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By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftancy and Community Affairs, has dismisses an online publication making the round that Amichi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State is currently in crisis over the leadership of Amichi Development Union (ADU). The State Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Barrister Vin Ifeanyi Ezeaka, dismissed the report while speaking to Journalists at his office in Awka, on Friday, August 14th, 2026. Ezeaka appealed to the people of the community and the state as a whole to disregard the publication, noting that the town is peaceful and…
By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Police Command, said it has recorded another significant feat during a routine patrol operation with operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement in Awka, on Thursday, said during the operation, the team recovered two fabricated pistols and three caps bearing an inscription associated with a secret cult from an abandoned motorcycle in Awka North Local Government Area of the State. He said the operatives recovered the items in the afternoon of 13th August 2026 while on patrol along the…
By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama on Thursday, 13th August 2026, called on stakeholders in Anambra North Senatorial District to strengthen collaboration with the Police and other security agencies towards achieving greater safety, security and sustainable peace across the State. The CP made the call while engaging security stakeholders at the Umueri Civic Centre as part of his ongoing stakeholder engagements across the three Senatorial Districts, aimed at deepening community-based policing, intelligence sharing and collective efforts towards crime prevention. CP Nnanna emphasized that effective policing cannot be achieved by the Police alone, stressing…
By Daniel Ezeigwe There is something deeply important about watching someone cook a meal the old-fashioned way: with familiar ingredients, natural flavours and the patience to let food speak for itself. This is at the heart of Nonye Soludo’s Healthy Living Cooking Series. At a time when many traditional Igbo delicacies are gradually disappearing from our kitchens, while synthetic and highly processed foods are becoming increasingly attractive, she is reminding us that some of the healthiest things we can eat may already be part of our culinary heritage. Her cooking lessons are, therefore, much more than recipes for social media.…
By Michael Ovat The Executive Chairman of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon Capt. Barrister Casmir Nwafor (Rtd), has appealed to Nigeria Police Authority to deployed more Personnel on the state roads especially, in Orumba North and South Council Areas to curb the trending activities of kidnappers and other criminal activities. Nwafor made the appeal while speaking at the one-day Anambra South Senatorial District security stakeholder’s interactive meeting, held at Nnewi on Wednesday, 12th August, 2026. He said the deployment was necessary for the general interest of the State. According to him, deployment of more police personnel…
By Michael Ovat The wife of Anambra State governor and the founder of Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative, Dr Mrs Nonye Soludo, has called on Anambra youth to believe in themselves and keep learning for future development. She made the called via statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka, on Wednesday by her media aide, Daniel Ezeigwe, to commemorate this year 2026 International Youth Day celebration. International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12. The 2026 theme is “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” highlighting how young people from diverse national and local realities share a unified vision…
As the world marks the ‘International Youth Day’, the Anambra Stats first lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged the youth across the country to believe in themselves and keep learning, adding that they are not merely the leaders of tomorrow, but real change makers shaping the world. Soludo, who is the founder of the Non-Governmental Organisation, ‘Healthy living with Nonye Soludo’, said young people should never underestimate the difference they can make, emphasising that their ideas, energy and courage are needed in building the future the society truly desire. She stated this in a press statement she issued on Wednesday,…
By Michael Ovat The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Owerrl Zone, has vow not to succumb to any form of harassment and intimidation in it agitation for the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement in Imo State University (IMSU). The Union made the vow via statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka, on Wednesday by the ASUU Owerri Zonal Coordinator, Prof Dennis Aribodor, in reaction to the arrest and detention of it two executive committee members by the University management while monitoring the ongoing strike at the Varsity. The statement read in part, The attention…
By Michael Ovat The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as “inflammatory comments and threat-laden rhetoric” attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of the Osun State election. Obi, in a statement, said he was deeply concerned that a serving senator and senior lawmaker would make remarks capable of heightening political tensions, intimidating voters or potentially inciting electoral violence. According to him, lawmakers have a constitutional and moral responsibility to promote peace, uphold democratic norms and foster unity, making such rhetoric “alarming and unacceptable.” He stressed that elections should…
By Michael Ovat In furtherance of the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on sustained intelligence-led operations and the dismantling of criminal hideouts across the country, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has intensified operations against criminal elements and their operational bases across the State. The arrest was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Tuesday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. According to Ikenga, consequently, following credible intelligence on the activities of suspected illicit drug dealers operating in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area,…