Tag: Onitsha
Nigeria, Others Meet OPEC Output Targets for 2025
Nigeria, Others Meet OPEC Output Targets for Late 2025
Soludo orders Onitsha main market to reopen Monday
Residents were assured of adequate security and encouraged to report any concerns by calling 511
Biafra Agitation: IPOB slams Soludo over Onitsha market closure
IPOB also called on the international community, human rights organisations, and well-meaning Nigerians to hold the Anambra State governor accountable…
One dies in Onitsha building collapse
Confirming the incident on Friday in Onitsha, Mr Tony Nweze, the Chairman of Onitsha North Local Government Area, said that…
Illegal alcohol factory busted in Onitsha
“I urge Nigerians to be vigilant when purchasing alcoholic beverages and wines."
Onitsha residents shun IPOB’s sit-at-home order
Ekpa, a self-acclaimed IPOB prime minister based in Finland, had in a video message ordered all residents of the South…
Flogging of 2-year-old: Anambra govt shuts school in Onitsha
“The child, her parents and their lawyer were present but the Proprietress blatantly refused to appear. This failure to appear…
New year fire: Angry mob attacks fire fighters in Onitsha for late arrival
The attackers were said to have shattered the wind shield and side mirrors of the fire truck, and also injured…
Awka, Onitsha residents lament hike in rents
Residents of Awka, Anambra capital, and Onitsha, the commercial hub, have expressed worries over the astronomical hike in rents.
Task Force arrests face masks defaulters in Onitsha
Onitsha on Tuesday witnessed serious pandemonium as Anambra State Face Mask Enforcement Team arrested residents who defaulted by refusing to…
One-way truck driver kills pedestrian in Onitsha
A truck driver, allegedly driving against traffic on Sunday in Onitsha, has reportedly killed a man, who was said to…
I saw the emerging Niger Bridge in all splendour: Adesina’s notes from Onitsha
On the River Niger, I looked right as instructed by the Obi of Onitsha, and saw it with infinite pleasure,…
Again, another tanker crashes in Onitsha
Another tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Thursday fell into a ditch by Chipex Petroleum Station around Upper…
Less than 48 hours, another petrol tanker fire hits Onitsha
About 48 hours after the petrol tanker accident resulted in a fire disaster at Upper Iweka and Ochanja areas of…
`Biafra day’ paralyses economic activities in Onitsha
The 17th anniversary celebration to mark the call for republic of Biafra paralysed social and economic activities in Onitsha, Anambra…
Onitsha Residents Cry Out
Residents of Okpoko, a slum settlement in Onitsha have raised the alarm over the worsening human condition in the expansive…
Market women protest poor power supply in Onitsha
Petty traders, mostly women, have staged a protest round the streets of Awada to Ogidi, near Onitsha in Anambra, against…
Nigerian singer Flavor shines in Onitsha progress booster show
Life Continental Lager Beer, the brand that supports progress, has yet again rewarded thirty new entrepreneurs, with 7.5 million naira…
SON shuts companies marketing fake tyres
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed premises of some tyre marketing companies in Awka and Onitsha in Anambra…
N6bn Onitsha Shoprite mall inaugurated in Anambra
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra on Thursday called on investors to key into the friendly business environment created by his…
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Austin Akosa buried in Onitsha amid tears, tributes
The remains of the late Austin Akosa, a former spokesman of the West African Football Union (WAFU), has been buried…
Passengers stranded over transport fare hike in southeast
Cyriacus Izuekwe This is not the best of time for most people who travelled to the southeastern part of Nigeria…
IGP Arase warns MASSOB, IPOB
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening…
NBC boosts public education with ‘Back to School’ initiative
Daniels Ekugo In demonstration of its support for educational development in Nigeria with emphasis on supporting pupils’ enrolment and retention…
Skye Bank’s ‘Reach For The Skye’ reward scheme goes to Onitsha
Skye Bank again made another set of millionaires in the on-going Reach for the Skye Millionaire Reward Scheme. Onitsha, the…
Flood sweeps 10 Onitsha traders away
Cyriacus Izuekwe At least 10 traders in Onitsha, Anambra State in eastern Nigeria, have died and many injured after they…
Civil servant wins N1m, as Onitsha hosts Skye Bank Millionaire Scheme
At the recently held Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ scheme draw which held in Lagos, Kazeem Adewale a…
Man sends wife without womb away after shocking confession
Cyriacus izuekwe It was a sad end between a couple simply identified as Ogene and Rita (surnames withheld) after Rita…
Police arrest 10 kidnappers in Onitsha
Police in Anambra on Tuesday said no fewer than 10 suspected kidnappers were apprehended by officers and men of the…
Osinbajo visits Onitsha, commiserates with accident victims
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday commiserated with the people and government of Anambra over the tanker accident, which claimed 69…