The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the people of the state on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the creation of new Anambra state. The congratulatory message titled “PDP Salutes Anambra People At 29”, was contained in a press statement signed by the […]
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Anambra State House of Assembly Bemoans Abandoned Project in the state.
Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Social Development Goals, Economic Planning and Donor Agencies has expressed dismay over abandoned projects in some secondary schools in the state. The committee also expressed dissatisfaction with the work done by the contractors handling the projects under the World Bank Assisted State Education […]
Crystal Palace have agreed a 16 million pounds fee with QPR for forward Eberechi Eze in a deal that could rise to £20m.
The additional £4m are seen as ‘achievable’ add-ons, with QPR also having a 20% sell-on clause built into the agreement. Eze, who scored 14 goals in 46 appearances in the Sky Bet Championship for QPR last season, is now on his way to Palace for a medical where he is […]
NAFDAC says it spends 2 million naira to destroy each container of Tramadol.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it spent about 2 million naira to destroy a container load of Tramadol. The Director General of the agency, Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye, addressing a virtual press briefing, said importation of fake and substandard drugs escalated in the country during […]
Nigeria records 221 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus.
Highlights on COVID-19 on the 26th of August 2020, indicates that 221 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 53,021 cases have been confirmed, in the country. Of this figure, 40,281 cases have been discharged, while 1,010 deaths have also been recorded in 36 states […]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has summones an emergency State Security Council meeting.
Following the crisis between security agents and IPOB members, leading to loss of lives, civil disturbances and subsequent breakdown of law and order in Emene, Enugu State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has summoned an emergency State Security Council meeting. The meeting, according to a statement by the Secretary to the State […]
A faction of university lecturers, the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to reopen tertiary institutions in the country.
In a statement issued after its National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, CONUA, a faction of ASUU, which recently broke away from the Academic Staff Union of Universities also called for an end to what it described as the intimidation of its members by university administrators and […]
The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Anambra State, Comrade Adigwe Chikwelu, has affirmed that there is no leadership faction in the labour union.
Comrade Chikwelu, speaking on Wednesday after the State Executive Council meeting, warned those he described as miscreants to stop parading themselves as leaders of the Union. He cautioned them against blackmailing the Union, State Government and the officials, which he noted, aimed at inciting the workers against the government and […]
Anambra Police command screens over 140 candidates from Ayamelum on the ongoing recruitment.
One hundred and forty 140 candidates were yesterday, screened from Ayamelum and Ogbaru Local Government Areas of Anambra State, in the on going Screening of Recruit Constables by the State Police Command. A release by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said the screening exercise commenced at […]
Igwe Achebe of Onitsha kingdom urges citizens to turn difficulties occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic to opportunities.
As part of strategy for medium to long term sustainable interventions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Onitsha, the traditional ruler of Onitsha, Obi Nnaemeka Achebe, has announced the introduction of an economic empowerment programme. Igwe Achebe stated this at the Second Onitsha COVID-19 Response Online Town Hall […]