By Ovat Abeng The lingering leadership tussle within the All Progressives Congress, APC, Anambra state chapter took a new dimension following allegations from the party leadership that some security operatives are being used to sponsor the crisis in the party. Recall that last Sunday the Hon Ifeanyi Osegbo faction of the party has gained entrance…
The Cross River State Government has announced an ambitious seven-year strategy aimed at positioning the state as Nigeria’s premier coffee-producing hub. The comprehensive plan includes the distribution of 30 million coffee seedlings, the establishment of local processing facilities, and the introduction of new sector-regulating legislation. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation, Johnson Ebokpo, disclosed the…
By Kelvin Obambon The Association of Cross River Movie Makers (ACRIMMERS) paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government Area, Hon. Felix Akposi, to request the council’s support for initiatives aimed at discovering and grooming local talent for Nigeria’s film industry (Nollywood). Speaking at the council headquarters in Akamkpa on Monday,…
By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA) in Anambra State has destroyed fake drugs worth over N50 million following a major enforcement operation in Awka and its surrounding communities. The exercise according to Karen James, the Public Relations Officer of the agency who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Monday, forms…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has inaugurated its new leadership in the state. The newly inaugurated leadership has Hon Ifeamyi Osegbo as Chairman, Engr Chidi Orji (Secretary), Hon Arinze Awogu (Treasurer), Hon Tony Ezekwelu (State Public Secretary) among others. The inauguration ceremony took place at the party Secretariat…
By Comrade Amawu Cletus Albert Amawu Rev. Fr. Clement Agama’s latest publication, titled “The Ghostwriters of Compromise: A Philosophical and Theological Response to Amawu Cletus and Akpala Beatrice,” is undoubtedly eloquent in language and ambitious in philosophical and theological references. However, beneath the sophisticated prose lies a regrettable attempt to personalise an issue that ought…
By Ovat Abeng The Senator Emmanuel Anosike led-APC in Anambra State, has warned members across the 21 local government area of the State not to attend any illegal meeting called by a purported factional leadership in the state lead by Hon Ifeamyi Osegbo or face sanctioned. The warning was contained in a statement signed and…
In sports, trophies tell only part of the story. Behind every champion is often a mentor who identified potential long before the applause began. For many young table tennis players from Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Otu Duke PhD, the representative of Cross River State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, recorded high compliance in the emergency environmental sanitation exercise mandated by governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, expressing satisfaction with residents’ participation across the state. The exercise, held between 6 a.m and 10 a.m, marked the first statewide sanitation effort since the return of democracy…
By Ovat Abeng The people of Anambra State on Saturday, July 4th, 2026 joined other Nigerians to observed this year 2026 International Day of Cooperatives. The event, held at Jerome Udorji Secretariat Complex, Awka, organized by the State Ministry of Commerce in conjunction with Cooperative Federation of Anambra State (COFAS) attracted Co-operative societies, entrepreneurs, media…
