By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Gender unit, Awka with the assistance of the local community security outfit, has arrested one Chigbo Umeugokwe, male, 20 years old, of Umuezeiyi Village, Achina, Aguata Local Government Area of the State for alleged armed robbery, rape of…
By Ovat Abeng National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has announced the appointment of Comrade Godwin Ugochukwu Okoye as the Acting Chairman of the Council, Anambra State Chapter with immediate effect.. The development, announced via statement, in line with the provisions of the NYCN Constitution (2018, amended 2025), saw…
By Ovat Abeng The people of Abagana community in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State are celebrating the return of one of their sons, whose parent was sold into slavery several years ago, Dr Griffin Lotson, from the United States of America (USA). The 71-year-old Lotson, who is now a Council Member and…
By Ovat Abeng In a remarkable demonstration of commitment to educational development in Anambra State, the Joseph Onuorah Foundation has donated 400 curriculum-approved textbooks to students of Community Secondary School Ndiowu, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, marking the largest direct-to-student academic book donation ever recorded in the area. The event, held on…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri zone, comprising Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) Awka, has announced that the union would have no other alternative…
By Ovat Abeng The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Youth Wing, and South East Youths Assembly (SEYA), has advocated for a total overhauling of Nigeria’s security architecture to global standards. The advocacy called was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Thursday by the National publicity secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide…
By Ovat Abeng The Leadership of the Anambra State Town Unions Council, ASTUC, has commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo on his victory on Saturday. The leadership of the council led by Chief. Sir Vin Dike as Chairman and Dr. Patrick Okafor as Secretary, pledged to work with the governor for better government in communities. A press…
By Ovat Abeng The former Anambra State governorship aspirant, under the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Chief Dr Ike Oligbo, has congratulated Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on his resounding victory in the just-concluded November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election. Chief Oligbo described Governor Soludo’s 21-over-21 victory as a clear reflection of the people’s confidence in his leadership…
By Ovat Abeng John Onuigbo, an education innovator and social entrepreneur, has been named winner of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Education 2025. Mr Chinedu Okafor media aide to Onuigbo, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Thursday, said the Future Awards Africa, now in its 19th edition, was held at the…
By Ovat Abeng The President of the National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria (NASWDEN), Alh. Abdulfatai Adisa Ogunwale (aka, Baba Ede), has told its members all over the country to reject multiple and illegal levies in all its forms. Ogunwale, issued the warning while addressing newsmen in Onitsha, the commercial city…