The planned visit of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to Anambra state has been rescheduled to Sunday, according to an announcement from the party in Awka. Ganduje, originally set to visit the state…
Peter Obi says he made US-based Nigerian to donate N15m to her alma mater
•Peter Obi presenting a cheque of 15 million Naira to St. John of God Secondary School on behalf of an alumna, Mrs. Bridget Egodi Egbujiobi Leader of Nigeria’s Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has revealed how he made a US-based…
Protest: Don’t influence or dictate to the youth on what to do — Peter Obi
•Cautions against violence Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has advised Nigerians against trying to influence or dictate to the youth what to do. Obi made these remarks while speaking to the press during the…
Child Victim Blaming: Unmasking the disturbing reality
I am not sure I will ever understand why child victims of sexual assault are blamed for the assault they suffered. I read the story of a supposed Church Overseer, a 65-year-old man, Pastor Francis Ogwu in Anambra State, reported…
NSCDC nabs 8 illegal private guards, recovers guns in Anambra
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State have arrested eight illegal private guards in a recent crackdown on unlicensed private security guards in Awka, the state capital. State Commandant, Maku Olatunde who disclosed this…
Lady beaten to death, body dumped in hotel’s pool
A young lady simply identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda has been beaten to death and dumped in a hotel pool in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The incident happened last weekend, when some fun seekers in a club accused her…
Robbers kill UNIZIK student over SIM card
A 200-level student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, identified simply as Daniel, has been shot dead by armed robbers while trying to recover his phone from armed robbers in his lodge. According to an eyewitness, the incident happened on…
Honour only those who really deserve it, says Obi
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has called on relevant authorities, institutions and organisations that, one way or the other, usually honour people to only grant it to those who…
Anambra State scores a bull’s eye in key university competition
Anambra State has extended its acute competitiveness from basic education to university education. The two oldest universities in the state have just won two out of the three prizes in the 2020 prestigeous annual Basin Evaluation Competition among geology and…
Obi donates computers, printers and generator to school
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi, has donated 12 laptops with printers and a generator to power them to St Patrick’s International Secondary School, Awka, Anambra State. Presenting the facilities to the Senior Prefect…