By Ovat Abeng The Onitsha Traditional Council, in Anambra State, has kicked against the use of masquerades during political functions in the city, warning that it would no longer take kindly to such abuse of it’s traditional values and nuances. In a statement signed by Chief Of Staff to the Council; Chief Osita Anionwu it…
By Kelvin Obambon The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a caretaker committee to unify and rebuild the party in Cross River State ahead of future elections. The committee, chaired by Rt. Hon. Bassey Eko Ewa, was formally inaugurated in Calabar on Wednesday October 8, 2025, in a ceremony attended by party leaders, elders, and…
By Ovat Abeng The candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) for the upcoming November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, Ọzọ Jephat Ezechukwu Nweke, has called on governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to consider the persistent poverty among Awka indigenes, despite the town’s status as the state capital. Nweke made the call on Monday at…
By Ovat Abeng As the November 8, 2025 gubernatorial election in Anambra State approaches, an APGA support group, Anambra Patriots for Soludo (APS), has mobilized thousands of non-indigenes residing in the state for governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s reelection victory. It was gathered that the non-indigenes comprises, Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani Edo, Igala, Akwa/Cross and other ethnic…
The former leader, 7th Senate of Nigeria, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, has declared that it is a miracle Nigeria is still remaining together as a nation despite the ups and downs she has gone through. Speaking on Nigeria’s 65 years of independence as a nation, when the executives of the Cross River State Council of…
By Ovat Abeng Ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, a political support group, Geeks & Founders For Soludo (GEFAS), has appeal to the State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), to support governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s reelection bid through massive publication of his historical achievements. The convener of…
By Christian Njoku Rev. Tunde Adeleye, Former Archbishop of the Province of Niger Delta in the Anglican Communion has asserted that claims by Nigerian leaders of a better tomorrow was all a hoax. Adeleye made the call on Thursday in Calabar, while reacting to the Independence Day speech of Pres. Bola Tinubu. The clergy man…
By Ovat Abeng The Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called for unconditional release of the incarcerated leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Igbo nation made the call at 2025 Igbo day celebration held at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Monday and…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Government has dismissed as false, recent social media allegations linking the Governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, to a purported N38 million contract scandal at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam. The denied information was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Monday…
By Kelvin Obambon The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has established a new executive committee following its 2025 State Congress held on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Barr. Venatius Ikem was reelected as the State Chairman for a second term, extending to 2029. The Congress took place at the Venetian Arena in Calabar,…