across Ojoto, Oba,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Pupils and staff of Ebenator Central School in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State were on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, filled with joy and gratitude as a distinguished philanthropist and community leader, Chief Ambassador Chinonso Nwanze, officially handed over newly renovated toilet facilities and a complete set of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The rising tide of violence against women and girls (VAWG) once again came under the spotlight in Anambra State, as stakeholders, students, and development partners gathered for a two-day recalibrating workshop organized by Women Aid Collective (WACOL), in partnership with Ford Foundation, for the primary purpose of uprooting harmful cultural…
