An Anambra based lawyer, chief Ugo Ugwunnadi has sued the Anambra state House of Assembly, challenging its power and jurisdiction to enact the Anambra State Traffic Agency law of 2011 and the Anambra State Traffic Agency Amendment law of 2015″. Other defendants in the suit include: the speaker of Anambra state house of Assembly, the…
Anambra Executive Council offered their condolences on the death of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s father, late Pa Simeon Soludo (Akukananwa) who passed on at age ninety-two (92)”. The Exco offered their sympathy and support by observing a minute silence, after which their condolence message was delivered by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim and Secretary…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo Governor of Anambra State, through his Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, has responded to the claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will die a natural death in 2025″. Aburime said the APC doesn’t exist in Anambra state”. The Press Secretary Aburime, who speak…
The Federal Government has brought forward a six-count charge against Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The charges relate to alleged irregularities in procurement. Ekweanaedo news gathered that the initial accusation of 20 counts totaling N6.5 billion has now been reduced to six counts amounting to N1.6 billion….
National Judicial Council (NJC) has said that it is not aware of the shortlist of 22 justices made by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) for the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. the NJC Director of Information, Barrister Soji Oye, said that the nomination has not been brought to his knowledge. The FJSC list,…
Bianca Ojukwu on Thursday in Awka refuted a report that a mass grave with 322 corpses had been found in Anambra. A Nov. 7 report in some sections of the media quoted a Nov. 6 post on the Facebook page of Mrs Ojukwu, Secretary to the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), as the…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the Appeal Court judgement that sacked the Zamfara State Governor, Daudu Lawal, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Dauda as winner of the election. However, the APC governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle, challenged the outcome of the March 18…
Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has reiterated his dream of a United State of Africa, the second USA. He made the statement during the 12th Annual Zik Lecture Series with the theme “Reclaiming Zik’s World: Climate Justice and Africa’s Sustainable Development held at ASUU Secretariat, UNIZIK Awka. Soludo added that Africa needs to unite…
The Lagos State Government, under the present administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has embarked on a movement against street begging, vowing not to tolerate the act henceforth in any part of the state. Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, stated this while leading ”Special Rescue Operations,” launched by the ministry, in collaboration…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has restrained the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, from removing the State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo and Michael Obidiya, as the secretary of the state Judicial Service Commission. The court gave the orders following two separate suits filed by Ojo and Obidiya through their…
