….Assures Of Improved Security Across Onitsha North LGA. In a significant move ahead of the upcoming local government elections, the Chairmanship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Onitsha North LGA, Hon. Nweze Tony Nwora, earlier today led a delegation of APGA faithfuls to pay a courtesy visit to the Obi of Onitsha,…
Some suspected kidnappers have k!lled a businessman identified as Sunny Taxman, after reportedly collecting N10m ransom. The deceased hailed from Alor Agu in Igbo Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State but was based in Onitsha, Anambra State. Details of the kidnap incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report. “They…
The Onitsha North and South local government areas have uncovered a plot to disrupt commercial and economic activities at the markets and motor packs over there failure of some local government Chairmanship and Councillorship aspirants to win the ticket of the party. The group who are said to have commenced talks with the Edozie Njoku…
The Naval Outpost Onitsha has donated educational materials and stationery to Central Primary School Odekpe in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Commanding Officer, Navy Captain Musa Danjuma Jarma, who made the donation said the gesture was part of the non-kinetic activities of Operation Delta Sanity to foster civil-military relations with the host…
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has reassured that potable water must get to every nook and cranny of the State, in furtherance of his administration’s strides to ensure that no part of Anambra State is left without access to clean and reliable water. The Governor, speaking through the State Commissioner for Power…
The Senate, Today, Read For The First Time a Bill Sponsored By Senator Dr Tony Nwoye for establishment of Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Onitsha Anambra State, Establishment Bill 2024. The Bill seeks to establish a university charged with the responsibility to, among other things, offer full-time training leading to the award of…
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, has uncovered a scandal at Onitsha General Hospital in Anambra State. It was discovered that 406 individuals were illegally added to the hospital’s staff list after the federal government took over. During a hearing with the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character, Hon…
Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, recently inspected the ongoing reconstruction of Odoi market in Onitsha. During the visit, the Governor, accompanied by Deputy Governor Dr. Onyekachi Ibezim, discovered that the existing buildings were in a dilapidated state, lacking basic amenities such as lighting and toilet facilities. In response, Governor Soludo took decisive…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of one trader killed by operatives of the state Anti-touting Squad at the Science Equipment Market, Head Bridge, Onitsha. The command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said that several others were also injured. According to him, the incident happened at about…
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the Chairman, Onitsha/Odekpe Plastic Market Association, Obinna Calistus Okoli, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, for obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N6.7 million. Okoli was arraigned on Tuesday, February 13,…
