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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Friday, June 22nd, 2018
Tony Okafor, Awka A 17-year-old girl has been gang-raped and killed in Ogwugwu village, Oba, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. he deceased, who just finished her West African Senior School Certificate Examination, was said to have been attacked and raped by six young men while on her way to buy […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
— 21st April 2018 • As court relocates sitting to Awka Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka; Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha A star witness in the Ozubulu church massacre trial, Nkwado Onyeka, yesterday told Nnewi High Court 3 that the suspected perpetrators of the heinous crime demanded the sum of $1 million from Ozubulu people in South Africa to forestall killings […]
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Anambra, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA-NO fewer than 1,200 policemen serving in Anambra State, who were recently promoted by the Police Service Commission, PSC, were yesterday decorated with their new ranks by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Garba Umar. It was the highest number of policemen ever promoted in the state at a time. Addressing […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Saturday, November 11th, 2017
The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says Anambra Governorship election will hold as scheduled on November 18. The Committee Chairman, Sen.Suleiman Nasif, said this on Friday when he led members of the committee to a meeting with INEC officials, chairmen and secretaries of various political parties in Awka. Nasif said the members […]
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Anambra, Elections, Governors, Headlines, State News
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
Olalekan Adetayo The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said about 21,000 policemen would be mobilised for the governorship elections coming up in Anambra State on November 18. He added that water boats and helicopters would also be used. The Police boss disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Anambra, Headlines, Party Politics, State News
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
— 13th October 2017 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has given his word that he will be at the final campaign in Anambra State ahead of the gubernatorial elections scheduled for November 18. The Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar, made the disclosure to State House Correspondents after he and the flagbearer of […]
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Abia, Anambra, Biafra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Headlines, Imo, Raw Politics, South-East, State News
Friday, September 15th, 2017
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The South-East Governors Forum, at a meeting in Enuguon Friday, proscribed the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the five states in the zone. The meeting was attended by governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu; Dave Umahi, Ebonyi; Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia; and Willie Obiano, Anambra. Imo State was represented by Deputy […]
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Anambra, Governors, Headlines, State News
Friday, August 25th, 2017
Sen. Stella Oduah, an aspirant in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, has threatened withdrawal from the race, alleging irregularities in Peoples Democratic Party’s build-up to the primary election. Oduah made this known while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. She said that the Ward congress of the party held on Wednesday to elect […]
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Anambra, Biafra, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 30th, 2017
Tony Okafor, Awka The Nri community in Anambra State, believed to be the ancestral home of the Igbo, has threatened to jail the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, for allegedly invading the area and desecrating sacred places. The community said it had concluded arrangements to drag the pro-Biafran agitator to […]
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Anambra, Headlines, Imo, State News
Saturday, July 1st, 2017
RE: Leadership crisis: Obi, Ohakim disagree Speaking during the presentation of the keynote address at the 5th Prof. Celestine Onwuliri Memorial lecture at Chris VI Hotel at Ahiara, Imo State, the former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi traced the problem of Nigeria to both the leaders and the followers. In a report made […]