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By Michael Ovat -Awka The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik ), Awka Branch, Anambra State, has suspended its withdrawal of services following the full payment of the outstanding August 2026 salary to all its members. The suspension takes effect immediately, Friday, September 11, 2026, five days after the branch commenced the industrial action over the non-payment of the complete August salary. In a statement signed by the Branch Chairperson, Comrade Innocent Nnubia, and Secretary, Comrade Osita Nnajiofor, the union directed members to immediately resume all academic and administrative responsibilities. Members are expected to return to…
By Michael Ovat – Awka Wife of the Anambra State governor and the founder of Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative, Dr Mrs Nonye Soludo, has expressed worried over the alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of a child by her supposed mother in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State. Mrs Soludo who’s concerned was contained in a statement signed and issued to Journalists in Awka on Saturday, by her media aide, Daniel Ezeigwe, pledged to engaged with the appropriate government agencies to provide the necessary medical, psychological, social and rehabilitation support to help the rescue children. Recall that Anambra…
By Michael Ovat -Awka Mr Nnanna Oji Ama, has showcase his successful one-month operational achievements as the 36th Commissioner of Police in Anambra State. He said the success story was as a result of the strong collaboration between the operatives of the Command, sister agencies, civil society organizations and the media. Ama stated this via his address presented during the operational visit of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 13 Ukpo, AIG Miller Gajere Dantawaye, to the Command’s headquarters in Amawbia -Awka on Friday. He said Dantawaye operational visit to the Command alongside his entourage is a clear demonstration…
By Michael Ovat -Awka The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has urged men and women of the Force in Anambra State to make decent and disciplined their major priorities. He warned that the era of impunity and uninvited interference on public matters is over nationwide under his watch. The IGP made his position known through the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 13 Ukpo, comprises of Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi States, AIG Miller Gajere Dantawaye while addressing top police officers at the Anambra Command headquarters in Amawbia -Awka, on Friday. According to Dantawaye, the mindset of IGP Disu,…
By Michael Ovat -Awka The Anambra State Police Command on the evening 10th September 2026, acting on open-source intelligence concerning a disturbing trending video of a lady allegedly using sex toys on a minor, has arrested one Anulika Onyeanusia, a 36-year-old woman, in connection with an alleged case of child pornography in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Friday, said the operation also led to the rescue of four children, aged 2, 3, 6 and 9 years respectively, as well as…
By Michael Ovat -Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s macroeconomic and infrastructural reforms, declaring that the administration’s policies are actively working to steer the nation toward recovery. Governor Soludo made these remarks during the visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to Ekwueme Square in Awka, on Thursday, where she presided over the distribution of empowerment materials to 5,000 beneficiaries. Governor Soludo welcomed the First Lady to the “Light of the Nation,” describing her as a loving mother, supportive wife, and compassionate leader whose public service exemplifies true philanthropy and biblical…
By Michael Ovat -Awka Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially launched the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-East geopolitical zone. The event took place at the historic Old Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, on Thursday, September 10th, 2026, marking a major milestone in the federal government’s nationwide food security and social welfare drive. The ceremony drew key government figures, dignitaries, and stakeholders, hosted notably by the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and his wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo. The South-East zonal food bank initiative is structured to cushion vulnerable groups against economic hardships, directly targeting widows,…
By Michael Ovat -Awka The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), has empowered 500 women in Anambra State with start-up items to support their businesses, improve their livelihoods and strengthen their economic independence. The empowerment programme, held in Awka, on Wednesday, was part of the nationwide rollout of the SDGs/RHI Women Empowerment Programme for women across the five South-East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. The items presented to the beneficiaries included deep-chest freezers, maxi gas cookers with ovens, generators and industrial…
By Michael Ovat -Awka The Anambra State Police Command, has dismissed a publication making the round that it operatives demanded and collected a sum of six hundred thousand naira (600,000), to release Miss Jennifer Nwosu, daughter of the late popular comedian, Azia Nwosu who was gruesomely murdered recently in Awka, the state capital. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, dismissed the publication while briefing Journalists at the State Command headquarters in Amawbia -Awka, on Wednesday, in reaction to the allegation raise by Miss Nwosu through a Civil Society Organization, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC),…
By Michael Ovat -Awka The convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in the 2027 general election, Mr Peter Obi, was on Tuesday reportedly prevented from proceeding to Yelwata in Benue State, where he was scheduled to meet survivors and victims of the 2025 massacre in the community. The incident happened along the Boko Road, near the Air Force Base, shortly after Obi arrived in the state, according to report. Obi’s media aide and official photographer, Esther Umoh, alleged in a post on X that suspected sponsored thugs had blocked the road in an attempt to…