Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has sworn-in a new commissioner. He is Mrs. Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche. Mrs Nkemdiche was sworn in yesterday as Commissioner for Special Duties at the Anambra State Government House, Awka. The position was initially occupied by Hon Sly Ezeokenwa, who is now the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)….
Two persons, a driver and his conductor narrowly escaped death after their bus fell into a pit close to a waterway in Umudim, Nnewi, Anambra state According to reports, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle and while trying to avoid crashing into other road users summersaulted before ending up inside the pit. Reinvestigate Obiano,…
Barely twenty four hours, after Governor Charles Soludo launched the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad (SASA) at Onitsha, the squad has swung into action and arrested 64 suspected touts and a one-chance suspected robber in various parts of Onitsha. Parading the suspects in Onitsha, on Tuesday, the SASA Director of Operations, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene said that…
Some retirees in Anambra State have protested the nonpayment of their gratuities by the state government for four years. They, therefore, asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to pay the backlog of their gratuities which had accrued since 2019. The angry retirees said it was the Administration of the former governor of the state that owed them…
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has been told to beam its searchlight on the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s eight years reign. Executive Director, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation and Chairman, Campaign for Democracy, South East, Uzor, A Uzor, in a statement in Awka said the former…
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has threatened to sack market and park leaders in the state following the activities of touts and miscreants, known as Agberos. This is coming a few days after commercial drivers in Onitsha protested against the activities of touts in the Anambra commercial capital and called the governor unprintable names….
A widow, Mrs. Dorcas Nwakor, has petitioned the acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the alleged killing of her son, Chibueze Nwakor, by police officers attached to the Police Area Command, Onitsha, Anambra State. In the petition made available to newsmen in Onitsha, yesterday, she lamented that her only son and father of three…
A herbalist based in Anambra state has been declared wanted for reportedly stealing a buried corpse and taking it to his shrine in Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, According to reports the herbalist was said to have connived with the brother-in-law of the deceased to exhume the remains.. It would…
The Anambra State Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Sir Ifeatu Obi-Okoye paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Oranu Chris Chidume, (MON), Eze Ana-Ukwu, Eze Igulube of Omor Kingdom at his palatial home, Omor, in Ayamelum Local Government Area, Anambra State. Speaking during the visitation, Chief Obi-Okoye who was…
..Deploy staff throughout Anambra The MD of Bigly Oil and Gas services, High Chief Chimeze Nwankwo one of the authorised revenue collectors and partners of the Anambra Internal Revenue Service, has promised to help increase the revenue base of the state. He made this known to New Telegraph, in his office at Onitsha on Thursday…
