By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission ASERC, has mandated FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company EEDC in charge of Anambra to ensure that houses across the 21 local government area of the State are fully metered by the end of December, 2027. ASERC Vice Chairman…
By Ovat Abeng Traditional rulers council of Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, have unanimously endorsed Chief Barr. Prince Chukwudi Oli, as their preferred aspirant for the Dunukofia, Njikoka and Anaocha (DNA) Federal Constituency seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. The royal fathers reached the decision after a series of consultations, describing Oli…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have again recorded another major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on violent criminal gangs in the state, following the recovery of sophisticated firearms, explosive devices, and large cache of ammunition from a suspected criminal hideout in a forest in Owerre-Ezukala community, Orumba South Local Government…
By Ovat Abeng The Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obimma, popularly known as Ebube Muonso, has called for servant leadership at the highest levels of government to revive Nigeria’s economy and restore public trust. Fr. Obimma, who is also the Parish Priest of Blessed Iwene Tansi Catholic Church, Umudioka, Dunukofia…
By Ovat Abeng The Executive Director/Project Manager of the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA), Dr. Nkem Okeke, has paid a strategic advocacy visit to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Secretariat in Abuja, on Wednesday, reinforcing Anambra State’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s HIV response. He was received by Dr. James Anenih,…
By Amawu Cletus Amawu The abduction of Evangelist Prince Perfect Bomba and 12 young Cross Riverians exposes deep security lapses; decisive inter-state action, intelligence-led policing, and civic solidarity must now define the response. What should have been a journey of faith has instead become a searing indictment of Nigeria’s fragile security architecture. The abduction of…
It did not come as a surprise when on Monday May 4, 2026, the Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, Hon. Etta Lawrence, inaugurated Rt. Hon. Orok Duke PhD, as Chairman of the Table Tennis Association in the state. Duke was inaugurated alongside several other eminent personalities to steer a clean path for…
By Ovat Abeng The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Igbariam, Anambra State has taken a significant step toward advancing agricultural innovation and food security through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SARBJJACK FARMS. The agreement, signed today, May 5, 2026, centers on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the establishment of F1 hybrid…
Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery. Kumo was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a three-count charge bordering on corruption. A statement on Wednesday by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, Mr Favour Izunna, aged 22 years over the gruesome killing of five persons at Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed the arrest in a statement signed and…
