Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the decision by his government to build a Permanent Orientation Camp in Anambra State for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at Mbaukwu/Umuawulu was borne out of need,…
Gov Obiano lauds AfDB President Adesina for appointing Anohu-Amazu Africa Investment Forum head
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, for appointing Chinelo Anohu-Amazu the head and senior director of the Africa Investment Forum with effect from September 1. According to a statement issued…
17–year-old girl rescues three siblings in Anambra inferno (Nation)
Three children narrowly escaped death when fire razed a 4-bedroom apartment in Ebe, Umuokpu Awka in Awka South local government area of Anambra state. The kids, who were fast asleep when the incident occurred, were reportedly rescued by a 17-year…
Police attack 98-year-old Anambra woman with AK-47 (Punch)
Policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Anambra State Police Command have allegedly beaten up a 98-year-old woman, Cecilia Okpalaku of Achina in the Aguata Local Government Area of the state, over a family dispute. “The policemen said they…
Ogun boy sold for N1m recovered in Anambra (Punch)
A seven-year-old boy, Joshua Joseph, who was declared missing two years ago, has been found with his adopted mother, Blessing Ozor, who allegedly paid N1.05m for his ‘adoption’. Joshua was declared missing by his parents, who live in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun…
Anambra market leader denies alleged cult financing (Nation)
Chairman, Eke Awka Market, Anambra State, Emeka Agummadu, has refuted reports alleging him as being a financier to cult activities in Awka and its environs. He said he was neither a cultist nor sponsored cult killings or any related crimes…
Police arrest suspected cultists in Anambra (Punch)
The Police Command in Anambra said on Wednesday it had arrested four suspects, including a chairman of market association it alleged were behind recent cult-related killings in the state. The spokesman for the command, Superintendent of Police Haruna Mohammed, who…
Anambra wins again – this time for supporting small businesses – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is a measure of its laudable enterprise drive that Anambra State on Thursday, August 1, 2019, won the first prize in a national competition. At a ceremony led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at State House, Abuja, where the state…
New lease of life in Anambra State – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The word out there from most informed Nigerians is the agreement that Anambra State is working in an exemplary way. The concrete examples of excellence cited range from education to security and the refreshing initiative on ranching – the Anambra…
Newspaper vendors in Awka embark on indefinite strike (Guardian)
Newspaper distributors and vendors in Awka, Anambra, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike, following an alleged clamp down on their members by officials of the state government’s agency. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the vendors’ stands…