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…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has declared a state of emergency on the environment, warning that worsening gully erosion, flooding and land degradation pose an existential threat to the state. Soludo made the declaration in a statewide broadcast in Awka as Anambra marked 35 years of statehood, while unveiling a renewed Clean…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has commended the prompt response and community support that contributed to the arrest of a 20-year-old man, identified as Pascal Ogbogu, who is alleged to have murdered his 56-year-old father with a machete in Abatete, Idemili North Local Government Area of the…
By Ovat Abeng Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Nonye Soludo, has intensified advocacy for the sustained promotion of the inclusion of women and girls in societal affairs, as well as providing equal opportunities for them to learn, lead, work, dream, and thrive without limitations imposed by gender, culture, religion, or social barriers….
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) says it is 90 percent ready for the local government council elections scheduled for Saturday, August 29, 2026, with all electoral materials deployed to the state and personnel trained. The ANSIEC Commissioner in charge of Information and Publicity, Chief Tony Chinedu, disclosed this on Wednesday,…
By Ovat Abeng The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik), Awka, Anambra State, has suspended Professor Ifeanyi Odinye of the Department of Chinese Studies for a period of three months over alleged sexual molestation of a student, which , it said, violated the university’s General and Academic Regulations. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof….
By Ovat Abeng The wife of Anambra State governor and the founder of Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative, Dr Mrs Nonye Soludo, has urged Anambra residents and Nigeria as a whole to use the Eid-el-Maulud celebration to show greater kindness and understanding to one another. Mrs Soludo who’s goodwill message was contained in a…
By Ovat Abeng A notable philanthropist and the founder of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), Emeka Offor, has gave out over 6000 bags of 50 kilogrammes of long-grain rice to over 3000 indigent widows of Oraifite community in Ekwisigo local government area of Anambra State. The distribution exercise took place at the Foundation’s warehouse along…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has sustained its intelligence-led and joint security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and violent non-state actors across the State, recording a significant operational breakthrough in the early hours of Saturday, 22nd August 2026, at Amiyi, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State. According to…
By Ovat Abeng Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress( NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has challenged all those seeking to lead Nigeria in the 2027 election to come before the electorate, defend their records and answer questions about their capacity to govern the country. Obi, who spoke at a press conference on Friday to mark…
