By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Igbariam Campus of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) was agog over the weekend as the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, marked her 61st birthday in a spectacular, symbolic and academically impactful manner that was climaxed with stage acting and the commissioning of the reactivated and…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What was meant to be a moment of celebration and joyful preparations for a wedding ceremony has turned into a period of deep mourning and preparations for burial ceremony in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following the sudden de@th of a 24-year-old lady, Miss Kosisochukwu Emmanuella…
By Tochukwu Ochie Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Chidera Samuel Oha has officially assumed office as the new Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO) for Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. The appointment, approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, is aimed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Reputation management and its growing importance in an increasingly digital and fast-paced communication environment are set to dominate discussions at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Summit of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Anambra State Chapter, coming up in March. This was disclosed during a special ceremony…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) has warned land bankers and speculators against slowing down the development vision of the agency and that of the Solution Government for the capital city. ACTDA’s warning is coming against the backdrop of some property owners who indulge in the practice of acquiring…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A visibly agitated young man may face arrest soon following what has been described as his unwarranted outburst, vulgarity and media bullying against the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, over the recent temporary closure of the Onitsha Main Market as part of the state government’s renewed clampdown on the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo has defended his decision to shut down the Onitsha Main Market for one week, boasting that the market is his property and that of the Anambra State Government which he currently leads as the Governor. The Governor further threatened that continued closure of shops on Mondays in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recovered a suspected stolen vehicle with bl00d stains and arrested four suspected cultists during separate security operations, all in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two female suspects in connection with the reported disappearance of a 16-year-old girl, Miss Oluebube Chukwuma, in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer for…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Yet-to-be-ascertained worth of property was reported destroyed in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, as Fire Service confirmed multiple fire outbreaks in the community within a space of one week. According to a press statement issued by the Media and Publicity Unit of the State Fire Service, the…
