The Nigeria Police Medical Services in conjunction with Stanley Medical on Wednesday inaugurated free prostate screening and surgical intervention for all Police officers above 40yrs in Anambra State. The programme is sponsored by the Member representing Njikoka, Anaocha/Dunukofia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon Dozie Nwankwo. It is in line with the initiative of the Inspector-general of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to improve the welfare of the Police for effective service delivery, through the provision of comprehensive health care services, Inaugurating the programme at the Anambra State Command Headquarters, Amawbia, the State Commissioner of Police, John Abang commended…
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Kaduna, Ekiti and Abia states have tied for the first position in the 2020 Open Government Ranking (OSGR) in Nigeria. The ranking which was released by the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), aims to encourage states of the federation to increase citizens’ participation in governance through publication of government-held data and information. Indices used for the assessment include Budget and Contract Information, Access to Information Law and whether or not the states had signed up for Open Government Partnership (OGP). The three states emerged first with a total of 60 points each. Ebonyi, Enugu, Kano, Plateau, Edo, Jigawa, Niger…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has debunked statements on the media, credited to the Chairman of the Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, implying that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq diverted monies meant for Home-grown School Feeding Program. In a statement on its official website, the ICPC said part of the Chairman’s address made on Monday, 28th September 2020 at its 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector, was erroneously implied. The ICPC Boss had in the address said, “we (ICPC) discovered payments to some federal colleges (secondary schools) for school…
Following the suspension of the proposed strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Monday, Nigerians have expressed their total loss of confidence in the leadership of the organized labour. They said by aborting the planned protest and strike action, the Union leaders have betrayed the confidence reposed in them, to fight for the teeming Nigerian population who suffer the negative effects of the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff. Labour had on Monday, announced the suspension of the planned strike following an agreement it said it reached with the government for the reversal of the…
The Chairman of the Anambra State Football Association Caretaker Committee, Dr. Emeka Okeke has tendered his resignation to the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). His resignation was announced today on a social media handle of the association. According to information obtained by Wazobia FM, Dr. Okeke resigned as chairman but remains a member of the caretaker group. Okeke was inaugurated by the NFF, alongside 5 other members of the committee on the 6th of August, 2020, to oversee the activities of the association till a proper election is conducted. Their inauguration followed the rejection of a factional election of the Body…
A multiple fatal crash on Monday, at Obosi slaughter near Obosi police division along Onitsha -Owerri road, involving 3 vehicles, has claimed four lives and injured four persons. The accident which took place at about 11:30 am today, involved a red 911 Mercedes Benz with registration number JJT 168 XG, a Toyota Camry car with registration number FST 122 DQ and a white Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Izuchukwu Motors with registration number ABN 430 YN. It was gathered from an eye witness that the accident happened when the 911 had break failure and lost control, causing it to crash…
As Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano continues to woo its citizens to bring home their investment, an investor in the State, Chief Jude Obiorah has said the present state administration has not done enough to support already existing businesses and investments to thrive. Anambra was among the five states which were presented with the award by the Vice President at the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Awards 2019 at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa Abuja for improving their ease of doing business. Other states are Enugu, Abia, Lagos and Kaduna. But for Obiorah, whose multi-million naira…
Over the weekend, Anambra State Government and its partners rounded up the mock edition of the five million plastic challenge, with the collation of picked plastic bottles across 5 major locations. The program initiated by the Guinness World Records in conjunction with NGOs such as African Clean-Up initiative, NEWMAP, NESREA, Red Cross, Humanity Nigeria as well as Faith-based organizations intervening in the environmental sanitation, is aimed at protecting the environment by removing 5 million plastic bottles off the roads, canals, drainages and waterways across Nigeria within 5 days. The mock attempt which spanned through Sept 22nd to Sept 26th, witnessed…
When a Keke driver, Chinedu Unah left his wife and three children on Friday, little did he know that it would be his last moments with his family. The wife, Tochukwu had called his phone severally when he did not return from his commercial Keke work late Friday night, but it was unavailable. It was on Saturday morning that she got the unpleasant news from some visitors, that her husband had died from injuries he sustained during a fatal crash involving his tricycle and Mercedes Benz 4matic car the previous day. The accident which occurred at Umuokpu axis of the…
A 26-year old man was on Saturday was arrested by the Nigerian Police for allegedly killing his aged father, Christopher Ogum and burying his body in a shallow grave in Umuomaku, Orumba South Council Area of Anambra State. The suspect, Chisom Ogum who allegedly committed the dastardly act at about 6 am this morning, was arrested by police operatives attached to Umunze Division in collaboration with a local vigilante group. A statement today by the Police spokesperson in Anambra State, Haruna Mohammed said the suspect had run amok under circumstances yet to be ascertained, attacked and killed his own biological…
