By Izunna Okafor, Awka In furtherance to the reconstitution of the State Executive Council for his second term, the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has approved the appointment of Managing Directors for key government agencies, retaining familiar names, as his administration consolidates for a new phase of governance. The development, which were…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anglican Church of Nigeria has taken disciplinary action against one of its clerics in Anambra State, Reverend Ifunanya Maduka, over what it described as involvement in “arranged and manipulated prophecies” presented as genuine manifestations of God. In a strongly-worded letter issued by the Diocese on the Niger and signed by…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than six persons have been reported de@d in another avoidable road traffic crash that happened in Anambra State. The aççident, which involved a fully-loaded tricycle (Keke Napep) and a commercial Sienna bus with, happened at over the weekend, near the Goodness and Mercy Motor Park, Onitsha, along the…
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Anambra State Council, will partner Malaria Eradication and Safe Health Initiative, MESHI, to promote sexual and reproductive health rights and communicable diseases, SRHR/CD, in Anambra State and among university students. Chairman of the NUJ Anambra State Council, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD, announced…
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka Global chairman of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Alumni Association, NAUAA, converge 2.0 planning committee, Prof Evaristus Afiadigwe is begging for support from all alumni members to complete the Alumni Center inside Unizik. Prof. Afiadigwe who addressed the media in Awka used the opportunity to request all branches to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Anambra State Council, has joined millions of workers across the globe to commemorate the 2026 Workers’ Day, celebrating the resilience and sacrifices of its members while renewing its demand for fairness, equity, and full implementation of welfare policies in the state’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as anger, grief, and frustration spilled into the streets of Mgbakwu community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State over the weekend as youths staged a massive protest over the alleged killing of a young man, identified as Chinyeaka Ike (popularly known as…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A residential building in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was on Thursday gutted by fire following an electrical fault, with firefighters swiftly intervening to contain the situation and prevent further damage. The incident occurred at Lomu Village, Umunze, where the fire engulfed the main building in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The political momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections in Anambra State continued to gather pace on Wednesday, April 29, as a frontline aspirant for the Nnewi South Constituency II seat in the State House of Assembly, Amb. Peter Oluchukwu Ezenwa (popularly known as Opendo) formally obtained his Expression of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The gallant operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested eight suspected criminals following a targeted raid on a notorious hideout in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The raid, which was confirmed in a statement issued to newsmen over the weekend by the State Police Public Relations…
