By Ovat Abeng Stakeholders of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, has commended the leadership of the party for conducting a transparent and peaceful chairmanship primaries in the area and the State at large. The stakeholders attributed the peaceful exercise that took place on Sunday, February 15,…
By Ovat Abeng Some Shops at the popular building materials market, Ogidi, near Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State that were under lock and key, has been sealed by the state government for not opening as directed by governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. It was gathered that the affected shops were sealed by the state…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old apprentice, Chiemerie Anieke, for the alleged murder of his master following a violent confrontation in the commercial city of Onitsha. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed the development in a statement released in Awka on Monday….
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has arrested four additional suspects in connection with the murder of three Cameronian nationals in the State. The suspects according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Monday, all males, include the alleged…
By Ovat Abeng The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in Anambra State, on Sunday, concluded its primary elections across the 21 local government areas of the state ahead of the local government election scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 29, 2026. According to the final list of candidates signed by the APGA’s Publicity Secretary, Mazi…
By Ovat Abeng The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor through the Justice, Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC), Awka Diocese in collaboration with the Help For All (HIFA) Initiative, Austria, a Non-Governmental Organization on Saturday, 7th February 2026 at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, paid the tuition fees of 84…
By Ovat Abeng The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FreeNews Magazine, Mr Obinna Mbonu, has said the completed and ongoing road construction/rehabilitation across the 179 communities that constitute Anambra State by governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo within his first three years in office was majorly behind his second term victory in the Nov 8,…
By Ovat Abeng The management of Adorable Foundation International (AFI), a Nigeria based advocacy group, has announced the inauguration of it anti-drug abuse, cultism campaign club named ‘A Societal Awareness Campaign Against Drug Abuse (ASACADA)’ across secondary schools in Anambra State. The AFI founder, Princess Ada Okeke-Amam announced this at a press conference in Awka,…
A 26-year-old man identified as Chibunna Nwafor has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over his alleged involvement in the murder of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, also known as “Offonwadile”, who is said to be a native doctor, conspired…
By Ovat Abeng Three Chieftains of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA have emerged victorious in Tuesdays APGA stakeholders screening exercise in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state in preparation for the upcoming Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship primary elections in the area. It was gathered that the primary elections are scheduled to…