The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has approved the retention of key agency heads as part of his administration’s second-term continuity strategy. Those retained include Mr. Emeka Okonkwo (Konti) as Managing Director of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA), Mr. Osita Onuko as Managing Director of the Awka Capital Territory Development…
From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki A group under the umbrella of the Neighbourhood Environment Watch (NEW) Foundation has officially enrolled over 200 indigent youths from Ebonyi State into its three-month “Skill to Scale” programme. The programme, which falls under the Uplift Programme of Africa Forward, is designed to empower young people with income-generating skills, enabling them…
The Anambra State chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is set to receive over 23 aspirants who have defected from the embattled African Democratic Congress (ADC). This development followed the recent Supreme Court judgment on the leadership crisis within the ADC, which has left many of its National and State Assembly aspirants uncertain about…
Onoli Masquerade It was a remarkable moment of cultural pride and ancestral reverence on Thursday as the people of Obeagwe in Ogbaru Local Government Area joyfully celebrated their annual Uno Festival alongside the revered Onoli masquerade in a grand and colourful display. The Uno Festival is an age-old celebration that marks the end of the…
By our correspondent The Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA) has denied reports of a shooting in Amaeze Village, Mgbakwu Community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident had initially generated widespread concern following allegations of indiscriminate arrests and the fatal shooting of a young man, Chinyeaka Ike, popularly known as Akidi. In a…
