Anambra Civil Society Network has expressed concern over alleged infiltration of the state with corpses and travelers from all parts of the country despite the border closure and presence of heavy security personnel during lockdown. The network, in statement signed by is Chairman, Prince Chris Azor; Secretary, Barr. Chisom Chude; and Head, Media and Publicity, Deacon Alfred Ajayi, lamented that Read More
Anambra state Police Command, Saturday, said they have arrested a-28 year old man, Mr Emeka Okeke, for allegedly having a canal knowledge of a 36-year-old woman at Okochi village in Okpuno, Awka South local government area of the state. Okeke, who recently returned from the correctional centre Awka over alleged case of manslaughter, had through the aide of his ‘gun’ Read More
For the third time in six weeks since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari will Monday address Nigerians on the administration’s present effort and further plans at curbing the dreaded disease. The president had, March 30, 2020 announced an initial two-week lockdown of FCT, Lagos and Ogun states, following which he directed further lockdown on the Read More
Tension is building up in Anambra state since the COVID-19 index case was reportedly caught and kept in one of the isolation centres in the state. Blueprint learnt that the index case, a business tycoon and politician whose sample test result was confirmed positive by NCDC on April 10 had returned from trip oversea to Lagos from where he later Read More
Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, Saturday, announced a total lockdown of the state following the NCDC confirmation of a corona virus index case in the state. NCDC had Friday night listed Anambra and Niger as two states with a record of COVID-19 out of 17 newly discovered cases totalling 305 of the pandemic in the country. Obiano, who disclosed Read More
Anambra state government has announced closure of 63 major markets in a bid to ensure coronavirus lockdown. The commissioner for information and public enlightenment, Mr Son Adinuba, who disclosed this said the closure would take effect from Monday, March 31, 2020. According to him, foodstuffs and medicine markets are exempted. He said: “During the two-week closure, the people affected by Read More
A-40-year-old man, Mr Paul Okwudili, on Monday, reportedly died in a sex romp at a popular hotel in Onitsha, Anambra state. The Anambra state police command, through its Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Harunna Muhammed, who confirmed the report in a release said the incident was reported at Central Police Station, Onitsha early Monday morning by the manager of Read More
Nnamdi Kanu is nowhere to be found on the day his parents Eze Israel Kanu and Lolo Sally Kanu are about now being buried at his village Afaraukwu Ibeku community. However, dignitaries including Minority leader in the Senate Enyinnaya Abaribe and former Governor of Anambra state are among the dignitaries at the burial arena. Details loading…
Christians under the umbrella body of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sunday protested the rising insecurity across the country and called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of the 36 states to stem the tide and bring perpetrators to justice. Their call came as the Kaduna state police command Sunday arrested a suspected suicide bomber in Living Faith Church Read More
The Police have confirmed that a man yet to be identified has allegedly died in a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State, during a sex romp with a widow. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident in a statement. According to findings, the man checked in with a lady at about 5pm on Thursday, but not quite 30 Read More
The Police have confirmed that a man yet to be identified has allegedly died in a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State, during a sex romp with a widow. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident in a statement. According to findings, the man checked in with a lady at about 5pm on Thursday, but Read More
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lured some operators of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres involved in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration scam to their headquarters and handed them to security agents for prosecution. This happened Wednesday in Bwari, Abuja after cross examinations of the operators by JAMB Registrar Is-shaq Oloyede. Oloyode had invited the unsuspecting operators Read More
Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, on Friday, denied allegations making round in some session of the media that his administration spent about N1.3bn on 2019 Christmas decorations. Obiano, in a release issued by commissioner for Information & Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, said the state was “too focused on Anambra’s future,” but some private sectors executed such projects including hosting Read More
Residents of Awka, Anambra state capital, on Saturday, had hectic time as a Tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) felled into a ditch opposite St. Patrick’s Cathedral, along Zik’s Avenue. Zik’s avenue although Enugu/Onistha old road, is a densely populated area with shops, fuel stations, churches, pedestrians and residential areas at both side. The incident which occurred at about 8.10am, Read More
In case you missed the story, here it is. The secretary to the Anambra State government, Professor Solo Chukwubelu, publicly admitted late last week that there are evil spirits in the state government house. It is not necessary to wonder what one could make of this. Coming from a professor, it must be true, if disappointing in the 21st, easily Read More
Suspected armed robbers invaded Anambra and killed five persons and wounded many in Onitsha, Anambra State’s commercial city, hours after Governor Willie Obiano launched closed-circuit television in the area. The governor had procured the security gadgets from Massachusetts, United States of America as one of the measures to ensure hitch-free Yuletide in the state. Our correspondents reports that two females Read More
As essential to human life as water is, governments somehow ignore this essential commodity. OKECHUKWU ONUEGBU, in this report, writes on the situation in Anambra state. Agencies/ laws yet no performance Also established by law is Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (STOWA) charged with the responsibilities of advising the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) departments of LGAs, the Read More
Anambra state House of Assembly has urged Governor Willie Obiano to direct the state commissioner for works to complete the construction of a road connecting ten communities in Awka north LGA to its headquarters, Achalla. The road called, Isuaniocha-Urum-Amanuke-Achalla road, was awarded to Grand Star Construction company in 2006 by former governor Peter Obi led administration but work stopped at Read More
A governorship aspirant Dr Obiora Okonkwo has charged the Anambra chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to concentrate on identifying and nurturing credible aspirants that would contest its 2021 governorship primaries. He said the party was wasting precious time and energy arguing over zoning arrangement as against building candidate that could win back the governorship position. He was speaking Read More
Over one hundred and fifty members of Progressives People’s Alliance (PPA) including the Anambra state Chairman of the party, Sir Daniel Igbokwubili and his executive, on Saturday, stormed the office of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to pledge unalloyed support to Mr Godwin Ezeemo gubernatorial ambition ahead of Anambra 2021 poll. The event, Blueprint learnt, was staged to enable him officially Read More
Some youths of Nnewi, Nnewi North LGA, under the auspices of Uruagu Youths Forum, on Saturday, protested over alleged exorbitant electricity charges they receive from the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). The protesters, who caused traffic gridlock along Nnewi/Onitsha road for almost wo hours lamented that industrial hub was worrisome. Leader of the group and President of Uruagu Youths Forum, Read More
The Anambra State Indigenes Association in United States of America (ASA-USA), an NGO, has offered free medical services to about 8000 people from the state from across six local government areas According to the group’s National Vice President, Mr Emmanuel Eziakor, the beneficiaries included people from Orumba South, Njikoka, Nnewi North, Idemili South, Oyi, and Ekwusigo council areas. Eziakor, who disclosed Read More
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned operators in the oil and gas (downstream) in Anambra to play by the rules or face sanctions. The Controller ( Operations) DPR, Mr Ignatius Anyanwu, who gave the warning in Awka on Saturday, said the agency has commenced full operations in the state and would never lag behind in its activities. Anyanwu, who Read More
The traditional ruler of Umunya in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state, Igwe Kris Onyekwuluje, has threatened a legal action against some of his subjects, alleging they were after his life. Onyekwuluje, while addressing a press conference in his palace in Umunya, on Wednesday, alleged that his traducers were mostly from the Odumodu quarter of the community. Some Read More
Anambra state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, on Saturday, urged people willing to place advertisements on his 63th birthday anniversary to rather channel the resources to the mentally deranged and other disadvantaged in society. Obiano, whose birthday is billed to hold on August 8, 2019, in a press release signed by Commissioner of Information and Public Enlightenment, acknowledged the requests from Read More
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