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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In recognition of his exceptional leadership, philanthropy, and over two decades of entrepreneurial excellence, High Chief Ikenna Obele, CEO of Mekens Integrated Nigeria Limited, has been nominated for the Eminent Man of the Year Awards 2026 as Outstanding Personality of the Year. From humble beginnings in Eastern Nigeria to building…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Security agencies in Anambra State have intensified collaborative efforts to combat cultism, drug abuse and other social vices among youths through sustained advocacy and community engagement. This formed the focus of a one-day youth summit organised by the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), Anaocha Chapter, which held over the weekend…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the release of ₦121,948,995.00 for the supply and installation of formatted 10 NR 40-foot containers across multiple locations in the state to serve as temporary accommodation for security personnel. The approval formed part of key resolutions reached at the Council’s second meeting…
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 Izunna Okafor, Awka A US-Based Nigerian Professor , Author and Psychologist, Dr. Mrs Felicia Ekwutosi Okeke-Ibezim has expressed concern over Nigerian people always electing old people as leaders. While she acknowledged the fact that old people have experience, nevertheless, the younger generation needs to be given a chance to govern in order to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) has identified over-speeding and driver’s unfamiliarity with the Agulu Lake Hill terrain as the primary causes of the fatal road traffic crash that claimed multiple lives along the busy corridor on Friday evening. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ARTMA, Engr….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A Catholic priest, Angelo Chidi Unegbu, has expressed his views following the recent demolition and burning of the shrine belonging to convicted Anambra native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Ọkụkọ Tiwara Akị. Recall that the Oba-born celebrity native doctor, Akwa Ọkụkọ was convicted on Friday, with destruction of…
Barr. Stanley Mbanaso, the Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Judicial Service Commission has recalled with hindsight that the commission’s complex was a bush when he came on board in 2018. Mbanaso who spoke to a team of journalists at the commission’s conference hall on the metamorphosis and achievements of the commission under him, said…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of four persons and injuries to nine others following a fatal road traffic crash involving four vehicles near Agulu Lake along the Nanka–Agulu Road. The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Bridget Asekhauno, confirmed this to newsmen over the…
