At least four people are believed to be trapped after a building under construction collapsed near the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve as a market on completion, collapsed at about 8 pm on Monday with some of the workers still inside the building. The situation…
Wife of the governor of Anambra State,Mrs Nonye Soludo,has highlighted the importance of closer monitoring of hostel activities in schools, including hygiene habits of students in hostel environments. The governor’s wife stated this at Girls’ Secondary School, Amenyi, Awka, during the kick-off of her visits to major boarding schools in the state. The visit, among…
The Idemmili Oba Vigilante Group, alongside Mgbo youth, Anambra State has captured a woman who holds pregnant young adults and teenagers in custody in her home, for the purpose of child trafficking on Sunday. The womam name not mentioned as at time of report, she is from Etu Nanka and married in Nanka Enugu State,…
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, expressed deep concern and sadness over the brutal assassination of Mr. Silas Onyima, President-General of Umuoji Community. The state government strongly condemns this act of violence. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mr. Onyima’s family, the Umuoji community, and the entire Idemili North Local Government Area. Governor Soludo is…
The Anambra State Association of Town Union (ASATU) has sadly recorded the deaths of at least seven President Generals in the state under similar circumstances. The most recent incident occurred in Umuoji Community, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the killing and assured that investigations…
The Anambra State Tricycle Owners and Riders Association is urging Prof Chukwuma Soludo to establish Security Monitoring Units across the state. This is to address the rising incidents of tricycle theft, particularly in urban areas. The Chairman expressed his concern about the unacceptable attacks and killings of their members. While acknowledging Prof Soludo’s efforts in…
Senator Uche Ekwunife, The Director General of South-East Governors Forum, has condemned the murder of the President General of Umuoji in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Expressing her deepest condolences and unequivocal condemnation of the dastardly act in a statement signed by her Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communication, Tony…
Dr Forster Ihejiofor, Commissioner For Agriculture In Anambra State, has said, Following high cost of food items across the nation, he predicted better days ahead if farmers and teeming population will harken to call for massive cultivation of land. Dr Ihejiofor, who was speaking with newsmen on food scarcity in his office, noted that the current…
The President General of Umuoji Community in Idemili North Local Government Unknown gunmen allegedly broke into the Area of Anambra state Chief Silas Onyima has been killed. He was killed on Friday by some armed men who stormed his house The community leader, popularly known as Chief Sly, was later discovered naked in a pool…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association IPMAN, Enugu Depot says it will be compelled to shut filling stations in Anambra state if nothing was done about the multiple and illegal taxing of its members in the state. The IPMAN Chairman of the Association, Mr Chinedu Anyaso stated, this shortly after he was re-elected to pilot the…
