Ngozi the commissioner spells education — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

The student was different.  She exuded confidence that seized the atmosphere like a charge of electricity. It was the morning assembly of the all-female Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The esteemed…

Fire razes shops in Anambra market

A midnight fire outbreak has razed no fewer than four shops at the Nkwo Market, Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the fire was ignited by a suspected power surge and raged for several…

Obi donates N2m to Abuja Primary Healthcare Centre, calls for healthcare reforms

•Peter Obi with staff of Tungan Madaki Primary Healthcare Centre, FCT Abuja . . . Thursday In a bid to spotlight the pressing need for healthcare reform in Nigeria, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election,…

Soludo: The true progressive — Paul Nwosu

Anambra State is engaged in a progressive gear of change. The astute governance of Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, reflects this ideological character on all fronts. Under his administration, who we are as Ndi-Anambra and what we stand for have…

Ex-Gov Obiano arraigned over alleged N4bn fraud, pleaded not guilty

The immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has pleaded not guilty to the nine charges of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the charge, Obiano was said to have allegedly…

Ezeife: Personal encounters — C. Don Adinuba

Chukwuemeka Pius Ezeife, Anambra State governor from January 1992 to November 1993 who died last month at 86, hauled himself up by the bootstraps and became an embodiment of progress. He took to apprentice trading on leaving primary school owing…

Return home for Christmas, you’re safe, Soludo tells Anambra people

ANAMBRA State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has urged the people of the state to return home and join their relations in celebrating the Christmas and New Year, assuring them that the state is safe. Press Secretary to the governor, Mr.…

Tinubu mourns former Anambra governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep condolences to the Ezeife family and the people of Anambra State on the demise of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of the state. Recognising Chief Ezeife’s significant role as the Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu and…

Former Anambra gov, Ezeife is dead

Former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is dead. A statement from Chief Rob Ezeife, on behalf of the family said he died at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, yesterday. Ezeife was governor of Anambra state between January 1992…

Owelle Oyibo Chukwu: A remarkable legacy remembered — C. Don Adinuba

Oyibo Victor Chukwu, Owelle of Nkanu, had a presence. He could not enter a place or leave without people noticing that a man of stature visited, even when he did not utter a word. He was robust in the true…

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