By Ovat Abeng The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial Zone, Senator Tony Nwoye has conducted an on-the-spot assessment of a major road in the zone, decrying its dilapidated state. The senator who led some stakeholders from the zone through the stretch road down to Ifite Ogwari on Saturday, called on the federal government to urgently…
By Ovat Abeng The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has condemned the violence that erupted in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, on Tuesday, 9th September 2025, following the actions of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade). The attack, it would be recalled, led to the death of one persons miss Chinwe Igwe and six…
By Kelvin Obambon A final year student in the Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Daniel Udoh, has taken his birthday celebration to the Government Children Home Uwanse (formerly the Motherless Babies Home Uwanse) to put smiles on the faces of the children. Daniel, a senator representing faculty of Arts and…
…Esighi Community Sensitized on Climate-Smart Agriculture as Women Adopt Home Gardening Grace Bassey, an Intersectional Leadership Incubation (ILI) Fellow with the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), has flagged off a climate adaptation sensitisation campaign in Esighi community, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River state. The initiative, which emphasises household gardening…
…Says Initiative aims to complement Governor Otu’s Efforts in Educational, Infrastructural and other Developmental drive across the state In a bid to support the educational advancement and empower the youths for tomorrow, an illustrious son of Umung Royal Dynasty, Dr Godwin Agbor, has dolled out cash awards through his scholarship grants scheme to selected students…
By Christian Njoku The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has asserted that manufacturers were not satisfied with the current naira to dollar exchange rate, but were happy with the stability. This was disclosed by Dr Adoga Inalegwu, Chairman, MAN, Cross River and Akwa Ibom chapter of the association during an interaction with journalists in Calabar….
The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has called for greater collaboration between the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) and local government councils to address the growing challenges of waste management in the state capital and its environs. Duke made the appeal during…
By Ovat Abeng A veteran human right activist, Mr Bonaventure Ezekwenna has urged governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to urgently investigate an alleged gross corruption currently ravaging the Anambra State Ministry of Justice. Ezekwenna made the call while briefing Journalists in Awka on Monday to sake justice over alleged harassment, intimidation, forcefully taking of his landed…
A groundbreaking academic achievement was celebrated on Sunday, September 7, 2025, as a large gathering of dignitaries, well-wishers and friends attended a thanksgiving ceremony in honor of Reverend Father Professor Julius Ada. The event, held at the New Catholic Church in Bebuatsuan, Obudu, marked his promotion to the rank of full professor by the University…
In a committed effort to empower grassroots supporters of Governor Bassey Edet Otu, the Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, has distributed financial assistance totaling approximately N5 million to over 60 beneficiaries across Odukpani local government area. The cash disbursements ranged from N50,000 to N200,000, aimed at supporting trading, farming,…