President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi, “Youth Ambassador”. This was made known on Friday, at an event held at the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos, attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare. According to the Special Adviser to the Minister on […]
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Igbo medical doctor abducted in Niger, shot dead
Reports reaching our news desk say an Igbo medical doctor has been shot dead in Salka village, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the victim was attacked in his clinic by bandits numbering about five. According to the report, neighbours in the town said one […]
NANDRUM Updates Anambra Drug Dealers on Prevalling Drug Abuse
The National Association of Nigerian Drug Monitoring NANDRUM, in conjunction with the leadership of the. Ogbogwu International Market, Bridgehead Onitsha, Anambra State, has organized a seminar for drug dealers in the market. The seminar was aimed at updating drug dealers’ knowledge on current prevailing drug abuse among children and adults in society. […]
Today is World Fathers’ Day.
The third Sunday of June every year is designated as Father’s Day in most countries. In 1966, former US president Lyndon B Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day . It became a national holiday in the US in 1972 after being officially recognized by Richard Nixon’s […]
League of Women Voters Association to sensitize women on voting rights
As political parties in the state fine tune strategies to elect flag bearers ahead of the November 6th governorship election, the League of Women Voters Association, Anambra State Chapter, is organizing a sensitization summit at Amaokpala, Orumba North Council Area, on the 22nd of this month to educate selected rural […]
Anambra Commissioners Intervene in Case of Widow Mandated to Drink Husband’s Corpse Bathwater in Ihiala.
Family members deny making such demand Anambra State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, and that of Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C Don Adinuba, on Friday, 18th June, 2021, intervened in a case which trended on social media last week, where it was reported […]
Obiano mourns Kenneth Kaunda, first Zambian President
Anambra State Government has paid tribute the first Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda, who died on Thursday, June 17, in a military hospital in Lusaka, at the age of 97. The State Government described the Fallen Zambian Leader, Kenneth Kaunda, as a Pan Africanist and Humanist of the Finest Hue, as […]
APGA Crisis: INEC Recognises Victor Oye As National Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has recognized Ozonkpu Victor Ike-Oye, as the authentic National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Oye was among the 18 party Chairmen who were invited to a stakeholders meeting with INEC at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. It would be recalled that […]
Anambra 2021: Former Governor Ezeife declares support for Ozigbo
As the Peoples Democratic Party Primary election is fast approaching ahead of the November 6 Governorship election in Anambra State, the coasts are becoming clearer as regards who the cap fits. This is as the seemingly most favoured candidate, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, continues to add feathers on his cap, and […]
Chief Jude Nwankwo Re-elected President, Building Materials Market, Ogidi, idemili North: As Traders Jubilate
By Oge Onyeanusi. Thousands of traders at the Building Materials International Market, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State recently celebrated the mega victory of Chief Jude Nwankwo who retained his seat as the Market President after. The emergence of the market incumbent President, Chief Nwankwo our reporter, […]