Youths from Nsugbe Community in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday, besieged the Anambra State Government House in Awka, in protest over the gruesome murder of two youths from the community, allegedly by the neighbouring Umueri Community. The murder of the two youths occurred at Monastery Junction, Nsugbe last Wednesday, sparking protest in the community by the people, who were shocked at the invasion by their neighbours. Our correspondent gathered that following the protest, the State Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, had invited the two communities for a meeting at the State Government House, Awka, which…
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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has debunked allegations that he abandoned a police inspector attached to his convoy, Lucky Okey, who died on Tuesday following severe injuries to the brain he sustained during an accident while on duty. Reports have claimed that Mr Lucky fell and hit his head on a tarred road from a moving police van attached to the Governor’s office on official duty in the presence of the Governor, but was denied the opportunity to be flown abroad as advised by medical professionals. According to the reports, instead, the State Commissioner for Health arranged for a…
The bill to amend the Act of the Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC to enable the inclusion of Anambra among the list of oil producing states, has scaled first reading at the Senate. The bill sponsored by the member representing Anambra North Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly, Senator Tony Nwoye, is aimed at amending Section 2(1)(b) of the NDDC Establishment ACT CAP N 86 LFN 2004 which would enable the commission to enlist the South-Eastern State among its list of oil producing states. Two years ago the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) granted its approval for Anambra to join the…
The Police in Anambra State on Monday night, confirmed the arrest of the owner of Blueshield Security Limited, Ozor Jeff Nweke in Abuja over the weekend. Recall that the Nweke, who is a holder of the highest traditional title in Awka kingdom, the Ozor title, had been engulfed in a war with the Police in the state. Recently, he was alleged to have sponsored several protests, aimed at smearing the image of the Police in the state, the latest being the nude protest by women of the community, during which they accused top officials of the state police command of…
Rivers State notorious cultist, Gift David Okpara, also known as General 2Baba, who was declared wanted for the killing of Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ahoada, SP Bako Angbashim, has spoken out for the first time since he was accused of the act. He denies any involvement in the heinous crime, which saw the gruesome murder and butchering of the Ahoada DPO. A video shared online by the cultists showed them toying with the body parts of the slain police officer, cajoling him for claiming to be indestructible. Recall that the cultist was declared wanted by the police following the incident on…
The member representing Anambra Central in the National Assembly, Senator Victor Umeh has chided the Federal Government over proposed plans to construct narrow gauge rail on the Easter Corridor of the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Programme. Last week, at the floor of the Senate, Senator Umeh moved a motion, calling on the Federal Government to upgrade the Eastern rail corridor from the proposed narrow gauge to standard gauge. The rail line runs from Port Harcourt through Aba, Enugu, Kafanchan, Jos, Bauchi to Maiduguri. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent over the weekend, in Awka, Umeh, who came to the Red Chambers…
In pursuit of its commitment to enhancing the internet ecosystem in Nigeria, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) in collaboration with Anambra State Government, hosted a stakeholders’ interactive session on Thursday, in Awka, Anambra State Capital. The one-day workshop brought together various Internet Service Providers and Higher Educational Institutions in Anambra state, representatives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Anambra State ICT Agency. The primary focus was to discuss he possibility, prospects and benefits of establishing and connecting to an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in the state. In his opening remarks, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, MD/CEO of Anambra…
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye has described a recent protest by naked women from Awka Community, calling for his removal as Anambra CP, as the result of the resistance put forward by sponsors of cultism in Awka, who the State Police Command is already after. According to him, the protest and numerous other are the antics of an Awka indigene, Ozo Jeff Nweke, who he alleged, sponsors cult activities. (Watch the said video) The protesting women, who went stark naked at the State Police Command, Amawbia, had called out the State CP and the Deputy Commissioner of Police…
Fate on Thursday smiled on five inmates at the Amawbia Correctional Service Center, Anambra State, as a non-governmental organization (NGO), the ABU Foundation, perfected their bail conditions and secured their release from incarceration. At a short ceremony held at the Correctional Centre, the Founder of the Foundation, Chief Maduaburochukwu Attah, perfected the conditions and took the inmates who have been standing trial for minor offences out of the facility. The excitement on the faces of the inmates were indescribable as they were alerted impromptu, that they were free, as they screamed for joy. After their release, the Foundation also presented…
Anambra State Government on Thursday commenced the conduct of Computer-Based Tests for applicants for the 2023 teachers’ recruitment exercise. Under the second batch of teachers’ recruitment going on under the present administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, 3000 teachers are targeted, for Post Primary School Service Commission, PPSSC and the State Universal Basic Education Board, ASUBEB. The recruitment is driven by the Commission and the Board, with technical support from the State ICT Agency. Our correspondent who visited some of the centres in Awka, reports a seamless exercise which started as early as 7am. The applicants were verified by the ICT…
