Land dispute: Housewives lament arrest of their husbands in Anambra
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka The people of the sleepy community of Awba Ofemili in Awka North local government area of Anambra are indeed facing hard times. For years, they have been in a land dispute with their neighbours of Ibite Ollor in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State. The land in dispute is […]
Anglican communion picks holes in Anambra burial law
THE Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese in Anambra State, Rt. Rev Samuel Ezeofor has picked holes with several sections of the Anambra State burial law, which came into effect on May 9th last year.
How Mrs Obiano transformed Anambra’s children with special needs
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka For many years, the School for Children with Special Needs at Isulo, in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, suffered neglect and abandonment, until the wife of the governor of the state, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, rescued it from desolation and saved the children from what appeared to be […]
Multiple taxes: Petroleum dealers in Anambra threaten shutdown, gives 21 day ultimatum
Petroleum dealers in Anambra have threatened to shut down operations in 21 days over alleged government multiple levies and indebtedness.
Police find wandering 2 year-old child in Anambra, calls for identification
The Police Command in Anambra on Saturday, says it has found a two-year-old male child who was wandering in Oba International Market, Idemili Local Government Area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, the Police Spokesman in the state, SP Haruna Mohammed said the child was found by members of […]
Anambra 2021: We must go South for governor, Youths Group insists
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka A group under the aegis of Concerned Youths of Anambra State have intensified the campaign for the next governor of the state to come from Anambra South senatorial zone, arguing that it was the only way to ensure equity and sustain the peaceful coexistence in the state. Leader of the […]
People’s choice important than govt recognition, suspended Anambra monarch dares govt
Suspended traditional ruler of Ukwulu in Dunukofia LGA, Anambra State, Igwe Uyanwa, said the most import thing was people’s choice.
Anambra Traffic Management Agency generates N6.2m in 2019
Mr Patrick Obiefuna, the Managing Director, Anambra State Road Traffic Management Agency (ATMA), said on Monday in Awka, that the agency generated N6.2 million in 2019. He said that the money was realised from fines imposed on traffic offenders. Obiefuna made the disclosures while defending the agency’s financial transactions in 2019, before the State House […]
Anambra govt cancels state FA board, council elections
The Anambra government on Saturday announced the suspension of the Anambra State Football Association (AnSFA) Board and Local Football Councils (LFCs) 2020 Elections scheduled for Monday and Tuesday respectively in Awka. C-Don Adinuba, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, said in a statement that government had not lifted the ban on elections in […]
Buhari’s generosity toward IDPs deserves special commendation — Gov Bagudu
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts toward ameliorating the plights of the vulnerable group, especially the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), deserves special commendation Bagudu said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mu’azu-Dakingari, on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. This was after the visit of […]
Anambra govt. cautions residents against rising COVID-19 cases
Anambra Government has called on residents of the state to take active precautionary measures against COVID-19, as the state’s confirmed cases continue to rise. Dr. Vincent Okpala, Commissioner for Health in Anambra, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen in Awka on Saturday. He said that the ministry had concluded plans to collaborate with the […]
