Former Anambra state First Lady, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has declared intentions to join the contest for the forthcoming Anambra North Senatorial District election. This is coming weeks after she was slapped by Bianca Ojukwu, wife of Biafran warlord Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu during the inauguration of Governor Soludo. In a...
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Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has appointed Mr Ernest Ezeajughi as his new Chief of Staff and AVM Ben Chiobi (Rtd.) as his Special Adviser on Security. The governor also appointed Mr Richard Nwora Madiebo, as the Chairman, Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS). Soludo announced the appointments in...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has promised that his government would ensure speedy dispensation of justice in the state. Governor Soludo made the promise while addressing inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Aguata. He decried the fact that some inmates had spent years in the correctional centre...
A short video showing the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s detention has surfaced online. In the video which lasted 12 seconds, Obiano was seen sipping water from a bottle. He was also discussing with an unidentified person in the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says former Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra is currently in its custody undergoing interrogation after his arrest on Thursday. Head of Media and Publicity of EFFC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has congratulated Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo and his Deputy, Dr Onyeka Ibezim, on their inauguration and assumption of office. The governor hailed the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) for his vision which he has promised...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has moved former Anambra Governor, Mr Willie Obiano to Abuja after he was arrested in Lagos on Thursday night. The spokesperson for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujiaren, confirmed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano. Obiano, who stepped down as governor today having completed the maximum two terms of eight years, which the Constitution allows for governors, was picked up at about 8.30 pm...
Chief Chris Elunmuno, Former President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra, has called on former governor of the state, Chief Willie Obiano, not to allow his wife to venture into politics to avoid shameful outing that may damage his legacies. Elunmuno gave the advice in an interview with a News Agency...
Charles Soludo has been sworn in as the fifth governor of Anambra State in a modest event that took place at the Government House on Thursday. Soludo took over from Willie Obiano. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Onyeka...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has announced the dissolution of his cabinet and termination of the appointments of cabinet members and aides with effect from March 16. Governor Obiano is expected to handover to the incoming governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on March 17 when...
Sen. Victor Umeh, former National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has expressed optimism that the party would secure all the legislative seats in the 2023 general elections. Umeh made the statement at a consultative forum of APGA stakeholders in Awka North Local Government Area (LGA), on Wednesday. He...
Some residents of Anambra have called on the incoming administration of Prof Charles Soludo, to be inaugurated on March 17, to declare a state of emergency on road Infrastructure in Awka Metropolis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent who sampled opinion from some residents reports that they were...
Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof Charles Soludo, has thrown open a portal for people interested in joining his team as political appointees to apply. The notice which was signed on behalf of the Chairman of the Transition Committee, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, by the Executive Director of the committee, called on...
The incoming governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to terminate all revenue collection contracts in the state as soon as he is sworn-in into office on March 17, 2022. Soludo, who frowned on the many leakages in revenue collection in the state, said he would use...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Anambra State Government has reacted to the placement of the state Governor Willie Obiano on the watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had issued letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) requesting the immigration to...
Former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Chief Simon Okeke, has advised Anambra Governor–elect, Prof. Charles Soludo, to avoid greedy politicians if he wants to prove his governance ability and capability. Okeke gave the advice during a press briefing in his country home, Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman, National Peace Committee (NPC), Gen. Abubakar Abdulsalami (Rtd) has commended the people of Anambra for the peaceful conduct of the Nov. 6 gubernatorial election. Gen. Abubakar, who gave the commendation in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, also congratulated Prof. Charles...
A group, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has affirmed that the just-concluded Anambra gubernatorial election is a testimony of INEC’s impartiality and credibility. The group’s National Coordinator, Ugochukwu Nnam, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has congratulated the governor-elect of Anambra, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on his victory in the Nov. 6 governorship election. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Kalu also...