By Ovat Abeng The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, has promised to offer automatic employment for100 Journalists if elected as the state governor. He said the job opportunities are mean for only the Journalists who are willing and prepare wholeheartedly to work…
By Ovat Abeng Managing Director, Anambra State ICT Agency, Fred Agbata has reaffirmed Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s pledge in the People’s Manifesto to transform Anambra into Nigeria’s digital and creative capital. Speaking with newsmen at the Agency’s office in Awka, on Friday, Agbata who doubles as Convener of Geeks and Founders Alliance for Soludo (GEFAS) referenced…
By Ovat Abeng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has held a sensitization workshop for stakeholders to mitigate violence and challenges that could hamper the free, fair and credible November 8, 2025 governorship election Anambra State. The workshop titled “Electoral Risk Management (ERM) Sensitization Workshop for November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election, which took…
By Ovat Abeng Police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu in collaboration with the Anambra State Vigilante Group (AVG) Agunechemba, has neutralize four suspected insurgents terrorizing part of the State. The state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Saturday, said the operation was…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra-East and West constituents have blasted their representatives at the state and federal legislatures over the very devastating and deplorable conditions of the Nneyi-Umueri-Anam road in the area. Our findings at the Nneyi-Umueri-Anam road on Tuesday 26th August this year, we gathered from locals in the constituency that the road which they…
By Ovat Abeng The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Owerri Zone has urged the Nigerian Government (both federal and states) to allocate 30 percent budget to education sector. The zone argue that the percentage, if implemented would go a long way in addressing some of the challenges confronting public universities in the country, particularly,…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the directive on Thursday while addressing participants on the third day of a capacity building workshop organized by the Ministry of Education for private…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA) has arrested four suspected persons in Achalla community, Awka North Local Government Area, for allegedly impersonating the Squad’s operatives and conducting illegal operations in the area. The suspects were reportedly parading the streets of Achalla community, wearing uniforms and carrying fake Anti tout (NdiAkudo) identity…
By Ovat Abeng Governorship candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has condemned the suspension of the lawmaker representing Ayamelum State Constituency, Hon Bernard Udemezue by the Anambra State House of Assembly. It was gathered that Udemezue was suspended during plenary on Tuesday on the recommendation of the ethics and…
By Ovat Abeng The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has attributed the ongoing power outage in Anambra State and parts of Enugu State to an explosion that occurred early Wednesday at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) substation in Awada, Anambra State. In a statement issued on Thursday by Emeka Ezeh, Group Head, Corporate…
