The wife of the executive governor of Anambra state, Mrs Nonye Soludo has described the death of her father in law, PA Simon Soludo as a painful exit to both the family and the state at large. In a statement released in Awka, Nonye elaborated that the late PA Simon was a man who was…
The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, on Tuesday, said his administration has zero tolerance for louts who disturb the peace of the state. This was as Soludo argued that Anambra is among the top three safest states nationwide. “Anambra is calm, very calm Security, law and order is our priority. We don’t condone louting,”…
Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah has vowed that Nnewi clan will produce the next governor of Anambra State. He said this, while speaking to some zonal leaders and stakeholders of the APC at the residence of the South East Organizing Secretary, of the party Mr Dozie Ikedife (jnr). Senator Ubah also called…
Anambra mourns as Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, losses father, Pa Simeon Nwankwo Soludo, (Ichie Akukananwa 1). In a statement released by the press secretary to the Governor, Hon Christian Aburime, he is said to have given up the ghost in the early hours of today; Monday 6, November 2023. Pa Simeon is survived by seven…
Lightning has killed three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra on Sunday. An eye witness told our correspondent that the lightning struck nine male students who were playing football with their peers on the school’s pitch barefooted. He said “the students were practicing on the football pitch with…
Anambra State Government and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) signed a one-billion-naira (N1b) agreement to fund Small and Medium sized Enterprises in Anambra State. Under the agreement terms, Anambra State Government will provide five hundred million naira (N500,000,000) and SMEDAN will match it with another five hundred million naira (N500,000,000). The…
More than six hundred suspected touts have been arrested by the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad, SASA in various parts of the State after one week of its inauguration. The Director of Operations of the Squad, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene disclosed this while speaking to newsmen. He said that the suspected touts were arrested in Onitsha North…
A total of 5000 youths from the 21 local government areas of Anambra State have been empowered with N2 billion start-up capital released by Governor Chukwuma Soludo after the training of the “1 youth, 2 skills” program initiated by the state government. The number constitutes the first batch of beneficiaries of the program who have…
The Anambra State Government will soon domesticate the Correctional Service bill, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Sylvia Chika Ifemeje, has said. Ifemeje disclosed this when the Anambra State Controller of Correctional Services, Usifo Joseph paid her a courtesy visit in her office at Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex, Awka. Recall that former President…
Senator Dr Tony Nwoye of the Labour Party (LP) was affirmed on Thursday as the duly elected Senator for Anambra North Senatorial District, by the court of appeal sitting in Lagos. The three-member panel held that the appeals against the lawmakers lacked merit and unmeritorious. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, on Feb. 25,…
