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…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership and people of Dunukofia Local government area of Anambra state have called on Chairmen of political parties in Nigeria to concede the 2027 election to candidates from Dunukofia for the Dunukofia, Njikoka and Anaocha (DNA) Federal Constituency. The leaders, including traditional rulers and Presidents General decried what they termed “prolonged exclusion”…
By Ovat Abeng The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has called on Nigerian academics to transition from passive teaching to active developmental intellectualism, stressing that the wealth of knowledge within university walls must directly translate into public policy and societal transformation. Delivering a lecture on Tuesday, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, during…
By Ovat Abeng Justice M.B.K Mohammed of the Federal High Court Awka, Anambra State, has called on practicing lawyers in Anambra State to desist from shielding suspects standing trial over cases of defamation, bullying, assault and other crime against fellow members of the profession during court hearings. Mohammed made the called shortly after granting interim…
By Ovat Abeng Concerned members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State have dragged the factional chairman-elect, Mr. Augustine Akubue, to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC), for alleged impersonation. In a petition submitted through their lawyer, T. M. Ozioko, Esq, of the Chambers of M.J Teryma and Associates Legal…
