An unidentified pedestrian was confirmed dead in Friday ’s accident involving a truck and a bus on the Asaba –Onitsha Expressway , Onitsha , Anambra State . Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state , Andrew Kumapayi , confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka . He
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Awka, Sept.29, 2020 Mr Basil Ejidike, Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC), Anambra State on Tuesday said his party would win the 2021 governorship election in the state. The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the past 14 years with the incumbent Gov. Willie Obiano at the verge of completing the duration to 16 years. Ejidike
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A governorship aspirant in Anambra State , Paul Orajiaka , has called for the intervention of the Federal Government and indigenes of the state over the failure to conduct local government elections in the state . Orajiaka , in a statement , expressed displeasure with the development, which he said had given way to underdevelopment
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Concerned groups agitating for the conduct of council polls in Anambra State recently defied rain and threat of arrest by the state government to take to the streets, to demand for the conduct of chairmanship and councillorship elections. They set January 2021 as deadline. The peaceful protest was staged by the Movement for Conduct of
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The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has disowned a petition to the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari(retd.), against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. The petitioners had accused Ngige of high-handedness and selfishness, urging Buhari to caution him in order to save the party in Anambra. But in a
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Over 22,000 women, girls and young men were drawn from 102 communities in Ebonyi State have been enrolled for adult education by the European Union and United Nations in an effort to eliminate any form of violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The programme is being implemented by Education Today for Sustainable Development and
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Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State chapter have express misgiving about Minister of Labour and Employment in the affairs of the party in the state. In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, signed by Jideofor Ejimofor, Emeka Kammelu, Gody Offor, Henry Obiokpala, Ugochukwu Egbobe Joseph Molokwu, Ayamelum and Paul Chuks Umenduka, the
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At least 20 suspected cultists including a minor were paraded yesterday by the Anambra State Special Anti-Cult Squad at the Unit headquarters, Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested from various locations and dangerous items recovered from them include three pump action gun, for locally made short gun, six
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Convener of Great Anambra Forum (GAFORUM), Fab Ozoigbo, yesterday told Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano not to tamper with the power rotation arrangement in the state. According to the Peoples Democratic chief, it is the turn of Anambra South to produce the next governor. The three senatorial zones in the state have been locked in
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Okey Muo-Aroh, has described as unfortunate the face-off between the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano and business mogul, Prince Arthur Eze. He also frowned at the altercation between Prince Eze and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, urging the Igbo to appreciate
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A three – member gang has reportedly raped a 24 – year -old kidnapped woman in Anambra State and collected N 400 ,000 from her relations as ransom . The victim , who was unemployed, was said to have been lured by the gang under the pretext of offering her a job . While in
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The protracted leadership tussle in the Nanka community of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State has escalated, with one of the seven villages in the community; Amakor, rejecting the claims by its traditional ruler, Igwe Godwin Ezeilo that peace has finally returned. Amakor Njikoka Development Union, an umbrella body for Amakor Village, in
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Almost six months after students were forced to vacate schools because of the outbreak of coranavirus pandemic, public and private schools in Anambra State have resumed academic session with strict COVID-19 safety checks as mandated by the state government and healthcare providers. The phased resumption which excludes crèche and nursery pupils is a follow-up to
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Students in exit classes returned to school in Anambra State yesterday after they were forced to stay at home for months due to COVID-19 threat. Investigations showed that every school enforced strict COVID-19 protocols. The Principal, Urban Girls’ Secondary School, Ekwulobia, Mrs Chioma Nwosu, said that about 80 per cent of her students returned to
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Chidimma Ezeokoli (aged 23) and his 11-year-old teenage brother (name withheld) have been accused of repeatedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a seven-year-old girl in Oko, in the Aguata Council of Anambra. The mother of the victim, Miss Chinenyenwa Ozulumba, (27), who narrated her story on Sunday in Awka, said the boys were two biological
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