Less than two months after the traditional rulers of Eziagulu Otu Aguleri and Mkpunando Aguleri were suspended over their involvement in an inglorious Abuja trip, Anambra State Government has recognized two others in their stead, as the new traditional rulers of the communities. Igwe Alex Edozieuno of Eziagulu Otu and Ikegbunam Udorji of Mkpunando, all in Aguleri same community where Governor Willie Obiano hails from, were suspended for one year each for allegedly embarking on a trip to Abuja in the company of an Oil magnate, Prince Arthur who had of late been at loggerheads with the governor. It was…
A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Friday, was an eye-opener of sorts, as the President said he gave a strict order to security agencies to ensure that the will of Edo people prevailed during last Saturday’s election in the state. Obaseki, his deputy, Philip Shuaibu and other party supporters were on a thank-you visit to Mr President at the State House, Abuja. A statement issued today by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari during the meeting, said his single desire is to make…
Residents of Anambra communities along the coastal lines of the River Niger have been warned to relocate to high grounds and Internally Displaced Persons camps located at strategic places in the state, now that the flood is coming gradually. The call came from the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Anambra State Directorate, at the end of a three-week Community Sensitization programme it put together for key stakeholders in the affected communities at Okpoko in Ogbaru LGA of Anambra State. A recent visit to some of the coastal communities including Umueze Anam, Akiliozizor, Otuocha, Odekpe among others, showed that the tide had…
Enumeration and marking of all buildings abandoned for a long time is to commence across Anambra State very soon. The initiative which will be driven by the state chapter of Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), is to identify structurally-deficient buildings which are mostly occupied by squatters, thereby eliminating indiscriminate collapse of such buildings. The Anambra Chapter Chairman of the Institute, Alex Chukwunwike disclosed this when they embarked on an on-the-spot assessment of the site of an uncompleted building in Umuota village Obosi, whose partial collapse resulted in two deaths over the weekend. According to him, an assessment carried out on…
A ten-year-old girl has been raped in Okpoko in Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State, by a 26-year-old man who she supplies nylon bags to. The suspect, identified as Stanley Okpara, resides at No 14 Edeh Road, Okpoko but hails from Umueze village, Isuofia in Aguata LGA of Anambra State. He was said to have lured the ten-year-old into his shop when she went to supply him waterproof bag and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her, according to a statement on Thursday, by the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, Haruna Mohammed. Mohammed said Police operatives attached to Okpoko Division…
The contract for the construction of Section two of the Ohafia to Arochukwu road in Abia, was Wednesday approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). This was disclosed by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House, Abuja. According to the Minister, the memorandum presented by the Ministry of Works and Housing and which was approved, was for the construction of Section two of the Ohafia to Arochukwu road, which comprises Umuahia/Bende/Ohafia road in Abia State at the cost of N12.088 billion. This…
Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala says the introduction of Mobile Health Insurance in the State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA), is a new dawn that will guarantee effective healthcare financing in the state. Okpala said this while declaring open, a Pre-testing programme and Training on the Use of Mobile Technology for Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) staff members and Healthcare providers at the Prof Kenneth Dike State Library Auditorium, Awka on Wednesday. The mobile health insurance, which was developed with the full support of the European Union (UN) and World Health Organisation (WHO), enables people to enrol…
Two brothers of the same parents were yesterday nabbed by the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop in Awka. The suspects, Chigozie Simon, aged 21 and Onyeka Simon aged 22, are undergraduates of Paul University Awka and University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Parading the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, said the brothers had at about 9 am on Tuesday, forcefully entered a jewellery shop at Tempsite, Awka, tied up the salesgirl and covered her mouth with cello tape. “The suspects also threatened to stab the sales girl on her neck if she screamed…
The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has arrested two suspects for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl. The suspects are on Abubakar Usman aged 18years and Ya’u Sa’idu 20years of age, both of Gidan Ruwa Quarters, Kazaure Council Area of Jigawa State. The suspects, who were friends it was gathered, connived and gained unlawful entry into the family house of the victim on Wednesday, 9th September, 2020. While the victim was asleep in her room with her two sisters, the suspects tied her hands up, covered her mouth and forcefully had canal knowledge of her.…
Complications from coronavirus can lead to fatality in all age groups. This was revealed by Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, at the daily briefing of the Presidential TaskForce (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. There has growing complacency towards observing the COVID-19 protocols especially among the young people on the assumption that COVID-19 in young people cannot result in fatality. But Ehanire made it clear that even though adults, especially those from 60 years and above are more vulnerable, complications do occur in all age groups with fatalities. “Records show that 10 percent of all positive cases…
