The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has led the enforcement of security operatives at the Onitsha Main Market to enforce the one-week closure ordered by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. Recall that Soludo has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week following traders’ failure to comply…
The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police Force for their handling of the Anambra State governorship election. Sir Chukwuma cast his vote today at Umuleri community in Anambra East Local Government Area around 12:40 p.m. during a poll being closely watched…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has declared Tuesday, October 7, a school-free day to celebrate and honour teachers across the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Awka. “In view of the fact that the 2025 World Teachers’ Day fell on a Sunday, Governor Soludo…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has provided an update on the final registration of voters for Anambra governorship election. A statement made available to reporters after the meeting said that there were deliberations on the final register of voters for the governorship election. According to reports, voter registration has been completed in the 326…
The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. The State Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the directive on Thursday while addressing participants on the third day of a capacity-building workshop organised by the Ministry of Education for private school proprietors and teachers…
The Anambra State Police Command has activated rescue operations to apprehend the armed hoodlums involved in the abduction of a yet-to-be-identified resident in Awka, the state capital. The incident, it was gathered, occurred in the early hours of Friday, when the victim was abducted near his residence by three armed men operating in an unregistered…
The Chairman of the Anambra Truth, Peace and Justice Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has disclosed that the commission gathered 422 evidences and interviewed 187 persons, during its operations. Odinkalu also stated that the commission received 36 memoranda, 28 submissions from traditional rulers, and 18 verbal submissions from witnesses, among others. He stated this during an…
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, on Sunday confirmed that about eight persons died while 38 others were rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra State. Although the Anambra State Police Command said five persons died while 30 were rescued, the NIWA General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibril Darda’u, in a statement issued…