By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Government through the office of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) has commenced revocation of yet-to-be developed lands situated in various estates across the capital city of the state. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ACTDA, Hon Ossy Onuko who disclosed this in an interview with Journalists in…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in promoting professionalism and ethical standards in public communication. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor made this known on Thursday during the official unveiling of the 2026 NIPR Anambra State Annual General Meeting…
By Ovat Abeng The President of the Association of Non-Indigenes in Anambra State (ANIAS) Prince Chigozie Nweke has called on all non-indigenes residing and doing business in Anambra State to remain calm, law abiding and respectful of constituted authority following the directive by Governor Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo to lock down Onitsha Main Market for…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership of the Onitsha main market in Anambra State, has described the one-week closure of the market by governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as a wise decision to restore their economic fortune, lost as a result of the Monday sit-at-home order initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Chairman of the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Health, has sealed fifty four health facilities across the state between January 2023 to December 2025 over quack practices. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Ben Obidike, who disclosed this in his address deliver during a press conference, held in Awka, on Monday,…
In a decisive move to enforce compliance with the state’s directive against the controversial Monday sit-at-home order, Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the immediate shutdown of the Onitsha main market for one week in the first instance. The action follows repeated defiance by traders at the popular Markets, who did not open…
By Ovat Abeng Tension has been heightened in Nnewichi, Nnewi-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, following allegations of bribery and betrayal that erupted over the weekend among the contenders for zoning of the forthcoming August 26th, 2026 local government chairmanship election slot to Nnewichi. The Obi of Nnewichi, Chief George Onyekaba, Obidiugwu, who had…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership of the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have urged party members to participate fully in the ongoing nationwide electronic registration exercise, describing it as crucial for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 general election. The call was made by the State Chairman of the…
By Ovat Abeng A former Chief Whip and member representing Dunukofia constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Laurence Ezeudu, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic party ADC. The defection of Ezeudu was announced in a letter addressed to the ADC chairman of Ifitedunu Ward 2, Dunukofia…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra state governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has urged the 2026 “Batch A’ stream 1 corps members newly deployed to the State to allowed the State shaped their future endeavors. The governor charges was contained in his welcome address presented during the swearing in ceremony of 1,500 corps members, held at the Nnamdi…
