Tag: Anambra
Coronavirus: Firms make donation to Anambra
The Anambra Government on Tuesday took delivery of additional food items donated by companies for distribution to residents of the…
Anambra: DPR to clampdown on illegal LPG sellers
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it would clamp down on illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sellers in Anambra.
Residents warn Gov. Obiano ahead of Anambra election
Some residents of Anambra on Sunday warned Gov. Willie Obiano not to allow electioneering activities to slow down the pace…
DSS clears air on shooting in Alor, Anambra
The Department of State Services (DSS), has refuted media reports that its personnel shot a native in Alor, Anambra.
2019 Christmas and Anambra State
With the commissioning of the Christmas light trees in Onitsha and Awka by Governor Willie Obiano on Wednesday, December 11,…
Anambra Commissioner sues for peace
Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Wealth Creation in Anambra, Chief Uchenna Okafor, has called on leaders of all markets in…
Anambra community bans masquerades, secret societies
The Oraifite community in Anambra has proscribed all forms of night masquerades and cult groups following a violence that erupted…
Anambra corps member causes tanker crash
A petrol tanker on Monday crashed into a drainage in a bid to avoid knocking down a female National Youth…
Auto accident: one killed, nine injured
One person has been killed, while nine others sustained injuries in a fatal accident involving two buses on Sunday.
Malaria: Anambra earmarks N100m for control, elimination
The Anambra Government says N100 million is earmarked for malaria control and elimination programmes in the state 2020 budget.
5 Filling stations sealed in Anambra
The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) has shutdown five filling stations and put 11 pumps out of use for violating…
250 illegal revenue collectors arrested in Anambra
Mr Mark Okoye, Anambra Commissioner for Economic Planning, said that 250 illegal revenue collectors have been arrested and charged to…
Only 300,000 out of 4.5m people pay taxes in Anambra
The Anambra Government says not more than 300,000 residents of the state pay taxes out of a population of 4.5…
Community leader donates N800,000 farming tools
Chief Kevin Onyema, a community leader in the Umuona community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra has donated implements and…
Cultism: The New Face of Insecurity in Anambra
By Chimezie Anaso The menace of cultism has been identified as a major threat in Anambra, a state that prides…
Violence, major challenge during 2019 polls in Anambra, says INEC
Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, Anambra Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that violence was the major…
Why doctors are on warning strike in Anambra — MDCAN
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) branch, says doctors…
3 injured in Anambra petrol tanker accident
Three persons on Sunday sustained severe injuries when a fully laden petrol tanker lost control and crashed into a a…
APC welcomes APGA defector lawmaker in Anambra
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that it would take over Anambra Government House in 2021. Chief Basil…
Easter: FRSC begins special patrol in Anambra
Anambra command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has mobilised officers and men to ensure that roads in…
41 motorists convicted in Anambra
A mobile court conducted by the Anambra Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has convicted 41 motorists for…
Anambra reiterates promise to pay N30,000 minimum wage
The Anambra Head of Service, Mr Harry Udu, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment toward implementing the new minimum wage…
Fire outbreak destroys fabric shops, goods worth millions in Anambra
Anambra State Fire Service says she averted the late Tuesday night fire incident that destroyed goods worth millions of Naira…
Polls: 2 killed, 47 arrested in Anambra
Police in Anambra have confirmed the killing of two persons in Obosi area of Anambra during Saturday’s, State House of…
Election: NYSC vows not to use corps members in Idemili, Ogbaru
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra has insisted that corps members will not be posted for election duty…
Election: Kidnapped corps member regains freedom in Anambra
Police have confirmed the release of the abducted member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to Indiokolo community…
Anambra records 30 fire incidents with 10 deaths in 7 weeks
The Anambra Fire Service said on Tuesday that it recorded no fewer than 30 fire incidents and 10 deaths between…
Anambra fire: REC assures election will hold
Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, has assured that the general elections would hold, notwithstanding the…
Christmas: Anambra CP orders raids on black spots
The Anambra Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, has directed all Area Commanders, DPOs and Unit Heads of the force…
FRSC mourns Anambra Sector Commander
Mr Kehinde Adeleye, Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO), RS5 Benin has described the death of Mr Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander of…