By Ovat Abeng COV-OPTICS Eye Hospital has opened it South East Nigeria Headquarters in Awka, Anambra State, bringing affordable eye care, on-site optical services to residents and professionals in the region. The new hospital is located along the popular old INEC road Okpuno-Awka, and offers comprehensive services for all ages. The Awka’s newest eye care…
By Ovat Abeng The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has cleared all the 21 local government chairmanship and 346 councillorship seats in the just concluded Local Government election in Anambra State. This was made known to journalists by the chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Mrs Chinelo Genevieve Osakwe, while announcing the…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership of Nsugbe community in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, has appealed to the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Senator Tony Nwoye (NDC) to allow peace to prevail as the community proceeds with the election of its traditional ruler. The appeal was made on Sunday by the Chairman…
At least 11,040 Nigerians applied for asylum in Ireland between 2013 and 2025, official data obtained by Sunday PUNCH shows. The figures are drawn from 13 editions of the Asylum Information Database’s Ireland country reports, published between 2013 and 2025 by the Irish Refugee Council for the AIDA project coordinated by the European Council on Refugees…
By Ovat Abeng Wife of the Anambra State Governor and founder of Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, Dr Mrs Nonye Soludo, has called for greater public vigilance and stronger action against child abuse, urging Nigerians to speak up whenever they witness the molestation, exploitation or mistreatment of children. Mrs Soludo made the call on Friday…
By Kelvin Obambon The political landscape in Cross River on Saturday witnessed a major realignment as the “OK Movement”, a political coalition backing the joint platform of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, officially launched its state secretariat and flagged off the Obi/Kwankwaso Movement in Calabar. The event, which drew NDC leaders, candidates, community leaders,…
Victims of the devastating fire that gutted the popular Calabar Spar Mall have issued a passionate appeal for immediate public and private assistance to rebuild their businesses ahead of the peak festive season. The tragedy occurred in the early hours of Saturday, August 22, 2026, causing extensive structural damage and destroying goods and livelihoods across…
The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Barrister Bassey Offiong Mensah, has declared the State Government’s readiness to restore its sanitary standards and return the environment to the level of cleanliness for which it was once renowned. The Commissioner made this known while addressing journalists shortly after the August edition of the statewide environmental sanitation…
By Solomon Azu Territorial Archbishop of Calabar and Convener of the Cross River State Christian Leaders Forum, Archbishop Josef Bassey, has described Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s three years in office as “absolutely extraordinary”, declaring that Cross River State is recovering from the deep fiscal, institutional and infrastructural challenges inherited in 2023. Archbishop Bassey made the…
By Ovat Abeng The Honourable Minister of Work, Engr Dave Umahi, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment towards safety of Nigerians across highways in the country. Umahi stated this while inspecting a damaged portion of the inter-change section of the Second Niger Bridge at Obosi-Onitsha-Owerri highway, Anambra State. The Minister was at the spot on…
