Tag: Anambra State
Man Snatches Friend’s Wife, 5 Children
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 52 year-old man, Gilbert Maduako, has lost his wife, Oluchi and five children after his friend, Akwusi…
White Garment Pastor Accused Of Raping Brother’s Wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police from State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka in Anambra State, eastern Nigeria, have commenced investigation into an…
No Boko Haram Suspect Sent to Anambra
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, has called on the people of Anambra…
Dad Taught Me Robbery, Teenage Suspect Confesses
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 15-year-old suspected armed robber, Kosi Ebosie, arrested in Umuchu town in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra…
Cult clash kills 2, injures 10 in Anambra
Two suspected cultists were killed, while 10 others sustained injuries, when two rival cult groups clashed at Nkpor community, near…
Buhari condoles with Anambra people, Joe Biden
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed his condolences to the governor and people of Anambra State over the petrol tanker…
Preventing Oil Tanker Fire Tragedies
Tragedies caused by oil tankers will continue to occur unless the government takes decisive measures to stem them. Curbing oil tanker…
Traders in Onitsha protest, demand tax receipts from Anambra govt
Traders at Ose-Okwodu Market in Onitsha on Wednesday appealed to Gov. Willie Obiano to prevail on his aides to issue…
Gov. Obiano appoints 5 new commissioners
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has appointed five new commissioners to assist in steering the affairs of the state. Those…
Rescheduled election holds in 4 Anambra constituencies
The re-scheduled election in four state constituencies held in Anambra State amid tight security on Saturday. The constituencies are Anaocha…
INEC to test-run card readers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday test-run its voter card reader technology at Igbo-Ukwu ward 1 in…
NAFDAC destroysN500m counterfeit drugs
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday destroyed counterfeit and unwholesome drugs worth N500 million…
Jonathan assured 98% victory in Anambra, says Ezenwa
The Coordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation in Anambra, Chief Okey Ezenwa, said the party would…
Bride Dumps Groom On Wedding Day
Cyriacus Izuekwe A final student of Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, did the unthinkable when she snubbed…
Court Dismisses ‘Deportation’ Case Against Lagos Govt
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today dismissed a Fundamental Right application filed by Incorporated Trustees of…
Controversies trail PDP congresses in Oyo, Anambra others
Controversies trailed various congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in many states of the federation on Saturday. NAN reports…
Anambra police parade 40 armed robbers, kidnappers
The Nigeria Police operating under the code name “Operation Kpochapu” have arrested suspected fake number plates manufacturers specialised in car…
Anambra plans town hall meeting on agriculture
Following the success that the government of Anambra state has so far recorded in attracting significant investments into the agricultural…
Anambra to clampdown on touts extorting lorry, trailer drivers
The Anambra Government on Sunday said it had directed its Joint Security Taskforce to rid the state of touts extorting…
NDLEA raises alarm over drug scourge in Anambra
Mr Sule Momodu, Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra, said on Friday that the illicit…
Obiano dedicates S.Court victory to Ndi Anambra
Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano has dedicated the Supreme Court judgment which he won to the people of the state,…
Anambra NUT issues condition for schools’ resumption
The Anambra Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed its readiness for schools’ resumption on September 22,…
How The 14 GUS XI Contestants Emerged
Funsho Arogundade Producers of Gulder Ultimate Search, Nigeria’s hit television reality show in a different way, this time, fourteen young…
Anambra varsity named after Ojukwu
The Anambra House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill, changing the name of the state-owned university at Uli to…
14 contestants emerge for Gulder Ultimate Search XI
Funsho Arogundade Gulder Ultimate Search, Nigeria’s reality television show has altered the norm of contestants going into this year’s edition…
Anambra’s futures hinge on agriculture – Stella Oduah
Former Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, said on Saturday that the economic future of Anambra lay on the development…
Ex-SSG joins Anambra central senatorial race
Ossy Ezenwa, former Secretary to the Anambra Government, has declared his intention to contest for the Anambra Central Senatorial seat…
Group endorses Victor Umeh for senatorial seat
The Anaocha Committee of Friends says the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, is its…
Bob-Manuel Joins The Political Train
Bolatito Adebola Nollywood star turned politician, Bob-Manuel Udokwu has decided to try his luck with the voters as he has…
Anambra residents seek extension of PVC distribution
Some residents of Anambra on Saturday urged the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the Permanent Voter Cards (PVC)…