Spain’s extra-time victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final added another painful chapter to Lionel Messi’s extraordinary career, taking his tally of major final defeats to 13—a statistic that underscores both his longevity and his unprecedented ability to keep reaching football’s biggest stages. Lionel Messi’s glittering career has been defined by trophies,…
By Ovat Abeng The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of John Zobis Group, makers of Zobis Electrical Wires and Cables Mr Jonn Ezeobi, has promised to create over 22000 jobs for Unemployed Nigerians. Ezeobi made the promised after receiving the 2026 Manufacturer Man of the Year Award, organized by a group known as “Anambra…
By Ovat Abeng The member representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency under the political platform of Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC,in the House of Representatives, Hon Oby Lilian Orogbu, has been honoured with the Legislator of the Year Award at the 5th Edition of the Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) Awards. The award was…
By Ovat Abeng Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has revealed how the Anambra State Government under his watch finally settled for Kate Azuka Omenugha, a Professor of Mass Communication as the 5th substantive Vice Chancellor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegewu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam. He said he settled for Omenugha because she is the best for the…
By Ene Asuquo The Cross River State Government through the office of Social Intervention and Investment Program has started it capacity building for the program that will cut across all the 196 political wards in the State with the training of 221 facilitators made up of 196 ward development officers (WDO’s) and 25 local government…
…Says future of C’River Guaranteed with people like them Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has given automatic employment to seven outstanding indigenes of the state who distinguished themselves during the 2025 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year and were subsequently honoured by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the prestigious Presidential Honours Award at…
By Ovat Abeng Wife of the Anambra State governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has expressed immense gratitude over the full recovery and discharge from the hospital of the 10-year-old boy allegedly brutalised by his guardians in Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Recall that the boy, identified as Chiziterem, has been receiving…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has unveiled a statue of the author of Things Fall Apart, late Prof Chinua Achebe in the state. Speaking at the unveiling at the Nwasike Roundabout Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, on Saturday, July 18th, 2026, Governor Soludo framed the tribute…
By Kelvin Obambon The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Cross River State chapter, has projected a target of at least 2.5 million votes for the state in the upcoming 2027 General Elections, citing massive grassroots mobilization and intense stakeholder collaboration. The council made the declaration during a press conference in Calabar on Saturday. Addressing journalists, State…
By Ovat Abeng Three people were killed and four others seriously injured on Friday after a commercial truck lost control, crashed and caught fire in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near St. Jude Catholic Church along the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka Road. The Mercedes-Benz 608 truck, carrying seven male…