It was an evening of gyration in Awka, Anambra State Capital, as popular music star, Honourable Tony Muonagor, also known as ‘Tony One Week’, held an auspicious ceremony to mark his 25th year as gyration master. Tony One Week, had started his career in music earlier as a member of the Kegite Club International at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko then known as Anam Poly Oko, where he studied Mass Communication up to a Higher National Diploma level. The gyration genre of the music star, which focused mainly on entertainment songs of the Kegite club, would later lead him to adapt…
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Zone K of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC covering Anambra and Enugu States, on Tuesday, agreed to a collaboration to beef up their security operations in both states. This collaboration was achieved when the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Army Division and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA II, Major General Hassan Taiwo Dada, received the Assistant Commandant General (ACG) in charge of Zone K Awka, ACG Solomon T. Iyamu, on a courtesy visit in his office, in Enugu yesterday. At the meeting, the Army pledged…
A total of N185 million was presented on Monday as compensation to the bereaved families of security personnel killed during an attack by gunmen at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Sept. 19. Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, presented the compensation to the families in Owerri. Recall that the gunmen had killed five security personnel attached to a military joint task force that was on a routine patrol in the area on that fateful day. More than six of their colleagues in the ‘Search and Flush Operation’ of the task force, who sustained various degrees of…
The Anambra State Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Surveyor Amb. Obi Emeka Chukwudi believes Anambra State needs the frugality and financial prudence of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, considering its present fiscal condition. Surveyor Obi made the position clear on Tuesday in Awka, the State Capital, while fielding questions from journalists on the affairs in the state. The Anambra youth leader is of the opinion that the inception of the Soludo administration has birthed many strategic policies that have aided the ailing economy the governor inherited when he assumed office. He said that having met a near-empty treasury,…
The leadership of the Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide Youth Wing has called on the Abia State Government, the Federal Government, and security agencies to urgently take measures to address permanently the rising cases of criminal activities along the Aba-Okigwe-Enugu road. In recent times, the road has become a major flashpoint, experiencing various crimes such as kidnapping, killings, rape, and extortion. A visit to the dual-carriage expressway revealed a thick bush growing between the two major lanes, making it practically impossible for travelers on both sides to see what is happening on either lane. These bushes, according to some travelers, have become…
The family of late Pa (Nze) Simeon N. Soludo, father of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo on Tuesday announced the final rites of passage for their deceased father, stressing that there would be no obscenities and vanities. According to a statement signed by the elder brother to the governor, Chief Emma Soludo, the decision is in line with the Anambra State Burial Law, 2019. The law passed by the State Legislature and accented to by the then Governor Willie Obiano, aims to cut down significantly, the huge amount of resources, wasted during burials across the state. Section 2 of the Law…
Netizens have lashed back at the Anambra State Government for announcing the change of the destination for the Pilgrimage for Christians in the state, from Israel to Rome and Greece. A statement on behalf of the State Government signed by Principal Executive Officer of the State Christian Pilgrims Office, Felicia Uzoma, and the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Pilgrims, Barr Obiora Nweke, had over the weekend, made the announcement. The statement cited the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has led to several casualties, as a major reason for the change. It read; “Due to the current situation…
One week before the shutdown of the portal for the receipt of applications for the 2023 recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force, Southeast remains the geo-political zone that turned in the lowest application for the exercise. The latest statistics made available by the Police Service Commission, PSC on Sunday, showed that a total of five hundred and seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four (547,774) applications for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force have so far been received in the Police Recruitment portal. The 6-week mandatory requirement for such exercise stipulated by the…
The 2023 annual ZIK’s annual lecture provided the opportunity for African leaders to brainstorm on Africa’s socio-political and economic development, while proffering answers to the factors that hindered the continent’s march to greatness. Among personalities present at the event which marked the 12th edition of the lecture series, were former president of Malawi Dr Joyce Hilda Banda, the 2023 Labour Party LP presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi, the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Oyo State, Dr. Seyi Makinde, among others. The lecture series held annually by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was instituted to celebrate the legacies of the great…
A sexton taking care of the churchyard of St Michaels and All Angels Church, Ifite-Awka has been nabbed for impregnating a 14-year old girl. The suspect, a 31-year-old man identified as James Rich, who resides in the church premises, is from Cross Rivers State. He is also said to be married, with two kids, while the wife is expecting a new baby. The suspect was arrested by officials of the State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and brought to the Ministry on Thursday. According to the victim, who has some bodily growth challenges, revealed that the incident usually occur…
