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Commissioner Refuses to Pick Call as Fresh Scandal Rocks Soludo’s 1 Youth 2 Skills Scheme, Participants Call for Agha Mba’s Sack, Probe

By Izunna Okafor, Awka Fresh controversy has erupted in Anambra State as a coalition of aggrieved participants in the state government’s flagship empowerment initiative, 1 Youth 2 Skills, has accused the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba, of alleged manipulation, injustice, and exclusion of genuine beneficiaries from the scheme. The group, operating…

Orumba South LGA Chairman Stops Ukachukwu’s Campaign in Umunze for Violating Rules

Izunna Okafor4 months ago03 mins

By Ifeizu Joe The Chairman of Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Shedrack Azubuike, on Wednesday stopped the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, from holding a political rally in the area. It was gathered that the action was because rally was in violation of rules prohibiting use…

Senator Nwachukwu Fetes Igwe Nnewi on 100th Birthday, Advises Anambra South Youths

Izunna Okafor4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Senator representing the Anambra South senatorial district, Senator Emmanuel Nwachukwu, has felicitated with His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu (Igwe Orizu III) of Nnewi as he marks his centenary. Igwe Orizu, who was born on 30 October 1925, is one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in the country….

Anambra 2025: CP Orutugu Reassures Neutrality, Orders Heightened Security Operations Across State

Izunna Okafor4 months ago02 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its security preparations ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election, with the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, MNIPS, PhD, directing all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Commanders to step up intelligence-driven operations and carry out coordinated raids across…

Man Arrested for Allegedly Def!ling His Two Daughters, Aged 2 and 5 Years

Izunna Okafor4 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka Authorities have confirmed the arrest of one Ozioma Okonkwo, a native of Imo State residing in Enugu, for allegedly def!ling his two biological daughters, aged two and five respectively. The suspect was apprehended, following a distress report from a concerned citizen who alerted authorities to the horrific act. According to…

Angry Elderly Man Seizes Access Bank’s Signpost in Awka Over Alleged Unlawful Debits

Izunna Okafor4 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as a mild drama recently ensued in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as an elderly man, believed to be an Igbo red-cap chief, reportedly stormed an Access Bank branch and seized one of the bank’s signposts over alleged unlawful or unnecessary deductions from his account….

I Would Have Been Dead on My Birthday — Man Kidnapped by Fulani Herdsmen Recounts After Escaping from Captivity (Video)

Izunna Okafor4 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka A lucky young man has testified of how he would have been a dead person on his 2025 birthday if not for God’s divine intervention that saved him from his captors. The birthday man shared the testimony while recounting his harrowing experience in the hands of suspected Fulani herdsmen who…

Police Arrest 7 Suspected Cultists Preparing for Election Duty in Anambra, Recover Ritual Items

Izunna Okafor4 months ago04 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of ongoing security operations aimed at guaranteeing a peaceful atmosphere before, during, and after the forthcoming Anambra Governorship Election, security operatives have arrested seven suspected cultists alleged to be undergoing initiation ahead of election-related violence. According to a press release by the Anambra State Police Command Public Relations…

Anambra Governorship Election: INEC Finalizes Logistics, Deploys Vehicles and Boats for Early Poll Kick-off

Izunna Okafor4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it is 99 percent ready for the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election, with assurances that there will be no delay in the arrival of electoral materials at polling units across the state. The INEC National Commissioner supervising Anambra and Chairman…

CDD, Situation Room Move to Prevent Vote-Buying, Electoral Infractions in Anambra, Decry Apathy

Izunna Okafor4 months ago09 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of efforts to strengthen democratic participation and ensure credible governorship election in Anambra State come November 8, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United…