Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has announced some changes to the state executive council. Former the Commissioner for Culture , Diaspora and indigenous Artwork, Mrs Sally Mbanefo is now the Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Tertiary Education while Prof. Theresa Obiekezie, formerly the Commissioner for Tertiary Education is now the Commissioner for Youth Entrepreneurship
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Two mentally challenged men have been rescued in Awka, Anambra State capital by a team led by the Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue. The victims were rescued at Club street (formerly Abakaliki Street) and Aroma Bridge respectively during an operation within the streets of Awka, Amawbia and Enugu Agidi, in search
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Anambra State Government has inaugurated the Public Procurement Council and Public Procurement Bureau in the state for the approval of all policies on public procurement, and approve changes in procurement processes among others. The Excutive Governor, Dr Willie Obiano During the ceremony at the Governor’s Lodge Amawbia stated that inaugurating the Council and the Agency
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A 75-year old man, Mr Reuben Onwuegbunem have been banished from Orebe village, Amansea in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra state over alleged violation of rules and regulations. The victim, a father of six, alleged that few elements were behind his banishment, saying his crime was his insistence on his inheritance which he
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Chairman, Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) Anambra State chapter, Vincent Ezekwueme has extolled the unique virtues and wisdom of Inspector General Of Police for choosing Anambra State as headquarters of newly created zone 13 zonal command comprising of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States. Ezekwueme, in a statement on Saturday also commenced the Commissioner of Police, John
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…suspension still stands – Police Hundred of youths of Awka community in Anambra State have gone ahead with the celebration of the popular Egwu Imo Awka masquerade festival contrary to the suspension order by the state governor, Chief Willie Obino over the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. Egwu Imo Awka, a festival celebrated with the chief priest
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state has expressed sadness over the first recorded case of Covid-19 in the state. The party, in a statement from its State Publicity Secretary, Okelo Madukaife, titled, “Anambra APC regrets Covid-19 death, Resurgence”, however blamed the ugly incident on what it called thelack-lusture government of the Willie Obiano-led
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The Anambra State Government on Monday confirmed it’s first coronavirus related death. The deceased, a 66 years old coronavirus patient was among the nine confirmed positive cases in the state. This was announced during a special broadcast by the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Monday, May 25, 2020. The governor said “Ndi Anambra it
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Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano has warned health workers against being hostile to patients suspected to have Covid-19 symptoms. He said such attitudes were not acceptable in the state, stressing that it would discourage possible Covid-19 patients from walking willingly into hospitals to reveal their condition. Speaking on Monday during a special Broadcast on Covid-19,
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, is set to certify three laboratories in the state as testing centers for the corona virus disease, THE DAILY VENDOR reports. This was contained in a release issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment. Mr. C. Don Adinuba,“The laboratories include privatelying owned diagnostic centre at
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Anambra state Signage and Advertisement Agency has ordered the general public particularly landlords that all payments for house numbering should be paid to Anambra state government IGR account, on house numbering. A release signed by the management of the agency, stated that as soon as the inter-state lockdown is relaxed, it will start erecting the
Read moreAnambra state Government has set up a COVID 19 Task Force in each of the twenty-one local government areas in the state for the second phase of community searching A statement released and signed by the Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment C. Don Adinuba, said that each Task Force will be headed
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Anambra state has recorded another three cases of Covid 19. The new COVID 19 cases in the state were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC last night. The development, which came barely two days after the case of a patient said to have returned from Kano on the 6th of May after
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Non indigenes in the State have petitioned Gov. Willie Obiano, Senators Uche Ekwunife, Ifeanyi Ubah, Stella Odua and the eleven members of the Federal House of Representatives against what they called the marginalization of their members in the distribution of palliatives for COVID 19 pandemic. The members under the umbrella of Anambra Association of Non
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The South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association has called on the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State to arrest security operatives at the state’s borders who are bent on receiving bribes and allowing human and vehicular movements. They made the call in a letter of commendation to the state’s governor, Chief Willie Obiano, signed by the
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