AIG Godwin Ndidi Aghaulor on Wednesday assumed duty as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in charge of the 13th Police Zonal Command, in charge of Anambra and Enugu States. AIG Aghaulor was appointed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun to head the Zonal Police Command, following the retirement of AIG Tony Adejoh Olofu, who was formerly in charge of the Command. At the Command’s headquarters in Ukpo, Dunikofia Council Area of Anambra State, AIG Aghaulor was received by top police officers in the command, after taken salute from a guard of honour mounted for him by the Sentry Guard.…
The Anambra State Police Command says its formations in Ozubulu and Umunze towns have smashed two deadly syndicates extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public via deadly threats. A statement on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that after a painstaking investigation, two suspects were nabbed at Umunze, Orumba South Council Headquarters According to him, “the suspects had sent text messages to their victim identifying themselves as members of ESN and demanding that he paid them a huge sum or else he and his daughter would be kidnapped and killed. “Both suspects are now cooling their feet in detention…
A university don, Prof. Onyekachukwu Ndubuisi says an understanding and adoption of philosophical measures by Nigeria’s political class to begin to address the problems of religious, political, ethnic and tribal bias in the governance of the country. This is a sure way to move the nation forward. Prof. Ndubuisi gave the position in his inaugural lecture at the 3rd Inaugural Lecture of Tansian University at the Law Faculty Hall of Umunya Permanent Site of the university. Ndubuisi, who is the Head of Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Tansian University, Anambra state, observed that religious,…
The immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has told Governor Chukwuma Soludo to fulfil his promise to pay disengagement allowance to all political appointees who worked under him. Obiano, who was governor in Anambra State between 2014 and 2022, recalled that Soludo made the promise in his countryhome, Aguleri at the point of his departure. Recall that the Obiano regime was characterized with massive political appointments, which unconfirmed sources put at over 5000, putting a big hole in the state coffers Many of the appointees at the time were alleged to be acquaintances and children of friends…
Individuals whom God has blessed with immense wealthy must begin to use their wealth to impact the lives of the poor and the needy around them, to justify God’s blessings upon them. The Anglican Bishop of Amichi Diocese, the Right Reverend Ephraim Ikeakor gave the charge during a sermon at the burial service of a knight of the Order of St John, Sir Bernard Afoka, at Eziama village, Amichi. Addressing the mammoth crowd that turned up to witness the final rites of passage for the deceased at his countryhome, Ikeakor who took his Bible text from the story of the…
Anambra Governor’s wife and founder of the non-governmental organization, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has called for reevaluation of dietary lifestyle and physical habits in the face of growing mortalities resulting from diabetes. Mrs Soludo, who stated this in a statement to mark the 2023 World Diabetes Day in Awka, observed that part of the vision of her NGO is to preach healthy lifestyle as an important factor to fighting deadly diseases such as diabetes. The governor’s wife referred to the 2021 report by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) that over 537 million adults globally, representing one…
The Chief Executive Officer of Blueshield Security Company Limited, Ozor Chief Jeff Nweke has revealed that the main reason no police formation was attacked in Awka, Anambra State Capital during the 2020 ENDSARS protests, was because his security outfit deployed its personnel massively to protect those formations. Ozor Nweke made the disclosure on Tuesday while fielding questions from newsmen, over insinuations making the rounds that his security outfit, is enmeshed in a conflict with the State Police Command. The Blueshield Security Company Limited, established in 2014, was registered with the Coporate Affairs Commission, CAC, to provide security services to safeguard…
The need has been stressed for Diabetics to always seek the professional services of a qualified medical doctor for proper assessment and introduction of the appropriate therapy. A consultant physician, and Senior Lecturer at the Internal Medicine Department, Faculty Of Medicine in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Dr Chinyelu Ufoaroh, made the call in a chat with our correspondent on World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes Day, marked every 14th of November each year, is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus. The theme for the 2023 celebration is, “Access to Diabetes Care.” Dr. Ufoaroh described Diabetes Mellitus as a metabolic illness…
The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Tuesday vowed to stop at nothing to end the menace of Crude oil theft, illegal dealings on petroleum products and oil pipeline vandalism as well as rid the state of vandals. Edwin Osuala, the State Commandant, gave this assurance in Awka, shortly after receiving six suspects apprehended by officers of the Nigerian Navy, Onitsha Outpost and handed over to the Command for further investigation and prosecution in court. A statement for the Public Relations Officer of the Command, which gave details on the suspects said, “On the 03/11/2023 at about 06:00hrs , one…
About 100 occupants of a three-storey building rented out as hostel to students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, have been evacuated following serious structural defects observed in the building. The building has also been sealed off by the Anambra State Government, through the State Physical Planning Board, ANSPPB. The hostel known as Devora hostel, is located at Igbariam, the host community to the State University. TNC correspondent who visited the building reports that there were massive cracks from the foundations of the building up to its pillars. The occupants of the building had informed the management of the state-owned university…
