By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command, has recorded its first serious road traffic crash in the state under the leadership of its new Sector Commander, Corps Commander (CC) Bridget Asekhauno, who assumed office few weeks ago. The crash, which occurred at about 9:50am on Friday, October 3,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The MD/CEO of the Anambra State ICT Agency, Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, has restated the determination of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s administration to leverage technology as a driving force for good governance, economic growth, and improved service delivery in the state; while also restating the Agency’s commitment to building a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Senator-elect for Anambra South Senatorial District, Emmanuel Chibuzor Nwachukwu (popularly known as Onodugo), has called on Nigerians to rekindle the spirit of unity, sacrifice, and resilience that defined the struggles of the nation’s founding fathers. Senator Nwachukwu made this appeal in an exclusive interview with this reporter, Izunna Okafor, on…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a 62-year-old suspected informant of a secessionist group who allegedly spearheaded a major extortion syndicate operating in parts of Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the development…
By Chinwendu Uzoatu Encomium reigned on Sunday, at the family thanksgiving of Dr. Emenike E. E. Ezinando, at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, G.R.A. Awka and the reception venue, Mulumba Hall, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka. Dr. Ezinando and wife expressed their joy and thanked God for his numerous blessings in their family. In an…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has restated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, job creation, and enterprise development as major pillars of his Solution Government. Governor Soludo stated this at the graduation ceremony of the One Youth Two Skills Plus (Batch 2) Trainees, which held on Tuesday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has debunked a report credited to one Mr. Salaudeen Hashim and published by Punch Newspapers, which alleged that the state had witnessed fourteen political assassinations between 2022 and 2024. In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD His Grace, Most Reverend Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, PhD, Bishop of Awka and Archbishop of the Province on the Niger, has once again shown what it means to be a true vessel of honour. In the face of coordinated blackmail and malicious lies, he remained calm, discerning, and unshaken. While…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Anambra State Government, demanding the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of two circulars issued by the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), while also and calling for the removal of the commission’s chairman, Barr. Vin Ifeanyi…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly terrorizing residents of Aguleri and its environs with armed robbery and kidnapping, among other crimes. The suspects, all males between the ages of 22 and 40, were nabbed by officers attached to the…
