By Ovat Abeng Anambra State government has announced that its budget for 2024 financial year has achieved a remarkable 70 percent performance rate. The State Auditor-General, Akosa Okocha, made the disclosure on Friday, at the Audit Forum and Citizens Accountability Dialogue on 2024 State Financial Statements. He said the state performed creditably well in 2024…
By Ovat Abeng The Traditional Ruler of Nawfia community in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State, His Royal Highness Igwe Ogochukwu Daniel Obelle, has dismissed a publication making the rounds that the town is currently faced with increased gunmen attacks. The Monarch who spoke with Journalists at his palace, on Saturday, said the publication …
The Eval of Adadama Kingdom, in Abi local government area of Cross River State, has applauded Dr. Betta Edu for her unwavering commitment to education and community upliftment following her full payment of school fees for all children in Adadama Ward for the just-concluded 2024/2025 academic session. The monarch also expressed gratitude to her for…
In a coordinated effort to spread holiday cheer, the Abon Abang Foundation has partnered with “Humanities Without Borders”, an initiative led by the First Lady of Cross River State, Her Excellency Bishop Dr. Eyoanwan Itam Bassey Otu, to host a major humanitarian outreach program. The initiative successfully provided food and essential support to 100 widows…
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Special Advisers Forum has congratulated Governor Bassey Edet Otu (represented at the event by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey) and the Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, on the honours recently conferred on them by the Okoyong Traditional Council. In a congratulatory…
Joseph Ogogo Foundation embodies the lifelong educational philosophy of its Founder, Ukani Joseph Ogogo, whose quiet acts of mentorship continue to shape young lives in Obanliku and beyond By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu The conviction that every child deserves an education resonated powerfully during the second intervention programme of the Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF) in…
By Ovat Abeng Nawfia community in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State, has announced the suspension of one of the major Igbo cultural festival, “Igu Aro until further notice over increase gunmen attacks. This, according to a statement was to forestall further loss of lives as “perpetrators of these evil acts are still devising…
By Ovat Abeng The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, on Friday, led key stakeholders, officers and men of the Command and concerned members of the public on a walk and advocacy campaign against cultism and other social vices in Awka. While addressing participants during the exercise, the CP read the riot…
By Ovat Abeng The Management of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Universit, Anambra State in collaboration with Nigerian Economic Society (NES) and other relevant stakeholders, on Thursday held a stakeholders meeting to brainstormed on how the State 2026 budget of N757.9 Billion will reflect the lives of the people. The event held at the Nigerian Medical…
By Bassey Okri, Ph.D Today, Umor-Otutu Kingdom stands bathed in the full glow of pride, gratitude, and collective fulfilment as it celebrates a landmark achievement, the rise of Compol Ofem Ikpi Arikpo as the first indigenous Commissioner of Police from our great Kingdom. This historic moment transcends personal elevation; it is a shared victory, indelibly…
