The Anambra State Government urges all residents of Anambra State who are 18 years and above and registered to vote in the election to hold on Saturday, February 16, and the rest of the 2019 general elections to go out…
‘Anambra State has left violent politics behind’
The Anambra State government has said that the state has in its developmental process gone past the stage of violent politics. It was reacting to what it described as a “hate broadcast” on social media by members of a political…
Obiano laments Awka INEC fire, orders deployment of security, firefighting equipment
The Anambra State Government has noted with dismay the fire which engulfed the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters, Awka, just four days to the 2019 general election. A statement by the Commissioner for Information &…
Obiano declares Zik’s birthday work-free day, asks FG to make it national holiday
Anambra State will soon start to observe November 16 of every year a work-free day in the state to commemorate the birthday of Nigeria’s first president, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, who led the country to independence on October 1, 1960. Governor…
Zik Mausoleum as monument of national unity – Echezona Okechi
The commissioning of Zik Mausoleum by President Muhammadu Buhari at a trying time in Nigeria’s democracy, and in an election season, is not only remarkable but an event that can be considered divine-ordained. The significance of this epoch-making occasion centres…
The significance of the Zik Mausoleum – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Certain issues in Nigeria must tower above partisan politics. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the only black Governor-General of Nigeria, the first President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the only Nigerian whose name appeared in a Constitution of Nigeria, among many…
Obiano commends security agencies for crime-free holidays
Governor Willie Obiano has commended intelligence and security agencies in Anambra State as well as certain state-owned organisations for providing impressive security in the state especially during the Christmas and New Year fiesta. A statement signed by Commissioner for Information…
Obiano urges politicians to conduct peaceful campaign or face rejection
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has admonished political parties and their candidates participating in the forthcoming general election to conduct their campaigns peacefully or face humiliation by the people at the polls. “Anambra State has gone far beyond the…
Anambra Homecoming Fest with Nigeria and the Diaspora – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The Anambra Homecoming Festival shook up the Christmas season from December 13 to 17 in the state capital, Awka. Friends of Anambra State attended the events from all across Nigeria and the Diaspora. The Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Yoruba,…
Chidi Okoye: Uncommon enterprise and breakthrough of dogged artist – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Artists do not come of a harder hue than light-skinned sculptor, painter and poet Chidi A. Okoye. A firm believer in the creative enterprise, Okoye has applied his art diligently in Nigeria, Canada and the United States, surmounting all kinds…
