By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, has commissioned a newly established Chinese-owned restaurant in Awka, the state capital, describing the development as a clear indication that investor confidence is steadily returning to the state, largely due to improved security and deliberate government reforms. The siting of the restaurant,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced a total restriction of vehicular movement within and across the state on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the day scheduled for the Anambra governorship election. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Nigeria’s first female professor of Mass Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa and matriarch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna, has described her life and career as deeply fulfilling and abundantly blessed. Prof. Okunna stated this in an exclusive interview with this reporter, Izunna…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As preparations heighten for the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, on Monday, November 3, witnessed the formal signing of a Peace Accord among all political party candidates contesting in the poll. According to a statement released…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a 62-year-old suspected informant of a secessionist group who allegedly spearheaded a major extortion syndicate operating in parts of Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the development…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has announced the appointment of Sam Hart as his new Chief of Staff (CoS). Hart replaces Toby Okechukwu who was recently appointed Executive Director, Projects of the newly established South East Development Commission (SEDC). Prior to his appointment, Hart served as Special Adviser to the…
The Dr. Abayomi Opaneye Rumble Tournament at Lagos Country Club came to a thrilling close on Friday, February 7, 2025, with five outstanding female players stealing the spotlight in a night of intense competition and excitement. The tournament, which was generously sponsored by Dr. Abayomi Opaneye, brought together top table tennis players and enthusiasts in…
At Unizik junction, tensions are rising along the newly reconstructed Oby Okoli Road as shop owners and passersby accuse Fresh Point Restaurant of tampering with government infrastructure designed to manage water drainage. According to local business operators, the eatery allegedly broke the government-approved structure meant to channel wastewater into the newly rehabilitated drainage system under…
Aggrieved Protesters on Thursday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to express their opposition to the imposition of a traditional ruler in the Ajah area of the state. The protesters, comprising members of the Ajah community, argued that the Obaship of Ajah was still pending in court and that the Lagos State Government should…
President Bola Tinubu has approved that ministers of state be given full powers to supervise the agencies under them. Until now, files pertaining to departments and agencies under their supervision were sent by their permanent secretaries to the senior ministers. With the new dispensation, ministers of state can now grant all necessary administrative approvals on…
