By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Oyi Divisional Headquarters, acting on credible intelligence, on 19th June 2026 successfully foiled an alleged attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on…
By Ovat Abeng The House of Representative member representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at the National Assembly Abuja, Hon Lilian Oby Orogbu, has distributed bags of rice and cash to staff and students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. The distribution took place during her…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a 15-year-old pregnant girl and arrested a suspect in connection with her alleged defilement. The arrest was made when Police operatives attached to Achalla Divisional Police Headquarters, Awka, acting on credible intelligence, raided a location around St. Paul’s Secondary School, Achalla, on Wednesday…
Forty-two South African nationals were deported from Ireland on Thursday, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has said. Nine men, 18 women and 15 minors – who were all part of family groups – arrived in Johannesburg on a charter flight from Dublin. Two of those deported had been convicted of offences in Ireland. READ ALSO: Igbo…
By Ovat Abeng Igbo youth leaders and stakeholders from across the seven Igbo-speaking states have thrown their weight behind the leadership of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), while calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give more opportunities to young people from the South-East in federal appointments. The position was contained in a communiqué…
By Ovat Abeng Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for increased awareness, early testing and improved access to quality healthcare services for persons living with Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD). Mrs Soludo made the call in a message to commemorate the 2026 World Sickle Cell Day, observed every June 19. World Sickle…
By Kingsley Agim Three years after Governor Bassey Edet Otu assumed office on the strength of his People First Agenda, few sectors provide a clearer measure of the administration’s performance than healthcare. Once constrained by ageing infrastructure, workforce shortages, inadequate financing, and uneven access to quality medical services, Cross River State’s health sector is today…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Dr Ekene Ogugua Longinus, has expressed readiness to execute all the mapped out education policy of governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to better the education welfare of Anambra child. Longinus who stated this while speaking to Journalists at his office in Awka, on Thursday, said the State…
The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Ironbar, has distanced himself from social media narratives crediting him for the recent appointments made by the state government. In a statement made available through the Office of the Special Assistant on Media to the Chief of Staff, Mr. Patrick…
The Cross River State NDDC commissioner and APC chieftain, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PH.D, has called on members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to intensify grassroots mobilization ahead of the 2027 general elections. Duke who made the call in a meeting with party faithfuls in Calabar South stressed that early and united…
