YIAGA Africa,a Civil Society Organsiation, says Saturday’s governorship election in Osun is an improvement on previous polls

ASABA-VICE President Yemi Osibanjo has arrived at the Asaba International Airport, Asaba he is to inspect some of the flood impacted areas in Delta and Anambra States.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Monday declared national deserter to four states affected by flood.

Mr Arinze Awogu, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra has directed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to cut supply to the flood prone area for fear of massive electrocution.

The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) says no fewer than 300 Corps members have withdrawn their applications for relocation to serve outside Anambra.

People living in communities on the floodplains, especially in Niger, Edo, Jigawa, Anambra and Bayelsa state should be prepared to experience another round of flooding.

ONITSHA—THREE persons were feared dead yesterday, while many others were arrested by the police at Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State when irate youths went on rampage in protest against last Tuesday’s alleged killing of a youth by the police in the area.

NNEWI—CHURCH of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Diocese of Mbamili, Anambra State, has lamented lack of a federal and state governments’ presence in the whole of Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Viral pictures and claims making the rounds have held that gunmen suspected to be assassins, on Thursday, attacked the founder of Grace and Power Prophetic Ministry International,  Pastor David Elijah, opening fire on him in Anambra state after trailing him from Enugu.

The Anambra state branch of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Councilorship forum has thrown its weight behind the emergence of a caretaker committee to run the affairs of the party in the state.

A 19-year old man whose name was given as Prince Chigozie reportedly hanged himself because he was denied of some bananas by a relation.

What would have resulted to bloody clash at the Oba International Market Oba site of the Coordinated Wholesale Center, CWC, for drug distribution, Onitsha was Thursday averted by the Anambra State Commissioner for Industry Trade and Wealth Creation Dr. Christian Madubuko and the Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Trade and Commerce, Hon. Pete Ibida.

LANDLORDS and residents of New City Atoji Housing Estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State have accused the police of shielding killers of their security man, Mr. Friday Attah, who was killed on Thursday 19 July 2018 while his colleague, Mr. Uche Kalu badly injured.

ANAMBRA State leader of Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, who was the party’s governorship candidate in last year’s election in the state, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, has dumped the party and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Mr Arinze Awogu, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Council in Anambra, has applauded the contributions of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to the development of the area.