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…
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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ASPPB) has dissociated itself from the ongoing demolition exercise reportedly taking place at Omalima Layout, Onitsha, describing it as unauthorized and unrelated to the activities of the Board. In a public notice signed by its Managing Director, Barrister Chike Maduekwe, and made available to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of sustained efforts toward ensuring a hitch-free and credible governorship election in Anambra State, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, has commenced an operational assessment of officers’ readiness across Police formations in the state. The exercise, which forms a critical part…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of his move and effort to improve access to clean water and enhance the living conditions of rural dwellers, the Mayor of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Chief Van George Ezeogidi, has flagged off the construction of a solar-powered borehole project in Ezinifite community….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In another major political development ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, members of the Obidient Movement in the state have formally endorsed the re-election bid of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, and his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, describing the decision as one made in good…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a gathering of political heavyweights, party loyalists, and enthusiastic supporters on Sunday, over the weekend at Ifite-Ogwari in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, as former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Victor Okafor, Ph.D. hosted the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has reassured his administration’s commitment to making lives better and comfortable for the people of Ihiala Community, while also reaffirming his love for them. The Governor disclosed this while addressing the mammoth crowd at the Holy Ghost Juniorate, Ihiala, during the Ihiala Local…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Arrangements have been concluded for the funeral rites of Late Chief Agunwa Anaekwe, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria’s 3rd National Assembly, who passed away earlier this year. According to an official statement jointly signed by the Chairman of the National Burial Committee, Distinguished Senator Osita Izunaso…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Christian community in Nigeria and across Africa has been thrown into mourning following the passing of one of the continent’s most renowned preachers and evangelists, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, who joined the saints triumphant on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80. According to a statement issued by…
