The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says an initial assessment of the fire incident at its Anambra office has shown that 4,695 card readers were burnt. The commission said it is already mopping up spare card readers to make sure that elections go as planned in the state. The cause of the incident is yet […]
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Top dignitaries from around Anambra State, Nigeria, and Africa will converge in Akwa, the State Capital, during the grand Finale of Miss Inspire Nigeria beauty Pageant, slated to hold on February 2, 2019. Speaking with the Project Director Mrs. Nkiru Stephen, who is overseeing and managing the successful delivery of the event, she affirmed the […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 375,142 persons were affected by flood disaster across ten local government areas of Anambra. Mr Idris Abubarkar, NEMA Incident Commander in Awka, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday. Abubarkar said out of the number, no […]
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Two persons were confirmed dead and 16 others sustained varying degrees of injury when an 18-seater commuter bus crashed into an articulated vehicle in Anambra. The accident occurred at the Okija junction on the Onitsha-Owerri expressway. According to Mohammed Haruna, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, on Anambra, who confirmed the accident on Tuesday, it […]
Continue ReadingEight people have reportedly died following multiple road crashes that occurred in various parts of Anambra State. At Ogidi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, there was a multiple fatal motor accident on the Enugu/Onitsha Expressway by Tarzan Junction. An eyewitness told Southern City News on Sunday that the accident occurred […]
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Okechukwu Osadebe, 18-year-old son of late highlife maestro, Chief Stephen Osadebe, has died in a flood disaster in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the younger Osadebe died on Thursday Sept. 27 in the Osadebe’s Atani country home in Ogbaru when he was swept away by the flood […]
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The leadership of labour movement in Anambra has directed workers to comply totally with the directive of the national leadership to embark on industrial actions that commenced on Wednesday midnight. Labour in a statement signed by Mr Jerry Nnubia, chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Ifeanyi Okechukwu, chairman, Trade Union Congress, and Mr Jibuike Ikenna of […]
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The police in Anambra on Friday declared as high mischief, the reported shooting of David Elijah, the pastor in charge of Grace and Power Prophetic Ministry in Awka. The Anambra Command in a statement signed by DCP Chris Owolabi, wondered why the pastor refused to report the incident to the police station closest to the […]
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A minor landslide on Saturday reportedly hit Nanka in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Speaking with newsmen, an environmentalist and native of the area, Ikenna Ezenekwe, said the development caused panic, forcing residents to flee the place. He said,”There was panic in Ubaha village of Nanka community when residents fled over […]
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The struggle over ownership of oil wells by Kogi, Anambra and Enugu states is soon to be brought under control, as the Senate has mandated its committee on petroleum (upstream) to investigate the matter. On Thursday, Chukwuka Utazi (Enugu-PDP) raised a point-of-order on the matter seeking the intervention of the Upper Chamber to stem brewing […]
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