Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has approved funding for the completion of a kidney dialysis centre at the General Hospital, Ogoja, in a significant move to improve access to specialist healthcare services for residents of the state’s northern senatorial district. The approval is expected to bridge a critical gap in renal healthcare…
Unity, not division, remains the indispensable foundation for peace, good governance and sustainable development. By Beatrice Akpala The enduring warning of Professor Emmanuel Ayandele, the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, that “Cross River State must not become an atomistic society perpetually at war with itself,” is far more than an academic reflection. It…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has has arraigned 12 suspects for various offences ranging from allegation of rape, defilement, child abuse and many others. A press statement by the state police command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that the arraignment is in line with the commitment of the command to…
By Ovat Abeng No fewer than 933 Corps Members of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream I were on Thursday formally discharged from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after successfully completing the one-year mandatory national service in Anambra State. The issuance of Certificates of National Service (CNS) took place simultaneously across the 21 Local Government…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), has advocated for the establishment of Surveying department at the Chukwuemeka Odumegewu Ojukwu University COOU Igbariam Anambra State. The Institution made the request when they paid a courtesy visit to the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, at the Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Room, Igbariam Campus, where both…
By Ovat Abeng Wife of the Anambra State governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo has called on every household in Nigeria to embrace home gardening and support sustainable agriculture in whatever way possible. She said by so doing, it will help promote healthy eating, and build a stronger family. Mrs Soludo made the called shortly after harvesting…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rt. Hon. Ikem Uzozie, has predicted a landslide victory for its Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, Anambra Central Senatorial District candidate, Senator Victor Umeh, Anambra South Senatorial District candidate, Chief Ebuka Onuokwo and other candidates of the party ahead of the 2027…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra has been listed among Nigeria’s top-performing states in the latest Open Government Partnership (OGP) Nigeria Sub national Status Ranking, attaining a 100 percent “Healthy” status on the implementation of open government reforms. The July 2026 ranking placed Anambra in the highest category alongside Kaduna and Plateau States, each scoring 100 percent…
By Our Reporter Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has asserted that a Nigerian earning N60,000 locally could be better off in certain respects than a counterpart earning between £2,600 and £2,800 monthly in the United Kingdom. Bwala made these remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on the Morayo…
The Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), has directed security personnel not to hesitate in confronting bandits and terrorists, declaring that any operative who fails to neutralise criminals under the excuse of awaiting orders would be treated as collaborating with them. Musa gave the charge on Wednesday in Sokoto while inaugurating 62 operational vehicles…