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday released the portal for the registration of prospective beneficiaries for the Survival Fund. Also, the timetable for categories of businesses to register for the funds, is now available on the released portal. A statement issued in Abuja by the Project Delivery Office, stated that the portal which opened yesterday, will have educational institutions as the first category of beneficiaries to register. “Nigerians interested in the Payroll Support scheme are to note that the site for registration had been opened at 10pm on Monday, September 21, 2020. In order to ensure a seamless registration…
An uncompleted one storey building at Umuota village, Obosi in Idemili North Council Area of Anambra State, whose partial collapse over the weekend resulted in the death of a couple and injuries to their baby, has been sealed off by Anambra State government. The investigation has revealed that the couple used to squat in the building, having taken advantage of the fact that the building was abandoned for many years and converted the uncompleted building for habitation. It was however on Sunday evening, when the building reportedly caved in, killing the couple and injuring the child. Speaking with TNC correspondent…
A non-partisan platform, the National Consultative Front, NCFront, has raised alarm over the massive incidents of votes buying and voter inducement by politicians, during the just concluded governorship election in Edo State over the weekend. An emergent pan Nigerian leadership platform being co-chaired by Former Speaker, Ghali Umar Na’aba and Former Presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, the NCFront had deployed 600 Cadres of Observers/Monitors, in conjunction with its Partners accredited by INEC in the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State for monitoring of the Governorship elections in Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on Sunday, declared candidate…
An unidentified couple has been killed when a one-storey building collapsed on Sunday in Umuota village, Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The couple’s baby was also injured in the incident, while many are believed to have been trapped in the collapsed building. According to an eye witness, the incident happened at about 4pm on Sunday, although the cause of the collapse is yet unknown. When TNC correspondent visited the scene of the collapse at about 6pm, the area was cordoned off by the police and other security agencies while effort was ongoing to rescue other…
Three suspects have been arrested by Anambra State Police Command for allegedly abducting a 24-year-old lady and raping her severally, on the pretext that they will secure a job for her. The suspects who are all males from Awkuzu, include Ekwugha Innocent Chinazo aged 25years, Chidiebere Ogoegbunam aged 24years and David Nnaemeka aged 19. The victim (names withheld), who resides at St Michael Hostel, Tempsite, Awka, was picked up on the 13th of September by the suspects, at Ukpo junction, along Enugu- Onitsha Expressway and taken away under the promise that they will get her a make-up job. The suspects…
Anambra State Government House Awka was on Friday besieged by the aged, women and youths of Ifitedunu in Dunukofia Council Area who staged a protest, calling on the State Governor, Willie Obiano, to disregard claims by some quarters, that there is crisis in the community. The exercise was in reaction to a similar protest by a certain group in the town on the 10th of this month, during which they accused the newly-elected Town Union executive of the town of several offences. They also alleged that they were being harassed, calling on the State government to replace them with a…
All may not be well after all in Nanka Community in Orumba North Council Area of Anambra State, as a part of the town, Amakor village has dissociated itself from a Press conference organized by the leadership of the town, claiming that all the crises within the community have been resolved and the town is now in peace. On the 29th of August, 2020, the traditional ruler of the town, Igwe Godwin Ezeilo and the President General, Paul Chinedu on behalf of the town Union, addressed a press conference where they said that all matters causing strife and friction in…
A 47-year old man from Okpunoeze Uruagu- Nnewi in Nnewi North LGA has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly killing two of his biological children and 85-year-old mother while they were asleep. The suspect, Emeka Ezimadu, was also said to have wounded three other children who are presently in very critical conditions at the hospital. It was gathered that the suspect ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained and committed the dastardly act with a cutlass. According to a statement on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, Haruna Mohammed, the deceased…
Anambra State Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Barrister Charles Nwoji, has called for positive attitudinal change among the populace as a sure way to reduce the incidence of rape and the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Barr Nwoji was speaking at a Community Sensitization programme on “Building A People of Peace” with the theme, Working Together To fight COVID-19, held at Eze Market Square, Owerre –Ezukala in Orumba South Council Area of the State. The incidence of rape in Anambra State has since the outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown, increased sporadically, with over…
The Nigerian Government has been advised to evolve innovative means of addressing the issues that have led to the hike in electricity tariff, instead of leaving the bulk of the burden for Nigerians to carry. The President of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Olubiyo gave the advice in an exclusive interview with TNC correspondent in Portharcourt, Rivers State. The recent increase in electricity tariff has been criticized by many Nigerians, as anti-people. On Wednesday, Labour leaders gave the federal government till September 23 to reverse the increase and that of the new petrol price or face industrial action, after a…
