By Izunna Okafor, Awka The political atmosphere in Anambra State has become charged with uncertainty following the dissolution of the first-term Executive Council and other political appointments by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, a development that has left the fate of many immediate-past commissioners, special advisers, and other aides unknown as the administration prepares to…
PRESS STATEMENT FIRSTPOWER BEGINS INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED N2.1 MILLION LEVY ON AMUDO COMMUNITY FOR TRANSFORMER REPAIR March 20, 2026 The Management of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FirstPower) has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the allegation that the Company levied the sum of Two Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira (₦2.1 million) on residents of Amudo…
By Our Correspondent The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FPEDL) has clarified the recent sharp drop in electricity supply being experienced across communities in Anambra State, describing it as a result of nationwide generation challenges that hit and affected the entire Nigerian power sector, rather than an operational failure by the distribution company. The…
DROP IN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN ANAMBRA STATE: SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT AND CLARIFYING THE ROLE OF FIRSTPOWER March 11, 2026 The Management of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FPEDL) wishes to clarify and address the concerns of our customers across Anambra State regarding the recent significant drop in electricity supply being experienced in various communities….
By Nelson Omenugha The 2026 Annual General Meeting and Summit of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Anambra State Chapter, slated for Friday March 13 at the International Convention Centre, Awka, comes at a defining moment for the profession of public relations and strategic communication. In today’s digital world, reputation has become one…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Chief Dr. Chika C. Emenike (Ojichukwu), Chairman/CEO of Kotec Group and founder of the renowned Tummy Tummy Noodles brand, has been nominated as The Eminent Man of the Year 2026 in recognition of his extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to industrial prominence. Born into modest circumstances and shaped by early…
By Ukpa Ewa Ozo Damian Ejiamatu Enekwechi has denied allegations of forceful eviction levelled against him by his younger sister, Mrs. Ndidi Mbelu, describing the claims as misleading and politically motivated. The clarification followed an earlier report in which Mrs. Mbelu alleged that she was unlawfully evicted from their late father’s residence at No….
By Chief Ifeanyi Ndulue (smnifeanyi@gmail.com) I lived on Akpo Street, Achara Layout, Enugu, in the late 1990s before relocating to Abuja, where I now live with my family. Like many families at the time, our compound, just like countless others, depended on well water for survival. Decades later, that painful memory remains disturbingly relevant….
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu Nigerian writer and journalist, Izunna Okafor, on January 9, 2026, clocked 32 years of age. The award-winning literary figure and journalist announced this on his social media handle on Friday, and had, in a recent interview with our correspondent, described his life as one full of with testimonies, looking back…
By Christian ABURIME The wind of festivity is blowing closer and closer. Ndị Anambra, the festive fire is already blazing after that epic GenZ City Block takeover, but now Ọnwa Dezemba is shifting gears into something deeper, something that hits straight at the heart. Today, December 20, 4pm at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka,…
