By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of its landmark move towards transforming the energy landscape of Anambra State, the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the establishment of the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission. This pivotal decision, reached during the Council’s meeting held at the New Government House (newly christened “Light House Awka”)…
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has been lauded for commissioning the Bruce Mayrock Memorial, a tribute that blends historical remembrance with a call for national healing. Bruce Mayrock was a young American student who tragically self-immolated in front of the United Nations headquarters in 1969 to protest global silence over the Biafran genocide. An open letter issued by…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Anambra State have reaffirmed their commitment to secure victory for the State in the November 8, 2025 governorship election. According to a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the media office of the APC governorship candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu, the affirmation was made at a high-level stakeholders meeting…
Anambra State Police Command has arrested three additional suspects following the confession of a detainee, deepening its efforts to dismantle criminal networks across the state. Acting on actionable intelligence, operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Awkuzu made the arrests in the early hours of May 30, 2025, at Agukwu-Nri in Anaocha Local Government…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one month after its inauguration, the Anambra State Government has officially renamed the newly-commissioned Government House Mini City in Awka and rolled out a fresh wave of more capital projects and institutional reforms as part of efforts to deepen good governance and infrastructural development across the state. The developments were…
Not less than twenty vigilantes have reportedly lost their lives during an airstrike from a military fighter jet in Zamfara State. The military jet had mistaken the vigilantes for bandits who had earlier attacked residents in Garin Mani, a village in the Maru Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, bandits had earlier…
Controversial Anambra-based cleric, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has identified some courses offered in higher institutions that he believes are useless. According to him, courses including political science, history, microbiology, library information science and sociology should be avoided by students in higher institutions, particularly if such students are from a poor background. Speaking…
A tragic and unsettling incident has shaken the residents of Owerri West Local Government Area in Imo State, following the brutal murder of an American soldier of Nigerian descent and the abduction of his wife by suspected Fulani herders. The horrific event occurred on Sunday at approximately 4:00 p.m. along the Irete–Umuguma Road, near Golden…
The Enugu community has been shaken to its core after the body of a pregnant woman was discovered in a ritualist’s pit in Ezeagu. The victim has been identified as Joy Miracle, a single mother of two, known for her warm smile and popular food stand in Oji River. Joy had been missing for days…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert following the declaration of over 100 medications as Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) by India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). According to information received by NAFDAC, these drugs failed quality control tests conducted on samples collected from distribution…
