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…
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…
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…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has forwarded 18 commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly, virtually two months in office. The former Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor returns as Information and Value Reformation, same with former Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Ben Obidike, Commissioner for Lands, Prof Offonze Amucheazi…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra state government has stated that Chief Austin Ndigwe has denied authorizing any individual or group to report that he is still the Traditional ruler of (“Eze Uzu III” ) of Awka Kingdom, as reported by the press. According to the government, Ndigwe formally renounced claims that he is still presenting…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has called for a fundamental shift in the philosophy of organized labor, urging a transition from traditional “protest unionism” to a model focused on national development and wealth creation. Delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Workers’ Day celebration at Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, the Governor…
By Ovat Abeng There are moments when a single structure announces, louder than any policy speech, that something profound has shifted. The commissioning of Solution Fun City in Awka, Anambra State Capital— a sprawling 12.7-hectare marvel of recreation and leisure — is one of such moments. It does not merely add to the landscape. It…
By Ovat Abeng When Anambra was created in 1991, it inherited no purpose-built seat of government. What became the “official” government house was a prefabricated structure originally erected to house construction workers. For thirty-four years, four governors — Mbadinuju, Ngige, Obi, Obiano — each inherited the problem and left office without resolving it. Soludo arrived…
By Ovat Abeng Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State, has delivered a stirring call to action titled, “Our future in our past: Intellectualism and making of African renaissance. The Governor was speaking as a guest lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Association of Nsukka Professors (ANP) hosted by the 6th Biennial Adada…
