By Ovat Abeng The General Overseer of Dayspring Assembly, Awada, Obosi, Anambra State, Pastor Harrison Anazodo, on Monday appeared in a wheelchair before High Court in Awka as proceedings opened in the criminal case arising from allegations that first made national headlines earlier this year. Anazodo is standing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on…
By Our Reporter A delegation from the campaign team of Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Cross River State, has visited the Ultimate People’s Movement (UPM) as part of efforts to seek grassroots support ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Toyo is listed as the ADC’s governorship candidate for Cross…
The Federal Government has opened discussions with the World Bank for three new loans totalling $1.5bn, even as Nigeria’s public debt climbed to a record N166.79tn at the end of June 2026. Documents obtained from the World Bank show that the proposed financing comprises three separate $500m facilities for climate resilience, social protection and early…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has disrupted a suspected cult-related gathering at Abagana Street, Fegge, Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State following credible intelligence received by operatives of Fegge Police Station. The State Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Sunday, said…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Women Mobilisation Directorate has announced the activation of grassroots structures across 176,846 communities as part of its strategy for the 2027 general elections. Over the past month, women’s groups in states including Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kwara, Abia, and Rivers have held action meetings and engagements…
By Uthman Oriyomi The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports, as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure and develop a more balanced national port system. The approval was disclosed in a statement by Bolaji Akinola, Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and…
By Ovat Abeng Amid Encomium and Glamour, Record-Breakers, a humanitarian group, Unique Fellows All Nations Forum Awka, has between 2023 to 2026 doled out ten million naira (10million) to vulnerable residents across Anambra State as part of it socioeconomic intervention initiatives. The group disclosed this during a press conference, held in Awka on Saturday, as…
The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok O. Duke, has described Governor Bassey Edet Otu as a “restorer of hope” whose administration is steadily repositioning the state by confronting its inherited debt burden and pursuing a more disciplined approach to public finance. Duke, according…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State coordinator of Special Marshall, Ogbusa Michael, has said 99 percent of road crashes in Nigeria are caused by human factors. He disclosed this while speaking to Journalists during this year 2026 Special Marshall Zonal Conference organized by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Special Duties and External Relations Special…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, says more than 10 million vulnerable Nigerians who benefited from the N75,000 conditional cash transfer programme do not have access to mobile phones or social media. Yilwatda disclosed this on Saturday while speaking with journalists after a three-day retreat of the APC National Executive…
