Residents of Enugwu-Nanka Village in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, have sought government’s intervention to address the worsening gully erosion threatening the community. The residents also seek reprieve from the World Bank and relevant environmental stakeholders, in a bid to prevent continuous destruction of lives and properties in the area. Chairman of […]
The Peoples Democratic Party crisis widened on Sunday as the National Executive Committee approved a National Caretaker Committee to take charge of the party ahead of a national convention. The decision followed confirmation that the tenure of the current National Working Committee will end on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, making a transition team necessary to […]
George Moghalu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the Anambra governorship election, has explained why he lost in his polling unit, stating that he “refused to get involved” in vote-buying. At polling unit 017 in Uruagu Ward 1, Nnewi north LGA, Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led the unit with 57 […]
President Tinubu has said Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s victory in the Saturday, 8th November, 2025, election for a second term as Governor of Anambra State is an “affirmation of his visionary leadership”. Tinubu personally sent former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Charles Soludo, a signed letter on Sunday. “I congratulate Professor Chukwuma Soludo on […]
The Labour Party (LP) has lost in the polling unit of Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, during the Anambra governorship election. In the results announced at polling unit 019, Agulu ward 11, Anaocha LGA, Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, polled 73 votes to defeat LP’s George Moghalu, who scored 57 […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo says the ongoing Anambra governorship election is “going on smoothly,” despite emerging allegations of vote buying in parts of the state. Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot at about 1:18 p.m., the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate said there were reports of voters in Nnewi South being offered as much […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 2,769,137 out of 2,802,790 registered voters in Anambra State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s 2025 governorship election, representing 98.8 per cent of registered voters across the state’s 21 local government areas. According to data released by the commission on Friday, only […]
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD–West Africa) has warned that Saturday’s Anambra governorship election faces serious challenges, including insecurity, low voter turnout, and waning public confidence in electoral institutions. In a statement issued in Awka on Friday, Dauda Garuba, CDD Director and Victor Adetula, Chair of the CDD Election Analysis Centre (EAC), described the […]
Anambra State has been named Nigeria’s best-performing state in the 2025 Fiscal Performance Ranking, according to BudgIT’s State of States report released on Tuesday. The civic tech organization said Lagos, Kwara, Abia, and Edo completed the top five, while Cross River suffered a steep drop, falling from fifth position in 2024 to 30th this […]
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka in Anambra has suspended its seven-day warning strike. This is contained in a statement signed by the ARD-COOUTH President and Secretary, Dr Joy Okwumuo and Dr Chukwubuike Ifekudu, on Saturday in Awka. Recall that the resident doctors embarked on […]
Achalla community in Awka north of Anambra state in shock as security forces dismantle Eastern Security Network base; several members declared wanted, including university lecturer. The Nigerian Military, Department of State Services (DSS), Police, and Joint Task Force have raided and dismantled an Eastern Security Network (ESN) camp in Achalla, Awka North Local Government Area […]
By Peter Okutu Anambra indigenes residing in Ebonyi State have condemned the gruesome killing of 13 Ebonyians in Anambra State. The group, Concerned Anambra citizens, which explained that life is sacred and that nobody has any right to take it, expressed optimism that Governor Chukwuma Soludo will carry out thorough investigation and bring to book […]
BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo at the 11th Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) meeting held at the new Government House Awka on Monday, has announced plans to start training and retraining drivers in the state to ensure safety on the state’s roads. The State Executive Council, (ANSEC), would […]
By Tom Okpe Two suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Police operatives, in connection with a violent attack on the Police and Military operatives and burning of an Army operational vehicle in Enugwu-Agu Village, Oba Ofemili, in Awka North, Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to a press statement, made available to the […]
By Tom Okpe Two suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Police operatives, in connection with a violent attack on the Police and Military operatives and burning of an Army operational vehicle in Enugwu-Agu Village, Oba Ofemili, in Awka North, Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to a press statement, made available to the […]
By Our Reporter As the Anambra State Governorship election draws near, a Labour Party guber aspirant, Hon Barrister Jude Umennajiego, has declared that he is the chosen David who will eventually be elected the Governor of Anambra State on November 8,2025. Speaking at Onitsha in a chat with newsmen, The lawmaker currently representing Onitsha South […]
By Anselm C. Onuorah, Ph.D As the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, prepares to visit Anambra State on May 8th, 2025, the atmosphere is abuzz with excitement and anticipation. This momentous occasion is not just to affirm the state’s progress but also a celebration […]
By Our Reporter Ahead of the May, 8 visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Anambra state, the state government has announced slight adjustments to traffic flow and commuter schedules. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Saturday, urged residents to cooperate with security agencies […]
…picks AAC ticket By Tunde Opalana Miss Chioma Ifemeludike has emerged as the first female governorship candidate for the November governorship election in Anambra State. She picked the African Action Congress (AAC) ticket to slug it out with Governor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, George Moghalu of the Labour Party and […]
BY NKIRU NWAGBO The Anambra State Police Command took over the scene of a fatal motor accident that occurred on yesterday at Upper Iweka axis of Onitsha. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer to the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenna, noted that the accident claimed the lives of six persons and left […]