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…
By Ovat Abeng The Executive Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Echezona Anazodo, has outlined a bold vision for Nnewi markets in alignment with the urban renewal agenda of Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo. Addressing a town hall meeting during the Nnewi community’s monthly gathering on Sunday, Hon. Anazodo stressed that the governor…
The Iboku political bloc in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State on Sunday informed the House of Representatives member, representing Odukpani/Calabar Municipality federal constituency that they have to wait for a directive from governor Bassey Otu before taking a definite position on who to support. Leaders of the bloc made the statement during…
The Southern Senatorial District Leadership Forum of the All Progressives Congress, APC headed by Barr. Eyo Nsa Ekpo, has completed screening of aspirants ahead of the 2027 elections. The weeklong exercise, described by aspirants and observers as Transparent and thorough, involved assessment of relevant documents such as educational certificates, evidence of party membership and other…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, has arrested two suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of three members of the same family including a two year old girl whose bodies were discovered in a shallow grave in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State over land dispute. The arrest was…
