Chief Mrs Obiano enjoins widows to stop seeking self-pity Widows have been enjoined not to wallow in self-pity, because they have lost their husbands. Wife of Anambra State Governor, Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, gave the advice in her message to an event to mark this year’s International Widows’ Day, which […]
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Today is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking.
Today is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking. It is also known as ‘World Drug Day’ and is celebrated on the 26th of June every year. It is a day set aside by the United Nations to draw attention to issues concerning drug abuse and trafficking with the attendant […]
Anambra State Government advises citizens on proper wearing of face masks, warning that defaulters of COVID-19 laws will henceforth be prosecuted.
Anambra State Government has advised the citizenry on proper wearing of face mask. A release signed on behalf of the State Government by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, observed that since wearing of face coverings in public became compulsory in Anambra State as part […]
SWAN URGES ANAMBRA FA ELECTORAL COMMITTEE FOR FAIR ELECTION
A Communiqué issued at the meeting of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Anambra chapter held on Tuesday June 23rd in Awka That SWAN in Anambra welcomes the constitution of an election committee for Anambra Football Association following the expiration of the four year tenure of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah led […]
1 missing, 3 rescued in Lagos boat mishap –LASWA
The Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, says one person is still missing while three were rescued in Tuesday’s boat mishap at Lekki Shoreline, Lekki Phase 1, in the state. The General Manager, LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. Mr Emmanuel said disclosed that at about […]
Police in kano rescue 126 workers held hostage, arrest factory officials
The police have rescued 126 workers allegedly held hostage for three months at the Popular Farms and Mills Limited located in Challawa Industrial Estate, Kano State. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this in a statement, added that four officials of […]
Clergy Calls for Decisive actions on Recalcitrant Traders
A former Chancellor of the Awka Catholic Diocese, Very Reverend Monsignor Professor John Paul Nzomiwu, has called on the Anambra state government to take decisive acton on recalcitrant traders who have constituted mini markets along Zik’s Avenue, close to the closed Eke Awka Market. Worried by the emergence of these […]
Update on Coronavirus shows that Nigeria recorded six hundred and forty nine new cases of Coronavirus yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the country to twenty two thousand and twenty
Six hundred and forty nine new cases of #COVID19 were reported in Nigeria yesterday. The new cases brought the total figure of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria to 22,020 after. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, who disclosed this, gave the breakdown of the newly confirmed cases of […]
Anambra govt responds to petition against waste management firm.
The Director, Environment, Health Pollution and Control (EHPC), Anambra State, Mrs Edith Ike, has paid a visit to Nkpipka Layout, Ogbaru Local Government Area, following a petition by the community against a waste management firm in the area. The land owners in the area had, in a petition to the […]
Oil workers shelve planned strike
The three days strike by oil workers scheduled to commence yesterday was suspended following the intervention of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timpre Sylva, in the crisis. The General Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, while giving an update on […]